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History of Buffalo & Pepin Counties, Wisconsin - Vol. 1
pub. H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Winona, MN - 1919

         [page 352]
         
         CHARLES AUGUST APPEL, who is a good representative of the
       thrifty 	agricultural class of Belvidere township, Buffalo 
       county, was born in Bramberg, Germany, July 15, 1850, son of
       FREDERICK and WILHELMINA (SCHULTZ) APPEL. He was five years
       old or nearly, when he accompanied his parents to America,
       and about seven when they settled in Belvidere township, this 
       county. His schooling was obtained partly in this township 
       and partly in Buffalo City, the previous residence of the 
       family. Growing up on the home farm, he helped his father to 
       improve and cultivate it, and in time it became his own pro-
       perty. On it he has erected a good frame house and barn, which 
       are inside the limits of Buffalo City, and is raising good op-
       stock, besides the usual crops of this region, the actual 
       eration of the farm being now in the hands of his son, ROBERT.
       MR. APPEL is also the owner of a farm of 160 acres in Milton 
       township, and a tract of land on an island in the river, the 
       latter being operated by his son, ALBERT, who is engaged in 
       the wood business. MR. APPEL has served as alderman of Buf-
       falo City. He has some interesting recollections of pioneer 
       days, when Indians roamed through the woods near his parents'
       farm and often called at the homestead, sometimes in consider-
       able numbers. In those days his mother owned a spinning-wheel 
       and used to spin yarn to make clothes for the family. On Nov. 
       30, 1873, MR. APPEL was married to AMELIA HOFFMAN, who was 
       born in Brandenburg, Germany, May 17, 1849, daughter of 
       WILLIAM and JOHANNA (AUGE) HOFFMAN. She had come to the United 
       States with her mother and two brothers, WILLIAM and JOHN, lo-
       cating in Buffalo county (Waumandee township) in 1873, and 
       after a short residence there, in Buffalo City, where the 
       father joined them. He was mail carrier between Buffalo City 
       and Cochrane, for some eight or nine years, and was a worthy 
       member of the community, belonging to the Lutheran church. He 
       died at the age of 84 years, and his wife, at that of 63. MRS. 
       APPEL, in her youth, learned the arts of spinning and carding, 
       which she keeps up to this day, also knitting socks for her 
       family. She and her husband have had six children: CHARLES, 
       FRED, MATILDA, ALBERT, AMELIA and ROBERT. CHARLES, who is 
       living in Buffalo City, married EMMA SAYLOR, of this county, 
       daughter of WILLIAM SAYLOR, now of Winona, and he and his 
       wife have one child, ADALIA. FRED died at the age of 26 years, 
       and MATILDA at that of 14. ALBERT is residing on the home 
       farm, as also is ROBERT. AMELIA is now the wife of VICTOR 
       HESSIG, of Beaver, Minn.
       
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