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

         [page 199-200]
         
         GEORGE FIMIAN, an early settler in Alma township, and during
       his life there one of its leading citizens, was born in Switzer-
       land, April 4, 1830. In 1857 he left his native land for the
       United States, and after arriving in this country proceeded to
       Green county, Wisconsin, where he resided for a time. Later he
       came to Buffalo county, locating in Mill Creek Valley, Alma
       township, on a tract of 40 acres of land, on which he put up a
       log cabin and began farming with an ox team, after the custom
       of the pioneer settlers. For two years he led a bachelors' life,
       and then, in 1867, was united in marriage with LUCY OBRECHT, a
       native of Switzerland, daughter of CHRIST OBRECHT, who had come
       to this country with her mother at the age of six years. She was
       one of nine children - SYLVESTER, MARY, JOHN, LEO, ZULA, CHRIST-
       INA, LUCY, CHRIST and LEONARD. The mother is now living at the
       age of 66 years. To his farm of 40 acres MR. FIMIAN subsequently
       added until he had twelve or thirteen tracts of similar size,
       and was one of the prosperous and leading farmers of his town-
       ship, which he served as supervisor, also having an interest in
       the local cheese factory. In time he sold the farm, but contin-
       ued to reside on it until 1912, when he moved to Alma. Here he
       lived until February, 1916, when he removed to Mill Creek, near
       his old farm, where he died Oct. 3, 1916. He was a member of the
       Reformed church. He and his wife were the parents of six children:
       GEORGE, resides in Alma City; JOHN and CHRIST, who reside in Mill
       Creek Valley; ULRICH, who was engaged in railroad work, residing
       in Alma; he purchased a farm in Nelson township; ANNA, wife of
       JACOB WALD, and LILLIE, who is the wife of HENRY BORGWARDT. Both
       BORGWARDT and FIMIAN families have played an important part in
       the development of this part of Buffalo county, and their mem-
       bers are everywhere respected as progressive and enterprising
       citizens.
       
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