Henry -Emil- KRULL

EMIL KRULL, who is engaged in extensive farming operations in section31, Cicero township, is now manager of the old Krull homestead, whichhas been in the family possession for nearly forty years. Mr. Krull was born in Little Chute township, Outagamie county, Wisconsin, February1,1867, and is a son of Christian and Sophia (Pries) Krull, natives of Mecklenburg, Germany, who were married in the Fatherland and there had two children, August, and one who died in infancy. The family cameto the United States in 1861, locating first at Neenah for one or twoyears and going thence to Little Chute. In 1875 Mr. Krull brought hisfamily to Cicero township and located on eighty acres of wild land inCicero township, which at that time was nearly a virgin wilderness, there being no roads and but little clearing. Here he erected a log cabin, 18x20feet, and a log stable, and began clearing the property, thisbeing his home until his death, in 1896, at the age of seventy-one years. His widow survived him until 1904, and was seventy-two years old at the time of her demise. After his father's death, Henry Krull took charge of the home place, and further improved the property.His fatherhad erected the uprights for a new house, and Mr. Krull has completedthis fourteen-room structure, which is one of the finest farm homesinCicero township. He also has a basement barn, 40x70 feet; and a granary, 18x20feet. General farming and stock raising have demanded all of Mr. Krull's attention, and he has had little time to give to public matters, although he takes a public-spirited interest in local affairs, and is always ready to lend his influence to any movement which has forits object the betterment of his community. In 1899, Mr. Krull was married to Bertha Blake, .who was born April 8, 1878, daughter of the late William Blake, and they have had three children: Ervin, born March31, 1900; Melvin, born January 23, 1904; and Clarence, born March18, 1911.

Henry Krull

Birth: 1867

Death: 1929

Burial:

Black Creek Evangelical Cemetery Association

Black Creek

Outagamie County

Wisconsin, USA

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Record added: Jul 07, 2014

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