William Langhoff, farmer, Secs. 17 and 12 P.O. Fort Atkinson; was born in Prussia June 18, 1847; in 1848, he was brought by his parents to America, who located in Milwaukee, and moved from there to the south part of Jefferson Co. in 1851, where they bought a farm; he assisted his father on the farm till 1876, when he purchased 375 acres in Sumner Township, where he at present resides. He is a Republican in politics and unmarried. [1][2]
Death
Date: 4 Dec 1881
Place: Sumner, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States
Sources
WikiTree profile Langholff-111 created through the import of Eowyn.ged on Apr 6, 2012 by Eowyn Langholf. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Eowyn and others.
Langholff Twigs & Branches, published by Barbara Rohde, Falkville AL, May 2005, pgs 13
Genealogy of Peter and Charlotte Langholff, published by Mabel Ellingson Langholff, Fort Atkinson, WI, 1945
1878 Biographical History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Western Historical Company, Chicago IL, 1879
↑ See pg 713 of 1878 Biographical History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin
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could you please change the categorization from "Posen, Preussen" to "Posen, Preußen"? Thank you very much! Daniel