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[Krug-Grunwald-Tree.GED] BIOGRAPHY WILLIAM GLASOW William F. Glasow is one of the well known successful merchants of Fonddu Lac, being engaged in the grocery business at 444-446 South MainStreet. He is a native of Prussia, Germany, being born February 25, 1846,a son of Christopher and Wilhelmina Gorman Glasow. Christopher Glasowfollowed the occupation of farmer during his entire life. He emigrated toAmerica in the year 1862 and settled in Plymouth township, SheboyganCounty, remaining at that location for two years after which heestablished his residence in Fond du Lac. To the home of Mr. and Mrs.Glasow nine children were born, six of whom lived to the years ofmaturity; Wilhelmina, the wife of F. Arndt of Sheboygan county, WI; Fredericka, the wife of John Lapp of Clark County, WI; Augusta, the wifeof Albert Schwartz of Georgia, Minnesota; Ernestina who married ChristianAdermann of Sheboygan County, WI; Hannah the wife of Frederick Michler ofMariton County, WI; and William F. of Fond du Lac. the parents passed totheir reward many years ago, the mother dying at the age of forty-eightand her husband in Fond du Lac in 1881, aged seventy-two years. William F. Glasow was reared at home and received a liberal education inthe schools of his native land. He emigrated at the age of sixteen, withhis fathers family, to America, in the year 1862, making his first settlement in the new country in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Here heremained for one year only and then removed to Fond du Lac and in thatcity for two years was employed in a sawmill. Leaving the employ of themill he obtained a position in the C.L.J. Meyers sash, door and blindfactory and continued with this concern for a period of twenty years, atthe end of which time he established himself in the grocery business, towhich he has given his entire attention for the past twenty-six years. Mr. Glasow was united in wedlock on the 23rd day of January, 1870, toMiss Lena Halle. Mrs. Glasow is a native of Saxony, Germany, and at theage of three years emigrated with her parents to America, the familysettling in Plymouth township, Sheboygan County, of this state. Laterthey removed to the town of Plymouth. Six children were born to Mr. andMrs. Halle; Bertha, Fred, Lena, Amelia, and Herman. The father and motherof this family have long since passed to their reward. To Mr. and Mrs.William F. Glasow the following children have been born; William, whodied at the age of twenty-eight years; Ida, the wife of Rev. L. Krug,residing at North Yakima, Washington, and they have five children, Erna,Louis, Leda, Arno and Herbert; Henry who is engaged in the wholesalegrocery business in Fond du Lac, married Anna Krug and has threechildren, Clarence, Arnold, and Lorene; Gustave, who is employed in his fathers store, married Katie Krug and has one child, Carlton;Robert, who is engaged as a diamond-setter in Fond du Lac, married MissPaulina Krug andhas two children, Marian and Ruth; Lena, who is the wifeof Alexander O. Benz, residing in Fond du Lac, and has four children,Leona, Alexander, Walter and Herbert; Emma, the wife of Henry Ottery, ofEmpire, and has two children, Edwin and Henry G.; Arthur engaged as amachinist; Edward, employed in the wholesale house of his brother; andAlbert, who is also a machinist and is employed by the government on thePanama Canal. Mr. Glasow is an enthusiasatic adherent of the republican party and hehas served for two terms as alderman of the old eighth ward. Both he andMrs. Glasow are members of St. Peters Lutheran church of Fond du Lac.Mr. Glasow for many years has enjoyed the confidence and patronage of thepeople of his adopted city. He is a man of reliable and conservativebusiness practice and is numbered among the pioneer residents of thiscounty.
Herbert
Henkel
