BERRINGHAUSER, RUDOLF

BERRINGHAUSER, BONNSTETTER

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Date: 6/3/2005 at 13:09:43

Biography reproduced from page 459 of the History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa published in 1884:

Rudolf Berringhauser, son of Gustave and Christian Berringhauser, is a native of Prussia, born Nov. 28, 1843. In 1856 he emigrated to the United States, locating in New York. He then removed to Wisconsin. Remaining there a few months, he came to Kossuth county, locating on the northeast quarter of section 8, township 94, range 30, this township. He has eighty acres under cultivation. He also has a good orchard and a nice grove. He was married, Aug. 21, 1881, to Margaret Bonnstetter, daughter of Michael and Catharine Bonnstetter. They have two children—Willie B. and Otto. He was educated at the Agricultural Institute in Bonn. Mr. Berringhauser belongs to the Lutheran Church. His wife belongs to the Catholic Church.