HERMAN G. ANNEGERS, Jr., born in Hanover , June 1, 1834 , came to America four years earlier than his father's family, landing in New York city in the spring of 1851.

He found work in the city as a clerk and for five months worked steadily from four A. M. until ten P.M., and at the end of his time found his wealth increased by one pair of boots and two caps worth fifty cents each. He did better after this, his wages ranging from $5 to $12 a month and his board. In 1855 he removed to Henderson county, in company with his father.

With the exception of the first winter, spent in Burlington , he has lived on a farm, assisting his father, renting of his father and Others, and after­ward buying the fine farms he now owns. September 4, 1875 , he married Julia H. Taylor, of Burlington ; Iowa . They have two children : Mary Jennette, born October. 24, 1876, and Dora Elimina, December 2, 1881.

 

History of Mercer and Henderson Counties.

 

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