Date/place of birth and death per his State of Iowa Certificate of Death.
The passenger manifest of the ship Iffland, on which he emigrated from Germany to the United States lists him as age 15 in 1855, the year of his immigration.
On August 2, 1863 as Ludwig Rummel, he married Auguste Schulz in Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin. His parents were listed as Christian and Anna Rummel.
History of Hardin County, Iowa
Springfield, Illinois: Union Publishing Company, 1883.
L. Rummel
The first wagon maker was L. Rummel, who opened a small frame building, in September 1865. This building was 24x24. An addition was built by Mr. Rummel, 20x30, in 1866. The entire building was burned January 30, 1869. He then erected a stone building, 30x50, three stories in height, with a frame addition, 35x50, together with a store room, 22x70, two stories in height, the second being used as a paint shop. He now employs about a dozen men in the various departments of his business and has a trade of $12.000 annually.
L. Rummel was born in Prussia, in 1840. In 1855 he accompanied his parents to America, locating south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He soon afterwards commenced to learn the trade of wagon maker, at Richfield Station, Wisconsin and subsequently carried on that trade for himself near Fond du Lac, where he remained until 1865, when he came to Alden and opened the first shop in the place. Mr. Rummel has held the office of School Director and is at present a member of the town council. He is recognized as an honorable citizen and an enterprising business man. He was married in 1863 to Augusta Schultz. They have six living children: Albert, Lewis, Louisa, Uto, Carl and Clementia.
The passenger manifest of the ship Iffland, on which he emigrated from Germany to the United States lists him as age 15 in 1855, the year of his immigration.
On August 2, 1863 as Ludwig Rummel, he married Auguste Schulz in Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin. His parents were listed as Christian and Anna Rummel.
History of Hardin County, Iowa
Springfield, Illinois: Union Publishing Company, 1883.
L. Rummel
The first wagon maker was L. Rummel, who opened a small frame building, in September 1865. This building was 24x24. An addition was built by Mr. Rummel, 20x30, in 1866. The entire building was burned January 30, 1869. He then erected a stone building, 30x50, three stories in height, with a frame addition, 35x50, together with a store room, 22x70, two stories in height, the second being used as a paint shop. He now employs about a dozen men in the various departments of his business and has a trade of $12.000 annually.
L. Rummel was born in Prussia, in 1840. In 1855 he accompanied his parents to America, locating south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He soon afterwards commenced to learn the trade of wagon maker, at Richfield Station, Wisconsin and subsequently carried on that trade for himself near Fond du Lac, where he remained until 1865, when he came to Alden and opened the first shop in the place. Mr. Rummel has held the office of School Director and is at present a member of the town council. He is recognized as an honorable citizen and an enterprising business man. He was married in 1863 to Augusta Schultz. They have six living children: Albert, Lewis, Louisa, Uto, Carl and Clementia.
Date/place of birth and death per his State of Iowa Certificate of Death.
The passenger manifest of the ship Iffland, on which he emigrated from Germany to the United States lists him as age 15 in 1855, the year of his immigration.
On August 2, 1863 as Ludwig Rummel, he married Auguste Schulz in Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin. His parents were listed as Christian and Anna Rummel.
History of Hardin County, Iowa
Springfield, Illinois: Union Publishing Company, 1883.
L. Rummel
The first wagon maker was L. Rummel, who opened a small frame building, in September 1865. This building was 24x24. An addition was built by Mr. Rummel, 20x30, in 1866. The entire building was burned January 30, 1869. He then erected a stone building, 30x50, three stories in height, with a frame addition, 35x50, together with a store room, 22x70, two stories in height, the second being used as a paint shop. He now employs about a dozen men in the various departments of his business and has a trade of $12.000 annually.
L. Rummel was born in Prussia, in 1840. In 1855 he accompanied his parents to America, locating south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He soon afterwards commenced to learn the trade of wagon maker, at Richfield Station, Wisconsin and subsequently carried on that trade for himself near Fond du Lac, where he remained until 1865, when he came to Alden and opened the first shop in the place. Mr. Rummel has held the office of School Director and is at present a member of the town council. He is recognized as an honorable citizen and an enterprising business man. He was married in 1863 to Augusta Schultz. They have six living children: Albert, Lewis, Louisa, Uto, Carl and Clementia.
The passenger manifest of the ship Iffland, on which he emigrated from Germany to the United States lists him as age 15 in 1855, the year of his immigration.
On August 2, 1863 as Ludwig Rummel, he married Auguste Schulz in Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin. His parents were listed as Christian and Anna Rummel.
History of Hardin County, Iowa
Springfield, Illinois: Union Publishing Company, 1883.
L. Rummel
The first wagon maker was L. Rummel, who opened a small frame building, in September 1865. This building was 24x24. An addition was built by Mr. Rummel, 20x30, in 1866. The entire building was burned January 30, 1869. He then erected a stone building, 30x50, three stories in height, with a frame addition, 35x50, together with a store room, 22x70, two stories in height, the second being used as a paint shop. He now employs about a dozen men in the various departments of his business and has a trade of $12.000 annually.
L. Rummel was born in Prussia, in 1840. In 1855 he accompanied his parents to America, locating south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He soon afterwards commenced to learn the trade of wagon maker, at Richfield Station, Wisconsin and subsequently carried on that trade for himself near Fond du Lac, where he remained until 1865, when he came to Alden and opened the first shop in the place. Mr. Rummel has held the office of School Director and is at present a member of the town council. He is recognized as an honorable citizen and an enterprising business man. He was married in 1863 to Augusta Schultz. They have six living children: Albert, Lewis, Louisa, Uto, Carl and Clementia.
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