HISTORY OF WOOD COUNTY



marriage the place consisted of 60 acres, and on this farm Mr. and Mrs. Krings,
Sr. spent the remainder of their lives, and there Michael Krings grew to
maturity;
he attended the public school and remained with,his parents until the fall
of 1879.
May 5, 1880, he was united in marriage with Sophia Grube, at Auburndale,
in
this county. Mrs. Krings was born at Sheboygan, Wis., Dec. 18, 1863, daughter
of Friedrich and Sophia (Zachow) Grube. Her parents, who came to Wood
County in 1872, and are now both deceased. Following his marriage, Mr.
Krings bought 115 acres of wild land in Section 7, Milladore Township and
erected
a log house; the country was then a most primitive one, without roads or
con-
veniences of any description, and the task of the pioneer in building up
a farm
out of this wilderness was a most arduous one, surrounded by difficulties
on every
hand which only the hardiest courage and the most incessant toil could surmount;
and he who accomplished this feat conferred a benefit on the general community.
Mr. Krings' farm as it exists to-day bears witness to the measure of his
success
in this accomplishment; he has equipped it with good buildings, has added
120
acres to it, and has brought a large proportion of the whole under cultivation,
so that it to-day takes its place among the leading agricultural properties
in a
region famous for the quality of its farms. During the early period of his
residence
here Mr. Krings, to obtain the means of livelihood until his farm could be
put on
a producing basis, did various sorts of work for others; during the winters
he
worked in the woods, cutting bolts and collecting hemlock bark for the tanneries,
for which latter he received $2.25 per cord; he drove logs during the springs;
and
he did surveying and cruising. The first five years he worked for Thomas
Pettey
as buyer, scaler, and driver. Fourteen children have been born to Mr. and
Mrs.
Krings: Sophia S., born June 12, 1881; Amanda L., March 2, 1883; Paul M.,
June 12, 1885; Martha M., April 29, 1887; Louisa I., May 28, 1889; Magdeline,
March 29, 1891; Frederick H., Jan. 19, 1893; Michael F., Nov. 21, 1895; Arnold
H., Feb. 28, 1897; Irving H., who died in infancy; Elva E., born April 11,
1900;
Alfred S., April 26, 1902; Alvin W., May 23, 1903; and Norman R., July 11,
1906.
Sophia S. is now Mrs. John P. Bauer, living on a farm in Auburndale Township;
Amanda L. is Mrs. William Kuehuhold, living on a farm in Milladore Township.
Paul M. is operating a farm in Green Valley Township of Marathon County.
Martha M. is Mrs. Ferdinand Deuk, living on a farm in Auburndale Township.
Louisa I. is Mrs. John W. Baker, and has her home on a farm in Milladore
Town-
ship. Magdeline is the wife of Joseph Dellinger and lives with her parents;
she
is the mother of one child, William. Frederick H., is in the garage business
in
Auburndale village; he is a veteran of the World War, having entered the
service
July 23, 1918, in Machine Gun Corps No. 1 of the 137th Division; he was sent
to Camp Grant for training, and from there to Long Island, from which he
sailed
Sept. 7, 1918. From Brest he went to the front, Oct. 12, in the St. Mihiel
sector
with Company D, included in the 137th Division. He was in action from Oct.
12 until Nov. 3; on the night of the latter date he was wounded in the arm,
face,
and leg by a high explosive shell while participating in the Flanders drive.
He
was taken to a hospital in England, where he remained 16 days, returning
to the
United States when the armistice was signed; he landed April 22, 1919. Besides
the wounds mentioned, he suffered the loss of his hearing from the effects
of the
heavy artillery fire. Sept. 23, 1919, he married Mary Becker, of Milladore
Town-
ship; he owns a home in Auburndale village, and he and his wife are the parents
of one child, Phyllis, born Sept. 4, 1920. Michael F. Krings is living in
Clark
County, and is the owner of a cheese factory there. Arnold H. is in the garage
business,in Auburndale village; he also was in the military service during
the
World War, having joined on Oct. 7, 1918; as a member of the 9th Trench Mortar
Battery he trained at Camp Nichols at New Orleans, but the armistice was
signed
before his organization was ready to leave for France, and he was discharged
at
Camp Dodge, Iowa, Feb. 18, 1919, reaching home Feb. 21. On Nov. 4, 1919,
he married Mary Gotz, of Auburndale Township, she having been born there
Oct. 28, 1899; they are the parents of one child, Marion, born July 26, 1921.
The
other children of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Krings are living at home. Mr. Krings,



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