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1884 History of Green Co., WI, Union Publishing Co, Springfield, IL page 1040 ELMER, Mathias was born in the town of Washington, Green county, 10 July 1849, the same year in which his parent, John U and Verena Elmer, came from the canton of Glarus Switzerland to New Glarus. They brought five children with them-Barbara now the wife of Abram Kubly; Conrad, now living in Monroe; Magdalena now the wife of Isaiah Stauffacher, of Sylvester; John living in Sylvester, and Ulrich living in Mount Pleasant. Seven children were born to Mr and Mrs Elmer after they came to this county-Mathias; Verna, now the wife of Chris Brunkow; Henry and Jacob who live in Mt Pleasant; Mary wife of Peter Stauffacher of Sylvester; Adam living in Mt Pleasant and Euphemia wife of Peter Elmer. The subject of this sketch, Mathias Elmer, and Mrs Anna Marty, widow of Joachim Marty, were married 14 Oct 1875. She is a dau of George and Anna Legler and by her first marriage had four children-George, John, Otilla and Fred. Mr and Mrs Elmer have had three children born to them-Clara, Samuel and Augusta. Mr and Mrs Elmer own one of the best farms in the town. It is located on section 22, and formerly belonged to Mrs Elmer’s father, George Legler, who was one of the colonists of 1845. The farm contains 366 acres and is under good cultivation . They have fine buildings and other improvements.
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