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This branch of the Austrian Hesch family is descended from Johann Hesch and his wife Marya (Schlinz) Hesch, who came to America from Oberschlagles, Bohemia with three sons: Paul, Mathias, and Anton. +++Johann & Marya settled in Buffalo County, Wisconsin but moved to Pierz, Mn in about 1885. .+++Mathias settled in Waumandee, Wisconsin and moved to Pierz in 1911. +++Anton never married but farmed with his dad in Agram Township, where he died in 1911.+++And Paul, my great grandfather, settled five miles away, in Buckman, Minnesota. He died there in 1900.
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The Pierz Journal rarely had photos or illustrations on the front page, even when I was a kid, so why this farm was featured I don't know. There was no accompanying article, either, but maybe it was a lost bet that included the fancy-schmancy decorations on either side, too--who knows?
Anyway, here's the family I think it was, only cuz dad mentioned Gust Hodoroff as a character in Buckman. If I'm wrong, let me know in the comments, ok?
