Henry rented at least 220 acres which he farmed. He later purchased an additional 120 acres. In addition to general farming, he raised draft horses and kept a number of cows, shipping the cream to Bloomington. Henry was one of the first in the area to have registered Holsteins, which he bought in Ohio.
Henry and Wilhelmina had 11 children, ten of whom survived to adulthood: John, Otto, Louis, Walter, Elsie, Albert, Amanda, August, Hermann, and Wilhelmina. Daisy died at 6 weeks of age.
Henry rented at least 220 acres which he farmed. He later purchased an additional 120 acres. In addition to general farming, he raised draft horses and kept a number of cows, shipping the cream to Bloomington. Henry was one of the first in the area to have registered Holsteins, which he bought in Ohio.
Henry and Wilhelmina had 11 children, ten of whom survived to adulthood: John, Otto, Louis, Walter, Elsie, Albert, Amanda, August, Hermann, and Wilhelmina. Daisy died at 6 weeks of age.
Family Members
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John Franz Adolph Brandt
1884–1965
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Otto Friedrich Jacob Brandt
1885–1953
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Louis John Martin Brandt
1887–1958
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Walter Ferdinand Emmanuel Brandt
1888–1950
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Elsie C. Brandt
1890–1968
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Albert Henry Brandt
1891–1957
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Dora Amanda Karolina Brandt Swaim
1894–1975
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August Claus Emanuel Brandt
1896–1973
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Herman Peter Henry Brandt
1901–1959
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Wilhelmina Maria Irena Friederika Brandt Parker
1904–1989
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Daisy Maria Katharina Brandt
1909–1909
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