WABASHA COUNTY, MINNESOTA ***************************************************************************** Biography transcribed & donated to Wabasha County, MN Bios by Barbara Koska Timm. For more information, please check out her site "Biographies and Historical Sketches of Wabasha County, Minnesota" at . ***************************************************************************** "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY MINNESOTA" COMPILED BY FRANKLYN CURTISS-WEDGE AND OTHERS ILLUSTRATED WINONA, MINN. H. C. COOPER, JR., & CO. 1920 Amman, Lawrence (page 230), an elderly and well known resident of Plainview, where he is now living retired after a long, active and useful career devoted chiefly to agriculture, was born in Milwaukee, Wis., August 10, 1847, son of Serofin and Mary (Snell) Amman. The parents were natives of France who came to America in 1846, locating in Washington County, Wisconsin, where they spent the rest of their lives on a farm. Lawrence Amman in his boyhood attended the district school and remained home until 16 years old. He then went to Michigan Lake, remaining one year, after which, in 1871, he came to Minnesota, and for three years followed various occupations, including farming, blacksmithing, and logging in the pineries. In 1874 he located to Highland Township, where he rented a farm for three years. Then, in 1877, he bought 80 acres in section 30, Plainview Township, and began the task of developing it into a good farm. In time he erected a good set of buildings, including a comfortable residence, put up fences, and installed modern machinery. He also purchased more land, increasing the area of the farm to 200 acres, and on it he followed general agriculture successfully until 1907. As he was by that time becoming advanced in years, he sold the place to his sons and retired, purchasing his present home in Plainview Village, where he and his wife are passing the evening of life in comfort and prosperity, respected and esteemed by their neighbors and numerous friends. The marriage of Mr. Amman occurred June 20, 1877, his bride being Catherine Georges. She was born in France, July 21, 1851, and came to America in 1874. They have two children, Felix N. and John. Felix N., born March 26, 1879, owns and resides on a part of the old Amman farm in Plainview Township. He married Mary Mellville, and has two children, Katherine and Ruth. John, the second son, who was born May 7, 1891, owns and operates the rest of the Amman farm above mentioned. He married Addie Stoltz and has two children, Harry and Ruby. The family is affiliated religiously with the Catholic church, and Mr. Amman, the subject of this sketch, belongs also to the Knights of Columbus.