Individual Details
Paul Ahles
(May 26, 1872 - April 11, 1962)
Paul Ahles became a grade school teacher and after a time borrowed money from his father to go to Normal School (possible St. Cloud Normal School which would later become St. Cloud State University). Paul was to repay the loan so his brothers could then borrow for their education, but that did not happen in time to benefit the next several brothers. Following Normal School, Paul studied law and with the guidance of his future father-in-law, Theodore Bruener, and attorney whose daughter, Marie, he later married, he was admitted to the bar. The had four children. Paul went on to become County Attorney, and later a judge.
Source: History of Stearns County (Minnesota), by William Bell Mitchell, 1915, pg. 531:
Paul Ahles
Among those who are taking an important part in the modern progress of Stearns County, there is an active, energetic group of young men who are distinctivly products of this county, born, reared and educated here. The sons of pioneers who have helped to make the county, these young men have a deep appreciation of local conditions, and an inbred loyalty which gives them a keen insight into present needs and future possibilites. In this group is the county official about whom this brief mention is made.
Paul Ahles, county attorney, was born at Rockville, this county, May 26, 1872, son of John and Lucy (Bauer) Ahles. He was reared on the home farm, attended the district schools until sixteen years of age. By home study and wide reading he prepared for the teaching profession, and presided over rural schools in various districts for some fifteen years. His ability won recognition, and he was made county superintendent of schools, a position he occupied for eight years. After having taught for a number of years he was enabled to once more become a student, and in 1901 he graduated with honors from St. Cloud Normal School (now St. Cloud State University).
For some years he took the corresondence course in law with the Sprague School, of Detroit, Michigan, and supplemented this with studies in the law office of Theodore Bruener. He was admitted to the bar in 1910, and on January 1, 1911, became a partner in the firm of which he was a member for two years. He was elected county attorney in 1912, and is giving excellent service in that position. Mr. Ahles is district deputy for the Knights of Columbis, a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, and a member of the State Federation of Catholic Clubs.
Mr. Ahles married Marie A. Bruener, daughter of Theodore and Mary (Kuntz) Bruener, and they have two children, Louise Marie and Wilfred Theodore.
Source: History of Stearns County (Minnesota), by William Bell Mitchell, 1915, pg. 531:
Paul Ahles
Among those who are taking an important part in the modern progress of Stearns County, there is an active, energetic group of young men who are distinctivly products of this county, born, reared and educated here. The sons of pioneers who have helped to make the county, these young men have a deep appreciation of local conditions, and an inbred loyalty which gives them a keen insight into present needs and future possibilites. In this group is the county official about whom this brief mention is made.
Paul Ahles, county attorney, was born at Rockville, this county, May 26, 1872, son of John and Lucy (Bauer) Ahles. He was reared on the home farm, attended the district schools until sixteen years of age. By home study and wide reading he prepared for the teaching profession, and presided over rural schools in various districts for some fifteen years. His ability won recognition, and he was made county superintendent of schools, a position he occupied for eight years. After having taught for a number of years he was enabled to once more become a student, and in 1901 he graduated with honors from St. Cloud Normal School (now St. Cloud State University).
For some years he took the corresondence course in law with the Sprague School, of Detroit, Michigan, and supplemented this with studies in the law office of Theodore Bruener. He was admitted to the bar in 1910, and on January 1, 1911, became a partner in the firm of which he was a member for two years. He was elected county attorney in 1912, and is giving excellent service in that position. Mr. Ahles is district deputy for the Knights of Columbis, a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, and a member of the State Federation of Catholic Clubs.
Mr. Ahles married Marie A. Bruener, daughter of Theodore and Mary (Kuntz) Bruener, and they have two children, Louise Marie and Wilfred Theodore.
Events
| Birth | May 26, 1872 | Rockville, Stearns Co., MN | |||
| Marriage | 1895 | St. Cloud, MN - Marie A. Bruener | |||
| Death | April 11, 1962 | Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Marie A. Bruener (1882 - 1971) |
| Child | Louise Marie Ahles (1897 - 1932) |
| Child | Theodore Wilfred Ahles (1910 - 1996) |
| Father | Johann "John" B. Ahles Sr. (1836 - 1921) |
| Mother | Lucia "Lucy" Bauer (1846 - 1913) |
| Sibling | Henry Ahles (1867 - ) |
| Sibling | Gothard L. Ahles (1867 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Margaretha Ahles (1869 - ) |
| Sibling | Mathias Ahles (1870 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Johannes "John " Ahles Jr. (1871 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Gertrude Ahles (1873 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Gotthard H. Ahles (1875 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Mary "Marie" Ahles (1876 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Joseph Ahles (1878 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Christopher Ahles (1880 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Anna Marie Ahles (1881 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Lucy Ahles (1882 - ) |
| Sibling | Franz Joseph Ahles (1884 - ) |
| Sibling | Peter Ahles (1885 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Nicholas Mathew Ahles (1887 - 1961) |