Individual Details
Michael Fuchs
(January 20, 1843 - April 18, 1919)
Michael Fuchs, one of the influential men of Zion township, was born in Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, January 20, 1843, son of John and Kate Fuchs.
Michael came to Stearns county with his family. In time he secured a claim of 160 acres in section 18, Zion township. He built a house of tamarack logs, and also constructed a straw-roofed barn. He began his farming operations with two cows, a pig, and twelve chickens. The development of his farm, the construction of his buildings, and the success of his work, has kept pace with the progress of the years, and he now owns eight hundred acres of good land.
His specialty is blooded horses and cattle. Mr. Fuchs has been chairman of the board of supervisors, and has served in other public capacities.
Michael married Margaret Molitar, who died in 1906, at the age of sixty-three years. Mr. and Mrs. Fuchs had seven children: John, Martin, Michael, Orrin, Joseph, Paul and Margaret, all living. (History of Stearns County, pp1066-1067)
Michael came to Stearns county with his family. In time he secured a claim of 160 acres in section 18, Zion township. He built a house of tamarack logs, and also constructed a straw-roofed barn. He began his farming operations with two cows, a pig, and twelve chickens. The development of his farm, the construction of his buildings, and the success of his work, has kept pace with the progress of the years, and he now owns eight hundred acres of good land.
His specialty is blooded horses and cattle. Mr. Fuchs has been chairman of the board of supervisors, and has served in other public capacities.
Michael married Margaret Molitar, who died in 1906, at the age of sixty-three years. Mr. and Mrs. Fuchs had seven children: John, Martin, Michael, Orrin, Joseph, Paul and Margaret, all living. (History of Stearns County, pp1066-1067)
Events
| Birth | January 20, 1843 | Calumet Twp, Fond Du LacCo., Wisconsin | |||
| Marriage | April 23, 1868 | St. James, Jacobs Prairie, Stearns Co., MN - Margaretha Molitor | |||
| Death | April 18, 1919 | Minneapolis, MN |
Families
| Spouse | Margaretha Molitor (1844 - 1906) |
| Child | John Fuchs (1869 - 1937) |
| Child | Martin M. Fuchs (1870 - 1942) |
| Child | Quirin M. Fuchs (1872 - 1935) |
| Child | Mary Fuchs (1874 - 1876) |
| Child | Michael Fuchs (1876 - 1955) |
| Child | Agatha Fuchs (1877 - 1883) |
| Child | Paul John Fuchs (1879 - 1929) |
| Child | Joseph Fuchs (1882 - 1926) |
| Child | Margaret Fuchs (1885 - 1965) |
| Father | Johann Fuchs (1810 - 1876) |
| Mother | Anna Gertrude Loehr (1812 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Joseph Fuchs (1842 - 1847) |
| Sibling | Quirin Fuchs (1844 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Maria Anna Fuchs (1846 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Johann Joseph Fuchs (1848 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Maria Elizabeth Fuchs (1850 - 1921) |
| Sibling | Marie Dorthea Fuchs (1853 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Johann Fuchs (1855 - 1922) |