Portrait and biographical album of Lancaster county, Nebraska . enerously attributes a partof his success to the energetic assistance of his goodwife. He is a man whose habits and conduct inlife are above reproach, and the sound principlesupon which he conducts his business transactionshave gained him the confidence of the people withwhom he comes in contact. He is a manly andsincere Christian, and a member of the EvangelicalAssociation. In politics he stands firmly by theRepublican party, using his influence by voice andvote to advance the interests of the party. ^^, UGUST F. SEVERIN, who is


Portrait and biographical album of Lancaster county, Nebraska . enerously attributes a partof his success to the energetic assistance of his goodwife. He is a man whose habits and conduct inlife are above reproach, and the sound principlesupon which he conducts his business transactionshave gained him the confidence of the people withwhom he comes in contact. He is a manly andsincere Christian, and a member of the EvangelicalAssociation. In politics he stands firmly by theRepublican party, using his influence by voice andvote to advance the interests of the party. ^^, UGUST F. SEVERIN, who is widely and@A-J[i favorably known throughout Buda Pre-II iSi cinct, has a very fine farm on section 22.^ He has distinguished himself by the most persevering industry, and a pleasing and attractivepicture is afforded to the passer-by as he glancesover the premises, the well-tilled fields separated byrows of good fencing, the pastures dotted here andthere with the farm animals roaming at will, whilein a pleasant and well-selected spot is situated the •?^h-^. 4h-^ LANCASTP]R COUNTY, dwelling, with convenient buildings adjacent, all in-dicative of prosperity and comfort. The subject of this notice was born on llie l2tliof October. 1860, in Clayton County, Iowa, wherehis parents, John J. and Elizabeth Severin, settledamong its earliest pioneers, and of whom honorablemention is made elsewhere in this Album. AugustF. from there came with his parents to this countyin the j-ear 1869, and here has since made his received his early education in the districtschools, afterward taking a course of instruction ina German private school. Mr. Severin before reaching the twenty-thirdyear of his age was married. May 24, 1883, to MissElizabeth Geselraan, who was born in Germany,and at a tender age crossed the Atlantic with herparents, Laurens and Susan Geselman. Soon afterreaching America they proceeded westward acrossthe Mississippi and located in this county. Of thismarriage there are t


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