. Compendium of history and biography of Linn County, Missouri. HISTORY OF LINN COUNTY 771 school. He then served three years apprenticeship to a shoemaker,and after that did journey work in his native land for six years. In1847 he decided to come to the United States, and took passage on asailing vessel, which was fifty-six days making the trip across thestormy Atlantic. He landed at New York and went at once from thereto Philadelphia, where he remained six years. During two years of thetime he was in business for himself and did a great deal of work mak-ing shoes for the soldiers who were en
. Compendium of history and biography of Linn County, Missouri. HISTORY OF LINN COUNTY 771 school. He then served three years apprenticeship to a shoemaker,and after that did journey work in his native land for six years. In1847 he decided to come to the United States, and took passage on asailing vessel, which was fifty-six days making the trip across thestormy Atlantic. He landed at New York and went at once from thereto Philadelphia, where he remained six years. During two years of thetime he was in business for himself and did a great deal of work mak-ing shoes for the soldiers who were enlisting for the Mexican War, forwhich the government was then making ready. While living in Philadelphia Mr. Thudium was married in 1849 toMiss Christina Strauss, who was also a native of Germany. In 1852he moved to Dodge county, Wisconsin, and bought a tract of land. Onthat he followed farming for four years, then, in 1856, came to Linncounty, Missouri, and settled on the farm which he now owns andoccupies. This was government land, wholly unimproved and vir
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