Bio: Dern, Emil (1875 - 19??)

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Surnames: Dern, Heise, Rux, Kanuski

----Source: History of Marathon County Wisconsin and Representative Citizens, by Louis Marchetti, 1913.

Dern, Emil (14 June 1875 - 19??)

Emil Dern, assessor of the town of Rib Falls and a general farmer living on his 160 acres situated in section 2, six miles north and one mile west of Marathon City, was born at Wausau, Wis., June 14, 1875, and is a son of Henry and Henrietta (Heise) Dern. Henry Dern and wife were born in Germany where they were reared and married and were about twenty-one years old when they came to Wisconsin. Henry Dern was the second settler in the city of Wausau. He died when aged sixty-two years, his wife passing away in her fifty-eighth year. They had nine sons and of this family Emil is the only survivor.

Emil Dern attended school in boyhood in District No. 1, Rib Falls, and afterward worked for three years at the carpenter trade and for six years remained on a farm in the summers and worked in the woods through the winters. Following his marriage he lived for seven years in Marathon City and from there came to his present farm, of which he has cleared fifteen acres himself. He has made all the excellent improvements here including the erection of all the buildings except the house and has a very comfortable and attractive home.

In November, 1899, Mr. Dern was married to Miss Alvina Rux, who was born in the town of Rib Falls, a daughter of David and Minnie (Kanuski) Rux, both of whom were born in Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Dern have three children: Verna, Florence and Kermit. The family belongs to the Lutheran Church. In politics Mr. Dern has been identified with the Republican Party for many years and occasionally has accepted public office, but has been more interested in raising high grade cattle. He is a member of the Farmers' Produce Company of Marathon City, is a member of the Stettin Mutual Fire Insurance Company and is a stockholder in the Marathon Bank.