He emigrated from Austria in 1888, leaving his wife and three oldest children in Austria. 621They emigrated to join him in 1896.621 In 1900 he was a naturalized citizen, owned his own home and was an iron miner. 621In 1905 he was a miner and had lived in Ely for 17 years.128 In 1910 he is a 53 year old teamster living in Ely, Minnesota with his wife Mary, 53, and Jennie, 15, John 12, Fannie 9 and Louis 7.622

She emigrated from Austria in 1896. In 1900 she had had 7 children of whom 5 had survived. 621In 1905 she had lived in Ely for 8 years and 5 months. 128