LEONARD BIEDERMANN, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Boscobel; born in Austria. In 1848, he came to America, locating in Clayton Co., Iowa, where, for seven years, he followed the butcher business. In 1855, he came to Prairie du Chien, and, for two years, engaged in the same trade. In 1857, he came to Boscobel and engaged in the saloon and butcher business for six years; then built the first brewery, which has since burned, and for the past six years he has been farming. He owns 86 acres of land. When he landed in America he had only $1, and all he possesses he has made by industry and perseverance. He is in fact a self-made man. He was married in 1854, to Christina Krout, who was born in Wurtemberg, Germany. They have nine children - six sons and three daughters.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.