George Liebfried From History of Grant County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 942.

TOWN OF POTOSI

GEORGE LIEBFRIED, farmer; P. O. Potosi. Born in Bavaria in 1808, son of Frank and Ann Mary (Ackerman) Liebfried; came to Baltimore, Md., in 1837; after two years, went to Cumberland, and, after six years' residence there, came to present location; worked at farming and tailor's trade. Married Feb. 6, 1846, at Cumberland, by Father Maer, to Mary Theresa, daughter of Frederick and Mary (Ulrich) Leporine, who was born in Bavaria in May, 1818. Had ten children, six now living - Frank M., born Feb. 8, 1847, widower, and Treasurer in Carroll Co., Iowa; Joseph A., born May 12, 1849, married Catharine Schuster, and has two children - May and George; Barbara Mary, born May 2, 1852, wife of Henry Wallenhurst (a miner at St. Andrew's), and has three children - John, George and Frank; Bernhard, born July 10, 1853, married Anna Stelpflug, and has one child, Caroline; Joseph Henry, born March 30, 1855, married Mary Maurer, and has one son, George; Nicholas, born Aug. 30, 1858, teaching school in Carroll Co., Iowa. Mr. L. owns 100 acres of land.

 


This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.