- AUGUST WILLIAM BUGGS, dealer in wood and coal on North Academy
street, Janesville,
- Wis., is a leading business man of Rock County. He first
engaged in his present business in company with his brother,
William BUGGS, in 1872, and the partnership was continued until
1881, when it was dissolved, the brothers each continuing in
the same line of business, though separately.
- Mr. BUGGS is a native of Prussia, Germany, born in 1837,
and was reared to manhood in his
- native land, where for about three years he served as a soldier
in the Prussian army. He was in the service during the war of
1866 between Prussia and Austria, and took part in many of the
important battles. Before leaving his native land Mr. BUGGS was
united in marriage with Henrietta HACKBARTH, and unto them have
been born eight children, the four eldest of whom were born in
Germany. They are as follows: Tillie, August, Reka, Frank, Louis,
Minnie, Eda and George.
- The family of which our subject was a member also consisted
of eight children, four sons and four
- daughters, all of whom have left Germany. The sons and three
daughters have become residents of Janesville, while the eldest
daughter, Reka, married in Germany and removed to South America,
where her husband has since died and where she is still living.
August BUGGS and his brothers are respected citizens of Janesville,
and he is numbered among the substantial and successful business
men of the town. He is a leading member of the German Lutheran
Church of Janesville, of which he was trustee for twelve years,
and is independent in politics.
-
- Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of
Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, pp. 550-551.
-
- Courtesy of Carol
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