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- ERNEST LIPMAN, proprietor of one of the largest dry-goods
and
- carpet stores in the Northwest outside of the large cities,
has an establishment in Beloit, Rock county, that for completeness
of stock, elegance of appointments, and adaptation to the needs
of the community, is not to be surpassed anywhere. Mr. LIPMAN
is an active and pushing merchant, studying the public pulse,
and quick to discern its changing moods. He is a genial and accommodating
gentleman, and a popular character in whatever place he may be
met.
- Ernest LIPMAN was born in Milwaukee, Wis., July 14, 1857,
and is
- a son of Louis and Lucy LIPMAN, both natives of Germany.
His mother was a daughter of B. O. von ZASTROW von KUESSOW, and
a descendant of an old and aristocratic house of Germany, tracing
its authentic history back to the 1180, beginning with Count
Henirch von KUESSOW, and coming down to Frederica GOTTLIEBE,
countess von KUESSOW,
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- daughter and only heir of Count Jochen Friedrich von KUESSOW,
from 1752 a knight of the Order of St. John. She married Obersten
Otto Bogislav von ZASTROW, who was the uncle of Mr. LIPMAN's
grandfather, and as no children were born to this marriage the
latter was the only direct descendant and heir to the Countess
von KUESSOW, being her nephew. In order that the family name
might not die out or be lost he added the name von KUESSOW to
his own, and was afterward known as Bernhard Otto von ZASTROW
von KUESSOW. He owned considerable property in Germany as well
as in the United States. He was born Feb. 20, 1801, in Pomerania,
in the north of Germany, and died July 14, 1872, at Port Washington,
Wis. His wife, Henrietta Othelia von PAPSTEIN, was born Feb.
8, 1805, in Castle Blumberg, Germany, and was a resident of Port
Washington twenty-eight years, surviving her husband seven years
to the day. She died July 14, 1979, at Port Washington.
- Louis and Lucy LIPMAN had seven children, all but one now
living: Harriet, wife of Louis
- HEYN, of Milwaukee; Helen, deceased; Ernest; Miss Freddie,
of Milwaukee; Louis W., of Milwaukee; Lucy, wife of E. G. DALLWIG,
of Milwaukee; and Henry, of Milwaukee. The father was a man of
artistic temperament, and earned his living as a lithographer.
He came to this country some time in the 'forties, and for a
time lived in New York City, about 1855 coming West to Milwaukee
and making a permanent home in the Wisconsin metropolis. He followed
lithographing there, and was regarded as one of the best in the
city. He died in 1869, at the age of forty-two. His widow still
survives, living in Milwaukee. His father lived and died in Germany.
- Ernest LIPMAN was reared in Milwaukee and attended the German
and English academy in
- that city. He was not quite thirteen years-old when he was
obliged to go to work on account of his father's early death,
commencing as clerk in a store. He clerked from 1870 to 1879,
and then went on the road for John C. OLSEN & Co., of Chicago,
as a commercial traveler, for two years. In 1881, Mr. LIPMAN
opened a dry-goods store in Beloit, and met with instantaneous
and gratifying success. His business has increased every year,
until now it commands the services of some eight or ten clerks,
and is known as one of the popular trades of the city.
- Mr. LIPMAN and Miss Emma KRUGER, a daughter of Adolph and
Anna (BRUESCH)
- KRUGER, were married Sept. 29, 1881. Mrs. LIPMAN is a lady
of most estimable character. She is the mother of three sons
and two daughters, Ernest, Carl, Viola, Theodore and Lucile.
Ernest died when five years old. Mr. and Mrs. LIPMAN attend the
Episcopal Church. They have a hospitable and well-appointed home
at No. 136 Bridge street. He is a prominent Mason, belonging
to Morning Star Lodge, No. 10, A.F. & A.M., Beloit Chapter,
No. 9, R.A.M., Beloit Commandery, No. 6, K.T., and Wisconsin
Consistory; and is also a member of the Knights of Pythias and
the Modern Woodmen of America. Mrs. LIPMAN belongs to the Order
of the Eastern Star. Mr. LIPMAN is a Republican, and is a man
of standing in his party councils.
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- Taken from "Commemorative Biographical Record of
the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin"
(c)1901, p. 456; lithograph from same book.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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