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THE AMEN FAMILY posed for this family picture in 1905. Membersinclude: Mary Amen Benson. Charlie Amen, Matilda Amen Hane. Gus Amen and Ellen Amen Maddox, standing;' John and Louisa Amen, parents, are seated.Amens Were Swedish ImmigrantsThe Garry and BeUta Amen farm, rural New Boston, was started by a Swedish Immigrant 106 years ago making It another Linn Centennial farm.This feature Is being sponsored by the Linn County Bicentennial Committee With Emphasis on Agriculture.John Amen, great-grandfather of Garry Amen, was born In Ostergatland Lan, Sweden in 1840. Searching for new opportunities, according to the family history, he came to «ie United States In 1868 and a year later married Louisa Ostrand, also a Swedish Immigrant They began farming In Stillwater, Minn.In the summer of 1870 they moved by covered wagon to Missouri where they purchased 40 acres of undeveloped land 12 miles north of Buck]In. This land was purchased from a Swedish land agent of the Hannibal and St. Joseph ' Railroad who John met while taking a barge load of wheat from St Paul* Minn., to New Or-leans.To earn cash for farm payments, John Amen walked to Linneus to help build a railroad, returning frequently for short weekends with his family. Another way he and his neighbors earned money was by raising or trading for horses In this area then driving them to Minnesota where they would spend the summer months doing farm work. When they were ready to return home they would sell the horses, receiving more for themthere then they would have in Missouri. They returned to Hannibal by barge and ontoBucklln by train.The Amen family lived In a log cabin on the new farm until 1882 when they built a two story home which stood to house five generations. More land was added to the farni throughout the years.In 1906 the land was purchased by Allien’s eldest son, C. J. (Charlie) Amen who had married a Swedish girl, Ida M. Anderson. Charlie Amen Increased the acreage and around 1914 started raising registered Polled Hereford cattle which were some of the first In this area.The land was divided In 1960 with Clarence Amen, the eldest son of C. J. byylng 200 acres to the southwest and the younger son, C. A., and his wife, Jaunlta Buregner Amen buying the reamalnder, Including the homeplace and adding more acres to the south.C. A.’s youngest son,Garry, and his wife, Be-lita, bought the homeplace and 40 more acres In 1969. In 1975 they purchased the remaining land from C. A.Now 106 years later the farm has Increased to 374 acres. Though Its main Income Is from hog production, the Polled Herefords are still there.Garry and ballta’s three children, Robert, Rebecca and Craig are the fifth generation to live on the farm.
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Brookfield Daily News Bulletin
Brookfield, Missouri, US
Mon, Apr 05, 1976
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