John Abbl was born Johannes Appel in April, 1857. He came to the U.S. in 1873 from Tattenitz Austria, now Tatenice Czech Republic, with his parents, Johannes and Theresie Appel. He may also have had one brother.
In 1878 he married Johanna Marschaleck in Aurora, Missouri. When their oldest child was one year old, they migrated to Minnesota by covered wagon with other family members, suffering Indian raids and sickness. John's father died of pneumonia and was buried in New Haven, Iowa. The family continued on, settling by a lake near Gibbon and New Ulm in Minnesota where they had six more children. Four others died in infancy.
Being interested in education, John became Clerk of the School Board. He learned to speak English well and changed the spelling of his name from Appel to Abbl. On his farm, he raised livestock and grain, hiding the grain in his attic to protect it from Indian raids.
After 18 years, the family moved to Palouse Washington by train in search of better farmland, buying two ranches a couple of miles west on the Palouse-Colfax road. He also acquired an 80-acre Turnbow farm.
John enjoyed playing the piano and singing with his family in the evenings. On Sundays, he would take the children on picnics to the Palouse River or to an orchard to pick fruit. A devout Catholic, he made time for family prayer. He liked working in his shop, doing carpentry and repairing machinery. He taught his boys what he knew and together they built homes and barns for his neighbors.
John was retired and living in Buhl Idaho, probably with his son, Joseph, when he died. A few years later, his wife, Anna, also passed away. They are buried together in the Buhl Cemetery.
From article by Yvonne Abbl Uptmor
Other children:
Alois Abbl (1880 MO - 1880 MO)
Mathilda Abbl (1881 MO - 1881 MO)
Mary Abbl Marsh (1882 MO - 1966 ID)
-- married William L. Marsh
Joseph Abbl (1887 MN - 1887 MN)
Elizabeth Abbl (1893 MN - 1893 MN)
In 1878 he married Johanna Marschaleck in Aurora, Missouri. When their oldest child was one year old, they migrated to Minnesota by covered wagon with other family members, suffering Indian raids and sickness. John's father died of pneumonia and was buried in New Haven, Iowa. The family continued on, settling by a lake near Gibbon and New Ulm in Minnesota where they had six more children. Four others died in infancy.
Being interested in education, John became Clerk of the School Board. He learned to speak English well and changed the spelling of his name from Appel to Abbl. On his farm, he raised livestock and grain, hiding the grain in his attic to protect it from Indian raids.
After 18 years, the family moved to Palouse Washington by train in search of better farmland, buying two ranches a couple of miles west on the Palouse-Colfax road. He also acquired an 80-acre Turnbow farm.
John enjoyed playing the piano and singing with his family in the evenings. On Sundays, he would take the children on picnics to the Palouse River or to an orchard to pick fruit. A devout Catholic, he made time for family prayer. He liked working in his shop, doing carpentry and repairing machinery. He taught his boys what he knew and together they built homes and barns for his neighbors.
John was retired and living in Buhl Idaho, probably with his son, Joseph, when he died. A few years later, his wife, Anna, also passed away. They are buried together in the Buhl Cemetery.
From article by Yvonne Abbl Uptmor
Other children:
Alois Abbl (1880 MO - 1880 MO)
Mathilda Abbl (1881 MO - 1881 MO)
Mary Abbl Marsh (1882 MO - 1966 ID)
-- married William L. Marsh
Joseph Abbl (1887 MN - 1887 MN)
Elizabeth Abbl (1893 MN - 1893 MN)
John Abbl was born Johannes Appel in April, 1857. He came to the U.S. in 1873 from Tattenitz Austria, now Tatenice Czech Republic, with his parents, Johannes and Theresie Appel. He may also have had one brother.
In 1878 he married Johanna Marschaleck in Aurora, Missouri. When their oldest child was one year old, they migrated to Minnesota by covered wagon with other family members, suffering Indian raids and sickness. John's father died of pneumonia and was buried in New Haven, Iowa. The family continued on, settling by a lake near Gibbon and New Ulm in Minnesota where they had six more children. Four others died in infancy.
Being interested in education, John became Clerk of the School Board. He learned to speak English well and changed the spelling of his name from Appel to Abbl. On his farm, he raised livestock and grain, hiding the grain in his attic to protect it from Indian raids.
After 18 years, the family moved to Palouse Washington by train in search of better farmland, buying two ranches a couple of miles west on the Palouse-Colfax road. He also acquired an 80-acre Turnbow farm.
John enjoyed playing the piano and singing with his family in the evenings. On Sundays, he would take the children on picnics to the Palouse River or to an orchard to pick fruit. A devout Catholic, he made time for family prayer. He liked working in his shop, doing carpentry and repairing machinery. He taught his boys what he knew and together they built homes and barns for his neighbors.
John was retired and living in Buhl Idaho, probably with his son, Joseph, when he died. A few years later, his wife, Anna, also passed away. They are buried together in the Buhl Cemetery.
From article by Yvonne Abbl Uptmor
Other children:
Alois Abbl (1880 MO - 1880 MO)
Mathilda Abbl (1881 MO - 1881 MO)
Mary Abbl Marsh (1882 MO - 1966 ID)
-- married William L. Marsh
Joseph Abbl (1887 MN - 1887 MN)
Elizabeth Abbl (1893 MN - 1893 MN)
In 1878 he married Johanna Marschaleck in Aurora, Missouri. When their oldest child was one year old, they migrated to Minnesota by covered wagon with other family members, suffering Indian raids and sickness. John's father died of pneumonia and was buried in New Haven, Iowa. The family continued on, settling by a lake near Gibbon and New Ulm in Minnesota where they had six more children. Four others died in infancy.
Being interested in education, John became Clerk of the School Board. He learned to speak English well and changed the spelling of his name from Appel to Abbl. On his farm, he raised livestock and grain, hiding the grain in his attic to protect it from Indian raids.
After 18 years, the family moved to Palouse Washington by train in search of better farmland, buying two ranches a couple of miles west on the Palouse-Colfax road. He also acquired an 80-acre Turnbow farm.
John enjoyed playing the piano and singing with his family in the evenings. On Sundays, he would take the children on picnics to the Palouse River or to an orchard to pick fruit. A devout Catholic, he made time for family prayer. He liked working in his shop, doing carpentry and repairing machinery. He taught his boys what he knew and together they built homes and barns for his neighbors.
John was retired and living in Buhl Idaho, probably with his son, Joseph, when he died. A few years later, his wife, Anna, also passed away. They are buried together in the Buhl Cemetery.
From article by Yvonne Abbl Uptmor
Other children:
Alois Abbl (1880 MO - 1880 MO)
Mathilda Abbl (1881 MO - 1881 MO)
Mary Abbl Marsh (1882 MO - 1966 ID)
-- married William L. Marsh
Joseph Abbl (1887 MN - 1887 MN)
Elizabeth Abbl (1893 MN - 1893 MN)
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