AUGUST KRUMM, a public-spirited and enterprising member of the farming community of Cass county, has devoted the greater part of his life to agriculture, in the pursuit of which he has been very fortunate and is the proprietor of a fine estate in Maple River township.
Our subject was born in the province of Thuringen, Germany. June 27, 1858, and is a son of Henry and Christina (Moench) Krumm, who were natives of the same province. His father was a farmer by occupation, and was foreman of his district for years. He died in his native land December i6, 1899, and the mother died in 1898. They had three sons and three daughters, and our subject is the only one of the family in the United States.
Mr. Krumm was reared in his native laud and educated there, and then learned the painter's trade, which he followed and also farming until 1882, when, in company with his uncle, he came to America. He went direct to Cass county, North Dakota, and entered a homestead and pre-emption claim to land in Pontiac township, and began the improvement of his farm. He purchased the laud on which he now resides in 1892, and is now the owner of an entire section of land, which he has under cultivation, and has made a success of general farming.
Our subject was married, in 1895, to Miss Mary L. Kant, a native of Wisconsin. Two daughters have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Krumsm, as follows: Jane M. and Emma L. The family are members of the Evangelical Association, and are highly respected in their community. Mr. Krumm is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees. He takes an active interest in local affairs and in political sentiment is a Republican. He has met with success in North Dakota, and enjoys the result of a well-spent career.
Source: Compendium of History and Biography of North Dakota 1900 Page 220