Herman Hovel, born Buffalo County Wisconsin (Alma) April 15, 1865 (born the day Abraham Lincoln was shot) to Herman and Elizabeth Hovel. He married Mary Ann Zimprich (born January 30, 1866 in Mickelsdorf, Landskrom, Austria, Europe) February 6, 1889 the year North Dakota became a state. The Hovels had 10 children:
Herman Hovel born November 29, 1889 died April 18, 1890
Christine Agnes Hovel, born May 24, 1892 (Mrs. August Koch)
Herbert P. Hovel, born August 16, 1894 died August 11, 1956 (WW I vet)
Edward Frank Hovel, born October 21, 1896 died same day
Nadeline Lena Hovel born Oct 21, 1898 died March 30, 1944 (Mrs. Rank McCann)
Joseph P. Hovel, born May 2, 1900
Theodore John Hovel, born June 11, 1902
Mary Anna Hovel, born September 28, 1904 (Mrs. Olaf Johnson)
Ernest Edward Hovel, born March 30, 1907 died March 22, 1963
Louis George Hovel born September 16 1908 died July 22, 1941.
Herman farmed all his life except for 3 years when he had a livery barn in Jessie, North Dakota (1908-1910).
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 456