Michael Mammosser, the subject of this sketch, who owns 252 acres of land on section 7, Kent Township, is a native of Elsass, the now German Province of Alsace-Lorraine, and came to America when a young man of twenty-two years of age. After his arrival in this country, he proceeded westward, and settled about thirty miles from Chicago on the line dividing Indiana and Illinois, where he was engaged in farming for a number of years. In the fall of 1862 he moved to Freeport, Ill., where he lived until March, 1863, when he settled in Kent Township.

Our subject was born on the 9th of February, 1829. His parents, Joseph and Magdalena Mammosser, were natives of the same Province as their son, and spent their entire lives upon their native soil. Their son Michael was the fourth of their children, and was reared to habits of industry, the principles which have made him a respected member of an intelligent community.

Young Mammosser, while a resident of Cook County, was united in marriage with one of his own country-women, Miss Barbara Pflugmacher, the wedding taking place Dec. 17, 1851. The birthplace of Mrs. M. was not far from that of her husband, and the date thereof Sept. 8, 1833.

To Mr. and Mrs. Mammosser there were born six children - Michael, Joseph, Frank, John, Mary and Edward. Michael married Josephine Scholty, and lives in Kent Township; Joseph married Mary Snyder, and resides in Kent Township. The farm includes twenty-five acres of land which is well improved and very productive. The family residence, which is splendidly located, is neat and tasteful, and the barn and other necessary buildings are substantial and convenient structures. The fences and farm machinery are kept in good repair, and the stock and other accessories of the place testify in a silent and forcible manner to the intelligence, industry and forethought of the owner of the place. Mr. Mammosser, after becoming a naturalized citizen, identified himself with the Democratic party, and the entire family is connected with the Catholic Church.

The homestead of this industrious and frugal citizen, a view of which we give elsewhere, has been built up gradually, and in its snug and comfortable buildings is strongly suggestive of the spirit of resolution and persistence which his one of the marked characteristics of the man.

Contributed by Carol Parrish from Portrait and Biographical Album of Stephenson County, Ill. (1888), p. 407