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Biographical sketch of WILLIAM A. UPPLEGER from the book entitled, "Biographical Memoirs of Saint Clair County, Michigan," published in 1903 by B. F. Bowen Publishers in Logansport, Indiana. ============================================ This bio spans two (2) pages: 359-360 WILLIAM A. UPPLEGER This native-born farmer of St. Clair county, Michigan, had his nativity in Casco township, February 17, 1865, and is the second child of the family of six children born to Christian and Minnie Uppleger, natives of Germany, the father having been born in 1837. Their children were named, in order of birth, as follows: August, a farmer, married Maggie Leidman, and has ha born to him four children: William A., Christ, a harnessmaker at Lenox, married Mary Baumgarten, who has borne him two children; Alvina is married to Henry Reimer, a farmer in Casco township, and has three children; Rudolph is assisting his father on the home place; Helen married John Trost, who was in early life a farmer, but is now a carpenter, residing in Lenox, Macomb county, and to this couple have been born two children. Christian Uppleger came to Casco township, St. Clair county, when eighteen years of age, and here he has cleared up a great deal of land, both for himself and others. He was very industrious and economical, and with his savings was enabled in course of time to purchase a tract of one hundred and twenty-five acres of good land in Casco, one hundred and five acres of which he now has under cultivation. He still resides on the old place, is a member of the Presbyterian church, and in politics is a Democrat. William A. Uppleger was joined in matrimony April 11, 1888, with Miss Anna Lindow, daughter of William and Minnie Lindow, of Germany, and early settlers of St. Clair county, and now owners of a farm of seventy acres of land in China township. Mr. Lindow is in politics a Democrat. To the marriage of William A. Uppleger and Anna Lindow have been born four children: Armeda, October 8, 1893; Mabel, March 19, 1895; Helen, December 11, 1897, and William, January 27, 1901. Mr. Uppleger�s farm comprises seventy-two acres of which all is under cultivation with the exception of about fifteen acres. As is usual with the farmers of the section in which he lives, he raises wheat, corn, oats and hay as his principal crops, adding beets, beans and others in the vegetable kingdom, and cattle, sheep, hogs, etc., in the animal. In politics Mr. Uppleger is a Democrat, and has filled the office of constable one term under the auspices of his party. He is a member of no church society, but is strictly guided by the teachings of Christianity in his walk through life, and is a liberal contributor to all worthy objects. Mr. Uppleger has been a very industrious man throughout life, as may well be inferred from the fact that he has won all he owns by personal labor and good management, unassisted by extraneous aid in the way of capital. Although still a young man, he stands among the substantial farmers of Columbus township, and for achieving this enviable position he deserves all the commendation that can be bestowed upon him. He has had one auxiliary only in his labors and progress through life, his most estimable wife, who has always stood by his side to aid him with her willing hands and wise counsel. Mr. And Mrs. Uppleger associate with the best people of the township, and are highly esteemed by them, as well as by all their neighbors, for their many fine personal qualities indicate that the children will inherit the parents� virtues.
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