Biography of Herman E. Krueger, page 258.  History of Northeast Indiana; 
LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, and DeKalb Counties, Vol. II, under the editorial 
supervision of Ira Ford, Orville Stevens, William H. McEwen, and William H. 
McIntosh.  The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1920.

   Herman E. Krueger is owner of the Forest View Farm in Fairfield Township 
of DeKalb County. The record of the family might be called a tri-county 
family history, having been identified with three counties in Northeast 
Indiana.  His parents on coming from Germany first settled at Kendallville, 
and all the Krueger children except Herman the youngest of ten, were born in 
Noble county.  In 1880 the family moved to from Noble to Steuben County, 
and there Herman E. Krueger was born December 4, 1882. Since reaching 
manhood he has established his home in DeKalb County.  Some of the 
interesting facts and comments on the history of his parents are told in 
later paragraphs.
   Herman E. Krueger married Paulina Kiebel April 10, 1910 they had a 
daughter born July 22, 1912.  The wife and mother died two weeks after the 
birth of the daughter, and the child has since been cared for by his 
sister, Mrs. Augusta Richard of Kendallville.  Mr. Krueger was a daughter 
of Otto  and Wilhelmina (Mensil) Kiebel.  Her brothers, Otto, Albert and 
Abe, and her sisters, Bertha and Emma, are residents of Noble County.  He 
parents came from Germany and Paulina was born in that country and was an 
infant when brought to America.
   October 11, 1914, Mr. Krueger married Bertha Helen Voges.  She is a 
native of DeKalb County and daughter of Albert and Helena (Hoffmeyer) 
Voges.  Her father came from Germany and in 1879 moved to Michigan and 
finally to DeKalb County.  Mrs. Krueger ‘s sisters are Sophia, Mary and 
Emma, she has one brother, John Voges.  Mr. and Mrs. Krueger buried twin 
children.  Their two living children are George Walter and Helen Sophia, 
who represent the fourth generation of the Krueger family in America.
   The family home, Forest View, in Fairfield Township, is wholly 
surrounded by timber, and has become a farm of much value under Mr. 
Krueger’s management.  The family are members of Zion Evangelical Lutheran 
Church.  Mr. Krueger attended parochial school one year, preparing for 
confirmation, while Mr. Krueger was in the parochial schools until after 
confirmation and then attended public school.  His chief education was 
acquired in the public schools of Salem Township of Steuben County. Under 
existing circumstances his own children will be given the advantages of 
the public schools. In politics the record of both the Krueger and Voges 
families has been throughout democratic.  
   The parents of Herman E. Krueger were Charles Henry and Sophia (Miller) 
Krueger.  They came from Mecklenburg, Germany, and landed in New York City 
on New Year’s Day of 1861, after eight weeks on the water. They were 
steerage passengers on a freight vessel laden with munitions of war 
shipped from Hamburg, Germany, to the United States at the time of the 
Civil war.  There were triangular bars of lead ready to be made into 
bullets.  The passengers on the boat included 100 German immigrants, and 
the Kruegers afterward knew some of them and had them as neighbors and 
friends in America.  The Kruegers brought their packs, containing blankets, 
clothing and other supplies.  From New York they went to Cleveland aboard 
an emigrant train. From Cleveland they came to Kendallville. They began 
housekeeping with a store box for a table. Charles H. Hrueger worked in 
stores at Kendallville for several yeas, until he was able to buy a farm 
in Steuben County. They were among good people and in time they were able 
to help others.  “If father were living, “ says Herman E. Krueger, “he 
could fill up a history with the story of his life.”  Later Charles H. 
Krueger sent for his father and mother and brother, Fred Krueger, who is 
still living at Sturgis, Michigan.
   While Mr. Krueger’s parents cam in a sailing vessel Mrs. Krueger’s 
father came by steamer and was on the water half the time.  Th Krueger 
family history in the New World began almost sixty years ago. Herman E. 
Krueger’s mother is still living in Steuben County with her son William F. 
Krueger.

Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com