WI BIO - Dane Co - PFUND, Hermann
Biographical Review of Dane County, WI. Chicago: Biographical Review Pub. Co. 
1893, Vol I, pp 180-181

Hermann PFUND, a lawyer of Madison, Dane County, WI, was born in Hallau, 
canton Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 28 Oct 1842. His parents were Conrad and 
Margaret (BERGER) PFUND, also natives of Hallau, where the father was for 
several years principal of the public school, thereafter occupying the same 
position at Schleitheim [canton Schaffhausen] from 1843 to 1857. In Mar 1857 
this family left the latter place and emigrated to America. They came to 
LaCrosse, LaCrosse County, WI, near which place the father bought a farm, 
which he sold several years afterward and removed to LaCrosse, where he took 
up his [p 181] former vocation again and continued teaching there until his 
death, 11 Nov 1891, the worthy wife and mother still living there. They had 
13 children, 7 boys and 6 girls, of whom 4 sons and 2 daughters died in 
infancy, and adult son dying several years ago.

Hermann PFUND was the 4th child, and passed the first 14 years of his life in 
his native land. He attended the elementary schools there, until he was 11 
years of age, after which he entered the high school, where he remained three 
years longer, during which time he had private instructors in Latin and 
English, in addition to his other studies. He accompanied his parents to 
LaCrosse and worked on the home farm during his minority. Being sufficiently 
well versed in the English language he then secured a position as teacher in 
the country schools. He afterward conducted a school at Nauvoo [Hancock 
County], IL, where he went in 1866, remaining there three years, when on 
account of ill health he returned to his home in LaCrosse. In 1869 he was 
called to take charge, as principal, of the schools a Alma, Buffalo County, 
WI, where he continued teaching for five years, when his health again failed, 
and after a short rest he commenced, in the spring of 1875, the study of law 
in Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, WI, with Judge ELLIS. In 1876 he entered 
the law department of the State University, at which he graduated the 
following year, 1877. Mr. PFUND shortly afterward, at Madison, WI, formed a 
partnership with F. E. PARKINSON, in the practice of law. Sometime later 
this union was dissolved, and H. M. LEWIS, then U. S. District Attorney, 
became Mr. PFUND's partner, both continuing as partners about five years, 
when in the spring of 1891 this partnership was also dissolved by mutual 
consent, and Mr. PFUND now practices alone. He enjoys a good law practice, 
and is the only attorney in Dane County who attends to the settlement of 
estates and collection of claims in German speaking countries, as he is 
equally well versed in English and German. His business is divided between 
this and local practice.

Hermann PFUND was married 23 Feb 1879 to Annie SCHEIBEL, an intelligent lady, 
the only child of Fred SCHEIBEL, of Madison, Dane County, WI. The father 
died in the spring of 1892, while the mother died when Mrs. PFUND was still 
in her girlhood. To this union have been born five children: August 
Hermann, Helen, Adolf, Carl, and Annie.

Politically Mr. PFUND has usually affiliated with the Republican party. In 
1886 he was appointed Circuit Court Commissioner by Judge Alva STEWART, which 
office he still holds, having been reappointed by Judge SIEBECKER upon the 
death of Judge STEWART.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly