13 Facts About Adam Apple

Adam Apple was a Kingdom of Bavaria born immigrant to the United States who was a farmer, carpenter, and politician.

Adam Apple was the eldest of five sons born to Adam and Barbara Beecher Apple.

Adam Apple was raised and worked on his father's farm and was educated in German common schools until age 17, when he set out on his own to emigrate to the United States.

Adam Apple traveled to Rotterdam, in what was then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, and sailed from there to New York City, finally settling in Philadelphia, where he worked as an apprentice cabinetmaker.

Adam Apple settled in the town of Norway, in Racine County, and purchased 120 acres of land.

Adam Apple worked at cultivating the land but soon purchased additional acres, bringing his total estate to nearly 340 acres within a few years.

Adam Apple became renowned in local farming for his cultivation of tobacco.

Adam Apple was a life-long member of the Democratic Party, since his early years in the United States, having cast his first vote for Franklin Pierce in 1852.

Adam Apple was elected chairman of the Norway Town Board in the 1870s and served in that role for eight years, and was clerk of the local school board for eighteen years.

Adam Apple worked on his farm until age 70, when he began leasing the land to his sons, Charles and Harry.

Adam Apple removed to the neighboring community of North Cape, where he remained until his death in 1905.

Adam Apple had been in declining health for several months and underwent an operation in Milwaukee in the weeks before his death.

Adam Apple was a devoted Lutheran, a Mason, and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.