Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Reedsburg:

George Bogenrief, farmer in Sec. 11; P.O. address, Reedsburg; was born in Mifflinburg, Penn., Jan. 1, 1818; he came to Beloit, Wis., in the Spring of 1848, where he lived for four years, when he removed to Greene, Co.; remaining there only one year, he went to Madison, Wis., where for four years he was engaged in machine business; he is, by trade, a machinist; about the year 1857, Mr. B. came to Reedsburg; since that time, he has owned and improved two farms, and sold them again; he bought his present farm of 80 acres, in 1879. Mr. B. was married, April 20, 1842, to Miss Sarah Taylor, who was born March, 6, 1825, in Lewisburg, Penn. Of a family of five children, but one is living - George W., born June 30, 1851; he was educated at Reedsburg High School, and is now working at home on his father's place.

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