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

Westfield:

John C. Luhrsen, merchant and farmer, Loganville, son of Nicholas and Catharine (Rusch) Luhrsen; was born in Hanover, Sept. 22, 1822; came to New York City in 1851; remained there three and a half years, then came to Dane Co., Wis., where he was engaged in farming; came to Sauk Co., in the spring of 1857, and located on Sec. 35, Westfield, where he had 200 acres of land; sold out in 1876 and came to Loganville, where he now resides; here he commenced business as a dealer in general merchandise. Mr. L was married in 1846, in Hanover, to Christiana Luback; she died in New York, of cholera, Sept. 12, 1855; he was married again, Aug. 6, 1856, in New York, to Christiana Ost; she was born in Hanover; they have eight children, five boys and three girls – Louisa, Nicholas H., Frederic W., Annie C., Emma M., August H., Henry W. and Edward C. Mr. Luhrsen has been Assessor four years, Supervisor six years, and Justice of the Peace on year. He has 92 acres of land.

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