Washington County Biographies



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Martin Loos, Sr.

Martin Loos, Sr. (deceased), was born in Hesse-Darmstadt (then a province of France) Dec. 27, 1790; served seven years as a soldier under Napoleon the First, during which time he participated in some of the most brilliant military achievements recorded in history. He was married in his native country to Miss Phebe Becker; there were five sons and three daughters born to them, all of whom are living but the eldest. In 1847, Mr. Loos and family came to America, and located on Government land in the town of Polk, Washington Co. Here, in the wilds of a new country, he and his sons built a house of logs, which they cut and carried on their backs to the building site. Mr. Loos continued to reside on his farm till the time of his death, which occurred Dec. 11, 1855.

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