From History of Walworth County Wisconsin by Albert Clayton Beckwith, Vol. II, 
Publ. 1912 - Page 954-955
 
ANTON H. AMBORN.  Success has come to Anton H. AMBORN, one of our worthy 
German citizens, who owns and operates scientifically a fine farm in 
Bloomfield township, because he has worked hard and has lived an honest, 
conservative life.  He was born in Saxony, Germany, December 25, 1840, and is 
the son of Caspar and Louise AMBORN.  The parents and their two sons and two 
daughters came to America in 1847, direct to Wisconsin, the voyage across the 
ocean requiring seven weeks.  They landed at Kenosha and the next day started 
for Walworth county, two days later finding them in Lyons township, and here 
they at once bought forty acres of land, and this was the family home until 
1869, when the father sold out and moved to Burr Oak, La Crosse county, and 
there the father and mother spent their last days.  They were the parents of 
the following children: Anton,of this sketch; Henry, who went to La Cross 
county and died there; Jacob lives in La Crosse county; David and Rena are 
deceased; Bertha married John STORANDT and they live at Burr Oak.
 
Anton H. AMBORN remained in Walworth county, working out at farm work during 
his younger days.  In 1865 he bought the La Tour farm of one hundred and 
twenty acres in the north part of Bloomfield township and lived there four 
years, then sold out and bought one hundred and twenty acres where he now 
lives in section 14, this township, which he has brought up to a high state of 
improvement and cultivation, and here he has carried on general farming and 
stock raising successfully, and has a pleasant home.
 
Mr. AMBORN was married on February 26, 1867, to Martha KIMBALL daughter of 
David and Margaret (YOUNG) KIMBALL.  She was born in Saxony, Germany, and came 
to America simultaneously with the AMBORNS.  There were sixteen or eighteen 
families in all who came at that time and settled here.
 
To the subject and wife ten children were born, namely: John died when sixteen 
years old; William married Clara KNIGHT, and he lives at Brighton, and owns 
three hundred acres of land; Irene married Ed LYNCH and they live at 
Childress, Texas; George married Anna SCHULZ and they live in Lyons township, 
where they own one hundred and sixty acres; Frank lives in Genoa Junction; 
Christine married Charles SCHWANDT and they live in Bloomfield township, 
northeast of the subject's farm; Toney lives in Bloomfield township, where he 
owns eighty acres; he married Anna SCHWANDT; Ella, Julius and Cora live at 
home.  The wife and mother passed to her rest on September 24, 1911.  She was 
a good wife and mother, industrious and kind.
 
Submitted by Carol