He worked in the lumber industry and sawmills before settling on a farm in Rib Falls.
When the panic of 1893 caused a widespread business depression he returned to the old homestead at Rib Falls.
He had sixty acres and raised high grade Holstein cattle for dairy purposes.
As a carpenter and contractor Mr. Berres built many of the most substantial buildings at Poniatowski and in the vicinity.
This article about a Republican Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly born in the 1860s is a stub.