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Their story
What the record says
Past and present of Shelby County, Iowa (vol.
2).
Born Feb 17, 1861 in Westphalia, Germany.
Cabinet maker/carpenter and contractor.
Farmer in Union township, Shelby County, Iowa, owning 560 acres.
Emigrated to America 1880, first settled Little Rock, Arkansas, then Westphalia, Iowa.
Bought first farm 1891.
Married Mary Sasse March 4, 1886.
Twelve children.
Democrat.
School board director.
Catholic.
Son Annie deceased.
Son Joseph married Annie Brecker.
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