The Kallenbach Family of Clinton County, Iowa

Perhaps no class of foreign-bom citizens have done so much in bringing Clinton county to the front as the Germans, and, indeed, we are very ready to admit that they have performed a great service for us throughout the Union, and while their labors have resulted in the general uplift of the country they have also resulted in incalculable good to those who performed it. Of this large class is John Kallenbach, of Olive township, Clinton county. He was born in Germany in 1849 is the son of Anton and Margaret (Gergen) Kallenbach, both natives of Germany, from which country they came to America in 1854 and located at Muscatine, Iowa, the father buying forty acres in that vicinity. Later, in 1862, he came to Clinton county and settled in Olive township on a farm adjoining that on which the subject now lives, owning one hundred and forty acres, and there his death occurred. He put all the improvements on that place and had a very comfortable home. His wife also died there. They were the parents of seven children. The father was a Democrat, but he lived a quiet home life; he and his family were members of the Catholic church.

Tohn Kallenbach was educated in the public schools of Muscatine. Iowa, and also went to school after coming to Clinton county. He grew to maturity on the home farm, which he worked when a boy. When twenty-five years old he began farming for himself on forty acres, which he bought in Olive township. He sold this and in iSgi bought the place where he lives at present, now owning one of the model farms of the township, consisting of three hundred and forty acres in one body, which he has placed under a high state of improvement and on which stands an attractive and substantial dwelling and large and convenient outbuildings. He also has thirty acres of timber. He carries on general farming in a manner that stamps him as being fully abreast of the times. He still resides on his farm, but merely overseas it, having practically retired from active work in 1903.

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Conrad and Dora (Derhing") Hesse were both born in Germany and they came to America in 1853 and located in Davenport. Iowa, later farmer in Scott county. The father was a tailor by trade. The father of Mrs. Kallenbach was twice married and his family consisted of eleven children. They were members of the Catholic church. Mr. and Mrs. Hesse are both deceased, but her step-mother is living.

Mr. Kallenbach is a Democrat and he has long taken more or less interest in local affairs. He has very ably and acceptably held various local offices. Personally, he is a genial and pleasant man to meet and is deserving of the large success that he has achieved considering the fact that he has won in the battle of life without the aid of anyone, having to overcome many obstinate and discouraging obstacles. Mr. Kallenbach has bought a property in DeWitt, to which he will move in the coming spring and take the rest from his labors he so much needs. He has sold one hundred and forty acres to his son Marcus and the balance of two hundred acres he has rented to his son Frank.

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One of the citizens of Orange township. Clinton county, who enjoys distinctive prestige among the enterprising men of his locality is Joseph Kallenbach. who has fought his way upward to a prominent position in industrial circles, and in every relation of life his voice and influence are on the side of right as he sees and understands the right. He was born in Muscatine county. Iowa, in 1857, and is the son of Anton Kallenbach and wife, who are mentioned under the sketch of John Kallenbach elsewhere in this work.

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The farm owned and occupied by Nick Kallenbach. of the vicinity of Grand Mound, Clinton county, will rank with any in the township in point of productiveness and general appearance, showing conclusively that he has been a man of modern ideas and that he has not passed a large number of idle hours since taking possession of the same, for he believes in keeping busy, always finding something to do in his regular crop and farm work or in keeping up the fences, buildings in repair, weeds cut and his live stock properly cared for.

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[r. Kallenbach was married on July lo, 1895, to Anna Palmquist, who was born in Moline, Illinois, the daughter of John and Clara (Salvander) Palmquist, both natives of Sweden, from which country they came to the United States when their daughter, Anna, was two years old. They settled in Mohne. Illinois, in which city Mr. Palmquist engaged in the shoe business as a retail merchant, spending the latter years of his life in retirement there, dying in 1906. His widow is still living in Moline at the age of seventy-three years. To Mr. and Mrs. Kallenbach these children have been born: Clarence, who was fourteen years old on June 6. 1910; Raymond, who was ten years old on August 7, 19 10. Mrs. Kallenbach had been previously married to Albert Peterson, a hardware merchant of Galesburg, Illinois, and to them one son was born, Albert.

Mr. Kallenbach is a member of the Catholic church, while his wife affiliates with the Lutherans. Politically he is a Democrat. Mrs. Kallenbach has two brothers: Dr. Nathaniel Palmquist, located at Sioux City, where he is connected with the hospital, and Luther Palmquist, located at St. Louis, Missouri.

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