Gus Grell

As printed in 1910

GUS GRELL.

Gus Grell was born in Aliens Grove township, Scott county, June 5, 1868, and is of that stanch German stock which is so satisfactory an ingredient of the cosmopolitan civilization of America. His parents were James and Margaret (Bloomer) Grell, both natives of Germany, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume. Mr. Grell remained under the parental roof until his marriage, when he established a separate household on a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres situated on sections 11 and 12, Hickory Grove township. In 1903 he built his present beautiful eight-room dwelling and a number of farm buildings, both substantial and convenient. Besides general farming, he is successfully engaged as a breeder of high grade stock, his animals having a fine reputation in the vicinity.

On the 7th of March, 1900, Mr. Grell laid the foundations of a pleasant home life by his marriage to Miss Lizzie Hamann. She was born in Sheridan township, February 4, 1872, and is the daughter of William and Anna (Ehlers) Hamann, natives of Germany, who came to this county in 1869. Her father died at Eldridge in 1908, and her mother passed away in 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Grell have one child, a son named Orville.

Mr. Grell gives heartiest support to the democratic party, finding wisdom in its measures and placing confidence in the men selected to carry them out. He is a valued citizen of the community and is at present serving his second term as township trustee. He is also filling the office of school director and is a trustee of the Scott County German Mutual Insurance Company.

As printed in History of Davenport and Scott County Iowa : Illustrated (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.