Heinrich Wiese

As printed in 1910

HEINRICH WIESE.

Heinrich Wiese, a well known and prosperous agriculturist of Davenport township, is the owner of an excellent farm comprising one hundred and sixty acres of rich and productive land. His birth occurred in Holstein, Germany, on the 25th of January, 1838, his parents being James and Katherine Wiese. The father was a weaver by trade and followed that occupation in his native land. In 1859, in company with his wife and children, he set sail for the United States and after crossing the ocean landed at New Orleans, Louisiana, whence he made his way up the Mississippi river to Davenport, Iowa, arriving here in the month of June. Subsequently he devoted his attention to the operation of rented land in Clinton county, this state, where the demise of his wife occurred. Later he removed to Carroll county, Iowa, and there made his home with a son until called to his final rest. Unto him and his wife were born three children, as follows: Heinrich, of this review; Claus, living in Minnesota; and James, who is a resident of Carroll county, Iowa.

Heinrich Wiese, who obtained his education in the schools of the fatherland, was a young man of twenty-one when he accompanied his parents on their emigration to the new world in 1859, since which time he has been a resident of Scott county, Iowa. He first secured employment as a farm hand and later rented the place of one hundred and sixty acres in Davenport township which he now owns but which was then in the possession of a Mr. Hershel. About the year 1878 he purchased the property, erected a commodious and attractive residence and has made many other substantial improvements on the place, so that it is now lacking in none of the conveniences and accessories of a model farm of the twentieth century. As the years have passed by he has won a gratifying measure of success in the conduct of his agricultural interests and has long been numbered among the prosperous and respected citizens of the community.

On the 15th of March, 1865, Mr. Wiese was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Arp, a native of Holstein, Germany, who was but three years of age when brought to this country by her parents, Peter and Dora Arp, the family home being established in Scott county, Iowa. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Wiese have been born seven children, the record of whom is as follows: Herman, who is a resident of Linn county and wedded Miss Emma Kirby, by whom he has two children. Hazel and Erma; Gustaf, likewise of Linn county, Iowa, who married Miss Emma Paustian and has three children, Henry, Arnold and Louisa; Julius, who makes his home in Muscatine county, Iowa, and wedded Miss Freda Tah, by whom he has a son, Raymond; Otto, who is at home; Rudolph, who is a resident of Sheridan township and has one son by his marriage to Miss Kobaugh; and Dora and Hugo, who are yet under the parental roof.

Mr. Wiese is a stanch democrat in his political views and has capable served as a school director and also in the office of road supervisor. The period of his residence in this county now covers a half century and he is therefore widely and favorably known within its borders. The hope that led him to leave his native land and seek a home in America has been more than realized. He found the opportunities he sought, which, by the way, are always open to the ambitious, energetic man, and, making the best of these, he has steadily worked his way upward.

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.