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property which reflects everywhere the care and supervision he bestows upon it. He is also a stockholder in the Boxholm Hall Association.
On the 2d of May, 1906, Mr. Reutter was joined in wedlock to Miss Hannah Johnson, a daughter of William and Christina (Carlson) Johnson, both of whom were natives of Sweden. They emigrated to the United States and located in Boone county in an early day, the father devoting his attention to agricultural pursuits in Amaqua township during the remainder of his life. He passed away in 1909, and the demise of the mother occurred the following year. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Reutter have been born four children, namely: Donald L., who is seven years old; Leota H. and Delora E., who are five and three years of age respectively ; and George Delmer, one year old. Mr. Reutter gives his political allegiance to the republican party, while his religious faith is that of the Evan- gelical Association. He occupies an enviable position in the esteem of his neighbors and friends and is widely known throughout the community in which his entire life has been spent.
CARL LUND.
Carl Lund, a representative and prosperous citizen of Ogden, has until re- cently been a factor in journalistic circles as editor of the Ogden Reporter, which he published in association with Edgar R. Williams. His birth occurred in Copenhagen, Denmark. on the 16th of December, 1873, his parents being Fred and Matilda Lund, likewise natives of that country. The father, a police officer of Denmark, died in his native land in 1894, but the mother still survives and resides there. .
Carl Lund spent the first sixteen years of his life in Denmark and after crossing the Atlantic to the United States continued his education by attending school at Forest City, Winnebago county, Iowa, for one year. There he worked for an uncle for two years and on the expiration of that period came to Boone county, being here also employed as a farm hand for two years. Subsequently he came to Ogden and learned the printer's trade, remaining in the service of the owner of the Ogden Reporter for a period of twelve years. At the end of that time he and Edgar R. Williams purchased the paper and thereafter remained associated in its publication until they sold out on the 2d of February, 1914. Under their joint editorship the sheet had a large subscription and advertising patronage and maintained its prestige as a leading publication of the community.
Mr. Lund has been twice married. In June, 1894, he wedded Miss Emma Jones, a daughter of Mathias and Anna Jones, who were pioneer settlers of Boone county and have passed away. The child of this marriage, Anna Marie, died in August, 1913, at the age of eighteen years, after but one day's illness. The mother was called to her final rest in May, 1901, death terminating a long illness. In November, 1904, Mr. Lund was again married, his second union being with Miss Anna Wilson, a daughter of John and Octavia Wilson, who were like- wise pioneer settlers of this county. John Wilson, well known as a horseman, passed away on the 9th of June, 1913, but his wife is still living here. Unto Carl and Anna (Wilson) Lund has been born a son, Boyd, who is nine years of
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age. Mr. Lund gives his political allegiance to the republican party, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Danish Lutheran church. He is one of the valued citizens of Ogden and is a man held in high esteem by all who know him.
ANDREW M. SUNDBERG.
Andrew M. Sundberg has been successfully engaged in the furniture and undertaking business at Madrid for nearly a third of a century and is the pro- prietor of one of the largest and best establishments of the kind in the county. His birth occurred in Sweden on the 25th of August, 1859, his parents being J. H. and Anna L. (Peterson) Sundberg, likewise natives of that country. The father emigrated to the United States in 1870, and the following year his wife and children joined him in the new world. The family home was maintained in Chicago, Illinois, until the fall of 1878, when they came to Boone county, Iowa, locating at Madrid, where J. H. Sundberg passed away on the 9th of April, 1908, while his wife was called to her final rest on the 20th of August, 1891. They were the parents of five children, as follows: Andrew M., of this review ; Mrs. Matilda Lundahl, who is a resident of Madrid, Iowa; Oscar, also living in Mad- rid; Samuel, who makes his home in Garden township; and Anna, living in Madrid. The three eldest children are natives of Sweden and the two younger were born in Chicago.
Andrew M. Sundberg, who was a youth of twelve when he came with his mother to America, had begun his education in the common schools of his native land, but continued his studies in Chicago. Since the fall of 1878 he has resided continuously in Madrid, Iowa. In 1882, when a young man of twenty-three years, he embarked in the furniture and undertaking business and has conducted an establishment of that character to the present time, now carrying one of the most extensive and carefully selected stocks to be found in Boone county. He also handles carpets, rugs and linoleums and is accorded a liberal patronage that is well merited and brings him a gratifying financial income. Mr. Sundberg owns his stock and the building in which his business is conducted, this being one of the best business structures in Madrid. He likewise has personal property else- where in the city, is a shareholder and director of the Madrid State Bank and also owns a modern home in Madrid. He has accumulated a competency by dint of untiring industry and unfaltering perseverance and is highly respected as a self-made man whose success is the legitimate reward of his own efforts.
On the 22d of May, 1884, in Madrid, Iowa, Mr. Sundberg was united in mar- riage to Miss Caroline Dalander, who was born in that city on the 18th of October, 1861, her parents being Eric and Eva E. (Swanson) Dalander. The father was born in Sweden in 1814, while the mother's birth occurred in that country in 1836. Eric Dalander emigrated to the United States in 1846 and made his way directly to what is now Madrid, Boone county, Iowa, entering the land where the city now stands. He and his wife were the earliest settlers of Madrid, the latter mak- ing the first transfer of real estate in Boone county. The deed is in possession of the Madrid Historical Society. Mr. Dalander engaged in the milling business
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in Madrid, operating the first steam mill at this place. His demise occurred here on the 29th of January, 1893, but his widow survives and yet makes her home in Madrid. He was twice married and by his first wife had one son. John, who is a resident of Kansas. By his second marriage he had the following children : Mrs. Annie E. Nelson, living in Madrid, lowa ; Mrs. Clara Jacobson, who is de- ceased; Mrs. Caroline Sundberg ; E. P., who was born on the 10th of July, 1864, and now serves as postmaster of Madrid ; S. A., a druggist of Madrid; Dr. C. A., who was born on the 11th of July, 1869, and died in Des Moines, Iowa, April 12, 1906; Z. W., born January 20, 1872, who resides in Madrid, this state; Minnie M., who was born on the 19th of January, 1876, and makes her home with her mother in Madrid; and Clara, who died in infancy. Mrs. Sundberg attended the com- mon schools in the acquirement of an education and has always remained a resident of this county. By her marriage she has become the mother of five children, namely: Joseph Edwin, who was born July 12, 1885, and assists his father in the furniture business in Madrid; Mrs. Ellen Pearson, residing in Mad- rid, whose natal day was June 29, 1887; twin daughters who were born on the 5th of December, 1890, and have passed away; and Esther, who was born Sep- tember 12, 1893, and is attending Drake University at Des Moines. These children were born and reared in Madrid and completed the course of study in the city schools.
Mr. Sundberg gives his political allegiance to the republican party and has served as a member of the town council for fifteen years, while for the past twenty years he has acted as secretary of the school board. His religious faith is indi- cated by his membership in St. John's Lutheran church of Madrid, to which his wife also belongs. His life in all of its phases has commanded the respect and confidence of his fellowmen, and he now ranks high among the prominent and valued citizens of Madrid and Boone county.
SAMUEL PETERSON.
Samuel Peterson is a man worthy of high regard among his fellow citizens and in Boone county, where he makes his home, he has a large circle of warm friends. His life record proves what may be accomplished when energy and determination lead the way. He was born in Sweden, March 3, 1864, and his parents, M. M. and Maria Christina Peterson, were also natives of that land. At length, thinking to have better opportunities in the new world, they sailed for the United States and established their home at Swedesburg, Henry county, Iowa, where the father followed blacksmithing for a number of years. On the expiration of that period the family came to Boone county, settling in Garden township. They were among the early families in this part of the state and with the work of agricultural prog- ress have been closely associated. In the family were five children: Mrs. Peter Harleen, now living in Garden township; A. F., of the same township; Gustav, who makes his home in Des Moines, lowa ; Samuel, of this review ; and C. J., who is living in Garden township. All were born in Sweden, but were reared in lowa, the family having come to Boone county in 1884.
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Samuel Peterson was less than three years old when the family arrived on this side the Atlantic, so that he was reared in Iowa. His parents as pioneer settlers took active part in the work of general improvement and development, and as a result of his labors Mr. Peterson converted a wild tract of land into a good farm. As his age and strength increased Samuel Peterson assisted his father more and more largely in the work of the fields. Throughout the period of his youth he attended the public schools in the winter seasons and in the summer months aided in the plowing, planting and harvesting. He has never sought to change his occupation, finding this a congenial pursuit, and he is now the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of choice land in Garden township, comprising forty acres of the old home place. He has brought his fields to a high state of cultivation, and the farm is well improved. In addition to raising the cereals best adapted to soil and climate he gives considerable attention to live stock, keeping on hand only high grade animals. He makes a specialty of Hereford cattle and for them finds a ready sale. In all of his business affairs he is thor- oughly reliable as well as enterprising, and his energy and determination have constituted the basis upon which has been built his growing success.
Mr. Peterson is a public-spirited man and desires to assist in any worthy enter- prise that promises to benefit the community. He has traveled extensively and is today well read, continually broadening his knowledge through travel and experience. His political support is given to the republican party, and he keeps well versed on leading questions and issues of the day. His is an attractive, well furnished home, and the position which he occupies in public regard is the result of an upright life, in which he has ever paid due regard to the rights and privileges of others.
HENRY HAGGE.
Henry Hagge is the owner of an excellent farm of one hundred and fifty- four acres on section 19, Yell township, and has continuously resided thereon from his birth to the present time. He was born in August, 1875, a son of Hans and Catherina ( Keuhl) Hagge, more extended mention of whom is made on an- other page of this work in connection with the sketch of H. J. Hagge, brother of our subject.
Henry Hagge attended the district schools in the acquirement of an education and was reared to manhood on the home farm. He was married when in his thirty-fifth year, and his father then left the farm to take up his abode in Ogden. A year later Henry Hagge purchased the home place, comprising one hundred and fifty-four acres on section 19, Yell township, which has since remained in his possession and which he has operated with good success. It is a valuable and productive tract, equipped with modern conveniences and improvements, and its attractive appearance indicates his careful supervision and practical methods.
In January, 1910, Mr. Hagge was united in marriage to Miss Martha Mark- man, a daughter of William and Minnie Markman, who are natives of Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1883. The father, a miller by trade, first devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits in Kansas and later in Nebraska.
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Both Mr. and Mrs. Markman are now living retired in Boone. Our subject and his wife have one child, Louise, who is three years of age.
Mr. Hagge gives his political allegiance to the democracy, believing firmly in the principles of that party. His religious faith is that of the German Lutheran church. He has won many friends in the community where his entire life has been spent and is widely recognized as a prosperous agriculturist and representa- tive citizen.
D. B. VERNON.
D. B. Vernon has followed farming and stock-raising throughout the greater part of his life and is now living upon an excellent tract of land in Dallas county. He has always lived in this part of the state and was born in Cass township, Boone county, July 7, 1858. His father, Jesse Garwood Vernon, was a native of Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and died at Ogden, Iowa. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Melvina Peoples, was also born in the Keystone state and died at Ogden. Both represented pioneer families of Boone county and the mother's maiden name was used in the christening of Peoples township. Conditions of pioneer life were to be seen on every hand during the boyhood of D. B. Vernon, and he can recall vividly the killing of a buffalo near Woodward, as well as running with his grand- father Peoples to a high ridge from which he could see a herd of sixteen buffalo which were swiftly passing over the prairie. There were five children in the Vernon family, as follows: Mrs. Anna May Donaldson. deceased ; Eva, who died at the age of sixteen years ; D. B., of this review ; Mrs. Della Howe, whose home is in Boone; and Myra, who died at the age of nine years.
Having arrived at years of maturity, D. B. Vernon was united in marriage in this township to Miss Clara Smith, who was born near Sycamore, DeKalb county, Illinois, December 18, 1860. and came with her parents to Iowa in 1871. Her father, A. C. Smith, was born in Windsor West, Vermont, May 27, 1838, and with his parents went to DeKalb county, Illinois, traveling by stage to Whitehall, thence on the Erie canal and by way of the Great Lakes to Chicago, from which point the party proceeded by wagon to DeKalb county, being on the way for four weeks. Mr. Smith has now long been a resident of this county and resides in a comfortable home in Woodward. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Maria J. Holcomb, was born in Cattaraugus county, New York, in 1841, and died in Ogden, Iowa, in November, 1879. The children of that marriage were: Mrs. Vernon ; Marson L., who was born January 25, 1864, and now resides in Texas; Mrs. Cora Herdman, who was born December 31, 1866, and is living in Thomp- son, lowa; and Mrs. Nora B. Preston, who was born October 30, 1873, and is living in Woodward. Having lost his first wife, Mr. Smith was married in Boone to Miss Emily A. Phillips, who was born at Monroe, Wisconsin, April 24, 1850, and the children of that marriage are twin daughters, Mrs. Helen G. Grimm and Ellen I. They were born July 5. 1887, and both are residents of Woodward.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Vernon were born the following children: Jesse Miles, who is now a resident of Woodward; Raymond Asael, living in Cambridge, Iowa ; William A., whose home is in Dallas county; Frank B., a resident of South Da-
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kota; Mrs. Ethel Winslow, living in Woodward; Hallie M., deceased; and Mrs. Edith Dockun, whose home is in Worth county, Iowa. All of the children were born and reared in Boone county and the four youngest attended the schools of Woodward.
In starting out in business on his own account Mr. Vernon took up farming and stock-raising, which he has followed during the major portion of his life save for a short period devoted to the draying business in Woodward. In 1900 he removed to Dallas county, where he is now located. He has a productive and valuable tract of land immediately south of Woodward and he has brought his fields to a high state of cultivation, for his methods are at once practical and progressive.
Mr. Vernon gives his political allegiance to the republican party, and he be- longs to Woodward Lodge, No. 460, I. O. O. F., while he and his wife are members of the Knights and Ladies of Security at Woodward. They are also members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and their well spent lives have gained them high regard, establishing them firmly in the good-will and confidence of those with whom they have been associated.
CHARLES H. THRAP.
Charles H. Thrap has made farming and stock-raising his life work and has always been a resident of Garden township, Boone county. He was born in that township, November 1, 1878, a son of Enoch H. Thrap, who was born in Ver- milion county, Illinois, October 28, 1836. Having spent the first thirty years of his life in the state of his nativity, Enoch H. Thrap came to Iowa in 1866, establishing his home in Garden township. He married Barbara Luther, who was born in North Carolina, June 28, 1847. Her parents were among the earliest settlers of Boone county, having established their home within its bor- ders in 1866. Enoch H. and Barbara (Luther) Thrap still reside on the old homestead where they located in 1866. There were six children in their family : Francis Marion, who was born May 4, 1870, and is now deceased; Clara Belle, who was born in 1871 and has passed away ; Mrs. Dora Morning, who was born July 20, 1872, and now resides at Sioux Rapids, Iowa: Samuel, who was born April 9, 1874, and has departed this life; one who died in infancy ; and Charles H., of this review. All were born on the old homestead in Garden township. Of this family Dora was married February 28, 1896, to Clinton Morning, and they lived near her father's home until the spring of 1912, when they removed to Sioux Rapids. They had three children, two daughters and one son, namely : Mae, who was born February 14, 1897, and is now deceased; Ethel, born De- cember 18, 1902; and Harold Ray, born July 27, 1906.
No event of special importance occurred to vary the routine of farm life for Charles H. Thrap, who was the youngest of his father's family and spent his minority in the usual manner of farm lads. He attended the district schools and when not busy with his text-books aided his father in cultivating the fields and caring for the crops. The occupation to which he was reared he has made his life work and he has remained on the home farm.
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On the 10th of September, 1902, Mr. Thrap was married to Miss Carrie E. Godfrey, who was born in Cass township, Boone county, Iowa, April 2, 1885. She attended the public schools, was reared to womanhood in this county and has always resided within its borders. Her father, Edward Godfrey, was born December 25, 1849, and married Martha Houser, whose birth occurred in Worth township, Boone county, January 20, 1852, and who represented one of the early families of this section of the state. Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey now reside in a well furnished home in Madrid. There were twelve children in their family, namely : Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McGuire, who was born March 14, 1868, and is now resid- ing in Nebraska; Flora Belle, who was born March 8, 1870, and is deceased ; Mrs. Sarah Ida Hill, who was born March 21, 1872, and lives in Colorado; Mrs. Estella Luella Beasley, who was born March 30, 1874, and is a resident of Worth township; James William, who was born March 29, 1876, and is resid- ing in northern Iowa; John Edward, who was born June 5, 1878, and is now living in the northern part of the state; Servigna, who was born November S, 1880, and is in Douglas township; Albert, who was born April 22, 1883, and resides at Storm Lake. Iowa: Mrs. Thrap, wife of the subject of this review ; Mrs. Lillian Mae Stover, who was born March 14, 1888, and is living in northern Iowa; Chads, who was born October 30, 1891, and remains in Garden town- ship ; and Zylph, who was born June 27, 1896, and is now residing with the parents in Madrid. All were born and reared in Boone county. Mr. and Mrs. Thrap have four children: Ora Alma, who was born July 3, 1904; Hazel Florence, who was born May 14, 1908; Ralph Waldo, born November 18, 1909; and Marjorie Fern, December 26, 1913.
In his political views Mr. Thrap is independent, nor has he ever held or de- sired office. He has served, however, in some school offices in his township and the cause of education finds in him a stalwart friend. His time and attention he gives to his farm work and he raises a good grade of stock. Everything about the place indicates his progressive spirit. The farm is neat and thrifty in appearance and the work is diligently carried forward with the result that success in substantial measure has come to him.
CHARLES W. DANILSON.
Charles W. Danilson is one of the substantial Swedish-American residents of Cass township, owning a handsome home in Madrid and a valuable farm of one hundred and seventy-one acres on section 7, Cass township. He was born in Sweden, March 9, 1852, and received his education in that country. In ISSI he bade farewell to his home and came to America, locating in Boone county, Iowa, on May 15th of the same year. His parents were Daniel and Emma (Johansson) Johnson, natives of Sweden, who died in that country. In their family were seven children, as follows: Charles W., of this review; a son who died in in- fancy; Amanda, who resides in Sweden; John, of Madrid, Iowa; Edward, of Sweden : Peter, who died in Boone county ; and another, who is residing in Sweden.
Upon coming to Boone county Charles W. Danilson immediately located in Madrid. There he assisted in construction work for the Milwaukee Railroad
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Company, cutting trees for the contractors and doing other work of a similar character. He subsequently engaged in farming in Garden township on a place which he later purchased but which he sold in 1888, when he bought a farm in Cass township which he has now cultivated for twenty-six years. He gives con- siderable attention to stock-raising and has been successful along this line and in general farming. He has made a number of valuable improvements and by steady labor has enhanced the value of his property. He now owns one hundred and seventy-one acres on section 7, Cass township, and also holds title to his residence in Madrid. His sons are now assisting their father in his work and are relieving him of some of the more arduous labors connected with the cultivation of the land.
On August 16, 1876, Mr. Danilson married Miss Hulda Johnson, who was born in Sweden, July 20, 1856, and there grew to womanhood. Her parents were Carl John and Anna ( Christianson ) Johnson, natives of Sweden, in which country both are yet living. In their family were five children : Gustav, of Sweden; Mrs. Tilda Carlson, also of that country ; a son deceased : Hulda, the wife of our sub- ject ; and Axel, deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Danilson were born ten children : Carl, of Ogden, Iowa: John, of Canby, Minnesota ; Amanda, who resides with her parents ; Mrs. Mary Hubbard, of Forest City, Iowa; Mrs. Esther Akers, of Ogden ; Axel, deceased ; Gustav, who has also passed away ; Arthur and Frederick, who assist their father with the work of the homestead; and Minnie, who resides at home. The three eldest children were born in Sweden, but the remainder are natives of Boone county. All received a common-school education in Cass town- ship, and Frederick attended the Ogden high school for one year. He and his brother Arthur are progressive young agriculturists and are now doing valuable work in increasing the yield of the home farm.
Politically Mr. Danilson is a republican but has never been active in public affairs, although he is willing to bear his share in promoting enterprises of a general nature. He and his family are members of the Swedish Lutheran church and are devoted to that faith. Mr. Danilson has succeeded in life because he has always been industrious and thrifty and has determinedly pursued his labors until he is now numbered among the substantial residents of his township.
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