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Politically, Mr. Sweeney is an earnest Democrat, having long taken a deep interest in public affairs, and at the present time he is serving his township in an efficient manner as assessor and road supervisor, and in these two positions is discharging his important duties to the entire satisfaction of his fellow citizens. Religiously, he and his family are members of the Catholic church and give to it their earnest support at all times. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Modern Woodmen of America. Because of his success and genuine worth as a citizen, he enjoys the esteem and confidence of all with whom he has come in contact in the county.
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JOHN LANGE.
It is one of the beauties of our government that it acknowledges no hereditary rank or title, no patent of nobility save that of nature's, leaving every man to establish his own rank by becoming the artificer of his own fortune. Places of honor and trust, rank and preferment thus happily placed before every individual, high or low, rich or poor, to be striven for by all, but earned alone by perseverance and sterling worth, are most always sure to be filled with deserving men, or at least by those possessing the energy and talent essential to success in contests where public position is the prize. John Lange, the subject of this review, affords a conspicuous example of the suc- cessful, self-made American, who is not only eminently deserving of the confrlence reposed in him by his fellow citizens, but also possesses the neces- sary energy and talent that fit him for the place in the business world which he fills. A man of vigorous mentality and strong mental fiber, he finds those qualities the chief factor in the carving out of a career that has been above suspicion of reproach and of honor in the county of which he is a respected resident.
John Lange, a prosperous merchant of Germantown, O'Brien county, Towa, was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1881, and is the son of Ferdinold and Lena (Franke) Lange. His father was a native of Germany, his birth having occurred in that country in 1866, and when a young man he came to this country and settled in Cook county, Illinois, where he became engaged in railroad work and continued to work at that business until his death in 1893. His wife, Lena Franke, was born in 1856, and is now living with her son. John, in Germantown, Iowa.
John Lange is the only living child born to his parents, the other son, Fred, being deceased. John Lange was educated in the schools of Chicago and when seventeen years of age started to work in the railroad shops as an engine wiper. He attended strictly to his own affairs, was soon pro- moted to engineer, and for the next twelve years was a railroad engineer. However, he found an opportunity to improve himself and in 1911 he came to O'Brien county, Iowa, and purchased a general mercantile store in Ger- mantown. He carries a good line of such goods as are usually found in stores of this kind and he enjoys a large share of the patronage of the town and surrounding country. His business has prospered from the time that he started in and he now has a stock of four thousand dollars worth of goods. By a straightforward and commendable course Mr. Lange is rapidly
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gaining the admiration of the people of the community and a reputation as an enterprising and progressive man of affairs. In addition to his business interests he is a shareholder in the Farmers Creamery of Germantown and also owns twenty acres of land in the state of Oregon.
Mr. Lange was married in 1908 to Bertha Berg, who is a native of Germany, her birth having occurred in 1880, and to the union of Mr. and Mrs. Lange has been born one daughter, Dorothy, who is still with her par- ents. Mr. Lange is independent in politics and considers it his duty to vote for the best man at election time, irrespective of politics. He and his wife are earnest and devoted members of the German Lutheran church and sub- scribe liberally to the support of that denomination. Mr. Lange is a broad- minded and public-spirited citizen, who has not been backward in lending his support to every movement which has designed to upbuild and develop his community. Personally, he is a most genial man to meet and is an apprecia- tive members of the community life where he is residing.
JOHN ENGELKE.
The thrift of the German people is proverbial. In whatever section of the world they settle it may be taken for granted that they will prosper. Whether this is due to some innate characteristics of the people themselves, whether it is a matter of their home training and environment, or whether it is due to the climate of their native land, may be a disputed question. Some historians have declared that the reason why the people of the north- ern part of Europe are most industrious of any of the people of the Old World is due to the fact that the climate is seasonal. It is well known that the Germans, the Danes and the people of the Scandinavian peninsula are much more energetic and enterprising than the people of Spain, Italy and Greece, and learned men have tried to account for this condition on the basis of climatic conditions. They assert that the best climate for civiliza- tion is one which has alternating seasons of heat and cold. If this is a fact, it accounts in no small measure for the success of the farmers of O'Brien county, Iowa, since they enjoy two extremes of climate to a very marked degree. Whatever may be the cause of the universal prosperity of the sons of Germany, it is certain that John Engelke, of Liberty township, O'Brien county, possesses these characteristics in abundance.
Mr. Engelke was born in Germany in 1861, and is the son of Deitrick
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and Mary (Friedrick) Engelke. Deitrick Engelke was born in Germany in 1822, and in 1865 brought his family to this country and settled in Wis- consin. A few years later he came to O'Brien county, Iowa, and bought a section of land, which he rented to his son, John, whose history is here pre- sented. the father himself returning to Wisconsin, where he remained until his death in 1907. His wife, Mary Freidrick, was born in Germany in 1816 and died in Wisconsin in 1905.
John Engelke was one of six children born to his parents, and one of four who are now living. He was but four years of age when he came with His parents to this country and consequently received his education in Wis- consin, where the family settled. In 1888 his father went to O'Brien county, Iowa, and purchased a section of land, and John Engelke, with his young wife, moved on this land and at once began to make extensive in- provements. He rented the farm from his father and after his father's death he purchased the section of land. and in addition to this six hundred and forty acres he has bought three hundred and twenty acres more in this township, so that he is today the owner of nine hundred and sixty acres of fine farming land in Liberty township. Since coming to this county he has has made many improvements of all kinds on his farm in the way of erect- ing a beautiful and attractive home, large and commodious barns and con- structing hundreds of rods of fencing. He has also set out hundreds of fruit and forest trees and his farm today presents a very attractive appear- ance. He has been an extensive breeder of live stock and has made a spe- cialty of Hereford cattle and Norman horses, and has won a number of prizes on his Norman stock at the O'Brien county fair on several occasions. lle owns a share of stock in the O'Brien County Fair Association, as well as in the elevator and co-operative store at Sutherland.
Mr. Engelke was married in 1888 to Rebecca Segelke, who was born in Germany in 1860, and to this union there have been born six children, all of whom, except the oldest married daughter, are still living with their parents : Mrs. Amelia Peterson, who lives in Gaza, Iowa; Deitrick, Henry, Sophia, George and Amanda.
Mr. Engelke has never been a partisan in politics and has never be- lieved that any one political ticket contained all the best men of his com- munity, and for this reason he has reserved the right to scratch his ticket and vote for the best man, believing that in so doing he was best serving the interests of his state and nation. He has always been actively identified with the civic interests and affairs of his community, and has served as trustee of Liberty township, as well as on the school board of the township.
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In both capacities he served with distinction and has favored every measure which he felt would redound to the welfare of his township. Religiously, he and the members of his family are loyal members of the German Luth- eran church and give their earnest support to it at all times. His success has been gained by the use of honorable methods at all times and in dealing with his fellow men he has ever remembered the injunctions as set forth in the Golden Rule.
GARRETT VOS.
A business man of Sutherland, O'Brien county, lowa, who is a man of much energy and ability is Garrett Vos, who has been a resident of this county for a quarter of a century. He is a man of unusual mechanical ability and has mastered the tinner's trade, as well as the plumber's and electri- cian's, and is competent to serve in any of these three important vocations. He has also been a newspaper editor for more than a year, and during his short career as a newspaper man he demonstrated the fact that he pos- sessed abilities along the editorial line. Throughout his career he has de- monstrated an unusual ability to adapt himself to conditions and under what- ever circumstances he has been thrown he has shown a remarkable power of adaptation to environment.
Garrett Vos, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vos, was born in Sioux county, Iowa, in 1872. He was given a good, common school education and graduated from the high school at Orange City, Iowa. At the tender age of sixteen years he began to learn the tinner's trade and for two years worked for Smith Brothers, in Sheldon, this county. He mastered the de- tails of the trade and has no difficulty in holding a position with E. P. Messer, of Sheldon, in his tin shop for the next two years, after which he went to Paullina, this county, where he followed the tinner's trade for four years. In 1903 he came to Sutherland, where he engaged in the tinner's business for the next seven years. In 1910 he opened a shop where he carries supplies for all kinds of tin work, plumbing and electric light fixtures. He worked in an electric supply house at Orange City and learned the details of his trade. Most of his life has been spent in the tinning trade and in this he has made a marked success. He is naturally of a mechanical turn of mind, and it was not difficult for him to turn his hand to plumbing and electrical work, with the result that he is now building up a flourishing business in all three of these important lines of endeavor. In addition to
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his mechanical work along these various lines he was editor of the Suther- land Courier for eighteen months. He purchased this paper with the idea of permanently engaging in the newspaper business, but his love for his former trade proved too strong for him. Accordingly, he sold his news- paper, retaining the store building where it was published, which he still owns.
Mr. Vos was married in 1895 to Lillie Hicks, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hicks, and they have one son, Wesley, who is now a student in the high school at Sutherland. Politically, Mr. Vos is a Republi- can, and though taking an active interest in political affairs yet he has never felt that he had time to engage in politics. He and his family are regular and faithful attendants of the Methodist Episcopal church, while, fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. Vos is a man of quiet demeanor and has chosen the quiet way of living rather than the turmoil of political or commercial life. In the quietude of his own home has found that contentment which is the most satisfying to him. He is a successful business man, a kind and obliging neighbor and a worthy citizen, and he has lived to honorable ends, while the future awaits him with ample reward.
REUBEN W. HILL.
A retired farmer of O'Brien county, Iowa, who is now spending his declining years surrounded by every comfort in Sutherland is Reuben W. Hill, who has been a resident of this county for more than thirty years. He belongs to that sterling type of citizens who start in the world unaided and. by sheer force of will, forge ahead and reach a place of honor among their fellow citizens. He is a man of many sterling characteristics of head and heart and among his contemporaries it would be hard to find a record more complete with toilsome duty faithfully and uncomplainingly performed in all the walks of life.
Reuben W. Hill was born in Ontario county. New York, in 1848, and is the son of Willis and Phoebe (Payne) Hill. Willis Hill was born in Wayne county, New York, in 1825, and lived the life of a farmer there until 1859. In that year he came west and settled in Cherokee county, Iowa. where he purchased land and lived until his death, which occurred in 1885.
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He was twice married, his first marriage occurring in 1842 to Phoebe Payne, who was born in 1828 in New York state. Her death occurred in 1863, leaving one son, Reuben W., whose history is here portrayed. The second marriage of Willis Hill was to Adeline Knowles, who was born in New York state in 1839, and to this second marriage eleven children were born. The second wife of Willis Hill is still living and is now making her home with her youngest son. Ernest, in Waterman township, this county.
Reuben W. Hill received his education in the schools of New York state, and when eighteen years of age left home and went to Hillsdale county, Michigan, where he worked out as a farm hand at seventeen dollars per month. A few years later he returned to his native state, where he worked one year by the day. After marrying, in 1869, he went to Michigan the next year and purchased forty acres of timber land, and incidentally worked for his father, who had also come to Michigan. Within a year Mr. Hill had traded his forty acres of timber land for one hundred and twenty acres of prairie land in Cherokee county. Iowa. In the spring of 1871 he moved to Jowa, broke up his land for the first time with oxen, and for the next ten years successfully farmed his land in this county. In 1881 he sold his farm in Cherokee county at a good profit and moved to O'Brien county, where he purchased three hundred and twenty acres of unimproved land in Waterman township. He has been very successful from the start in this county and has added to his possessions from time to time until he is now the owner of four hundred and sixty acres of land in Waterman township. He has improved it in many ways until now it is one of the most attractive farms in the county. He has been an extensive breeder of all kinds of live stock and finds this a very profitable part of his farming operations. He is a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator and the fair association at Suther- land. Several years ago he retired from active farm life and moved to Sutherland, where he owns a handsome home and four acres of lots.
Mr. Hill was married in 1869 to Sarah Hoag, who was born in Wayne county, New York, in 1849, and to this union have been born seven children : Mrs. Dela Webb, of O'Brien county; Clarence: Frank; Mrs. Mary Lanning. who is a resident of North Dakota: Mrs. Bertha Schultz, who lives in Liberty township, this county; Willis and Byron. Three of the sons are living on their father's farm, Clarence, Frank and Willis.
The Republican party has claimed the support of Mr. Hill for many years, and his party has honored him by nominating him to the office of township clerk, as well as township trustee, and in these offices he has ren- dered faithful and efficient service to the citizens of his township, irrespective
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of their party affiliations. Mr. Hill is a man of industrious habits, good business judgment and because of his upright character and genial nature he enjoys the friendship of all who know him.
FRED STRAMPE.
In 1882 there landed at the wharf of New York city a fifteen-year-old German lad, whose sole assets consisted of enough money to reach Iowa and a willingness to work. That fifteen-year-old lad is today the possessor of three hundred and twenty acres of fine land in O'Brien county, Iowa, has a share in the Panllina Elevator Company and owns a blacksmith shop at Germantown. Such a history is truly remarkable and deserves mention in a biographical volume of this nature.
Fred Strampe, a prosperous farmer and stock raiser of Caledonia town- ship, O'Brien county, lowa, was born in Germany in 1867, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Strampe, whose history is given elsewhere in this volume under the sketches of William and Henry Strampe, who are brothers of the subject of this review.
Fred Strampe received a meager education in his native land and at the age of ten years started out to work for himself, and for the next five years he worked in his native country, saving his money in order to come to America. At the age of fifteen he had saved enough to make the trip across the ocean and reach Iowa. Accordingly, in 1882 he came to the United States and at once went overland to Iowa, where he worked as a farm hand for the next five years, after which he rented a farm of his own in Caledonia township, on which he lived until his marriage in 1892, after which he pur- chased one hundred and sixty acres of land in Caledonia township, and on this tract he has made ten thousand dollars' worth of improvements since acquiring it. He has not only been able to pay for this farm, but has pur- chased an additional one hundred and sixty acres, so that today he is the owner of three hundred and twenty acres of valuable land in this township. He has a handsome modern country home and all of the outbuildings which are necessary for a farm of this size. He has been an extensive breeder of Shorthorn cattle and has found this to be a lucrative part of his income each year.
Mr. Strampe was married in 1892 to Mary Dobbertine, who was born in 1874, and to this union have been born twelve children, all of whom
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except the oldest are still at home with their parents, Ernst is at Omaha in an automobile training school, Edith, Fred, Albert, Hilda, Fredia, Irwin, Renold, Raymond, Delbert, Eveline and Marvin. Mr. and Mrs. Strampe are giving their children the best of educational advantages in order that they may be better prepared to meet the struggles of life later on in their career.
Mr. Strampe belongs to that large and ever-increasing class of citizens who reserve the right to cast their vote for the best candidates, irrespective of party affiliations. He and his family are loyal and earnest members of the German Lutheran church and try to live in accordance with the teach- ings of that denomination. Mr. Strampe has had remarkable success since coming to this country and is a fine type of the self-made German citizen. In addition to his agricultural interests, he owns a share in the Paullina Elevator Company and also a blacksmith shop at Germantown. Mr. Strampe has been energetic and persevering in the pursuit of his ideals and today he can look back over a record characterized by duty well and faithfully per- formed and a life controlled by proper motives. Personally, he is a genial and companionable man, enjoying a large acquaintance throughout O'Brien county, among whom are many warm and loyal friends.
JOHN R. BRUNDAGE.
The comparatively recent settlement of some parts of the beautiful state of Iowa has brought to us a singularly energetic, able class of citizens ; men who fear not to do and dare and to whom labor is a pleasure if it brings accomplishment of visible results. Among even such a class of men, a few have risen to prominence through their own efforts, and among these we find one still in his youth who has accomplished what few men accomplish in a long life.
John R. Brundage was born in Marshall county, lowa. August 1, 1871, while the state was still young and sparsely settled and the unbroken prairies stretched for miles upon miles, seemingly boundless. His father, one of the pioneers of Marshall county, was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1831, and here he spent his childhood and youth. He became the father of five chiil- dren, viz: Heretta, now Mrs. Wyatt, who resides at Beaver City, Nebraska ; William B., of O'Brien county, Iowa ; Loney, now a retired farmer living at
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Sheldon, Iowa; Anna ( Mrs. Bradley), a resident of Ortonville, Minnesota, and John R., of Sanborn, Iowa.
In the year 1869 Mr. Brundage brought his family from Montreal to Marshall county, Iowa, where he remained until the year 1877. At that time he saw the wonderful opportunities for growth and development in O'Brien county, and purchased a tract of land here for the small sum of six dollars and fifty cents per acre. The wonderful increase in the value of this land is known to all who are interested in the growth of this county.
John R. Brundage, the son of whom we wish particularly to speak in this article, came to O'Brien county in 1883 and from that time until the year 1900 he assisted his father in the arduous labors of the homestead farm. In that year, however, he was married to Nellie Fisher and they established their home in the still newer country of South Dakota, where he engaged in stock raising. He specialized in the breeding of white faced Hereford cattle, and also raised a large number of sheep. So successful was he in his work that he was enabled to purchase fourteen hundred acres of land. This he later sold and returned to the state of Iowa, where he re- invested his capital.
In the year 1905 one of the great sorrows of life came to him, Deatlı coming to his home and claiming his wife. He had left, however, for his comfort and solace, a little daughter, Louise. Seven years later he was mar- ried to Pearl King, the daughter of Theodore King, of Primghar, and she is now the charming mistress of his beautiful home in Sanborn. His daugh- ter, Louise, is now attending Hawthorn College in Sioux Falls, in which city he owns a beautiful residence and two lots.
Mr. Brundage's homestead in O'Brien county comprises two hundred and eighty acres of land, which is worth now, instead of the nominal sum formerly paid by his father for land in this vicinity, two hundred and fifty dollars per acre : he has erected buildings and added other improvements to the value of approximately ten thousand dollars. Two acres of mixed crops add greatly to the beauty and value of the place. He is still, as in his earlier days, interested in the breeding of fine live stock and about every third year he holds a sale of these animals. He is a stockholder in the elevator of 'San- born, and is deeply interested in the commercial, as well as the social, life of the place. He is actively interested in the affairs of the Christian church, of which he is a member, and is affiliated with the order of Modern Wood- men of America. Though aspiring to no political office, his sympathies are with the Republican party, which ticket he consistently votes.
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One of the few to whom it is given to amass more than a competence while still in their youth, highly respected and justly so by his fellow citi- zens, broad minded and energetic to a degree, Mr. Brundage is truly one of our representative men, a splendid example for the young men of the con- munity to emulate.
EDO PETERS.
It is safe to say that the prosperity of O'Brien county is a debt of gratitude to its German settlers. Every German settler who has made O'Brien county his home has prospered. The thrift which is the national characteristic of Germany is represented in the lives of the German descend- ants who have made this county their home.
Edo Peters, the owner and proprietor of the Grand Theater of Hart- ley, was born in Germany in 1861. His parents, Peter and Helen (Reimes) Peters, were both natives of Germany and lived all of their days in the land of their birth. Peter Peters was born in 1816 and died in 1881. To this couple were born seven children: Crist, deceased; Minnie, deceased; Kath- erine ; Peter, deceased; Ella, deceased; Mrs. Lizzie Weildt, deceased, and Edo, whose history is here presented. All of the deceased children except Crist died in Germany.
Edo Peters remained in Germany until he was twenty-four years of age, received a common school education and at the age of fourteen began to work out as a farm hand in his native land. Wishing to better his condition, he came to America in 1885 and settled in Illinois, where he found work on a farm. He then rented land and farmed for thirteen years in Illinois, after which he moved to South Dakota and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land. He operated this for five years and then came to O'Brien county, Iowa. After coming to this county in 1903 he bought and sold several farms at different times. He finally settled in Hartley, Iowa, where he purchased the Grand Theater building. He now manages a billiard room and moving picture show in this building. In addition to these interests, has a share in the Farmers Elevator Company at Sanborn, Iowa. Mr. Peters is a man of keen business ability and has won his present success by attending strictly to his own business.
Mr. Peters was married in 1888 to Margaret Johnson, and to this union have been born eight children: Adolph, a farmer of O'Brien county; Crist ; Mrs. Minnie McGee, of O'Brien county; Henry, who is helping his father
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as manager of the billiard room; Emma and three children who died in infancy. Politically, Mr. Peters is allied with the Republican party and gives it his support at all times. While he has never been a candidate for any public office, he takes an intelligent interest in public affairs, and keeps well informed upon the current issues of the day. Religiously, he and his family are earnest members of the German Lutheran church, of which they are generous supporters. Mr. Peters is a worthy representative of the Ger- man element of this county, a steady, intelligent and progressive man, one who gives stability to the body politic and has shown an interest in all public measures and is a true type of the enterprising citizen of today.
ERNST MEIER.
The number of Germans who have cast their lot with the people of O'Brien county and adjoining counties in Iowa is large and it has been noted repeatedly that those who have located here have proven to be among the most desirable and best citizens in every sense of the word. They have been industrious and progressive farmers, and have always supported such measures as made for the public good. They have yielded obedience to their adopted country and have taken their share of the duties which are the pleasure of every American citizen. Among these many Germans of O'Brien county who have made this their permanent home is Ernst Meier, a farmer of Lincoln township, in this county.
Ernst Meier was born in Germany in 1871 and is the son of John and Frederica (Jipp) Meier. The father was born in 1835 and followed the occupation of a farmer until he came to this country with his family in 1892. John Meier first settled in Scott county, Iowa, where he farmed for twelve years, after which he retired from active work and is now living a retired life in Hartley. To John Meier and wife were born five children: Mrs. Minnie Brandt, of Omega township, this county; Antron, of Franklin town- ship; Louis, a farmer of Minnesota ; Mrs. Lena Velice, of this county, and Ernst, with whom this narrative deals.
Ernst Meier received his common school education in Germany and when twenty-one years of age came with his parents to this country. He helped his father on the farm until he was twenty-six years of age, and then worked as a farm hand in Scott county and later in O'Brien county. When he came to O'Brien county he rented land in Omega township and in
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1912 purchased one hundred and twenty acres in Lincoln township where he is now living. He keeps a high class of graded stock of all kinds and is one of the progressive farmers of his township. He is interested in all public enterprises and owns a share of stock in the Rural Telephone Com- pany.
Mr. Meier was married in 1907 to Anna Rorna, and to this marriage has been born one daughter. Hilda. Politically, Mr. Meier has affiliated with the Democratic party since coming to this country. He and his wife are earnest members of the German Lutheran church and give it their zealous support at all times. Mr. Meier's life since coming to this country has al- ways been controlled by proper motives, and in his relations with his fellow citizens he has been actuated by the highest ideals. Today he is numbered by those who know him as one of the community's leading citizens.
PETER HICKEY.
O'Brien county is proud of her citizens who have come from the Emerald isle, for the reason that these citizens are among the most enter- prising and successful men of the county. The same is true of their de- scendants, and while the county has only a few of the native sons of the Emerald isle, there are many descendants of the sturdy sons of Ireland in our midst.
Peter Hickey, a retired farmer of Sanborn, O'Brien county, Iowa, was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1862. His parents were John and Mary (McCardel) Hickey and were both born in Ireland. John Hickey was born in 1823 and left his native land with his parents when he was seven years of age and came to America, settling in Chicago. Here he received a very meager education and upon reaching manhood became a stage driver and later a miner in Illinois. Still later in life he moved to Clinton county, Iowa, where he engaged in farming for a number of years and then moved to Buchanan county, in this state, where he farmed until his death, in 1888. He was married in 1846 to Mary McCardel, who died in 1908, and to this union were born eleven children: Peter, a farmer of this county; John, who was killed by an automobile accident in this county in 1913; Michael, a resident of Montana; Ellen, who is living with her brother, Peter; William, a farmer of Minnesota; Patrick, of Sheldon, Iowa; Thomas, a farmer of this county : two who died in infancy; Mary, deceased, and Martin.
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Peter Hickey received an elementary education in the schools of Chicago and when nineteen years of age left home and went to work in the mines in Colorado. He did some prospecting for himself. Shortly after going to Colorado he came to O'Brien county, Iowa, and secured employment upon a farm. In 1884 he bought a farm and improved it in various ways. He sold this farm in 1889 at a good profit and purchased one hundred and sixty acres in Franklin township, which he still owns. Resourceful and progres- sive, Mr. Hickey has the true twentieth-century spirit of enterprise, having kept abreast of the latest improvements and is rightly classed among the leading agriculturists of his county.
Mr. Hickey was married in 1900 to Elizabeth Rathford, and his wife and the one child born to them are both deceased. Mr. Hickey has always been interested in the affairs of the Democratic party and has served as trustee of Franklin township. In this office he discharged his duties in a manner which earned the commendation of all with whom he came in con- tact. He is an earnest supporter of the Catholic church and contributes liberally of his means to its support. Mr. Hickey maintains an abiding interest in the welfare of his community and his support is given without reserve to all movements which are for the betterment and welfare of his community.
JW
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