Henry Judge (1870-1945)

JUDGE

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 10/3/2022 at 09:39:49

Henry Judge
(September 11, 1870 – July 2, 1945)

The subject of this review is a self-made man who, without any extraordinary family or pecuniary advantages at the commencement of life, has battled earnestly and energetically and by indomitable courage and integrity has achieved both character and fortune. By sheer force of will and untiring effort he has worked his way upward and is numbered among the leading business men of Calhoun County. He has for a number of years successfully conducted a photographic gallery here, and his proficiency in the line of his chosen vocation has secured to him a liberal patronage. Mr. Judge is numbered among the native sons of Calhoun County, his birth having occurred in Center township on the 11th of September, 1870, his parents being William and Olive (Davis) Judge, both of whom were natives of England in which country they were married. The father was a baker in Hastings. England, but believing that better opportunities were afforded in America, he came to the new world in 1852 settling first in Lockport, New York. He afterward removed to Michigan and was employed in a tannery at Ann Arbor. Subsequently he followed the same pursuit in Galesburg, Illinois, and thence came to Iowa in 1866, settling in Lake City where he remained for a short time. He next secured a homestead claim in Center Township and was engaged in farming until his death, which occurred in 1889. About two or three years later his widow sold the home farm and has since resided with her son, Henry. In the family were four daughters and two sons: Anna, the wife of Thomas Leith, who is living four miles south of Manson; Ella, the wife of Frank Hulett, of Pipestone, Minnesota; George, who married Ella Farrington and is living in Adell, Iowa; Henry, of this review; Giarlotte, the wife of Mike Campbell, of Greenfield Township, Calhoun County; and Lizzie, the wife of Ben Campbell, who is living near Somers, Calhoun County. In the district schools Henry Judge began his education, later studied in the graded schools of Manson and also spent one year in the Davenport Business College. Eight years ago he became connected with the photographic work in Manson, purchasing an interest in a gallery, his partner being G. A. Douglass. After six months he purchased his partner's interest and has since operated the gallery in his own name. He has an elegantly equipped studio in Manson and also one in Pomeroy, where he spends two days each week. He thoroughly understands the photographic art, keeps in touch with the latest improvements and processes and his work is so satisfactory that it brings him an excellent income.
On the 1st of September, 1897, Mr. Judge was united in marriage in Manson, to Miss Mattie Renken, who was born in Pocahontas County, Iowa, July 6, 1873. Her parents were natives of Germany, and on coming to the United States established their home upon a farm in Pocahontas County where they spent their remaining days. Mrs. Judge has two brothers and two sisters living. Mr. and Mrs. Judge have one son, Lyman, born December 24, 1898. They have a pleasant home in Manson and many friends there entertain for them high regard. Mr. Judge is a member of both the Masonic and Woodmen fraternities and he advocates Republican principles but has never sought or desired office, preferring to devote his attention to his business affairs which are bringing to him well deserved success. He is a gentleman whose courtesy is unfailing, whose integrity is above question, and thus he has gained high regard. [Source - Biographical Record of Calhoun County, Iowa, by S.J. Clarke, 1902, p.388]