Reinhardt, Frank

REINHARDT, JONES

Posted By: Janelle Martin (email)
Date: 4/3/2011 at 15:04:01

History of Hamilton County, Iowa, 1912, J.W.Lee, vol. II, p. 169.

Frank Reinhardt, who resides on a farm of one hundred and sixty acres on section 4, Independence township, is one of the representative agriculturists of Hamilton county. He was born in Illinois on the 10th of November, 1872, and is a son of Fred and Theresa Reinhardt. The parents were born, reared and married in Germany, whence they emigrated to the United States in 1866, locating in Illinois. In 1874, they came to Hamilton county and the father purchased a quarter section of partially improved land in Cass township. There he and the mother passed the remainder of their lives, her death occurring in 1894 and his in 1900, and both are buried in Graceland cemetery at Webster City. Our subject is the third in order of birth in a family of eight children, the eldest of whom were born in Illinois.

Frank Reinhardt, who was only a lad of two years when his parents came to Hamilton county, received his education in the district schools of Cass township. While still in his early boyhood he began to assist his father with the work of the farm and was taught the value of thrift and diligence in the acquirement of a successful career. He remained at home until he had attained his majority, and then started out to make his own way in the world. For five years thereafter he worked out as a farm hand and during that time he accumulated sufficient money to enable him to begin farming on his own account as a renter. Twelve years ago he removed to the place where he is now living and after the death of his father he bought the interest of the other heirs in the old homestead, comprised of two hundred acres located on sections 35 and 13 of Cass and Boone townships. All of the improvements on the latter place were made by our subject and his father and under their capable management it has been converted into one of the valuable properties of the township. Mr. Reinhardt is cultivating both places, consisting of three hundred and sixty acres, in connection with which he is also breeding and raising a high grade of stock. His cattle are all shorthorns and Herefords and he is raising Chester White hogs and Clyde horses.

In 1896, Mr. Reinhardt was married to Miss Minnie Jones, a daughter of Christ and Caroline Jones. Mrs. Reinhardt was born in Germany on the 27th of February, 1876, and is the eldest of five children born of her mother's second marriage. The parents emigrated to the United States in 1885 and located in Webster City, where the father is still residing, but the mother passed away in 1895. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Reinhardt, as follows : Theresa, Arthur, Clarine and George.

The parents are members of the German Lutheran church. Mr. Reinhardt votes the democratic ticket and has served as school director for three years and treasurer of the school board for one. He is a diligent man, of persistent effort and determination of purpose and to these qualities must be attributed the success which has come to him.