Dohse, William F.

DOHSE

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 7/16/2007 at 06:36:04

Iowa Press Association Who's Who In Iowa 1940. Jackson County Section by Helen O. Stoddard.
DOHSE, WILLIAM F.:
Farmer; born Schleswig Holstein, Germany Dec 29, 1877; son of Chris Dohse-Johanna Brandt; educated Clinton County; married Mathilda Stahl Sept. 27, 1911, DeWitt; daughters Irma(Mrs. A.J.Glover), Ruth Lucille(Mrs. H.Schnepel); 1881 came to America with parents; 1899 worked on father's farm; 1899-1902, managed father's farm; 1903-1913, farmer Clinton County; 1914- owner & operator farm in Jackson County; Cattle Feeders Association, vice-president, 1938, president 1939, chairman, 1940; member, Farm Bureau; hobby: feeding livestock & farming; eldest of 14 children, all living in Iowa, except 3; resident Route 4, Maquoketa.