Peter F. Kuhl, b. 28 Nov 1845

RAMM, NAYE

Posted By: Donna Moldt Walker (email)
Date: 2/21/2004 at 11:03:36

Peter F. Kuhl, of Van Buren Township is pursuing the even tenor of his way in the care and cultivation of a good farm which he secured through his own labors, his perseverance and his economy. He is one of the most reliable German-American residents of this county, generous to a fault, with a keen desire for knowledge and all the things which pertain to a noble and worthy citizenship. A native of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, he was born Nov. 28, 1845, and came to America in April of 1865, landing in New York. Thence he proceeded directly to the farther West and commenced the task of carving out his fortune by the labor of his own hands.

Our subject is the son of Jerry and Maggie (Ramm) Kuhl, who were likewise natives of Schleswig, and of pure German stock. The father earned his living and made a comfortable home for his family by hard labor, and the parental household consisted of four children, all of whom are living, two in Germany, and two in the United States. Peter at an early age became familiar with agricultural pursuits, working on a farm in his native Province until coming to America. The year following, June 25, 1866, he was married to Miss Josephine Naye, a native of Germany, and at that time a resident of Van Buren Township. This union resulted in the birth of two sons and a daughter: Jerry, Mary and Peter. The eldest is nineteen years of age, and the youngest five, and all with their parents belong to the Lutheran Church. Mr. Kuhl, politically, is independent, aiming to support the men whom he considers the best qualified to serve the people. His farm property lies on section 12, and consists of 160 acres of good land, whereon he has erected comfortable buildings and is now prepared to take life easier then he could have done twenty years ago. He needs no better recommendation then the fact that he is well spoken of by his neighbors, and is fully worthy of representation in a work designed to perpetuate the names of the early settlers of this county.

("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)