Krampe, Henry

KRAMPE, DEPPING, SILLWOLT, CLUNNER

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Date: 12/3/2008 at 13:18:42

KRAMPE, Henry
Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Baxter; born in Lippe-Detmold, Germany, Sept. 12, 1824. Married Louisa SILVORD in Wisconsin in 1852. She was born in Germany in 1824. They have six children - Henry, Fred, Simon, August, Minna and Luoisa. Has 390 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. He came to Wisconsin in 1851; remained sixteen years, and thence to Jasper Co., Iowa in 1867. He built a good building, set out an orchard and grove and improved his farm. Mr. and Mrs. Krampe are members of the Reformed Church. Has ten acres of timber in Clear Creek Tp.
~ "Malaka Township Biographies," The History of Jasper County, Iowa, (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878)
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Henry Krampe

Among the successful farmers of Jasper County who, through unaided exertions and the exercise of perseverance and economy have risen from humble positions in youth to posts of honor and influence, may be mentioned the name of Mr. Krampe, a well-known resident of Malaka Township. The farm which he owns and upon which he conducts general agricultural pursuits is one of the best in the township and consists of one hundred and fifty-four acres of valuable land. During the twenty-six years he has spent upon this place, he has succeeded in bringing the soil to a high state of cultivation and has erected a number of substantial and conveniently arranged buildings.

In the sketch of K. H. Krampe, presented on another page of this volume, reference is made to the parents of our subject, Henry and Fredricka (Depping) Krampe, the former of whom was a shoemaker by trade. In the spring of 1851 he brought the family to America and located in Wisconsin, where he bought a heavily timbered farm of four hundred acres. Of this property he cleared one hundred and sixty acres, and to each of his sons gave an eighty-acre tract. In l867 he came to Iowa and bought three hundred and eighty acres in Malaka Township, Jasper County, where he continued to reside until his death. His life was one of industry and energy, and he was highly esteemed by all who knew him.

The subject of this sketch was born in Lippe-Detmold, Germany, September 12, 1824, and passed his boyhood days in a comparatively uneventful manner. In 1852 he was united in marriage with Miss Louisa Sillwolt, and unto them have been born six children, namely: Henry, Fred, Simon, August, Mena and Louisa, the latter being the wife of August Clunner. In politics Mr. Krampe takes an active interest in public affairs and affiliates with the Republican Party. While residing in Germany, he was a reserve man in the Revolution. In his religious belief he is identified with the German Reformed Church, to which his family also belongs.

Mr. Krampe is one of those industrious, enterprising and capable men who give character to a community and promote the best interests of the people. As a citizen he has always upheld such measures as tend to promote the welfare of his fellow men, and he gives generously both of his time and means to all progressive enterprises. As a farmer he thoroughly understands his occupation, of which he has made a science. The general appearance of his farm and the air of thrift and prosperity apparent about the place prove that he thoroughly understands his vocation and has made of it a success. Portrait and Biographical Record, Jasper, Marshall and Grundy Counties, IA Page 212.