Pohlman, George S.

POHLMAN, HEGGIE

Posted By: Roseanna Zehner
Date: 7/25/2006 at 11:31:47

POHLMAN, GEORGE S.

George S. Pohlman is regarded as one of the leading farmers in Garfield Township and his name has gone throughout Lyon County as one of its most reliable and valuable citizens. He is a hard-working and industrious man, takes an active and intelligent interest in public affairs, and by his thrift and industry has become prosperous.

Mr. Pohlman was born in Will County, Illinois, near Joliet, in Jackson Township in 1865. His father, William Pohlman, was born in Germany, and coming to this country before he was of age, devoted his life to the cultivation of the soil. He died in October 1893. In 1885 he bought the farm in section 8, Garfield Township, having given much time to sightseeing before settling down, and selecting Lyon County as a most promising and desirable region for a home.

George S. Pohlman was reared on the Will County farm in Illinois and was trained to a farm life. His education was largely obtained in the local schools and was supplemented by a year and a half at the Northern Indiana Normal School. His business career began as a farmer in Will County where he carried on a farm until his coming to Lyon County.

Mr. Pohlman was married in 1900 to Miss Margaret Heggie. She was a native of Scotland and came with her parents to this country in 1881. Her father, John Heggie, was a boilermaker, and had his home in Joliet. Before her marriage with Mr. Pohlman she was a very successful schoolteacher in Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Pohlman are the happy parents of two children, Grace and Gordon.

The farm on which Mr. Pohlman located in Lyon County in 1900 was but slightly improved and all the substantial buildings have been the work of his own hands. Here he has built a handsome and roomy house 14 by 26 feet, two stories high with an addition 20 by 24 feet one and one half stories high. The granary, barn, and other buildings meet every requirement, and the entire place shows the best of handling.

Mr. Pohlman is a member of the Republican Party, and is now holding the position of township trustee. In all public affairs his voice is heard with attention and his advice given much consideration.

Source: Compendium of History Reminiscence and Biography of Lyon County, Iowa. Published under the Auspices of the Pioneer Association of Lyon County. Geo. Monlun, Pres.; Hon. E. C. Roach Sec’y; and Col. F. M. Thompson, Historian. Geo. A. Ogle & CO., Published, Engravers and Book Manufacturers. Chicago, 1904-1905

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