Senn, John

SENN

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 8/21/2008 at 16:46:08

John Senn

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.124, James Twp.)
John Senn, farmer, P. O. Avoca, was born in Switzerland April 24, 1826, son of Joseph and Mary (Ieckly) Senn, both natives of Switzerland, he born in 1788, and died in Scott County, this State April 12, 1870; and she died in the same county in 1863. His father was a harness-maker, and was the father of eleven children - nine boys and two girls - of whom five boys are now dead. Our subject was married, in Havre, France, December 27, 1855, to Kathrina Solond, born in Switzerland in 1828, and died in Le Claire, Scott County, this State, in 1863. Her parents were natives of Switzerland, and also died in that country. By her, our subject had five children - three boys and two girls - of whom three are living - Louie, August and Edward. Mr. Senn was married a second time, October 28, 1865, to Margaret Woller, born in Holstein, Germany, May 8, 1838. Her parents were both born in the latter place, also. Mr. and Mrs. Senn had six children - Henry, Julius, Bertha, Lena (deceased), Maggie and Lillie. Mrs. Senn died in James Township, this county, in 1876, to which township our subject came in March, 1874, and purchased 160 acres of prairie land at $12 per acre, after renting for four years. He now has good buildings on his place, and has made some substantial improvements, including an orchard and a grove. He engages in general farming. Has been Road Supervisor. In religion, he is a Catholic, and in politics a strong Democrat.