Stadter, J. G.

STADTER

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Date: 9/23/2008 at 16:22:44

J. G. Stadter

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.169, Macedonia Twp.)
J. G. Stadter, blacksmith and wagon-maker, Carson, was born in Prussia February 8, 1852; his father, F. W. Stadter, was born in Prussia about 1818, came to America about 1857, settled in Davis County, Iowa, on a farm; there he raised his family, and, in 1878, moved into the town of Ottumwa, where he still lives. Subject's mother, Mary (Plushantz) Stadter, was born in Prussia about 1822, and came to this country with her husband; she has had ten children, six of whom are dead. Mr. Stadter attended the common schools of Davis County, Ioaw, and in 1872 began serving an apprenticeship at blacksmithing and carriage-making in Ottumwa, Iowa, with W. C. Grimes. In 1875, having learned his trade, he opened a shop in Slagle, Keokuk Co., Iowa, where he remained till 1880, when he came to Carson and opened the first wagon and carriage shop of the place. Mr. Stadter owns three lots in the town of Carson and a farm of 160 acres in Woodbury County, Iowa. He is a member of the Winebrennarian Church, is an Odd Fellow, and a member of the Encampment, also of the Iowa Legion of Honor; he is a stanch Republican.