Grote, Fred S.

GROTE

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 10/8/2008 at 16:16:23

Fred S. Grote

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.201, Norwalk Twp.)
Fred S. Grote, farmer, P. O. Weston, was born in Germany September 10, 1850; he is the son of Fred and Eureka Grote; his father was a brick-maker, was born in Germany about 1819, and is now dead; his mother was two weeks older than her husband. Our subject's parents came from Germany to Council Bluffs in 1858, when he was a boy. He received a common-school education, and spent his youthful days in helping his father in the brick business. He was married, in Council Bluffs, in 1873, to Lena Lubbers, a native of Hanover, Germany. She was born in 1848, and came alone to Council Bluffs about 1871. She is the daughter of John and Angella Gertrude (Haka) Lubbers. her father was born in Altenberg, in January 1820. He came to Council Bluffs in 1876, and died May 18, 1882. Her mother was born in the same place in 1821, and died in Germany September 20, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Grote have four children - Henry, born January 9, 1874; Minnie, born April 18, 1876; Fred, born December 30, 1877, and Harmon, born June 9, 1881. Mrs. Grote is a member of the Catholic Church. In politics, Mr. Grote is an Independent. He has 160 acres of land.