Weber, Jacob

WEBER, SHODEL

Posted By: Gary Norris (email)
Date: 2/14/2013 at 09:14:03

The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Hist. Co., 1880.

WEBER, JACOB—Madison Twp—pg 961. Farmer and stock-raiser, section 6, P.O. Tama City. Was born in Germany, in 1830, where he resided until 1850, when he came to the United States, and after working in New York, Milwaukee, and Illinois in various occupations, was married in La Porte county, Indiana, in 1857, to Miss Shodel; then removed to Illinois, where he engaged in farming for twelve years; then in 1869 bought 160 acres where he now lives; also owns in Poweshiek and Tama counties fine, well-improved farms containing in all 880 acres. Mr. Weber has a large well arranged house, beautifully located, commanding a fine view of the surround country, surrounded by a good orchard and a large grove of forest trees; he has some five miles of the best hedge fence in the State. Mr. Weber has four daughters and one son. His wife died March 27, 1879, aged forty-two years. Mr. Weber is now worth at least $45,000, all of which he has accumulated within twenty-two years, in which time he has lost some stock. Was drafted to serve in the United States army which cost him $700 for a substitute.