Frey, Albert 1866 - 1929
FREY, MILLER, BROCKNER, HEISER
Posted By: Bill Waters (email)
Date: 4/25/2014 at 19:56:08
ALBERT FREY
The Fairview Stock Farm, which comprises one hundred and eighty-five acres and is located on section 15, Sumner Township, is one of the most productive agricultural properties of the section. its owner and manager, has demonstrated his ability in directing its affairs and has laid the foundation of a success remarkable for the comparatively short time with which he has been identified with this enterprise. He is a native of this county, born in Sumner Township on November 6, 1876, and is a son of Ora and Sophie (Miller) Frey, the former deceased and the latter now the widow of Joseph Steinmetz. The father was a native of Switzerland, while the mother's place of birth was in Germany. The father came to America in the '50s and passed away in Winneshiek County after a long and successful career as an agriculturist. He and his wife had nine children, as follows: Albert, our subject; Charles, of Sumner township; Louisa and Catherine, twins, the former the wife of Joseph Brockner, of Calmar, and the latter deceased; Anna, the wife of Robert Heiser, of Decorah; William, of Cresco; Katie, deceased; and Phillip and Bertha, twins, the former a resident of Spillville and the latter deceased.
Albert Frey was reared under the parental roof and acquired his education in the schools of the neighborhood. Under the guidance of his father he early became acquainted with agricultural methods and remained upon the home place until he was twenty-eight years of age, when he was married. He then took charge of the home farm for four years, at the end of which time he was enabled to buy one hundred and eighty-five acres on section 15, Sumner Township, the farm being now known as the Fairview Stock Farm. He has thereon a fine house, modern and comfortably appointed, and all the barns and outbuildings are in the best of condition. He makes a specialty of stock-raising, giving particular attention to black polled cattle and also deriving a substantial income from the raising of hogs. He is up-to-date in his methods and has provided the latest appliances in machinery to facilitate his labors and increase the productiveness of the place.
On October 9, 1895, Mr. Frey was united in marriage to Miss Anna Frey, who although of the same name is not a relative. She is a daughter of Henry and Louisa Frey, both natives of Switzerland. The mother is deceased but the father survives and makes his home in Howard county. Mr. and Mrs. Frey have one son, David Samuel, born May 12, 1898.
In his political views Mr. Frey inclines toward the Democratic Party, whose candidates and measures he upholds at the polls. He is a member of the Congregational church. In a few years he has succeeded in founding and putting upon a profitable basis a valuable property and such success as has come to him is highly merited for it is but the outcome of continued and well applied labor.
Source: History of Winneshiek County, Iowa Vol. II Chicago the S. J. Clark publishing Company 1913
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