Carroll County IAGenWeb

HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY IOWA

A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement

VOLUME II ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1912

Transcribed by Sharon Elijah September 20, 2020

Joseph H. Lampe, numbered among the younger generation of farmers in Arcadia township, has always been connected with this line of activity and is today one of the prosperous men of this locality, operating an excellent farm of two hundred acres. A native of Iowa, he was born in Dubuque county, on the 11th of November, 1882, a son of Bernard and Bernadine (Olberdine) Lampe, both of whom were born in Germany. The father came to the United States when a youth of sixteen years of age, and located first in Illinois. Later, however, he removed to Iowa, taking up his abode in Dubuque county, where he remained until 1882, then came to Carroll county. Here he purchased a farm in Arcadia township, to the improvement of which he directed his energies for a number of years, his efforts being so successful that in 1907 he was able to withdraw from active work and now makes his home in Carroll, enjoying well earned retirement. His wife also survives. In their family were eleven children, namely: Henry, a farmer of Kansas; Mary, the wife of Henry Schrad, of Arcadia township; Frank, Herman, Clem, Bernadine and Lizzie, all deceased; one who passed away in infancy; John, residing at Templeton, Iowa; Josephine, who married A. B. Lappe, of Carroll, Iowa; and Joseph H., of this review.

In the public schools of Arcadia township Joseph H. Lampe pursued his education, remaining a student therein until his graduation from high school. The home farm was a training ground and under the wise guidance of his father he was prepared for the practical duties of business life. Wisely choosing as his vocation the occupation to which he had been reared, he has since given his entire attention to agriculture pursuits and now operates the old homestead, consisting of two hundred acres. As a farmer he has been quite successful, and, taking pride in the appearance of his place, has added every improvement which might contribute to its neatness and fertility. He has also made such study of the soil as to enable him to so adapt his crops as to reap the maximum yield per acre, and bountiful harvests have enabled him to place himself in prosperous circumstances.

On the 26th of August, 1908, Mr. Lampe was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie Lampmen, a daughter of John and Lizzie (Hoefer) Lampmen. Her mother was a native of Germany but her father was born in Dubuque, Iowa, and they were early settlers of Carroll county, but both are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Lampe have two children, Paulina Bernadine and Clarence.

They hold membership in the Catholic church, while in politics Mr. Lampe is a democrat. He has spent practically his entire life within the borders of Arcadia township and has therefore become widely acquainted, many of his best friends being numbered among those who have known him the longest, a fact which would indicate the possession of such qualities of character as win confidence, respect and good will.

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