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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 November 1, 2020

Mr. & Mrs. Neu

Charles Neu, who came to Carroll in 1881 and passed away here on the 2d of November, 1896, gained an enviable reputation as one of the enterprising and successful business men of the city. His birth occurred in Luxemburg, Germany, on the 27th of June, 1848, his parents being Philip and Catharine (Rodesch) Neu, who are mentioned at greater length on another page of this work in connection with the sketch of Nicholas Neu, a brother of our subject. Unto them were born six children, five of whom grew to maturity and came to America, namely: Peter, who is deceased; Margaret, who is the wife of John Thill and resides in Bellevue, Iowa; Charles, of this review; Nicholas, of Carroll; and Peter, who has likewise passed away.

Charles Neu spent the first eighteen years of his life in the fatherland and came to America in 1866, locating in Lasalle county, Illinois, where he resided for five years. He next spent two years at Lake Superior, Michigan, and then removed to Colorado, where he was engaged in mining for a similar period. Subsequently he returned to Germany on a visit, spending three months in that country. Again making his way to La Salle county, Illinois, he remained there until 1881, which year witnessed his arrival in Carroll, Iowa. Here he continued to reside throughout the remainder of his life, passing away on the 2d of November, 1896, when forty-eight years of age. Following his arrival here he was employed by J. R. Whitney in the wholesale fruit business, while subsequently he was identified with the wholesale liquor business for eight years. Later he embarked in business as a dealer in grain and stock, carrying on operations along those lines until he passed away.

On the 6th of March, 1881, Mr. Neu was united in marriage to Miss Rosina Mary Adelhelm, who was born in Wittenberg, Germany, on the 14th of December, 1852, her parents being Frederick and Johanna (Haage) Adelhelm. Her paternal grandfather, Christian Adelhelm, passed away in Germany. Unto him and his wife, who died in early womanhood, were born three sons and two daughters, as follows: Frederick, Christian, Fredericka, Carolina and Jacob. John Haage, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Neu, died in Germany in middle life. Mrs. Neu was but fourteen months old when she lost her father and in 1857 was brought to America by her widowed mother with two other children of the family. These were Hannah Carolina (now deceased) and Christian Frederick, the latter a stepson. They spent three months in Burlington, Iowa, and then removed to La Salle county, Illinois, where Mrs. Johanna Adelhelm wedded Michael Miller, whose demise later occurred in that county. Following her daughter’s marriage, in 1881, Mrs. Miller came to Carroll, Iowa, and here passed away on the 14th of September, 1894, when seventy-seven years of age.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Neu were born five children, as follows: Philip Charles, who wedded Miss Ella Skidmore and is engaged in the furniture business at Carroll; Freddie William, who died in infancy; Johanna Carolina, at home; Hilda Maria, who passed away on the 23d of August, 1909, at the age of twenty-three years and six months; and Arthur N., a high school student. The father of these children was a Catholic in religious faith, while the mother is a Lutheran. Mrs. Neu has made her home in Carroll for three decades and has a host of warm friends here.

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