FREDERICK E. KAUFMANN

Frederick E. Kaufmann is one of the most substantial farmers and stock-raisers of Cedar county. His home, known as the Spring Hill Stock farm, is pleasantly located on section 23, Sugar Creek township. He was born on the 30th of December, 1856, in the same township and here has continued to reside throughout life. His parents are Henry A. and Gustina (Miller) Kaufmann, of whom extended mention is made on another page of this volume. He is the second in order of birth in their family of three sons, the others being Henry, now a resident of Nebraska, and Charles C., who also makes his home in Sugar Creek township.

During his boyhood and youth Frederick E. Kaufmann obtained a good practical education in the local schools and early acquired an excellent knowledge of agricultural pursuits while assisting his father in the labors of the home farm. On reaching manhood he chose the occupation to which he had been reared as his life work and is today the owner of eleven hundred acres of very valuable and productive land in this county, about seven hundred and fifty acres being in his home place in Sugar Creek township. It is a highly cultivated tract and well improved with good and substantial buildings, which stand as monuments to his thrift and enterprise. There is a fine spring upon the place, which has never been known to go dry since white men have been living here. In connection with general farming Mr. Kaufmann has always given special attention to the breeding of stock, principally shorthorn cattle, Percheron and coach horses and Chester While hogs. This branch of his business he has also found quite profitable. He has become interested in the banking business, being a director of the Farmers Savings Bank of Wilton since its organization and a stockholder of the Downey Bank and the Union Bank of Wilton.

In 1885 Mr. Kaufmann was united in marriage to Miss Rosa Freyermuth, who was born in Muscatine county, Iowa, in 1864, a daughter of Jacob and Caroline Freyermuth. Her parents were both natives of Germany and came to the United States in early life, being married in this country. Her mother is now deceased but her father is still living in Muscatine at the age of seventy-eight years. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Kaufmann are: Richard, who died in infancy; Pearl; Harry; Carrie; George, who died in August, 1909, at the age of twelve years; Florence; and Walter.

The republican party has always found in Mr. Kaufmann a stanch supporter of its principles and he has taken quite an active interest in local politics, serving as justice of the peace for about three years and as school director for about twelve years. He is a public-spirited, progressive citizen, who never withholds his support from any enterprise which he believes calculated to advance the welfare of his community, state or nation. As a business man he is widely and favorable known, being upright and honorable in all his dealings, and he well merits the high esteem in which he is held.