DOMINICK SUCHOMEL

Among the prosperous farmers of Cedar county who owe their success in life entirely to their own efforts is Dominick Suchomel, who now owns and operates an excellent farm of five hundred acres lying partly in Graham township, Johnson county, and Cass township, Cedar county, his home being on section 32 of the latter township. He was born in Netolizt, Bohemia, on the 4th of August, 1858, and is a son of Albert and Catharine (Michael) Suchomel, who spent their entire lives in the old country. The father, who was a farmer by occupation, died when our subject was only five years old, and of the nine children in the family only five reached years of maturity, Dominick and his brother Thomas being the only ones to come to the United States.

It was in 1871 that out subject crossed the broad Atlantic and proceeded on his way to Cedar county, Iowa, where he joined his brother Thomas, who was then renting the farm on which our subject now resides. He has since made his home in this neighborhood, his time and attention being devoted to agricultural pursuits. As he had nothing on his arrival here he worked by the month for five years and then commenced farming on his own account upon rented land, being thus engaged during the following four years. His first purchase consisted of a tract of eighty acres, which he operated for five years and then sold, buying two hundred and twenty acres. As time has passed and his financial resources increased, heboughttwo farms, together consisting of one hundred and seventy eight acres in 1903 and 1904. In 1909 he sold his two hundred and twenty acre farm and bought other land untilhenow has five hundred acres in Johnson and Cedar counties, all of which henow operates himself, being engaged in general farming and stock-raising and making a specialty of high grade stock of all kinds. Upon his land are three sets of good farm buildings, and he has placed the land under a high state of cultivation.

In 1879 Mr. Suchomel was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Zemisek, who was born in Johnson county, this state, on the 21st of December, 1860, but her parents, Albert and Anna (Kodl) Zemisek, were both natives of Bohemia. They came to the United States about 1855 and settled in Johnson county, Iowa, where the father has since died, but the mother is still living and continues to reside there. Mr. and Mrs. Suchomel have six children, all born in Cedar county, namely: Anna, now the wife of Michael Boxa of Cass township; Catharine, the wife of George Chalupsky of Tama county, Iowa; and Amos, Jerry, Frank and Mary, all at home. In the community where they reside they have many warm friends and wherever known are held in the highest esteem.