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John Lehne has
for the past decade resided in Richland township, owning and
operating a well improved farm embracing three hundred and forty
seven acres on sections 25 and 26. His birth occurred in Germany
on the 31st of January, 1863, his parents being William and Anna
(Pedens) Lehne, who were likewise natives of that country and
emigrated to the United States in 1867. They spent one year in
Cleveland, Ohio, and subsequently took up their abode on a farm
in Clinton county, Iowa, where the mother passed away and where
the father still makes his home. They became the parents of seven
children, five of whom yet survive.
John Lehne, who was but four years of age when brought
to this country by his parents, acquired his education in the
common schools and remained at home until attaining his majority.
He then started out as an agriculturist on his own account,
following farming in Clinton county, Iowa, until 1904, when he
purchased three hundred and forty seven acres of land on sections
25 and 26, Richland township, Delaware county, where he has
remained continuously since. He carries on both farming and
stock-raising, and his efforts in these connections have been
attended with a gratifying measure of prosperity. The proud
American title of a self made man is justly his, for his success
has come as the direct reward of his own industry, perseverance
and energy.
Mr. Lehne has been twice married. In 1886 he wedded
Miss Maggie Cook, a native of Germany, by whom he had six
children, namely: Emil; Anna, the wife of Albert Robertson; John;
Maggie; William; and Edward, who is deceased. The wife and mother
passed away on the 6th of January, 1906, and in 1908 Mr. Lehne
was again married, his second union being with Miss Lena Sievers,
who was also born in Germany.
In his political views Mr. Lehne is a
progressive, staunchly advocating the principles set forth by
Theodore Roosevelt at the time of the birth of the party. His
religious faith is indicated by his membership in the German
Lutheran church, to which his wife also belongs. He is highly
respected and esteemed in his community and enjoys the confidence
and goodwill of a large circle of friends, who have learned to
appreciate his worth and his high qualities of mind and
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