AUGUST KORN, JR.

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         The late August Korn, Jr., who was engaged in the cultivation of his farm of two hundred acres at the time of his demise, was born in Wapello, Iowa, on the 25th of April, 1858, and was a son of August and Katherine Korn, both natives of Germany. They emigrated from the fatherland to the United States, locating in Louisa county during pioneer days. Here the father passed away but the mother still survives at the age of eighty-three and makes her home in Wapello. Eight children were born of this union, all but one of whom are deceased.

         August Korn, Jr., was reared to agricultural pursuits, acquiring his education in the common schools of his native county. After laying aside his text- . . .

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. . . books he devoted his entire attention to his chosen vocation, which he had decided should be that of a farmer, and at the time of his death owned two hundred acres of well improved and thoroughly cultivated land in section 31, Jefferson township.

         In Louisa county occurred the marriage of Mr. Korn and Miss Lydia F. Brendel, also a native of this county. Her parents, J. G. and Christiana Brendel, were born in Germany and emigrated to the United States many years ago, being among the very early settlers of Louisa county, Iowa, where they continued to reside until they passed away.

         Ten children were born unto Mr. and Mrs. Korn, the order of their birth being as follows: Clara F., who is the wife of Edward Hayes, of Toolsboro, Iowa; Lillie F., who is living on the homestead; Alma M.; John A., who is still at home and assisting his sister Lillie in the management of the home farm; Charles E., who is attending college at Des Moines; Esther R., attending the high school at Wapello; Anna M., Freida O., and August and Fannie, both of whom are deceased. Mr. Korn passed away on the 19th of October, 1905, and his wife on the 1st of December, 1907. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the German Methodist Episcopal church, to which his family also belong. He was highly regarded in the community where he resided and was known as one of the successful and substantial agriculturists of Jefferson township.