G. C. KREMER.

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         Wapello township has its full quota of progressive farmers who have contributed their share to the upbuilding and development of the county, and prominent among these is numbered G. C. Kremer. One of Iowa’s native sons, he was born in Wapello on the 29th of April, 1860, his parents being W. S. and Elizabeth E. (Whicher) Kremer, extended mention of whom is made on another page of this volume.

         The public schools of his native town afforded G. C. Kremer his educational advantages and when old enough to choose a life work he accepted as his vocation that field of labor which George Washington designated as “the most useful as well as the most honorable occupation of man.” He has now made his home for more than twenty years on a farm of eighty acres which he secured from his father, located in Wapello township, and which he has brought under a high state of cultivation. He has greatly enhanced its value by the introduction of modern improvements upon the place and it is now one of the highly developed and desirable properties of the township. Since his occupancy he has been reaping bountiful harvests for he has given careful attention to the management of his affairs and has ever pursued the most practical and approved methods in the operation of his fields. His success in this venture therefore has enabled him to place himself in prosperous circumstances and he is now numbered among the progressive and representative agriculturists of his section.

         On the 9th of September, 1890, Mr. Kremer was united in marriage to Miss Ida J. Knaub, a daughter of Henry C. and Ella A. Knaub, natives of Pennsylvania. The father passed away on the 20th of December, 1899, while the mother still survives and makes her home in Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Kremer was the eldest in a family of twelve children, the others being: Lizzie, who married George Garrett, of Friendship, Wisconsin; Sadie, the wife of Dr. J. J. Crider, of Coe Junction; Minnie M., the wife of Charles L. Duncan, of Coe Junction; Harry C., a resident of Davenport; Gertrude, who wedded Guy Kuder, of Chicago; Margaret, the wife of Eugene Pease, of Wapello; Leon, of Chicago; Ethel, who married Frederick Ruffle, also of Chicago; Ruby, who became . . .

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. . . the wife of Frank Kennedy, of Chicago; and W. M. and Rexford, both of Chicago. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Kremer have been born six children but the eldest, Muriel, is now deceased. The others, who are all at home, are as follows: Clayton S.; Nita May; Arthur Z.; Esther K.; and Helen G.

         Mrs. Kremer belongs to the Christian church, the principles of which have ever formed the guiding rules of her life, and Mr. Kremer holds membership in the Fraternal Reserve. Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise he has given stalwart support to the republican party, and takes deep interest in all matters having to do with the welfare of the community. He is a man of good business ability, carefully managing his interests, and who has won the success which is now his. Upright character and sterling worth have gained him a favorable place in the regard of many friends and Wapello township, which has remained his place of residence for so many years, numbers him among her valued citizens.