HENRY F. MOHLIE.

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         Henry F. Mohlie, who is devoting a large part of his time and attention to the breeding and raising of thoroughbred horses, was born in Louisa county on the 19th of February, 1870. He is of German extraction, being the eldest son of Chris and Dora (Deppey) Mohlie, who were natives of the fatherland. The father was brought to this country by his parents when a babe of six months and here he was reared and educated. When he first located in Louisa county he purchased a farm of eighty acres in Marshall township, in the operation of which he engaged for some time. He has been twice married and by his first union there were born five children: Henry, our subject; Emma, who married George Fore, of Wapello; Minnie, who is deceased; Mary, the wife of Chris Weigers, of Clay Center, Kansas; and Fred, who is a resident of Louisa county. After the demise of his first wife Mr. Mohlie married Miss Susan Glanders, and they have a son and a daughter, Wesley, who is a resident of Clay Center, Kansas; and Andina, who married Charles Kline, also of Clay Center.

         The boyhood and youth of Henry F. Mohlie were spent under the parental roof, his education being obtained in the schools of the district where they lived. At the age of twenty-eight he began life for himself as an agriculturist. For several years he engaged in farming on rented land in various parts of the state. In 1906 he rented one hundred and twenty acres, upon which he is now residing, and here he engages in general farming and stock-raising, making a specialty of the breeding and raising of horses.

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         On the 14th of December, 1898, Mr. Mohlie was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jacobs, a daughter of John and Mary (Morris ) Jacobs, in whose family were six children, the order of their birth being as follows: David, who is a resident of Fairfield, Iowa; Thomas living in Hope, North Dakota; Ellen, who is the widow of James Biggs, of Columbus City, Iowa; Elizabeth, deceased; Mary, now Mrs. Mohlie; and Robert, who is living in Paris, Missouri.

         The church relationship of Mr. and Mrs. Mohlie is with the Methodist Episcopal denomination and he votes with the republican party. He is meeting with good success in his ventures and bids fair to become on the representative stockmen of Wapello county.