C. J. SCHAPER.

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         Through well directed business activity and enterprise C. J. Schaper has gained recognition as one of the prosperous farmers of Louisa county. He owns a valuable tract of land near Wapello and since his residence in this county his labors have not only contributed to his own prosperity but have proven effective forces in advancing the general welfare. Born in Stephenson county, Illinois, on the 19th of July, 1870, he is a son of Frederick and Amelia (Lutteroth) Schaper, natives of Germany. His father came to America at the age of thirty years, landing in Baltimore, Maryland, January 7, 1852, and from there he went to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and later to Randolph county, Illinois. The following spring he settled in Ogle county, that state, and found employment in the Grand Detour Plow Factory, where he worked for four years. He subsequently removed to Loran township, Stephenson county, Illinois, where all of his children with one exception were born. He was a member of the German Methodist church and in politics was a republican. On the 4th of April, 1854, he was married in Oregon, Ogle county, Illinois, to Miss Amelia Lutteroth, who was a Catholic in religious faith. She was born in Germany, April 17, 1831, and came to America with her mother in the fall of 1852, landing in New York. After seven months spent in that city, she removed to Grand Detour, Illinois, with her brother and there met Mr. Schaper. He passed away in Stephenson county, Illinois, on the 27th of September, 1894, when seventy-three years of age; and the mother’s death occurred on the 23d of June, 1898, when sixty-eight years old. In their family were nine children, as follows: Henry F., now deceased; John, of Stephenson county, Illinois; August, also of that county; Edith, the wife of Orville Nuckolls, of Pasadena, California; William, of Floyd county, Iowa; George I., a resident of Hancock county, Iowa; C. J., of this review; Rosie M., the wife of John Tanner, of Hancock county; and Lewis E., living with his brother, C. J. Schaper.

         The life of C. J. Schaper has ever been that of the farmer and on the Illinois homestead he was reared to maturity, acquiring his education in the country schools near his home. He continued to give his father the benefit of his assistance in the work of the fields until the latter’s death, when he took up the . . .

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. . . management of the farm in connection with his brother Lewis E. Together they operated the place until the mother’s death, after which they purchased the homestead, which they continued to cultivate for about three years. They sold that property in 1901, at which time they came to Iowa, locating in Louisa county. Here they purchased a farm of two hundred and twenty-six acres located near Wapello, upon which they have since carried on general farming and stock-raising. They have greatly developed this place, the neat appearance of which bespeaks a life of industry, enterprise and thrift on the part of its owners. They are progressive and alert, not afraid of work, and the care and labor which they have bestowed upon their fields have been rewarded by abundant harvests annually.

         C. J. Schaper was married, on the 15th of March, 1900, to Miss Rosie Siegrist, who is one of a family of twelve children born to John and Marie (Scaugg) Siegrist, the others being: Mary, who married Alfred Timmons, of Floyd county, Iowa; Louisa, the widow of Andrew Immer, also of that county; Anna, residing in Floyd county; William, a twin brother of Rosie and a resident of Floyd county; John, deceased; Emma, who married William Burgmann, of Plattville, Wisconsin; Lena, a twin sister of Emma, now deceased; Lena, who married Amiel Buehler, of Whittier, California; Kate, the wife of Reynold Thurow, of Floyd county; Edith, who wedded William Klauges, also a resident of Floyd county; and Paulina, of Chicago, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Schaper have three children, namely: Lillian A., born February 25, 1901; Chester A., born September 10, 1903; and Raymond C., born May 19, 1906.

         The religious faith of Mr. Schaper is that of the German Methodist church, while in politics he votes with the republican party. He has held various minor township offices and he is an active and willing worker for the upbuilding and advancement of the county along many lines. He stands high in the regard of all who know him, for in every relation, whether in public, business or private life, he has exemplified the highest principles of manhood.