DANIEL A. WEHMEYER.

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         Daniel A. Wehmeyer, who owns a fine farm property of two hundred, twenty two and one-half acres in Oakland township, Louisa county, was born in this county on the 28th of February, 1869. He is a son of August and Wilhelmina (Bottomeller) Wehmeyer, both of whom were born in Germany. They were married in Missouri and shortly thereafter they came to Louisa county, settling on a farm which the father cultivated until his retirement two years prior to his death in October, 1908. The mother, who is still living, now makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Albert Hank. In the family were the following children: Mary, who is deceased; Henry, a resident of Wapello township; Frederick, who died in infancy; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Henry Webber, of Wapello; John, who is living in the same town; Amelia, who married Ulrich Windmeyer, of Nebraska; Emma, the wife of Henry Otto, of Wapello; Daniel A., our subject; Lena, who is now Mrs. Peter Bretz, of Columbus Junction; Katie, who married William Brauns, of Wapello; Matilda, who died when she was two and a half years of age; Christina, now Mrs. Schmeirser, of Wapello; and Clara, who married Albert Hank, of Columbus Junction.

         The common schools provided Daniel A. Wehmeyer with a good understanding of the common branches and later he turned his attention to the work of the fields. Born and reared on a farm, he early became familiar with the practical methods . . .

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. . . of farming and at the age of twenty-five began farming for himself by renting land which he operated for four years. At the expiration of that period he bought a farm in Wapello township, which he cultivated for a year. Disposing of that he bought two hundred and forty acres in Union township, where he continued to reside until 1911, when he again sold and purchased his present homestead of two hundred and twenty-two acres in Oakland township. This property is improved with substantially constructed buildings and one hundred acres of the land is under a high state of cultivation. In addition to his excellent homestead Mr. Wehmeyer owns a quarter section of unimproved land in South Dakota.

         Mr. Wehmeyer was married on the 27th of December, 1893, to Miss Ruth M. Bradley, who was born near Monmouth in Henderson county, Illinois, on the 1st of August, 1874, a daughter of James and Lucinda (Speck) Bradley. The father was a native of Ohio, while the mother was born in North Carolina. They were married in Illinois, where they resided until 1887, in which year they settled in Louisa county, where the father farmed until a few years prior to his demise, which occurred in 1889. Mrs. Bradley is still living at the age of seventy-five and makes her home with her children. There were seven children in the family: Dora, who is still at home; Rena, who is unmarried and living in Arizona; Ida, a resident of Columbus City, Iowa; Ruth M. and Orpha, twins, the former now Mrs. Wehmeyer and the latter the wife of George Kerr, of Columbus City; Laura, who is living in Letts; and Frank, who is at home.

         Unto Mr. and Mrs. Wehmeyer have been born eight children: Walter August, born on the 4th of August, 1894; Daniel Carl, born on the 17th of July, 1895; Marie Orpha, born on the 20th of October, 1897; Emma Elizabeth, born on the 17th of March, 1900; Florence Amelia, born on the 2d of February, 1902; Pearl Alta, born on the 28th of November, 1903; Merritt Orlan, born on the 4th of November, 1907; and August, whose birth occurred on the 17th of January, 1910.

         His political allegiance Mr. Wehmeyer gives to the candidates of the democracy and for one term he has served as road supervisor in his township. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen of America, being affiliated with the lodges at Wapello. Both Mr. Wehmeyer and his wife are well known and favorably regarded in the community where they reside and they have many friends.