LOUIS WIEDERRECHT.

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         Louis Wiederrecht, engaged in general farming, is a native son of Louisa county, his birth having here occurred in 1857. His parents were George and Salome (Sultzbarger) Wiederrecht, natives of Germany, from which country they emigrated to the United States where they were married. They subsequently located upon a farm in Louisa county where they spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. Wiederrecht met with success in his agricultural pursuits and added to his realty holdings from time to time until he finally acquired two hundred and seventy-one acres of land, all of which was well improved. Six children were born unto him and his wife as follows: George; Salome, the deceased wife of Henry Leberknecht; Louis; Elizabeth, who married George Kreimer; Fred; and Kate, the wife of Samuel Schafer. They are all residents of Louisa county. The father passed away in April, 1904, the mother’s demise having occurred in the preceding autumn.

         Louis Wiederrecht obtained his education in the district schools of his native county which he attended until he felt he was fitted to begin business for himself. He then laid aside his text-books and assisted his father with the cultivation of the fields until he was twenty-seven years of age. Subsequent to his marriage he rented the homestead which he operated until the death of his father, after which he purchased one hundred and thirty-two acres of land which he cultivated for a year and then sold to his brother. He next bought one hundred and fifty-one acres in Port Louisa township which constitutes his present homestead. Since first locating here he has added another fifteen . . .

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. . . acres to his holdings, which now aggregate one hundred and sixty acres, all of which is well tilled with the exception of fifteen acres of timber on section 18.

         On the 29th of April, 1886, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Wiederrecht and Miss Katie Blauer, a native of Switzerland, from which country she emigrated with her parents when a child of four years. Upon their arrival in the United States they located in Muscatine, but later they bought land in Louisa county. There the parents resided until their retirement from the farm when they removed to Grand View, where they lived with one of their daughters until called from this life, the father surviving for ten years after the mother had passed away. Eleven children were born unto Mr. and Mrs. Blauer, six of whom survive: Mrs. Wiederrecht, who is the youngest of those living; Mary, the wife of Charles Pantel; Annie, who married George Walters; and Rosa, who became the wife of Jacob Lieberknecht, all natives of Louisa county; Christ, who is a resident of North Dakota; and Maggie, the wife of John Dankert, of Muscatine. Those who have passed away are Fred, John, Elizabeth, Ulrich and Susie. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Wiederrecht have been born four children: Vernon, whose birth occurred on the 16th of March, 1887, is a member of the class of 1911 of Cornell College, at Mount Vernon, Iowa; Lola, who was born in 1889, is a graduate of Cornell, and is now teaching at Greene, Iowa; Mable, born in 1891, is a graduate of the high school and is now teaching; Inez, born in 1893, will graduate with the class of 1912 from the high school at Wapello, Iowa.

         The family are all of the Methodist Episcopal faith, while his political support Mr. Wiederrecht accords the candidates of the republican party. Although he has never been an office seeker he served on the school board for two years and as constable for one. He is one of the capable and industrious farmers of Port Louisa township and his success is the result of honest and well directed effort.