For
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume II, Biographical, 1911, page 760
CHARLES ATTENEDER....Charles Atteneder, who is actively identified with the farming interests of Muscatine county and owns a desirable property in Montpelier township, has well earned a place in the permanant record of the county's representative citizens. He belongs to that class of men whose labors contribute to the material advancement of the state and who may be depended upon to aid in times of emergency. The success which he has attained is the result of his own efforts , his battle with the world having developed in him those attributes which are so essential in the safe conduct of a business.Born in the township where he now lives, September 16, 1858, he is the son of Charles Atteneder, a native of Germany, who was born March 13, 1826. The father grew to manhood in the fatherland and emigrated to the United States in 1851, being then twenty-five years of age. He came to Muscatine county, Iowa, in 1852 and purchased eighty acres of land in Montpelier township, where he lived for fifty years, accumulating a valuable farm of two hundred and eighty acres. The mother before her marriage was Barbara Hahn. She was also a native of Germany, born in 1826, and came to this country in 1852. There were six children in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Atteneder, three of whom are now living, namely : George, a resident of Idaho ; Charles, our subject ; and William.
Charles Atteneder was educated in the public schools of Muscatine county, and, after arriving at manhood and having a desire to see the world, he went to Atlanta, Georgia, where he lived for sixteen years. Howerer, he returned to the county of his birth and purchased eighty acres in Montpelier township, which he has since cultivated with a goodly measure of success. He also owns property in Atlanta and has in his various business transactions shown a business judgment that is highly creditable.
Mr. Atteneder was united in marriage to Miss Pauline Wurm, of Marion, Alabama, and one child has blessed this union. Ever since he arrived at voting age Mr. Atteneder has given his support to the republican party. He has not sought nor desired public office as his energies have been devoted to his private affairs, in the promotion of which he has found his time well occupied. He is a firm believer in the authority of the Bible and is a member of the Episcopal church, to which he is a liberal contributor. Having early conceived a high ideal in life, he has been controlled by laudable principles and has sought to promote the best interests of all with whom he is associated. He has clearly deserved the success that has rewarded his labors.
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