For
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume II, Biographical, 1911, page 521
WILLIAM DUGE....William Duge, one of the worthy native sons of Muscatine county and a representative agriculturist of Fulton township, was born on the farm which he now owns and operates, his natal day being August 30, 1872. His parents, Louis and Dora ( Hintze ) Duge, both of whom were natives of Germany. crossed the Atlantic to the United States in early life. Their marriage was celebrated in Scott county, Iowa, where the father purchased a tract of land and began farming. In 1870 he disposed of his property in that county and bought and located on a farm in Muscatine county, being successfully identified with agricultural pursuits here until March, 1900, when he retired and removed to Stockton. At the time of his demise, which occurred on the 30th of May, 1908, he was in possession of one hundred and sixty acres of valuable land. His remains were interred in Durant cemetery by the side of his wife, who had passed away December 10, 1906. Their lives were at all times upright and honorable and they well merited the regard and esteem which was uniformly accorded them.William Duge was twenty-seven years of age when his father retired and left the home farm under his supervision. He has operated the place to the present time and has brought it under a high state of cultivation and improvement. The property is located near Stockton, in Fulton township, and the well tilled fields readily respond to the care and labor which is bestowed upon them. Mr. Duge owns eighty-five acres of rich and arable land and has long been numbered among the substantial and enterprising agriculturists of the community.
On the 30th of January, 1900, Mr. Duge was united in marriage to Miss Annie M. Soehren, whose birth occurred in Cedar county on the 28th of March, 1876, her parents being Christ and Dora ( Krebs ) Soehren, natives of Germany. The father came to America when thirteen years of age, while the mother was twenty years old at the tme of her emigration to the new world. They were married in Muscatine county, Iowa, on the 10th of June, 1871, and spent the first two years of their married life in Scott county. They then went to Cedar county, where Christ Soehren purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, devoting his attention to its operation until his demise which occurred on the 18th of May, 1901. His widow has since resided on the old homestead place with one of her sons. They were the parents of five children, namely : John, who lives on the old homestead ; Mrs. Duge ; Minnie C., the wife of Peter Glaser, of Luverne, Minnesota ; Christian, who is married and resides near the old home farm ; and Margaret, who makes her home with her mother and her brother John. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Duge were born three children, as follows : Leroy, whose birth occurred on the 24th, of February, 1901, and who died on the 26th of November of the same year ; William C., whose natal day was June 25, 1902 ; and Verna D., who was born August 17, 1908.
In politics Mr. Duge is a democrat and his fellow townsmen have called him to positions of public trust and responsibility. He has capably served as township clerk for four years and has been a member of the school board for a period of eight years. Fraternally he is identified with the Modern Brotherhood of America, belonging to Lodge No. 40 at Stockton, while his religious belief is indicated by his membership in the Lutheran church, to which his wife also belongs. His lifelong residence in this county has made him widely known, while his sterling traits of character have gained for him the high regard of all with whom he has come in contact.
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