For
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume II, Biographical, 1911, page 498
RUDOLPH EHRECKE....Rudolph Ehrecke, who passed away on the 23d of August, 1910, was successfully identified with agricultural pursuits throughout his active business career and at the time of his demise owned one hundred and sixty acres of valuable land in Fulton township. It was in that township that his birth occurred, his natal day being June 18, 1856. His parents, Gottlieb and Johanna Ehrecke, both of whom were natives of Germany, are mentioned at greater length on another page of this work. Our subject remained under the parental roof until twenty-eight years of age, when he purchased eighty acres of the farm on which his widow and children now reside. As his financial resources increased, owing to his untiring industry and capable management, he extended the boundaries of his farm by an additional eighty acres, so that at the time of his demise he owned a quarter section of rich and productive land in Fulton township. In his labors as an agriculturist he displayed good business ability as well as unfaltering enterprise and was widely recognized as one of the substantial and esteemed citizens of the community.On the 25th of December, 1882, Mr. Ehrecke was united in marriage to Miss Lena Kautz, who was born in Scott county, Iowa, on the 21st of December, 1860, her parents being Christian and Christina ( Bassler ) Kautz, natives of Germany. After crossing the Atlantic to the United States they took up their abode in Michigan, in which state their marriage was celebrated. They came to Iowa at an early day, locating on a farm in Scott county, which Mr. Kautz operated until 1894, when he put aside the active work of the fields. He lived retired in Buffalo until 1907 and then removed to Blue Grass, where his demise occurred on the 8th of April, 1909, his remains being interred in the cemetery at Buffalo, Iowa. His widow yet makes her home in Blue Grass. She is a member of the Lutheran church, to which her husband also belonged. Their children were nine in number, as follows : Frederick ; Christ ; Mrs. Ehrecke ; Frank ; Emma ; Charles, who was born April 15, 1868, and died August 5, 1870 ; Mary ; Edward, who was born on the 9th of June, 1873, and passed away September 16, 1905 ; and Edith.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Ehrecke were born four children, namely : William E., whose natal day was June 13, 1885, who operates the old homestead farm ; Alfred, born February 27, 1888, who likewise assists in the work of the home farm ; Harry C., who first opened his eyes to the light of day on the 5th of June, 1894 ; and Hulga C., whose birth occurred August 22, 1901.
Mr. Ehrecke was a democrat in politics but had no desire for political preferment. However, he served as a member of the school board for two years. His demise occurred on the 23d of August, 1910, and his remains were interred in the Blue Grass cemetery. He was a Lutheran in religious faith and his widow and children also belong to the church of that denomination. His actions were at all times upright and honorable and in the community where his entire life was spent he was widely and favorably known. His widow, a lady of many excellent traits of heart and mind, also enjoys an extensive acquaintance here.
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