For
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume II, Biographical, 1911, page 705
CHESTER M. ESTLE....At an age when most men are just starting in their business career Chester M. Estle has become well established and is recognized as one of the successful farmers of Muscatine county. He has been closely connected with agricultural interests since his earliest recollections, and having natural talent for those lines, he experienced little difficulty in arriving at the responsible position he now occupies. He was born in Louisa county, Iowa July 24, 1880, and is a son of Jacob and Rebecca ( Miller ) Estle, both natives of Cedar township, Muscatine county. The parents were married in Muscatine county in 1877 and the mother passed away ten years later. There were three children in the family : Thomas L.; Daisy, who died at the age of seven years ; and Chester M., our subject. The father was married a second time, the lady of his choice being Miss Mary Lewin, of Iowa. By this union three children were born : Hazel S., William H. and Jacob F., all of whom are living in Iowa. Mr. Estle has devoted his attention with marked success to farming and is now living on his place of one hundred and forty-four acres in Louisa county. He also owns forty acres of good land in Johnson county.Chester M. Estle was reared under the protection of the parental roof and continued with his father until twenty-five years of age. Even as a boy he evinced unusual interest in everything pertaining to agriculture and stock-raising, and as he grew up he gave evidence of practical ability that has yielded most gratifying returns. After his marriage he began farming on his own account and is now the owner of a beautiful place of three hundred and thirty-five acres in Cedar township, and also has two hundred and twenty-five acres in Johnson and Louisa counties. He is recognized as a man of excellent judgment---one possessing the qualities that are most essential in the accomplishment of success in any laudable undertaking.
On the 21st of March 1906, Mr. Estle was united in marriage to Miss Mayme E. Bell, who was born in Johnson county, Iowa, April 19, 1885, daughter of John and Susan ( Kane ) Bell. Her parents were natives of Ireland and came to America in 1876. They were married in Massachusetts and removed to Iowa in 1880, settling on a farm in Johnson county. Mr. Bell is now the owner of five hundred acres of well improved land and is one of the substantial and progressive men of his county. There were eleven children in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Bell, two of whom, Stuart and William, died in infancy, and John A. died at the age of seventeen years. Other members of the family were James H., Mayme E., now the wife of our subject, Susan J., Charles S., William, Annie R., Margaret and John. One child, Mabel, born October 6, 1907, has come to brighten the home of Mr. and Mrs. Estle.
Mr. Estle gives his adherence to the republican party and although he has not sought public office, he served as township clerk for two years. His estimable wife is a valued member of the Reformed church. Mr. Estle has many friends and never fails to command the esteem and regard of all who come in contact with him.
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