For
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume II, Biographical, 1911, page 484
H. C. PLETT....H. C. Plett, who devoted his time and energies to the pursuits of farming and stock-raising, is the owner of seventy-five acres of rich and productive land in Fulton township. His birth occurred in Scott county, Iowa, on the 24th of August, 1856, his parents being Hans and Sophia ( Arp ) Plett, both of whom were natives of Germany. The father was twice married, his first wife passing away while en route to the United States. By her he had one son, Henry, who is now engaged in business at Blue Grass, Scott county, Iowa. For his second wife Hans Plett chose Miss Sophia Arp, whom he wedded in Iowa. Subsequently he took up agricultural pursuits, being actively engaged in the cultivation of rented land until called to his final rest in 1898. His second wife passed away in 1890. The children born of that union were as follows : H. C., of this review ; Louis, who is a resident of Blue Grass, Iowa ; Elizabeth, of Muscatine County ; William, living in Scott county ; Charles, a resident of Muscatine ; John, who makes his home in Scott county ; August, who acts as general manager of an implement business at Blue Grass, Iowa ; George and Frank, of Muscatine, Iowa.H. C. Plett remained under the parental roof until he had attained the age of twenty-seven years. On the expiration of that period he embarked in business as a merchant of Blue Grass, Iowa, conducting a store for four years. At the end of that time he sold out and purchased the farm of seventy-five acres in Fulton township, which he has operated continuously since. He has brought the place under a high state of cultivation and improvement, deriving therefrom an excellent annual income. In addition to cultivating the cereals best adapted to soil and climate he also handles stock, this branch of his business likewise proving profitable.
On the 12th of March, 1884, Mr. Plett was united in marriage to Miss Emma D. Laschamzky, her parents being Christ and Minnie ( Body ) Laschamzky, natives of Germany. They were married in this country, however, and established their home on a farm in Fulton township, Muscatine county, where the father carried on general agricultural pursuits until the time of his death, which occurred on the 19th of December, 1894. The mother was called to her final rest on the 22d of February, 1896. They were the parents of eight children, namely : August, who is deceased ; Mrs. Plett ; Bertha ; Henry, who has also passed away ; Christ ; Mary ; and William and Sophia, who are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Plett have three children, as follows : Myrtle, who was born on the 18th of August, 1894 ; Mayme, whose natal day was June 22, 1897 ; and Edward, whose birth occurred on the 3d of March, 1901.
In politics Mr. Plett is a republican, loyally supporting the men and measures of that party by his ballot. The cause of education has ever found in him a stanch champion and for two years he served as a member of the school board. Fraternally he is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America, belonging to Camp No. 2470 at Blue Grass, Iowa. In religious faith he is a Presbyterian. His life has ever been upright and honorable, his actions manly and sincere, and as the years have gone by he has proven his right to be classed with the representative and respected agriculturists of Fulton township.
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