KOCH, RUDOLPH
Farmer; b Eldridge, Iowa Feb 20, 1880; s of Henry Koch-Minnie Schneckloth; ed Lincoln twp; m Katie Wiese Feb 22, 1905 Davenport; s Victor H, Henry R; 1905- farmer, Scott Co; 1934- chmn Scott Co Agrl Conservation Assn; Scott Co chmn Corn Belt Meat Producers Assn; pres The Amer Mutual Fire & Tornado Ins Assn; pres The Eldridge Farmers Elevator Co; pres Eldridge Mutual TeleCo; dir Mississippi Valley Fair; trees Scott Co Purebred Livestock Breeders Assn; pres Scott Co Farm Bur; secy & pres Scott Co Farm Inst; Dem; hobbies agr, livestock & promotion of agr; off 716 Union Bank Bldg; res Route 3, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1097.