sought a home and liberty in America and won distinction here by his service in the Civil war. George Rosenfeld learned the mason's trade in his native land where he remained until 1855, when he crossed the Atlantic to New York. The same year he was married there to Louise Fritch and soon afterward they removed to Morrison, Illinois, where he worked at his trade until 1873, when he came with his family to Story county and settled upon the farm which is now the family homestead and upon which he resided until his death, which occurred on the 6th of March, 1902. He was a very successful agriculturist, capably managing his business affairs and making other investments in property until he was the owner of five hundred and twenty-five acres of valuable land in this county at the time of his death, including the tract which is now cultivated by his son Carl. The father devoted his time to general farming and stock feeding. His wife, who still survives him, was born in Saxony, Germany, January 3, 1855. She is now a resident of Ames. By her marriage she became the mother of four children : Lester G., who is living a mile south of the Rosengift farm and half a mile east of Kelley on a part of the old home place; Clara, the wife of R. W. Crane, of Trenton, Missouri; Carl A.; and Minnie, the wife of C. L. Severly, of Ames.
Carl A. Rosenfeld spent his youthful days on the old homestead, and his experiences were those which usually fall to the farm lad. He pursued his education in the public schools and when not busy with his textbooks worked in the fields under the direction of his father, so that his training well qualified him to take charge of a farm of his own when he started out in life independently. He is now extensively and successfully engaged in the breeding of Aberdeen Angus cattle and in 1909 sold an Angus bull calf, Prince Pride, which was the first Aberdeen Angus to be shipped from the United States to the Argentine Republic, being sold direct by Mr. Rosenfeld to South American parties. He has made exhibitions of stock at the international stock shows at Chicago for the past four years. He has been engaged in stock-breeding since 1902 and keeps from thirty to one hundred head of Aberdeen Angus cattle upon his place. He is also engaged in breeding Poland China hogs, Belgium horses and Plymouth Rock chickens. All lines of his stock are registered and all are thoroughbreds except some stock which he feeds for general market. His whole time is devoted to the stock business, and he has sold some very fine cattle, horses and hogs. The calf which, he shipped to South America brought six hundred and twenty-five dollars.
On the 20th of March, 1901, Mr. Rosenfeld was married to Miss Anna E. Johnston, who was born in Ogden, Iowa, September 4, 1882, and is a daughter of Louis and Marie Hermanson, natives of Denmark. Mrs. Rosenfeld lost her mother while an infant and was reared by John Johnston, taking his name. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Rosenfeld have been born three children, George Albert, Louise Marie and Clyde Lester.