GUSTAV ROTHE
One of the early German settlers was Gustav Rothe, who came in February, 1870, and located on section 15, where he has since made his home.
Gustav Rothe was the fourth German settler in Noble township, coming here in February, 1870. He bought the southwest quarter of section 15, unimproved land. He now has a good frame dwelling, stables, a grove and orchard. He has, also, a hedge of willow and Osage orange entirely around his farm. He was born in Germany, march 10, 1840. He attended school from the age of five to fourteen years. he then learned the blacksmith trade. In 1866, he came to America, and located in Chicago, where he worked at his trade. There he attended school, for the purpose of acquiring the language. He remained in Chicago until he came to this county, since which he has been engaged in farming the greater part of the time. He was married in September, 1872, to Ellen Keith. They have five children living -- Augusta, Harmon, Andrew, Bertha and Fred.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pp. 668.
