From "History of Davenport and Scott County" Vol. II by Harry E. Downer-S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1910 Chicago.
F. A. Quistorf, who has now retired from active farming pursued with such profit in Liberty township, was born in Neudorf, Holstein, Germany, on November 28, 1835, his parents being L. A. and Anna Elizabeth (Langfeld) Quistorf. The former was a native of the same town as his son, but the latter was born in Quistorf and there passed away in October 1848, at the age of thirty-six years. In 1850 L. A. Quistorf embarked upon the journey to America, accompanied by his six children: F.A., the subject of this sketch; Henry F., who died in Davenport, May 6, 1909; Katharine Elizabeth, who is the widow of Ferdinand Bein and resides in Davenport; Bernhard, who died in Santa Cruz, California, in 1898; time after his advent here Mr. Quistorf worked as a farmhand and then purchased forty acres of land in Blue Grass township, continuing farming in this county until he retired from active life and took up his residence in Dixon, which remained his home until his death, January 6, 1873. He was at that time sixty years and one day old and a man who was well thought of in the community. He had been a weaver in the old country but after coming here devoted himself exclusively to farming.
F. A. Quistorf worked as a farmhand for three years after his arrival in this county and then united with his father when the latter purchased the first tract of forty acres in Blue Grass township. This he assisted the older man to cultivate until, having gained substantial returns, they were able to sell it and buy a place of one hundred and sixty acres in Liberty township. There he lived until he married when he and his brother Henry assumed full charge of the homestead, the other brothers having gone to Pike's Peak. In 1897 Mr. Quistorf decided to retire from active life and came to the village of Dixon, which is now his home. The extent of his landholdings, however, indicates with what profit he pursued agriculture for he owns two hundred and forty acres, one hundred and sixty in Liberty township, the remainder in Cleona, besides the handsome home in Dixon which he occupies.
When Mr. Quistorf married he chose as his wife Miss Helene Steffen, who was born in Holstein, Germany, March 24, 1841. In 1858 she with her parents, Jochem and Anna (Ewaldt) Steffen, came to Scott county, by way of New Orleans and the Mississippi River. Mr. And Mrs. Steffen passed the remainder of their lives here, he dying in Cleona township and she in the city of Davenport. They had two sons and three daughters, all born in the old country. The sons went to Australia before their parents came to America. Mr. And Mrs. Quistorf have had seven children, Anna E., the widow of William Schroeder, of Archer City, Texas; Ferdinand, who operates his father's farm in Liberty township; Caroline, the wife of Louis Hensen, of Cleona township; Meta H., the wife of Henry Goetsch, of Eldridge, this county; and Clara, the wife of Dan Snyder, of Buena Vista, Iowa.
Mr. Quistorf is now a staunch adherent of republican principles, although in former years he gave his support to the democrats, but, irrespective of his party predilections, he has always been active and prominent in local affairs and asserts, with a bit of pardonable pride, that since he became a citizen of this country he has missed only two elections. All of the more important offices within the gift of the people of his locality have been bestowed upon him. For more than the past quarter of a century, he has been a justice of the peace in Liberty and Allen Grove townships and Dixon. He was a clerk of Liberty township for twelve years and trustee and school director there for another long period. From 1880 to 1883 he served as a county supervisor, in this capacity as in all the others rendering the most efficient service possible, such as to obtain for him the confidence as well as the esteem of his fellow citizens.
Transcribed by Laura Rathmann
Contributor: Andrew Michaelsen (48306069) • [email protected]
F. A. Quistorf, who has now retired from active farming pursued with such profit in Liberty township, was born in Neudorf, Holstein, Germany, on November 28, 1835, his parents being L. A. and Anna Elizabeth (Langfeld) Quistorf. The former was a native of the same town as his son, but the latter was born in Quistorf and there passed away in October 1848, at the age of thirty-six years. In 1850 L. A. Quistorf embarked upon the journey to America, accompanied by his six children: F.A., the subject of this sketch; Henry F., who died in Davenport, May 6, 1909; Katharine Elizabeth, who is the widow of Ferdinand Bein and resides in Davenport; Bernhard, who died in Santa Cruz, California, in 1898; time after his advent here Mr. Quistorf worked as a farmhand and then purchased forty acres of land in Blue Grass township, continuing farming in this county until he retired from active life and took up his residence in Dixon, which remained his home until his death, January 6, 1873. He was at that time sixty years and one day old and a man who was well thought of in the community. He had been a weaver in the old country but after coming here devoted himself exclusively to farming.
F. A. Quistorf worked as a farmhand for three years after his arrival in this county and then united with his father when the latter purchased the first tract of forty acres in Blue Grass township. This he assisted the older man to cultivate until, having gained substantial returns, they were able to sell it and buy a place of one hundred and sixty acres in Liberty township. There he lived until he married when he and his brother Henry assumed full charge of the homestead, the other brothers having gone to Pike's Peak. In 1897 Mr. Quistorf decided to retire from active life and came to the village of Dixon, which is now his home. The extent of his landholdings, however, indicates with what profit he pursued agriculture for he owns two hundred and forty acres, one hundred and sixty in Liberty township, the remainder in Cleona, besides the handsome home in Dixon which he occupies.
When Mr. Quistorf married he chose as his wife Miss Helene Steffen, who was born in Holstein, Germany, March 24, 1841. In 1858 she with her parents, Jochem and Anna (Ewaldt) Steffen, came to Scott county, by way of New Orleans and the Mississippi River. Mr. And Mrs. Steffen passed the remainder of their lives here, he dying in Cleona township and she in the city of Davenport. They had two sons and three daughters, all born in the old country. The sons went to Australia before their parents came to America. Mr. And Mrs. Quistorf have had seven children, Anna E., the widow of William Schroeder, of Archer City, Texas; Ferdinand, who operates his father's farm in Liberty township; Caroline, the wife of Louis Hensen, of Cleona township; Meta H., the wife of Henry Goetsch, of Eldridge, this county; and Clara, the wife of Dan Snyder, of Buena Vista, Iowa.
Mr. Quistorf is now a staunch adherent of republican principles, although in former years he gave his support to the democrats, but, irrespective of his party predilections, he has always been active and prominent in local affairs and asserts, with a bit of pardonable pride, that since he became a citizen of this country he has missed only two elections. All of the more important offices within the gift of the people of his locality have been bestowed upon him. For more than the past quarter of a century, he has been a justice of the peace in Liberty and Allen Grove townships and Dixon. He was a clerk of Liberty township for twelve years and trustee and school director there for another long period. From 1880 to 1883 he served as a county supervisor, in this capacity as in all the others rendering the most efficient service possible, such as to obtain for him the confidence as well as the esteem of his fellow citizens.
Transcribed by Laura Rathmann
Contributor: Andrew Michaelsen (48306069) • [email protected]
From "History of Davenport and Scott County" Vol. II by Harry E. Downer-S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1910 Chicago.
F. A. Quistorf, who has now retired from active farming pursued with such profit in Liberty township, was born in Neudorf, Holstein, Germany, on November 28, 1835, his parents being L. A. and Anna Elizabeth (Langfeld) Quistorf. The former was a native of the same town as his son, but the latter was born in Quistorf and there passed away in October 1848, at the age of thirty-six years. In 1850 L. A. Quistorf embarked upon the journey to America, accompanied by his six children: F.A., the subject of this sketch; Henry F., who died in Davenport, May 6, 1909; Katharine Elizabeth, who is the widow of Ferdinand Bein and resides in Davenport; Bernhard, who died in Santa Cruz, California, in 1898; time after his advent here Mr. Quistorf worked as a farmhand and then purchased forty acres of land in Blue Grass township, continuing farming in this county until he retired from active life and took up his residence in Dixon, which remained his home until his death, January 6, 1873. He was at that time sixty years and one day old and a man who was well thought of in the community. He had been a weaver in the old country but after coming here devoted himself exclusively to farming.
F. A. Quistorf worked as a farmhand for three years after his arrival in this county and then united with his father when the latter purchased the first tract of forty acres in Blue Grass township. This he assisted the older man to cultivate until, having gained substantial returns, they were able to sell it and buy a place of one hundred and sixty acres in Liberty township. There he lived until he married when he and his brother Henry assumed full charge of the homestead, the other brothers having gone to Pike's Peak. In 1897 Mr. Quistorf decided to retire from active life and came to the village of Dixon, which is now his home. The extent of his landholdings, however, indicates with what profit he pursued agriculture for he owns two hundred and forty acres, one hundred and sixty in Liberty township, the remainder in Cleona, besides the handsome home in Dixon which he occupies.
When Mr. Quistorf married he chose as his wife Miss Helene Steffen, who was born in Holstein, Germany, March 24, 1841. In 1858 she with her parents, Jochem and Anna (Ewaldt) Steffen, came to Scott county, by way of New Orleans and the Mississippi River. Mr. And Mrs. Steffen passed the remainder of their lives here, he dying in Cleona township and she in the city of Davenport. They had two sons and three daughters, all born in the old country. The sons went to Australia before their parents came to America. Mr. And Mrs. Quistorf have had seven children, Anna E., the widow of William Schroeder, of Archer City, Texas; Ferdinand, who operates his father's farm in Liberty township; Caroline, the wife of Louis Hensen, of Cleona township; Meta H., the wife of Henry Goetsch, of Eldridge, this county; and Clara, the wife of Dan Snyder, of Buena Vista, Iowa.
Mr. Quistorf is now a staunch adherent of republican principles, although in former years he gave his support to the democrats, but, irrespective of his party predilections, he has always been active and prominent in local affairs and asserts, with a bit of pardonable pride, that since he became a citizen of this country he has missed only two elections. All of the more important offices within the gift of the people of his locality have been bestowed upon him. For more than the past quarter of a century, he has been a justice of the peace in Liberty and Allen Grove townships and Dixon. He was a clerk of Liberty township for twelve years and trustee and school director there for another long period. From 1880 to 1883 he served as a county supervisor, in this capacity as in all the others rendering the most efficient service possible, such as to obtain for him the confidence as well as the esteem of his fellow citizens.
Transcribed by Laura Rathmann
Contributor: Andrew Michaelsen (48306069) • [email protected]
F. A. Quistorf, who has now retired from active farming pursued with such profit in Liberty township, was born in Neudorf, Holstein, Germany, on November 28, 1835, his parents being L. A. and Anna Elizabeth (Langfeld) Quistorf. The former was a native of the same town as his son, but the latter was born in Quistorf and there passed away in October 1848, at the age of thirty-six years. In 1850 L. A. Quistorf embarked upon the journey to America, accompanied by his six children: F.A., the subject of this sketch; Henry F., who died in Davenport, May 6, 1909; Katharine Elizabeth, who is the widow of Ferdinand Bein and resides in Davenport; Bernhard, who died in Santa Cruz, California, in 1898; time after his advent here Mr. Quistorf worked as a farmhand and then purchased forty acres of land in Blue Grass township, continuing farming in this county until he retired from active life and took up his residence in Dixon, which remained his home until his death, January 6, 1873. He was at that time sixty years and one day old and a man who was well thought of in the community. He had been a weaver in the old country but after coming here devoted himself exclusively to farming.
F. A. Quistorf worked as a farmhand for three years after his arrival in this county and then united with his father when the latter purchased the first tract of forty acres in Blue Grass township. This he assisted the older man to cultivate until, having gained substantial returns, they were able to sell it and buy a place of one hundred and sixty acres in Liberty township. There he lived until he married when he and his brother Henry assumed full charge of the homestead, the other brothers having gone to Pike's Peak. In 1897 Mr. Quistorf decided to retire from active life and came to the village of Dixon, which is now his home. The extent of his landholdings, however, indicates with what profit he pursued agriculture for he owns two hundred and forty acres, one hundred and sixty in Liberty township, the remainder in Cleona, besides the handsome home in Dixon which he occupies.
When Mr. Quistorf married he chose as his wife Miss Helene Steffen, who was born in Holstein, Germany, March 24, 1841. In 1858 she with her parents, Jochem and Anna (Ewaldt) Steffen, came to Scott county, by way of New Orleans and the Mississippi River. Mr. And Mrs. Steffen passed the remainder of their lives here, he dying in Cleona township and she in the city of Davenport. They had two sons and three daughters, all born in the old country. The sons went to Australia before their parents came to America. Mr. And Mrs. Quistorf have had seven children, Anna E., the widow of William Schroeder, of Archer City, Texas; Ferdinand, who operates his father's farm in Liberty township; Caroline, the wife of Louis Hensen, of Cleona township; Meta H., the wife of Henry Goetsch, of Eldridge, this county; and Clara, the wife of Dan Snyder, of Buena Vista, Iowa.
Mr. Quistorf is now a staunch adherent of republican principles, although in former years he gave his support to the democrats, but, irrespective of his party predilections, he has always been active and prominent in local affairs and asserts, with a bit of pardonable pride, that since he became a citizen of this country he has missed only two elections. All of the more important offices within the gift of the people of his locality have been bestowed upon him. For more than the past quarter of a century, he has been a justice of the peace in Liberty and Allen Grove townships and Dixon. He was a clerk of Liberty township for twelve years and trustee and school director there for another long period. From 1880 to 1883 he served as a county supervisor, in this capacity as in all the others rendering the most efficient service possible, such as to obtain for him the confidence as well as the esteem of his fellow citizens.
Transcribed by Laura Rathmann
Contributor: Andrew Michaelsen (48306069) • [email protected]
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