Source: History of Muscatine County, Iowa, Volume Ii, Biographical, 1911, page 517
GEORGE DITTMER...George Dittmer, the owner of a fine farm of one hundred and seventy acres in Fulton Township, has won excellent results in his undertakings as an agriculturist. It was on that place that his birth occureed on the 4th of August, 1873, his parents being MARX and ELIZABETH (FEUERBACH) Dittmer, both of whom were natives of Germany.
They crossed the Atlantic to the new world at an early day, the father locating in Scott County, Iowa and the mother in Johnstown, Pa. At the end of the year, however, the latter also removed to Scott Co., where she gave her hand in marriage to Marx Dittmer. The young couple purchased and located on a farm of eighty acres in that county. Mr Dittmer devoting his attention to its operation for several years. After disposing of the property he bought one hundred and seventy-five acres of land in Muscatine County and was busily engaged in the cultivation until he put aside the active work of the fields in 1900. At that time he owned about twelve hundred acres of valuable land. For the past eleven years he has lived in honorable retirement at Walcott, Scott Co., Iowa.
His wife was called to her final rest on the 25th of April, 1908.
They were the parents of eleven children, as follows:
Lena, the wife of August Wills, of O'Brien Co., Ia.
Henry, who married and lives in Scott Co.,
Elizabeth, the wife of William Ihms, of Muscatine Co., Ia.
John,who is married and likewise makes his home in the county.
Emma, the wife of Paul Harder, of Nebraska.
George, of this review
Ferdinand, who is married and lives in this county.
Delia, the wife of J.H.Broders, of Muscatine Co.
Agnes, who is the wife of Paul C. Riessen and lives in O'Brien Co., Ia.
Leonard, who is still at home
Tillie, who died in infancy.
George Dittmer remained under the parental roof until twenty-seven years of age, when he began farming on his own account, cultivating rented land for a period of eight years. At the end of that time, having accumulated the necessary capital by dint of untiring indjstry and economy, he purchased a farm of one hundred and seventy acres in Fulton Twp, to the further cultivation and improvement of which he has since devoted his energies. The property is highly improved in every particular and returns to him a gratifying annual income
On the 20th day of June, 1900, Mr Dittmer was united in marriage to Miss EMMA FRICK, a native of Scott Co., Ia. and daughter of JOHN and LENA(Speth) FRICK, both of whom were from Germany
GEORGE DITTMER...George Dittmer, the owner of a fine farm of one hundred and seventy acres in Fulton Township, has won excellent results in his undertakings as an agriculturist. It was on that place that his birth occureed on the 4th of August, 1873, his parents being MARX and ELIZABETH (FEUERBACH) Dittmer, both of whom were natives of Germany.
They crossed the Atlantic to the new world at an early day, the father locating in Scott County, Iowa and the mother in Johnstown, Pa. At the end of the year, however, the latter also removed to Scott Co., where she gave her hand in marriage to Marx Dittmer. The young couple purchased and located on a farm of eighty acres in that county. Mr Dittmer devoting his attention to its operation for several years. After disposing of the property he bought one hundred and seventy-five acres of land in Muscatine County and was busily engaged in the cultivation until he put aside the active work of the fields in 1900. At that time he owned about twelve hundred acres of valuable land. For the past eleven years he has lived in honorable retirement at Walcott, Scott Co., Iowa.
His wife was called to her final rest on the 25th of April, 1908.
They were the parents of eleven children, as follows:
Lena, the wife of August Wills, of O'Brien Co., Ia.
Henry, who married and lives in Scott Co.,
Elizabeth, the wife of William Ihms, of Muscatine Co., Ia.
John,who is married and likewise makes his home in the county.
Emma, the wife of Paul Harder, of Nebraska.
George, of this review
Ferdinand, who is married and lives in this county.
Delia, the wife of J.H.Broders, of Muscatine Co.
Agnes, who is the wife of Paul C. Riessen and lives in O'Brien Co., Ia.
Leonard, who is still at home
Tillie, who died in infancy.
George Dittmer remained under the parental roof until twenty-seven years of age, when he began farming on his own account, cultivating rented land for a period of eight years. At the end of that time, having accumulated the necessary capital by dint of untiring indjstry and economy, he purchased a farm of one hundred and seventy acres in Fulton Twp, to the further cultivation and improvement of which he has since devoted his energies. The property is highly improved in every particular and returns to him a gratifying annual income
On the 20th day of June, 1900, Mr Dittmer was united in marriage to Miss EMMA FRICK, a native of Scott Co., Ia. and daughter of JOHN and LENA(Speth) FRICK, both of whom were from Germany
Source: History of Muscatine County, Iowa, Volume Ii, Biographical, 1911, page 517
GEORGE DITTMER...George Dittmer, the owner of a fine farm of one hundred and seventy acres in Fulton Township, has won excellent results in his undertakings as an agriculturist. It was on that place that his birth occureed on the 4th of August, 1873, his parents being MARX and ELIZABETH (FEUERBACH) Dittmer, both of whom were natives of Germany.
They crossed the Atlantic to the new world at an early day, the father locating in Scott County, Iowa and the mother in Johnstown, Pa. At the end of the year, however, the latter also removed to Scott Co., where she gave her hand in marriage to Marx Dittmer. The young couple purchased and located on a farm of eighty acres in that county. Mr Dittmer devoting his attention to its operation for several years. After disposing of the property he bought one hundred and seventy-five acres of land in Muscatine County and was busily engaged in the cultivation until he put aside the active work of the fields in 1900. At that time he owned about twelve hundred acres of valuable land. For the past eleven years he has lived in honorable retirement at Walcott, Scott Co., Iowa.
His wife was called to her final rest on the 25th of April, 1908.
They were the parents of eleven children, as follows:
Lena, the wife of August Wills, of O'Brien Co., Ia.
Henry, who married and lives in Scott Co.,
Elizabeth, the wife of William Ihms, of Muscatine Co., Ia.
John,who is married and likewise makes his home in the county.
Emma, the wife of Paul Harder, of Nebraska.
George, of this review
Ferdinand, who is married and lives in this county.
Delia, the wife of J.H.Broders, of Muscatine Co.
Agnes, who is the wife of Paul C. Riessen and lives in O'Brien Co., Ia.
Leonard, who is still at home
Tillie, who died in infancy.
George Dittmer remained under the parental roof until twenty-seven years of age, when he began farming on his own account, cultivating rented land for a period of eight years. At the end of that time, having accumulated the necessary capital by dint of untiring indjstry and economy, he purchased a farm of one hundred and seventy acres in Fulton Twp, to the further cultivation and improvement of which he has since devoted his energies. The property is highly improved in every particular and returns to him a gratifying annual income
On the 20th day of June, 1900, Mr Dittmer was united in marriage to Miss EMMA FRICK, a native of Scott Co., Ia. and daughter of JOHN and LENA(Speth) FRICK, both of whom were from Germany
GEORGE DITTMER...George Dittmer, the owner of a fine farm of one hundred and seventy acres in Fulton Township, has won excellent results in his undertakings as an agriculturist. It was on that place that his birth occureed on the 4th of August, 1873, his parents being MARX and ELIZABETH (FEUERBACH) Dittmer, both of whom were natives of Germany.
They crossed the Atlantic to the new world at an early day, the father locating in Scott County, Iowa and the mother in Johnstown, Pa. At the end of the year, however, the latter also removed to Scott Co., where she gave her hand in marriage to Marx Dittmer. The young couple purchased and located on a farm of eighty acres in that county. Mr Dittmer devoting his attention to its operation for several years. After disposing of the property he bought one hundred and seventy-five acres of land in Muscatine County and was busily engaged in the cultivation until he put aside the active work of the fields in 1900. At that time he owned about twelve hundred acres of valuable land. For the past eleven years he has lived in honorable retirement at Walcott, Scott Co., Iowa.
His wife was called to her final rest on the 25th of April, 1908.
They were the parents of eleven children, as follows:
Lena, the wife of August Wills, of O'Brien Co., Ia.
Henry, who married and lives in Scott Co.,
Elizabeth, the wife of William Ihms, of Muscatine Co., Ia.
John,who is married and likewise makes his home in the county.
Emma, the wife of Paul Harder, of Nebraska.
George, of this review
Ferdinand, who is married and lives in this county.
Delia, the wife of J.H.Broders, of Muscatine Co.
Agnes, who is the wife of Paul C. Riessen and lives in O'Brien Co., Ia.
Leonard, who is still at home
Tillie, who died in infancy.
George Dittmer remained under the parental roof until twenty-seven years of age, when he began farming on his own account, cultivating rented land for a period of eight years. At the end of that time, having accumulated the necessary capital by dint of untiring indjstry and economy, he purchased a farm of one hundred and seventy acres in Fulton Twp, to the further cultivation and improvement of which he has since devoted his energies. The property is highly improved in every particular and returns to him a gratifying annual income
On the 20th day of June, 1900, Mr Dittmer was united in marriage to Miss EMMA FRICK, a native of Scott Co., Ia. and daughter of JOHN and LENA(Speth) FRICK, both of whom were from Germany
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