Grand Rapids and Kent County, Vol. 2 - Michigan History and Account of Their Progress from First Settlement to the Present Time (1918):
An impressive illustration of what may be accomplished within a score of years by industry, sobriety and persistent endeavor, is furnished in the career of Gottlieb Althaus since he established his home in Kent county, in 1889. Without aid from adventitious sources, and relying solely upon his own inherent energy, perseverance and sound judgment, he has built up a success that is highly creditable to himself and the community of which he is a worthy member. Mr. Althaus is a native of Switzerland, born June 28, 1870, a son of Christ and Mary Ann (Mosser) Althaus. His parents, who were also born in that country, came to the United States in 1890, and Christ Althaus is now living in comfortable retirement in Lowell township, where the mother died in 1900, in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church. There were ten children in the family, as follows: Christ, who is engaged in farming in Lowell township; Mary, who died as the wife of Carl Roth; Rosetta, Gottlieb, Anna, wife of Christ Wittenberg, of Lowell township; Eliza, wife of Adam Clunens, of Belding, Mich.; Carl, of Louisville, Ky.; Ernest, of Vergennes township; Andrew, a resident of Calgary, Canada; and Frederick, who makes his home in the state of Florida. Gottlieb Althaus received his education in the public schools of his native land, where he was reared as a farmer, and was nineteen years of age when he came to the United States. After working out among the farmers of Lowell township for three years, he purchased ninety acres of land for the family home, and subsequently acquired eighty acres for himself, which he sold and afterward purchased his present valuable property in section 5. He has installed modern machinery, good equipment and substantial buildings, and his general farming operations are meeting with the kind of success that stamps him as one of the progressive men of his community, able and energetic, and capable of making the most of his opportunities. He is a republican, although he has not sought political position or favors, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which Mrs. Althaus also belongs. Mr. Althaus was married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John and Eliza Berry, natives of Switzerland, who came to this country in 1883, and both of whom are now deceased. Mr. Berry was a farmer by occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Althaus have no children of their own, but are rearing an adopted son, Joseph.
An impressive illustration of what may be accomplished within a score of years by industry, sobriety and persistent endeavor, is furnished in the career of Gottlieb Althaus since he established his home in Kent county, in 1889. Without aid from adventitious sources, and relying solely upon his own inherent energy, perseverance and sound judgment, he has built up a success that is highly creditable to himself and the community of which he is a worthy member. Mr. Althaus is a native of Switzerland, born June 28, 1870, a son of Christ and Mary Ann (Mosser) Althaus. His parents, who were also born in that country, came to the United States in 1890, and Christ Althaus is now living in comfortable retirement in Lowell township, where the mother died in 1900, in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church. There were ten children in the family, as follows: Christ, who is engaged in farming in Lowell township; Mary, who died as the wife of Carl Roth; Rosetta, Gottlieb, Anna, wife of Christ Wittenberg, of Lowell township; Eliza, wife of Adam Clunens, of Belding, Mich.; Carl, of Louisville, Ky.; Ernest, of Vergennes township; Andrew, a resident of Calgary, Canada; and Frederick, who makes his home in the state of Florida. Gottlieb Althaus received his education in the public schools of his native land, where he was reared as a farmer, and was nineteen years of age when he came to the United States. After working out among the farmers of Lowell township for three years, he purchased ninety acres of land for the family home, and subsequently acquired eighty acres for himself, which he sold and afterward purchased his present valuable property in section 5. He has installed modern machinery, good equipment and substantial buildings, and his general farming operations are meeting with the kind of success that stamps him as one of the progressive men of his community, able and energetic, and capable of making the most of his opportunities. He is a republican, although he has not sought political position or favors, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which Mrs. Althaus also belongs. Mr. Althaus was married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John and Eliza Berry, natives of Switzerland, who came to this country in 1883, and both of whom are now deceased. Mr. Berry was a farmer by occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Althaus have no children of their own, but are rearing an adopted son, Joseph.
Grand Rapids and Kent County, Vol. 2 - Michigan History and Account of Their Progress from First Settlement to the Present Time (1918):
An impressive illustration of what may be accomplished within a score of years by industry, sobriety and persistent endeavor, is furnished in the career of Gottlieb Althaus since he established his home in Kent county, in 1889. Without aid from adventitious sources, and relying solely upon his own inherent energy, perseverance and sound judgment, he has built up a success that is highly creditable to himself and the community of which he is a worthy member. Mr. Althaus is a native of Switzerland, born June 28, 1870, a son of Christ and Mary Ann (Mosser) Althaus. His parents, who were also born in that country, came to the United States in 1890, and Christ Althaus is now living in comfortable retirement in Lowell township, where the mother died in 1900, in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church. There were ten children in the family, as follows: Christ, who is engaged in farming in Lowell township; Mary, who died as the wife of Carl Roth; Rosetta, Gottlieb, Anna, wife of Christ Wittenberg, of Lowell township; Eliza, wife of Adam Clunens, of Belding, Mich.; Carl, of Louisville, Ky.; Ernest, of Vergennes township; Andrew, a resident of Calgary, Canada; and Frederick, who makes his home in the state of Florida. Gottlieb Althaus received his education in the public schools of his native land, where he was reared as a farmer, and was nineteen years of age when he came to the United States. After working out among the farmers of Lowell township for three years, he purchased ninety acres of land for the family home, and subsequently acquired eighty acres for himself, which he sold and afterward purchased his present valuable property in section 5. He has installed modern machinery, good equipment and substantial buildings, and his general farming operations are meeting with the kind of success that stamps him as one of the progressive men of his community, able and energetic, and capable of making the most of his opportunities. He is a republican, although he has not sought political position or favors, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which Mrs. Althaus also belongs. Mr. Althaus was married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John and Eliza Berry, natives of Switzerland, who came to this country in 1883, and both of whom are now deceased. Mr. Berry was a farmer by occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Althaus have no children of their own, but are rearing an adopted son, Joseph.
An impressive illustration of what may be accomplished within a score of years by industry, sobriety and persistent endeavor, is furnished in the career of Gottlieb Althaus since he established his home in Kent county, in 1889. Without aid from adventitious sources, and relying solely upon his own inherent energy, perseverance and sound judgment, he has built up a success that is highly creditable to himself and the community of which he is a worthy member. Mr. Althaus is a native of Switzerland, born June 28, 1870, a son of Christ and Mary Ann (Mosser) Althaus. His parents, who were also born in that country, came to the United States in 1890, and Christ Althaus is now living in comfortable retirement in Lowell township, where the mother died in 1900, in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church. There were ten children in the family, as follows: Christ, who is engaged in farming in Lowell township; Mary, who died as the wife of Carl Roth; Rosetta, Gottlieb, Anna, wife of Christ Wittenberg, of Lowell township; Eliza, wife of Adam Clunens, of Belding, Mich.; Carl, of Louisville, Ky.; Ernest, of Vergennes township; Andrew, a resident of Calgary, Canada; and Frederick, who makes his home in the state of Florida. Gottlieb Althaus received his education in the public schools of his native land, where he was reared as a farmer, and was nineteen years of age when he came to the United States. After working out among the farmers of Lowell township for three years, he purchased ninety acres of land for the family home, and subsequently acquired eighty acres for himself, which he sold and afterward purchased his present valuable property in section 5. He has installed modern machinery, good equipment and substantial buildings, and his general farming operations are meeting with the kind of success that stamps him as one of the progressive men of his community, able and energetic, and capable of making the most of his opportunities. He is a republican, although he has not sought political position or favors, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which Mrs. Althaus also belongs. Mr. Althaus was married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John and Eliza Berry, natives of Switzerland, who came to this country in 1883, and both of whom are now deceased. Mr. Berry was a farmer by occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Althaus have no children of their own, but are rearing an adopted son, Joseph.
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