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Adolph Geise (b. 22 Mar 1844, d. 27 Aug 1918)
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ADOLPH GEISE.
From an early period in the development and improvement of Pottawattamie county Adolph Geise has resided within its borders and bas not only been a witness of its growth and development but has also aided in its upbuilding, assisting in laying the foundation upon which has been reared the superstructure of its present prosperity and progress. As the years have passed he has conducted all business matters capably and with fairness to others and pas prospered in his undertakings until he now owns five farms, all well improved, in Norwalk township, his home place being on section 18. He has lived in this county since 1866, arriving here when a young man of twenty-two years. His birth occurred in Prussia, Germany, March 22, 1844, and there the days of his boyhood and youth were passed. He is largely a self-educated as well as a self-made man, his knowledge of the English tongue being acquired after he came to the new world. The favorable reports which he heard concerning America and its business opportunities led him to determine to seek his fortune in this country. Accordingly he bade adieu to friends and native land and in 1866 sailed for New York. He then worked on a farm and in a brewery in Pennsylvania for about two years and in 1868 came west to Pottawattamie county. Here he was first employed by the month ina brickyard at Council Bluffs, spending two years in that way. 485 HISTORY QF POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY By careful expenditure he saved considerable of his earnings and bought eighty acres ,of raw prairie land, whereon he now resides. As the years passed he improved this farm, converting the wild tract into productive fields. The boundaries of the place he extended by additional purchase from time to time and he also invested in other tracts of land in Norwalk township until he is now one of the most extensive landowners of the county, having here nearly one thousand acres, in addition to which he owns a section of land in Alberta, Canada. He improved most of his farm himself and on the home place has built a fine residence and substantial barns. He raises and feeds stock, shipping annually from two to five carloads of fat cattle and also some hogs. In all that he has undertaken he has been practical, showing an aptitude for successful management combined with keen discernment and sound judgment in making investments. Mr. Geise was married in this county in 1872, to Miss Margaret Young, a native of Iowa and of German parentage. They became the parents of ten children who are still living. William G., of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume; Fritz, who assists in carrying on the home farm; August, a high school student; Ernest, Carl and Otto, all at home; Mena, the wife of Fred Klopping; Mary, the wife of Henry Bonnes; Louisa, the wife Philip Geise, and Margaret, at home. They also lost two children, Adolph and Martha, the former dying at the age of ten years and the latter in infancy. The parents are members of the Lutheran church at Underwood and are most highly esteemed people, their lives being in harmony with their professions. Mr. Geise for more than a third of a century has lived the life of an active, energetic farmer, making good use of his business opportunities and carrying forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes. He indeed deserves much credit for his splendid record, whereby he has advanced from a humble position in the business world to a place among the most prominent and prosperous agricu1turists of Pottawattamie county.
More About Adolph Geise:
Burial: Unknown, Fisher Cemetary, Underwood, Iowa.5141, 5142, 5143, 5144
More About Adolph Geise and Margaret Young:
Marriage: 12 Apr 18725145, 5146, 5147, 5148
Children of Adolph Geise and Margaret Young are:
- Wilhelmina Geise, b. 27 Feb 1873, Underwood, Pottawatamie County, Iowa5149, 5150, 5151, 5152, d. 21 Jan 19645153, 5154, 5155, 5156.
- Adolph John Geise, b. 21 Jul 18775157, 5158, 5159, 5160, d. 09 Dec 18815161, 5162, 5163, 5164.
- William George Geise, b. 18 Feb 18785165, 5166, 5167, 5168, d. 22 Oct 19385169, 5170, 5171, 5172.
- Louise Sophia Geise, b. 01 May 18805173, 5174, 5175, 5176, d. 25 Sep 19765177, 5178, 5179, 5180.
- Fred Herman Geise, b. 16 Oct 1882, Underwood, Pottawatamie County, Iowa5181, 5182, 5183, 5184, d. 26 Sep 19595185, 5186, 5187, 5188.
- August Henry Geise, b. 30 Jan 18855189, 5190, 5191, 5192, d. 24 Oct 19625193, 5194, 5195, 5196.
- Ernest Emil Geise, b. 23 Oct 18865197, 5198, 5199, 5200, d. 24 May 19385201, 5202, 5203, 5204.
- Carl Conrad Geise, b. 23 Mar 18895205, 5206, 5207, 5208, d. 19 Apr 19635209, 5210, 5211, 5212.
- Lydia Estella Geise, b. 11 Mar 18955213, 5214, 5215, 5216, d. 22 Mar 18955217, 5218, 5219, 5220.
- Arthur Edward Geise, b. 01 May 1896, Underwood, Pottawatamie County, Iowa5221, 5222, 5223, 5224, d. 28 Dec 19735225, 5226, 5227, 5228.