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Carl Henry Lueck

9 May 1857 – 14 Oct 1932

Birth9 May 1857
Death14 Oct 1932
CemeteryArcadia Cemetery
Arcadia , Valley County , Nebraska , USA
Added byDiane on 15 Nov 2011
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79791873

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Karl was born on May 9, 1857 in Kleiusen, Germany. Johanna was born in the village of Oenhausen, Westphalia, Germany. They were married on Jan. 13, 1883. Bio: 8 children born to this union: Helena J. (1883-1884), Frederick William, Otto R., Hannah , Carl H., Minnie (1893-1902), Martha L., and Hennrietta Susan. --------------------------------- One of the early settlers of Valley County, who has been identified with much of the history and development of that region, is Carl Lueck, who owns a large farm, and raises considerable stock. He was born in the village of Kleinsabien, province of Pomerania, in Germany, May 9, 1857, and is the fifth of six children born to William and Hannah (Beig) Lueck, both of whom died in Germany. He has one brother living in Germany, and the others are deceased. He received his education in his native land and reached manhood on his father's farm. He emigrated to America in 1881, crossing the North Sea from Stettin to Hull in the "Otto," and embarked at Liverpool, April 27, on the "Spain," landing in New York the 8th of May. He came direct to Merrick County, Nebraska, and after spending two years there, he came to Valley County in the month of January, 1883, making his home here since that time. He secured a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres on the northwest quarter of section ten, township seventeen, range fifteen, and improved and developed it until he had a well-equipped stock and grain farm. He is a successful man of business and has now acquired six hundred and forty acres of fine farming land, lying in sections three, nine and ten, where he raises considerable stock. He has been active and interested in local affairs, helped organize school district number fifty-nine, of which he served as moderator for several years. He is well and favorably known in his part of the county and is counted a useful, public-spirited citizen, with a reputation for honest and upright dealing. January 13, 1883, Mr. Lueck married Miss Johanna Marks, a native of the village of Oenhausen, Westphalia, Germany, who came to America in 1872. She is a daughter of Ernest and Charlotte Marks. They settled in Dane County, Wisconsin, and moved on west to Valley county in 1880. Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lueck, namely: Helena J., died in infancy; Frederick William, of Valley county; Otto R., at home; Hannah S., married F. F. Cook and they live in Valley county; Carl H., junior, at home; Minnie, deceased; Martha L. and Henrietta Susan at home. The family are prominent socially and have a large circle of friends. Mr. Lueck, with his family, is a member of the Evangelical Church, and he is a republican in politics. Like the typical pioneer of the west, Mr. Lueck lived for a time in a sod house. Deer and antelope were to be found in the country when he came, and one antelope was secured for the family larder. Among the early privations of the first settlers were the dry years, especially 1894, when Mr. Lueck raised nothing but a little corn. Compendium of History, Reminiscence and Biography of Nebraska, 1912,

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