1914
Delaware Co., IA History pgs. 432-433
Gottlob Heiserman is
the owner of a valuable farm embracing fifty acres within the corporation
limits of Ryan, which he purchased in 1907 and has operated continuously and
successfully since. His birth occurred in
Wurtemberg, Germany, on the 27th
of December, 1867, his parents being Fred and Minnie (Huley) Heiserman. In 1880 they emigrated
to the United States and made their way direct to Iowa, taking up their abode on a farm
near Paris in Linn county. Fred Heiserman
passed away in 1907, but his widow survives and now resides in Delaware county with
her children. The parents came to the new world with their ten children, all of
whom are yet living.
Gottlob Heiserman, who was a youth of about thirteen when he
accompanied his parents on their emigration to America, has devoted his attention to general
agricultural pursuits throughout his entire business career with excellent
results. In 1907 he purchased fifty acres of land within the corporation limits
of Ryan in Delaware county,
and has since cultivated the same, also raising graded stock. He has met with
success in his undertakings and may justly lay claim to the proud American
title of a self-made man, having gained his prosperity entirely through his own
efforts and well directed industry.
On the 24th
of March, 1891, Mr. lleiserman was united in marriage
to Miss Lauretta Wendling,
a daughter of Henry and Lauretta (Duwell)
Wendling, who were natives of Germany and took up
their abode in Delaware county, Iowa, in 1885. The father passed away in 1897, while
the demise of the mother occurred in 1909. To
Mr. and
Mrs. Heiserman have been born twelve children, eight
of whom survive, as follows: Clara, Anna, Lydia, Lauretta,
Hugo, Ervin, Lena and Leroy. In religious faith Mr. Heiserman is a Lutheran, belonging to the church of that
denomination at Ryan. His life has been active, useful and upright and his many
excellent qualities of mind and character have trained him a wide circle of
friends.
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