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HON. WENDELIN LATTNER, a valued and influential resident of Worthington, is one of the most substantial and enterprising merchants in the place and also owns the Worthington Creamery. Like many of the best people in this county our subject is a native of Germany, having been born in Volkertshousen, Baden, November 20, 1834, and is the son of Joseph Lattner, also born in the Fatherland, where he followed the trade of a mason for many years.

The parental family of our subject included fourteen children, of whom Wendelin, of this sketch, was the youngest of the three sons who grew to mature years. The family came to America in 1847 and made location in Zanesville, Ohio. The father was in the employ of different railroads until his decease, in 1852. His good wife, formerly Miss Wieser, is still living, making her home at Lattnersville, this state, and has attained the advanced age of eighty-five years.

The subject of this sketch attended school until removing with his family to this county, securing his education in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, though attending but a short time in each place. When old enough to earn his livelihood, young Lattner began driving a team for the New York & Erie Railroad Company in the construction of new roads. He worked his way up step by step until he occupied the position of civil engineer of the road, having made this a study during his leisure hours.

One year prior to attaining his majority our subject began railroad contracting in company with his brothers, Paul and Jacob, and from 1854 to 1860 he was engaged with different roads in laying their tracks. The last work of the kind was a contract for three miles of track taken from R. B. Mason on the Dubuque & Pacific Road, now the Illinois Central, running through Dubuque, and that gentleman failing. The brothers were given a large tract of land for their pay, which they later laid out into a town which bore the name of Lattnersville. Our subject was appointed the first Postmaster of the place in 1861, and that year, in company with his brothers, he erected a sawmill and three years later a woolen mill. This connection existed until 1872, when it was dissolved, Paul Lattner taking for his portion the extensive mercantile interest, Jacob the mill, and our subject retired.

In 1874 Wendelin Lattner came to Worthington and established his present business, and is regarded as one of the largest merchants in Dubuque County. He also owns and operates the Worthington Creamery, which is carried on an extensive scale and is a source of great convenience to the farmers in this vicinity.

Mr. Lattner is very popular in his community, and in 1874 was elected to the State Legislature on the Democratic ticket, filling the position with ability and distinction. He was married in 1862 to Miss Magdalen Smith, and to them has been born eight children. Mary is the wife of L. C. Gerhart and resides in Chicago, where her husband is a member of the Board or Trade; Emma is bookkeeper in her father's store. Lucy is teaching in the public schools of Dubuque. Josephine is a sister in Notre Dame, in Milwaukee Wis.; Clara is also engaged in her father's store; Francis, Ida and Florence are at home.

Mr. Lattner and family are Catholics in religion. He is known as a citizen of upright character, energetic and able in all the duties of life, is highly respected and commands the esteem and confidence of all that know him.