CARLS, LOUIS WILLIAM, a prosperous farmer and stock raiser of Cass County, is justly numbered among the leading agriculturists of this part of the state. He was born in Cass County, December 26, 1886, a son of Louis W. and Caroline (Musch) Carls, the former born December 12, 1847, and the latter October 14, 1852, and both in Cass County. The father was a stock raiser and farmer and a prominent man in his day. A history of this representative family is given elsewhere in this work.

The boyhood of Louis William Carls was spent upon his father's farm, he alternating work with attendance at the district schools. He is the owner of 120 acres of land in township 18, range 11, sections 31 and 32, but his residence is on section 30. Although he has not long had this property he is demonstrating his ability as a farmer and deserves the success he has attained.

On August 3, 1908, Mr. Carls was married at Beardstown, to Emma Kaule, born August 18, 1889, at Beardstown, a daughter of Ernest P. and Georgia (Quinn) Kaule, the former born in Cass County, and the latter in Brown County, Ill. Mr. Kaule is a harness maker at Beardstown. Mr. and Mrs. Carls have one daughter, Georgia L., born July 25, 1909. Mr. Carls is very sociable in disposition and has a number of warm, personal friends by whom he is highly regarded. He belongs to the Sixth Street Lutheran church of Beardstown. In politics he is a Democrat, but he has not sought office.