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TIMPE, JACOB FRITZ, far and stock-grower, Sec. 20; P. O. West Point; son of Carl Timpe, who was born in Brunswick, Germany, in 1799, and married Sophia Sandons, who was born in the same State in 1801; had three children, the eldest of whom was Jacob, born in Germany Jan. 5, 1824; raised a farmer, and with what education he had secured previous to his 14th year, when in his 22d year emigrated to America, and, after stopping at St. Louis for two months, landed at Fort Madison March 9, 1845; the first year here he worked for Henry Buhrig at $5 per month, the second with still lower wages, and continued as a laborer for four and a half years, with a slight increase in wages after the first two years. December, 1851, he married Henrietta Schulze, who was born in Brunswick, Germany, in 1824, and emigrated to America and Lee Co., in 1847; they farmed by renting until 1861, when he purchased his first real estate, consisting of 180 acres of land which he now owns and occupies; in 1863, he erected a convenient and commodious barn, costing $1,000, and, in 1868, a fine brick residence costing $3,000; in 1873, he added to his original farm 120 acres of land, making a total of 300 acres, which he now values at $50 per acre; they have had a family of six children, four still living — Henrietta, born April 17, 1853, died June 18, 1874; Caroline, April 6, 1854; Sophia, May 29, 1855; William, Sept. 4, 1858; Fritz, Jan. 26, 1860, died Feb. 18, 1860, and George, April 4, 1862; all have received or are receiving liberal educations. Mr. Timpe was a practical, and has proved himself a successful, farmer; received the first premium at the first fair held in Lee Co., as the best plowman; he has since been Director for the Agricultural Society of this county. Democratic; they are members of long standing in the Lutheran Church.