William Perry Nolte

AVERY, BOILER, BOOT, EASTMAN, FOSTER, GEORGE, NELLIS, NOLTE, PADGETT, SHEELY, STRONG, THOMPSON, WHITTE

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 1/2/2012 at 17:47:12

The History of Dallas County, Iowa - 1907
The Past and Present of Dallas County

W. P. Nolte

W. P. Nolte, whose farm of eighty acres on section 32, Union township, Dallas county, is largely devoted to fruit-raising, was born in Indiana, November 2, 1858, a son of H. H. and Sarah (Padgett) Nolte. The father was born in Germany in 1818, while the wife's birth occurred in Ohio in 1827. He immigrated to the United States in 1839, located in Pennsylvania. He later removed to Indiana and went from there to Muscatine, Iowa. In 1891 he located in Dexter, Dallas county, and there passed away in the year 1900, his wife having preceded him to the home beyond in 1896.

In the family of this worthy couple for 13 children: J. F., who is now living near Redfield; Sarah, the wife of James Boiler, of Pottawattamie county, Iowa; M. C., now a resident of Nebraska; Julia, the wife of R. L. Nellis, of Madison county, Iowa; Mary, the wife of James Boot, living in Dexter, Iowa; Herman, who resides in Dallas county; Elizabeth, deceased; W. P., of this review; T. C., of Dallas county; Ollie, the wife of W. H. George, also of Dallas county; Charles, who lives in Madison County, Iowa: Rev. Edward, a minister of the gospel in Colorado; and Ella, who is deceased.

W. P. Nolte received his education in the common schools and was reared to agricultural pursuits, which he has made his life work. His farm of eighty acres on section 32, Union township, is largely devoted to fruit culture, forty-5 acres being planted in apple trees, while a portion of the remainder gives him a goodly orchard of plum, peach, pear and other fruit trees. His trees are thrifty and are now in bearing, so that the orchard forms a very attractive feature to the landscape. To a traveler on the Rock Island train, passing Mr. Nolte's farm, this large and beautiful orchard appears as an oasis in the heart of the desert.

In 1881 Mr. Nolte was united in marriage to Miss Emma J. Strong, a native of Canada, where she was born December 5, 1860. She was a daughter of Samuel and Mary (Boot) Strong, who came to Iowa in 1866, locating in Muscatine county. They were the parents of 11 children: William, of Clayton, Kansas; Hannah, deceased, who was the wife of Frank Avery; Elizabeth, the wife of Frank Foster, of Iowa County Iowa; Abram, who resides in this state; Emma J., the wife of our subject; Brigham, who is living in Humboldt county, Iowa; Mary, the wife of Herman Eastman, also of this state; George, of Colorado; Sarah, the wife of Wiley Thompson, who is living in Iowa; Daniel, also of Colorado; and John, who is deceased. Samuel Strong is still living in Humboldt county, Iowa, his wife, however, having passed away in 1886.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Nolte were born seven children: Howard M. Nolte, who married Miss Martha Sheely, of Osceola, Iowa, and resides now at Fort Morgan, Colorado, with his wife and one son, Lorence Whitte; Roxy H., who is a graduate of the Dexter high school and is now a teacher in the same institution, holding both a county and state certificate; Sarah E., A graduate of the Dexter high school, who is at home; Joseph M., Also at home; Maurice E., Who passed away; Netta L.; And Grace R.

In political views Mr. Nolte is a Republican and has always taken an active interest in educational matters, being a member of the board of directors of the Dexter high school. He has given his children an excellent education, realizing the value of such training and responsible duties of life. He is serving as secretary of the Patrons Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Dexter. Both Mr. and Mrs. Nolte are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and are highly esteemed residents of the community, having won the warm regard of all with whom they have come in contact.