Frederick Aulwes. For a period of thirty-five years
this worthy citizen of Guttenberg was successfully
engaged in agricultural pursuits in Clayton County,
and after so many years of arduous toil is now
passing his declining days surrounded by all the
necessities and many of the luxuries of life, which
he has earned by the hardest work and surely
deserves.
Frederick Aulwes was born and reared in Germany, his
birth taking place July 2, 1813. He received a good
common-school education in the justly famed schools
of that land, and early learned the duties of
carrying on a farm. He is a son of Frank and
Elizabeth Aulwes, who were respected and well-to-do
farmers in Germany.
In the year 1837 Frederick Aulwes said good-bye to
his Fatherland and many friends, setting sail for
America in one of the old-fashioned unseaworthy
vessels which at that time plied the Atlantic.
Landing at New Orleans, he thence proceeded up the
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers until he arrived in the
Buckeye State, of which he was a resident for the
succeeding eight years.
It was in the year 1845 that Mr. Aulwes found himself
on the soil of Clayton County, whither he had
preceeded with the intention of taking up land. As
this seemed to be a favorable place for the pursuit
of farming, he purchased a tract of land and devoted
himself assiduously to its cultivation for many
years. He placed many improvements on his farm, and
as his resources increased extended the boundaries of
the same. He erected good buildings, put up fences,
and in other practical ways increased the value of
his property, which yields him an abundant income as
a reward for the care and labor he bestows upon it.
He still owns four hundred acres of good and well
improved land, which is considered as desirable a
piece of property as may be found in this portion of
the county.
In April, 1837, a marriage ceremony was performed by
which Miss Charlotte Seabing became the wife of Mr.
Aulwes. The lady, like her husband, was born in
Germany, where she grew to womanhood and received her
education. To them was born a family of eleven
children, four of whom have departed this life. Those
living are as follows: Charlotte, Fred A., Henry,
John, Louise (wife of Carl Westfall), Lewis and
George. The children have been given good educational
advantages and have become leading and well-to-do
citizens of the places in which they make their home.
Mr. Aulwes uses his right of franchise in favor of
the nominees of the Republican party and is a man who
is well informed on general and local affairs, in
which he has always taken great interest. He has
never seen reason to regret his removal to the United
States, for though he has been an industrious worker
all his life, his efforts have been rewarded with
success, and he has obtained a good living for
himself and his large family. He is therefore a loyal
son of his adopted county, and has trained his
children to love and respect her institutions, and to
uphold her laws and liberty.