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Herman Saak, Jr. One
of the enterprising young agriculturists and stock raisers of Malaka Township,
Jasper County, who possesses the respect and good will of all who know him and
is classed with the representative men of the Township in which he lives, is
Herman Saak, Jr. The sturdy German
element in our national commonwealth has been one of the most important in
furthering the substantial and normal development of this country, for it is an
element signally appreciative of practical values and also of the higher
intellectuality, which transcribes all provincial confines.
Well may any person take pride in tracing his lineage to such a source.
Although the subject is an American by birth, he is only of the second
generation in this country, his parents claiming the fatherland as their place
of nativity, and in his life he has displayed the strongest and best traits of
character of the German nation. Mr.
Saak was born in Malaka Township, Jasper County, Iowa, on July 30, 1876.
Here he grew to manhood, received his education in the common schools and
has always followed agricultural pursuits in his home community. Mr.
Saak is the son of Herman, Sr., and Elnora (Reineke) Saak, both born in the
province of Lippe-Detmold, Germany. There
they spent their childhood days and from there emigrated to the United States,
located in Jasper County, Iowa, where, through industry, economy and thrift,
they became well established and are now living in their pleasant home in
Baxter. They became the parents of seven children, five of whom are living,
named as follows: Mrs. Minnie
Wehrman died in Marshall County; Louis, born September 15, 1876, lives in Malaka
Township; Herman, of this sketch; Edward died in Malaka Township; Mrs. Anna
Tinnermier lives in Malaka Township; William lives in Marshall County; Henry
lives in Malaka Township. These
children were all born in Jasper County. Herman
Saak, Jr. was married on March 5, 1902, to Sophia Kanne, who was born in Malaka
Township, this County, on October 23, 1877, and here she grew to womanhood and
was educated in the common schools. She is the daughter of Henry and Louisa
(Paul) Kanne, natives of Germany, the father born on September 19, 1834, and the
mother on November 17, 1840; they came to America in early life and located in
Jasper County, where they became one of the foremost families, owning a large
body of valuable land and for many years farming on an extensive scale, and here
they spent the balance of their days, the father dying on October 14, 1901, and
the mother on October 17, 1911. They were among the early arrivals in Malaka
Township and before there were many permanent settlers in this locality.
They were the parents of eight children, namely: Mrs. Minnie Alleman,
Levi H., Frederick A., Mrs. Louisa Krampe, Louis, Sophia, who is the wife of our
subject; Mrs. Lydia Tinnermier, Mrs. Martha Saak. To
Mr. and Mrs. Saak has been born one daughter, Florence Leona, whose birth
occurred in Marshall County on January 27, 1907. Politically,
Mr. Saak is independent, preferring to vote for the man who, in his estimation,
is best qualified for the office sought, rather than for the party.
He and his family are members of the German Reformed Church of
Independence Township and faithful in their support of the same. Mr.
Saak has been very successful as a general farmer and stockman and he is the
owner of a valuable, fertile and well-improved farm of one hundred and sixty
acres in Malaka Township, one of the choice farms of his community.
He believes in raising a good grade of livestock and, through his
enterprise and close application, he has secured a competency. He has a
commodious modern and well-furnished home and is well established. Past and Present of Jasper County Iowa, Gen. James B. Weaver, Editor-In-Chief, B.F. Bowden & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1912, p. 1108. |
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