LouisW. Carles  

 
LOUIS W. CARLES, a well-to-do and a successfulfarmer and stock-raiser, living on section 30, township 18, range 11, wasborn in this township in 1847, and was here reared and educated. He isthe son of George H. Carles born in Germany in 1818. He was of pure Germanancestry. His wife’s name was Elizabeth Crims, and she died at the ageof sixty-one. She and her people were members of the Lutheran Church. Thefather and his children, in September, 1844, started for the United States,landed in New Orleans, and on the largest steamer then running on the Mississippithey came to Beardstown. They arrived January 10, 1845, having been threemonths on the way. Soon after landing Mr. Carles and one son purchasedland in the county, and before long the family became large land owners.Here Mr. Carles, Sr., spent the last years of his life, and died when eighty-sixyears. He had always been identified with the Lutheran Church as had hisparents before him. George H. Carles, Jr., has, since he came to this countybeen a resident near Bluff Spring station. He is yet smart and active,and runs the having many friends in the county, among the early settlers.He was married in 1842, in Hanover, to L. O. Nora Deydrick. She was bornand reared in Germany. Mrs. George Carles is yet living, and is quite feeble.She is a Lutheran, as is her husband. Mr. Carles is a Democrat.

Louis is the only surviving member of quitea large family. Mr. Carles has been a resident of this county all his life.He has a fine farm of 160 acres, well supplied with good farm buildings.He still attends to overlooking everything himself. He is a well informedman of good judgment, and is a prominent citizen.

He was married, in this county, to CarolineMusch, daughter of John and Albidena (Leppe) Musch. Her father came fromGermany, and now resides in Virginia, Cass county; and her mother was bornon the vessel from which she was named on the passage from Germany to America.She died in this county when past middle age. Mr. Musch has married a thirdwife, who is still living.

Mr. and Mrs. Carles of this notice are energeticyoung people and faithful members of the Lutheran Church. They are theparents of eleven children, two of whom died young: George H., Jr.; GustavA., Robert G., William M., Herman H., Louis W., Jr., Julius O., J. Albertand Paul B. The whole family is an honor to the county in which they live.
 

Biographical Review of Cass, Schuylerand Brown Counties, Illinois, Biographical Review Publishing Co., Chicago,1892, pages 166-167.

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