Carls, Gustav A. MAGA © 2000-2014
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HISTORY OF CASS COUNTY ILLINOIS - 1915

Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.



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CARLS, GUSTAV A. - Although a man's standing in the world is not always measured by his possessions, for his true worth is evidenced by the regard in which he is held by his associates, yet large ownership of property indicates stability and judged by such facts, Gustav A. Carls is one of the leading men of Cass County. He is now conducting a farm of 400 acres of valuable land in township 18, range 11, sections 29, 30, 31, and owns an additional 100 acres which he rents to others. He was born in Cass County, August 10, 1876, a son of Louis W. and Caroline (Musch) Carls, the former born in Cass County, December 12, 1847, and the latter in the same county, October 14, 1852. The father was a farmer and stock raiser of Cass County. A history of the Carls family will be found in this work.

Gustav A. Carls attended the country schools and has always been a farmer, leaning the details of his life work from his boyhood. He is a strong Democrat in politics and has served as a school director for the past eleven years. The Sixth Street Lutheran Church of Beardstown finds in him a faithful member, and a useful one as well, as he served as a member of the building committee when the new church was erected.

On January 31, 1900, Mr. Carls was married in Cass County, to Ida F. Brockschmidt, born in this county, December 23, 1880, a daughter of Christian and Louisa (Schewe) Brockschmidt, the former born in Washington County, Ill., in 1856, and the latter in Germany in 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Carls have had the following children: Edward L. C., Frederick R., H. Gustav., Liddie L. C., Delia W. H., and Norman G. W., all of whom were born in Cass County. Mr. Carls is a man of a very sociable nature, one who has many friends. He is noted for his industrious habits, which together with his thrift accounts in a large measure for his present prosperity.


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