Nollsch, Alfred Julius

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HISTORY OF CASS COUNTY ILLINOIS - 1915

Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.

Page 935

NOLLSCH, ALFRED JULIUS. - Perhaps there are few counties where modern methods of farming prevail more extensively than in Cass County, for the agriculturalists of this region appreciate the effect such a course produces. One of these progressive farmers is Alfred Julius Nollsch, born in Cass County, on the homestead, a portion of which he now occupies, December 28, 1876, a son of Gottlieb and Catherine (Hobig) Nollsch, natives of Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. The maternal grandfather, John Hobig, came to Cass County, but died in Sangamon County. When only nineteen years old, Gottlieb Nollsch came to Cass County, and here married, settling then on a farm to which he added until he owned 607 acres. On his homestead he built a fine brick house, and became one of the heavy general farmers and stock men of the county. His death occurred May 30, 1897. His widow lived on the farm until 1902, when she moved to Virginia dn there died, December 8, 1912. Both had been previously married, and by the father's first marriage there were the following children: Lawrence, of Sangamon County; William of Missouri; and Benjamin, of Peoria, Ill. By the mother's first marriage to a Mr. Mauler, there were the following children: Elizabeth, who is Mrs. H. P. Lampert, of Cleveland, Ohio; and Carrie, who is Mrs. J. O. Robinson, of Springfield, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Nollsch had the following children: Anna M., who is Mrs. William Emerich, of Virginia; Margaret, who is also of Virginia; Walter A., who is of Springfield, Ill.; Thomas C., who is on a portion of the home place; George H., who is of Sangamon County; Alfred J.; and Phillip G., who is of Denver, Colo.

Alfred J. Nollsch attended the public schools of his district and grew up on the homestead. His portion of the farm amounted to 120 acres, and he built the house and other structures now on it and has a very fine property, on which he carries on general farming and stockraising. On April 10, 1901, he married Mae L. Marcy, of Chandlerville, Ill., a daughter of Lemuel H. and Lucretia (Smith) Marcy, natives of Cass County. The paternal grandfather was Charles Marcy. Mr. and Mrs. Nollsch became the parents of children as follow: Alberta Marcy, Julius Gottlieb, Catherine Lucretia and Elizabeth Marie. Mr. Nollsch is a Methodist, and has been a steward and also a trustee of that church, and superintendent of the Sunday School since 1900. He is progressive in his political views. For a number of years he has been a school director. The Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America, of Chandlerville, hold his membership. A man of advanced ideas, he is a worthy example of Cass County's best farmers, and his past indicates that his plans for the future will include substantial improvements.