Anderson County Biographies
"Portrait and Biographical Record of Southeastern Kansas"
Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1894
OLTMAN D. JUCHEMS an energetic and enterprising young citizen and prosperous
general agriculturist and stock-raiser of
Centreville Township, on section 24, Linn County,
Kan., is one of the successful and rising farmers
of the west. Born in Grand Detour, Ogle County,
Ill., April 4, 1860, he spent the early years of his
life in his native state, where his parents, Daniel
D. and Greitze (Oltman) Juchems, were well known
and highly esteemed. The father, a native of
Germany, was born in the province of Hanover,
in 1821. The mother, also of German birth, and
a native of the city of Emden, province of Hanover, was born June 7, 1820. Educated in the
Fatherland and there attaining to mature years,
the parents married, and some time afterward decided to try their fortunes in America. Together
they bade farewell to the old friends and scenes
of childhood, and crossing the broad ocean were
soon safely landed in the United States. In a brief
time they were transported to the prairies of
Illinois, and settled in Ogle County in 1855. The
father died July 7, 1862, and the mother, a woman
of strong character and courage, some years
afterward removed with her family to Kansas,
and died at an advanced age in Centreville
Township May 23, 1890.
Four children had clustered in the home, of
whom the eldest, Maggie, died in childhood. Feijo
was the second-born; Roelf was the third in order
of birth; Oltman, our subject, was the youngest of
the parents' family. Mr. Juchems received a
fairly good common education in the district
schools of Grand Detour and Anderson County,
Kan., and from his youth trained to habits of
thrift and industry, attained to mature years
manly and self-reliant. He was only a babe of
two years when his father died, and was but a
lad of twelve years when his mother and her
family journeyed to Kansas, settling in Anderson
County in May, 1872. A thoroughly practical
farmer, our subject has with excellent results cultivated his present homestead of two hundred and
forty acres in Centreville Township. He at one
time farmed and owned a valuable tract of four
hundred acres in Anderson County, but profitably
disposed of that property and now gives his entire
attention to the home farm, which annually yields
an abundant harvest. The broad acreage is improved with good and commodious buildings,
modern in construction and convenient in arrangement.
In Anderson County, Kan., June 23, 1889, were
united in marriage Oltman D. Juchems and Miss
Jennie Hamilton, daughter of Benjamin F. and
Margaret (Harkness) Hamilton, old-time residents
and highly respected citizens of Anderson County. Mr. Hamilton was a native New Englander,
and born in Aroostook County, Me. The mother
of Mrs. Juchems was born in Newburgh, N. Y.
The four children, one son and three daughters, of
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton were: Mary C, William
G., Margaret E. and Jennie. The latter, the estimable wife of our subject, was
born in Grand Detour, Ogle County, Ill., July 7, 1867, and a young
lady of superior ability, is a social favorite among
a large circle of friends. Mrs. Juchems was only a
little child when her parents located in Kansas.
She was educated in Anderson County, where
she grew up to womanhood. One child, Vera
M., born in Centreville, Linn County, June
6, 1891, has blessed the pleasant home of the
young father and mother. Until September, 1889,
our subject continued to reside in Anderson
County, but at that period settled in his present
locality. Mr. and Mrs. Juchems take an active
part in the social and benevolent enterprises of
their home neighborhood and enjoy the regard of
the community of Centreville Township. Although
not aspiring to political promotion, our subject is
intelligently interested in local and national government and is well posted in the active and vital
issues of the day. He is especially friendly to
educational advancement, and is ever ready to
assist by word and deed in all matters pertaining
to mutual welfare, and is a true American citizen,
hard working, ambitious and upright in character.
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