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From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin, publ. 1901- page 893
GEORGE ECK, one of the well known and prominent veteran soldiers and pioneers of Liberty township, Grant county, is a man well known in his section of the country, as one deserving of praise for his industry and thrift, and as a good representative of our German-American citizens. Mr. ECK was born at Havre, Germany, in 1826, being a son of George and Wilhelmina (CALDER) ECK, both of whom were natives of Germany, where they lied and died. A brother of our subject, Fred ECK, came to America, and during the Civil war served in the 43d Wis. V.I., and died in service.
George ECK came to Grant county in 1854, and engaged in plastering and painting, and later purchased a fine farm of forty acres, neat Stitzer, Liberty township, where he now resides. Since coming into possession of this property, Mr. ECK has improved it greatly, erecting new buildings, and keeps everything in excellent condition, and as a result his crops show the effect of his labors.
In 1865, Mr. ECK enlisted at Hazel Green, Grant county, in the 44th Wis. V.I., for one year, or until the close of the war, and was stationed at Nashville, Tenn. Here the climate so affected Mr. ECK that he was taken sick, and was honorably discharged, after which he returned to Lafayette county, and on account of the injury to his health, from which he has never recovered, he now receives a pension of $16 a month.
Before coming to America, Mr. ECK was married to Wilhelmina KALDER, born in Germany, and to this union eight children have been born: William, a farmer of Liberty township; Hannah Rowena, who died in 1899; Margaret; George Frederick Wilhelm; Mary Wilhelmina; Katie, Henry Ludwig; and Emma. Socially, Mr. ECK is a prominent member of the G.A.R. Post, and politically adheres to the teachings of the Republican party. Having been a resident of Liberty township since 1862, Mr. ECK is one of the oldest inhabitants, and enjoys the esteem of his neighbors, as well as a wide circle of friends outside the immediate vicinity of his home.
This biography generously submitted by Carol Holmbeck