ROBERT W. MUCK

Robert W. Muck is an early settler of Shelby County; he was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, in 1842, and is a son of Henry and Maria (Harrison) Muck, natives of Vitginia. He was but eight years old when his mother died. When he was fourteen years of age he came to Jones County, Iowa, with an older brother; here he grew to manhood, passing his youth in farm work and in attending the common school. Mr. Muck was married December 23, 1869, to Miss Susan Kohl, a native of Berks County, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of William Kohl. Mr. Muck resided in Jones County until 1876, when he came to Shelby County. He bought eighty acres of wild land, entirely improved; here he has since lived, and made improvements from year to year, until he has one of the best farms in the neighborhood. He has a dwelling built on the cottage plan, comfortable and convenient, a barn, cribs for corn, and a fine grove of three acres. All the surroundings indicate thrift and wise management. Mr. and Mrs. Muck have no children. Politically he affiliates with the Democratic party. He is a man yet in the prime of life, of unusual physical force, and of a genial disposition that attracts friends and keeps them.

Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 554. Transcribed and submitted by Marthann Kohl - djfnmk@fmctc.com (Susan Kohl is my great grand aunt)