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August Reck

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Opole, Silesia/Prussia now Poland
Death: October 22, 1927 (82)
At his home, Arcadia, Wisconsin (pneumonia)
Place of Burial: Arcadia, Wisconsin
Immediate Family:

Son of Matheus Reck and Christina Reck
Husband of Mary Reck
Father of Catherine Reck; Christina Reck; George Reck I; Paulina Kokott; Victoria Gandera and 5 others
Brother of Theodore Reck; Vitus Reck; Francis Thomas; Julia Mish; Private and 2 others

Managed by: Vitus C. Kampa
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Immediate Family

About August Reck

ugust was born in the old country and came to America with his parents and siblings in the 1872-1873 period.

He lived on the Reck Homestead in American Valley with his family and eventually took over the operation of the family farm.

Before taking over the farm , he settled in Waumandee and worked as a shoemaker for a number of years.

He married Mary Ressel on May 15, 1877 in North Creek- rural Arcadia.

He later sold the Reck Homestead to his son George and purchased another farm in Korpal Valley and farmed there until 1915 when the couple moved to the City of Arcadia.

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August Reck's Timeline

1845
August 27, 1845
Opole, Silesia/Prussia now Poland
1879
March 12, 1879
March 12, 1879
November 16, 1879
Arcadia, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
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