E. E. Bakkum
In the rich agricultural state of Iowa there is no section
more fertile than that of Allamakee county, and in that county no
farm which bespeaks more thorough methods or returns better
yields than that of E. E. Bakkum, who farms one hundred and
ninety acres on section 19 in Center township. He is a son of a
pioneer and was born on the farm upon which his father settled,
on February 5, 1861, a son of Erick Bakkum, who is mentioned at
greater length in another part of this work.
In the acquirement of his education E. E. Bakkum attended the
district schools and subsequently a Waukon school, completing his
training by a course at Breckenridge Institute in Decorah. Early
he learned agricultural methods from his father and when old
enough the latter gave him property comprising one hundred and
fifty acres, upon which E. E. Bakkum engaged independently and
where he has since made valuable improvements and installed
modern machinery in order to increase the yield of his acres. He
engages in mixed farming, giving attention to grain raising and
his live-stock interests, and that his work is crowned with
success is evidence by the fact that he has been enabled to add
forty acres to the original tract.
In Allamakee county Mr. Bakkum was united in marriage to Miss
Isabelle Sevatson, a daughter of Severt Sevatson, and they have
five children, Ida K., Melinda G., Selma E., Egbert R. And Emily
I. All of these are yet at home. Mr. and Mrs. Bakkum are members
of the Lutheran church and ever interested in its expansion and
beneficial work. He gives his allegiance to the republican party
and keeps intelligently informed upon all questions that affect
his locality, his county and his state. Mr. Bakkum has ever shown
a laudable interest in education and has given evidence thereof
by his service as school director of his township. Of an old
pioneer family, he has preserved the family tradition by a worthy
career and is highly respected and esteemed in his community,
enjoying the confidence and good-will of all who know him.
-source: Past & Present of Allamakee County; by
Ellery M. Hancock; S. J. Clarke Pub. Co.; 1913
-transcribed by Diana Diedrich
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