Carl Eckhardt
Carl Eckhardt, whose dairy farm is situated in Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, where he owns 167 acres of excellent land, was born in Germany, December 11, 1867, and is a son of Carl and Augusta (Becker) Eckhardt. The parents of Mr. Eckhardt were natives of Germany and the father died in that country. The mother survives and resides at Steubenville. They were parents of the following children: Louise, who is the wife of Henry Kleinecke; Lena, who is the wife of William Woltjen; Wilhelmina. who is the wife of Jacob Engel; and Carl.
Carl Eckhardt attended school in Germany before coming to America and spent six months at school in the United States. His father had been a weaver but the young man desired to engage in agricultural pursuits and soon found employment on the dairy farm of William Becker, in Jefferson County, Ohio, for whom he worked for ten years. After that he rented land until he purchased his present farm. Mr. Eckhardt keeps about thirty head of cattle and for fifteen years has conducted a milk route in Steubenville, numbering among his patrons some of the oldest families of the city.
Mr. Eckhardt was married March 28, 1894, to Miss Lena Bothe, a daughter of William and Wilhelmina (Bya) Bothe. The father of Mrs. Eckhardt was a well known gardener in Cross Creek Township. She has one brother, William, and two sisters, Anna and Kate. Mr. and Mrs. Eckhardt have three children: Clara, Wilma and Florence. The family belongs to the Zion Lutheran church. In politics he is a Republican.
From 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio, by Joseph B. Doyle. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910