JULIUS E. ORRO

Julius E. Orro was born in Berlin, Prussia, June 16, 1847. His early youth was partly spent on a farm, but before his majority he had learned the trade of shoemaker with his father. In 1866 he left the home of his birth and sailed for America, with a view of securing a home in a land of plenty.

After his arrival he engaged as a hand in a brick-yard, at Whitewater, Wisconsin, where he remained until 1868, when he removed to Davenport, Iowa, and there and in Rock Island worked in a lumber yard till November, 1878. Then he came to Pre­emption to take charge of the station on the Rock Island & Mercer County railroad. Here he is also engaged in selling lumber on com­mission.

October 4, 1870, he married Miss Philepene Ehrhard, a daughter of John Ehrhard. She is a native of Rhein Baiern, Germany. She came to America in the fall of 1868, landing here January 1, 1867. They have four children, .August H., Ludwig L., Amelia T., and Edward J. They are members of the Lutheran church, of Rock Island.

 

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