John G. Lippoldt, one of the successful agriculturists of
Macoupin County, is comfortably located on his farm of 160 acres in section
35, Hilyard township. He was born in Saxe-Weimar, Germany, February 2, 1825,
and is a son of Christopher and Marie (Breaves) Lippoldt.
Christopher Lippoldt, who was a native of Germany, came to the United States
in 1853, locating at Brighton, Macoupin County, Illinois, where he died two
years later. He was married to Marie Breaves, also a native of Germany, and
five boys and four girls were born to them, seven of whom are still living,
and residents of this country. Mrs. Lippoldt, our subject's' mother, died
about 1858 at the age of 65 years.
John G. Lippoldt in 1854 sailed
on the ship "Helmond" from Bremen, Germany, landing at New Orleans after a
seven weeks' voyage. Mr. Lippoldt then came up the Mississippi River to
Alton, Illinois, and purchased a farm near Brighton, Illinois, where he
remained for 17 years, actively engaged in agricultural pursuits. He then
removed to his present farm and has since cultivated that place. At one
time, soon after coming here, he owned 515 acres of land, the greater part
of which he has sold. At one time he had 300 acres of wheat destroyed by
hail storms. Mr. Lippoldt in former years devoted much time and care to the
raising of fine cattle, and at one time had as many as 125 steers on his
place. In political circles Mr. Lippoldt is a member of the Democratic
party.
In 1854 Mr. Lippoldt was married to Henrietta Lippoldt, a
distant relative, who was also a native of Germany. They were blessed with
four children, namely: Theodore, who resides in Hilyard township, and is the
father of three children: Fanny (Bartels), who resides in Hilyard township;
Annie (Shacabie), who resides in Bunker Hill township, and Herman, who lives
on the homestead farm. Mrs. Lippoldt was born in 1831, and died in 1899. Mr.
Lippold and family are members of the German Methodist Episcopal Church.
Extracted 2018 May 07 by Norma Hass from Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Macoupin County, Illinois, published in 1904, page 188.
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