Coming to America as a boy August Linman has made a practical
demonstration of success financially
and has also built up an excellent reputation as an intelligent
and progressive citizen of his
adopted state. He is the owner of one of the valuable farms in
Stockholm township, which he has
greatly beautified by his excellent taste and judgment. He was
born in Sweden., October 6, 1858, a
son of Carl and Margaret (Johnson ) Linman, both of whom were
also natives of Sweden. They came to America in 1869 and located
on a farm in Crawford county, Iowa. The mother passed away in
1901 and the father in the latter part of the same year. There
were six children in their family, four of
whom are still living, namely: Clara, wife of August Lindgren,
of Ida county, Iowa; Matilda;
Victor, also of Ida county; and August, the subject of this review.
August Linman came to this country with his parents at eleven
years of age. He was educated in
Sweden and in the schools of Crawford county and continued at
home until he was twenty-one years
of age. He then bought eighty acres on section 4, Stockholm township,
where he now lives, which he
improved with substantial buildings, also planting a grove of
maple trees, now one of the highly
attractive features of the township. As opportunity presented
he bought more land and now owns
seven hundred acres, all of which is under an excellent state
of cultivation. He is a general
farmer and as his business is skillfully managed he is recognized
as one of the substantial men of
the county. In addition to his agricultural interests he is a
stockholder in the Farmers Telephone
Company of Kiron.
On the 13th of March 1884, Mr. Linman was united in marriage
to Miss Tilda Burkman, who was also
born in Sweden, a daughter of Ola and Johanna (Christian) Burkman,
both natives of Sweden. They
came to America in 1876 and made their home in Crawford county,
Iowa. The father passed away April
21, 1910, but the mother is still living and has arrived at the
venerable age of eighty-three
years. They were the parents of four children. Six children came
to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Linman, namely: Virgil, who was born March 7, 1885, and still
at home; Russel A., born June 7,
1887; Adella C., born April 7, 1889; Myrtle V., who was born November
26, 1891, and is now a
student in college at Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Osher T.
and Elden E., twins, born September
21, 1894.
Mr. and Mrs. Linman are stanch advocates of education and have
given their children advantages of
schooling which is of great importance in shaping their career.
They are also sincere believers in
Christianity and are members of the Free Mission church. Politically,
Mr. Linman is in sympathy
with the Republican party and although he has not sought the honors
of office, he gives his
friends his earnest support. He ranks as one of the influential
men of his neighborhood.