Will County IL Archives Biographies.....MAUE, AUGUST ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Paula Winke-Martisek wranglerjack@comcast.net September 24, 2007, 2:48 pm Author: GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD AUGUST MAUE, principal of the Eastern avenue public school, is one of the successful teachers of Joliet. He represents the third generation of his family resident in Will County and was himself born here, at Mokena, in 1866. His grandfather, Francis Maue, a native of Bavaria, Germany, grew to manhood at his native place on the banks of the Rhine. In addition to farming he learned the tailor's trade. About twenty years after his marriage he decided to seek a home in the United States. Accompanied by his family, in 1847 he set sail for the new world. After a voyage of twenty-one days, which was considered remarkably short for the time, he reached New York. Thence he proceeded up the Hudson River and along the Erie canal to Buffalo, and from there via the lakes to Chicago, from which point he drove into the country, looking for a good location. Finding the farm land in this county fertile, he settled in Frankfort Township and took up one hundred and sixty acres of land, which he began to improve and cultivate. Besides farm pursuits, he followed his trade, working at Mokena. Through his excellent management he was able to spend his last years in ease, having given his children a good start in life. He died at the age of seventy- six years on the old homestead at Mokena. His wife survived him seventeen years, departing this life at the age of eighty-seven. When the family came to this county the only son, Daniel, was a boy of sixteen years. The succeeding years were busy ones for him, because much of the business devolved upon him. In those days the absence of railroads made it necessary to do much teaming to the Chicago markets. This fell to his part of the work. When he married he became the owner of the major part of the homestead, which has since been acquired by him in full. He built a home of his own, when married, near his father's place. He is still in active life, carrying on his work on the farm with the aid of his youngest son, now just grown to manhood. In late years he moved to an adjoining farm which he had purchased. He has never aspired to public work, although he assumed his just share of the work in township offices. He has adhered to the Republican party in politics. His wife was Sarah Mast, daughter of German parents, who came to this country in the same year, 1847. She is a woman of domestic habits and strong character, which has impressed itself upon the children. The large family has none not honored by neighbors and friends for integrity and industry. Ten children were born of their union, namely: Francis, a farmer, living one mile from the old homestead; Daniel, at home; Julius, who died in childhood; Carl B., a business man of Minneapolis; George, who operates the original homestead of his grandfather; Edward, who farms an adjoining place; August; Amelia, wife of William Cleveland, of Frankfort Township; Ida, who keeps house for her brother George; and Albert, who is with his father. The education of August Maue was commenced in district and continued in village schools. The fund of knowledge thus acquired was supplemented by a course of study in the Adrian Normal College, from which he graduated in 1885. He taught for a year at Goodenow and then became principal of the Monee school, being at the time the youngest principal in the entire county. Feeling the need of even broader knowledge than he had hitherto acquired, he entered the University of Illinois at Champaign, where he took a course of belles-lettres, graduating in 1891 with the degree of B. L. Having decided to follow the occupation of a teacher he accepted the principalship of the Elwood schools, and a year later took charge of the Mokena school. He resigned this position after one term, in order to accept the principalship of the Broadway school in Joliet, and since then he has been connected with educational work in this city. In his present position he has fifteen teachers under him. His work is so systematized that he is able to discharge, carefully and well, every duty devolving upon him. As an instructor he is thorough. He has the happy art of being able to impart knowledge in such a manner as to interest and please the student, but he is not superficial; on the other hand, those under his immediate oversight are invariably well grounded in their studies. As a disciplinarian he is firm, yet kind, and many of his best friends are those who have been his pupils. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/will/bios/maue1754nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb