Veucel Mach Biography


	This biography appears on page 1867 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	VEUCEL MACH was born in Bohemia on the 8th of June, 1850, and was only 
three years of age when brought by his parents to the United States and 
upon the home farm in Wisconsin he spent his youth, pursuing his 
education in the public schools of that locality. At the age of twenty-
one years he came to Dakota, settling in Yankton county, where he 
secured a homestead claim and in order to have a home here he was 
married to Miss Annie Stepanck, whose birth occurred in Jackson county, 
Iowa. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Mach has been blessed with four 
children.

	Mr. Mach is now the owner of four hundred and eighty acres of 
valuable land near Utica. He became one of the first settlers in this 
county, locating here thirty-two years ago when this section of the 
country was almost an unbroken wilderness. Taking advantage of the 
opportunities afforded here for the successful conduct of agricultural 
pursuits Mr. Mach has become prosperous. In all matters pertaining to 
the general good he has been active and helpful and his co-operation 
for public improvement has been of marked benefit to his locality. He 
was a member of the school board for several years, having been elected 
for three consecutive terms. He gave his political support at an early 
day to the Democracy, but in more recent years has affiliated with the 
Republican party and is a member of the Roman Catholic church.