"From History of Scott County, Iowa 1882 Chicago: Interstate Publishing Co."

Fred Haak, owner of the cigar manufactory, 1110 7th street, was born Aug. 6, 1845, in Holstein, Germany, and is a son of Carrten and L. (Ostendurff) Haak, natives of Germany. The family came to Davenport, Ia., in 1858, where the mother died in May, 1878. The father still resides here. Fred attended school in this city two years, then learned the cigar-maker's trade, and worked for different parties until 1869, when he began in business for himself, on 4th street. In 1870, he built the factory which he now conducts, at No. 1110 7th street, with a view of running a larger force. He employs 60 men, and manufactures 2,000,000 cigars annually, which are sold principally in Iowa and Illinois. He enlisted Jan. 15, 1864, in the army and served one year; was in the battle of Mobile, Ala. He was married in Davenport, Nov. 22, 1867, to Caroline Kuhrdt, of Pommesn, Prussia; her mother died in Canada in 1852; her father resided with Mr. and Mrs. Haak. They have five children - Wilemena, Pauline, John, Richard and Teckda. In politics Mr. Haak is a Republican.