Extract from the 1850 Census:
Name: Frederick Luick
Age: 10
Estimated birth year: 1840
Birth place: Michigan
Race: white
Gender: male
Relation to head-of-house: brother
Living with: Henry and Melissa Luick, ages 24 and 23
Home in 1850: Otisco, Ionia, Michigan
Brother's occupation: laborer
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Catherine (age 13), Michael H (5), Mary C (3), and Sylvester (11/12)
Census place: Otisco, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: M432_352; Page: 218; Image: 191
Date: 19 Sep 1850

Extract from the 1860 Census:
Name: Frederick Luick
Age in 1860: 20
Estimated birth year: 1840
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Gender: male
Relation to head-of-house: brother
Living with: Henry and Melissa Luick, ages 37 and 34
Home in 1850: Pleasant, Wright, Iowa
Post office: Belmond
Value of real estate: $400
Value of personal estate: $70
Occupation: not listed
Sibling living at home: William (age 26)
Census place: Pleasant, Wright, Iowa; Roll: M653_345; Page: 36; Image: 498
Date: 10 Jul 1860

American Civil War Soldiers:
Name: Frederick M Luick [sic]
Residence: Woodbury County, Iowa
Enlistment date: 29 Sep 1864
Distinguished service: distinguished service
Side served: Union
State served: Iowa
Unit numbers: 204 204
Service record: enlisted as a private on 29 September 1864 at the age of 25
Drafted in Company C, 2nd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 29 September 1864
Mustered out Company C, 2nd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 1 June 1865 in Washington, DC

Extract from the 1870 Census:
Name: Fredrick Luick
Age in 1870: 30
Estimated birth year: 1840
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1870: Pleasant, Wright, Iowa
Post office: Belmond
Value of real estate: $5750
Value of personal property: $1800
Occupation: farmer
Census place: Pleasant, Wright, Iowa; Roll: M593_427; Page: 479; Image: 298
Date: 23 Jun 1870

Extract from the 1880 Census:
Name: Frederick Luick
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: 1840
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-household: head
Home in 1880: Pleasant, Wright, Iowa
Marital status: married
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Occupation: farmer
Census place: Pleasant, Wright, Iowa; Roll: T9_371; Family History Film: 1254371; Page: 521.1000; Enumeration District: 250; Image: 0365
Date: 25 Jun 1880

Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Frederick J Luick
Age at last birthday: 60
Date of birth: Aug 1839
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-house: head
Home in 1900: Pleasant, Wright, Iowa
Marital status: married
Number of years of marriage: 35
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Farm or home: farm
Home owned or rented: owned
Mortgage: no
Occupation: farmer
Months not employed: 0
Census place: Pleasant, Wright, Iowa; Roll: T623 468; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 166
Date: 16 Jun 1900

Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Fred J Luick
Age in 1910: 70
Estimated birth year: 1840
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Sex: male
Home in 1910: Pleasant Township, Wright, Iowa
Address: Queen Street
Marital status: married
Number of years of present marriage: 44
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Farm or house: house
Home owned or rented: owned; no mortgage
Occupation: own income
Census place: Pleasant, Wright, Iowa; Roll: T624_430; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 196; Image: 913
Date: 26 Apr 1910

Frederick (or Frederic) was born in Michigan where his father Henry, who emigrated from Germany in 1832, was a farmer and carpenter. Fred's mother, Catherine Gestenmeyer, died at the age of 43 in 1843 (when Fred was only 4), and he remained with his father until removing to Wright County, Iowa to join his siblings (who had preceded him) in 1857. There, he lived with his brother, Henry, Jr., for a time and later with another brother, David, until Fred enlisted in the Union Army (Co. C, 3rd Iowa Infantry) about 1864. At the time of his enlistment, he had grown his own sizable livestock herd which his brothers kept intact for him while he was gone. He served with General Sherman and was discharged in Washington, D.C. in 1865. His wife Alice was a teacher at the Luick School which was located near the present cemetery. After Fred and Alice married, they commenced to amass a farming operation which grew to 3,000 acres in size. He was President of Belmond Savings Bank and a Director of the State Bank of Belmond for 20 years. One of his sons and an heir, Chester, later became a big benefactor of the community of Belmond by donating funds for the Luick Memorial Swimming Pool and the Luick Memorial Auditorium which is attached to the local high school. Chester also financially backed other civic improvements in Belmond. Fred and Alice are buried in the Belmond City Cemetery (formerly Franklin Grove Cemetery) located on Luick's Lane in the southeast part of town. His gravestone reads: "Fred Luick 1839-1919 Co C 3rd Iowa Inf."
[Author: Tony Luick 3 Oct 2002]

He married Alice Agnes Packard 7 Sep 1865 in Waupaca, Waupaca, Wisconsin.