Charley Pewe was born in Holstein, Germany on January 22, 1873. Herman Pewe was his twin. The family came to America in 1882 living first in Holstein, Iowa. They came to Foster County in 1899 and settled near McHenry. On November 9, 1909 he married Rose Barnes who was born October 15, 1885 at Holstein, Iowa. The Pewes farmed in the McHenry Township in Section 22 until retiring to the village in 1942. Mr. Pewe was one of the first community committee members of the Agricultural Conservation program.
The couple had four children: Louis, Edmund, Irene (Mrs. Wolfred Johnson) and Marie (Mrs. Manvil Anderson).
Mr. Pewe died April 14, 1969. Mrs. Pewe died January 14, 1974. They are buried at McHenry.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 77B