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CHRISTIAN BOOCK.

    Christian Boock, the well-known florist at New Ulm, proprietor of the oldest
green-houses in that city, is a native of Germany, having been born in
Schleswig, February 6, 1841, son of Josiah and Wilhelmina (Theede) Boock, both
natives of that same province. Josiah Boock was trained as a cooper, but later
took up farming and became the owner of a farm of forty acres, which he
cultivated until he retired. He was twice married, his first wife, the mother of
the subject of this sketch, by whom he had eight children, four of whom are
still living, dying in 1856. He then married again and moved over the border
into Denmark with his family, remaining there for four years, after which he
returned to Schleswig, where he spent the rest of his life, his death occurring
at the age of eighty-eight years.

    Christian Boock received his education in the German schools and was trained
to the trade of a cooper. He was living in Denmark when the Danish-Prussian War
broke out in 1863 and he enlisted in behalf of the Danish cause, serving in the
army of Denmark until the close of the war. He then resumed work at his trade
and was thus engaged until 1866, in which year he came to the United States,
proceeding directly to Minnesota and arrived at New Ulm on Christmas day of that
year with twenty dollars in his pocket. Shortly afterward he went over to St.
Peter, where he remained for two years, working in a cooper shop during the
winters and on farms during the summers. He then entered a homestead claim and
"proved up" the same, at the same time continuing his cooperage work and in 1873
was engaged as foreman of the cooper shop of the Eagle Roller Mill Company at
New Ulm, a position he held until 1906. During the meantime Mr. Boock had given
considerable attention to the cultivation of roses for his own pleasure and that
of his family and friends and the fame of his roses became widely known. The
demands of his friends for roses and other flowers of his raising presently
became so insistent that he resigned his position at the mill and in 1906 began
to devote his whole time to his green-house, which from a small affair, sixteen
by twelve in dimension, has now reached extensive proportions, Mr. Boock doing a
large business as a general florist.

     On April 16, 1870, Christian Boock was united in marriage to Elise Bolke
and to this union five children have been born, three of whom, Fred, Alfred and
Otto, are still living. Alfred Boock married Pauline Schuetz and has four
children. Alfred J., Darwin Meta and Elsa. Otto Boock married Loretta Keester
and has two children, Alice and Walter. Mr. Boock is a member of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and is a past noble grand of the local lodge. He also is a
member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and for four years was master of
the local lodge of that order. In his political views he is "independent,"
reserving his right to vote as he thinks best, regardless of party affiliation.


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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY MINNESOTA
ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS

L. A. FRITSCHE. M. D.
Editor

With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records
of Many of the Old Families

VOLUME II
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana


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