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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  JOHN B. KLENKEN is a retired farmer of St. Kilian. He was born in Germany May

15, 1845, the youngest of a family of six children. His parents were John B. and

Helen (Weyer) Klenken, both of whom died in their native country, the former in

1847, the latter in 1858.



  Mr. Klenken came to the United States in 1875, lived one year in Cincinnati,

Ohio, and then engaged in farming in Carroll county, Iowa, until 1894. He then

moved to Lyon county, Iowa, farmed until 1899, when he moved to Nobles county.

He bought the southwest quarter of section 23, Willmont township, where he

engaged in farming until the fall of 1907. He then rented his farm and moved to

St. Kilian, where he lives a retired life.



  In Carroll county, Iowa, Mr. Klenken was married, in 1877, to Miss Christiana

Lonneman, a native of Germany. She died in 1896 at the age of 39 years. By this

marriage three children were born-Mary, Frank and Benjamin. The second marriage

of Mr. Klenken occurred at Cincinnati July 8, 1903, when he wedded Mrs. Agnes

(Thienneman) Speiker, who was born in Germany July 4, 1861. By her former

marriage Mrs. Klenken is the mother of one child-Mary Speiker- born March 273

1888. Mr. and Mrs. Klenken are members of the Catholic church. Mr. Klenken is

treasurer of school district No. 16, an office he has held during the last eight

years.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 



WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908



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