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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  HENRY KUNZE, of Elk township, has resided in the county sixteen years. He is a

native of Germany and was born June 2, 1850, the son of Henry Kunze and Mary

Kunze. His father died in Crawford county, Iowa, in 1887; his mother died in

Germany in 1872.



  Mr. Kunze lived in Germany until 20 years of age, living with his parents on a

farm. He came to America in 1870 with a sister and located in Jackson county,

Iowa. For a few years he worked at farm work for wages, then rented a farm and

for six or seven years was in business for himself. He moved to Crawford county,

Iowa, in 1882, bought an eighty acre farm, and during the next ten years was

engaged in the care of that. Mr. Kunze came to Nobles county in 1892 and

purchased the southwest quarter of section 12, Elk township, which place has

since been his home. Later he bought one-half of section 11, in the same town,

which he still owns.



  March 14, 1875, Mr. Kunze was married in Jackson county, Iowa, to Mary Harms,

daughter of Henry Harms, then of Jackson county. Mrs. Kunze is a native of the

county in which she was married, having been born in 1860. Mr. and Mrs. Kunze

are the parents of twelve children, as follows: Henry, Hersey township; Minnie

(Mrs. Carl Will), Brewster; Fred, died in 1898; Rosie (Mrs. Jos. Martin),

Worthing-ton; Louis, Montana; Willie, Otto, Doris, Amil, John, Harvey and

Amanda. The seven last named reside at home.



  Both Mr. and Mrs. Kunze are members of the German Lutheran church of

Worthington. Mr. Kunze has held the office of road overseer for several 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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