Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Recker, Frank 1866 - 
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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  FRANK RECKER, a farmer of Grand Prairie township, owns and farms a half

section of land only a short distance south of the village of Ellsworth. He was

born in Dubuque county, Iowa, Oct. 1, 1866, the son of the late Henry Recker and

Susana (Honkamp) Recker. The father was a native of Ohio. He came to Nobles

county in 1902, and died near Adrian Aug. 9, 1904, aged 68 years. The mother is

a native of Iowa and is now living near Adrian, aged 63 years.



  Mr. Recker lived in his native county until 24 years of age, during which time

he received his education and worked on his-father's farm. He then left home and

went to Marshall county, Iowa, where he bought a farm and lived eleven years.

Selling out there in 1902 he moved to Grand Prairie township, in Nobles county,

and purchased his present farm of 320 acres in sections 32 and 31. He has

erected new buildings and made other improvements on the place since taking

possession.



  In Dubuque county, Iowa, on Feb. 3, 1891, Mr. Recker was united in marriage to

Miss Elizabeth Wilmhoff, a native of Iowa and a daughter of the late Herman

Wilmhoff. To Mr. and Mrs. Recker have been born the following children: Susana,

born Feb. 3, 1894; Willie, born July 24, 1896; Ignatius, born Aug. 4, 1898;

Carolina, born Sept. 3, 1900; Cicillie, born Oct. 9, 1902; Frank F., born May

20, 1904; Veronica, born Aug. 6, 1906. Mr. and Mrs. Recker are members of the

Catholic church of Ellsworth.



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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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