Biographical Sketch of Henry Noelker, Franklin County, MO
>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Henry Noelker, farmer, of St. John's Township, is a native of Hanover,
Germany, born in 1821 and is the son of Mathias and Anna (Unger) Noel-
ker.  The father was born in 1777, and was a farmer by occupation.  He
immigrated to the United States in 1837, and settled in Franklin Co.,
Mo.  He died in 1873.  His wife was born in 1776, and died in 1858. To
them were born eleven children, five of whom came to the United States
and three of whom are living: Mary (wife of Henry Hundel), Sophia (wife
of John H. Patrick), and Henry.  The latter was reared on the farm, and
at the age of sixteen came to the United States with his parents, where
he worked for several years in the city of St. Louis.  In 1839 he was 
in the city of New Orleans, and while there was at the hotel, where he
saw Andrew Jackson pass, and blacked his boots for him.  May, 1848, he
married Miss Mary Johnning, a native of Hanover, Germany born in 1822,
and the result of this marriage was the birth of two children: David 
and Henry.  Mr. Noelker settled on his present place of residence, May,
1848.  He purchased eighty acres in the dense forest, and began to 
build a house.  In 1852 he lost his wife, and the following year marr-
ied Catherine_____, who was born in Westphalia in 1827, and who bore 
him three children: Mary, Annie (wife of Henry Grothause) and August.
Our subject lost his second wife in 1875, and in 1882 he married Mrs.
Sophia Niederholtmeyer, nee Kopp.  She was born in Baden, Germany, in
1844, and came to America when twelve years of age.  She had four chil-
dren by her first marriage: Lizzie, Thecla, Oscar and Matilda.  Mr. 
Noelker is the owner of 110 acres of good land, and has a good home.
He is one of the oldest settlers, and has the respect of all who know
him.  He has been a life long Democrat in his political views, and he
and family are members of the Catholic Church.

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