Boock, Hans

BOOCK, LOLL, JOHNK, ECKHOLDT, LINCOLN

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PORTRAIT & BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF CLINTON COUNTY, IOWA 1886 (CHAPMAN BROS.)  Containing full page portraits & biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county. (Also available on FHL film 1036331 Item 9)
HANS JERDEN HENRICH BOOCK
Prominent among the successful and enterprising farmers of Center Township may be found our subject, whose home is situated on section 15, and who is considered one of the most industrious and worthy citizens of this part of the county. He was born in Sleswick-Holstein, Germany, July 8, 1816, and came to America in 1851, landing at New Orleans. He next came to Scott County and remained at Davenport for one year, after which he removed to Clinton where he purchased eighty acres of land. That was in 1853, and he is now the owner of 220 acres, which is highly cultivated and improved, and he is considered prosperous and well settled in life.
Mr. Boock was married in Sleswick-Holstein, to Maggie ?oll. [First letter could be an L] She died on the ocean together with her two children on their way to America. He married for his second wife Catharina Johnk, in 1855. She was a widow with two children. She died Jan. 4, 1869. The were the parents of eight children, as follows: Doretta; Maria, born in Germany, married Edward Eckholdt; Hans H. born Oct 26, 1855; Henry F., born Aug. 23, 1857; August, born Aug. 9, 1859, is a prosperous merchant in this township; Margaret M., born Jan. 5, 1861; Erne C. and Lena, twins, born Dec. 10, 1863; Elizabeth M., born Dec. 14, 1865, is the wife of W. L. Lincoln; Catherine F., born July 16, 1867, and one daughter who died in infancy unnamed. All of these are married but two.
The father of our subject was named Henry and his mother was Henrietta Boock. They died in Germany some years ago. Mr. Boock of this writing, and wife during her lifetime, attended the Lutheran Church, to whose support he has liberally contributed, assisting largely in its erection. In politics he is Democratic, upholding his party strongly in voice and vote.