Klinkenberg, P. A. 1857 – 1940
KLINKENBERG, IVERSON, JOSEPHSON, SANDBANK
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Date: 4/2/2015 at 15:49:24
P. A. KLINKENBERG.
Great credit must be given Norway for the large number of citizens which she has furnished to Winneshiek county, and today this district is largely peopled by representatives in the second generation of those who came from the land of the midnight sun and took active part in the agricultural development of this section of the state. Of this class P. A. Klinkenberg is a representative. He was born May 26, 1857, on the farm which is yet his home, his parents being Martin and Mary (Iverson) Klinkenberg, both of whom were natives of Norway, the former born in the year 1823 and the latter in 1824. They crossed the Atlantic and came to Wisconsin in 1843, spent two years in that state, and in 1845 came to Iowa, settling upon the farm on section 9, Frankville township, which is now the home of their son P. A. Klinkenberg. With characteristic energy the father began the cultivation and development of the place, which he converted into rich and productive fields. He died April 26, 1872, and his wife passed away on the 26th of March, 1874. Both held membership in the Lutheran church and they were people of the highest respectability, whose genuine worth was recognized by all who knew them. They had a family of eight children: Mary, of Wisconsin; James, who is living in the state of Washington; John C, upon the old home place which he and his brother, P. A. Klinkenberg, the fourth in order of birth, own and operate together; Maggie, of Independence; Helen, who died at the age of three years; Jane, a resident of Chicago; and Hattie, the wife of Joe Josephson, of Wisconsin.
P. A. Klinkenberg, like the other members of the family, was reared upon the old home farm, and he and his brother John have always resided here and since the father's death have carried on the work of the place. They now have two hundred and forty acres of rich prairie land, which includes the father's original farm of one hundred and twenty acres. Their place is situated on sections 9 and 10 and they carry on general agricultural pursuits and stock-raising, cultivating their fields in the production of the crops best adapted to soil and climate. Their methods are practical and resultant and they are both recognized as men of energy, determination and strong purpose.
On the 16th of December, 1893, P. A. Klinkenberg was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Sandbank, of Union Prairie township, Allamakee county, Iowa, where she was born in October, 1865, her parents being Hans and Mary Sandbank, natives of Norway, whence they came to the new world. Settling in Winneshiek county, their remaining days were here passed. Mr. and Mrs. Klinkenberg have a family of three children, Mary Candace, William and Carlton.
The parents are members of the United Lutheran church, in which Mr. Klinkenberg is serving as one of the trustees. He is also president of the township school board, and the cause of education finds in him a warm friend. The family home occupies an elevation commanding a fine view of the surrounding country and there Mr. and Mrs. Klinkenberg keep open house, their hospitality being unsurpassed. They are people of social disposition, always genial and courteous, and their many friends greatly enjoy the good cheer of the Klinkenberg home. Moreover, the brothers are recognized as most enterprising business men and valued citizens of the community.
Source: History of Winneshiek County, Iowa Vol. II Chicago the S. J. Clark Publishing Company 1913
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