ZILK, William

ZILK, NEUMUTH

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 9/29/2009 at 16:04:48

William Zilk has been a resident of Jenkins township since September, 1856. At that date the town was designated as township 99, range 15.

He was born in Prussia, Germany, Jan. 30. 1845, and emigrated to America with his parents, Charles and Mary Zilk, in 1854. The family located near Burlington, Racine Co., Wis., and in the following year removed to Howard Co., Iowa, and came to Mitchell county in September, 1856, as stated. The father entered government land and reared his children.

Mr. Zilk was married Jan. 30, 1873, to Augusta, daughter of August Neumuth. Their three children are—Ferdinand, Augusta and Ida. Mr. Zilk owns a valuable farm of 196 acres on section 22.

[Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 333]

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