WILLIAM HOLSTE JR.
William Holste, Jr, son of William and Mary (Tatge) Holste, was born in Benton county, Iowa, on the 17th of October, 1855. He moved to Cook county, Illinois, at an early age, and was there educated in the common schools. He was united in marriage in 1877, to Emma Barnharelt, a native of Cook county. In 1880, Mr. Holste and his wife came to Cass county, settling in Victoria township, and bought a farm on section 27, of Charles Pickett. He has make(sic) many improvements, and it is now one of the best farms in the township. They have been blessed with two children...Paulina and Alfred. Mr. Holste was elected township trustee in the fall of 1883.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 580.
