CHRISTIAN KNOKE
Christian Knoke came in 1870, and bought the southeast quarter of section 10, which he has since improved and added to.
Christian Knoke, came to Cass county, Iowa, in 1870, and bought the southeast quarter of section 10, Noble township. Since his purchase he has cultivated his farm, built a commodious house and has planted several varieties of fruit and shade trees. He was born in Germany, on the 4th of April, 1819, and came to America in 1851, and made his home in Livingston county, Illinois, about six miles from Ottawa, and there resided until 1870, when he sold and came to Cass county, as before stated. Mr. Knoke was united in marriage with Wilhelmina Hinkelmann, in 1842. Mr. Knoke is one of the prominent and substantial citizens of Noble township, and by his nobility and model character he has won the confidence of the people.
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, pp. 670.
