Henery Koster changed his name to Kester- english sound. He was born in Schwerin part in the village of and can trace his family to 17. He came to Mokenia as it was a new settlement and farm land was being sold on the cheep to settle it. The Indians were still around in the 1860's.
He met and married sophia who came from the same provance in Germany. Together they has 1 daughter Elizebeth and 4 boys. charles, John, Herbert and Otto. They farmed untill Henery died in 1885 at the age of 46. The family sold lthe farm and moved into the village of Mokenia (which was a milk and train stop for the rock island). After Sophia died their children moved for better jobs in Chicago. There whey moved into a german neighborhood around 61 and Carpenter.
He met and married sophia who came from the same provance in Germany. Together they has 1 daughter Elizebeth and 4 boys. charles, John, Herbert and Otto. They farmed untill Henery died in 1885 at the age of 46. The family sold lthe farm and moved into the village of Mokenia (which was a milk and train stop for the rock island). After Sophia died their children moved for better jobs in Chicago. There whey moved into a german neighborhood around 61 and Carpenter.
Henery Koster changed his name to Kester- english sound. He was born in Schwerin part in the village of and can trace his family to 17. He came to Mokenia as it was a new settlement and farm land was being sold on the cheep to settle it. The Indians were still around in the 1860's.
He met and married sophia who came from the same provance in Germany. Together they has 1 daughter Elizebeth and 4 boys. charles, John, Herbert and Otto. They farmed untill Henery died in 1885 at the age of 46. The family sold lthe farm and moved into the village of Mokenia (which was a milk and train stop for the rock island). After Sophia died their children moved for better jobs in Chicago. There whey moved into a german neighborhood around 61 and Carpenter.
He met and married sophia who came from the same provance in Germany. Together they has 1 daughter Elizebeth and 4 boys. charles, John, Herbert and Otto. They farmed untill Henery died in 1885 at the age of 46. The family sold lthe farm and moved into the village of Mokenia (which was a milk and train stop for the rock island). After Sophia died their children moved for better jobs in Chicago. There whey moved into a german neighborhood around 61 and Carpenter.
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