John came to Cass Co. from Ohio, at the age of 12 (1872) with his mother Altje Loop Wilken and his siblings. His father John Otto Wilken had died in Germany.His sister Tina stayed in Ohio He was married to Margaret Martens in 1882 in Cass Co. Iowa. He started the Wilken Monument Works in Atlantic which lasted for 3 generations. John and Margaret had 8, children. Lilly and Altje not living pass the age of 9. Wilkie Ben Wilken, Lena, Gertrude, Herman Hans, Alt C. and Jesse.
John came to Cass Co. from Ohio, at the age of 12 (1872) with his mother Altje Loop Wilken and his siblings. His father John Otto Wilken had died in Germany.His sister Tina stayed in Ohio He was married to Margaret Martens in 1882 in Cass Co. Iowa. He started the Wilken Monument Works in Atlantic which lasted for 3 generations. John and Margaret had 8, children. Lilly and Altje not living pass the age of 9. Wilkie Ben Wilken, Lena, Gertrude, Herman Hans, Alt C. and Jesse.
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