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Friederich "August" Boeke

Birth	:	29 Jan 1852 Germany
Death	:	6 Apr 1938 Hardin County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Hubbard Cemetery, Hubbard, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2994003, -93.3005981
Description	:	AUGUST BOEKE Among the substantial and progressive German element in Hardin county, the name of August Boeke is certainly deserving of special mention, in view of the fact that he has done much for the locality in general and has proven himself to be an honest, loyal citizen, always ready to do his full duty in all the relations of life. Mr. Boeke was born in the village of Asendorf, Lippe-Detmold, [Nordhein-Westfalen], Germany, January 29, 1852, the son of Christoft and Amelia (Hanke) Boeke, both of the same place. There they grew up, went to school and married, the father... Read More	AUGUST BOEKE Among the substantial and progressive German element in Hardin county, the name of August Boeke is certainly deserving of special mention, in view of the fact that he has done much for the locality in general and has proven himself to be an honest, loyal citizen, always ready to do his full duty in all the relations of life. Mr. Boeke was born in the village of Asendorf, Lippe-Detmold, [Nordhein-Westfalen], Germany, January 29, 1852, the son of Christoft and Amelia (Hanke) Boeke, both of the same place. There they grew up, went to school and married, the father being a butcher and carpenter by trade, and there they spent their lives, the father dying in 1868, at the age of sixty-eight years, and the mother in 1871, when sixty-five years old. They were members of the Reformed church. There were seven children in their family, namely: Herman, who was a farmer in Grant township, Hardin county, died in 1888; he married Minnie Kuhfus, who is living in Hubbard, Iowa; Henry is a retired farmer, living at Hubbard; Simon is a furniture dealer at Hubbard; Amelia, the oldest child, died in Germany; Henrietta, who remained single, died at the age of twenty-one years; Fred died at the age of fourteen years; August, of this review. The subject was educated in the common schools in Germany , where he grew to maturity. During the winter he worked as a butcher and as a brick maker during the summer. In 1871 he and Henry Cranner came to America , the balance of the family coming ten years later. August Boeke came to Eldora , Iowa , and worked one year in Tipton Township for Christ Mehlenbine; then he went to Minneapolis , Minnesota , where he remained two years. He worked on a farm and later in a butcher shop in that state for a time, then returned to Hardin county, Iowa , working one year for G. Spencer, then moved to the place which he now occupies at Hubbard. He first bought eighty acres, which he improved and added to from time to time. He sold sixty acres for lots in an addition to the town of Hubbard , and he has forty acres in Grant township, retaining two hundred and fifteen acres in his home place, all of which is well improved and valuable land and under a high state of cultivation. He has a modern, commodious and beautiful home. When he took possession of this land it was all wild. He put up a small house which he remodeled several times, building his present fine home in 1906. It has ten rooms and every convenience. He built his barn in 1883, and set out large orchards of an excellent variety of fruit, in fact he made all the improvements on the place and has one of the model farms of the county. He raises short-horn cattle, Duroc, Jersey Red hogs and draft horses, and he rents a general farming and dairy business. He is president of the Hubbard Creamery, the large success of which has been largely due to his able management. He has made what he has unaided except by his faithful wife, and they certainly deserve a great deal of credit for what they have accomplished. Politically, Mr. Boeke is a Republican married Mary Granzow, a native of Pommern , Germany , and the daughter of Henry and Frederika (Seilof) Granzow, both natives of Germany . The father was a blacksmith by trade and he came to America in 1869, locating at Eldora , Iowa , and later came to Clay Township , Hardin County ; where he bought a farm, subsequently buying a farm four miles west of Eldora, his place consisting of one hundred and twenty acres. His death occurred in 1902, his wife having died on December 19, 1896. They were members of the Lutheran church, and their family consisted of nine children, namely: Fred, a retired farmer, lives at Hubbard, Iowa; Minnie first married I. O. Narum, and her second husband was Peter Jones; they live in Hubbard; Alvina, widow of Henry Kuhfus, lives in Hubbard; Augusta married John Topp, of Buckeye, Iowa; Mary, wife of the subject; Bertha married C. Seilof and they live near Buckeye, Iowa; Carl, who married Emma Kadoft, lives in Jackson township; John, who married Tillie Kadoft, is farming in Pleasant township, this county; Amanda married Carl Hanke, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Boeke, namely: Minnie, born September 27, 1881, married William Beckmeier, of Tipton township, this county, and they are the parents of five children, Irene, Ora, Nora, Alice and John; John, born July 31, 1890, has always lived at home; Leona, born September 25, 1899, is attending school at Hubbard, Iowa; Harley, born September 7, 1902, is also in school at Hubbard; Clarence, born November 14, 1904, is with his parents. --Past and Present of Hardin County, Iowa ed. by William J. Moir. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen, 1911; pages 602-604

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Friederich "August" Boeke death on 6 Apr 1938 in Hardin County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.2994003
Longitude: -93.3005981

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Bertha Granzow Boeke

(1860 - 1912)

Children

Wilhelmine Mary “Minnie” Boeke Bekemeier

(1881 - 1966)

John H Boeke

(1890 - 1970)

Leona H. Boeke Rathbone

(1899 - 2001)

Harley C. Boeke

(1901 - 2001)

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Coordinate: 42.2994003, -93.3005981

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Coordinate: 42.2505989, -93.1849976

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Coordinate: 42.2877998, -93.1671982

15. Radcliffe Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3231010, -93.4353027

16. Lincoln Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3964005, -93.2542038

17. Cottage Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4049988, -93.3133011

18. Hadley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2672005, -93.1544037

19. East Bergen Cemetery
McCallsburg, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2033005, -93.4021988

20. Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2240000, -93.4415500

21. Illinois Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1850014, -93.2146988

22. Zearing Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1670346, -93.2949007

23. Chester Friends Church Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2374992, -93.1419983

24. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Clemons, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2019830, -93.1710300