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Family of Elizabeth^9 "Lizzie" Miller Foster 

Photo below is of Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Foster) Knoke (b. 1857), 2nd child of Jemima (Van Vickle) and John Foster (date of photo judged to be abt. 1880) --photo courtesy of Linda Bossow via email 27 March 2001

Photo is of William Heinrich Knoke (b. 1854) -photo coutesy of Linda Bossow via 29 March 2001 email

Elizabeth^9 "Lizzie" Miller Foster (Jemima^8 (Van Vickle) Foster, Aaron^7Van Vickle, Evert^6, Evert^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 1857, Burton, Grant, WI.

Married: William Heinrich Knoke (b. 1854 St. Louis, MO, d. 1894, Waterloo, WI) 20 February 1879 in Beetown, Grant, WI

Children:

1. Edna^10 Knoke, b. 1879, Waterloo, Grant, WI
2. Anthony^10 Adolph Knoke, b. 1881, Waterloo, Grant, WI
3. Jennette^10 Pearl Knoke, b. 1884, Waterloo, Grant, WI
4. Cora^10 Emma Knoke, b. 1886, Waterloo, Grant, WI
5. Anna^10 Marie Knoke, b. 1889, Waterloo, Grant, WI
6. Lucy^10 E. Knoke, b. 1891, Waterloo, Grant, WI
7. William^10 "Bill" Henry Knoke, b. 1894, Waterloo, Grant, WI

Parents:
Lizzie's parents are John and Jemima (Van Vickle) Foster
William's parents are Anton and Catherine (Brunge) Knoke


Background information:

Elizabeth^9 "Lizzie" Miller Foster (Jemima^8 (Van Vickle) Foster, Aaron^7Van Vickle, Evert^6, Evert^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) was b. 13 September 1857, Burton, Grant, WI and d. 10 January 1907, Waterloo, Grant, WI and was bur. Hurrincane Cemetery, Waterloo, Grant, WI. She m. William Heinrich Knoke (b. 3 July 1854, St. Louis, MO, d. 8 November 1894, Waterloo, WI) on 20 February 1879 in Beetown, Grant, WI

Children: Edna^10 Knoke, b. 30 November 1879, Waterloo, Grant, WI and d. 18 December 1893; Anthony^10 Adolph Knoke, b. 25 September 1881, Waterloo, Grant, WI; Jennette^10 Pearl Knoke, b. 3 July 1884, Waterloo, Grant, WI and died 22 April 1912 in Lancaster, Grant, WI (buried in Hecia). She married Loren Elledge (b. 1880) abt. 1904 in Grant Co., WI. They had three children. She worked as a servant at the home of a local photographer--a Mr. Watton had a studio on Cherry Street in Lancaster; Cora^10 Emma Knoke, b. 22 August 1886, Waterloo, Grant, WI and d. 21 September 1973 in Fargo, ND. She married "Dice" Kilpatrick (b. 1881) abt 1906. They had five children; Anna^10 Marie Knoke, b. 7 January 1889, Waterloo, Grant, WI, d. 18 March 1961, Detroit, MI. She married Charles Alexander Wilson; Lucy^10 E. Knoke, b. 4 August 1891, Waterloo, Grant, WI and d. 14 December 1891 (died in infancy); William^10 "Bill" Henry Knoke, b. 22 March 1894, Waterloo, Grant, WI and 28 February 1960 in SD. He married Cora Palmer (b. 19 april 1899 and d. in SD abt 1919). They had 3 children. (Note: William served in WWI from 1917-1919 as a Private in the 41st Division American Expeditionary Forces in France. Co. C 148th MFBn

Anyone know which family members these are [pictured below]? This photo may be of one of the extended families related to Lizzie, but it has not been identified with any certainty to date.

Photo is of William^10 "Bill" Knoke in his WWI Uniform

Source:

Research on family of Lizzie (Foster) Knoke done by Linda Bossow and emailed to me 27 March 2001. Photo of Lizzie is courtesy of Linda as well. Linda descends from Lizzie and her daughter Anna Marie Knoke.