Anthony^10 "Tony" Adolph Knoke (Elizabeth^9 (Foster) Knoke, Jemima^8 (Van Vickle) Foster, Aaron^7Van Vickle, _____^6, Evert^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 1881, Waterloo, Grant, WI.

Married: Eliza Luella Richardson (b. 1883, Waterloo, WI; d. 1915, Waterloo, WI) 2 March 1904 in Waterloo, Grant, WE

Children:

1. Viola^11 Belle Knoke, b. 1904, Waterloo, Grant, WI
2. Anna^11 Irene Knoke, b. 1906, Waterloo, Grant, WI
3. Sylvia^11 Rosanna Knoke, b. 1908, Waterloo, Grant, WI
4. Cora^11 Elizabeth Knoke, b. 1910, Waterloo, Grant, WI
5. Vernon^11 Alfred Knoke, b. 1912. Waterloo, Grant, WI

Parents:
Tony's parents are William Heinrich and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Foster) Knoke
Eliza's parents are James and Roseanna (Irish) Richardson

Background information:

Anthony^10 "Tony" Adolph Knoke (Elizabeth^9 (Foster) Knoke, Jemima^8 (Van Vickle) Foster, Aaron^7Van Vickle, _____^6, Evert^5, Frederick^4, Evert^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) was b. 25 September 1881, Waterloo, Grant, WI and d. 15 December 1915--buried Hurricane Cem., Waterloo, Grant, WI. He married Eliza Luella Richardson (b. 22 June 1883 and d. 17 December 1915. Waterloo, WI) on 2 March 1904 in Waterloo, Grant, WI. They died two days apart of some type of flu and the children were adopted out to different families. Eliza's parents are James and Roseanna (Irish) Richardson.

Children: Viola^11 Belle Knoke, b. 8 November 1904, Waterloo, Grant, WI and d. 1933. She married Otto Charles Baumberger (b. 21 Feb 1901 and d. September 1972. Otto's parents are Adolph and Dolly (Foster) Baumberger. Viola and Otto had nine children; Anna^11 Irene Knoke, b. 26 April 1906, Waterloo, Grant, WI and d. 6 April 1971. She m. Lester Lee Schaal (b. 1899, WI) in Grant County, WI. They had one child. Lester's parents are Edward and Laura Schaal; Sylvia^11 Rosanna Knoke, b. 14 August 1908, Waterloo, Grant, WI and d. June 1989, Lancaster, WI, bur. Hurricane Cem., Waterloo, WI. She m. Arlie Herman Nickel (b. 1898, WI and d. 1947, Grant Co., WI) iu Grant Co., WI. They had four children. Sylvia was adopted in childhood by William and Sarah (Richardson) Bailie family of North Lancaster, Grant, WI. Mrs. Bailey was her mother's sister; Cora^11 Elizabeth Knoke, b. 21 February 1910, Waterloo, Grant, WI and d. in Oak Park, IL. She married Victor Emmanuel Sherling (b. 1911, d. 1960). They had four children. Cora was adopted by the Wehrock family of Lancaster, Grant, WI. He was a Baptist minister and chose to call her by the name "Grace."; Vernon^11 Alfred Knoke, b. 3 April 1912, Waterloo, Grant, WI and d. 1978. He married Eunice _____. Vernon was adopted by Charles and Magna (Larson) Klarman of 
Lancaster, Grant, WI. Charles was his father's uncle.

Source:

Research on family of Anthony Knoke done by Linda Bossow and emailed to me 28 March 2001.