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HENRY BOEKMAN, the founder of a well known and highly respected family of Hall County, was born in Germany, April 5, 1843, and remained in his own country until 1868, when he came to the United States and the same year located in Hall County, Nebraska. Like many settlers from foreign lands, he had but little capital left by the time he had paid transportation charges. He was twenty-five years old on reaching the shores of America and was not easily discouraged, although he arrived in Nebraska in the midst of Indian troubles that prevented permanent settlement for a time. Before long he homesteaded a timber claim and secured a pre-emption, then settled down to develop his land and in the course of years became a man of wealth and local importance. At the time of his death he owned five hundred and forty-five acres of well improved property.

In 1887 Mr. Boekman married Miss Sophia Hanson, born in Germany and the only member of her family to come to the United States. To this marriage the following children were born: Otto, Claus, James, Theo, George, Katie, Dora and Sadie, all of whom live at home except the two married daughters, Katie and Dora. Katie is the wife of Ernest Bosh, of Alda township, and Dora is the wife of Arthur Wiese. The family belongs to the Roman Catholic church at Doniphan.

Transcribed by Larry Coates

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