Stork
History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa
History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa together with sketches of their cities, villages and townships, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and 638 biographies of representative citizens. Also included is a history of Iowa embracing accounts of the pre-historic races, and a brief review of its civil and military history.
Biographical Sketch of J. H. Stork
J. H. Stork was born on July 8, 1835, in Prussia and immigrated to the United States in 1854. He initially settled in Quincy, Illinois, before moving to Fontanelle, Nebraska, and then Omaha, where he worked in teaming. Stork enlisted in the Second Nebraska Cavalry during the Civil War, serving for eleven months. After his military service, he returned to Fontanelle, married Frederica Michael, and eventually moved to his current location, where he owns 520 acres of improved farmland and has three living children.