"Biographical History of Clark & Jackson Counties, WI," Lewis pub. co., 1891 p. 324 - 325:

HENRY S. HUMKE, of section 29, Warner Township, Clark County, was born in Hermann Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, April 27, 1855, the son of Conrad Humke, a native of Detmold, Prussia, but now of Sheboygan County. He came to the United States in 1842, and first lived in or near Buffalo, New York, and then removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he chopped wood on the Ohio River several years. He subsequently came to Wisconsin, settling in Sheboygan County. Our subject's mother was born in Prussia, and was first married to a Mr. Buker (see bio of Frederick Buker), but is now living at Franklin, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. She is the mother of eleven children, six of whom still survive.

Henry S. Humke, the subject of this sketch, was reared on a farm and received his education in the common schools of his native county. He has worked in the pineries eight winters, and during that time was engaged in farming and also drove logs during the springs and summers. He came to this county in 1878 and settled on his present farm of 120 acres, forty of which is cleared. When he first came to this place it was covered with timber, with not even a shanty on it, and the first year he lived in a small log house.

Mr. Humke was married November 18, 1879, to Anna Kippenhan, who was born in Washington County, Wisconsin, August 5, 1859, the daughter of Adam and Helen (Richter) Kippenhan the former a native of Baden, Germany, came to the United States in 1852 the latter was born in Baden also, and died August 19, 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Humke have had six children: Theodore, Helen, Meda, Ella, Arthur and George. The father has been a member of the Side Board for two years, and is now serving as Town Treasurer. Religiously he is a member of the Reformed Immanuel Church, and politically a Republican.