Bio: Knops, Francis & Dorothy
Transcriber:
stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Knops, Cornelius, Hoogland, Ott, Volk
----Source: Family Scrapbook
Francis Knops was born on November 20, 1896, at Glenwood City, Wisconsin. His
parents were John and Catherine Cornelius.
He was married to Dorothy Hoogland on June 15, 1920 at Kenman, Wisconsin. She
was born at Blue Island, Il¬linois on August 15, 1900.
Two children were born to them, Robert of Chicago and Eunice of Crystal Lake,
Illinois.
In July of 1931 they moved to Willard where they bought the Tioga Cheese Factory
from Walter Ott. They operated the factory until 1944. They sold the building to
Rudy Volk and left Willard.
Dorothy passed away on January 14, 1958. Both Robert and Eunice are married.
Francis now lives in New Rich¬mond, Wisconsin.
By: Francis Knops
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