- From "History of Stearns County", pp 797-798
Henry Storkamp, dairyman of St. Cloud township, was born in Westphalia, Germany, February 2, 1848, son of Barney and Elizabeth (Corhoue) Storkamp. He brought his wife and four children to America, in 1881, landed at Baltimore, MD, and came directly to St. Augusta township, Stearns County, where he rented a farm for a year. Then they moved to Minden township, Benton County, purchased a farm of 180 acres, erected a fine brick residence and a good set of out buildings and became prosperous farmer. In 1908, Mr. Storkamp came to St. Cloud township, and purchased a farm of forty acres in section 23. He has dairy routes in St. Cloud, and although he has been here but five years, is already highly regarded in city and township. Mr. Storkamp served one year as a member of the board of supervisors of Minden township in Benton County. Mr. Storkamp married Elizabeth Eversmann, a native of Germany. They have nine children: Barney, Ferdinand, Henry, Fritz, Martin, George, Frances, Elizabeth, and John T. Barney married Mary Kiffmeyer, and they have nine children. Ferdinand married Otilia Neeser and lives in Sherburne County, this state. Henry married Anna Sand and lives in St. Cloud. Fritz married Julia Walz, and lives in St. Cloud. Martin lives in St. Cloud and is married to Frances Schmit (sp). George lives in Minneapolis. He is married to Bertha Sand. Frances married Toby Gertken, and they live in St. Cloud. Elizabeth lives at home.
John T. Storkamp, who is in partnership with his father in the dairy business, was born in Benton County, and received a good education in the public school and in the business college at St. Cloud. He has charge of his father's dairy route in St. Cloud. He and his father are both intelligent and progressive men, and are rapidly forging to the front.
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