Herman H. Koep (1903), farmer of Delafield township, was born in Benton county, Iowa,
June 25, 1873. His parents, Claus and Mary (Paulson) Koep, were born in Germany and
came to America in 1862, locating in Iowa. The former died September 12, 1890, aged
55 years, 4 months and 28 days. His mother lives in Benton county, Iowa, and is 75
years of age.
Herman was brought up on a farm and educated in district schools. He lived on his
father's farm until 1897; then he married and engaged in farming on rented land in
Benton county. He came to Jackson county in the spring of 1903 and located upon his
farm, which he had bought in the fall of 1902. He owns the southeast quarter of
section 25, Delafield, and forty acres adjoining in section 30, Christiania. His farm
was only slightly improved when he bought. He erected the barn, fenced the land and
made many improvements. He makes a specialty of stock raising and has good grades of
stock. He is a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator company of Windom and in the Mutual
Telephone company of the same village. Mr. Koep is a member of the M. B. A. lodge of
Windom. He is treasurer of school district No. 70, having served for the past two years.
Our subject was married in Benton county, Iowa, February 24, 1897, to Katie Lackmann,
who was born in Benton county March 1, 1879. She is the daughter of George and Annie
(Miller) Lackmann, of Benton county, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Koep are the parents of six
children: Clara, born December 8, 1897; Agnes, born January 11, 1900; Bernhardt, born
February 1, 1902; Helen, born October 6, 1903; Elsie, born January 16, 1907; Edwin,
born October 20, 1909.
