Volk married Marie Huddle, who was a daughter of another early day land owner who had come too late for first homesteading. Marie still resides in California.

William, Jr. married Ida Wollin, acquired land south of Meadow Grove and raised his family there. His last years were spent in Battle Creek. Wilhelmina married William Prauner, son of John Prauner one of the very first settlers on the Battle Creek; Anna Marie married Frank Hannan; Ema Elisa (Lizzie) married John Kahler of Meadow Grove; Katherine Margaretha (Maggie) married Arthur Schmidt of Madison. The youngest, Carl John, married Amelia Schmidt of Madison. John was one of the first to be voted a master farmer in Nebraska and was prominent in the state as a purebred Hampshire hog breeder. His reputation started a dynasty of purebred Hampshire hog breeding known throughout the middlewest. His sons, John, Jr., and James are still carrying on in the same field of activity. James Volk still resides on the NE1/4 of Section 1 purchased by his grandfather many years ago.

Another who was not an original homesteader was Andrew Tillotson, who acquired the SE1/4 of Section 9 of Battle Creek Precinct. The second generation of Tillotsons was Charles who was a businessman in Battle Creek for a number of years; Edgar, who lived on the SE1/4 of Section 9, moved to Battle Creek when he retired; Bertha married Victor Funk. She and her son Charles reside on the land homesteaded by her father-in-law, Jerome T. Funk in Section 35 of the Battle Creek Precinct.

Fred Tegeler came from Missouri about 1886 and purchased the farm in Section 29 of Highland Precinct which is now the Loren Unkel farm. Shortly after 1900, his brother-in-law, John Rodekohr, brought his family from Missouri. Mrs. Rodekohr and Mrs. Tegeler were sisters and their brother was Pastor W. C. H. Oetting who at that time was pastor in a Lutheran Church in the vicinity of Golden, Illinois. Undoubtedly, through the acquaintance of Fred Tegeler and John Rodekohr, William Flesner, a member of Pastor Oetting's congregation, came to purchase the George Heuerman farm; his brother-in-law Charles Eggen bought the Albert Richardson farm and another brother-in-law, George Eggen, and his mother bought the Fred Richardson farm. Mrs. Charles Eggen and Mrs. George Eggen were daughters of Pastor Oetting. About that time, William Oetting came to the Battle Creek vicinity and worked as a farm hand. He later married Amelia Eyl, daughter of Herman Eyl, another early day homesteader. When Mr. Eyl retired from the farm, moving to Battle Creek, William Oetting and his bride started farming on the old Herman Eyl farm southwest of town.

Then followed the Dietrich Carstens family. Mr. Carsten was a cousin of William Flesner also members of Pastor Oetting's congregation in Illinois. Henry Flesner, brother of William Flesner, came to buy the John Lindeman farm where the Alfred Volks now live. When Pastor Oetting retired from the Ministry in 1913, he too came to Battle Creek. He purchased a home in the west

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