The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 880 

CARL E. KUHNKE.

Carl E. Kuhnke, successfully engaged in ranching in Yakima county, was born in
Kansas, November 22, 1874, a son of Carl and Augusta Kuhnke, who were pioneer
settlers of the Sunflower state, where they resided for a number of years or
until 1894, when they removed to the northwest, settling in Seattle, where both
the father and mother spent their remaining days. They had a family of five
children: Emma, the wife of W. T. Stiller, living in Tacoma; Minna, the wife of
Dr. Henry L. Reese, a resident of Seattle; Carl E., of this review; Hugo P.,
also living in Seattle; and Maude, the wife of Benjamin J. Landauer, of Seattle.

Carl E. Kuhnke acquired a public school education and made his initial step in
the business world by securing employment in a wholesale dry goods house in
Seattle. He worked for the Fleischer-Mayer Company for some time but in 1909
removed to Yakima county. where in 1907 he had purchased forty acres of land oil
Ahtanum Heights. He has since given his attention to the development,
cultivation and improvement of this property, which is now proving a source of
gratifying income through his production of hay, grain, corn and other cereals.
he also raises hogs and other live stock. He keeps high-grade Holstein cattle
and is successfully conducting a dairy business. Every feature of his place is
carefully managed and the enterprise and industry which he displays in the
conduct of his business have constituted the basic element of his growing
success.

On the 3d of October, 1899, Mr. Kuhnke was united in marriage to Miss Allie M.
Stream, who was born in Pacific county, Washington, a daughter of Captain A. T.
and Viola (Worman) Stream. The mother came to Washington in 1852, her people
being among the pioneer settlers of the state. The father arrived in 1808 and
they were married in Pacific county. Mr. and Mrs. Kuhnke have but one child,
Arline. 

In politics Mr. Kuhnke is a democrat where national questions and issues are
involved but at local elections casts an independent vote. He gives his
attention almost exclusively to his business affairs and the pleasing appearance
of his fine ranch property indicates the thoroughness with which he does
everything that he undertakes.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.