From the Dubuque, Iowa Courthouse, marriage records:

                      # of License:            33
                      Date of License:         January 24, 1885
                      Name of Groom:           Joseph Klinkhammer
                      Residence:               Dubuque
                      Occupation:              Laborer
                      Age:                     29
                      Race/Color:              White
                      Place of Birth:          Wisconsin
                      Father:                  Peter Klinkhammer
                      Mother:                  Anna M. Broch
                      Name of Bride:           Katie Schmerbach
                      Residence:               Dubuque
                      Age:                     23
                      Race/Color:              White
                      Place of Birth:          Wisconsin
                      Father:                  Michael Schmerbach
                      Mother:                  Maria Klaus
                      Place of Marriage:       Dubuque
                      Date of Marriage:        February 3, 1885
                      Witnesses:               Herman Joseph Klinkhammer
                                               John S. Baumann
                      Marriage Performed By:   A. M. Lambert, Priest