Biography: Karl was born in Darstetten, Bern, Switzerland to Johannes and Elisabeth Anken. He came to America on the Cimbria on April 10, 1871. He was a cheesemaker by trade who lived in Eden with his wife Susan J(Y)oneli (married March 20, 1863) and their 6 children. He died at the age of 42 on December 6, 1880.