Let’s take a look at Anna Kloppenberg’s parents – Ignatz Kloppenberg and Anna Ross.
Continue reading58 – Ignatz Kloppenberg and Anna Ross (2G)
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57 – Anna Kloppenberg (1G)
We’ve just read Anna’s own words in the last post. Let’s fill in a few details about her early life.
Continue reading48 – Ben Teply – WWI – Training
45 – Teply Lifestyle – Health – 1890-1917
Newspaper stories also reported on the health, sickness and accidents in the community.
Frank and Anna and their sons had a few noteworthy health scares.
But considering the times, they were all lucky to come through this time period as an unscathed family.
That was about to change in the next few years.
Continue reading44 – Teply Lifestyle – Recreation – 1890-1917
Teply lifestyle wouldn’t be complete without looking at some recreation.
Fishing, hunting, ice skating, etc.
Continue reading43 – Teply Lifestyle – Farm and Work – 1890-1917
Let’s continue our look at the Teply’s lifestyle by focusing on their farm and work.
42 – Teply Lifestyle – Social Life – 1890-1917
Before Facebook and text messages and TV, people visited each other.
Old newspapers are full of stories of social visits and “Sundaying”.
Continue reading40 – Frank and Anna Teply (2G) Raise Four Boys
In the last post about Frank and Anna Teply, they had married and bought a farm in Little Blue Township, about seven miles south of Hanover.
During this time, they had four sons:
39 – Jacob Welter and Agnes Tuhey/Wahlen (3G)
We don’t know much about these grandparents, especially their family backgrounds.
Sometimes with genealogy, you hit a brick wall. That’s the case with Jacob Welter and Agnes Wahlen. I just haven’t been able to find them before they came to Kansas.
Continue reading38 – Frank Teply and Anna Welter (2G)
Anna Welter was born December 22, 1872, in Missouri. Her parents were Jacob and Agnes Welter. They came to Kansas around 1879.
Anna and Frank probably met when they were young teenagers.
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