There is not a lot known about my family other than what is in the book
Joseph Schaaf was born on January 1, 1850 in Alasa Lorane, France. His brother, Michael, was born in 1857 and came from Germany to Atkinson, Nebraska. There is no other information known about their family.
Rosa Fix was born on May 24, 1854 in Muscatine, Iowa. Nothing else is known about her family
In 1857 Joseph and Rosa were married in Muscatine. Their sons born there were Joseph T. and John. They moved near David City, Nebraska, where Michael Leo was born in 1883. In 1885, they moved to a homestead nine miles northwest of Atkinson, where Clara, George, Gertrude, and Carl were born.
Joseph T. died at the age of 10. Three days later John was running an errand to Michael's farm when a blizzard struck. His body wasn't found until February 19th
This farm is still operated by the family and has been in the Schaaf family since 1885
Rosa passed away at 49 and Joseph did at 69.
Scholastica Catherine Pettinger was born on February 10, 1886 in Worthington, IA. In 1889 her family moved to O'Neill, NE. Her family moved every spring in hopes of better farmland. She would ride her horse to visit Michael when he picked horn. She married Michael on April 28, 1908, at St. Peter and Paul Catholic church. Their children were Loretta Louise, Norbert Donatus, Charles Michael, Elmer Francis, Alfred George, Ethel Sylvia, Dorothy Marie, Ruth Olivia, Raymond Sylvester, Michael Peter, and Arthur Raphael. The families main source of income was hog farming. They also hunted animals. Nine of their eleven children married.
Michael became seriously ill and died on January 16, 1958, at the age of 74. and 7 months later his wife died of a heart attack.
Michael and Scholastica
Alfred George is my great-grandfather who was married to Agnes Ann Barnes on Junne 14, 1938 and had 10 children. Richard Eugene Schaaf is my Grandfather who married Mary Catherine Kilmurry on Dec 29, 1967, but they are now divorced.
They had 6 children, 4 females and 2 males. They are Lisa Marie, Kevin Leo, Michaela Lynn, Angela Kay, Brian James, and Kristen Elizabeth. My mother is Angela and she only has two children.
This is about all I could find with the short amount of time I had to find the stuff... This is only one family but it's the one that has the books
I used the Schaaf family book for this which is something my mother had in her room.
I only have one picture right now because it takes a long time to upload
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Good job!