GARAGE SALE PHOTO COLLECTION

A friend of mine recently bought a box of very old photographs at a garage sale.
  He is an collector of antique photographs so he does not want to get rid of the photographs.
  However, I did coerce him into letting me scan the photographs for genealogical purposes. 
-- Submitted by Sandra Zenger
We can also thank Betty VandeVoort for helping to identify family relationships - her grandfather's relatives!

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Seated is Maria T. Tieje who was born in Germany on October 17, 1824.  She married Detlef (David) Rathje. She died Jan 3, 1920, in Mount Vernon, SD., and is buried in the Tieje Cemetery.  She lived for many years in Davenport, Iowa, and raised a family there.
       Maria was the mother of Henry D. Rathje of Mount Vernon, SD, Catherine Koch Misfeldt and Margaritha Rathje Gosch.
       In this photograph the daughter of Maria, Catherine Koch Misfeldt is sitting. Standing is Catherine's daughter, Mathilda Misfeldt who married John H. Schlichting.
       The young lady is Ella Schlichting.  Another researcher says Ella married James Cubbage.

 

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Frederick Misfeldt and Catherine Koch Misfeldt

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Ella, Lawrence and Elmer Schlichting

Children of John H Schlichting and Mathilda Misfeldt.  Mathilda was the daughter of Frederick and Catherine Misfeldt

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Ella, Lawrence and Elmer Schlichting

Children of John H Schlichting and Mathilda Misfeldt.  Mathilda was the daughter of Frederick and Catherine Misfeldt

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Elmer and Ella Schlichting

Children of John H Schlichting and Mathilda Misfeldt.  Mathilda was the daughter of Frederick and Catherine Misfeldt

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Ella Schlichting

Daughter of John H Schlichting and Mathilda Misfeldt.  Mathilda was the daughter of Frederick and Catherine Misfeldt

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Ella Schlichting

Daughter of John H Schlichting and Mathilda Misfeldt.  Mathilda was the daughter of Frederick and Catherine Misfeldt

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Elmer and Lawrence Schlichting

Children of John H Schlichting and Mathilda Misfeldt.  Mathilda was the daughter of Frederick and Catherine Misfeldt

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Ella Schlichting

Daughter of John H Schlichting and Mathilda Misfeldt.  Mathilda was the daughter of Frederick and Catherine Misfeldt

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Grandma Stark

I was told by another researcher that Anna Stark is the mother of John Schlichting, Ida Schlichting Hensen Paul and Dora Schliching Lamp.

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Marvella Schlichting

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Marvella Schlichting

 

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Ida Schlichting, Henry Hensen and Children

Ida Schlichting was the sister of John H. Schlichting and daughter of Grandma Stark Schlichting, wife of John Schlichting Sr. Ida's first marriage was to Henry Hensen, second marriage to Albert Paul.

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Mr. and Mrs. Albert Paul

Ida Schlichting Hensen Paul and Albert Paul

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Orval Hensen

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Viola, Gilbert and Orville Hensen

 

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Gilbert and Viola Hensen

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Viola, Ben, Albert, Edna Horst

Viola,Ben,Albert and Edna are the children of Adolph Horst and Alvina Misfeldt.
Alvina Misfeld is the d/o Frederick and Catherine Koch Misfeldt. 
Catherine Misfeldt and Mathilda Schlichting were sisters.

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Albert Horst

Ben and Albert Horst were the sons of Alvina Misfield Horst and Albert Horst.

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Aunt Alvina Misfeldt Horst
Helen Peeters

Helen Peeters was the daughter of Edna Leone Horst and Fred Peeters. Edna Leone was the d/o Alvina and Albert Horst.

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Ben Horst

Ben and Albert Horst were the sons of Alvina Misfield Horst and Albert Horst.

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Alvin and Verda Vionne Ruefer

Viola Lily Horst was the d/o Adolph Horst and Alvina Misfeldt Horst.
Viola Lily Horst married Edward G. Ruefer.
Their children were:
Alvin Ruefer
Verda Vionne Ruefer
Albert Wayne Ruefer
Ardis Katherine Ruefer
Keith Adolph Ruefer
Eugene Edward Ruefer

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Alvin Ruefer

Son of Viola Lily Horst and Edward G. Ruefer

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Verda Ruefer

Daughter of Viola Lily Horst and Edward G. Ruefer

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Wayne Ruefer

Son of Viola Lily Horst and Edward G. Ruefer

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Wayne Ruefer

Son of Viola Lily Horst and Edward G. Ruefer

 

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Wayne Ruefer

Son of Viola Lily Horst and Edward G. Ruefer

 

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Ardis Ruefer

Daughter of Viola Lily Horst and Edward G. Ruefer

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Eugene Ruefer

Son of Viola Lily Horst and Edward G. Ruefer

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Keith Ruefer

Son of Viola Lily Horst and Edward G. Ruefer

 

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Vaughn Ruefer

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Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Schlichting
Ella Schlichting & Unknown Man

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Mr. and Mrs. John Schlichting Wedding Photo

On the back of the wedding photo the names Pete Ketchsen and Meta Langmann is written along with Mr. and Mrs. John Schlichting.  I believe this is a photo of John Schlichting and Mathilda Misfield.

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Edna Horst Peeters

Edna Horst was the d/o Adolph Horst and Alvina Misfeldt Horst.  Edna married Fred Peeters.

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Helen Peeters

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Helen, Kenneth, Lillian and Everett Peeters

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Kenneth Peeters

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Lillian Peeters

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Lillian Peeters

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Lillian Peeters

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Maxine Peeters

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Fay Peeters

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Hugo Lamp

Hugo and Leonard Lamp were the sons of Dora Schlichting and Gustave Lamp. Dora was the sister of John H. Schlichting and the daughter of Anna Stark Schlichting (Grandma Stark)

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Leonard Lamp

Hugo and Leonard Lamp were the sons of Dora Schlichting and Gustave Lamp. Dora was the sister of John H. Schlichting and the daughter of Anna Stark Schlichting (Grandma Stark)

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Mr. and Mrs. Everett Peeters Wedding Photo

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Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lamp
Wedding Photo

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Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lamp
Wedding Photo

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Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bentrott 
Wedding Photo

Mr & Mrs Leo Bentrott are Leo and Elsie Arp who was the d/o Johannes Arp and Annie Misfeldt.  Annie was the d/o Frederick Misfieldt and Catherine Koch.

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Wilbur and Marvin Paul

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Ernest Hotz

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Joe Lawlor

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Koch Children

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Mr. and Mr. Rochild

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Mr. and Mrs. William Cubbage Family

Wm Cubbage was the son of Ella Schlichting and James Cubbage.  William was the son of Alonzo Cubbage and Ella Carrington.  He was the grandson of George Cubbage

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Myrle Seiners

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Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Arp 
Wedding Photo

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Henry and Lawrence Peeters

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Mr. and Mrs. George Cubbage and Family

Children of George Cubbage were Alonzo, Edwin, Clarence, Laura V., Orion and Herbert. Another child, Alice Ann Cubbage was born 22 Feb 1854 and died 25 Mar 1856. Alonzo, the oldest child, was James' father and his mother was Ella Carrington. James Cubbage was the husband of Ella Schlichting and father of Wm D. Cubbage. 

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Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hensen

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Viola Hensen

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Unidentified Couple

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Unidentified Child