Tag: Family History

Stories from Squaw Creek Homestead

The Voyage Passenger List for the SS Elbe arriving in New York 22 September 1883 On 7 September 1883, the S.S.Elbe left the harbor of Bremen sailing for America.  Anna Ertl Bohman, her brother Joseph, her mother Dorothea Masanetz Ertl, and her four small children (Anna, Margaret, George, and Maria) were aboard the steamship. Anna … Continue reading Stories from Squaw Creek Homestead →

Saturday Mourning

Gladys Jentz Gladys Mary Jentz was the seventh of ten children of John Jentz and Caroline Reisig. Gladys was born in Fennimore, Grant County, Wisconsin, on 21 January 1904. Her baptism and birth are recorded at St. Peter's Church. Gladys was the younger sister of Anna K. Jentz (known as Lula) who was the mother … Continue reading Saturday Mourning →