Joseph & Mary Jane Bernatzki – Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Edwards County, Kansas
Before coming to America in 1872, Joseph Bernatzki served in the German military. During the Franco-Prussian War, he served in the First...
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- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
Early Settlers – Herrmann/Oster – Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Edwards County, Kansas
Johann Herrmann and Nicholas Oster came to America in early spring 1879. They were looking for fertile soil where they could farm and...
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msschartz
- Apr 4, 2021
- 1 min
Early Settlers – Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery, Edwards, Kansas – Pt. 1
Ten miles north of Kinsley, Kansas, is a German settlement that began to take shape in 1879. A large of immigrants from Limbach, Germany,...
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msschartz
- Mar 24, 2021
- 2 min
Katharina Schmidt Naab – Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Edwards, Kansas
After an outbreak of measles in their village in Russia taking the lives of four of their children, Katharina and Andreas accompanied...
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msschartz
- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
Katharina Straeser Schmitt Children – Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Edwards, Kansas – Pt. 2
In 1879, a group of settlers came to Edwards County and settled about 10 miles north of Kinsley. Katharina Straeser Schmitt, a widow,...
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