On October 11, 1865, Johann Heinrich Boeding married Elizabeth Becker. They are distant relations on the Link side of Walt’s family.
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Henry Merschbrock was born on October 4, 1881 in St Paul, Iowa. Henry married Elizabeth Wellman, Walt’s 1st cousin twice removed.
Rotary cutters are used to cut fabric and paper. They are especially popular for quilters. I use one regularly. We recently got a message that several rotary cutters used in a charity quilting group were missing a piece. Walt was able to use one of my cutters to create a 3D printed version to replace the missing parts.
Charles Russell Durfee was born on September 27, 1918 in Morristown, South Dakota. Charles Russell is my (Michelle’s) great uncle.
Eustace J. Link was born on September 20, 1867 in West Point, Iowa. He is Walt’s 2nd great uncle.
Arnold Wellman was born on September 13, 1929 in West Point, Iowa. Arnold is Walt’s first cousin once removed.
For the last few years, Walt and I have been using waxed cloth wrappers for our sandwiches instead of plastic bags. It’s a small way to reduce our waste, but drying them proved a bit challenging. Here’s the solution we came up with.
Maria Catherina Kruempelmann was both on September 6, 1857 in Bokel, Germany. She is Walt’s great-grandmother Wellman.
Charles Helmer was born on August 30, 1880. He married Lydia Ellen Hole, the sister of Walt’s grandfather William Henry Hoel.
George Aloysius (Al) Link was born on August 23, 1863 in New Vienna, Iowa. Al is Walt’s 2nd Great Uncle. His brother Isadore is Walt’s Great Grandfather.