{"id":4794,"date":"2026-03-26T22:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T02:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therabbithoel.com\/?p=4794"},"modified":"2026-03-26T20:30:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:30:35","slug":"happy-birthday-aunt-josephine-schulte-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therabbithoel.com\/?p=4794","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Aunt Josephine Schulte Link!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josephine Schulte Link was born on March 27, 1182 in West Point, Iowa. She married John Link, Walt&#8217;s great-uncle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josephine Schulte was one of at least 9 children born to Theodore and Anna McBrady Schulte in West Point. Both of her parents were immigrants, Theodore coming in 1845 and Anna in 1858. In 1900, they had a farm near Pleasant Ridge. A few documents list her mother&#8217;s last name as McBride. I found that Anna was born in Ireland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On May 5, 1909, Josephine married John Link. The record of their marriage says that John was 24 years old and a farmer. Josephine is 28. Theodore Schulte and Ida Link were witnesses. The marriage ceremony was performed by William Jacoby, Rector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josephine and John had 3 children together. They lived their whole lives in West Point where John farmed. In 1940, John was working as a machine operator. The census list the industry as &#8220;Custom Work.&#8221; By 1950, John was working at a saw mill. I wrote more about their marriage in this <a href=\"https:\/\/therabbithoel.com\/?p=3000\">post<\/a>.  I wrote about John in this <a href=\"https:\/\/therabbithoel.com\/?p=2494\">post<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josephine Schulte Link died on December 19, 1954. 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