Walter Brachvogel's Children - Wilson/Enke Book

We are still on Mary Ann Wilson's branch of the family. Walter was Mary Ann's and Henry Brachvogel's third child. Here are Walter's children and grandchildren. Again, unfamiliar names to me.

Walter LaVerne "born February 18, 1932. He married Onilee June Robsahm. They were married June 1, 1950. Walter manages a lumber yard in Lennox, South Dakota, where they live (1977). They have three children;
Marsha Lee, born Nov. 9, 1950. She married Donald Kuecker on October 10, 1970. They live in Sioux Falls. They have a daughter, Sara June, born June 18, 1974.
Vickie Lynn, born February 13, 1954. She was married September 20, 1974 to John Severin. They live in Omaha.
Lori Jo, born August 12, 1956. She is a student at a college in Kearne, Nebraska, where she is majoring in Criminal Law and Justice."

The next son of Mary Ann and Harry was Frank Brachvogel. Here are his children.

Donald Franklin "born February 25, 1930; married to Dorothy McTyre on December 1, 1950. They have one daughter. They were divorced and he is now married to Gladys Morris. They have no children. They live in Florida. Donna Kay, born October 14, 1951."

Benton Elroy "was born March 4, 1931; married to Lillian Ostrum on September 8, 1953. They have no children but they raised her five children by a previous marriage. They live in Washington where he is in the real estate business."

Arlene Joyce "was born October 22, 1937; married to Raymond Dale Withrow. Raymond was born May 15, 1932. They were married June 28, 1958. They live in Everett, Washington, and have three children; Patricia Mary, born July 14, 1959, Catherine Rae, born October 4, 1960, Thomas Raymond, born June 27, 1962."

I'll stop here and continue with Mabel Brachvogel McNeely on the next posting.

Wilson/Enke Book - Harry Brachvogel's children

It's really important that I continue to go through the Wilson/Enke Family book, published in 1977 by Bonnie Cavenee Runge. The work and organization of undertaking this massive project is something I have utmost respect for.

Mary Ann Wilson's oldest child was Harry Brachvogel. These are his children. I am unfamiliar with most of these names...hence, I really need to go through this.

William Martin "was born June 2, 1920. He married Neoma Gardner. They live in Colorado Springs (1977) Colorado. He works for the post office, sorting mail. They have two children; Michael William and Sue Ellen."

Mary Elizabeth" was born Nov. 26, 1923. She married Clyde Lyndell Drake on February 14, 1942. They live in Fairbanks, Indiana. He is retired because of medical lung problems, from Pfizers Pharmaceutical plant in Terre Haute and also retired from farming. They have three children; Mary Jane, born Sept. 29, 1945; married June 15, 1968 to Donald Lee Curry. They have two children; Kimberly Michelle, born June 6, 1973. Brett Christopher, born March 6, 1975. Karen Lynn was born May 31, 1949; married December 21, 1974, to Larry Ray Schott. They have one child; Michell Lynn, born June 19, 1976. John Lyndell born March 14, 1951; married February 12, 1977 to Brenda Louise Pierson. "

The next child of Harry is Irmalee Rose "was born June 6, 1925; married Nov. 2, 1946 to Robert John Trottier, Sr. He was born August 17, 1923. They live in North Adams, Mass. He is retired because of medical heart problems from Hunters Texttile Plant. She works for the unemployment office. They have two children: Robert John, Jr., born Sept. 9, 1947. Married to Susan Lillith Nelson. She was born July 13, 1948. They have one child; Matthew Stephen, born Feb. 25, 1974. Deborah Ann, born December 6, 1949. Married to Louie St. Jacques. He was born August 23, 1947. They have one child; Carrie Elizabeth, born April 28, 1974."

Neva Pauline"was born September 18, 1927. Married to Harold Armistice Stewart. They were married August 29, 1958. They live in Richardson, Texas. He is a warehouse manager of Rawlings Sporting Goods in Dallas and she is a supervisor at Geo-map Company. They have twin daughters; Sandy Jean, born August 19, 1960 and Cynthia Jane, born August 19, 1960."

Patricia Louise "born July 14, 1930. Married May 29, 1958 to Royal Odell Hughes. They live in Richardson Texas. He is a PBX installer for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. They have two children; Brian Michael, born Nov. 16, 1959. He will be a senior this fall. Traci Lee, born may 25, 1962. She will be a sophomore."

Carol Jean "was born March 6, 1934; married July 14, 1956, to James Harrison Whitman. He was born May 2, 1931. They live in Waynesboro, Virginia. Jim is are construction supervisor for American Sterilizer Company. They have four children; Jeffrey Lou, born September 26, 1951, Terri Lee, born April 18, 1957, Douglas James, born July 3, 1965, & Becky Jean, born Nov. 10, 1967."

More Mary Ann Wilson Brachvogel's Children - Wilson Enke Book

Above is Mary Ann Wilson Brachvogel

We've mentioned Harry, William, & Walter...children of Mary Ann Wilson and Henry Brachvogel.

Next is Frank "was born November 29, 1900, in Omaha, Nebraska. He moved to Beadle County when very young to a farm north of Wessington. He attended rural schools. He married Hazel McNeely March 29, 1929. They had 3 children; Donald, Benton and Joyce. He was engaged in farming most of his life, several years with his brother Albert. He left the farm in 1950 and moved to St. Lawrence, later moving to Miller where he was employed in carpenter work. He died March 30, 1957, in Miller at the age of 56. His wife, Hazel Marie was born March 26, 1906. She is in good health (1977) and living in Everett, Washington."

Mabel Brachvogel McNeely "was born July 17, 1903 in Beadle County. She lived with her parents on a farm north of Wessington where she attended rural school. She married Cecil McNeely on January 28, 1925, in Aberdeen. They lived in the Orient, Miller, Ree Heights, Tulare, Athol, and Redfield areas. They had seven living children; Betty Jean, Eileen, Francis, Marion, Donna Rae, Leslie and Mary Lee. One son, Arthur Wilbur born on January, 1933, died in infancy. Mabel was a member of the Rebecca Lodge and the VFW Auxiliary of Redfield and the Congregational Church of Athol. She died October 31, 1972 at the age of 68 in Redfield. Her husband Cecil was born April 24, 1899, and died November 18, 1975." Note: I'm wondering if these three McNeely marriages are siblings?

Albert Brachvogel was "born April 30, 1905, in Beadle County, South Dakota. He attended rural school and was later engaged in farming with his brother Frank. He entered the service in 1942, servicing in the Mediterranean waters as airplane mchanic. He married Helen lamb, June 9, 1945, in Chicago. They had three children; Maureen, Frank and Therese. He was employed by Kleinert Products until about 1971 and then employed by the school system. He died Nov. 10, 1973 in Chicago. His wife Helen is still living in Chicago."

Pearl Brachvogel Gravett " was born July 20, 1907 in Beadle County. She attended rural school at the Brady School (which was later where the Tipton School was located.) She attended one year at Wessington High School and two years and one summer of school in Aberdeen. On her 20th birthday she married Trubert Gravett in Miller. They had six living children; Norma, Charlotte, Bill, Stanley, Shirley and Chancey. One daughter Lucille, born October 16, 1933, in Hyde County, died a few hours after birth. Pearl is living in Huron, SD where she is active in church work and Senior Citizens activities."

Mary Wilson Brachvogel's Children - Wilson/Enke Book

Continuation of Wilson/Enke book published in 1977. The following names are often unfamiliar to me. Mary Ann was the fourth child of William White Wilson and Lydia Enke Wilson. Here are her children.

Harry Brachvogel "was born June 24, 1891, in Beadle County. He attended rural schools. When a young man, he moved to Forsyth, Monatana, and filed on a homestead. He married Zola Martin on Marcy 15, 1919. The later moved back to South Dakota to Spink County. He farmed south of Tulare for many years. They were the parents of 6 children; William, Mary Elizabeth, Irmalee, Neva, Patricia, and Jean. They moved to Redfield in later years where he worked in the Redfield State School. He passed away in Redfield on January 29, 1958. His wife Zola is living in Sullivan, Indiana. She lives in a government housing project. She crochets and embroiders, but her eyes are failing as she has slow moving cataracts. She does her own cooking and laundry. Her interests are watching TV and reading."

William Brachvogel - "(Taken from the Times Enterprise) He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, Dec. 14, 1892. He moved to the Wessington locality when nine years of age and resided there until the spring of 1918 when he went to Montana. In July of the same year he joined the army and was sent to Camp Lewis, Washington, and on August 15 as a member of the 308th Infantry, 77th Division, he went overseas. He was killed in action, as a member of the same unit in the Great Argonne Offensive, on the 8th day of October, 1918. His brother Walter also was in the service at the same time. Later his body was brought, Minnesota, and given full honors of a military funeral, in charge of the John G. Watson Post of the American Legion. He was buried in the Wessington cemetery."

Walter Brachvogel "was born in Omaha, Nebraska, December 2, 1894. He moved with his parents at an early age to a farm in Beadle County, north of Wessington, South Dakota, where he attended rural schools. In 1917 he moved to Montana near Forsyth where he filed on a homestead. In July, 1918 he entered the service, serving in France. He was wounded and served seven months in army hospitals. He received an honorable discharge in June, 1919, and returned to Montana. He later moved back to SD where he farmed in Buffalo Township, Spink County. He married Vernice McNeely on April 15, 1925. They had one son, Walter. In 1957 they sold their farm and moved to Redfield where he worked for Spink County Implement until 1966. He passed away January 11, 1969 at the age of 74. He was active in the American Legion at Wessington, the VFW of Redfield, and the WWI of Redfield. He was awarded the Silver Star posthumously on March 30, 1970. His wife Vernic Claudia was born May 22, 1904. She was a school teacher before her marriage. She is in good health and still living in Redfield. She is an active member of Senior Citizens and keeps busy making craft items."

I'll continue with the rest of the siblings in the next posting.

Laura Carrington Daugherty's children - Carol Jean

We are at the point of Carol Jean - Laura and Frank Daugherty's daughter, as written in Wilson-Enke book - 1977. I don't believe I've ever met her. She no longer is living.

Carol Jean Daugherty "born on March 9, 1933. She attended the Wessington (SD) schools and graduated from Wessington High School in 1951. She worked for a public relations firm and did secretarial work for various firms. She has worked extensively for the Diabetes Foundation in Minneapolis serving as their publicity chairman and in fund-raising capacities. She is now working full time on their behalf. Her wide-ranging interests include gardening, landscaping, interior decorating, sewing, and reading. On August 3, 1956 she was united in marriage to Donald I Johnson, a building contractor and consultant of Minneapolis. To this marriage he brought one daughter, Lynn Marie, born August 8, 1949. To this union 2 children were born; Alyson Kay on May 21, 1958 and Teresa Gay on Nov. 17, 1959 in Minneapolis."

The last child of Frankie and Laura was Marjorie Ann Daugherty "was born May 11, 1935. She graduated from the Wessington High School, Class of 1953. Upon graduation, she moved to Minneapolis, Minn. to work and live with a sister. In 1955-56, she attended business school. Most of her work experience was in the field of advertising and radio and television. In 1959 she was united in marriage to Kenneth Webb Oswald of Minneapolis, Minnesota. To this union 2 children were born; Paul David Oswald on April 16. He attended Minneapolis schools and Rochester, Michigan schools. His interests are in the areas of math, science and English. Mark Donald Oswald on August 14, 1965. He attended Minneapolis schools and Rochester, Michigan schools. He is mainly interested in people and mechanical things."

Laura Carrington Daugherty and Daughters

Wilson-Enke Book - Virginia Daugherty's Family

I'd like to continue sharing information found in the Wilson-Enke Family book, written by Bonnie Cavenee Runge in 1977.

Virginia May (Daugherty) "born May 11, 1931. She attended the Wessington schools and was graduated from Wessington High School in 1949. She was employed at Habicht in Huron and later Lane Bryant in Minneapolis. Her interest in fashion resulted in a course at Estelle Compton School of Modeling. She worked as a secretary and receptionist for Anthony Lane Studios, a commercial photography studio. In 1954 she was united in marriage to Clifford Perzynski of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. To this union 8 children were born. Her main interest was that of her family. When the children were small, she was involved in Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts. In later years her interests revolved in the area of the arts. A long-time member of the Stevens Point Art League, she has painted and exhibited her art works in the surrounding areas. Her husband is a graduate of Marquette University and and a representative for Hunt-Wesson.

Laurie Ann born on December 12, 1954. She attended Stevens Point schools and is creative and domestic. Among her achievements are knitting, crocheting, and sewing. She enjoys Wisconsin cross-country skiing, skating and swimming. She was united in marriage to Mark Shudarek of Stevens Point and to this union 3 children were born: Jennifer, Jill, Jacob

Lonie Jayne on July 9, 1956. She attended Stevens Point schools and was active in Orchessis, a modern dance group. Artistic in nature, her outlets have been dance, creative stitcher, knitting, and crocheting. Her love of the outdoors includes water-skiing, cross country skiing, camping - summer and winter, swimming, back-packing and hiking. She is now a resident of her mother's home state, South Dakota.

Lisa Rhea on June 26, 1958. She attended Stevens Point schools. She is an artistic and creative person and has worked in modern dance, art, and photography. She has exhibited her art and photography rather extensively. Competitive in spirit, she has collected a few awards in her artistic endeavors. She will be entering the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse the fall of 1977 to major in art, minoring on photography. Her interests include hiking, bicycling, and rafting in Northern Wisconsin.

Daniel Thomas on January 9, 1960. He attended Stevens Point schools. He is a junior and a member of Future Farmers of America. He enjoys fur trapping and fishing. He is creative in printing, woods, and metals and has helped a neighbor build small barns for his horses. He is active in football and baseball.

Julie Karin on November 27, 1961. She attended Stevens Point schools and is a sophomore. She is active in sports and cheerleading at St. Stanislaus Parochial Schools and was selected as a Pom Pom girl in the cheerleading squad. She enjoys the arts as well as dance. Swimming, skating, and skiing are her enjoyments.

Robert Lyndon on July 10, 1963. He attended Stevens POint schools and is a freshman at P.J. Jacobs Junior High High. He is an avid fisherman and swimmer and enjoys camping and all the outdoors. He is a Stevens Point Journal newsboy.

Patrick Clifford on May 5, 1965. He attended Stevens Point schools and is a seventh grader at St. Stanislaus School. He enjoys swimming and hiking in the woods, camping and fishing.

Aimee Louise on July 31, 1966. A sixth grader at St. Stanislaus School, she is an enthusiastic student. She is artistic in nature and loves swimming, camping, and bicycling. She has special rapport with her animal friends, the neighbor's horses, and other assorted homeless creatures."

A Year with Prairie Roots Blog Site

It's been exactly a year since I started the Daugherty Carrington Prairie Roots Blogsite. In the year 2009 I entered 144 posts. Some months were well represented, while others could have been better. That is the nature of a blog. Writing is something that needs to have deliberate time and effort given to it. Ideas are always there but not always the energy nor incentive to follow through. I believe that is a rather human characteristic and am not totally bothered by it.

I just changed the look of the blog. Changes are good. As mentioned before, the purpose of this site isn't necessarily to gather a huge readership. I have an excuse to go through my many notes again and reconnect with contributors. Writing down these thoughts is very helpful. Writing down names and dates reinforces their places in the history of Mother's family. I am pleased to say that in several instances people googled the name of their ancestors and found my blog. We now have a source for communicating with each other.

I get very few comments right on the site from readers. Not sure how to correct this...something to learn this new year. Most comments are sent to me when clicking on the white letter icon at the end of my message.

This year has been hard for all of us, with Dad's passing Nov. 2, 2008. We've been getting Mom's (Helen Irene Daugherty Hostvet) house ready for selling, which has not yet transpired, due to the economic situation up north. Mom lives here in New Richmond, WI and her family has been in constant touch. Finding out family history has been very important to her. This week her cousin Ernie Meyer (Elda Carrington's son) unexpectantly called her on the phone. They talked for an hour making her day a delight. Similar situations have been happening since I began the quarterly newsletter, Prairie Roots nearly four years ago and this blogsite 12 months ago.

My thanks to all of you that have communicated in some way with our family. We are interconnected whether it be in the present or generations past. You've helped me learn a lot about the history of our nation and the attitudes of these families that have made America their homes for many generations.

I'm hoping for a contination of letters and messages from readers. I'd like to have a better understanding of how to find out official information. Re-enlisting in Ancestry.com should help me with that. Though I have a nice collection of family photos, I'd like to add to it. I need to continue to catch up in organization of materials. I need to make more phone calls. Somehow E-Mailing seems much easier than actually dialing those phone numbers.

Joe, I, Nate and Betsy (and our cat, Oliver) wish all of you a wonderful New Year. We all have resolutions that we would like to attempt, but perhaps any growth in pursuing interest and concerns that are important to us is the ideal goal. Judy Hostvet/Paulson