Vegter-Tschetter Heritage

John & Susanna Tschetter Homestead
19729 406th Avenue, Huron, South Dakota.
The closest building is the "granary" built by Susanna Tschetter. Original building. House is barely visible through the trees.

John & Susanna
Homestead, 1915
Back of Photo: "This was our farm when we moved to Beadle County and in 1915 we build the new house."

Violet remembers going out to John and Susanna's farm as a youngster. She has vivid memories of her grandma and grandpa having devotions every morning: reading the Bible and praying together. She remembers that John and Susanna spoke German in the home, and that she could understand that German. But when she attended services at Bethel Church, her Grandpa John preached in German, and she could not understand it.

John & Susanna Tschetter Homestead
19729 406th Avenue, Huron, South Dakota.
The house is original, although there have been several additions.

Jimmy Hohm & Kathy
Jimmy Hohm is the son of Susanna Tschetter Hohm, daughter of John and Susanna Tschetter. Jimmy and Ida Hohm now live in the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home, Huron. Jimmy farmed his entire life just south of Bethel Church. He identified the John Tschetter homestead and told us that his grandmother Susanna built the granary while husband John was away preaching in Canada. John and Susanna homesteaded this place when they moved from Freeman, South Dakota to Huron, South Dakota in 1908.

John & Susanna Tschetter Reunion
Crossroads Hotel and Convention Center, Huron
Jimmy Hohm told us he was the speaker
at this reunion.

1991 Tschetter Reunion Booklet:
Program, Descendants, Photos

Tschetter History:
Likely prepared for 1991 Reunion