Seated left to right: Ira, Grandpa, Ezra.
Standing left to right: Ruth, Christina, Earl, Sue.
Grandpa posed to the west of his house in Sterling with Ruth and his five children from his first marriage (June 20, 1922).
Ellen & Ezra
with baby Alice
This news item from the Lee County Times—Friday, July 19, 1895—appears in a section headed "Willow Creek," a township just south of Steward, Lee County. Grandma Ruth Holtzman Hey, J.L's daughter, said that her father often preached in 3 languages on a Sunday: English, French, and German. As a young girl, Ruth spoke all 3 languages, but the family quit speaking them in the home because they did not want daughter Ruth to have an accent.
From Lee County Times, Friday, January 10, 1896.
This area was home to Ellen Boken, Ezra's wife. Ellen and Ezra were married Feburary 6, 1895. Ellen and Ezra are buried in Union Cemetery, just north and east of Willow Creek. Was it his father's ministry which occasioned the meeting of Ezra and Ellen? One can only speculate.
Alice at Christmas
Postcard Photo: Back addressed to Mrs. R. Weber and family (Aunt Christine), "Kenosha, WI, January 9, 1910. This is my Xmas. We had a good time. All of us. But Papa he is not very well. With Love, Your Niece. Alice H."
This area was home to Ellen Boken, Ezra's wife. Ellen and Ezra were married Feburary 6, 1895. Ellen and Ezra are buried in Union Cemetery, just north and east of Willow Creek. Was it his father's ministry which occasioned the meeting of Ezra and Ellen? One can only speculate.
Alice at Christmas
Postcard Photo: Back addressed to Mrs. R. Weber and family (Aunt Christine), "Kenosha, WI, January 9, 1910. This is my Xmas. We had a good time. All of us. But Papa he is not very well. With Love, Your Niece. Alice H."
