"Laura" and her husband "Fritz" share the same headstone with their daughter and son-in-law, Louise and Peter Ernst and their two grandsons, Alfred Ernst and Adolph Ernst.
"Laura" was born in Germany and she and "Fritz" were married there.
Upon their immigration to America, they made their home in Durant, Iowa.
They were the parents of six children:
1. Dorathea M. Kortum (married to Christof C. Ernst);
2. Louise E. Kortum (married to Peter J. Ernst);
3. Minnie Kortum (married to Fred Scharfenberg)
Minnie and Fred had two sons:
Herman and Fred;
4. Adolph "Otto" Kortum (married twice - second wife was Josephina).
Otto and his first wife had two children:
Willie Kortum (wife Agnes) and
Meta (Kortum) Kroeger.
Otto and Josephina had one son:
Albert A. Kortum who was married to Katie.
They had four sons:
Marvin (wife Theresa); Wilbert; Richard; and Henry.
5. Emma Christine Kortum (married to William C.F. Strohbehn)
6. Ernst Frierich Wilhelm Kortum (single) Died December 22, 1873 in Davenport, Iowa.
"Laura" was born in Germany and she and "Fritz" were married there.
Upon their immigration to America, they made their home in Durant, Iowa.
They were the parents of six children:
1. Dorathea M. Kortum (married to Christof C. Ernst);
2. Louise E. Kortum (married to Peter J. Ernst);
3. Minnie Kortum (married to Fred Scharfenberg)
Minnie and Fred had two sons:
Herman and Fred;
4. Adolph "Otto" Kortum (married twice - second wife was Josephina).
Otto and his first wife had two children:
Willie Kortum (wife Agnes) and
Meta (Kortum) Kroeger.
Otto and Josephina had one son:
Albert A. Kortum who was married to Katie.
They had four sons:
Marvin (wife Theresa); Wilbert; Richard; and Henry.
5. Emma Christine Kortum (married to William C.F. Strohbehn)
6. Ernst Frierich Wilhelm Kortum (single) Died December 22, 1873 in Davenport, Iowa.
"Laura" and her husband "Fritz" share the same headstone with their daughter and son-in-law, Louise and Peter Ernst and their two grandsons, Alfred Ernst and Adolph Ernst.
"Laura" was born in Germany and she and "Fritz" were married there.
Upon their immigration to America, they made their home in Durant, Iowa.
They were the parents of six children:
1. Dorathea M. Kortum (married to Christof C. Ernst);
2. Louise E. Kortum (married to Peter J. Ernst);
3. Minnie Kortum (married to Fred Scharfenberg)
Minnie and Fred had two sons:
Herman and Fred;
4. Adolph "Otto" Kortum (married twice - second wife was Josephina).
Otto and his first wife had two children:
Willie Kortum (wife Agnes) and
Meta (Kortum) Kroeger.
Otto and Josephina had one son:
Albert A. Kortum who was married to Katie.
They had four sons:
Marvin (wife Theresa); Wilbert; Richard; and Henry.
5. Emma Christine Kortum (married to William C.F. Strohbehn)
6. Ernst Frierich Wilhelm Kortum (single) Died December 22, 1873 in Davenport, Iowa.
"Laura" was born in Germany and she and "Fritz" were married there.
Upon their immigration to America, they made their home in Durant, Iowa.
They were the parents of six children:
1. Dorathea M. Kortum (married to Christof C. Ernst);
2. Louise E. Kortum (married to Peter J. Ernst);
3. Minnie Kortum (married to Fred Scharfenberg)
Minnie and Fred had two sons:
Herman and Fred;
4. Adolph "Otto" Kortum (married twice - second wife was Josephina).
Otto and his first wife had two children:
Willie Kortum (wife Agnes) and
Meta (Kortum) Kroeger.
Otto and Josephina had one son:
Albert A. Kortum who was married to Katie.
They had four sons:
Marvin (wife Theresa); Wilbert; Richard; and Henry.
5. Emma Christine Kortum (married to William C.F. Strohbehn)
6. Ernst Frierich Wilhelm Kortum (single) Died December 22, 1873 in Davenport, Iowa.
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