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Below you see Minnie Lage Wolters on the left.
On the right is Claus Jahn who was identified in this album as the first settler in Hayes Township, Crawford County, Iowa which is northwest of Manning.

1 Jacob (Joachim) Mundt ----- born in Laboe, Probstei Holstein, Germany May 12, 1845 died May 9, 1925 ---- married 1871
Official information from church records in Germany sent to Dave Kusel in 2016
His parents were Jochim Mundt from Laboe (farmhand) and Trin Rüdinger Jochim's Godfathers were Jochim Klindt (Farmer in Laboe), Paul Giese (farmhand), Gretje Stoltenberg (servant)

Catherine (Arp) Mundt ----- born in Prasdorf, Probstei Holstein, Germany May 13, 1846 died March 16, 1924
Official information from church records in Germany sent to Dave Kusel in 2016
Her parants were Hans Arp and Abel Plagmann, she was confirmed in the church of Probsteierhagen 1861.
Her Godfathers were Abel Plagmann, Dorothea Stoltenberg, Hinrich Plagmann (all from Prasdorf)

2 James Mundt
Mary (Anthony) Mundt

3 Bernice (Mundt) Spiese

John Mundt married Pauline (Lage)
Children: Hiny, Leroy, Edna
John's father is a brother to Jacob Mundt

Peter Karstens' second wife is Bertha Mundt

Henry Mundt father of Amanda (Mundt) Puck wife of Albert Puck --- Amanda is stepmother of Willis Puck

Leroy Mundt born September 10, 1915 --- son of John Mundt
One brother Henry Jr. and Edna.
Leroy's grandfather is Henry Mundt

Herman P. Mundt born December 15, 1860
married Catherine Ronnfeldt
Parents of one child --- Malinda, Mrs. Emil Martens
Emil Martens married Malinda Mundt June 6, 1906
Malinda is only child of H.P. Mundt
5 Children of Emil & Malinda: Irene, Earl, Clarence, Vertus and Dorothy
Irene is mother of Linda Meggers Frank
Earl & Clarence were in the Army
Larry Mundt is 3rd cousin to Linda Frank

Out of town relatives who attended Malinda Mundt's funeral: Mr. & Mrs. Charley Woods, Mr. Hans, Joenk, Mr. & Mrs. Bird Milaaf, Mr. & Mrs. Charley Mielk, Mr. & Mrs. Fee Schoenjahn, Mr. & Mrs. Martin Hansen, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Elward, Mr. & Mrs. Louie Roenfeldt

Horace Thiedeman son of Louie and Lena (Anthony) Thiedeman.

Lena is a sister to Mary (Anthony) Mundt.

Christina Lage born March 15, 1850
married Jan Wolters
2 children: Mrs. William Mayer, William Wolters both born in Germany.
Christina emmigrated to the US with her 2 children and married Claus Lage.
Christina's step-children: Mrs. Charley Grundmeier, Mrs. Emil Dammann, Herman Lage (not Walt Lages father), Jake Lage

Antje (Anna?) ( born Klindt) Lage born August 4 1839 in Probstei, Holstein, Germany died 1909
wife of Jacob Lage
Daughter Wilhelmina (Lage) Wolters married to William Wolters.
Wilhelmina & William had 2 children Arnold and Lorena

Anna (Klindt) Lage had one sister Kate Klindt and 2 brothers Hans and William Klindt.

Claus Heinrichs father of 5 children: Mary Schießer (Schiesser) Scott County, Hans, Catharina Anthony, Margarethe Ranniger, Anna Miller.

One Stieftocher Anna Schurt of Vail.

Tim Anthony
born July 12, 1850 in Ditmarschen, Holstein, Germany
Married Catherine Heinrichs July 12, 1878
5 Children: Emelia (died in infancy), Anna, Mrs. Henry Hagge Jr., Mary, Mrs. James Mundt, John, Lena, Mrs. Louie Thiedeman.

Tim Anthony funeral March 28, 1934.
Pall Bearers: 4 grandchildren, Irwin Thiedeman, Vernon Anthony, Reynold Hagge, Melvin Hagge and 2 grandsons-in-laws Everett Dau and Leonard Schoessler

Anna (Jahn) married Claus Anthony November 21, 1879 (Anthony featured in Manning Centennial book)

Anna's father is John F. Jahn (Jahn listed in Aspinwall Centennial Book) and had a brother William Jahn & Herman Jahn & sisters Emilie (Jahn) Buck, Gretchen, Mrs. Herman Martens.
7 children of Anna & Claus: Ernestine (died in infancy), William, Emilie, Mrs. Ed Stammer; Paulie, Mrs. Frank Hass; Henry; Herman; Anna Mrs. John Ostermeyer.

Mildred Hagge married Everett Dau
Mildred is daughter of Henry Hagge

Dorothy Hoogestraat maried Vernon Anthony

Mrs. John Anthony is the daughter of Mathias Joens.
Joens Anthony connection but don't know where John Anthony comes in

Margaret Gruhn married Raymond Ohde.
Margaret is daughter of August Gruhn and Minnie (Ranniger).
Minnie is a sister to Louie Ranniger who is father of Wilmer and Irene (Jansen) Ranniger
Minnie is the daughter of Margarethe Heinrichs.

Margarethe Heinrichs is a sister to Catherine (Heinrichs) Anthony who is grandmother to Bernice (Mundt) Spiese

William Ranniger first marriage to Thresa Wunder and had 6 children, one of whom is Emma, Mrs. William Nagel.
William's second wife was to Margarethe Heinrichs.
Louie; Anna, Mrs. Clyde Farrell; Minnie, Mrs. August Gruhn; Julius; Leona, Mrs. Louis Koester

Henry & Anna (Heinrichs) Hagge ---- son Melvin Timm Hagge
Anna born May 2, 1884
Married March 19, 1904
5 Children: Helen (died in infancy), Mildred, Viola, Reynold, Melvin.

Henrietta Stoffers married Reynold Hagge

Janice (Hagge) Monson ---- Janice mother was a Stoffer

Not sure about family connection -------

Conrad Emil Goettsch son of Peter Goettsch of Davenport

Adolph Goettsch of Davenport and Mrs. Fred Wiese of Manning are siblings of Conrad.

Conrad's pall bearers: Earl Kindred, Edward Goettsch, Dan Hudson, Edward Grau, William Plagmann, Albert Littig.

Alfred Osten married Hilda Miller
bridesmaid Anna Dillenberger & groomsman Harold Traner
Hilda's parents are Mr. & Mrs Fred Miller of Carroll
Alfred's parents are Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Osten of Carroll
Children of Alfred & Hilda: Maxine (died at 14), Wayne

Lena (Johannsen) married Hans Ohrt.
Lena is daughter of Chris Johannsen
Lena's brothers siblings are Henry, John, Dora Hammer, Celica Schluter, Ella Trautman, Anna, Katie Schluter

Elsie Ohrt married Herbert Kroeger
Elsie is daughter of Hannes Ohrt

Richard Keeler son of Martin Keeler Jr.

Thomas Hayes
Children Mable Massey, Lester, Howard, Erma, Enid, Thomas, Joe, Kate Clelland, Ruth Gleiser