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turned to Platte Center and bought the Clother Hotel, which he managed for the next five years.

In 1919, he established the Lusienski Produce Company, which he conducted until 1933. In the meantime, from 1924-1933, he was the owner of the Platte Center Radiogram, and from 1927 to 1933, he was a member of the Platte Center Village Council.

In 1933, he moved to Columbus, where he became a director of the Loup River Public Power District. He served as the District's purchasing agent from 1933 to 1935. In 1933, he was elected as a state representative in the legislature.

On November 4, 1914, Edward Lusienski was married at Platte Center to Nell Regan, the daughter of John and Mary Regan, early residents of that vicinity.

Mr. and Mrs. Lusienski had three children: Maurene is the wife of Conrad J. Hittner, of Columbus; Edward and Dean are graduates of Creighton University in Omaha. Edward was employed for a time at the Columbus Daily Telegram. He is married and lives in the Pacific Northwest. Dean is married to Angela Moersen, the daughter of William, and Helen Krick Moersen, and they live in Omaha.

FRANK JOSEPH LUIS

Frank Joseph Luis, a former Platte County law enforcement officer, was born October 12, 1889, at Dodge, Nebraska. He is the son of Conrad and Anna Westkenper Luis. Conrad, a native of Germany, was born in 1856; he retired from his farm to Columbus in 1913, and died in June, 1929. Anna Westkenper Luis, also a native of Germany, was born August 15, 1860. Frank Luis had two sisters.

On November 25, 1913, he was married to Miss Irene Geary, daughter of John W. and Bridget Murphy Geary, at Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. John Geary, a native of Bloomington, Illinois, was born November 3, 1866, and lived in San Francisco. Bridget Murphy Geary was born February 2, 1873, at Peoria, Illinois, and died July 24, 1937, in Columbus. A brother, Lester Geary, died in Omaha, Nebraska, January 30, 1923.

Mr. and Mrs. Luis had six children: Conrad, born September 15, 1914; Theresa; Mary; Irene; Francis, born December 18, 1925; and. Ann Marie, born October 14, 1932. All attended St. Bonaventure's School and were graduated from Columbus High, except Ann Marie who attended school in Santa Ana, California. Francis attended St. Mary's College at San Francisco. In World War II, Conrad and Irene served in the United States Army, Mary and Francis served in the Navy.

In his early years, Frank Joseph Luis was engaged in farming near Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. About 1920 he moved to Columbus, and in September, 1948, to Anaheim, California. They returned to Columbus in 1949.

He served as a constable in Platte County for six years and as a deputy sheriff for seven. In 1946 he was elected Democratic candidate for the office of Platte County sheriff.

Mr. and Mrs. Luis are members of St. Bonaventure's Catholic Church of Columbus.

CARL LARSEN LUND

Carl Larsen Lund, known as Charles L. Lund, was born August 16, 1867, in Strovelstrop, Sweden. He was the son of Lars Hansson and, Louise Person Lund, both natives of Sweden.

Charles L. Lund attended school in Sweden and was twenty when he immigrated to the United States. He lived a short time at Sioux City, Iowa, before locating at Leigh, Nebraska, where he worked as a carpenter more than ten years.

While visiting Sweden, in 1899, he met Miss Hildeborg Person, a childhood playmate, who had been living in New York City and was also on a visit to her native land.

On their return to New York, they were married May 21, 1900, in Brooklyn. Shortly after, they came to Columbus.

Charles L. Lund formed a partnership with C. C. Hardy and, in 1900, bought the Columbus Planing Mill from Adolph Frese. In 1901 Mr. Lund bought Mr. Hardy's interest in the business and, until 1930, owned and operated it alone, developing it into one of the largest and best equipped planing mills in Nebraska.

Charles L. and Hildeborg Person Lund had eight sons and three daughters: Louise, Robert, William, Carl, John, Gustave, Theodore, Ruth, Esther, Albert, and Ralph. Gustave died in infancy.

On July 1, 1930, Mr. Lund formed a corporation and took into the business his daughter, Louise Lund Blaser, and four sons, Robert, William C., Carl V., and John H. Mr. Lund continued as president of the company until his death. John H. died in 1934, and William C. on May 19, 1947. Louise married Edward R. Blaser of Columbus. Robert E. is president and manager of the planing mill. Carl V. married Beulaha (sic) Ackerman. Theodore R. married Elizabeth Howell of Columbus, and is in business with Robert E. Ruth married Ray J. Schroeder of Shenandoah, Iowa. Albert married Florence Henggler and lives in Dayton, Ohio. Ralph married Betty Reininger and lives at Shenandoah, Iowa.

From 1900 to 1905 Mr. Lund was active in the Columbus Fire Department. He held memberships in the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the B.P.O.E., and the F.O.E. He was a Republican and a member of the Federated Church in Columbus.

He died January 26, 1931. Hildeborg Person Lund died August 5, 1931.

JOHN LUSCHE

John Lusche was born October 11, 1867, on his father's homestead eleven miles northeast of Columbus in Bismark Township. He was the son of Henry Lusche, one of the original thirteen founders of Columbus, and had four brothers: George, Henry, William and David; and three sisters: Sophia, Mrs. Henry Hunteman; Minnie, Mrs. Gerhard Loseke; and Bertha, Mrs. Herman Muhle. Two children died in infancy.

John Lusche attended the District 2 School and St. John's Parochial School.

On February 8, 1889, at St. John's Lutheran Church of Shell Creek, he was married to Miss Rosalie Lueke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Lueke, Colfax County pioneers. Rosalie Lueke Lusche was born March 24, 1869, on her father's farm north of Schuyler.

John and Rosalie Lueke Lusche had two daughters and two sons: Alvine, Mrs. Charles A. DeLand; Emma, Mrs. Theodore Kaufman; Arthur, married to Neva Munger, and residing in Duluth, Minnesota; and Chauncey, married to Martha Anderson. All except Arthur live in Columbus.

After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. John Lusche lived for fourteen years on a farm in Colfax County. In 1903 they came to Platte County and lived on a farm north of Columbus. Around 1904 they moved to a farm near the old Lusche homestead in Bismark Township, living there until their retirement from farm work.

Mr. and Mrs. Lusche were members of St. John's Lutheran Church on Shell Creek. On February 8, 1939, they celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. For many years Mr. Lusche served as director on the board of District School 2.

He died December 18, 1944. Mrs. John Lusche died January 3, 1949.

CARL LUSCHE

Carl G. Lusche was born May 14, 1892, in Columbus Township, and is the eldest son of George and Katherine Distler Lusche and a grandson of Henry Lusche. George Lusche, born November 30, 1861, was probably the first child born in Bismark Township and the fourth born in Platte County. He died in Columbus June 16, 1945.

Carl Lusche had two brothers, Edward and Emil. Edward, of Columbus, was married to Lena Schwank, daughter of J. Schwank. Emil was married to Mary Ernst, daughter of the Caesar Ernsts. Emil died December 11, 1933.

Carl attended District School 44 in Columbus Township. On September 8, 1915, he was married in Columbus to Miss Martha Schreiber, the daughter of Louis and Henrietta Schreiber. Louis Schreiber was born in Brandenburg, Germany, April 19, 1858, and died in Columbus July 25, 1929. Henrietta Muller Schreiber was born in Waldeck, Germany, April 15, 1870, and died in Columbus July 16, 1934. Martha Schreiber Lusche had six brothers and five sisters: Louis, Jr., Emil, Albert, Oscar, Paul, Elmer, Minnie, Anna, Clara, Magdalena, and Erna. Louis, Jr. died in infancy, and Emil died December 31, 1947.

After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lusche established their home on the Lawrence Byrnes farm in Columbus Township which George Lusche acquired through purchase.

Carl and Martha Schreiber Lusche had one son Carroll G. Lusche, born June 2, 1920. He attended District School 44 and was graduated from Kramer High School. In World War II, on November 20, 1943, he was killed in action at Tarawa while serving as a Staff Sergeant with the Marines in the Pacific Theatre of Operations. He was married and had one daughter, Janet Kay.

Carl Lusche moved to Columbus in 1944 and has since been associated with Albert Schreiber in a general building business.

The Carl Lusches are members of the Trinity Lutheran Church.

EDWARD FRANK LUSCHE

Edward Frank Lusche, a grandson of Henry Lusche, one of the founders of Columbus, was born seven miles northeast of Columbus December 1, 1896. His parents were George and Katherine Distler Lusche, Platte County pioneers.

Edward had two brothers, Emil and Carl. Emil died in Columbus December 11, 1933.

Mr. Lusche received his early education at the District 44 Rural School. He was a farmer until his retirement.

On June 4, 1918, at Columbus, he was married to Miss Lena Katherine Schwank, daughter of Jacob and Marie Grunder Schwank. Mr. and Mrs. Lusche had two sons: LaVern born April 13, 1922; and Norris, born August 8, 1929. Both attended school at Rural School District 44, the Columbus city schools, the Phoenix Union High School, Phoenix, Arizona, Kramer High School, and the Boyles Business College in Omaha.

Mr. Lusche, a Republican, is a member of the Sons of Herman Lodge. The Lusche family belong to the Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbus.

JOHN R. LUSCHEN

John R. Luschen, prominent Columbus businessman, was born November 8, 1873, on a farm in the Shell Creek community, Colfax County. He is the son of John Henry and Anna Maria Borchers Lutje-Luschen, who came to Nebraska in 1869 and settled on Shell Creek in Platte County, now a part of Colfax County. John H. Lutje-Luschen was born October 14,1833, in Oldenburg, Saage, Germany, and died November 23, 1923, at Shell Creek. Maria Borchers Lutje-Luschen was born October 7, 1834, in Oldenburg, Saage, Germany, and died June 1, 1900, at Shell Creek.

John R. Luschen was one of a family of eight children. Among them were: Henry, Fred, George; Gesina, Mrs. Frank Adams; and Bertha, Mrs. Henry Loeffers. All are deceased. Louise,

Mrs. William Voss, formerly lived in Columbus, where Mr. Voss conducted the Voss Implement Company.

Mr. Luschen attended the Rural School near the Becker and Welch Mill on Shell Creek. From 1900 to 1908 he was interested in farming and stock raising, and was active in Republican Party circles in Colfax and Platte Counties, also in state politics. In 1912 he was a delegate to the National Convention held in Chicago, at which time there was a split in the Republican Party and the Bull-Moose Party was organized. He attended the convention with John Sprecher, prominent Colfax County Republican.

On March 12, 1907, at Columbus, Nebraska, John R. Luschen was married to Miss Martha Katherine Zollars, daughter of David and Mary Allbaugh Zollars. David Zollars was born April 10, 1837, in Harrison County, Ohio, and died August 27, 1924, in Columbus. Her mother, Mary Allbaugh Zollars, was born in Harrison County,_ Ohio,, September 29, 1841, and died January 7, 1923, in Columbus. Martha Katherine Zollars Luschen had five brothers and one sister. Among them were: John, of Polk, Nebraska.; Oscar, of Rising City, Nebraska; and Melvin, of Columbus. Charles, Alva, and Bessie Zollars Cobb are deceased.

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Luschen had five children. Lillian Winfred, a talented musician, was graduated from Kramer High School, and died in Columbus, September 2, 1929. Katherine Lucile died August 14, 1916, when two months old.

Alyce Gertrude was graduated from Kramer High School and the Misner School of Speech, and is bookkeeper in the John R. Luschen Grocery Company in Columbus. She is a past president of the Ladies' Golf Club at the Wayside Country Club, and served as leader of a Girl Scout troop for three years. She is a member of the Eastern Star, and was active in the organization of the Little Theatre which was prominent in the early 1930's in Columbus. Her hobbies. are golf, swimming and bridge. She is a member of the Federated Church and is a Presbyterian.

Norris Wayne was graduated from Kramer High School and is associated with his father in the grocery business. He is married to Lucille Napier, daughter of Raymond Napier of Fremont, Nebraska.

Mary Margaret is the wife of Eldon Mueller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Mueller of Columbus. She was graduated from Kramer High School and from Van Sant's School of Business in Omaha. Eldon Mueller is associated with the John R. Luschen Grocery.

John R. Luschen is a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Bismark Township. He belongs to the Masons, the Knights Templer, the Sons of Herman, the Chamber of Commerce, the Pioneer Association of Platte County, and is a Republican.

THOMAS LYNCH

Thomas Lynch, born in Ireland in 1828, came to Platte County in the Spring of 1857.

He was one of four men who took up claims in 1857 and formed the first settlement in Shell Creek Township southeast of Platte Center. The others in the group were Michael Kelly, Patrick Gleason and John Dineen. Early in 1858 they were joined by the second .group of Irish settlers and together they established St. Patrick's Catholic Church, the first church on Shell Creek in the early 1860's. Father Fourmont, an early missionary, was their first priest.

Thomas Lynch was active in the civic and political progress of Platte County and the early local affairs of the township.

He was married to Miss Johanna Foley, also a native of Ireland. They had three sons and four daughters: James, Margaret, Kate, Thomas, Daniel, Ellen and Mary. James, a rancher, married Phoebe Phillips. Margaret, born May 22, 1860, was the second child born in Platte County. Kate, a seamstress, married Michael J. Morris and lived in New Jersey. Thomas, Jr. farmed the home farm, and lived in Platte Center and Columbus. Daniel, a banker, married Lulu Allen. Ellen, a teacher, married C. L. Gerrard. Mary was the second wife of C. L. Gerrard.

Thomas Lynch, Sr. died in Platte Center October 4, 1901. Johanna Foley Lynch died there May 24, 1907, James, Margaret, Thomas, Daniel and Ellen are deceased. Mrs. M. J. Morris and Mrs. Clarence L. Gerrard live in the Gerrard home in Columbus.

THE M. LYONS FAMILY

The M. Lyons family were early pioneers of Platte County. They were natives of Ireland, where the father died. The family consisted of the mother, four sons and one daughter, who immigrated from Ireland and located in. Nebraska. The sons, Patrick, Thomas, Michael, and John, all worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. Tom worked in Nebraska, but Pat stayed with the construction craw until the railroad was built and had seen the golden spike driven in Ogden, Utah.

The daughter, Kate Lyons, married Tom Lamb. He, too, worked for the Union Pacific. She went with her husband and cooked for the railroad construction gang, traveling as far west as Cheyenne. The Lambs later returned to Nebraska, and settled in Merrick County.

Mike and John Lyons remained in the far west, but Pat and Tom returned to Columbus, where they married sisters. For several years, Pat used to spend part of each year prospecting for gold in the Rocky Mountains.

In later years, Mrs. Lyons, their mother, made her home with her son, Tom, and his family. Miss Anna Lyons, of Columbus, is a daughter of Tom and Ann Meaney Lyons.

EDWARD JOHN MACKEN

Edward J. Macken was born February 25, 1884, at Platte Center, Nebraska. His father was John J. Macken, a native of Dublin, Ireland, who died at Platte Center February 17, 1893. His mother, Louise Perkinson Macken, was born May 8, 1854, at Dixon, Illinois, and died December 2, 1910, at Platte Center.

Edward J. Macken attended school in Platte Center. He is in the lumber business and does construction and estimating work.

On September 3, 1908, at Platte Center, he was married to Miss Lulu Marion Burrows, the daughter of James and Rachael L. Wolf Burrows. Burrows Township was named for Mrs. Macken's father.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Macken had one daughter, Marion Audrey, who attended school at Norfolk and Lincoln, Nebraska, and at Malvern, Iowa. She was graduated at Onawa, Iowa.

The Mackens were members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Platte Center, and since living in Denver belong to the Cathedral there.

LOUIS MAIER

Louis Maier was born January 7, 1858, in Plioning, Bavaria, Germany, was the son of John and Ursula Maier, who lived and died in Germany. He had one brother and two sisters who also stayed in Germany.

At the age of thirteen, Louis Maier became an apprentice in a blacksmith shop in Reithofen, Germany, where he learned the blacksmith trade. He was paid twenty-four cents a week for wages.

In 1885, he immigrated to the United States. His first work was blacksmith in a boiler factory at Mankato, Minnesota. A year later, he moved to Pierce, and in 1886 came to Columbus, where he established his permanent home.

In Columbus, he worked for Herman Notenstet and Louis Schreiber, blacksmiths. While working for Mr. Schreiber he met Miss Hermine Stovicek, who was employed in the Schreiber home. They were married in Columbus March 28, 1887.

Hermine Stovicek Maier, daughter of John and Theresa Benda Stovicek, was born September , 1869, in Neustadt, Austria, and immigrated to the United States with her grandmother, Mrs. Theresa Benda. The Benda family settled near Shelby, in Polk County.

Louis and Hermine Stovicek Maier had one son and one daughter. Louis Jr., born December 25, 1887, was married to Marguerite Hegeman; and Emily, Mrs. Harry Shank Sr., a saleslady with the Carter Shoe Company in Columbus until 1948.

Louis Maier Sr. worked for Louis Schrieber until 1893 when he formed a partnership with John Kotlar in the Maier and Kotlar blacksmith shop. In 1904, he bought out Mr. Kotlar's interest, and in 1914 his son, Louis Maier Jr., became associated in the business with him. After fifty-seven years at the forge, Louis Maier retired in 1927, turning the entire management over to Louis Maier Jr.

Louis Maier was a member of the Sons of Herman, and for many years was president of the Columbus lodge. He died January 4, 1944.

LOUIS MAIER JR.

Louis Maier Jr. was born December 25, 1887, in Columbus, Nebraska. His parents were Louis and Hermine Stovicek Maier. Louis Jr. attended the Columbus schools.

On February 23, 1915, he was married to Miss Marguerite Hegeman, the daughter of Charles and Ella Costello Hegeman. Charles Hegeman was born September 21, 1864, in Germany, and died in Columbus June 26, 1926. Ella Costello Hegeman was born in Columbus and lived there and in Long Beach, California. Mrs. Maier is one of a family of six children. A sister, Rose, was married to R. L. Farnsworth of Columbus. Helen was married to D. G. Hack of Long Beach, California. Charles, Edward and Gerald Hegeman are deceased.

Louis Jr. and Marguerite Hegeman Maier had three children: Louis Maier III, born April 26, 1916; Bernice, Mrs. Lawrence Torczon; and Rosemary, Mrs. Schreiber.

In 1914, Louis Jr. became associated with his father in the Maier Blacksmith Shop. In 1927, when Louis Maier retired, Louis Jr. became manager of Louis Maier & Son. His son Louis Maier III is associated in the business with him.

Mr. Maier has long been a member of the city band. He holds membership in the Columbus Fire Department, the Izaak Walton League, and is vice president of the Nebraska State Blacksmith and Welders Association. He served the city of Columbus as councilman from the First Ward for three two-year terms.

LOUIS MAIER III

Louis Maier III, known as "Bob," was born April 26, 1916, at Columbus, Nebraska. He is the son of Louis A. and Marguerite Hegeman Maier.

Louis III attended the First Ward School and in 1932 was graduated from Kramer High School in Columbus. He then entered the blacksmith establishment and machine shop of his father and grandfather.

In February, 1941, he was called into the United States Army, where he served with the One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Infantry Regiment of the Thirty-fifth Division. During this army service he was stationed at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, Camp San Luis Obispo, California, Camp Rucker, Alabama, and other places in the United States. Overseas, he participated in the battles of St. Lo, Metz, Nancy, and others. He received his honorable discharge April 1, 1945, holding the rank of technical sergeant.

On November 23, 1945, Louis Maier III was married in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Miss Florence Doggett, the daughter of Mrs. Grace Doggett of Lincoln.

After their marriage, they established their home in Columbus, where Louis Maier III is associated with his father in the Louis Maier & Son Machine Shop.

Louis Maier III is a member of the Columbus Fire Department, the Izaak Walton League, and was post commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1946.

S. S. MANN

S. S. Mann, proprietor of the Columbus Upholstering Company, was born February 12, 1898, at Central City, Nebraska. His parents were Augustus C. and Alice Bruno Mann. Augustus Mann was born March 7, 1856, at Sabula, Iowa, and died there in 1876. Alice Mann was born at Gent, Ohio, May 8, 1856, and died in Columbus, Nebraska, July 14, 1939

S. S. Mann had one brother and two sisters: J. B. Mann, Mrs. A. J. Good, and Mrs. L. P. Moss. He attended the county schools in Holt County, Nebraska, and the Albion, Nebraska, High School. He was married on January 28, 1931, to Miss Della McIntyre, daughter of Hugh B. and Grace P. Ziegenbein McIntyre, at Dailey, Colorado. Hugh McIntyre was born in Neligh, Nebraska, April 6, 1878, and died February 11, 1930, at Dailey, Colorado. Grace P. Ziegenbein McIntyre was born at Royal, Nebraska, October 6, 1885.

S. S. and Della McIntyre Mann had two sons, Jackie G. and Robert M. Jackie Gordon was born at Haxtun, Colorado, February 11, 1934. Robert Maurice was born in Columbus, April 29, 1943.

Mr. Mann came to Columbus from Douglas, Wyoming, in September, 1935. He owns and manages the Columbus Upholstering Company on Eleventh Street.

He is a member of the I.O.O.F., and is a Republican. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Mann are members of the Methodist Church in Columbus.

LEO A. MANNEFELD

Leo A. Mannefeld was born at West Point, Nebraska. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Mannefeld, natives of Germany, who died at West Point. Leo had one brother and two sisters: William, Colette, and Marie. William married Anna Sheffield; they have a shoe business in Dallas, Texas. Colette married Frank C. Bechard, a rancher near Denver, Colorado. Marie married Judson M. Meier, who owns a men's furnishing store in Wisner, Nebraska.

Leo attended the West Point schools, was graduated from high school there and from a pharmacy course in Iowa.

Leo A. Mannefeld, prior to 1921, was associated with the Purity Drug Store in Columbus. He later owned the Mannefeld Drug Store at West Point, Nebraska. Since 1940 he has been a druggist at Norfolk, Nebraska.

On June 28, 1921, at St. Bonaventure's Church in Columbus, he was married to Miss Nelle Ryan, the daughter of Stephen J. and Jane O'Neill Ryan of Columbus. Stephen Ryan was born in Limerick, Ireland, May 10, 1860, and died in Columbus June 8, 1924. Jane O'Neill Ryan was born in Fondulac, Wisconsin, April 5, 1862. In the early 1870's, she settled with her parents in the famous O'Neill Colony. She died in September, 1948. Nelle Ryan Mannefeld had two brothers and two sisters: Frankie died in December, 1895; Stephen, who died in July, 1906; Kathleen, Mrs. Charles T. Dougherty, and Eulalia, Mrs. Frederick A. Mulligan, of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Leo A. and Nelle Ryan Mannefeld had two daughters. Jane Ann, born at West Point, was graduated from the Norfolk High School, and was in Civil Service in Washington, D. C., in the Navy Department. She was married in 1949. Mary Ellen was graduated from St. Theresa College at Winona, Minnesota, where she majored in social science.

Mrs. Leo Mannefeld was graduated from St. Francis Academy and attended the University of Nebraska.. She is also a graduate of the National Kindergarten College in Chicago. She taught kindergarten in the First, Second and Third Ward Schools in Columbus. As a social welfare worker, she has been with the Madison County Public Welfare Department. Politically, Mr. and Mrs. Mannefeld are Democrats. They are members of the Catholic church.

EDWARD J. MARK

Edward J. Mark was born October 3, 1883, at Troy Groves, La Salle County, Illinois. He came to Platte County with his parents, Adam and Katherine Schmidt Mark, in January, 1887, homesteading on a farm in Grand Prairie Township. Edward Mark has resided on this same farm since 1887. His father, Adam Mark, who was born July 20, 1849, in Germany, came to the United States at the age of four. He died in Platte County, May 25, 1899. Katherine Schmidt Mark was born September 15, 1859, in Germany, and was thirteen when she came to America. She died August 29, 1932, in Platte Center. He had two sisters: Elizabeth, Mrs. Martin Hamling; and Mamie, Mrs. Henry G. Goering.

Edward Mark was educated at School Districts 28 and 22. He recalls the time the Indians moved across the prairie on their way to Oklahoma.

On February 4, 1908, he was married at Arcadia, Iowa, to Miss Rosa C. Glass, the daughter of Joseph and Katherine Dieringer Glass. Joseph Glass was born February 9, 1859, and died in Carroll, Iowa, May 16, 1940. Katherine Dieringer Glass was born April 28, 1859, in Hollowayville, Illinois, and died October 23, 1936, in Carroll, Iowa. She had three brothers and one sister.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mark had five children: Gilbert J., born November 16, 1911, and married to Evelyn Schroeder; Arno E., born August 11, 1913 Lucille E., born January 26, 1915; Clifford J., born August 26, 1916; and Victor J., born September 28, 1922. During World War II, Arno and Victor served in the United States Army: Arno in the South Pacific, and Victor in the China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations.

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