History of Nemaha County, Kansas . nine weeks. On the trip, twenty-two passengers died. The motherdied in 1910, and is buried in St. Benedicts Catholic cemetery. Eight children were born to them: Mrs. Mary Olberding, livingthree miles west of Seneca; Christena, married to Mr. Haferkamp, wholives near St. Benedict. Kans.; Mrs. Anna Wichmann, living three mileseast of St. Benedict, Kans.; Josephine, wife of Frank H. Holthaus, ofRichmond township; Charles, of whom this sketch deals; Benjamin,farming the old home place; John and Frank, deceased. Charles Rethmann learned the rudiments of the common


History of Nemaha County, Kansas . nine weeks. On the trip, twenty-two passengers died. The motherdied in 1910, and is buried in St. Benedicts Catholic cemetery. Eight children were born to them: Mrs. Mary Olberding, livingthree miles west of Seneca; Christena, married to Mr. Haferkamp, wholives near St. Benedict. Kans.; Mrs. Anna Wichmann, living three mileseast of St. Benedict, Kans.; Josephine, wife of Frank H. Holthaus, ofRichmond township; Charles, of whom this sketch deals; Benjamin,farming the old home place; John and Frank, deceased. Charles Rethmann learned the rudiments of the common branches atdistrict school No. 59 in Marion township, and after spending his youthworking for his father on the farm, he started out at the age of twenty-one years to shift for himself. He rented the farm on which he now lives,which consists of 120 acres, owned by his father. In 1910 he boughteighty acres adjoining the farm which his father owned, and two yearslater, bought his fathers farm. Behind these transactions lie a lot of.


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