Etta Bruns
Source: Boyken, J. Clarine J., Chairman, The Whistle Blows at Noon, (Brainerd, MN, Titonka Centennial Committee, MCMXCVII), Pg. 3220
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"BRUNS, HEIKO 1856 - 1928 BRUNS, MARGARETHA ELISABETH FRERICHS 1863 - 1919
Heiko Bruns family Front: Floora Tjaden, Martha Schutter, Johanna Franzen, Etta Fahrenholtz Back: Heiko, Fred, Ewald, Henry Bruns
HEIKO BRUNS, SR., son of Henry F. Bruns and Jana (Flesher) Bruns was born October 11, 1856 at Oldenburg Germany. He came to America in 1870 with his family and settled at Freeport, Illinois. Shortly after this time, he moved to GrundyCenter, Iowa.
MARGARETHA ELISABETH FRERICHS, daughter of Fred and Etta (Weers) Frerichs, was born on September 26, 1886 in German Township, Grundy County, then moved to German Township, Kossuth County.* Heiko bought land for $6.20 per acre in 1882,the farm where his grandson, LeRoy Bruns now resides. At the time of his arrival in the Titonka area the land was all prairie and few trees were to be seen. The nearest rail-"
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"road station was at Wesley. He hauled grain there with horses for ifteen cents a bushel. That was a day's journey. It cost him fifteen cents to feed the horses and himself for a day.
They were the parents of nine children: Henry H.; Etta (John) Fahrenholtz; Fred; Ewald; Johanna (Herman) Franzen; Martha (John) Schutter; Flora (Stephen Tjaden; Heiko, Jr.; a daughter, Etta, who died in infance. ..." <>
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