His family moved to Rural Milford, Nebraska when he was still a child. He was confirmed at West Blue Church on March 7, 1886 by J. P. Welsch.
On December 15, 1892, he married Rixta D. Broer. Pastor Welsch officiated. They were the parents of seven children: Frank T., Marie H., Johann D., Matilda A., Arthur H., Walter R. and an unnamed infant.
His family moved to Rural Milford, Nebraska when he was still a child. He was confirmed at West Blue Church on March 7, 1886 by J. P. Welsch.
On December 15, 1892, he married Rixta D. Broer. Pastor Welsch officiated. They were the parents of seven children: Frank T., Marie H., Johann D., Matilda A., Arthur H., Walter R. and an unnamed infant.