From time to time pictures and stories about our family will be posted here. If you have something you would like to share, please email them to MohrFamily2011@hotmail.com.
Now, a little trivia: Does anyone know the date that Grandpa (Robert Sr) and Grandma Elsie were married? (No peeking!)
(I confess. I had to look it up.)
They were married on January 12, 1911 at Zion Lutheran Church. Early in their marriage they lived in Hancock where Grandpa (or Great Grandpa, depending on the reader) worked at Smokestead Elevator. Before long, they became farmers in Horton Twp, where they lived until 1950, when Grandpa died on October 23rd. Grandma continued to live on the farm for five years before moving to Ortonville, MN (that means she was 65 years old . . . when most people are retired) to work. In 1965 she moved to Morris.
Robert Herman Mohr Sr
and
Kathrine "Elsie" (Schlueter) Mohr
01/12/1911
Reportedly, Grandma Elsie's waist size on her wedding day was 18 inches! Now that's something!
STORYTIME: Marladene Mohr (Robert and Aileen) remembers as a child spending summers on Grandma and Grandpa's farm. She recalled that Grandpa was a very hardworking farmer. Marladene also remembers a time when she and Dick Siebrecht (Marvin and Margaret) were given the task of collecting eggs from the hen house. As children will do they made a game of it and started tossing the eggs, breaking them. Understandably, Grandpa was not very happy with them! Those of you who are grandparents may have experienced similar times with your own grandchildren!SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, June 26, 2011, Pomme de Terre City Park, Morris, Potluck lunch at noon! Roast beef is on the menu! Followed by an afternoon of games and activities for kids of ALL ages! Hope to see you there!
2011 Mohr Family Reunion being brought to you by Bob's Brats (aka The Dirty Dozen)
Sandy Mohr remembers spending many a Friday night at Grandma Mohr's house. We would stay there and go the catechism on Saturday mornings. I seem to recall that Jim Mohr (my brother) would often play cards with Grandma and strangely he would win more than not. It was not revealed until years later that he would peer in Grandma's glasses and see the reflection of her cards thus giving him the edge. (Card Shark Jim)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sandy, for that tip! Everyone: keep your eyes (and glasses) on Jim! I, too, remember many Christmas Eve's spent at Grandma's home with the adults playing Smear.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a cute story Sandy! This page is great! I hope we can make it out for a bit, but with a new born and a tired mommy, we might have to stay in St. Cloud. If we don't, have fun and we will see you all next year!
ReplyDeleteJeanne and Jesse Mohr