Henry and Martha were married on January 27, 1934. When they got married Henry had $12 to his name and Martha made her own wedding cake decorated with candy corn. Growing up during the depression taught them the value of hard work and living on less than you earned. With those ethics they became successful farmers near Burfordsville, MO on the farm where Martha was raised. The most important things to them were family (their daughters Patsy Jean of Shawnee, KS and Mary Ann of Jackson, MO), their church (Immanuel Lutheran), their friends (lots of visits to friends to play Pitch), their farm (100 acres with corn, wheat, soybeans, and some cattle), and the garden (Martha had a green thumb with vegetables and flowers). They were simple people who had a great impact on far more people than they will ever know. A beautiful bed of iris', a game of Pitch, a country church, a John Deere tractor, paying with cash, a Sunday drive, sitting on the front porch, and many other things remind me of them.
Henry and Martha were married on January 27, 1934. When they got married Henry had $12 to his name and Martha made her own wedding cake decorated with candy corn. Growing up during the depression taught them the value of hard work and living on less than you earned. With those ethics they became successful farmers near Burfordsville, MO on the farm where Martha was raised. The most important things to them were family (their daughters Patsy Jean of Shawnee, KS and Mary Ann of Jackson, MO), their church (Immanuel Lutheran), their friends (lots of visits to friends to play Pitch), their farm (100 acres with corn, wheat, soybeans, and some cattle), and the garden (Martha had a green thumb with vegetables and flowers). They were simple people who had a great impact on far more people than they will ever know. A beautiful bed of iris', a game of Pitch, a country church, a John Deere tractor, paying with cash, a Sunday drive, sitting on the front porch, and many other things remind me of them.
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