Tag: Wendt
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Johann Friedrich Daniel Wendt – Soldier, Immigrant, and Farmer
We know quite a lot about Max and Minnie Wendt after they settle, by 1870, first in Moberly, MO, then St. Louis, MO, finally Kansas City, KS. Before that; before they emigrated from Germany, we have few details about their whereabouts and lives. Here, we present what is known and unknown with a few theories…
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Ruth Alta Wendt Meyn – a fortuitous life
Little was known of the wife of Fred Wendt Jr (1892-1957). All trees had her listed only as “Alta” with no maiden name and only a smattering of public information. I set about to see if I could find more details about her life. What I found was an extraordinary story.
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Lot 39 of Hurck’s Subdivision of the Guinotte Farm
In 1858, to entice railroads to build into the East Bottoms of Kansas City, MO, Joseph Guinotte (1815-1867) platted his 1200 acre homestead farm, purchased abt. 1850 from founding French settler, Berenice Chouteau. In 1869. the 740 acre ‘Hurck’s Subdivision of the Guinotte Farm’ was platted and lots auctioned. Charles DeCarpenter bought Lot 39.
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Max and Fred Wendt and the Horse Thief – horse thievery and extrajudicial remedies in Kansas, 1850-1900
“He is caught in a barn under suspicious circumstances, shot at, chased down, drubbed, and tied to the hind wheel of a wagon.”
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Henry T Zimmer – police chief, state senator, humanitarian, forgotten
Henry T Zimmer is long forgotten. Which is a shame, because for 40+ years in the early 20th century he was a prominent presence in the lives of Kansas City citizens.
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Toeneboehn Gardening/Urban Farming History – St. Louis and Kansas City
The Toeneboehn’s / Tonebon’s immigrated from Germany to St. Louis in the 1850’s. By the 1870’s, the family were established urban farmers in St. Louis.
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The Widdicombe Children’s Odyssey – abandoned by their father in 1904
In 1904, following the untimely death of his wife, Robert Widdicombe and 10 children began a journey from Kansas City, KS to Galveston, TX. Along the way, Robert abandoned the children and left them to find their way back home.
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