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Moved to Lindau at age 7. Immigrated to America in 1869 at age 19.
Homesteaded 2.5 miles E of Clearwater, Segwick County, Kansas.
"This is from Aunt Nettie's note. She is suppose to have written this down as Grandpa Lauterbach told it to her: 'I was born in Trebgast, Germany. When seven years of age, moved to a village called Lindau. I had three brothers, George, Fredrick and Alberecht. My father's name was Rudolph. He died at the age of 42 years, born in 1818. Mother died at age 44 years, four years after my father died. When age 14, I learned the shoemakers trade for which I had to pay 25 guilders for learning three years, then got the sum of 1/2 guilder per week until 19 years old when I started to America. A guilder is equal to 40 cents in our money.' "
First automobile in the Clearwater area was a red Haliday owned by John George. When he later bought a Ford Model T Coupe, he gave the red Haliday to son Charles. In January 1938, Charles Jr. drove the Haliday to the field where his airplane was parked. Charles Jr. crashed on take-off and was killed. The little car was left in the field for a couple of days, and many parts were stolen from it, presumibly to commerate the first air crash that any had seen. (From note written on photograph of the Haliday, in possession of AnaLisa Worden Bischoff, February 2003)
It is my understanding that the car is still is a museum in Wichita, but I have not yet tried to locate it. (PLH) |
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