the nick & marie
goodenkauf family
a remembrance
The obituary of Nicholas Goodenkauf ended with a summing up of what kind of person he was, in words that many of us would hope for. This is from the March 13, 1931 edition of the Table Rock Argus. They were penned by long time editor Frank Taylor, who had become editor in 1885 and was by 1931 coming to end of his own days.
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meet the nick & marie goodenkauf family
Sandi Knippelmeyer provided this photograph of the Marie (Noel) Goodenkauf family, now Photo 1472.
delphine's descendant sandi knippelmeyer says of this picture,
"The only one I know of is my great grandmother, Delphine, is the far left, back row. The picture only shows 12 children, so i'm assuming that it was taken before George was born in 1911... or one of the older one is missing." Sandi gives the names of the other family members, but does not know which is which in the picture:
Nicholas, 1854 - 1931 (born in Luxembourg) Marie, 1862 - 10945 (born in Luxembourg) Frank - 1882 - 1959 John Peter - 1884 - 1968 Margaret "Maggie" - 1888 - 1941 Emil - 1888 - 1968 Delphine - 1890 - 1980 Amelia - 1893 - Felicia - 1894 - 1957 Edward - 1897 - 1966 Alfred 1898 - 1986 Josephine - 1902 - 1991 William - 1904 - 1973 Ralph - 1906 - 1974 George - 1911 - 2000 |
Delphine's descendant Wayne Knippelmeyer added in December 2015,
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The most amazing thing about the picture is that they raised 13 children to adulthood. George was not born when this picture was taken. When I look through the cemetery records of our church from that time period I see young mothers, mother and child a few days apart, children through their teens. One family lost 4 children in 8 years. Then the family name disappeared from the records. I guess they moved on. It is hard to imagine the loss of that many children. |
autographs
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What fun! Wayne Knippelmeyer ran across pictures of six pages from Delphine's autograph book! Now you can see the handwriting of some of her brothers and sisters in the picture above.
You can click on pages of the gallery at the right to get a larger version, but full-sized pages will be put with the people below. |
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nick & marie with son emil
Emil was a World War 1 veteran. His name is on the memorial in the park. He probably went in 1917. If that is the right year, then Nick (born in 1854) would have been 64 and Marie (born in 1862) would have been 56, and Emil (born in 1888) would have been 29.
nick goodenkauf at the 1st table rock train depot
Photo 953. Nick Goodenkauf is identified as the man marked #2. When was this picture taken? Unknown. But we know Nick was born in 1854, and that this train depot existed from 1871 to 1892. How old does Nick look, and use 1892 as a cut off, and you have your "Circa [insert date]."
Nick Goodenkauf, undated. Thanks to Sandi Knippelmeyer for sharing this family picture! Thanks to her grandmother, too; she is the one who wrote the name on the picture. Photo 2603.
Nick Goodenkauf, cropped copy of the above so you can take a closer look
3 of the sons together - emil, ed, & alfred
Thanks to Sandi Knippelmeyer for sharing this family picture! The names were written on the picture is by her grandmother. Photo 2601.
frank goodenkauf, nick & marie's oldest child
Detail from Photo 43.
Photo 43, undated. Only a photocopy is in the Historical Society's collection.
Photo 228, Frank's wife Emma Vondrasek (on the right) with Josie Kovanda Kunch on the left. Genealogist Fran Blecha says that Frank married Emma in 1914. (This photo is undated.)
frank's son frank
According to the FindaGrave.com memorial for Frank, he married Lillian Marie Flider on Sep 5, 1947 at Loveland, Colorado.
Their children: Bryan Gene, Robert Eugene, and James Galen.
Their children: Bryan Gene, Robert Eugene, and James Galen.
Photo 780, Bryan Goodenkauf, school picture for 10th grade, school year 1963-64
Photo 732. Jim Goodenkauf is in this school photo taken on Field Day 1967, front row, fourth from the left.
Back row: Back row, Mary Findlay, Marcia Pope, Kathy Snook, Kristine Binder, Sharla Sitzman, Jacquee Dickey, Cindy Pope, probably Ardella Kreifel, uncertain, Debbie Fritch.
Middle row: Rick Burgert, George Binder, Merilee Stehlik, Janet Penkava, Elaine Frank, maybe Phillis Burger, Elaine Gilbert, Robyn Gold, Kaye Willet, Linda Kalina, Kathy Hutton.
Front row: Front row: Steve Cumro, John Petrasek, Kim Binder, Jim Goodenkauf, Melvin Parde, Tom Mullins, Richard Burgert
Frank's son Arley
May 1945
pete goodenkauf, child #2 of nick & marie
Detail from Photo 43.
A 24-year-old Pete Goodenkauf wrote this in his little sister Delphine's autograph book
maggie goodenkauf, child #3 of nick & marie
emil goodenkauf, Child #4 of Nick & Marie
Emil Goodenkauf, detailed from Photo 2601.
Emil and Mary Goodenkauf, undated. Shared by Wayne Knippelmeyer.
delphine goodenkauf MILLER, child #5 of nick & marie
Photo 1475, Delphine Goodenkauf at age 19. Thanks to Sandi Knippelmeyer for this photo.
a letter to delphine when she was 10
Delphine's grandson Wayne Knippelmeyer shared this letter, which Delphine received from a friend in Montana in 1900, when Delphine was about 10. Wayne does not know who Maude Gibson was, how old she was, or how she came to know Delphine, but it is an interesting letter with the mention of studying at home and keeping papa's books.
delphine on her wedding day
Below is Delphine on her wedding day. Delphine and her new husband William Frank Miller/Muller are seated. Behind them are Delphine's sister Felicia and Willliam's brother George. Felicia and George married, but it is uncertain whether it was before or after this wedding. Thank you to Sandi Knippelmeyer for this family photo, Photo 1474.
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Felicia is in the picture of her sister Delphine's wedding, above, standing on the left.
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Delphine Goodenkauf Miller, detail from the family picture above
amelia goodenkauf, child #6 of nick & marie
FELICIA GOODENKAUF MILLER, cHILD #7 OF NICK & mARIE
October 14, 1921 Argus about Felicia and her husband George's twin daughters. The one did not live long is buried in St. John's Catholic Cemetery northeast of Table Rock as "Baby Girl Muller."
ed goodenkauf, child #8 of nick & marie
Ed Goodenkauf, detail from Photo 2601 above
alfred goodenkauf, child #9 of nick & marie
Alfred Goodenkauf, detail from Photo 2601
Alfred and Katie Goodenkauf, shared by Wayne Knippelmeyer
alfred's son dale, an only child
Dale is in the back row, 4th from the left
Thanks to Historical Society member Brad Bowen for sharing this family photo! Tom Freeman had the yearbook for this year and gave Brad the names: This is the First & Second Grades in school year 1947-1948. Back row: Harlan Mertes, Jay Kerrigan, Billy Carter, Dale Goodenkauf, Alvin Fournell, Thomas Kirk, Ronnie Epley, Bobbie Freeman, and teacher Lillian Giles. Front row: Larry Covault, Marilyn Wenzbauer, Judy Bowman, Yvonne Kolacny, Doralyn Steiner, Mary Lou Hamilton, Bonnie Hanna, and James Kirk. Photo 1771.
Dale is the tall one in the middle of the picture below, taken at the last steam engine harvest in Pawnee County. Jim Kotalik, Bob Vondrasek, Jess Vondrasek, Dale, Johnny Kotalik, Norman Marfice, Ron Gilbert, John Duder.
Dale holding his daughter Dawn, from his cousin Sharla Sitzman Cerra
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Photo 1010 shows Dale's son David as a child, circa 1967, 3rd from left. Behind him are cousins Robert and Richard Sitzman, on the right is Leonard Sitzman. Photo from Sharla Sitzman Cerra.
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Taken at the Christian Church.
Photo 7526, shared by Steve Staley, whose parents attended; this was his mother's photograph.
Dale Goodenkauf, from his son David
josephine goodenkauf, child #10 of nick & marie
george goodenkauf, child #13 of nick & marie
George Goodenkauf. Thanks go Sandi Knippelmeyer for sharing this family picture. The names were written on the picture is by her grandmother; Sandi assumes that the G. is for Goodenkauf. Photo 2602,