Rudolf Jr. was married to Elizabeth Zbinden in the old country and came with his new bride to America. Christian, who had been in military service, also came with them. Although Rudolf Sr. had large holdings in the old country, they brought little cash for him after the payment of his debts and people who were obligated to him were not able to make settlements. He was forced to take great losses, and came to this country a poor man. In addition to financial losses, the parents were greatly grieved because of the sickness of their nineteen-year-old daughter Elizabeth, who was believed to have had consumption. Because of her ill health, she was unable to make the journey, and so was left in the care of Rudolf s oldest sister, Anna Kunz, who had no children of her own.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:25:27 +0000
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