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- Walter Guthmiller:
UID: 34397249A92C5A47B64BCAAF8DC3843824FC
Ruth Davidson:
Born: 1884125/2 541 20 (Source: St Petersburg)
Burial: Jewell Cemetery, Ashley, McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA
Frederick A. and Katherine (Kaul) Goehring were united in marriage in the 1870s (Note: should have been 1890s). They settled on a farm southeast of Ashley near the South Dakota border. They raised seven children. The only survivor is Fred Goehring who lives in Ashley and still owns some of the orginal property. At the age of seven years, Katherine Kaul planted a grove of trees in that area and those trees are now over 100 years old and are still in existence.
Frederick Goehring was an enterprising young man, he bought the first threshing machine in his community. In the early 1930s he was elected the first County Commissioner in that area. He was responsible for planning, building and maintaining some of the first roads in the area.
The seven children they raised were Martha, married Jacob Leight; Lydia, married John Dewald; August, married Magdelena Schock; Katherina, married Edward Leicht; Christine, married John Rohrback; Fred, married Esther Dillinger; and Sam, married Ella Delzer.
Martha and Jacob Leicht settled on a farm northeast of Ashley. In 1936 they moved to Lodi, California. They had four children. Ella Williams lives in Willits, California; Emma Stofle lives in Oakland, California; Lila Bristow and Gladys Mayer live in Lodi.
Lydia and John Dewald settled on a farm near her father's farm. Both of them died in their early '40s.
August and Magdeline settled on a farm east of his father's farm. They had four children, Eloise Deg and Lavera Guenther live in Lodi, California; Hilda Hoffman lives in Aberdeen, South Dakota and Wilber (Red) Goehring lives in Illinois.
Katherine and Edward Leicht started married life on a farn southwest of the family farm in South Dakota. They have one surviving daughter, Ila Weidner who lives in Alaska.
Christine and John Rohrback spent their early married life in Belle Fourche, South Dakota and in the early 1940s they moved to Lodi. They had two children, Oliver who lives in Livermore, California and Joann Johnson, who lives in Stockton, California.
Fred and Esther Goehring farmed the home place for many years and are now retired and living in Ashley.
Sam and Ella Goehring started their married life farming the home place for several years. They moved to Lodi, California in the early 50s. They had two children. Garey lives in Lodi, California and Terry who died in 1980. Sam died in 1987.
Ashley Centennial history book 1888 to 1988
Witnesses to marriage: Gottlieb Weisser & Michael Bertsch.
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