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Mrs. OhxiAs Rosa BallhiNiTi, Mrs. Ohrt , wias born in a los house in Ivl nominee Falls, W\x. on Dee. 7.,‘ 18G2. She crime lo Ln Porte U:tyjl by train with her parent. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ballhciin. in■1 June 1883. They lived in a!1 hou.se on East Main street for :i; few months while a house mid 1 barns were be in ft built ow ‘.tily aer e*' of open p ra: rk* land 312 .: miles south of L?. PorSe City ir:j] Bruce township.. Benton conn- * ty. Mr. Ball helm ha:! ptrehas- ! ed the land for $23 per acta•.The family'^ home in Wisconsin was in a timber area : with protection aifrunjd the winter cold and snow. Open prairie with bio win blizzards ;;:nii ' 0 Ion!.; winter of delt; p. drifted snow seemed very seven- to the -family, bLP spring brought. beautiful row a wi a ihcr and the fertile virgin sod wa.- turned over for ‘.lie first crops.Mrs- Ohrt assisted with the home work on the prairie farm for four years.On Sept. 22. 1887. fhc was married to John Ohrt in the! home uf her parents.They fanned in Hu- Ln Porte City Vicinity both .:i Be::Ion and Black Hawk roomier until re tilrir.g and inovin to Da Plt;»rir City'March 1, IfliO.•Mr, Oh it died \«»v. 20. 1JJJ2, after 1 he couple had been married Ga yea clt;.Mrs. Ohrt is the mother of five sons, Albert a:el 11■ nnnn of Virton and Kt/r/i, Louis ;• i;lt;: j Ted. Waterloo. She has i.r 1 y| grandchildren and mure than 30 ?rc:nl-gran:i.c:: 11 ere 11.Since last fall Mrs. Ohrt ha-been in a rest home in Wnb-r-!oo. She is frail but is ire-phil-Jly nlert and slid hears ami ‘-tv iquite well.*• y- *x-• **arc ■* -p—bl. -»rji 1
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Progress Review
La Porte City, Iowa, US
Thu, Jun 02, 1955
Page 7
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