One of the more interesting items discovered among Mary’s belongings is this letter from a cousin in Germany. Dated in 1905, the letter appears to have been written in response to correspondence that Heinrick’s parents received from Mary. She would have been 27 at the time and he was 15.
Since Heinrick’s last name is “Von Bobart”, I believe Mary’s father, John H. Rumping, and Heinrick’s mother, whose maiden name is unconfirmed at this time, were probably siblings.
Hey everyone! I’ve been busy the past few days working on a new post that involves translating a 1905 letter – from German to English – using Google Translate – a really wonderful tool, but it’s taking much longer than I thought. But trust me – it will be worth it! I hope to have it ready for posting in the next few days.
In the meantime, here’s a great photo of Marysville from about 1888. And according to the photo back (see transcription below), Mary’s father John H. Rumping, was an engineer in one of the mills.
I absolutely love this photo! Everyone looks relaxed – well, most everyone -and some are even quite playful, with two women holding balloons and another blowing up a balloon. I particularly love that some of the women are wearing pants. Unfortunately I can only identify one person, my grandmother Georgiana Frances Schenk (2nd from the left, with the jaunty black hat).
I think this may be a “class photo” – perhaps a high school graduating class. If my guess is correct, the date would be about 1917 or 1918. There are two older gentlemen in the center of the photo – perhaps they are teachers? I believe th photo may have been taken in Marysville.
This is an interesting photo of the men who worked at the Drumlummon Mine in Marysville in 1894. The photo is not indexed on the back but Mary’s daughter, my grandmother Georgiana Frances Schenk Dalin, did identify her father, “George Schenck“, on the front. He would have only been 16 or 17 years old at the time this photo was taken and had already worked in mines since he was 13 or 14 years old.The photo back reads: