GOLDEN WEDDING EVENT OBSERVED AT SON'S HOME

 

Mr. and Mrs. William Braun Celebrate Anniversary with Service and Dinner

 

Braun Settlement, April 14, 1930

 

Mr. and Mrs William Braun,who came here following their marriage, which took place 50 years ago today in Sheboygan, observed their golden wedding anniversary here Sunday. A special service was conducted at the Braun Settlement Reformed church by the pastor, the Rev. E. G. Pfeiffer, Greenwood, who gave an address in German and an English talk was given by the Rev. Walter Horn, St Paul, nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Braun. Approximately 150 relatives and intimate friends gathered at the church and after the service the immediate relatives and the pastor and his wife were entertained at a dinner at the farm on which Mr. and Mrs. Braun first located, which is now the home of their son, Edward. The rooms were appropriately decorated for the occasion and the dinner table was adorned with a wedding cake and cut flowers.

 

Mr. Braun was born May 24, 1851, in West Prussia, and came to Sheboygan with his parents in 1869. He came to this section with his brother shortly before his marriage, and returned to Sheboygan, where he was married by a Lutheran pastor. He brought his bride here immediately afterward, traveling by train as far as Colby, from thence by team to Hemlock, which then boasted of a flour mill, sawmill, and store, which is now merely a name. From Hemlock they traveled afoot on a trail through the dense woods, to their new home, where they settled in a hastily constructed cabin, which later gave way to a large log house, and eventually the fine large farm house at which the celebration was held yesterday.

 

Mr. Braun was elected a member of the town Board of supervisors twelve years after coming to Longwood, and served in this capacity seven years. He also served as road commissioner for 30 years, and during that time laid out a number of the present main highways, and supervised their construction.

 

He also served as school officer for a number of years, and helped establish the present Reformed church, of which he has been a trustee. Mrs. Braun was active in organizing the Ladies' Aid society of the parish, and served for many years as secretary, a position how held by one of her daughters.

 

In 1914 Mr. and Mrs. Braun sold their 80-acre farm to their son, and moved into their present home, located on a 93-acre tract east of the old homestead.

 

Their children, in addition to Edward, are Mrs. William Alperstett (Selma) and Mrs. George Vollrath, (Olga), both of this community, Mrs. Theodore Knifke (Minnie) and Mrs. William Mitchell (Setonia) both of Chicago. All were at home for the celebration except Elmer. They also have nine grandchildren.

 

Mr. Braun, in recalling his life here referred to the fact that he had progressed from the ox-team method of travel to horse-drawn vehicles and to the automobile and in spite of his 78 years, last summer motored to Sheboygan accompainied by Mrs. Braun and a brother.

 

 

* The article above states that Elmer was a son of William and Emilie Braun and a person might call him a son, but his real parents were Fredrick and Ann (Herman) Horn. Ann passed away when Elmer was a baby and he came to Clark Co. and was raised with the William Braun family.  I have been unable to find if William and Emilie ever adopted Elmer.  My fraternal grandmother was a sister to William Braun.  Duane Horn.

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