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The photo was submitted by Judy Davis who wrote, "I thought you might like to have the
attached photo to share with others who are following the Oertwig/Graf
connection. The (hat band) label appears in an unfinished patchwork quilt made by my
great aunt, Ida Schwan Gensmer, daughter of August Schwan, who immigrated
with his parents and siblings from Rufen, Soldin, to Theresa, Dodge County,
Wisconsin before moving to Good Thunder, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
following his marriage.
The quilt came to me through the estate of my
mother's sister some years ago. Since Ida and her husband, August Gensmer,
moved from Good Thunder to Chippewa County, Minnesota following their own
marriage, I would guess that the quilt was made sometime during the early
years of the 1900s. (The quilt also includes a political campaign ribbon
from the late 1800s, and a GAR ribbon of August's from an encampment around
the same time.)
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