From: The Lapraths of America, a family study by Jon Egge, great great-grandson of Hans Laprath, Feb 2003
Wilhelm Heinrich: “Bill” (the seventh son)
William was the last child to have been born in Germany. In 1904 Wilhelm (William or Bill) had a 1/4 section of land in Gross, NE. Later he homesteaded in Montana near Ekalaka according to Perry Vernon LaPrath, Sr (son of Charles Frederick). William married Margaret Sacht sister of Katherine Sacht who married his brother Thomas Jens (this was thought to be a double ceremony). The match between Katherine and Thomas was an arrangement between families. Possibly so was that of William and Margaret. The quarter section of property near Gross, NE that William owned was just north of his brother Hans. It is said that William and Margaret lived in the Gross area after their marriage. The marriage to Margaret lasted only a few years and Leo and Marie Rose were the only children of this marriage. It is known that William put Margaret into a mental institution and he later is believed to have divorced her. It is also said that William beat her. It was obviously not a happy marriage.
William and Margaret are found newly wed in the 1900 Census of Boyd Co. near Gross. I have not found them in the 1910 Census. According to Perry Laprath, William and Leo worked on a threshing crew in Montana and wintered near Ekalaka, at least one year. This is confirmed by the 1920 Census as William and his son Leo are living in Carter Co., MT, where William’s nephew Charles Frederick and his family are also found. In that same Census, Margaret Sacht and her daughter Marie Rose are found living with Margarets parents in Clark Fork, ID.
Perry remembered William referring to his wife as "Birdie" when he was in Montana, probably William's way of referring to her mental condition. Many members of the family feel there was nothing really wrong with Margaret other than William's cruelty. On the other hand Leo claimed that Margaret had tried to poison William. Marie Rose lived with her mother's family, the Sachts, in Clarksford, ID. Marie Rose married Theodore Clary and had two sons. She died at an early age from liver complications from an earlier automobile accident.
According to his grandson Robert Clary, as told to him by Leo, William had driven Billy Sunday, the preacher, around Nebraska to revival meetings for a while in his three-seat buggy. William and Leo bought a ‘Model A’, which they drove west with the money they made. There was some talk about running a still. Lewis Cassidy confirmed that William was a heavy drinker and did some bootlegging.
According to Lewis, William died of cancer and was buried in Gross just prior to the death of his brother John. The exact date of his death is unknown. It may be off by ten years. There are these two South Dakota land records for a William, H. which I can only assume is this William: on Nov 19, 1908 William sold 33.79 acres in Pennington Co., SD and on 05/27/1939 he sold another 113.66 acres. A William and Margaret Laprath are also listed as homesteaders of Carter Co., MT (William is found here in the 1920 Census). Lewis thought the place of death was Colome, SD. His plot has been found just to the left of his brother Thomas Jens. William is buried in Gross in an unmarked grave beside his brother Thomas Jens. Family contributions, through the help of Hans John of Dallas, SD, have since placed a marker on his gravesite.
children not linked below: Leo Arthur Laprath [m: Alice J. Adams]
Wilhelm Heinrich: “Bill” (the seventh son)
William was the last child to have been born in Germany. In 1904 Wilhelm (William or Bill) had a 1/4 section of land in Gross, NE. Later he homesteaded in Montana near Ekalaka according to Perry Vernon LaPrath, Sr (son of Charles Frederick). William married Margaret Sacht sister of Katherine Sacht who married his brother Thomas Jens (this was thought to be a double ceremony). The match between Katherine and Thomas was an arrangement between families. Possibly so was that of William and Margaret. The quarter section of property near Gross, NE that William owned was just north of his brother Hans. It is said that William and Margaret lived in the Gross area after their marriage. The marriage to Margaret lasted only a few years and Leo and Marie Rose were the only children of this marriage. It is known that William put Margaret into a mental institution and he later is believed to have divorced her. It is also said that William beat her. It was obviously not a happy marriage.
William and Margaret are found newly wed in the 1900 Census of Boyd Co. near Gross. I have not found them in the 1910 Census. According to Perry Laprath, William and Leo worked on a threshing crew in Montana and wintered near Ekalaka, at least one year. This is confirmed by the 1920 Census as William and his son Leo are living in Carter Co., MT, where William’s nephew Charles Frederick and his family are also found. In that same Census, Margaret Sacht and her daughter Marie Rose are found living with Margarets parents in Clark Fork, ID.
Perry remembered William referring to his wife as "Birdie" when he was in Montana, probably William's way of referring to her mental condition. Many members of the family feel there was nothing really wrong with Margaret other than William's cruelty. On the other hand Leo claimed that Margaret had tried to poison William. Marie Rose lived with her mother's family, the Sachts, in Clarksford, ID. Marie Rose married Theodore Clary and had two sons. She died at an early age from liver complications from an earlier automobile accident.
According to his grandson Robert Clary, as told to him by Leo, William had driven Billy Sunday, the preacher, around Nebraska to revival meetings for a while in his three-seat buggy. William and Leo bought a ‘Model A’, which they drove west with the money they made. There was some talk about running a still. Lewis Cassidy confirmed that William was a heavy drinker and did some bootlegging.
According to Lewis, William died of cancer and was buried in Gross just prior to the death of his brother John. The exact date of his death is unknown. It may be off by ten years. There are these two South Dakota land records for a William, H. which I can only assume is this William: on Nov 19, 1908 William sold 33.79 acres in Pennington Co., SD and on 05/27/1939 he sold another 113.66 acres. A William and Margaret Laprath are also listed as homesteaders of Carter Co., MT (William is found here in the 1920 Census). Lewis thought the place of death was Colome, SD. His plot has been found just to the left of his brother Thomas Jens. William is buried in Gross in an unmarked grave beside his brother Thomas Jens. Family contributions, through the help of Hans John of Dallas, SD, have since placed a marker on his gravesite.
children not linked below: Leo Arthur Laprath [m: Alice J. Adams]
From: The Lapraths of America, a family study by Jon Egge, great great-grandson of Hans Laprath, Feb 2003
Wilhelm Heinrich: “Bill” (the seventh son)
William was the last child to have been born in Germany. In 1904 Wilhelm (William or Bill) had a 1/4 section of land in Gross, NE. Later he homesteaded in Montana near Ekalaka according to Perry Vernon LaPrath, Sr (son of Charles Frederick). William married Margaret Sacht sister of Katherine Sacht who married his brother Thomas Jens (this was thought to be a double ceremony). The match between Katherine and Thomas was an arrangement between families. Possibly so was that of William and Margaret. The quarter section of property near Gross, NE that William owned was just north of his brother Hans. It is said that William and Margaret lived in the Gross area after their marriage. The marriage to Margaret lasted only a few years and Leo and Marie Rose were the only children of this marriage. It is known that William put Margaret into a mental institution and he later is believed to have divorced her. It is also said that William beat her. It was obviously not a happy marriage.
William and Margaret are found newly wed in the 1900 Census of Boyd Co. near Gross. I have not found them in the 1910 Census. According to Perry Laprath, William and Leo worked on a threshing crew in Montana and wintered near Ekalaka, at least one year. This is confirmed by the 1920 Census as William and his son Leo are living in Carter Co., MT, where William’s nephew Charles Frederick and his family are also found. In that same Census, Margaret Sacht and her daughter Marie Rose are found living with Margarets parents in Clark Fork, ID.
Perry remembered William referring to his wife as "Birdie" when he was in Montana, probably William's way of referring to her mental condition. Many members of the family feel there was nothing really wrong with Margaret other than William's cruelty. On the other hand Leo claimed that Margaret had tried to poison William. Marie Rose lived with her mother's family, the Sachts, in Clarksford, ID. Marie Rose married Theodore Clary and had two sons. She died at an early age from liver complications from an earlier automobile accident.
According to his grandson Robert Clary, as told to him by Leo, William had driven Billy Sunday, the preacher, around Nebraska to revival meetings for a while in his three-seat buggy. William and Leo bought a ‘Model A’, which they drove west with the money they made. There was some talk about running a still. Lewis Cassidy confirmed that William was a heavy drinker and did some bootlegging.
According to Lewis, William died of cancer and was buried in Gross just prior to the death of his brother John. The exact date of his death is unknown. It may be off by ten years. There are these two South Dakota land records for a William, H. which I can only assume is this William: on Nov 19, 1908 William sold 33.79 acres in Pennington Co., SD and on 05/27/1939 he sold another 113.66 acres. A William and Margaret Laprath are also listed as homesteaders of Carter Co., MT (William is found here in the 1920 Census). Lewis thought the place of death was Colome, SD. His plot has been found just to the left of his brother Thomas Jens. William is buried in Gross in an unmarked grave beside his brother Thomas Jens. Family contributions, through the help of Hans John of Dallas, SD, have since placed a marker on his gravesite.
children not linked below: Leo Arthur Laprath [m: Alice J. Adams]
Wilhelm Heinrich: “Bill” (the seventh son)
William was the last child to have been born in Germany. In 1904 Wilhelm (William or Bill) had a 1/4 section of land in Gross, NE. Later he homesteaded in Montana near Ekalaka according to Perry Vernon LaPrath, Sr (son of Charles Frederick). William married Margaret Sacht sister of Katherine Sacht who married his brother Thomas Jens (this was thought to be a double ceremony). The match between Katherine and Thomas was an arrangement between families. Possibly so was that of William and Margaret. The quarter section of property near Gross, NE that William owned was just north of his brother Hans. It is said that William and Margaret lived in the Gross area after their marriage. The marriage to Margaret lasted only a few years and Leo and Marie Rose were the only children of this marriage. It is known that William put Margaret into a mental institution and he later is believed to have divorced her. It is also said that William beat her. It was obviously not a happy marriage.
William and Margaret are found newly wed in the 1900 Census of Boyd Co. near Gross. I have not found them in the 1910 Census. According to Perry Laprath, William and Leo worked on a threshing crew in Montana and wintered near Ekalaka, at least one year. This is confirmed by the 1920 Census as William and his son Leo are living in Carter Co., MT, where William’s nephew Charles Frederick and his family are also found. In that same Census, Margaret Sacht and her daughter Marie Rose are found living with Margarets parents in Clark Fork, ID.
Perry remembered William referring to his wife as "Birdie" when he was in Montana, probably William's way of referring to her mental condition. Many members of the family feel there was nothing really wrong with Margaret other than William's cruelty. On the other hand Leo claimed that Margaret had tried to poison William. Marie Rose lived with her mother's family, the Sachts, in Clarksford, ID. Marie Rose married Theodore Clary and had two sons. She died at an early age from liver complications from an earlier automobile accident.
According to his grandson Robert Clary, as told to him by Leo, William had driven Billy Sunday, the preacher, around Nebraska to revival meetings for a while in his three-seat buggy. William and Leo bought a ‘Model A’, which they drove west with the money they made. There was some talk about running a still. Lewis Cassidy confirmed that William was a heavy drinker and did some bootlegging.
According to Lewis, William died of cancer and was buried in Gross just prior to the death of his brother John. The exact date of his death is unknown. It may be off by ten years. There are these two South Dakota land records for a William, H. which I can only assume is this William: on Nov 19, 1908 William sold 33.79 acres in Pennington Co., SD and on 05/27/1939 he sold another 113.66 acres. A William and Margaret Laprath are also listed as homesteaders of Carter Co., MT (William is found here in the 1920 Census). Lewis thought the place of death was Colome, SD. His plot has been found just to the left of his brother Thomas Jens. William is buried in Gross in an unmarked grave beside his brother Thomas Jens. Family contributions, through the help of Hans John of Dallas, SD, have since placed a marker on his gravesite.
children not linked below: Leo Arthur Laprath [m: Alice J. Adams]
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