Most of what we know about Edward Koebbe is the result of the research of Terry Hillman (Greensburg IN). I have also interviewed Ed's surviving child. The photo of Ed in uniform with his trumpet is the property of Terry Hillman; please credit him with ownership if you decide to use it.
Ed's parents died when he was an infant and he was raised by his uncle and aunt. His uncle treated him very badly and he ran away to the military. My mother obtained his military medical records, which show that he was covered with scars from whippings he'd received at the hand of his uncle.
He went on to become a railroad engineer and marry the Swedish-born Ella Ferner, with whom he had three children. After Ella passed away, he married a widow named Anna Martha Papenfuss and had one child with her.
Ed's parents died when he was an infant and he was raised by his uncle and aunt. His uncle treated him very badly and he ran away to the military. My mother obtained his military medical records, which show that he was covered with scars from whippings he'd received at the hand of his uncle.
He went on to become a railroad engineer and marry the Swedish-born Ella Ferner, with whom he had three children. After Ella passed away, he married a widow named Anna Martha Papenfuss and had one child with her.
Most of what we know about Edward Koebbe is the result of the research of Terry Hillman (Greensburg IN). I have also interviewed Ed's surviving child. The photo of Ed in uniform with his trumpet is the property of Terry Hillman; please credit him with ownership if you decide to use it.
Ed's parents died when he was an infant and he was raised by his uncle and aunt. His uncle treated him very badly and he ran away to the military. My mother obtained his military medical records, which show that he was covered with scars from whippings he'd received at the hand of his uncle.
He went on to become a railroad engineer and marry the Swedish-born Ella Ferner, with whom he had three children. After Ella passed away, he married a widow named Anna Martha Papenfuss and had one child with her.
Ed's parents died when he was an infant and he was raised by his uncle and aunt. His uncle treated him very badly and he ran away to the military. My mother obtained his military medical records, which show that he was covered with scars from whippings he'd received at the hand of his uncle.
He went on to become a railroad engineer and marry the Swedish-born Ella Ferner, with whom he had three children. After Ella passed away, he married a widow named Anna Martha Papenfuss and had one child with her.
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