Cecellia Ulrich, my paternal great grandmother, was the first born of 8 children to Johann "John" Ulrich (1843-aft. 1911) and Anna Harbst Ulrich (1844-1908). She was born in Wilster, Germany and immigrated on April 19, 1894 to Cheyenne, Wyoming. On November 8 of the same year, she married Ehler Bolln who was 16 years older. He was a German immigrant who had long established himself in Cheyenne.
My mother told me that Cecilia saved her coffee and sugar rationing from Germany until she had enough to buy a ticket to Cheyenne. She followed a cousin who had previously been a Germany housemate. This cousin was probably one of the descendants of her father's brother, Hinrich, who had immigrated to Cheyenne in 1886. Her parents and 4 of her siblings immigrated to Cheyenne about 5 years later.
Her grandson and my father, William Edward Warren, wrote "Cecelia Bolln who had been reared in Germany brought many of her practical skills with her. She was well-versed in growing, preparing, and preserving food. She also was proficient with needle and thread. These skills were needed in the 1890s unless one was well off enough to hire others to perform them.
He said that Cecelia was a sturdy woman of average height. She had dark brown hair usually worn in a bun and her blue eyes twinkled with good humor. She was not stylish or pretty--probably because she made no effort to be so. Her main concerns were for the welfare and security of her family."
He also wrote: "By the early 1900s Eli and Cecelia had acquired considerable property both in ranch land and in simple family houses in Cheyenne.
Another grandson, John Von Kennel, said that her husband, Ehler, bought several properties in Cheyenne and it was Cecilia's job to get the properties ready to rent. He said she never stopped working. She was usually found in the kitchen and dining room--entering through the big back porch. She never talked to him much. Cecilia did much of the raising of several of her grandkids. Cecelia and her daughter, Emma, went to Bank Night and the movies when Harry (Emma's husband) was at the Elks Club. They never missed it. They drew tickets for prizes. They also went to movies at the Lincoln Theatre."
My dad said Cecilia and Ehler had many friends and relatives in Cheyenne so they had an interesting social life. The holidays were usually celebrated with big family dinners and merry-making. At these occasions there was much talking in German as old friends and family members talked about their lives in America.
My mother told me that Cecilia saved her coffee and sugar rationing from Germany until she had enough to buy a ticket to Cheyenne. She followed a cousin who had previously been a Germany housemate. This cousin was probably one of the descendants of her father's brother, Hinrich, who had immigrated to Cheyenne in 1886. Her parents and 4 of her siblings immigrated to Cheyenne about 5 years later.
Her grandson and my father, William Edward Warren, wrote "Cecelia Bolln who had been reared in Germany brought many of her practical skills with her. She was well-versed in growing, preparing, and preserving food. She also was proficient with needle and thread. These skills were needed in the 1890s unless one was well off enough to hire others to perform them.
He said that Cecelia was a sturdy woman of average height. She had dark brown hair usually worn in a bun and her blue eyes twinkled with good humor. She was not stylish or pretty--probably because she made no effort to be so. Her main concerns were for the welfare and security of her family."
He also wrote: "By the early 1900s Eli and Cecelia had acquired considerable property both in ranch land and in simple family houses in Cheyenne.
Another grandson, John Von Kennel, said that her husband, Ehler, bought several properties in Cheyenne and it was Cecilia's job to get the properties ready to rent. He said she never stopped working. She was usually found in the kitchen and dining room--entering through the big back porch. She never talked to him much. Cecilia did much of the raising of several of her grandkids. Cecelia and her daughter, Emma, went to Bank Night and the movies when Harry (Emma's husband) was at the Elks Club. They never missed it. They drew tickets for prizes. They also went to movies at the Lincoln Theatre."
My dad said Cecilia and Ehler had many friends and relatives in Cheyenne so they had an interesting social life. The holidays were usually celebrated with big family dinners and merry-making. At these occasions there was much talking in German as old friends and family members talked about their lives in America.
Cecellia Ulrich, my paternal great grandmother, was the first born of 8 children to Johann "John" Ulrich (1843-aft. 1911) and Anna Harbst Ulrich (1844-1908). She was born in Wilster, Germany and immigrated on April 19, 1894 to Cheyenne, Wyoming. On November 8 of the same year, she married Ehler Bolln who was 16 years older. He was a German immigrant who had long established himself in Cheyenne.
My mother told me that Cecilia saved her coffee and sugar rationing from Germany until she had enough to buy a ticket to Cheyenne. She followed a cousin who had previously been a Germany housemate. This cousin was probably one of the descendants of her father's brother, Hinrich, who had immigrated to Cheyenne in 1886. Her parents and 4 of her siblings immigrated to Cheyenne about 5 years later.
Her grandson and my father, William Edward Warren, wrote "Cecelia Bolln who had been reared in Germany brought many of her practical skills with her. She was well-versed in growing, preparing, and preserving food. She also was proficient with needle and thread. These skills were needed in the 1890s unless one was well off enough to hire others to perform them.
He said that Cecelia was a sturdy woman of average height. She had dark brown hair usually worn in a bun and her blue eyes twinkled with good humor. She was not stylish or pretty--probably because she made no effort to be so. Her main concerns were for the welfare and security of her family."
He also wrote: "By the early 1900s Eli and Cecelia had acquired considerable property both in ranch land and in simple family houses in Cheyenne.
Another grandson, John Von Kennel, said that her husband, Ehler, bought several properties in Cheyenne and it was Cecilia's job to get the properties ready to rent. He said she never stopped working. She was usually found in the kitchen and dining room--entering through the big back porch. She never talked to him much. Cecilia did much of the raising of several of her grandkids. Cecelia and her daughter, Emma, went to Bank Night and the movies when Harry (Emma's husband) was at the Elks Club. They never missed it. They drew tickets for prizes. They also went to movies at the Lincoln Theatre."
My dad said Cecilia and Ehler had many friends and relatives in Cheyenne so they had an interesting social life. The holidays were usually celebrated with big family dinners and merry-making. At these occasions there was much talking in German as old friends and family members talked about their lives in America.
My mother told me that Cecilia saved her coffee and sugar rationing from Germany until she had enough to buy a ticket to Cheyenne. She followed a cousin who had previously been a Germany housemate. This cousin was probably one of the descendants of her father's brother, Hinrich, who had immigrated to Cheyenne in 1886. Her parents and 4 of her siblings immigrated to Cheyenne about 5 years later.
Her grandson and my father, William Edward Warren, wrote "Cecelia Bolln who had been reared in Germany brought many of her practical skills with her. She was well-versed in growing, preparing, and preserving food. She also was proficient with needle and thread. These skills were needed in the 1890s unless one was well off enough to hire others to perform them.
He said that Cecelia was a sturdy woman of average height. She had dark brown hair usually worn in a bun and her blue eyes twinkled with good humor. She was not stylish or pretty--probably because she made no effort to be so. Her main concerns were for the welfare and security of her family."
He also wrote: "By the early 1900s Eli and Cecelia had acquired considerable property both in ranch land and in simple family houses in Cheyenne.
Another grandson, John Von Kennel, said that her husband, Ehler, bought several properties in Cheyenne and it was Cecilia's job to get the properties ready to rent. He said she never stopped working. She was usually found in the kitchen and dining room--entering through the big back porch. She never talked to him much. Cecilia did much of the raising of several of her grandkids. Cecelia and her daughter, Emma, went to Bank Night and the movies when Harry (Emma's husband) was at the Elks Club. They never missed it. They drew tickets for prizes. They also went to movies at the Lincoln Theatre."
My dad said Cecilia and Ehler had many friends and relatives in Cheyenne so they had an interesting social life. The holidays were usually celebrated with big family dinners and merry-making. At these occasions there was much talking in German as old friends and family members talked about their lives in America.
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