Barbara Dumpert was born in Eggenbach, Bavaria, Germany on October 1, 1861. She moved wwith her parents to Exeter, Nebraska about 1879. She met her future husband Nichlaus Becker there and married him in 1882. They had five children while living in Nebraska. They were Joseph 1883, William 1885, Felix 1888, Anna 1890, and Mary 1894. For her husband's health they looked for a milder climate and found Muenster, moving here in 1895. she lost her husband in 1897, only 18 months after the move. She had five children, the oldest being 13 years old, and tried to stay on the farm. With the help of her children, they managed to pay off the farm, buy a larger one and pay that off too. Her three sons continued the farming as a partnership. With all the trials and tribulations of a mother with five small children to care for and feed, she did an amazing job.
She is survived by her sons Joe Becker, Bill and Barbara Becker, Felix and Rosa Becker, and daughters Anna and Mary Becker. She was preceded in death by her husband Nick.
She is survived by her sons Joe Becker, Bill and Barbara Becker, Felix and Rosa Becker, and daughters Anna and Mary Becker. She was preceded in death by her husband Nick.
Barbara Dumpert was born in Eggenbach, Bavaria, Germany on October 1, 1861. She moved wwith her parents to Exeter, Nebraska about 1879. She met her future husband Nichlaus Becker there and married him in 1882. They had five children while living in Nebraska. They were Joseph 1883, William 1885, Felix 1888, Anna 1890, and Mary 1894. For her husband's health they looked for a milder climate and found Muenster, moving here in 1895. she lost her husband in 1897, only 18 months after the move. She had five children, the oldest being 13 years old, and tried to stay on the farm. With the help of her children, they managed to pay off the farm, buy a larger one and pay that off too. Her three sons continued the farming as a partnership. With all the trials and tribulations of a mother with five small children to care for and feed, she did an amazing job.
She is survived by her sons Joe Becker, Bill and Barbara Becker, Felix and Rosa Becker, and daughters Anna and Mary Becker. She was preceded in death by her husband Nick.
She is survived by her sons Joe Becker, Bill and Barbara Becker, Felix and Rosa Becker, and daughters Anna and Mary Becker. She was preceded in death by her husband Nick.
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