Douglas Elzira Richter was born on 23 December 1907 in Van Vleck, Matagorda County, Texas. She was the second daughter of Frederick Richter and Daisy Ferguson Richter.
Douglas' father, Fred, tragically died from malaria on 19 Oct 1908 in Van Vleck when Douglas was a baby. Her father was only 28 years of age. Her mother, Daisy, was left with their two little daughters, Mamie, age 5, and Douglas, age 10 months.
About 1922, Douglas moved from the Yoakum area with her siblings and her mother Daisy to Taiton, Wharton County, Texas, where Daisy's sister-in-law, Louisa Richter Jurasek, was living near the Schoenfield farm.
Douglas met "the boy next door," Leo William Schoenfield. They were married at Leo's Taiton home at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, 15 Dec 1926 by Pastor R. C. Albert.
They were engaged in ranching and rice and watermelon farming. The couple became the parents of two children, Margie Lee Schoenfield in 1930 and Donald Gene Schoenfield in 1937.
Sadly, Douglas was widowed on 2 March 1959 when her husband Leo died at their Taiton farm at the age of 56 from a massive stroke.
On 29 September 1962, Douglas married Herman Ida Weishuhn in Trinity Lutheran Church in El Campo, Texas. She and Herman continued to live on her Taiton farm where they ranched and farmed until Herman's death from stroke complications in 1986.
Douglas died from a heart attack on 23 September 1997 in a Bay City, Texas hospital. She was 89 years of age, 3 months short of her 90th birthday.
Douglas was known as a very kind, generous, gregarious, and hard-working lady. She loved to visit her large extended family and maintain her family ties. She was a wonderfully talented cook, baker, and canner. She won numerous ribbons at the Wharton County Fair, including Best of Show several times. Her chicken and dumplings were legendary. Douglas loved her family dearly and would often bake one of her wonderful creations and deliver it to the homes of her children and grandchildren.
Her life was filled with love and devotion to her family and large number of friends.
~ by Linda Wiesner, granddaughter
Douglas' father, Fred, tragically died from malaria on 19 Oct 1908 in Van Vleck when Douglas was a baby. Her father was only 28 years of age. Her mother, Daisy, was left with their two little daughters, Mamie, age 5, and Douglas, age 10 months.
About 1922, Douglas moved from the Yoakum area with her siblings and her mother Daisy to Taiton, Wharton County, Texas, where Daisy's sister-in-law, Louisa Richter Jurasek, was living near the Schoenfield farm.
Douglas met "the boy next door," Leo William Schoenfield. They were married at Leo's Taiton home at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, 15 Dec 1926 by Pastor R. C. Albert.
They were engaged in ranching and rice and watermelon farming. The couple became the parents of two children, Margie Lee Schoenfield in 1930 and Donald Gene Schoenfield in 1937.
Sadly, Douglas was widowed on 2 March 1959 when her husband Leo died at their Taiton farm at the age of 56 from a massive stroke.
On 29 September 1962, Douglas married Herman Ida Weishuhn in Trinity Lutheran Church in El Campo, Texas. She and Herman continued to live on her Taiton farm where they ranched and farmed until Herman's death from stroke complications in 1986.
Douglas died from a heart attack on 23 September 1997 in a Bay City, Texas hospital. She was 89 years of age, 3 months short of her 90th birthday.
Douglas was known as a very kind, generous, gregarious, and hard-working lady. She loved to visit her large extended family and maintain her family ties. She was a wonderfully talented cook, baker, and canner. She won numerous ribbons at the Wharton County Fair, including Best of Show several times. Her chicken and dumplings were legendary. Douglas loved her family dearly and would often bake one of her wonderful creations and deliver it to the homes of her children and grandchildren.
Her life was filled with love and devotion to her family and large number of friends.
~ by Linda Wiesner, granddaughter
Douglas Elzira Richter was born on 23 December 1907 in Van Vleck, Matagorda County, Texas. She was the second daughter of Frederick Richter and Daisy Ferguson Richter.
Douglas' father, Fred, tragically died from malaria on 19 Oct 1908 in Van Vleck when Douglas was a baby. Her father was only 28 years of age. Her mother, Daisy, was left with their two little daughters, Mamie, age 5, and Douglas, age 10 months.
About 1922, Douglas moved from the Yoakum area with her siblings and her mother Daisy to Taiton, Wharton County, Texas, where Daisy's sister-in-law, Louisa Richter Jurasek, was living near the Schoenfield farm.
Douglas met "the boy next door," Leo William Schoenfield. They were married at Leo's Taiton home at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, 15 Dec 1926 by Pastor R. C. Albert.
They were engaged in ranching and rice and watermelon farming. The couple became the parents of two children, Margie Lee Schoenfield in 1930 and Donald Gene Schoenfield in 1937.
Sadly, Douglas was widowed on 2 March 1959 when her husband Leo died at their Taiton farm at the age of 56 from a massive stroke.
On 29 September 1962, Douglas married Herman Ida Weishuhn in Trinity Lutheran Church in El Campo, Texas. She and Herman continued to live on her Taiton farm where they ranched and farmed until Herman's death from stroke complications in 1986.
Douglas died from a heart attack on 23 September 1997 in a Bay City, Texas hospital. She was 89 years of age, 3 months short of her 90th birthday.
Douglas was known as a very kind, generous, gregarious, and hard-working lady. She loved to visit her large extended family and maintain her family ties. She was a wonderfully talented cook, baker, and canner. She won numerous ribbons at the Wharton County Fair, including Best of Show several times. Her chicken and dumplings were legendary. Douglas loved her family dearly and would often bake one of her wonderful creations and deliver it to the homes of her children and grandchildren.
Her life was filled with love and devotion to her family and large number of friends.
~ by Linda Wiesner, granddaughter
Douglas' father, Fred, tragically died from malaria on 19 Oct 1908 in Van Vleck when Douglas was a baby. Her father was only 28 years of age. Her mother, Daisy, was left with their two little daughters, Mamie, age 5, and Douglas, age 10 months.
About 1922, Douglas moved from the Yoakum area with her siblings and her mother Daisy to Taiton, Wharton County, Texas, where Daisy's sister-in-law, Louisa Richter Jurasek, was living near the Schoenfield farm.
Douglas met "the boy next door," Leo William Schoenfield. They were married at Leo's Taiton home at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, 15 Dec 1926 by Pastor R. C. Albert.
They were engaged in ranching and rice and watermelon farming. The couple became the parents of two children, Margie Lee Schoenfield in 1930 and Donald Gene Schoenfield in 1937.
Sadly, Douglas was widowed on 2 March 1959 when her husband Leo died at their Taiton farm at the age of 56 from a massive stroke.
On 29 September 1962, Douglas married Herman Ida Weishuhn in Trinity Lutheran Church in El Campo, Texas. She and Herman continued to live on her Taiton farm where they ranched and farmed until Herman's death from stroke complications in 1986.
Douglas died from a heart attack on 23 September 1997 in a Bay City, Texas hospital. She was 89 years of age, 3 months short of her 90th birthday.
Douglas was known as a very kind, generous, gregarious, and hard-working lady. She loved to visit her large extended family and maintain her family ties. She was a wonderfully talented cook, baker, and canner. She won numerous ribbons at the Wharton County Fair, including Best of Show several times. Her chicken and dumplings were legendary. Douglas loved her family dearly and would often bake one of her wonderful creations and deliver it to the homes of her children and grandchildren.
Her life was filled with love and devotion to her family and large number of friends.
~ by Linda Wiesner, granddaughter
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