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THE MARY & RUDOLPH STIEFERMANN FAMILY STORY
The website can use some special photos of Mary, Rudolph and the entire family. We are missing the opportunity to see some of your special "Kodak" moments. Please send .jpg format file via e-mail to Maryellen, or send actual photos in the US mail; so they can be scanned and returned to you.
(Pictured above: Joseph and Helen Schmid with Evelyn Stiefermann and Charlie Maxey) "Remembering Grandpa and Grandma Schmid" By: Evelyn Helen Stieferman Maxey I am proud to be Grandpa and Grandma's oldest Grandchild. Grandma was one of my Baptism Sponsors. Evelyn Helen, my middle name means so much to me, (after Grandma.) Now I can remember back fairly far: Grandpa and Grandma owned a farm just outside of Frankenstein Missouri, sold it, and moved to Bonnots Mill, Missouri. In the upper 1920's Mother and Daddy bought that farm, where 5 of us 6 kids were born, but they lost it during the depression. While we lived there, when Mother was expecting a baby, Grandpa and Grandma, or just Grandma would come and stay with us. I can remember Aunt Clara coming with her. On wash day, they separated all the dirty clothes by color, onto the grass in the back yard, where they had an old time washer, or washed on the wash board. I would find Aunt Clara's dress, put it on, and wear it for a while. She was 6 years older than I, but that was okay. About 1934, when my parents lost that farm, there was no where to move to. So two of my dad's brothers were renting the Bonnots Mill Island, and let us move in with them. Big Mistake ! Did not work out so good. If you could count to 10, you knew how much money you had in coins. I can remember not even a nickel, for a bar of soap. In 1935, there was a flood, and when the water reached the porch steps, we left for several weeks. Where to? Naturally to Grandpa and Grandma Schmid's. Not easy for them, I'm sure. Later back to the Island for awhile, then to a house in town, and from there, to a small farm house, a few miles out of town. Then in about 1938, we moved to Isabelle Missouri. After that we moved to a farm a couple of miles from Frankenstein, which one of my Uncles on my Dad's side had bought, after he left the island in Bonnots Mill, and that worked out well. In 1942, back on the hill, into the house where 5 of us kids were born, till sometime in 1943. At that time Uncle Frank Schmid and Aunt Legora come to visit. They had just purchased a farm near St. Aubert, while living and working near, or in Kansas City. They talked with Mother and Daddy, and would let them live on their place, no rent to pay, just take care of it for them. A good break for Mother and Daddy. Some one ready to help and leading back again to Grandpa and Grandma Schmid, (" My Uncle Frank Schmid.") During the summer, I looked forward to spending several days with Grandpa and Grandma Schmid. Grandma would cook a pot of oatmeal for breakfast along with home made bread. Grandpa would take a slice of bread, and break it in pieces, into his oatmeal. I can still picture him doing this. I cook oatmeal real often, and yes, I always break up a slice of homemade bread into it. " Pretty good" Also, while living on Uncle Franks farm, Jan. 8, 1945, Mother and Daddy took us kids to school, and we were to spend the night with our Uncle Johnny and Aunt Maggie Stieferman, on a farm near Frankenstein. On their way back home, part way down a long steep hill, called the Strickland Hill, the car brakes and clutch failed, leaving them with not many options or minutes. Only to pray for fear of their lives. Near the bottom of the hill, traveling at a high speed, a wheel fell off, causing the car to land in a creek bed, and into a sycamore tree. Mother was unconscious for a little while, before help arrived. I remember Daddy telling us later, that when he discovered the brakes and clutch failed, he said to Mother, "Mary what is gonna happen?" By then they had struck the tree. Then with Mother in bed, and Daddy unable to work, Grandpa and Grandma Schmid were somewhat older, and unable to help out. Aunt Clara and daughter, Bonnie, were staying with Grandpa and Grandma, while her husband, Uncle Wilfred, was in the Navy. They came and helped us. Soon after the accident, Mother was pretty sure she was pregnant, hard to believe, but true. Luckily she did not lose the baby. Seven months later, 8/29/1945, she gave birth to a baby girl, Wanda. Once again, a good hearted family member, going back to Grandpa and Grandma Schmid,( "My Aunt Clara"). Some years later, I would get Grandma Schmid, take her to the doctor, and back home to Bonnots Mill. Often Mother went with me. Grandma always wanted to stop for a hamburger and coffee, she seemed to look forward to that. She always paid, would seldom allow me to pay. A few years later she moved to Jefferson City, to stay with Mother and Daddy, and later, to Aunt Clara's in St. Louis. Grandpa and Grandma Schmid, two good hearted people, whom I will never forget. By: Evelyn (Stieferman) Maxey
We now reside in Jefferson City, (refer to the directory for our address and phone number)  Please
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Be sure to visit the REUNION ATTENDEES page, click on the various reunion years, to see more photos of Mary & Rudolph and family.
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Four Generations. Mary, Jessica, DiAnne and
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