Augusta “Gus” Carolyn Bals & Herman Reinhard Meinert Witte
Augusta Carolyn is Henry and Elizabeth’s fourth child and second daughter.
1900 US Census: Augusta [2] is living with Henry and Elizabeth.
1910 US Census: Augusta [12] is living with Henry and Elizabeth and presumably attending school.
1920 US Census: Augusta [22] and her husband Herman Witte [26] are living/farming in the Turkey Creek precinct of Nebraska with their young son Dale [1].
1930 US Census: Augusta [31] and Herman [36] are living/faming in Washington county, South Dakota. Dale [12], Glen [10], Lavern [7] and Phylis [5] are presumably attending school. Dorothy [3] and Earl [1] are presumably at home.
1940 US Census: Augusta [42] and Herman [45] are living/farming in Dawes, Nebraska. Dale [22] is a laborer on the farm. Glen [22], Lavern [17], and Phylis [15] are all listed with the occupation field blank. Earl [10] and Carl [7] are presumably in school.
1950 US Census: Augusta [52] and Herman [56] are living/farming in Dawes Nebraska.
Augusta dies in 1974 aged 76. Herman dies in 1984 aged 89-90.
Augusta & Herman
Augusta “Gus” Carolyn Bals
b. 21 October 1897 - Crete, Nebraska, USA
d. 02 July 1974 Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska, USA
Herman Reinhard Meinert Witte
b. 1894 - Nebraska, USA
d. 03 April 1984 - Chadron, Nebraska, USA
m. 15 February 1917 - Crete, Nebraska, USA
Augusta “Gus” Carolyn Bals
b. 21 October 1897 - Crete, Nebraska, USA
d. 02 July 1974 Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska, USA
Dale Henry Witte
b. 23 February 1918 - Friend, Nebraska, USA
d. 11 September 2007 - Casper, Wyoming, US
Dorothy Witte
b. Currently Unknown
d. Currently Unknown
Earl Frederick “Joe” Witte
b. 02 January 1929 - Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
d. 08 October, 2025 - Spearfish, South Dakota, USA
Carl H. “Pete” Witte
b. 03 November 1932 - Rushville, Nebraska, USA
d.18 October 2014 - Chadron, Nebraska, USA
Glen F. “JG” Witte
b. 16 February 1920 - Nebraska, USA
d. 1944 - Airplane crash over Atlantic in fog
Lavern Caroline Witte
b. 09 June 1922 - Friend, Nebraska, USA
d. 06 November 2008 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Phylis V. Witte
b. 09 November 1924 - Loup City, Nebraska, USA
d. 31 December 2017 - White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA
m. 15 February 1917 - Crete, Nebraska, USA
m. Currently Unknown
m. Currently Unknown
m. Currently Unknown
Herman Reinhard Meinert Witte
b. 1894 - Nebraska, USA
d. 03 April 1984 - Chadron, Nebraska, USA
Phyllis Lillian Allen
b. 27 November 1922 - Bristol, South Dakota, US
d. 19 June 1989 - Currently Unknown
Robert ”Bob” Eskridge Anderson
b. 14 July 1922 - Hobart, Oklahoma, USA
d. 12 May 2009 - Currently Unknown
Betty Ellen Broadhurst
b. 19 February - Chadron, Nebraska, USA
d. 02 August 2022 - Chadron, Nebraska, USA
Sources
FamilySearch.org:
US census reports
Family tree names and dates - Gene Bals, FamilySearch, and Find a Grave
Bals-Lusebrink grain field picture - Gene Bals