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

1910 US Census [Augusta]
1920 US Census
1930 US Census
1935 State Census [Augusta]
1940 US Census
1950 US Census
Obituary [Augusta]
Find a Grave [Augusta]
Find a Grave [Herman]
1900 US Census [Augusta]

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