Surnames: Fahrenbach, Wredmond, Lieders, Schraufnagel, Witte, White, Fakes

----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 07/29/1954

Fahrenbach, Mr./Mrs. William (50th Anniv. - 25 July 1954)

A large crowd attended the golden wedding celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fahrenbach Sunday afternoon, July 25.

Relatives were entertained at a buffet luncheon on the home lawn in the afternoon. A mock wedding was part of the program. The honored couple were driven through town in a decorated car. The business people had presented them with a beautiful basket of yellow chrysanthemums. A frame with "50" in large print lined with silver dollars and tinted gold was presented by friends and relatives as well as other gifts. Their children gave them a TV set.

A reception for the public began at 7:00 P.M. The couple’s children and families were present, namely - Mr. and Mrs. Wade (Margaret) Wredmond of Schofield, Mr. and Mrs. Orville (Lillian) Lieders and Mr. and Mrs. Eldred (Evelyn) Schraufnagel of Abbotsford, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey (Irene) Witte of Curtiss, Sgt. 1/C and Mrs. Paul (Minnie) White of Ft. Sheridan, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fahrenbach, Jr., and *** Note: The remainder of this article was missing.

1940 Federal Census, Curtiss, Curtiss Village, Clark, Wisconsin, United States, enumeration district number: 10-6, family 29, line 21

William Fahranbach, white, married, male
residence in 1935: Same House

Household Members
head William Fahranbach M 65 Germany
wife Mary L Fahranbach F 59 Wisconsin
son William A Fahranbach M 29 Wisconsin, proprietor
son Herbert A Fahranbach M 28 Wisconsin, sand & gravel truck driver
daughter Evelyn Fahranbach F 23 Wisconsin, public school teacher
son Elroy L Fahranbach M 22 Wisconsin, retail clothing clerk
daughter Berneice Fahranbach F 20 Wisconsin, at home
lodger Christian Olsen M 84 Norway
hired help Albert Fakes M 16 Wisconsin, hired farm helper