Bio: Louis, Decker (1875-1910)
Email:
stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: DECKER SCHWARZE KIPPENHAN KLUMB
BAUMAN SYTH
----Source:
Greenwood Gleaner, Jan.-Feb., 1910 Warner Families by Stan Janet
Schwarze
Louis/Ludwig Decker, the son of Henry Sophie Wilhelmina (Schwarze) Decker was born in Warner township, Clark Co., WI August 21,1875. October 5, 1901, he married Sarah Lynn Adina Kippenhan, daughter of Christopher and Anna Margretha (Klumb) Kippenhan. They had three sons: Lawrence, born December 4, 1908 Henry, born June 2, 1914 and Irvin Wesley, born April 10, 1918. They resided in Clark County until 1910 when they relocated to Polson, MT. Both Louis and his wife, Sarah, are buried in Ronan, MT.
GATHERED TO SAY FAREWELL
Several of the friends of Mr. And Mrs. Louis Decker gathered at
their home Sunday evening to make a social call and to bid them
farewell and to wish them good luck and prosperity in the new field
for which they departed Monday morning. A very pleasant evening,
considering the fact that they were so soon to lose so hospitable a
couple, was very pleasantly passed. Mr. and Mrs. Decker,
accompanied by Chris. Kippenhan and August Bauman, left Monday
morning for their new home in Montana Monday morning. Their effects
of stock, machinery, etc., amounting to three carloads, was also
Shipped Monday.
(Greenwood Gleaner, January 27, 1910)
IN A HEAD END COLLISION
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Decker, Chris Kippenhan, August Bauman and John
Syth, who left this city the week last on Monday morning, were in a
head-on collision with a passenger train while about two miles east
of Wilmer, Minn. Aside from being badly shaken up and more or less
frightened, that was all the damage that was done to them, but the
stock pretty badly used up. Mr. Kippenhan and Mr. Syth each had one
of their horses killed and Mr. Baumann had twelve of his chickens
killed, caused by one of the horses falling on them.
In the car back of theirs there were twelve head of horses
belonging to other parties, eight of which were killed
outright.
The cars were so badly broken up that everything had to be taken on
to Wilmer to be reloaded except Mr. Syth's which was in such bad
shape that it had to be reloaded where the collision
occurred.
(Greenwood Gleaner, February 3, 1910)
For additional information on the Louis Decker Family, visit Gary Decker's website.
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