Name/Title
Bohnsack family: Walter & Alice (Krohn) Bohnsack, farmers in Bohnsack Township, Traill County, NDEntry/Object ID
2023.383.1Description
This folder contains a 37-page family history document written by Walt Bohnsack, which describes his German heritage, his boyhood recollections of his grandfather, Johann (John) Bohnsack, and his life growing up on his parents Phillip and Dorothea (Rediske) Bohnsack's farm in Section 14 in Bohnsack Township. This folder also has genealogical family group sheets and a pedigree chart.
Walter and Alice Bohnsack farmed and raised their family in the SE Qtr. of Section 10 in Bohnsack Township for many years, until retiring and living in Hillsboro and Fargo. Their son, Bruce, and his wife Esther (Jorgenson) Bohnsack took over farming the SE Qtr of Section 10 and also the NE Qtr. of Section 14. Bruce and Esther raised four children on their farm, Beth Ann, Becky, Bruce Jr. and Bonnie Bohnsack. When Bruce and Esther left the farm, the farmstead was sold to Michael and Rhonda Qualley, and the land was farmed by Greg Cotton of Hillsboro.
The folder also has a copy of Walter Bohnsack's obituary. Walt died on 15 May 1979, and was interred in the Riverside Cemetery by Hillsboro, ND.
An obituary for Walter and Alice's son, Bruce Bohnsack, who died in June 2023, is also included in this folder.Acquisition
Accession
2023.383Source or Donor
Brain Bohnsack