In 1868, he began a new home when he was married to Albertina Karstedt who was born in Zoicho, Germany, 1844, and came to Howard's Grove, Wisconsin, in 1855. After their marriage, Mr. Rehherg brought his new wife to the homestead where they resided until 1910 when he and his wife moved to a new home in Bennington, now the home of their son, Theodore, and his wife (1966). Mr. Rehberg's and his wife's family circle was composed of eight children. The first death in the family was a girl of a few months and was buried in the early burial plot near where the railroad depot now stands. Mrs. Rehberg passed away in 1918 and Mr. Rehberg in 1920. The only two children living at the time are Ida and Theodore, 89 years of this city. He remembers the fire of the Markley Mill which was only a short distance from their home. He was a boy of about eight years and thought the sparks and burning shingles were falling stars coming down near the home. Theodore was married to Laura Gumper in 1912. Their home was blessed with a girl, Grace, who lives in Moundridge, Kansnas, and Lionel, now deceased. The homestead has remained in the Rehberg name 102 years at this time. It went to Mrs. Rehlerg's son, Alex, at Mr. Rehberg's passing. Alex was married to Arena Elkins in 1917 and they made their home on the homestead until Alex's death in 1945. This union was blessed with two children, Arlone and Jeroime (Jerry). The home was also shared with the stepson, Raymond Elkins until his marriage. Arlone is now living in Ohio. She is an accomplished musician and teacher. She is married to Frank Campgotti and they have a daughter, Theresa, and a son, Frank J. Jeroime (Jerry) lives in Washington D.C. and owns the title of a Captain in the U.S. Navy. A graduate of Annapolis Naval School, he served in the Pacific during World War II. He is married to Wanda Williams and they have three daughters, Kay Lynn, Susan and Lisa. The Carl F. Wm. Rehberg family was one of endurance and of a spirit of pioneering. It was known for its typical honesty and friendliness and shared in the development of the community. It stood for fair politics and good schools, which played a part in a fine community. DANIEL REHBERG HISTORY By Maybelle Rehberg Daniel Rehberg and Federicka, his wife, migrated to Kansas from Wisconsin, shortly after the Civil War. William Rehberg, his brother, came a few years before, also his brbther-in-law, Albert Wagner. Daniel Rehberg never homesteaded any farm, but he bought and settled on a farm on the Solomon River south of the old Germany School house, southeast of Bennington. Mr. and Mrs. Rehberg reared six children, four sons and two daughters. Their eldest son, Billie, was thirteen years old when they left Wisconsin; Herman was eleven; the other children nwere born in Kansas. Herman and Billie married half sisters, Agusta Gultz and Amelia Hohensee. HERMAN and Amelia never had any family. BILLIE and Agusta reared a son, August, and a daughter, Amelia, who are living in Salina at the present time. August has two daughters, Florence and Rachael; Amelia has one son, Clifford Nelson. RUDOLPH Rehberg married Carolina Giesen of Minneapolis. They reared three daughters, Ollie, Anna and Nova. JULIUS Rehberg married Ona Patterson and reared three children, Bessie, Daniel and Harry; Daniel married Maybelle White in 1918 and lived on the farm where he was born until they retired and moved to Bennington. Daniel and Maybelle have one daughter, Norma Lee, and a grandson, Danny. TILLIE Rehberg married John Markley and they reared three children, Louise, Isreal and Harvey. EMMA Rehberg married Jess Barker and reared two children, Elmer and Sylvia. The old grandfather, Daniel Rehberg, was a very thrifty man; he always invested his money in land and at his death he had accumulated a good many farms, which he left to his children. These old-down to-earth families are the ones who took the good years and the bad years in their stride and left us a heritage in Ottawa County we can be justly proud of. from The Minneapolis Messenger October 31, 1907 DANIEL REHBERG Daniel Rehberg, who has been in ill health for some time, died Tuesday afternoon October 16, at the hone of his son Rudolph Rehberg, where he was making his home at the time of his death. The funeral occurred Wednesday afternoon.  Services were held at his home and were conducted by Rev. H. C. Plum of the Episcopal Church at  Minneapolis.  His remains were laid to rest by the side of his wife in the family plot in the Bennington Cemetery. The funeral procession from his country home to the cemetery was fully a half mile in length, what with the large number already gathered in the cemetery was evidence of the high esteem in which Mr. Rehberg was held by the community.  He was 84 years of age at his death.  He was among the very early settlers of the Solomon valley.  He was born in Germany and in early life came to this country, settling in Wisconsin.  From there some 40 years ago he came to this valley settling on government land 2 miles south of this city, where by farming he became wealthy and where he has since resided mostly ever since.  There survive him 4 sons and 2 daughters; William F., Herman, Rudolph and Julius, Mrs. H. J. Markley. and Mrs. Jesse Barker, all of whom are well settled on good farms in this locality, and like their father are prosperous. SLAGHT By Sue Quinn      Dell  M Clark (born November 4,1850, Ingham County Michigan; died July 29,1927) RETURN NEXT