Margaret Buchfink Adolf was born on November 7, 1868 in Teplitz, Bessarabia, South Russia.  She was baptized when she was three days old by Pastor Luman and confirmed in 1883 by Pastor Leshe in old Artzies.  Margaret was the daughter of John Buckfin.  Her parents died when she was 7 years old and she went to live with her sister Katherine Gast until womanhood.

    William and Margaret were married on May 21, 1888.  In 1889 the family moved to the colony of Michaelsfeld near the town of Anaba, South Russia, near the Black Sea.  Here William pursued the trade of wagon maker, making wagons and selling them at the market place.

    Because of deteriorating relations with the Russian government and the German colonists William and family decided to come to America.  The Russian army was drafting the German boys into the service and they did not want their sons to be drafted.  Williams' parents and brothers and sister were already in Colorado so they sold their home and left all their possessions except clothing and bedding and left Russia arriving on May 8, 1908 at Galveston, Texas, with their ten children, Margaret, who married Conrad Meyer; Gottleib who married Barbara Stahlecker Wiedman; William who married Margaret Bauer; Christina who married Richard Leasing; August who married Mabel Blackburn; Carl who married Clara Stahlecker; Mary who married Frank Kramer; John who married Martha Stahlecker; Christian who married Anna Weisshaar; and Nettie who married Jacob Hasart.  Frieda was born in their home north of Bethune Colorado.  She married William Weisshaar.  Three children had passed away at an early age in Russia.

     Because they were lacking money to pay for their passage the family in Colorado went to Mr. J.P. Evans to borrow the needed funds.  It was agreed that the boys would work for him to repay the debt.  Upon arriving in Galveston, Margaret was quarantined due to an eye infection, so Mother Adolf and baby Nettie, and brother August remained in Galveston until September.  Father William and the rest of the family journeyed by train to Bethune, Colorado and then on to the home of his parents north of Bethune.

    Their first home was with Williams parents on their homestead 12 miles north of and 1 1/2  miles East of Bethune.  That summer a two room home was constructed on William's homestead 12 miles North and 3/4 mile west of Bethune.  This home was adobe with a sod roof.  The boys began farming.  William had sold his wagon making tools in Russia so he could not work at his trade.

    Those first years were very difficult providing the necessities of the family.  They were so lonely out on the prairie and homesick. Many tears were shed.  The country and climate were so different from their home near the Black Sea.  For several summers William and Margaret took Part of the family to work in the vegetable fields near Brighton, Colorado, They lived in a large tent.  Sons Gottlieb and Bill remained home to care for the farm.

    To provide food for their family Margaret raised lots of ducks, stored lots of vegetables in the cellar, made barrels of pickles and watermelon pickles, and sauerkraut.  These barrels were 15 gallon in size.  William always helped the neighbors butcher bringing home a: length of sausage.  He had a smoke house filled with sausage, cured ham, ducks, and rabbit legs.

    Margaret was the community midwife.  She was always on call and very busy.  She also helped whenever anyone was ill.  She would go and stay as long as needed sometimes staying as long as a week.  She never charged for her services but would receive a free will offering.  Many shared food with her.  She had a little wooden box which contained scissors, disinfectant, bandages, cord, a clean apron, a medicine book, and chamomile tea.  She would remain with the new mother until she was able to eat and take care of her family.  She delivered many of the children in the Settlement north of Bethune.

    The Adolf family were active members in Immanuel Lutheran Church.  William served on the church council and taught Sunday school.

    William died of lung cancer on September 4, 1948.  Margaret died of old age at the age of 91 years, 9 months, and 14 days on August 21, 1959.  Margaret made her home with her children when she became blind.  Her last years were spent in Heinrichs Rest Home in Burlington, Colorado.