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Gottlieb Adolf, Sr., was born to William and Margrette Adolf on November 3, 1891 at Anaba Michaelfeld, South Russia, which was a small village near the Black Sea. He sailed to America with his parents on May 8, 1908 and settled on a homestead north of Bethune, Colorado. He later took his own homestead north of Bethune and hatched for a few years. Barbara Stahlecker was born December 24, 1885 in Tripp, South Dakota, to Martin and Katherina Stahlecker. At the age of eight years, she moved with her parents to a farm north of Bethune, Colorado. On February 3, 1910, she was married to Jacob Wiedman. To this union one son George was born. In March of 1911, Jacob passed away. On March 25, 1914, Barbara was married to Gottlieb Adolf. To this union, four children were born. Gottlieb Jr., Leah, Herman and Ella. Ella passed away at the age of 21 months. Gottlieb and Barbara made their living and raised their children on a 480 acre farm 15 miles northeast of Bethune, Colorado, known as "the Settlement." Their children attended the Yale School (a one room adobe building) later known as the Schaal School which was one mile from the Adolf farm. Their first car was a 1917 Model T Ford Touring. They lived on this farm until the "dust bowl days" of the thirties when they and all their family moved to Springbrook, Oregon in 1935. There they rented a small acreage and all worked at different jobs, etc. In 1937, they all moved back to their farm in Colorado and lived there until in 1953 when they moved to Burlington, Colorado where they retired until their deaths. Gottlieb died November 14, 1963.
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