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Fritz and Annie Lippe Family - German Cotton Farmers in Early 1900s Texas--Washington, Mills, Hamilton, and Tom Green Counties (Paperback, New)
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Fritz and Annie Lippe Family - German Cotton Farmers in Early 1900s Texas--Washington, Mills, Hamilton, and Tom Green Counties (Paperback, New)
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Fritz and Annie Lippe Family--German Cotton Farmers in Early 1900s
Texas describes the childhood of Fritz and Annie beside the Brazos
River in east Texas, their families' move west, their courtship and
marriage, and the rearing of their eleven children on rented farms.
In some years, the cotton crop was profitable. In other years,
drought, boll weevils, or floods destroyed the crop. The children
missed the first few weeks of school in the fall because picking
the cotton took priority over education. The family raised most of
their own food--vegetables from the garden; hogs for meat, lard,
and soap; cattle for meat, milk and butter; and chickens for meat
and eggs. They grew corn, grinding it into cornmeal to make bread.
Money from the cotton sale was used to buy the few items that were
not made or grown, such as coffee, sugar, and farm tools. Their
many narrow escapes from death due to accidents, injuries, and
illnesses are described here. It is amazing that all of the
children lived to adulthood. Annie almost died after giving birth
to one of the younger children, but she recovered and lived to the
age of 103. Every Lippe son and son-in-law served in the military,
some of them during World War II, some in combat. All returned
safely. Several grandchildren and their spouses also served. Eight
of the eleven children and the wives of two deceased sons
contributed photographs and stories of life on the family farms.
The author inherited many letters and photos from her mother, who
was Fritz and Annie's eldest daughter. The book also contains
stories of Fritz and Annie's children as adults. They all became
hardworking solid citizens and remained true to the faith in God
instilled in them by their parents.
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