Welter and Linster Families
| My great-grandmother Anna Linster's family came to the U.S. from Hondelange (Hondelingen), Belgium (formerly part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) in the 1860s. My great-grandfather Matthias Welter's mother's family (the Grethens) came from Waldbredimus, Luxembourg. The Linster and Welter families settled near Fredonia, Belgium, and Holy Cross, Wisconsin. | In 1880, Matthias Welter and Anna Linster came west and married in Alton, Iowa. They moved to Grafton, ND, for a time, then returned to Granville, IA, where they operated Welter's Saloon and Pool Hall. Their four children were Mary (Mae) Welter Schwebach, Roseline Lillian Welter Bunkers Thorman, Theresa Welter O'Connor Lieb, and Silverius Welter. |
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On this photograph of the Welter family, mother Anna (Linster) Welter stands at left. Her daughters Mary (Mae) and Lillian (Roseline) stand to her right. Seated are son Silverius, father Mathias (Matt) Welter, and daughter Therese. |
| Right: Photographs of my paternal
grandparents, Lillian (Welter) and Frank Bunkers of Granville, IA. Lillian
and Frank married in June 1908. They were the parents of eight children
(Larry, Dick, Ray, Vincent, Cletus, Bernice, Jerome, and Viola). Frank
Bunkers died on November 26, 1926; Lillian Bunkers died on August 4, 1968.
They are buried in St. Joseph Parish Cemetery in Granville, IA. Their son, Jerome (Tony) Bunkers (November 16, 1921 - July 27, 1978), married Verna Mae Klein on June 14, 1949). They became the parents of Suzanne Lillian Bunkers, Linda Frances Bunkers Kennedy, Dennis Frank Bunkers, Dale Jerome Bunkers, and Daniel James Bunkers. |
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