Gerhardt A Koster, b: 1897

^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}
^{1969 Armstrong first person on the moon}

^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}

^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}



				^{Gerhardt F Koster}^{b.1865 Germany d.}

			^{Gerhardt A Koster}^{b.1897 South Dakota d.1971}

				^{Anna Gruesing}^{b.1880 South Dakota d.}

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}










	^{John J Wipf}^{b.1870 Russia d.1941 Hutchinson, South Dakota}

^{Mae J Koster}^{b.1902 South Dakota d.1974 Yankton, South Dakota}		^Jacob Wipf^{b.1847 Russia d.}

	^{Katharina Wipf}^{b.1872 Russia d.1911 Hutchinson, South Dakota}	^{Katharina Wipf}^{b.1848 Russia d.}

^{1969 Armstrong first person on the moon}
^{1973 US launches Skylab space station}
^{1981 Columbia is first space shuttle}
^{1991 Persian Gulf War}
^{1992 Trade Pact, US, Canada, Mexico}

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}












			^{Jennie M Wipf}^{b.1892 Parkston, South Dakota d.}

^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}

^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}




^{Maggie K Mees}^{b.1887 Illinois d.}	^John Mees^{b.1848 Illinois d.}

^{Nicholas Mees}^{b.1890 Illinois d.}

^{Joseph H Mees}^{b.1875 Illinois d.}			^Adam Flori^{b.1779 Bavaria, Germany d.1871}

^{Mary A Mees}^{b.1885 Illinois d.}		^{Johannes 'John' Flori}^{b.1829 Bavaria, Germany d.1901 Macoupin Co., Illinois}	^{Margaretha Strang}^{b.1800 St Louis, Missouri d.1871 St Louis, Missouri}

^{Victoria Mees}^{b.1896 Budapest, Hungary d.}	^{Barbara Flori}^{b.1850 Illinois d.1935 Marlin, Texas}

^Living Mees^{b. d.}		^{Helena Flori}^{b.1820 Bavaria, Germany d.1904 Alton, Illinois}

^Nick Mees^{b.1891 Illinois d.}

^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}
^{1969 Armstrong first person on the moon}
^{1973 US launches Skylab space station}
^{1981 Columbia is first space shuttle}
^{1991 Persian Gulf War}

^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}

^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}




			^{Charles Z Barnwell}^{b.1870 Illinois d.}

	^{Myrtle Ivy Barnwell}^{b.1893 Illinois d.1985 Los Angeles, California}

	^{B Myrtle Rill}^{b.1895 Illinois d.}



			^{Amanda Barnwell}^{b.1874 Illinois d.}