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- ↑ Kristina Kuhn Krumm. Kris' Hypothesis
caculated from first born. - ↑ Ruth (Zimmerman) Brickner. Ruth (Zimmerman) Brickner, Interviewer: Kristina Kuhn, Informant Address:Tiffin, OH.
- ↑ Memory of Ruth Zimmerman Brickner: "Ida was a school teacher. She had butone child. Mervin was a plasterer. Different ones that he plastered forsaid he was one of the best ones they ever seen. I seen different thingshe plastered and it was just as smooth as can be. Laurent's uncle Willyand Addie, They had him do their work in their new house. They couldn'tget over how that man could make the corner's and everything justperfect. They made a big fuss about him. He and his wife were quitereligious, great church workers in Fostoria. He went one year toFlorida, he spent some time down there, a couple months or so, I wouldsay. When they had a big building boom down there, he went down and gotjobs at plastering and he made good money. She stayed home here with herkid. She was always very careful about his diet. My dad ate whatever hewanted. Dad lived to be 93 and Mervin died when he was 62, fell overdead, sudden. They lived on Cory Street in Fostoria. They were farmersin their earlier years. Eventually they moved into town, he didn't wantto farm. He just done plastering. He was quite well set when he died.She never did any teaching after they was married. She was always ahousewife. She never worked out. When she died, they used to always putthe estate in the paper, how much they were worth. Her estate was valuedat $88,000 something. At that time, was a LOT of money. Mervin chewedtobacoo. My granddad felt it was sinful to use tobacco. Pop and Mervinalways took a long walk after a big dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's fora big dinner. These two spent a lot of time outside, as they neversmoked etc inside."
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