I married into a large family. Where I was raised, families were not this large. There were a few, yes, but not 13 children! When I married and moved to a farming community there were many Germans from Russia, mainly the Volga region. And they were farm families. And they needed children to work.
Henry & Mabel Grosskop Gabel on their wedding day
8 February 1920
Huntley, Montana
Henry and Mabel had 13 children.
As in many large families, there are lots of personalities.
There are 13 sons and daughters, with 1 daughter absent at a reunion about 1985.
There are 5 living today.
The first child was born in 1921 and the last born in 1939.
They were a farm family with sugar beets as one of the main crops.
They lived in various locations depending on rented ground.
Celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in 1973.
Henry and Mabel left a legacy of hard work to all their children.
Both Henry and Mabel immigrated to the United States from Russia. Unfortunately I haven't been able to learn much about that history. It seems that it wasn't talked about to many of the children. And now when we wonder, we wish we had asked questions.
What a legacy they left.
13 sons and daughters (1absent from the reunion)
Their children with spouses
Children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
of
Henry and Mabel Grosskopf
About 1985
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