Al had 2 great-uncles, Jonas and Chris Goering, who lived on the farm in Pretty Prairie. This is where Al grew up.
They never married and when they passed away, the farm went to their sister, Edna, Al's grandmother, and then on to Al's parents.
On the picture below, Grandma B., as she was known to Allen and his siblings, is the 2nd from the left in the back, next to her husband, Grandpa B. Uncle Jonas and Uncle Chris are on the front row, bookending the great-grandparents. The 2 older sisters were Elisabeth and Anna. Elisabeth and Grandma Edna shared a birthday, only 14 years apart.
Jonas and Chris and Great-grandpa Johann.
Back around 1980, we were visiting Al's parents on the farm. We saw an antique bed in the roundtop shed. We asked Al's dad about it and he mentioned that it had belonged to one of those uncles. We asked Al's dad if he would mind if we used it for Josh since it seemed to just be in storage. Josh was growing out of the crib and we would be having a baby too who would need a crib. He said we would be welcome to it. So we cleaned it up and refinished it. Being a 3/4 size bed, we couldn't find any mattress that size, so we had one made at a mattress factory. This became Josh's bed for awhile.
As Josh grew, he wanted a loft bed and this 3/4 bed became Jill and Mindy's.
Recently, Jill made the remark that Hannah, almost 16, was wanting a bigger bed. A twin wasn't cutting it anymore, especially since the dog sleeps with her. I asked if she would like to have the 3/4? She replied she would! We would swap the 3/4 for a twin. (for when grandkids come to sleep)
The night before I left for Wisconsin, I helped Allen load the bed in the back of the pickup. (He would drive it up on Saturday.) We wrapped them up in zippered mattress covers to protect them.
Al and I were going to drive separately to Wisconsin because not only was Hannah outgrowing the twin bed, she is soon going to be 16 and needing wheels. We recently purchased this sweet (and CUTE) Infinity so, not only were we going to deliver a mattress up to Wisconsin, but our old, but still in good shape Taurus too, which I would deliver!
Slowly, we can pass on to the next generation some of our "treasures". We've asked them "Are there things you would like?" So far, they aren't keen on our "stuff". Of course, the MOST important thing we have been able to pass on is for them to follow Jesus Christ!
Recently we found out that Uncle Jonas and Uncle Chris had mineral rights on property in Texas, where the family spend winters. And we, along with all the cousins, are going to be recipients of that! So, thanks, great-uncles, for the bed and for perhaps some $$??? Maybe our ship will come in. Ha ha!!
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