Unidentified Family, In-laws or Friends

I'm not sure who these people are, or where the picture was taken although the stamp on the back says it was taken around August 12, 1924. These people are family, in-laws, or friends of the Krueger-Rachuig family. I appreciate any help with identifying them.

Flora Frieda Viertel Meissner As A Young Girl Before 1920

This photo shows Flora Viertel Meissner sometime before 1920. (She was born in 1905.) I'm not sure of the location, but it may be her grandparents' farm near Cranfils Gap. (Her grandparents were Tobias & Wilhelmina Schulz.)

Tobias & Wilhemina Schulz's 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1923

This photo shows the extended Schulz family celebrating Tobias & Wilhelmina's 50th wedding anniversary on June 8, 1923. The location for this photo is the home of Julius & Selma Rachuig. It still stands on Hackberry Street in Clifton. Selma was the couple's oldest daughter. I have a newspaper account of the celebration which I'll post later.

Herbert Schulz, oldest attendee at the recent family reunion, is one of the little guys in the front. I'll bet he's the one next to his grandfather's left knee.

Schulz Family Picnic About 1919

The first picture shows some of the Schulz family enjoying a picnic in the woods. I can identify just a few people. The third man from the left on the far side of the table (looking down) is Uncle Ben (Bernhardt) Schulz. (He's wearing a vest.) The man to his right may be his nephew Walter Rachuig, but I'm not sure. (He's wearing a dark shirt and vest.) Selma Schulz Rachuig is the woman near the back of the car on the far side of the table. She's looking to her left. Her daughter Evelyn Rachuig Belcher is on her left and wearing a dark hat. The man on this side of the table with his back to the camera (and almost in front of Uncle Ben) is Bruno Schulz. He's wearing suspenders.

I can't be sure of anyone else.



The following picture was taken on the same day. Uncle Bruno is wearing the same clothes. (Note the suspenders.)



This photograph was also taken on the same day. Aunt Evelyn is sitting on her mother's lap. Note the black hat. Julius Herman Rachuig (Selma's husband) is standing on the far right. I'm not sure who the others are, but I assume they are Viertel and Schulz children. The woman on Julius's right may be one of Selma's sisters and mother of some of the children in the picture.

Schulz Family At The Family Home, 1904

I remember finding this photo among my grandfather's documents and wondering, "Why do we have pictures of a Mexican family in our family archives?" I got a magnifying glass and looked closer. I recognized the children first: "That's Uncle Walter and Aunt Hilda!" Then I began recognizing the adults, my great-grandparents first and then the others. Then I recognized the house. There's another picture taken at the same time with different poses. I used the children's ages to estimate the date, which must be sometime around 1904.



Here's a photo of the house taken in the early 1960s - I'm guessing at the same time as the reunion photo shown below.

Schulz Reunion, Early 1960s

This photo was taken at a Schulz family reunion sometime between 1963 - 1965. The location is the Schulz home north of Clifton, Texas.

Tobias and Wilhelmina Schulz, 1923

This is a photo of Tobias and Wilhelmina on their way to church in 1923. They are standing at the front gate of their home north of Clifton, Texas.