How Many "Greats" Can You Count Here?

The Okarche Chieftain, November 25, 1948

Five generations are shown in the photo ranging all the way from little Lawrence Kraus, 3 months of age to Mr. Henry Nieland, 97 years of age who lived in Breda, Iowa.

Reading from left to right are Lawrence Kraus, 3 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kraus of Okarche and his mother, Mr. Albert Mueggenborg, father of Mrs. Kraus, Mrs. Maggie Mueggenborg mother of Mr. Mueggenborg and Henry Nieland, father of Mrs. Mueggenborg.

The family titles starting with baby Lawrence are: his mother, his grandfather, his great grandmother and his great, great grandfather.

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