Betzen Reunion

Descendants of Three Immigrant Brothers

RSVP: MARCH 31, 2023

10:00 Mass – Fr. J.D. Betzen

11:00 Gather Parish Hall

12:30 Lunch

2:00 Open House for those not able attend Mass/Lunch

7:30 Cleanup

Please bring photos, stories, et el to share with others.

betzen ancestry trivia teaser

March 1895 state of kansas census

agricultural sect. had 100 questions

how many fruit trees did each brother have? bearing and non-bearing?

why did the census request how many dogs each family owned?

how many acres owned/farmed for each brother?

how many lbs of butter and gallons of wine did each brother produce?

number of milch (milk) cows?

price of wheat, corn, cattle and swine in 1895?

review plat maps of ownership in 1882 and 1905

More information at the reunion.