Karicks came to U.S.A. in 1871. They were a German family. Grandpa was in
  the Civil War, also a son. Grandmother came by sailboat, taking six weeks for
  the trip. My mother was a child in Civil War days.
     Frank Kumberg came to U.S. when he was 19 years old. He was a shoemaker by
  trade and came to U.S. for a better life and opportunities.
     He met and married Katrina in 1874. They bought a farm near Versailles,
  Missouri, and built a house and barn of logs. They had a family of 12 children.
  Dad made a trip to Germany when I was two years old. Mother and children ran
  the farm.
     As the family grew, they moved to Kansas in 1897, coming to Sawyer. They
  found a house by Elm Mills where they lived three months to build a house.
  The family all worked and the farm being small, children worked away from
  home. It was a ranch owned by Taylor of Denver, now the Rose Ranch.
     There was a flour mil at Elm Mills, and we took our wheat there to make
  flour for breads.
     Coming to Kansas was quite a change. Having to bring so much to make a
  home. Dad had a carload of lumber, housegoods, mules and all. He knew about
  stowaways from coming to U.S. He put 5 boys in with the furniture and bees to
  make the trip.
     When landing in Sawyer, the conductor saw some boys around when they were 
  unloading. He asked who they were. Dad said he didn't know. They would shake
  the bees to keep the conductor from looking.
     Mother and five girls and Grandma came three months later. Our schooling
  was att country schools, and our activities were spelling bees, community 
  literary, and dances in homes. Church was at the school house.
     Dad bought more land as the boys grew up to help with the work. Dad would
  take cattle to Kansas City and bring home large barrels of molasses, herring
  fish, also limberger cheese. We stored it in the cellar under the house.
     He was a great gardener, so we stored fruits and vegetables in straw in
  the ground.
     In 1916 Fritz, Bismark, Bess, and I went to Imperial Valley to visit two 
  brothers who had gone there to pioneer. Roads in deserts were slats like snow
  fence. We saw in San Diego, the Army and Navy in Review. Little did we know
  that a year from then, our Bismark would be calle, Gus, too, was in call, but
  he was left to farm.
     The call came while Dad and Mom were in Hot Springs. There was only 3 weeks
  to sell his farm anaimals and get business ready to leave. They had 6 weeks
  training before sent overseas. The women had to saw wood and feed cattle.
  Lucky was young.
     I think when that troop train came through Medicine Lodge, it was the 
  saddest time I ever saw.
     In 1917 we got our first car, a Ford. I had to drive it over planks Dad
  layed on Crooked Creek.
     Kimberg children came all home for holidays and Christmas. One Christmas
  we got a new surrey, driven by mules, fringe and curtains. In 1917, a player
  piano. We stayed up all night to play, dance and sing.
     We had many community things in our home. Three schools had Christmas 
  programs together, big tree.
     In 1919 I married Walter Lilliquist. He was called to service in 1918 but
  was a Swedish soldier, so he changed to U.S. He got his narturilized citizen
  papers in Fort Riley. He was in ambulance corps in time of flu when many died.
                 
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 267 
     Submitted by: Matilda