Henry was born in Hanover, Germany, October 26, 1856, and came to America
  as a young man of 17. He settled near Alma, Missouri. Marie Klaustermeyer
  was born in Wehingdorf, Germany, December 9, 1869. She came to America with
  her mother and brother and also settled near Alma. Henry and Marie were
  married August 20, 1890. They were members of Flora Lutheran Church, a 
  country church near Concordia, Missouri. Henry was a farmer.
    Their children were August, born June 29, 1891; Anna, October 22, 1892;
  Earnest, June 25, 1896; Emma, March 17, 1900; Elizabeth, August 7, 1901;
  Magdaline (Lena), February 4, 1905; Esther, July 8, 1908; and Henry, April
  14, 1913.
    The children went to school at Flora and were taught in German. Anna, 
  Mary and Earnest were confirmed there. In 1910, they decided to move to
  Kansas after a land agent convinced them that farming conditions were better
  there. They moved by train. The William Winters family and a nephew of Maria,
  a young couple Earnest and Anna Klaustermey, all moved at the same time.
  Earnest's wife Anna died of the flu. They had one child. He later married
  Tina Westerman.
    When they arrived in Nashville by train, they were met by William Hensiek
  Sr. and were taken to the Hensiek home for dinner before they went on to
  their farm west of Nashville. They joined St. John's Church. The other five
  children were confirmed there.
    Henry farmed for a few years and then sold the farm and bought a hotel and
  restaurant in Nashville. After a few years, he sold that and worked for the
  railroad as a section hand and 'walked the tracks' before church. He was
  janitor of the church and also of the public school. At the time of his
  death, November 9, 1932, he owned a cream station and bought cream and eggs.
    Maria belonged to the Ladies Aid and made many quilts and rag rugs. After
  Henry died, she made her home with her daughter Anna until her death in
  June 1947.
                  
  Source:St. John's Lutheran Church Centennial 1893-1994, Nashville, Kansas, pg. 33  
  Submitted by: Edna Mae Laverentz, granddaughter.