Edward Frank Kraemer was born September 5, 1881, near Washington, Missouri,
   the youngest of ten children of William Kraemer and Henrietta (Flottman)
   Kraemer. As a young man he worked for several farmers; when Henry Flentje
   Sr. moved to Kansas, he moved with them.
     Anna was the eldest of the nine children of Henry and Maria Flentje. She
   was baptized and confirmed in the Flora Lutheran Church and also attended
   school there. They were taught by the minister and school was taught in
   German. They moved to Kansas in 1910 and joined St. John's.
     In 1912, Ed and Anna were married in the "old church" in the country
   south of town. Most weddings were scheduled for a Thursday. Their trans-
   portation was a buggy. After the wedding, they went to the bride's home
   and had a fried chicken supper. It was a custom for the bridal party to
   eat first and then the men; women and children ate last. Everyone was
   seated at the table, so, of course, they had to eat in shifts. At midnight
   they were served salmon salad and lemon pie. The preacher would go home
   after midnight and then they took down the bed in the bedroom and danced
   until dawn.
     They moved to a small farm and later to the "Liebest Place" one mile
   south of the ridge road.
     Viola Marie Henrietta was born January 29, 1918, and Edna Mae was born
   January 27, 1923. Both were baptized by the Rev. Dueker. Viola went to
   the Lutheran school and was confirmed in 1932. Edna Mae went to country
   school at Munfort and Unity and attended seventh and eighth grades at the
   Lutheran school; she was confirmed April 5, 1936.
     Ed served on the school board and was an elder of the church. Anna
   belonged to the Missionary Society and Ladies Aid. They met in the homes.
     One of the events of the church was Mission Festival which was scheduled
   in the country in a grove of trees. Nail kegs and boards borrowed from the 
   lumber yard served as seats. Morning and afternoon services were conducted.
   Each family brought a picnic dinner, spread a cloth on the ground and
   invited guest to eat with them. They sat on the gound. They also had a band
   they played.
     Another fun event was the "last-day-of-school" picnic which took place
   outside the church. There was a stand outside with a tank full of ice, with
   pop. Ice cream and Cracker Jacks were also available. Oh, how good that pop
   tasted! They also had a bowling alley put up outside the church. I don't
   know what it cost to play, but it seems that they gave out cigars. They
   also played ball and other games.
     One of the bad things remembered was the fact that service was preached
   in German and this caused a lot of distress in World War I when some people
   threatened to do harm to the minister.
     In 1936, they moved to the farm they bought southwest of Zenda. In 1940,
   Ed had a heart attack and died on April 11, 1940. Anna continued to live
   on the farm until 1946 when she and Grandma Flentje moved to Nashville. For
   several years she cooked at the hospital and enjoyed gardening and being
   part of the community. She continued to live in her home until she fell and
   broke her hip and could no longer care for herself. She now lives with her
   daughter in Cheney.
                   
  Source:St. John's Lutheran Church Centennial 1893-1993, Nashville, Kansas, pg. 52  
  Submitted by: Edna Mae Laverentz