Samuel Gugler came with his parents in a covered wagon when he was only
  four years old. The family settled on what is known as Fritz Gugler farm. He
  grew up in the Lyona area, attended church and Carry Creek School. He met and
  later married Emma Mitsch, October 4, 1881.
       Samuel built the home and he and his wife lived there as a farmer-stockman
  and raised seven sons and one daughter: Benjamin F., 1882-1965; Oscar H., 1884-
  1972; Edwin F., 1888-1957; Milton C., 1890-1974; Fritz J., 1893-1980; Daniel W.,
  1895-1958; Dewey C., 1898-1963; and Ethel Delker, 1900-1985.  
       After the death of Sam's father, Jacob, in 1898, another room was added to 
  the rural home for his mother, Elizabeth, to live with them. In January of 1903, 
  Elizabeth moved into Woodbine to live in the house now owned by Darlene and Bill 
  Sexton. Sam's wife, Emma, died in 1920, having lived her entire married life on 
  the same farm. The following year Sam moved into Woodbine to live with and care 
  for his mother. The Woodbine home will be remembered by many Woodbine residents 
  as a haven for his grandchildren. They took their lunches to Grandpa's to eat and 
  visit while attending Woodbine High School. 
       Samuel served a very active life as a businessman of trust, servin on the 
  school board, as a township trustee, and for a number of years he served as
  president of Woodbine State Bank. His one ambition in life was to serve the 
  members of his family and the community in which he lived.
       While living in the Lyona Community north of Woodbine, he was a member of
  the Lyona Methodist Church for more than three quarters of a century, served as
  Sunday School superintendent for 22 years, and held many other ofices in the church,
  serving where he was needed.
       He died December 26, 1938, at the age of 83 years and four months.
       An interesting fact is that all of the sons grew to manhood and lived their
  entire lives in Dickinson County except for the time Milton and Dan were in the
  military service and later attending college. Ethel spent nearly all her lifetime
  in Dickinson County, also.
               
  Source: Woodbine, Kansas Centennial, 1887 - 1987, 
          Woodbine through the years pg. 83
          Submitted by Mrs. Evelyn Gugler