George Mitsch was the first child born to Herman and Jane (Gugler) Mitsch
  who lived in Woodbine on a farm. George married Eleanor Middleton June 6, 1906
  and their first home was in an apartment above the bank where he worked. Their
  first child, Grant, was born there May 19, 1907. From there they moved to a
  house in town which was later the home of George's sister, Alice and her husband.
  Here their second child, Homer, was born January 19, 1911. Due to George's
  health, the family moved to the farm where George was born as were their next
  five children.
       In 1925 the family moved to Oregon as George did not care for farming and
  was interested in growing fruits and berries. The family settled near Brownsville,
  Oregon where they had almost an experiment farm with many varieties of fruit.
  Their youngest child, John, was born December 14, 1927.
       Six of the children are now retires. Grant, who married Amy Ross, was a
  hybridizer of daffodils and has over 400 varities registered with the Royal
  Horticultural Society of England. His wife died in 1982. Their two daughters
  have taken over the business, one full time with her husband. Homer married
  Nancy Calhoun and he was a shipping clerk for a plywood plant; Nathan, born July 
  24, 1912, married Mary Elles Averill and spent much of his life as a contractor
  Lois, born November 15, 1913 had a career mostly in accounting, still works and
  travels; Mary, born March 29, 1915, married Walter Ross, a logger; Ruth, born
  December 27, 1918, married Alfred Calhoun, who was a maintenance superintendent
  for a school; Martha, born December 1924, married Dwight Cannon, who is
  production superintendent for a hardboard plant; and John, the youngest, married
  Geraldine Hess, PhD and has been in the wholesale nursery business for forty
  years. Both Grant and John have shipped their products all over the United States
  and some foreign countries.
       Goerge and Eleanor Mitsch were both devout Christians. All of their children
  and most of their fourteen grandchildren are active in the churches of their
  choice. Eleanor Mitsch died May 17, 1962 and George died about five years later
  in January 1967.   
               
  Source: Woodbine, Kansas Centennial, 1887 - 1987, 
          Woodbine through the years pg. 134