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     Cazilia Schulmeister was born on 18 April 1838 at # 8, Tillendorf, Austro Hungary.³ She was baptized on 18 April 1838 at Tillendorf.³ She married Karl Franz Alt, son of Karl Josef Alt and Magdelena Stenke, on 2 May 1859 at Arnsdorf, Austro Hungarian Empire.^4,5 Cazilia Schulmeister died on 9 March 1915 at Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, at age 76. Cecilia died on a Tuesday in Columbus, Nebraska, where she had lived for the past 3 years. She had many friends there according to the Columbus Journal death annoucement date March 11, 1915.⁶ She was buried after 9 March 1915 at St. Joseph's Cemetery.⁷
     She was a Catholic. She was a housewife. Her married name was Alt.¹ She was also known as Cezilia.⁵ She was also known as Caecilia.⁵ She was also known as Zazilia. She was also known as Cecilia. She was also known as Selia Ault.⁸

     Joseph Alt was reported to have been born in 1859.² He was born on 19 March 1860 at # 8, Girsig, Austro Hungarian Empire.^3,4 He was baptized on 20 March 1860 at Girsig, Austro Hungary.^5,4 He married Caroline Zwiener, daughter of Joseph Zwiener, on 27 April 1885 at District # 41 schoolhouse, Alexis Township 6 miles west of Bellwood, Nebraska. Joseph Alt died on 26 April 1953 at age 93.³ He was buried after 26 April 1953 at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Shelby, Nebraska.⁶
     He immigrated in 1877. He resided before 1900 at Bismark Precint, Platte County, Nebraska. A letter found in a trunk purchasted by Bruce L Alt at the estate sale of Joseph Alt (son of Oswald Alt, son of Joseph Alt) it was found that Joseph Alt, his wife, Caroline, and their children Oswald and Emma took a trip to Europe in 1923. They visited relatives in Cesky Tesin which is on the border with Czechoslovakia and Poland. The relatives that they visited were Englebert Siersch and apparently a daughter, Gerda, and a sister? Flora.

This letter was written by Gerda Siersch to Emma Alt, daughter of Joseph and Caroline Alt. Gerda mentions Joseph and Caroline as Uncle and Aunt. However, it cannot be determined if Joseph and Caroline wer true Uncle and Aunt or these titles were used as a title of respect by Gerda. If this Joseph and Caroline were truly uncle and aunt one would think that it would be most likely on the the Zweiner (Caroline's) side of the family circa 1900.⁶

     Anna Alt was born on 21 December 1861 at # 8, Girsig, Austria.^1,2 She was baptized on 22 December 1861 at Girsig, Austro Hungary.^1,2 She died on 15 February 1862 at #8, Girsig, Austro Hungary. She died from toxaemia accompanying pregnancy.^3,2 She was buried on 17 February 1862 at Girsig.^3,2

     Monica Selzer was born on 29 January 1869 at Girsig, Austro Hungarian Empire.² She married Herman Alt, son of Karl Franz Alt and Cazilia Schulmeister, on 8 July 1888 at Alexis Township 6 miles west of Bellwood. Monica Selzer died on 12 February 1930 at age 61. Medical: Monica died of breast cancer.² She was buried after 12 February 1930 at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Shelby, Nebraska.²
     Her married name was Alt.² She was also known as Monika. Also, Marie relates how when relatives and neighbors came to Herman Alt's place to play baseball, Monica would keep the girl's indoors and would not let them outside while all of these men were there. She was also known as Salcer. Monica's last name of Selzer was spelled as "Salcer" on her wedding license. She was also known as Moni.

     Virgil L. Dunning was born on 13 June 1913.¹ He was born on 22 June 1913 at Polk County, Nebraska.² He married Valarya Agnes Alt, daughter of Ferdinand Alt and Natallia Schmid. Virgil L. Dunning died on 30 June 1975 at Shelby, Polk County, Nebraska, at age 62.^3,2
     He was a farmer after 22 June 1913 at near Shelby, Nebraska.⁴

     Walter John Nebosis was born in 1914. He married Marie Alt, daughter of Ferdinand Alt and Natallia Schmid, on 28 September 1940 at Osceola, Nebraska.¹ Walter John Nebosis died in September 1969.¹ He was buried after September 1969 at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Bellwood, Nebraska.
      He was a veteran of WWII.

     Joseph Michael Urban Alt was born on 24 April 1931 at Shelby, Nebraska.¹ He died on 5 March 2006 at Wolbach, Nebraska, at age 74.¹ He was buried on 9 March 2006 at Osceola Cemetery, Osceola, Nebraska.¹
     He was educated before 1944 at Guardian Angel Boarding School, Oneida, Wisconsin. He was educated before 1944 at St. Benedict School, Blue Island, Illinois. Because of the health of his mother, Joe was moved, along with his older siblings, to Blue Island, Illinois. His school years were at St. Benedict School in Blue Island. He practiced as a Mormon for awhile. He and his sister, Anne, made several two-week trips to Germany and Italy in one year and to France and Spain another year, then to Australia, and later to China. He was especially interested in the agricultural land in those places. Upon returning to the U.S. he would comment how beautiful the landscape and and agricultural land was in our Great Plains.

Answering an ad to accompany a Kansas farmer, he flew to Bolivia, South America. He fell in love with Bolivia, returning for a month or so a couple of times a year. He eventually bought some undeveloped ranch land, expecting to "snowbird" there a part of the year. After an auto accident and then a delayed gall bladder operation in December of 2004 and early 2005, then making a nice recovery, he fell into bad health. He became interested in aviation to the extent of sketching airplanes at his desk in grade school. In later life he bought and sold light small aircraft, which he never himself flew, but which took him to various parts of the country to sell. For a time he was a member of a small craft aviation club. After 1944 Joe was an avid reader. One of the first things he bought were several volumes of the Great Books by Adler of the University of Chicago. He seemed well versed on the volume of the philosopher, Plato. He spent much time at the public library and bought a considerable number of books through the mail, as well as, buying and collecting loads of second hand books. He resided before November 1944 at Blue Island, Illinois. He resided after 29 November 1944 at Shelby, Nebraska. He began military service on 26 October 1948. He and his brother, Jack, joined the United States Navy, where they served in the Korean War from Oct. 26, 1948 unitl Oct. 29, 1952, mostly serving on ships. He was discharged from military service on 29 October 1952. After the service in the Navy, under the GI Bill of Rights, he and his brother, Jack, learned farming and bought land in northern Howard County, where they farmed for many years. After Jack died in 1983, Joe for a shorter time continued farming, but seeing how much better other, especially younger, farmers farmed, he rented out the land and bought more to be rented after 29 October 1952.

     Oswald Jack U. Alt was born on 5 December 1929. He was also reported to be born on 7 December 1929. He was also reported to be born on 13 December 1949. He died on 26 December 1983 at age 54.