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     Cacilia Turk was born on 18 April 1839. She married Karl Franz Alt, son of Karl Josef Alt and Magdelena Stenke, in 1858.³ Cacilia Turk died on 9 March 1915 at Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, at age 75. 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, 1915.⁴ She was buried after 9 March 1915 at St. Joseph's Cemetery.⁵

     Joseph Alt was born on 19 March 1860 at Girsig.² He married Caroline Zwiener, daughter of Joseph Zwiener, on 27 April 1885 at District # 41 schoolhouse, Alexis Township 6 miles west of Bellwood, Nebraska; with Fr. Boniface officiating. The land for St. Joseph's Church was given by Caroline Zweiner's father. Joseph Alt resided before 1900 at Bismark Precint, Platte County, Nebraska; 1900 Platte County Census states that Josef was born in 1859. Josef and his family were living in Bismark Precint, Platte County, Nebraska. His sister, Franziske Alt, was living with his family at that time. 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 1900.³ He died on 26 April 1953 at age 93.² He was buried after 26 April 1953 at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Shelby, Nebraska.³

     Anna Alt was born on 21 December 1861 at Girsig.¹ She died on 22 December 1861.

     Monica Selzer was born on 29 January 1869 at Girsig.² She married Herman Alt, son of Karl Franz Alt and Cacilia Turk, on 8 July 1888 at Alexis Township 6 miles west of Bellwood; married by Fr. Stoltz. 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. 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

     Virgil L. Dunning was born on 13 June 1913.¹ He was a farmer after 13 June 1913 at near Shelby, Nebraska.² He married Valarya Agnes Alt, daughter of Ferdinand Alt and Natallia Schmid. Virgil L. Dunning died on 30 June 1975 at age 62.³

     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; County Judge L.M. Merrick married them.¹ He was a veteran of WWII. Walter John Nebosis died in September 1969.¹ He was buried after September 1969 at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Bellwood, Nebraska.

     Joseph U. Alt was born on 24 April 1931 at Shelby, Nebraska. 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. 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 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 resided before November 1944 at Blue Island, Illinois. 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 ended 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. He died on 5 March 2006 at Wolbach, Nebraska, at age 74. He was buried on 9 March 2006 at Osceola Cemetery, Osceola, Nebraska.

     Oswald Jack U. Alt was born on 5 December 1929. He died on 26 December 1983 at age 54.