Caroline Hausauer Schaffer
As told by Martha Salway: My grandmother Caroline was born in Gluckstahl, South Russia, and her parents migrated from Germany to homestead the Russian Stepps. They lived in a village composed of all Germans....
Schaffer
We will see grandpa off on the train.
GRANDMA CAROLINE SCHAFFERS STORIES (As told by her granddaughter Martha M. Helm Salway) My grandma Schaffer was short, round, jolly and witty. She always had a comeback for everything. She laughed a lot and...
My Mother by Martha Salway
From Martha’s Memories: Karolina Schaffer Deering Mom’s parents chose a mate for her and she was soon married to Otto Deering in 1910 They homesteaded on a farm in the Clear Water district. Both...
Grandma Louise Deering’s Meals. Martha
Grandma’s Dearing was a very different kind of grandma. She lived across the railroad tracks in Irvine. She was bossy and very strict. I knew she didn’t like me and always wondered why. She...