Dick Family history for Atchison and Holt Counties

1. Louis Jacob Dick
Born October 1857 in Safnern, Bern
Canton Switzerland.
Son of Jakob and Marie Luise
Herrmann Dick
Immigrated to America
December 1882
Died 1928
Amazonia, Missouri

2. Elizabeth Schpubach
Herrmann
Maternal grandmother of Louis Dick
Heinrich and Elizabeth Herrmann
grandparents, raised Louis Dick. Louis’
mother died when he was an infant.

3. Jakob Dick, Father of Louis
Dick, and his second wife Maria
Siegenthaler Dick with son
Adolph Dick.
Jakob Dick Maria Dick
1834-1885 1840-1927
Jakob and Maria had eight children:
John Dick b. 1863
Fred Dick b. 1865
Mary Anita Dick b. 1867
Gottfried Dick b. 1870
Adolph Dick b. 1872
Lina Dick b. 1873
Jean-Rudolphe Dick b. 1875
Bertha Dick b. 1877
John, Fred, Gottfried and Adolph
immigrated to America.

4. Stone Home
Built by Louis Dick
Louis Dick was a stone mason and built
this home in the Boston area of
Amazonia.

5. Side view of the home built by Louis
Dick in Amazonia.

6. Louis sold the home in Amazonia and
relocated to Forbes, Holt County.

7. Family Gatherings
Gathering of family of Louis and Mary

8. Family Gathering
An early reunion

9. Goldie and Ruby Dick
Daughters of Emil and
Edna Sipes Dick
The girls were raised by their father
and Dick grandparents.
Goldie Dick b. 1911-1968
Ruby Dick b. 1913-

10. Freda Dick
1881-1948
Freda was born in Lyss, Bern
Canton, Switzerland. She and brother
Louis immigrated with their parents in
1882.

11. Louis Dick
1882-1961
Louis Dick was born in Lyss Bern
Canton, Switzerland.

12. Emma Dick
1883-1971
Emma was born in Andrew
County, Missouri, the first of the Louis
and Mary Dick children born in
America.
Her birth date of August 6, 1883
indicates that Mary was a few weeks
pregnant when they sailed from
Switzerland.

13. Emil Dick
1885-1984
Emil Dick was born in Andrew
County, Missouri.

14. Minnie Dick
1887-1968
Minnie Dick was born in Andrew
County, Missouri.

15. William Dick
1889-1965
William was born in Holt
County, Missouri.

16. Fanny Dick
1892-1971
Fanny Dick was born in Andrew
County, Missouri.

17. Julia Dick
1893-1976
Julia Dick was born in Holt
County, Missouri .

18. Clara Dick
1896-1986
Clara Dick was born in Holt
County, Missouri.

19. John Dick
1898-1976
John Dick was born in Holt
County, Missouri.

20. Flora Dick
1904-1986
Flora Dick was born in Holt
County, Missouri .

21. Mary Dick
1907-1996
Mary Dick was born in Holt
County, Missouri. She is pictured in
front of the first home, in Holt County.

22. Edward Dick
1901 -1982
Edward Dick was born in Holt
County, Missouri.

23. Louis & Mary Dick Family
circa 1910
Front row: Louis Flora, Mary
Louise, Mary and Edward
Back row: Fannie , John, Julia, Clara

24. Early Photo Magic

25. Keg Party
Circa 1914
Back row: Louis, John, William and
Emil Dick, Casper Bisig, Grandpa, and
??.
Front row: Pluma (Louis’
wife), Minnie, Emma, Clara and
Grandma Mary.

26. Take in Holt
County, Missouri
Edner Brunner, John
Dick, Emma, William, Mary, John
O’Neal,
Front row: Goldie, Marion Caples and
Ruby.

27. Working the Teams
Flora, Edward and John working with
the teams in Holt County, Missouri.

28. June 1956
Charlotte Ann Miller
Katie Caples Vivian (Julia’s Daughter)
Ruth Ellen Joseph
Max Leon Thomas

29. Time to relax
Grandma and Grandpa enjoying a
moment on the porch of the second
family home in Holt County, Missouri.

30. Caples family
circa 1924
Julia and Robert Caples
Marion (Bud), Robert (Babe) and Katie

31. Dick Brothers
Adolph, Fred and Gottfried Dick.
Alfred Royce is in the background of
this photograph.

32. Children of Adolph Dick
Bertha and Carl Dick.

33. Brothers
Gottlieb, Adolph, John and Louis Dick
pose for photo while Mary and Louise
Fenner Dick wife of John Dick.

34. Post card from the Bisig
area of Switzerland.

35. Mildred Hill Brunner
First wife of Everett Brunner.

36. Bisig and Dick Cousins
Front row: Nettie, Vern, Frank, David
Bisig and Bertha Dick.
Back Row: Alfred Dick, Alfred
Bisig, Carl Dick and Joe Bisig.

37. Cousins

38. The Bisigs and the
Spuelers
Emma and Casper with one of their
sons. Albertina and Fritz Spueler.
This was taken between August 1936
and May 1937.

39. Emma Zahnd Dick
Wife of Gottfried Dick.

40. Brothers and their wives
Bena (Mrs. Adolph), Emma (Mrs.
Gottfried), Adolph and Gottfried Dick.

41. Wife of Carl Brunner
Mildred Waggoner wife of Carl
Brunner.

42. Vern and Dave Bisig

43. Frank, Alfred and Joseph
Bisig

44. Emma’s Family
Vern, Alfred, Meinrada, Emma and
Casper Bisig.

45. Larry Bisig Family
Grandson of Emma Dick Bisig.
Larry and Barbara Bisig with Debbie
and Jeff.

46. Nancy Kronegg
Daughter of Christian and Clara Dick
Kronegg. Hyde Elementary School.

47. Harold Daniel Brunner
b.

48. Harold and Rowena
Cooper Brunner
This photograph of Harold and Rowena
was taken in 1983.

49. Gretchen Brunner
Daughter of Harold and Rowena
Cooper Brunner.

50. Gwen Brunner
Daughter of Harold and Rowena
Cooper Brunner.

51. Mandy Leason
Granddaughter of Harold and Rowena
Cooper Brunner.
Daughter of Gretchen Brunner.

52. Grandchildren
Amanda and Michael Saxton
grandchildren of Everett and Dorothy
Israel Brunner.
Photo taken by Olan Mills.

53. The big house
This the big house, second home in
Holt County. On Monkey Mountain.
Some of the lumber from the original
house was used to build this home.

54. Emil Dick
This photo was taken at Green Acres in
approximately 1983.

55. Louis and Mary Dick
Family circa 1911
Back Row:
Minnie, Freda, Julia, Clara, Emma, Fan
nie, John, Bill, Louis and Emil.
Front Row: Louis
Jacob, Edward, Mary, Mary Anna and
Flora.

56. The Kronegg Family
Clara Dick Kronegg, Nancy and
Christian Kronegg. Photo taken at
Emma Dick Spueler’s truck farm off of
DD Highway.

57. Adolph and Clara Dick
Brunner

58. Brunner Family
Left to right: Carl, Everett and Edner
Brunner.

65. Dick Family Reunion
circa 1944

66. Dick Family Reunion
Savannah MO

73. Left to Right: Everett, Harold and Carl
Brunner .

74. Clara Dick Brunner , sons Carl Adolph
and Everett Robert Brunner.
Taken at their farm home, the original
Daniel Brunner farm, Lincoln township
Amazonia, MO

84. Gottlieb and Minnie Dick Wiedmer.
Alice Wiedmer, daugher of Gottlieb in
center. Emerson Kretzer Sr, son of
Minnie Dick and Alexander Emerson
Kretzer behind Alice and Gottlieb.
Children of Minnie and
Gottlieb, Clarence Wiedmer, son of
Minnie and Gottlieb on right. Pauline
Wiedmer, daughter of Minnie and
Gottlieb on back left.

87. Dick Family Reunion
Savannah, MO
1983
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90. Lewis and Fannie Dick
Steeby Family

91. Left to right:
Mary Dick Keeney
Viola Reynolds , Mrs. William Dick
Clara Dick, Brunner Kronegg
Emma Kittleson Dick , Mrs Carl Dick on
side.
Ruth Powelson Bisig, Mrs. Joseph Bisig
behind Clara. Lillie Reem Kretzer, left
of Ruth. Dona Lea Wiedmer, Mrs.
Clarence Wiedmer standing.

99. Dick Family Reunion
Savannah, MO

100. Minnie Dick Kretzer Wiedmer Queen
and husband William Queen with the
family of Emerson Kretzer Sr and Lillie
Kretzer, seated on couch.

104. Beauford and Pauline
Steeby Family