William Klump
(1852-1936)
(1852-1936)
Marie Pille Klump
(1856-1946)
(1856-1946)
William Klump
© 2007, Dean Scott Klump, All rights reserved.
William Klump was born January 22,1852, in Austin County, Texas, to Herr and Frau August Von Klump, the oldest of twelve children. Blond haired and blue eyed, he grew to be a man of medium height and stocky build. He was not a very talkative man so we know little about his childhood except bits of information passed on by his children or from observation. He had only one year of formal education where he learned to read both German and English, as well as writing and arithmetic. Yet he could figure a bill of lumber that would baffle the average high school graduate today. I recall he read his daily newspaper the Fort Worth Star Telegram, diligently, and he probably knew a great deal more about what was going on in the world than the average person of that day. He enjoyed hunting deer, and apparently started at an early age, an assumption based on the numerous antlers displayed in their home. He enjoyed playing cards (skat) and dominoes. When the radio became available he was one of the first to own one and spent many hours each day with his earphones on listening.
William Klump and Marie Pilled were married Nov. 20, 1877. For several years they made their home with Marie�s parents, the Franz Pille�s. On August 9, 1878, their first child Lottie was born, then on Dec. 23, 1880 their first son Hugo was born, followed by Leo on January 2, 1883. When Leo was three weeks old, William and Marie moved to the farm where his parents had been living, a 220 acre tract with a large house and fields on three sides, about a mile from the present town of New Ulm. At this time the August Klumps moved to Greenville. Wi1liam and Marie settled on their place and continued to live there for twenty seven years. They used every available means they knew of on their farm to make a living. They grew cotton, corn, cane, and hay in th fields. They even grew their own tobacco. Their own cattle, hogs and chickens furnished meat, large gardens supplied the vegetables. William added to the income by doing carpenter work, running a butcher shop and working in a saloon.
Three more children were born. Erna on Sept. 27, 1886, then Beno on June 4, 1889, and Tillie on Dec. 13, 1892. All the children helped with the farming as soon as they were old enough. Lottie and the two older boys also helped their father with his butcher shop and carpenter work. The cattle was branded Wk and was allowed to roam off the farm on to the open range. Of course with six children all was not always peace arid harmony, the story goes that William only spanked Hugo and Leo twice, all in the same day. It seems the first time Erna was fishing in a pond they had designated off-limits, so they pushed her into the water. After that spanking they decided to get even by setting fire to a haystack behind the barn. After the second one they were convinced that their father was boss and acted accordingly. The children complained some about each other, Hugo always thought Lottie was too bossy, Tillie never forgot that Beno once put chewing gum in her hair, and Erna thought Leo was their mother�s pet and got by with more than the others could. Despite their little differences and much hard work they were a happy family. They enjoyed visiting with the neighbors, going to dances and kinderfests, they played homemade games. All three of the boys managed to buy a musical instrument or two and learned to play well enough to join local bands. Erna and Tillie followed their instructions and played with the group at home.
It was probably while work ing in a saloon that William became personally acquainted with such people as Buffalo Bill Cody who presented him with a book of his adventures and Col. Jake Walters with whom he corresponded through the years.
After the four older children were married, William�s carpenter work took him to West Texas where new settlements were springing up, and he purchased a tract of land in Stonewall County in the Brandenburg Community. Lottie�s husband Willie Wienke and Hugo decided to move their families to this area and seek new opportunities.
Once some of the children were up there, William took Marie along for a visit. She loved the wide open spaces, thus in October 1910 she, along with Beno and Tillie, joined William and the others to make their home in West Texas.
After a few years of farming, Beno married and brought his bride to the farm. William and Marie moved a few miles to the west to New Brandenburg, later renamed Old Glory, to retire. Tillie married and William and Marie built a new home in 1916.
William took a little job of meeting the train twice a day with the outgoing mail and bringing the incoming mail back to the post office. He walked this everyday pushing a little red mail cart. He was a healthy man. I can�t recall him ever being sick, but in later years his eyesight began to fail. On April 22, 1936, he died suddenly of a heart attack.
By: Bernice Dippel White, a granddaughter.
I was only one year old when my grandparents, William and Marie Klump moved to Old Glory, Texas in Stonewall County. I only saw them once a year, and sometimes less. I remember grandfather Klump as a very happy person, not very tall, but quite stout. He wore a beard, and sometimes a mustache. He picked up the mail bag a the depot in Old Glory. He would swing it onto his back and take it to the Post Office. My two brothers and some of our cousins would laugh and say, ' here comes Santa Claus', he would laugh and make a big deal of it, and act his part well.
By: Lucile Aurich Krenek, a granddaughter.
William Klump and Marie Pilled were married Nov. 20, 1877. For several years they made their home with Marie�s parents, the Franz Pille�s. On August 9, 1878, their first child Lottie was born, then on Dec. 23, 1880 their first son Hugo was born, followed by Leo on January 2, 1883. When Leo was three weeks old, William and Marie moved to the farm where his parents had been living, a 220 acre tract with a large house and fields on three sides, about a mile from the present town of New Ulm. At this time the August Klumps moved to Greenville. Wi1liam and Marie settled on their place and continued to live there for twenty seven years. They used every available means they knew of on their farm to make a living. They grew cotton, corn, cane, and hay in th fields. They even grew their own tobacco. Their own cattle, hogs and chickens furnished meat, large gardens supplied the vegetables. William added to the income by doing carpenter work, running a butcher shop and working in a saloon.
Three more children were born. Erna on Sept. 27, 1886, then Beno on June 4, 1889, and Tillie on Dec. 13, 1892. All the children helped with the farming as soon as they were old enough. Lottie and the two older boys also helped their father with his butcher shop and carpenter work. The cattle was branded Wk and was allowed to roam off the farm on to the open range. Of course with six children all was not always peace arid harmony, the story goes that William only spanked Hugo and Leo twice, all in the same day. It seems the first time Erna was fishing in a pond they had designated off-limits, so they pushed her into the water. After that spanking they decided to get even by setting fire to a haystack behind the barn. After the second one they were convinced that their father was boss and acted accordingly. The children complained some about each other, Hugo always thought Lottie was too bossy, Tillie never forgot that Beno once put chewing gum in her hair, and Erna thought Leo was their mother�s pet and got by with more than the others could. Despite their little differences and much hard work they were a happy family. They enjoyed visiting with the neighbors, going to dances and kinderfests, they played homemade games. All three of the boys managed to buy a musical instrument or two and learned to play well enough to join local bands. Erna and Tillie followed their instructions and played with the group at home.
It was probably while work ing in a saloon that William became personally acquainted with such people as Buffalo Bill Cody who presented him with a book of his adventures and Col. Jake Walters with whom he corresponded through the years.
After the four older children were married, William�s carpenter work took him to West Texas where new settlements were springing up, and he purchased a tract of land in Stonewall County in the Brandenburg Community. Lottie�s husband Willie Wienke and Hugo decided to move their families to this area and seek new opportunities.
Once some of the children were up there, William took Marie along for a visit. She loved the wide open spaces, thus in October 1910 she, along with Beno and Tillie, joined William and the others to make their home in West Texas.
After a few years of farming, Beno married and brought his bride to the farm. William and Marie moved a few miles to the west to New Brandenburg, later renamed Old Glory, to retire. Tillie married and William and Marie built a new home in 1916.
William took a little job of meeting the train twice a day with the outgoing mail and bringing the incoming mail back to the post office. He walked this everyday pushing a little red mail cart. He was a healthy man. I can�t recall him ever being sick, but in later years his eyesight began to fail. On April 22, 1936, he died suddenly of a heart attack.
By: Bernice Dippel White, a granddaughter.
I was only one year old when my grandparents, William and Marie Klump moved to Old Glory, Texas in Stonewall County. I only saw them once a year, and sometimes less. I remember grandfather Klump as a very happy person, not very tall, but quite stout. He wore a beard, and sometimes a mustache. He picked up the mail bag a the depot in Old Glory. He would swing it onto his back and take it to the Post Office. My two brothers and some of our cousins would laugh and say, ' here comes Santa Claus', he would laugh and make a big deal of it, and act his part well.
By: Lucile Aurich Krenek, a granddaughter.
His Siblings:
Audry Klump : Emilie Klump Blaschke : August Klump : Adolph Klump : Otto Klump : Bertha Klump Krause : Egenhardt Klump : Albert Klump : Ernst Klump : Louis Klump : Henrietta Klump Heins
Audry Klump : Emilie Klump Blaschke : August Klump : Adolph Klump : Otto Klump : Bertha Klump Krause : Egenhardt Klump : Albert Klump : Ernst Klump : Louis Klump : Henrietta Klump Heins
August Klump Family History Project
From humble beginnings in Austin and Washington Counties, Texas
From humble beginnings in Austin and Washington Counties, Texas