Thanks to Judy Steeples Alston for sharing some of the photos she received from her father, Hillon Steeples!
Judy writes “I remember Grandmother Olive Kobler Steeples telling me about the two photos below … that my Granddad Chester Steeples took the first photo and that our Great Granddad Carl Kobler took the second so that they could both be in a photo”.
Koblers about 1945
Kneeling Front: Jerry Kobler, Otto Kobler, Carl Kobler
Koblers about 1945
Kneeling Front: Jerry Kobler, Otto Kobler
Koblers in late 1940s?
Front: Juanita Kobler
Otto & Helen Kobler with son Jerry & daughter Ann
Judy’s commentary on the next two – “These are both postcards but on the back of both in my Grandmother Olive’s handwriting it says, ‘Harvesting wheat- Carl Kobler farm in early 1900’s’. I don’t recognize anyone, probably hired hands if what my grandmother wrote is true.”
Kobler Children in late 1930s
Front: Lois Steeples Settles, Donna Steeples Childs, Dean Kobler, Juanita Kobler Heitschmidt (sp?), Darryl Kobler
Elma Paxson Kobler
Chester & Olive Steeples
Need to name Wallace Steeples in two top photos. Thanks, Mike for posting these.
Thanks for catching that Judy. I made that update.
Thanks, Judy, for sending those to Mike. In the first harvest picture, the tallest of the men looks like Uncle Art. Not sure about the others, but they used to harvest together (Granddad Kobler and Uncle Art). Uncle Art was a good bit taller than most of the men and used to remind me of Lincoln without a beard. The picture of the grandchildren always frustrated me a little bit as a child because the panties (which Mom made to match the dress she made) showed. That was a fun time for all of us. When we all got together on the Kobler farm it was better than any current recreation park. Chickens, pigs, horses, cows, an orchard with apple and peach trees, vegetable garden, flower garden, lilacs, many huge trees to play under, what a wonderful place for kids. We had the Solomon River to wade in, all sorts of out buildings to wander in and out of, including a pedal blade sharpener we “rode”, an old stone house by the creek side (the original house on the farm, no longer used), a stone barn where we all carved our names, oh, so many wonderful things to do. Great memories.
Hiello – My name is Lesli (Heitschmidt) Barsody. I am Juanita Kobler’s 3rd daughter. I have shown my mom these photos that I found and she thoroughly enjoyed looking at all of them. She wanted me to tell you that she is the “unknown girl” standing in the front of the one picture. It is always just great to see all these old photos. I always love seeing my grandparents Martha and Leo Kobler and my Aunt Jocelyn’s photos. Thank you Lois !
Now I just realized I should have said Thank you to Judy not Lois 🙂
Lois Steeples Settles (your mom’s cousin who lived a block away in Hill City and used to play with her). Wanted to say this web sight is put together by Mike Settles, our second son, and added to by others from the family. If you have pictures you would like to add that would be great. Contact Mike. I have tried to get your mom to give us an email where she could be reached so we could keep up with her and your dad. Unsuccessful. Usually have called her every Jan., but missed doing that this year. Will give her that call soon. Sorry I was not the one to thank!! lol but will accept it for Mike and Judy, I guess.
Thank you Lesli for providing the identification! I updated that caption with Juanita Kobler.