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Lee Conrad Family, 1942: Back Row: Irene C. Hoel, David, Victor, Erwin. Front Row: Clarence, Lee and
Clara Conrad (parents), Christine C. Reichert.church. At 91 years of age, Mrs. Conrad is the
oldest living member of this church and she
attends services regularly.
Lee and Clara spent all of their 56 years
together on the farm that had belonged to
Lee's father since 1887. At the time of
Ludwig's death in 1911, the land was divided
among the nine living children. Lee pur-
chased his sister's share. Lee's widowed
mother lived in their home until her death in
1943.
The Garnersville School was located on
their property and many school teachers
spent time in the Conrad home. Lee and
Clara were always active in community
affairs, opening the doors of their home to
neighbors, pastors, relatives and friends.
Hardly a Sunday would go by that Mrs.
Conrad did not have guests for dinner. She
says that although there were some rough
times, there was always plenty to eat. Lee and
Clara farmed, raised animals and had a big
garden. Lee operated the Chase Thresher
Company from 1918 to 1951, employing
about 30 hands during the threshing season.
The hired hands worked for $1.50 per day
plus three meals, cooked by the ladies in the
"cook shack" that followed the thresher crew.
A horse and wagon was worth $2.50 a day.
Lee semi-retired in 1962, selling the farm
to his youngest son, David, who still resides
there with his family. After selling the farm,
Lee and Clara moved into a smaller house on
the farm and continued raising chickens,
growing a garden, and helping David. Lee
died in 1970 at the age of 82. He is buried in
the Clifton Cemetery. Clara moved into
Clifton in 1971 and lived in her home until
she moved to Clifton Lutheran Sunset home
in 1982. She continues to enjoy good health,
occupying her time by doing handwork,
reading, playing dominos and visiting.
All three of her surviving sons live in the
Clifton area, as do the spouses of her deceased
children. The Conrad grandchildren are
Donald Reichert, Mary Sue Reichert Craws-
on, Betty Lou Reichert Powers, Connie Hoel
226Lundberg, Kaye Conrad Coffman, Charles
Lee Conrad, Mikel Conrad, Vickie Conrad
Martinez, Melissa Conrad Parks, Patricia
Conrad Moore, Alan Conrad, Don Conrad,
Beth Conrad Harris, Steven Conrad, Sherry
Conrad Schulze and Scott Conrad. The
Conrad great grandchildren are Shelley
Reichert Duffy, Chad Reichert, Bart Rei-
chert, Christy Crawson, Brett Crawson, Lesa
Powers, Juli Powers, Stacy Lundberg, Adam
Lundberg, Jill Coffman, Mark Coffman,
Kevin Conrad, Kelly Conrad, Brian Conrad,
Kimberly Conrad, Kristen Martinez, Kyle
Martinez, April Moore and Robert Moore.
by Mary Sue Reichert Crawson
CONRAD, PAUL LUDWIGI $
oCONRAD, VICTOR FAMILY
Paul Conrad Family (1936). Back row: Olivia,
Takla, Eldor, Lenora, Taleta; front row: Edwin,
(father), Paul, (Mother) Minna, Joseph.
Paul Ludwig Conrad was born 1884 in the
Chase community east of Clifton, to Ludwig
Johan Conrad and Pauline (Wenzel) Conrad.
The Ludwig Conrads were born in Posen,
Germany, and came to America in 1876,
settled in a small German community near
Brenham in Washington County, Texas.
They were married 1882 at Brenham. TheF233
Victor Conrad was born October 26, 1923 in
the Chase Community of Bosque County, a
son of Lee and Clara Conrad. Victor had two
sisters, Mrs. Herbert (Christine) Reichert
and Mrs. Martin (Irene) Hoel, Jr., and three
brothers, Clarence, Erwin and David.
Victor grew up on the family farm, went to
school at Garnersville, and graduated from
Clifton High School in 1941. He went to work
in 1941 at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
as an aircraft instrument mechanic. In May,
1943, he entered the U.S. Air Force, going to
radio operator-mechanic school. In 1944 he
went into aviation cadet training and became
a B-29 Flight Engineer. After serving two and
one-half years in service, he returned to the
family farm to help his parents._;
u, , .Conrads, a part of the Vanguard of German-
American immigration to Bosque County,
moved from Brenham in 1883 by covered
wagon. The Ludwig Conrads are buried in the
Chase Cemetery on the family plot in the
Garnersville community east of Clifton.
Paul Conrad was the third oldest of
thirteen children. He had nine sisters: Mrs.
August (Emma) Arlitt, Mrs. Adolf (Emilie)
Kunkel, Mrs. John (Bertha) Helms, Mrs.
Theodore (Ottilie) Pfundt, Mrs. William
(Selma) Hafer, Mrs. Henry (Louise) Hafer,
Ida and Lena died in infancy and another
sister who was stillborn; three brothers; Lee,
William and Adolf.
In 1909 Paul married Minna Emilia
Pietzsch at Hamilton, Texas. Mrs. Conrad
was born 1887 at Hamilton, and had one
sister Toska Bottlinger, her parents were Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Pietzsch. The Conrads lived
their entire life in the Womack community.
They owned and lived on the same farm the
entire time. Their children were educated in
public school and were active in their church.
Mr. Conrad served on the school board and
was serving when the new Womack School
was built in 1929. They were life time
members of Zion United Church of Christ at
Womack. His father was a charter member.
To this marriage were born seven children:
Olivia, married Rich Walsleben; Eldor
married Johnnie Ryan, Talita married Mal-
colm McGinnis; Takla married Chester
McDougal who died in 1966, then she married
Gilbert Borah; Lenora married Gerhardt
Ender; Edwin married Mildred Hampe; and
Joseph married Nadine Thiele. Talita died in
1965 and Lenora died in 1982.
When the Conrad children were attending
Womack School, they walked the two miles
or rode in a surrey. Visiting relatives and
friends was one of the main entertainments
for the family. They recall all climbing into
a wagon to visit their relatives. Mr. and Mrs.
Conrad both enjoyed dancing and hosted
many dances in their home for neighbors and
friends. They also loved to fish. Many happy
memories are still remembered when friends
get together and seine the Childress Creek or
the Bosque River and then fry the fish over
an open fire.
There are ninety-eight descendants of the
Paul Conrads. Mr. Conrad died 1952 and
Mrs. Conrad died 1974 Both are buried in
theClifton Cemetery.
by Mrs. Edwin P. Conrad
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