Our heritage : Sheyenne area, 1883-1980

• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: North Dakota State Library
• Subjects: Crawford; McCoy; Moses; Moses Lake; Pacific; Rock Lake; eskimo*; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/37949

Shirley and Doris, all living in Washington. Thelma, widow, Bremerton, Wash., John Bottem and family, Moses Lake, Wash., Ann Christenson and family, Council, Idaho. Pete and family remained in the store business for a few years and moved out West also. They sold their store to Ray Crawford of Silva, N.D. ^ r. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brandt Bird Miller and Hilma Brandt on Brandt's back steps. WILLIAM BRANDT FAMILY Bill Brandt was born on a ship just entering New York harbor. His folks were returning to Kitchener, Ontario after visiting relatives in Georgia. Bill stayed in Kitchener until about the age of 10; he found himself with neither home nor family and he took off to wander the country by himself. He traveled mostly bumming his way on boxcars and the men who rode these cars from place to place looking for work watched out for the boy and shared as they could with him. In later years no bum asking for food at the Brandt home ever went away empty-handed. He came to Sheyenne in 1889 at the age of 14. He made friends and stayed. He homesteaded on land now owned by Sigurd Nyhusmoen. Once he was given three lots in the little town of Sheyenne in payment for some work for Bill and Mayme Milne. Later he built a house on those lots and they are still home for the Brandt family. Mrs. Brandt was Katie Nentwich of Long Prairie, Minn. She came up to Sheyenne to work as she had relatives nearby. There were four children: Eugene, Fred, Louise and William. Eugene covered most of the Pacific area when he was a seaman in the Merchant Marines working on freight ships during the war. Afterward he continued as a seaman sailing to a wide variety of ports. Eugene is now retired and lives in Tacoma, Wash. Fred Married Thelma Alfstad and they had four children: Karen, Karol, Shirley, and James. Fred passed away some years ago. William married Mary Thompson of Portland, Ore. and they still live there. Bill is a longshoreman. In North Dakota, Louise taught country school and also taught at Webster, St. Thomas, Oberon, Ft. Yates, Warwick, Mott, and Rock Lake. She taught one year in the state of Washington, one year at Pendelton, Oregon, and also in New Mexico among the Pueblo Indians. Out of the continental United States, her teaching took her to Bethel, Alaska, where she taught the Eskimos for five years. The second Mrs. Brandt was Hilma Seagren of Sheyenne. They were married just prior to the Second World War. She had a son, Vincent Seagren. Mr. and Mrs. Brandt have also passed away as has Vincent Seagren. Walter Brines Family: Diane and James with Michelle. Joan, Lue, Sandra, and Donald. Anna Marie and Jayson. WALTER BRINES FAMILY Walter Brines, son of James E. and Anna Brines, married Ludetta Warren on November 29, 1942. Ludetta is the daughter of Forrest and Hilda (Erickson) Warren. Walter entered the service on January 17, 1941. He trained at Rapid City, S.D., Camp Coxcomb, Calif., and Camp Maxey, Tex. He was with the mechanized cavalry and went overseas on November, 1943. He was in the European Theatre and was discharged on October 31,1945 at Camp McCoy, Wise, with the rank of Sergeant. Walter was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, European Theatre Ribbon with 5 Battle Stars (for engagements in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe and Belgium Bulge) and the Bronze Star. In 1948, Walter became the Standard Oil bulk agent in Sheyenne. He died suddenly on September 16, 1966. Lue has continued to live in Sheyenne. She has been a cook at the Corner Cafe for 12 years. The three children born to Walter and Lue are: Sandra Ann, born August 30, 1946; James Walter, born June 22, 1949 and Joan Faye, born December 16, 1956. Sandra married Donald Walford. They, together with their two children, Jayson and Anna Marie, are living in Wahpeton. James married Diane Hanson of Oberon. They live in Fargo with their two children, Michelle and Nathan. Joan lives in Fargo where she works for the Scherling Studio. 112 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.