William Kuehn, born in Romania on August 30, 1886, came to the United States with his parents, living first in South Dakota. He married at Claire City, SD on November 28, 1918 Sophia Vollmers, born March 29, 1895 at Stephens, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Vollmers. In 1918 they settled on a farm in Wyard Township. They lived on the farm until 1965.
Their seven children were: Leonard, Luverne,
Elaine, Donald, Janice, Lois and Mary Ann.
Mr. Kuehn died in 1961, Mrs. Kuehn in
January 1965. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 106B