All relatives and friends give the sad news, that for His pleasure the allmighty God has taken my husband, our father and grandfather

After short illness took him at the 23 Aug out of our middle and back to Him.

The deceased was born at 12^th of August 1828 in Schwessin, Pomerania. In the year 1860 he married Emilie Buske and emigrated in1868 with his wife to Brazil, where he went to the Colony of Santo Angelo to settle down; then after a short time he setteld down at Santa Cruz, later from there to Costa da Serra and finally to Formosa, Colony of Dona Francisca, he allways has a good reputation and was loved by all.

Out of the lucky marriage arisen 7 children, the first of them was a stillbirth, while 2 sons, 4 daughters and 29 grandsons mourn his death.

With these words we thank you very much to all our loved friends and neighbours, which were at our side at this sad time. Thanks very much to Mr. Priest Schreiner for his comforting words in the house of God and at the grave, as well as, all those which scorted our lovely deceased to his resting place.

Linha Formosa, Dona Francisca, the 30^th August 1909

In the name of surviving relatives

The mourning widow,