I am interested in a family: Charles Elias BRONK, AND his
wife, Alice LIEURANCE BRONK. They had daughters. Her
sister is listed as a school teacher in Gaylord, KS. There
may have been others of her family in the area, and I would
like to pursue that possibility. Charles was a "marble
cutter" (creating tombstones). Alice was born in Monroe,
Green Co, WI,then moved to Clinton Co, IA. Charles was born
in Knox, Albany County, NY of a long line of Palatine
Germans. He may have been led to Smith Co from Galena, IL,
where he had co-owned a marble works company due to some of
his family or former NY neighbors being there, or the family
of his wife (recall-her sister was a teacher there). They
were in Smith Co. in 1880's, and moved to Holton, KS about
1883. Bob Brunk, Alton, IL