Taken from the Manning Centennial Book page 256. C.F. STAMMER

The three generations of the C. F. Stammer family in 1979: Clarence and Iola are surrounded by their children and grandchildren, Nancy Clifford, Calvin and Nancy at the top; Crystal, 11, Craig, 9, Clint, 2, Chad, 9 months, Cory, 8, and Scott, 5, in the foreground.

For the past 100 years, a C.F. Stammer has lived on an Iowa Township farm in Crawford County, five miles northwest of Maiming.

The 160-acre farm was purchased December 13, 1881, by Claus Frederich Stammer. Claus immigrated to this country from Erfde, Germany, in 1869, and his wife Catherina Schroeder arrived in 1872 from Thielen, Germany. They lived in Lyons, Iowa (now Clinton) until 1879.

Their children John, Claus Frederich, Albert, Louie, Ed, Frank and Emma (Mrs. Henry Anthony) became farmers in the Manning area; Alvina died as a young girl. In 1906, the elder Stammers retired to Manning, and son Claus, better known as "Fred", moved to the home place.

Fred and his wife Emma Dockweiler added a new home to the property in 1921. It featured its own generating facilities for electricity.

Their daughter Goldie married John Meeves and settled on an area farm. Son Clarence Frederick and his wife Iola Mae Taylor took over the family farm when his parents moved to Manning in 1940.

Clarence, Iola, and sons Clifford Frederick and Calvin Fletcher were one of the first farm families featured on an Omaha television show. Clarence served nine years as a Crawford County Super

The farm (about 1948) was purchased by Claus and Catherine Stammer. Their children were Louie, Ed, Albert C. Fred, John, Emma and Frank (about 1895).

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visor; he was a charter member of the Crawford County Fair board, completing 31 years as a director in 1978; and was a township trustee for several years. Iola works parttime at the Manning Monitor.

A 180-acre farm adjacent to the original farmstead was added in 1969. Clifford, his wife Nancy Dobson, and their children, Crystal, Craig, Cory and Scott, now live there.

Calvin and his wife Nancy Stoberl have lived at the home place since 1977, when Clarence and Iola moved to an acreage near Manning. Calvin's sons, Clinton Forrest and Chad Franklin, are the fifth generation C.F. Stammer on the farm.