After I am gon, this is your mothers long leif, I was born in Doxlander Bei Karlaruke Badden, in the year 1859 Mr 10 1859. Dear mother was Bibram Kornman, my Father was Wendlin Rastetter to this union wher born 9 children 6 boy 3 girls, 2 boys deid befor I was born. I was the youngest in the family, my sisters wher Magdalin and Lidi, my brothers wher Barnhart, Wendling, John and Ludwig, the all are gon to ther rewort in itermatke. I am the yongest and the last, tuo my leio was hat yed my dear Lord was very gud to me, and I prais him and thank him for all his luv to us all.  My parents and all of my mother family wher rest in the Katholic Churge bod my granfater lookt for somthing beter wen he went to Karlranbl. He met a man and ask him to go whith him to meading of the leid cam to him, and he cept going this man giv him a bibel so he hav he look to read it, when he com to luv his wif aunt faith he beg an to til his children of Jesus 6 of ems wher marid 2 sons wher Ginkel the all left the Katholic Churhg whith ther Familis bod ooh ssotg persicuishm the hat to go thru bod the all strad true to the ent.  Ther wher 4 girls 4 boys in the family the girls husbaent all stept out of the Cathoic Churtg also the 2 sons weif the 2 yongest marit Partis ens weif so granfa was lafre whith all the pericuten the hat to go thru.

My Father and Mother both deid befor 2 was 20 years olt then Mother yongest Broder and Family descidet to com to this coutry so I cam whit them in 1880 left all my br and sisters, we lanted in Ellkart Ind wher the had frents in 71 Br John and Family cam the wanted to go to Dweith Ills so I cam whith in 82. Broth Wendling and 2 oldest boys cam in 83 his weif and the ress of the Family cam in urt 83 so the all wher togeter in oldt the 18. I was yunutele lb C. T. Ellsaesser in maritage we loot itge other to the ent to we hat many hartships bad wher wiling to go thru it becaus we lovt the Lord, and ilg other bad oh haro sayd it was when he was taken from over seick the rest yon all kno so when I liv this worlt tak me besid my dear husbant Father of my children oh children mead me over ther when ther is no parting anymor.