(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) Anna's Last Goodbye by Jim Potter Anna Maria Friederike Sophie König Bochart (or Borchert) had a life full of troubles. After her husband, Richard Karl August Borchart (or Borchert), died of an accidental gunshot in 1899, she was sent to the poor farm in McPherson county with her three boys, Arthur, Robert, and Willie. Within three months, in 1900, she was adjudged insane and sent to the Topeka Insane … [Read more...] about Researching Robert
Anna Borchert
Researching Robert
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) Improper Relations by Jim Potter Anna Borchart (also spelled Borchert) married her deceased husband’s brother, Robert Borchert, in Haven, Kansas, on December 3, 1901. Nine months later, on September 11, 1902, Robert was arrested on a charge of improper relations with his fifteen-year-old daughter, Edith Borchert.1 The criminal case grew out of an application for a guardian for the children of his … [Read more...] about Researching Robert
Researching Robert
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) Widower and Widow Wed by Jim Potter Martha Elizabeth Zimmerman and Robert Borchert married in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, in 1885. The following year they moved to Haven, Kansas, where they raised five children. In January 1900, Martha became sick and was confined to bed for seven months until her death. During this time, Robert conducted an exhaustive search for doctors who could help save her … [Read more...] about Researching Robert
Researching Robert
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) Exceptional Entrepreneurship by Jim Potter This chapter focuses on the life of Martin Friedrich "Robert" Borchert, who was an uncle to Robert Borchart Parks, the subject of this biography. Uncle Robert's younger brother, Richard, was the father of Robert Borchart Parks. That’s right, this chapter is about Robert’s uncle, Robert. * Robert and Martha Borchert moved to the new town of Haven in … [Read more...] about Researching Robert
