Carl Priebe

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Priebe came to the United States in the spring of 1888 to Dakota Territory. They settled on a farm in Noltimier Township approximately eleven miles north and east of Valley City, North Dakota.

Mrs. Priebe was born on October 13, 1859 by the name of Welhimena Rutz. She married Carl Priebe July 31, 1884 in Germany. Mr. Priebe died April 3, 1918. Mrs. Priebe died October 23, 1932 at the age of 73.

Eight children were born to this couple:

  1. Emma, (Mrs. Charles Trader) deceased;

  2. Olga, (Mrs. Gust Adams) deceased;

  3. Otto Priebe of Valley City;

  4. Mary (Mrs. Paul Hannig) of Valley City;

  5. Alma Priebe, deceased;

  6. Albert Priebe of Valley City;

  7. Paul Priebe of Valley City;

  8. Fritz Priebe, deceased.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Priebe were among the early settlers in Barnes County and Noltimier Township. They spent their entire lives farming and willingly fought the many hardships that confronted them as did the early settlers of their time.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 198