Christ Kanwischer was born in Poland on December 25, 1895. Dorothea was born on June 26, 1904 to Ludwig and Katherine Wachtel at Dawson, Russia. She came to the United States with her family and they settled near Woodworth, North Dakota. She married Christ Kanwischer at Bismarck on October 4, 1923.
They came to Foster County to farm in 1929. They rented farms in Bordulac, Rose Hill and Haven Townships before buying the farm in Haven Township in Section 18.
The Kanwischers had eleven children: Adeline, Emma, Henry, Mabel, Robert, Elsie, George, Fred, Donald, Dona and Dennis.
Mr. Kanwischer died July 27, 1955, and is buried in the Carrington Cemetery. Mrs. Kanwischer lives in Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 56B