| Title | Carl Oscar and Nora Melissa Reinhold's Wedding |
| Place | Independence, Iowa |
| Date | May 29, 1913 |
| Description | Carl Oscar Reinhold married Nora Melissa Decker on May 29,
1913 in Independence, Iowa. Carl Oscar went by the name Oscar for
his entire adult life. Carl Oscar's occupation was farmer and his
residence was Winthrop, Iowa. Nora Melissa Decker was born in Independence, Iowa on
April 13, 1892. Her
parents were William Decker and Jane Hare-Decker. Carl Oscar and Nora Reinhold had four children, but only three lived to adulthood. They were Carrie Lucille, Carl Oliver and Hazel Amelia Reinhold. Carrie Lucille was born in Oran Township, Iowa on September 14, 1914; Carl Oliver was born in Fairbank, Iowa on August 13, 1917; Hazel was born in Fairbank, Iowa on January 26, 1919 . Carl Oscar & Nora Reinhold’s first child was a boy, Carl Walter. Oscar and Nora had been married 3-4 months when Carl Walter was born in Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa on September 6, 1913. At the time of Carl Walter’s birth, Carl Oscar Reinhold was working as a boiler-maker helper and Nora was a housewife. Carl Oscar was 28 years old and Nora was 21. October 8, 1913, Carl Walter Reinhold died in Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa. His death certificate indicates Carl Walter Reinhold died of inanition.Some years later, Carl Oscar bought a farm in the township of Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin and moved there with his family March 20, 1920. |