Frank William Kunze

Frank was born  on June 26, 1881 in Litchfield, Minnesota. He was just 9 years old when his Mother, Mary passed away giving birth. At the time, I believe they were living in the German community of Waconia, Minnesota. The Kunze boys must have stayed with family members in Waconia and Danielson for many of their growing up years. In 1895, at the age of 14, he is living with the Herman Brandenburg family in Laketown, Minnesota. I haven't discovered the relationship between Frank and the Brandenburg's, but most likely a friend of the Kunze family. His brothers Albert and August are also living in Laketown with other families.
 I believe he stayed there until sometime in the early 1900's he moved to Three Forks, Montana where his brother August had moved, to take advantage of work on the railroad and the beginnings of a bustling new community. He is still there in 1919, when he moves to a farm owned by a relative, Heur Mulligan, in Saskatchewan, Canada. It seems that he is a bit of a drifter and trying to find his way in the world or maybe he has "wander lust". He must have only stayed a year as he is back in Montana in 1920.
In 1929, he marries Dora Marie Seivers, he is 48 she is 34. Dora is from a small town outside of Spokane, Washington named Spangle. She is one of ten children born to Ernest and Dora Seivers. After 1929, Frank and Dora live in Portland, Oregon. They have one daughter, Frances Lorraine. He works on the docks.
A rather strange finding is that in 1932, Frank is in the McNeil Island prison in Washington state for fraud. It doesn't say how long he is incarcerated, possibly about 5 years.
He passes away in Portland June 7,1950, Dora in 1988 and their daughter Frances in 1989. I don't know if Frances married but it would be nice to know "the rest of the story" of Frank William Kunze. So many unknowns with these Kunze boys....