Ervin Metz Family
Arcade Township, Faulk County, South Dakota 

 

 


Ervin Alexander Metz (1899-1989) & Irene Reka Mowry Metz (1907-1999) were married in 1927.


4 Generations: Irene Mowry Metz holding Beverly Metz Brewer & Rueben MowryCarl Kempe & Ricke Lemke Mowry Kempe (sitting)

Brothers: Walter and Ervin

Grandkids: Tom Anderson & Gary Brewer at the farm. 1951

Ervin's brother Pete with Ginny and wife Betty in 1944

Mae Metz Wells, Amy Metz Johnson, Betty Ford Metz Stammer

Bev with Dad
The Ross School

The Ross School was across the road to the north of the farm. The Metz girls attend here for awhile.
The Ross School

Grandkids: Tom Anderson and Gary Brewer in 1969.

Marge and Tom Hansen wedding

Grandkids: Seth Hansen and Heidi Hansen Dahlstrand

 

Ervin & Irene
Mowry Metz

 


Ervin Metz family in 1949 at family farm 3 1/2 miles
west of Miranda SD in Arcade Township, Faulk
County, South Dakota.

 


LtoR: Walter Metz, Marge Metz Hansen, Ervin
Metz, Beverly Metz Brewer, Corrine Metz
Anderson, Anna Alexander Metz

 


1950

 


Christmas 1950

 


Four generations: Anna Metz, Corrine Metz
Anderson holding Thomas Anderson, Ervin Metz,
and Henry W Metz. 1950-51.

 


GrandPa Erv with Kathy and Cindy Anderson 1957

 


Corrine Metz, Judy Johnson, Mae Metz, Carol
Johnson, Bev Metz, Margie Metz, & Amy Johnson.

 


Back: Reuben & Velma Ludtke, Ervin Metz, Merle
Findeis, Ted Martchinske, Ed Mowry, Left Brewer
holding Gary Brewer.

Martha Mowry, Sandy Mowry, Velda Mowry and Margie Metz.

Bev Brewer, Corrine Anderson, Ruben & Amanda
Mowry, Emma Findeis, Harriet Mowry.

Shirley & Doris Martchinske, Irene Metz holding
Tom Anderson, Inez Martchinske, Melvin (Andy)
Anderson and Mac Mowry.

 


Four Generations: Amanda Stammer Mowry, Irene
Mowry Metz holding Beverly Metz Brewer & Marcus
(Mark) Stammer.

 


Lefty & Beverly Metz Brewer with Janice & Gary
Brewer. 1958

 


Back: Marge & Tom Hansen with baby Seth, Cindy
Anderson, Janice Brewer, Kathy Anderson, Tom
Anderson, Gary Brewer. 
Middle: Amanda Mowry, Beverly Brewer, Anna
Metz
and Irene Metz, and Ervin Metz.
In front, Walter Metz. 1963

 


Ervin Metz, Irene Metz, Judy Johnson, Anna Metz,
Amy Johnson,  Marge Metz, Bev Metz, Don
Johnson, Mae Wells, Carol Johnson, Henry W.
Metz
. In front, Virginia (Ginny) Metz and Amy's
husband, Harold Johnson.

 


Amanda Mowry, Bev Brewer, Corrine Anderson,
Irene & Ervin Metz.

Kids: Janice Brewer, Cindy Anderson, Tom
Anderson, Gary Brewer & Kathy Anderson (in front)
at Andersons first house in Faulkton SD.

 


The son-in-laws: LtoR: Melvin (Andy) Anderson,
Lawrence (Lefty) Brewer & Tom Hansen

 

 


Four generations Ervin Metz, Kathy Anderson
Biedenfeld, Corrine Metz Anderson, Irene Metz
holding Debbie Biedenfeld. 1972

 


Top row 2nd from left is Walter Metz, 3rd from left is Ervin Metz.
Harvesting near Miranda SD for their dad (Henry W Metz).  1917

 

 

 


Ervin Metz Farm, Faulk County, Arcade Township,
West 1/2 of Section 9

Children

Beverly Bernice Brewer
Married: Lawrence (Lefty) Brewer 1947
Children: Gary Lee, Janice



Corrine Marie Anderson
Married: Melvin (Andy) Anderson 1949
Children: Thomas Alan, Cynthia Marie, Kathy Elaine

 

 

Ervin Alexander (1937-1937)

Audrey Irene (1937-1937)



Margie Ann Metz Hansen
Married: Thomas Hansen 1960
Children: Seth Thomas, Heidi Irene

 

 

 

 

Parents

Henry W & Anna Alexander Metz

Ruben & Amanda (Mandy) Stammer Mowry

Grandparents

Henry M & Elizabeth Schneider Metz

Rudolph & Mary Alexander

Marcus (Mark) & Augusta Kading Stammer

William & Ricke Lemke Mowry


Siblings

Walter Henry Metz
Mae Anna Metz Wells
Francis (Pete) Metz
Amy Nettie Metz Johnson

Ed Mowry
Inez Mowry Martchinske
Mac Mowry
Velma (Babe)

Grandchildren

Tom Anderson
Cindy Wildberger
Kathy Biedenfeld Garber
Gary (Zeke) Brewer
Janice Brewer
Seth Hansen
Heidi Hansen Dahlstrand