A Tuscarawas County “heiress” once declared incompetent defied scandal, married for love, and built a lasting family legacy. Josephine Matilda Lauer (1878-1961), known as Tillie, was born in Somerdale, Tuscarawas County, the daughter of farmer Martin Lauer (1856-1929) and his wife Amelia Behnke Lauer (1859-1890). As a child she lived with her family in Ohio,Continue reading “The Heiress of Strasburg: The Lauer “Kidnapping” of 1909″
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