Ella Burgdorf

Ella was born about 1896 in Texas.¹   Ella's father was William Emil Burgdorf and his mother was Dorothy Elizabeth Hamff.  His maternal grandparents were August F. Hamff and Anna Elizabeth Dunk. He had eight brothers named Henry, Lizzie, John August, Sr., Edwin, Louise, Dora, Pearl and Emil, Jr..  He was the fourth oldest of the nine children.  He died after 1910.¹