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The Plaskett Family

More than a century on the Big Sur coast

Krenkel family

Margaret Krenkel

Daughter of Hally “Hal” and Mary Krenkel. Granddaughter of James M. and Margaret Voss “Mother” Krenkel. Part of the continuing Krenkel family legacy on the Big Sur coast.

Family

Parents: Hally "Hal" Krenkel · Mary Krenkel

Brothers & sisters: Nancy Krenkel

Ancestry

Parents: Hally "Hal" Krenkel · Mary Krenkel

Grandparents: James M. Krenkel · Margaret Voss Krenkel

Great-grandparents: Carsten Voss · Charlotte Schlicting Voss

Stories

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Mother Krenkel- A Coast Legend

City-bred Margaret Krenkel rode a mule to her own wedding at Los Burros and dug her well by hand — the real-life 'Hannah' of the coast.

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