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The Plaskett Family

More than a century on the Big Sur coast

Voss family

Will Voss

1858

Will Voss was the half-brother of Margaret “Mother” Krenkel.

FAMILY: Son of Carsten Voss from his first marriage (before Charlotte Schlicting). One of three children from that marriage.

HEALTH: “Developed a lung ailment and moved to San Ardo” for the climate.

Family

Parents: Carsten Voss

Brothers & sisters: Margaret Voss Krenkel · Charlotte "Lottie" Voss Ferguson Cox · Charley Voss · Mary Voss

Ancestry

Parents: Carsten 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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