The Samuel Ernst family moved to Page Co., Iowa about 1875 where he farmed near Clarinda.

Later they moved to Yorktown where Sam Ernst started a hardware store.

Their children were Adda, Frank, Jennie, Sarah Alena & Daisy.

Sam Ernst died March 23, 1887 at Yorktown, Iowa with burial in Illinois.

Maggie with her children remained at Yorktown for another year then moved back to Illinois about 1888 or 1889.