Karebauer – The family farm

Karebauer is the nickname for my family's farm in the Village of Lippertshofen a suburb of Ingolstadt. With the help of a new found cousin, we know this picture was taken in 1913 when my Great Grandpa Leonhardt Beck traveled back to his homeland.
He left his home village around 1888. I would like to say that he left his homeland as a young man in search of a great adventure in a new country and a new life, but that isn't the story.
He did start a new life in the United States, in Wisconsin to be exact. His story to get here was not a happy one. The details are sketchy to say the least, Leonhardt got into serious trouble with the local law, which made his father angry. This is what caused him to leave his family farm. He then went and lived with another relative for some time and then left Bavaria to come to New York with his bride to be, Marie. They arrived in New York on October 18, 1888, they married the next day and moved to Milwaukee.
He went back to see his family and make amends with his father. This was the last time he went home. He did try to stay in contact with his family over the years, but the relationship with his father never healed.
My cousin and I believe that Leonhardt took the picture as he is missing from it.
I would have loved to say that these people are my relatives, but I can't, only three are, Mathias Beck, his oldest daughter Magdalena, and his wife Walburga. All of the others are local villagers, it was the early 1900's and visitors from America were rare. So there was a lot of excitement.
The farm is still in the family, and hasn't changed much over time. The building that my Great Grandfather Leonhardt Beck was born in is still part of the family farm and so is one of the barns. Buildings have been added to the farm, but it remains largely the same.