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John emigrated from Hamburg, GER. aboard the Vessel SUEVIA and arrived in New York,NY. at the age of seven, on August 25,1883. He was accompanied by his parents and older sister, Anna. His older brother, Claus, had arrived a year earlier. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira Glazier and Robert Philby).
He lived in the Millard, NE. area until the fall of 1892, when his parents purchased two parcels of land in Wilson Precinct, Colfax County, south of Leigh, NE. He was sixteen years old.
Facts about this person:
Burial
Leigh Cemetery; Leigh, NE.
Emigration August 25, 1883
Castle Garden, NY.
Baptism April 16, 1876
St. Marien Lutheran Church; Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, GER.
John emigrated from Hamburg, Germany aboard the Vessel SUEVIA and arrived in New York, NY. at the age of seven, on August 25,1883. He was accompanied by his parents and older sister, Anna. His older brother, Claus, had arrived a year earlier. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).
He lived in the Millard, NE. area until the fall of 1892, when his parents purchased two parcels of land in Wilson Precinct, Colfax County, south of Leigh, NE. He was sixteen years old.
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From THE LEIGH (NE.) WORLD, December 31, 1948-
Death came suddenly at 11:25 p.m. Christmas Eve to John William Ehlers, Sr. at his home in Schuyler, Nebraska. Mr. Ehlers, who had been retired and moved to Schuyler December 1, 1948.
Born at Schleswig, Holstein, Germany, March 1, 1876, he passed away, December 24,1948, at the age of 72 years, 8 months, and 23 days.
He came to this country with his parents when he was seven years old and located in Douglas County at Millard, Nebraska. In 1893 they moved to a farm in Colfax County five miles south of Leigh, which has been his home until December 1 of this year.
On August 18, 1893, he was united in marriage to Miss Kate Grotelueschen. To this union were born four daughters and three sons. They celebrated their golden wedding at the farm home August 18.
Preceding him in death were his parents, two sisters, a son and a grandson.
He was confirmed and received into membership at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of which he remained a member throughout his life.
Active in the church and civic organizations, he served on the St. Paul's Church Council for 10 years and director of School District No.45 for 26 years. President of the Leigh German Fire Insurance Co. for over 25 years and for 28 of his 30 years of service was chairman of the Board of Directors of the Farmer's Cooperative Mercantile Company.
Pallbearers were Maurice Dasenbrock, Arnold Wendt, Lester Pimpara, George Reininger, Marvin Weber, and Frank Smejkal. Honorary pallbearers included O.C. Weber, Hy. Dasenbrock, Louis Burger, Emil Wurdeman, Emil Grotelueschen, and M. C. Phillips.
Flower ladies were Mesdames O. C. Weber, Frank Smejkal, Gerald Vasek, Elmer Dasenbrock, Joe Herink, and George Reininger.
Survivors include his wife, four daughters, Lena, Mrs. Emil Bruns; Ann, Mrs. Walter Oltmer, both of Schuyler; Margaret, Mrs. Henry Seebrasse of Bay City, Michigan; Cecilia, Mrs. Roy Armstrong of Tekamah; and two sons, John and Edward of Leigh; a brother, Claus, of Leigh; 13 grandchildren and a host of friends.
Original individual @I1037@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) merged with @I00284@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@)
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