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Gerhard emigrated to the United States aboard the Vessel STELLA, which traveled from Bremen, Germany and arrived at the port of New York, NY. on June 14, 1859. The ship's passenger list shows his name as G. GROTELESCHEN, Age 18. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).
In the United States, he was known as GERHARD LUESCHEN.
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From THE PAST AND PRESENT OF PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, Volume II-
Gerhard G. Lueschen, who is successfully carrying on farming on section 17, Sherman township, was born November 24, 1840, in Oldenburg, Germany, a son of Henry Groteluschen and Kate Margaret (Kuhlmann) Lueschen, both now deceased. In 1859, when about nineteen years of age, he emigrated to America and, making his way to the middle west, settled at Mayville, Wisconsin, where he remained for twenty years. At the end of that time he came to Platte county, Nebraska, and bought a quarter section of railway land in Sherman township. He still resides upon that place, which he has farmed since it came into his possession, and in addition to raising the usual crops he devotes considerable attention to stock-raising. He has gained financial independence and owned at one time about seven hundred acres of land but since has disposed of all of his holdings, save his home farm of forty acres.
In November, 1866, Mr. Lueschen married Miss Margaret Kuehlmann, a native of Saxony, Germany, by whom he has five children: Edward, a farmer of Sherman township; William; Dr. A. G., of Columbus; Adolph, at home; and Annie, who died at the age of three years.
Mr. Lueschen votes the republican ticket and in religious faith is a German Lutheran. He is well known and highly esteemed in Platte county and throughout life has adhered to high standards of conduct.
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Gerhard emigrated to the United States aboard the Vessel STELLA, which traveled from Bremen, Germany and arrived at the port of New York, NY. on June 14, 1859. The ship's passenger list shows his name as G. GROTELESCHEN, Age 18. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).
In the United States, he was known as GERHARD LUESCHEN.
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From THE PAST AND PRESENT OF PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, Volume II-
Gerhard G. Lueschen, who is successfully carrying on farming on section 17, Sherman township, was born November 24, 1840, in Oldenburg, Germany, a son of Henry Groteluschen and Kate Margaret (Kuhlmann) Lueschen, both now deceased. In 1859, when about nineteen years of age, he emigrated to America and, making his way to the middle west, settled at Mayville, Wisconsin, where he remained for twenty years. At the end of that time he came to Platte county, Nebraska, and bought a quarter section of railway land in Sherman township. He still resides upon that place, which he has farmed since it came into his possession, and in addition to raising the usual crops he devotes considerable attention to stock-raising. He has gained financial independence and owned at one time about seven hundred acres of land but since has disposed of all of his holdings, save his home farm of forty acres.
In November, 1866, Mr. Lueschen married Miss Margaret Kuehlmann, a native of Saxony, Germany, by whom he has five children: Edward, a farmer of Sherman township; William; Dr. A. G., of Columbus; Adolph, at home; and Annie, who died at the age of three years.
Mr. Lueschen votes the republican ticket and in religious faith is a German Lutheran. He is well known and highly esteemed in Platte county and throughout life has adhered to high standards of conduct.
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