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Henry emigrated to the United States aboard the Vessel AMERICA, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at New York, New York on September 1,1869. The ship's passenger list shows him to be seventeen years old. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira Glazier and Robert Philby).
He came to the US at the age of sixteen years. A brother, Gerhard, came at a later date, and the rest of the family stayed in Germany. Henry worked on the railroad and also spent some time as a scout for "Buffalo Bill " Cody at North Platte, NE. He served as a civilian scout for the army in the Indian Campaigns. He also served as a guide for buffalo hunters. He then homesteaded south of Leigh, NE.; north of Christ Lutheran Church. He was one of the physically strongest men in the area. He was one of the wealthiest men in the area when he died.
According to Grandson Leo Groteluschen, he died from injuries when he fell from his wagon as he was leaving Leigh.
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Burial
Christ Lutheran Cemetery; Columbus, NE.
Emigration September 01, 1869
Castle Garden, New York
Henry emigrated to the United States aboard the Vessel AMERICA, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at New York, NY. on September 1,1869. The ship's passenger list shows him to be seventeen years old. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).
He came to the US at the age of sixteen years. A brother, Gerhard, came at a later date, and the rest of the family stayed in Germany. Henry worked on the railroad and also spent some time as a scout for "Buffalo Bill " Cody at North Platte, NE. He served as a civilian scout for the army in the Indian Campaigns. He also served as a guide for buffalo hunters. He then homesteaded south of Leigh, NE.; north of Christ Lutheran Church. He was one of the physically strongest men in the area. He was one of the wealthiest men in the area when he died.
According to Grandson Leo Groteluschen, he died from injuries when he fell from his wagon as he was leaving Leigh.
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GROTELUSCHEN-GROTELUESCHEN
There are two variations in spelling. The information from a German source indicates that the spelling in Germany was and still is GROTELUSCHEN with the "u" having an umlaut (") over it. The umlaut is a diacritical mark that is added to a vowel that changes the sound of the German vowels a, i, o, and u. The variation in spelling came from the fact that there is no umlaut in the English language. For a phonetically correct English substitution, an "e" was added. The variations caused some problems. Other German names have the same characteristic. There is no definite answer as to which spelling is correct and neither is more correct than the other.
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GROTELUESCHEN, HENRY [Mar 13, 1853 - Nov 19, 1912] From THE LEIGH WORLD, Date unknown-
Sudden Death of Early Pioneer -- Henry Grotelueschen Dies After an Illness of Only Two Days
Only last Saturday we saw his smiling countenance and heard his pleasant voice and today Henry Grotelueschen is laid away to his rest in the grave. Such is the uncertainty of life. He had not felt well for two days and on Tuesday morning Dr. Lowery was called out to see him. On entering the room the patient said "Doctor I believe I'm dying" and in the next few seconds he breathed his last. Heart failure had ended his earthly career. Thus passed the spirit of a most noble man, a man with a heart so large that all who knew him knew his depth of generosity and kindness. Everyone loved him and his congenial ways made friends for him wherever he went. He was one of the early settlers of eastern Platte county and therefore was identified with the pioneer struggles, the development and later the prosperity which these pioneers so richly deserved; in fact Mr. Grotelueschen was counted one of the wealthiest men in that community.
The deceased was born in Oldenburg, Germany, March 13, 1853. When a lad of sixteen he came to this country and settled in the community ten miles southwest of Leigh. In 1877 he was united in marriage to Miss Louise Kumpf and three sons were born to this union, viz: William, who resides on a farm west of Leigh and Charles and Henry who are still at home. Besides his widow, one brother, Gerhard Grotelueschen of this place and a sister and a brother who still remain in the fatherland are called to mourn his death.
The funeral was held this noon from the home and the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at the Loseke Creek church, Rev. E. Denninger conducting the services.
The WORLD offers condolences
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[Columbus Tribune-Journal, November 20, 1912, pg. 1, col. 5]
Henry Grotelueschen, an early settler of Platte county, died at his home fourteen miles north-east of Columbus, Tuesday morning. He had not been ill long, as he first complained of not being well on Saturday, after returning from Leigh, where he had been on business, and kept getting rapidly worse until his death. He had lived in this county for about thirty-six years. He leaves a family of a wife and three sons besides one brothers Gerhard Grotelueschen, of this county, and one brother and one sister living in Germany. He was about sixty years of age. The funeral will be held Friday at Loseke Creek church, Rev. E. Denninger conducting the services.
[The Columbus Telegram, November 22, 1912, pg. 1, col. 5]
Henry Grotelueschen, pioneer farmer, died suddenly at his home ten miles south of Leigh Tuesday morning about 9 o'clock. Mr. Grotelueschen complained of being unwell last Saturday, but it was not thought that he was more than indisposed. Tuesday morning he was taken suddenly ill again and went to lie down. Within a few minutes after he reached the bed life was extinct. Mr. Grotelueschen was a native of Germany. He came to America nearly forty years ago, taking a homestead south of Leigh. In later years he was one of the prominent and influential residents of that community. He leaves a wife and three sons, William, Charles and Henry. William resides three miles west of Leigh, while the other two sons are at the old home. Funeral services were held at noon today at the residence. [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]
Henry emigrated to the United States aboard the Vessel AMERICA, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at New York, NY. on September 1,1869. The ship's passenger list shows him to be seventeen years old. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).
He came to the US at the age of sixteen years. A brother, Gerhard, came at a later date, and the rest of the family stayed in Germany. Henry worked on the railroad and also spent some time as a scout for "Buffalo Bill " Cody at North Platte, NE. He served as a civilian scout for the army in the Indian Campaigns. He also served as a guide for buffalo hunters. He then homesteaded south of Leigh, NE.; north of Christ Lutheran Church. He was one of the physically strongest men in the area. He was one of the wealthiest men in the area when he died.
According to Grandson Leo Groteluschen, he died from injuries when he fell from his wagon as he was leaving Leigh.
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GROTELUSCHEN-GROTELUESCHEN
There are two variations in spelling. The information from a German source indicates that the spelling in Germany was and still is GROTELUSCHEN with the "u" having an umlaut (") over it. The umlaut is a diacritical mark that is added to a vowel that changes the sound of the German vowels a, i, o, and u. The variation in spelling came from the fact that there is no umlaut in the English language. For a phonetically correct English substitution, an "e" was added. The variations caused some problems. Other German names have the same characteristic. There is no definite answer as to which spelling is correct and neither is more correct than the other.
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GROTELUESCHEN, HENRY [Mar 13, 1853 - Nov 19, 1912] From THE LEIGH WORLD, Date unknown-
Sudden Death of Early Pioneer -- Henry Grotelueschen Dies After an Illness of Only Two Days
Only last Saturday we saw his smiling countenance and heard his pleasant voice and today Henry Grotelueschen is laid away to his rest in the grave. Such is the uncertainty of life. He had not felt well for two days and on Tuesday morning Dr. Lowery was called out to see him. On entering the room the patient said "Doctor I believe I'm dying" and in the next few seconds he breathed his last. Heart failure had ended his earthly career. Thus passed the spirit of a most noble man, a man with a heart so large that all who knew him knew his depth of generosity and kindness. Everyone loved him and his congenial ways made friends for him wherever he went. He was one of the early settlers of eastern Platte county and therefore was identified with the pioneer struggles, the development and later the prosperity which these pioneers so richly deserved; in fact Mr. Grotelueschen was counted one of the wealthiest men in that community.
The deceased was born in Oldenburg, Germany, March 13, 1853. When a lad of sixteen he came to this country and settled in the community ten miles southwest of Leigh. In 1877 he was united in marriage to Miss Louise Kumpf and three sons were born to this union, viz: William, who resides on a farm west of Leigh and Charles and Henry who are still at home. Besides his widow, one brother, Gerhard Grotelueschen of this place and a sister and a brother who still remain in the fatherland are called to mourn his death.
The funeral was held this noon from the home and the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at the Loseke Creek church, Rev. E. Denninger conducting the services.
The WORLD offers condolences
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[Columbus Tribune-Journal, November 20, 1912, pg. 1, col. 5]
Henry Grotelueschen, an early settler of Platte county, died at his home fourteen miles north-east of Columbus, Tuesday morning. He had not been ill long, as he first complained of not being well on Saturday, after returning from Leigh, where he had been on business, and kept getting rapidly worse until his death. He had lived in this county for about thirty-six years. He leaves a family of a wife and three sons besides one brothers Gerhard Grotelueschen, of this county, and one brother and one sister living in Germany. He was about sixty years of age. The funeral will be held Friday at Loseke Creek church, Rev. E. Denninger conducting the services.
[The Columbus Telegram, November 22, 1912, pg. 1, col. 5]
Henry Grotelueschen, pioneer farmer, died suddenly at his home ten miles south of Leigh Tuesday morning about 9 o'clock. Mr. Grotelueschen complained of being unwell last Saturday, but it was not thought that he was more than indisposed. Tuesday morning he was taken suddenly ill again and went to lie down. Within a few minutes after he reached the bed life was extinct. Mr. Grotelueschen was a native of Germany. He came to America nearly forty years ago, taking a homestead south of Leigh. In later years he was one of the prominent and influential residents of that community. He leaves a wife and three sons, William, Charles and Henry. William resides three miles west of Leigh, while the other two sons are at the old home. Funeral services were held at noon today at the residence.
Original individual @I00209@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I1490@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)
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1853 - 1912 (59 years)