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1701 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Hans Wilhelm was a worker in Schulldorf, GER. before he emigrated. He also worked in a factory at Rendsburg, GER. In the winter he would walk across the frozen river to go to work.

He emigrated on the Vessel SUEVIA from Hamburg, GER. and arrived in New York, NY. on August 25,1883 with his wife, Lena, and daughter, Anna, and son, Johann. His older son, Claus, had arrived a year earlier. The Ship's Passenger List shows his name as WILHELM. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira Glazier and Robert Philby).

In the United States, he was known as WILLIAM CHRISTIAN EHLERS. He worked on the railroad near Omaha, NE. for a couple of years and also worked on farms near Millard, NE. In the fall of 1892, he and his wife purchased two parcels of land in Wilson Precinct, Colfax County, south of Leigh, NE. His grandson, Edward, and his wife Elsa, lived on the farm for many years, at a later time.

From THE LEIGH WORLD, Friday December 17,1897-
The remains of William Ehlers, who has resided five miles south of town, were buried in the Leigh Cemetery Monday. Death occurred on Saturday.

Facts about this person:

Burial
Leigh Cemetery; Leigh, NE.

Emigration August 25, 1883
Castle Garden, NY.
Hans Wilhelm was a worker in Schulldorf, Germany before he emigrated. He also worked in a factory at Rendsburg. In the winter he would walk across the frozen river to go to work.

He emigrated on the Vessel SUEVIA from Hamburg, Germany and arrived in New York, NY. on August 25,1883 with his wife, Lena, and daughter, Anna, and son, Johann. His older son, Claus, had arrived a year earlier. The Ship's Passenger List shows his name as WILHELM. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).

In the United States, he was known as WILLIAM CHRISTIAN EHLERS. He worked on the railroad near Omaha, NE. for a couple of years and also worked on farms near Millard, NE. In the fall of 1892, he and his wife purchased two parcels of land in Wilson Precinct, Colfax County, south of Leigh, NE. His grandson, Edward, and his wife Elsa, lived on the farm for many years, at a later time.

From THE LEIGH WORLD, Friday December 17,1897-
The remains of William Ehlers, who has resided five miles south of town, were buried in the Leigh Cemetery Monday. Death occurred on Saturday.
Original individual @I1031@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) merged with @I00280@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) 		Ehlers, Hans Wilhelm William Christian (I2828)
 
1702 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Harm rented land as a farmer. The farmplace was very old, perhaps about 800 years old.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Harm rented land as a farmer. The farmplace was very old, perhaps about 800 years old. 		Ruther, Harm (I11066)
 
1703 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Harm was a shepherd at Sage.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Harm was a shepherd at Sage. 		Asche, Harm (I398)
 
1704 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Harm was a Vollmeier near Sage or farmer with much land or more than two horses. His farmplace was very old, perhaps more than 1200 years old.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Harm was a Vollmeier near Sage or farmer with much land or more than two horses. His farmplace was very old, perhaps more than 1200 years old. 		Cording, Harm (I2200)
 
1705 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Harold graduated from Leigh, NE. High School in 1934.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Harold graduated from Leigh, NE. High School in 1934.
@NF2380@
@NF4792@ 		Hespe, Harold (I5488)
 
1706 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Harold graduated from Leigh, NE. High School in 1950. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict.

He farmed with his father and later on his own until he retired in 1996. In 1998 he and his wife moved to Clarkson.

He was a member of the Lutheran Laymen's League, Walther League, and was a trustee for Zion Lutheran Church and Cemetery. He was a member of AAL, Rural Youth, Santa Fe RV Park in Apache Junction, AZ., and the Parkinson's Disease Association.

He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion Post 302 of Leigh. He was also an avid bowler.

Facts about this person:

Burial April 26, 2000
Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE.
Harold graduated from Leigh, NE. High School in 1950. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict.

He farmed with his father and later on his own until he retired in 1996. In 1998 he and his wife moved to Clarkson.

He was a member of the Lutheran Laymen's League, Walther League, and was a trustee for Zion Lutheran Church and Cemetery. He was a member of AAL, Rural Youth, Santa Fe RV Park in Apache Junction, AZ., and the Parkinson's Disease Association.

He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion Post 302 of Leigh. He was also an avid bowler.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Harold graduated from Leigh, NE. High School in 1950. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict.

He farmed with his father and later on his own until he retired in 1996. In 1998 he and his wife moved to Clarkson.

He was a member of the Lutheran Laymen's League, Walther League, and was a trustee for Zion Lutheran Church and Cemetery. He was a member of AAL, Rural Youth, Santa Fe RV Park in Apache Junction, AZ., and the Parkinson's Disease Association.

He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion Post 302 of Leigh. He was also an avid bowler.
Original individual @I4081@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) merged with @I01299@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) 		Wiechen, Harold (I13604)
 
1707 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Harold served in the US Army during WW II. He graduated from Leigh High School in 1931 and became a postal employee in Omaha, NE.

Facts about this person:

Burial
Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE.
Harold served in the US Army during WW II. He graduated from Leigh High School in 1931 and became a postal employee in Omaha, NE.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Harold served in the US Army during WW II. He graduated from Leigh High School in 1931 and became a postal employee in Omaha, NE.
Original individual @I01527@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I162@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) 		Asche, Harold John (I399)
 
1708 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Harold started school in Leigh, NE. and then transferred to Madison, NE. He served in the US Army.

He was a fireman in Las Vegas, NV.
Original individual @I01822@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I4067@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) 		Wiebold, Harold Dean (I13585)
 
1709 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Harold was a dentist in Fremont, NE.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Harold was a dentist in Fremont, NE.
Original individual @I00992@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I1723@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)
@NF0335@ 		Hirsh, Harold (I5610)
 
1710 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Harold was also known as "Hod". 		Carlson, Harold J. (I1883)
 
1711 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Harry Kumpf served in WW II.
Harry Kumpf served in WW II.

From THE LEIGH (NE.) WORLD, November 1, 1946 -

Cpl. Harry Kumpf returned from eighteen months service in the Army, nine months of the time being spent in India and in China. Harry's brothers, Gordon and Clarence, met him at Columbus. Harry is the fourth of the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Kumpf who has returned home from service in World War II.
There were only 61 GIs on the Marine Jumper which took Harry overseas, for the boat was being sent over to bring soldiers back home. However, the boys didn't have the entire vessel to themselves for there were on board about 100 missionaries and their families of different faiths, who were returning to their work in India.

Landing was at Calcutta and Harry was there for two months. The boys enjoyed sight-seeing trips and most traveling about the city was done in jinrikishas, the two wheeled carts dragged by native coolies. On days when the heat was oppressive, these natives sometimes feel dead on the streets. Because of the caste system, none but the proper authorities may touch them, and Harry states that frequently the dead bodies lie in the street several days before they are disposed of.

When the communists destroyed the railroads, transportation of food to the American boys became a problem. They had canned food on hand but were obliged to get fresh meat from the natives. Hindu men, employed at the camp on KP duty refused to touch or to eat the beef, because the cow is regarded as a sacred animal in India.

Mohammedans, on the other hand, would not touch or eat pork.

Harry spent seven months in China, in Shanghai and in Peiping and he prefers China to India, if he were forced to make a choice. He said poverty is evidenced on every hand. Chinese labor brought to the American camp to haul dirt or stack boxes had to be searched as they left camp for the men would steal food or other articles, cans of sardines, etc.

Chinese children do lots of begging. Children were more often seen gnawing on an ear of unmatured corn than eating candy bars.

Harry brought some interesting souvenirs from the Orient, a miniature jinrikisha, some embroidered silk scarves and hankies, and a brass smoking set which may be seen at Kumpf's Tavern. He made the voyage back to the homeland on the U.S.A.T.C. Ainsworth and expects his discharge next month. He plans to get out and husk some Nebraska corn just as soon as the weather is favorable.
[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Harry Kumpf served in WW II.

From THE LEIGH (NE.) WORLD, November 1, 1946 -

Cpl. Harry Kumpf returned from eighteen months service in the Army, nine months of the time being spent in India and in China. Harry's brothers, Gordon and Clarence, met him at Columbus. Harry is the fourth of the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Kumpf who has returned home from service in World War II.
There were only 61 GIs on the Marine Jumper which took Harry overseas, for the boat was being sent over to bring soldiers back home. However, the boys didn't have the entire vessel to themselves for there were on board about 100 missionaries and their families of different faiths, who were returning to their work in India.

Landing was at Calcutta and Harry was there for two months. The boys enjoyed sight-seeing trips and most traveling about the city was done in jinrikishas, the two wheeled carts dragged by native coolies. On days when the heat was oppressive, these natives sometimes feel dead on the streets. Because of the caste system, none but the proper authorities may touch them, and Harry states that frequently the dead bodies lie in the street several days before they are disposed of.

When the communists destroyed the railroads, transportation of food to the American boys became a problem. They had canned food on hand but were obliged to get fresh meat from the natives. Hindu men, employed at the camp on KP duty refused to touch or to eat the beef, because the cow is regarded as a sacred animal in India.

Mohammedans, on the other hand, would not touch or eat pork.

Harry spent seven months in China, in Shanghai and in Peiping and he prefers China to India, if he were forced to make a choice. He said poverty is evidenced on every hand. Chinese labor brought to the American camp to haul dirt or stack boxes had to be searched as they left camp for the men would steal food or other articles, cans of sardines, etc.

Chinese children do lots of begging. Children were more often seen gnawing on an ear of unmatured corn than eating candy bars.

Harry brought some interesting souvenirs from the Orient, a miniature jinrikisha, some embroidered silk scarves and hankies, and a brass smoking set which may be seen at Kumpf's Tavern. He made the voyage back to the homeland on the U.S.A.T.C. Ainsworth and expects his discharge next month. He plans to get out and husk some Nebraska corn just as soon as the weather is favorable.
Original individual @I00876@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I2189@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)
@NF0311@ 		Kumpf, Harry Heinrich (I7177)
 
1712 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Hazel graduated from Creston, NE. High School in 1913.

_______________________________

Hazel Hamel, 93, of Plainview, died at the home of her daughter in North Platte Wednesday morning. She was born to Willis and Catherine Decker on Oct. 27, 1895 at Creston. She married Leonard Hamel on Dec. 14, 1915.

Mrs. Hamel was a member of the Plainview Congregational Church, Order of the Eastern Star, and the American Legion Auxiliary.

Survivors include a son, Robert and wife Dorothy of Tekamah; a daughter, Faye Lundeen of North Platte; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1954.

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Adams and Swanson Chapel with the Rev. James E. Clarke of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Graveside services will be 2 p. m. Saturday at the Pleasantview Cemetery in Plainview with the Rev. Susan Cluts of the Plainview Congregational Church officiating.

Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Hazel graduated from Creston, NE. High School in 1913.

_______________________________

Hazel Hamel, 93, of Plainview, died at the home of her daughter in North Platte Wednesday morning. She was born to Willis and Catherine Decker on Oct. 27, 1895 at Creston. She married Leonard Hamel on Dec. 14, 1915.

Mrs. Hamel was a member of the Plainview Congregational Church, Order of the Eastern Star, and the American Legion Auxiliary.

Survivors include a son, Robert and wife Dorothy of Tekamah; a daughter, Faye Lundeen of North Platte; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1954.

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Adams and Swanson Chapel with the Rev. James E. Clarke of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Graveside services will be 2 p. m. Saturday at the Pleasantview Cemetery in Plainview with the Rev. Susan Cluts of the Plainview Congregational Church officiating.

Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Original individual @I846@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) merged with @I02116@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) 		Decker, Hazel (I2393)
 
1713 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
He died along with Harold Aspinal in a truck accident near Salt Lake City, Utah.

Nordin was engaged in farming and was a trucker at the time of his death. 		Busse, Nordin D. (I1787)
 
1714 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
He was instrumental and helped, along with Henry Lusche and Charles Reinke, to establish St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Shell Creek, north of Columbus.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

He was instrumental and helped, along with Henry Lusche and Charles Reinke, to establish St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Shell Creek, north of Columbus.
@NF4134@ 		Held, Louis (I5275)
 
1715 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Living (I5946)
 
1716 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Heinrich "Henry" Hillen was a General in the German Army. When Heinrich's father died and his mother remarried, he could not get along with his stepfather, so he forfeited his inheritance and immigrated to Columbus, NE. in February or March of 1888. [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Heinrich "Henry" Hillen was a General in the German Army. When Heinrich's father died and his mother remarried, he could not get along with his stepfather, so he forfeited his inheritance and immigrated to Columbus, NE. in February or March of 1888.
@NF2410@ 		Hillen, Heinrich (I5554)
 
1717 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Heinrich emigrated to the United States aboard the Vessel LOUISIANA, which traveled from Bremen, Germany on July 23, 1858 and arrived at the Port of New York, NY. on August 12th. He was accompanied by his brother, Johann and his wife, Catharina; his mother, Marie; his sister, Anna Gesina; and another Anna, age 8, relationship unknown. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Heinrich emigrated to the United States aboard the Vessel LOUISIANA, which traveled from Bremen, Germany on July 23, 1858 and arrived at the Port of New York, NY. on August 12th. He was accompanied by his brother, Johann and his wife, Catharina; his mother, Marie; his sister, Anna Gesina; and another Anna, age 8, relationship unknown. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby). 		Grotelueschen, Heinrich (I4281)
 
1718 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Heinrich may have been a Lutheran missionary and may have died in South Africa.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Heinrich may have been a Lutheran missionary and may have died in South Africa. 		Groteluschen, Heinrich (I4565)
 
1719 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Heintz was in the import/export business in Bremen, GE.
Heintz was in the import/export business in Bremen, GE.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Heintz was in the import/export business in Bremen, GE.
Original individual @I4031@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) merged with @I02888@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) 		Westermann, Heintz (I13511)
 
1720 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Helen attended School District #78 in Platte County and Zion Lutheran School in Leigh, NE.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Helen attended School District #78 in Platte County and Zion Lutheran School in Leigh, NE. 		Loseke, Helen (I7882)
 
1721 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Helen graduated from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and was a social worker.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Helen graduated from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and was a social worker. 		Wendt, Helen E. (I13395)
 
1722 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Helen Inglis knew Louise as "Tana" Louise which is German for Aunt.
Helen Inglis knew Louise as "Tana" Louise which is German for Aunt.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Helen Inglis knew Louise as "Tana" Louise which is German for Aunt.
Original individual @I01132@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I4512@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)
@NF0424@ 		Wurdeman, Louisa Louise (I14298)
 
1723 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Helen was a member of the Leigh Garden Club, Leigh Women's Club, and Leigh Community Club.

Facts about this person:

Burial
Leigh Cemetery; Leigh, NE.

Education
Spalding Academy; Spalding, NE.
Helen received her education and religious training at St. Michael's Catholic Church and the Spaulding (NE.) Academy.

She was a member of the Leigh Garden Club, Leigh Women's Club, and Leigh Community Club.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Helen received her education and religious training at St. Michael's Catholic Church and the Spaulding (NE.) Academy.

She was a member of the Leigh Garden Club, Leigh Women's Club, and Leigh Community Club.
Original individual @I00814@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I2022@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)
@NF0280@ 		Klein, Helen Marie (I6647)
 
1724 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Henrich was a Brinksitzer or new farmer near Sage.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Henrich was a Brinksitzer or new farmer near Sage. 		Groteluschen, Hinrich (I4586)
 
1725 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Henry attended schools in Germany. He served in the German Army during World War I for two years.

He emigrated to the United States in 1922 and returned to Germany in 1927 to be married.

Upon returning to the United States, they began farming south of Leigh, NE. He retired in 1968.

He served on St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Council.

__________________________

From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, February 23, 1984-

Henry A. Groteluschen, 85, of 2707 27th St. Columbus, died Wednesday at Columbus Manor.
Services are at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in rural Leigh, with Rev. Nathan Houfek officiating. Services will be preceded by a family prayer service at 1:45 p.m. Burial is in the parish cemetery.

Visitation is after 2:30 p.m. Friday at Gass-Haney Funeral Home in Columbus and 11:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church.

Mr. Groteluschen was born Jan. 16, 1899, at Grossen Kneton (SIC) Germany the son of Herman and Anna Tohle Groteluschen. He attended schools in Germany and married Helena Cohrs Sept. 2, 1927 in Germany. Mr. Groteluschen lived in Germany until 1922, and then returned to Germany in 1927 to be married. Upon returning to the U.S. he began farming in 1929 south of Leigh, living there until 1968 when he moved to Columbus. He served in World War I in Europe for two years and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, serving on the church council.

Surviving are two sons, Henry Jr. of Columbus and Karl of Leigh; two daughters, Lorraine (Mrs. Leonard) Vacha of Columbus and Mrs. Luella Daniels of Lincoln; 16 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Frieda (Mrs. William) Kuhr of Otega, N.Y.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife in Feb. 1983, a brother, a sister, a grandchild and a great-grandchild.

Memorials may be directed to St. Paul's Lutheran Memorial Fund.
[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Henry attended schools in Germany. He served in the German Army during World War I for two years.

He emigrated to the United States in 1922 and returned to Germany in 1927 to be married.

Upon returning to the United States, they began farming south of Leigh, NE. He retired in 1968.

He served on St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Council.

__________________________

From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, February 23, 1984-

Henry A. Groteluschen, 85, of 2707 27th St. Columbus, died Wednesday at Columbus Manor.
Services are at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in rural Leigh, with Rev. Nathan Houfek officiating. Services will be preceded by a family prayer service at 1:45 p.m. Burial is in the parish cemetery.

Visitation is after 2:30 p.m. Friday at Gass-Haney Funeral Home in Columbus and 11:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church.

Mr. Groteluschen was born Jan. 16, 1899, at Grossen Kneton (SIC) Germany the son of Herman and Anna Tohle Groteluschen. He attended schools in Germany and married Helena Cohrs Sept. 2, 1927 in Germany. Mr. Groteluschen lived in Germany until 1922, and then returned to Germany in 1927 to be married. Upon returning to the U.S. he began farming in 1929 south of Leigh, living there until 1968 when he moved to Columbus. He served in World War I in Europe for two years and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, serving on the church council.

Surviving are two sons, Henry Jr. of Columbus and Karl of Leigh; two daughters, Lorraine (Mrs. Leonard) Vacha of Columbus and Mrs. Luella Daniels of Lincoln; 16 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Frieda (Mrs. William) Kuhr of Otega, N.Y.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife in Feb. 1983, a brother, a sister, a grandchild and a great-grandchild.

Memorials may be directed to St. Paul's Lutheran Memorial Fund. 		Groteluschen, Heinrich August (I4567)
 
1726 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Henry emigrated aboard the Vessel BERLIN, which left Bremen, Germany and arrived in the United States at Baltimore, MD. on October 20,1868. The ship's passenger list indicates that he, age 34, was accompanied by his wife Anna,age 31; daughter Elise, age 9; and son Wilhelm, age 6. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira Glazier and Robert Philby).

Facts about this person:

Emigration October 20, 1868
Baltimore, MD.
Henry emigrated aboard the Vessel BERLIN, which left Bremen, Germany and arrived in the United States at Baltimore, MD. on October 20,1868. The ship's passenger list indicates that he, age 34, was accompanied by his wife Anna,age 31; daughter Elise, age 9; and son Wilhelm, age 6. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Henry emigrated aboard the Vessel BERLIN, which left Bremen, Germany and arrived in the United States at Baltimore, MD. on October 20,1868. The ship's passenger list indicates that he, age 34, was accompanied by his wife Anna,age 31; daughter Elise, age 9; and son Wilhelm, age 6. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).
Original individual @I1087@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) merged with @I02077@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@)
@NF0705@ 		Engelbart (Sr.), Henry (I2989)
 
1727 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
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.

Facts about this person:

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
________________________

[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.
______________________

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.

________________________

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
________________________

[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@)
@NF0065@ 		Groteluschen, Henry (I4574)
 
1728 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Henry emigrated to the United States at the age of eighteen years because Germany had compulsory military training and he had other plans for his life. When he landed in New York, he had 25 cents in his pocket and only the clothes on his back because his trunk, which contained all of his earthly possessions, was left on the dock back at Bremen, GE. He was alone and could not speak English. However, he was young and healthy and HE WAS FREE! His entire future was before him.

He got a job as a delivery boy in a grocery store. He was to carry buckets of coal up to all of the rooms of the apartment houses. There was no gas, electricity, or furnaces to heat entire buildings. Each family had its own stove. He really did not mind carrying the heavy buckets of coal up all of those stairs but resented being asked to carry up boxes of matches! He was used to the hard-working women of Germany and felt that these women could at least carry up their own matches.

Henry left New York when he had saved a little money and worked for awhile as a farm hand near Omaha, NE. He remembered the famous blizzard of 1888.

In 1889 he married Catherine Vohs and in 1890 their first son, Wilhelm, was born. The family headed west in 1892 and settled in Midland Precinct; Boone County, NE. The soil was fertile and they prospered. Tragedy struck on Henry's birthday in 1900 when Catherine died and he was left to raise three sons.

Henry became a naturalized citizen on October 2,1907 in Omaha.

MEMORIES...
OF DAD'S FATHER By Rae Turnbull

My father always
spoke about his father
with such pride.
He told us often
how Grandpa came
to this country
with only a strong back,
a willing heart,
and an honest mind.
He carried coal
and built neighbor's fences
and anything else
that he could do
to keep his family here.
And when my dad
was old enough,
he considered it an honor
to work
right with his father
plowing miles of rich black soil.
When Grandpa's health
began to fail
he had accomplished
what he had planned...
given all of his children
the chance
to be raised in America.
And my father always
spoke about his father
with such pride,
and said he was the finest man
he ever worked beside.

Facts about this person:

Emigration September 02, 1880
Castle Garden, NY.

Burial
Cemetery west of Newman Grove, NE.
Henry emigrated to the United States aboard the Vessel MOSEL, which traveled from Bremen, Germany and Southampton, Great Britain and arrived at New York, NY. on September 18, 1880 (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby). He was eighteen years old and left because Germany had compulsory military training and he had other plans for his life.

When he landed in New York, he had 25 cents in his pocket and only the clothes on his back because his trunk, which contained all of his earthly possessions, was left on the dock back at Bremen. He was alone and could not speak English. However, he was young and healthy and HE WAS FREE! His entire future was before him.

He got a job as a delivery boy in a grocery store. He was to carry buckets of coal up to all of the rooms of the apartment houses. There was no gas, electricity, or furnaces to heat entire buildings. Each family had its own stove. He really did not mind carrying the heavy buckets of coal up all of those stairs but resented being asked to carry up boxes of matches! He was used to the hard-working women of Germany and felt that these women could at least carry up their own matches.

Henry left New York when he had saved a little money and worked for awhile as a farm hand near Omaha, NE. He remembered the famous blizzard of 1888.

In 1889 he married Catherine Vohs and in 1890 their first son, Wilhelm, was born. The family headed west in 1892 and settled in Midland Precinct; Boone County, NE. The soil was fertile and they prospered. Tragedy struck on Henry's birthday in 1900 when Catherine died and he was left to raise three sons.

Henry became a naturalized citizen on October 2,1907 in Omaha.

MEMORIES...
OF DAD'S FATHER
By Rae Turnbull

My father always
spoke about his father
with such pride.
He told us often
how Grandpa came
to this country
with only a strong back,
a willing heart,
and an honest mind.
He carried coal
and built neighbor's fences
and anything else
that he could do
to keep his family here.
And when my dad
was old enough,
he considered it an honor
to work
right with his father
plowing miles of rich black soil.
When Grandpa's health
began to fail
he had accomplished
what he had planned...
given all of his children
the chance
to be raised in America.
And my father always
spoke about his father
with such pride,
and said he was the finest man
he ever worked beside.
Original individual @I01857@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I273@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)
@NF0644@ 		Becker (Sr.), Heinrich Friedrich Henry (I870)
 
1729 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Henry graduated from Leigh, NE. High School in 1926. He was killed in a truck accident with his son, Allan.

Facts about this person:

Burial
Leigh Cemetery; Leigh, NE.
Henry graduated from Leigh, NE. High School in 1926. He was killed in a truck accident with his son, Allan.
Original individual @I01850@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I1032@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) 		Ehlers, Henry William (I2829)
 
1730 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Henry homesteaded in Saskatchewan in 1906.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Henry homesteaded in Saskatchewan in 1906. 		Muhle, Henry (I9387)
 
1731 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Henry was raised on the family farm northeast of Albion, NE., in Midland Precinct. He attended School District #77 in Boone County.

When his Father and Mother retired and moved to Albion, he continued to operate the family farm.
Henry was raised on the family farm northeast of Albion, NE., in Midland Precinct. He attended School District #77 in Boone County.

When his Father and Mother retired and moved to Albion, he continued to operate the family farm.
__________________________

From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, January 24, 2003-

ALBION - Henry Fredrick Becker Jr., 101, of Albion, died Tuesday, Jan. 21,
Henry was raised on the family farm northeast of Albion, NE., in Midland Precinct. He attended School District #77 in Boone County.

When his Father and Mother retired and moved to Albion, he continued to operate the family farm.
__________________________

From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, January 24, 2003-

ALBION - Henry Fredrick Becker Jr., 101, of Albion, died Tuesday, Jan. 21,
2003, at Wolf Memorial Good Samaritan Center in Albion.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel-Zion Lutheran Church in rural
Albion with the Rev. Bruce Freeman officiating. Burial will be at
Immanuel-Zion South Cemetery.

Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today at Levander Funeral Home in Albion.

Mr. Becker was born Aug. 28, 1901, to Henry and Anna (Wulf) Becker on the
family farm northeast of Albion. He received his education at School
District 77.

He married Marie Kristine Holvik on June, 11, 1931, at rural Albion. They
lived and farmed there until retiring in 1972 and moving to Albion. He
served on the District 77 School Board and the Newman Grove Co-op Board.

He entered the Wolf Memorial Good Samaritan Center on Oct. 11, 2002.
Survivors include his wife; four children, Janice Cook of Springfield,
Herman (Norma) Becker of Missouri City, Texas, George Becker of Albion and
Marie (Marion) Shafer of Norfolk; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren;
seven stepgrandchildren; two sisters, Sophia Becker and Freda McMurray, both
of Albion; one brother, Carl Becker of Belton, Texas; sister-in-law Gertie
Orender; and brother-in-law, Jake Holvik.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Merlin Becker; two
grandchildren; daughter-in-law Marlene; son-in-law, Virgil Cook;
great-granddaughter; four brothers, Theodore Becker, Bill Becker, Otto
Becker and Herman Becker; and one sister, Elizabeth Johnson.

Original individual @I01971@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I272@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)
@NF0666@ 		Becker (Jr.), Henry (I869)
 
1732 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Herbert L. Groteluschen was the seventh child of Louis and Anna Ahrens Groteluschen, born June 1, 1908 in Gray, Iowa and died April 16, 1988 in Audubon, IA.

He attended parochial school at Trinity Lutheran Church in Gray until the family moved to Audubon in 1922. He graduated from Audubon High School in 1927 where he played basketball. He spent his summers working on a farm in Nebraska. He also helped his brother-in-law, Jack Keat, on the Iowa farm.

He attended Boyles Commercial College in Omaha, worked at the restaurant in the Medical Arts Building in Omaha. He was also employed at Plond Clothing store in Audubon and Olsen’s Grocery in Audubon. He transferred to the Olsen store in Atlantic and then to their store in Manning in 1936, the year of the notorious cold, snowy winter. He purchased the Olsen store in Manning and renamed it the Manning Food Market. He operated it for 29 years until 1967, then sold it and purchased a small store in Fonda, IA and operated it for six years until he retired and moved to Audubon in 1973.

Submitted by his wife, Dorothy Groteluschen
[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Herbert L. Groteluschen was the seventh child of Louis and Anna Ahrens Groteluschen, born June 1, 1908 in Gray, Iowa and died April 16, 1988 in Audubon, IA.

He attended parochial school at Trinity Lutheran Church in Gray until the family moved to Audubon in 1922. He graduated from Audubon High School in 1927 where he played basketball. He spent his summers working on a farm in Nebraska. He also helped his brother-in-law, Jack Keat, on the Iowa farm.

He attended Boyles Commercial College in Omaha, worked at the restaurant in the Medical Arts Building in Omaha. He was also employed at Plond Clothing store in Audubon and Olsen’s Grocery in Audubon. He transferred to the Olsen store in Atlantic and then to their store in Manning in 1936, the year of the notorious cold, snowy winter. He purchased the Olsen store in Manning and renamed it the Manning Food Market. He operated it for 29 years until 1967, then sold it and purchased a small store in Fonda, IA and operated it for six years until he retired and moved to Audubon in 1973.

Submitted by his wife, Dorothy Groteluschen 		Groteluschen, Herbert Lorenz (I4576)
 
1733 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Herman attended school at the country school near St Paul's Lutheran Church. He helped his father in different businesses and took over the management of the restaurant in Creston.
Herman attended school at the country school near St Paul's Lutheran Church. He helped his father in different businesses and took over the management of the restaurant in Creston.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Herman attended school at the country school near St Paul's Lutheran Church. He helped his father in different businesses and took over the management of the restaurant in Creston.
Original individual @I1091@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) merged with @I02087@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@)
@NF0707@ 		Engelbart, Herman (I3001)
 
1734 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Herman emigrated aboard the Vessel BALTIMORE, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at Baltimore, MD. on December 14,1872. The ship's passenger list shows his name to be H. Wurdeman, age 24. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira Glazier and Robert Philby).

From THE LEIGH WORLD, May 26,1933-
Many relatives and friends at Last Rites for Octogenarian.
Herman Wurdeman, one of the few surviving veterans of the Franco-Prussian War, passed away at Leigh on Thursday eve, May 18, death being due to thrombosis of the cerebral artery. Funeral Rites were held from the home to Zion Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon with German and English sermons by Rev J.C. Kaiser.
Mr. Wurdeman's favorite hymn, "Jerusalem, Thou City Fair and High", was sung by the church choir. Pall bearers were six Grandsons, Julius Moeller, Edward and Harold Asche, Edgar Wurdeman,Walter Bakenhus, and Elmer Asche. Burial was in the Lutheran Cemetery.
Born in the Province of Hanover, Germany, on January 2,1849, Mr. Wurdeman had reached the age of 84 years, four months, and fourteen days. He grew to young manhood in Germany and served his country during the Franco-Prussian War. At the close of the war in 1872, he came to America to join Elisa Fredericka Garmhausen, a young German girl he had promised to marry when both were living in Hanover.
Mr. Wurdeman came directly to Platte County, Nebraska and for two years worked on the farm of his half brother, J.H. Wurdeman. In the fall of 1874 he was able to make arrangements for a homestead, which is the farm six miles south of Leigh owned today by Herman Wurdeman, Jr., and on November 27 of that year, was joined in marriage to Fredericka Garmhausen, the wedding taking place in Columbus. They established themselves in a sod house, 12 x 16 feet, which served as home until they were able to replace it with a frame house of the same dimensions, three years later.
Their hardest years were in the seventies when grasshoppers destroyed the precious grain but through unceasing labor and great sacrifice they were able to reclaim their portion of the vast prairie and in time purchased a second eighty acres of railroad land. As time passed the second eighty was cleared of debt and comforts and conveniences were added to the Wurdeman household. When Mr. Wurdeman retired from active farm life in 1909, he was the owner of 670 acres of as fine of land as may be found anywhere in the middle west.
Mr. Wurdeman and his wife were among others of the early Germans who founded Christ Lutheran Church on Loseke Creek. They were identified with that church throughout the thirty five yearsthey spent on the farm. Since moving to Leigh in 1909, they have given their support to Zion Lutheran Church. They observed their Golden Wedding Anniversary at their home here in 1924... There are twenty nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Facts about this person:

Burial
Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE.

Emigration December 14, 1872
Baltimore, MD.
Herman emigrated aboard the Vessel BALTIMORE, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at Baltimore, MD. on December 14,1872. The ship's passenger list shows his name to be H. Wurdeman, age 24. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).

From THE LEIGH WORLD, May 26,1933-
Many relatives and friends at Last Rites for Octogenarian.
Herman Wurdeman, one of the few surviving veterans of the Franco-Prussian War, passed away at Leigh on Thursday eve, May 18, death being due to thrombosis of the cerebral artery. Funeral Rites were held from the home to Zion Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon with German and English sermons by Rev J.C. Kaiser.
Mr. Wurdeman's favorite hymn, "Jerusalem, Thou City Fair and High", was sung by the church choir. Pall bearers were six Grandsons, Julius Moeller, Edward and Harold Asche, Edgar Wurdeman, Walter Bakenhus, and Elmer Asche. Burial was in the Lutheran Cemetery.
Born in the Province of Hanover, Germany, on January 2,1849, Mr. Wurdeman had reached the age of 84 years, four months, and fourteen days. He grew to young manhood in Germany and served his country during the Franco-Prussian War. At the close of the war in 1872, he came to America to join Elisa Fredericka Garmhausen, a young German girl he had promised to marry when both were living in Hanover.
Mr. Wurdeman came directly to Platte County, Nebraska and for two years worked on the farm of his half brother, J.H. Wurdeman. In the fall of 1874 he was able to make arrangements for a homestead, which is the farm six miles south of Leigh owned today by Heman Wurdeman, Jr., and on November 27 of that year, was joined in marriage to Fredericka Garmhausen, the wedding taking place in Columbus. They established themselves in a sod house, 12 x 16 feet, which served as home until they were able to replace it with a frame house of the same dimensions, three years later.
Their hardest years were in the seventies when grasshoppers destroyed the precious grain but through unceasing labor and great sacrifice they were able to reclaim their portion of the vast prairie and in time purchased a second eighty acres of railroad land. As time passed the second eighty was cleared of debt and comforts and conveniences were added to the Wurdeman household. When Mr. Wurdeman retired from active farm life in 1909, he was the owner of 670 acres of as fine of land as may be found anywhere in the middle west.
Mr. Wurdeman and his wife were among others of the early Germans who founded Christ Lutheran Church on Loseke Creek. They were identified with that church throughout the thirty five years they spent on the farm. Since moving to Leigh in 1909, they have given their support to Zion Lutheran Church. They observed their Golden Wedding Anniversary at their home here in 1924... There are twenty nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Herman emigrated aboard the Vessel BALTIMORE, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at Baltimore, MD. on December 14,1872. The ship's passenger list shows his name to be H. Wurdeman, age 24. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).

From THE LEIGH WORLD, May 26,1933-
Many relatives and friends at Last Rites for Octogenarian.
Herman Wurdeman, one of the few surviving veterans of the Franco-Prussian War, passed away at Leigh on Thursday eve, May 18, death being due to thrombosis of the cerebral artery. Funeral Rites were held from the home to Zion Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon with German and English sermons by Rev J.C. Kaiser.
Mr. Wurdeman's favorite hymn, "Jerusalem, Thou City Fair and High", was sung by the church choir. Pall bearers were six Grandsons, Julius Moeller, Edward and Harold Asche, Edgar Wurdeman, Walter Bakenhus, and Elmer Asche. Burial was in the Lutheran Cemetery.
Born in the Province of Hanover, Germany, on January 2,1849, Mr. Wurdeman had reached the age of 84 years, four months, and fourteen days. He grew to young manhood in Germany and served his country during the Franco-Prussian War. At the close of the war in 1872, he came to America to join Elisa Fredericka Garmhausen, a young German girl he had promised to marry when both were living in Hanover.
Mr. Wurdeman came directly to Platte County, Nebraska and for two years worked on the farm of his half brother, J.H. Wurdeman. In the fall of 1874 he was able to make arrangements for a homestead, which is the farm six miles south of Leigh owned today by Heman Wurdeman, Jr., and on November 27 of that year, was joined in marriage to Fredericka Garmhausen, the wedding taking place in Columbus. They established themselves in a sod house, 12 x 16 feet, which served as home until they were able to replace it with a frame house of the same dimensions, three years later.
Their hardest years were in the seventies when grasshoppers destroyed the precious grain but through unceasing labor and great sacrifice they were able to reclaim their portion of the vast prairie and in time purchased a second eighty acres of railroad land. As time passed the second eighty was cleared of debt and comforts and conveniences were added to the Wurdeman household. When Mr. Wurdeman retired from active farm life in 1909, he was the owner of 670 acres of as fine of land as may be found anywhere in the middle west.
Mr. Wurdeman and his wife were among others of the early Germans who founded Christ Lutheran Church on Loseke Creek. They were identified with that church throughout the thirty five years they spent on the farm. Since moving to Leigh in 1909, they have given their support to Zion Lutheran Church. They observed their Golden Wedding Anniversary at their home here in 1924... There are twenty nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Original individual @I00837@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I4249@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)
@NF0287@ 		Würdemann, Hermann Sr. (I14002)
 
1735 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Herman Johann came to the U.S. to Wisconsin in 1865 with his brothers and sisters. A few years later, he came to Platte County. They later joined St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church; Shell Creek. He became a voting member in the late 1870's.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Herman Johann came to the U.S. to Wisconsin in 1865 with his brothers and sisters. A few years later, he came to Platte County. They later joined St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church; Shell Creek. He became a voting member in the late 1870's. 		Loseke, Johann Herman (I7918)
 
1736 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Herman spent his entire life in Nebraska and was employed by the C & NW Railroad.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Herman spent his entire life in Nebraska and was employed by the C & NW Railroad. 		Bade, Herman J. (I533)
 
1737 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Herman was a carpenter and suffered from tuberculosis for ten years.

His Brother, Chris, paid for his funeral and burial at North Platte.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Herman was a carpenter and suffered from tuberculosis for ten years.

His Brother, Chris, paid for his funeral and burial at North Platte.
Original individual @I03795@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I1944@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) 		Kaelber, Herman (I6420)
 
1738 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Herman was a strong and respected man in the community. He frequently did custom corn shelling and threshing. He did a small amount of bootlegging in his time but for a good cause- supplying the doctors in the area during the flu season.

He was also involved in civic endeavors.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Herman was a strong and respected man in the community. He frequently did custom corn shelling and threshing. He did a small amount of bootlegging in his time but for a good cause- supplying the doctors in the area during the flu season.

He was also involved in civic endeavors. 		Hillen, Herman (I5556)
 
1739 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Herman was an "Anbauer" or farmer in Ahlhorn.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Herman was an "Anbauer" or farmer in Ahlhorn. 		Groteluschen, Johann Harm (I4633)
 
1740 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Herman was the second oldest son of Henry and Catherine Becker.

He attended Boone County, NE. School District #77 during the winter months. As a young man, he would work for neighbors from sunup until sundown for $1 a day.

When WW I started, he registered for the Draft on June 5,1917. He was the second one chosen in the draft lottery from Boone County. He reported to Camp Funston; Fort Riley, KS. on September 18, 1917. He served in the infantry and fought through the muddy, bloody battlefields of the three major fronts of Meuse-Argonne, Chateau Thierre, and Bella Woods.

In 1925, His Father, brothers, and Herman began to construct buildings on land which his Father had purchased eleven miles west of Albion, NE. in Dublin Precinct.

They would spend the week building and then return to their home northwest of Newman Grove on Saturday nights for clean clothes and food supplies. His Mother, Anna, had spent the week baking and canning meat so there would be food to eat for the following week. They constructed what is now the chicken house first, and lived in it while they built the hip-roofed barn, house, hog barn, corn crib/granary and garage. They used Model T trucks for hauling the lumber, cement, and sand. Henry spent most of the summer hauling the building supplies from Primrose. Bill and Herman were the carpenters and their father, Henry, was kept busy sawing, carrying, mixing, and hauling plus other errands to keep the carpenters busy.
Herman was the second oldest son of Henry and Catherine Becker.

He attended Boone County, NE. School District #77 during the winter months. As a young man, he would work for neighbors from sunup until sundown for $1 a day.

When WW I started, he registered for the Draft on June 5,1917. He was the second one chosen in the draft lottery from Boone County. He reported to Camp Funston; Fort Riley, KS. on September 18, 1917. He served in the infantry and fought through the muddy, bloody battlefields of the three major fronts of Meuse-Argonne, Chateau Thierre, and Bella Woods.

In 1925, His Father, brothers, and Herman began to construct buildings on land which his Father had purchased eleven miles west of Albion, NE. in Dublin Precinct.

They would spend the week building and then return to their home northwest of Newman Grove on Saturday nights for clean clothes and food supplies. His Mother, Anna, had spent the week baking and canning meat so there would be food to eat for the following week. They constructed what is now the chicken house first, and lived in it while they built the hip-roofed barn, house, hog barn, corn crib/granary and garage. They used Model T trucks for hauling the lumber, cement, and sand. Henry spent most of the summer hauling the building supplies from Primrose. Bill and Herman were the carpenters and their father, Henry, was kept busy sawing, carrying, mixing, and hauling plus other errands to keep the carpenters busy.

Original individual @I03129@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I304@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)
@NF1094@ 		Becker, Herman (I901)
 
1741 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Hermann emigrated to the United States aboard the Vessel CORIOLAN, which traveled from Bremen, Germany and arrived at the Port of New York, NY. on June 26, 1858. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).

In the United States, he was known as HERMAN LUESCHEN.

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From THE PAST AND PRESENT, PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA- Volume II-

Herman G. Lueschen, proprietor of a general stock farm on section 8, Sherman township, was born in Oldenburg, Germany, January 22, 1838, a son of Henry and Kate Margaret (Kuhlman) Groteluschen. After spending his youthful days in the fatherland, Herman G. Lueschen of this review came to the new world in 1858, settling at Mayville, Wisconsin, where he was employed at farm labor. He emigrated to America in order to become an American citizen and his interest in his adopted country was such that when the safety of the Union was menaced he joined the army almost immediately .after the outbreak of the war, enlisting in April, 1861, as a member of Company E, Third Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. With his command he went to the south and in the operations of his regiment in the Shenandoah valley in Virginia was captured. For four months he was imprisoned at Lynchburg, Virginia, and at Bell Island, after which he was exchanged. He took part in a number of hotly contested engagements and at the battle of Chancellorsville was wounded in the left leg, which incapacitated him for field service for three months. He was afterward called to New York to aid in the suppression of riots attendant upon the enforcement of the draft. Later he was on duty in Virginia, and under Sherman he participated in the siege of Atlanta. The entire regiment re enlisted, continuing at the front until the close of the war, at which time Mr. Lueschen and his comrades participated in the grand review in Washington, where thousands of victorious soldiers marched through the streets of the city--streets that were lined by a cheering multitude, while over broad Pennsylvania avenue there hung a banner bearing the words "The only debt which the country owes that she cannot pay is the debt which she owes to her soldiers."

Mr. Lueschen returned to Wisconsin but in 1869 removed to Nebraska and entered one hundred and sixty acres of his present farm on section 8, Sherman township. He has since extended the boundaries of his place until it now comprises two hundred and thirty acres, much of which he has brought under a high state of cultivation, producing good crops annually. He also engages in general stock raising and makes large shipments to the markets. His business has been carefully and persistently conducted, and sound judgment has directed his efforts at all times, so that he has won substantial success.

Mr. Lueschen was married December 3, 1865, to Miss Bertha Spanhake, who was born October 28, 1847, and who by her marriage became the mother of nine children. Her death occurred May 12, 1910.

In politics Mr. Lueschen is independent but is not remiss in the duties of citizenship, aiding in various plans and measures for the general good. For a long period he served as postmaster at Boheet and for over twenty years was school director. He belongs to St. Paul's Evangelical church and has ever guided his life according to its teachings. He has now passed the age of seventy-seven years, and his has been a creditable and honorable record, marked not only by loyalty to his country in times of war but also in times of peace and by equal loyalty to every cause that he has espoused.

________________________

From The ANDREAS HISTORY of THE STATE OF NEBRASKA-

HERMANN G. LUESCHEN, farmer, Section 8, Town 19, Range 1 east, P. O. Columbus, was born in Oldenburg, January 2, 1838; came to America in the summer of 1859, going to Dodge County, Wisconsin. He there enlisted, in 1861, in Company E, Third Wisconsin Infantry, serving until the close of the war; was in the Army of the Potomac; was taken prisoner at the battle of Winchester and wounded at Chancellorsville. With the exception of three months he was in prison, and about the same time in the hospital, he took part in every engagement fought by his command. He was transferred to the Army of the Cumberland and was with Sherman in his march to the sea. He went in as a private, was promoted to Corporal and afterward became a Color Bearer, which position he held until the close of the war. After his discharge he returned to Dodge County, Wis., where he married, December 3, 1865, Miss Bertha Spanhake, who is also a native of Oldenburg. They have seven children--Emma, Mary, Alvina, Alfred, Oscar, Hermann and Alma. He engaged in farming in Dodge County, Wis., until the summer of 1869, when he moved to Nebraska, locating in Platte County. He has a fine farm of 200 acres, ninety acres being under cultivation.
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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) DAILY TELEGRAM, May 28, 1934, pg. 8, col. 3-5

Herman G. Lueschen, 96, one of the very few remaining veterans of the civil war and the oldest pioneer of Sherman township, passed away at 10 p.m. Saturday at his farm home, 14 miles north and one mile east of Columbus, where he had resided continuously for 65 years.

His death was due to complications incident to his extreme age, euremia being the immediate cause.

His health, which had been exceptionally robust for one of his age up to that time, broke in November, 1932. He was bedfast for six weeks at that time, but recovered sufficiently to be up and about the house for several months. His strength ebbed again, however, and he was bedfast for nearly a year. During the last two weeks he lay in a coma practically all the tim

Born in Oldenburg, Germany, Jan. 2, 1838, a son of Henry and Kate Margaret Grotelueschen, Mr. Lueschen came to America in 1858, settling at Mayville, Wis., where he found employment as a laborer on a farm.

So great was his interest in and his loyalty to his adopted country, that almost immediately after the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted in Co. E., Third Wisconsin Volunteer infantry, in April, 1861, and served with honor throughout the war. When his first period of enlistment expired at the end of three years, he immediately re enlisted, with the same company and was advanced to the rank of corporal. At one time, during his first enlistment, he served for three months as the company's color-beare

His company was first sent into action in the Shenandoah valley and while there he was captured by the confederates and imprisoned for four months at Lynchburg, Va., and Bell Island, finally being restored to his company through an exchange of prisoners.

He took part in many hotly contested engagements, and at the battle of Chancellorsville he was wounded in the left leg, which incapacitated him for field service for three months. He was then assigned to duty in New York to aid in suppression of riots incident to the enforcement of the draft, and later returned to service in the war area.

One of his features of service which he ever afterwards remembered with justifiable pride was the fact that he took part in Sherman's historic "march to the sea."

At the close of the war he participated with his comrades in the grand review of the troops in Washington, D.C. It was an impressive occasion, and throughout his lifetime he remembered a great sign which was stretched across Pennsylvania avenue and which read, "the only debt which the country owes that she cannot repay is the debt which she owes to her soldiers

It was when he was in the army that his name was changed from "Grotelueschen" to "Lueschen." Army officers enrolled him as "Herman G. Lueschen." He adopted that form and used it throughout his lifetime. His brother, Henry, who had come to this country in 1860 and also served through the war, had a similar experience and also adopted the shorter form of the name, as did their younger brother, Gerhard, who joined them in this country when he was a young man. Henry passed away about 12 years ago, and death came to Gerhard about four years ago.

Returning to Wisconsin after receiving his honorable discharge from the army in the spring of 1865, Mr. Lueschen married Miss Bertha Spanhake on Dec. 3, 1865. Later he farmed for himself there for awhile and then, in 1869, they came to Nebraska, and he homesteaded 160 acres of land in Sherman township. Through thrift and hard work, and with the true spirit of the sturdy pioneers who converted Nebraska's prairies into one of the garden spots of the world, they conquered the hardships of that pioneer era and in the years that ensued gradually added to their holdings until they had 310 acres of Sherman township land. Mrs. Lueschen passed away on May 12, 1910. In 1917 Mr. Lueschen retired from active farm life and deeded most of his land to his son, Oscar J. Lueschen under a family arrangement whereby the latter has continued to farm the old home place and Mr. Lueschen, sr., has made his home with him.

Throughout all his years in Platte county, Mr. Lueschen was a prominent and revered resident of Sherman township, and throughout his active life he took keen interest in township, school and church affairs in his home community, being ever ready to give generously of his time and money in their behalf.

He was one of the founders and life-long member of St. Paul's Lutheran church, 15 miles north and three miles east of Columbus. He and John Hoessel, who now resides at 1572 Twenty-third avenue, are the last of the group of pioneers who founded the church in 1884.

Mr. Lueschen also had the distinction of having been the first clerk of Sherman township. He was elected to that position when the county was changed over to the township form of organization, and served continuously in that capacity from 1884 to 1895, inclusive.

Similarly, he was the first director of school district 46, an office in which he served for many years. During the early years, that district comprised both what is now Dist. 46, his home district, and what is now Dist. 26.

Back in the days when there was a star-mail route between Columbus and Creston, Mr. Lueschen was postmaster at Boheet, a rural post office. He served as postmaster, with the office in his home, for 22 years prior to about 1903 when the present rural free delivery system was inaugurated and the star route and the Boheet post office passed into history.

For 20 years, from February, 1908 to February, 1928, Mr. Lueschen was a member of the soldiers' and sailors' relief commission of Platte county. He was re appointed to that position for another three year term by the county board of supervisors in 1928, but resigned with the request that a younger man be appointed because he was finding it difficult to attend the meetings because of his advanced age.

Politically, he affiliated with the republican party, but he did not take active part in politics.

Up to the time that his health broke in November, 1932, he prided himself on the fact that he had seldom spent a day in bed on account of illness. He retained his faculties, especially his memory, to a remarkable degree for one of his age up to that time.

He was the last living member of the Creston post of the Grand Army of the Republic. After the post ceased to exist some years ago because the other members had either moved away or death had claimed them, Mr. Lueschen often came to Columbus on Memorial day to participate in the services here.

He leaves three sons and four daughters--Henry Lueschen, residing in Denver; Oscar Lueschen, on the old home place; Alfred Lueschen, in Colfax county; Mrs. William Hellbusch, of Loveland, Okla.; Mrs. William Meyer, of York; Mrs. Carl Hollman, of Sherman township, and Mrs. C.J. Bisson, of Grand Prairie township. One daughter, Mrs. Frank Bade, passed away in 1919, and one son, Herman, jr., died in 1925. He leaves also 35 grandchildren and 46 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday--Memorial day--at 1:30 p.m. at the old home place and at 2 p.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran church in Sherman township. Rev. J.A. Bahnsen, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be made in the cemetery near the church.

A firing squad from the Creston post of the American Legion will fire a military salute in his honor as the body is laid to sepulchre. Six of his grandsons will serve as pallbearers. [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Hermann emigrated to the United States aboard the Vessel CORIOLAN, which traveled from Bremen, Germany and arrived at the Port of New York, NY. on June 26, 1858. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).

In the United States, he was known as HERMAN LUESCHEN.

____________________

From THE PAST AND PRESENT, PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA- Volume II-

Herman G. Lueschen, proprietor of a general stock farm on section 8, Sherman township, was born in Oldenburg, Germany, January 22, 1838, a son of Henry and Kate Margaret (Kuhlman) Groteluschen. After spending his youthful days in the fatherland, Herman G. Lueschen of this review came to the new world in 1858, settling at Mayville, Wisconsin, where he was employed at farm labor. He emigrated to America in order to become an American citizen and his interest in his adopted country was such that when the safety of the Union was menaced he joined the army almost immediately .after the outbreak of the war, enlisting in April, 1861, as a member of Company E, Third Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. With his command he went to the south and in the operations of his regiment in the Shenandoah valley in Virginia was captured. For four months he was imprisoned at Lynchburg, Virginia, and at Bell Island, after which he was exchanged. He took part in a number of hotly contested engagements and at the battle of Chancellorsville was wounded in the left leg, which incapacitated him for field service for three months. He was afterward called to New York to aid in the suppression of riots attendant upon the enforcement of the draft. Later he was on duty in Virginia, and under Sherman he participated in the siege of Atlanta. The entire regiment re enlisted, continuing at the front until the close of the war, at which time Mr. Lueschen and his comrades participated in the grand review in Washington, where thousands of victorious soldiers marched through the streets of the city--streets that were lined by a cheering multitude, while over broad Pennsylvania avenue there hung a banner bearing the words "The only debt which the country owes that she cannot pay is the debt which she owes to her soldiers."

Mr. Lueschen returned to Wisconsin but in 1869 removed to Nebraska and entered one hundred and sixty acres of his present farm on section 8, Sherman township. He has since extended the boundaries of his place until it now comprises two hundred and thirty acres, much of which he has brought under a high state of cultivation, producing good crops annually. He also engages in general stock raising and makes large shipments to the markets. His business has been carefully and persistently conducted, and sound judgment has directed his efforts at all times, so that he has won substantial success.

Mr. Lueschen was married December 3, 1865, to Miss Bertha Spanhake, who was born October 28, 1847, and who by her marriage became the mother of nine children. Her death occurred May 12, 1910.

In politics Mr. Lueschen is independent but is not remiss in the duties of citizenship, aiding in various plans and measures for the general good. For a long period he served as postmaster at Boheet and for over twenty years was school director. He belongs to St. Paul's Evangelical church and has ever guided his life according to its teachings. He has now passed the age of seventy-seven years, and his has been a creditable and honorable record, marked not only by loyalty to his country in times of war but also in times of peace and by equal loyalty to every cause that he has espoused.

________________________

From The ANDREAS HISTORY of THE STATE OF NEBRASKA-

HERMANN G. LUESCHEN, farmer, Section 8, Town 19, Range 1 east, P. O. Columbus, was born in Oldenburg, January 2, 1838; came to America in the summer of 1859, going to Dodge County, Wisconsin. He there enlisted, in 1861, in Company E, Third Wisconsin Infantry, serving until the close of the war; was in the Army of the Potomac; was taken prisoner at the battle of Winchester and wounded at Chancellorsville. With the exception of three months he was in prison, and about the same time in the hospital, he took part in every engagement fought by his command. He was transferred to the Army of the Cumberland and was with Sherman in his march to the sea. He went in as a private, was promoted to Corporal and afterward became a Color Bearer, which position he held until the close of the war. After his discharge he returned to Dodge County, Wis., where he married, December 3, 1865, Miss Bertha Spanhake, who is also a native of Oldenburg. They have seven children--Emma, Mary, Alvina, Alfred, Oscar, Hermann and Alma. He engaged in farming in Dodge County, Wis., until the summer of 1869, when he moved to Nebraska, locating in Platte County. He has a fine farm of 200 acres, ninety acres being under cultivation.
________________________

From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) DAILY TELEGRAM, May 28, 1934, pg. 8, col. 3-5

Herman G. Lueschen, 96, one of the very few remaining veterans of the civil war and the oldest pioneer of Sherman township, passed away at 10 p.m. Saturday at his farm home, 14 miles north and one mile east of Columbus, where he had resided continuously for 65 years.

His death was due to complications incident to his extreme age, euremia being the immediate cause.

His health, which had been exceptionally robust for one of his age up to that time, broke in November, 1932. He was bedfast for six weeks at that time, but recovered sufficiently to be up and about the house for several months. His strength ebbed again, however, and he was bedfast for nearly a year. During the last two weeks he lay in a coma practically all the tim

Born in Oldenburg, Germany, Jan. 2, 1838, a son of Henry and Kate Margaret Grotelueschen, Mr. Lueschen came to America in 1858, settling at Mayville, Wis., where he found employment as a laborer on a farm.

So great was his interest in and his loyalty to his adopted country, that almost immediately after the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted in Co. E., Third Wisconsin Volunteer infantry, in April, 1861, and served with honor throughout the war. When his first period of enlistment expired at the end of three years, he immediately re enlisted, with the same company and was advanced to the rank of corporal. At one time, during his first enlistment, he served for three months as the company's color-beare

His company was first sent into action in the Shenandoah valley and while there he was captured by the confederates and imprisoned for four months at Lynchburg, Va., and Bell Island, finally being restored to his company through an exchange of prisoners.

He took part in many hotly contested engagements, and at the battle of Chancellorsville he was wounded in the left leg, which incapacitated him for field service for three months. He was then assigned to duty in New York to aid in suppression of riots incident to the enforcement of the draft, and later returned to service in the war area.

One of his features of service which he ever afterwards remembered with justifiable pride was the fact that he took part in Sherman's historic "march to the sea."

At the close of the war he participated with his comrades in the grand review of the troops in Washington, D.C. It was an impressive occasion, and throughout his lifetime he remembered a great sign which was stretched across Pennsylvania avenue and which read, "the only debt which the country owes that she cannot repay is the debt which she owes to her soldiers

It was when he was in the army that his name was changed from "Grotelueschen" to "Lueschen." Army officers enrolled him as "Herman G. Lueschen." He adopted that form and used it throughout his lifetime. His brother, Henry, who had come to this country in 1860 and also served through the war, had a similar experience and also adopted the shorter form of the name, as did their younger brother, Gerhard, who joined them in this country when he was a young man. Henry passed away about 12 years ago, and death came to Gerhard about four years ago.

Returning to Wisconsin after receiving his honorable discharge from the army in the spring of 1865, Mr. Lueschen married Miss Bertha Spanhake on Dec. 3, 1865. Later he farmed for himself there for awhile and then, in 1869, they came to Nebraska, and he homesteaded 160 acres of land in Sherman township. Through thrift and hard work, and with the true spirit of the sturdy pioneers who converted Nebraska's prairies into one of the garden spots of the world, they conquered the hardships of that pioneer era and in the years that ensued gradually added to their holdings until they had 310 acres of Sherman township land. Mrs. Lueschen passed away on May 12, 1910. In 1917 Mr. Lueschen retired from active farm life and deeded most of his land to his son, Oscar J. Lueschen under a family arrangement whereby the latter has continued to farm the old home place and Mr. Lueschen, sr., has made his home with him.

Throughout all his years in Platte county, Mr. Lueschen was a prominent and revered resident of Sherman township, and throughout his active life he took keen interest in township, school and church affairs in his home community, being ever ready to give generously of his time and money in their behalf.

He was one of the founders and life-long member of St. Paul's Lutheran church, 15 miles north and three miles east of Columbus. He and John Hoessel, who now resides at 1572 Twenty-third avenue, are the last of the group of pioneers who founded the church in 1884.

Mr. Lueschen also had the distinction of having been the first clerk of Sherman township. He was elected to that position when the county was changed over to the township form of organization, and served continuously in that capacity from 1884 to 1895, inclusive.

Similarly, he was the first director of school district 46, an office in which he served for many years. During the early years, that district comprised both what is now Dist. 46, his home district, and what is now Dist. 26.

Back in the days when there was a star-mail route between Columbus and Creston, Mr. Lueschen was postmaster at Boheet, a rural post office. He served as postmaster, with the office in his home, for 22 years prior to about 1903 when the present rural free delivery system was inaugurated and the star route and the Boheet post office passed into history.

For 20 years, from February, 1908 to February, 1928, Mr. Lueschen was a member of the soldiers' and sailors' relief commission of Platte county. He was re appointed to that position for another three year term by the county board of supervisors in 1928, but resigned with the request that a younger man be appointed because he was finding it difficult to attend the meetings because of his advanced age.

Politically, he affiliated with the republican party, but he did not take active part in politics.

Up to the time that his health broke in November, 1932, he prided himself on the fact that he had seldom spent a day in bed on account of illness. He retained his faculties, especially his memory, to a remarkable degree for one of his age up to that time.

He was the last living member of the Creston post of the Grand Army of the Republic. After the post ceased to exist some years ago because the other members had either moved away or death had claimed them, Mr. Lueschen often came to Columbus on Memorial day to participate in the services here.

He leaves three sons and four daughters--Henry Lueschen, residing in Denver; Oscar Lueschen, on the old home place; Alfred Lueschen, in Colfax county; Mrs. William Hellbusch, of Loveland, Okla.; Mrs. William Meyer, of York; Mrs. Carl Hollman, of Sherman township, and Mrs. C.J. Bisson, of Grand Prairie township. One daughter, Mrs. Frank Bade, passed away in 1919, and one son, Herman, jr., died in 1925. He leaves also 35 grandchildren and 46 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday--Memorial day--at 1:30 p.m. at the old home place and at 2 p.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran church in Sherman township. Rev. J.A. Bahnsen, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be made in the cemetery near the church.

A firing squad from the Creston post of the American Legion will fire a military salute in his honor as the body is laid to sepulchre. Six of his grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
@NF2913@ 		Groteluschen, Hermann G. (Lueschen) (I4580)
 
1742 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Hermann operated the family farm known as "Burn Bernd".[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Hermann operated the family farm known as "Burn Bernd". 		Groteluschen, Hermann (I4578)
 
1743 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Hermann was a Heuermann or farmer's hired helper and lived with his family in a rented house.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Hermann was a Heuermann or farmer's hired helper and lived with his family in a rented house. 		Loseke, Hermann (I7888)
 
1744 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Hermann was a Kirchenmeier or church builder in Hellbusch.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Hermann was a Kirchenmeier or church builder in Hellbusch. 		Hellbusch, Hermann (I5327)
 
1745 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Hermann was a Koter near Sage or rented a farm. His farmplace was very old, perhaps more than 800 years old.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Hermann was a Koter near Sage or rented a farm. His farmplace was very old, perhaps more than 800 years old. 		Dicke, Hermann (I2506)
 
1746 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Hermann was a Koter near Sage or rented land. His farm was very old, perhaps more than 800 years old.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Hermann was a Koter near Sage or rented land. His farm was very old, perhaps more than 800 years old. 		Ruther, Hermann (I11068)
 
1747 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Hermann was a Vollmeier near Dohlen or farmer with much land or more than two horses. His farmplace was more than 1200 years old.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Hermann was a Vollmeier near Dohlen or farmer with much land or more than two horses. His farmplace was more than 1200 years old. 		Meyer, Hermann (I8866)
 
1748 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Hermann was a Vollmeier near Haas. He was a farmer with much land or more than two horses. It was a very old farmplace perhaps more than 1200 years old.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Hermann was a Vollmeier near Haas. He was a farmer with much land or more than two horses. It was a very old farmplace perhaps more than 1200 years old. 		Loseke, Hermann (I7889)
 
1749 _P_CCINFO 2-14330
Hermann was a Vollmeier near Sage or farmer with much land or more than two horses. His farmplace was very old, perhaps more than 1200 years old.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Hermann was a Vollmeier near Sage or farmer with much land or more than two horses. His farmplace was very old, perhaps more than 1200 years old. 		Cording, Hermann (I2201)
 
1750 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Living (I14208)
 

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