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Obits from "Old Kenton Newspaper" -- Aug 23, 1892 -- "Mrs. Bloom, wife of Mr. Erhart Bloom, of Buck Township, died at the family home last Friday. Deceased was widely known, and for many years resided in this city, where her husband was engaged in the foundry and machine shop business. During her long residence in Kenton she made many warm friends and acquaintances, and all who knew her highly esteemed her for her many virtues. A husband, two sons and two daughters survive her. Deceased was born in Bavaria in 1823. Ten years later she came to America with her parents, who settled at Canton, Ohio. In 1844, she was married to Mr. E. Bloom, her surviving husband, and the same year they came to Hardincounty, where they have resided since. The funeral took place last Sunday and was largely attended by friends and acquaintances of the deceased lady, the services being conducted by Rev. S. J. Bogle. The internment took place at Grove Cemetery."

9-1-1892 -- "Obituary. Mrs. Bloom, wife of Earheart Bloom, was born in Millbaugh, Bavaria in 1823, imigrated to this county in 1833, settling at Canton, Starke county. She was married at Tiffin in 1844, and came at that time to Kenton, which was been her home since that time. From early life she was a member of the German Reformed church until 1866, when she became a member of the Presbyterian

church, then under the pastoral charge of Rev. H. R. Peairs. She remained a consistent and beloved member of this church until her death, August 20th. The funeral services were held at her late residence Sunday at 2 p.m., Rev. S. J. Bogle officiating, and the remains were followed to Grove

Cemetery by a large company of friends. She leaves a husband, two sons, two daughters, one sister and a host of friends to mourn her departure. She was a loving wife and mother, quick to see and relieve the wants of those in need of friendly ministry, and her death, after many years suffering is a loss to many."

The following was taken from the book by the Chapman Bros. of Chicago, "Portraits and Bigraphical Album of Lancaster County, Nebraska." Printed in 1888.

"LOUIS FAULHABER, one of the most thrifty German farmers of Stockton precinct, owns and occupies a fine estate, embracing 320 acres of land on sections 3 and 4, his residence being on the latter. The homestead is noticeable for its good improvements, and especially the large number of fruit and ornamental trees, which he has planted to the extent of about 700, besides a large quantity of grapes. Like most of the enterprising men about him, he makes a specialty of stock-raising, and has acquired a fine property, besides surrounding himself and family with all the comforts of life.

"The first years of our subject were passed on the other side of the Atlantic, in the little Kingdom of Bavaria, where his birth took place November 18, 1826. When a child five years of age his parents emigrated to America and settled in Seneca County, Ohio, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Louis remained on the farm until a youth of fourteen years, and was then apprenticed to learn the shoemaker's trade, which he followed for a period of nine years. In the meantime he had been married, and in June, 1850, turned his face toward the farther West, and crossing the Mississippi, accompanied by his wife, took up a tract of land in Manitowoc, Wisc., where he lived until the spring of 1875. His next removal was to this county, when he took up the land which he still occupies.

"The wife of our subject, to whom he was married in Tiffin, Seneca Co., Ohio, March 1, 1848, was in her girlhood Miss Helen Sauter, a native of the same country as her husband, and born April 1, 1830 She was a little child three years of age when she came to America with her parents, and they settled first in Tiffin, Ohio. Later they removed to Wood County, that State, where the father died about 1856. The mother still survives, and is living at Perrysburg, Wood Co., Ohio.

"Of the thirteen children born to Mr. and Mrs. Faulhaber, the record is as follows: Their eldest son, John, died when one and one-half years old, in 1849; Louis is on the police force of the city of Lincoln; William is farming in Stockton precinct, this county; Mary is the wife of John Lemke, and lives in Stockton Precinct; John is traveling salesman for a firm in Milwaukee; Theodore is farming in Brown County, this State; Charles and Henry are residents of Cherry County; Phillip, the youngest, is engaged in farming for himself in Stockton precinct; Frederick and Emma are at home with their parents, and Clara is the wife of Frederick Retzlaff, of Stevens Creek Precinct.

"Mr. Faulhaber, politically, is a conscientious Democrat, and a man who keeps himself well posted upon matters of general interest. He was particularly fortunate in his choice of a wife and helpmate, having a lady who looks well to the ways of her household and those little matters which have so great an influence in the happiness of a home. They have labored industriously in acquiring their fine property, and are now in the enjoyment of the fruits of their early toils, while surrounded by hosts of friends who have learned to value them at their true worth. They were reared in the precepts of the German Lutheran Church, to which they still loyally adhere, together with their children."

The following was contributed by Mrs. Emma Maahs and told to Junerose Kayser in the spring of 1959, after Junerose had started the research on the Faulhaber family tree several years before:

"We left Reedsville, Wisconsin in March, 1873 for Lincoln, Nebraska. The day we left Reedsville it was very cold. The roads were blocked with snow, the neighbors had to shovel the snow for a road. From our home near Reedsville, we went by sled to Grimm Station where we boarded a train to Manitowoc. There we had a short visit with mother's sister, Aunt Christina. Then on to Chicago, arriving in the early evening. Then we left Chicago around midnight. We spent the following night in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Albert was just a baby and we all took turns holding him and entertaining him on the trip. Early the next morning we boarded another train for Lincoln, arriving shortly before noon. There we were met by cousins, Mr. & Mrs. George Weber, who helped father find a home to live in until we could locate a farm. Father and my brothers Lewis and William, with agents, went to locate a farm near Steven's Creek Precinct. After about two weeks father moved us out to the new farm. We enjoyed the trip of about ten miles very much. We rode in a spring wagon. The weather was mild and we saw many wild ducks on small ponds and many prairie chickens and rabbits on our way to our new home.

"In fact, we had two houses on our new farm. They were small, so my brothers slept in one and my father and mother and we girls slept in the other one. A number of families came to Nebraska from Wisconsin after we settled. The Grimmes, Stebers, Luthers, Manleys, and some others that I have forgotten. All lived with us until they could locate a farm and build a home."

Helena was the oldest girl, but we do not know how many children were in her family. We do know that she had a brother and sister, Christina. Her brother, Frank Souder, also served in the Civil War. He was killed in the Battle of Chancellorsville, VA, May 2, 1865, at 25 years of age. Inscription on his tombstone - "His body is not buried here. He fell in the Battle for the Cause he held dear. He obeyed his Commander, was brave in his fight and died like a soldier for freedom and right. Capt. of Co. B 55 Regt. O. VI." Buried at Maumee, Ohio. - Note from June Kaiser.

Helena's father was a butcher and owned a big Butcher Shop in Sandusky, Ohio. When they had the flu epidemic there, he would take all the bones and meat scraps he had home and they would cook it up in a soup. Then everyday after he closed the shop he and Helena would go around and fill the soup bowls, pots or whatever the people would put out on their porchs or doorsteps, so they would have something nourishing to eat while they were ill - Note from June Kaiser.

The 1850 US Census, City of Tymochtee, Wyandot County, OH - Lewis, Eliza, and John Faulhaber were living with Eliza's parents. They are John Souder, 44, M, Farmer & Butcher; Helena, 45, F; Frank, 12, M; Phebe, 10, F; Christina, 5, F; Hannah, 3, F; and Mary A. 1, F.

From Ohio Marriage records:

Souder, Christina m Seagchrist, Christian May 19 1842 by John J Beilharz M G (Note date may be in error)

Souder, Eliza Helena m Foulharbor, Lewis March 1 1949 by John J Beilharz V D M

Obit from "Nebraska State Journal", Feb. 9, 1904, Page 8, Col 2:

" PEOPLE YOU KNOW.

Mrs. Helen Faulhaber, wife of Louis Faulhaber, aged 74 years, died Monday morning at 11 o'clock at her home two miles east and one and one-half miles south of Walton. She leaves a husband and eight sons and three daughters. The funeral will take place at the German Lutheran church two and one-half miles southeast of the residence, Wednesday at 3 p.m."

Notes from "Faulhaber Family History, 1986-87; by Mrs. Harold (Junerose) Kayser:

Theodore & Mary Etta were married March 26, 1883. They lived on a farm a few miles south of Walton, NE, in Lancaster Co. where the Edwin Booth farm is now. In the spring of 1887 they moved to Brown County where they homesteaded for ten years. They also filed and had a timber claim. When they moved they had two little boys, George and Albert. While they lived there they had Louis, Arthur, Myrtle & Helen. In the early spring of 1895 they decided to move back to Lancaster Co. where they

once again farmed, living on a farm about two miles south of his folks. In the spring they moved to a farm two miles east of the Lutheran Church where they lived until he could get a house built on an 80 acres they had purchased with no buildings on it, about a mile west and mile and a half north of the Church. In February 1909 they moved to their new home on a farm three miles north of Adams, Gage Co. They had bought 160 acres in 1906 or 1907 with no buldings on it. Theodore again built a house and outside buildings before he moved his family to it. They lived here until Theodore died April 1, 1931. Mary Etta stayed on the farm as Bill was still single and farming. She passed away Oct. 29, 1937.

Obit from newspaper:

" FAULHABER FUNERAL.

Funeral services for Theodore Faulhaber, 71, who died Wednesday at his home in Adams, will be held at 2 o'clock Friday at the home. Further services will be held at the Methodist church and burial will be in the Adams cemetery. Mr. Faulhaber is survived by his wife; six sons, George of Panama, Albert of

Walton, Louis, Arthur and Will of Adams, and Harry of Omaha; three daughters, Myrtle Kaiser of Walton, Helen Pfau of Julesburg, Colo., and Carrie of Adams."

Obituary -- Valentine Republican, Valentine, NE - Feb. 23, 1956, Page 1, Col 2 (found at Valentine

Historical Society, Valentine, NE, June 12, 2009):

"CHARLES FAULHABER

Charles Faulhaber of Multa, Montana, father of Carl Faulhaber died February 12. Had he lived until March 21 he would have been ninety-five years old. Mr. Faulhaber will be remembered by early pioneers as the first breeder of Registered Hereford cattle in Cherry County."

Obit from Valentine Republican, Valentine, NE - March 1, 1956, Page 6, Col 5 & 6 (found at Valentine Historical Society, Valentine, NE, June 12, 2009):

"CHARLES H. FAULHABER

Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 18 at Columbus, Montana for Charles Henry Faulhaber, who passed away at the Stillwater hospital Feb. 12.

Charles H. Faulhaber, early Nebraska pioneer, was born at Manitowoc, Wis., March 21, 1861. He moved with his parents to lincoln, Neb. at the age of 10. In 1886 - 1887, he took up land in Cherry County, Nebr. While living on his homestead he helped build the Burlington railroad west from Broken Bow to Alliance. He owned the first herd of registered Herefords in Western Nebraska and was instrumental in starting many foundation herds in that area.

He married Jennie Martin in 1890 at Brownlee, Neb., where he resided until 1937. At that time he went to Montana to live with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. McDonald. He lived with them, visiting his sons Forrest in California and Irvie in Oregon. About 10 years ago he went to live with his granddaughter, Mrs. Raymond Brown and her family, south of Molt.

Until the time of his death he was very active.

He is survived by his wife, Jennie Faulhaber of Valentine; one daughter, Mrs. D. S. McDonald, Paradise. Montana; three sons, Carl of Brownlee, Forrest and Irvie, both of Glen Ellen, Calif., one granddaughter, four great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter."

Notice from Thomas County Herald-Clipper, Thedford, NE, Thursday, March 1, 1956, Page 1 Col 3

(found at the Thomas County Museum, Thedford, NE, June 10, 2009):

"Also we were sorry to learn of another well known former Brownlee resident's death, that of Chas. H. Faulhaber, father of Carl Faulhaber. The death occurred in Montana. Look for the obituary in an early issue."

From "Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald", Sept 7, 1947; Page 2, Col 7:

"Pedestrain Is Hurt

Henry Faulhaber, 83, of Route 2, Scottsbluff, was struck by a car driven by Timoteo Flores, 24, Route 2, Scottsbluff, Saturday around 5 p.m., police report. Faulhaber was attempting to cross East Overland drive near the intersection of Fifteenth avenue and East Overland drive. He was taken to the hospital, where he was still unconscious late Saturday night."

From "Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald", Sept 17, 1947; Page 5, Col 3:

"DEATHS

Funeral Notices

Henry Faulhaber

Henry Faulhaber, 84, of Route 2, Scottsbluff, died Tuesday afternoon in a Scottsbluff hospital from injuries received when he was struck by a car as he was walking across East Overland drive Saturday evening, Sept. 6. Mr. Faulhaber was hospitalized immediately following the accident and never regained consciousness. The car was driven by Timoteo Flores, 24, Route 2, Scottsbluff.

Mr. Faulhaber was born Sept. 11, 1863, at Reedsville, Wis., and had been living with a son, Leon, six miles east and seven miles north of Scottsbluff for the past five years. Among the survivors are his widow, Celia, and the son, Leon.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later from Read's funeral home."

Notes from "Faulhaber Family History", 1986-87; by Mrs. Harold (Junerose) Kaiser:

"Philip Fred Faulhaber was born to Louis & Helen Faulhaber on Dec. 19, 1862 in Manitowac Co., near Reedsville, Wisc. He was christened in the Lutheran Church at Reedsville. In the spring of 1875, at the age of 13, he moved to Nebraska with his parents and family. They settled on a farm in Lancaster Co. near Walton, NE.

On Dec. 1, 1887, he married Catherine C. Herter. They moved to a farm about one mile from his homeplace. One son, Fred, and four daughters, Clara, Catherine, Elsie & Helen, who died in infancy,

were born to this union. Philip and Catherine farmed 320 acres and raised livestock. They also had a large orchard and vineyard. One summer they met with disaster, all the buildings except the house

burned to the ground. Neighbors and friends helped them to rebuild.

Philip passed away on August 13, 1936 at the age of 73, from pneumonia. At the time of his death, besides his children, he had seven grandchildren. His wife, Catherine, remained on the farm until her death on Aug. 31, 1947. She was 80 years of age."

Obit from newspaper:

" PHILIP FAULHABER -- Philip Fred Faulhaber, son of Louis and Helen Faulhaber, was born Dec. 19, 1862 near Reedsville, Manitowoc county, Wis. He was christened in the Lutheran church in Reedsville and came to Lincoln in the spring of 1875. His parents settled on a farm near Walton. He was confirmed to the Lutheran faith in 1879.

He married Catherine C. Herter on Dec. 1, 1887. To them five children were born, one of whom preceded him in death.

Surviving are his wife, Catherine C.; son, Fred L.; three daughters, Mrs. Clara E. Eisele, Mrs. Catherine H. Smith, and Mrs. Elsie A. Doxtater; seven grandshildren; four brothers, William O., Charles L., Henry A., and Fred A.; two sisters, Mrs. Emma C. Maahs and Mrs. Clara L. Retzlaff, and a host of friends.

He died Aug. 13, 1936 at the age of 73 and was buried Aug 16 at Bennet, following services in the Lutheran church at Walton".

Obit from "Lincoln Star", Aug 15, 1936:

"Phillip Faulhaber, 73, Passes Away at Bennet

Phillip Faulhaber, 73, resident of the Bennet vicinity for over 60 years, died at his home north of Bennet thursday afternoon. He was a farmer. Surviving are his wife, Catherine; one son, Fred of Walton; three daughters, Mrs. Clara Eisele of Bennet, Mrs. Catherine Smith of Walton and Mrs. Elsie Doxtater of Lincoln, and seven grandchildren. The body is at Brockema's."

Newspaper article:

"Fire Destroys Two Barns

The two large barns and the ice house on the Philip Faulhaber farm north of town burned to the ground early Monday morning. The cause of the fire is unknown but is thought to have been due to

spontaneous combustion caused by the storage of a a quantity of alfalfa in one of the barns. The fire originated in the barn farthest south and the wind from that direction soon had the other barn in flames. As soon as the second barn caught fire all effort to save either building was abandoned and efforts were concentrated toward saving the house. This building was in flames several times and only prompt work saved it from burning to the ground. A cow shed setting eight feet to the south of the barn in which the fire originated failed to catch fire. All live stock and harness were gotten out of the buildings. The loss, estimated at about $7,500, was partially covered by insurance."

Newspaper article, Nov 21, 1926:

"A big Dinner was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Faulhaber Sunday. Those present were:

Katherine of Lake Forest, Ill., G. T. Doxtater, Jr. of Belgrade Nebr., Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Doxtater Sr., Mr. Fred Faulhaber and family and Frank Eisele and family. It was an enjoyable reunion."