Sarah Jane Palmer was born 1849 in Rock Island, Illinois to Benjamin Palmer and Albina White. Sarah moved with her parents to Pottawattamie, Iowa at a young age. She met and married Jonathan Jackson Hall Jr. here and they went on to farm in Little Sioux, Woodbury County, Iowa. Sarah and John J had 8 children before she died 20 May 1883. Her youngest child was under 1 year old when Sarah died. She is believed to be buried in the Oto Cemetery, Oto, Iowa.
John J. relocated with his parents to Indiana for a time and
shortly after, moved to Pottawattamie County, Iowa. He would meet and marry
Sarah Jane Palmer on 17 March 1865 in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Their union
was blessed with eight children before Sarah died in 1884. These children
were Benjamin, Nellie, Daniel, Milo, Erma, Jerry
Richard, Otto, Sarah.
John J eventually remarried Rachel Anne Brown Parkhill 12
February 1891. Their union was blessed with five more children. These children
were Ella, Myrtle, Aaron, Harry and Katherine.
John J. was counted on the 1920 United States Federal Census
which was taken in January 1920 while he was a residence in the detention
hospital in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, before moving to Cherokee. Iowa
where he would die. It is interesting to note here that Alex Parkhill, first
husband of John J.'s his second wife, Rachel is also listed as an inmate at the
same detention hospital. While they are both listed as inmates, it was most
likely a place for the elderly who suffered from dementia which in those days
was considered mental illness and whispered about in families.
John J died 26 November 1920 in Cherokee, Cherokee County,
Iowa as a resident of the State Hospital in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa.
Bertha Kuester was born on 22 Nov 1883. She was the daughter
of August and Wilhelmina (Keske) Kuester. Bertha immigrated to New Ulm,
Minnesota with her family in 1894 according to census records. Immigration records
indicate she arrived in 1893 at Baltimore, Maryland aboard the SS Schifflebein
which departed from Dresden, Germany. From there Bertha and her family
continued on to New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota.
On 17 May 1905 Bertha
married Fred Rauschke in New Ulm. Their union was blessed with 4 children, two
boys, Armin and Martin; and two girls, Edna and Gertrude. They made their home
in New Ulm, Minnesota and Bertha was very active in St. Paul's Church, New Ulm,
Minnesota. She died on 12 Jan 1970 in New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota and was buried
at Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota.
Fritz Rauschke was born on 7 Dec1877 in Germany, Johann
Rauschke and Wilhelmina Berg. Fritz immigrated from Germany to America with his
parents and one brother, Charles Rauschke. They settled in Brown County,
Minnesota in the town of New Ulm where Fritz would live until his death.
Fritz met and married Bertha Kuester on 17 May 1905 in New
Ulm, Minnesota and they went on to have four children; two boys, Armin and
Martin; and two girls, Edna and Gertrude.
Fritz was a cooper (barrel maker) at the Eagle Roller Mill in New Ulm, Minnesota. Fritz died at work on 16 Jun 1948 in New Ulm, Minnesota. He was buried at Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota.
Mary was born on May 25, 1872 to Daniel Kaltrider and Margaret
K (Steffy) Kalrtrider in Olney, Richland County, Illinois. She married
Isaac Price Willhite on September 20, 1896 in Richland County, Illinois.
Their union was blessed with five children, Daniel Thomas, Ada Florence,
Raymond Henry, Bernice Aleen and Clarence Galan before moving to Home
Township, Brown County, Minnesota. This is where she died June 10, 1924.
OBITUARY
Price Willhite, operator of the Willhite Oil and Cabins on
the north edge of Humboldt, passed away Tuesday, January 30 at his home. He was
taken suddenly ill the Saturday night previous to his death and his death was
attributed to a blood clot. Funeral services will be at the Skaugstad funeral
home at t o’clock Friday afternoon and at the funeral parlors at New Ulm,
Minn., at 2 o’clock Saturday. He will be laid to rest in the cemetery at New
Ulm.
Mr. Willhite was born December 11, 1872 at Olney, Illinois. He was wed to Mary Kalrider in 1894 and five children were born to this union. Mrs. Willhite passed away in 1924. In 1931 Mr. Willhite and Carolyn Jacobson were wed. She preceded him in death March 11, 1944.
He leaves to
mourn his death his sons, Daniel and Raymond of Hector,
Minn., Clarence of New Ulm, Minn., and two daughters. Mrs. Adolph (Ada)
Mack of New Ulm and Mrs. Hugo (Bernice) Apitz of Hector, Minnesota;
three step children, twenty-four grandchildren, one great grandchild, two
brothers, Joe of Brookville, Ind. and Albert of Freeport, Illinois
and three sister(s), Mrs. Raymond (Grace) Riggs of Arthur, Ill., Mrs.
Lynn (Anna) Burnell of Holme, Ill., and Mrs. Wilmar (Alice) Bennett of
Dundas, Ill.
The Humboldt Republican ~ 2 Feb 1945 ~ Fri, Page 1 Price Willhite Obituary
Transcribed by RBH (with minor corrections)
Christina NAGEL was born to Johann Friedrich Wilhelm NAGEL and
Dorthea (THIERS) NAGEL in Russia where she would meet and marry Frederick
Fuhrmann on January 15, 1892.
In 1893 Christina, along with her new husband Frederick along
with their 5-month-old son, Frederick, boarded the steamship SS Dubbledam
in Rotterdam, Holland (Netherlands). Also sailing with Frederick and Christina
were several family members. They arrived in America at Ellis Island and soon
headed west to the Dakotas. Christina and Fredrick eventually settled on a
wheat farm and went on to have 12 more children who are listed here in
Christina and Fredrick’s profiles (see link below for WikiTree Profile). Copy of the SS Dubbledam Manifest can also be
seen here
Obituary for Christina Nagel Fuhrman
Our sister Christina Fuhrmann, née Nagel, was born on July
8th, 1873 in Dobrinka, Russia (today; Dobrinka, Poland). On January 15, 1892,
she entered into marriage with Friedrich Fuhrmann. This marriage gave birth to
13 children, 2 of which preceded it (them) into eternity.
In 1893 she came to America with her husband and settled in
Campbell County, North Dakota. After a short time, they moved into a home in
Bowden, North Dakota and about 14 years ago the family came to Cathay, North
Dakota which is where they made their home.
In 1900 she was converted, and by Priest Colling baptized,
and (became a) member of the parish of Fessenden, North Dakota. After the
family came to Cathay, North Dakota (they) she became a member of the church
here. Her loving, devoted Martha ministries bring her the highest respect and
love of the community, as well as from everyone else she knew. She fell ill
with inflammation of the spinal cord and died after four days. She leaves her
(gods?) husband, 11 children, 8 grandchildren, 1 sister and 2 brothers. (This
obituary was found at U.S., American Historical Society of Germans from Russia
Obituaries, 1899-2012 and translated by Jerry Lee Hall form German to
English.)
