Marlyce married Hollis, William Eugene [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hollis, Gail Lynn Hollis
2. Hollis, Robert Patrick
3. Hollis, William Kenyon

Notes:

Individuals: Bowen, Patricia Louise nee' Kuester, Full place of death.

Albert married Peterman, Martha Elanora on 20 Jun 1931 in St Paul Lutheran Church (destroyed), Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA. Martha (daughter of Peterman, Henry Cort and Rosburg, Martha Maria) was born on 21 Mar 1910 in Iowa Township, Benton, Iowa, USA; died on 13 Nov 2007 in Perry Lutheran Home, Perry, Dallas, Iowa, USA; was buried after 13 Nov 2007 in Violet Hill Cemetery, Perry, Dallas, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1 May 1910, St Paul Lutheran Church (destroyed), Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA
• Confirmation: 13 Apr 1924, St Paul Lutheran Church (destroyed), Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA

Notes:

She moved to a retirement home in Perry, IA in 1994. She said that her Mom died when she was only 7 years old. She moved in with Albert and Mary Kuester until they moved to Minnesota a few years later. Then Martin and Mamie Studt took her in and raised her. The Studts lived on 'Main' street in Luzerne which was about a block from the Chicago and Northwestern Rail Road tracks. During world War I she was among the kids of the town who would run down to the tracks when a troop train would pass through. (Somehow they could tell by the sound of the whistle.) The troops would throw pieces of hardtack out the window of the train to the kids, and they would pick it up and eat it. The day the war ended Dorothy Kouba heard about it first and came running up the street to the Studt house banging two pot lids together to make noise. Martha joined her with two more kids and they went marching around town in a "Victory Parade" with the rest of the kids! She said that someone made a dummy resembling the Kaiser and hung it from a tree. She said it hung there for almost two years!

Martha Niebuhr, age 97, of Perry died on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at Perry Lutheran Home in Perry.

Martha Eleanora Niebuhr was born on March 21, 1910 at Luzerne, IA to Heinrich Cort Peterman and Martha Maria (Rosburg) Peterman. Martha's mother died when she was 7 years old and she was raised by an Aunt and Uncle, Mayme and Martin Studt of Luzerne, Iowa. She was confirmed into the Lutheran Faith on April 13, 1924 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Luzerne. During grade school she attended at Luzerne and graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1928. In 1929 she taught country school in Benton County. She met Albert (Bert) Niebuhr and they were married on June 20, 1931 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Luzerne. Martha was a mother and home maker and assisted Bert at the Perry Lutheran Home as office manager.

Martha was an active member of her church, serving as church organist in Burlington, IA. As a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Webster City, IA, and Trinity Lutheran Church in Perry, IA she sang in the church choir, was a member of LWML and many other activities.

She was preceded in death by her Parents Heinrich and Martha Peterman, a daughter Martha on December 17, 1945, husband, Bert on August 21, 1981, a granddaughter Denise Albright, grandson Bart Miller, a daughter-in-law Nancy Niebuhr, 2 brothers; Edward & Eldo Peterman, and a sister Mary Kuester.

She is survived by children; Wilbert and DeLaine Niebuhr of Peosta, IA, Marilyn and Darold Albright of Iowa City, IA, Robert and Sherry Niebuhr of Savannah, MO, Marlyce and William Hollis of Dunnellon, FL, Donald and Beth Niebuhr of Prescott, AZ, Marcia and William Ostlund of Jefferson, IA, and Delbert "Butch" and Denise Niebuhr of Perry, IA, and 23 grandchildren, many great and great great grandchildren.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
• Departure: 1889, Niedersachsen, Germany
• Confirmation: 1 Apr 1891, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA

Notes:

He came to the US with his sister, Meta. He learned to understand English by reading Wallace's Farmer and continued his education at the Luzerne Lutheran parochial school. He had to walk 4 1/2 miles to get to it, often in cold and snow. After grade school years he worked on his Uncle Fred's farm and saved his money until the day he could start his own family and farm. William and Johanna bought a half section (320 acres) or very good land northeast of Blairstown in 1908. They built a home and lived there for 36 years, farming, raising their children and becoming quite prosperous - even constructing a complete set of new buildings. They retired and moved to Blairstown in 1944. From humble beginnings, William was able to make something of himself in America. In addition to a fine family and prosperous farm, he was secretary of the Farmer's elevator at Blairstown for twelve years and director of the Farmers Grain Dealer's Association of Iowa from 1920 to 1930. In a newspaper article, William was quoted as saying, "If you are born in the lower classes (in Germany), you stay there, there's no way to get out. Anybody who doesn't like America doesn't know what he's talking about. It's the best country in the world in which to live."
Came to the US with his sister, Meta.
Came to USA at age 12 with his Mother Wilehlmina Tiedemann and sister Meda Niebuhr.

William married Kluss, Johanna Sophia Dorothea on 17 Dec 1902 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA. Johanna (daughter of Kluess, Friedrich Johann H "Fred" and Tatge, Emma) was born on 15 Jun 1884 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; died on 9 Jun 1957 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried after 9 Jun 1957 in Lutheran Cemetery, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was the oldest of six sisters and three brothers. She attended Luzerne lUtheran parochial school where she and William met. Johanna was a caregiver all of her life, probably starting at home with her nine siblings. She also cared for her ten children, her mother-in-law and William when he became ill. Having lived on a farm all of her life, Johanna was quoted in a newspaper article in 1928 as saying she wouldn't care to live in a city. "I wouldn't think of trying to rear a family in town. Think what an array of milk bottles one would have on his porch each day for a family of twelve persons. Grandma Niebuhr's chickens were a familiar site of the farm. Story has it that she once broke her arm while gathering eggs - but didn't break one egg. When a newspaper reporter asked her, in 1928, what had she done in the last year that she had never done before, she answered, "I spent the night at a hotel. It was when the Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa met at Cedar Rapids as as Mr. Niebuhr is a director, he attended. I mentioned that I never had stayed at a hotel and the children coaxsed me to go. We stayed at the Montrose. I also never had seen girls smoke before, but they seemed to puff away quite unconcernedly there."

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Mail Carrier / Farmer
• Death: 19 Apr 1935, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA

Notes:

Individuals: Bowen, Patricia Louise nee' Kuester, Different place of death.
Individuals: Bowen, Patricia Louise nee' Kuester, Name of Church.

Died:
Hospital

Henry married Rosburg, Martha Maria on 16 Jan 1887 in St Paul Lutheran Church (destroyed), Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA. Martha (daughter of Rosburg, Wulf WILLIAM Frederich and Nieland, Maria Dorothea) was born on 17 Dec 1868 in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA; was christened on 19 Sep 1869 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; died on 17 Nov 1917 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried on 20 Nov 1917 in Lutheran Cemetery, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housewife
• Baptism: 19 Sep 1869, St Paul Lutheran Church (destroyed), Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA
• Confirmation: 10 Apr 1881, St Paul Lutheran Church (destroyed), Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA

Notes:

Her grand daughter, Lucille tells the story about when grandma Martha, was out in the pasture. Eldo, her son, asked for a drink of water. She went to the well and started to pump a drink for him, when the boards gave way and she fell into the well. She managed to stay afloat by hanging onto the pipe going to the pump and then started to yell for help. Eldo was no help, because he was too small, and was more interested in retreiving his hat which fell in when his mom did. The cows were curious at all of the noise, so they gathered around and looked down in the well. Father Henry saw the cows gathered around so he decided he'd better check it out. When he got there he could do nothing because he had no way to get her out. There was a neighbor painting his house nearby who came over to see what the commotion was about. He ran back and got his ladder and lowered it down into the well to get her out.

N.N. married Tiedemann, Anna Catharina WILHELMINA. Anna was born on 24 Jan 1853 in Uelzen, Uelzen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 6 Sep 1912 in Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried on 8 Sep 1912 in Lutheran Cemetery, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Departure: 1889, Niedersachsen, Germany

Other Events and Attributes:

• FSID: MG5S-BMV

Friedrich married Tatge, Emma on 4 Feb 1883 in St Paul Lutheran Church (destroyed), Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA. Emma was born on 29 Nov 1863 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was christened on 17 Jan 1864 in St Paul Lutheran Church (destroyed), Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; died on 23 Sep 1929 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried after 23 Sep 1929 in Lutheran Cemetery, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Civil War Veteran
• Occupation: Farmer

Notes:

Info per JF Thoma.

Gerhardt married Roesskoch, Henriette Charlotta Louise on 16 Jan 1868. Henriette was born on 18 Feb 1841 in Prussia (Historical), Germany; died on 25 Jul 1885 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried in Jul 1885 in Lutheran Cemetery, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housewife

Notes:

Info per JF Thoma.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _MDCL: Brown hair, grey eyes, florid complexion
• Military: Civil War; Company B, 13th Iowa Infantry
• Physical Description: 5 ft. 5 in.
• Occupation: Wagon Maker/Blacksmith

Notes:

In 1863 the German authorities listed William as "escaped" when they filled their reports. This lends credence to the family story that the Rosburgs left Germany to evade conscription into the German military.

ROSBURG, WM., proprietor of wagon shop, Luzerne; was born in Germany in 1836 came to Davenport this State, in 1856 remained there ON year, then went to Clayton County, in which county he married Miss Mary Nieland in 1854; they moved to this town in the year 1868, since which time he has been engaged in his present business at this place, Luzerne.
The above from the 1878 Biographical History of Benton County, Iowa.

William Fredrich Rosburg came to the United States when he was 19 and his brother Henry 17. An older brother, Chris, was already living in Davenport, Iowa. William worked in a logging camp at Chippawa, Wisconsin, then at Davenport, Iowa as a wagon maker - a trade he learned in Germany. On October 31, 1863, he married Maria Nieland of Mecklenburg, Germany at Clermont, Iowa, Rev. Skofield officiating. Maria came over in a sail boat when she was but seven years of age. It took 14 days to cross the Atlantic Ocean. During the passage the passengers dipped water from the ocean and would occasinally lose a pail in the rough seas. The captain complained about this, so Maria's brother, Henry, tied a rope around his waist to keep from loosing the pail and was washed overboard and drowned. William was drafted at Giard, Iowa in the fall of 1864, where he had established a wagon makers shop. He served in Com. B 13th Iowa Infantry under German Sherman. H served to the end of the war and told the story that when he was discharged he was so lousy that he bought civilian clothes and threw his uniform into the Mississippi River. Shortly after he returned from the army their little daughter Emma Wilhelmina died and was buried at Giard in 1865 at the age of 14 months. Her tombstone is still standing at Giard, and Grandma Rosburg after forty years was able to see it. They moved from Giard to Blairstown and then to Luzerne, Iowa, Benton County, in 1870, where he operated a wagon shop until 1900.

The shop was torn down then and the material used to build a new home. They celebrated their gold anniversary in 1913 with all the children home for the occasion. He had always hoped to be hauled to the cemetery in an automobile hearse, but due to rain, he was taken by a team to the Lutheran cemetery near Luzerne

The above written by Jim Welterlen

William and Maria Rosburg, also raised an orphan girl, whose parents died of dipthereia and left four children who were divided at the grave. Her name was Liesetta Blumke who later married August Grimm of Rutland Iowa.

Wilhelm Rosburg was a lover of Schiller's poems and many of his daughters are named after characters in these poems.

The above written by ?

The story has always been told to me how William went kicking and screaming into the Union Army during the Civil War. He was with Sherman on his burning of Atlanta and subsequent march to the sea. Above you have heard Jim Welterlen mentioned the throwing of his army clothes into the Mississippi river. From this you get the impression that his army career was anything, but happy. But, one of his fondest recollections in later years was his helping to burn Atlanta. William became a well respected German leader of his community. When WWI broke out the Germans of the midwest had no desire to send their sons off to fight their uncles and cousins. And so it turned out that the German community of Luzerne came to see William Rosburg. They told him that all he had to do was to say the word and they would not send their sons off to fight in Germany. His response was "I fought for my country once and I would do it again.". That ended the discussion. Quite a turn around for someone who went kicking and screaming into the Union Army.

The above written by James F. THoma

Came to America on 01 Jun 1857 aboard the ship Weser along with his brother Henry.
The above from Fritz Rosburg

A COLLECTION OF MEMORIES FROM "OUR FAMILY HISTORY"
by Laura Maria Rosburg Kouba

My Dad, Wilhelm Fredrich Rosburg, came to America in 1855 when he was 19 years old, with the 17 year old brother, Henry. They had an older brother, Christian, who had come over earlier and lived in Davenport, Iowa. They worked in Davenport awile and then moved to Clayton County, Iowa. Later at Clairemont, Fayette County he met and was married to Maria Nieland on Ocotber 21, 1863 by the Rev. Stockfield.

My Mom, Maria Dorothea Nieland was 7 in 1854 when she came to America with her parents. She said that when the family came to the United States that Grapdpa Nieland's brother went overboard from the ship. The Captain of the ship said that if another person lost a pail while dipping water, he 'halfto' pay. So he tied the rope around himself and it tokk him with it! They never saw anthing of him after that. It took them 14 weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Mary had very little schooling after coming to the United States. She worked for a Lutheran minister's family when she was a little older.

My Dad was drafter into the Union Army on October 5, 1864 (28 years old). He was a member of COmpany B, 13th Regiment of Iowa and was honorably discharged at Louisville, Kentucky on July 21, 1865. He served under General Sherman on the march from Atlanta to the sea! He had just started building a wagon maker shop in Girard, Clayton County, Iowa, when two men came to serve papers on him that he had been drafter to serve in the Civil War.

After the war, Grandpa and Grandma Nieland came to Benton County in a covered wagon. They bought and settled on a farm 2 miles North and 1 1/2 mile East of Luzerne, Iowa.

The oldest child of William and Mary Rosburg, Emma Wilhemine Lisetta, was born August 14, 1864 and died October 1865.

Mother was 40 years old when I was born on February 24, 1887. Mother was 47 years old when esther Augusta was born on July 17, 1894. I was baptized April 8, 1887 (6 weeks old) at the St Paul Lutheran Church in Luzerne by Rev. Philip Studt. His son, Martin, married my sister (Mary) Mayme.

Emil Sr. was baptized in 1887 when he was 10 years old at the "White School" South of Luzerne. Services were held there each Sunday by a travelling 'circuit rider' minister who served several churches.

My Dad's brother, Christian had a general store in Keystone, Iowa. He moved his house from Luzerne to Keystone. (About 6 miles!) In Luzerne, it was located on the lot we built our stucco house. Later both brothers moved West. Christian to the state of Washington where he founded the town of Rosburg. Henry moved to Seattle, King County, Washington, where he raised his family.

William Rosburg had a wagon maker shop in Luzerne from 1870 to 1900 when he retired (at age 64).

On December 12, 1911, William Rosburg, his 10 children, their spouses and grandchildren celebrated his 75th birthday, all coming home for the event. Chas. Rosburg and Wwife, Ella, from Iowa Falls, Iowa. Wm. F. Rosburg, wife and children from Elkton, South Dakota. The rest of the families were from in and around Luzerne. He just had the house wired for electricity so he had all the lights on from cellar to garret. A big day for all.

They also raised a girl, Lisetta Blumke. Her parents both died a few weeks apart of pneumonia. Mother said that they divided the children at the grave of her Mother. (Uncle Martin folks took one also.) Others took one or two. Lisetta married August Grimm and lived and died at Rutland, Iowa.

On October 31, 1913, William and Mary Rosburg celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary at their home in Luzerne, which they rebuilt in 1900. They had lived there 45 of the 50 years. All the children, son-in-laws, daughter-in-laws and most of the grandchildren were home for the big day. The children presented the Father with a gold-headed cane and the Mother with a gold wedding ring plus a set of Haviland china dishes. They started out in Clayton County, then in Blairstown for a short time, then moved North of Luzerne. In 1868 they finally came to Luzerne where they lived until Mother passed away on July 7, 1927

October 1913
LUZERNE COUPLE CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING

MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM ROSBURG MARRIED FIFTY YEARS AGO
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HELP THEM CELEBRATE THE HAPPY EVENT

One of the most interesting events taking place in Luzerne for many days was the golden wedding celebration of Mr. and Mrs. William Rosburg, which took place at their home last Friday.
Rev. G. Schroeder, of the Lutheran church, the pastor of this worthy couple, honored the occasion by a short talk which was given in words most appropriate to the event.
Mr. and Mrs. William Rosburg were married fifty years October 31, 1913. About forty-two years of this time they lived in Luzerne, Iowa. Mr. Rosburg is about 77 years old. He was born in Holstein, Germany, and came to this country when about 19 years of age. Mr.s Rosburg is 66 years old and was born in Mechlenburg, Germany, as the oldes daughter of Henry Nieland, who came to this country with his family when Mrs. Rosburg was 7 years old.
They were married in Clayton County, Iowa, and removed to Benton county, Iowa, after a few years, living in Blairstown a short time, then north of Luzerne and in the fall of 1868 moved to luzerne where Mr. Rosburg worked at his trade, that of a wagon maker, until the spring of 1900

Children Present.
All the children, as well as all the sons-in law and daughters-in-law were present at the celebration of golden wedding of the aged couple. The children are as follows: Chas. Rosburg, farmer, Eldora, Iowa; Martha Peterman, wife of H. C. Peterman, farmer, Luzerne, Iowa; Rosa Van Deusen, whife of Chas. Van Deusen, president and manager of Farmers Co-op County, Van Horne, Ia; Amelia Westinghouse, wife of Spencer Westinghouse, engineer, C.and N. W., Belle Plaine, Iowa; W. F. Rosburg, farmer, South Dakota; Mary A. Studt, wife of Geo. Studt, farmer, Luzerne, Iowa; Amanda Kouba, wife of Wm. Kouba, merchant and postmaster, Luzerne, Ia.; Laura Kouba, wife of Emil Kouba, merchant, Luzerne, Ia; Miss Esther Rosburg, teacher, Luzerne school who lives at home. There are also nineteen grandchildren.
During the afternoon members of the family rendered a program consisting of numbers on the piano and violin and in the evening games and converstation made the hours pass all too quickly.
Mr. Rosburg is a veteran of the civil war and was a member of Co. B. 13th Iowa Infantry, and saw gallant service during the war. For forty-five years he has been a member of the Lutheran church.
The house was decorated in yellow and white and a huge wedding cake, on which were the years, 1869 and 1913, adorned the dining room table. Beautiful yellow chrysanthemums were the flower decoration.
Children Give Presents
The children presented their father with a gold headed cane, and their mother with a gold ring and a set of gilt-edge Haviland china dishes, and numerous other presents, amonth them being a gold wreath framed in a gold frame, presented by the oldest son.
A family dinner was served at 12 o'clock noon, the parents and their children being seated at one table.
The guests besides the children and grandchildren wer eL. P. Nieland, brother of Mrs. Rosburg, his wife and children; Mrs. Matilda Stuckenbruck, sister of Mrs. Rosburg, from Sioux county, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. August Grimm from Humbolt county, Iowa. Mrs. Grimm made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Rosburg for six years.

Iowa Death and Burial Records lists parents as Henry Rosburg, Grapengeter

Wulf married Nieland, Maria Dorothea on 31 Oct 1863 in Clermont, Fayette, Iowa, USA. Maria (daughter of Nieland, Heinrich Christoph and Lemmermann, Maria Dorothea Elisabeth) was born on 4 Oct 1847 in Neu Gülze, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 7 Jul 1927 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried on 10 Jul 1927 in Lutheran Cemetery, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Nickname: Mary
• Occupation: Housewife
• Departure: 1 Sep 1854, Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
• Residence: 1856, Read Township, Clayton, Iowa, USA
• Residence: 1860, Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa, USA
• Residence: 1870, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA
• Baptism: 10 Apr 1870, St Paul Lutheran Church (destroyed), Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA
• Residence: 1880, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA
• Residence: 1900, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA
• Residence: 1910, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA
• Residence: 1920, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA

Notes:

Came to the USA when she was 7 years old. It took 14 days to cross the Atlantic Ocean. During the passage the passengers dipped water form the ocean and would occasionally lose a pail in the rough seas. The captain complained about this, so Maria’s brother Henry tied a rope around his waist to keep from loosing the pail and was washed overboard and drowned. She is buried in the Lutheran Cemetery per JF Thoma.