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In the United States, Johann was known as HENRY LUSCHE.
In 1856, Henry emigrated and came to Platte County, NE. He built one of the first log cabins there.
He was one of the thirteen men on May 29, 1856 to found the town of Columbus, NE.
He became a forceful personality in Platte County. He sent back positive reports to Germany. He had left his fiance behind in Germany and in 1858, she, along with his sister, Anna, and her husband, John Loseke and family, emigrated.
Knowing that the train was approaching Columbus, Henry rode horseback heading east and met the group near Fremont, about forty miles east. When his fiance saw him, she was afraid of the man with the long, black beard who met them. He looked like a wild ugly man. They all went west together and the Loseke family and Henry's fiance all lived in his log house until the Loseke's could create a dugout on the land that John Loseke homesteaded.
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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) JOURNAL, February 14, 1906-
An excerpt from the obituary of CARL (Charles) REINKE, neighbor of Henry Lusche,
Mr. Reinke is a friend of the Indians, and thinks they have been given a worse name than they deserve. The only trouble he ever had with them was in August, 1857. He and Henry Lusche were on top of his house shingling the roof, when some Omaha Indians came along and ordered them to give them food. They gave them what they thought sufficient, but they wanted more and finally Mr. Reinke put them out of the house bodily. This enraged one to shooting with his bow several arrows through the windows, but upon aiming a good gun at him the Indian with his companions left.
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From ANDREAS HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA- Platte County, Published 1892,
HENRY LUSCHE, farmer, residence Section 23, Town 18, Range 1, P. O. Columbus. He was born in Oldenburg, Germany, in 1823, and emigrated to America in 1852, living in various Eastern States until 1856. In that year, he went to Columbus, Neb., locating at his present residence. He has in his home farm over seven hundred acres, two hundred and fifty acres being in cultivation. He raises a large quantity of corn, wheat and other grains, besides large numbers of cattle, hogs and other stock. His farm is well improved, having good buildings of all kinds. He was married at Columbus, Neb., in 1858, to Miss Katherina Mistedt, who is also a native of Oldenburg. They have eight children--Henry, George; Sophia, now the wife of Mr. Huntman; Mina, John. William, Bertha and David. He and his family are members of the German Lutheran Church.
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He was also instrumental and helped, along with John Held and Charles Reinke, to establish St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Shell Creek, north of Columbus.
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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) JOURNAL, November 10, 1888-
LUSCHE- November 7th, after a few days' illness, at his residence on Shell Creek, Henry Lusche, aged 65 years, 5 months, and 7 days.
The remains were interred at the cemetery near the Lutheran church Nov. 9th, Rev. Chris. Moessner preaching the funeral sermon.
Mr. Lusche was born at Sage, Oldenburg, Germany, and immigrated to America in 1852, coming to Nebraska in 1856, and was one of the first settlers of Platte county. How highly the deceased was respected by all who knew him was shown by the large number of friends who followed his remains to their final resting place; the funeral train was probably the largest ever wetnessed (sic) in this vicininy (sic). The deceased was in good circumstances owning one of the largest farms on Shell Creek. He leaves a widow and eight children, 5 sons and 3 daughters to mourn his loss.
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From THE HISTORY OF PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA- PAST AND PRESENT-
About the year 1868 J. P. Becker built a grist mill on Shell Creek, and of this industry and other things, a correspondent of the Journal had the following to say, in the issue of that paper of June 3, 1874:
"The Valley of Shell Creek has wonderfully improved in the last year. From J. P. Becker's mill, two miles west, in the last year, the following persons have built fine brick residences: J. Held, Carl Reinke and H. Lusche, and E. Ahrens, Michael Erb and W. Weather have completed residences of wood, which look tasty and neat. J. P. Becker has also made many improvements, consisting of a purifier, manufactured at Quincy, Ill., and a conveyor, which enables the operators to have control of the bolting apparatus. They now make the very best of flour. Crops on the bottom look fine and promise an abundant harvest."
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In the United States, Johann was known as HENRY LUSCHE.
In 1856, Henry emigrated and came to Platte County, NE. He built one of the first log cabins there.
He was one of the thirteen men on May 29, 1856 to found the town of Columbus, NE.
He became a forceful personality in Platte County. He sent back positive reports to Germany. He had left his fiance behind in Germany and in 1858, she, along with his sister, Anna, and her husband, John Loseke and family, emigrated.
Knowing that the train was approaching Columbus, Henry rode horseback heading east and met the group near Fremont, about forty miles east. When his fiance saw him, she was afraid of the man with the long, black beard who met them. He looked like a wild ugly man. They all went west together and the Loseke family and Henry's fiance all lived in his log house until the Loseke's could create a dugout on the land that John Loseke homesteaded.
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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) JOURNAL, February 14, 1906-
An excerpt from the obituary of CARL (Charles) REINKE, neighbor of Henry Lusche,
Mr. Reinke is a friend of the Indians, and thinks they have been given a worse name than they deserve. The only trouble he ever had with them was in August, 1857. He and Henry Lusche were on top of his house shingling the roof, when some Omaha Indians came along and ordered them to give them food. They gave them what they thought sufficient, but they wanted more and finally Mr. Reinke put them out of the house bodily. This enraged one to shooting with his bow several arrows through the windows, but upon aiming a good gun at him the Indian with his companions left.
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From ANDREAS HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA- Platte County, Published 1892,
HENRY LUSCHE, farmer, residence Section 23, Town 18, Range 1, P. O. Columbus. He was born in Oldenburg, Germany, in 1823, and emigrated to America in 1852, living in various Eastern States until 1856. In that year, he went to Columbus, Neb., locating at his present residence. He has in his home farm over seven hundred acres, two hundred and fifty acres being in cultivation. He raises a large quantity of corn, wheat and other grains, besides large numbers of cattle, hogs and other stock. His farm is well improved, having good buildings of all kinds. He was married at Columbus, Neb., in 1858, to Miss Katherina Mistedt, who is also a native of Oldenburg. They have eight children--Henry, George; Sophia, now the wife of Mr. Huntman; Mina, John. William, Bertha and David. He and his family are members of the German Lutheran Church.
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He was also instrumental and helped, along with John Held and Charles Reinke, to establish St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Shell Creek, north of Columbus.
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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) JOURNAL, November 10, 1888-
LUSCHE- November 7th, after a few days' illness, at his residence on Shell Creek, Henry Lusche, aged 65 years, 5 months, and 7 days.
The remains were interred at the cemetery near the Lutheran church Nov. 9th, Rev. Chris. Moessner preaching the funeral sermon.
Mr. Lusche was born at Sage, Oldenburg, Germany, and immigrated to America in 1852, coming to Nebraska in 1856, and was one of the first settlers of Platte county. How highly the deceased was respected by all who knew him was shown by the large number of friends who followed his remains to their final resting place; the funeral train was probably the largest ever wetnessed (sic) in this vicininy (sic). The deceased was in good circumstances owning one of the largest farms on Shell Creek. He leaves a widow and eight children, 5 sons and 3 daughters to mourn his loss.
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From THE HISTORY OF PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA- PAST AND PRESENT-
About the year 1868 J. P. Becker built a grist mill on Shell Creek, and of this industry and other things, a correspondent of the Journal had the following to say, in the issue of that paper of June 3, 1874:
"The Valley of Shell Creek has wonderfully improved in the last year. From J. P. Becker's mill, two miles west, in the last year, the following persons have built fine brick residences: J. Held, Carl Reinke and H. Lusche, and E. Ahrens, Michael Erb and W. Weather have completed residences of wood, which look tasty and neat. J. P. Becker has also made many improvements, consisting of a purifier, manufactured at Quincy, Ill., and a conveyor, which enables the operators to have control of the bolting apparatus. They now make the very best of flour. Crops on the bottom look fine and promise an abundant harvest."
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1823 - 1888 (65 years)