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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.
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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.
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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@)
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1849 - 1933 (84 years)