Joseph Busche, 1899 Biography

BUSCHE, NABERHAUS

Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 3/1/2006 at 00:29:42

I translated the following biography from Der Carroll Demokrat, a German-language newspaper published in Carroll, Iowa, between about 1874 and 1920. It was originally published in a special 25th Anniversary Edition of the paper on Friday, 20 September 1899. Information in brackets and notes at the end are my own explanations. It reads as follows:

Joseph Busche

This man has lived in Kniest Township since 1883 and is a successful farmer. He was born in Lüsche [Luesche], District of Bechta, Oldenburg, Germany. After he finished school, he worked on various farms until he was 19 years old. He then immigrated to the United States of North America, where initially he worked three years in Cincinnati. In 1883, Mr. Busche turned to the West in order to seek his fortune. He came to Kniest Township, Carroll County, Iowa, where he worked on a farm for two years. On 24 November 1885, he married the respected widow Elisabeth Naberhaus, who owned a beautiful and valuable 160-acre farm in Kniest Township. The couple then enlarged their property by about 80 acres, so that the farm now consists of 240 acres of the finest land and is equipped with good and solid stalls. The children from the first marriage are: Katharina, Bernhard, Maria, Joseph, Elisabeth, Anna, and Heinrich. The happy marriage with Mr. Busche produced four children, one of whom died at a young age. Those still living are: Johann, George, and Franz. Mr. Busche, his wife, and children are popular and esteemed everywhere, and they enjoy the respect of their fellow-citizens.