Herboldsheimer, Barthalanaeus 1830 - 1914

HERBOLDSHEIMER, PFLEGHARDT, GIBBONS, AYRES, MORROW

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 1/16/2020 at 12:45:46

Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 30 Apr. 1914. Guttenberg column.

On Thursday evening, April 16, at 7 o'clock, at the home of his son, John S. Herboldsheimer, in this city, occurred the death of Barthalanaeus Herboldsheimer, a pioneer resident of Clayton County, the cause of his death being old age. Deceased was born at Oberreichenbach, Cadalsburg, Mittel Frankin, Bavaria, Germany, on July 14, 1830, and therefore was 83 years, nine months and two days of age at the time of his death. In the year 1849 he came to the United States, settling in Fayette County, Penn., where he was engaged in mining and boating of coal, and where on Oct. 4, 1854, he was united in marriage to Miss Barbara Pfleghardt, to which union were born ten children, of whom six are living and four are dead. The living children are: John S. and Philip, of Guttenberg; Daniel, of Potter, Nebr.; Mrs. Anna Gibbons, of Nortonville, N.D.; Mrs. Christine Ayres, of Wheatland, Wyo.; and Mrs. Lizzie Morrow, of Ovoid, Colo. Deceased lived in Fayette County, Penn., for 18 years and then he with his family came to Clayton County, Iowa, settling on a farm in Millville township, where they lived until the fall of 1892, when they came to Guttenberg to reside and where deceased lived until his death. On November 22, 1902, his wife died at Guttenberg, and since that time he made his home with his son, John S. and family here, where he always received the best of care. Besides his six children, his death is deeply mourned by 32 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and a large circle of relatives and friends, by whom he will be sadly missed. Funeral services were held at St. John's Lutheran church in this city Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Janzig officiating. Interment was made in the City cemetery.