Theodore Niemann -1879

NIEMANN, REILING, TIEDT

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Date: 8/17/2009 at 21:15:38

THEODORE NIEMANN, farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Bellevue; was born May 13, 1812, in Hanover, Germany. His first labor in America was in the smelting works of Gelena[sic], Ill., in 1837; he came to Jackson Co., and, in October, 1838, located his present homestead; his farm now consists of 625 acres, most of which came to him direct from the United States Government. The most important event of his life occurred on the 8th of June, 1839, when he was married to Miss Adelena Reiling, who was born in August, 1821, in Hanover, Germany. His residence is the first stone house ever erected in Jackson Co., and it will now compare favorably with the modern farm houses throughout the county. His good wife has borne him twelve children, eleven of whom are still living, five daughters and six sons; the old gentleman is erect and active, and does a man's work beside his three sons who remain at home; two daughters still gladden the old homestead, but three daughters and two sons have found companions and hearthstones elsewhere; three married children have settled in Jackson Co.; one of the sons is a prosperous merchant in Bellevue, in the firm of Tiedt & Niemann. During the forty-one years of Mr. Niemann's life in this county, he has won and retained the respect of all who know him; he is social and intelligent; he is liberal in principle and practice, and his hospitality is generous and hearty; no hungry mortal goes unfed from his door, and a good meal would be sure to greet the unexpected guest; in his family and in society, is ever kind and unassuming; but he has opinions, makes independent decisions, and firmly adheres to them. Of his large family, he is the honored head, and in all the relations of neighbor and citizen, he is a good representative of the reliable German-American. - 1879 History of Jackson County Iowa, pg 670.