Krumm, Gottlieb Christian 1827 – 1901

KRUMM, BEHRINGER

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:38

Source: Decorah Republican Sept. 19, 1901 P 2 C 1

Another Pioneer Gone.
Elsewhere is given an obituary of Gottleib Christian Krumm which we extract from the Ft. Atkinson Times. The researches into the earliest history of Winneshesk{sp} County disclosed the fact that the very pioneer settlers near to Ft. Atkinson were the brothers Gottlob and Gottleib Krumm. Others were here before them, but not with the expectation of staying; they came and went, with the garrison at the Fort. The elder of these brothers passed “over the river" several years ago, and now the junior has been culled. His were long years of usefulness and good citizenship, of which his family and many descendants may justly take pride. The main facts in his life are told in the obituary.

Source: Decorah Republican Sept. 19, 1901 P 2 C 5

OBITUARY.
DIED, at his home two miles west of this city, Monday, Sept, 9th, at 2:30 a. m G. C. Krumm, at the age of 74 years. Funeral services were held in the M. E. church. Wednesday Sept. 11th., at 2:30 p. in.. Rev. C. A. Parken, of Farette, assisted by Rev. Zamatino, of New Hampton, officiating.
Gottlieb Christian Krumm was born Sept. 13th, 1827, in the town of Nurtingen, Wurtumburg, Germany. In the spring of 1848, he with his oldor brother Gottlob and family emigrated to America, arriving at Fort Atkinson, June 20th of the same year. The first two years he lived with his brother and helped him improve his farm and shared with him pioneer life. After the country settled up some he worked for some of his neighbors, and in the year of 1851 he took up a piece of land in the south part of Sumner township, this county. In 1855 he sold his farm and after traveling in different parts of Iowa and southern Minnesota, looking up a home, he bought a piece of land in section 13, now in Jackson twp. In 18{?}1, he with some neighbors started for Pike’s Peak in search of gold, but hearing bad news from there while on the road, he with his partners pushed on to California. In the spring of 1862 he came back to his farm again where he lived until his death.
On the 18th day of December, 1853, he was married to Miss Mary Behringer, and to them were born eight sons and two daughters, of whom seven sons and one daughter survive, and these with his wife and a sister are left to mourn his loss.
The funeral service was largely at¬tended in spite of the bad weather, testifying to the esteem in which he was held by friends and neighbors.
Rev. C. A Parkin delivered a sermon that was spoken of by many as the finest they had ever heard, taking for his text the eighth verse of the seventeenth chapter of the Gospel according to St. Matthew. He spoke of the necessity of man having high ideals, pointing to the fact that no man can have a higher ideal than to live a Christ-like life. He spoke of the life of the deceased as a life worthy of a man, living for his family, at peace with his neighbors, loved, honored, respected, a Christian life, the ideal life, not great like McKinley’s, but as great in his own sphere of life. The Ladies’ Quartette, of the Congregational church of New Hampton, furnished the music, and rendered four touchingly beautiful selections.
Mr. Krumm was one of the first settlers to locate at Ft. Atkinson, and during his long residence here his pleasant, kindly ways made everyone his friend, and the family are not the only ones that mourn his loss. The entire community mourn the loss of a friend and neighbor and the family have the sympathy of all.

Transcriber’s Note: Iowa Gravestone Photos show he is buried in Oak Hill Ft. Atkinson Cemetery. It also shows his first name spelled Gottlieb.

Oak Hill Cemetery
 

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