MRS. ED NIEBAUM DIES AT FONTANELLE
Expires After Illness of Seven Months Duration
Mrs. Ed Niebaum passed away at the family home just northeast of Fontanelle at 2:00 o’clock this morning following a lingering illness. She was taken sick last fall and had been bedfast since last November 1st. As Anna Sprick, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sprick, pioneer Washington county residents, she was born at Fontanelle on September 17, 1868. She attended school at Fontanelle, and on March 18, 1892 she was united in marriage with Ed Niebaum at Fontanelle. To this union seven children were born, three of whom died in infancy.
Mrs. Niebaum had been a resident of the Fontanelle community all of her life, and had a large circle of friends who respected and loved her. She was very active in the church and community affairs of Fontanelle, and her passing is a distinct loss to that community. She was a member of the Fontanelle Lutheran church, and was active in the social affairs of the church.
Surviving her are her bereaved husband; two daughters, Mrs. Mark Anderson, Kansas City, Mo., and Leah Niebaum of Fontanelle; two sons, Clarence and Willis, both at home; two brothers, A. W. Sprick of Fontanelle, and Henry C. Sprick of Quincy, Ill.; and four sisters, Mrs. Mary Sick of Fremont, Mrs. Emma Langhorst of Fontanelle, Mrs. Clara Roth of Quincy,Ill., and Mrs. Sophia Krueger of New York City.
As yet no definite funeral arrangements have been made.
#2-Enterprise 30 May 1929
Pioneer Woman Dies
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Ed Niebaum, sixty years old, who died at her home at Fontanelle Thursday morning, was held Sunday at two o’clock at the home and 2:30 at the Fontanelle Lutheran church.
Mrs. Niebaum was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sprick, who came to Fontanelle with the Quincy colony when the early Fontanelle settlement was beginning. She had lived in that vicinity all her life.
She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Anderson of Kansas City and Leah at home, two sons, Clarence and Willis at home and a large number of other relatives.
#3-30 May, 1929 - The Pilot-Tribune
Funeral services for Mrs. Ed Niebaum were conducted Sunday afternoon from the Lutheran church at Fontanelle. The services were largely attended and a wealth of lovely flowers attested to the esteem in which this worthy lady was held.
~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file at the Blair Public Library.~~~
Henry Sprick, "United States Census, 1860"
Event Place: Fontanelle, Washington, Nebraska Territory, United States
Henry Sprick M 33 Germany
Sophie Sprick F 23 Germany
LINKED Louisa Sprick F 1 Nebraska
Anna Sprick in household of Henry Sprick, "United States Census, 1870"
Event Place: Nebraska, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868-1869
Birthplace: Nebraska
Father, Henry Sprick M 43 Prussia
Mother, Sophia Sprick F 33 Prussia
LINKED Sister, Louisa Sprick F 11 Nebraska
LINKED Sister, Mary Sprick F 9 Nebraska, # 107743013
Brother, Henry Sprick M 7 Nebraska
Sister, Sophia Sprick F 4 Nebraska
LINKED Self, Anna Sprick F 1 Nebraska
Eduard Labmann M 26 Prussia
Henry Sprick, "United States Census, 1880"
Event Place: Fontanelle, Washington, Nebraska
Birth Year (Estimated): 1826
Birthplace: Germany
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Self Henry Sprick M 54 Germany
Wife Sophie Sprick F 43 Germany
LINKED Daughter Mary Sprick F 18 Nebraska, United States
Son Henry Sprick M 16 Nebraska, United States
Daughter Sophie Sprick F 14 Nebraska, United States
REQ Son Albert Sprick M 9 Nebraska, United States
Other H Rann M 22 Germany
LINKED Daughter Anna Sprick F 11 Nebraska, United States
Daughter Emma Sprick F 5 Nebraska, United States
LINKED Son Alfred Sprick M 2 Nebraska, United States
Henry Sprick, "United States Census, 1900"
Event Place: Fontanelle Township, Washington, Nebraska, United States
Years Married: 42
Birth Date: Mar 1826
Birthplace: Germany
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1858
Immigration Year: 1853
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Head Henry Sprick M 74 Germany
Wife Sophia Sprick F 63 Germany
REQ Son Albert Sprick M 29 Nebraska, Mar 1871
Daughter Emma Sprick F 26 Nebraska, Nov 1874
LINKED Son Alfred W Sprick M 22 Nebraska, Apr 1878
Daughter Clara Sprick F 18 Nebraska, Feb 1882
Boarder Otto Longhorst M 26 Nebraska, Nov 1874
Name: Sophia Sprick
Number of Living Children: 8
Years Married: 42
Birth Date: May 1837
Birthplace: Germany
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1858
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Mother of how many children: 10
MRS. ED NIEBAUM DIES AT FONTANELLE
Expires After Illness of Seven Months Duration
Mrs. Ed Niebaum passed away at the family home just northeast of Fontanelle at 2:00 o’clock this morning following a lingering illness. She was taken sick last fall and had been bedfast since last November 1st. As Anna Sprick, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sprick, pioneer Washington county residents, she was born at Fontanelle on September 17, 1868. She attended school at Fontanelle, and on March 18, 1892 she was united in marriage with Ed Niebaum at Fontanelle. To this union seven children were born, three of whom died in infancy.
Mrs. Niebaum had been a resident of the Fontanelle community all of her life, and had a large circle of friends who respected and loved her. She was very active in the church and community affairs of Fontanelle, and her passing is a distinct loss to that community. She was a member of the Fontanelle Lutheran church, and was active in the social affairs of the church.
Surviving her are her bereaved husband; two daughters, Mrs. Mark Anderson, Kansas City, Mo., and Leah Niebaum of Fontanelle; two sons, Clarence and Willis, both at home; two brothers, A. W. Sprick of Fontanelle, and Henry C. Sprick of Quincy, Ill.; and four sisters, Mrs. Mary Sick of Fremont, Mrs. Emma Langhorst of Fontanelle, Mrs. Clara Roth of Quincy,Ill., and Mrs. Sophia Krueger of New York City.
As yet no definite funeral arrangements have been made.
#2-Enterprise 30 May 1929
Pioneer Woman Dies
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Ed Niebaum, sixty years old, who died at her home at Fontanelle Thursday morning, was held Sunday at two o’clock at the home and 2:30 at the Fontanelle Lutheran church.
Mrs. Niebaum was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sprick, who came to Fontanelle with the Quincy colony when the early Fontanelle settlement was beginning. She had lived in that vicinity all her life.
She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Anderson of Kansas City and Leah at home, two sons, Clarence and Willis at home and a large number of other relatives.
#3-30 May, 1929 - The Pilot-Tribune
Funeral services for Mrs. Ed Niebaum were conducted Sunday afternoon from the Lutheran church at Fontanelle. The services were largely attended and a wealth of lovely flowers attested to the esteem in which this worthy lady was held.
~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file at the Blair Public Library.~~~
Henry Sprick, "United States Census, 1860"
Event Place: Fontanelle, Washington, Nebraska Territory, United States
Henry Sprick M 33 Germany
Sophie Sprick F 23 Germany
LINKED Louisa Sprick F 1 Nebraska
Anna Sprick in household of Henry Sprick, "United States Census, 1870"
Event Place: Nebraska, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868-1869
Birthplace: Nebraska
Father, Henry Sprick M 43 Prussia
Mother, Sophia Sprick F 33 Prussia
LINKED Sister, Louisa Sprick F 11 Nebraska
LINKED Sister, Mary Sprick F 9 Nebraska, # 107743013
Brother, Henry Sprick M 7 Nebraska
Sister, Sophia Sprick F 4 Nebraska
LINKED Self, Anna Sprick F 1 Nebraska
Eduard Labmann M 26 Prussia
Henry Sprick, "United States Census, 1880"
Event Place: Fontanelle, Washington, Nebraska
Birth Year (Estimated): 1826
Birthplace: Germany
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Self Henry Sprick M 54 Germany
Wife Sophie Sprick F 43 Germany
LINKED Daughter Mary Sprick F 18 Nebraska, United States
Son Henry Sprick M 16 Nebraska, United States
Daughter Sophie Sprick F 14 Nebraska, United States
REQ Son Albert Sprick M 9 Nebraska, United States
Other H Rann M 22 Germany
LINKED Daughter Anna Sprick F 11 Nebraska, United States
Daughter Emma Sprick F 5 Nebraska, United States
LINKED Son Alfred Sprick M 2 Nebraska, United States
Henry Sprick, "United States Census, 1900"
Event Place: Fontanelle Township, Washington, Nebraska, United States
Years Married: 42
Birth Date: Mar 1826
Birthplace: Germany
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1858
Immigration Year: 1853
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Head Henry Sprick M 74 Germany
Wife Sophia Sprick F 63 Germany
REQ Son Albert Sprick M 29 Nebraska, Mar 1871
Daughter Emma Sprick F 26 Nebraska, Nov 1874
LINKED Son Alfred W Sprick M 22 Nebraska, Apr 1878
Daughter Clara Sprick F 18 Nebraska, Feb 1882
Boarder Otto Longhorst M 26 Nebraska, Nov 1874
Name: Sophia Sprick
Number of Living Children: 8
Years Married: 42
Birth Date: May 1837
Birthplace: Germany
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1858
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Mother of how many children: 10
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