Cecelia was born in Prussia. She and her husband had three children before coming to America: Theresia, Ferdinand, and Hugo. She came to America on the boat "Betty." They arrived in America June 9, 1856, at a port in New York from Bremen, Prussia (Germany). She had five more children: Hugo, Edith, Juliette, Emma, and Ceila. Source: Glovine Golemboski.
Things were not happy in the household. John abused her and on June 4, 1876, he killed her and threw her body in the Nemaha River. She was buried in a field near the family home. Her daughters Edith and Juliette are also buried there. After the death of their mother, Emma went to live with her sister Theresia and family. Ceila went to live with her brother Ferdinand and family. Source: Glovine Golemboski.
My sources for the following info are the Falls City Press (forerunner to the Falls City (Daily) News) in Richardson County and the Nemaha Advertiser from Nemaha County, Nebraska. The Falls City (Globe) Journal existed in 1876-1877, but those years were not microfilmed. The Humboldt Standard's forerunner, the Enterprise, also existed in that era but was not microfilmed. JPG
The family's last name is published a number of ways: "Kunze," "Kuntze", "Kountz,"and "Kountze." The 1879 plat map spells the last name "Kountz" as does the Nebraska Supreme Court's opinion dismissing John Kountz's appeal from his conviction for second degree murder. Coming into the Nebraska territory in 1856 makes the family very early pioneer settlers. They are located in the 1860 census in the Speiser township south of Humboldt. The 1870 census puts them in the Grant township east of Humboldt. The newspaper articles describe the homestead as three miles east of Humboldt and a quarter mile from the Nemaha River. Decades ago, the Nemaha was a much more of dangerous river with many boating accidents and drownings. The 1879 plat map puts the property and the farmhouse about a quarter mile to the north of the river.
John Kountz stood trial for 1st degree murder in November, 1876 in Falls City. The jury hung 10-2 for conviction and there were insinuations of jury tampering and predictions that Kountz would eventually walk free. He was described as sitting in court uninterested in the proceedings. In a second trial in March, 1877, the jury convicted Kountz of 2nd degree murder and the court sentenced him to 25 years in prison.
Things were not happy in the household. John abused her and on June 4, 1876, he killed her and threw her body in the Nemaha River. She was buried in a field near the family home. Her daughters Edith and Juliette are also buried there. After the death of their mother, Emma went to live with her sister Theresia and family. Ceila went to live with her brother Ferdinand and family. Source: Glovine Golemboski.
My sources for the following info are the Falls City Press (forerunner to the Falls City (Daily) News) in Richardson County and the Nemaha Advertiser from Nemaha County, Nebraska. The Falls City (Globe) Journal existed in 1876-1877, but those years were not microfilmed. The Humboldt Standard's forerunner, the Enterprise, also existed in that era but was not microfilmed. JPG
The family's last name is published a number of ways: "Kunze," "Kuntze", "Kountz,"and "Kountze." The 1879 plat map spells the last name "Kountz" as does the Nebraska Supreme Court's opinion dismissing John Kountz's appeal from his conviction for second degree murder. Coming into the Nebraska territory in 1856 makes the family very early pioneer settlers. They are located in the 1860 census in the Speiser township south of Humboldt. The 1870 census puts them in the Grant township east of Humboldt. The newspaper articles describe the homestead as three miles east of Humboldt and a quarter mile from the Nemaha River. Decades ago, the Nemaha was a much more of dangerous river with many boating accidents and drownings. The 1879 plat map puts the property and the farmhouse about a quarter mile to the north of the river.
John Kountz stood trial for 1st degree murder in November, 1876 in Falls City. The jury hung 10-2 for conviction and there were insinuations of jury tampering and predictions that Kountz would eventually walk free. He was described as sitting in court uninterested in the proceedings. In a second trial in March, 1877, the jury convicted Kountz of 2nd degree murder and the court sentenced him to 25 years in prison.
Cecelia was born in Prussia. She and her husband had three children before coming to America: Theresia, Ferdinand, and Hugo. She came to America on the boat "Betty." They arrived in America June 9, 1856, at a port in New York from Bremen, Prussia (Germany). She had five more children: Hugo, Edith, Juliette, Emma, and Ceila. Source: Glovine Golemboski.
Things were not happy in the household. John abused her and on June 4, 1876, he killed her and threw her body in the Nemaha River. She was buried in a field near the family home. Her daughters Edith and Juliette are also buried there. After the death of their mother, Emma went to live with her sister Theresia and family. Ceila went to live with her brother Ferdinand and family. Source: Glovine Golemboski.
My sources for the following info are the Falls City Press (forerunner to the Falls City (Daily) News) in Richardson County and the Nemaha Advertiser from Nemaha County, Nebraska. The Falls City (Globe) Journal existed in 1876-1877, but those years were not microfilmed. The Humboldt Standard's forerunner, the Enterprise, also existed in that era but was not microfilmed. JPG
The family's last name is published a number of ways: "Kunze," "Kuntze", "Kountz,"and "Kountze." The 1879 plat map spells the last name "Kountz" as does the Nebraska Supreme Court's opinion dismissing John Kountz's appeal from his conviction for second degree murder. Coming into the Nebraska territory in 1856 makes the family very early pioneer settlers. They are located in the 1860 census in the Speiser township south of Humboldt. The 1870 census puts them in the Grant township east of Humboldt. The newspaper articles describe the homestead as three miles east of Humboldt and a quarter mile from the Nemaha River. Decades ago, the Nemaha was a much more of dangerous river with many boating accidents and drownings. The 1879 plat map puts the property and the farmhouse about a quarter mile to the north of the river.
John Kountz stood trial for 1st degree murder in November, 1876 in Falls City. The jury hung 10-2 for conviction and there were insinuations of jury tampering and predictions that Kountz would eventually walk free. He was described as sitting in court uninterested in the proceedings. In a second trial in March, 1877, the jury convicted Kountz of 2nd degree murder and the court sentenced him to 25 years in prison.
Things were not happy in the household. John abused her and on June 4, 1876, he killed her and threw her body in the Nemaha River. She was buried in a field near the family home. Her daughters Edith and Juliette are also buried there. After the death of their mother, Emma went to live with her sister Theresia and family. Ceila went to live with her brother Ferdinand and family. Source: Glovine Golemboski.
My sources for the following info are the Falls City Press (forerunner to the Falls City (Daily) News) in Richardson County and the Nemaha Advertiser from Nemaha County, Nebraska. The Falls City (Globe) Journal existed in 1876-1877, but those years were not microfilmed. The Humboldt Standard's forerunner, the Enterprise, also existed in that era but was not microfilmed. JPG
The family's last name is published a number of ways: "Kunze," "Kuntze", "Kountz,"and "Kountze." The 1879 plat map spells the last name "Kountz" as does the Nebraska Supreme Court's opinion dismissing John Kountz's appeal from his conviction for second degree murder. Coming into the Nebraska territory in 1856 makes the family very early pioneer settlers. They are located in the 1860 census in the Speiser township south of Humboldt. The 1870 census puts them in the Grant township east of Humboldt. The newspaper articles describe the homestead as three miles east of Humboldt and a quarter mile from the Nemaha River. Decades ago, the Nemaha was a much more of dangerous river with many boating accidents and drownings. The 1879 plat map puts the property and the farmhouse about a quarter mile to the north of the river.
John Kountz stood trial for 1st degree murder in November, 1876 in Falls City. The jury hung 10-2 for conviction and there were insinuations of jury tampering and predictions that Kountz would eventually walk free. He was described as sitting in court uninterested in the proceedings. In a second trial in March, 1877, the jury convicted Kountz of 2nd degree murder and the court sentenced him to 25 years in prison.
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