1st obituary printed in the Thursday, March 28, 1901 Courier, Blair, Nebraska

Nick Dornacker was taken suddenly ill last Monday of heart trouble and died Tuesday evening. The funeral took place at the home near Bennington at ten o’clock today. Mr. Dornacker bought the property recently vacated by A.J. Finlayson and expected to move to this city and leave the farm for charge of his son, who was to have been married on the day his father died. He was sixty-one years of age and during his long residence in this county had become independently well to do.

2nd obituary printed in the Thursday, March 28, 1901 Pilot, Blair, Nebraska

Nick Dornacker, a highly respected German farmer of Richland township, died yesterday morning at five o’clock. Mr. Dornacker had not been seriously ill, but not feeling perfectly well. After a light breakfast he returned to bed, and later when the family tried to awaken him, found him cold in death. Heart trouble is supposed to have been the direct cause of his death. Especially sad is the loss of the father at this time, from the fact that one of the sons was to have been married yesterday, and all arrangements for the wedding had been completed. Mr. Dornacker was well known throughout the county, having lived here for many years. He was an enterprising farmer who held the respect of all who knew him. He will be sadly missed at home and among his friends. A devoted wife, four sons and three daughters survive him. The funeral will take place from the residence near the German hall, ten miles south of town Friday morning at 10:00, and the remains will be brought to this city and interred in the Blair cemetery.

Note: There is a discrepancy in the death date, but the Pilot has the same date as the Blair cemetery records.

Obituaries courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Association; newspaper clippings on file at the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska

Age: 58 ~ interred March 29, 1901

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Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995

Nicholas Dornecker and Henrietta Malcer were married on 11 Jul 1868 at Douglas County, Nebraska.

Alternate marriage reference:

DORNECKER, Nicolas; 26; md. Henrietta VALCHER; 22; Jul 1868

Omaha / Douglas County Word Press

**** NOTE: TWO DIFFERENT MAIDEN NAMES. WHICH IS CORRECT?
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Nicholas Dornacker, "United States Census, 1880"

Event Place: Richland, Washington, Nebraska, United States
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: France
Birth Date: 1842
Spouse's Name: Henrietta Dornacker
Spouse's Birthplace: Netherlands
Father's Birthplace: France
Mother's Birthplace: France

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Nicholas Dornacker M 38 France
Wife Henrietta Dornacker F 37 Netherlands
Daughter Anna Dornacker F 9 Nebraska, United States
Daughter Lizzie Dornacker F 8 Nebraska, United States
Son John Dornacker M 7 Nebraska, United States
Daughter Hattie Dornacker F 3 Nebraska, United States
Son Henry Dornacker M 1 Nebraska, United States
Other Andrew Anderson M 27 Sweden

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Nicholas Dornacker was born in Alsace, Lorraine, France, April 25, 1842 and died March 27, 1901 in Richland Township, Washington Co., Nebraska.

Nicholas and Henrietta were issued a marriage license in Douglas County, Nebraska on July 11, 1868 and were married in Omaha on November 7, 1868.

On May 22, 1877 he bought 80 acres in Washington Co. Nebraska.

Note:

There is some varying information concerning Nickolas's birth details. Information from the family indicates that Nicholas was born in Alsace, Lorraine, France with both parents being born in France as well.

The 1900 Census declares that he and his parents were all born in Germany. His citizenship documents, which were undated, declared his place of birth as Germany, but at one point in history, the part of France that he and his family were from had been taken over by Germany.

CHILDREN:

Anna Dornacker was born June 10, 1870.

Elizabeth Dornacker was born January 21, 1872.

John Dornacker was born February 20, 1873.

Hattie Dornacker was born July 15, 1875.

Henry Dornacker was born November 17, 1876.

Frederick Dornacker was born January 24, 1881.

Louis Dornacker was born May 20, 1882.