Name on Tombstone = Johann son of J & K Heitzhusen

Dates on Tombstone = 04-03-1892

Biography

Johann, child of John & Kathrine Heitzhusen, is buried here.
Johann's father, John Gerhardt Heitshusen, was born in Oldenburg, Germany on Jan 2, 1853.
Johann's mother, Kathrine Roth, was both born in Germany on Nov. 25, 1855. John emigrated to the USA at the age of 15 and Kathrine emigrated to the USA at the age of 19. John Gerhardt Heitshusen and Kathrine Roth were married at Homestead, IA. They lived in the Sommerville area of Dodge County, NE for about 20 years. John died at the Swedish Hospital in Omaha on Sept. 23, 1903. Kathrine died On Aug. 22, 1925. Both John and Kathrine are buried at the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery north of Hooper, NE.

John & Kathrine were the parents of the following children:
1. Anna Marie S. 6-2-1883 > 3-16-1941 Res-Santa Anna, CA
(m * Hermann D. Heineman 3-19-1879 > 1-2-1960 Res- Anaheim, CA)
2. Maria W. (Minnie) 11-28-1884 > 11-25-1969 Buried-Hooper
(m 1904 Herman Suhr 12-19-1878 > 8-25-1955 Buried-Hooper)
3. Emma M. S. 11-10-1886 > 6-12-1970 Buried-Memorial
(m1 # John A. Heyne 4-25-1883 > 9-22-1907 COD=Wild pitch,
Buried-St. Paul's, Hooper)
(m2 1913 Chris Hoegemeyer 5-2-1878 > 6-7-1958 Buried-Memorial)
4. Johanna G. 3-23-1888
(m 1912 George Meyer)
5. Maria H. 3-6-1890 Res-Uehling
(m 1913 Walter Miller 8-9-1883 > 3-?-1966 Res-Uehling)
6. Johann b&d 4-3-1892 Buried-St. Paul's Cem., Burt Co., NE
7. Henry Res-Lyons
(m 1906 Emma Hoegemeyer Res-Lyons)
8. John 1-6-1894 > 10-31-1979 Buried-West Point
(m Theressa)
9. Katherine
(m * William D. Brugemann)
10. William 1-22-1896 > 5-4-1980 Res-Scribner
(m 1926 Alma Meyer 8-23-1904 > 8-1-1991 Res-Scribner)

* Burt County Marriage Book 4 6-11-1897 > 9-28-1903
# Burt County Marriage Book 5 10-9-1903 > 12-10-1910