Lohaus, Johan Heinrich

1831 - 1906  (75 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 62 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Lohaus, Johan Heinrich
  Born	19 Jan 1831	Stadtlohn, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Family History Document	19 Jan 1831
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  Family History Researcher	19 Jan 1831
  Johann Henrich Lohaus was born on January 19th, 1831 in Wendfeld (Wenfeld ), Westphalia, Germany. He was the son of *Bernard Lohaus (Lohues) and A nna Maria Hoeing. Henry grew up in the Wendfeld - Stadtlohn area of Germa ny. (These towns are in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which is ne ar the Netherlands border) Henry, as he was often called, had three sister s, Johanna Catherine Lohaus, born around 1833, Maria Elizabeth Lohaus, bo rn around 1834, and Johanna Margaretha Lohaus, born around 1837. It is be lieved that all three of his sisters were also born in the Wendfeld ar ea of Germany. On March 22, 1866 Henry married Anna Maria Christina Elper s, in Legden, Westfalen, Preussen, Germany at St. Brigida's Catholic Chur ch (Sankt Brigida Katholisch) Anna was born on March 21st or 22nd, 1836 n ear the town of Wuellen (Wullen), Westphalia, Germany. She grew up on a f arm near Legden. She was the daughter of Johann Gerhardt Elpers and An na Feldwisch. After their marriage, Henry and Anna made the decision to l eave their native Germany and try their luck in America. Around 1866 or 1 867, they packed what they had and sailed to American, landing in the Balt imore, Maryland area. They lived in Baltimore for two years before headi ng west to Iowa. They settled in the Iowa town of Ossian, which is in Win neshiek County, in the north eastern part of the state. They made their l iving as farmers and eventually had four daughters, who were all born in O ssian. *Mary, was born on January 22nd, 1867, Anna on November 2nd, 187 0, Elizabeth on June 27th, 1871, and Helena on March 19th, 1873. They fa rmed the area for ten years before moving farther west, in 1877, to the to wn of Humphrey, NE. They had heard about a new German settlement in the H umphrey (Platte County, NE) area and sent money over to help build a new c hurch in the town. Upon arriving in Humphrey, they bought 120 acres of la nd in the Humphrey Township and through a timber claim, bought 160 mor e. They were original members of St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Churc h, just outside of town, but when talks came about building another chur ch in town, Henry was all for it. Henry and his family are listed as o ne of the original and first members of St. Francis Catholic Church in Hum phrey. Henry was even on the building committee, which was formed in 188 2, and helped collect money to have the new church built. Henry spent h is days farming and helping out with the new church. The Lohaus farmste ad was believed to be just north of town on the border of the Humphrey a nd Granville Townships. It was in Humphrey that Henry and Maria added on to their family with the birth of their first son *Ferdinand Vincent Lohau s, born on April 5th, *1875 or 1876, followed by their last child Berna rd Frederick born on January 1st, 1878. Each child eventually married (in dividuals from the Platte County area) and Fred and Barney, as they were o ften called, farmed the land with their father. Fred moved onto other ven tures after his marriage to Christina Mayberger in 1900, while Barney cont inued to farm on the family's land. Henry was a dedicated catholic and w as very involved with the church until his death on March 2nd, 1906. An na Maria, continued to live on the farm until her death on January 20th, 1 913. Both Anna and Henry died in Humphrey, and are both buried at the Cat holic Cemetery in town. *Notes*Please see the attached Lohaus family biography compiled by St. Francis C atholic Church, Humphrey, NE. (Pgs. 171-172)*Please see attached history of Bernard Lohaus (Lohues) and Anna Maria Hoe ing*Please see attached history of Fred Lohaus and Christina Mayberger*There are a few discrepancies as to when Mary Lohaus was born (1867 or 18 75?)*There are also discrepancies as to when Fred was born (1875 or 1876?) *Sources *Roots-web message board on Lohaus family history *Family Search.org on Lohaus family history*Platte County, NE website http://www.rootsweb.com/~neplatte/ *St. Francis, 100th Anniversary Church biographies book*Notes written by Donald Rasmussen Jr. (Grandson of Fred Lohaus) *Pictures*Platte County, NE website http://www.rootsweb.com/~neplatte/ *Donald Rasmussen*St. Brigida Catholic Church http://www.pfarrgemeinde-legden.de/*Legden History http://www.1familytree.com/CitiesTowns/legden.htm*St. Otger Catholic Church, Stadtlohn, Germany http://www.stadtlohn.de/sta ticsite/
  Immigration	7 Jun 1866
  On the Johan Wilhelmine from Bremen to Baltimore
  1900 Census	1900	Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska, USA
  Henry Lohaus 69 Mary Lohaus 64 Fred Lohaus 24 Barnard Lohaus 22 Willie Schmid 19
  Biography	1906
  Johann Henrich Lohaus was born on January 19th, 1831 in Wendfeld (Wenfeld), Westphalia, Germany. He was the son of *Bernard Lohaus (Lohues) and Anna Maria Hoeing. Henry grew up in the Wendfeld - Stadtlohn area of Germany. (These towns are in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which is near the Netherlands border) Henry, as he was often called, had three sisters, Johanna Catherine Lohaus, born around 1833, Maria Elizabeth Lohaus, born around 1834, and Johanna Margaretha Lohaus, born around 1837. It is believed that all three of his sisters were also born in the Wendfeld area of Germany. On March 22, 1866 Henry married Anna Maria Christina Elpers, in Legden, Westfalen, Preussen, Germany at St. Brigida's Catholic Church (Sankt Brigida Katholisch) Anna was born on March 21st or 22nd, 1836 near the town of Wuellen (Wullen), Westphalia, Germany. She grew up on a farm near Legden. She was the daughter of Johann Gerhardt Elpers and Anna Feldwisch. After their marriage, Henry and Anna made the decision to leave their native Germany and try their luck in America. Around 1866 or 1867, they packed what they had and sailed to American, landing in the Baltimore, Maryland area. They lived in Baltimore for two years before heading west to Iowa. They settled in the Iowa town of Ossian, which is in Winneshiek County, in the north eastern part of the state. They made their living as farmers and eventually had four daughters, who were all born in Ossian. *Mary, was born on January 22nd, 1867, Anna on November 2nd, 1870, Elizabeth on June 27th, 1871, and Helena on March 19th, 1873. They farmed the area for ten years before moving farther west, in 1877, to the town of Humphrey, NE. They had heard about a new German settlement in the Humphrey (Platte County, NE) area and sent money over to help build a new church in the town. Upon arriving in Humphrey, they bought 120 acres of land in the Humphrey Township and through a timber claim, bought 160 more. They were original members of St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church, just outside of town, but when talks came about building another church in town, Henry was all for it. Henry and his family are listed as one of the original and first members of St. Francis Catholic Church in Humphrey. Henry was even on the building committee, which was formed in 1882, and helped collect money to have the new church built. Henry spent his days farming and helping out with the new church. The Lohaus farmstead was believed to be just north of town on the border of the Humphrey and Granville Townships. It was in Humphrey that Henry and Maria added onto their family with the birth of their first son *Ferdinand Vincent Lohaus, born on April 5th, *1875 or 1876, followed by their last child Bernard Frederick born on January 1st, 1878. Each child eventually married (individuals from the Platte County area) and Fred and Barney, as they were often called, farmed the land with their father. Fred moved onto other ventures after his marriage to Christina Mayberger in 1900, while Barney continued to farm on the family's land. Henry was a dedicated catholic and was very involved with the church until his death on March 2nd, 1906. Anna Maria, continued to live on the farm until her death on January 20th, 1913. Both Anna and Henry died in Humphrey, and are both buried at the Catholic Cemetery in town. *Notes *Please see the attached Lohaus family biography compiled by St. Francis Catholic Church, Humphrey, NE. (Pgs. 171-172) *Please see attached history of Bernard Lohaus (Lohues) and Anna Maria Hoeing *Please see attached history of Fred Lohaus and Christina Mayberger *There are a few discrepancies as to when Mary Lohaus was born (1867 or 1875?) *There are also discrepancies as to when Fred was born (1875 or 1876?) *Sources *Roots-web message board on Lohaus family history *Family Search.org on Lohaus family history *Platte County, NE website <http://www.rootsweb.com/~neplatte/> *St. Francis, 100th Anniversary Church biographies book *Notes written by Donald Rasmussen Jr. (Grandson of Fred Lohaus) *Pictures *Platte County, NE website <http://www.rootsweb.com/~neplatte/> *Donald Rasmussen *St. Brigida Catholic Church <http://www.pfarrgemeinde-legden.de/> *Legden History <http://www.1familytree.com/CitiesTowns/legden.htm> *St. Otger Catholic Church, Stadtlohn, Germany <http://www.stadtlohn.de/staticsite/> Source of this document is Cathy Leininger in March 2006, cleininger@stroberts.com
  	Lohaus, Johan Biography
  Died	2 Mar 1906	Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska, USA
  Buried	St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Humphrey, Platt, Nebraska
  	Lohaus, Henrich St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Humphrey, Platt, Nebraska
  Person ID	I102916	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Lohues, Bernard,   b. Abt 1794, Haakshergen, Germany ,   d. 8 Nov 1869, Stadtlohn, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Hoing, Anna Maria,   b. Abt 1801, Wendfeld, Westphalia, Germany ,   d. 17 Aug 1857, Stadtlohn, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Family ID	F34492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elpers, Maria Christina,   b. 23 Mar 1836, Legden, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 27 Jan 1913, Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	10 Apr 1866	St. Brigida's Catholic Church, Legden, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  Marriage Record (Family)	10 Apr 1866
  1866 Legden Catholic Church Marriage records page 5 #3 4/10/1866 Johan Hei nrich Lohaus of Stadjohn aged 35 years, 2 Months and 22 days, son of Berna rd Lohuas of Stadjohn married Anna Maria Christina Elpers aged 30 years a nd 18 days, daughter of Johan Gerhard Elpers. Witness Henrich Lohaus and G erhard Hemsing.
  Children	+ 1. Lohaus, Mary,   b. 22 Jan 1867, Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA ,   d. 10 Aug 1912, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA  (Age 45 years) + 2. Lohaus, Anna,   b. 2 Nov 1870, Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA ,   d. 10 Aug 1909, Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska, USA  (Age 38 years) + 3. Lohaus, Elizabeth,   b. 27 Jun 1871, Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA ,   d. 9 Oct 1962, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA  (Age 91 years) + 4. Lohaus, Helena,   b. 19 Mar 1873, Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA ,   d. 4 Aug 1927, Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska, USA  (Age 54 years) + 5. Lohaus, Ferdinand Vincent,   b. 5 Apr 1875, Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 12 Jun 1962, Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, USA  (Age 87 years) + 6. Lohaus, Bernard Frederich,   b. 1 Jan 1878, Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 1971, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2012
  Family ID	F34472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 19 Jan 1831 - Stadtlohn, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Married - 10 Apr 1866 - St. Brigida's Catholic Church, Legden, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 1900 Census - 1900 - Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska, USA Died - 2 Mar 1906 - Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska, USA Buried - - St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Humphrey, Platt, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
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