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Kit Carson County Pioneers:

Heinrich and Ana Maria (Wall) Bamesberger,6 South 44 West


Heinrich cash-claimed a quarter in 3, 6S 44W in 1891, and proved up a tract in 10 and 11, 6S 44W in 1895.
In 1900 Kit Carson County, Henry Bamesberger born January 1849 in , married nineteen years to Mary January 1858, have Maggie Jan 1880, Christina Mar 1882, and Jacob Nov 1883 - all in Russia, immigrating in 1889, William May 1885 and Henry Sept 1886 South Dakota, Amelia Apr 1888, Sophia Feb 1890, Anne Sept 1891, John March 1893, Christ June 1895, and Carl Oct 1897, the last six born in Colorado.
(Henry C. Bamesberger was born Sept 28, 1886 in Hutchinson County, South Dakota to Henry Bamesberger and Mari Wall._

Nathan Kramer's fine site describes the trip - Heinrich and Maria sailed with Maria's sister Katharina (Wall) Lutz.

Henry Bamesberger claimed a tract in 23, 6S 44W in 1904.

In 1910 Hamilton County, Nebraska, Henry is 61, Mary 51, William 26, Henry 23, Katherine 19, Anna O. 17, John 16, Rose 15, Christ 13, and Carl 12.

Marie 1858-1943 # 122481336 and Heinrich B. 1849-1925 # 122481930 are buried in Hamilton County, Nebraska.

MARGARET
Margaret (Bamesberger) McKenna 1880-1951 is buried in Forest Lawn Glendale, California, # 85465009.

MARIE
California death index has Marie A. Sando, born in another country May 5, 1876 to Bamesberger and Wall, died in Los Angeles County Dec 6, 1946.


Marie A. (Bamesberger) Sando 1876-1946 is buried in Forest Lawn # 65510296.

WILLIAM

William 1885-1958 # 74628776 and Ruby A. (Salmon) Bamesberger 1898-1984 are buried in Hamilton County.

JACOB

Jacob registered for WWI in Hampton, Hamilton County, Nebraska, farming, born Dec 10, 1884, a citizen by father's naturalization, married to Elizabetth D. Bamesberger.
In 1920 Hamilton County, Jacob 35 and Elizabeth 34 have Lillian 7, Herbert 6, Erma 4, Helen 3, Gordon 2, and one-month Doris. Brother William, 34 is with them, a machinist for a threshing ....
Jacob F. Bamesberger 1883-1968 # 122461326 and Elizabeth 1885-1973 are buried in Hamilton County.

JOHN

Next household to Jacob in 1920 Hamilton County is John G. Bamesberger, 26, with brother Chris 23, Carl G. 22, and sister Rose 24.

EMILY

Emily Matilda Bamesberger was born April 10, 1888 to Henry Bamesberger born in Petrograd Russia. She applied for a passport in 1923, a registered nurse, permanent residence at the Hotel Ritz Carlton in New York, and was traveling for recreation to Europe.

Emily is buried in Forest Lawn Glendale, California, 1888-1986, # 85343333.
Her mother's maiden name was "Wahl".

KATHERINE SOPHIA
In 1930 New York City, Emily Bamesberger is 42, a nurse, with Katherine 39, also a nurse, and CHristine Kirkpatrick sister, a nurse, and sister Rose Bamesberger 33, a stenographer.

CHRISTINE

Christine Bamesberger, class 1919 of the Los Angeles County Hospital Training School for Nurses, married Harry Kirkpatrick.

In 1940 Los Angeles, Christine Kirkpatrick 46 and Catherine Bamesberger 49 are both nurses for private cases.

CATHERINE
Catherine, born Feb 17, 1890, died July 21, 1942 in San Francisco.

CARL
Carl Gerhardt Bamesberger, the son of Henry and Marie (Wall) Bamesberger, was born at Burlington, Colorado, on November 8, 1897, and passed away at his farm home, south of Hampton, Nebraska, on April 29, 1988, at the age of 90 years, 5 months and 21 days.
In 1901, the family moved to the farm home near Hampton, where he has lived the rest of his life.
On February 20, 1924, he was united in marriage to Alma Troester, near Hampton.
In 1940 Hamilton County, Carl is 42, Alma 38, Robert 12, and Marilyn 8, both alma and the kids born in Nebraska.
They retired in 1956, and continued to reside on the farm.

Louis Otto Bamesberger, the son of Carl G. and Martha Marie (Troester) Bamesberger, was born on the family farm southwest of Hampton, Nebraska, on July 24, 1916, and died in Aurora, Nebraska on May 10, 2006, at the age of 89. He grew up in the rural Hampton area and attended St. Peter Lutheran School and graduated from Hampton High School. Louis worked on the family farm with his father and grandfather. Louis was united in marriage to Velma Arline Kamtz on April 13, 1941, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Hampton. He continued to farm for 33 years southeast of Hampton. For a short time he was the cook at Helen’s Restaurant in Hampton. In 1974, he turned over the farming to his sons and went to work as sales manager for Todd Hybrid Seed Corn. In 1975, Louis and Velma moved to Aurora. At the same time Louis took over as manager of the Hampton Co-Op Feed Mill until he retired in 1981. Velma passed away June 26, 2004.

Arthur Friedrich Miller - born 8 May 1903, Hamilton, Nebraska - died 18 January 1990
married Gertrude M. Wall, daughter of Christian Wall and Katherine Bamesberger - born 23 November 1911 in Hampton, Hamilton, Nebraska - died 9 July 2006, Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska
At the time of the 1930 census, Arthur was single, and was the proprietor of a general store in Hampton.

Gertrude M. Miller, 94, lifelong resident of Hampton, died Sunday, July 9, 2006, at Hamilton Manor in Aurora. Services will be Wednesday, July 12 at 2 p.m. at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Hampton with Rev. Randall Smith officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 11 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery. Gertrude Martha Miller was born Nov. 23, 1911, in Hampton to Christian and Katherine (Bamesberger) Wall. She received her education in Hampton, graduating from Hampton High School in 1929. On Aug. 28, 1932, she married Arthur F. Miller at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Concord. They made their home in Hampton where they owned and operated the Corner Store for several years and then farmed until their retirement. They continued to live in Hampton. Her husband died in January of 1990. She moved to the East Park Villa in Aurora in January of 2005 and had been at Hamilton Manor for that last few weeks.


Final services for Lillie Dorothea Fanselau were Monday, June 5, 1978 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Rev. Wayne Mesecher, officiating.
Mrs. Fanselau, who died Wednesday, May 31, 1978 in Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital at the age of 85, was interring in Fairview Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Rudy Schaal, George Hubbard, Buster Jenkins, George Wells, Ernie Schick and Frank Seelhoff and organist Jean Diekman accompanied Don Monasmith, who sang "Rock of Ages" and "Saved by Grace".
Lillie Bamesberger Fanselau was born in Denver Feb. 18, 1893. She was baptized and later confirmed her faith in Immanuel Lutheran Church, north of Bethune, where she grew up.
April 14, 1912, she joined her life in holy matrimony to Henry A. Fanselau (witnesses Edward J. Fanselau and Amos Bamesberger) and the two of them homesteaded 20 miles southeast of Burlington where they resided until 1935, at which time they moved to Newberg, Ore.
In 1942 they returned to the Bethune-Burlington area, where she lived until her death. Mrs. Fanselau lived the last five years of her life in the Burlington Rest Home. Lillie was a devout Christian and faithfully attended church as long as her health permitted. She was an active member of the Ladies' Mission Society for many years. She is survived by her husband, Henry, of Grace Manor Nursing Home; daughters Mildred Viola Stahlecker and Leona Gertrude Wiedman of Burlington and Geneva Eleanora Wohlgemuth of Vancouver, Wash.; brother Amos Holland of Loveland; six grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and a host of friends.

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