Yuma County, Colorado
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Yuma County Pioneer Photographs:
Christian and Louisa Marie (Brueggeman) Horstman
Vernon
In 1860 Washington County, Illinois,
Wm. Horstman is farming 46, Christina 41, Henry 19,
Caroline 17, Wm. 14, August 11, all born in Prussia.
Louisa is 8, all born in Prussia. Louis 6, Charles 4, and Christian 2 were born in Illinois.
In 1870 Washington County, William is 56,
Christina 50, William 24, August 21, Eliza 18, Lewis 15, Charles 12, and Christ 10.
Frederick Wilhelm Horstmann 1814-1903 # 88728476
is buried in Fayette County, Illinois,
with Christine (Hundermark) Horstmann 1820-1903,
# 88728456.
Fred Witte, 33, son of Christ Witte and Maria Dickoeker, married Emma Horstman
on Nov 19, 1885 in Madison County, Illinois.
Emma was 18, daughter of Christ Horstman and Louise Hasellr.
Emma was in Madison County, Illinois is 1880, 12, with Christian and Louisa both 48. Fredrick is 9, Christian 20.
Emma's sister Dina had married a Wisemann, and then Henry Hartman on April 12, 1885 in Madison County.
Henry 1857-1933 is buried in Pleasant Ridge, Madison County, Illinois.
So is Dina 1860-1961 # 188353343.
October 28, 1899 " Christ Horstman's brother-in-law
arrived from Illinois Wednesday with two carloads of household goods."
June 16, 1905 "Mrs. Fred Witte and Christ Horstman received word Saturday
that their father had died at St Louis, Mo. They left at once to attend the funeral."
August Henry Horstmann, son of Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Horstmann & Anne Dorothee Louise Christine Hundertmark
- born 18 December 1849, Hahlen, Germany
- died 1935, buried Evansville, Indiana, Lutheran Cemetery
Accepted as a new member at Immanuel, Buffalo County, Nebraska, in April 1893.
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br> Charles Frederick Horstman 1857-1934 is buried in Fayette County, Illinois # 88715606.
Possibly the Friedrich William Horstman 1846-1935 buried in Lincoln County, Oklahoma # 93589818 is a son.
CHRISTIAN IN YUMA COUNTY
1899 "Chris Horstman, a resident of Vernon is reported to have killed a steer belonging to J. M. Graham, and some talk has resulted. He claims the shooting was done in self-defense."
In 1900, Christian is farming, born Oct 1859,
with Mary S. Dec 1857, both born in Illinois, married 1 years.
Henry July 1882, Louisa D. June 1885, Emma M. Dec 1888,
and Christian April 1892 were born in Illinois,
Mary A. Nov 1893 and Frederick S. Dec 1895 were born in Colorado.
Christian Horstman proved up a quarter in section 3, 2S 45W in 1901, and cash-claimed anotehr 80 acres in 1903.
H. Horstman cash-claimed 80 acres in section 3 in 1920.
November 1910 "Jess Stevens sold Christ Horstman an Overland auto and also
purchased a runabout for himself."
December 22, 1910 "Mrs. Louise Horstman died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Witte, living west of Wray last Friday, Dec. 10, 1910,
at the age of 79 years. The deceased was also the mother of
Christ Horstman living southwest of Vernon. The funeral service was
held at the Witte home the following day and the remains were taken to
East St. Louis to he laid beside those of her husband who died some six
years before. Mrs. Witte and Mr. Horstman accompanied the remains east.
The bereaved ones have the sympathy of the community in the loss of
their mother."
February 13, 1913 "The people of this part of the county were shocked last
Saturday when one of the most outrageous deeds ever committed in this county came
to light. A week ago last Tuesday Miss Emma Horstman, age 22, was brought to Wray
in an unconscious condition, suffering concussion of the brain. She is the oldest
daughter of Christian Horstman a farmer living seven miles southwest of Vernon.
The cause of her condition was then said to be an accidental fall in which her
head received a heavy jar, but it was learned last Friday that the concussion of
the brain was caused by a beating which her father gave her early on the morning
of the day she was brought to town. Sheriff Bullard went out to place Horstman
under arrest last Friday night and found a crowd of men gathered at a schoolhouse
near the Horstman home who had gathered there to decide what to do in the case.
The Sheriff brought Horstman to Wray and lodged him in the county jail.
The story of the affair as told by the Horstman children to the neighbors is
the following substance; The family arose at about 2:00 a. m. on the morning of
the trouble, in order for the boys to get an early start to market with grain.
Horstman began drinking liquor as soon as he got up and was in a bad humor.
After a while he began to abuse Mrs. Horstman and she became frightened and hid
from him. Then at the breakfast table he began to abuse the daughter by
slapping her on first one side of the head and then on the other and then
knocking her down with his fist and finally throwing her on a bed and
beating her while she lay there. When he finally realized that she was badly
hurt and the mother came from her hiding, it was decided to send for a doctor.
When the doctor arrived he ordered the girl brought to Wray for medical
attention. This is as far as the children knew of the matter. The girl is
in a very critical condition at the Ridgway house. She is still unconscious
and there is little hope of her recovery. It is now nine days since the
trouble occured and she has been conscious only a few times
and then only for an instant. Feeling is very bitter against Horstman
for his part in this affair, for it is not the first abuse his family has
suffered at his hands, but rather a climax to twenty years of
ill-treatment. It has only been a few weeks since he beat his wife
unmercifully and was arrested on complaint of his son,
after Mrs. Horstman had kept in hiding for a couple of days.
This trouble was then smoothed over with promises of good behavior in
the future and Horstman was released from custody.
The court has fixed tho amout of Horstmans bond at $5000, but so
far no bond has been furnished and he is still in jail.
Members of the family and some of the neighbors have expressed fears
for the family if the prisoner should succeed in getting out on bail.
The whole affair is very lamentable for the immediate family and
many relatives of the family, are among our most respected citizens
, and they no doubt feel a keen sense of humiliation over such an
action on the part of one of their kin."
December 1914 "Christ Horstman was in Wray last Saturday. Since his departure
from Yuma county, he has been residing at Lockwood, Missouri, but lately came out as
far as Haigler, Nebraska, where he opened negotiations with his family with the end
in view of returning to this county. The report is that he returned east without
effecting the attempt reconciliation. It will be remembered by Gazette readers that
Horstman was in jail a couple of years for cruelly heating his wife.
Divorce proceedings were instituted by the wife and the whole affair was
settled by Mrs. Horstman getting divorce upon a satisfactory division of the
property and with the understanding that Horstman was to leave the state and
stay away."
April 1915 " Christian Horstmann arrived in Wray last Saturday, from Missouri.
Mr. Horstmann is looking for a location to again make his home in Yuma county."
Christian Horstman is buried in Wray 1859-1925 # 81629410.
Mary Sophie (Brueggeman) Horstman 1857-1936
is buried in Vernon, # 79969009.
Thanks to Josephine Nau for the great photo.
"Uncle Chris, Aunt Tillie, Aunt Louisa,
Lewis (Aunt Louisa's son) Aunt Cora, Mom, Delwyn, Bessie & me (Josephine Nau)"
FRED
December 1914 " Fritz Horstmann has been quite seriously ill
at the home of his mother for the past couple of weeks.
Friends wish for him a speedy recovery."
Fred Horstmann and Wilhelmina Foltmer married in Yuma County November 20, 1918.
In 1920 Vernon, Fred is farming, 24, with Wilamena 21 and newborn Elnoa M..
In 1930, Fred is 34, Wilhelmina E. 31, Elnora M. 10, Delbert H. , and Lela L. 7.
1935 
March 1943 "Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Horstman moved the first of last week from Wray to the farm notrth of Yuma which was purchased recently from R. H. Lutz."
Fred S. Horstman 1895-1985 is buried in Wray # 64538212, with Wilhelmina 1896-1965
1943 
"Horstman, Delbert H
1921-2002
Burial: Virginia Beach, VA
Death Note
Wray Gazette 6/5/2002"
Elnora Marie Horstman married Elbert Stone on April 13, 1946. He died October 20, 1991. Elnora died 2007.
Elnora 1919-2007 is buried in Wray # 18768446,
with Wilhelmina 1896-1965 # 64538258.
FindaGrave says Fred's wife Caroline E. had married Charles H. McDonald , and she's buried in Emporia Kansas 1901-1984.
with Elbert Lee Stone 1911-1991 # 81678310.
LOUISE
February 8, 1907 "One of the events of the week among the Germans was
the wedding of John Nau and Louise Horstman on Wednesday, February 6,
at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and. Mrs. Chris Horstman,
near Vernon. The ceremony was performed promptly at 11 o'clock by Henry Nau,
father of the groom, who now lives at Grand Island, Nebraska, but who for
several years was pastor of the German Lutheran church at Vernon.
The groom is the eldest son of Mr. Nau and has farmed for several years near
Vernon, where he is known and highly spoken of by his acquaintances.
The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horstman and has a wide
circle of friends and acquaintances who wish her much happiness on her
matrimonial voyage. Mr. and Mrs. Nau have begun housekeeping on the place
where the groom had been farming and in the spring they will move to a
homestead which he has taken nearby. The young people who conducted the
exercises that evening certainly had a time if all reports can be
verified and they say they were royally treated by the young couple."
"There were six attendants;
the Misses Helen Nau, Clara Nau and Emma Horstman,
and Messrs Christian Horstman, Fred Horstmann.
and Christ Witte. The little Misses Anna Nau
and Matilda Horstman sisters of the bride and
groom, were the flower girls."
CHRIS
C.W. Horstman and Cora Conway married in Yuma County on September 27, 1922.
They're farming in Yuma County in 1940, Chris W. 47 and Cora M. 51.
Cora died in April 1957, and then Chris married Veda Pullins 1923-1972.
Chris died April 2, 1977 in Denver, obituaries in the April 5 and 6, 1977 newspapers.
EMMA
April 1914 "Miss Emma Horstman is visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Witte near Wray."
One tree said she married Ralph Stepp, Ira Logsdon, Harry Klue, and
Archwell Aikens 1879-1962.
1919 Wray Rattler 
Emma Wilhelmina Horstman, 30, married Ralph Stepp in Yuma County on August 27, 1919.
In 1920 they're farming in Weld County, Colorado, Ralph 26 born in Colorado, with Emma 30. They're living with probably his sister Ethel Kerns and her husband Howard A. Kerns.
1921 Golden, Colorado "Ralph Stepp, of Elizabeth, Colo., spent several days
last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Stepp, of Ralston.
This was Ralph's first visit home since his return from France last summer."
1922 "Lincoln Stepp and family are moving to Elizabeth, Colo., where they have
purchased land and will be located near Ralph Stepp. We are sorry to lose these good
neighbors, but wish them the best of luck in their new home."
Emma and Ralph divorced in Denver in 1931.
Ralph 1894-1932 is buried in Malheur County, Oregon # 45624836.
Mrs. Emma W. Stepp married Ira Logsdon on March 6, 1932 in Adams County, Colorado.
Ira Logsdon and Essie Frenette married Sept 3, 1937 in Arapahoe County.
In 1940 Denver, Ira is 49, born in Missouri, Essie M. 43 in Colorado, with Earl F. 18 born in Missouri.
(Archwell Akins and Stella Emery married January 18, 1911 in Otero County, Colorado.
Archwell Aikens and Emma M. Klue married in Denver in January 1953.
Archwell Aikens's obituary is in the Denver newspapers in June 5 and 6, 1962.
Emma died September 21, 1977, and is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Block 62.
"In Loving Memory - Emma M. Aikens - December 30, 1888 - September 21, 1977.
MARIE
June 1914 "Miss Marie Horstmann returned Saturday evening
from Denver, where she has been for a week with her sister who
is under the doctors care there."
Jost F. H. Nau and Marie Horstman married in Yuma County Feb 16, 1916.
They moved to Byron, Nebraska, and then to Gurley, Nebraska, where his parents Heinrich and Anna Nau lived.
In 1940 Denver, living on Tamarac, Jost is a carpenter, 51, with Marie 46, Warner 22, Richard 20, and Josephine 18.
Jost Fred Nau registered for WWII in Denver, born in Byron, Nebraska, living at
1459 Tamarac with wife Marie.
Jost Nau, born December 10, 1888, died in March 1971.
Marie Nau, born Nov 17, 1893, died in March 1977, last residence Arvada, Colorado.
Their daughter Josephine Anna Marie (Nau) Blehn 1922-2001 is buried in Fort Logan # 30014179, with Harold E. Blehm.
Werner Heinrich Nau, born 1918 in Nebraska
died
23 Jan 2011
Bolivar, Polk, Missouri,
Buried in Crown Hill Cemetery Wheatridge, CO
Werner Henry Nau, 92, of Bolivar, Missouri went to his Lord on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 8:10 PM after a brief illness at Parkview Healthcare Facility in Bolivar, Missouri. He was born in Gurley, Nebraska on February 17, 1918, the son of Jost F. Nau and Marie Horstman Nau.
He grew up in Garden City, Kansas and moved to Burbank, California after graduating High School in 1937.
He met his life-long sweetheart Emma Schneider at a dance in Garden City, Kansas in 1937. Werner worked for Lockheed Aircraft building P-38’s. In August 1941, he married Emma in Denver, Colorado. To this union, three children were born. He continued working for Lockheed until he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1945.
In 1948 they relocated to Denver, Colorado, where he worked with his father building homes.
In 1956, Werner joined the US Postal Service where he worked as a mail carrier for 28 years.
Emma and Werner lived in Arvada, Colorado for 44 years until 2006, when they moved to Bolivar, Missouri, to live near their son Rick and wife Pat. They have been lovingly cared for by the staff of Butterfield and Parkview Care Centers in Bolivar.
Werner loved music, especially Lawrence Welk and the Gaither Vocal Band. He passed on that love to his children. He also enjoyed doing yard work and keeping his home and cars in tip-top shape. Bicycling was his passion and he rode almost daily until he was 88.
Werner is survived by his wife of 69 years, Emma; son Rick and his wife Patti of Aldrich, Missouri; son Stanley and his wife Janice of Saratoga Springs, Utah; and daughter Nancy Woodruff of Oroville, Washington; 5 grandsons, 3 granddaughters, 7 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Visitation Thursday, February 3rd, 4-7 p.m., Funeral service Friday, February 4th at 12:00 noon interment following service,all at Crown Hill Mortuary and Cemetery.
Richard Alexander Nau, born in Nebraska Feb 22, 1920, died in San Diego County February 4, 1979.
He had married Kathleen Brinner on December 7, 1944.
"Kathleen Nau passed away at her residence at the Casa de Manana in La Jolla on December 27, 2014. She was born on July 18, 1923, in Bardstown, Kentucky, the sixth of ten children of John Brinner and Elizabeth Bogard, who christened her Kathleen Lee Brinner.
In 1945 she married Richard Alexander Nau of Denver, Colorado, who had served as a communications officer in the U.S. Army Field Artillery and participated in the Normandy Campaign during WWII. After the war they moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, and then to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as Richard pursued a
career in aerospace engineering with the support of the G.I. Bill. They came to the San Diego area in 1952 when Richard took a position at the Convair Division of General Dynamics Corporation, where he worked until his death in 1979. They moved to La Jolla in 1958, where Kathleen remained until her death.
She was a devoted mother who made her home the center of activity for all the neighborhood children. She enjoyed tennis and bridge; she worked as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels; and for a time she also worked in real estate sales. Most of the last four years of her life were spent in the beautiful and loving surroundings of "The Casa", to whose staff we are profoundly grateful.
She is survived by her son, Robert Nau of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and his daughters, Amy and Rebecca; son, James Nau of Ramona, California, and his sons, Matthew and Alexander; and daughter,
Carol Broad of La Jolla, California, and her children Bartholomew and Claire.
A private family memorial is planned.
"
MATHILDA
Mathilda 1901-1984 is buried in Wray # 17936639, with Frederick Renzelman 1895-1989.
1984 
HENRY
Fredrica Wall was born July 1883 in Germany,
living in Cheyenne County, Kansas in 1900 with her
widowed mother Anna. Her father Jacob Wall had
died in 1899, and her mother Anna (Stahleker) Wall then married George Paeske, and anna is buried with him 1855-1931.
August 1901 St. Francis, Kansas "Notice is hereby given that Anna Wall,
one of the heirs for all of the heirs of Jacob Wall, deceased, has filed notice
of intention to make final proof before the clerk of the district court at St Francis,
Kansas, on Saturday, Sept. 1901, for timber culture application No. 6791."
Henry is farming in 1920 Yuma County, 37, with Freda R. 36 born in Kansas.
Freda R. Horstman 1883-1920 is buried in Vernon.
In 1930 Yuma County, Idalia precinct, Henry C. is farming, 47, now married to Delia 30 born in Nebraska.
In 1940 Yuma County, Henry is 57, Delia 41, with Delian's mother Maribeau Greenfield, 79, widowed, born in Indiana.
Johann Christian Horstman 1882-1980 is buried in Yuma
# 50790610.
He's buried with Delia L. (Greenfield) Horstman 1898-1987.
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