This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TJB.2ACI/885.1108 Message Board Post: This all the information I have on Nick Nierenhausen, my grandfather, who lived in Paynesville. I have the obiturary for his father, Michael Nierenhausen. It states the following. Michael Nierenhausen for many years a residen of Roscoe, died suddenly at his home in St. Paul Wednesday evening, Dec 12th (year unknown), was buried at Richmond on Monday after a Requiem High Mass at 9:30 am. Michael Nierenhausen was born on a farm near Richmond on Feb. 26, 1875, the son of the deceased Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nierenhausen. In 1898, he married Rose Ahmann and in three years the couple would have celebrated their golden anniversary. After living in Richmond several years, they moved to Roscoe where Mr. Nierenhausen bought grain for over 20 years. He later operated a soft drink parlor. He then moved with his family to St.Paul where worked up to the day of his death. Surviving, besides his wife, are the following children: Alphonse, Roman, and Mrs Donald (Adeline) Taylor of Minneapolis; Leander and Frank of St. Paul; Mrs. Stanley Woytanowitz, Tacoma, WA; Ralph, Salina, Kansas; Clarence, Los Angeles, CA; and Nicholas of Paynesville. Beside these there are six living sisters and brothers: Mrs. Elizabeth Sauer, Detroit Lakes; Mrs. Margaret Backes, Greenwald; Mrs. Susan Smith, Whittle, Alberta, Canada; John Nierenhausen, Minneapolis, Frank, Cold Spring; and Anton of Richmond. Five sisters and brothers preceded him in death. This all the information I have on my mom side of the family. If you would kindly supply me with any information it would be very gratifying for my mother, LuAnn Liedman - Nierenhausen. My grandfather Nick Nierenhausen was married to Lucille Hartman. There children are: Germain (Judd) Nierenhausen, John (Jack) Nierenhausen, Daniel Nierenhausen, Darrell Nierenhausen, LuAnn Nierenhausen, who was born with a twin sister, I think her name was Susan, who past a way at three months from a heart defect. Let me know what other information you may need on more recent relations. Gail Liedman - Reini