Beverly, What a wonderful legacy you have! Although I certainly don't know of any NEU's I found the accounts of his travels to get to American very interesting. Thanks for sharing it with the list......and a wonderful Christmas to you and yours. Sue Lupinacci in PA. On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Beverly Morris <bevart@frontiernet.net>wrote: > I found an obituary for my 2nd great-granduncle, George Jacob NEU, who > arrived from Germany. He's the son of Valentine NEU who died in 1871 and is > buried in Pittsburgh. I just thought this obit was very interesting about > the coming to America. I hope you'll enjoy this little piece of history in > the fist paragraph. (His sister, Katharine Margaretha NEU is my ancestor. > She married Mattew AUGENSTEIN. They lived and died in Pittsburgh.) > > Washington County Register, Washington, Kansas, April, 1925: > George Jacob Neu was born in Prussia, Germany, about ten miles from the > Rhine River, December 24, 1839 [should be 1838]. In 1846, his parents, four > brothers, and two sisters left Germany and journeyed overland in a covered > wagon through Belgium and France to Havre, where they waited two weeks for a > three-master to take them to America. Forty-four days were spent on the > water. Arriving in New York the family had a short ride on one of the crude > trains of the forties, and then proceeded by boat to Chambersburg, PA., and > from there the journey was by stage, eight days to Pittsburg. > There young Jacob learned the shoemaker`s trade. He enlisted in the Army in > 1864 and served until July, 1865, when he was mustered out. He was the last > of the G.A.R. veterans to survive in Logan Township, and at the time of his > death, Tuesday morning, April 14, at about 6:30, he was 86 years, 3 months, > and 20 days old. It was on this day just forty-six years ago that he moved > to the home where he raised his family and spent his declining years. In > 1859, on Christmas Eve, his twenty-first birthday, Grandfather Neu was > united in marriage to Miss Anna Katherine Bishoff [sic] at Pittsburg, Pa. To > them were born twelve children, ten of whom survive, together with their > mother, to mourn the loss of a loving and devoted father. Two daughters, > Anna and Katherine, passed away in infancy. With his wife and surviving > children, he left Pittsburg at the time following the panic of `73 with what > he managed to save out of that catastrophe, started to Kansas, arriving in > Washington County i! > n 1879, where he labored with his devoted wife to raise their ten > children. > He is survived by his widow, Katherine Bishoff Neu, now in her > eighty-second year, who lovingly ministered to him until the very last, and > by four daughters, Miss Elizabeth Neu who lives at the old home; Mrs. > Margaret Smith of Roca, Nebr.; Mrs. Emma Rossman of Pittsburg, Pa.; Mrs. > Bertha Munch of Kansas City, K.; also six sons, Charles, William, and Jacob, > Jr. (sic), the youngest child, all of Washington County; Benjamin and Harry > of Butler, Okla.; and George of Overton, Nebraska. There were thirty > grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. Until 3 years ago he had > enjoyed good health, but has suffered much at times since. October of last > year he was stricken with what proved to be his last illness, but until two > weeks ago, he was up and about the house every day. He suffered much, but > all pain left him about fifteen minutes before his passing away and he went > as he had prayed many times, with a smile on his face. He prayed many times > that the Lord would take him; h! > e was ready to go. June of last year he wrote down many of the facts here > given, and closed with these words, referring to his training at Pittsburg: > "I was trained in the Lutheran faith, and I will stick to it till the last." > So passed one of the well known and loved pioneers of this country. Among > his last words were "Lift me higher." The funeral service will be held at > the home at 2 P.M. Friday April 17th, followed by services at St. Paul`s Ev. > Lutheran Church at 3 P.M. > Interment to be in St. Paul`s Cemetery. Rev. C. Wilbur Nelson, pastor in > charge of services. > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >