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Fritz Bruns

Birth	:	15 Aug 1826 Germany
Death	:	16 Nov 1908 Niobrara, Knox County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	L'Eau Qui Court Cemetery, Niobrara, Knox County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7458000, -98.0231018
Description	:	Fritz Bruns, Pioneer, Dead Lived in Niobrara Since 1861 - Died in His Eighty-Third Year Niobrara, Neb, Nov. 20 - From a staff correspondent: Fritz Bruns, possibly, in fact very probably, the oldest of early settlers in Knox county, passed quietly away this week. He was in his eighty third year and had come to this section of the country in 1861, locating on what became in later years the townsite of the river town Niobrara. Up to the "year of the big flood" - 1881 - Mr. Bruns with H. Westermann conducted a general merchandise store on the river front and opened... Read More	Fritz Bruns, Pioneer, Dead Lived in Niobrara Since 1861 - Died in His Eighty-Third Year Niobrara, Neb, Nov. 20 - From a staff correspondent: Fritz Bruns, possibly, in fact very probably, the oldest of early settlers in Knox county, passed quietly away this week. He was in his eighty third year and had come to this section of the country in 1861, locating on what became in later years the townsite of the river town Niobrara. Up to the "year of the big flood" - 1881 - Mr. Bruns with H. Westermann conducted a general merchandise store on the river front and opened Indian trading posts at different points. They depended to a great extent upon the steamboats which then plied up and down the river. After the store had been demolished by the flood and the town moved to its present site, Mr. Bruns devoted his attention exclusively to stock raising and general farming, being most successful as an agriculturalist. He was county commissioner three years and county treasurer two years. Mr. Bruns leaves behind him a wife and four daughters, three of whom are married. The Odd Fellow had charge of the funeral, lodgemen attending from Creighton and Lynch. Rev. Mr. Thompson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church officiated. [The rest of the newspaper clipping was cut off?] Obituary [My guess is that this newspaper clipping comes from the Wagner Post, Wagner, Charles Mix, South Dakota] Fred Bruns was born in Hanover, Germany, August 15, 1826. Came to this country at the age of thirty years. Lived in St. Louis until 1861, when he came to Niobrara and this vicinity, and made this his home until the time of his death, November 16, 1908. He was married in 1869 to Anna Kountz. His wife and four daughters - Mena, Anna, Adelia and Helen - survive him; three sons died in infancy, and one daughter - Leonora - died 1892. When Mr. Bruns came to Niobrara he engaged in trading along the Indians near the military post, and followed it successfully for ten years despite the many severe hardships attendant upon such a life. Upon retiring from his tradership he engaged in farming until his health failed a few years ago. In the death of Mr. Bruns the community loses one of its best and most respected citizens. As a neighbor he was always just and kind; as a friend accommodating and neighborly, and as a citizen one of those who lived up to the spirit of the law. He was a consistent member of the Lutheran Church for a great many years prior to his death, and an earnest supporter of the same. The family have the earnest sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement. [I've copied the newspaper clippings as they were, remember these were written in 1908. As a relative of Fritz Bruns I can tell you he'd be the first to point out that he in "fact" was not the "oldest" settler in Knox county, that the Native Americans were.]

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Where is Fritz Bruns's memorial?
Fritz Bruns's memorial is located at: L'Eau Qui Court Cemetery, Niobrara, Knox County, USA.
When did Fritz Bruns death?
Fritz Bruns death on 16 Nov 1908 in Niobrara, Knox County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Fritz Bruns's memorial?
Latitude: 42.7458000
Longitude: -98.0231018

Family Members:

Spouse

Anna Kuntz Bruns

(1850 - 1924)

Children

Minnie Bruns Saunders

(1871 - 1958)

William “Willie” Bruns

(1872 - 1873)

Freddie Bruns

(1876 - 1877)

Alvin Bruns

(1878 - 1878)

Lanora “Nora” Bruns

(1879 - 1892)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. L'Eau Qui Court Cemetery
Niobrara, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7458000, -98.0231018

2. Mormon Monument
Ponca, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7443000, -98.0632500

3. Ponka Tribal Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7122700, -98.0830000

4. Bazile Creek Cemetery
Bazile Mills, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7377500, -97.9311500

5. Emanuel Cemetery
Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8400002, -97.9903030

6. Kurka Family Cemetery
Dukesville, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6918000, -98.1374000

7. Ponca Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Niobrara, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7428000, -98.1621000

8. Riverview Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7322006, -98.1619034

9. Pioneer Cemetery
Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8513985, -98.0500031

10. Hillcrest Cemetery
Verdigre, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6356010, -98.0378036

11. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Verdigre, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6837500, -98.1619500

12. Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8727989, -98.0494003

13. Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery
Verdigre, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6039009, -98.0428009

14. Riverside Cemetery
Verdigre, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6011009, -98.0286026

15. Ponca Valley Cemetery
Verdel, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8135000, -98.1990000

16. Springfield Cemetery
Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8732986, -97.9132996

17. Saint Vincents Cemetery
Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8744011, -97.9132996

18. Congregational Cemetery
Santee, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8330000, -97.8523000

19. Friedensberg Mennonite Cemetery
Avon, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8958015, -98.0667038

20. Bohemian National Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6178017, -98.1483002

21. Santee Mission Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8408000, -97.8378200

22. Howe Creek Cemetery
Lindy, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6810000, -97.8127000

23. National Cemetery
Pishelville, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7190000, -98.2500000

24. Santee Catholic Cemetery
Santee, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8373000, -97.8287400