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Gustavus William Viergutz

Birth	:	31 Dec 1868 Germany
Death	:	21 May 1940 Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Enderlin City Cemetery, Enderlin, Ransom County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.6173160, -97.6053290
Description	:	From the web site: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Platte/pages/bios/hpcn0174.htm Gustavus W. Viergutz, the son of August Carl and Wilhelmine Krueger Viérgutz, was born in Germany on December 31, 1868, and died in Columbus, Nebraska, on May 21, 1940. His parents brought him to the United States in 1871, when he was two years old, and the family located in Milwaukee. In 1876, they moved to Nebraska and located on a farm in Polk County. Gustavus W. had three brothers and two sisters: Anna Helene, who died on November 25, 1944, in Columbus; Mrs. Carl Korte, of Columbus, deceased; Robert and Ernst of Columbus; William, of Polk... Read More	From the web site: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Platte/pages/bios/hpcn0174.htm Gustavus W. Viergutz, the son of August Carl and Wilhelmine Krueger Viérgutz, was born in Germany on December 31, 1868, and died in Columbus, Nebraska, on May 21, 1940. His parents brought him to the United States in 1871, when he was two years old, and the family located in Milwaukee. In 1876, they moved to Nebraska and located on a farm in Polk County. Gustavus W. had three brothers and two sisters: Anna Helene, who died on November 25, 1944, in Columbus; Mrs. Carl Korte, of Columbus, deceased; Robert and Ernst of Columbus; William, of Polk County. Gustavus attended the rural schools in Polk County and came to Columbus in 1888, continuing his studies here for one year. In Columbus, he learned the carpenter's trade and followed that occupation as a contractor and bridge builder until 1898. In 1898, he entered the employ of G. A. Hoagland, a lumber merchant, and remained with that company for the next ten years. In 1908, he formed a partnership with J. F. Berney in the lumber business. He later acquired sole ownership of the company and was actively engaged in management of the business until 1940. Besides the Viergutz Lumber Company in Columbus, he bought a lumber yard at Platte Center in 1923, and in 1928, he added the lumber yard in Creston to his holdings. He was a director and stockholder of the Commercial National Bank. On May 1, 1906, he was elected a member of the board of directors of the Columbus Land, Loan, and Building Association. He was elected vice-president of the board on May 11, 1909, and was elected president on July 23, 1926, which office he retained until 1940. Gustavus W. Viergutz was married in Columbus in the early 1890's* Mr. and Mrs. Vicrgutz had three sons and two daughters: Walter, Arthur, Vera, Gustavus Jr., and Alva. G. W., Jr., of Columbus married Eleanor Glur and they had **one son and two daughters; Vera is the wife of C. F. Herrguth, of Columbus; H. Arthur, of Omaha, is married to Henrietta Rodehorst, and they have two daughters; Alva, Mrs. M. T. McMahon, Jr., lives in Dayton, Ohio; and Walter, born September 1, 1892, was married to Marie Gossard, at Des Moines, Iowa, and died on October 10, 1918, at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Gustavus Viergutz held membership in the Columbus Chamber of Commerce and in the Wayside Country Club. He belonged to the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus.

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Gustavus William Viergutz's memorial is located at: Enderlin City Cemetery, Enderlin, Ransom County, USA.
When did Gustavus William Viergutz death?
Gustavus William Viergutz death on 21 May 1940 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 46.6173160
Longitude: -97.6053290

Family Members:

Spouse

Anna Catherine Huntemann Viergutz

(1869 - 1958)

Children

Walter August Viergutz

(1891 - 1918)

H. Arthur Viergutz

(1894 - 1957)

Vera E. Viergutz Herrguth

(1897 - 1952)

Alva Viergutz McMahon

(1909 - 1994)

Gustav William “Gus” Viergutz Jr.

(1912 - 1992)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Enderlin City Cemetery
Enderlin, Ransom County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6173160, -97.6053290

2. Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery
Enderlin, Ransom County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6164900, -97.6032200

3. Saint Olaf Cemetery
Enderlin, Ransom County, USA
Coordinate: 46.5800018, -97.6252975

4. Pontiac Lutheran Trinity Cemetery
Pontiac Township, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6591377, -97.5565262

5. Sheldon City Cemetery
Sheldon, Ransom County, USA
Coordinate: 46.5875015, -97.5036011

6. Fraedrich Family Burial Site
Highland Township, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6430855, -97.5007629

7. Salem Cemetery
Pontiac Township, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6866989, -97.5560989

8. Highland Township Pioneer Cemetery
Highland Township, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6730080, -97.4721832

9. Fillmore Cemetery
Enderlin, Ransom County, USA
Coordinate: 46.5870820, -97.7605000

10. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Lucca, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7043200, -97.7152000

11. Lucca Congregational Cemetery
Lucca, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7085300, -97.7205300

12. Evangelical Cemetery
Anselm, Ransom County, USA
Coordinate: 46.5108830, -97.5107320

13. Anselm Lutheran Cemetery
Anselm, Ransom County, USA
Coordinate: 46.5001220, -97.5108110

14. Saint Paul Cemetery
Ransom County, USA
Coordinate: 46.4757996, -97.5727997

15. Alice Community Cemetery
Alice, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7597090, -97.5607920

16. Saint Petri Cemetery
Nome, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6597500, -97.8281100

17. Oakwood Cemetery
Lisbon, Ransom County, USA
Coordinate: 46.4585991, -97.6813965

18. Saint Aloysius Catholic Cemetery
Lisbon, Ransom County, USA
Coordinate: 46.4575500, -97.6791640

19. Bethania Cemetery
Ransom County, USA
Coordinate: 46.5433660, -97.8270290

20. Saint Johns Cemetery
Eldred Township, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7750015, -97.4721985

21. Hill Side Cemetery
Fingal, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7536011, -97.7857971

22. Tabor Moravian Cemetery
Eldred Township, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7750015, -97.4606018

23. Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
Fingal, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7677994, -97.7881012

24. Watson Cemetery
Walburg Township, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7167015, -97.3563995