Family/Spouse: Robert F. Middleton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIOGRAPHY:
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EDWIN G. AND NORMA NEUHARTH Edwin and Norma Neuharth Edwin Neuharth, the youngest child of George and Christina (Goehring) Neuharth, was born April 8, 1905 at the family home near Eureka. His father, George, born November 20, 1861, and his mother, Christina, born September 13, 1863, emigrated to the United States from their birthplace in the German settlement of Kassel, South Russia and lived in Menno, South Dakota. George's family arrived in 1874 and Christina's in 1879. After their marriage in Menno on January 16, 1883, George and Christina homesteaded fourteen miles northeast of Eureka where their fourteen children were born. Only seven of their children survived and grew to adulthood. Christina (Mrs. Christian) Opp, Katherina (Mrs. Fred) Hoff, and Margareta (Mrs. Christian) Ehresman each farmed with their husbands in the Eureka area. John and his wife, Magdalena Kallenberger, lived in Eureka for many years before moving to Pierre. Gottfried and his wife, Maxine Siltman, lived in Eureka and Aberdeen before moving to Sacramento, California. Elisabeth and her husband, Theophil Mehlhaff, were residents of Eureka and Aberdeen, prior to moving to Lodi, California. Christina died March 27, 1937 in Eureka. George died in Aberdeen on March 2, 1958. After graduating from Eureka High School in May, 1923, Edwin, known to his friends as "Dutch", attended State Agricultural College and Mechanic Arts (South Dakota State University, of Brookings, Northern State Normal, Aberdeen, and the University of Minnesota. He returned to Eureka where he was employed as assistant cashier at the Eureka State Bank, and he also became an insurance agent. In 1937, he was chairman of the finance committee for the Eureka Golden Jubilee. On August 4, 1927, Edwin and Norma Irene Treick were married in Eureka. Norma's father, Rev. Henry Treick, performed the ceremony. Norma was the youngest of the twelve children of Rev. Treick and his wife, Wilhelmina Kluge. Henry was born February 17, 1862 in Newton, Wisconsin and died August 18, 1935 in Scotland, South Dakota. Wilhelmina was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on October 21, 1866 and died in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 26, 1949. Norma was born in Scotland, South Dakota on September 12, 1908 and moved to Eureka with her family in 1921 when her father became minister of the Eureka Reformed Church. She graduated from Eureka High School in May, 1926, and attended the University of Minnesota prior to her marriage. Of her six sisters and five brothers, Paul, Alma, Esther (Mrs. Henry) Goeken and Selma (Mrs. William) Winger were also residents of Eureka. While they were living in Eureka, Edwin and Norma had two daughters. Margaret Elisabeth (Peggy), born February 15, 1929, is married to Robert F. Middleton, Jr. They live in Sacramento, California and have two sons, David C. and Jeffrey M. Mary Ann, born December 17, 1937, is married to Michael J. O'Kane. Their home is Fair Oaks, California, and they have three children, Michael J., Kimberley Ann, and Timothy J. Norma and Edwin were residents of Eureka until 1940 when they moved first to Fort Lauderdale, Florida; then to Aberdeen; Vinita, Oklahoma; DesMoines, Iowa; and finally to Sacramento, California. There, Edwin was a certified public accountant, serving as unclaimed property officer for the California State Controller's Office until his retirement in 1968. Norma was also employed by the State of California, retiring in 1964. Norma died February 2, 1980 and Edwin died on May 7, 1985.

Edwin married Norma Irene Treick on 4 Aug 1927 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA. Norma (daughter of Reverend Henry Treick and Wilhelmina Kluge) was born on 12 Sep 1908 in South Dakota, USA; died on 2 Feb 1980 in California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George G. Neuharth (son of George Neuharth Sr. and Barbara Schnabel) was born 20 Nov 1861 in Kassel, South Russia, and died 02 Mar 1958 in Eureka, McPherson, South Dakota. He married (1) Fredericka Goehring in Aft 1937, daughter of Christoph Goehring and Fredericka Kugel. He married (2) Christina Goehring on 16 Jan 1883 in Menno, Hutchinson, South Dakota, daughter of Gottfried Goehring.

Includes NotesNotes for George G. Neuharth:
George G. Neuharth & Christina (Goehring) Neuharth ? Pioneer Homesteaders

This history of George G. and Christina (Goehring) Neuharth is taken from the Eureka Golden Jubilee Book ? 1887-1937. It tells of the struggles, endurance and perseverance of these early pioneers who came to settle in this new area.

"Hey! Yippee! Youuu, get along there! Haww! Haww!" might we1l have been the shouts of young George G. Neuharth in 1885 as he wearily trudged the long dusty miles from Men1o. S.D. to the "'Eureka Country" with a herd of forty frisky, hard-to-manage young cattle. Prairie fires, raging blizzards, which piled snow shanty high. stock raising, wine business and promoting the worthwhile hospital project have been just a few of the many experiences of this fine Eureka citizen.

George G. Neuharth, born November 20, 1861, at Kassel, South Russia, accompanied his parents as a young lad to the United States in 1814. The family first settled thirty five miles northwest of Yankton, S.D., then the farthest point west of settlement in that section.

Life was a hard battle during those first few years in this country. The necessity of a cash income prompted the performing of varied tasks. The winter of 1880, one of deep snow. was spent in cutting wood which was hauled as fuel to Menno. During this winter period, trains had stopped running and desperate measures had to be taken to supply fuel to homes in order to keep from freezing.

On January 16. 1883, George G. Neuharth married Christina Goehring, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gottfried Goehring, at the Bright Church in Menno.

Experiencing difficulty in providing water for stock in that vicinity, young George Neuharth decided to look for another location. Land was being opened for homestead entry farther north, and as a result the young couple determined to push on into this wild new country. The following year (1884), Mr. and Mrs. Neuharth, accompanied by a large party of settlers, left Menno for what is now the northern part of the state. Included in this group were the following families: Mr. and Mrs. George J. Hieb, Jacob Burrer, Christ Burrer, Val Mettler, John Knapp, Fred V. Mettler, Nick Lechner, Henry Schnabel, Jacob Meidinger. John Becker. Karl Fink, John Quaschnick. Dan Quaschnick, Martin Bickel, Andrew Hoff. Fred Hoff, and Phil Thurmaier.. The party traveled west from Frederick (the end of the railroad) where Mr. Neuharth loaded his team with lumber and provisions and entered McPherson County on May 10, 1884. They joumeyed as far west as the present site of Herreid, S.D., and not being impressed with the land ahead, turned back and finally settled in the territory about fourteen miles northeast of the present site of Eureka. At that time the county was surveyed only into townships, so to determine present day sites is now rather difficult. .

The first week after their arrival was spent in a tent until a 12 by 16 ft. shanty had been erected. In the fall a more substantial dwelling, a sod house, became their home. Eight years later, their economic circumstances permitted the construction of a frame building which is still occupied (1937) and in good condition. The shanty was used as a church for years.

Mr. Neuharth was resourceful and his activities were varied. He spent much of his time assisting newcomers in locating their claims. Carpenter work was plentiful, and he worked at it intermittently. One of his prize possessions is a small workbench, which he made when he was seventeen years of age.

Trading during the first three years was done at Frederick and Ipswich, SD. Buffalo bones were the stock-in trade. They were picked off the prairies, loaded on wagons, hauled to distant towns and bartered for provisions. A load of buffalo bones varied from $8.00 to $12.00 in value. Travel was by ox team, and exceedingly slow; several days were spent on the trip (The first train to arrive at the townsite of Eureka was on July 27, 1887).

A prairie fire that ravaged the countryside made the fall of 1884 a very gloomy one. Feed and fuel had been destroyed. After a torturous winter of weed burning to provide warmth and fuel for cooking, the warmer days of spring were hope-renewing. Mr. Neuharth had returned to the Menno country during the summer of 1884 and had harvested a 600 bushel flax crop which he sold for $400.00. This sum was a godsend during the dreary winter that followed.

His first flax crop sown here, mainly for seed, was picked by hand. The lack of implements hindered progress and sometimes accidents and weather conditions apparently stopped it temporarily.

During the spring of 1885, Mr. Neuharth walked back from the Menno territory with forty head of young cattle which were later sold as oxen. His livestock during that year consisted of two horses, two oxen, and one cow.
At this time 200 acres of grain were usually seeded each year. One or two young men, as yet unsettled, were hired to assist with the work.

The winters of 1886 to 1889 were especially severe with heavy snowfall. Mr. Neuharth took care of about seventy-five head of stock through the winter months of these years. The snow was so deep that the house was entirely covered and tunneling from house to barn was a common necessity. The snow crusts were so hard that it was nothing unusual for the stock to walk over the tops of the buildings. The men had to carry all the feed by band and they often labored in the barns all day. Lights were required in the daytime because of the snow blockade.

Although the hardships were at times discouraging, every year brought some progress. More land was acquired. Life became somewhat easier as closer markets removed the necessity of making tedious journeys to market; increased settlement brought about a more normal social life. When a church had been established, Mr. Neuharth spent many years as a Sunday School teacher and as an organist for cburch services.

A severe diptheria epidemic during the winter of 1896 claimed many lives in the community. At this distressing time the Neuharths lost two sons and-a daughter within a period of three days. In 1904 Mr. Neuharth gave up farming, moved to Eureka, and acquired an interest in the general merchandise business of Fred Preszler and John Pietz. In 1905 because of his son George's health, Mr. Neuharth disposed of his business interests and moved his family to Lodi, California. The son, George died there. Not satisfied with California surroundings. the Neuharths returned to Eureka where they engaged in the wholesale wine business, dealing with former associates in California. Ten years in this occupation resulted in the disposal of an even 100 carloads of wine. After prohibition was declared, the fruit business occupied his interest for three years, after which he entered the hardware business with his son, John. They operated in connection with the Eureka Bazaar.

After retiring from active business in 1923, Mr. Neuharth has devoted much time to civic activities. He served for several years as first chairman of the Eureka Hospital Association, and is at the present time still interested as a director of the board. At one time he served as a bank director, and was interested in the Dakota Utilities Company and the Dakota Land and Loan Company. As city alderman for several terms, Mr. Neuharth displayed fine citizenship.

The Neuharths happily celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on January 16, 1933. Mrs. Neuharth has the distinction of being the only woman of the eighty-four immigrants, with whom she arrived, to be living in Eureka today (at the time this history was written. however, Mrs. Neuharth died March 27, 1937, age 73, about three months before the Eureka Golden Jubilee Celebration, June 16, 17 and 18, 1937).

The family of fourteen children consisted of nine sons and five daughters. Seven of this number are living today (1937) and there are twenty-five grand eleven great-grandchildren. The living children of this union are: Christina, born January 12, 1885, now Mrs. Christian D. Opp, Eureka; Katherina. Born February 10, 1888, now Mrs. Fred Hoff; Margaret, born June 3, 1889, now Mrs. Christ J. Ehresman, Roscoe; John, born May 22, 1898, Eureka; Gottfried, born April 24, 1900, Aberdeen; Elisabeth, born January 17, 1902, now Mrs. Theophil Mehlhaff, Eureka; and Edwin, born April 8, 1905, Eureka.

George G. Neuharth Pioneer Homesteader
GEORGE G. NEUHARTH was born November 20, 1861 at Kassel, South Russia to George, Sr., and Barbara (Schnabel) Neuharth. He married Christina Goehring who was born September 13, 1863 to Gottfried and Margaretha (Neuharth) Goehring at Kassel, South Russia. Christina died March 27, 1937 and George G. died March 2, 1958. They had 14 children. After Christina's death, George married Fredericka Mehlhaff (widow of John Mehlhaff, Sr.).
Gottfried Neuharth (1883-1896).
Christina Neuharth (1885-1963), married Christian D. Opp.
George Neuharth (1886-1905).
Katherina Neuharth (1888-1968 ), married Fred Hoff.
Margaretha Neuharth (1889-1982), married Christian Ehresman.
Philip Neuharth (1891-1891).
Jacob Neuharth (1892-1892).
Frederich Neuharth (1893-1893).
John Neuharth (1894-1896).
Elisabeth Neuharth (1896-1896).
John G. G. Neuharth (1898-1977), married Maggie Kallenberger.
Gottfried Neuharth (1900-1967) married Maxine Siltman.
Elisabeth Neuharth (1902 - ), married Theophil Mehlhaff
Edwin (Dutch) Neuharth (1905-1985), married Nonna Trieck. .

George G. Neuharth and family farmed until 1904 when the family moved into Eureka and George was involved in several successful business ventures. In the fall of 1937 he married Fredricka Mehlhaff, widow of John Mehlhaff, Sr., and they enjoyed many years of retirement together in Eureka. Fredericka's parents were Christoph and Fredericka (Kugel) Goehring. After Fredericka's death. Mr. Neuharth lived with his daughters in the area, enjoying helping with various chores. He enjoyed traveling and visiting grandchildren and the numerous relatives. He was always willing to lend a helping hand and appreciated small favors. He enjoyed remarkably good health all his life and died at the age of 96. George and Christina Neuharth are buried in the Eureka City Cemetery. At the time of this writing, December 1993, daughter Elisabeth, Mrs. Theophil Mehlhaff, lived at Lodi. California.


More About George G. Neuharth:
Burial: 1958, Eureka City Cemetery, Eureka, McPherson, South Dakota.
Residence: 1904, Eureka, McPherson, South Dakota.

More About George G. Neuharth and Fredericka Goehring:
Marriage: Aft 1937.

More About George G. Neuharth and Christina Goehring:
Marriage: 16 Jan 1883, Menno, Hutchinson, South Dakota.

Children of George G. Neuharth and Christina Goehring are:

Gottfried Neuharth, b. 1883, d. 1896.
+Christina Neuharth, b. 1885, Eureka, McPherson, South Dakota, d. 12 Apr 1963.
George Neuharth, b. 1886, d. 1905, Novi, California.
Katherina Neuharth, b. 1888, d. 1968.
Margaretha Neuharth, b. 1889, d. 1982.
Philip Neuharth, b. 1891, d. 1891.
Jacob Neuharth, b. 1892, d. 1892.
Frederich Neuharth, b. 1893, d. 1893.
John Neuharth, b. 1894, d. 1896.
Elisabeth Neuharth, b. 1896, d. 1896.
John G. G. Neuharth, b. 1898, d. 1977.
Gottfried Neuharth, b. 1900, d. 1967.
Elisabeth Neuharth, b. 1902.
Edwin (Dutch) Neuharth, b. 1905, d. 1985.

Georg married Christina Göhring Goehring on 16 Jan 1883 in South Dakota, USA. Christina (daughter of Gottfried Göhring Goehring and Margaretha Neuhardt) was born on 13 Sep 1863 in Kassel, Odessa, Ukrayina; died on 27 Mar 1937 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Wilhelmina Kluge. Wilhelmina was born on 21 Oct 1866 in Wisconsin, USA; died on 26 Sep 1949 in Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Georg married Barbara Schnabel on 17 Nov 1859 in Kassel, Odessa, Ukrayina. Barbara was born on 6 Oct 1835 in Kassel, Odessa, Ukrayina; died on 19 Nov 1863 in Kassel, Odessa, Ukrayina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gottfried married Margaretha Neuhardt on 10 Feb 1859 in Kassel, Odessa, Ukrayina. Margaretha (daughter of Ludwig Neuhardt and Katharina Barbara Brüllose) was born on 29 Sep 1840 in Kassel, Odessa, Ukrayina; died on 4 Mar 1899 in Freeman, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]