Family/Spouse: Harold D. Scherff. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Theodore married Ida Hieb [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIOGRAPHY:
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CHRISTIAN D. OPP Christian D. Opp family picture taken in 1942. Back row, left to right: Esther, Theodore, Alvin, Edwin, Edna. Front row: Frieda, father, mother and Emma. Christian D. Opp, born November 24, 1881 in Gluecksthal, South Russia to David and Katharina (Gohl) Opp, emigrated to America in October 1884 with his parents, his brothers, Jacob D., Daniel D. and John D., and his sister, Katherina (Mrs. John Neuharth). He grew up on the family homestead 14 miles northeast of Eureka where his brothers and sisters, Fred D., Henry D., Rosina (Mrs. August Meidinger) and Christina (Mrs. Fred Wittmayer) were born. Christian married Christina Neuharth, born January 12, 1885 to George and Christina (Goehring) Neuharth fourteen miles northeast of Eureka, on October 9, 1904. Christian and Christina farmed on the Opp's homestead until 1907 when they purchased land fourteen miles northeast of Eureka. The farm had a house and barn on the property constructed of stone and mud. They soon built a wooden house and barn, and later they added more buildings. They farmed this land until they retired in 1942. The Opp's had eight children: Emma, Frieda, Theodore, Edwin, Edna, Theodore, Esther and Alvin. Emma, born June 28, 1905, married Rudolph Schauer and lived in Roscoe, South Dakota. She died April 27, 1974. Frieda, born November 13, 1906, married Otto Funk. They live in Ashley, North Dakota. Theodore was born March 26, 1908 and died February 21, 1909. Edwin, born November 13, 1909, married Tillie Liedle, and they live at Moses Lake, Washington. Edna, born February 14, 1911 married Gustave Schlepp who died February 12, 1979. She now lives in Yakima, Washington. Theodore, born June 14, 1912, married Ida Hieb. They are farming near Eureka. Esther, born December 6, 1914, married Richard Sayler who died December 10, 1969. She now resides in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Alvin, born March 31, 1917, married Edna Helfenstein and now lives in Portland, Oregon. Christian served on the school board for many years, and he and Christina were members of the Reformed Church. They celebrated their Golden Anniversary in 1954. Christina Opp died April 12, 1963 and Christian died July 12, 1983.

Christian married Christina Neuharth on 9 Oct 1904 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA. Christina (daughter of Georg G. Neuhardt Neuharth and Christina Göhring Goehring) was born on 12 Jan 1885 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA; died on 12 Apr 1963 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA; was buried in Eureka Cemetery, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIOGRAPHY:
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HENRY G. AND PAULINE HIEB Henry G. and Pauline Hieb Henry G. Hieb was born July 12, 1887 to George J. and Katherine Hieb at the family homestead about 15 miles northeast of present day Eureka. He had seven brothers and six sisters. He attended rural school, and Scotland Academy at Scotland, South Dakota after which he taught in rural schools. In 1911, he purchased some land five miles east of Eureka and moved a small house on to it. A barn was built and he acquired some horses, machinery, and milk cows. He was united in marriage with Pauline Schott on February 4, 1913, at Eureka. She was born May 26, 1888, to Freiderich and Magdalena Schott, at their homestead about ten miles northwest of Eureka. Before her marriage, Pauline worked for several families in Eureka, doing housework. The farming operation progressed. In 1917, they purchased their first car, a Ford. In 1928, a modern two-story house was constructed. A thirty-two volt Windcharger provided power for lights and running water. This was replaced by R.E.A. in 1950, providing more conveniences. Due to Mrs. Hieb's health, Ted and Ida Opp, son-in-law and daughter, farmed in partnership with them, starting in 1933. Henry and Pauline were members of the Eureka Reformed Church and Henry served as Elder for many years. He served on the Rosenthal No. Four School Board and as McPherson County Assessor for many years. He was a long time director of the Northwest G. F. Mutual Insurance Company and a director on the Eureka Community Hospital Board. In 1961, Henry retired from the farm and moved to Eureka; however, he continued to help on the farm and had many projects to keep him occupied. In 1978, he came to live with Ted and Ida on the ranch until his death September 2, 1982. Pauline passed away October 17, 1955. They are buried in the Hieb family plot in the Eureka City Cemetery. They had two children, Ida and Royal. Ida was born December 31, 1913, married Theodore Opp, and has four children. Royal was born February 26, 1916, married Emma Scherle and has two sons. During his ninety-five year life span, Mr. Hieb witnessed tremendous progress in agricultural methods, technology, and saw amazing scientific projects successfully carried out. Henry's father, George J. Hieb, was born February 12, 1860, at Neudorf, South Russia. He was fourteen years old when his parents emigrated to America. He died March 10, 1941. His mother, Katherina (nee Perman) was born December 4, 1863, at Kassel, South Russia, and she passed away August 14, 1933. They were married December 10, 1883, at Eureka. Pauline's father, Friederich Schott, was born September 23, 1863, at Hoffnungstal, Bessarabia, Russia. He married Magdalena Rieger at Kloetitz. They arrived in America June 2, 1886, with their baby daughter, Pauline's oldest sister. Friederich died in 1947, and Magdalena died in 1959.

Heinrich married Pauline Schott on 4 Feb 1913 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA. Pauline (daughter of Friedrich Schott and Magdalena Rieker) was born on 26 May 1888 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA; died on 17 Oct 1955 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johannes married Katharina Gohl about 1866. Katharina (daughter of Friedrich Georg Gohl and Anna Maria Klein) was born on 5 Apr 1847 in Kassel, Odessa, Ukrayina; died on 16 Mar 1937 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA; was buried in Glueckstahl Cemetery, McPherson County, South Dakota, 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]

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GEORGE J. HIEB

One of the Eureka community pioneers, who has seen this section grow from a
prairie wilderness to a region of fine farms and enterprising towns, is George
J. Hieb. In coming here with the great majority of Eureka folk, he is a native
of South Russia, having been born near Odessa on February 12, 1860. His parents
were Jacob and Clara Hieb. The family ancestors came from Wuertemburg, Germany,
in 1812, when Adam Hieb and his parents joined the tide of immigration to the
region around the Black Sea in Russia. Adam Hieb was the grandfather of the
subject of this sketch.

When political and social conditions in Russia made it an unpleasant place to
live for the freedom-loving Germans, they decided to seek new homes in America.
Among them were the Hiebs. On May 2, 1874, George Hieb, then a lad of 12,
accompanied his parents on the long journey to America. After an ocean journey
of two weeks and eleven days of travel by rail, the family arrived in Yankton,
Dakota Territory, on May 27 of that year.

A few weeks later the Hiebs settled in Hutchinson County where they made their
home for several years. Meanwhile, young George grew up, and on December 17,
1883, took unto himself a wife. She was Katharina Perman, born on December 4,
1863, the daughter of Christoph Perman, a resident of that community. To this
union was born a family of children that would have delighted President
Theodore Roosevelt, as there were no less than 16 boys and girls.

However, soon after their marriage the Hiebs decided to join the tide of
immigration to McPherson County where there was still land open to homestead,
pre-emption and tree claim entry. Accordingly, George and his young wife loaded
their movable property on a freight car on May 2, 1884, and left Menno,
traveling by rail to Frederick, via Aberdeen. Frederick was then the nearest or
most convenient railroad town to the far-flung stretches of McPherson County.
Here they loaded their wagon and started the slow trek toward their future
home.

It was an interesting train. They had two mares, two years old, a pair of oxen,
two cows, six chickens, a wagon, and a breaking plow. Most important, they had
$40.00 in cash. They drove westward as far as Spring Creek in Campbell County.
But the young couple didn't like the land so well there and retraced their
tracks back to McPherson County where they selected their claims in Section 11,
Township 127, Range 71.

The land had been surveyed only into townships, so each family picked their
locations by guess. There were, namely ten families who came with the Hiebs and
were a part of the exploratory trip. On May 19, 1884, the Hiebs pitched camp on
the site of their new home. Their first concern was of course to provide some
sort of shelter, but it must not require too much time. Accordingly, they built
a wall of sod and leaned a few scrap boards against it at an angle. This was
their first home in McPherson County.

But an even more important worry met them the day after they arrived on the
claim. Mrs. Hieb discovered they were out of bread and the water jug was empty.
They had no stove nor oven. Necessity, the mother of invention, stood by. Young
Hieb scooped a hollow in the earth in an adjacent bank and drove a pole from
the top, which, when removed, provided an opening for a chimney. Then came the
question of fuel. The young couple hitched up trusty oxen and drove over to a
valley, which to this day known as Hieb's hay lake. There they cut the long dry
grass with a bread knife, tied it into wisps of suitable size for the
fireplace. The balance was used for a bed in the improvised house. The oven
worked admirably and Hieb recalls the bread was extra good. The slough water
was, of course, not good for drinking purposes, so they called the cow over for
a cup of milk whenever they felt in of liquid refreshment.

It was not long, however, until a well was dug and a good supply of drinking
water obtained. Day by day they worked and provided one after another the
little comforts that make life more pleasant. All of it made them very happy.

The coming of the winter made a more substantial house imperative and this was
one of the principal occupations for some time. They built not only a house but
a barn of sod, both of which had roofs of rafters and boards, covered with sod
smeared over with mud in order to make them as waterproof as possible. In order
to complete the houses a trip to Frederick was necessary, since that was the
nearest source of supply for lumber. The horses were too young to drive, so the
trip was made with the ox team and required four days -- a decided contrast to
the rapid means of travel of the present time.

Making hay was quite as imperative as providing shelter. But cutting the hay
with the bread knife might have been all right to provide fuel for baking
bread, but the oxen, the young mares and the cow would need a good supply of
fodder for the winter -- and the Hiebs had no mower -- and the precious forty
dollars must be conserved.

George Hieb had a good neighbor, however, in the person of Valentine Mettler,
and best of all, Mettler had a mower and a rake and was willing to loan them.
So the hay was made.

All work and no play is not so good, the saying goes. The Hiebs therefore took
the opportunity to make a visit to the old home at Menno while their neighbor,
Mr. Stein, took care of the cows and chickens in return for the use of the oxen
in breaking some sod on his claim. The Hiebs together with Mr. and Mrs. George
Neuharth, made the trip which required four days. While in Menno, the Hiebs
helped their parents harvest the crop and stayed for the threshing, earning a
bit of money.

This done, both the Hiebs and the Neuharths gathered up seed wheat, feed and
other necessities and loaded all of it, including their teams, in a freight
car, shipping it to Frederick. Reaching that point they unloaded and proceeded
with the teams and wagons loaded to capacity to their claims. Part of the
supplies had to be left behind and another trip was necessary to haul them to
the new homes.

On the return trip to Frederick, the pioneers gathered buffalo bones along the
trail, loading their wagons with about a ton or so. These bones were in demand
and brought them about $8.00 per ton. In November came another long trip, this
one to Aberdeen where the new settlers filed their final papers on the claims
they had taken, at the U. S. Land Office at that place.

The first crop was seeded in the spring of 1885. The yield was small and the
prices of grain low. Mr. Hieb now recalls his wheat yielded only 10 bushels per
acre and brought from 35 to 40 cents per bushel. Flax sold for 90 cents to a
dollar a bushel and yielded 8 bushels per acre, and oats only 15 bushels per
acre. The latter grain was saved for seed and feed.

The crop was harvested with a combination mower and harvester purchased in
Ipswich at a cost of about $100. This trip to Ipswich remains vivid in Mr.
Hieb's memory as it took four and a half days, the traveling being mainly at
night in order to escape the heat of the day. Oxen were unable to stand
traveling in hot weather, Mr. Hieb says. While the oxen were resting he was
busy picking buffalo bones and had accumulated about a ton when he reached the
town. These he sold for $13.00.

The new town, Eureka, did not come into being until three years after the Hiebs
settled on their claims. Soon after the first trains arrived George Hieb,
together with Jacob Hoffman, drove to the new town to get a load of lumber
each. But they were disappointed as no lumber had as yet arrived. The town was
composed of a mere half dozen buildings or so, he recalls, all situated east of
the railroad tracks on what was known as the school section. The present site
of the town had not yet been surveyed, he says.

Mr. Hieb continued his farming operations until 1927, when he retired to a
comfortable home in Eureka. At the time of his retirement he had added to his
original land holdings, owning over fourteen quarter sections, passing the task
of cultivating the tract to younger shoulders after forty-three years of active
work.

Talking over old days with Jubilee book writers, he recalls that of the ten
families who came with himself and his wife to McPherson County, only six
persons survive, namely, Mr. and Mrs. George Neuharth, Henry Schnabel, Nick
Lechner and himself. Mrs. Hieb died in 1933. He still makes his home in Eureka,
but has spent the winter months in the milder climate of California with his
son, George, who resides at Lodi, in the Golden Gate state.

There, as snow covers the wide fields of his old farm, he perhaps dreams of the
old days, the cold, stormy winters of Dakota and the memorable blizzard of
January 12, 1888. He perhaps remembers drouths of other years and compares them
in retrospect with the most severe of all, those of 1936-36. In spite of all
hardships and privations, it may safely be guessed that his farm and the men
and women who passed through the pioneer period with him still hold an
important place in his affections.

A list of the names and residences of surviving members of the Hieb family
follows: John J. Hieb, implement business, Eureka, South Dakota; Henry G. Hieb,
farming, Eureka; Christina Werner, farming, Eureka; Adam Hieb, merchant,
Marion, South Dakota; Jacob Hieb, farming. McIntosh, South Dakota; George Hieb,
factory superintendent, Stockton Box Company, Lodi, California; Magdalena
Neuharth, farming, Eureka; Katharina Mehlhaff, farming, Eureka; Emma Mehlhaff,
housewife, Eureka; Willhelm Hieb, farming, Lodi, California; Emil Hieb, civil
engineer, United Air Lines, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Gustave Hieb, machine operator,
box factory, Lodi, California; Helen Holman, housewife, Denver, Colorado.

Georg married Katherina Permann on 17 Dec 1883 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA. Katherina was born on 4 Dec 1863 in Kassel, Odessa, Ukrayina; died on 14 Aug 1933 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA; was buried in Eureka Cemetery, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Friedrich married Magdalena Rieker on 10 Jan 1885 in Odessa, Ukrayina. Magdalena (daughter of Johannes Rieker and Anna Maria Müller) was born on 8 Jan 1864 in Odessa, Ukrayina; died on 22 Jun 1959 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA; was buried in Eureka Cemetery, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]