John Herrman Sr., 86, Died at Liebenthal
John Herrman Sr., 86, who died Thursday, and who was buried on Tuesday at Liebenthal, was one of the first group of settlers to emigrate from Russia to Liebenthal, having gone there with his family and that of his father, Jacob Herrman in February 1876.
Mr. Herrman is survived by 219 living descendants, including six children, 95 grandchildren and 118 great-grandchildren.
Liebenthal is the oldest of the settlements founded by the emigrants from the Lower Volga district of Russia. Its founders included the families of Jacob Herrman, Peter Herrman, John Schaffer, Martin Goetz, Peter Beil, Andrew Weber, Adam Kreutzer, of Liebenthal, Russia; and Henry Bieker, John Bieker, Nicholas Bieker, William Bieker, Philip Wolf and John Zimmerman, of Neu-Obermonjour, Russia.
With Jacob Herrman was his son John Herrman and his wife and their three sons, Anton, John and Frank. The families were part of the large band of emigrants which left Saratov, Russia, Oct. 24, 1875. After spending the greater part of the winter in Topeka, they arrived at Hays on February 21, 1876. The following morning they moved to the present site of Liebenthal.
The Herrman family, like the rest of the settlers, built a sod house to live in until more permanent quarters could be established. The reception given them in their new home was not of the pleasantest. Almost immediately a severe blizzard swept across the plains and it snowed intermittently for a month. Mr. Herrman had taken two cows and a horse to Liebenthal with him, and when the storm was over the animals were almost skeletons. He shoveled snow from the long grass, dug a quantity and fed the animals.
He obtained wheat seed from Great Bend. He made the mistake of planting it in the spring as he had done in Russia. The hot July winds burned his stand of wheat down and he had no crop. Thereafter he planted in the fall.
Mr. Herrman is survived by his children, Frank Herrman, Mrs. Agatha Brungardt, Adam Herrman, Martin Herrman, Joseph Herrman, and Peter Herrman. Two sons, Anton and John, are dead. He was an uncle of Henry Herrman, of Hays.
Funeral services were held at St. Joseph's Church in Liebenthal, Tuesday morning with Rev. Father Hackenbroich officiating at Requiem High Mass.
John Herrman Sr., 86, who died Thursday, and who was buried on Tuesday at Liebenthal, was one of the first group of settlers to emigrate from Russia to Liebenthal, having gone there with his family and that of his father, Jacob Herrman in February 1876.
Mr. Herrman is survived by 219 living descendants, including six children, 95 grandchildren and 118 great-grandchildren.
Liebenthal is the oldest of the settlements founded by the emigrants from the Lower Volga district of Russia. Its founders included the families of Jacob Herrman, Peter Herrman, John Schaffer, Martin Goetz, Peter Beil, Andrew Weber, Adam Kreutzer, of Liebenthal, Russia; and Henry Bieker, John Bieker, Nicholas Bieker, William Bieker, Philip Wolf and John Zimmerman, of Neu-Obermonjour, Russia.
With Jacob Herrman was his son John Herrman and his wife and their three sons, Anton, John and Frank. The families were part of the large band of emigrants which left Saratov, Russia, Oct. 24, 1875. After spending the greater part of the winter in Topeka, they arrived at Hays on February 21, 1876. The following morning they moved to the present site of Liebenthal.
The Herrman family, like the rest of the settlers, built a sod house to live in until more permanent quarters could be established. The reception given them in their new home was not of the pleasantest. Almost immediately a severe blizzard swept across the plains and it snowed intermittently for a month. Mr. Herrman had taken two cows and a horse to Liebenthal with him, and when the storm was over the animals were almost skeletons. He shoveled snow from the long grass, dug a quantity and fed the animals.
He obtained wheat seed from Great Bend. He made the mistake of planting it in the spring as he had done in Russia. The hot July winds burned his stand of wheat down and he had no crop. Thereafter he planted in the fall.
Mr. Herrman is survived by his children, Frank Herrman, Mrs. Agatha Brungardt, Adam Herrman, Martin Herrman, Joseph Herrman, and Peter Herrman. Two sons, Anton and John, are dead. He was an uncle of Henry Herrman, of Hays.
Funeral services were held at St. Joseph's Church in Liebenthal, Tuesday morning with Rev. Father Hackenbroich officiating at Requiem High Mass.
John Herrman Sr., 86, Died at Liebenthal
John Herrman Sr., 86, who died Thursday, and who was buried on Tuesday at Liebenthal, was one of the first group of settlers to emigrate from Russia to Liebenthal, having gone there with his family and that of his father, Jacob Herrman in February 1876.
Mr. Herrman is survived by 219 living descendants, including six children, 95 grandchildren and 118 great-grandchildren.
Liebenthal is the oldest of the settlements founded by the emigrants from the Lower Volga district of Russia. Its founders included the families of Jacob Herrman, Peter Herrman, John Schaffer, Martin Goetz, Peter Beil, Andrew Weber, Adam Kreutzer, of Liebenthal, Russia; and Henry Bieker, John Bieker, Nicholas Bieker, William Bieker, Philip Wolf and John Zimmerman, of Neu-Obermonjour, Russia.
With Jacob Herrman was his son John Herrman and his wife and their three sons, Anton, John and Frank. The families were part of the large band of emigrants which left Saratov, Russia, Oct. 24, 1875. After spending the greater part of the winter in Topeka, they arrived at Hays on February 21, 1876. The following morning they moved to the present site of Liebenthal.
The Herrman family, like the rest of the settlers, built a sod house to live in until more permanent quarters could be established. The reception given them in their new home was not of the pleasantest. Almost immediately a severe blizzard swept across the plains and it snowed intermittently for a month. Mr. Herrman had taken two cows and a horse to Liebenthal with him, and when the storm was over the animals were almost skeletons. He shoveled snow from the long grass, dug a quantity and fed the animals.
He obtained wheat seed from Great Bend. He made the mistake of planting it in the spring as he had done in Russia. The hot July winds burned his stand of wheat down and he had no crop. Thereafter he planted in the fall.
Mr. Herrman is survived by his children, Frank Herrman, Mrs. Agatha Brungardt, Adam Herrman, Martin Herrman, Joseph Herrman, and Peter Herrman. Two sons, Anton and John, are dead. He was an uncle of Henry Herrman, of Hays.
Funeral services were held at St. Joseph's Church in Liebenthal, Tuesday morning with Rev. Father Hackenbroich officiating at Requiem High Mass.
John Herrman Sr., 86, who died Thursday, and who was buried on Tuesday at Liebenthal, was one of the first group of settlers to emigrate from Russia to Liebenthal, having gone there with his family and that of his father, Jacob Herrman in February 1876.
Mr. Herrman is survived by 219 living descendants, including six children, 95 grandchildren and 118 great-grandchildren.
Liebenthal is the oldest of the settlements founded by the emigrants from the Lower Volga district of Russia. Its founders included the families of Jacob Herrman, Peter Herrman, John Schaffer, Martin Goetz, Peter Beil, Andrew Weber, Adam Kreutzer, of Liebenthal, Russia; and Henry Bieker, John Bieker, Nicholas Bieker, William Bieker, Philip Wolf and John Zimmerman, of Neu-Obermonjour, Russia.
With Jacob Herrman was his son John Herrman and his wife and their three sons, Anton, John and Frank. The families were part of the large band of emigrants which left Saratov, Russia, Oct. 24, 1875. After spending the greater part of the winter in Topeka, they arrived at Hays on February 21, 1876. The following morning they moved to the present site of Liebenthal.
The Herrman family, like the rest of the settlers, built a sod house to live in until more permanent quarters could be established. The reception given them in their new home was not of the pleasantest. Almost immediately a severe blizzard swept across the plains and it snowed intermittently for a month. Mr. Herrman had taken two cows and a horse to Liebenthal with him, and when the storm was over the animals were almost skeletons. He shoveled snow from the long grass, dug a quantity and fed the animals.
He obtained wheat seed from Great Bend. He made the mistake of planting it in the spring as he had done in Russia. The hot July winds burned his stand of wheat down and he had no crop. Thereafter he planted in the fall.
Mr. Herrman is survived by his children, Frank Herrman, Mrs. Agatha Brungardt, Adam Herrman, Martin Herrman, Joseph Herrman, and Peter Herrman. Two sons, Anton and John, are dead. He was an uncle of Henry Herrman, of Hays.
Funeral services were held at St. Joseph's Church in Liebenthal, Tuesday morning with Rev. Father Hackenbroich officiating at Requiem High Mass.
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