Christopher Gutschow (1840 - 1916)

Born 5 Jun 1840 in Germany

Husband of Catherine (Biffar) Gutschow — married Sep 1873 in Douglas County, Nebraska, USA

Descendants

Died 5 Mar 1916 at age 75 in Blair, Washington, Nebraska, USA

Biography

Christopher Gutschow has German Roots.

Immigration

1869

Marriage

GUTSCHOW/GUTCHOW, Christian; 28; md. Catharine “Katy” BIFFAR; 19; Sep 1873 - Omaha, Nebraska

Children

Sophie (Mrs. August Frahm - Calhoun, Nebraska)

Fred

Chris

Will

Margaret

Katherine

Mrs. Frank Donaldson (Council Bluffs. Iowa)

Research Notes

Retired Farmer is Dead a Blair Home – Blair, Neb., March 7 (Special.) Christohper Gutschow age 76 years and a pioneer of this county, died Sunday afternoon of heart failure, following a severe case of grip and pneumonia. Mr. Gutschow was born in Germany and came to this country in 1869. He was the owner of a 280 acre farm near Blair, retiring from farm life and moving to this city about two years ago. His wife died some twenty years ago and he leaves in this city an older brother, Joseph, a niece, Mrs. Minnie Cannon, and his children, Chris, Fred, Will, Margaret and Katherine of Blair, Mrs. August Frahm of Calhoun and Mrs. Frank Donaldson of Council Bluffs. The funeral services will be held from the German church at 2 o’clock Wednesday. Revf. Lambert officiating, and interment will be in the Blair Cemetery conducted by the German verein of which he has been a member for many years. Omaha Daily Bee, March 8, 1916, page 4

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YG-26Y : 14 August 2017), Chris Gutschaw, Blair, Washington, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district ED 32, sheet 190A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,756.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLHQ-27P : accessed 27 December 2019), Chris Gutschow, Cuming, Washington, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 137, sheet 9B, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 855; FHL microfilm 1,374,868.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 December 2019), memorial page for Christian “Chris” Gutschow (5 Jun 1840–5 Mar 1916), Find A Grave Memorial no. 105381913, citing Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by Sheila (contributor 47702527) .