Vincent Nieder (1815 - 1867)

Born 1815 in Bavaria, Germany

Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1867 at about age 52 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States

Biography

From a biographical sketch of their daughter Julia Germann -

Vincent Niederer (1815-1867) and Maria Elizabeth (unknown) Niederer (1817-1890) lived in Buechelberg, Bavaria, ten miles from the French border, and were faithful Catholics. Relatives sent letters to them from America, praising the new land.

He left Germany in the fall of 1853 and traveled to Le Havre, France to board a sailing ship.

The sailing ship, SS Rome, departed from Le Havre, France late in 1853 and arrived at New Orleans, Louisiana on January 25, 1854. The immigration passenger list verifies that Vincent and Elizabeth Niederer arrived with five children. The family tradition of a daughter dying at sea was borne out by the ship's passenger list. Maria Agathe Niederer (?-?) [an infant] did not survive the voyage. Elizabeth Niederer kept her little ones death a secret so that when they arrived in port a few days later, she could have her buried in the church cemetery.

After arriving in the New World, the Niederer family Americanized their name to Neider and settled in Iowa City, Iowa, where relatives lived. Two more children joined the family. Vincent's occupation in Iowa was a river runner, transporting merchandise by boat. One day, there was very bad weather, he got a severe cold from the exposure, which resulted in pneumonia and death in 1867.

Father of Catherine (Niederer) Graef (1843-1932), Julia Elizabeth (Nieder) Germann (18456-1927) and Frank (Niederer) Neider (1858-1933)

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208504428/vincens-niederer