Paul Lienert [RG1555.AM]

HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID

RG1555.AM:  Paul Lienert, 1853-1926

Letter (photocopy): 1881
Arborville, York County, Nebraska:  Homesteader
Size:  One letter (and transcript)

BACKGROUND NOTE

Born in Bolsbach, Germany, on July 3, 1853, Paul Lienert married Sophia Bahr in March of 1880.  The couple immigrated to the United States shortly thereafter and eventually arrived at the home of a relative in Zell, Missouri.  They stayed in Missouri for a time before moving to Nebraska.  The couple first settled at Arborville, Nebraska.  Over the years, the Lienerts moved several times before finally settling on a farm near St. Stephens.  Paul Lienert died on October 16, 1926.  Sophia died on December 4, 1926.  The couple is buried in Saint Stephens Cemetery in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The collection consists of one folder containing a photocopy of a handwritten letter from Paul Lienert to his father, Theodore, in Bohlsbach, Germany.  The letter was written from Arborville, Nebraska, and is dated April 15, 1881.  The letter is in German, but a typed English translation is also included.  The letter recounts Lienert’s trip from Missouri and settlement in Nebraska.  It describes setting up a homestead and the prices for livestock and food.

INVENTORY

Letter (photocopy), 1881
Translation of letter


Subject headings:

Frontier and pioneer life — Nebraska
Homesteading — Nebraska
Immigrants
Lienert family
Lienert, Paul, 1853-1926
York County (Neb.) — History


Revised TMM      08-17-2020

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