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Source:
History of Auglaize Co., Ohio -
Vol. II of 2 Volumes
Edited by William J. McMurray
Wapakoneta, Ohio
Historical Publishing Company
Indianapolis
1923
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BERNARD
NAGEL, who died at his home in Jackson township more than
three years ago, was for years recognized as one of the
representative farmers and landowners of that part of Auglaize
county, and it is but proper there should here appear some
modest tribute to the good memory he left in that community at
his passing. Mr. Nagel was of European birth, born
in Germany on Jan. 13, 1845, and was but five years of age when
he came to this country in 1850 with his parents, Bernard and
Elizabeth (Hesselfeld) Nagel also natives of Germany, who
upon their arrival in America went to Kentucky. For
several years they made their home in Kentucky and then came up
here into Ohio with their family and settled on a pioneer farm
northwest of Minster, in Jackson township, where they spent the
remainder of their lives. On that pioneer farm the junior
Barnard Nagel grew to manhood and early devoted himself
to farming, a vocation he followed the rest of his life.
After his marriage he started farming in a small way on his own
account, but as his affairs prospered added to his land holdings
until he became the owner of 360 acres, one of the best improved
farms in his neighborhood, the place having three sets of
buildings and all the equipment essential to a well-managed and
profitably operated modern farm plant. On that place
Mr. Nagel spent his last days, his death occurring there on
Dec. 24, 1919, he then being in the seventy-fifty year of his
age, and his widow survives him. Bernard Nagel was
twice married. By his first wife, Clara Holinda, he
was the father of five children, John, William, Elizabeth,
Anna and Rose, all of whom married save the latter.
John Nagel has been twice married, his first wife -
Lena Berger - having died, after which he married
Josephine Steineman. William Nagel married
Mary Berger and has four children, Clara, Irene, Margaret
and Ludwig. Elizabeth Nagel married John
Kaiser and has five children, Clara, Hilda, Matilda,
Henrietta and Richard, and Anna Nagel married
Fred Steineman and has four children, Elsie, Marion,
Louise and Carl. Following the death of Mrs.
Clara Nagel, mother of the above children, Bernard, Nagel
married Anna Schulte, who survives him, and to that union
were born seven children, five of whom are living, Bernard,
Charles, Ernest, Clarence and Marie, all of whom are
married save the two latter. Bernard Nagel (III)
married Matilda Lang and has four children, Virginia,
Georgianna, Rosemary and Martin. Charles Nagel
married Odelia Sweitermann and has three children,
Lucile, Wilfred and Herbert, and Ernest Nagel
married Mary Westerheide and has one child, a daughter,
Rita Marie. Since the death of her husband Mrs.
Nagel has continued to make her home on the farm northwest
of Minster, where she is very comfortably situated. She is
a member of St. Augustine's Catholic church at Minster, as was
her husband, and their children were reared in that faith,
Mr. Nagel long having served as a member of the board of
trustees of the valuable property held by St. Augustine's
parish. He was a Democrat and had rendered service as a
member of the local school board. Mrs. Nagel was
born in Jackson township, as were her parents, Henry and
Elizabeth (Wente) Schulte, both members of pioneer families
in the Minster neighborhood. Henry Schulte was the
owner of an excellent farm of 120 acres west of the Nagel
place. He and his wife were the parents of ten children,
eight of whom are still living, Mr. Nagel having three
sisters, Mary, Elizabeth and Louise, and four
brothers, Joseph, Charles, Bernard and John Schulte.
Source: History of Auglaize County, Ohio - Vol. II - Pub. 1923 -
Page 480 (Portrait in this volume)
NOTE: The following was found in the Ohio Death Records:
NAGEL, Bernard - Death Date: 12/24/1919, Auglaize County - Vol.
#3122 Certificate #66947 |
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HARRY H. NUSSMEYER,
architect and general manager of the plant of the Rabe
Manufacturing Company of New Bremen, was born in that city on
Jan. 22, 1890, and is a son of
AUGUST and Marie (Pagels)
NUSSMEYER, both of whom also were born in this county,
members of old families here, and the latter of whom is still
living at New Bremen. the late
AUGUST NUSSMEYER
was
born on a farm in this county and grew up to the life of the
farm, but as a young man became engaged in working at the
carpenter trade and in time became a contracting carpenter,
establishing his home at New Bremen, where he continued thus
engaged the remainder of his life, his death occurring there on
Dec. 31, 1914. To him and his wife were born four
children, the subject of this sketch having two sisters,
Bertha and Louise, and a brother, Emil Nussmeyer.
Harry H. Nussmeyer was reared at New Bremen and in 1908 was
graduated from the high school there. Under the thoughtful
direction of his father he had received considerable instruction
in architectural science and upon leaving hih school he entered
the architectural department of Ohio State University and in
1912 was graduated from that institution with the degree of
Bachelor of Architecture. Thus equipped for professional
service he went East and became connected with the technical
department of the offices of the American Bridge Company at
Pittsburgh, where he remained until 1915, when following the
death of his father he returned to New Bremen and became engaged
in the offices of the Rabe Manufacturing Company as draftsman
and assistant manager. When this country began its
participation in the World war Mr. Nussmeyer offered his
technical services to the War Department and was sent to McCook
Field, Dayton, where he was attached to the experimental
station, doing experimental designing in the airplane wing
department, and was retained there until early in 1919.
Upon leaving the Government service Mr. Nussmeyer became
engaged as assistant chief engineer in the offices of Schenk
& Williams, architects, at Dayton, and remained there until
in March 1920, when he was called back to New Bremen to take the
position of architect and general manager in the offices of his
former employers, the Rabe Manufacturing Company of that
place, where he has since been engaged in this difficult
technical service, which principally has to do with the
elaboration of designs for fine interior woodwork and built-in
fixtures for homes and offices and in which line he has come to
be recognized as an expert. In 1914 Harry H. Nussmeyer
was united in marriage to Hilda C. Klanke, daughter of
William Klanke and to this union one child has been born, a
daughter, Phyllis. Mr. and Mrs. Nussmeyer are
members of St. Paul's Lutheran church and Mr. Nussmeyer
is a member of the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows at New Bremen and of the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks at Wapakoneta. Politically, he is a Democrat.
Source:
History of Auglaize County, Ohio - Vol. II - Pub. 1923 - Page
315-316 |
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