Obituary of Deacon John NUSBAUM 1900 Elkhart county, IN
Herald of Truth Goshen College, Goshen, Elkhart County, IN
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38:14 11/28/1900 - Deacon John NUSBAUM died 28 Nov 1900 at home 2 1/2
miles south and 3/4 mile east of Middlebury where he lived since April
1873.  When but a boy he moved with his father from Ashland Co OH to
Richland Co OH, his mother having died a short time before.  While
living in this county, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth FREED
and in autumn of 1860 they moved with his father to IN 3 and 1/2 miles
SE of Middlebury.  Here he lived about 3 years, cleared about 20 acres
of small timbered land, built a barn which still stands.  In spring of
1864, he moved to Lagrange Co IN on a farm of  70 acres where in
addition to farming he successfully operated for 12 years or more a
threshing machine in company with H C PROUGH.  In the summer of 1869
his family passed through a siege of typhoid fever in which 7 were
sick, two and three at a time and from which his wife never fully
recovered.  During all these years they were faithful members of the
Mennonite church, which they attended regularly.  In Feb 1873 his wife
after a long and patient illness went to her celestial home; a dau
only 2 years old preceded her about three weeks.  Thus left with 7
children he moved in April to Elkhart Co on the farm where he lived
until he passed from labor to rest.  He built on this farm a house and
a large bank barn which stand to this day.  Abt 20 years ago he was
ordained a deacon in the duties of which office he was very
conscientious and faithful to the last.  Surv. widow, 4 sons, 3 dau to
first marriage, and 1 dau and 3 sons to second marriage.