Bio of Nibbe, John (b.1841) Wabasha Co., MN
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Nibbe, John (p. 749), now deceased, was born in Hanover, Germany, November
3, 1841. In 1862, as a young man of 21, he came to America. He was married
in New York City to Barbara Katz, who was born in Baden, Germany, in 1843.
In 1875 Mr. And Mrs. Nibbe came west to Goodhue County, Minn., and settled
on a farm. Mr. Nibbe followed farming and railroading for many years. He
died December 31, 1913, his wife Barbara having died nearly 25 years
previously, on December 23, 1888. They were the parents of seven children:
Mattie, deceased, who was the wife of Henry Barghusen of Red Wing, Minn.;
Anna, now Mrs. Richard Wilkins of Red Wing; Jacob J., of Red Wing' Herman
G., a prosperous farmer of Gillford Township, Wabasha County; Gust, who is
farming in Mt. Pleasant Township, Wabasha County; John, of Bowman, N. D.;
and Dena, now Mrs. Jacob Fiendt.