International Family Group Sheet for the Joseph KAISER Family
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Husband: Joseph KAISER
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Birthdate: 1812 - Switzerland (1)
Death date: 8 April 1870 - Atchison County, Missouri, USA(2)
Buried: 1870 - Union Cemetery, Buchanan Twp., Atchison County, Missouri, USA
Marriage: 22 May 1848 Place: Davenport, Scott County, Iowa(3, 4)
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Other Spouse: Elizabeth unknown (Cir 1813- )(1) Date:
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Events
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1. He immigrated on 5 June 1845 to Port of New York, New York, USA.(1, 5)
In 1856, Joseph and Barbara "Keyser" had been in Iowa for 11 years. This is assumed
their date of immigration to the US. The family arrived on the above date in New
York City aboard the ship Emerald, which departed from Havre. The family appears on
the ship manifest as:
Joseph Kaiser, age 33, b. Switzerland
Elisabeth Kaiser, age 32, b. Switzerland
Antoine Kaiser, age 2, b. Switzerland
Heinrich Kaiser, age 1/2 yr., b. Switzerland.
Found on index at Ancestry.com;
I will pull the manifest in SLC, Jan. 2006.
2. He was employed in 1845 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.(6) Joseph was a
carpenter, in the cabinet trade.
3. He immigrated in 1845 to Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.(1, 6) It is said that
Joseph immigrated to the United States in 1844 and settled in Davenport, Iowa.
4. 1850 U.S. Census: 22 August 1850, District 4, Scott County, Iowa, USA.(7) In
District #4, Found Joseph "Keizer," age 37, born Germany, a carpenter with a real
estate value of $900. He is living with his wife, Barbara, age 36 and children:
Antoine, age 7, Henry, age 5 and Barbara, age 7. All children are listed as born in
Germany.
The dates and names of these people (Barbara, the mother and Henry and Anthony, the
sons) match the families found in MO on the 1870 census. See those notes below.
5. 1856 State Census: 1856, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA.(8) Joseph "Keyser"
appears on the 1856 Iowa census at age 40, b. Germany with his wife, Barbara Keyser,
age 36, b. Germany. Joseph is a carpenter by trade and has been in Iowa for 11
years. The children in the home appear as: Anton Keyser, age 13, male, single, in
Iowa for 11 years, b. in Germany Barbara Keyser, age 13, single, b. Germany, been in
Iowa for 13 years Henry Keyser, age 10, male, b. Germany, been in Iowa for 10 years
Josephine Keyser, age 0 years, female, born in Iowa, been in Iowa 0 years.
This is an excellent discovery, showing Josephine as a newborn with her parents and
siblings in Scott County, Iowa.
Joseph Kaiser owned 160 acres of land valued at $1500 of which 30 acres were under
cultivation. He owned livestock worth $200, consisting of two work oxen, two mich
cows, eith other cattle and two hogs. No farm implements were mentioned.
6. Land claim: 1 October 1856, Otoe County, Nebraska Territory, USA.(9)
Joseph's homestead file gave this date as the date the family settled on their
property in Otoe County, Nebraska Territory.
7. He had a residence from 1858 to 1865 in Otoe Precinct, Otoe County, Nebraska,
USA. Joseph Kaiser's property was about 4 miles south of Nebraska City. The current
position of this property appears to be S. 66th Rd., 68410.
8. He had a residence circa 1858 in Otoe Precinct, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.(10)
Nebraska City is situated on the west bank of the Missouri River, forty-six miles
below Omaha, on the St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad, 54 mmiles due east of
Lincoln, the capital of the State. The first land office in Nebraska was opened in
Omaha in the spring of 1857.
In November 1854, two very important pieces of machinery, in the development of a
new country, were introduced to Nebraska City. They were the saw mill, which was the
private property of Hon. S.F. Nuckolls and a printing office. On the 15th day of
that month began the regular issue of the Nebraska City News (paper).
In May 1855, the first public sale of lots in Nebraska City transpired, and prices
ranged from $10 to $115 each. The emigration came in slowly. All new passengers
arrived either upon Missouri River steamboats, in the coaches of the Western Stage
Company, or "movers" in covered wagons.
9. Land purchase: 9 July 1858, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.(9)
Joseph "Kiser" filed for his land at the Land Office in Nebraska City, South Platte
District, N.T. for the North East of the North East 1/4 of Section 2 and West 1/2 of
Section One in Twp. #7, North of Range #14, East of the 6th PM. He settled on this
land on the 1st of October 1856, as witnessed by Andrew Dennis (relationship
unknown).
Also included in the Land purchase file is the Bounty Land Certificate for 120
acres, awarded to Francis J. Fagg, Private of Captain Broadnax Company, Alabama
Militia after the Florida War. It is not known how or why Joseph Kaiser was given
this Bounty Land from Francis Fagg, but he apparently signed over the land to Joseph
Kaiser in April 1858 from the state of Alabama, Macon County, "for value recieved."
No purchase price is mentioned.
10. 1860 Census: 19 June 1860, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.(11)
Joseph Keiser appears on the 1860 census at age 40, a carpenter born in Switzerland
with his wife Barbara Keiser, age 35, born in Baden, Germany. The children in the
home appear as:
Barbara Keiser, age 18, b. Baden, Germany
Tona Keiser, female, b. Switzerland, age 18
Henry Keiser, 16, b. Switzerland
Josephine Keiser, age 14, b. Iowa.
Three discrepencies are glaring: one is Joseph's age, which was likely 48, not 40
years old. Next, the name and sex of Antoine may have been an error or a calculated
misgiving of information in light of the looming Civil War. Perhaps they were trying
to hide the fact that a fighting age male was in the home. Thirdly, Josephine would
have been only four years old, not 14 at the time. This and the other errors could
have been made when the census information was copied from the original page. The
uniform nature of this particular census page indicates that this records is a copy
of the original.
11. He was employed in 1860 in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.(12)
Joseph Kaiser had a farm in 1860 and according to the Agriculture Schedule for that
year he had 30 acres of improved land; 130 acres of unimproved land and the cash
value of the farm was $1500. The value of farming implements and machinery was
merely $50. He had no horses or mules, but owned 2 milch cows, 2 working oxen, 8
other cattle, no sheep and 2 swine. The livestock was valued at $200. He had 20
bushels of wheat and 1,000 bushels of Indian corn. He also had 1 bushel of peas
and/or beans and 50 bushels of Irish potatoes. No other crops were reported. There
were 30 tons of hay and 600 lbs. of butter were reported! Could this really abe
possible?
12. Deed of sale: 9 January 1863, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.(13)
Joseph Keiser purchased property in Nebraska City on this date for $150 from Heath
Nuckolls. The property is described at Lot number 5, Block number 8 in Nebraska
city. He sold this property on 31 July 1863 to Charles Schneider for only $75. In
2005 the property has been subdivided but now contains a bar called the Lineman Bar,
property owner Mr. Claude Michon at 416 Central Avenue. The current value of the
property (2005) is $5,390 and the taxable value is $56,710.
According to the land records from the Register of Deeds, Otoe County Courthouse,
the property was originally purchased by Henry Bradford, Mayor, in 1857 from the
U.S. Government. He sold it to Heath Nuckolls in 1857, who sold it to Joseph Kaiser
in 1863, who sold it to Charles Schneider, also in 1863. Schneider sold it BACK to
Heath Nuckolls in 1864 (?!), who sold it to Anton Zimmerer in 1865.
13. Land sale: 30 March 1865, Otoe County, Nebraska Territory, USA.(14, 15)
Joseph Kieser and his wife Barbara sold their property to Benjamin T.F. Cake for
$3500. The 163 30/100 acres is described as: East 1/2 of the NE 1/2 of Section #2
and the west 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section #1 and also a fraction of three and
thirty. One hundreths (3 30/100) acres in Twp. #7 North of Range #14E of the 6th PM
and containing 163 and 30/100 acres.
The Section #2 property had been purchased by Joseph Kiser from the U.S. Government
on 9 July 1858 (41 61/100 acres) for practically nothing. Joseph purchased an
additional amount of adjacent land from Joseph Wildhober on 11 Oct. 1858.
14. 1865 NE state census: 1865, Otoe Precinct, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA. Found
Joseph Kaiser, 53, b. Switzerland with wife, Barbara, age 46, b. Bryn (Switzerland)
and Henry, 22, b. Switzerland, blind in one eye and Josephine, age 9, b. Iowa.
Believed to be our Josephine with her parents. Confirmation needed. Found online at
www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/Journals/NMGR/Vol21/nmgrp005.html
15. 1865 State Census: 1865, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.(16)
Kaiser had raised 20 bushels of wheat, 1,000 bushels of corn, 30 bushels of potatoes
and had put up 30 tons of hay. The family had also sold 600 pounds of butter (?!).
16. Land purchase: 27 October 1865, Atchison County, Missouri, USA.(17, 18)
Joseph Kaiser paid James F. Calvin, of Boyd County, Kentucky $5,000 for property
described as: the SE 1/4 of Section #36 and the South 1/2 of the South 1/2 of the SW
1/4 of Section #42, all in Twp. #67, North of Range #42 West (believed to be
Buchanan Twp.) and also the NE 1/4 of Section #1 in Twp. #66, North of Range #42
West (also part of Buchanan Twp.), except three acres in the NE corner thereof
reserved for a schoolhouse (believed to be future site of the Union School). The
land was about 360 acres more or less.
17. Land sale: 12 February 1868, Atchison County, Missouri, USA.(19)
Joseph and his wife, Barbary Keiser sold land to Joseph Shallenberger (of Otoe
County, Nebraska) for $640. The property is described as 40 acres, located in the
South 1/2 of the South 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section #36 in Twp. #67 North of Range
#42.
18. Catholic Church and schools: 1870, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.(10)
The Roman Catholic Church was organized in Nebraska City during the year 1856 and in
1857 began the preparations for building, which resulted in the erection of the
house of worship at the corner of Fourth and Clay streets; under the charge of
Father Emanuel Hartig. The number of communicants by 1870 was 498. Also, by 1870
there were two Catholic schools, one under the supervision of Fr. Emanuel Hartig and
the other presided over by Mother Beatrice Prior, for young ladies, where all
branches of learning, and the accomplishments of music and drawing were inculcated.
About 117 students attend the Catholic schools.
The Nebraska City high school was the pride of the city. It was 88 ft. by 120 ft.,
brick, two-story building which in 1870 housed 300 students and four teachers in
addition to Prof. ricker, the director. Tuition is free! and this is a great
inducement for the heads of families, seeking a Western home, to locate in Nebraska
City. There is also a Third Ward school house with 256 students, which is also free.
No other town in the state offers such educational advantages. In the late 1850's
and early 1860's, Barbara, Antoine, Henry and Josephine likely attended one of these
schools. Perhaps their father helped in their construction.
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Wife: Barbara unknown (3)
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Birthdate: Cir 1814 - Switzerland or Germany
Death date: 1876-1880
Buried:
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Other Spouse: John Luschard (1812-1847) Date: 1841 ? - Germany
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Events
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1. She immigrated circa 1845.(5) In 1856, Joseph and Barbara "Keyser" had been in
Iowa for 11 years. This is assumed their date of immigration to the US.
2. 1850 census: 23 August 1850, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.(7)
In District #4, Found Joseph "Keizer," age 37, born Germany, a carpenter with a real
estate value of $900. He is living with his wife, Barbara, age 36 and children:
Antoine, age 7, Henry, age 5 and Barbara, age 7. All children are listed as born in
Germany.
The dates and names of these people (Barbara, the mother and Henry and Anthony, the
sons) match the families found in MO on the 1870 census. See those notes below.
Still do not know if Joseph and Barbara are Josephine's parents or grandparents,
though. Need to locate them on the 1860 census.
3. 1856 State Census: 1856, District 4, Scott County, Iowa, USA.(20)
Joseph "Keyser" appears on the 1856 Iowa census at age 40, b. Germany with his wife,
Barbara Keyser, age 36, b. Germany. Joseph is a carpenter by trade and has been in
Iowa for 11 years. The children in the home appear as:
Anton Keyser, age 13, male, single, in Iowa for 11 years, b. in Germany Barbara
Keyser, age 13, single, b. Germany, been in Iowa for 13 years Henry Keyser, age 10,
male, b. Germany, been in Iowa for 10 years Josephine Keyser, age 0 years, female,
born in Iowa, been in Iowa 0 years.
This is an excellent discovery, showing Josephine as a newborn with her parents and
siblings in Scott County, Iowa.
4. 1865 NE state census: 1865, Otoe Precinct, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA. Found
Joseph Kaiser, 53, b. Switzerland with wife, Barbara, age 46, b. Bryn (Switzerland)
and Henry, 22, b. Switzerland, blind in one eye and Josephine, age 9, b. Iowa.
Believed to be our Josephine with her parents. Confirmation needed. Found online at
www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/Journals/NMGR/Vol21/nmgrp005.html
Asked Jean Shaw to pull record for me and to copy.
5. 1870 census: 2 August 1870, Buchanan Twp., Atchison County, Missouri. Josephine
Kaiser, age 14, is listed with her mother, Barbara Kaiser, age 52. Barbara's real
estate is valued at $4,000 and her personal estate at $600. She cannot write.
Josephine attended school that year and was born in Iowa. It says that both of her
parents were born in foreign countries. Living with them or next to them are Henry
Kaiser, age 25 (her half brother), born in Germany and Anthony Kaiser (her other
half brother) (age 28), born in Switzerland and his family. There were no Gubsers
listed in this Twp. FHL #0552255
6. Division of Land: September 1873, Atchison County, Missouri, USA.(21, 22)
It appears that Joseph Kaiser died without assigning any property to his children.
The sons, "Andrew" (Anthony) J. and Henry Kaiser sued their stepmother and half
sister for 1/4 of the land left by their father.
"Andrew" was given land described as the West 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section #1 of
Twp. #66, Range 42.
Henry was given the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section #1 of Twp. #66, Range 42 and
also the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section #36, Twp. 67, Range 42.
Josephine was given the South 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section #36, Twp. 67, Range 42.
At age 17, this would've made Josephine quite a desirable bachelorette.
Barbara Kaiser, widow of Joseph was given the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section #1 of
Twp. #66, Range 42 and also the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section #36, Twp. 67, Range
42. Barbara's property was valued at $2000, as were all the children's pieces.
It appears that because Barbara's daughter, Barbara Beatty was not a child of Joseph
Kaiser, she received nothing. Barbara attempted to remedy this in September of 1874
when she gave 82 acres of property to her daughter Barbara for only $100.
7. Land purchase: 6 March 1874, Atchison County, Missouri, USA.(23)
Barbary Kaiser paid her son Anthony J. Kaiser and his wife France E. Kaiser $100 for
land described as: Two acres commencing at the NE corner of the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4
of Section #1, Twp. 66, Range 42, etc.
8. Land sale: 7 September 1874, Atchison County, Missouri, USA.(24)
Barbara Kaiser sold 82 acres to her daughter, Barbara Batty (Beatty) for $100, which
was to be paid to at Barbara Kaiser's death to her daughter Josephine Gubser.
9. She died on 1876-1880. Surmised because of census records of 1876 and 1880,
however, it is also possible that Barbara remarried and is listed under a different
name.
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1. Marriage: 22 May 1848, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.(3)
A Joseph "Keyser" married a Barbara "Lushard" on the above date. The relationship of
this couple has been proven by the probate file of Joseph Kaiser.
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Children
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1 F Josephine Kaiser(25)
Birthdate: 1856 - Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Death date:: 1888 ?
Buried:
Spouse: Christian Anton Gubser (1850-1927)(26, 27, 28)
Marr. Date: 26 February 1874 - Atchison County, Missouri, USA
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Sources
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1. New York Passenger Lists, FHL #0002304; NARA M237, Roll 58.
2. Gone But Not Forgotten (also available online at Atchison County USgenweb site), p 437.
3. Iowa, Scott County records, marriage records online.
4. Probate File of Joseph S. Kaiser (file contained many pages and documents of various
sorts), Response to the Amended Petition of Daniel Beatty and Barbara Beatty.
5. State of Iowa, 1856 State Census for Iowa, Scott County.
6. National Historical Company, The History of Holt and Atchison County, Missouri:
containing a history of these.... (published in 1882; St. Joseph, Missouri), p. 883.
7. U.S. Federal Government, 1850 U.S. Federal Census for Scott County, Iowa,(August 1850)
NARA M432, Roll 188, p. 173(stamped).
8. State of Iowa, 1856 State Census for Iowa, Scott County, p. 284, household #000,
Davenport Twp.
9. Nebraska, Otoe County land records, Sent to National Archives for copy of homestead
file - received Mar. 2005.
10. unknown, Nebraska City directory 1870.
11. U.S. Federal Government, 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Otoe County, Nebraska,(June
1860) M653, Roll 665, p. 395 (stamped).
12. Ibid, Agricultural Schedule.
13. Nebraska, Otoe County land records, Book K, p. 237; Book D, p. 434; Book B, p. 343;
Book H, p. 168 and 297; Book I, p. 40 and Book K, p. 70.
14. Ibid, 1865, Book K, pp. 237, 238 (couldn't copy).
15. Ibid, Book K, pp. 237, 238 - couldn't copy this one.
16. unknown, Otoe County Pioneers: A Biographical Dictionary (sent to me by Jean Shaw -
she retrieved it from the NE State Archives in Lincoln, NE.), 978.276, D15; part 5,
He-K.
17. Atchison County Clerk, Books of Deeds, Book 9, p. 78.
18. Ibid, Book 9, p. 78, 79.
19. Ibid, Book 12, p. 265.
20. State of Iowa, 1856 State Census for Iowa, Scott County, p. 284, Davenport Twp.,
household #000.
21. Atchison County Clerk, Books of Deeds, Book 18, pp. 638, 639.
22. Ibid, Book 18, pp. 638, 639, 640 (including a diagram of property divisions).
23. Ibid, Book 21, p. 308.
24. Ibid, Book 21, p. 304.
25. U.S. Federal Government, Film #1254671, Buchanan Township, Page #7, District #7, ED
#6, line #36-48.
26. Ibid, Buchanan Township, Page #7, District #7, ED #6, Lines 36-48.
27. Oklahoma State Board of Health, Death Certificate (Dated 29 June 1927).
28. Gubser, John Anton, Probate file of John Anton Gubser (Will dated 21 August 1888;
Inventory Certificate and Affidavit dated 20 October 1888; Certificate of Witnesses
dated 20 Oct. 1888; Affidavit of Executor dated 24 Oct. 1888; Appraisment of Personal
Property, dated 20 Oct. 1888; Appointment of Witness, dated 16 Oct. 1888; Newspaper
notices dated 19 Nov. 1888 and 10 Nov. 1890; Final Settlement dated 10 Nov. 1890;
Executor's Bond, dated 16 Oct. 1888; First annual settlement dated 12 Nov. 1889.)
Husband: Joseph KAISER
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Birthdate: 1812 - Switzerland (1)
Death date: 8 April 1870 - Atchison County, Missouri, USA(2)
Buried: 1870 - Union Cemetery, Buchanan Twp., Atchison County, Missouri, USA
Marriage: 22 May 1848 Place: Davenport, Scott County, Iowa(3, 4)
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Other Spouse: Elizabeth unknown (Cir 1813- )(1) Date:
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Events
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1. He immigrated on 5 June 1845 to Port of New York, New York, USA.(1, 5)
In 1856, Joseph and Barbara "Keyser" had been in Iowa for 11 years. This is assumed
their date of immigration to the US. The family arrived on the above date in New
York City aboard the ship Emerald, which departed from Havre. The family appears on
the ship manifest as:
Joseph Kaiser, age 33, b. Switzerland
Elisabeth Kaiser, age 32, b. Switzerland
Antoine Kaiser, age 2, b. Switzerland
Heinrich Kaiser, age 1/2 yr., b. Switzerland.
Found on index at Ancestry.com;
I will pull the manifest in SLC, Jan. 2006.
2. He was employed in 1845 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.(6) Joseph was a
carpenter, in the cabinet trade.
3. He immigrated in 1845 to Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.(1, 6) It is said that
Joseph immigrated to the United States in 1844 and settled in Davenport, Iowa.
4. 1850 U.S. Census: 22 August 1850, District 4, Scott County, Iowa, USA.(7) In
District #4, Found Joseph "Keizer," age 37, born Germany, a carpenter with a real
estate value of $900. He is living with his wife, Barbara, age 36 and children:
Antoine, age 7, Henry, age 5 and Barbara, age 7. All children are listed as born in
Germany.
The dates and names of these people (Barbara, the mother and Henry and Anthony, the
sons) match the families found in MO on the 1870 census. See those notes below.
5. 1856 State Census: 1856, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA.(8) Joseph "Keyser"
appears on the 1856 Iowa census at age 40, b. Germany with his wife, Barbara Keyser,
age 36, b. Germany. Joseph is a carpenter by trade and has been in Iowa for 11
years. The children in the home appear as: Anton Keyser, age 13, male, single, in
Iowa for 11 years, b. in Germany Barbara Keyser, age 13, single, b. Germany, been in
Iowa for 13 years Henry Keyser, age 10, male, b. Germany, been in Iowa for 10 years
Josephine Keyser, age 0 years, female, born in Iowa, been in Iowa 0 years.
This is an excellent discovery, showing Josephine as a newborn with her parents and
siblings in Scott County, Iowa.
Joseph Kaiser owned 160 acres of land valued at $1500 of which 30 acres were under
cultivation. He owned livestock worth $200, consisting of two work oxen, two mich
cows, eith other cattle and two hogs. No farm implements were mentioned.
6. Land claim: 1 October 1856, Otoe County, Nebraska Territory, USA.(9)
Joseph's homestead file gave this date as the date the family settled on their
property in Otoe County, Nebraska Territory.
7. He had a residence from 1858 to 1865 in Otoe Precinct, Otoe County, Nebraska,
USA. Joseph Kaiser's property was about 4 miles south of Nebraska City. The current
position of this property appears to be S. 66th Rd., 68410.
8. He had a residence circa 1858 in Otoe Precinct, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.(10)
Nebraska City is situated on the west bank of the Missouri River, forty-six miles
below Omaha, on the St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad, 54 mmiles due east of
Lincoln, the capital of the State. The first land office in Nebraska was opened in
Omaha in the spring of 1857.
In November 1854, two very important pieces of machinery, in the development of a
new country, were introduced to Nebraska City. They were the saw mill, which was the
private property of Hon. S.F. Nuckolls and a printing office. On the 15th day of
that month began the regular issue of the Nebraska City News (paper).
In May 1855, the first public sale of lots in Nebraska City transpired, and prices
ranged from $10 to $115 each. The emigration came in slowly. All new passengers
arrived either upon Missouri River steamboats, in the coaches of the Western Stage
Company, or "movers" in covered wagons.
9. Land purchase: 9 July 1858, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.(9)
Joseph "Kiser" filed for his land at the Land Office in Nebraska City, South Platte
District, N.T. for the North East of the North East 1/4 of Section 2 and West 1/2 of
Section One in Twp. #7, North of Range #14, East of the 6th PM. He settled on this
land on the 1st of October 1856, as witnessed by Andrew Dennis (relationship
unknown).
Also included in the Land purchase file is the Bounty Land Certificate for 120
acres, awarded to Francis J. Fagg, Private of Captain Broadnax Company, Alabama
Militia after the Florida War. It is not known how or why Joseph Kaiser was given
this Bounty Land from Francis Fagg, but he apparently signed over the land to Joseph
Kaiser in April 1858 from the state of Alabama, Macon County, "for value recieved."
No purchase price is mentioned.
10. 1860 Census: 19 June 1860, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.(11)
Joseph Keiser appears on the 1860 census at age 40, a carpenter born in Switzerland
with his wife Barbara Keiser, age 35, born in Baden, Germany. The children in the
home appear as:
Barbara Keiser, age 18, b. Baden, Germany
Tona Keiser, female, b. Switzerland, age 18
Henry Keiser, 16, b. Switzerland
Josephine Keiser, age 14, b. Iowa.
Three discrepencies are glaring: one is Joseph's age, which was likely 48, not 40
years old. Next, the name and sex of Antoine may have been an error or a calculated
misgiving of information in light of the looming Civil War. Perhaps they were trying
to hide the fact that a fighting age male was in the home. Thirdly, Josephine would
have been only four years old, not 14 at the time. This and the other errors could
have been made when the census information was copied from the original page. The
uniform nature of this particular census page indicates that this records is a copy
of the original.
11. He was employed in 1860 in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.(12)
Joseph Kaiser had a farm in 1860 and according to the Agriculture Schedule for that
year he had 30 acres of improved land; 130 acres of unimproved land and the cash
value of the farm was $1500. The value of farming implements and machinery was
merely $50. He had no horses or mules, but owned 2 milch cows, 2 working oxen, 8
other cattle, no sheep and 2 swine. The livestock was valued at $200. He had 20
bushels of wheat and 1,000 bushels of Indian corn. He also had 1 bushel of peas
and/or beans and 50 bushels of Irish potatoes. No other crops were reported. There
were 30 tons of hay and 600 lbs. of butter were reported! Could this really abe
possible?
12. Deed of sale: 9 January 1863, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.(13)
Joseph Keiser purchased property in Nebraska City on this date for $150 from Heath
Nuckolls. The property is described at Lot number 5, Block number 8 in Nebraska
city. He sold this property on 31 July 1863 to Charles Schneider for only $75. In
2005 the property has been subdivided but now contains a bar called the Lineman Bar,
property owner Mr. Claude Michon at 416 Central Avenue. The current value of the
property (2005) is $5,390 and the taxable value is $56,710.
According to the land records from the Register of Deeds, Otoe County Courthouse,
the property was originally purchased by Henry Bradford, Mayor, in 1857 from the
U.S. Government. He sold it to Heath Nuckolls in 1857, who sold it to Joseph Kaiser
in 1863, who sold it to Charles Schneider, also in 1863. Schneider sold it BACK to
Heath Nuckolls in 1864 (?!), who sold it to Anton Zimmerer in 1865.
13. Land sale: 30 March 1865, Otoe County, Nebraska Territory, USA.(14, 15)
Joseph Kieser and his wife Barbara sold their property to Benjamin T.F. Cake for
$3500. The 163 30/100 acres is described as: East 1/2 of the NE 1/2 of Section #2
and the west 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section #1 and also a fraction of three and
thirty. One hundreths (3 30/100) acres in Twp. #7 North of Range #14E of the 6th PM
and containing 163 and 30/100 acres.
The Section #2 property had been purchased by Joseph Kiser from the U.S. Government
on 9 July 1858 (41 61/100 acres) for practically nothing. Joseph purchased an
additional amount of adjacent land from Joseph Wildhober on 11 Oct. 1858.
14. 1865 NE state census: 1865, Otoe Precinct, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA. Found
Joseph Kaiser, 53, b. Switzerland with wife, Barbara, age 46, b. Bryn (Switzerland)
and Henry, 22, b. Switzerland, blind in one eye and Josephine, age 9, b. Iowa.
Believed to be our Josephine with her parents. Confirmation needed. Found online at
www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/Journals/NMGR/Vol21/nmgrp005.html
15. 1865 State Census: 1865, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.(16)
Kaiser had raised 20 bushels of wheat, 1,000 bushels of corn, 30 bushels of potatoes
and had put up 30 tons of hay. The family had also sold 600 pounds of butter (?!).
16. Land purchase: 27 October 1865, Atchison County, Missouri, USA.(17, 18)
Joseph Kaiser paid James F. Calvin, of Boyd County, Kentucky $5,000 for property
described as: the SE 1/4 of Section #36 and the South 1/2 of the South 1/2 of the SW
1/4 of Section #42, all in Twp. #67, North of Range #42 West (believed to be
Buchanan Twp.) and also the NE 1/4 of Section #1 in Twp. #66, North of Range #42
West (also part of Buchanan Twp.), except three acres in the NE corner thereof
reserved for a schoolhouse (believed to be future site of the Union School). The
land was about 360 acres more or less.
17. Land sale: 12 February 1868, Atchison County, Missouri, USA.(19)
Joseph and his wife, Barbary Keiser sold land to Joseph Shallenberger (of Otoe
County, Nebraska) for $640. The property is described as 40 acres, located in the
South 1/2 of the South 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section #36 in Twp. #67 North of Range
#42.
18. Catholic Church and schools: 1870, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.(10)
The Roman Catholic Church was organized in Nebraska City during the year 1856 and in
1857 began the preparations for building, which resulted in the erection of the
house of worship at the corner of Fourth and Clay streets; under the charge of
Father Emanuel Hartig. The number of communicants by 1870 was 498. Also, by 1870
there were two Catholic schools, one under the supervision of Fr. Emanuel Hartig and
the other presided over by Mother Beatrice Prior, for young ladies, where all
branches of learning, and the accomplishments of music and drawing were inculcated.
About 117 students attend the Catholic schools.
The Nebraska City high school was the pride of the city. It was 88 ft. by 120 ft.,
brick, two-story building which in 1870 housed 300 students and four teachers in
addition to Prof. ricker, the director. Tuition is free! and this is a great
inducement for the heads of families, seeking a Western home, to locate in Nebraska
City. There is also a Third Ward school house with 256 students, which is also free.
No other town in the state offers such educational advantages. In the late 1850's
and early 1860's, Barbara, Antoine, Henry and Josephine likely attended one of these
schools. Perhaps their father helped in their construction.
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Wife: Barbara unknown (3)
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Birthdate: Cir 1814 - Switzerland or Germany
Death date: 1876-1880
Buried:
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Other Spouse: John Luschard (1812-1847) Date: 1841 ? - Germany
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Events
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1. She immigrated circa 1845.(5) In 1856, Joseph and Barbara "Keyser" had been in
Iowa for 11 years. This is assumed their date of immigration to the US.
2. 1850 census: 23 August 1850, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.(7)
In District #4, Found Joseph "Keizer," age 37, born Germany, a carpenter with a real
estate value of $900. He is living with his wife, Barbara, age 36 and children:
Antoine, age 7, Henry, age 5 and Barbara, age 7. All children are listed as born in
Germany.
The dates and names of these people (Barbara, the mother and Henry and Anthony, the
sons) match the families found in MO on the 1870 census. See those notes below.
Still do not know if Joseph and Barbara are Josephine's parents or grandparents,
though. Need to locate them on the 1860 census.
3. 1856 State Census: 1856, District 4, Scott County, Iowa, USA.(20)
Joseph "Keyser" appears on the 1856 Iowa census at age 40, b. Germany with his wife,
Barbara Keyser, age 36, b. Germany. Joseph is a carpenter by trade and has been in
Iowa for 11 years. The children in the home appear as:
Anton Keyser, age 13, male, single, in Iowa for 11 years, b. in Germany Barbara
Keyser, age 13, single, b. Germany, been in Iowa for 13 years Henry Keyser, age 10,
male, b. Germany, been in Iowa for 10 years Josephine Keyser, age 0 years, female,
born in Iowa, been in Iowa 0 years.
This is an excellent discovery, showing Josephine as a newborn with her parents and
siblings in Scott County, Iowa.
4. 1865 NE state census: 1865, Otoe Precinct, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA. Found
Joseph Kaiser, 53, b. Switzerland with wife, Barbara, age 46, b. Bryn (Switzerland)
and Henry, 22, b. Switzerland, blind in one eye and Josephine, age 9, b. Iowa.
Believed to be our Josephine with her parents. Confirmation needed. Found online at
www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/Journals/NMGR/Vol21/nmgrp005.html
Asked Jean Shaw to pull record for me and to copy.
5. 1870 census: 2 August 1870, Buchanan Twp., Atchison County, Missouri. Josephine
Kaiser, age 14, is listed with her mother, Barbara Kaiser, age 52. Barbara's real
estate is valued at $4,000 and her personal estate at $600. She cannot write.
Josephine attended school that year and was born in Iowa. It says that both of her
parents were born in foreign countries. Living with them or next to them are Henry
Kaiser, age 25 (her half brother), born in Germany and Anthony Kaiser (her other
half brother) (age 28), born in Switzerland and his family. There were no Gubsers
listed in this Twp. FHL #0552255
6. Division of Land: September 1873, Atchison County, Missouri, USA.(21, 22)
It appears that Joseph Kaiser died without assigning any property to his children.
The sons, "Andrew" (Anthony) J. and Henry Kaiser sued their stepmother and half
sister for 1/4 of the land left by their father.
"Andrew" was given land described as the West 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section #1 of
Twp. #66, Range 42.
Henry was given the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section #1 of Twp. #66, Range 42 and
also the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section #36, Twp. 67, Range 42.
Josephine was given the South 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section #36, Twp. 67, Range 42.
At age 17, this would've made Josephine quite a desirable bachelorette.
Barbara Kaiser, widow of Joseph was given the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section #1 of
Twp. #66, Range 42 and also the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section #36, Twp. 67, Range
42. Barbara's property was valued at $2000, as were all the children's pieces.
It appears that because Barbara's daughter, Barbara Beatty was not a child of Joseph
Kaiser, she received nothing. Barbara attempted to remedy this in September of 1874
when she gave 82 acres of property to her daughter Barbara for only $100.
7. Land purchase: 6 March 1874, Atchison County, Missouri, USA.(23)
Barbary Kaiser paid her son Anthony J. Kaiser and his wife France E. Kaiser $100 for
land described as: Two acres commencing at the NE corner of the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4
of Section #1, Twp. 66, Range 42, etc.
8. Land sale: 7 September 1874, Atchison County, Missouri, USA.(24)
Barbara Kaiser sold 82 acres to her daughter, Barbara Batty (Beatty) for $100, which
was to be paid to at Barbara Kaiser's death to her daughter Josephine Gubser.
9. She died on 1876-1880. Surmised because of census records of 1876 and 1880,
however, it is also possible that Barbara remarried and is listed under a different
name.
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Events
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1. Marriage: 22 May 1848, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.(3)
A Joseph "Keyser" married a Barbara "Lushard" on the above date. The relationship of
this couple has been proven by the probate file of Joseph Kaiser.
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Children
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1 F Josephine Kaiser(25)
Birthdate: 1856 - Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Death date:: 1888 ?
Buried:
Spouse: Christian Anton Gubser (1850-1927)(26, 27, 28)
Marr. Date: 26 February 1874 - Atchison County, Missouri, USA
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Sources
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1. New York Passenger Lists, FHL #0002304; NARA M237, Roll 58.
2. Gone But Not Forgotten (also available online at Atchison County USgenweb site), p 437.
3. Iowa, Scott County records, marriage records online.
4. Probate File of Joseph S. Kaiser (file contained many pages and documents of various
sorts), Response to the Amended Petition of Daniel Beatty and Barbara Beatty.
5. State of Iowa, 1856 State Census for Iowa, Scott County.
6. National Historical Company, The History of Holt and Atchison County, Missouri:
containing a history of these.... (published in 1882; St. Joseph, Missouri), p. 883.
7. U.S. Federal Government, 1850 U.S. Federal Census for Scott County, Iowa,(August 1850)
NARA M432, Roll 188, p. 173(stamped).
8. State of Iowa, 1856 State Census for Iowa, Scott County, p. 284, household #000,
Davenport Twp.
9. Nebraska, Otoe County land records, Sent to National Archives for copy of homestead
file - received Mar. 2005.
10. unknown, Nebraska City directory 1870.
11. U.S. Federal Government, 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Otoe County, Nebraska,(June
1860) M653, Roll 665, p. 395 (stamped).
12. Ibid, Agricultural Schedule.
13. Nebraska, Otoe County land records, Book K, p. 237; Book D, p. 434; Book B, p. 343;
Book H, p. 168 and 297; Book I, p. 40 and Book K, p. 70.
14. Ibid, 1865, Book K, pp. 237, 238 (couldn't copy).
15. Ibid, Book K, pp. 237, 238 - couldn't copy this one.
16. unknown, Otoe County Pioneers: A Biographical Dictionary (sent to me by Jean Shaw -
she retrieved it from the NE State Archives in Lincoln, NE.), 978.276, D15; part 5,
He-K.
17. Atchison County Clerk, Books of Deeds, Book 9, p. 78.
18. Ibid, Book 9, p. 78, 79.
19. Ibid, Book 12, p. 265.
20. State of Iowa, 1856 State Census for Iowa, Scott County, p. 284, Davenport Twp.,
household #000.
21. Atchison County Clerk, Books of Deeds, Book 18, pp. 638, 639.
22. Ibid, Book 18, pp. 638, 639, 640 (including a diagram of property divisions).
23. Ibid, Book 21, p. 308.
24. Ibid, Book 21, p. 304.
25. U.S. Federal Government, Film #1254671, Buchanan Township, Page #7, District #7, ED
#6, line #36-48.
26. Ibid, Buchanan Township, Page #7, District #7, ED #6, Lines 36-48.
27. Oklahoma State Board of Health, Death Certificate (Dated 29 June 1927).
28. Gubser, John Anton, Probate file of John Anton Gubser (Will dated 21 August 1888;
Inventory Certificate and Affidavit dated 20 October 1888; Certificate of Witnesses
dated 20 Oct. 1888; Affidavit of Executor dated 24 Oct. 1888; Appraisment of Personal
Property, dated 20 Oct. 1888; Appointment of Witness, dated 16 Oct. 1888; Newspaper
notices dated 19 Nov. 1888 and 10 Nov. 1890; Final Settlement dated 10 Nov. 1890;
Executor's Bond, dated 16 Oct. 1888; First annual settlement dated 12 Nov. 1889.)
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