CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - George N. Steinhoff

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Cedar County News, 3/19/1931

George N. Steinhoff
      
Second pioneer resident in county passes away at an old age

Advanced years brought on death late Sunday of George N. Steinhoff, 
87 year old resident, who has lived in the county for almost 60 years. 
This marks the second death  in the last few days of Cedar county pioneers, 
the other being Fredrick Weber of Randolph. 

Funeral services were held from the home  at St. Helena, NE  with Rev. R L 
Faulk, of Wynot, pastor of Our Savior's Lutheran Church officiating.

At the time of his death Mr. Steinhoff was the last civil war veteran in this 
vicinity. He also held the position as the oldest man in northern Cedar county. 
He was proprietor of a hotel and boarding house in St. Helena for several years.

George Nelson Steinhoff was born Nov. 25, 1844 at London, Canada, and later went 
with his parent to Illnois.  He served six months in the civil war as a member of 
Company K, 120th Illnois infantry, but did not get into action

Mr. Steinhoff came to Haders Bend, opposite of St. Helena, just after the Dakota 
Southern railroad was built from Sioux City to Yankton. Here he worked in a saw 
mill, later working on the Donaldson flat boat ferry.

Mr. Steinhoff was one of the pioneers of Cedar County, helping to build up the 
town of St. Helena. At this town he devoted himself to machine and well work up 
to a few years ago when he retired.

For several years Mr. Steinhoff  was also deputy postmaster under Jacob Felber. 

He was married to Nettie Wieseler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franz Wieseler. His 
wife died December 25th, 1923.   

Surviving children are H B Steinhoff of Bancroft, and Mrs. Fred Gertrude and 
Carrie Steinhoff of St. Helena