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Rudolf Kummer
25 Jul 1826 – 6 Sep 1906
| Birth | 25 Jul 1826 |
| Death | 6 Sep 1906 |
| Cemetery | Columbus Cemetery Columbus , Platte County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Shirley (Bruhn) Martys on 18 Aug 2008 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18252261 |
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From the web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~neplatte/vitals/vitals1906c.html Columbus Journal, September 12, 1906 Another Platte County pioneer has passed to his final rest. Rudolph Kummer, who settled in Platte county in 1860 died of paralysis last Thursday morning at the home of his son, Otto Kummer, on East Tenth street, where the funeral was held on Saturday, Rev. Newmarker officiating. Rudolph Kummer was born on July 25, 1826 in Canton Berne, Switzerland. He was married in 1850 and in 1855, with his wife came to America, living for five years in Cincinnatti and other Ohio cities. In 1860 they came to Columbus and in 1863 took a homestead three miles west of Columbus on the Loup river. In 1871 they moved to Polk county where they lived till 1893 when they returned to Columbus to live. Mrs. Kummer died in February 1905 and since that time Mr. Kummer had lived with his son Otto. Mr. Kummer performed military service in Switzerland, having served from 1847 to 1849 as a sharpshooter in the Swiss army. He accumulated considerable property in this country. Besides his farm he owned considerable city property, having built Maennerchor Hall and several other buildings on Eleventh street. He had been in poor health for several years and was confined to his bed for fourteen months previous to his death. He suffered five strokes of paralysis, the last one causing his death. He leaves four sons, Robert and Albert of Polk county, Rudolph Jr. of Red Cloud, Nebraska and Otto of this city.
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