Emanuel Gottlieb Nussbaum

Emanuel Gottlieb Nussbaum

• Father: Georg Friedrich Nussbaum b. 22 February 1821
• Mother: Johanna Christiana Knaur b. 22 January 1817

• Emanuel Gottlieb Nussbaum was born on 19 August 1851 in Württemberg.
• He was baptized/christened on 22 August 1851 in Endersbach, Württemberg, in der evangelischen Kirche.
• Emanuel Gottlieb Nussbaum and Christian Gottlieb Nussbaum arrived in the Port of New York on 14 March 1870, aboard the SS America from Bremen, traveling in steerage class. Christian is identified as female "Christine," age 28. According to Württemberg Emigration Index, Christian Gottlieb Nussbaum appled in February 1870 to emigrate from Plochingen, Esslingen, to North America.
• August Friedrich Nussbaum and Catharina (?), appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Niagara, Niagara County, New York. Other members of the household included Emanuel Gottlieb Nussbaum, Johann Gottlieb Nussbaum, Carl Wilhelm Nussbaum and Christian Gottlieb Nussbaum. Also in the household were children John (age 7), Frederick (5), William (3) and Charles (1).
• He was a carpenter, according to the 1870 census.
• He married Louisa Haeberle, daughter of Georg Häberle and Charlotte Walz, circa 1873.
• Emanuel Gottlieb Nussbaum and Louisa Haeberle appeared in the New York state census of 1 June 1875 in Niagara, New York. Other members of the household included Charlotte F. Nussbaum. Also in the household were lodgers Mrs. Waltz (age 40, a widow) and her son (16).
• He was a carpenter, according to the 1875 census.
• Emanuel Gottlieb Nussbaum and Louisa Haeberle appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Suspension Bridge, Niagara County, New York. Other members of the household included Charlotte F. Nussbaum, George Frederick Nussbaum and Emma Nussbaum.
• He was a carpenter, according to the 1880 census.
• Emanuel Gottlieb Nussbaum and Louisa Haeberle appeared in the New York state census of 16 February 1892 in Niagara, New York. Other members of the household included Charlotte F. Nussbaum, George Frederick Nussbaum and Emma Nussbaum.
• He was a carpenter, according to the 1892 census.
• The following appeared on 30 June 1893 in the Niagara Falls Gazette:
       On Tuesday the choir of the German Lutheran church of South avenue had a delightful afternoon's outing down the river to Youngstown. Those who formed the party were the Misses Lizzie Fink, Fredericha Sippel, Libbie Sippel, Lottie Rieckhoff and Maggie Clayton and Emanuel Nussbaum, George C. Haeberle and Charles Heywang.
       They stopped at the Eldorado hotel and had supper and there they dropped a little surprise upon Emanuel Nussbaum who has been a member of the choir for 13 years, during 11 of which he has served as director. This surprise was occasioned by the fact that he is about to retire frome the choir for the summer months and was in the shape of a presentation. The gift was a very handsome watch chain and charm on which was the following inscription: "E. NUSSBAUM. From the German Lutheran Church Choir. 1893.
       During the outing a sail on the river was had and it added much to the pleasure of the day.
• Emanuel Gottlieb Nussbaum and Louisa Haeberle appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Niagara Fallls, Niagara County, New York, at 1641 Tenth Street. Other members of the household included Charlotte F. Nussbaum, George Frederick Nussbaum and Emma Nussbaum.
• He was a carpenter, according to the 1900 census.
• Emanuel Gottlieb Nussbaum and Louisa Haeberle appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 1633 Tenth Avenue. Other members of the household included Charlotte F. Nussbaum and Emma Nussbaum.
• He was a carpenter, according to the 1910 census.
• Emanuel Gottlieb Nussbaum became a widower at the 1910 death of his wife Louisa Haeberle.
• Emanuel Gottlieb Nussbaum appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York. Other members of the household included Emma Nussbaum, Melvin W. Taylor and Charlotte F. Nussbaum.
• He was working in a lumber mill, according to the 1920 census.
• Emanuel Gottlieb Nussbaum died on 27 December 1938 at age 87 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 1641 Tenth Street at his residence.
• He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Fallls, Niagara County, New York.
• The following appeared on 27 December 1938 in the Niagara Falls Gazette:
       Emanuel G. Nussbaum, one of the most widely known residents of Niagara Falls, where he had lived for the past 70 years, died early this morning at his home, 1641 Tenth street. He was 87 years old and had been seriously ill only a short time.
       Born in Switzerland [sic], Mr. Nussbaum came here as a youth and had resided here ever since. He was connected with the Haeberle Lumber company for about 50 years, holding the office of vice-president and director when he retired 18 years ago. He was a member of the Exempt Firemen's association and Niagara Falls Lodge, No. 81, I. O. O. F.
       Surviving him are a son, former Councilman George F. Nussbaum, of this city, and two daughters, Mrs. Melving Taylor, of this city, and Mrs. Emma Sonnenberg, of Mt. Clemens, Mich.
       Private funeral services will be held at the family home at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Arthur H. Schmoyer, of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery.
• The following appeared on 30 December 1938 in the Niagara Falls Gazette:
        Two grandsons and four nephews served as pallbearers yesterday afternoon at the funeral of Emanuel Nussbaum, widely know aged resident, who died Tuesday. The services were conducted at the family home, 1641 Tenth street, by the Rev. Arthur H. Schmoyer, pastor of the Zion Evangelical Luthern church, and interment was made in Oakwood cemetery.
       The pallbearers were Nelson Nussbaum and Dr. George Nussbaum, grandsons, and Walter Haeberle, George Haeberle, Jr., Carl Haeberle and Frank Swan, nephews.

• Last Edited: 3 Aug 2013