Johann Heinrich Stöver (H41) was born 24 Feb 1823 in Hatten, Niedersachsen, Germany. He was baptized on 16 Mar 1823 in Hatten, Niedersachsen, Germany.
Johann married Anna Maria Gerdsen (H42) on 17 Feb 1860 in Hatten, Niedersachsen, Germany. Anna was born on 28 Apr 1832 in Dötlingen, Niedersachsen, Germany to Johann Hinrich and Anna Catharina (Wilkens) Gerdsen. Anna was baptized on 13 May 1832 in Dötlingen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
Johann and Anna had the following children:
- Johann Heinrich Stöver (H43) - born 5 Nov 1861 in Dötlingen, Niedersachsen, Germany. He died at the age of 89 on 7 Jun 1951 in Cuming Township, Dodge, Nebraska.
- Johann Bernhard "John B." Stöver (H44) - born 28 Dec 1863 in Dötlingen, Niedersachsen, Germany. He died at the age of 84 on 7 Sep 1948 in Piedmont, Canadian, Oklahoma.
- Catharina Maria "Kate" Stöver (H45) - born 25 Dec 1867 in Dötlingen, Niedersachsen, Germany. She died at the age of 78 in 1945 in Paxton, Keith, Nebraska.
- Mattie Gesina Stöver - born 15 Mar 1870 in Dodge County, Nebraska. She died at the age of 78 on 18 Apr 1948 in Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska.
Johann and Anna, with their 3 oldest children, immigrated in 1868 to the United States from Bremen, Germany. Ship unknown.
Johann died at the age of 52 on 6 Jul 1875 in Dodge County, Nebraska. He was buried in St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska.
Anna married second Johann David (John D.) Kuhlmann (H126) in 1879. John was born 12 Jan 1827 in Hatten, Niedersachsen, Germany.
1880 - US Federal Census - Oakland, Burt, Nebraska (Farmer)
1900 - US Federal Census - Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska (retired)
1910 - US Federal Census - Logan Township, Dodge, Nebraska (own income)
1900 - US Federal Census - Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska (retired)
1910 - US Federal Census - Logan Township, Dodge, Nebraska (own income)
John Kuhlmann died at the age of 90 on 24 Nov 1917 in Burt County, Nebraska. He was buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Burt County, Nebraska.
Anna died at the age of 86 on 25 May 1918 in Uehling, Dodge, Nebraska. She was buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Burt County, Nebraska.
Anna's obituary was published 31 May 1918 in The Oakland Independent, Oakland, Burt, Nebraska:
Grandma Kuhlman of Uehling, for many years a resident of Kerl Township died on Monday morning. She was ill four or five days with pneumonia. Mrs. Kuhlman was the mother of banker John Kuhlman.
The following biography was written by Harry H. Wagner and posted to Find-A-Grave Memorial #15315057:
Anna Maria Gerdsen was born on April 28, 1832 in Oldenburg, Germany. She married Heinrich Stover in Germany and they had 3 children born to them there:
1. John Henry on Nov. 5, 1861 at Dötlingen, Oldenburg
2. John Bernhardt on Dec. 26, 1863 at Sandhatten, Oldenburg and
3. Kate in 1867 at Oldenburg.
The family emigrated to the USA in 1868 and settled in Dodge County, Nebraska. A daughter, Mattie Gesina, was born here on March 15, 1870. Heinrich died on July 6, 1875 and is buried at the St. Paul's Cemetery, north of Hooper, NE. Anna then married John D. Kuhlman on July 9, 1879 at St. John's Lutheran Church north of Hooper, NE (Burt County License). John and Anna had no children, however, John had a 2 year old son, John D. G., from his prior marriage. John D. G. Kuhlman was born on July 7, 1877 in Burt County, NE. They farmed and later lived at Hooper, NE and Uehling, NE. Anna died on May 25, 1918 and is buried at St. Paul's Cemetery in Burt County, Nebraska. Shown below are the spouses of the Stover/Kuhlman children;
1. John Henry Stover married Johanna Maas in 1887.
2. John Bernhardt Stover married Anna Marie Wieting in 1888.
3. Kate Stover married Edward Pueppka in 1891.
4. Mattie Gesina Stover married Oliver O. Larson in 1893.
5. John D. G. Kuhlman married Louisa Munderloh in 1899.