Grand Island Daily Independent
Monday 7 August 1916
Under the heading: Two Pioneers Passed Away Mrs. Henry Joehnck and Mrs. Anna Stuhr Were among First Settlers
Mrs. Joehnck Was The First Married White Woman to Settle in Nebraska, West of Columbus, and Located Here in 1857

Hall county mourns today the loss of two of its historic women. Mrs. Henry Joehnck, the first married white woman to settle in Nebraska west of Columbus, passed away at the old home place, a mile and a half southeast of the city on Saturday night. Only a short distance away, Mrs. Anna Stuhr, widow of Peter Stuhr, the later being one of the very first colonists who located in Grand Island on July 4, 1857, joined the silent majority.

Mrs. Joenck was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany on February 4, 1840, and was thus 76 years of age. Her maiden name was Margaret Goos, and with her parents, one brother and two sisters came to America in the fall of 1851. The family settled at Davenport (Iowa), where Mr. Goos followed the occupation of wagon making. Mr. and Mrs. Joehnck were married on March 27, 1857, and shortly thereafter they joined the colony of Germans organized at Davenport to found a settlement up the Platte Valley near the center of Nebraska. Miss Stehr, now Mrs. John Thompson, was the only other woman in the party, and these two bravely endured the hardships that were undergone by all of the first settlers, particularly from the years 1857 to after the war, when the country had again become quiet, although thereafter such plagues as the grasshopper gave great concern.

Mrs. Joehnck was always known as a kindly matron. Ten children blessed the union, and deeply mourn today the loss of a most noble mother. Heartfelt sympathy too goes out to the veteran pioneer, whose closest and most sacred companion of a life time is thus taken away. The funeral will be held on Wednesday morning at ten o'clock from the home.
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Grand Island Daily Independent; Tues, 8 Aug. 1916, page 5
The funeral of Mrs. Henry Joehnck has been postponed until 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon instead of 10 a.m. at the home, southeast of the city, on account of the expected arrival of a son from Michigan.