Brief History of the Ausman Family
The first Ausman ancestor that we have record of is of Philip Ausman, born in 1745 in Warrentown, Herkimer County, New York. He was the headmaster of the first school in Warrentown, a German school. Warrentown was settled by several German families before the Revolutionary War. The Ausman family is believed to be from Palatine German who came to North America in about 1710.
Philips son Conrad moved to Ontario, Canada in circa 1803. Conrads son Phillip Ausman, (Samuels father), was born in New York or Pennsylvania before Conrad moved the family to Canada. Phillip would have been one or two years old when his family moved to Canada. There was significant Loyalist sympathy for the Crown among the German population during the Revolutionary War and Philip Ausman may have harbored Loyalist sentiments. So far, Ive not found any records that show Philip participated on one side or the other of the war. Many others in German communities simply wished to remain neutral on the issue of the war and I suspect this was the case with Philip. A wave of Anti-Toryism struck the country after the signing of the Peace Treaty of 1783. Many of the Loyalists removed to Upper Canada or Ontario at that time, which is where Conrad ended up. The Loyalists faced triple taxation, land confiscation, and limited rights after the war. Conrad may have become fed up with the atmosphere and moved to Canada and took his father with him. This is speculation on my part.
Samuel Ausman married Jane Bayne in 1867 in Ontario, Canada. Her parents were Scots. Samuel and Jane moved to the American Midwest in 1873. It is somewhat curious that Samuel left Canada because he was the oldest son and would have inherited his fathers property. Whatever the reason, wanderlust or the incentive of free land prompted many to move to the American West. In 1873, the U.S. was still was trying to tame the wild West and that was when Samuel left Canada with his wife and eight children and returned to his roots in the United States. They landed in Delaware County, Iowa first. In 1876, Ella Mae Ausman was born in Delaware County. They moved in the late 1870s to homestead in Knox County, Nebraska situated in the Northeast corner of the state on the border with South Dakota. My great grandfather William Edwin Ausman, the youngest child of Samuel and Jane Ausman, was born on the homestead. The Ausman family remained there until the 1890s, when the family settled in Sioux City, Iowa.
By 1910, five of the ten Ausman siblings were dead. Samuel passed away in 1912 from typhoid fever in Sioux City, Iowa. Jane followed in 1921. Their youngest son, William Edwin Ausman, my great grandfather, worked for the railroad and fought in War World I. His son was Colonel Neal E. Ausman, my grandfather, was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
The following story was posted on a Knox County, Nebraska Genealogical Website on William's sister, Evaline, who died in Knox County in 1881.
Olcott Cemetery History in Knox County, Nebraska
Contributed by Judy Carlson, 2000
Does a cemetery just pop up out of nowhere? That seems to be what happened as I have heard several comments like; "I didnt even know a cemetery was there!" They are referring to the Olcott Cemetery located six miles west of Creighton at the hwy 14-59 junction. Due to the generous volunteer help of a few concerned citizens, the cemetery is now exposed for all to see.
For years the cemetery lay hidden under overgrown lilac bushes, once planted to commemorate the graves of loved ones. The tall cedar trees stood guard over the burial ground that held only 22 graves, many of them children. The last time anyone was interred in the Olcott Cemetery was in 1920.
In 1880 Samuel and Jane Ausman came to Knox County and applied for a homestead of 160 acres in Section 20 of Miller township. In April 1881, they lost their daughter Evaline at the age of 18 years and 3 months. They picked a spot in the lower corner of their homestead and buried their daughter. By 1890 four more families were to lay five children next to Evaline Ausman.
Samuel and Jane gave up on their life here in Nebraska and opted to return to Iowa. They left behind their beloved Evaline. It was also about this time that Rev. D.T. Olcott, Pastor of the Methodist Church in Creighton desired to see a church built west of Creighton. Anxious to see that his childs final resting place was properly cared for, Samuel willingly deeded one acre for a cemetery and one acre for a church. This became the Olcott Church and cemetery.
This is a prime example of how a cemetery began. A single grave in the corner of the farm, then adding a few neighbors loved ones, then finally becoming a public cemetery. Usually building a church preceded the platting of a cemetery, but in this case it was the reverse. Standing there, looking down at the tombstones, I think of the Ausmans as they must have once stood in this same spot, choosing this special piece of ground for Evaline.
(from FamilySearch.org - Family Tree)
Contributed By MAdams20 · 2014-08-25
The first Ausman ancestor that we have record of is of Philip Ausman, born in 1745 in Warrentown, Herkimer County, New York. He was the headmaster of the first school in Warrentown, a German school. Warrentown was settled by several German families before the Revolutionary War. The Ausman family is believed to be from Palatine German who came to North America in about 1710.
Philips son Conrad moved to Ontario, Canada in circa 1803. Conrads son Phillip Ausman, (Samuels father), was born in New York or Pennsylvania before Conrad moved the family to Canada. Phillip would have been one or two years old when his family moved to Canada. There was significant Loyalist sympathy for the Crown among the German population during the Revolutionary War and Philip Ausman may have harbored Loyalist sentiments. So far, Ive not found any records that show Philip participated on one side or the other of the war. Many others in German communities simply wished to remain neutral on the issue of the war and I suspect this was the case with Philip. A wave of Anti-Toryism struck the country after the signing of the Peace Treaty of 1783. Many of the Loyalists removed to Upper Canada or Ontario at that time, which is where Conrad ended up. The Loyalists faced triple taxation, land confiscation, and limited rights after the war. Conrad may have become fed up with the atmosphere and moved to Canada and took his father with him. This is speculation on my part.
Samuel Ausman married Jane Bayne in 1867 in Ontario, Canada. Her parents were Scots. Samuel and Jane moved to the American Midwest in 1873. It is somewhat curious that Samuel left Canada because he was the oldest son and would have inherited his fathers property. Whatever the reason, wanderlust or the incentive of free land prompted many to move to the American West. In 1873, the U.S. was still was trying to tame the wild West and that was when Samuel left Canada with his wife and eight children and returned to his roots in the United States. They landed in Delaware County, Iowa first. In 1876, Ella Mae Ausman was born in Delaware County. They moved in the late 1870s to homestead in Knox County, Nebraska situated in the Northeast corner of the state on the border with South Dakota. My great grandfather William Edwin Ausman, the youngest child of Samuel and Jane Ausman, was born on the homestead. The Ausman family remained there until the 1890s, when the family settled in Sioux City, Iowa.
By 1910, five of the ten Ausman siblings were dead. Samuel passed away in 1912 from typhoid fever in Sioux City, Iowa. Jane followed in 1921. Their youngest son, William Edwin Ausman, my great grandfather, worked for the railroad and fought in War World I. His son was Colonel Neal E. Ausman, my grandfather, was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
The following story was posted on a Knox County, Nebraska Genealogical Website on William's sister, Evaline, who died in Knox County in 1881.
Olcott Cemetery History in Knox County, Nebraska
Contributed by Judy Carlson, 2000
Does a cemetery just pop up out of nowhere? That seems to be what happened as I have heard several comments like; "I didnt even know a cemetery was there!" They are referring to the Olcott Cemetery located six miles west of Creighton at the hwy 14-59 junction. Due to the generous volunteer help of a few concerned citizens, the cemetery is now exposed for all to see.
For years the cemetery lay hidden under overgrown lilac bushes, once planted to commemorate the graves of loved ones. The tall cedar trees stood guard over the burial ground that held only 22 graves, many of them children. The last time anyone was interred in the Olcott Cemetery was in 1920.
In 1880 Samuel and Jane Ausman came to Knox County and applied for a homestead of 160 acres in Section 20 of Miller township. In April 1881, they lost their daughter Evaline at the age of 18 years and 3 months. They picked a spot in the lower corner of their homestead and buried their daughter. By 1890 four more families were to lay five children next to Evaline Ausman.
Samuel and Jane gave up on their life here in Nebraska and opted to return to Iowa. They left behind their beloved Evaline. It was also about this time that Rev. D.T. Olcott, Pastor of the Methodist Church in Creighton desired to see a church built west of Creighton. Anxious to see that his childs final resting place was properly cared for, Samuel willingly deeded one acre for a cemetery and one acre for a church. This became the Olcott Church and cemetery.
This is a prime example of how a cemetery began. A single grave in the corner of the farm, then adding a few neighbors loved ones, then finally becoming a public cemetery. Usually building a church preceded the platting of a cemetery, but in this case it was the reverse. Standing there, looking down at the tombstones, I think of the Ausmans as they must have once stood in this same spot, choosing this special piece of ground for Evaline.
(from FamilySearch.org - Family Tree)
Contributed By MAdams20 · 2014-08-25
Brief History of the Ausman Family
The first Ausman ancestor that we have record of is of Philip Ausman, born in 1745 in Warrentown, Herkimer County, New York. He was the headmaster of the first school in Warrentown, a German school. Warrentown was settled by several German families before the Revolutionary War. The Ausman family is believed to be from Palatine German who came to North America in about 1710.
Philips son Conrad moved to Ontario, Canada in circa 1803. Conrads son Phillip Ausman, (Samuels father), was born in New York or Pennsylvania before Conrad moved the family to Canada. Phillip would have been one or two years old when his family moved to Canada. There was significant Loyalist sympathy for the Crown among the German population during the Revolutionary War and Philip Ausman may have harbored Loyalist sentiments. So far, Ive not found any records that show Philip participated on one side or the other of the war. Many others in German communities simply wished to remain neutral on the issue of the war and I suspect this was the case with Philip. A wave of Anti-Toryism struck the country after the signing of the Peace Treaty of 1783. Many of the Loyalists removed to Upper Canada or Ontario at that time, which is where Conrad ended up. The Loyalists faced triple taxation, land confiscation, and limited rights after the war. Conrad may have become fed up with the atmosphere and moved to Canada and took his father with him. This is speculation on my part.
Samuel Ausman married Jane Bayne in 1867 in Ontario, Canada. Her parents were Scots. Samuel and Jane moved to the American Midwest in 1873. It is somewhat curious that Samuel left Canada because he was the oldest son and would have inherited his fathers property. Whatever the reason, wanderlust or the incentive of free land prompted many to move to the American West. In 1873, the U.S. was still was trying to tame the wild West and that was when Samuel left Canada with his wife and eight children and returned to his roots in the United States. They landed in Delaware County, Iowa first. In 1876, Ella Mae Ausman was born in Delaware County. They moved in the late 1870s to homestead in Knox County, Nebraska situated in the Northeast corner of the state on the border with South Dakota. My great grandfather William Edwin Ausman, the youngest child of Samuel and Jane Ausman, was born on the homestead. The Ausman family remained there until the 1890s, when the family settled in Sioux City, Iowa.
By 1910, five of the ten Ausman siblings were dead. Samuel passed away in 1912 from typhoid fever in Sioux City, Iowa. Jane followed in 1921. Their youngest son, William Edwin Ausman, my great grandfather, worked for the railroad and fought in War World I. His son was Colonel Neal E. Ausman, my grandfather, was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
The following story was posted on a Knox County, Nebraska Genealogical Website on William's sister, Evaline, who died in Knox County in 1881.
Olcott Cemetery History in Knox County, Nebraska
Contributed by Judy Carlson, 2000
Does a cemetery just pop up out of nowhere? That seems to be what happened as I have heard several comments like; "I didnt even know a cemetery was there!" They are referring to the Olcott Cemetery located six miles west of Creighton at the hwy 14-59 junction. Due to the generous volunteer help of a few concerned citizens, the cemetery is now exposed for all to see.
For years the cemetery lay hidden under overgrown lilac bushes, once planted to commemorate the graves of loved ones. The tall cedar trees stood guard over the burial ground that held only 22 graves, many of them children. The last time anyone was interred in the Olcott Cemetery was in 1920.
In 1880 Samuel and Jane Ausman came to Knox County and applied for a homestead of 160 acres in Section 20 of Miller township. In April 1881, they lost their daughter Evaline at the age of 18 years and 3 months. They picked a spot in the lower corner of their homestead and buried their daughter. By 1890 four more families were to lay five children next to Evaline Ausman.
Samuel and Jane gave up on their life here in Nebraska and opted to return to Iowa. They left behind their beloved Evaline. It was also about this time that Rev. D.T. Olcott, Pastor of the Methodist Church in Creighton desired to see a church built west of Creighton. Anxious to see that his childs final resting place was properly cared for, Samuel willingly deeded one acre for a cemetery and one acre for a church. This became the Olcott Church and cemetery.
This is a prime example of how a cemetery began. A single grave in the corner of the farm, then adding a few neighbors loved ones, then finally becoming a public cemetery. Usually building a church preceded the platting of a cemetery, but in this case it was the reverse. Standing there, looking down at the tombstones, I think of the Ausmans as they must have once stood in this same spot, choosing this special piece of ground for Evaline.
(from FamilySearch.org - Family Tree)
Contributed By MAdams20 · 2014-08-25
The first Ausman ancestor that we have record of is of Philip Ausman, born in 1745 in Warrentown, Herkimer County, New York. He was the headmaster of the first school in Warrentown, a German school. Warrentown was settled by several German families before the Revolutionary War. The Ausman family is believed to be from Palatine German who came to North America in about 1710.
Philips son Conrad moved to Ontario, Canada in circa 1803. Conrads son Phillip Ausman, (Samuels father), was born in New York or Pennsylvania before Conrad moved the family to Canada. Phillip would have been one or two years old when his family moved to Canada. There was significant Loyalist sympathy for the Crown among the German population during the Revolutionary War and Philip Ausman may have harbored Loyalist sentiments. So far, Ive not found any records that show Philip participated on one side or the other of the war. Many others in German communities simply wished to remain neutral on the issue of the war and I suspect this was the case with Philip. A wave of Anti-Toryism struck the country after the signing of the Peace Treaty of 1783. Many of the Loyalists removed to Upper Canada or Ontario at that time, which is where Conrad ended up. The Loyalists faced triple taxation, land confiscation, and limited rights after the war. Conrad may have become fed up with the atmosphere and moved to Canada and took his father with him. This is speculation on my part.
Samuel Ausman married Jane Bayne in 1867 in Ontario, Canada. Her parents were Scots. Samuel and Jane moved to the American Midwest in 1873. It is somewhat curious that Samuel left Canada because he was the oldest son and would have inherited his fathers property. Whatever the reason, wanderlust or the incentive of free land prompted many to move to the American West. In 1873, the U.S. was still was trying to tame the wild West and that was when Samuel left Canada with his wife and eight children and returned to his roots in the United States. They landed in Delaware County, Iowa first. In 1876, Ella Mae Ausman was born in Delaware County. They moved in the late 1870s to homestead in Knox County, Nebraska situated in the Northeast corner of the state on the border with South Dakota. My great grandfather William Edwin Ausman, the youngest child of Samuel and Jane Ausman, was born on the homestead. The Ausman family remained there until the 1890s, when the family settled in Sioux City, Iowa.
By 1910, five of the ten Ausman siblings were dead. Samuel passed away in 1912 from typhoid fever in Sioux City, Iowa. Jane followed in 1921. Their youngest son, William Edwin Ausman, my great grandfather, worked for the railroad and fought in War World I. His son was Colonel Neal E. Ausman, my grandfather, was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
The following story was posted on a Knox County, Nebraska Genealogical Website on William's sister, Evaline, who died in Knox County in 1881.
Olcott Cemetery History in Knox County, Nebraska
Contributed by Judy Carlson, 2000
Does a cemetery just pop up out of nowhere? That seems to be what happened as I have heard several comments like; "I didnt even know a cemetery was there!" They are referring to the Olcott Cemetery located six miles west of Creighton at the hwy 14-59 junction. Due to the generous volunteer help of a few concerned citizens, the cemetery is now exposed for all to see.
For years the cemetery lay hidden under overgrown lilac bushes, once planted to commemorate the graves of loved ones. The tall cedar trees stood guard over the burial ground that held only 22 graves, many of them children. The last time anyone was interred in the Olcott Cemetery was in 1920.
In 1880 Samuel and Jane Ausman came to Knox County and applied for a homestead of 160 acres in Section 20 of Miller township. In April 1881, they lost their daughter Evaline at the age of 18 years and 3 months. They picked a spot in the lower corner of their homestead and buried their daughter. By 1890 four more families were to lay five children next to Evaline Ausman.
Samuel and Jane gave up on their life here in Nebraska and opted to return to Iowa. They left behind their beloved Evaline. It was also about this time that Rev. D.T. Olcott, Pastor of the Methodist Church in Creighton desired to see a church built west of Creighton. Anxious to see that his childs final resting place was properly cared for, Samuel willingly deeded one acre for a cemetery and one acre for a church. This became the Olcott Church and cemetery.
This is a prime example of how a cemetery began. A single grave in the corner of the farm, then adding a few neighbors loved ones, then finally becoming a public cemetery. Usually building a church preceded the platting of a cemetery, but in this case it was the reverse. Standing there, looking down at the tombstones, I think of the Ausmans as they must have once stood in this same spot, choosing this special piece of ground for Evaline.
(from FamilySearch.org - Family Tree)
Contributed By MAdams20 · 2014-08-25
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