George H. Nodurft

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Photo of George H. Nodurft and his eldest daughter Catherine Nodurft Loyd Pence

7 Mar 1872, Thursday, Warren Republican. pg 3 col 3, Williamsport Warren, IN.
"Wedding Anniversary., Yesterday Mr. George H. Nodurft and his estimable wife celebrated their forty-fifth wedding anniversary. The old gentleman is sixty-three years old and his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Nodurft is sixty-four, there being a year's difference in their ages. This esteemed old couple were married in Clermont County, Ohio, on the 6th day of March, 1827, and removed to Warren county, Indiana, 1830, where they have lived ever since-forty-two years. In this time they here raised a family of of eight children-five boys and three girls- all of whom are except one (Mrs. Catharine Pence, were born in this county) All the children are living and married, and carrying out the divine injunction-"increase and multiply." The eldest, Mrs. Catherine Pence, is the wife of George Pence, of Jordon tp., this county, and is 44 years of age. The youngest, Mrs. Rebecca Lutz, widow of George Lutz who was a soldier of three years standing the army for the suppression of the rebellion and while in that service contraced the disease which terminated his earthly career, is now living with her parents and is 26 years of age. (........)"

12 Sept. 1872, pg 2 col 4, Warren Republican, Williamsport Warren, IN
"Died, Monday morning Sept, 9th, 1872, after a brief illness of ten days, Mrs. Elizabeth Nodurft, esteemed wife of Dr. George H. Nodurft, of ..... of the stomach, aged 65 years, 6 months and 26 days. Mrs. Nodurft was born in Claremont County, Ohio, Feb. 14th 1807, and was married March 6ht 1828, at the age of twenty years. (....)"

26 June 1879, Pg 3 col 3. Warren Republican. Williamsport Warren, IN
"Last Tuesday being the 71st birthday of our old friend, Mr. George H. Nodurft, of this place, a family re-union and dinner naturally took place. Among those present were two daughters, four sons, twenty-two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The sons and daughters present were Mrs. Catherine Pence, Mrs. Rebecca Lutz, John, Philip, Jacob and William Nodurft. Mr. N. has another sone living in kansas, Richard. Forty-two took dinner, all being near relatives of the old gentleman but two. It was a happy day forall and the old patriacrch was in his best spirits, enjoying his usual health and bidding fair t o live to enjoy many returns of this day. He was born June 24th 1808, in Hanover, Germany, and at the age of 12 years came to this county with his father, John Henry, who died in this county several years ago."

7 Mar. 1872, Thursday, Warren Republican, Williamsport, Warren, Indiana. pg 3 col 3
"Wedding Anniversary., Yesterday Mr. George H. Nodurft and his estimable wife celebrated their forty-fifth wedding anniversary. The old gentleman is sixty-three years old and his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Nodurft is sixty-four, there being a year's difference in their ages. This esteemed old couple were married in Clermont County, Ohio, on the 6th day of March, 1827, and removed to Warren county, Indiana, 1830, where they have lived ever since-forty-two years. In this time they here raised a family of of eight children-five boys and three girls- all of whom are except one (Mrs. Catharine Pence, were born in this county) All the children are living and married, and carrying out the divine injunction-"increase and multiply." The eldest, Mrs. Catherine Pence, is the wife of George Pence, of Jordon tp., this county, and is 44 years of age. The youngest, Mrs. Rebecca Lutz, widow of George Lutz who was a soldier of three years standing the army for the suppression of the rebellion and while in that service contraced the disease which terminated his earthly career, is now living with her parents and is 26 years of age. (........)"

Marriage Records, Clermont County, Ohio. 1800-1850.

19 Oct. 1882, pg 3 col 2 Warren Republican, Williamsport Warren, IN
"Mr. George Nodurft, of this place with his little spinning wheel continues to spin linen thread from flax. The thread is of superior quality, being very strong and durable."

9 Mar 1882, pg 3 col 2, Warren Republican, Williamsport Warren, IN
"Our old friend, Dr. George Nodurft, has presented us with a sample of flax thread of his own manufacture. The doctor is a genuis, and this is not the first time he has shown us specimens of his handiwork."

20 Aug 1885, pg 3 col 3 Warren Republican, Williamsport Warren, IN
"(Old Settlers) Dr. George H. Nodurft, of this place, was present and had with him his spinning wheel, and took great pleasure in showing the young generation ho the grandmothers spun their flax into thread. He is as expert as a woman. Mr. N. is the father of a large number of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, nearly all of whom still live. His wife died several years ago."

4 June 1885 pg 3 col 1, Warren Republican, Williamsport Warren, IN
"Uncle George H. Nodurft loaned a brush scythe to some one last season, and it has never been returned. He will regard it as a great kindness if the person who borrowed it will return it at once."

8 Sept. 1887 pg 3 col 4, Warren Republican, Williamsport Warren, IN
"Uncle George H. Nodurft of Rice county, Kansas, an old and honored citizen at one time of this (Warren) county, whom almost every one knows, wrote us a letter a few days since, informing us of his good health and his great desire to again see and read the Republican. He says: 'Remember me to my children.' When he wrote he had lost his "specks," but he still managed to make out a pretty good letter. He says he did the feedinf and watering of the chickens before the other members of the family were up on the morning he sent us the letter, the 29th of August. He then ate his breakfast after which he walked two miles to the postoffice to mail his letter, and returned home. The good doctor is quite advanced in years, but never forgets his old home here and the many warm friends he left behind whien he went to Kansas a couple of years ago to reside with his son, Richard, and family. May he live many years to enjoy life."

25 Oct. 1888, pg 2 col 4, Warren Republican, Williamsport Warren, IN
"Our Kansas Letter, Lyons, Kansas, Oct. 20, 1888. Editor Repubican:
I am not a gliv with the pen or thought as I used to be; but thank God I am yet on the right side, as I have reason to think of the land of my adoption. You have known me a good many years and I am the same that I used to be, only I cannot express myself as well. I was reading in the Warren Republican, or you may say "our paper," a communication from a friend of mine that I used to be well acquainted with; and we were together on the Battle Ground. I coincide with him in the everything he says. Oh, how I would like to be with you all! He and I are the same age- I was 80 years old the 23rd of last June. Now my friends of my adopted county I have done the best I could in different capacities, from a cabin boy to a cook and steward on a steamboat; from that I towed flat-boats down the river and even spun flax in my young days, and I even got down as low as to be a steam doctor, which calling I followed for over twenty years and never lsot a patient of my own, beginning even clear back to thw Wabash to California in '49. But now my friedds (sic) my race is nearly run, but I hope as I was permitted to vote for "petticoat" Harrison, as they called him 1840, I may also do the same in 1888 for Ben. Harrison, and I hope he will make as good a President as his grandfather. I would be glad to see my friends, one and all, once more, but that cannot be, and I am sorry for it, but now hurrah for Harrison, Morton and all who are on that ticket! Farewell Geo. H. Nodurft."

17 Mar. 1892, Warren Republican, Williamsport Warren, IN
"Gone to His Long Home., Lyons, Rice County, Kans. March 12th 1892. Editor Republican: Dear Sir:- the old "Tyler" has gone to the Grand Lodge above, where the Supreme Architect of the Universe resides. George H. Nodurft died at the home of his son, Kichard (sic) Nodurft, in Lyons, Rice county, Kans, on Saturday, March 12th 1892, at 7:20 a.m., aged 83 years, 8 months and 18 days. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock p.m. on Sunday, March 13th, 1892, from the residence of R. Nodurft, by the Masonic Fraternity.
There is no doubt, but that a great many of the readers of the Republican will remember the old "Tyler" of Williamsport Lodge, No. 38, F.@A.M. < >< >< >< >< >In conversation a few days ago he told me this: "I want you to write to my old friend, John Gregory, and tell him my eyes have failed and I cannot see to read his paper, but I fell I will soon go to meet my other old friend, John Hodgson, and in the yard I saw four white sheets hanging. Yes, they were the whitest sheets I ever saw. Hodgson and I stood there and talked about those beautiful white sheets. Yes, I am going to meet my old friend. Am I prepared? Yes. I was baptized into the Christian Church. I have always been good to the poor and God will take care of me." The last words he spoke were, " I am going to see my old friend John Hodgson." R. Nodurft"