Richard and Martha (Welch) Nodurft

Richard and Martha (Welch) Nodurft

29 Sept 1859, pg 2 col 5, Warran Republican, Williamsport Warren, IN
"On Sunday last by C. Hopkins Esq., Richard Nodurft , of Platsmouth, N.T., to Martha A. Welch, daughter of Dow Welch, dec'd."

30 Sept 1875, pg 3 col 5, Warren Republican, Williamsport Warren, IN
"Susie, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs. Richard Nodurft, on Tuesday evening, Sept 28th 1875, between 4 and 5 o'clock, of brain fever, aged about 2 years and 8 months. Remains interred in "Oak Hills" cemetery, at this place, yesterday at 3 o'clock p.m."

15 Feb 1872, pg 2 col 6, Warren Rebublican, Williamsport Warren, IN
"On Saturday, February 10, 1872, William, son of Richard and M.A Nodurft, aged 4 years, 8 months and 4 days. The deceased had been afflicted all of his life, with spinal disease, which rendered him entirely dependent and helpless; but now he is at rest with the lambs of the fold. The remains were interred on Sunday last, in the Williamsport Cemetery."

8 June 1882, pg 3 col 6, Warren Rebublican, Williamsport Warren, IN
"From a recent letter from Richard Nodurft, of Rice county, Kan. received by his brother Jacob, at this place, we learn that "Dick" has been having the rheumatism but is again able to be around. He writes the Spring in that part of Kansa has been very fair, that the wheat was in bloom the 18th of May and that the prospect for a large wheat crop was good. Seeding was done by the middle of last month and they had commenced cultivation the corn. He has out 200 acres of wheat, 165 acres of corn, 27 acres of oats, 20 acres of millet, in all 412 in grain. They are about beginnign the wheat harvest. He says: I wish you were here to help us harvest; it would do you good to see this county in June and see how we run a farm here. It is not the old farmer who succeeds best here, but mecanics who know how to handle machines. We have machinery with which two men and eight horses plowed and harrowed the ground, and planted 15 acres of corn every day, the driver sitting in the spring seat smoking while doing the work. The work was done well. I rolled saw-logs 15 years too long. To show you what a man can do here I will relate a fact in connection with S.H. Welch, my wife's brother: he lost every thing he had by sickness on the Missouri river bottom, and came here without a dollar and had no team. I wintered him and family and bouthg him a team. He raised a crop last year and now he has six horses, a wagon, plows, harness and 30 acres of wheat, and 110 acres of corn and no doctor's bills." From this we may conclude that Mr. Nodurft is well upon the highway to wealth. Success attend him."