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Surnames: Ziegenbein, Eyer, Aughe, Cobb, Maurer, Noddings
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Mrs. Emma Ziegenbein (by Mrs. R. J. Hering)
The death of Mrs. Emma Ziegenbein, 82, occurred Wednesday morning, January 26, 1944, a
little more than two weeks before her 83rd birthday which was February 12. Deceased had
been ill some four weeks and was cared for by her daughter, Mrs. Robert Aughe. Death
resulted from complications following an attack of flu.
Emma Eyer, eldest daughter and one of the eight children of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Eyer was
born February 12, 1861 in Dixon, Illinois. At the age of 7 years she came with her parents
to Ithaca, Nebraska and lived on a homestead for a few years, when the family moved to a
farm near the present town of Ashland. There she grew to maturity and there was married to
Herman Ziegenbein, February 12, 1879 and several months later the couple fitted out a
covered wagon and came to Antelope county where filing had been made on a homestead near
Royal, where they lived for 40 years.
Ten children were born to this union and all are living: Alfred, Earl, Ernest, Oscar,
Clifford, S. Sgt. William, are the boys; Mrs. Bessie Aughe, Mrs. Saloma Noddings, Mrs.
Edna Maurer of Royal, and Mrs. Melvina Cobb, San Diego. Of the brothers and sister of the
deceased there remain Mrs. Gertie Bonestell, of Royal, and Mrs. Myrtle Buxton, of
Clearwater, and Harry Eyer, of Royal.
During the early years on the homestead, Mrs. Ziegenbein made all of the clothing for her
10 children, sewing coats, pants and all garments used. She likewise knitted for the
family. It is a tribute to her industry and self-sacrificing to note that during the month
of November, just past, she pieced and set together quilt blocks for a quilt to be sold to
aid financing a project which sends letters and other gifts to servicemen.
She also assisted in putting the quilt into the frames and worked each day for five days
to assist in quilting and then asked for the privilege of putting the binding on the same.
"I want to do this for the boys," she said. She then offered to make another
quilt, but sickness interfered. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00
o'clock at the Robert Aughe home southwest of Royal and at the church in Royal at 2:30
with Rev. E. G. Whale in charge. Interment will be made in Pleasant Valley cemetery by the
side of her husband who preceded her in death by three years.