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                   Grace Shomshor Lueninghoener wrote  in 1972:

Mrs.  Shomshor (Eleanora Roemer), born in Hessen, Darmstadt, Germany, came to this country with her parents in about 1884 when she was 12 years old. She could read, write and speak both languages. She was an avid reader, an engaging conversationalist, and a gifted story-teller. She was kind, considerate, and courteous. She was particularly interested in religion, education, music and singing, world affairs, geography, and politics. She was a capable seamstress and a good cook. Her specialty was baking bread and rolls. She did beautiful knitting, corcheting and embroidery. Another of her hobbies was growing houseplants and gardening.

OBITUARY

Mrs. Shomshor, 77, Dies in Ridgeley

Ridgeley -- Mrs. August L. Shomshor, 77, died Sunday morning at her home here.

Funeral services will be at 2 P.M., Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran church at Ridgeley.  Rev. Hugo Welchert will officiate.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Born Oct. 13, 1871, in Germany, Mrs. Shomshor came to the United States at the age of 12, with her parents.  They settled in the Ridgeley community, where she has lived since.  She was a member of St. John's Lutheran church.

Survivors include her widower, August;  five daughters, Mrs. John Roemer, Mrs. Herman Joens and Eleanor Shomshor, all of Scribner;  Mrs. Gustav Nolte, Dalton;  Mrs. Gilbert Lueninghoener, Fremont;  two sons, Charles A. of Scribner and Forrest of Houston, Tex.;  one sister, Mrs. W.C. Joens, Napa, Calif.;  and 17 grandchildren.

Wollmer and Warne funeral home at Hooper is in charge of arrangements.


Obituary

Ridgeley -- Mrs. August L. Shomshor, 77, died Sunday morning at her home here.

Funeral services will be at 2 P.M., Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran church at Ridgeley. Rev. Hugo Welchert will officiate.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Born Oct. 13, 1871, in Germany, Mrs. Shomshor came to the United States at the age of 12, with her parents.  They settled in the Ridgeley community, where she has lived since.  She was a member of St. John's Lutheran church.

Survivors include her widower, August;  five daughters, Mrs. John Roemer, Mrs. Herman Joens and Eleanor Shomshor, all of Scribner;  Mrs. Gustav Nolte, Dalton;  Mrs. Gilbert Lueninghoener, Fremont;  one son, Charles A. of Scribner.;  one sister, Mrs. W.C. Joens, Napa, Calif.; and 17 grandchildren.

Wollmer and Warne funeral home at Hooper is in charge of arrangements.


Plot 34A
Gravestone
Eleonore R Shomshor
13  Oct 1871 - 2 Jan 1949


Londorf (Climbach) Geburts Protocoll (Birth and Baptism)
Microfilm #1201526
Geburts Protocoll 1867-1875
1871, No. 51, page 250 - Eleanora, illegitimate daughter of Helena Römer
Eleanora, illegitimate daughter of Helena Römer, born 13 Oct 1871 about six o'clock in the morning (Vormittags um Sachs Uhr) in Climbach. Helena is the unmarried daughter of Citizen and woodworker (Schreiner) Johannes Römer II, her first illegitimate child, a daughter. Baptized 22 Oct 1871. Sponsors (1) Barbara Römer, the mother's unmarried sister; (2) Johannes Benner, son of the late Georg Benner, Citizen and shepherd (Schäfer) of Climbach.

An added note: On 21 Nov 1871 Johann Rausch of Ober-Ohman in Kreis Grünberg acknowledged Eleanora as his daughter.



Grace Shomshor Lueninghoener, Eleonora's daughter, wrote:

My mother, Eleonore Roemer, came to the United States with her parents in June of 1884. When the family left Germany, my mother was delegated to take care of her four-year-old brother, Louis. When they got to the train in Germany the little boy said, "I'm not going I'm going home" And he ran away. My mother ran after him and collared him just as the train was pulling out. They were able to get on the train, but in getting on they were several coaches from the car of their family. They walked through several coaches and sat down. Finally, after what seemed like hours to them, Grandmother found them. Mother was only 12 years old and that was a frightening experience.

On the voyage across the ocean there was a severe storm. The ship heaved and tossed and groaned and at times almost lay on its side. The family was very frightened. Then little Louis said, "Why are you so afraid? Isn't God upon the ocean just as well as on the land?" These words calmed their fears and gave them a renewed hope for their safety.

All of the family was seasick with the exception of my mother. Grandmother told her to go up on deck and get some water. The waves washed up over the deck, and she lay on the floor and hung on, and almost got washed overboard. The Captain scolded her and warned her never to come on deck again.

The provisions which they had brought with them were depleted. When they landed in Baltimore, the owners of a hotel came to meet the ship. They yelled, "Come one, come all, food for all"  They enticed the people to go to the restaurant. Because they were so hungry this took all their available cash. Consequently, when the family rode the train to Chicago they didn't have anything to eat because they didn't have the money to buy. Fortunately, they met a lady on the train who had been visiting her sister in Chicago and lived in the Ridgeley area near Scribner, Nebraska. She offered to share her lunch with them. Grandfather Shomshor, accompanied by my father, met the train in Scribner, and brought the family to Ridgeley.