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AUGUST and MARY (HANDORF) NEUKIRCH
Prepared by: Henry Neukirch in approximately 1976

Front Row: Mary (Handorf), Henry & August

Back Row: August, John & Fred

My father, August Neukirch was born in Prussia Germany. He came to America at the
age of twenty-one. He had served as a Calvary Man in the French & German War of
1870 and 1871 where he was wounded. He later became a sailor and crossed the
ocean 450 times. He married Mary Handorf, who was born in Magenburg, German.
She and her parents came to America when she was sixteen years of age. They came
by sail boat and it took three months to cross the ocean. To this union eight children
were born, four died in infancy. The four that survived was Fred, born in 1879 – August,
born in 1879 – August, born in 1881 – john, born in 1890 and Henry, born in 1892. The
family moved from Chicago to Woodson County Kansas and lived there seven years.
The family then moved to Butler County Kansas sixteen miles northeast of El Dorado
Kansas where they lived for seven years. From here they moved to a farm they bought
southeast of Marion Center Kansas. It was here at this date that Fred married Ivy Pippig
at Cassoday Kansas by Reverend Cameron. Eleven children were born to this union.
They settled on the George Ellis farm southwest of Cassoday Kansas where Fred and
his brother August were in partnership.

The German people were great to colonize and the group decided to go to Beaver
Count Oklahoma. We got as far as Lookout, Oklahoma and stopped to visit relatives
who talked them into buying the old home place one-half mile east of the old Lookout,
store. They paid two thousand dollars for it. We all went back to Marion Center, sold
our home there for five thousand five hundred dollars, had a sale and sold every thing but
two wagons and two teams of horses. Then they loaded all their belongings in the two
covered wagons and started for Lookout, Oklahoma. We got as far a Lewis Kansas
and had to lay over four days because of a big snow storm. When we got ready to travel
again, one of our horses got sick. We were camped at a Veterinary’s home and he
doctored the horse the best he could. The next morning the horse wasn’t able to travel
so the veterinary suggested that we just take one wagon and three horses and leave the
sick horse and one wagon there with him. We did this and the man gave us our
breakfast and we were on our way. We arrived at our farm at Lookout safely a day
before Thanksgiving. About a week later Father and John re-turned to get the other
wagon and horse. The horse was well when they arrived. The man tended and fed the
horse all that time and would not take any pay for his service. He told father what he had
done for him to do for someone else in need, and that would pay the debt. In the spring
of 1907 father bought a riding lister and we planted forty acres of corn which made forty-
five bushels per acre.

In 1917 John volunteered and joined the United States Army, and in 1917 I (Henry) was
drafted and served in the Infantry. I was sent to California, did all my training in two and
on-half months, then was sent to Camp Mill, New York, got my over seas equipment and
our Company (A) was sent to Hobocken, New York and was loaded on the Finloyn
Boat. We were there two days and nights. We couldn’t unroll our pack because we
might have to go on the spur of the moment, all of this was hard to take but it was
orders. On the 11th day of November the war was over, and such a jubilee, one couldn’t
drive through the streets as they threw mattresses, pillows, chairs, bedding and you
name it. Then I had to do Guard Duty in Brooklyn for three months, or until the fifth day of
March. Word came that Father was not going to live very long so I took it up with the
Commanding Officer. He asked how old my father was and his condition, and the next
day I was up for discharge. I was very glad to get to go home, and what a home it was.
Father passed away in 1919. Then mother passed away two years later.

My brother August came to Oklahoma in 1907 and bought a place ten miles northeast of
Lookout. Later he bought the place where the old Lookout store was located. In 1922
John married Nola Doty. To this union three children were born.

Fred and family came to Oklahoma in 1920 and settled on a farm northwest of Lookout.

In 1940 I married Gladys Tucker, we lived on the farm until 1950 then we moved to Alva
Oklahoma. We lived there until 1961 when we bought a home at Woodward Oklahoma
where I now live. Gladys passed away in 1976.

Fred, August and John have all passed on.

LEWIS A. And SARAH ELIZABETH PIPPIG
Prepared by: "Unknown" in approximately 1975

Lewis A., ??, Herbert K., Lena Hazel, Ivy Bell, Sarah Elizabeth & ??

Lewis A. Pippig was born on in 1861 in Jefferson county Pennsylvania. Sarah Elizabeth
(Ishmae) Griggs was born in 1861 in Mason County Illinois. They were married in 1885.
To this union seven children were born, Ivy Bell in 1885 in Butler County Kansas. Hallie
Irene in 1887 in Butler County Kansas. Amy and Amos (twins) in 1889 in Butler County
Kansas. Lena Hazel in 1892 in Butler County Kansas. Herbert K. in 1900 in Butler
County Kansas.

Lewis’s father came to America as a stowaway on a ship from Germany. Settled in
Pennsylvania, later came to Kansas and died in 1914. While his parents were still living
in Pennsylvania Lewis came to Kansas at the age of 21. At one time he worked as a
foreman at the old Ramsey ranch. He made the land run of the Cherokee Strip in
Oklahoma in 1893, claimed the land where Stillwater is now. The family went there by
covered wagon, decided not to stay and came back to Kansas. The family lived in the
DeGraffe and Chelsea area most of the time but at one time lived near Halstead, Kansas
probably around 1894. In 1913 they moved to a farm four miles north and one and one
half miles east of El Dorado. Sarah Elizabeth died in 1930 and is buried in Ridgeway
Cemetery northwest of El Dorado. Lewis lived on the farm until approximately 1944
when he moved to El Dorado and lived there until his death in 1949. He is buried at
Ridgeway Cemetery.

Ivy Bell Pippig married Fred Neukirch, eleven children were born to this union, Lewis,
Leslie, George, William, Fred Jr., Mary, Marjorie, Gladys, Hazel, Frank and Reigh. Fred
died in 1961, Ivy died in 1974, and both are buried at Alva Oklahoma.

Hallie Irene Pippig married Joseph H. Schuler, three children were born to this union,
Frank, Herman, and Newton. Hallie died in 1945, Joseph died in 1964, and both are
buried in the Cassoday Cemetery, Cassoday Kansas.

Amy Pippig married Harrison Hursh, four children were born to this union, Glenwood,
Donald, Geraldine and Wilma. Amy died in 1943, Harrison died in 1956, and both are
buried in the Cassoday Cemetery, Cassoday Kansas.

Amos A died at birth and is buried in Ridgeway Cemetery.

Lena Hazel Pippig married Henry T. Hoy, three children were born to this union, John, A.
J. and Herbert. Henry died in 1956, Lena died in 1969, and both are buried in the
Cassoday Cemetery, Cassoday Kansas.

Edith Esther died in 1896, two years of age, and is buried in Ridgeway Cemetery.

Herbert K. married Hazel Shepherd, one child Betty was born to this union.
 

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