s/Bernard & Marie Agnes Putthoff Rottinghaus

Fine horses are the specialty in which Henry Rottinghaus, of Richmond township, takes pride. For years,he has made a business of breeding fine horses and has taken a great many prizes at fairs and exhibits. He was born in Oldenburg, Germany, January 6, 1858, and was a son of Barney and Agnes (Putthuf) Rottinghaus.
Henry Rottinghaus attended school in his native land but in 1875, he left Germany to come to America, where he thought greater opportunities would be found. He first located in Dubuque county, Iowa, where he worked out as a farm hand for $14 a month wages. In 1876 he came to Kansas and worked as a farm hand near Seneca until 1881, when he bought eighty acres of land in section 12, Richmond township. He broke the ground, planted trees and built a house, 14x20 feet and one story in height. He remained on this place until 1902, when he moved to the farm on which he now lives. He made many improvements, built barns and sheds, and has increased his holdings until he now owns 520 acres of land, all in Nemaha county, Kansas. But his main interest or hobby is the breeding of fine imported Percheron horses. He makes exhibits of them at fairs and always gets a high compliment on their excellence and frequently takes off the first prize for them. He is also a breeder of the Black Mammoth "Jacks." Mr. Rottinghaus makes a good sum yearly from his horses and takes great pleasure in his fancy animals.
February 15, 1882, he was married to Barbara Weber, who was born January 12, 1862, in Elk county, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of Michael and Kathrine (Fischer) Weber, natives of Germany. Mr. Rottinghaus and his family are members of the Roman Catholic church. He has reached a conspicuous place among the farmers of Richmond township by his hard work and thrift. He is a judicious manager, and has proved what hard work and economy can do for anyone, who is willing to deserve success.

From The History of Nemaha County by Ralph Tennal