J. L LENGEL
Funeral services for Jonathan Levi Lengel, a resident of the Burlington community for 64 years, were held at the Hendricks mortuary March 1, at two o’clock, the Rev. Walter J. Bartling officiating. Mr. Lengel died Feb. 27 at the Kit Carson County Memorial hospital in Burlington. He was one of the pioneers of this area, coming to eastern Colorado in 1888. He located in the Republican river north of Burlington in 1893, when the country was unsettled and full of hardships. In an article prepared in 1935 Mr. Lengel related many of his interesting experiences on the plains. Originally Mr. Lengel came into eastern Colorado near Kit Carson and worked for the “77” Cattle ranch for some time. This was quite a cattle country in those days, and Mr. Lengel spent many weary hours on the trail. Cattle were driven north from Kit Carson to Seibert, and then on north to the Republican, which they followed into Kansas. In 1888 Mr. Lengel took a homestead near Kit Carson, and at that time the Union Pacific railroad ran south from Kit Carson to Santa Fe. This line was later discarded and the rails extended to Denver. Ties from the old bed were used for shacks and for fuel. There were numberless herds of antelopes on the prairies at that time, a few buffalo, coyotes and grey wolves. In 1888, while riding with the 111 outfit, Mr. Lengel and the foreman rode into the hills near the Arickaree south of Wray, and there they saw five buffalo, one of the last small herds to be seen on the plains. He stated seeing thousands of buffalo bones on the plains, either killed by severe winters or hunters. Mr. Lengel stated that he never saw any Indians in Colorado, but saw plenty of them in Kansas. During the time of the Fort Wallace Indian scare, the town of Grinnell was made into a fort, and people from the country came there for protection. In 1893, Mr. Lengel moved to the Republican river where he established a homestead. The original sod house has given away to a cement block house, but the Lengels lived on their homestead until their deaths. Jonathan Lengel was bom in Berks county, near Reading, Pa., on April 21, 1861. He was the son of Joseph and Marie Lengel. In 1879 he moved with his family to Grinnell in western Kansas. He left home and came to eastern Colorado in 1888 and in 1893 located on the Republican river north of Burlington, where he has since resided. On December 13, 1893, Jonathan Levi Lengel was united in marriage to Elizabeth Gutting, who preceded him in death on September 21, 1947. The union was blessed with two daughters and five sons. Mr. Lengel was baptized and for the past years was a member of the Church of the Brethren. He was a devoted father and husband. He lived an active and exemplary life, and was a lover of children. He often said that all he had to live for in his declining years was the admiration and cheer his grandchildren and great grandchildren gave him. He leaves to mourn his passing two daughters and five sons: Joseph C. Lenge; Burlington; Anna L. Mills of Sylvia, Kan.; John B. Lengel of Englewood; Charles H. Lengel of Windsor; Ida C. Vincent of Ulysses, Kan.; Levi E. Lengel of Bertboud; and Benjamin Lengel of Burlington. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Of three sisters, one brother, and four half-brothers, only two half-brothers, Jacob Lengel of Burlington and James Lengel of Grinnell, Kan., remain. [Published in the "Wray Gazette," Wray, Colorado, Thursday, March 13th 1952, MDP, Page 6.]
Funeral services for Jonathan Levi Lengel, a resident of the Burlington community for 64 years, were held at the Hendricks mortuary March 1, at two o’clock, the Rev. Walter J. Bartling officiating. Mr. Lengel died Feb. 27 at the Kit Carson County Memorial hospital in Burlington. He was one of the pioneers of this area, coming to eastern Colorado in 1888. He located in the Republican river north of Burlington in 1893, when the country was unsettled and full of hardships. In an article prepared in 1935 Mr. Lengel related many of his interesting experiences on the plains. Originally Mr. Lengel came into eastern Colorado near Kit Carson and worked for the “77” Cattle ranch for some time. This was quite a cattle country in those days, and Mr. Lengel spent many weary hours on the trail. Cattle were driven north from Kit Carson to Seibert, and then on north to the Republican, which they followed into Kansas. In 1888 Mr. Lengel took a homestead near Kit Carson, and at that time the Union Pacific railroad ran south from Kit Carson to Santa Fe. This line was later discarded and the rails extended to Denver. Ties from the old bed were used for shacks and for fuel. There were numberless herds of antelopes on the prairies at that time, a few buffalo, coyotes and grey wolves. In 1888, while riding with the 111 outfit, Mr. Lengel and the foreman rode into the hills near the Arickaree south of Wray, and there they saw five buffalo, one of the last small herds to be seen on the plains. He stated seeing thousands of buffalo bones on the plains, either killed by severe winters or hunters. Mr. Lengel stated that he never saw any Indians in Colorado, but saw plenty of them in Kansas. During the time of the Fort Wallace Indian scare, the town of Grinnell was made into a fort, and people from the country came there for protection. In 1893, Mr. Lengel moved to the Republican river where he established a homestead. The original sod house has given away to a cement block house, but the Lengels lived on their homestead until their deaths. Jonathan Lengel was bom in Berks county, near Reading, Pa., on April 21, 1861. He was the son of Joseph and Marie Lengel. In 1879 he moved with his family to Grinnell in western Kansas. He left home and came to eastern Colorado in 1888 and in 1893 located on the Republican river north of Burlington, where he has since resided. On December 13, 1893, Jonathan Levi Lengel was united in marriage to Elizabeth Gutting, who preceded him in death on September 21, 1947. The union was blessed with two daughters and five sons. Mr. Lengel was baptized and for the past years was a member of the Church of the Brethren. He was a devoted father and husband. He lived an active and exemplary life, and was a lover of children. He often said that all he had to live for in his declining years was the admiration and cheer his grandchildren and great grandchildren gave him. He leaves to mourn his passing two daughters and five sons: Joseph C. Lenge; Burlington; Anna L. Mills of Sylvia, Kan.; John B. Lengel of Englewood; Charles H. Lengel of Windsor; Ida C. Vincent of Ulysses, Kan.; Levi E. Lengel of Bertboud; and Benjamin Lengel of Burlington. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Of three sisters, one brother, and four half-brothers, only two half-brothers, Jacob Lengel of Burlington and James Lengel of Grinnell, Kan., remain. [Published in the "Wray Gazette," Wray, Colorado, Thursday, March 13th 1952, MDP, Page 6.]
J. L LENGEL
Funeral services for Jonathan Levi Lengel, a resident of the Burlington community for 64 years, were held at the Hendricks mortuary March 1, at two o’clock, the Rev. Walter J. Bartling officiating. Mr. Lengel died Feb. 27 at the Kit Carson County Memorial hospital in Burlington. He was one of the pioneers of this area, coming to eastern Colorado in 1888. He located in the Republican river north of Burlington in 1893, when the country was unsettled and full of hardships. In an article prepared in 1935 Mr. Lengel related many of his interesting experiences on the plains. Originally Mr. Lengel came into eastern Colorado near Kit Carson and worked for the “77” Cattle ranch for some time. This was quite a cattle country in those days, and Mr. Lengel spent many weary hours on the trail. Cattle were driven north from Kit Carson to Seibert, and then on north to the Republican, which they followed into Kansas. In 1888 Mr. Lengel took a homestead near Kit Carson, and at that time the Union Pacific railroad ran south from Kit Carson to Santa Fe. This line was later discarded and the rails extended to Denver. Ties from the old bed were used for shacks and for fuel. There were numberless herds of antelopes on the prairies at that time, a few buffalo, coyotes and grey wolves. In 1888, while riding with the 111 outfit, Mr. Lengel and the foreman rode into the hills near the Arickaree south of Wray, and there they saw five buffalo, one of the last small herds to be seen on the plains. He stated seeing thousands of buffalo bones on the plains, either killed by severe winters or hunters. Mr. Lengel stated that he never saw any Indians in Colorado, but saw plenty of them in Kansas. During the time of the Fort Wallace Indian scare, the town of Grinnell was made into a fort, and people from the country came there for protection. In 1893, Mr. Lengel moved to the Republican river where he established a homestead. The original sod house has given away to a cement block house, but the Lengels lived on their homestead until their deaths. Jonathan Lengel was bom in Berks county, near Reading, Pa., on April 21, 1861. He was the son of Joseph and Marie Lengel. In 1879 he moved with his family to Grinnell in western Kansas. He left home and came to eastern Colorado in 1888 and in 1893 located on the Republican river north of Burlington, where he has since resided. On December 13, 1893, Jonathan Levi Lengel was united in marriage to Elizabeth Gutting, who preceded him in death on September 21, 1947. The union was blessed with two daughters and five sons. Mr. Lengel was baptized and for the past years was a member of the Church of the Brethren. He was a devoted father and husband. He lived an active and exemplary life, and was a lover of children. He often said that all he had to live for in his declining years was the admiration and cheer his grandchildren and great grandchildren gave him. He leaves to mourn his passing two daughters and five sons: Joseph C. Lenge; Burlington; Anna L. Mills of Sylvia, Kan.; John B. Lengel of Englewood; Charles H. Lengel of Windsor; Ida C. Vincent of Ulysses, Kan.; Levi E. Lengel of Bertboud; and Benjamin Lengel of Burlington. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Of three sisters, one brother, and four half-brothers, only two half-brothers, Jacob Lengel of Burlington and James Lengel of Grinnell, Kan., remain. [Published in the "Wray Gazette," Wray, Colorado, Thursday, March 13th 1952, MDP, Page 6.]
Funeral services for Jonathan Levi Lengel, a resident of the Burlington community for 64 years, were held at the Hendricks mortuary March 1, at two o’clock, the Rev. Walter J. Bartling officiating. Mr. Lengel died Feb. 27 at the Kit Carson County Memorial hospital in Burlington. He was one of the pioneers of this area, coming to eastern Colorado in 1888. He located in the Republican river north of Burlington in 1893, when the country was unsettled and full of hardships. In an article prepared in 1935 Mr. Lengel related many of his interesting experiences on the plains. Originally Mr. Lengel came into eastern Colorado near Kit Carson and worked for the “77” Cattle ranch for some time. This was quite a cattle country in those days, and Mr. Lengel spent many weary hours on the trail. Cattle were driven north from Kit Carson to Seibert, and then on north to the Republican, which they followed into Kansas. In 1888 Mr. Lengel took a homestead near Kit Carson, and at that time the Union Pacific railroad ran south from Kit Carson to Santa Fe. This line was later discarded and the rails extended to Denver. Ties from the old bed were used for shacks and for fuel. There were numberless herds of antelopes on the prairies at that time, a few buffalo, coyotes and grey wolves. In 1888, while riding with the 111 outfit, Mr. Lengel and the foreman rode into the hills near the Arickaree south of Wray, and there they saw five buffalo, one of the last small herds to be seen on the plains. He stated seeing thousands of buffalo bones on the plains, either killed by severe winters or hunters. Mr. Lengel stated that he never saw any Indians in Colorado, but saw plenty of them in Kansas. During the time of the Fort Wallace Indian scare, the town of Grinnell was made into a fort, and people from the country came there for protection. In 1893, Mr. Lengel moved to the Republican river where he established a homestead. The original sod house has given away to a cement block house, but the Lengels lived on their homestead until their deaths. Jonathan Lengel was bom in Berks county, near Reading, Pa., on April 21, 1861. He was the son of Joseph and Marie Lengel. In 1879 he moved with his family to Grinnell in western Kansas. He left home and came to eastern Colorado in 1888 and in 1893 located on the Republican river north of Burlington, where he has since resided. On December 13, 1893, Jonathan Levi Lengel was united in marriage to Elizabeth Gutting, who preceded him in death on September 21, 1947. The union was blessed with two daughters and five sons. Mr. Lengel was baptized and for the past years was a member of the Church of the Brethren. He was a devoted father and husband. He lived an active and exemplary life, and was a lover of children. He often said that all he had to live for in his declining years was the admiration and cheer his grandchildren and great grandchildren gave him. He leaves to mourn his passing two daughters and five sons: Joseph C. Lenge; Burlington; Anna L. Mills of Sylvia, Kan.; John B. Lengel of Englewood; Charles H. Lengel of Windsor; Ida C. Vincent of Ulysses, Kan.; Levi E. Lengel of Bertboud; and Benjamin Lengel of Burlington. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Of three sisters, one brother, and four half-brothers, only two half-brothers, Jacob Lengel of Burlington and James Lengel of Grinnell, Kan., remain. [Published in the "Wray Gazette," Wray, Colorado, Thursday, March 13th 1952, MDP, Page 6.]
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