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Obituary 1: Printed in the March 22, 1916 Tribune, Blair, Nebraska

Heinrich Soll Dies Suddenly

Heinrich Soll was born in Osdorf, Germany April 9, 1839 where he resided until his maturity, coming to America in 1858 and settling at Davenport, Iowa, where he lived until 1865, in which year he was married to Miss Caroline Soll.

He came to Nebraska in 1876 and settled on a farm down near Ponca, in Douglas county, where he resided for twenty-five years and where his family of six children were reared to womanhood and manhood.

Last fall on account of old age he and his wife came to make their home with their daughter, Mrs. John Bolln, who resides on a farm about 4 miles northwest of Blair, and where he passed away, unexpectedly, last Sunday.

He has always been a man of sterling qualities, industrious and a man who has been an excellent citizen and leaves to mourn him his aged wife and two sons and four daughters, all men and women of high character.

The funeral services were held today at the John Bolln farm home at 1 p.m., Rev. Lambrecht officiating, and the remains taken by automobile hearse to the German cemetery for interment followed by a large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives.

Of the immediate family left to mourn the deceased are the wife and six children as follows: Mrs. August Rathmann, Mrs. John Bolln, Mrs. Frieda Showalter and two sons, Louis and Henry.

Obituary 2: Printed in the March 22, 1916 Pilot, Blair, Nebraska

Henry Soll fell dead at 6:45 last Sunday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Bolln, who lives about three miles northwest of town, of heart failure, having been in normal health as far as anyone knew. The funeral was held at the Bolln farm at 12:30 today, Rev. A.W. Lambrecht officiating. Burial took place in the German cemetery down in Richland township. Mr. Soll was born in Oscori, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, april 19th, 1839 and was therefore almost 77 years of age. He came to America when a lad of 18 years and settled at Davenport, Ia. He was married there to Miss Caroline Soll, the same name but no relation, Feb. 14th, 1865 and came to this county in 1876, settling down near Florence, where he lived for many years. Last fall he came up to make his home with his daughter, where death found him so suddenly last Sunday evening. Besides the aged partner of his long life he leaves four daughters and two sons, Mrs. August Rathman, of this city, Mrs. Henry Schmidt of Florence, Mrs. Chas. Showalter, of South Omaha, Mrs. John Bolln, Louie Soll, of Gordon, Neb., and Henry Soll, of Florence. Also 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Peter Soll, of this city, is a nephew of the deceased.

Obituary 3: Printed in the March 24, 1916 Enterprise, Blair, Nebraska

Heinrich Soll

Heinrich Soll, aged 76 years, died very suddenly at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Bolln, northwest of Blair. He was a native of Germany, coming to this country in 1858, when but 19 years of age and locating at Davenport, Ia., where in 1865 he was married to Caroline Soll, eleven years later coming to Nebraska and settling just over the Washington county line in Douglas county, near the old Ponca postoffice on the Calhoun-Florence road, where six children were reared to maturity. Feeling lonely in their old age he and his wife came to make their home with their daughter, Mrs. John Bolln and family last fall and just prior to his death an addition had been built to the Bolln home for their occupancy. Two sons, Henry and Louis, and four daughters, Mrs. John Bolln, Mrs. Aug. Rathmann of this city, Mrs. Henry Schmidt, of Florence and Mrs. Charles Showalter, of South Omaha, are living.

Funeral service was held at the Bolln home Wednesday, Rev. A.W. Lambrecht, of the German Lutheran church, speaking words of consolation to the bereaved, and the remains were buried in the cemetery at the German hall south of this city.

Soll, Henry (Heinrich) J.

Published in Blair Democrat on 30 March 1916

PIONEER JOINS RANKS OF THE GREAT MAJORITY

Henry J. Soll, a pioneer resident of Washington county, dropped dead at the home of his son-in-law, John Bolln, three miles northwest of Blair at 6:15 p.m. March 19th. The deceased was a retired farmer and leaves a host of relatives in and around Blair, where he has left a record for industry and thrift.

Mr. Soll was born in Osdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, April 19,1839. He came to the United States at the age of eighteen and settled in Davenport, Iowa, in 1858. Ten years later he moved to Washington county, Nebraska, and has resided here since. He was married on Feb. 14, 1865, to Miss Carlene Soll at Davenport, Iowa. Six months ago the deceased moved to the home of his son-in-law. Mr. Soll leaves four daughters, two sons, fourteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The following named are survivors of the immediate family: Mrs. Aug. Rathmann, Mrs. John Bolln, Mrs. Hy Schmidt of Florence, Mrs. Chas. Showalter of South Omaha, Hy Soll of Florence, and Louis Soll of Gordon, Nebr.

The funeral was held under the auspices of the German Verien and funeral services were held at the residence of John Bolln, Rev. Lambrecht of the German Lutheran church officiating. The burial was in the German cemetery in Richland township.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

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