Niehaus Reunion, July 22, 2012 - 73 Years of Family Tradition

In 1939 the Niehaus family of Indianapolis, descendants of Joseph and Gertrude Niehaus, came together for the first family reunion.  That reunion was held in Garfield Park on the south side of Indianapolis.  Since that time, as far as we know, there has been a reunion each year except for the year that Uncle Joe (Joseph Niehaus, Jr.) died in 1969, just a few days before the scheduled date.   Everyone agreed that there would be no reunion in respect to him.  The tradition continued the following year, as it has since.

This year the event will be on Sunday, July 22, in Pioneer Park, Mooresville, Indiana.   We usually begin around noon with a pitch-in lunch, then the usual games, raffles and sharing stories and catching up on family news.

If there is anyone in the family who may not get the notice by mail, please consider yourself invited.  Everyone connected with this Niehaus family is encouraged to bring your loved ones and share in the reunion festivities.  Our hopes are to reach more of our cousins in the Donahue, Lark, Sapp and other families.

Below is the identifications of the folks in the above 1939 photo.  Family members worked on putting the names with the faces on this photo during several of our reunions over the past few years.  We are still looking for the names of some of those attending that first reunion.  If your parent or grandparent is as yet unnamed, please let me know.

If you are reading this and would like to be added to the list to receive invitations to the annual reunions, email me and I will pass along your contact information to our faithful organizer, Rosie Walters.  nancyhurley1 at gmail dot com.

Come one Niehaus, come all Niehaus family, to the reunion on July 22.  

 

1939 Niehaus Reunion Photo

Row 1 – Children seated on the ground - (L to R):

1 - boy at left ____________________

2^nd ____________________________

3^rd - “Hink” Forest Albertson

4^th - Evelyn Ellis

5^th - Gert Niehaus

6^th - Shirley Ellis

7^th – Robert Drake

8^th – Herman Drake, Jr.

9^th ____________

10^th ____________

11^th ____________

12^th – Jim Buis

13^{th __}____________

14^th (child in front)_______________

15^th _____________________

16^th - Marie Kirn

17^th - Mary Stuck

18^th - Gertrude Kirn

19^th - “Norris” Harold Niehaus

Row 2 – (L to R):

1^st – John Hoskinson

2^nd – Dodie Lauterbaugh

3^rd – Dorothy Sapp and child?

4^th – Ruth Niehaus, Mrs. John

5^th – John Niehaus, (son of Joseph and Gertrude)

holding his son, Larry Niehaus

6^th – Rosa Niehaus Lark

(daughter of Joseph and Gertrude)

7^th – Clara Niehaus Sapp

(daughter of Joseph and Gertrude)

8^th – Anna Niehaus Donahue (daughter of

Joseph and Gertrude) and grandchild?

9^th – Lena Niehaus Kleinsmith

(daughter of Joseph and Gertrude)

10^th – Josephine “Feenie” Niehaus Stull

(daughter of Joseph and Gertrude)

11^th – Ben Niehaus (son of Joseph and Gertrude)

and grandchild?

12^th – Wilhelmina “Minnie” Niehaus Kirn

(daughter of Joseph and Gertrude)

13^th– Mandy Niehaus, Mrs. Gerald,

holding granddaughter, Patsy Niehaus

14^th – Ann Donahue Gillum

15^th – Al Stull

16^th - Joe Donahue

17^{th -} Herman Drake, Sr.

Row 3 – (L to R):

1st – Tim or Francis Kaiser

2^nd – Johnny Sapp

3^rd - Virginia Sapp

4^th - Margaret Lark, Mrs. Bud Lark,

holding daughter, Margaret Rose Lark

5^th – Mary Lark

6^th - Ralph Lark

7^th – Anne Niehaus, Mrs. Robert

8^th - ___________________

9^th - Mrs. John Donahue?

10^th – Jane Stull

11^th – Ruth Niehaus, Mrs. Bernard

12^th – Geraldine Niehaus

13^th – Alberta (Stull) Hickman

14^th – Irene (Donahue) Callis

15^th – Helen Donahue

16^th – Rosemary Lark

17^th - Alice Lark, Mrs. Charles

18^th – Marie Albertson

19th - Leo Lark

Row 4 – (L to R):

1^st on Left – Charlotte Niehaus Ellis

2^nd – Anna Marie Sapp

3^rd – Ruth (Niehaus) Lauterbaugh

4^th – Gertrude (Niehaus) Decker

5^th – Bud Lark

6^th – Frank Niehaus

7^th – Robert Niehaus

8^th _______________________

9^th – Richard Stull

10^th – Mary (Stull) Buis

11^th - Joe Donahue

12^th – Nan Schott and child

13^th – Marge (Donahue) Schott

14^th ______________________

15^th – Charles Lark

16^th – Fred Kleinsmith

17^th ______________________

Row 5, ( L to R):

1^st (in shade) – Jim Stull  
2^nd _______________________

3^rd – Helen Niehaus (Ben's daughter)

4^th - John Donahue

5^th – Frank Kirn

6^th – Charles Niehaus (John's son)

7^th – Bernie Niehaus

8^th – Leo VanBenthuysen

9^th – Denny Buis

10^th – Rob Callis

11^{th –} Hink Albertson

12^th – Kenny Gillum

13^th – Bill Kaiser

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