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Anton and Bernardine (Deelmann) Nieland - about 1900 and 1920

Anton Nieland (1878-1935) was the son of John Gerhard Nieland (1840-1919) and Maria Christina Nienhues (1842-1881). Anton and several other siblings lived in Germany, but three of their brothers emigrated to America: Heinrich Josef, Bernard Christopher, and Herman Franz Nieland.  On March 13, 1901 Anton married Bernardine Deelmann (1876-1946) in Ramsdorf, Germany, where some of their descendants still live.