Individual Details

Census (family)

William H Eiben Head M 32 Iowa
Henrietta M Eiben Wife F 26 Germany
William Eiben Son M 6 Iowa
Edwin Eiben Son M 6 Iowa
Henry Eiben Son M 3 Nebraska

Divorce

The Beatrice Daily Express (Beatrice, Nebraska) 18 Dec 1915, Sat ·Page 1
Mrs. Eiben Begins Suit for Divorce
Wife of Man Serving Term in Penitentiary on Charge of Attempted Murder Seeks Separation---Charges Jealousy
Suit for a divorce was instituted in the district court this morning by Henrietta M. Eiben, the defendant being at the present time a prisoner in the Nebraska penitentiary, where he is serving out a sentence for attempted murder.
The plaintiff in her petition states that she was married to Eiben at Martinsburg, Neb., February 4, 1903, and that the couple have lived in Gage county for the past nine years. They have three sons, twins aged eleven years and one son nine years of age.
Mrs. Eiben charges her husband with extreme cruelty and jealousy, alleging that he has upon various occasions made false accusations against her, that he has frequently threatened her life, and that as a result of his jealousy and violent temper, he shot a neighbor in her presence wholly without cause or provocation. She also alleged that she is in fear not only for her own life, but also the lives of her children.
She asks for a divorce from Eiben and the custody of the children. F. E. Crawford of Wymore appears as the attorney for the plaintiff.
Eiben is at present serving a sentence of from one to five years in the penitentiary, having pleaded guilty to an attempt to commit murder on the person of Tom Trauernicht, a resident of the Wymore vicinity, the offense occurring on the night of November 29, 1914, when Trauernicht called at the Eiben home for the purpose of escorting a lady friend to her home.
Eiben, it appeared, was jealous of Trauernicht, who resided not a great distance from the Eiben home, and when he found Trauernicht at his place ordered him from the farm. Before he had an opportunity to leave he was shot by the infuriated farmer. Trauernicht was confined to his home for weeks hovering between life and death, finally recovering.
Eiben was arraigned on a charge of attempted murder, pleading guilty, and being sentenced to the penitentiary, where he is now confined.

Census

Fm, 66, Eiben, Henriett, Head, rent farm, FW, 35, Wd, Un Na, Germany 3x, Farm, General Farm
" , William, Son, WM, 15, single, IA IA Germany, Farm Laborer
, Edwin, Son, WM, 15, single, IA IA Germany, Farm Laborer
, Henry, Son, WM, 13, single, NE IA Germany, none

Death

H. Mosher Services
Services for Mrs. Henrietta Mosher, 92, former longtime resident of Norfolk, will be held Thursday aat 1:30 p.m. at the Howser Mortuary. The Rev. Karl Davies, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, will officiate, and burial will be in the cemetery at Concord.
Mrs. Mosher died Monday at a nursing home in Bertha, Minn, where she had resided the past eight years.
She was born April 29, 1884 in Germany, and was a longtime resident where she lived at 711 S. Second St.
Surviving are three sons, Henry Eiben of Norfolk, Edwin Eiben of Gray Eagle, Minn., and William Eiben of Dedham, Iowa. 13 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Mosher was a member of Christ Lutheran Church.
(from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84166970/henriette_eiben_mosher )