Max Naumann ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

   Cause of his death was suicide, self inflicted shot gun wound.⁷

  General Notes:

He was first listed on a census in 1880 in Colorado County, Texas. His age was shown as 8 and birth place as Illinois.

He was listed with his brother Morris's household in Colorado County, Texas on the 1900 census. His birth date was listed as Oct 1875 and birth place as Illinois. The birth date must be wrong because it places him one month from the birth date given by brother William. He was listed with his brother Morris's household in Columbus, Colorado County, Texas, on the 1910 census. He was shown as 35 or 38. He was a farm laborer. His birth place was shown as Texas.

At the time of the 1920 census, he was a farmer in Colorado, Colorado County, Texas. He owned his home free of any mortgage. He was shown as 49. His parents birth places were given wrong as Illinois.

At the time of the 1930 census, he was still farming in Colorado County, Texas. He owned his home. He as shown as 59.

His wife Ida was the informant on his death certificate. His birth date was recorded 13 years too early as 12 Oct 1859. The location was recorded as Redbud, Illinois.

Mr. Max Naumann
When Mr. Max Naumann did not return to his home Tuesday night, after having been picking cotton, a search was made for him about the place and he was found lying on a cotton sack in the field, the top of his head shot off with a single barrel shotgun.

The sheriff's department was notified and Justice of the Peace H. P. Hahn went with officers to the scene and held an inquest, the verdict returned "death resulting from a shotgun wound self-inflicted".

The gun and a forked stick with which the trigger was manipulated were found with the body.

Mr. Naumann was one of the substantial farmers of this section. He was often seen in this city, always driving one of the old model "490" Chevrolet touring cars, which was in about as good shape mechanically as it had ever been. He was man of good character and known integrity.

He is survived by the wife, two daughters and one son, and by a brother, Mr. Morris Naumann of near Glidden.

Funeral services were held yesterday evening at the residence, Rev. W. A Flachmeier of this city officiating, and interment made in the Ijams Cemetery, southwest of this place.

The bereaved family has the sympathy of our people.

Colorado County Citizen, September 15th, 1932

  Additional Information:

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Max married Ida Tracy Emmel, daughter of John Emmel and Bertha Gans. (Ida Tracy Emmel was born on 8 Jan 1880 in Weimar, Colorado County, Texas,⁸ died on 4 Sep 1965 in Weimar, Colorado County, Texas ⁸ and was buried on 6 Sep 1965 in Ijams Cemetery, Colorado County, Texas ⁸.). The cause of her death was myocardial infarction.⁷