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Ben Niehoff Biography <br />The oldest child of the Niehoff family, Ben (originally stated as Barnhardt or Bernhardt), was born in <br />Hermann, Missouri in 1869 and worked as a coal miner in Louisville. He also became the Chief of the fire <br />department, which was located right next to the Niehoff home. <br />This photo shows Ben Niehoff as a young man: <br />In 1892, he married Louisville resident Mary Estelle Smith. They had four sons, but by the 1950s, only <br />one son was living. Ben and Mary divorced, and Ben Niehoff died in 1931 at the age of about 62. <br />Ben Niehoff served as Fire Chief from 1918 to 1928. In 1920, he served as one of the vice presidents of <br />the Colorado State Firemen's Association. The following photo shows Ben Niehoff standing on the far <br />right with the 1920 Louisville hose team; his nephew who lived at 717 Main, Roy Austin, appears two in <br />from him in the back row: <br />7 <br />