Daniel Starr Neiman was born in 1850 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In 1871 he married Eliza Jane Railsback. They lived in Indiana where Dan worked for the Soo Line railroad. They came to North Dakota in 1882 and lived in Fargo for a time before coming to Foster County in 1883. He homesteaded on the Northeast 1/4 of Section 26 in Rose Hill Township.
The Neimans adopted two children: Louisa (Mrs. Henry Bragg) and Clive.
Mr. and Mrs. Neiman were quite deaf, consequently they did not hear the approaching Soo Line train which struck the car at an intersection. Mr. Neiman died soon after reaching the hospital but Mrs. Neiman was not seriously injured. He died on April 23, 1918 and Mrs. Neiman in 1929. They are buried in the Melville Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 101B