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'prissy' sister (Mary #30-3), but a good cook h generous personality (would lay out $10 so
that Thomas could have a good time). Kate's death was a great loss to those around her,
with tears in abundance.
Thomas died at Memorial Hospital in Manchester (1959) at 8:50PM after an illness of five
months. He had farnKd in the Monti, Masonville, and Lament area. Prior to death he had
resided with daughter, Mary, on a farm near Robinson. He left her $1,000 at time of
death.
. . (014-1) Phillip according to family tradition, may have died after drowning in his
mother's mop pail. He was only a few months old at time of death.
.. (014-2) tery h brother, Richard, as children stayed with Frances Reidy(030-4) in
Manchester while receiving religious instruction at St. Xavier's in preparation for the
Catholic sacraments (Reidy' s took in many children for the same purpose.).
. . (014-3) Richard had been a farmer near Monti. He died at Mercy Hospital in Cedar
Rapids on Friday 06AUG1976. His funeral was held at St. Patrick's in Monti. Casket
Bearers were: William Ryan, Ronald Monaghan, Clement Reidy, Robert O'Brien, Vincent
Callan, 3i Henry Dolan.
SOllRCP;; ^ HTSr ^w^. (Rvso 29NQV1987)
'uff.
1879-1925 Iowa Census, Buchanan County Cemetery records, Iowa Vital Records, Nary Nolan
BTBTH :
FULL MKE : Branns (Braun/Brahns/Brovm) , ?
#«16-A
ISMED.
DEATH
ELAC£
PLACE
ELACE.
EIIEIAL:
QIHE£ T^HSTP-RWCKS:
nrCUPATTOHS:
IlILIIMl EECQEI2:
OTHKR SPOUSES:
HIS FATHER;
ELACE.
Prussia, Germany
RELIGIQg:
WOTHIR:
VTFH'S FULL MWE :
BIRTH: ELA££:
DEAIE: ELAC£:
BURIAL: PLACE
OTHER RES I PEACES:
OCCUPATTQtrS :
OTHER SPOUSES:
HER FATHER;
Prussia, Germaay
PELTGimT:
MQTffER:
CHILDREN/ ESPOUSE
DATE:
PLACE:
BIRTH
WARPD
DEATH.
BURIAL
1 Deldrlch SMS. birth
♦ Heln, Jane Alice #«09 WARRD
» nEAia
* BURIAL
2
*
t
»
3
*
»
♦
4
*
»
»
5
28MAR1852 Hannover? (Prussia) , Germany
7FEB1875 Littleport, Clayton County, Iowa
19JA51930 Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa
Oakland Cemetery. Manchester, Iowa
BIRTH
aAESn
DEAIH.
.BHEIAL
BIEia
MARRD
DEAIH.
BURIAL
aillH.
MARRD
DEAIK
RHRTAL
SOURrFS f, »}<^C. TNFn ' (RVSO 15FEB1987), 1879-1925 lA CENSUS,
..Oeidrich's naae is spelled 'Branns' in 1886 Clayton Co, lA Census as is the Clayton Co. birth record for first daughter,
Caroline.
,, Living near Oeidrich in the 1880 Census I a possible relative was a Uilliaa Brann vho also spelled his naie 'Brann', He vas
b,DEC1834 in Prussia d,29SEP1902 in Clayton County(»ith his father born in Necklenburg). He vas tarried to a Paulina b.QCT1846
in Prussia h they both case to the U,S, in 1869, Children included; Augusta, Paul, Ida, Henry, Herian, i Clara b.Sepl889IA,
,,A Henry Brann b,AU61830 Hannnover vas postiaster of Denver, Breter Co,, loxa in 1906, He caie to the United States in 1857 i
had lived in Illinois for a brief tiae(Deidrich spent two years in 111. before coiing to lA in 1875),
,.In addition, a Henry Brann appears in the 1870 Volga T»p,, Clayton Co,, Census i is froi Hannover,
,, Oeidrich's son Seorge may have been pronouncing his last nane with a Seraan accent in the 1900 Kalispell, Flathead Co,,
Hontana Census because the census taker spelled his nane 'Braun'.
,,The nane of Oeidrich's first son, Frederick(Fritz), iiaybe an indication of Oeidrich's father.
HTJSBAgP'S FULL MME: Helm, Johann Carl Frlederich'
aiEiH
EA£I2.
22DEC1826 ELACE
26DEC1825 ELAC£
14JAIII856 ELA££
20FEB1912 ELAC£
ElffilAJL: ELA££
QIHE£ RESTDFTTr.FS
ARRYD USA 1 fl^fi
JW18-A
MEEE
DFATH
Giilzow, Stave nhagen, Mecklenburg, Germany
Giilzow as: Johann Carl Friederlch
Siilten, Kittendorf, Mecklenburg, Germany
Maj-shalltovrndA Soldier's Home) , Marshall County, Iowa
Rowley Cemetery, Rowley, Iowa
1864-90 Littleport in Clayton Co. , 1891 Forestville Delaware Co.
1893 Edgewood in Clayton Co. , 1896 Quasequeton Buchanan Co.
Farmer/Laborer RELIQIQg : Lutheran
nCCUPATTOWS
KILITAKY SECQEIi: 1864-65 Civil Var, Private, 13th Iowa Infantry, Company C
HIS FATHER; He lm. Joact ii m #036 woth kR: MahnrkP. Mari^i n.#0.?7
WIFE'S FULL ffAWE : Briiggemann,
aiEiii
BAPT2
DEAIH
20JU51824 ELACE
25JU]iri824 ELA££
27NOV1904 PLACE
KqM
1^11
Rowl
Rowl
BMIAL: 30NOV1904 ELAC£
OCCUPATIONS : Housekeeper
HER FATHER: RrnggPrn ann. Jnh
CHTLDREW/->SPnUSE
Caroline H. ARRVP USA 1856 #019
enhagen, Ankershagen, Mecklenburg, Germany
enhagen, Ankershagen, Mecklenburg, Germany
ey, Buchanan County, Iowa
ey Cemetery, Rowley, Iowa
RELTOTnTT: Lutheran
Cl3,riS-tlan M2a mother: Schmidt. Sophia #039
JQAIEi
PLACE:
1 Jane Alice
mm
»l)Bencke, August MARRD :
»2) Brown, Dledrich #008 DEATH
» WBIAL
: 22AUG1851 Siilten, Kittendorf, Mecklenburg, Germany
2) FEB1875 Littleport, Clayton County, Iowa
21JAiri925 Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa
Oakland Cemetery. Delawar e County. Iowa
2 Vilhemlne(Mina)
* Lau , Theadore
» 1842GE-1906IA
*
aiEIfi. : 17AUG1854 Siilten, Kittendorf, Mecklenburg, Germany
EAEIZ. : 03SEP1854 as: Wilhemine Dorothee Sophia Christina
MARRD : 10APR1877 Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa
liEAIE : 12MAE1933 Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa
BURIAL: 15MAR1933 East Side Cemetery. Elk ader. Iowa
3 Fredrica(Reka) Sophia aiEIH. : 275071859 Iowa
*l)Preuss,Fred Vm. MARRD : 1) 911071881 Zion Lutheran, Clayton Ctr. , Clayton Co.
*2)Uredat,Fred A. MARRD : 2)25FEB1901 Cass Twp. , Clajrton County, Iowa
Iowa
*3)McMillen,Archie DEAIH.
♦ EIIEIAL
24FEB1933 Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa
27FEB1933 Rowley Cemetery. Rowley. Iowa
4 Maria
* Scherrer, Louis
* 1857GE-1923IA
*
aiEiH.
MBED.
DEAia
_EIIEIAL
21JA]iri863 Garnavillo, Clayton County, Iowa
12MAY1881 Garnavillo, Clayton County, Iowa
235071940 Monticello, Jones County, Iowa
26TO71940 nakwond Cemetery. Monti cello. Tawa
5 Charley;
»
BIRTH
DEAIH
_SmiAL
27AUG1864 Clayton County, Iowa
JAH928 Vest Union, Fayette County, Iowa
30JAgl928 Rowley Cemetery. Rowley. Iowa
6 John Jr.
BIRTH : JUI1867 Clayton County, Iowa
MARRD : 1) 8JU]I1891 Honey Creek Twp., Delaware County, Iowa
*l)Emling, Mary
*2)Love, Mary I. (Belle) MARRD : 2)14JAJri895 Indpendence, Buchanan County, Iowa
♦3)Robinson, Katherine DEATH ; 25JUiri945 Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
*4)Munger. Ottw BURIAL: 27JUin945 R owley Cemetery. Rowley. Iowa
7 CarollTie EIEIH :
* DEAIH :
♦_ BURIAL;
1877 Iowa (seriously question this child)
Appears in 1880 Census only, died young?
. . (018) John, according to Hamburg passenger lists, departed Hamburg 2AUG1856 with his
family(wlfe, Jane, <i Vilemine) for New York City aboard the bark "Rhein" (145 adults & 143
children). In addition to Johann, Caroline age 29 is listed as Ernestine Caroline 3t
Vilhemina age li4(2 years old upon arrival in NYC). They arrived at New York City
22SEP1856 after 7 weeks & a day at sea.
In Stavenhagen, he had been confirmed in the Lutheran faith on 4APR1841.
Hplm. Jnhann.
(•r.nntinup rf:* #gl8-B
â– CHILDREN QF:
Hina #018-2-l-Emna Hennriette Caroline b.7DEC1880 m Vm. Euehl. .
Lau. 2-Bertha Auguste Vilhelmine b.24JUIfl882 m Charles Kuehl. .
3-Carollne Helena b. 5FEB1886. . 4-Carrie b.l888..
5-George (served in Bavy) b. 1890 m Mable Meyer..
Reka #018-3- 1-Carrie Price 1880-10OCT1936 m Clenenz of Strawberry Point lA. .
2-Herjnan Price 27Jimi882-9FEB1982IA m Anna Lakeburg. .
4-Ben Price 30KAY1889-23JinJ1966IA m Esther Helm d/o John Jr.
5-Lizzie m Wm. Covlngtcm (Stanley & Manchester lA) . .
3-Matilda 4JUL1884-23DEC1950IA m Sylvester McCarthy of Vinthrop. .
Maria #018-4-l-d. young. . 2-Joseph b. Janl884. , 3&4-d. young. .
Scherrer 5-Ella b. 5071891 d. 1967 m Edward Turner of Quasequeton lA. .
John #018-6-l-(lst Marr) l-Mae(Gleerup-adopted name) m Harry Jensen..
2-Ellzabeth 2JUL1891-17MAB1984 m Alexander Jensen of Oelwein lA. .
3-George (Holtz-adopted name) 28JUIfl895-1986IA Dubuque & Edgewood lA. .
(2nd MARE) 1-Esther Josephine b. 19AUG1895 m Ben Price s/o Reka..
2-Phillip Dewey 8SEP1897IA-19IfOV1964MII m Minnie Jensen. .
3-Vena A. 28JA51900IA-19DEC1983IA m Melvin Foust (1891-1968) . .
4-Clarence H. 1902IA-24]IOV1937IA m Dorothy Meckalenish. .
5-Lillian d.l903. .
6-Paul BruggemannllAPR1905IA-5JAliri980IA m Lillian Thede. . |
7-Marion Francis 8 JAI1907-21JAII1986Mir m Lola Tyler (1908-) . .
John did not seem to move to Iowa till after 1860. Where he resided prior to this is a
mystery. By 1864, he was in Iowa & served with Iowa troops in the American Civil War as
his pension applications reveal (13 JA51880 Civil War Pension App# 353925, Cert# 412562):
..Drafted 50CT1864 & discharged on 21AUG1865.
..Pension application describes John Sr. as 5' 3-5", florid complexion, blue eyes, light
hair... claim based on catching rheumatism & bronchitis from wading cold river on march
from lashville, walking in rain 4 sleeping in mud & water 26DEC1864. Iowa Adjutant
General's report indicates that John Helm Sr. volunteered to serve as a substitute for
another (probably from Lucas Co. lA) who had been drafted 4 was willing to pay John.
..John did not catch up with regiment in time to take part in Sherman's march thru
Georgia in December 1864. However, he may may have participated in mopping up actions in
South Carolina & Forth Carolina till the conclusion of fighting. By way of Raleigh, IT.C.
& Richmond, Va. , the Thirteenth marched to Washington, D.C. where during the week of May
20, 1865, John's regiment marched thru the streets of the capital in a "magnificent
review". On June 7, the regiment was shipped via rail and steamer to Louisville, Ky.
where the regiment's men were mustered out.
The Thirteenth Regiment had enrolled 1788 men... 74 killed. ..313 wounded... 38 died of
wounds. .. 186 died of disease. .. 306 discharged for wounds, disease & other causes... 88
captured. .. 34 transferred. .. 185 buried in national cemeteries.
John BriiggeMinii (#038-4 ) , signed neighbor's affadavit to support John Helm's pension
application saying that he had known John Sr. since 1850 in Germany. .. cl900 pension was
$6. 00/mDnth. . . 8MAR1905 John Helm was admitted Marshalltown lA Soldier's Home... was
receiving $12/mo. pension. .. couldn' t read or write English. .. approx $120 paid John Jr.
upon father's death. .. hospital records indicate $62 in hospital bank. John died at
4:45AK 20FEB1912.
Helm Sr. , John (Continued) #018-C
..John Sr's: sponsors at his 1826 baptism were: Joh. Pulsf, Sophia Helm, Maria Wachtel.
His belated marraige to Caroline probably was in preparation for the trip to the U.S. to
join Joh. Christian Briiggemann who had departed Siilten the previous year with wife 4
son; Sophia 4 Johann Jr.
. .7IfOV1866, In a Deed of Sale, Johann Helm purchased from Hans 5. Miensen & Margaretha
Mien(r)sen, 80 acres of land in sec. 19&24 Volga Twp. in Clayton County, lA for $732.
Louis 8i Fredericke Arnold witnessed the deed.
. .285071876, In a Deed of Sale, John Helm conveyed to wife Caroline Helm for $2,000 the
above property plus 10 acres in Section Five probably in Read Twp. Sorth of
Motor (actually 13.9 acres in 1886 Plat Maps).
..1870 Volga Twp., Clayton Co. Census, John Sr.'s Real estate valued at $2,000 & Personal
Property at $700.
. . 1880 Census, Johann & son-in-law, Deidrich Brown, living nearby each other in Volga
Twp. Clayton County.
. . (019) Caroline indicated in the 1900 Census that she had had 7 children/6 living. 1886
Clayton Co., lA Land Plat maps show 39.86 acres registered in Caroline Helm's name: Sec.
19, Volga Twp. /Cox Creek Twp. line, I. of Littleport. Caroline's death was the result of
bowel cancer.
.. (018-2) Mina's death certificate indicated she died of pneumonia. Theador i Mina lived
in the Osborne area of Cox Creek Twp, , Clayton Co. In 1925 Census, Mina was living in
Elkader with daughter Carrie. Mina came to America with parents at age of two in company
of sister Jane. Theodore was a mason by trade 4 was in the State Hospital at
Independence, la. for seventeen months before his death 3MAY1906. He came from (Germany
in 1869. Theodore's funeral was in the Elkader Methodist Church & Mina's was in the
Elkader Evangelical Church. Mina was confirmed 5APR1868 at Zion Lutheran, Clayton Ctr. ,
Clayton County, la. Mina had been confined to bed from 295071932 till death on Sunday
12MAS1933 at 11:30PM.
. . (018-3) Seka, was living with daughter, Mary McCarthy, at 1506 Logan Ave. in Waterloo,
Iowa at time of death. She died of acute cardiac dilation & had been suffering for some
time from pernicious anemia. Her second marriage was witnessed by ¥m. Dryer & Caroline
Bredman. Villiam Preuss evidently changed the spelling of name to "Price". He died
around 1919. Archie McMillen died around 1928. Except for seven years in Oelwein,
Fayette County, Reka had lived in Buchanan County, & Clayton County, Iowa. At death, she
left a home in the Fargo section. Third Ward, Independence, Iowa. Funeral was at First
Presbyterian Church, Independence, la. , leaving 13 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren.
. . (018-4) Maria was survived by ten grandchildren & had been ill for a year 4 confined to
bed for a week prior to death. She had been a member of the Presbyterian Church.
. . (018-5) Charles had lived in the Rowley area in the early 1900' s & seems to have never
married. In later years he had lived in Oelwein 4 finally died on the county farm at
Vest Union. He had been bedfast from diabetes for three weeks before death. His funeral
was conducted at the Rowley Methodist Church by the Baptist Minister from Oelwein.
.. (018-6) John Jr. 's family was marred by divorce, abandonment, adoption, etc. He was
married four times. Second wife, Mary Love, remarried a Joseph Center in Pennsylvania on
26DEC1909 with no children. Mary(Belle) died on 20OCT1955 4 is buried in the Quasqueton
lA Cemetery with Joseph Gender. Third wife, Katherine, died cl933 in Oelwein. Fourth
wife, Oma, may have been born a Gelman. In 1913, John Jr. was living in Varman,
Minnesota. On 10JU11945, he underwent an operation at University Hospitals for carsinoma
of the esophagus 4 died at 4:15PM on 25JU51945. He had been living in Oelwein, Fayette
County prior to hospitalization.
SOURCES \ HTSr TUFP ' (RVSD 07OCT1987), 1870-1925 lA Census, Iowa Vital Records, Delwyn Foust, Buch.
Co. Cemetery Records, Zion Luth. Records, lA Soldier Home File, Obituaries, Lillian Crisman,
miFmATO'S FULL UAME: Hansel, Jacob (Jake)
RTBTH
MESH
25SEP1839 PLACE
07FEB1867 PLACE
24DEC1909 PLACE
EMIAL: 26DEC1909 ELACE
OTHER RESIDENCES: Greene Co. PA, Monongalia Co
nCCUPATIQIS : Farmer
WTLTTARY EECQEIi:
HIS FATHER: Hansel. JnhTi ?^r. »04Q
VTFE'S FULL gAWE
Frost burg, Allegany County, Maryland
Clayton County, Iowa
Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Hansel Cemetery, Elkport, Clayton Co. , Iowa
VA(W)
RELTGTmT : 1895: ITone
#020- A
08MAY1848 PLACE
Darrow, Hancy Esther
JIDIHEEj_£cajaEi^_Harj_
#Q41
aiEIH:
HEATH : 02JUL1929 ELACfi:
EIIfilAL: 05JUL1929 PLACE :
OTHER RESIDENCES: Lived w/dau Settle in Sew Hampton 3yrs prior to death
QCC?FATIOgS: housekeeper RELIQinTT : 1895: Dunkard
HER FATHER; Darroy . GfinrgB Y. «M2 MOTHER: si-.n ne. bitpti a.
Plymouth Twp. , Ashtabula County, Ohio
Uew Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa
Hansel Cemetery, Elkport, Iowa
#021
CHILDREN/ *SPQUSE
DATE:
#043
PLACE:
l_Ella_
♦
BIRTH
DEAIH.
BVRIAL
2 Ormlna J.
»
♦
aiRia
DEATH
_BIIS1AL
18MAS1868 Elk Twp.
[26MAB1873]Elk Twp.
Hansel Cemetery. Elkport. Tnww
Clajrton County, Iowa
Clayton County, Iowa
20JA]fl869 Elk Twp
[29MAB 1869] Elk Twp
Hansel Cemetery. Elkport. Towa
Clayton County,
Clayton County,
Iowa
Iowa
3 Marlon Edward #010 aiEIB.
♦ Smith, Carrie A
♦
#011
MBSIL
DEATH
23AUG1872 Elk. Twp. , Clayton County, Iowa
14FEB1892 Elkport, Clayton County, Iowa
11FEB1966 Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa
Oakland Cemetery. Manchester. Iowa
4 gslsaa,.
♦ Palmer, Matie
» 1877-1939
♦
BIRTH
MARRD
DEATH
BTOIAL
14JUL1877 Elk Twp. , Clayton County, Iowa
25DEC1905 E. Elkport, Clajrton County, Iowa
31DEC1955 Stewartville, Olmsted County, Minnesota
Hansel Cemetery. Elkport. Iowa
5 Mary EttJP
♦ Ham, Maurice G.
* 1875E]IG-1956AE
♦
(TVO)
aiEia
MARRD
DEATH
_EIIEIAL
01FBB1880 Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
03FEB1900 E. Elkport, Clayton County, Iowa
30APR1905 Clayton County?, Iowa
Hansel Cemetery. Elkport. Iowa
6 Annette (Â¥ettie)(TVT-ff) BISJJL
MBSH
DEAIH.
BURIAL
* Moetsch, George
* 1866GE-
01FEB1860 Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
04DEC1901 5ew Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa
19MAS1938 Hew Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa
Graceland Cemetery. Uew Hampton. Iowa
7 BeasiP T..
♦ Thein, Frank
1882-1951
aiEia
MARRD
DEAia
.MRlALl
17JUL1882 Clayton County, Iowa
14JAffl903 B. Elkport, Clayton County, Iowa
14MAR1958 Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa
Hansel CPTnptpry. Elkport. Iowa
.CHTLDRET? OF-
ITelson #020-4- l&2-d. young. .
3-Imogene 'Edna' b.4APR1908 m 1936 Donald 0' Byrne <1901-?TX)
4-Zepha b.280CT1910 d. ? Des Moines, lA m wife unknown?
Mary E. #020-5-l-Mabel Wilma b. 7SEP1900 d. 14MAY1979 Clinton lA m 1915 Jim Robinson
Ham div. 1928 m 1929M]J George K. Larsen(1893-1979IA)
2-Luevon M. b.24MAY1902 d. 15SEP1905. .
Bessie #020-7-l-Minnie d. young. .
The In 2-Dail F. b. 13JA51908 m 1932 Thelda Farrell (1911-?) dv. 1945 (Waterloo)
& m 1953 Mary Hansen. .
3-Albert b.3APR1911 d. New Hampton? m 1935 Elma Parson (1914-?) . .
4-Maynard b. 7AUG1912 m 1942 Eva Parson (1920-?) of Waterloo..
5-Howard b.-14nr.T19U th 1946 D nrnthv Mohl sledt (19;?5-) nf La Porte C-lty.
.Hansel, Jacob '. . . . (Continued) #020-B
..George ¥. DarrowCHancy's father) was living with Jacob & Nancy Hansel near Garber in
the 1880 & 1885 lA Census.
..1886, Jacob owned. 40 acres of land in Mallory Twp. of Clayton County. Jacob died at
3:00 AK of Uremia at the age of*70yrs, 2mos, & 29 days.
. . Saacj. <ii®d s't 4:30 AM of Myodegeneration (muscle deterioration).
. . gelson & an Alberta Hansel were listed as witnesses at Bessie's wedding. The Rev.
Strother Hansel (Jacob' s brother see P. 040) of the Church of the Brethren officiated at
the weddings of Marion, Selson, Mary Ettie, & Bessie.
..1895 Census, Jacob, Felson, Mary, & Bessie indicated 'no religion' while Nancy 4 her
father, (Jeorge Darrow, indicated they were Dunkards (Church of the Brethren).
. . (020-142) Ella & Orsiiia may have died in some epidemic which young Marion managed to
survive. Ella was 5yrs & 8dys old at death while Ormina was 4yrs, 2mos, & 9dys old at
death.
. . (020-5) lelscm in 1900 Jacksonville Twp. , Chickasaw Co. , lA Census was living with
Gustave 4 Anne Ladwig b. 1864IL 4 1873IA respectively. In 1938, he was living in
Chickasaw, Chickasaw County. Daughter, Imogene, was last known to be living in Texas
under the name; Edna O'Bryne
..(020-5) lary Ettie' s husband, Maurice G. Ham, remarried several times before his death
in 50V1956 in Houston, Arkansas. Daughter Mabel's marriage to Jim Robinson resulted in
the birth of two sons: C Leroy Andrew b. 20SEP1924 d. 181AE1945GE WII ] 4 Oren George
b.9MAE1927(m Elizabeth Arne) who were adopted by Mabel's second husband, George Larsen.
Mabel died in Clinton, lA 4 is buried with husband at Elma, -lA.
..(020-6) lettie Moetsch's obituary said that she had come to Chickasaw Co. in 1901 &
after marrying George Moetsch that same year, farmed till they retired in 1914 & moved to
lew Hampton to a home on Forth Linn Avenue. In 1936, as health failed, she underwent two
operations revealing an incurable disease. She was bedfast the remaining four months of
life till the Saturday she succumbed at 1:45 PM. There were no children. She was
described as "...A faithful worker in the Lutheran Church(St. Paul' s) ... member of
Lutheran Ladies Aid 4 E.M. B. Club. Mrs. Moetsch was a sincere Christian woman, calm,
pleasant 4 always dependable, she was a helpful neighbor 4 a sincere friend."
.. (020-7) Bessie 4 Frank Thein had farmed near Villiamstown, in Chickasaw Co. , lA.
Funeral services were held at the Villiamstown Methodist Church 4 at the Perry Chapel in
lew Hampton. She had died at 10:35AM Friday 14MAE1958 at the State Hospital in
Independence after a stay of 7 months. Pallbearers included: Ted Leitch, Robert
McCracken, Ernest Fenneman, Bert Lamka, Fred Laraka, 4 Herman Etter. At time of death she
was survived by (per Oren Larsen: 4 sons 4 5 grandchildren - 2 boys/3 girls).
SOI/RCES i niSC INFO' (RVSD 290CT1986) I840PA i I850Vfl CENSUS, 1860IA-192SIfl CENSUS, Ift Vital Records, Letha Nartens, Oren
Larsen,
miSBATO'S FULL NAME: Smith, Vinf rey (Vinf red) McHenry
#022- A
giR TH
Mmi
DEAIIi
e)9DEC1325 ELACE.
06JTO71353 ELACE.
230CT1914 ELA££
Clay County, Missouri
Clayton County, Iowa
Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Cemetery, Garber, Iowa
WRIAL- ELA££
QIHEE. RESIDEIfCES: 1828-35 Pike Co. IL, 1335-41 Galena IL, Iowa Territory 1841
QCCVPATIQN5: Farmer RELIGiniT : LDS Reorganized Church
MILITARY E££QBJi:
HIS FATHER: Smith. AbHah H. #044 MOTHKR:
VTFE'S FULL UAME : Wilkinson, Sarah
Baldwin. Ruth M.
#045
#023
ElfilK: 30OCT1830 PLACE
DEAIH: 21OCT1902 ELAC£
WRIAL: ELACE
Greensboro?, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Elkport /Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Cemetery, Garber, Iowa
OTHER RESIDENCES : Morgantown, VA(W) 1834-51
OCCUPATIONS : Housekeeper (Photo on file)
HER FATHER: Vilkin-^ on. ThoTMs #046
RELIGIQI : LDS Reorganized Church
MOTHER: Hunt. Matilda #047
CHILDREN/ *SPQUSE
DATE:
_£U^Ri
1 William McHenry
♦
BIRTH
DEAIii
BURIAL
17JUN1855 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
240CT1872 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Ceme tery. Garber. Iowa
2 Mary Jane-Matilda aiEIH.
* Baxter, Joseph McSpern HAEEH
» 1854-1936 DEATH
» ElffiUL
07JUL1856
31AaG1879
06APR1948
Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Har mony Cemetery. Garber. Iowa
Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Elkport/Garber, Clayt
Mt. Har mony Cemetery
3 Ira T,
♦
*
DEATH
_21LR1AL
12MAY1858
230CT1858
;on County, Iowa
Garber. Iowa
4 David Andrew
* Garlow, Hattie
* 1868-
♦
aiEiH.
MRSIL
DEAIR
_SIIEIAL
150CT1859 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
22DEC1886 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
20APR1916 Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Cemetery. Garber. Iowa
5 .q^r^h FTniWfFTmn^) aiEIE
♦ Hansel, Allen MEED.
♦ 1859- DEATH.
♦ gg^ W4^-2-l BURIAL
SEP1861 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
21N0V1881 Clayton County?, Iowa
30MAR1946 Iowa
6 Samuel J.
» Hansel, Mary (May)
♦ Lorraine #040-7-2
* 1872-1956
MEED.
DEATH.
_EIIEIAL
7 Unknown
*
10APR1862 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
26JAN1890 Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa
01AUG1952 Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Cemetery. Gar ber. Iowa
BIRTH
DEATH.
BVRIAL
8 Elizabeth FIT pti
*
*
EIETH.
DEATH.
.SIIEIAL
14JUL1866 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
08OCT1882 Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Cemetery. Garber. Iowa
9 George V.
*
♦
1® Ida Ben
#
EIETH.
DEATH
_EIIEIAL
08MAY1868 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
25AUG1868 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Cemete ry. Garber. Iowa
EIETH.
DEATH.
BURIAL
11FEB1870 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
19OCT1870 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Cemetery. Garber. loan
11 Carrie Abigail #011 ElEIE
* Hansel, Marian #010 MEED.
♦ DEATH.
♦- BURIAL;
04JAffl871 Elkport, Clayton County, Iowa
14FEB1892 Elkport, Clayton County, Iowa
04MAY1964 Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa
Oakland Cemetery. Delawar e County. iQYfa
â– Smith. Vinfrev McHenrv,
(Cnntinued)
»«22-R
. . CHILDREN QF :
Mary Jane #022-2-l-Jolinny 0. d. 23KAY1880. . 2-Ettia b. 1882 d. 29DEC1882. .
Baxter 3-ArtliurL. b.0CT1885..
4-Ellen Cora b. JUÂ¥1888 m Smith. .
5-Stella Florence b.KAR1891 m J. Downs..
6-Joseph Bethuel b.IfOV1894 d. 14JA]fl967IA. .
David #022-4- 1-Ray L. . . 2-Clif f ord C. ..3-OttoJ. ..
Sarah E. #ei22-5-l-Eff ie b.JAI1884 m Raymond Foster..
that Thomas could have a good time). Kate's death was a great loss to those around her,
with tears in abundance.
Thomas died at Memorial Hospital in Manchester (1959) at 8:50PM after an illness of five
months. He had farnKd in the Monti, Masonville, and Lament area. Prior to death he had
resided with daughter, Mary, on a farm near Robinson. He left her $1,000 at time of
death.
. . (014-1) Phillip according to family tradition, may have died after drowning in his
mother's mop pail. He was only a few months old at time of death.
.. (014-2) tery h brother, Richard, as children stayed with Frances Reidy(030-4) in
Manchester while receiving religious instruction at St. Xavier's in preparation for the
Catholic sacraments (Reidy' s took in many children for the same purpose.).
. . (014-3) Richard had been a farmer near Monti. He died at Mercy Hospital in Cedar
Rapids on Friday 06AUG1976. His funeral was held at St. Patrick's in Monti. Casket
Bearers were: William Ryan, Ronald Monaghan, Clement Reidy, Robert O'Brien, Vincent
Callan, 3i Henry Dolan.
SOllRCP;; ^ HTSr ^w^. (Rvso 29NQV1987)
'uff.
1879-1925 Iowa Census, Buchanan County Cemetery records, Iowa Vital Records, Nary Nolan
BTBTH :
FULL MKE : Branns (Braun/Brahns/Brovm) , ?
#«16-A
ISMED.
DEATH
ELAC£
PLACE
ELACE.
EIIEIAL:
QIHE£ T^HSTP-RWCKS:
nrCUPATTOHS:
IlILIIMl EECQEI2:
OTHKR SPOUSES:
HIS FATHER;
ELACE.
Prussia, Germany
RELIGIQg:
WOTHIR:
VTFH'S FULL MWE :
BIRTH: ELA££:
DEAIE: ELAC£:
BURIAL: PLACE
OTHER RES I PEACES:
OCCUPATTQtrS :
OTHER SPOUSES:
HER FATHER;
Prussia, Germaay
PELTGimT:
MQTffER:
CHILDREN/ ESPOUSE
DATE:
PLACE:
BIRTH
WARPD
DEATH.
BURIAL
1 Deldrlch SMS. birth
♦ Heln, Jane Alice #«09 WARRD
» nEAia
* BURIAL
2
*
t
»
3
*
»
♦
4
*
»
»
5
28MAR1852 Hannover? (Prussia) , Germany
7FEB1875 Littleport, Clayton County, Iowa
19JA51930 Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa
Oakland Cemetery. Manchester, Iowa
BIRTH
aAESn
DEAIH.
.BHEIAL
BIEia
MARRD
DEAIH.
BURIAL
aillH.
MARRD
DEAIK
RHRTAL
SOURrFS f, »}<^C. TNFn ' (RVSO 15FEB1987), 1879-1925 lA CENSUS,
..Oeidrich's naae is spelled 'Branns' in 1886 Clayton Co, lA Census as is the Clayton Co. birth record for first daughter,
Caroline.
,, Living near Oeidrich in the 1880 Census I a possible relative was a Uilliaa Brann vho also spelled his naie 'Brann', He vas
b,DEC1834 in Prussia d,29SEP1902 in Clayton County(»ith his father born in Necklenburg). He vas tarried to a Paulina b.QCT1846
in Prussia h they both case to the U,S, in 1869, Children included; Augusta, Paul, Ida, Henry, Herian, i Clara b.Sepl889IA,
,,A Henry Brann b,AU61830 Hannnover vas postiaster of Denver, Breter Co,, loxa in 1906, He caie to the United States in 1857 i
had lived in Illinois for a brief tiae(Deidrich spent two years in 111. before coiing to lA in 1875),
,.In addition, a Henry Brann appears in the 1870 Volga T»p,, Clayton Co,, Census i is froi Hannover,
,, Oeidrich's son Seorge may have been pronouncing his last nane with a Seraan accent in the 1900 Kalispell, Flathead Co,,
Hontana Census because the census taker spelled his nane 'Braun'.
,,The nane of Oeidrich's first son, Frederick(Fritz), iiaybe an indication of Oeidrich's father.
HTJSBAgP'S FULL MME: Helm, Johann Carl Frlederich'
aiEiH
EA£I2.
22DEC1826 ELACE
26DEC1825 ELAC£
14JAIII856 ELA££
20FEB1912 ELAC£
ElffilAJL: ELA££
QIHE£ RESTDFTTr.FS
ARRYD USA 1 fl^fi
JW18-A
MEEE
DFATH
Giilzow, Stave nhagen, Mecklenburg, Germany
Giilzow as: Johann Carl Friederlch
Siilten, Kittendorf, Mecklenburg, Germany
Maj-shalltovrndA Soldier's Home) , Marshall County, Iowa
Rowley Cemetery, Rowley, Iowa
1864-90 Littleport in Clayton Co. , 1891 Forestville Delaware Co.
1893 Edgewood in Clayton Co. , 1896 Quasequeton Buchanan Co.
Farmer/Laborer RELIQIQg : Lutheran
nCCUPATTOWS
KILITAKY SECQEIi: 1864-65 Civil Var, Private, 13th Iowa Infantry, Company C
HIS FATHER; He lm. Joact ii m #036 woth kR: MahnrkP. Mari^i n.#0.?7
WIFE'S FULL ffAWE : Briiggemann,
aiEiii
BAPT2
DEAIH
20JU51824 ELACE
25JU]iri824 ELA££
27NOV1904 PLACE
KqM
1^11
Rowl
Rowl
BMIAL: 30NOV1904 ELAC£
OCCUPATIONS : Housekeeper
HER FATHER: RrnggPrn ann. Jnh
CHTLDREW/->SPnUSE
Caroline H. ARRVP USA 1856 #019
enhagen, Ankershagen, Mecklenburg, Germany
enhagen, Ankershagen, Mecklenburg, Germany
ey, Buchanan County, Iowa
ey Cemetery, Rowley, Iowa
RELTOTnTT: Lutheran
Cl3,riS-tlan M2a mother: Schmidt. Sophia #039
JQAIEi
PLACE:
1 Jane Alice
mm
»l)Bencke, August MARRD :
»2) Brown, Dledrich #008 DEATH
» WBIAL
: 22AUG1851 Siilten, Kittendorf, Mecklenburg, Germany
2) FEB1875 Littleport, Clayton County, Iowa
21JAiri925 Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa
Oakland Cemetery. Delawar e County. Iowa
2 Vilhemlne(Mina)
* Lau , Theadore
» 1842GE-1906IA
*
aiEIfi. : 17AUG1854 Siilten, Kittendorf, Mecklenburg, Germany
EAEIZ. : 03SEP1854 as: Wilhemine Dorothee Sophia Christina
MARRD : 10APR1877 Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa
liEAIE : 12MAE1933 Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa
BURIAL: 15MAR1933 East Side Cemetery. Elk ader. Iowa
3 Fredrica(Reka) Sophia aiEIH. : 275071859 Iowa
*l)Preuss,Fred Vm. MARRD : 1) 911071881 Zion Lutheran, Clayton Ctr. , Clayton Co.
*2)Uredat,Fred A. MARRD : 2)25FEB1901 Cass Twp. , Clajrton County, Iowa
Iowa
*3)McMillen,Archie DEAIH.
♦ EIIEIAL
24FEB1933 Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa
27FEB1933 Rowley Cemetery. Rowley. Iowa
4 Maria
* Scherrer, Louis
* 1857GE-1923IA
*
aiEiH.
MBED.
DEAia
_EIIEIAL
21JA]iri863 Garnavillo, Clayton County, Iowa
12MAY1881 Garnavillo, Clayton County, Iowa
235071940 Monticello, Jones County, Iowa
26TO71940 nakwond Cemetery. Monti cello. Tawa
5 Charley;
»
BIRTH
DEAIH
_SmiAL
27AUG1864 Clayton County, Iowa
JAH928 Vest Union, Fayette County, Iowa
30JAgl928 Rowley Cemetery. Rowley. Iowa
6 John Jr.
BIRTH : JUI1867 Clayton County, Iowa
MARRD : 1) 8JU]I1891 Honey Creek Twp., Delaware County, Iowa
*l)Emling, Mary
*2)Love, Mary I. (Belle) MARRD : 2)14JAJri895 Indpendence, Buchanan County, Iowa
♦3)Robinson, Katherine DEATH ; 25JUiri945 Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
*4)Munger. Ottw BURIAL: 27JUin945 R owley Cemetery. Rowley. Iowa
7 CarollTie EIEIH :
* DEAIH :
♦_ BURIAL;
1877 Iowa (seriously question this child)
Appears in 1880 Census only, died young?
. . (018) John, according to Hamburg passenger lists, departed Hamburg 2AUG1856 with his
family(wlfe, Jane, <i Vilemine) for New York City aboard the bark "Rhein" (145 adults & 143
children). In addition to Johann, Caroline age 29 is listed as Ernestine Caroline 3t
Vilhemina age li4(2 years old upon arrival in NYC). They arrived at New York City
22SEP1856 after 7 weeks & a day at sea.
In Stavenhagen, he had been confirmed in the Lutheran faith on 4APR1841.
Hplm. Jnhann.
(•r.nntinup rf:* #gl8-B
â– CHILDREN QF:
Hina #018-2-l-Emna Hennriette Caroline b.7DEC1880 m Vm. Euehl. .
Lau. 2-Bertha Auguste Vilhelmine b.24JUIfl882 m Charles Kuehl. .
3-Carollne Helena b. 5FEB1886. . 4-Carrie b.l888..
5-George (served in Bavy) b. 1890 m Mable Meyer..
Reka #018-3- 1-Carrie Price 1880-10OCT1936 m Clenenz of Strawberry Point lA. .
2-Herjnan Price 27Jimi882-9FEB1982IA m Anna Lakeburg. .
4-Ben Price 30KAY1889-23JinJ1966IA m Esther Helm d/o John Jr.
5-Lizzie m Wm. Covlngtcm (Stanley & Manchester lA) . .
3-Matilda 4JUL1884-23DEC1950IA m Sylvester McCarthy of Vinthrop. .
Maria #018-4-l-d. young. . 2-Joseph b. Janl884. , 3&4-d. young. .
Scherrer 5-Ella b. 5071891 d. 1967 m Edward Turner of Quasequeton lA. .
John #018-6-l-(lst Marr) l-Mae(Gleerup-adopted name) m Harry Jensen..
2-Ellzabeth 2JUL1891-17MAB1984 m Alexander Jensen of Oelwein lA. .
3-George (Holtz-adopted name) 28JUIfl895-1986IA Dubuque & Edgewood lA. .
(2nd MARE) 1-Esther Josephine b. 19AUG1895 m Ben Price s/o Reka..
2-Phillip Dewey 8SEP1897IA-19IfOV1964MII m Minnie Jensen. .
3-Vena A. 28JA51900IA-19DEC1983IA m Melvin Foust (1891-1968) . .
4-Clarence H. 1902IA-24]IOV1937IA m Dorothy Meckalenish. .
5-Lillian d.l903. .
6-Paul BruggemannllAPR1905IA-5JAliri980IA m Lillian Thede. . |
7-Marion Francis 8 JAI1907-21JAII1986Mir m Lola Tyler (1908-) . .
John did not seem to move to Iowa till after 1860. Where he resided prior to this is a
mystery. By 1864, he was in Iowa & served with Iowa troops in the American Civil War as
his pension applications reveal (13 JA51880 Civil War Pension App# 353925, Cert# 412562):
..Drafted 50CT1864 & discharged on 21AUG1865.
..Pension application describes John Sr. as 5' 3-5", florid complexion, blue eyes, light
hair... claim based on catching rheumatism & bronchitis from wading cold river on march
from lashville, walking in rain 4 sleeping in mud & water 26DEC1864. Iowa Adjutant
General's report indicates that John Helm Sr. volunteered to serve as a substitute for
another (probably from Lucas Co. lA) who had been drafted 4 was willing to pay John.
..John did not catch up with regiment in time to take part in Sherman's march thru
Georgia in December 1864. However, he may may have participated in mopping up actions in
South Carolina & Forth Carolina till the conclusion of fighting. By way of Raleigh, IT.C.
& Richmond, Va. , the Thirteenth marched to Washington, D.C. where during the week of May
20, 1865, John's regiment marched thru the streets of the capital in a "magnificent
review". On June 7, the regiment was shipped via rail and steamer to Louisville, Ky.
where the regiment's men were mustered out.
The Thirteenth Regiment had enrolled 1788 men... 74 killed. ..313 wounded... 38 died of
wounds. .. 186 died of disease. .. 306 discharged for wounds, disease & other causes... 88
captured. .. 34 transferred. .. 185 buried in national cemeteries.
John BriiggeMinii (#038-4 ) , signed neighbor's affadavit to support John Helm's pension
application saying that he had known John Sr. since 1850 in Germany. .. cl900 pension was
$6. 00/mDnth. . . 8MAR1905 John Helm was admitted Marshalltown lA Soldier's Home... was
receiving $12/mo. pension. .. couldn' t read or write English. .. approx $120 paid John Jr.
upon father's death. .. hospital records indicate $62 in hospital bank. John died at
4:45AK 20FEB1912.
Helm Sr. , John (Continued) #018-C
..John Sr's: sponsors at his 1826 baptism were: Joh. Pulsf, Sophia Helm, Maria Wachtel.
His belated marraige to Caroline probably was in preparation for the trip to the U.S. to
join Joh. Christian Briiggemann who had departed Siilten the previous year with wife 4
son; Sophia 4 Johann Jr.
. .7IfOV1866, In a Deed of Sale, Johann Helm purchased from Hans 5. Miensen & Margaretha
Mien(r)sen, 80 acres of land in sec. 19&24 Volga Twp. in Clayton County, lA for $732.
Louis 8i Fredericke Arnold witnessed the deed.
. .285071876, In a Deed of Sale, John Helm conveyed to wife Caroline Helm for $2,000 the
above property plus 10 acres in Section Five probably in Read Twp. Sorth of
Motor (actually 13.9 acres in 1886 Plat Maps).
..1870 Volga Twp., Clayton Co. Census, John Sr.'s Real estate valued at $2,000 & Personal
Property at $700.
. . 1880 Census, Johann & son-in-law, Deidrich Brown, living nearby each other in Volga
Twp. Clayton County.
. . (019) Caroline indicated in the 1900 Census that she had had 7 children/6 living. 1886
Clayton Co., lA Land Plat maps show 39.86 acres registered in Caroline Helm's name: Sec.
19, Volga Twp. /Cox Creek Twp. line, I. of Littleport. Caroline's death was the result of
bowel cancer.
.. (018-2) Mina's death certificate indicated she died of pneumonia. Theador i Mina lived
in the Osborne area of Cox Creek Twp, , Clayton Co. In 1925 Census, Mina was living in
Elkader with daughter Carrie. Mina came to America with parents at age of two in company
of sister Jane. Theodore was a mason by trade 4 was in the State Hospital at
Independence, la. for seventeen months before his death 3MAY1906. He came from (Germany
in 1869. Theodore's funeral was in the Elkader Methodist Church & Mina's was in the
Elkader Evangelical Church. Mina was confirmed 5APR1868 at Zion Lutheran, Clayton Ctr. ,
Clayton County, la. Mina had been confined to bed from 295071932 till death on Sunday
12MAS1933 at 11:30PM.
. . (018-3) Seka, was living with daughter, Mary McCarthy, at 1506 Logan Ave. in Waterloo,
Iowa at time of death. She died of acute cardiac dilation & had been suffering for some
time from pernicious anemia. Her second marriage was witnessed by ¥m. Dryer & Caroline
Bredman. Villiam Preuss evidently changed the spelling of name to "Price". He died
around 1919. Archie McMillen died around 1928. Except for seven years in Oelwein,
Fayette County, Reka had lived in Buchanan County, & Clayton County, Iowa. At death, she
left a home in the Fargo section. Third Ward, Independence, Iowa. Funeral was at First
Presbyterian Church, Independence, la. , leaving 13 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren.
. . (018-4) Maria was survived by ten grandchildren & had been ill for a year 4 confined to
bed for a week prior to death. She had been a member of the Presbyterian Church.
. . (018-5) Charles had lived in the Rowley area in the early 1900' s & seems to have never
married. In later years he had lived in Oelwein 4 finally died on the county farm at
Vest Union. He had been bedfast from diabetes for three weeks before death. His funeral
was conducted at the Rowley Methodist Church by the Baptist Minister from Oelwein.
.. (018-6) John Jr. 's family was marred by divorce, abandonment, adoption, etc. He was
married four times. Second wife, Mary Love, remarried a Joseph Center in Pennsylvania on
26DEC1909 with no children. Mary(Belle) died on 20OCT1955 4 is buried in the Quasqueton
lA Cemetery with Joseph Gender. Third wife, Katherine, died cl933 in Oelwein. Fourth
wife, Oma, may have been born a Gelman. In 1913, John Jr. was living in Varman,
Minnesota. On 10JU11945, he underwent an operation at University Hospitals for carsinoma
of the esophagus 4 died at 4:15PM on 25JU51945. He had been living in Oelwein, Fayette
County prior to hospitalization.
SOURCES \ HTSr TUFP ' (RVSD 07OCT1987), 1870-1925 lA Census, Iowa Vital Records, Delwyn Foust, Buch.
Co. Cemetery Records, Zion Luth. Records, lA Soldier Home File, Obituaries, Lillian Crisman,
miFmATO'S FULL UAME: Hansel, Jacob (Jake)
RTBTH
MESH
25SEP1839 PLACE
07FEB1867 PLACE
24DEC1909 PLACE
EMIAL: 26DEC1909 ELACE
OTHER RESIDENCES: Greene Co. PA, Monongalia Co
nCCUPATIQIS : Farmer
WTLTTARY EECQEIi:
HIS FATHER: Hansel. JnhTi ?^r. »04Q
VTFE'S FULL gAWE
Frost burg, Allegany County, Maryland
Clayton County, Iowa
Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Hansel Cemetery, Elkport, Clayton Co. , Iowa
VA(W)
RELTGTmT : 1895: ITone
#020- A
08MAY1848 PLACE
Darrow, Hancy Esther
JIDIHEEj_£cajaEi^_Harj_
#Q41
aiEIH:
HEATH : 02JUL1929 ELACfi:
EIIfilAL: 05JUL1929 PLACE :
OTHER RESIDENCES: Lived w/dau Settle in Sew Hampton 3yrs prior to death
QCC?FATIOgS: housekeeper RELIQinTT : 1895: Dunkard
HER FATHER; Darroy . GfinrgB Y. «M2 MOTHER: si-.n ne. bitpti a.
Plymouth Twp. , Ashtabula County, Ohio
Uew Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa
Hansel Cemetery, Elkport, Iowa
#021
CHILDREN/ *SPQUSE
DATE:
#043
PLACE:
l_Ella_
♦
BIRTH
DEAIH.
BVRIAL
2 Ormlna J.
»
♦
aiRia
DEATH
_BIIS1AL
18MAS1868 Elk Twp.
[26MAB1873]Elk Twp.
Hansel Cemetery. Elkport. Tnww
Clajrton County, Iowa
Clayton County, Iowa
20JA]fl869 Elk Twp
[29MAB 1869] Elk Twp
Hansel Cemetery. Elkport. Towa
Clayton County,
Clayton County,
Iowa
Iowa
3 Marlon Edward #010 aiEIB.
♦ Smith, Carrie A
♦
#011
MBSIL
DEATH
23AUG1872 Elk. Twp. , Clayton County, Iowa
14FEB1892 Elkport, Clayton County, Iowa
11FEB1966 Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa
Oakland Cemetery. Manchester. Iowa
4 gslsaa,.
♦ Palmer, Matie
» 1877-1939
♦
BIRTH
MARRD
DEATH
BTOIAL
14JUL1877 Elk Twp. , Clayton County, Iowa
25DEC1905 E. Elkport, Clajrton County, Iowa
31DEC1955 Stewartville, Olmsted County, Minnesota
Hansel Cemetery. Elkport. Iowa
5 Mary EttJP
♦ Ham, Maurice G.
* 1875E]IG-1956AE
♦
(TVO)
aiEia
MARRD
DEATH
_EIIEIAL
01FBB1880 Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
03FEB1900 E. Elkport, Clayton County, Iowa
30APR1905 Clayton County?, Iowa
Hansel Cemetery. Elkport. Iowa
6 Annette (Â¥ettie)(TVT-ff) BISJJL
MBSH
DEAIH.
BURIAL
* Moetsch, George
* 1866GE-
01FEB1860 Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
04DEC1901 5ew Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa
19MAS1938 Hew Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa
Graceland Cemetery. Uew Hampton. Iowa
7 BeasiP T..
♦ Thein, Frank
1882-1951
aiEia
MARRD
DEAia
.MRlALl
17JUL1882 Clayton County, Iowa
14JAffl903 B. Elkport, Clayton County, Iowa
14MAR1958 Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa
Hansel CPTnptpry. Elkport. Iowa
.CHTLDRET? OF-
ITelson #020-4- l&2-d. young. .
3-Imogene 'Edna' b.4APR1908 m 1936 Donald 0' Byrne <1901-?TX)
4-Zepha b.280CT1910 d. ? Des Moines, lA m wife unknown?
Mary E. #020-5-l-Mabel Wilma b. 7SEP1900 d. 14MAY1979 Clinton lA m 1915 Jim Robinson
Ham div. 1928 m 1929M]J George K. Larsen(1893-1979IA)
2-Luevon M. b.24MAY1902 d. 15SEP1905. .
Bessie #020-7-l-Minnie d. young. .
The In 2-Dail F. b. 13JA51908 m 1932 Thelda Farrell (1911-?) dv. 1945 (Waterloo)
& m 1953 Mary Hansen. .
3-Albert b.3APR1911 d. New Hampton? m 1935 Elma Parson (1914-?) . .
4-Maynard b. 7AUG1912 m 1942 Eva Parson (1920-?) of Waterloo..
5-Howard b.-14nr.T19U th 1946 D nrnthv Mohl sledt (19;?5-) nf La Porte C-lty.
.Hansel, Jacob '. . . . (Continued) #020-B
..George ¥. DarrowCHancy's father) was living with Jacob & Nancy Hansel near Garber in
the 1880 & 1885 lA Census.
..1886, Jacob owned. 40 acres of land in Mallory Twp. of Clayton County. Jacob died at
3:00 AK of Uremia at the age of*70yrs, 2mos, & 29 days.
. . Saacj. <ii®d s't 4:30 AM of Myodegeneration (muscle deterioration).
. . gelson & an Alberta Hansel were listed as witnesses at Bessie's wedding. The Rev.
Strother Hansel (Jacob' s brother see P. 040) of the Church of the Brethren officiated at
the weddings of Marion, Selson, Mary Ettie, & Bessie.
..1895 Census, Jacob, Felson, Mary, & Bessie indicated 'no religion' while Nancy 4 her
father, (Jeorge Darrow, indicated they were Dunkards (Church of the Brethren).
. . (020-142) Ella & Orsiiia may have died in some epidemic which young Marion managed to
survive. Ella was 5yrs & 8dys old at death while Ormina was 4yrs, 2mos, & 9dys old at
death.
. . (020-5) lelscm in 1900 Jacksonville Twp. , Chickasaw Co. , lA Census was living with
Gustave 4 Anne Ladwig b. 1864IL 4 1873IA respectively. In 1938, he was living in
Chickasaw, Chickasaw County. Daughter, Imogene, was last known to be living in Texas
under the name; Edna O'Bryne
..(020-5) lary Ettie' s husband, Maurice G. Ham, remarried several times before his death
in 50V1956 in Houston, Arkansas. Daughter Mabel's marriage to Jim Robinson resulted in
the birth of two sons: C Leroy Andrew b. 20SEP1924 d. 181AE1945GE WII ] 4 Oren George
b.9MAE1927(m Elizabeth Arne) who were adopted by Mabel's second husband, George Larsen.
Mabel died in Clinton, lA 4 is buried with husband at Elma, -lA.
..(020-6) lettie Moetsch's obituary said that she had come to Chickasaw Co. in 1901 &
after marrying George Moetsch that same year, farmed till they retired in 1914 & moved to
lew Hampton to a home on Forth Linn Avenue. In 1936, as health failed, she underwent two
operations revealing an incurable disease. She was bedfast the remaining four months of
life till the Saturday she succumbed at 1:45 PM. There were no children. She was
described as "...A faithful worker in the Lutheran Church(St. Paul' s) ... member of
Lutheran Ladies Aid 4 E.M. B. Club. Mrs. Moetsch was a sincere Christian woman, calm,
pleasant 4 always dependable, she was a helpful neighbor 4 a sincere friend."
.. (020-7) Bessie 4 Frank Thein had farmed near Villiamstown, in Chickasaw Co. , lA.
Funeral services were held at the Villiamstown Methodist Church 4 at the Perry Chapel in
lew Hampton. She had died at 10:35AM Friday 14MAE1958 at the State Hospital in
Independence after a stay of 7 months. Pallbearers included: Ted Leitch, Robert
McCracken, Ernest Fenneman, Bert Lamka, Fred Laraka, 4 Herman Etter. At time of death she
was survived by (per Oren Larsen: 4 sons 4 5 grandchildren - 2 boys/3 girls).
SOI/RCES i niSC INFO' (RVSD 290CT1986) I840PA i I850Vfl CENSUS, 1860IA-192SIfl CENSUS, Ift Vital Records, Letha Nartens, Oren
Larsen,
miSBATO'S FULL NAME: Smith, Vinf rey (Vinf red) McHenry
#022- A
giR TH
Mmi
DEAIIi
e)9DEC1325 ELACE.
06JTO71353 ELACE.
230CT1914 ELA££
Clay County, Missouri
Clayton County, Iowa
Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Cemetery, Garber, Iowa
WRIAL- ELA££
QIHEE. RESIDEIfCES: 1828-35 Pike Co. IL, 1335-41 Galena IL, Iowa Territory 1841
QCCVPATIQN5: Farmer RELIGiniT : LDS Reorganized Church
MILITARY E££QBJi:
HIS FATHER: Smith. AbHah H. #044 MOTHKR:
VTFE'S FULL UAME : Wilkinson, Sarah
Baldwin. Ruth M.
#045
#023
ElfilK: 30OCT1830 PLACE
DEAIH: 21OCT1902 ELAC£
WRIAL: ELACE
Greensboro?, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Elkport /Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Cemetery, Garber, Iowa
OTHER RESIDENCES : Morgantown, VA(W) 1834-51
OCCUPATIONS : Housekeeper (Photo on file)
HER FATHER: Vilkin-^ on. ThoTMs #046
RELIGIQI : LDS Reorganized Church
MOTHER: Hunt. Matilda #047
CHILDREN/ *SPQUSE
DATE:
_£U^Ri
1 William McHenry
♦
BIRTH
DEAIii
BURIAL
17JUN1855 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
240CT1872 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Ceme tery. Garber. Iowa
2 Mary Jane-Matilda aiEIH.
* Baxter, Joseph McSpern HAEEH
» 1854-1936 DEATH
» ElffiUL
07JUL1856
31AaG1879
06APR1948
Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Har mony Cemetery. Garber. Iowa
Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Elkport/Garber, Clayt
Mt. Har mony Cemetery
3 Ira T,
♦
*
DEATH
_21LR1AL
12MAY1858
230CT1858
;on County, Iowa
Garber. Iowa
4 David Andrew
* Garlow, Hattie
* 1868-
♦
aiEiH.
MRSIL
DEAIR
_SIIEIAL
150CT1859 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
22DEC1886 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
20APR1916 Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Cemetery. Garber. Iowa
5 .q^r^h FTniWfFTmn^) aiEIE
♦ Hansel, Allen MEED.
♦ 1859- DEATH.
♦ gg^ W4^-2-l BURIAL
SEP1861 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
21N0V1881 Clayton County?, Iowa
30MAR1946 Iowa
6 Samuel J.
» Hansel, Mary (May)
♦ Lorraine #040-7-2
* 1872-1956
MEED.
DEATH.
_EIIEIAL
7 Unknown
*
10APR1862 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
26JAN1890 Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa
01AUG1952 Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Cemetery. Gar ber. Iowa
BIRTH
DEATH.
BVRIAL
8 Elizabeth FIT pti
*
*
EIETH.
DEATH.
.SIIEIAL
14JUL1866 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
08OCT1882 Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Cemetery. Garber. Iowa
9 George V.
*
♦
1® Ida Ben
#
EIETH.
DEATH
_EIIEIAL
08MAY1868 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
25AUG1868 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Cemete ry. Garber. Iowa
EIETH.
DEATH.
BURIAL
11FEB1870 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
19OCT1870 Elkport/Garber, Clayton County, Iowa
Mt. Harmony Cemetery. Garber. loan
11 Carrie Abigail #011 ElEIE
* Hansel, Marian #010 MEED.
♦ DEATH.
♦- BURIAL;
04JAffl871 Elkport, Clayton County, Iowa
14FEB1892 Elkport, Clayton County, Iowa
04MAY1964 Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa
Oakland Cemetery. Delawar e County. iQYfa
â– Smith. Vinfrev McHenrv,
(Cnntinued)
»«22-R
. . CHILDREN QF :
Mary Jane #022-2-l-Jolinny 0. d. 23KAY1880. . 2-Ettia b. 1882 d. 29DEC1882. .
Baxter 3-ArtliurL. b.0CT1885..
4-Ellen Cora b. JUÂ¥1888 m Smith. .
5-Stella Florence b.KAR1891 m J. Downs..
6-Joseph Bethuel b.IfOV1894 d. 14JA]fl967IA. .
David #022-4- 1-Ray L. . . 2-Clif f ord C. ..3-OttoJ. ..
Sarah E. #ei22-5-l-Eff ie b.JAI1884 m Raymond Foster..
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