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(Rebecca
3, William 2, William 1)4 217. James William Baty
b. April 13, 1862, Marion co., Iowa. Young James drowned with his horse while crossing a swollen and swift river that the bridge had washed out during a storm, while riding as a "Pony Express;" rider, June 29, 1878. He didn’t know how to swim.
It is not known at present what type of pony "express" rider, however it was not the federal "Pony Express" of the 1860’s.
(Rebecca
3, William 2, William 1)4 218. George Truman Baty
b. January 15, 1865, Marion co., Iowa. m. December 22, 1889, Clara Maude Parker, b. September 1868, Ohio, dau. of James & Mary Parker. They lived for a time near Soux City, Iowa, in Dakota co., Nebraska. Also lived at Pender, Nebraska in 1890, however the family was living at Omadi Pct., Nebraska Dakota co., Nebraska at the time of the 1900 census. They had a farm-sted near Homer, Nebraska and all of their children were born in Nebraska.
Clara his wife d. September 18, 1900, at childbirth. George m., 2nd., Martha "Mattie" Snyder Jones. Divorced. George m. 3rd., Emily Edson Schrieber; she was called "Calamity Jane; " by the kids. Divorced. George and his brother Newton had gone to Minnesota earlier to work in the lumber camps there around Hay Point, Swatera and Hill City. George finally decided to move the family, the three older girls and the two boys, from Nebraska and settle at Hill City, Minnesota ca, 1900. The two youngest girls, Millie and Effie were left with their Parker relatives and were raised near Soux City, Iowa. When they were of age they left Iowa and joined the family in Hill City in 1911.George d. September 4, 1951, at Hill City, Minnesota.
Burial was at the Macville, Cemetery near Swatera.
Obituary of George Truman Baty
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m., at the Methodist church at Swatara for George Truman Baty, who d. Sept. 4, 1951. Rev. James Dowler will officiate at the services. Burial will be at Hay Point cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Seavey Funeral Home until Saturday morning when it is to be taken to Swatara for last rites.
Mr. Baty died at the Gables at Aitkin where he had been a patient about two weeks. He was born in Pella, Iowa, Jan. 15, 1865. He was married to Clara Parker, December 23, 1889, at Hastings, Mills co., Iowa. Mrs.[Clara] Baty d. Sept. 18, 1900.
Mr. Baty came to Aitkin, county in March 1903, locating in Macville township, Minnesota where he was engaged in farming and made home until his health failed. He has lived with his daughter, Mrs. John Biskey, at Hill City, for the past six years.
He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Wm. Laplant (Bessie), Grand Rapids; Mrs. John Biskey, (Alice), Hill City; Mrs. Newman, (Florence), Bena, Minnesota; Mrs. Ira McAnich, (Mildred), Palisade; Mrs. Stanley Nix, (Effie), Aitkin; two sons, Glen, Klamath Falls, Oregon; William, Lincoln, Nebraska; fifty grandchildren, 93 great grandchildren, 4 great-great grandchildren; four brothers, Newton, Henry, Ike and Jasper, all of Newton, Iowa.
Issue of George and Clara Baty
+516. I. Bessie Nora b. Sept. 30, 1890 m. William LaPlant
+517. II. Alice Gertrude b. Jan. 6, 1892 m. John Biskey
+518. III. Florance Ethel b. July 23, 1893 m. Henry Newman
+519. IV. Mildred Ruth b. Jan. 14, 1895 m. Ira McAnich
+520. V. James Glen b. Jan. 18, 1896 m. Della Baldwin
+521. VI. Effie Mae b. July 6, 1897 m. Stanley Nix
+522. VII. William Bryan b. Feb. 7, 1899 m. Ariel Susannah Baty
(Rebecca
3, William 2, William 1)4 219. Newton Walter Baty
b. October 14, 1866, at St. Charles, Iowa Madison co., Iowa. He grew to manhood in Marion co., Iowa. m. January 4, 1891, Jennie Ruby Taylor, b. August 14, 1865 in a log cabin on the Des Moines River near Lyton, Iowa, the dau. of Joseph and Lucinda (Klinepeter) Taylor. She moved to Jasper co., in 1888 and resided in Newton, ever since.
Lucinda’s parents were John and Sarah Klinepeter & Joseph’s parents were Mitchel and Sarah Taylor.
Newton relocated to Hill City, Minnesota in ca 1899 and stayed there for some time with his brother George. His cousin Wilson B. George also was living near them at Swatera, Minnesota.
Newton & Wilson B. George later came back home to Newton, Iowa. Newton and Jennie were divorced. In 1916 Jennie was living at 711 W. 6th Ave, S., Newton, Iowa.
Newton d. August 1, 1953 at the age of 86 years, 9 months and 17 days. Interment was at the Sugar Grove cemetery, at Newton, Iowa.
Jennie had a daughter from a previous marriage, her name was Lennie Mildred Scott, b. August 3, 1895, Harrison co., Iowa. She m. Marion Baty, son of Samuel and Margaret Cooley Baty. [they lived at Huston, Missouri, 1949].
Jennie (Taylor) Baty d. July 18, 1949, at age 83. Interment was at Palo Alto cemetery, Newton, Iowa.
Obituary of N. W. Baty
N. W. Baty Dies Today - Funeral To Be Monday
Funeral rites for Newton Walter Baty, 86, a Newton man who d. at 8:30 a.m. today at the home of a daughter here, will be Monday at 2 p.m. in Toland funeral home. The Rev. James Keiller will officiate and burial will be in Sugar Grove cemetery.
Born Oct. 14, 1866, Mr. Baty was the son of Samuel and Rebecca Baty. He was born at St. Charles, Iowa. He lived most of his life in this community [Jasper co.] and was a farmer until he retired some time ago.
Survivors include two daughters, Alvira Cox, Newton and Areil Baty of Lincoln, Nebraska; two sons, Roy Baty, Newton and Clive Baty, Iowa City, Iowa and three half brothers, Henry, Ike and Jap Baty, all of Newton. His wife and one son preceded him in death.
Issue of Newton and Jennie Baty - All born at Newton, Iowa, Jasper co., Iowa
+523. I. LeRoy Newton b. Sept. 16, 1891 d. Nov. 20, 1952 - heart attack
524. II. Floyd Wallace b. Dec. 22, 1893 d. Nov. 24, 1897 - diptheria
+525. III. James Hollice Clive b. April 16, 1896 d. April 18, 1985
+526. IV. Areil Susannah b. June 20, 1898 d. June 17, 1983
527. V. Jennie Alvira b. Oct. 15, 1904 m. Cox d. Feb. 7, 1975 m. James Cox - n/c div.
(James
3, William 2, William 1)4 221. William Sylvester George
b. April 19, 1867, Pella, Marion co., Iowa. "Sm. Billy", as he was called, was the only son of James W. & Ellerzan (Prosser) George was raised on the farm of his father in Marion co., Iowa. William’s grandfather "Big Billy" had a small 40 acre farm in Jasper co.near Galesburg, which they gave to him for paying 6% on the lands purchase price.
The transaction was as follows, quote from Susannah George (Civil war pension records)
"My husband purchesed 40 acres of in Jasper co., Iowa, near Galesburg in which William S. George Jr. resides,but I don’t know how much my husband payed for it. Wm S. Georger Jr. bought the land and borrowed money from some one besides his grandfather but gave my husband a deed for the land. I think my husband has $1,300 in the land which he recieves 6% per annuim."
William m. on March 5, 1890, at Galesburg, Iowa, Seitska Terpstra, b. October 2, 1871, the daughter of Dow W. and Rosa (Napjus) Terpstra, a pioneer of Jasper co.’s Dutch farming community.
William remained for some time on the farm near Galesburg, Iowa. Around 1906 decided to sell out and try for homestead lands advertised in the Dakotas. His aunt Luella and uncle Dick Postma were already planning a similar move to Clark co., SD. Before William went to the Dakota’s they made a trip to Missouri where they stayed for a short tome and then went on to a farm located near the Postma’s at Turton, Spink co., SD. In c1910 they settled near a town called Galesburg, N. Dakota, and farmed there for a while; Rosana, their youngest was born there.
In 1914, the family moved again, this time to Mussellshell co., Montana, where there was a promise of fertile land. The George family built up a homestead in an area known as Fatigg Creek in the Bull mountain range between Mussellshell and Roundup, Montana.
The family had buried two sons back in Iowa, Leroy, as a baby and young James Dow d. at about the age of five. Death was to strike once more, when Eddie Martin took ill with the 1918 influenza and died at age 22. After a few years of struggling on the homestead in Montana and when their children had all married, William "Billy" & Sietska moved back to there beloved Jasper co., Iowa and settled once again at their old home town of Galesburg.
Sietska (Terpstra) George, d. at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa on September 16,1926 at age 54 yrs. 10 months and 26 days. William, who ran a barber shop in his home in Galesburg, d. about one year later of a sudden heart attack outside his Galesburg home on Sept. 7, 1927, his age being 60 years.
Obituary of Mrs. George - September 25, 1926
Sietska Terpstra was born near Killduff, in Jasper County, Oct. 20, 1871 and died at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Sept. 16, 1926, at the age of 54 years, 10 months, and 26 days.
She was united in marrage to William George, March 5, 1889. To this union there was given seven children. Two of them died in infancy and the other one at the age of five years, and Edward died in 1918 being then in young manhood. Three children survive her. They are Mrs. Ella Sanner of this community, Ray of Roundup, Montana, and Rosa at home.
Mrs George has been a Christian for many years, being at the time of her death a member of the Methodist, Episcopal Church in Galesburg. She suffered with failing health for three years. Her last illness began in April if this year. She was a patient in the Iowa Methodist Hospital about three months immediately preceeding her death. Everything that medical science knew to do was done to restore her health, but she continued to suffer and to fail. Mrs. George was of a cheerful nature and maintained a pleasant outlook on life. She expressed her self repeatedly as "wishing to live, of course, but feeling that she was resigned to the Fathers will and ready to go if that was his plan."
She leaves besides her husband and the children metioned above, six grandchildren, her aged mother, two sisters and four brothers and a very large host of friends in the Community where she lived.
Funeral services were conducted at the Galesburg Methodist church Saturday, Sept. 18, by the Rev. R.J. Arms. Burial was made in the Hewitt cemetery. <>
William & Sietska are both buried at Hewitt cemetery, near Galesburg, Jasper co., Iowa.
Issue of William and Sietska George
+528. I. Ella Mabin b. Jan.11,1891 Galesburg, Jasper co., Iowa m. Lee Sanner
529. II. Leroy b. Dec. 2, 1891 d. Feb. 1, 1892, age 1 month & 29 days
+530. III. Eddie Martin b. Sept. 22, 1893 Galesburg, Iowa - d.1918, Musselshell, Montana
+531. IV. Raymond Earl b. Feb. 24, 1896 Reasnor, Jasper co., Iowa
+532. V. James Dow b. March 14, 1905 d. April 27, 1909, age 5 years
533. VI. William Albert b. Oct. 1, 1907 d. at birth
+534. VII. Rosana Viola b. Aug. 5, 1911 Galesburg, Traill co., North Dakota
(James
3, William 2, William 1)4 222. Luella George
b. December 25, 1868, Pella, Marion co., Iowa. "Lulu" m. (Derk ) Richard "Dick" Postma of Pella, Iowa, May 7, 1891. Richard’s parents, Albert and Getze (Hoekstra) Postma were both born in Holland. Richard’s dutch name at birth was "Dirk", named after his grandfather Dirk Gerkes Postma. Three children were born while they lived in Jasper co., Iowa Royal, Ernest, & Milo.
The family moved to South Dakota in 1909, settling in Woodland, South Dakota & Ash, townships, South Dakota Clark co., South Dakota near the town of Raymond. They farmed there until 1934, when they moved into the town of Clark. A Clark SD resident recalls; "Dick" Postma had a team which included a mule and a horse, which he used to go into town to get supplies.
Luella Postma d. May 9, 1935, at the age of 66 yrs. 5 mos.& 14 days. Richard, b. in Marion co., Iowa, December 25, 1866 & d. December 17, 1949, at age 82. Burial was at Rosehill cemetery, Clark, South Dakota.
Issue of Luella and Dick Postma
535. I. Ernest V. b. March 19, 1900 at Pella, IA & d. Nov. 6, 1945
+536. II. Royal "Roy" Earl b. Sept. 18, 1894 at Mitchellville, Iowa
537. III. Milo F. b. 1909 at Pella, Iowa d. ca 1956 in a Illinois veterans hospital
(James
3, William 2, William 1)4 225. Ida Belle George
b. January 29, 1875 in Marion co., Iowa, just east of Pella, known as the Bethal Church area. She married Ely MilanWood, of Monroe, Iowa, February 1, 1893, at the home of her father, James W. George in Sully. Ely Milan Wood was b. in a log house of the Tool’s chapel community, January 25, 1868. He was one of eleven children of Wesley and Nancy Ann (Gant) Wood, in Monroe, Iowa. Wesley Wood was b. October 7, 1829 in Ohio, d. June 5, 1915. Nancy was b. October 15, 1836 also in Ohio, she d. April 25, 1922. Ida and Ely, raised their large family on a farm in the Jasper co. area, and moved to Monroe at the time of their retirement. Ely Wood d., November 21, 1943, and Ida Belle d. at age 82, November 8, 1957. Both buried at Fairview cemetery, East of Monroe, Jasper co., Iowa.
Issue of Ida Bell and Ely Wood
+538. I. Clarence Orval b. Nov. 21, 1893 d. Jan. 11, 1938
+539. II. Blance Orena b. Aug. 16, 1895 m. Raymond C. Broderson
+540. III. Pearl Mabin b. June 16, 1898 m. Frank Gunsaulus
541. IV. Grace Mabel b. March 10, 1903 d. 10 months old.
+542. V. Ivy Irene b. March 9, 1905 m. Jacob Dingeman
+543. VI. Dale Herbert b. June 21, 1907
+544. VII. Mabel Mae b. May 3, 1910 m. Harold Sellers
545. VIII. Harold Ely b. July 22, 1912 d. July 22, 1912
+546. IX. Bert Allwin b. July 11, 1913 d. Feb. 8, 1986
(James
3, William 2, William 1)4 226. Viola George
b. June 29, 1877, near Pella, Marion co., Iowa. m. October 30, 1894, John Michael McConeghey, b. February 23, 1869, in Clarion co., Pennsylvania, the son of Alexander McConeghey, b. N. Ireland and Elizabeth (Bigley) McConeghey . John & Viola farmed at Monroe, Iowa, he d. September 23, 1916 at a young age of 47 years & 7 days. Viola d. January 17, 1969. Both were buried at Gifford cemetery, Monroe, Iowa.
Obituary of Viola McConeghey
Mrs. McConeghey Dies on Friday, Services Monday
MONROE--Mrs. John (Viola) McConeghey, 91, longtime resident of the Monroe community, d. at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Skiff Memorial Hospital, Newton
Surviving are, a son, Glenn McConeghey, Monroe - four daughters; Mrs. Fred (Faye ) Kane, Monroe; Mrs. William (Flossie ) Caldow, Phoenix, Arizona; Mrs. Howard (Olive ) Finn; and Mrs. Jack (Thelma) Petted, both of Newton, 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, a son Jim, and a daughter, Myrtle. Burial will be at Gifford Cemetery, Monroe, Iowa.
Issue of John and Viola McConeghey - all born around Monroe, Iowa
+547. I. Hazel Faye b. June 9, 1895 m. Samuel Frederick Kane
+548. II. Glenn Edwin b. Feb. 16, 1897 m. Mabel Fennema
+549. III. James Alexander b. Mar 18, 1899 m. Sophia Gertsma d. Nov 20, 1947, Oakland, Iowa
+550. IV. Olive Bell b. Feb 18, 1902 m. Howard Finn
+551. V. Myrtle Fern b. June 13, 1904 m. Howard Neff d. Jan. 19, 1945
+552. VI. Flossie Elizabeth b. Oct. 18, 1908 m. William Caldow
+553. VII. Thelma Ellerzan b. Sept. 9, 1914 m. Jack Petted
(James
3, William 2, William 1)4 228. Clarica ‘Clara’ M. George
b. March 8, 1883, Pella, Marion co., Iowa. m. David Wesley Gilland, b. June 4, 1872, Lima, Grant co., Indiana, the son of John Gilland & Elizabeth Shelleberger, both b. in Indiana. In 1916 they were living at 1118 1st Ave W., Newton, Iowa. David worked as a laborer at Parsons Ditcher Works. The family later moved to Davenport, Iowa and still later lived at Rock Island & Milan, Illinois. David d. March 27, 1925, at age 52 years, 9 months & 23 days & "Clara" d. August 1, 1967, at age 84 years. Burial for both was in the Chippiannock cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois.
Issue of Clarica and David Gilland
+554. I. Mabel Irene b. Aug. 26, 1904 m. Aug. 26, 1904, Frank C. Gossen
+555. II. Flossie Viola b. Jan. 25, 1911 m.Jan. 25, 1911, Marion Carver
+556. III. Leslie W. b. April 17, 1916 d. Washington, Iowa, April 25, 1982
(Fountain
3, William 2, William 1)4 230. John W. George
b. November 1869, Des Moines, Iowa. In the 1895 Des Moines city directory he was listed as a brick mason living at 310 W. S. 4th in Des Moines. His brother Edwin and sister Eva, were also living there.
John W. m. Emma J. McCullogh, b. December, 1870, Illinois, her father b. Ireland, mother b. Illinois. In 1915 the family is living at 1375 Livingston, Des Moines. Assume Emma had a sister named, Andra, b. December 1883 in Missouri, who was living with the family in Des Moines at the time of the 1900 census.
Emma J. George d. June 25, 1934. John W. George was living at 2719 Arnold Rd. with his son John Jr., at the time of his death, on May 20, 1941. Both John & Emma are buried at the Glendale cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
1941 Obit for:
Mrs Ida George Daniels, 42, of 2627 Prospect road, will be at 3:30 p.m. today in Hamilton's Funeral home. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery. Mrs. Daniels died Sunday at her home following a 2 year illness. She is survived by her husband, Ely A. Daniels, one daughter, Jean; her father John W. George, two brothers, John W. George Jr. and August E. George, all of D.M., 3 sisters, Mrs Nell Morgan, also of Des Moines, Mrs L. N. Jones, Kansas City, Mo, and Mrs Andre Lambert, Los Angeles, Cal.
Issue of John W. and Emma George - b. Des Moines, Iowa
A. Andra; b. Dec. 1883 Missouri - m. ----------- Lambert - li LA, CA, 1941
+557. I. August E. b. Aug. 13, 1893 d. April 12, 1975; Las Vegas, NV
+558. II. Eveline b. Jan. 1896 m. Leslie N. Jones - li Kansas City, MO. 1941
+559. III. Ida b. March 1898 m., Polk co. Iowa, Ely A. Daniels
+560. IV. John W. b. April 1, 1900 m. 1st., Jenson; 2nd., --------- Deckerman - Chicago, Illinois
561. V. Nellie b. 1903 m., Polk co. Iowa, --------- Morgan, li Des Moines, 1941.
(Fountain
3, William 2, William 1)4 231. Edward ‘Edwin’ George
b. 1875, Des Moines (Altoona?), Iowa. m. January 21, 1895, Minnie Mae Ferguson, b. 1879, dau. of Newton J. Ferguson & Mary E. Morgan. Date of license Jan. 12, 1895 Affidavit made by N. J. Ferguson groom Edwin H. George resides Des Moines laborer age 22 first marriage born Des Moines father Fountain George mother Corinthia Enos
Bride Minne M. Ferguson resides Des Moines 16 yrs old, cauc, first marriage, born Karnivall, Iowa - father Newton Ferguson, mother Mollie Morgan, witnesses; A Ferguson and Mollie Ferguson. Married Jan 21 1895, by J J Moore JP.In the 1915 census of Des Moines, Edwin is listed as single and is living with his brother Elmer. Minnie Mae George is listed in the 1925 directory as widow of Edwin George but there is no listing for him in the cemetery, Glendale or others owned by the city of Des Moines.
Minnie Mae George, d. January 15, 1967. Their daughter Ruth George, d. August 15, 1970. Both are buried at Laural Hill cemetery (south of the present fairgrounds) in east Des Moines.
Informent: Hugh Gallagher, 1901 E. 9th, Des Moines, Iowa 50320
Hugh Newton Gallagher, b. Feb.4, 1904 & d. Feb. 11, 1988, Des Moines, Iowa buried Laural Hill cemetery. The son of Jessie Belle Ferguson,{sister of Minnie George) b. 1883 & Huge Gallagher
Huge may have deserted Jessie & the baby as she later m. Frank Harrison Campbell in c1910 & had two children:
CAMPBELL} *Rose Ruth Evelyn, b. Jan. 20., 1915 & Madeline Beatrice Wanda, b. May 31, 1925
Issue of Edwin and Minnie George
562. I. Ruth b. 1900 d. Aug. 15, 1970 n/m
From *Rose, via Bob Gallagher, in his letter of October 28, 1991:
"Ruth George was a beautiful blond haired girl who was employed for many years with the Holly & Son, a book binding co. in Des Moines. Minnie & Ruth lived together all their lives. Ruth had many suitors for her hand in the early days but would not marry because she would have to care for her mother."
*Rose also said; "We [Furguson] are a direct descendant of Danil Boone!!" -
Editors note: MORGAN & BOONE families intermarried; Daniel Boone was the son of Squire Boone & Sarah Morgan, dau. of Edward Morgan, an early settler of the Welsh Colony of Gwynedd in Berks co. Pennsylvania.
(Fountain
3, William 2, William 1)4 233. Eva George
Eva was living at 310 W so 4th, Des Moines, Iowa, in 1895. No marriage record found.- n f i -
(Abel
3, William 2, William 1)4 235. Stephen ‘Steve’ E. George
b. November 2, 1872, Marion co. Iowa. m. Lena Averlla McCombs, b. 1878, Mahaska co., Iowa.
Steve was killed, April 24, 1926, at Van Meter, Iowa, where he was working at the clay pit of the Pratt Pressed Brick & Tile Company. Lena George d. in 1960.
Following from the front page of the Adel Newspaper, Dallas co. News - Wednesday, April 28, 1926.
WORKMAN KILLED AT VAN METER
Steve George of DeSoto Lost Life in a Dirt Slide at Brick and Tile Company Pit -
Steve George, a man about fifty years of age, whose home is at DeSoto, Iowa was instantly killed Saturday morning at the clay pit of the Pratt Pressed Brick & Tile Company, in Van Meter. He was buried under a slide of clay and was dead when dug out by the other workmen.
George was foreman of the pit and with two other men, Clarence Bainter and Russell Johnson, was preparing to load a horse drawn car with clay for the plant. The car had been backed up to the bank and George was between it and the dirt. With out warning a mass of clay broke loose and he was caught against the car and buried. The impact threw him against the car and his skull was fractured.
Coroner C. E. Powers was called but after making an investigation, decided that an inquest was not necessary. George was well known in DeSoto and Van Meter. He is survived by his wife and several children. Funeral services were held at DeSoto Monday.
Issue of Stephen and Lena George
+563. I. William Douglas b. Aug. 30,1897 d. 1983
+564. II. James Elsworth b. 1900 d. 1970 m. Lillian Mae Hughlett
+565. III. Mary Hazel b. 1903 d. m. James Read
+566. IV. Nancy Fern b. 1905 d. m. Erwin H. Paullin
+567. V. Dora Jane b. 1909 d. Feb. 19, 1984 m. Rexford Ball
+568. VI. Irene Bernice b. April 12, 1911 d. 1954
+569. VII. Emma Adeline b. Aug. 17, 1915 d. 1985
+570. VIII. Leonard Myron b. 1918 d. 1983 m. Doris -----------
(Abel
3, William 2, William 1)4 238. Eliza Ann George
b. March 5, 1882, Pella, Marion co., Iowa. m. in 1900, Orange Delbert Rusher, b. July 3, 1879, Fairfield, Wayne co., Indiana, the son of *Benjamin Frankin, (b. October 2/6, 1859, IN) & Letitia Ann (Colbert) Rusher, (b. October 2, 1860, Burnt Prairie, White co., Illinois).
*Benjamin F. Rusher d. Oct. 29, 1932 & Lucita A. Rusher d. June 10, 1930 in Des Moines, Iowa.
The family lived on a farm north of Pella, Iowa. In 1907 Eliza & Delbert’s family home was destroyed by fire and they lost all of their belongings, which included all of the family pictures. Eliza had gone to Sully, Iowa with Eva, who was just a baby, to visit her uncle, James W. George, and it was while she was gone that the home burnt down.
Dolly Mae, the oldest daughter was only three years old at the time, said she remembers that fire vividly
"Uncle Stoner carried me out to the manger in the barn wrapped in a blanket and Dad carried Ray who was nearly five. All we had was what we had on and I know mother often said she felt so bad about loosing all her pictures."
>After the fire the family moved into Pella, Iowa and Del went to South Dakota to stake a claim. As soon as he built a two room tar-paper shack, Eliza took the three children by train up to the homestead at Belvader, SD. Some time later they moved back to Iowa and lived at 3149 S.E. 14
th St. Des Moines, Iowa.Delbert Rusher d. March 31, 1954 - Eliza Ann d. June 28, 1958.
- Mrs. Rusher Rites Tuesday -
Services for Mrs. Eliza Ann Rusher, 76, of 710 E. Park ave., will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the White-Bumgardner-Mack East Grand Funeral Home. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Rusher d. of a cerebral hemorrhage Saturday at the New Haven Nursing Home. She had been ill for several months.
Born in Marion co., she had been a Des Moines resident 46 years. She was a member of the Indianola Heights Evangelical Free Church.
Surviving are seven daughters; Mrs. Mae Holmes, Mrs. Colleen Swanson, Mrs. Leila Phillips, Mrs. Roberta Brown and Mrs. Darlene Davis, all of Des Moines; Mrs. Eva Wagner of Downey, California and Mrs. Bada Aller of Hammond, Indiana. Two sons; Ray of Chicago, Illinois, and Noel of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Two brothers; Stoner George of Stanhope, Iowa, and Columbus George of Odessa, Texas; 24 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Issue of Eliza Ann and Orange Delbert Rusher
571. I. Arthur b. Nov. 25, 1900 d. March 9, 1901
+572. II. Ray b. April 10, 1902 d. m. Irene Ogden
+573. III. Dollie Mae b. Dec. 30,1903 m. Clyde Holmes
+574. IV. Eva Irene b. April 24, 1906 m. 2nd., Wagner - d. Aug.25, 1987
+575. V. Colleen b. June 21, 1908 m. 2nd., Carl E. Swanson
+576. VI. Leila b. Aug. 23, 1910 m. ---------- Lewis
+577. VII. Noel b. April 30, 1913 m. Norabelle ‘Billie’ Boyd
+578. VIII. Bada Ann b. Dec. 27, 1915 m. Frank C. Aller
579. IX. Dean b. Jan. 2, 1918 d. Jan. 21, 1918
+580. X. Roberta Ardelle b. June 27,1919 m. Fred Brown
+581. XI. Norma Darlene b. Aug. 27, 1926 m. 1st., Clifford Abild m. 2nd., ------- Davis
(Abel
3, William 2, William 1)4 240. Henry Stoner George
b. November 1, 1889, near Pella, Marion co., Iowa. m. c1909, Sylvia D. Maudlin, b. 1894, Lynnville, Jasper co., Iowa, the dau. of Elcanah "Al" Maudlin & Arminta "Minnie" Warbleton.
Elcanah & "Minnie" Maudlin m. July 7, 1885, Jasper co., Iowa} Issue; Benjamin "Frank" - Pearl - Sylvia & William.
Elcanah b. Indiana, 1861, son of Benjamin Maudlin and Jane Shepey/Shippy/Shiffer
Minnie Warbleton, b. 1864, Black Hawk co., Iowa, dau. of J. Warbleton & J. Fenderson
1870 census - Lincoln, Black Hawk Co Iowa
John C. Warburton
Minerva (wife) and two children Minnie & Elmira
Eli & Anna (Jones) Maudlin
E.L. Maudelin age 24 Ind parents Benj. Maudelin & Jane Shepey
Minnie Warbleton age 21 born Iowa parents J. Warbelton & S. Fenderson
Elkanth Maudlin age 23 born Ind parents Benj. S. Maudlin & Shippy
Sarah E. Maudlin age 18 born Ind parents B. S. Mauldin & Z. J. Shiffer
Arminta B. Maudlin, b. April 17, 1867 & d. Sept. 15, 1943 - New Sharon cemetery, Mahaska co., Iowa
"Sylvia’s mother used to visit us when I was just a little girl, and I remember we all called her Grandma Maudlin.
She smoked a pipe, which of course I thought was very strange" - Coleen Brown -12-11-94
Benjamin Frank MAUDLIN, age 84, d. Sept. 3, 1971. He was b. Sept. 20, 1886 at Lynnville, Jasper co., Iowa, the son of Elcanah & Arminta Warblelton Maudlin. Benjamin m. Feb. 24, 1909, Pella, Gertrude Ver Dught.
Survived by; one son, Ralph of 603 S. Main, New Sharon, IA 50207. Three grandchildren & seven g. grandchildren and one sister Mrs. Pearl Van Baalen of Oregon and one brother William of Ottumwa.
When Sylvia was a young woman she went to Susannah’s home to help with house work and it was in this way that she first met Stoner. - Sometime in 1914, after their marriage, the family moved to Stratford, Hamilton co., Iowa. After Sylvia’s death, Stoner m. 2nd., Julia ---------. Stoner d. December 14, 1967 at Stratford, Iowa, burial was in the New Sharon cemetery, Mahaska co., Iowa.
- Obit. from Webster City’s - The Freeman Journal - Dec. 15, 1967 - page 1 -
- George Services Will Be Held At New Sharon -
STRATFORD - Henry Stoner George, 78, Stratford resident for over 50 years, and a retired brick mason, died Thursday forenoon, at the Boone County Hospital after a short illness...
Survivors include his wife, Julia; one daughter, Mrs. Dave Louks, Englewood, Colorado and two sons Floyd of Englewood, Colo. and Gene of Webster City; three grandsons; one grandaughter; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, C. C. George of Odessa, Texas; one sister, Mrs. Tom Grinde of Des Moines. He was born in Marion co. and received his education there. Burial was in the New Sharon cemetery.
Issue of H. Stoner and Sylvia George - b. Pella, Iowa
+582. I. Faye E. b. 1910, Pella, Iowa m. 1st., Virgil Young - m. 2nd., D. W. Louks
+583. II. Floyd Thomas b. Sept. 13, 1912, Pella, Iowa
584. III. male b. & d. Aug. 18. 1922, Webster City, Boone Twp., age 1.5 hours - buried Graceland cemetery, Webster City, Iowa
585. IV. Willard Eugene b. May 2, 1930, Webster City, Iowa (R)
(Abel
3, William 2, William 1)4 241. Christopher Columbus George
b. August 4, 1893, Pella, Marion co., Iowa. Served in the US. Army during World War I as a Army Cook in Europe/France. m. Mrs. Opal Mae (Link) Seltzer, b. Maxwell, Story co., Iowa, in 1897. Opal had a son, George Seltzer, from her first marriage. The family lived for some years at Pella but Opal had problem with asthma so the family decided to leave Iowa for a dryer climate. Chris was a auto mechanic and thought he could find work in the southern states. In 1938 the family started out to go south and thought of going to California. The family did not have money to finish such a journey so Chris would stop along the way to inquire about work. Running low on funds Chris made a stop in Midland, Texas and asked if he could park his trailer in the city limits. He was told that Midland had a law against parking a trailer in the city. By this time Chris was really in need of work to be able to continue his trip so he moved on, to the next town, which was Odessa, Texas. Here things were much better, he was offered a job at the Willys Garage as well as a lot to park his trailer just a few blocks from the garage. The trip to California was postponed indefinite and the family settled into their new home town of Odessa. Chris continued to work as a auto mechanic working for various garages and learn to work on diesel motors as well as oil field equipment. Chris and Opel lived out there lives in Odessa and are both buried in the Odessa cemetery. Opel d. in 1958 and Chris d. in 1978.
Opel’s son, George
Seltzer, was 20 years old when his folks left Iowa so he stayed back, and has been a ‘Iowa farmer’ all his life.George Seltzer d. at Nevada, Story co., Iowa in November of 1994, age 77.
Issue of Christopher and Opel George
586. I. Thomas Dudley b. April 16, 1929 Des Moines, Iowa
+587. II. Dolores Rose b. Dec. 19, 1937 Odessa, Texas
+588. III. Christopher Doyle b. Feb. 9, 1939 Odessa, Texas
(Abel
3, William 2, William 1)4 242. Thomas P. George
b. November 15, 1897, Marion co., Iowa. d. June 15, 1912, at age 14 of lockjaw.
Knoxville Express - June 26, 1912
Pella Chronicle: - Thomas George, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe George of Dayton, Iowa, died at his home in that place on Saturday, June 15, after a short illness caused by an abcess on the brain. The deceased was fourteen years of age. The remains were brought to Pella, Monday evening. The funeral services took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dell Rusher, in this city, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Porterville cemetery.
(Marion
3, William 2, William 1)4 244. William Sloan George
b. July 17, 1889, Kirkwood, Warren co., Illinois. m. January 29, 1918, Louise Alice Lewis, of Abingdon, Illinois. William & Louise were divorced on October 27, 1936, in Warren co., Illinois. Louise & their son went to live with her parents in Abingdon. William had sold the family farm he inherited from his parents, and started a gas and oil business in Kirkwood, Illinois. In a short time William sold out his interest in the oil business and moved to Ft. Madison, Iowa. There he may have remarried and ran a tavern. Will George d. in Ft. Madison, Iowa, April 8, 1964 and was buried in the Biggsville cemetery, next to his mother, in a unmarked grave.
Louise and son, Marion Lewis moved to Los Angeles, California and was living there when she d., September 18, 1979. Her body was given to UCLA for research.
Issue of William and Louise George
+589. I. Marion Lewis b. Aug. 24, 1925
(Mary Adiline
3, William 2, William 1)4 245. Emmett Eugene Washburn
b. May 29, 1873, near Pella, Marion co., Iowa. Migrated to Hepler, Crawford co., Kansas with his father and stepmother but did not go to live with them when they removed to Arkansas. m. 1901, Oklahoma, Cora Caroline Rockwood, b. January 13, 1873, Pittsburg, Kansas, d. November 26, 1963, Denver, Colorado
Emmitt died January 10, 1950 in Denver, Colorado. Burial: January 13, 1950, Crown Hill Cemetary, Denver, Jefferson Co., CO
Chas. R. WASHBURN GSon S Male W 5M IA IL IA
Lulter C ROCKWOOD Self M Male W 50 KS Farmer --- ---
Elizabeth J Wife M Female W 43 IL Keeping House GA IL John W ROCKWOOD Son S Male W 20 TX Laborer --- ---
Martin L C ROCKWOOD Son S Male W 17 I T Farm Laborer --- ---
Cora C ROCKWOOD Dau S Female W 7 KS --- IL
Mary E ROCKWOOD DauL M Female W 18 IL At Home IL IL
Alonzo ROCKWOOD GSon S Male W 3 KS --- IL
Ernest W WINTERS SSon S Male W 14 KS Helps On Farm --- IL
Issue of Emmet and Cora Washburn
588. I. Dorothy Ellen b. Dec. 11, 1904, Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas d. October 22, 1964, Denver, Colorado
590. II. Elsie Elizabeth b. May 14, 1903, Kansas d. February 9, 1992, Denver, Colorado m.November 2, 1929, Longmont, Colorado, General Marion Knight b. July 28, 1899, Athens, Henderson, Texas d. February 16, 1971, Denver, Colorado
591. III. Syliva Jane b. November 2, 1906, Omaha, Nebraska d. November 13, 2001, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co., Colorado
592. IV. Lena Belle b. June 27, 1913, Nebraska m. ----------- Moore
593. V. Edgar Adelbert b. March 21, 1911, Nebraska d. July 20, 1995, Bartlesville, OK
End 4th Gen. #6. William S. George