Esther Myra Hertz was born 111 years ago – October 22, 1901 – in Johnson County, Iowa. Esther was the daughter of George Edwin Hertz and Rosa Leuenberger. She married James E. Jolly. Esther and James had one son, Rex Edwin Jolly. Esther died at the age of […]
Rosa Leuenberger and George Edwin Hertz were married 114 years ago – September 28, 1898 – in Johnson County, Iowa. Rosa was the daughter of Jacob Leuenberger and Margarite Streich. George was the son of Henry Hertz and Amelia Florentina Probst. Rosa and George had 2 children: Harold […]
Margarite Streich was born 167 years ago – August 7, 1845 – in Switzerland. She came to the United States and settled in Johnson County, Iowa, where she married Jacob Leuenberger, from Durrenroth, Bern, Switzerland. Margarite and Jacob had 9 children: Rosa, Mary, Ellen, John, Margarite, Lavinia, Will, […]
Luther H. Hertz was born 114 years ago – August 3, 1898 – in Iowa. Luther was the oldest child of Jacob Hertz and Sarah Smyth. He was the grandson of Henry Hertz and Amelia Florentine Probst. I have no record of marriage or children. Luther’s siblings were […]
Margareth Streich and Jacob Leuenberger were married 143 years ago – May 27, 1869 – in Johnson County, Iowa. Both were born in Germany. Margareth and Jacob had 9 children: Rosa, Mary, Ellen, John, Maggie, Lavina, Will, Delvie and Jacob Leuenberger. They are buried in Oakland Cemetery, Solon, […]
This is a rather long read, but I was entranced – and became more so the further I read! I do so love the biographies that I find! I hope you do, too! from Leading Events In Johnson County Iowa History That branch of the Turner family, of […]
Annie Mary Svoboda and Charles Probst were married 133 years ago – May 14, 1879 – in Johnson County, Iowa. Charles was the son of Ludwig Probst and Mary Leser of Saxe-Weimar, Eisenach, Germany. Annie was born in 1858 in Bohemia. Charles and Annie had 4 children: Selena, […]
from The History of Johnson County, Iowa GEORGE FRACKER, was born in 1795, in Boston, Massachusetts, died in Iowa City, October 12, 1880. He was reared in the atmosphere of industry, frugality, and intelligence that characterized so many of the New England homes of nearly a hundred years […]
from the Iowa City, Iowa, newspaper Old Resident Passes Away Advanced Age Brings About Illness that Results in Death of Mrs. Margarite Leuenberger The death of Mrs. Margarite Leuenberger occurred last night at 7:30 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Michel, who resides in East […]
from Johnson County, Iowa – Biographies CHARLES PROBST Among the old settlers of Monroe Township, Johnson County, Charles Probst deserves prominent mention. He has been successful in his farming operations and is well known as a veteran of the Civil War. He was born at Saxe-Weimar, Eisenach, Germany, […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
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