Ancestors of Patricia Kutz Stoll

16. Gustave Adolph KUTZ, son of Christian KUTZ Sr. and Regine BERKOW, was born about 1821 in Brandenberg, Prussia, Germany and died before 1880 in MI.

General Notes: Birthplace is based on info that Harper provided in 1880 census.
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Found on Internet 9/2005

Christian Kutz Jr was born between 1833 and 1838. He was living in St. Peters, Nicolet Co., MN after 1849. He died before 1943 He was buried in ________________ Cemetery, _______________ , __. Parents: Christian Kutz and Regine Berkow.
Spouse: ?_____? ?_sp. kutz, christian jr_?. Christian Kutz Jr and ?_____? ?_sp. kutz, christian jr_? were married after 1848. Children were: Rosettie Kutz, Harper Kutz, Adolph Kutz, Chris Kutz.
(-Info from the Giegler database. According to F. Giegler, this info came from a lady that had done extensive research, including visiting and researching in Roddelin, Germany.)
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Wilhemina "Minnie" Rosenberg Kutz is found on the 1880 Census in Kasota, MN, as Minnie Sindar, wife of Andrew Sindar, with children Harper and Rosetta living with them.
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2007
Information obtained from descendants of Wilhemine and her daughter Rosette. as follows:

Wilamena (know as Minnie) Christine Rosenberg was married to Gustave or Adolph Kutz (my grandmother wasn't quite sure which it was). They came from Redelene, Germany in 1859 with 4 sons. They had Rosette and Harper in Lyvona, Michigan. Joseph, and Edward grandma remembered and said they had 4 in Germany. So the other 2 in St. Peter area were Adolph and Herman, and both born in Germany so I think these were the other 2. They could of stayed in Michigan, but I don't think so. The family came to the St. Peter area in 1872 AFTER Gustave (or Adolph) committed suicide by hanging. In those days if you were a horse thief they hung you. A horse got stolen in Lyvona and he was accused. He was innocent, but even though his accusers couldn't believe he could do it (that is why they didn't hang him)-- they harrassed him until he couldn't stand it anymore. When he hung himself, the real horse thief came forward and said he was really sorry he let Gustave take the blame, and that they could hang the real horse thief if they wanted. To get away from the BAD memories the family came to Minnesota. Minnie remarried Andrew Sinder. It is reported that they are both buried in Woodlawn cemetery.
Rosetta's obituary says daughter of: Gustave and Minnie Kutz and it also does say she was born in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Gustave married Wilamena Christine "Minnie" ROSENBERG. Wilamena was born about 1830 in Rodelin, Brandenberg, Prussia, Germany and died pos 26 Apr 1929 in St. Louis, MN about age 99. Another name for Wilamena was Wilhelmina ROSENBERG.

i. Albert Adolf Robert KUTZ (born on 18 Oct 1858 in Templin, Brandenburg, Prussia)

ii. Joseph KUTZ (born in May 1856 in Prussia, Germany - died poss 17 Apr 1937 in Nicollet, MN)

iii. Edward Wilhelm Donner KUTZ (born in Oct 1858 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI)

iv. Rosetta Amelia KUTZ (born on 18 Dec 1860 in Ann Arbor, Michigan - died on 12 Jun 1945 in Le Sueuer Co, MN)

17. Wilamena Christine "Minnie" ROSENBERG was born about 1830 in Rodelin, Brandenberg, Prussia, Germany and died pos 26 Apr 1929 in St. Louis, MN about age 99. Another name for Wilamena was Wilhelmina ROSENBERG.

Death Notes: Unconfirmed. Found one Wilhemina Kutz in Minnesota Historical Society Death Index with this date and location....no birth date, no mother's maiden name.

General Notes: Birthplace from 1880 census where it is shown the "Minnie" Sindar, born Prussia, has a son, Harper and daughter, Rosa living in same household. Husband Andrew Sindar is their stepfather.
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In 2006, for a short time I thought is was possible that Harper Kutz's mother's name was Caroline Wilhemine Berkow Kutz, after getting information from someone that the father's name was Christian Kutz. Caroline Wilhemine applied for emigration at the same time as Christian, from the same place (Roddelin), so appear to be husband and wife.

In 2007, after being contacted by decendants of Harper Kutz's sister, Rosette, and learning that they had the same (and more) information that I had possessed for years, that Wilhemine Rosenberg is the correct name of Harper and Rosette Kutz's mother, I reinstated her into her proper position in our line. Rosette's obituary also states that her father's name was Gustav Kutz, although their family lore also attributed him with the first name of Adolf. Possibly, he may have had both names?? Minnie came to Leseur, MN, with her children in 1872. It is assumed that this was after the death of Gustave, in Michigan.

At this point (early 2007), have been unable to find any supporting documentation of these names in German Emigration Records, ship passenger lists or on any censuses, which may because this information is either lost forever, or simply not transcribed yet into online records.

Wilamena married Gustave Adolph KUTZ. Gustave was born about 1821 in Brandenberg, Prussia, Germany and died before 1880 in MI.

Wilamena next married Andrew George SINDER. Andrew was born on 4 Oct 1835 in Prussia, Germany and died on 17 Oct 1897 in Nicollet, MN at age 62.

General Notes: Wilhemina "Minnie", must have been widowed early and remarried. On the 1880 Census we find the following from the LeSeur, MN area census:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Andrew SINDAR Self M Male W 43 PRU Farmer PRU PRU
Minnie SINDAR Wife M Female W 48 PRU Keeping House PRU PRU
Rosa KUTZ SDau S Female W 19 MI At Home PRU PRU
Harper KUTZ SSon S Male W 17 MI Works On Farm PRU PRU

Birth Notes: Birth estimated from 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland Twnshp, LeSeuer, MN

General Notes: Found on the Census for Cleveland Township, LeSueur, MN, it states that Christian was a farmer in 1860.

Christian married Elizabeth KRAMER on an unknown date in Illinois. Elizabeth was born about 1821 in Switzerland.

General Notes: Possibly Rose Haney's parents
U.S. Federal Census 1860
Elizabeth Haney
Age in 1860: 39
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birthplace: Switzerland
Home in 1860: Montgomery, Le Sueur, Minnesota
(Microfilm of Census says this group of names is actually Cleveland Township, Le Sueur)
Gender: Female
Post Office: Shieldsville Rice Co
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Christian Haney 44
Elizabeth Haney 39

On a different page of the Census, we find the children of the above. It appears that they started the Cleveland Township names in the middle of the Montgomery Township page, per the note above. The House and Families Visited numbers confirm this and that the below group of names belongs with the above two names.
1860 United States Federal Census
about Eliza Haney
Name: Eliza Haney
Age in 1860: 20
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Switzerland
Home in 1860: Cleveland, Le Sueur, Minnesota
Gender: Female
Post Office: Cleveland
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Eliza Haney 20
Christian Haney 19
Mary Haney 17
Ann Haney 14
Margaret Haney 12
Rudolph Haney 10
Rosina Haney 5 (Note: Microfilm image says Rosina born in IL)
Barbara Haney 3
Samuel Haney 2

It is possible that Elizabeth's maiden name was not Kramer, as reported by family lore, but that Kramer was her name for a marriage after Haney. She is found on the 1800 Census with son, Samuel, below. However, she may have given her maiden name to the census taker, for whatever reason. Have found no records of her married to a last name Kramer.

There is also a son, Frederick living with them, and this may be the Frederick that family lore reported was son of Rosa Haney Dietz (incorrectly).

1880 United States Federal Census
about Elizabeth Kramer
Name: Elizabeth Kramer
Home in 1880: Cleveland, Le Sueur, Minnesota
Age: 65
Estimated birth year: abt 1815
Birthplace: Swi
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Father's birthplace: Swi
Mother's birthplace: Swi
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Keeping House
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Female
Idiotic or insane: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Kramer 65 - Head
Samuel Haney 21 - Son
Frederick Haney 18 - Son
Mary Haney 13 - Grandaughter

Elizabeth married Christian HANEY on an unknown date in Illinois. Christian was born about 1816 in Switzerland.

General Notes: LDS database shows definite connection to Joseph Christianson.

From a query on rootsweb:
I am looking for a man named Christian IFWARSSON, or a variation on that spelling. According to our family bible, he was born on (yes they use that pronoun) Kringlehed in 1821. He was specifically listed as a boatsman. Since no one else in the bible is listed by their occupation, it seems significant. I have looked high and low in Sweden, Norway and Denmark for aKringlehed and found none. So now I am wondering if Kringlehed is a boat. Kringlehed means round moor in Swedish. The rest of the family comes from the west coast of Sweden, north of Gothenburg (Goteborg), and if it is a boat it probably sailed out of Lyse (which is a small fishing village everyone else is from) or Gothenburg (a much more substantial port further south). The next nearest sizable port is Kristinastad (now known as Oslo). Any help on boat listings or on Christian IFWARSSON would be helpful.

Christian married Britta LOFWISSA on 28 Feb 1856 in Kringlehed, , Sweden. Britta was born in Sweden.

Britta married Christian IFWARSON on 28 Feb 1856 in Kringlehed, , Sweden. Christian was born on 3 Apr 1820 in Kringlehed, Harestad, Goteborg Och Bohus, Sweden.^⁹

22. Johan Bernhard JOHNSON, son of Johannes LARSSON and Britta Lovisa FORSBERG, was born on 27 Sep 1846 in Hammar, Harestad, Goteborg Och Bohus, Sweden ^¹⁰ and died on 21 Apr 1934 in Vancourver, BC, Canada at age 87. Another name for Johan was JOHANSSON.

General Notes: Took the name of Johnson on arriving in New Westminster, B.C. Canada in 1889. Arrived 7 years before his wife, Paulina Justina.

Johan married Paulina Justina MATTIASSON on 26 Jan 1868 in Karl Johan, Goteborg, Goteborg Bohus, Sweden. Paulina was born on 10 Jun 1846 in Bro, Goteborg och Bohus, Sweden ^¹¹ and died on 2 Nov 1934 in Vancourver, BC, Canada at age 88. Other names for Paulina were Justina Paulina, and OLSSON.

ii. Bror Hilmer JOHNSON (born in 1885 in Karl Johan, Goteborg, Goteborg Och Bohus, Sweden - died on 8 Aug 1964 in Van Buren County, Iowa)

iii. John Oscar JOHNSON (born in 1871 in Sweden - died on 4 Jun 1954 in Vancourver, BC, Canada)

23. Paulina Justina MATTIASSON, daughter of Matisse OLSSON and Greta PERSSON, was born on 10 Jun 1846 in Bro, Goteborg och Bohus, Sweden ^¹¹ and died on 2 Nov 1934 in Vancourver, BC, Canada at age 88. Other names for Paulina were Justina Paulina, and OLSSON.

General Notes: Our family records (Family History of Justina Paulina Johansson) shows her name as Justina Paulina Olsson (maiden). The LDS databases, however, show her name as Paulina Justina Mattiasson, and that includes the Vital Records Index from Sweden.

Paulina Justina emigrated from Sweden to Vancouver, B.C. in 1896, with son, Bror Hilmer.

Paulina married Johan Bernhard JOHNSON on 26 Jan 1868 in Karl Johan, Goteborg, Goteborg Bohus, Sweden. Johan was born on 27 Sep 1846 in Hammar, Harestad, Goteborg Och Bohus, Sweden ^¹⁰ and died on 21 Apr 1934 in Vancourver, BC, Canada at age 87. Another name for Johan was JOHANSSON.

General Notes: Alternate birth year listed on census is 1841

From 1880 Census
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
G. HEINISCH Self M Male W 39 PRU Farmer PRU BAV
Margaret HEINISCH Wife M Female W 41 BAV Keeping H BAV BAV
Leo HEINISCH Son S Male W 14 OH PRUS BAV
Gustav HEINISCH Son S Male W 10 OH PRU BAV
Christ HEINISCH Son S Male W 9 OH PRU BAV
Hubert HEINISCH Son S Male W 8 OH PRU BAV
Frederick HEINISCH Son S Male W 7 OH PRU BAV
John HEINISCH Son S Male W 3 OH PRU BAV
Tressa HEINISCH Other S Female W 4M OH PRU BAV
Census Place Duchouquet, Auglaize, Ohio, 1880

Gustav served in the Civil War as a Private in Company J of the 28 Ohio Infantry. He served for just over one year and suffered an injury that affected him the remainder of his life.

Posted on Rootsweb by Reinhard Heinisch in 2001:
I am Austrian and teach at the University of Pittsburgh, PA/ My dad's name is Gerhard Heinisch. His father, my grandfather and his brothers were from Ostrau/Ostrava in what used to be Oberschlesien (upper Silesia, today the border between the Czech Republic and Poland), I once visited the family grave there and we still have some connections to the region. I know that my grandfather, who died in 1989 at the age of 97 was from a family with 8 children. I only met three of two of his brothers, Gustav and Wilhlem. I am curious to find out more about the Heinisch's from Oberschlesien in the US.
All members of our part of the Heinisch's from Oberschlesien live today in Austria.

• Military Service: Served in the Civil War. Injuries sustained from the War caused him to spend his last years in a wheel chair.

Gustav married Margaret DENZLER about 1860 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Margaret was born in 1841 in Weimersheim, Bavaria, Germany and died in 1936 in Wapakoneta, Auglaize Co., OH at age 95.

iv. Christian HEINISCH (born on 25 Nov 1871 in Auglaize Co., OH - died in Oct 1953 in San Antonio, TX)

vii. Frederick or Frederich HEINISCH (born 1872 or 1873 in Auglaize Co., OH)

25. Margaret DENZLER, daughter of Jacob DENZLER and Unknown, was born in 1841 in Weimersheim, Bavaria, Germany and died in 1936 in Wapakoneta, Auglaize Co., OH at age 95.

• Immigration: Immigrated to the United States with parents., 1843, Baltimore. After arriving in Baltimore, after a 3 month sea trip, the family went to Cincinnati, Ohio.

Margaret married Gustav A.G. HEINISCH about 1860 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Gustav was born in 1837 in Prussia, Germany and died in 1904 in Wapakoneta, Auglaize Co., OH at age 67.

26. Silas JAGGER, son of Zenas JAGGER and Cynthia COE, was born on 5 Oct 1832 in Indiana and died on 2 Mar 1899 in Kellerton, Ringgold Co., IA at age 66. Ancestral File Number: 4R5J-VW.

Silas married Mary Lucinda FARRIER, daughter of George Baxter FARRIER and Rebecca CHANCE, on 27 Dec 1856 in Washington County, Iowa.¹² Mary was born on 15 Feb 1826 ^¹² and died on 15 Oct 1859 in Washington County, Iowa ^¹² at age 33.

i. Zenas Nathaniel JAGGER (born on 11 Aug 1857 in Washington County, Iowa - died on 17 Sep 1867 in Washington County, Iowa)

ii. Mary Ellen JAGGER (born on 26 Nov 1858 in Washington County, Iowa - died on 16 May 1939 in Lamoni, IA)

Silas next married Eleanor "Ellen" BROWN on 23 Sep 1859 in Washington County, Iowa.¹³ Eleanor was born on 5 Feb 1840 in Fletcher, Miami Co., OH ^¹³ and died on 16 Jun 1903 in Poe Township, Ringgold Co., IA ^¹³ at age 63. Another name for Eleanor was Ellen BROWN.

ii. Laura Alice JAGGER (born on 14 May 1862 in Poe Township, Ringgold Co., IA - died on 14 Oct 1938 in Topeka, Shawnee, KS)

iii. Emma Kay JAGGER (born on 15 Sep 1863 in Poe Township, Ringgold Co., IA - died on 14 Apr 1935 in Lomoni, Decatur Co., IA)

iv. Kizziah Delarah JAGGER (born on 4 Apr 1865 in Poe Township, Ringgold Co., IA - died on 12 Oct 1938)

v. Anna JAGGER (born on 22 Sep 1866 in Poe Township, Ringgold Co., IA - died on 22 Dec 1951)

vi. Etta J. JAGGER (born on 18 Jan 1868 in Ringgold Co., IA - died on 2 Feb 1940 in Ringgold Co., IA)

vii. Joseph JAGGER (born on 29 Aug 1869 in Poe Township, Ringgold Co., IA - died on 5 Aug 1870 in Poe Township, Ringgold Co., IA)

viii. John T. Jaggers JAGGER (born on 1 Aug 1871 in Poe Township, Ringgold Co., IA - died on 13 Sep 1872 in Poe Township, Ringgold Co., IA)

ix. Jonathan JAGGER (born on 1 Aug 1871 in Poe Township, Ringgold Co., IA - died on 11 Nov 1871 in Poe Township, Ringgold Co., IA)

xi. Nora May JAGGER (born on 13 Mar 1877 in Ringgold Co., IA - died on 22 Jul 1880 in Ringgold Co., IA)

xii. William N. JAGGER (born on 11 Mar 1879 in Poe Township, Ringgold Co., IA - died on 7 Aug 1880 in Poe Township, Ringgold Co., IA)

27. Eleanor "Ellen" BROWN, daughter of Joseph BROWN Sr. and Hester ELDRIDGE, was born on 5 Feb 1840 in Fletcher, Miami Co., OH ^¹³ and died on 16 Jun 1903 in Poe Township, Ringgold Co., IA ^¹³ at age 63. Another name for Eleanor was Ellen BROWN.

General Notes: Although there are records from the C of LDS that show the person Silas was married to was Ellen Eldridge, and shows the children they had together, there are also LDS records that show a Silas Jagger married an Eleanor Brown, but the dates and location are different (this Silas's Uncle?).

Our branch of the family has handed down the information that Ellen was Ellen Eldridge, who had been married for a short time to someone by the last name of Brown, before she married Silas Jagger. This would be in accordance with the information on the LDS Family Search website, that I think may be in error.

The below information, from Frank Meyers is based on his personal family records of someone within their family who kept track of the marriage of Eleanor to Silas Jagger and tracked the children, as well. It is obvious that they claim Ellen Jagger as their own Eleanor Brown and Eleanor's half sister had kept track of the marriage and children with Silas Jagger.

I believe that the record that shows Silas married Ellen Eldridge is due to an error in recording the marriage. The maiden name of Ellen Brown's mother was Eldridge. It is possible that, in recording the marriage information, that somehow Ellen's mother's maiden name was supplied, instead of her own, or put in the wrong spot on a form, and was thus transcribed into the CJC LDS records.

Because of the very excellent documentation that Frank Meyers provides, I am keeping her as Ellen Brown, in my records of the family, contrary to what I have been told by some of our family. I believe that the (mis)information that my other family members have is in error and can be traced to the CJC LDS records, which are probably in error.
May 2006
Patti Stoll

NARRATIVE: ELEANOR (BROWN) JAGGER
by Frank Meyers

The premature death of Hester (Brown) Eldridge, her mother, during 1850 and the subsequent moves of her husband, Joseph, almost guaranteed that his children and their descendants would not form a compact, cohesive family.

Jessie Frances (Brown) Miller, Eleanor's half-sister and my grandmother, was some 35 years younger, for example, and according to the late Verna Brown, Jessie's niece, saw Eleanor only once, during a two-week visit to Ringgold County that probably occurred prior to the turn of the 20th century (Conversation between Verna Brown and Frank D. Myers, 1 July 1972, Riggs Nursing Home, Chariton, Iowa).

Jessie seems to have remained in contact with the family, however, and acquired enough information about the Jaggers to provide a fairly complete accounting of them in her notes concerning the Brown family.

Eleanor was born 5 February ,1840, according to Jessie's notes. The inscription on Eleanor's tombstone in Oakland Cemetery, Section 23, Poe Township, Ringgold County, Iowa, reads, "Mrs. Ellen Jagger, died June 16, 1903, aged 63 years, 4 months, 11 days." Calculations based upon that information produce a birth date of 5 February 1840, affirming the accuracy of Jessie's information. Her birth probably occurred in the home that Joseph had constructed on his father's land near Fletcher in Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, soon after his 1836 marriage to Hester.

Eleanor was the third child and first daughter born to Hester and Joseph and had older brothers, William Wilson and Jonathan Edward Brown.

The mortality schedule attached to the 1850 federal census of Miami County, Ohio, states that Hester Brown died during May of 1850 of consumption at the age of 34. Eleanor would have celebrated her 10th birthday just two months earlier.

Following Hester's death, several of the children apparently were sent to live with other families - some of whom may have been relatives - elsewhere in the general neighborhood. Eleanor, whose age was given as 9, was living in the Lost Creek Township home of Solomon and Nancy Littleton on 10 August, when the 1850 census-taker called there. The relationship of the Littleton/Williamson family to Eleanor, if any, isn't known. The census entry reads as follows:

1850 Census, Lost Creek Township, Miami County, Ohio
Page 54, Nos. 718/718, Enumerated 10 August

Solomon Littleton, 42, M, farming, born Tennessee
Nancy Littleton, 48, F, born North Carolina
James Williamson, 20, M, farming, born Tennessee, attended school within the year
Samuel Williamson, 12, M, born New York
Eleanor Brown, 9, F, born Iowa (sic), attended school within the year

Although Joseph allowed his daughter, Lydia, to be raised by relatives, his intention seems always to have been to keep the remainder of the family as intact as possible. Not long after Hester's death, perhaps during 1853, Joseph and his older children - William Wilson, Jonathan Edward and Eleanor - removed from Ohio and settled on a farm in Franklin Township, Washington County, in east central Iowa.

When the 1856 census of Iowa was taken, the enumerator asked how long each member of each household had lived in Iowa. Household No. 50/52 in Franklin Township included Joseph and six of his children. Joseph, William, Jonathan and Elearnor responded that they had lived in Iowa for three years. Archibald S., Mary E. and Lucinda had lived in Iowa for "O" years, indicating that they probably joined their father and siblings in Iowa during that special census year.

Joseph Brown's brother, Archibald S. Brown Sr., provided a snapshot of the Joseph Brown family in a letter written in Washington County during March of 1854 to his brother, John M. Brown, living at the old home in Ohio. Because the letter also discussed family financial transactions, it has survived in the Miami County, Ohio, probate file (No. 4080) of the men's father, William Brown.

"Josephs are all well," Archibald wrote. "Johnathan is going to school yet. William has been hauling rails for his Father. Eleanor is at work at Mr. Vincents at 75 cts. per weak."

As the reunited Brown family was getting settled in Iowa, a young man named Silas Jagger was beginning a new life in Indiana. Vigo County marriage records (Book 1, Page 376) show that he married Mary Kizer there on 3 July 1856.

(It should be noted here that another source states that the name of Silas's first wife was Mary Lucinda Fairier, and that may be accurate, but no source for that information is noted nor is a marriage date provided. I have linked Silas and Mary Kizer only because of circumstance. There was only one Silas Jagger living in Vigo County, Indiana, during 1850, and this is the only marriage involving a Silas Jagger found in Vigo County records. Caveat emptor!)

Silas, whose father was Zenas Jagger, was born 5 October 1832, according to Jessie (Brown) Miller's notes. Census records alternate between Ohio and Indiana as his state of birth. Ohio seems most likely. The inscription on Silas's tombstone in Oakland Cemetery, Ringgold County, reads "Silas Jagger, died March 2, 1899, aged 66 years, 4 months, 27 days." Calculations based on that information produce a birth date of 6 October 1832, rather than 5 October, but 5 October seems to have been the date acknowledge by his immediate family, from whom Jessie would have acquired her information.

When the 1850 census of Vigo County was taken, Silas was living with his father and four younger siblings in Harrison Township. That census entry reads as follows:

1850 Census, Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana
Page 221A, Enumerated 28 August 1850, Nos. 101/103

Jagger, Zenas, 41, M, shopkeeper, born New Jersey
Jagger, Silas, 18, M, farmer, born Indiana, pauper
Jagger, George, 15, M, laborer, born Ohio, pauper
Jagger, Sarah, 14, F, born Ohio
Jagger, Cynthia, 8, F, born Indiana
Jagger, Franklin, 4, M, born Indiana

Silas and Mary apparently moved from Indiana to Washington County not long after their marriage, since census records show that both of their children were born in Iowa. Those children were, according to Grandmother's notes, Zenas Nathaniel, born 29 April 1856, and Mary Ellen, born Nov. 26, 1858. Census and other records suggest that Zenas actually was born during 1857, however.

Mary must have died soon after Mary Ellen's birth, since just a little more than a year later, on 27 December 1859, Silas married Eleanor, who was then just a few months short of her 20th birthday (Washington County Marriage Record E, Page 125). Silas was 27. No doubt there was a practical aspect to this marriage: Silas needed a mother for his small children. Romantics looking back from 150 years later can hope love was involved, too; and the fact the couple went on to have 12 children of their own could be seen as an affirmation.

The newlyweds settled on a farm in Brighton Township, Washington County, where they were living when the 1860 federal census-taker visited on 18 June. The family consisted of Silas and Eleanor, Zenas Nathaniel and Mary Ellen, Silas's brother, Franklin, and Eleanor's little sister, Lucinda.

Joseph Brown had returned to Ohio for a long visit during 1860, and so it seems likely that Lucinda was a guest in the Jagger home rather than a permanent member of the family. Lucinda died about 1865, however, and so very little is known about the circumstances of her life.
Franklin seems to have been a permanent family member and later accompanied Silas and Eleanor to their permanent home in Ringgold County.

The 1860 census entry reads as follows:

1860 Census, Brighton Township, Washington County, Iowa
Page 183, Nos. 303/392, Enumerated 18 June

Silas Jagger, 25 (sic), M, farmer, personal property valued at $475, born Ohio, married within the year
Ella Jagger, 20, F, born Ohio, married within the year
Nathaniel Jagger, 3, M, born Iowa
Mary Jagger, 1, F, born Iowa
Franklin Jagger, 15, M, born Indiana
Lucinda Brown, 11, F, born Iowa, attended school within the year

Silas and Eleanor apparently moved from Washington County southwest to Ringgold County, located in south central Iowa just north of the Missouri border, soon after their marriage. The obitutary of their granddaughter, Marietta (Heinisch) Williams/Brown, published in the Mount Ayr Record-News on 14 December 2000, states that she was born during 1908 "on the old Jagger home farm, a few miles south and west of Kellerton, Iowa, in Ringgold County. Her grandfather, Silas Jagger, had purchased this farm in 1861."

A 1944 history of Kellerton contains an article about the Jagger family that states that Silas and Eleanor farmed in Washington County "until about the year 1862, when they came to Ringgold county, and located on a farm in Section 25, Poe township, about two miles northwest of Salem church, which was their home the rest of their lives." Although the article is badly flawed and contains much misinformation, there is no particular reason to doubt the accuracy of this statement. (Perkins, H.E., "Early Days of New Chicago and Kellerton, Ringgold County, Iowa, & Family Histories of Many of Their Citizens," Volume 1, Indianola: 1944, typescript, Page 139)

The Jagger farm was located in a wooded, hilly area several miles southwest of the town of Kellerton and about the same distance southeast of the county seat, Mount Ayr.

Silas and Eleanor had seven children in quick succession between 1860 and 1870, all except the eldest most likely born in Ringgold County: Silas Manson, born 17 December 1860; Laura Alice, born 14 May 1862; Emma, born 15 September 1863; Keziah, born 4 April 1865; Anna, born 22 September 1866; Etta, born 18 January 1868; and Joseph, born 29 August 1869. All dates of birth here are from Jessie (Brown) Miller's notes.

Silas's son, Zenas Nathaniel, died 17 September 1867, aged 11 years, 4 months and 18 days, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Poe Township, sometimes also known as Saltzman Cemetery, which would become the family burying place. Sadly, all but one of the Jagger sons, as well as a daughter, joined Zenas there during the next few years.

When the 1870 federal census was taken, Silas, Ellen and their children were living in Mount Ayr Township, Ringgold County, and the family was enumerated as follows:

1870 Census, Mount Ayr Township, Ringgold County, Iowa
Nos. 100/101, Page 499, Enumerated 9 June

Jagger, Silas, 35, M, W, farmer, real estate $500, personal property $400, born Indiana
Jagger, Ellen, 30, F, W, keeping house, born Ohio
Jagger, Mary E., 11, F, W, attending school, born Iowa, attended school within the year
Jagger, Silas M., 9, F, W, attending school, born Iowa, attended school within the year
Jagger, Laura A., 8, F, W, attending school, born Iowa, attended school within the year
Jagger, Emma, 6, F, W, attending school, born Iowa, attended school within the year
Jagger, Keziah, 5, F, W, attending school, born Iowa, attended school within the year
Jagger, Annie, 3, F, W, born Iowa
Jagger, Etta Jane, 2, F, W, born Iowa
Jagger, Joseph, 9/12, F, W, born Iowa

The baby, Joseph, died two months lateer, on 5 August 1870, just days short of his first birthday, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery. A year later, on 1 August 1871, Silas and Eleanor became the parents of twin sons, Jonathan A. and John T. Jonathan died three months later, on 11 November 1871; and John T. died the following fall, on 16 September 1872.

Josephine, who would live long and prosper, was born on 22 March 1873, but Nora May, born 13 March 1877, and William, born 11 March 1879, would not survive. Nora died 22 July 1880, age 3; and William, 7 August 1880, age 1.

With William's 1879 birth, the Jagger family was complete. Of the 12 children, seven reached adulthood: Silas Manson, Laura Alice, Emma, Keziah, Anna, Etta and Josephine. Five died: Joseph, Jonathan A., John T. Nora May and William.

When the 1880 census of Poe Township was taken, the Jagger household included 12 people: Silas, age 47; Ellen, age 40; Mary E., age 20; Silas, age 18; Laura A., age 17; Emma, age 16; Keziah, age 14; Anna, age 12; Etta J., age 10; Josephine, age 6; Nora M., age 3; and William N., age 2. Silas, who seemed to alternate birth state every census year, said he was born in Ohio this time around.

Nora M. and William N. died not long after the 1880 census was taken. After that, Silas and Eleanor apparently lived out their lives quietly on their farm in Poe Township.

Silas died there on the 2nd of March, 1899, age 66, and was buried near his deceased children in Oakland Cemetery.

Daughter Josephine married Gustav Heinisch during July of that year, and they moved in with Eleanor. The Poe Township household consisteed of Gustav, Josephine and Eleanor when the 1900 census was taken.

Three years later, on the 16th of June 1903, Eleanor died at age 63. She was buried beside Silas and near her babies in Oakland Cemetery.

- Frank D. Myers

Additional notes by Patti Stoll
To support the assertion that Eleanor and Ellen were one in the same, below is an entry in the census for Washington County IA, 1860 as follows:
303 292 Jagger Silas 25 M . Farmer . 475 Ohio
303 292 Jagger Ella 20 F . . . . "
303 292 Jagger Nathaniel 3 M . . . . Iowa
303 292 Jagger Mary 1 F . . . . "
303 292 Jagger Franklin 15 M . . . . Ind
303 292 Brown Lucinda 11 F . . . . Ohio

Here, she was referred to as Ella, another name that has been used interchangeably with Ellen and Eleanor, as a nickname.

Eleanor married Silas JAGGER on 23 Sep 1859 in Washington County, Iowa.¹³ Silas was born on 5 Oct 1832 in Indiana and died on 2 Mar 1899 in Kellerton, Ringgold Co., IA at age 66.

28. Edward Probert WILLIAMS, son of Edward WILLIAMS and Sarah PROBERT, was born on 30 Jul 1854 in Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales ^{¹⁴ ¹⁵} and died poss. 1943 in Poss. Moscow, Idaho at age 89.

General Notes: The 1861 Wales Census, with a very young Edward and his father, Edward. Previous to this, his mother's name-of-record, according to family documents, was Louisa Hathaway Probert. It turns out, however, that her name is Sarah.
1861 Wales Census

Name: Edward Williams
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relation: Son
Father's name: Edward
Mother's name: Sarah
Gender: Male
Where born: Lanelly, Breconshire, Wales
Civil Parish or Township: Llanelly
County/Island: Breconshire
Country: Wales

Registration district: Crickhowell
Sub-registration district: Llanelly
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 160
Household Members: Name Age
Ann Williams 8
Edward Williams 46
Edward Williams 6
Eliza Williams 10
Mary Williams 20
Price Williams 13
Sarah Williams 49
Sarah Williams 18

The 1881 Wales Census shows a young Edward and Mary residing in Wales:
1881 Wales Census
about Edward Williams
Name: Edward Williams
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales

Civil Parish: Mynyddyslwyn
County/Island: Monmouthshire
Country: Wales
Condition as to marriage: Married
Occupation: Moulder
Registration district: Newport
Sub-registration district: Mynyddyslwyn
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Ester Broad 33
Alfred D. Williams
Edward Williams 26
Harriet L. Williams 2
Mary Williams 25
Sarah A. Williams 4

Edward and Mary lived in England just prior to emigrating to the U.S. in 1891. This census shows Edward's occupation is an Iron Molder and Ester Broad (who is single) is a Dressmaker.

The 1891 England Census:
Name: Edward Williams
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales

Civil Parish: St Werburgh
Ecclesiastical parish: St Chad
Town: Derby
County/Island: Derbyshire
Country: England
Registration district: Derby
Sub-registration district: Derby
ED, institution, or vessel: 40

Household Members: Name Age
Esther Broad 41
Alfred E Williams 10
Edward Williams 36
Mary Williams 35

The 1900 Federal Census finds Edward and Mary living in Benton Harbor, MI, with their youngest children:
Name: Edward Williams
Home in 1900: Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Wales
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Mary
Race: White
Occupation: View Image
Immigration Year: 1891
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Edward Williams 45
Mary Williams 44
Charles B Williams 8
Raymond H Williams 5
Burton L Williams 2

This census supports Marjorie Heinisch Freeman's family report that Edward was a clergyman in different locations after immigrating to the U.S. in 1891.

Speculative
In 1909, there is a ships passenger manifest (the Coronia) that includes an Edward P. Williams, Minister, arriving from Liverpool. Nationality is listed as USA/Wales. No destination is listed, and last known residence is "Broad Head". Could this have been Edward Probert returning from a trip to Wales? Have searched for a geographical town by the name of Broad Head and find none. Would this have something to do with his wife's maiden name of Broad, such as a names house in Wales, or even his own household in the U.S?

The 1910 U.S. Federal Census finds Edward and family in Harrison, Kossuth, Iowa. On this census, he is listed as E.P. Willand or Williams. The names of the children are the same, though. It appears first wife, Mary, must have passed on between 1900 and 1910, because we find a new wife, Anna and half brother Frank has arrived.
E P Willand
[E P Williams]
Age in 1910: 55
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Wales
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Wales
Mother's Birth Place: Wales
Spouse's name: Anna
Home in 1910: Harrison, Kossuth, Iowa
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1891
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
E P Willand 55
Anna Willand 41
Charles S Willand 18
Raymond H Willand 15
Bertrand I Willand 12
Frank P Willand 1 6/12 (shows born Wisconsin)

Note: Edward's occupation on this census is Minister
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August 8, 1914, there is an Edward Probert Williams on the ship's manifest of the S.S. Laconia, from Liverpool to New York. The birthdate is correct and his home address is listed as Denison, IA.

• Immigration: Into the U.S., 3 Dec 1891, Portland, ME. Arrived with wife, Mary and their three children, Alfred Edward, Sarah Anne and Harriet

Edward married Mary BROAD about 1880-1881 in Wales. Mary was born on 4 Jan 1856 in Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire, Wales and died on an unknown date.

ii. Sarah Anne WILLIAMS (born 20 Aug Circa 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales)

iv. Charles Spurgeon WILLIAMS (born on 10 Feb 1892 in Glencoe, MN - died on 26 Jun 1950 in Hennepin Co., MN)

v. Raymond Henry Probert WILLIAMS (born on 28 Feb 1895 in Brownsdale, MN - died on 22 Aug 1980 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN)

Edward next married Anna UNKNOWN MAIDEN 2ND WIFE OF EDWARD PROBERT WILLIAMS. Anna was born about 1869 in New York.

29. Mary BROAD, daughter of Thomas BROAD and Louisa, was born on 4 Jan 1856 in Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire, Wales and died on an unknown date.

General Notes: The 1861 Census shows Mary Broad as a young girl living with her family, including her sister, Esther.
1861 Wales Census
about Mary Broad
Name: Mary Broad
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: Thomas
Mother's name: Lousia
Gender: Female
Where born: Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Civil Parish or Township: Mynyddyslwyn
Ecclesiastical parish: Penmain
County/Island: Monmouthshire
Country: Wales

Registration district: Newport
Sub-registration district: Mynyddyslwyn
ED, institution, or vessel: 6

Household schedule number: 101
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Broad 16
Ester Broad 13
George Broad 10
Harriet A Broad 10
James Broad 7
John Broad 19
Lousia Broad 46
Mary Broad 4
Thomas Broad 52
Tom Broad 24
Francis Rate 60 (This person was a traveller staying over)

In 1891, Mary and Edward are found living in Derby, England, with son, Alfred Edward and Mary's sister(?) Esther Broad.

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Edward
Gender: Female
Where born: Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Civil Parish: St Werburgh
Ecclesiastical parish: St Chad
Town: Derby
County/Island: Derbyshire
Country: England

Household Members: Name Age
Esther Broad 41
Alfred E Williams 10
Edward Williams 36
Mary Williams 35

• Immigration: Immigration to United States, 1891, Portland, ME. Arrived with husband and sister, Esther ? and Esther's three children.

Mary married Edward Probert WILLIAMS from about 1880 to 1881 in Wales. Edward was born on 30 Jul 1854 in Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales ^{¹⁴ ¹⁵} and died poss. 1943 in Poss. Moscow, Idaho at age 89.

General Notes: From the 1880 Census, showing Elias had already moved from New York to IL and was farming. Shows son, Edson and daughter Lina.

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Elias HOLLAND Self M Male W 28 NY Farmer NY NY
Rebecca HOLLAND Wife M Female W 22 MD Keeping House MD MD
Edson N. HOLLAND Other S Male W 2 IL --- ---
Lina HOLLAND Other S Female W 4M IL --- ---

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Source Information:
Census Place York, Carroll, Illinois
Family History Library Film 1254178
NA Film Number T9-0178
Page Number 640A

Though Marjorie Heinisch Freeman's family history states his birth year as 1857, I could find no evidence of that. In both the International Genealogical Index and per the 1880 Census, his birth year works out to be 1851, which means he was 39 when he died.

Elias married Anna Rebecca DUSING on 10 Jan 1877 in Polo, Ogle County, IL. Anna was born in Aug 1858 in Maryland ^¹⁸ and died on 27 Mar 1948 in Thomson Carroll Co. , IL at age 89.

Marriage Notes: US GenWeb Project list this marriage date as 1/1/1877 and lists Rebecca as Anna R. Dusang.

ii. Edson Nelson HOLLAND (born on 25 Nov 1877 in Thomson Carroll Co. , IL - died on 28 Aug 1964 in Thomson Carroll Co. , IL)

iii. Walter Leslie HOLLAND (born on 3 Jan 1883 in Carroll County, IL - died on 16 Aug 1941)

iv. Lina Belle HOLLAND (born on 29 Dec 1879 in Carroll County, IL - died on 30 Aug 1965 in Boise, Ada Co., Idaho)

v. Carlton Byron HOLLAND (born on 18 Jul 1888 in Carroll County, IL - died on 1 Jul 1971 in St. Helens, Columbia Co., OR)

vi. Elva Hattie HOLLAND (born on 9 Sep 1890 in Polo, Carroll County, IL - died on 25 Sep 1892)

31. Anna Rebecca DUSING was born in Aug 1858 in Maryland ^¹⁸ and died on 27 Mar 1948 in Thomson Carroll Co. , IL at age 89.

General Notes: Family records indicate that Rebecca was an orphan and was reared by the Dusings, but not related.

The 1900 census has Elias's wife, Rebecca incorrectly listed as Rachael, but the children and birthdate and POB are correct, so it must be Rebecca. This census also lists her BD as Sep 1858.

From the 1870 Ogle County, IL Census, the following Dusings are listed (note they are all born in MD)
13 15 96 89 Dusing Elias 30 M W Farmer MD
13 16 96 89 Dusing Barbara 44 F W Keeps House MD
13 17 96 89 Dusing Martin S 25 F W Book Agent 1000 MD
13 18 96 89 Dusing William 13 M W MD
13 19 96 89 Dusing Joseph 13 M W MD

Speculation:
Anna Rebecca was a Dusing relative that came to live with them, from MD.

Anna married Elias Harvey HOLLAND on 10 Jan 1877 in Polo, Ogle County, IL. Elias was born on 19 Jul 1851 in Warren, NY ^{¹⁶ ¹⁷} and died on 1 Mar 1890 in PROB Thomson, IL at age 38.

1. Western States Marriage Index, Record of Marriage Kermit Heinisch and Ruth Williams.

3. Helen Kutz, Kutz Family History Document by Helen Kutz (Facts of the Kutz Family History as written down my Helen Kutz around 1965 and later transcribed by her daughter-in-law Marilyn Josephine Kutz.), Marriage date from this document.

4. LDS FamilySearch Website, Several different listings under the Family Search databases, on both names, that match dob.

13. Frank Meyers (The inscription on Eleanor's tombstone in Oakland Cemetery, Section 23, Poe Township, Ringgold County, Iowa, reads as follows: "Mrs. Ellen Jagger, died June 16, 1903, aged 63 years, 4 months, 11 days."
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17. Marjorie Freeman, Family History of Marjorie Williams, Marjorie's Family History record, written in 1970.

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