Schowalter, Edward Henry b. 27 Oct 1861 Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA d. 13 Mar 1929 Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA: Michael and Deborah Hervey's Genealogy

1861 - 1929 (67 years)

Name	Schowalter, Edward Henry [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
Born	27 Oct 1861	Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17]
Gender	Male
Grandma #	814571
Residence	1870	Franklin, Lee, Iowa, USA [11]
	Residence Post Office: Franklin Centre
Residence	1880	Franklin, Lee, Iowa, USA [10]
	Age: 18; Occupation: Works On Farm; AttendedSchool: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 008; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son
Residence	Abt 1897 [6]
Residence	1900	Franklin, Lee, Iowa, USA [4]
Residence	1910	Franklin, Lee, Iowa, USA [3]
Residence	1910	Franklin Twp, Lee, Iowa, USA [8, 18]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence	1920	Keokuk, Iowa, USA [5, 14]
	Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married/Ward 6
Residence	1926	Keokuk, Iowa, USA [15]
Died	13 Mar 1929	Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA [1, 2, 12, 17]
Buried	Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA [16]
	Mennonite Cemetary
Person ID	I2495	My Genealogy
Last Modified	21 Jan 2022

Father	Schowalter, Christian, b. 11 Nov 1828, Assenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany , d. 16 Apr 1907, Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA (Age 78 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Haffner, Rosina, b. 18 May 1836, Evangelisch,Ebertsheim,Pfalz,Bavaria , d. 22 Feb 1917, Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA (Age 80 years)
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Oct 1855	Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA [19, 20, 21, 22]
Documents		1900 United States Federal Census
Family ID	F1799	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Koehn, Elise, b. 11 Nov 1864, Antonovka, Ostrog, Volhynia, Ukraine , d. 27 Apr 1943, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA (Age 78 years)

Married 25 Dec 1886 McPherson, Kansas, USA [9, 23]

Children

	1. Schowalter, Clarence C., b. 28 Sep 1887, Halstead, Harvey, Kansas, USA , d. 27 Mar 1974, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA (Age 86 years) [natural]
	2. Schowalter, Abigail Marie, b. 27 Mar 1890, Halstead, Harvey, Kansas, USA , d. 25 Jan 1957, Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA (Age 66 years) [natural]
	3. Schowalter, Harvey Otto, b. 14 Apr 1896, Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA , d. 10 May 1943, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA (Age 47 years) [natural]
	4. Schowalter, Mabel Ruth, b. 6 Nov 1897, Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA , d. 21 May 1979, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA (Age 81 years) [natural]
	5. Schowalter, Infant Son, b. 18 Jul 1898, Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA , d. 18 Jul 1898, Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA (Age 0 years) [natural]

Documents

Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911 - Elisa Koehn

Last Modified 21 Jan 2022

Family ID F1074 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 27 Oct 1861 - Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA
	Residence - Residence Post Office: Franklin Centre - 1870 - Franklin, Lee, Iowa, USA
	Residence - Age: 18; Occupation: Works On Farm; AttendedSchool: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 008; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son - 1880 - Franklin, Lee, Iowa, USA
	Married - 25 Dec 1886 - McPherson, Kansas, USA
	Residence - 1900 - Franklin, Lee, Iowa, USA
	Residence - 1910 - Franklin, Lee, Iowa, USA
	Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Franklin Twp, Lee, Iowa, USA
	Residence - Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married/Ward 6 - 1920 - Keokuk, Iowa, USA
	Residence - 1926 - Keokuk, Iowa, USA
	Died - 13 Mar 1929 - Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
	Buried - - Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA

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Notes

General Conference Mennonite Church, Christlicher Bundesbote (CBB), 6 Jun 1928 p. 7

Schowalter, Keokuk. -- Edward Henry, Sohn von Prediger Christian und Rosina Schowalter, war geboren 27. Oktober 1861 in der Nähe von Donnellson; Lee Co., Iowa. Im Alter von 15 Jahren wurde er auf sein Bekenntnis getauft und in die Zionsgemeinde bei Donnellson aufgenommen, deren treues Glied er bis zu seinem Tode blieb. Er graduierte von der Denmark Akademie von Denmark,
Iowa, und von der Schule in Wadsworth, Ohio. Im Alter von 19 Jahren wurde er Lehrer in der Schule in Berne, Indiana. Später ging er nach Halstead, Kansas, wo er im Sommer die Gemeindeschule deutsch und im Winter englisch lehrte. Am 25. Dezember verehelichte er sich mit Elise Koehn. Diese Ehe war mit 5 Kindern gesegnet, von denen 4 noch am Leben sind, eins starb Klein.

In 1889 lehrte er die Indianerschule auf der Farm vom Aeltesten Christian Krehbiel. Dann bekam er einen Ruf von seiner Heimatgemeinde, ihre Gemeindeschule zu lehren. Diese Schule hatte bisher sein Vater Christian Schowalter viele Jahre gelehrt. Er nahm 1890 diesen Ruf an und zog in die Nähe von Donnellson. Eine Reihe von Jahren lehrte er die Schule im sommer deutsch und im Winter englisch. 1901 gab er das Lehren auf, um Farmer zu werden. Im Jahre 1919 zog er nach Keokuk, Iowa, wo er bis zu seinem Tode lebte.

Am 24. Dezember 1928 erkrankte er an Influenza und Lungenentzündung und starb am 14 März 1929, im Alter von 67 Jahren. Er hinterläßt seine liebe Frau und 4 Kinder, eine Schwester, 3 Brüder und viele andere Verwandte und Freunde. Er war viele Jahre Lehrer und Superintendent der Sonntagschule, Vorsteher und Schreiber der Gemeinde. Die Leichenfeier fand statt von seinem Heim in Keokuk unter der Leitung von seinem Seelsorger Br. John E. Kaufman, Prediger der Zionsgemeinde, Donnellson, Iowa, unterstützt von Rev.
Bisping von Keokuk. Seine Leiche wird im Gewölbe aufbewahrt, bis die Wege besser werden, dann wird das Begräbnis auf dem Kirchhofe in Donnellson sein.

And here's a rough translation:

Edward Henry, son of Elder Christian and Rosina Schowalter, was born on the 27th of October 1861, in the vicinity of Donnellson, Lee County,Iowa. At the age of 15 years he was baptized up on confession of the faith, and received into the Zion Church in Donnellson, whose faithful member he remained up to his death. He graduated from the Denmark Academyin Denmark, Iowa, and from the school in Wadsworth, Ohio. At the age of19, he became a teacher in the school in Bern e, Indiana. Later he went to Halstead, Kansas where he taught in the community (high?) school German in the summer, and English in the winter.

On the 25th of December he was married to Elise Koehn. This marriage was blessed with 5 children, one of whom died when small, and 4 of whom are yet alive. In 1889, he taught at the India n Training School on the farm of Elder Christian Krehbiel. Then he recieved a call from his home community to teach in the school there, where his father Christian Schowalter had taught many years. He answered this call in 1890, and returned to the Donnellson area. He taught several years, German in the summers, and English in the winters. He left teaching in 1901 to take up farming. In the 1919, he removed to Keokuk, Iowa, where he lived up to his death.

On the 24th of December 1928 he contracted Influenza and Pneumonia, and died on the 14th of Ma rch, 1929, at the age of 67 years. He leaves behind his dear wife and 4 children, a sister , 3 brothers, and many other relatives and friends. He was many years a teacher and superintendant of the Sunday School, and a director and clerk in the community (church records??). The funeral was held in Keokuk (?) under the direction of Brother John E. Kaufman, elder of the Zion Church, Donnellson, Iowa, with the assistance of Rev. Bisping of Keokuk. The body is stored in the vault until the roads improve, when a funeral will be held in the church house at Donnellson.

On the 24th of December 1928 he contracted Influenza and Pneumonia, and died on the 14th of March, 1929, at the age of 67 years. He leaves behind his dear wife and 4 children, a sister, 3 brothers, and many other relatives and friends. He was many years a teacher and superintendant of the Sunday School, and a director and clerk in the community (church records??). The funeral was held in Keokuk (?) under the direction of Brother John E. Kaufman, elder of the Zion Church, Donnellson, Iowa, with the assistans of Rev. Bisping of Keokuk. The body is stored in the vault until the roads improve, when a funeral will be held in the churchhouse at Donnellson.

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1925 Population Census of Iowa
Lee County, book 208
Keokuk city
1 January 1925

Lines 43 & 44
1343 Des Moines

Schowalter, Edward | Husband | M, W, 63 | Married | Owns House, Free of Mortgage; house valued at $4,500, insured for $1500 | Completed grade school; highest grade completed 6th grade | can read and write | place of birth Iowa | Father: Schowalter, Christian; born Germany | Mother: Haffner, Rosa.; Germany | Parents married in Iowa | Religion: Mennonite

Schowalter, Elisa | Wife | F, W, 60 | Married | in the US 39 years; in Iowa 39 years | Completed grade school; highest grade completed 8th grade | can read and write | place of birth Germany | Father: Kohn (possibly Koehn), Benj.; born Germany | Mother: DN (don't know); born Germany | Parents married in Germany | Religion: Mennonite (the actual page has had all dittoes filled in by a person other than the original enumerator; in this case there is a ditto for Elisa's religion on the line below Edward's "Mennonite", but the person who filled in the dittoes wrote Meth for Methodist as all the other "M" religions on the page were Methodist; the ditto marks remain faintly visible underneath the word Meth.).
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