POWESHIEK PIONEER.
Mrs. Eliza Crist Passed Away at Carthage, Mo., Aged 92 Years.
CAME TO THIS COUNTY ABOUT 51 YEARS AGO.
At that time she was Mrs. Jacob Gwin – and was Mother of Mrs. M. E. Sears of Chester.
One of the early settlers of Poweshiek county passed away when Mrs. Eliza Crist died February 15 at her home in Carthage, Mo. Mrs. Crist was the mother of Mrs. M. E. Sears, of Chester, who attended the funeral and remained for a visit in Carthage, returning to her home last Saturday.
Mrs. Crist was Eliza Comstock, and was born in Holmes County, Ohio, September 17, 1829. In girlhood she united with the United Brethren church. When 20 years old she married Jacob Gwin and came to Iowa with him about 1851. They bought a farm on the state road between Malcom and Brooklyn and made their home there for many years. Five children were born to this marriage, two of whom survive..
Being left a widow Mrs. Gwin later married William Koester. Four children were born to this union, of whom three survive. During the Civil war Mr. Koester was a soldier in the Union army and while he was absent his wife and her son, George H. Gwin carried on the work of the farm and kept the home fires burning. With some of the money received while in service Mr. Koester purchased for her a piece of silk which she kept and which furnished the material for her burial robe.
After the death of Mr. Koester, his widow was marriage again to John H. Crist. To this union two children were born.
About thirty years ago the family moved to a farm near Carthage, Mo., and eleven years ago, when Mrs. Crist's health failed, they moved into that town. During the last years of her life Mrs. Crist made her home in Carthage with her son, John A. Koester. The other children are George H. Gwin of Des Moines, Mrs. Sarah Posten, of Shambaugh, Iowa, Mrs. Alice M. Sears of Chester, and Mrs. Mary M. Clifton of Carthage. She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Underhill of Beloit, Kas., Mrs. Mary Brown of Avilla, Mo., and Mrs. Maria Tappenden of California.
During the latter years Mrs. Crist was a member of the Friends church. She was aged 92 years and 5 months.
Obituary submitted to the local paper in Grinnell, Iowa about one month after Eliza's death.
Grinnell Herald Register.
Friday, March 17, 1922.
Eliza Comstock.
Eliza Comstock, was born September 17, 1830 to Lyman (William) Comstock and Harriet Ball. In 1830, Lyman Comstock was living in Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York. Somewhere after 1844, the family moved to Ohio where Eliza married Jacob R. Gwin, son of Thomas Gwin and Laviny (Lavinia) O'Dell. He was born in 1825 in Wayne County, Ohio. This marriage took place on December 31, 1848 in Coshocton County, Ohio..
By 1850 the couple, Eliza and Jacob were living in Killbuck, Holmes. While Eliza's obituary indicates that by 1856, the couple had immigrated to Bear Creek (Brooklyn), Poweshiek County, Iowa. They had three living children by 1856 – Lavinia "Jane" born about 1851 (census records indicate that she was born in Iowa); George H. born in September 1854 in Iowa; and Sarah E. who was born February 9, 1856, also in Iowa. By the summer of 1859, Eliza was expecting her 5th child by Jacob; however tragedy struck the family twice. Jacob died on July 26, 1859 and was buried in Brooklyn, Iowa and then their son, Lyman was born and died on October 15, 1859. He was buried near his father in Brooklyn, Iowa.
The 1860 Census indicates that Eliza was maintaining the farm near Malcom, Iowa. The value of the property was $1,080 and her personal property was valued at $440.
Eliza married Martin Koester on August 26, 1861 in Poweshiek County, Iowa. He was born August 6, 1824 in Holstein, Denmark. No other background information has been found on Martin Koester. They had 3 living children: John A. who was born November 29, 1861; and Mary Maria who was born October 27, 1866 after Martin returned from the Civil War. Records indicate that they had one additional child, but gender and date of birth is unknown. By December 1869, Eliza and Martin were divorced.
Eliza then met and married John Crist. He was the son of Isaiah Crist and Eliza Ann Fisher and was born about 1843 in Herkimer, New York. The couple remained in Poweshiek County for several years and by 1880 the couple had moved to Richland Township, Jasper County, Iowa. They had two children, but only one survived – Laura C, who was born April 12, 1876. The couple remained in Iowa until at least 1885 (living once again in Poweshiek County at the time of this census) and it is believed sometime after 1890, they moved to Reeds Springs, Taney County, Missouri, where John passed on January 19, 1900.
By the time the census was completed in 1900, Eliza's records indicated that she had had eleven children, and five were living – George, Sarah, John, Alice, and Mary Maria. She was continuing to farm and owned her land..
Civil War Pension records indicate that she remarried on December 1909 to Samuel M. Humphrey in Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri. National Archives Civil War Pension records document that Eliza did marry Samuel Humphrey in December 1909; however, within a few months, Eliza found that he had lied to her about his previous residence history and in fact he had been in an "insane hospital". when she wrote to the bank in St.Joseph where he had indicated he had money, she found that he had also not been truthful about his bank account either. Census records do not indicate she took his name or lived with him according to the 1910 census. By the end of 1910 they were divorced in Jasper County, Missouri.
It is believed about this time, it is believed that she lived with her son John in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri where she passed in February 15, 1922. She was buried in an unmarked grave in Oak Hill Cemetery in Carthage, Missouri.
Mrs. Eliza Crist Passed Away at Carthage, Mo., Aged 92 Years.
CAME TO THIS COUNTY ABOUT 51 YEARS AGO.
At that time she was Mrs. Jacob Gwin – and was Mother of Mrs. M. E. Sears of Chester.
One of the early settlers of Poweshiek county passed away when Mrs. Eliza Crist died February 15 at her home in Carthage, Mo. Mrs. Crist was the mother of Mrs. M. E. Sears, of Chester, who attended the funeral and remained for a visit in Carthage, returning to her home last Saturday.
Mrs. Crist was Eliza Comstock, and was born in Holmes County, Ohio, September 17, 1829. In girlhood she united with the United Brethren church. When 20 years old she married Jacob Gwin and came to Iowa with him about 1851. They bought a farm on the state road between Malcom and Brooklyn and made their home there for many years. Five children were born to this marriage, two of whom survive..
Being left a widow Mrs. Gwin later married William Koester. Four children were born to this union, of whom three survive. During the Civil war Mr. Koester was a soldier in the Union army and while he was absent his wife and her son, George H. Gwin carried on the work of the farm and kept the home fires burning. With some of the money received while in service Mr. Koester purchased for her a piece of silk which she kept and which furnished the material for her burial robe.
After the death of Mr. Koester, his widow was marriage again to John H. Crist. To this union two children were born.
About thirty years ago the family moved to a farm near Carthage, Mo., and eleven years ago, when Mrs. Crist's health failed, they moved into that town. During the last years of her life Mrs. Crist made her home in Carthage with her son, John A. Koester. The other children are George H. Gwin of Des Moines, Mrs. Sarah Posten, of Shambaugh, Iowa, Mrs. Alice M. Sears of Chester, and Mrs. Mary M. Clifton of Carthage. She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Underhill of Beloit, Kas., Mrs. Mary Brown of Avilla, Mo., and Mrs. Maria Tappenden of California.
During the latter years Mrs. Crist was a member of the Friends church. She was aged 92 years and 5 months.
Obituary submitted to the local paper in Grinnell, Iowa about one month after Eliza's death.
Grinnell Herald Register.
Friday, March 17, 1922.
Eliza Comstock.
Eliza Comstock, was born September 17, 1830 to Lyman (William) Comstock and Harriet Ball. In 1830, Lyman Comstock was living in Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York. Somewhere after 1844, the family moved to Ohio where Eliza married Jacob R. Gwin, son of Thomas Gwin and Laviny (Lavinia) O'Dell. He was born in 1825 in Wayne County, Ohio. This marriage took place on December 31, 1848 in Coshocton County, Ohio..
By 1850 the couple, Eliza and Jacob were living in Killbuck, Holmes. While Eliza's obituary indicates that by 1856, the couple had immigrated to Bear Creek (Brooklyn), Poweshiek County, Iowa. They had three living children by 1856 – Lavinia "Jane" born about 1851 (census records indicate that she was born in Iowa); George H. born in September 1854 in Iowa; and Sarah E. who was born February 9, 1856, also in Iowa. By the summer of 1859, Eliza was expecting her 5th child by Jacob; however tragedy struck the family twice. Jacob died on July 26, 1859 and was buried in Brooklyn, Iowa and then their son, Lyman was born and died on October 15, 1859. He was buried near his father in Brooklyn, Iowa.
The 1860 Census indicates that Eliza was maintaining the farm near Malcom, Iowa. The value of the property was $1,080 and her personal property was valued at $440.
Eliza married Martin Koester on August 26, 1861 in Poweshiek County, Iowa. He was born August 6, 1824 in Holstein, Denmark. No other background information has been found on Martin Koester. They had 3 living children: John A. who was born November 29, 1861; and Mary Maria who was born October 27, 1866 after Martin returned from the Civil War. Records indicate that they had one additional child, but gender and date of birth is unknown. By December 1869, Eliza and Martin were divorced.
Eliza then met and married John Crist. He was the son of Isaiah Crist and Eliza Ann Fisher and was born about 1843 in Herkimer, New York. The couple remained in Poweshiek County for several years and by 1880 the couple had moved to Richland Township, Jasper County, Iowa. They had two children, but only one survived – Laura C, who was born April 12, 1876. The couple remained in Iowa until at least 1885 (living once again in Poweshiek County at the time of this census) and it is believed sometime after 1890, they moved to Reeds Springs, Taney County, Missouri, where John passed on January 19, 1900.
By the time the census was completed in 1900, Eliza's records indicated that she had had eleven children, and five were living – George, Sarah, John, Alice, and Mary Maria. She was continuing to farm and owned her land..
Civil War Pension records indicate that she remarried on December 1909 to Samuel M. Humphrey in Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri. National Archives Civil War Pension records document that Eliza did marry Samuel Humphrey in December 1909; however, within a few months, Eliza found that he had lied to her about his previous residence history and in fact he had been in an "insane hospital". when she wrote to the bank in St.Joseph where he had indicated he had money, she found that he had also not been truthful about his bank account either. Census records do not indicate she took his name or lived with him according to the 1910 census. By the end of 1910 they were divorced in Jasper County, Missouri.
It is believed about this time, it is believed that she lived with her son John in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri where she passed in February 15, 1922. She was buried in an unmarked grave in Oak Hill Cemetery in Carthage, Missouri.
POWESHIEK PIONEER.
Mrs. Eliza Crist Passed Away at Carthage, Mo., Aged 92 Years.
CAME TO THIS COUNTY ABOUT 51 YEARS AGO.
At that time she was Mrs. Jacob Gwin – and was Mother of Mrs. M. E. Sears of Chester.
One of the early settlers of Poweshiek county passed away when Mrs. Eliza Crist died February 15 at her home in Carthage, Mo. Mrs. Crist was the mother of Mrs. M. E. Sears, of Chester, who attended the funeral and remained for a visit in Carthage, returning to her home last Saturday.
Mrs. Crist was Eliza Comstock, and was born in Holmes County, Ohio, September 17, 1829. In girlhood she united with the United Brethren church. When 20 years old she married Jacob Gwin and came to Iowa with him about 1851. They bought a farm on the state road between Malcom and Brooklyn and made their home there for many years. Five children were born to this marriage, two of whom survive..
Being left a widow Mrs. Gwin later married William Koester. Four children were born to this union, of whom three survive. During the Civil war Mr. Koester was a soldier in the Union army and while he was absent his wife and her son, George H. Gwin carried on the work of the farm and kept the home fires burning. With some of the money received while in service Mr. Koester purchased for her a piece of silk which she kept and which furnished the material for her burial robe.
After the death of Mr. Koester, his widow was marriage again to John H. Crist. To this union two children were born.
About thirty years ago the family moved to a farm near Carthage, Mo., and eleven years ago, when Mrs. Crist's health failed, they moved into that town. During the last years of her life Mrs. Crist made her home in Carthage with her son, John A. Koester. The other children are George H. Gwin of Des Moines, Mrs. Sarah Posten, of Shambaugh, Iowa, Mrs. Alice M. Sears of Chester, and Mrs. Mary M. Clifton of Carthage. She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Underhill of Beloit, Kas., Mrs. Mary Brown of Avilla, Mo., and Mrs. Maria Tappenden of California.
During the latter years Mrs. Crist was a member of the Friends church. She was aged 92 years and 5 months.
Obituary submitted to the local paper in Grinnell, Iowa about one month after Eliza's death.
Grinnell Herald Register.
Friday, March 17, 1922.
Eliza Comstock.
Eliza Comstock, was born September 17, 1830 to Lyman (William) Comstock and Harriet Ball. In 1830, Lyman Comstock was living in Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York. Somewhere after 1844, the family moved to Ohio where Eliza married Jacob R. Gwin, son of Thomas Gwin and Laviny (Lavinia) O'Dell. He was born in 1825 in Wayne County, Ohio. This marriage took place on December 31, 1848 in Coshocton County, Ohio..
By 1850 the couple, Eliza and Jacob were living in Killbuck, Holmes. While Eliza's obituary indicates that by 1856, the couple had immigrated to Bear Creek (Brooklyn), Poweshiek County, Iowa. They had three living children by 1856 – Lavinia "Jane" born about 1851 (census records indicate that she was born in Iowa); George H. born in September 1854 in Iowa; and Sarah E. who was born February 9, 1856, also in Iowa. By the summer of 1859, Eliza was expecting her 5th child by Jacob; however tragedy struck the family twice. Jacob died on July 26, 1859 and was buried in Brooklyn, Iowa and then their son, Lyman was born and died on October 15, 1859. He was buried near his father in Brooklyn, Iowa.
The 1860 Census indicates that Eliza was maintaining the farm near Malcom, Iowa. The value of the property was $1,080 and her personal property was valued at $440.
Eliza married Martin Koester on August 26, 1861 in Poweshiek County, Iowa. He was born August 6, 1824 in Holstein, Denmark. No other background information has been found on Martin Koester. They had 3 living children: John A. who was born November 29, 1861; and Mary Maria who was born October 27, 1866 after Martin returned from the Civil War. Records indicate that they had one additional child, but gender and date of birth is unknown. By December 1869, Eliza and Martin were divorced.
Eliza then met and married John Crist. He was the son of Isaiah Crist and Eliza Ann Fisher and was born about 1843 in Herkimer, New York. The couple remained in Poweshiek County for several years and by 1880 the couple had moved to Richland Township, Jasper County, Iowa. They had two children, but only one survived – Laura C, who was born April 12, 1876. The couple remained in Iowa until at least 1885 (living once again in Poweshiek County at the time of this census) and it is believed sometime after 1890, they moved to Reeds Springs, Taney County, Missouri, where John passed on January 19, 1900.
By the time the census was completed in 1900, Eliza's records indicated that she had had eleven children, and five were living – George, Sarah, John, Alice, and Mary Maria. She was continuing to farm and owned her land..
Civil War Pension records indicate that she remarried on December 1909 to Samuel M. Humphrey in Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri. National Archives Civil War Pension records document that Eliza did marry Samuel Humphrey in December 1909; however, within a few months, Eliza found that he had lied to her about his previous residence history and in fact he had been in an "insane hospital". when she wrote to the bank in St.Joseph where he had indicated he had money, she found that he had also not been truthful about his bank account either. Census records do not indicate she took his name or lived with him according to the 1910 census. By the end of 1910 they were divorced in Jasper County, Missouri.
It is believed about this time, it is believed that she lived with her son John in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri where she passed in February 15, 1922. She was buried in an unmarked grave in Oak Hill Cemetery in Carthage, Missouri.
Mrs. Eliza Crist Passed Away at Carthage, Mo., Aged 92 Years.
CAME TO THIS COUNTY ABOUT 51 YEARS AGO.
At that time she was Mrs. Jacob Gwin – and was Mother of Mrs. M. E. Sears of Chester.
One of the early settlers of Poweshiek county passed away when Mrs. Eliza Crist died February 15 at her home in Carthage, Mo. Mrs. Crist was the mother of Mrs. M. E. Sears, of Chester, who attended the funeral and remained for a visit in Carthage, returning to her home last Saturday.
Mrs. Crist was Eliza Comstock, and was born in Holmes County, Ohio, September 17, 1829. In girlhood she united with the United Brethren church. When 20 years old she married Jacob Gwin and came to Iowa with him about 1851. They bought a farm on the state road between Malcom and Brooklyn and made their home there for many years. Five children were born to this marriage, two of whom survive..
Being left a widow Mrs. Gwin later married William Koester. Four children were born to this union, of whom three survive. During the Civil war Mr. Koester was a soldier in the Union army and while he was absent his wife and her son, George H. Gwin carried on the work of the farm and kept the home fires burning. With some of the money received while in service Mr. Koester purchased for her a piece of silk which she kept and which furnished the material for her burial robe.
After the death of Mr. Koester, his widow was marriage again to John H. Crist. To this union two children were born.
About thirty years ago the family moved to a farm near Carthage, Mo., and eleven years ago, when Mrs. Crist's health failed, they moved into that town. During the last years of her life Mrs. Crist made her home in Carthage with her son, John A. Koester. The other children are George H. Gwin of Des Moines, Mrs. Sarah Posten, of Shambaugh, Iowa, Mrs. Alice M. Sears of Chester, and Mrs. Mary M. Clifton of Carthage. She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Underhill of Beloit, Kas., Mrs. Mary Brown of Avilla, Mo., and Mrs. Maria Tappenden of California.
During the latter years Mrs. Crist was a member of the Friends church. She was aged 92 years and 5 months.
Obituary submitted to the local paper in Grinnell, Iowa about one month after Eliza's death.
Grinnell Herald Register.
Friday, March 17, 1922.
Eliza Comstock.
Eliza Comstock, was born September 17, 1830 to Lyman (William) Comstock and Harriet Ball. In 1830, Lyman Comstock was living in Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York. Somewhere after 1844, the family moved to Ohio where Eliza married Jacob R. Gwin, son of Thomas Gwin and Laviny (Lavinia) O'Dell. He was born in 1825 in Wayne County, Ohio. This marriage took place on December 31, 1848 in Coshocton County, Ohio..
By 1850 the couple, Eliza and Jacob were living in Killbuck, Holmes. While Eliza's obituary indicates that by 1856, the couple had immigrated to Bear Creek (Brooklyn), Poweshiek County, Iowa. They had three living children by 1856 – Lavinia "Jane" born about 1851 (census records indicate that she was born in Iowa); George H. born in September 1854 in Iowa; and Sarah E. who was born February 9, 1856, also in Iowa. By the summer of 1859, Eliza was expecting her 5th child by Jacob; however tragedy struck the family twice. Jacob died on July 26, 1859 and was buried in Brooklyn, Iowa and then their son, Lyman was born and died on October 15, 1859. He was buried near his father in Brooklyn, Iowa.
The 1860 Census indicates that Eliza was maintaining the farm near Malcom, Iowa. The value of the property was $1,080 and her personal property was valued at $440.
Eliza married Martin Koester on August 26, 1861 in Poweshiek County, Iowa. He was born August 6, 1824 in Holstein, Denmark. No other background information has been found on Martin Koester. They had 3 living children: John A. who was born November 29, 1861; and Mary Maria who was born October 27, 1866 after Martin returned from the Civil War. Records indicate that they had one additional child, but gender and date of birth is unknown. By December 1869, Eliza and Martin were divorced.
Eliza then met and married John Crist. He was the son of Isaiah Crist and Eliza Ann Fisher and was born about 1843 in Herkimer, New York. The couple remained in Poweshiek County for several years and by 1880 the couple had moved to Richland Township, Jasper County, Iowa. They had two children, but only one survived – Laura C, who was born April 12, 1876. The couple remained in Iowa until at least 1885 (living once again in Poweshiek County at the time of this census) and it is believed sometime after 1890, they moved to Reeds Springs, Taney County, Missouri, where John passed on January 19, 1900.
By the time the census was completed in 1900, Eliza's records indicated that she had had eleven children, and five were living – George, Sarah, John, Alice, and Mary Maria. She was continuing to farm and owned her land..
Civil War Pension records indicate that she remarried on December 1909 to Samuel M. Humphrey in Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri. National Archives Civil War Pension records document that Eliza did marry Samuel Humphrey in December 1909; however, within a few months, Eliza found that he had lied to her about his previous residence history and in fact he had been in an "insane hospital". when she wrote to the bank in St.Joseph where he had indicated he had money, she found that he had also not been truthful about his bank account either. Census records do not indicate she took his name or lived with him according to the 1910 census. By the end of 1910 they were divorced in Jasper County, Missouri.
It is believed about this time, it is believed that she lived with her son John in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri where she passed in February 15, 1922. She was buried in an unmarked grave in Oak Hill Cemetery in Carthage, Missouri.
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