BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Isaac and Mary (De Moss) McCuen Bible in possession of Dennis and Gail Bell Bellevue, Nebraska; Bible gives date of birth as July 5, 1867 then 1866 written over the 7.
BIRTH: Newspaper article on 99th birthday; PELLA CHRONICLE Pella, Iowa Tuesday; July 31, 1962.
PARENTAGE: listed as child of Thomas in Civil War Pension File; Thomas D. DeMoss, General Administration Services; National Archives &Records Branch; Washington D.C.
BIRTH-PARENTAGE: Information provided from Karr family history records of Harrison LeGrand.
PARENTAGE-MARRIED NAME: Obituary of Thomas DeMoss, Newspaper source unknown ( probably Monroe, Iowa) Oct 1917; death date listed as part of Civil War Pension file; "Tom DeMoss..... On May 14th 1858 he was united in marriage to Minerva Karr (Mary Jane's sister) to this union ten children were born. His companion and two children have preceded him in death. Jan 9th 1913 (his wife) his daughter Martha in 1883 aged 14 years, and his son William in 1902 aged 21 years. The remaining children are: Eliza Young, Cyntha Johnson, Mary McCuen, Liddy Kradle, Nancy Adams, George (Dee), Marion and Tom DeMoss. ..".
MARRIAGE: MARRIAGE RECORDS OF MARION COUNTY, IOWA 1845-1915; The Marion County,
Iowa Genealogical Society; Walsworth Pub. Co.; 1980; p. 70; Iowa Historical Library Des Moines, Iowa.
ISSUE: Ike and Mel DeMoss McCuen did not have children.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Pella Chronicle, Pella, Iowa, Tuesday, July 31, 1962, In Her 99th Year - Does Her Own House Work By Lamp Light, Wood Stove, by Mrs. H. W. Vriezelaar, "A resident of the Otley area, Mrs. Isaac McCuen, celebrated her nineth-ninth birthday on July 5, to become one of the oldest living residents of this vicinity. Mrs. McCuen was born in 1863, the year Lincoln set the Negroes free, in a little log cabin just south of the big creek at Fifield, Iowa. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom DeMoss. Being the eldest daughter in a family of six girls and four boys, with her father away serving in the Civil War, she learned early to work hard both in the home and also out in the fields. She remembers using grease lamps. making candles in molds, using oxen for field work, walking to town, riding in horsedrawn wagons and carriages, box suppers, spelling bees and singing schools. HER DAY IN SCHOOL Mrs. McCuen's formal education consisted of one day at school. That day she remembers vividly, having spoken out loud during the school session, the schoolmaster promptly rapped her over the head with a ruler. She returned home frightened and unhappy never to return. Although lacking in formal education her life was enriched by practical knowledge and experiences. After her marriage, she and her husband, Isaac, lived on the Kaldenberg farm east of Monroe, for ten years. They then moved to the 40-acre farm on the Jasper-Marion county line, where she now lives. This tract has been in the McCuen family for more than 104 years. It was purchased from the government by Felix Conner in 1854 and on August 7, 1911 was deeded from "the heirs" of John A. McCuen to Isaac N. McCuen. After moveing to the farm in 1911, with the exception of a night spent with a sister who was very ill, Mrs. McCuen has never spent a night away from home. She has lived alone since the death of her husband several years ago. She still does her own house work and uses oil lamps and highly polished wood and coal stoves. All the old methods of house keeping, the hard work in the fields she recalls with pleasure, and perhaps herein lies the secret of her long and useful life. She enjoys good health, has never been to a dentist and has never worn glasses. Formerly, she attended church at Tool's Chapel a few miles away, but now enjoys sermons on the radio. She first acquired a radio in the 1930's, a crystal set. The new dial telephone is a serious problem for her. She gives much of the credit for being able to remain on the home place to two neighbors, the Gysbert Menninga and Bob Beyer families, who bring her groceries and necessities, and in the winter bring in wood and coal and assist her with many other chores." The article contains a picture of her and a neighbor girl with a caption of "NINTY-NINE -year-old Mrs. Isaac McCuen is pictured here with Vicki Beyer, a neighbor girl, born on the same day but 87 years apart. Vicki and Mrs. McCuen share birthday anniversary pleasures with each other every year. (Picture taken five years ago.)"
DEATH: Obituary DES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER Des Moines, Iowa Jun 12 1966, 6-L; local section. "Mary McCuen Dies at Age 102, Monroe, IA. - Mrs. Mary DeMoss McCuen, 102, died Friday at her farm home 5 1/2 miles east of here where she had lived since 1912. Mrs. McCuen was born July 5, 1863, near Fifield in Marion County. Here parents were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeMoss. She was the last survivor of four brothers and five sisters. Her husband died in 1928. Several nieces and nephews survive. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Tool's Chapel about four miles east of Monroe."
Obituary, source unknown, "Mrs. McCuen, Oldest Jasper Resident, Dies, Mrs. Ike (Mel) McCuen, 102, probably the oldest resident in Jasper County area, died at 8:45 p.m. Friday at her home southeast of Monroe. Mrs. McCuen, who would have been 103 years old July 5, resided alone in a home in the country near Monroe. Crumpacker Funeral Home in Monroe is in charge of arrangements. She was born July 5, 1863, the daughter of Thomas and Minerva Carr DeMoss. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1929, four sisters and four brothers. Survivors include nieces and nephews as well as grand-nieces and grand-nephews. Except for the past seven weeks, Mrs. McCuen has resided alone since the death of her husband."
BURIAL: Iowa Historical Library, Des Moines, Iowa, IOWA CEMETERIES JASPER COUNTY; Book 1, 977.76 J 312. Fairview Cemetery, located Section 26 E Fairview Township, Jasper County, Iowa; inscription on stone Mary Mc Cuen 1863-1966.
1880 FEDERAL CENSUS: LDS Family History Film 1254346, NA Film number T9-0346, Iowa, Jasper County, Fairview Township, page 208B. Name - DEMOSS, Mary, Relationship to head of household - dau, Marital status - S, Gender - female, Race - W, Age - 14, Birthplace - IA, Occupation - at home, Father's birthplace - IN, Mother's birthplace - IN.
BIRTH: Newspaper article on 99th birthday; PELLA CHRONICLE Pella, Iowa Tuesday; July 31, 1962.
PARENTAGE: listed as child of Thomas in Civil War Pension File; Thomas D. DeMoss, General Administration Services; National Archives &Records Branch; Washington D.C.
BIRTH-PARENTAGE: Information provided from Karr family history records of Harrison LeGrand.
PARENTAGE-MARRIED NAME: Obituary of Thomas DeMoss, Newspaper source unknown ( probably Monroe, Iowa) Oct 1917; death date listed as part of Civil War Pension file; "Tom DeMoss..... On May 14th 1858 he was united in marriage to Minerva Karr (Mary Jane's sister) to this union ten children were born. His companion and two children have preceded him in death. Jan 9th 1913 (his wife) his daughter Martha in 1883 aged 14 years, and his son William in 1902 aged 21 years. The remaining children are: Eliza Young, Cyntha Johnson, Mary McCuen, Liddy Kradle, Nancy Adams, George (Dee), Marion and Tom DeMoss. ..".
MARRIAGE: MARRIAGE RECORDS OF MARION COUNTY, IOWA 1845-1915; The Marion County,
Iowa Genealogical Society; Walsworth Pub. Co.; 1980; p. 70; Iowa Historical Library Des Moines, Iowa.
ISSUE: Ike and Mel DeMoss McCuen did not have children.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Pella Chronicle, Pella, Iowa, Tuesday, July 31, 1962, In Her 99th Year - Does Her Own House Work By Lamp Light, Wood Stove, by Mrs. H. W. Vriezelaar, "A resident of the Otley area, Mrs. Isaac McCuen, celebrated her nineth-ninth birthday on July 5, to become one of the oldest living residents of this vicinity. Mrs. McCuen was born in 1863, the year Lincoln set the Negroes free, in a little log cabin just south of the big creek at Fifield, Iowa. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom DeMoss. Being the eldest daughter in a family of six girls and four boys, with her father away serving in the Civil War, she learned early to work hard both in the home and also out in the fields. She remembers using grease lamps. making candles in molds, using oxen for field work, walking to town, riding in horsedrawn wagons and carriages, box suppers, spelling bees and singing schools. HER DAY IN SCHOOL Mrs. McCuen's formal education consisted of one day at school. That day she remembers vividly, having spoken out loud during the school session, the schoolmaster promptly rapped her over the head with a ruler. She returned home frightened and unhappy never to return. Although lacking in formal education her life was enriched by practical knowledge and experiences. After her marriage, she and her husband, Isaac, lived on the Kaldenberg farm east of Monroe, for ten years. They then moved to the 40-acre farm on the Jasper-Marion county line, where she now lives. This tract has been in the McCuen family for more than 104 years. It was purchased from the government by Felix Conner in 1854 and on August 7, 1911 was deeded from "the heirs" of John A. McCuen to Isaac N. McCuen. After moveing to the farm in 1911, with the exception of a night spent with a sister who was very ill, Mrs. McCuen has never spent a night away from home. She has lived alone since the death of her husband several years ago. She still does her own house work and uses oil lamps and highly polished wood and coal stoves. All the old methods of house keeping, the hard work in the fields she recalls with pleasure, and perhaps herein lies the secret of her long and useful life. She enjoys good health, has never been to a dentist and has never worn glasses. Formerly, she attended church at Tool's Chapel a few miles away, but now enjoys sermons on the radio. She first acquired a radio in the 1930's, a crystal set. The new dial telephone is a serious problem for her. She gives much of the credit for being able to remain on the home place to two neighbors, the Gysbert Menninga and Bob Beyer families, who bring her groceries and necessities, and in the winter bring in wood and coal and assist her with many other chores." The article contains a picture of her and a neighbor girl with a caption of "NINTY-NINE -year-old Mrs. Isaac McCuen is pictured here with Vicki Beyer, a neighbor girl, born on the same day but 87 years apart. Vicki and Mrs. McCuen share birthday anniversary pleasures with each other every year. (Picture taken five years ago.)"
DEATH: Obituary DES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER Des Moines, Iowa Jun 12 1966, 6-L; local section. "Mary McCuen Dies at Age 102, Monroe, IA. - Mrs. Mary DeMoss McCuen, 102, died Friday at her farm home 5 1/2 miles east of here where she had lived since 1912. Mrs. McCuen was born July 5, 1863, near Fifield in Marion County. Here parents were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeMoss. She was the last survivor of four brothers and five sisters. Her husband died in 1928. Several nieces and nephews survive. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Tool's Chapel about four miles east of Monroe."
Obituary, source unknown, "Mrs. McCuen, Oldest Jasper Resident, Dies, Mrs. Ike (Mel) McCuen, 102, probably the oldest resident in Jasper County area, died at 8:45 p.m. Friday at her home southeast of Monroe. Mrs. McCuen, who would have been 103 years old July 5, resided alone in a home in the country near Monroe. Crumpacker Funeral Home in Monroe is in charge of arrangements. She was born July 5, 1863, the daughter of Thomas and Minerva Carr DeMoss. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1929, four sisters and four brothers. Survivors include nieces and nephews as well as grand-nieces and grand-nephews. Except for the past seven weeks, Mrs. McCuen has resided alone since the death of her husband."
BURIAL: Iowa Historical Library, Des Moines, Iowa, IOWA CEMETERIES JASPER COUNTY; Book 1, 977.76 J 312. Fairview Cemetery, located Section 26 E Fairview Township, Jasper County, Iowa; inscription on stone Mary Mc Cuen 1863-1966.
1880 FEDERAL CENSUS: LDS Family History Film 1254346, NA Film number T9-0346, Iowa, Jasper County, Fairview Township, page 208B. Name - DEMOSS, Mary, Relationship to head of household - dau, Marital status - S, Gender - female, Race - W, Age - 14, Birthplace - IA, Occupation - at home, Father's birthplace - IN, Mother's birthplace - IN.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Isaac and Mary (De Moss) McCuen Bible in possession of Dennis and Gail Bell Bellevue, Nebraska; Bible gives date of birth as July 5, 1867 then 1866 written over the 7.
BIRTH: Newspaper article on 99th birthday; PELLA CHRONICLE Pella, Iowa Tuesday; July 31, 1962.
PARENTAGE: listed as child of Thomas in Civil War Pension File; Thomas D. DeMoss, General Administration Services; National Archives &Records Branch; Washington D.C.
BIRTH-PARENTAGE: Information provided from Karr family history records of Harrison LeGrand.
PARENTAGE-MARRIED NAME: Obituary of Thomas DeMoss, Newspaper source unknown ( probably Monroe, Iowa) Oct 1917; death date listed as part of Civil War Pension file; "Tom DeMoss..... On May 14th 1858 he was united in marriage to Minerva Karr (Mary Jane's sister) to this union ten children were born. His companion and two children have preceded him in death. Jan 9th 1913 (his wife) his daughter Martha in 1883 aged 14 years, and his son William in 1902 aged 21 years. The remaining children are: Eliza Young, Cyntha Johnson, Mary McCuen, Liddy Kradle, Nancy Adams, George (Dee), Marion and Tom DeMoss. ..".
MARRIAGE: MARRIAGE RECORDS OF MARION COUNTY, IOWA 1845-1915; The Marion County,
Iowa Genealogical Society; Walsworth Pub. Co.; 1980; p. 70; Iowa Historical Library Des Moines, Iowa.
ISSUE: Ike and Mel DeMoss McCuen did not have children.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Pella Chronicle, Pella, Iowa, Tuesday, July 31, 1962, In Her 99th Year - Does Her Own House Work By Lamp Light, Wood Stove, by Mrs. H. W. Vriezelaar, "A resident of the Otley area, Mrs. Isaac McCuen, celebrated her nineth-ninth birthday on July 5, to become one of the oldest living residents of this vicinity. Mrs. McCuen was born in 1863, the year Lincoln set the Negroes free, in a little log cabin just south of the big creek at Fifield, Iowa. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom DeMoss. Being the eldest daughter in a family of six girls and four boys, with her father away serving in the Civil War, she learned early to work hard both in the home and also out in the fields. She remembers using grease lamps. making candles in molds, using oxen for field work, walking to town, riding in horsedrawn wagons and carriages, box suppers, spelling bees and singing schools. HER DAY IN SCHOOL Mrs. McCuen's formal education consisted of one day at school. That day she remembers vividly, having spoken out loud during the school session, the schoolmaster promptly rapped her over the head with a ruler. She returned home frightened and unhappy never to return. Although lacking in formal education her life was enriched by practical knowledge and experiences. After her marriage, she and her husband, Isaac, lived on the Kaldenberg farm east of Monroe, for ten years. They then moved to the 40-acre farm on the Jasper-Marion county line, where she now lives. This tract has been in the McCuen family for more than 104 years. It was purchased from the government by Felix Conner in 1854 and on August 7, 1911 was deeded from "the heirs" of John A. McCuen to Isaac N. McCuen. After moveing to the farm in 1911, with the exception of a night spent with a sister who was very ill, Mrs. McCuen has never spent a night away from home. She has lived alone since the death of her husband several years ago. She still does her own house work and uses oil lamps and highly polished wood and coal stoves. All the old methods of house keeping, the hard work in the fields she recalls with pleasure, and perhaps herein lies the secret of her long and useful life. She enjoys good health, has never been to a dentist and has never worn glasses. Formerly, she attended church at Tool's Chapel a few miles away, but now enjoys sermons on the radio. She first acquired a radio in the 1930's, a crystal set. The new dial telephone is a serious problem for her. She gives much of the credit for being able to remain on the home place to two neighbors, the Gysbert Menninga and Bob Beyer families, who bring her groceries and necessities, and in the winter bring in wood and coal and assist her with many other chores." The article contains a picture of her and a neighbor girl with a caption of "NINTY-NINE -year-old Mrs. Isaac McCuen is pictured here with Vicki Beyer, a neighbor girl, born on the same day but 87 years apart. Vicki and Mrs. McCuen share birthday anniversary pleasures with each other every year. (Picture taken five years ago.)"
DEATH: Obituary DES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER Des Moines, Iowa Jun 12 1966, 6-L; local section. "Mary McCuen Dies at Age 102, Monroe, IA. - Mrs. Mary DeMoss McCuen, 102, died Friday at her farm home 5 1/2 miles east of here where she had lived since 1912. Mrs. McCuen was born July 5, 1863, near Fifield in Marion County. Here parents were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeMoss. She was the last survivor of four brothers and five sisters. Her husband died in 1928. Several nieces and nephews survive. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Tool's Chapel about four miles east of Monroe."
Obituary, source unknown, "Mrs. McCuen, Oldest Jasper Resident, Dies, Mrs. Ike (Mel) McCuen, 102, probably the oldest resident in Jasper County area, died at 8:45 p.m. Friday at her home southeast of Monroe. Mrs. McCuen, who would have been 103 years old July 5, resided alone in a home in the country near Monroe. Crumpacker Funeral Home in Monroe is in charge of arrangements. She was born July 5, 1863, the daughter of Thomas and Minerva Carr DeMoss. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1929, four sisters and four brothers. Survivors include nieces and nephews as well as grand-nieces and grand-nephews. Except for the past seven weeks, Mrs. McCuen has resided alone since the death of her husband."
BURIAL: Iowa Historical Library, Des Moines, Iowa, IOWA CEMETERIES JASPER COUNTY; Book 1, 977.76 J 312. Fairview Cemetery, located Section 26 E Fairview Township, Jasper County, Iowa; inscription on stone Mary Mc Cuen 1863-1966.
1880 FEDERAL CENSUS: LDS Family History Film 1254346, NA Film number T9-0346, Iowa, Jasper County, Fairview Township, page 208B. Name - DEMOSS, Mary, Relationship to head of household - dau, Marital status - S, Gender - female, Race - W, Age - 14, Birthplace - IA, Occupation - at home, Father's birthplace - IN, Mother's birthplace - IN.
BIRTH: Newspaper article on 99th birthday; PELLA CHRONICLE Pella, Iowa Tuesday; July 31, 1962.
PARENTAGE: listed as child of Thomas in Civil War Pension File; Thomas D. DeMoss, General Administration Services; National Archives &Records Branch; Washington D.C.
BIRTH-PARENTAGE: Information provided from Karr family history records of Harrison LeGrand.
PARENTAGE-MARRIED NAME: Obituary of Thomas DeMoss, Newspaper source unknown ( probably Monroe, Iowa) Oct 1917; death date listed as part of Civil War Pension file; "Tom DeMoss..... On May 14th 1858 he was united in marriage to Minerva Karr (Mary Jane's sister) to this union ten children were born. His companion and two children have preceded him in death. Jan 9th 1913 (his wife) his daughter Martha in 1883 aged 14 years, and his son William in 1902 aged 21 years. The remaining children are: Eliza Young, Cyntha Johnson, Mary McCuen, Liddy Kradle, Nancy Adams, George (Dee), Marion and Tom DeMoss. ..".
MARRIAGE: MARRIAGE RECORDS OF MARION COUNTY, IOWA 1845-1915; The Marion County,
Iowa Genealogical Society; Walsworth Pub. Co.; 1980; p. 70; Iowa Historical Library Des Moines, Iowa.
ISSUE: Ike and Mel DeMoss McCuen did not have children.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Pella Chronicle, Pella, Iowa, Tuesday, July 31, 1962, In Her 99th Year - Does Her Own House Work By Lamp Light, Wood Stove, by Mrs. H. W. Vriezelaar, "A resident of the Otley area, Mrs. Isaac McCuen, celebrated her nineth-ninth birthday on July 5, to become one of the oldest living residents of this vicinity. Mrs. McCuen was born in 1863, the year Lincoln set the Negroes free, in a little log cabin just south of the big creek at Fifield, Iowa. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom DeMoss. Being the eldest daughter in a family of six girls and four boys, with her father away serving in the Civil War, she learned early to work hard both in the home and also out in the fields. She remembers using grease lamps. making candles in molds, using oxen for field work, walking to town, riding in horsedrawn wagons and carriages, box suppers, spelling bees and singing schools. HER DAY IN SCHOOL Mrs. McCuen's formal education consisted of one day at school. That day she remembers vividly, having spoken out loud during the school session, the schoolmaster promptly rapped her over the head with a ruler. She returned home frightened and unhappy never to return. Although lacking in formal education her life was enriched by practical knowledge and experiences. After her marriage, she and her husband, Isaac, lived on the Kaldenberg farm east of Monroe, for ten years. They then moved to the 40-acre farm on the Jasper-Marion county line, where she now lives. This tract has been in the McCuen family for more than 104 years. It was purchased from the government by Felix Conner in 1854 and on August 7, 1911 was deeded from "the heirs" of John A. McCuen to Isaac N. McCuen. After moveing to the farm in 1911, with the exception of a night spent with a sister who was very ill, Mrs. McCuen has never spent a night away from home. She has lived alone since the death of her husband several years ago. She still does her own house work and uses oil lamps and highly polished wood and coal stoves. All the old methods of house keeping, the hard work in the fields she recalls with pleasure, and perhaps herein lies the secret of her long and useful life. She enjoys good health, has never been to a dentist and has never worn glasses. Formerly, she attended church at Tool's Chapel a few miles away, but now enjoys sermons on the radio. She first acquired a radio in the 1930's, a crystal set. The new dial telephone is a serious problem for her. She gives much of the credit for being able to remain on the home place to two neighbors, the Gysbert Menninga and Bob Beyer families, who bring her groceries and necessities, and in the winter bring in wood and coal and assist her with many other chores." The article contains a picture of her and a neighbor girl with a caption of "NINTY-NINE -year-old Mrs. Isaac McCuen is pictured here with Vicki Beyer, a neighbor girl, born on the same day but 87 years apart. Vicki and Mrs. McCuen share birthday anniversary pleasures with each other every year. (Picture taken five years ago.)"
DEATH: Obituary DES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER Des Moines, Iowa Jun 12 1966, 6-L; local section. "Mary McCuen Dies at Age 102, Monroe, IA. - Mrs. Mary DeMoss McCuen, 102, died Friday at her farm home 5 1/2 miles east of here where she had lived since 1912. Mrs. McCuen was born July 5, 1863, near Fifield in Marion County. Here parents were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeMoss. She was the last survivor of four brothers and five sisters. Her husband died in 1928. Several nieces and nephews survive. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Tool's Chapel about four miles east of Monroe."
Obituary, source unknown, "Mrs. McCuen, Oldest Jasper Resident, Dies, Mrs. Ike (Mel) McCuen, 102, probably the oldest resident in Jasper County area, died at 8:45 p.m. Friday at her home southeast of Monroe. Mrs. McCuen, who would have been 103 years old July 5, resided alone in a home in the country near Monroe. Crumpacker Funeral Home in Monroe is in charge of arrangements. She was born July 5, 1863, the daughter of Thomas and Minerva Carr DeMoss. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1929, four sisters and four brothers. Survivors include nieces and nephews as well as grand-nieces and grand-nephews. Except for the past seven weeks, Mrs. McCuen has resided alone since the death of her husband."
BURIAL: Iowa Historical Library, Des Moines, Iowa, IOWA CEMETERIES JASPER COUNTY; Book 1, 977.76 J 312. Fairview Cemetery, located Section 26 E Fairview Township, Jasper County, Iowa; inscription on stone Mary Mc Cuen 1863-1966.
1880 FEDERAL CENSUS: LDS Family History Film 1254346, NA Film number T9-0346, Iowa, Jasper County, Fairview Township, page 208B. Name - DEMOSS, Mary, Relationship to head of household - dau, Marital status - S, Gender - female, Race - W, Age - 14, Birthplace - IA, Occupation - at home, Father's birthplace - IN, Mother's birthplace - IN.
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