George Crecelius' tombstone calls him J. George; so his first name was likely John after his paternal grandfather. He was the second son of John Godhard Crecelius Jr. & Diana Wilson. They had named their first son David Wilson Crecelius after Diana's father, David Wilson; and their first two daughters after the babies' grandmothers: Mary Ann Tye Wilson and Elizabeth Ann Ausmus Crecelius.
George married on April 8, 1852, in Harrison County, Indiana, to Elizabeth Keller, daughter of Henry Keller II & Rebecca Muck. In 1856, George & Elizabeth moved with their two small sons Will and Allen to central Iowa, where five more children were born: Jacob, May, Etta, Charles, and Minerva.
The 1856 census of Grundy County, Iowa, lists seven Crecelius siblings & their families living side by side on the prairie, near Wolf Creek:
Mahala with husband John W. Conrad & 6 children
Adam Crecelius
Mary Crecelius Bartles & her 2 children
Harrison Crecelius
David Crecelius with his wife & 2 sons
George Crecelius with his wife & 2 sons
Phebe with husband Andrew J. Melton & 2 daughters
25 family members in all. And of course more children were born in the ensuing years.
Elizabeth died in 1870 at the age of 42, leaving George with seven children under age 17. George never remarried, living for 49 more years, when he was finally laid to rest beside his beloved Elizabeth (see her listing for details about her replaced headstone).
In the same Crecelius plot lie his daughter Etta and her husband Aaron Coulter; a grandson Verne Alonzo Crecelius who lived for only two weeks in April 1892; a great-granddaughter Darleen Coulter Vajgrt and her husband Leonard; and a great-great-grandson Stanley Dickenson, who died in 1951, age 21 months.
In the 1900 census, George was living with his daughter Etta Coulter & her family on their farm north of Marshalltown, Iowa. In the 1910 census, he was living with his son Jacob Crecelius & his family on their farm in Hand County, North Dakota.
In the 1917 city directory of Marshalltown, Iowa, George was living at 904 West Nevada Street with his eldest son William T., a bricklayer, Will's wife Flora, and their youngest daughter Miss Grace R. Crecelius, a stenographer.
In 1919, at age 90, George died in his sleep while living with his son Allen & Allen's family near Union, Iowa. His death was discovered when his grandson Earl took a breakfast tray up to George's bedroom. The dirt roads were so muddy and deeply rutted that the undertaker feared his new motorized hearse would get stuck, so he used the old reliable horse-drawn hearse to convey George's coffin from Allen's home to the Conrad cemetery.
George married on April 8, 1852, in Harrison County, Indiana, to Elizabeth Keller, daughter of Henry Keller II & Rebecca Muck. In 1856, George & Elizabeth moved with their two small sons Will and Allen to central Iowa, where five more children were born: Jacob, May, Etta, Charles, and Minerva.
The 1856 census of Grundy County, Iowa, lists seven Crecelius siblings & their families living side by side on the prairie, near Wolf Creek:
Mahala with husband John W. Conrad & 6 children
Adam Crecelius
Mary Crecelius Bartles & her 2 children
Harrison Crecelius
David Crecelius with his wife & 2 sons
George Crecelius with his wife & 2 sons
Phebe with husband Andrew J. Melton & 2 daughters
25 family members in all. And of course more children were born in the ensuing years.
Elizabeth died in 1870 at the age of 42, leaving George with seven children under age 17. George never remarried, living for 49 more years, when he was finally laid to rest beside his beloved Elizabeth (see her listing for details about her replaced headstone).
In the same Crecelius plot lie his daughter Etta and her husband Aaron Coulter; a grandson Verne Alonzo Crecelius who lived for only two weeks in April 1892; a great-granddaughter Darleen Coulter Vajgrt and her husband Leonard; and a great-great-grandson Stanley Dickenson, who died in 1951, age 21 months.
In the 1900 census, George was living with his daughter Etta Coulter & her family on their farm north of Marshalltown, Iowa. In the 1910 census, he was living with his son Jacob Crecelius & his family on their farm in Hand County, North Dakota.
In the 1917 city directory of Marshalltown, Iowa, George was living at 904 West Nevada Street with his eldest son William T., a bricklayer, Will's wife Flora, and their youngest daughter Miss Grace R. Crecelius, a stenographer.
In 1919, at age 90, George died in his sleep while living with his son Allen & Allen's family near Union, Iowa. His death was discovered when his grandson Earl took a breakfast tray up to George's bedroom. The dirt roads were so muddy and deeply rutted that the undertaker feared his new motorized hearse would get stuck, so he used the old reliable horse-drawn hearse to convey George's coffin from Allen's home to the Conrad cemetery.
George Crecelius' tombstone calls him J. George; so his first name was likely John after his paternal grandfather. He was the second son of John Godhard Crecelius Jr. & Diana Wilson. They had named their first son David Wilson Crecelius after Diana's father, David Wilson; and their first two daughters after the babies' grandmothers: Mary Ann Tye Wilson and Elizabeth Ann Ausmus Crecelius.
George married on April 8, 1852, in Harrison County, Indiana, to Elizabeth Keller, daughter of Henry Keller II & Rebecca Muck. In 1856, George & Elizabeth moved with their two small sons Will and Allen to central Iowa, where five more children were born: Jacob, May, Etta, Charles, and Minerva.
The 1856 census of Grundy County, Iowa, lists seven Crecelius siblings & their families living side by side on the prairie, near Wolf Creek:
Mahala with husband John W. Conrad & 6 children
Adam Crecelius
Mary Crecelius Bartles & her 2 children
Harrison Crecelius
David Crecelius with his wife & 2 sons
George Crecelius with his wife & 2 sons
Phebe with husband Andrew J. Melton & 2 daughters
25 family members in all. And of course more children were born in the ensuing years.
Elizabeth died in 1870 at the age of 42, leaving George with seven children under age 17. George never remarried, living for 49 more years, when he was finally laid to rest beside his beloved Elizabeth (see her listing for details about her replaced headstone).
In the same Crecelius plot lie his daughter Etta and her husband Aaron Coulter; a grandson Verne Alonzo Crecelius who lived for only two weeks in April 1892; a great-granddaughter Darleen Coulter Vajgrt and her husband Leonard; and a great-great-grandson Stanley Dickenson, who died in 1951, age 21 months.
In the 1900 census, George was living with his daughter Etta Coulter & her family on their farm north of Marshalltown, Iowa. In the 1910 census, he was living with his son Jacob Crecelius & his family on their farm in Hand County, North Dakota.
In the 1917 city directory of Marshalltown, Iowa, George was living at 904 West Nevada Street with his eldest son William T., a bricklayer, Will's wife Flora, and their youngest daughter Miss Grace R. Crecelius, a stenographer.
In 1919, at age 90, George died in his sleep while living with his son Allen & Allen's family near Union, Iowa. His death was discovered when his grandson Earl took a breakfast tray up to George's bedroom. The dirt roads were so muddy and deeply rutted that the undertaker feared his new motorized hearse would get stuck, so he used the old reliable horse-drawn hearse to convey George's coffin from Allen's home to the Conrad cemetery.
George married on April 8, 1852, in Harrison County, Indiana, to Elizabeth Keller, daughter of Henry Keller II & Rebecca Muck. In 1856, George & Elizabeth moved with their two small sons Will and Allen to central Iowa, where five more children were born: Jacob, May, Etta, Charles, and Minerva.
The 1856 census of Grundy County, Iowa, lists seven Crecelius siblings & their families living side by side on the prairie, near Wolf Creek:
Mahala with husband John W. Conrad & 6 children
Adam Crecelius
Mary Crecelius Bartles & her 2 children
Harrison Crecelius
David Crecelius with his wife & 2 sons
George Crecelius with his wife & 2 sons
Phebe with husband Andrew J. Melton & 2 daughters
25 family members in all. And of course more children were born in the ensuing years.
Elizabeth died in 1870 at the age of 42, leaving George with seven children under age 17. George never remarried, living for 49 more years, when he was finally laid to rest beside his beloved Elizabeth (see her listing for details about her replaced headstone).
In the same Crecelius plot lie his daughter Etta and her husband Aaron Coulter; a grandson Verne Alonzo Crecelius who lived for only two weeks in April 1892; a great-granddaughter Darleen Coulter Vajgrt and her husband Leonard; and a great-great-grandson Stanley Dickenson, who died in 1951, age 21 months.
In the 1900 census, George was living with his daughter Etta Coulter & her family on their farm north of Marshalltown, Iowa. In the 1910 census, he was living with his son Jacob Crecelius & his family on their farm in Hand County, North Dakota.
In the 1917 city directory of Marshalltown, Iowa, George was living at 904 West Nevada Street with his eldest son William T., a bricklayer, Will's wife Flora, and their youngest daughter Miss Grace R. Crecelius, a stenographer.
In 1919, at age 90, George died in his sleep while living with his son Allen & Allen's family near Union, Iowa. His death was discovered when his grandson Earl took a breakfast tray up to George's bedroom. The dirt roads were so muddy and deeply rutted that the undertaker feared his new motorized hearse would get stuck, so he used the old reliable horse-drawn hearse to convey George's coffin from Allen's home to the Conrad cemetery.
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