Obituary, The Union Star, Oct. 10, 1912:
Lewis Ellis Rash was born April 24, 1834 in Jefferson Co., East Tenn., died October 2, 1912, age 78 Years, 5 months and 8 days. In childhood he came with his parents, Robert and Lettie Rash, to Keokuk Co., Iowa. In his 21st year he came to Jasper Co. and on December 26, 1856 he was united in marriage to Miss Rachel Hammer and in the spring of 1857 they moved to Hardin Co., settling on the land that he had previously entered from the government and upon which he continued to reside until the time of his death.
Mr. Rash had 5 brothers and 5 sisters, two only surviving him. Melvin, the oldest son who with his young wife settled at the same time in 1857 and whose farm has always joined that of his brother, Lewis, and Watson, the youngest brother, who now lives in Union and is a veteran of the Civil War and was a farmer in this county for many years, after the close of the war in 1865 During the gold excitement in Colorado in the spring of 1861, he crossed the plains driving a team of oxen to Pikes Peak, but he returned in the fall of the same year, having disposed of his wagon and team. His wife and then three children in the mean time remaining on the homestead. In the early years many hardships were endured, for a few years Iowa City was the nearest railroad market, then Waterloo, to which place he hauled his wheat and at one time receiving only 25 cents per bushel for oats.
A little later the railroad reached Marshalltown from Chicago and for 7 or 8 years that was the market, until the Iowa Central was built and the town of Union became the local market.
Lewis Rash was a man of a Hospitable disposition never in his life turning any man away from his door hungry or without shelter for the night, or for days as the occasion offered.
On Nov. 13, 1893 his wife, Rachel, passed away and in Dec. 1896 he was married to Mrs. Eudella McCollum, whose children were Estella M., Enza L., James O., and Emily S. McCollum who, excepting Miss Euza who died May 3, 1897, are now living and were present at the funeral as were also the surviving children of his wife, Rachel, being nine in number.
At the time of his death there had been born to Mr. Rash 12 children of whom 9 are living; 48 grandchildren of whom 41 are living and 18 great grandchildren of whom 16 are living.
In young manhood Mr. Rash united with the Baptist church in which faith he continued to live and during his last sickness, which lasted about nine days, he expressed a willingness and readiness to depart.
Thus has lived and passed a loving husband and father; a pioneer, a quiet friend and neighbor, a respected citizen.
The funeral was held at the home Friday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. W.H. Hickman of the Friends church assisted by Rev. C.A. Gilbert of the M.E. church of Union, Many relatives, old settlers and friends were in attendance.
His six sons were the pall bearers and the body was laid to rest by the side of his departed wife in the Miller cemetery on the beautiful afternoon of October the 24th.
The children of Lewis and Rachel Rash were twelve in number, seven sons and five daughters, ten of whom grew to manhood and womanhood and nine have married and have families, two Berton F. and Gertie M. died in infancy, The eldest, A.C. lives near Gordon, Neb. He and his estimable wife are the parents of 12 children, 10 of whom are living; two daughters are married; one son is a minister of the Methodist church. Alva, as he is familiarly known, has a stock ranch and farm; has 600 acres in cultivation and the balance 840 acres in pasture. He has lived for the past 27 years on a farm near the homestead first taken in 1885.
From the 1883 book History of Hardin County Iowa:
Lewis E. Rash, whose parents emigrated to East Tennessee, and thence to Keokuk county, Iowa, in 1847, was born in East Tennessee, April 24, 1834. In 1856 he married Rachel Hammer, who was born in the same State, May 23, 1836. There was a family of twelve children, ten of whom are living, viz. -- Alvah C., Columbus E., Nancy E., Flora Ann, Bennie J., Emma R., Solon L., Henry T., Bertha J., and Andrew S. In 1857 Mr. Rash came to Hardin county, and located on the place where he now lives. Mr. Rash came to the county in limited circumstances; but has accumulated a fine property. He hwas 160 acres of land in Union township, which is valued at $35 per acre; 200 acres in Grant township, valued at $40 per acre, also 80 acres valued at $35 per acre.
From the 1911 book Past and Present of Hardin County Iowa, pages 735-736:
Prominent among the older residents and larger landholders of Hardin county is Lewis E. Rash, who came to the county more than fifty years ago and entered wild land. He has, by his diligence and perseverance in his occupation, gained a competence and attained prosperity and become a man of influence in his community, who is ever ready to aid in whatever promises the betterment of public conditions.
Lewis E. Rash was born in eastern Tennessee on April 24, 1834, the son of Robert and Setha (Bryant) Rash. His parents moved to Keokuk county, Iowa, in 1847, and, spending their active lives there died in Keokuk, the mother on November 13, 1893. They were the parents of the following children: Peggie, deceased; Lindie, who married Jacob Eller, lived for a long time in Tennessee and died in Kansas; Melvin, of Union township, Hardin county; Burton, deceased; Caroline, who married James Welsh, and is deceased, as is her husband; Lewis E.; John, who married Miss Glover and lived in Union township, now deceased; Watson; Nancy; Amanda, deceased, who married Will Jones, deceased, and Dannie, deceased.
In 1856 Lewis E. Rash was married to Rachel Hammer, who was born in eastern Tennessee on May 23, 1836, and died in 1893, after thirty-seven years of married life. To this union twelve children were born: Alva Curtis, who was born on December 3, 1857, now living in Garden, Nebraska; Columbus Elliott, born in May, 1859, now living near Union, the subject of another sketch; Nancy C. was born on June 16, 1861, and is now deceased; Flora Ann, born on December 15, 1863, married Lewis Thompson; Benjamin J., on March 25, 1865; Emma R., on April 16, 1867; Solon L., on August 28, 1869; Henry Thomas, on August 11, 1871; Bertha Jane and Burton F., on November 10, 1874 (Burton died on March 17, 1875); Andrew Seth, on January 12, 1877, and Gertie May, on February 22, 1881, and died on March 12, 1881. In January, 1897, Mr. Rash was married to Mrs. Udella McCollom, the widow of William McCollom and the daughter of Isaac and Emily Hughes. She was married to Mr. McCollom in 1877, in Ohio. He died in 1893. To their union five children were born, Stella, Ensa, James, Emily and a boy who died in infancy.
In 1857, shortly after his first marriage, Mr. Rash came to Hardin county, Iowa, and located on the farm where he now lives. He took up one hundred and sixty acres of wild land, and added to this two hundred acres in Grant township and eighty more in Union township. This land he improved and made into a first-class farm, one which has no superior in the county and on which he has spent his time and attention since coming to this county, for which he has received a merited reward in his present prosperity. Mr. Rash is widely known in Hardin county as a successful farmer. He is now retired from active life and is enjoying his later life in the society of his friends and the comforts which his own exertions have procured.
Children of LEWIS RASH and RACHEL HAMMER are:
i. ALVA CURTIS RASH, b. December 3, 1857, Union, Hardin County, IA; d. July 21, 1921, Gordon, Neb.
ii. COLUMBUS ELLIOTT RASH, b. May 1859, Union Twp, on the old Rash homestead; d. 1943. Burial Union Cemetery.
iii. NANCY ELIZABETH RASH, b. June 16, 1861; d. October 22, 1889.
iv. FLORA ANN RASH, b. December 15, 1863, Hardin County, Iowa; d. February 1, 1936, Whitten, Hardin, Iowa. Married Lewis Thompson, both buried in Benson Cemetery, Grundy Co. IA.
v. BENJAMIN JESSE RASH, b. March 25, 1865; d. December 20, 1951, Hubbard, IA.
vi. EMMA ROSALIE RASH, b. April 16, 1867, Hardin County, Iowa; d. Aug. 11, 1942.
vii. SOLON LINCOLN RASH, b. August 28, 1869, d. May 19, 1949.
viii. HENRY THOMAS RASH, b. August 11, 1871; d. February 22, 1955.
ix. BURTON FRANCIS RASH, b. November 10, 1874; d. March 12, 1875. Burial: Miller Cemetery, Hardin County Iowa. Info.: Twin to Bertha Jane
x. BERTHA JANE RASH, b. November 10, 1874; d. April 10, 1950.
xi. ANDREW SETH RASH, b. January 12, 1878; d. September 15, 1919 in the hospital at Iowa Falls, Iowa. He had 480 acres of land in Texas. Burial: Miller Cemetery, Hardin County Iowa
xii. GERTIE MAY RASH, b. February 22, 1881; d. March 12, 1881. Burial: Miller Cemetery, Hardin County Iowa
∼~ LEWIS ELLIS RASH ~
(B: 24 Apr 1834, Jefferson, TN /Jasper, IA
Related through the Coleman Family
Father: Robert Rash (Born: 25 April 1805, Wilkes Co., NC - 01 Oct 1882, Richland, Keokuk Co. Iowa; Burial: Reed Cemetery, Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa) S/o Asa Rash & Nancy Coleman (Rash)
Note: Robert & Setha lived in East Tennessee before moving to Keokuk Co., Iowa. In 1880, owned 100 acres, Richland Twp, Keokuk Co., IA.
Mother: Setha "Sethy" Bryant (B: 31 Jan 1805, NC -31 Jul 1880, Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa)
Married (27 Dec 1856, Bangor, Marshall County, IA): Rachel J. Hammer (Rash) (B: 13 May 1836, Jefferson, Co., TN - 13 Nov 1893, Hardin County, Iowa)
Children (12): Alva Curtis Rash (B: Abt 1858, Harden Co., IA), Columbus Elliot Rash (B: 1860, Harden Co., IA), Nancy Elizabeth Rash (B: 1862, Harden Co., IA), Fora Ann Rash (B: Abt 1864, Harden Co., IA), Solace L. Rash (B: 1869, IA); Henry T. Rash (B: 11 Aug 1871 - 22 Feb 1955, Harden Co., IA), Burton Francis Rash (B: 1874, Harden Co., IA), Bertha J. Rash (B: Abt 1875, Harden Co., IA), Andrew S. Rash (B: 12 Jan 1877, Harden Co., IA - 15 Sep 1919), Gertie May Rash (B: 1878, Harden Co., IA)
Died: 02 Oct 1912, Union Township, Harden Co., IA
Burial: Miller Cemetery, Harden Co., IA
Lewis Ellis Rash was born April 24, 1834 in Jefferson Co., East Tenn., died October 2, 1912, age 78 Years, 5 months and 8 days. In childhood he came with his parents, Robert and Lettie Rash, to Keokuk Co., Iowa. In his 21st year he came to Jasper Co. and on December 26, 1856 he was united in marriage to Miss Rachel Hammer and in the spring of 1857 they moved to Hardin Co., settling on the land that he had previously entered from the government and upon which he continued to reside until the time of his death.
Mr. Rash had 5 brothers and 5 sisters, two only surviving him. Melvin, the oldest son who with his young wife settled at the same time in 1857 and whose farm has always joined that of his brother, Lewis, and Watson, the youngest brother, who now lives in Union and is a veteran of the Civil War and was a farmer in this county for many years, after the close of the war in 1865 During the gold excitement in Colorado in the spring of 1861, he crossed the plains driving a team of oxen to Pikes Peak, but he returned in the fall of the same year, having disposed of his wagon and team. His wife and then three children in the mean time remaining on the homestead. In the early years many hardships were endured, for a few years Iowa City was the nearest railroad market, then Waterloo, to which place he hauled his wheat and at one time receiving only 25 cents per bushel for oats.
A little later the railroad reached Marshalltown from Chicago and for 7 or 8 years that was the market, until the Iowa Central was built and the town of Union became the local market.
Lewis Rash was a man of a Hospitable disposition never in his life turning any man away from his door hungry or without shelter for the night, or for days as the occasion offered.
On Nov. 13, 1893 his wife, Rachel, passed away and in Dec. 1896 he was married to Mrs. Eudella McCollum, whose children were Estella M., Enza L., James O., and Emily S. McCollum who, excepting Miss Euza who died May 3, 1897, are now living and were present at the funeral as were also the surviving children of his wife, Rachel, being nine in number.
At the time of his death there had been born to Mr. Rash 12 children of whom 9 are living; 48 grandchildren of whom 41 are living and 18 great grandchildren of whom 16 are living.
In young manhood Mr. Rash united with the Baptist church in which faith he continued to live and during his last sickness, which lasted about nine days, he expressed a willingness and readiness to depart.
Thus has lived and passed a loving husband and father; a pioneer, a quiet friend and neighbor, a respected citizen.
The funeral was held at the home Friday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. W.H. Hickman of the Friends church assisted by Rev. C.A. Gilbert of the M.E. church of Union, Many relatives, old settlers and friends were in attendance.
His six sons were the pall bearers and the body was laid to rest by the side of his departed wife in the Miller cemetery on the beautiful afternoon of October the 24th.
The children of Lewis and Rachel Rash were twelve in number, seven sons and five daughters, ten of whom grew to manhood and womanhood and nine have married and have families, two Berton F. and Gertie M. died in infancy, The eldest, A.C. lives near Gordon, Neb. He and his estimable wife are the parents of 12 children, 10 of whom are living; two daughters are married; one son is a minister of the Methodist church. Alva, as he is familiarly known, has a stock ranch and farm; has 600 acres in cultivation and the balance 840 acres in pasture. He has lived for the past 27 years on a farm near the homestead first taken in 1885.
From the 1883 book History of Hardin County Iowa:
Lewis E. Rash, whose parents emigrated to East Tennessee, and thence to Keokuk county, Iowa, in 1847, was born in East Tennessee, April 24, 1834. In 1856 he married Rachel Hammer, who was born in the same State, May 23, 1836. There was a family of twelve children, ten of whom are living, viz. -- Alvah C., Columbus E., Nancy E., Flora Ann, Bennie J., Emma R., Solon L., Henry T., Bertha J., and Andrew S. In 1857 Mr. Rash came to Hardin county, and located on the place where he now lives. Mr. Rash came to the county in limited circumstances; but has accumulated a fine property. He hwas 160 acres of land in Union township, which is valued at $35 per acre; 200 acres in Grant township, valued at $40 per acre, also 80 acres valued at $35 per acre.
From the 1911 book Past and Present of Hardin County Iowa, pages 735-736:
Prominent among the older residents and larger landholders of Hardin county is Lewis E. Rash, who came to the county more than fifty years ago and entered wild land. He has, by his diligence and perseverance in his occupation, gained a competence and attained prosperity and become a man of influence in his community, who is ever ready to aid in whatever promises the betterment of public conditions.
Lewis E. Rash was born in eastern Tennessee on April 24, 1834, the son of Robert and Setha (Bryant) Rash. His parents moved to Keokuk county, Iowa, in 1847, and, spending their active lives there died in Keokuk, the mother on November 13, 1893. They were the parents of the following children: Peggie, deceased; Lindie, who married Jacob Eller, lived for a long time in Tennessee and died in Kansas; Melvin, of Union township, Hardin county; Burton, deceased; Caroline, who married James Welsh, and is deceased, as is her husband; Lewis E.; John, who married Miss Glover and lived in Union township, now deceased; Watson; Nancy; Amanda, deceased, who married Will Jones, deceased, and Dannie, deceased.
In 1856 Lewis E. Rash was married to Rachel Hammer, who was born in eastern Tennessee on May 23, 1836, and died in 1893, after thirty-seven years of married life. To this union twelve children were born: Alva Curtis, who was born on December 3, 1857, now living in Garden, Nebraska; Columbus Elliott, born in May, 1859, now living near Union, the subject of another sketch; Nancy C. was born on June 16, 1861, and is now deceased; Flora Ann, born on December 15, 1863, married Lewis Thompson; Benjamin J., on March 25, 1865; Emma R., on April 16, 1867; Solon L., on August 28, 1869; Henry Thomas, on August 11, 1871; Bertha Jane and Burton F., on November 10, 1874 (Burton died on March 17, 1875); Andrew Seth, on January 12, 1877, and Gertie May, on February 22, 1881, and died on March 12, 1881. In January, 1897, Mr. Rash was married to Mrs. Udella McCollom, the widow of William McCollom and the daughter of Isaac and Emily Hughes. She was married to Mr. McCollom in 1877, in Ohio. He died in 1893. To their union five children were born, Stella, Ensa, James, Emily and a boy who died in infancy.
In 1857, shortly after his first marriage, Mr. Rash came to Hardin county, Iowa, and located on the farm where he now lives. He took up one hundred and sixty acres of wild land, and added to this two hundred acres in Grant township and eighty more in Union township. This land he improved and made into a first-class farm, one which has no superior in the county and on which he has spent his time and attention since coming to this county, for which he has received a merited reward in his present prosperity. Mr. Rash is widely known in Hardin county as a successful farmer. He is now retired from active life and is enjoying his later life in the society of his friends and the comforts which his own exertions have procured.
Children of LEWIS RASH and RACHEL HAMMER are:
i. ALVA CURTIS RASH, b. December 3, 1857, Union, Hardin County, IA; d. July 21, 1921, Gordon, Neb.
ii. COLUMBUS ELLIOTT RASH, b. May 1859, Union Twp, on the old Rash homestead; d. 1943. Burial Union Cemetery.
iii. NANCY ELIZABETH RASH, b. June 16, 1861; d. October 22, 1889.
iv. FLORA ANN RASH, b. December 15, 1863, Hardin County, Iowa; d. February 1, 1936, Whitten, Hardin, Iowa. Married Lewis Thompson, both buried in Benson Cemetery, Grundy Co. IA.
v. BENJAMIN JESSE RASH, b. March 25, 1865; d. December 20, 1951, Hubbard, IA.
vi. EMMA ROSALIE RASH, b. April 16, 1867, Hardin County, Iowa; d. Aug. 11, 1942.
vii. SOLON LINCOLN RASH, b. August 28, 1869, d. May 19, 1949.
viii. HENRY THOMAS RASH, b. August 11, 1871; d. February 22, 1955.
ix. BURTON FRANCIS RASH, b. November 10, 1874; d. March 12, 1875. Burial: Miller Cemetery, Hardin County Iowa. Info.: Twin to Bertha Jane
x. BERTHA JANE RASH, b. November 10, 1874; d. April 10, 1950.
xi. ANDREW SETH RASH, b. January 12, 1878; d. September 15, 1919 in the hospital at Iowa Falls, Iowa. He had 480 acres of land in Texas. Burial: Miller Cemetery, Hardin County Iowa
xii. GERTIE MAY RASH, b. February 22, 1881; d. March 12, 1881. Burial: Miller Cemetery, Hardin County Iowa
∼~ LEWIS ELLIS RASH ~
(B: 24 Apr 1834, Jefferson, TN /Jasper, IA
Related through the Coleman Family
Father: Robert Rash (Born: 25 April 1805, Wilkes Co., NC - 01 Oct 1882, Richland, Keokuk Co. Iowa; Burial: Reed Cemetery, Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa) S/o Asa Rash & Nancy Coleman (Rash)
Note: Robert & Setha lived in East Tennessee before moving to Keokuk Co., Iowa. In 1880, owned 100 acres, Richland Twp, Keokuk Co., IA.
Mother: Setha "Sethy" Bryant (B: 31 Jan 1805, NC -31 Jul 1880, Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa)
Married (27 Dec 1856, Bangor, Marshall County, IA): Rachel J. Hammer (Rash) (B: 13 May 1836, Jefferson, Co., TN - 13 Nov 1893, Hardin County, Iowa)
Children (12): Alva Curtis Rash (B: Abt 1858, Harden Co., IA), Columbus Elliot Rash (B: 1860, Harden Co., IA), Nancy Elizabeth Rash (B: 1862, Harden Co., IA), Fora Ann Rash (B: Abt 1864, Harden Co., IA), Solace L. Rash (B: 1869, IA); Henry T. Rash (B: 11 Aug 1871 - 22 Feb 1955, Harden Co., IA), Burton Francis Rash (B: 1874, Harden Co., IA), Bertha J. Rash (B: Abt 1875, Harden Co., IA), Andrew S. Rash (B: 12 Jan 1877, Harden Co., IA - 15 Sep 1919), Gertie May Rash (B: 1878, Harden Co., IA)
Died: 02 Oct 1912, Union Township, Harden Co., IA
Burial: Miller Cemetery, Harden Co., IA
Obituary, The Union Star, Oct. 10, 1912:
Lewis Ellis Rash was born April 24, 1834 in Jefferson Co., East Tenn., died October 2, 1912, age 78 Years, 5 months and 8 days. In childhood he came with his parents, Robert and Lettie Rash, to Keokuk Co., Iowa. In his 21st year he came to Jasper Co. and on December 26, 1856 he was united in marriage to Miss Rachel Hammer and in the spring of 1857 they moved to Hardin Co., settling on the land that he had previously entered from the government and upon which he continued to reside until the time of his death.
Mr. Rash had 5 brothers and 5 sisters, two only surviving him. Melvin, the oldest son who with his young wife settled at the same time in 1857 and whose farm has always joined that of his brother, Lewis, and Watson, the youngest brother, who now lives in Union and is a veteran of the Civil War and was a farmer in this county for many years, after the close of the war in 1865 During the gold excitement in Colorado in the spring of 1861, he crossed the plains driving a team of oxen to Pikes Peak, but he returned in the fall of the same year, having disposed of his wagon and team. His wife and then three children in the mean time remaining on the homestead. In the early years many hardships were endured, for a few years Iowa City was the nearest railroad market, then Waterloo, to which place he hauled his wheat and at one time receiving only 25 cents per bushel for oats.
A little later the railroad reached Marshalltown from Chicago and for 7 or 8 years that was the market, until the Iowa Central was built and the town of Union became the local market.
Lewis Rash was a man of a Hospitable disposition never in his life turning any man away from his door hungry or without shelter for the night, or for days as the occasion offered.
On Nov. 13, 1893 his wife, Rachel, passed away and in Dec. 1896 he was married to Mrs. Eudella McCollum, whose children were Estella M., Enza L., James O., and Emily S. McCollum who, excepting Miss Euza who died May 3, 1897, are now living and were present at the funeral as were also the surviving children of his wife, Rachel, being nine in number.
At the time of his death there had been born to Mr. Rash 12 children of whom 9 are living; 48 grandchildren of whom 41 are living and 18 great grandchildren of whom 16 are living.
In young manhood Mr. Rash united with the Baptist church in which faith he continued to live and during his last sickness, which lasted about nine days, he expressed a willingness and readiness to depart.
Thus has lived and passed a loving husband and father; a pioneer, a quiet friend and neighbor, a respected citizen.
The funeral was held at the home Friday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. W.H. Hickman of the Friends church assisted by Rev. C.A. Gilbert of the M.E. church of Union, Many relatives, old settlers and friends were in attendance.
His six sons were the pall bearers and the body was laid to rest by the side of his departed wife in the Miller cemetery on the beautiful afternoon of October the 24th.
The children of Lewis and Rachel Rash were twelve in number, seven sons and five daughters, ten of whom grew to manhood and womanhood and nine have married and have families, two Berton F. and Gertie M. died in infancy, The eldest, A.C. lives near Gordon, Neb. He and his estimable wife are the parents of 12 children, 10 of whom are living; two daughters are married; one son is a minister of the Methodist church. Alva, as he is familiarly known, has a stock ranch and farm; has 600 acres in cultivation and the balance 840 acres in pasture. He has lived for the past 27 years on a farm near the homestead first taken in 1885.
From the 1883 book History of Hardin County Iowa:
Lewis E. Rash, whose parents emigrated to East Tennessee, and thence to Keokuk county, Iowa, in 1847, was born in East Tennessee, April 24, 1834. In 1856 he married Rachel Hammer, who was born in the same State, May 23, 1836. There was a family of twelve children, ten of whom are living, viz. -- Alvah C., Columbus E., Nancy E., Flora Ann, Bennie J., Emma R., Solon L., Henry T., Bertha J., and Andrew S. In 1857 Mr. Rash came to Hardin county, and located on the place where he now lives. Mr. Rash came to the county in limited circumstances; but has accumulated a fine property. He hwas 160 acres of land in Union township, which is valued at $35 per acre; 200 acres in Grant township, valued at $40 per acre, also 80 acres valued at $35 per acre.
From the 1911 book Past and Present of Hardin County Iowa, pages 735-736:
Prominent among the older residents and larger landholders of Hardin county is Lewis E. Rash, who came to the county more than fifty years ago and entered wild land. He has, by his diligence and perseverance in his occupation, gained a competence and attained prosperity and become a man of influence in his community, who is ever ready to aid in whatever promises the betterment of public conditions.
Lewis E. Rash was born in eastern Tennessee on April 24, 1834, the son of Robert and Setha (Bryant) Rash. His parents moved to Keokuk county, Iowa, in 1847, and, spending their active lives there died in Keokuk, the mother on November 13, 1893. They were the parents of the following children: Peggie, deceased; Lindie, who married Jacob Eller, lived for a long time in Tennessee and died in Kansas; Melvin, of Union township, Hardin county; Burton, deceased; Caroline, who married James Welsh, and is deceased, as is her husband; Lewis E.; John, who married Miss Glover and lived in Union township, now deceased; Watson; Nancy; Amanda, deceased, who married Will Jones, deceased, and Dannie, deceased.
In 1856 Lewis E. Rash was married to Rachel Hammer, who was born in eastern Tennessee on May 23, 1836, and died in 1893, after thirty-seven years of married life. To this union twelve children were born: Alva Curtis, who was born on December 3, 1857, now living in Garden, Nebraska; Columbus Elliott, born in May, 1859, now living near Union, the subject of another sketch; Nancy C. was born on June 16, 1861, and is now deceased; Flora Ann, born on December 15, 1863, married Lewis Thompson; Benjamin J., on March 25, 1865; Emma R., on April 16, 1867; Solon L., on August 28, 1869; Henry Thomas, on August 11, 1871; Bertha Jane and Burton F., on November 10, 1874 (Burton died on March 17, 1875); Andrew Seth, on January 12, 1877, and Gertie May, on February 22, 1881, and died on March 12, 1881. In January, 1897, Mr. Rash was married to Mrs. Udella McCollom, the widow of William McCollom and the daughter of Isaac and Emily Hughes. She was married to Mr. McCollom in 1877, in Ohio. He died in 1893. To their union five children were born, Stella, Ensa, James, Emily and a boy who died in infancy.
In 1857, shortly after his first marriage, Mr. Rash came to Hardin county, Iowa, and located on the farm where he now lives. He took up one hundred and sixty acres of wild land, and added to this two hundred acres in Grant township and eighty more in Union township. This land he improved and made into a first-class farm, one which has no superior in the county and on which he has spent his time and attention since coming to this county, for which he has received a merited reward in his present prosperity. Mr. Rash is widely known in Hardin county as a successful farmer. He is now retired from active life and is enjoying his later life in the society of his friends and the comforts which his own exertions have procured.
Children of LEWIS RASH and RACHEL HAMMER are:
i. ALVA CURTIS RASH, b. December 3, 1857, Union, Hardin County, IA; d. July 21, 1921, Gordon, Neb.
ii. COLUMBUS ELLIOTT RASH, b. May 1859, Union Twp, on the old Rash homestead; d. 1943. Burial Union Cemetery.
iii. NANCY ELIZABETH RASH, b. June 16, 1861; d. October 22, 1889.
iv. FLORA ANN RASH, b. December 15, 1863, Hardin County, Iowa; d. February 1, 1936, Whitten, Hardin, Iowa. Married Lewis Thompson, both buried in Benson Cemetery, Grundy Co. IA.
v. BENJAMIN JESSE RASH, b. March 25, 1865; d. December 20, 1951, Hubbard, IA.
vi. EMMA ROSALIE RASH, b. April 16, 1867, Hardin County, Iowa; d. Aug. 11, 1942.
vii. SOLON LINCOLN RASH, b. August 28, 1869, d. May 19, 1949.
viii. HENRY THOMAS RASH, b. August 11, 1871; d. February 22, 1955.
ix. BURTON FRANCIS RASH, b. November 10, 1874; d. March 12, 1875. Burial: Miller Cemetery, Hardin County Iowa. Info.: Twin to Bertha Jane
x. BERTHA JANE RASH, b. November 10, 1874; d. April 10, 1950.
xi. ANDREW SETH RASH, b. January 12, 1878; d. September 15, 1919 in the hospital at Iowa Falls, Iowa. He had 480 acres of land in Texas. Burial: Miller Cemetery, Hardin County Iowa
xii. GERTIE MAY RASH, b. February 22, 1881; d. March 12, 1881. Burial: Miller Cemetery, Hardin County Iowa
∼~ LEWIS ELLIS RASH ~
(B: 24 Apr 1834, Jefferson, TN /Jasper, IA
Related through the Coleman Family
Father: Robert Rash (Born: 25 April 1805, Wilkes Co., NC - 01 Oct 1882, Richland, Keokuk Co. Iowa; Burial: Reed Cemetery, Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa) S/o Asa Rash & Nancy Coleman (Rash)
Note: Robert & Setha lived in East Tennessee before moving to Keokuk Co., Iowa. In 1880, owned 100 acres, Richland Twp, Keokuk Co., IA.
Mother: Setha "Sethy" Bryant (B: 31 Jan 1805, NC -31 Jul 1880, Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa)
Married (27 Dec 1856, Bangor, Marshall County, IA): Rachel J. Hammer (Rash) (B: 13 May 1836, Jefferson, Co., TN - 13 Nov 1893, Hardin County, Iowa)
Children (12): Alva Curtis Rash (B: Abt 1858, Harden Co., IA), Columbus Elliot Rash (B: 1860, Harden Co., IA), Nancy Elizabeth Rash (B: 1862, Harden Co., IA), Fora Ann Rash (B: Abt 1864, Harden Co., IA), Solace L. Rash (B: 1869, IA); Henry T. Rash (B: 11 Aug 1871 - 22 Feb 1955, Harden Co., IA), Burton Francis Rash (B: 1874, Harden Co., IA), Bertha J. Rash (B: Abt 1875, Harden Co., IA), Andrew S. Rash (B: 12 Jan 1877, Harden Co., IA - 15 Sep 1919), Gertie May Rash (B: 1878, Harden Co., IA)
Died: 02 Oct 1912, Union Township, Harden Co., IA
Burial: Miller Cemetery, Harden Co., IA
Lewis Ellis Rash was born April 24, 1834 in Jefferson Co., East Tenn., died October 2, 1912, age 78 Years, 5 months and 8 days. In childhood he came with his parents, Robert and Lettie Rash, to Keokuk Co., Iowa. In his 21st year he came to Jasper Co. and on December 26, 1856 he was united in marriage to Miss Rachel Hammer and in the spring of 1857 they moved to Hardin Co., settling on the land that he had previously entered from the government and upon which he continued to reside until the time of his death.
Mr. Rash had 5 brothers and 5 sisters, two only surviving him. Melvin, the oldest son who with his young wife settled at the same time in 1857 and whose farm has always joined that of his brother, Lewis, and Watson, the youngest brother, who now lives in Union and is a veteran of the Civil War and was a farmer in this county for many years, after the close of the war in 1865 During the gold excitement in Colorado in the spring of 1861, he crossed the plains driving a team of oxen to Pikes Peak, but he returned in the fall of the same year, having disposed of his wagon and team. His wife and then three children in the mean time remaining on the homestead. In the early years many hardships were endured, for a few years Iowa City was the nearest railroad market, then Waterloo, to which place he hauled his wheat and at one time receiving only 25 cents per bushel for oats.
A little later the railroad reached Marshalltown from Chicago and for 7 or 8 years that was the market, until the Iowa Central was built and the town of Union became the local market.
Lewis Rash was a man of a Hospitable disposition never in his life turning any man away from his door hungry or without shelter for the night, or for days as the occasion offered.
On Nov. 13, 1893 his wife, Rachel, passed away and in Dec. 1896 he was married to Mrs. Eudella McCollum, whose children were Estella M., Enza L., James O., and Emily S. McCollum who, excepting Miss Euza who died May 3, 1897, are now living and were present at the funeral as were also the surviving children of his wife, Rachel, being nine in number.
At the time of his death there had been born to Mr. Rash 12 children of whom 9 are living; 48 grandchildren of whom 41 are living and 18 great grandchildren of whom 16 are living.
In young manhood Mr. Rash united with the Baptist church in which faith he continued to live and during his last sickness, which lasted about nine days, he expressed a willingness and readiness to depart.
Thus has lived and passed a loving husband and father; a pioneer, a quiet friend and neighbor, a respected citizen.
The funeral was held at the home Friday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. W.H. Hickman of the Friends church assisted by Rev. C.A. Gilbert of the M.E. church of Union, Many relatives, old settlers and friends were in attendance.
His six sons were the pall bearers and the body was laid to rest by the side of his departed wife in the Miller cemetery on the beautiful afternoon of October the 24th.
The children of Lewis and Rachel Rash were twelve in number, seven sons and five daughters, ten of whom grew to manhood and womanhood and nine have married and have families, two Berton F. and Gertie M. died in infancy, The eldest, A.C. lives near Gordon, Neb. He and his estimable wife are the parents of 12 children, 10 of whom are living; two daughters are married; one son is a minister of the Methodist church. Alva, as he is familiarly known, has a stock ranch and farm; has 600 acres in cultivation and the balance 840 acres in pasture. He has lived for the past 27 years on a farm near the homestead first taken in 1885.
From the 1883 book History of Hardin County Iowa:
Lewis E. Rash, whose parents emigrated to East Tennessee, and thence to Keokuk county, Iowa, in 1847, was born in East Tennessee, April 24, 1834. In 1856 he married Rachel Hammer, who was born in the same State, May 23, 1836. There was a family of twelve children, ten of whom are living, viz. -- Alvah C., Columbus E., Nancy E., Flora Ann, Bennie J., Emma R., Solon L., Henry T., Bertha J., and Andrew S. In 1857 Mr. Rash came to Hardin county, and located on the place where he now lives. Mr. Rash came to the county in limited circumstances; but has accumulated a fine property. He hwas 160 acres of land in Union township, which is valued at $35 per acre; 200 acres in Grant township, valued at $40 per acre, also 80 acres valued at $35 per acre.
From the 1911 book Past and Present of Hardin County Iowa, pages 735-736:
Prominent among the older residents and larger landholders of Hardin county is Lewis E. Rash, who came to the county more than fifty years ago and entered wild land. He has, by his diligence and perseverance in his occupation, gained a competence and attained prosperity and become a man of influence in his community, who is ever ready to aid in whatever promises the betterment of public conditions.
Lewis E. Rash was born in eastern Tennessee on April 24, 1834, the son of Robert and Setha (Bryant) Rash. His parents moved to Keokuk county, Iowa, in 1847, and, spending their active lives there died in Keokuk, the mother on November 13, 1893. They were the parents of the following children: Peggie, deceased; Lindie, who married Jacob Eller, lived for a long time in Tennessee and died in Kansas; Melvin, of Union township, Hardin county; Burton, deceased; Caroline, who married James Welsh, and is deceased, as is her husband; Lewis E.; John, who married Miss Glover and lived in Union township, now deceased; Watson; Nancy; Amanda, deceased, who married Will Jones, deceased, and Dannie, deceased.
In 1856 Lewis E. Rash was married to Rachel Hammer, who was born in eastern Tennessee on May 23, 1836, and died in 1893, after thirty-seven years of married life. To this union twelve children were born: Alva Curtis, who was born on December 3, 1857, now living in Garden, Nebraska; Columbus Elliott, born in May, 1859, now living near Union, the subject of another sketch; Nancy C. was born on June 16, 1861, and is now deceased; Flora Ann, born on December 15, 1863, married Lewis Thompson; Benjamin J., on March 25, 1865; Emma R., on April 16, 1867; Solon L., on August 28, 1869; Henry Thomas, on August 11, 1871; Bertha Jane and Burton F., on November 10, 1874 (Burton died on March 17, 1875); Andrew Seth, on January 12, 1877, and Gertie May, on February 22, 1881, and died on March 12, 1881. In January, 1897, Mr. Rash was married to Mrs. Udella McCollom, the widow of William McCollom and the daughter of Isaac and Emily Hughes. She was married to Mr. McCollom in 1877, in Ohio. He died in 1893. To their union five children were born, Stella, Ensa, James, Emily and a boy who died in infancy.
In 1857, shortly after his first marriage, Mr. Rash came to Hardin county, Iowa, and located on the farm where he now lives. He took up one hundred and sixty acres of wild land, and added to this two hundred acres in Grant township and eighty more in Union township. This land he improved and made into a first-class farm, one which has no superior in the county and on which he has spent his time and attention since coming to this county, for which he has received a merited reward in his present prosperity. Mr. Rash is widely known in Hardin county as a successful farmer. He is now retired from active life and is enjoying his later life in the society of his friends and the comforts which his own exertions have procured.
Children of LEWIS RASH and RACHEL HAMMER are:
i. ALVA CURTIS RASH, b. December 3, 1857, Union, Hardin County, IA; d. July 21, 1921, Gordon, Neb.
ii. COLUMBUS ELLIOTT RASH, b. May 1859, Union Twp, on the old Rash homestead; d. 1943. Burial Union Cemetery.
iii. NANCY ELIZABETH RASH, b. June 16, 1861; d. October 22, 1889.
iv. FLORA ANN RASH, b. December 15, 1863, Hardin County, Iowa; d. February 1, 1936, Whitten, Hardin, Iowa. Married Lewis Thompson, both buried in Benson Cemetery, Grundy Co. IA.
v. BENJAMIN JESSE RASH, b. March 25, 1865; d. December 20, 1951, Hubbard, IA.
vi. EMMA ROSALIE RASH, b. April 16, 1867, Hardin County, Iowa; d. Aug. 11, 1942.
vii. SOLON LINCOLN RASH, b. August 28, 1869, d. May 19, 1949.
viii. HENRY THOMAS RASH, b. August 11, 1871; d. February 22, 1955.
ix. BURTON FRANCIS RASH, b. November 10, 1874; d. March 12, 1875. Burial: Miller Cemetery, Hardin County Iowa. Info.: Twin to Bertha Jane
x. BERTHA JANE RASH, b. November 10, 1874; d. April 10, 1950.
xi. ANDREW SETH RASH, b. January 12, 1878; d. September 15, 1919 in the hospital at Iowa Falls, Iowa. He had 480 acres of land in Texas. Burial: Miller Cemetery, Hardin County Iowa
xii. GERTIE MAY RASH, b. February 22, 1881; d. March 12, 1881. Burial: Miller Cemetery, Hardin County Iowa
∼~ LEWIS ELLIS RASH ~
(B: 24 Apr 1834, Jefferson, TN /Jasper, IA
Related through the Coleman Family
Father: Robert Rash (Born: 25 April 1805, Wilkes Co., NC - 01 Oct 1882, Richland, Keokuk Co. Iowa; Burial: Reed Cemetery, Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa) S/o Asa Rash & Nancy Coleman (Rash)
Note: Robert & Setha lived in East Tennessee before moving to Keokuk Co., Iowa. In 1880, owned 100 acres, Richland Twp, Keokuk Co., IA.
Mother: Setha "Sethy" Bryant (B: 31 Jan 1805, NC -31 Jul 1880, Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa)
Married (27 Dec 1856, Bangor, Marshall County, IA): Rachel J. Hammer (Rash) (B: 13 May 1836, Jefferson, Co., TN - 13 Nov 1893, Hardin County, Iowa)
Children (12): Alva Curtis Rash (B: Abt 1858, Harden Co., IA), Columbus Elliot Rash (B: 1860, Harden Co., IA), Nancy Elizabeth Rash (B: 1862, Harden Co., IA), Fora Ann Rash (B: Abt 1864, Harden Co., IA), Solace L. Rash (B: 1869, IA); Henry T. Rash (B: 11 Aug 1871 - 22 Feb 1955, Harden Co., IA), Burton Francis Rash (B: 1874, Harden Co., IA), Bertha J. Rash (B: Abt 1875, Harden Co., IA), Andrew S. Rash (B: 12 Jan 1877, Harden Co., IA - 15 Sep 1919), Gertie May Rash (B: 1878, Harden Co., IA)
Died: 02 Oct 1912, Union Township, Harden Co., IA
Burial: Miller Cemetery, Harden Co., IA
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Alva Curtis Rash
1857–1921
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Columbus Elliott Rash
1859–1940
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Flora Ann Rash Thompson
1863–1936
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Benjamin Jesse Rash
1866–1951
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Emma Rosalie Rash Hiller
1868–1942
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Solon Lincoln Rash
1869–1949
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Henry Thomas Rash
1871–1955
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Burton Francis Rash
1874–1875
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Bertha Jane Rash Swaim
1874–1950
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Andrew Seth Rash
1877–1919
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Gertie May Rash
1881–1881
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