Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

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Harold Waggoner (Submitted by Jim Christianson)
daughter of Daniel Buei and Emma Bills of Anamosa.
Frank and Carrie then moved to a farm of 120 acres in
Section 22. He built a substantial residence.
commodius barn. and made many other
improvements. Frank specialized in raising Poland
China hogs. to the extent of 50 head a year. Frank lived
his life on the farm and died there in 1933. at the age of
67.
Carrie moved to Anamosa. and died in 1938. at the
age of 7 1.
Two sons were bom to Frank & Carrie: James
Stanley and Harold Franklin. who both farmed in
Jackson Township.
James Stanley married Tena Husman in 1919 and
had two children. Leo and Lucille. They retired and
moved to Anamosa in 1954. James Stanley passed
away in 1965. Tena resides in Anamosa.
Leo married Dorothy Marek and they have seven
children: 3 daughters and four sons. Leo resides in Des
Moines.
Lucille married Donald Starr. They live near
Wyoming. Iowa. and have two sons and one daughter.
Harold Franklin married Eliza Gesina (Lizzie) Weers
in 1923. They farmed in Jackson Township until 1939.
moving to Onslow. Iowa. They had four children:
Katheryn Jane. Galen I-larold. Paul Franklin and
Norma Ruth. In 1958. they moved to Anamosa. Lizzie
died in 1969. and Harold in 1982.
Kathryn married Lester Orr and had three sons and
two daughters.
Galen married Donna Hood and lives in Cedar
Rapids. They have two daughters.
Paul married Lucille Woodward and lives on the
home farm near Onslow.
Norma was married to James Christianson and had
one son. James Paul Christianson. She later married
Donald Brady and they live in Anamosa.
Wortman Family
Eight Generation Story
submitted by Jo Ann Wortman
Warren Wortman's ancestors settled in Fairview 149
years ago. when Izaak and Phoebe Garrison Simpson.
with brothers. Lawrence. Mathias. and Miles.
emigrated from Indiana with other settlers in a wagon
train of 15 covered wagons.
Lawrence was one of the first surveyors of Jones
County. Miles was the second sheriff of the county.
Later. Mathias‘ grandson. Pleasant. farmed the Mel
Peet farm near Viola. He was married to Olive Robinson
and they became the parents of nine sons: Thomas.
Lecary. Frank. Ervin. Ward. Lloyd. Arthur. Raymond.
and Melvin.
Raymond married Helen Bodenhofer Sept. 14. 1914.
She was a daughter of John Bodenhofer and Emma
Manly Bodenhofer. John's parents were Jacob
Bodenhofer and Rebecca Soesbe. who were married in
1855. Rebecca Soesbe's parents were William and
Angela Buckner Soesbe. They came to Lexington. later
Anamosa. in 1840 and lived across from what is now
The Mart. south of Anamosa. One of their sons was
William. who. as state senator, introduced legislation.
which became a law. making it mandatory to fly the
United Stated flag on school grounds during school
hours.
John Bodenhofer met Emma while working as a farm
hand for her father. Thomas Manly. Thomas and his
brother. William. were blacksmiths. They shod the
oxen which pulled the wagons of those people who were
on the way to the Califomia gold fields.
Lucy Manly. one of the daughters of William. was an
early school teacher in Fairview. Viola and Anamosa.
John Bodenhofer was a Jones County supervisor
from 1916-21. He was elected sheriff April 12. 1921.
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Thomas and Alice Manly. 50th wedding
anniversary. in 1 91 1.
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