Individual Details
Frederick Elwood Hosier
(31 Jan 1897 - 26 Feb 1984)
On his World War I draft registration, Frederick Elwood Hosier stated he was born at Manchester Co., Iowa and that his father was born at Greeley, Iowa. His nearest relative is Fred Frestress at Manchester, Iowa. He works for Ed Feulner at Strawberry Point, Iowa. He is of medium height and build. He has blue eyes and brown hair. The form was signed June 5,1918 at Manchester, Iowa.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Richland, Delaware Co., Iowa, Fred E. appears with his wife, Ethel, and children Margaret, Martha, and John. Fred's occupation is farmer.
Social Security Death Index:
Individual: Hosier, Fred
Birth date: 31 Jan 1897
Death date: Feb 1984
Social Security #: 478-12-4888
Last residence: IA 52358
State of issue: IA
Obituary from Dubuque's Telegraph Herald, February 28, 1984, page 6: West Branch, Iowa---Frederick Hosier, 87, of West Branch, formerly of Dubuque, died Sunday at University Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa. Services will be at Gays Funeral Home in Iowa City, where friends may call until 9 p. m. Tuesday. Surviving are three daughters, Margaret Stacey of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Elaine Hosier of Dubuque and Mrs. Ralph (Judy) Wallenhorst of Potosi, Wis.; a son, John of Dubuque; 24 grandchildren. A daughter, Martha Wilson, died Feb. 2, 1984.
Obituary from the Iowa City Press-Citizen, February 27, 1984: West Branch---Fred Ellwood Hosier, 87, died Sunday at Mercy Hospital. services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the George L. Gay Funeral Home with the Rev. Sam Hahn officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens. Friends may call after noon Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Hosier was born Jan. 31, 1897, in Edgewood, the son of Walter and Sabra Frentress Hosier. He married Margaret Isabell Moyers on Aug. 14, 1958, at Nashua. He was employed in the Maintenance Department at the Veterans Hospital, retiring in 1969. Survivors include his wife; nine children; two stepchildren, 32 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson and one brother, Ralph Hosier of Lamont. One daughter died earlier.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Richland, Delaware Co., Iowa, Fred E. appears with his wife, Ethel, and children Margaret, Martha, and John. Fred's occupation is farmer.
Social Security Death Index:
Individual: Hosier, Fred
Birth date: 31 Jan 1897
Death date: Feb 1984
Social Security #: 478-12-4888
Last residence: IA 52358
State of issue: IA
Obituary from Dubuque's Telegraph Herald, February 28, 1984, page 6: West Branch, Iowa---Frederick Hosier, 87, of West Branch, formerly of Dubuque, died Sunday at University Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa. Services will be at Gays Funeral Home in Iowa City, where friends may call until 9 p. m. Tuesday. Surviving are three daughters, Margaret Stacey of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Elaine Hosier of Dubuque and Mrs. Ralph (Judy) Wallenhorst of Potosi, Wis.; a son, John of Dubuque; 24 grandchildren. A daughter, Martha Wilson, died Feb. 2, 1984.
Obituary from the Iowa City Press-Citizen, February 27, 1984: West Branch---Fred Ellwood Hosier, 87, died Sunday at Mercy Hospital. services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the George L. Gay Funeral Home with the Rev. Sam Hahn officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens. Friends may call after noon Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Hosier was born Jan. 31, 1897, in Edgewood, the son of Walter and Sabra Frentress Hosier. He married Margaret Isabell Moyers on Aug. 14, 1958, at Nashua. He was employed in the Maintenance Department at the Veterans Hospital, retiring in 1969. Survivors include his wife; nine children; two stepchildren, 32 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson and one brother, Ralph Hosier of Lamont. One daughter died earlier.
Events
| Birth | 31 Jan 1897 | Edgewood, Clayton Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 20 Nov 1919 | Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa - Ethel J. Eigenberger | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1940 | Geneva Bowden | |||
| Divorce | Bef 1957 | Geneva Bowden | |||
| Marriage | 14 Aug 1958 | Nashua, Chickasaw Co., Iowa - Margaret Isabel Moyers | | ||
| Death | 26 Feb 1984 | Iowa City, Johnson Co., Iowa | | ||
| Divorce | Ethel J. Eigenberger | ||||
| Alt name | Fred Hosier | ||||
| Burial | Fred Ellwood Hosier, Memorial Gardens, Iowa City, Johnson Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Ethel J. Eigenberger (1901 - 1984) |
| Child | Margaret Mae Hosier (1922 - 1998) |
| Child | Martha Helene Hosier (1924 - 1984) |
| Child | John Frederick Hosier (1925 - 2017) |
| Child | Elaine Francis Hosier (1931 - 2011) |
| Child | Judith Ann Hosier (1942 - 2015) |
| Spouse | Geneva Bowden (1921 - 1976) |
| Child | Jerald "Jerry" Hayes Hosier (1940 - ) |
| Child | Brenda Joyce Hosier (1945 - ) |
| Child | Theresa "Terri" Dawn Hosier (1955 - ) |
| Spouse | Margaret Isabel Moyers (1923 - 1998) |
| Child | David P Hosier (1959 - ) |
| Father | Walter W. Hosier (1874 - 1962) |
| Mother | Sabra Dibel Frentress (1876 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Ralph Waldo Hosier (1898 - 1986) |
Endnotes
1. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 212.
2. Delaware County Recorder.
3. 1930 Census Delaware Co., Iowa.
4. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 212.
5. Iowa City Press-Citizen, Obituary of Fred Ellwood Hosier (n.p: Monday, February 27, 1984, n.d).
6. Social Security Death Index.
7. Iowa City Press-Citizen, Obituary of Fred Ellwood Hosier (n.p: Monday, February 27, 1984, n.d).