Individual Details

Lena Wisbar

(May 27, 1871 - February 13, 1948)

Lena Wisbar was born in Germany on May 27, 1871. She came to America August 17, 1872. The first proof of residence is in 1885. At 17 she married Johann Roose, they had children and farmed. Lena won ribbons for her needlework in the dining and bedroom divisions at the 1938 Butler County fair. She was widowed at 55 and lived until the age of 76 when she died of a heart ailment.

Events

BirthMay 27, 1871Hanover, Germany
ArrivalAugust 17, 1872New York, New York, United States
Census1880Ela, Lake, Illinois, United States
Census1885Butler, Iowa, United States
MarriageMarch 14, 1888Parkersburg, Butler, Iowa, United States - Johann Roose
Census1900Jefferson, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1910Jefferson, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1915Jefferson, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1920Jefferson, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1925Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States
Widow1926
Census1930West Point, Butler, Iowa, United States
ResidenceSeptember 14, 1938Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1940Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States
DeathFebruary 13, 1948Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States
BurialFebruary 16, 1948Allison Cemetery, Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States

Families

SpouseJohann Roose (1865 - 1926)
ChildGeorge Gerald Roose (1888 - 1954)
ChildMartin Roose (1891 - 1950)
ChildMinnie Roose (1893 - 1969)
ChildMattie Roose (1897 - 1983)
ChildAnna Roose (1898 - 1911)
ChildJoseph Roose (1901 - 1979)
ChildLela G. Roose (1909 - 1990)
FatherMartin Wisbar (1845 - 1912)
MotherMary Walters (1848 - 1918)
SiblingAnna Wisbar (1870 - 1930)
SiblingGeorge H. Wisbar (1872 - 1890)
SiblingSophia Marie Wisbar (1875 - 1965)
SiblingHenry Fred Wisbar (1878 - 1915)
SiblingCharles Wisbar (1880 - 1907)
SiblingLouis Dan Wisbar (1884 - 1957)
SiblingEmma H. Wisbar (1886 - 1962)

Notes

Arrival

Martin 27, Marie 24, Anna ? 2 and Lena 9 months sail from Bremen on the Main

Marriage

Married by a Minister of the Gospel

Residence

Butler County Fair 1938 In the bedroom linens division ... second place In the division covering dining rooms linens ... Mrs. Lena Roose took second place.

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, IA Online publication, Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006, 1948 Feb 16 page 7 of 16 column 1 bottom.

2. FamilySearch.org, New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 database with images, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016, FHL 000175720 Digital Folder 004680295 Image 00107 (107 of 475).

3. United States 1880 census database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T9. Washington, D.C., FHL 1254221 Digital Folder 005157440 Image 00115 (16 of 29).

5. Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 database: FHL 001035397 Digital 004311189 Image 00503 viewable at Family History Center; FamilySearch.org, , .

6. United States Census 1900 database, FamilySearch.org accessed 2016. NARA microfilm publication M432, Washington D.C., FHL 1240420, digital folder 004120098, image 00670 ( 7 of 14).

7. United States Census 1910 database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T624, Washington, D.C, FHL 1374407, digital folder 004971407, image 00604 ( 7 of 20).

8. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2007), 1915.

9. United States Census 1920 database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T625, Washington, D.C., FHL 1820480, digital folder 004965858, image 00831 ( 8 of 14).

10. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2007), 1925.

11. United States Census 1930 database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T626. Washington, D.C., FHL 2340380, digital folder 004950661, image 00609 ( 1 of 12).

12. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1938 Sep 14, page 3 of 8, column 4 mid bottom, dining room linens, 5th column top: bedroom linens.

13. United States census 1940 database, FamilySearch.org, 2017. Citing NARA digital publication T627 RG 29, Washington, D.C., Digital folder 005461440, image 00887 ( 17 of 23).

14. Ancestry.com, Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, IA Online publication, Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006, 1948 Feb 16 page 7 of 16 column 1 bottom.

15. Ancestry.com, Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, IA Online publication, Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006, 1948 Feb 16 page 7 of 16 column 1 bottom.

16. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .