Individual Details

Marriage

1507 532 Heeren Sophia Angelina Null Gerd Frederick 04/04/1883 Jones Co. John Null Margaret Null (Grumm) Ger.(Dixon, IL) Heinrich Heeren Elizabeth Grum Jones

Census (family)

Margaret Null F 61
Gerd F Null M 31
Sophia A Null F 20
Henry Null M 24
Katherin D Null F 17

Census (family)

16 157 157 Null Gerd 41 M M Germany F F Farmer Lutheran
17 Null Sophia 30 F M Iowa Jones F F "
18 Null Augusta 9 F S " " N "
19 Null John 6 M " " " " "
20 Null Margaret 0 F " " " " "
21 Null Margaret 71 F W Germany F F "

Census (family)

4, 4, Null, Gerd, Head, WM, Oct 1853, 46, Married 17 yrs, Germany3x, Imm. 1856, 44 yrs in US, Na, Farmer, rent farm
, Sophia, Wife, WF, Sept 1864, 35, M-17, 4 children born & living, IA Germany Germany
, Augusta, Daugher, WF, July 1886, 13, single, IA
, John, Son, WM, May 1888, 12, single, IA
, Margaret, WF, Apr 1894, 6, single, IA
, Henry, Son, WM, June 1898, 1, single, IA
Altman, Thomas, Boarder, WM, Apr 1876, 24, single, IA Germany England, Farm Laborer

Census (family)

Gerd F Null Head M 56 Germany
Sophia Null Wife F 46 Iowa
Augusta R Null Daughter F 24 Iowa
John F Null Son M 21 Iowa
Henry A Null Son M 12 Iowa
Gerd Null Son M 5 Iowa

Death

SOURCE: THE MONTICELLO EXPRESS...PAGE 7....DECEMBER 14, 1916
Mrs. Sophia Engelina Null, the wife of Gerd Null, of this city, died at the Anamosa hospital, December 8, of erysipelas, at the age of 52 years. Mrs. Null was operated upon for appendicitis, November 14. From the effects of this operation she had nearly recovered when she became afflicted with erysipelas, which caused her death. Mrs. Null was a daughter of the late Henry Heeren. She was born in Wayne Township, September 5, 1864. She was married to Gerd Null April 4, 1883. She is survived by her husband and four living children, viz; John, Augusta, Henry and Gerd. Mr. and Mrs. Null built a new house in Monticello, a year ago, where they hoped to spend their declining years in peace. They had accumulated a competency as the results of their work and sacrifices, and they looked forward to many happy years of less arduous labor. But the unexpected happened, for our will is not always the will of a ruling power. Mrs. Null was a most excellent woman of splendid impulses and generous traits of character. The funeral was held at St. John's Lutheran church, last Monday. It was conducted by the decedent's pastor, Rev. W.H.L. Schuetz, assisted by rev. H.E. Jacobs of Kewanee, Illinois. It was largely attended by the sorrowing friends and neighbors of the Null family