Individual Details

Martha Alida Eggers

(Jul 1882 - 1975)

They lived on a farm east of Sand Hill Church on the north side of the road. They had no children of their own but adopted three children: Alida, Fred and Walter. They also took in Martha's brother's children.

Events

BirthJul 1882Germany
Marriage26 Feb 1901St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Arend Henry Balster
Census (family)28 Apr 1910Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Arend Henry Balster
Census (family)20 Jan 1920Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Arend Henry Balster
Census (family)1925Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Arend Henry Balster
Death1975Iowa, United States

Families

SpouseArend Henry Balster (1878 - 1951)
ChildLiving
ChildFrederick L Balster (1907 - )
ChildLiving
FatherJohn B. Eggers (1851 - 1929)
MotherAnna Maria Hinrichs (1856 - 1914)
SiblingDiedrich Bernhard Eggers (1884 - )
SiblingElise Henriette Eggers (1886 - )
SiblingJohanna Eggers (1888 - )
SiblingErich Siebert Hinrich Eggers (1890 - )
SiblingHinrich Adolph "Henry" Eggers (1895 - )
SiblingAdaline Marie Eggers (1898 - )

Notes

Census (family)

145, 145, Balster, Henry A, Head, MW, 32, Married1 - 4 yrs, IA MI IL, Farmer,
Martha A, Wife, FW, 28, M1-4, 2 children born & living, Ger Ger Ger 1892? imm.
Alida, Daughter, FW, 4, Iowa Iowa Ger
Frederick L, Son, MW, 3, Iowa Iowa, Ger

Census (family)

92, 92, Balster, Arrend H, Head, Own Farm, MW, 41, Married, IA, M, IL, Farmer
Martha A, Wife, FW, 38, Married, Un Na, Germany 3x
Alida, Daughter, FW, 14, single, IA IA Ger
Fred L, Son, WM, 13, single, IA IA Ger

Census (family)

46 BALSTER A H 46 IA H BALSTER, GEO N MI HEEREN, MARGARET IL IA 47 BALSTER MARTHA 43 GER W EGGER, JOHN B 73 GER HIMRICK, ANNA GER GER
48 BALSTER ALIDA 19 D ORPHAN,
49 BALSTER FRED 18 S ORPHAN,
50 BALSTER ANDREW 12 S ORPHAN,
51 BALSTER WALTER 3 S ORPHAN,
52 EGGERS MARTHA 12 ID D
53 EGGERS GERTRUDE 11 ID D
54 EGGERS MARYETTA 8 ID D
55 EGGERS RHINEHARD 6 ID D
56 EGGERS ELSIE 5 ID D
57 EGGERS JOHN B 73 GER H
57 EGGERS JOHN B 73 GER GF EGGERS, ERICH B GER DIRKS, MARY GER GER

Endnotes

1. Ramona (Heiken) Mayer, compiler, Heiken and related families (Iowa:, bet 1985 and 1992), Information from Edzards history and from Aunt Mary.

2. St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Sand Hill/Monticello , Jones Co., Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/churches/LuthStJohns.htm], accessed 2002 -2008.

3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE TWP Series: T624 Roll: 409 Page: 225.

4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE Series: T625 Roll: 495 Page: 125 .

5. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.

6. Ramona (Heiken) Mayer, compiler, Heiken and related families (Iowa:, bet 1985 and 1992), Information from Edzards history and from Aunt Mary.