Individual Details
George Henry Balster
(23 Sep 1855 - 27 Mar 1908)
Events
| Birth | 23 Sep 1855 | Marine City, St. Clair, Michigan, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 27 Dec 1876 | Jones, Iowa, United States - Almuth Margaretha "Maggie" Heeren | | ||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Almuth Margaretha "Maggie" Heeren |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1885 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Almuth Margaretha "Maggie" Heeren | | | |
| Census (family) | 1895 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Almuth Margaretha "Maggie" Heeren | | | |
| Census (family) | 8 Jun 1900 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Almuth Margaretha "Maggie" Heeren | | | |
| Death | 27 Mar 1908 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Almuth Margaretha "Maggie" Heeren (1857 - 1921) |
| Child | Arend Henry Balster (1878 - 1951) |
| Child | Marie E. "Mary" Balster (1880 - 1958) |
| Child | Lorenz Friedrich Balster (1882 - 1949) |
| Child | Etta Margaretta Balster (1885 - 1949) |
| Child | Ella Louise Balster (1887 - ) |
| Child | Elise Sophia Balster (1892 - 1975) |
| Child | John Balster (1900 - 1900) |
| Child | Wilhelm Rudolph "William" Balster (1895 - 1921) |
| Child | Anna Laura Balster (1898 - ) |
| Father | Arend Balster (1834 - 1922) |
| Mother | Gesche Marie Jacobs (1830 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Etta Marie "Mary" Balster (1858 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Helen Louise Balster (1863 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Mary Balster (1866 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Margaret Balster (1861 - 1891) |
| Sibling | John Christoph Balster (1869 - 1914) |
Notes
Census (family)
Geo. BALSTER Self M Male W 24 MI Farmer HANOVER HANOVERMaggie BALSTER Wife M Female W 22 IL Keeping House HANOVER HANOVER
Larence BALSTER Son S Male W 2 IA MI IL
Henry BHEARNS Other S Male W 21 HANOVER Working On Farm HANOVER HANOVER
Albert DOERING Other S Male W 24 HANOVER Farmer HANOVER HANOVER
Census (family)
29 5 5 Balster George H. 85 3 13 NE NW 29 M M Farmer MI F F Militia, Voter30 Balster Margaret 27 F M Keeping House IL F F
31 Balster Arend H. 6 M Jones Co., IA N N
Page #375
1 Balster Mary E. 4 F Jones Co., IA N N
2 Balster Lorenz F. 2 M Jones Co., IA N N
Census (family)
25 7 7 George Balster 39 M M Mich F F farmer Lutheran26 Margaret Balster 37 F M Ill F F keeping house "
27 Henry Balster 17 M S Jones Iowa N N "
28 Mary Balster 14 F " N N "
29 Lorence Balster 12 M " N N
30 Etta Balster 9 F " N N
31 Ella Balster 7 F " N N
Page #754
1 7 7 Eliza Balster 2 F Jones Iowa N N
Census (family)
68, 69, Balster, George H, Head, WM Sept 1855, 44, Married 23 yrs, Michigan, Germany Germany, Farmer, can read write speak English, Own Free FarmAlice M, Wife, WF, Apr. 1857, 43, M-23 yrs, 9 children 8 living, Illinois Germany Germany
Lawrence F, Son, WM, Oct 1882, 17, single, Iowa, MI IL, at school
Etta M, Dau, WF, May 1885, 15, single, Iowa, MI IL, at school
Ella L, Dau, WF, Dec 1887, 12, single, Iowa, MI IL, at school
Elisa S., Dau, WF, May 1892, 8, single, Iowa, MI IL, at school
Wm. R, Son, WM, Aug 1895, 4,single, Iowa, MI IL
Anna L., Dau, WF, Jun 1898, 1, single, Iowa, MI IL
Death
Mr. George H. Balster of Scotch Grove township died at his home, last Friday morning the 27th inst., after a six days, illness of pleura-pneumonia. The funeral services were conducted at the St. Johns Lutheran church, last Monday, by Rev. Wm. H. Schuetz the pastor,who spoke in German, assisted by Rev. J. Deckmann of Cedar Rapids, who spoke in English. The services were largely attended, for Mr. Balster was very highly regarded. He was one of the deacons of the church at the time of his death. He was an honest, industrious, God-fearing man who leaves his family the heritage of a good name, and his neighborhood the influence of a good example. Mr. Balster was born of German parentage in Marine City, Michigan, September 23, 1855. He came with his parents to this county in 1866, and afterwards lived in both Wayne and Scotch Grove townships alternately, finally purchasing what is known as the Nathan Barnhill farm in Scotch Grove township. He was married December 27, 1876, to Miss Margaretha Heeren, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heeren, who survives. They became the parents of nine children, of whom eight survive. These survivors are Henry of Wayne township, Mrs. John Woellert of Scotch Grove, Lorenz of Scotch Grove, Mrs. Wm. Schoon of Wayne, and Ella, Elisa, William and Annie who are living at home.Endnotes
1. Ramona (Heiken) Mayer, compiler, Heiken and related families (Iowa:, bet 1985 and 1992), Balster information from Susan Balster, daughter of Les.
2. "Home News," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 2 April 1908; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 28 April 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > SCOTCH GROVE TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 215.
4. "Home News," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 2 April 1908; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 28 April 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002), Wayne, Jones, Iowa, Family History Library Film 1254348 NA Film Number T9-0348 Page Number 354B .
6. 1885 State Census, Iowa, Jones Co. Ln=Line Number Dw=Dwelling number Fm=Family number Tw=Township Rn=Range Se=Section Loc=Location M=Marital status Fa=Father (Native/Foreign) Mo=Mother (Native/Foreign) (transcribed by Don Thomson for Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/85castle.htm 2002).
7. 1895 Iowa State Census. Castle Grove Township PAGES 44-67 + 931 Monticello Township PAGES 463-490 Monticello City PAGES 494-515, PAGES 516-537 Scotch Grove PAGES 753-776 (transcribed by Joanne Wilken http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/census.htm 2002).
8. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > SCOTCH GROVE TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 215.
9. Ramona (Heiken) Mayer, compiler, Heiken and related families (Iowa:, bet 1985 and 1992), Balster information from Susan Balster, daughter of Les.
10. "Home News," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 2 April 1908; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 28 April 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
11. Ramona (Heiken) Mayer, compiler, Heiken and related families (Iowa:, bet 1985 and 1992), Information from Edzards history and from Aunt Mary.