Individual Details

Census (family)

97, 98, Husmann, Casper, Head, WM, May 1848, 52, Married 24 yrs, Germany 3x, Immigration - 1880, 20 yrs in US Na, Farmer, rent farm
Tina, Wife, WF, Sept 1854, 45, M-24, 11 children 10 living, Germany 3x, Immigration - 1880, 20 yrs in US
Maggie, Dau, WF, May 1876, 24, single, Germany 3x, Immigration - 1880, 20 yrs in US
Lena, Daug, WF, Jan 1880, 20, single, Germany 3x, Immigration - 1880, 20 yrs in US
Freda, Dau, WF, Aug 1884, 14, single, Illinois, at school
John, Son, WM, Jly 1887, 12, single, Iowa, at school
Frank, son, WM, Apr 1889, 11, single, Iowa, at school
Charley, Son, WM, Oct 1890, 9, single, Iowa
Katie, Dau, WF, Oct 1892, 7, single, Iowa
Henry, Son, WM, May 1899, 1, single, Iowa

Census

Tillie Husmann Head F 57 Germany 3x, widowed, immigration 1889
John H Husmann Son M 22 Iowa
Carl Husmann Son M 18 Iowa
Kate Husmann Daughter F 16 Iowa
Henry Husmann Son M 10 Iowa

Death

Mrs. Husmann Funeral Today In Wayne Twp.
Was 91 Years Old; Settled Here In '87 With Her Family

Mrs. Talke Husmann, 91, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry C. Balster, on North Sycamore street, Monday morning at 2 o'clock. She had been bedfast for two weeks. Her death was caused by the infirmities of old age.
Funeral services for Mrs. Husmann will be held at 12:30 today at the Goettsch funeral home and at 1 o'clock at Zion Evangelical Lutheran church in Wayne township. Rev. F. H. Kehren, pastor of the church, will officiate. Interment will he made at Zion cemetery adjoining the church.
Mrs. Husmann was born Sept, 10, 1854, in the town of Okenhousen, Ostfriesland, Germany, a daughter of Oko and Heika Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Ramels, Ostfriesland. She was married March 4, 1876, to Casper Husmann. The family lived in Germany until 1889, where their first three children were born.
The family emigrated to the United States and settled in Illinois at Mt. Olive, where Mr. Husmann secured employment in a coal mine. Seven years later they came to Jones county, due to the fact that they had relatives living near Monticello. Two of Mrs. Husmann's sons and her husband preceded her in death.
Mr. Husmann died Sept. 7, 1905. A son, Frederick, died at 6 months, and Carl at the age of 47. Her other children are: Mrs. E. J. Huls , Ryan; Mrs. George Hansen, Manchester ; Mrs. Henry C. Balster, Monticello; Mrs. II . Cordes, Cass Center; Mrs. Will Zimmerman, Cass Center; John Husmann, Castle Grove; Frank Husmann, Center Junction; Mrs. Gert Bartels, Monticello, and Henry Husmann, Wayne. She is also survived by 28 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.
Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Husmann continued to operate the farm with the help of her children until 1915, when she retired to make her home with her children. During the past 8 1/2 years she has made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Balster.
She was a faithful member of Zion Lutheran church, and was a regular attendant during her more active years.