Individual Details
Anna Elizabeth Gesine Eilers
(16 Aug 1837 - 16 Apr 1906)
Events
| Birth | 16 Aug 1837 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Oldenburg, Sande Dukedom |  | ||
| Marriage | 21 Apr 1854 | Dixon, Lee, Illinois, United States - Jacob Frederick Matthiessen | | ||
| Census (family) | 6 Jul 1860 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Jacob Frederick Matthiessen |  | | |
| Census (family) | 23 Jun 1870 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Jacob Frederick Matthiessen | | | |
| Census (family) | 1880 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Jacob Frederick Matthiessen | | | |
| Census (family) | 1885 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Jacob Frederick Matthiessen | | | |
| Census | 1895 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Census | 20 Jun 1900 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Death | 16 Apr 1906 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | Aft 16 Apr 1906 | Oakwood Cemetery, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Jacob Frederick Matthiessen (1825 - 1890) |
| Child | Anton Matthiessen (1855 - 1935) |
| Child | Frederick "Fred" Matthiessen (1856 - 1938) |
| Child | Peter Matthiessen (1858 - 1922) |
| Child | Renck "Frank" Matthiessen (1860 - 1927) |
| Child | Jane Matthiessen (1862 - ) |
| Child | Jacob "Jake" Matthiessen (1864 - 1943) |
| Child | Lydia Matthiessen (1866 - 1943) |
| Child | Anna Matthiessen (1867 - 1952) |
| Child | Gerhard O "Garret / Gerry" Matthiessen (1870 - 1901) |
| Child | John Matthiessen (1871 - 1956) |
| Child | George Matthiessen (1873 - 1960) |
| Child | Emma P Matthiessen (1875 - 1908) |
| Child | Maria C "Mary" Matthiessen (1877 - 1905) |
| Child | Hans Matthiessen (1878 - 1909) |
| Father | Anton Eilers (1813 - 1886) |
| Mother | Talke Oetken (1804 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Honorable Gerhardt "Garret" Eilers (1837 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Renke Eilers (1844 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Edward Eilers (1851 - 1886) |
Notes
Census (family)
Should have been Matthiessen, NOT Madison!792, 819, J F Madison, 35 M, Farmer, 500, 325, Hamburg
Eliza Madison, 22 F, Oldenburg
Antone Madison, 5 M, Illinois
Frederic Madison, 3 M, Illinois
Peter Madison, 2 M, Iowa
Madison, 4/12 M, Iowa
Census (family)
125, 131, Mathieson, Jacob, 45, MW, Farmer, 2500, 1000, DenmarkEliza, 32, FW, Keeping house, Oldenburg
Anton, 15, MW, Works on farm, Illinois
Fredic, 13, MW, " " , Illinois
Peter, 12, MW, " " , Iowa
Frank, 11, MW, Iowa
Jane, 8 , FW, Iowa
Jacob, 6, MW, Iowa
Lydia, 4, FW, Iowa
Annie, 2, FW, Iowa
Garret, 8/12, MW, Iowa, Sept
Census (family)
J. F. MATTHESON Self M Male W 55 SLESWIG HOL Farmer SLESWIG HOL SLESWIG HOLAnna MATTHESON Wife M Female W 42 HANOVER Keeping House HANOVER HANOVER
Frank MATTHESON Son S Male W 20 IA Working On Farm SLESWIG HOL HANOVER
Jacob MATTHESON Son S Male W 16 IA Working On Farm SLESWIG HOL HANOVER
Lydia MATTHESON Dau S Female W 14 IA At Home SLESWIG HOL HANOVER
Anna MATTHESON Dau S Female W 12 IA At School SLESWIG HOL HANOVER
Garet MATTHESON Son S Male W 10 IA At School SLESWIG HOL HANOVER
John MATTHESON Son S Male W 9 IA SLESWIG HOL HANOVER
George MATTHESON Son S Male W 7 IA SLESWIG HOL HANOVER
Emma MATTHESON Dau S Female W 5 IA SLESWIG HOL HANOVER
Mary MATTHESON Dau S Female W 3 IA SLESWIG HOL HANOVER
Hans MATTHESON Son S Male W 1 IA SLESWIG HOL HANOVER
Census (family)
11 39 42 Matthissen Jacob F. 85 3 12 NW NW 60 M M Farmer Germany F F Voter12 Matthissen Anna Eliza 47 F M Keeping House Germany F F
13 Matthissen Renck 24 M S Farmer Jones Co., IA F F Militia, Voter
14 Matthissen Lydia 18 F S Musician Jones Co., IA F F
15 Matthissen Anna 17 F Jones Co., IA F F
16 Matthissen Gerhard 15 M Jones Co., IA F F
17 Matthissen John 14 M Jones Co., IA F F
18 Matthissen George 11 M Jones Co., IA F F
19 Matthissen Emma 9 F Jones Co., IA F F
20 Matthissen Mary 7 F Jones Co., IA F F
21 Matthissen Hans 6 M Jones Co., IA F F
Census
13 23 23 Matthiessen Annie E 57 F W Germany F F Lutheran14 Matthiessen Emma 20 F S Jones Co Ia N N "
15 Matthiessen Hans 17 M S " N N "
Census
Living with her son Anton:469, 474, Matthiessen, Anton, Head, WM, Mar 1855, 45, Married 23 yrs, Illinois Germany Germany, Insurance Agent, OMH
Louisa, Wife, WF, Sep 1853, 46, M-23, 3 children born, 2 living, Ohio, Germany Germany
Marcus, Son, WM, Oct 1882, 17, Single, IA IL OH, at school
Ralph, Son, WM, Sept 1889, 10, Single, IA IL OH, at school
Anna E, Mother, WF, Aug 1837, 62, Wd, 14 children born, 13 living, Germany Germany Germany, 1850, 50 yrs US
Magauhsey, Edna, Boarder, WF, Oct 1880, 19, single, Illinois, unknown, unknown, work for board.
Death
Mrs. Anna Elisa Matthiessen, the widow of the late Jacob Matthiessen, died last Monday morning the 16th inst., after an acute illness of several weeks. The funeral services were conducted at the Presbyterian church yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. J. W. Innes and Rev. E. E. Gruenstein, and were largely attended by the relatives and friends of the good woman. Mrs. Matthiessen was a good mother, and she never swerved in the mother love that kept her close to each of her fourteen children. The eleven survivors lived within a reasonable distance and frequent reunions kept them in the perfect harmony of a peaceful family. The parents of Mrs. Matthiessen wore Anton and Talke Eilers, who lived at Sante Dukedom, Oldenburg, Germany at the time of her birth August 16th 1837. In 1850, the family came to America, and settled in Illinois. April 21st 1854, she was married to Jacob Frederick Matthiessen, and they came to Iowa in 1857. They resided in Wayne township until the death of Mr. Matthiessen, which occurred October 19th 1890. Shortly thereafter, Mrs. Matthiessen removed to Monticello. He: living decendents include 8 sons, 3 daughters and 17 grand-children.Burial
O-57 Anna Eliza (Eilers) Matthiessen 08/16/1837 Germany Monticello 4/16/1906 w/o Jacob Matthiessen -childrenEndnotes
1. 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).
2. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.
3. Jones Co. Iowa marriage books, online.
BOOK D 1877-1884 :: BOOK E 1884-1891 :: BOOK F 1891-1898 (USGenWeb
4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE TWP Series: M653 Roll: 328 Page: 670.
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE TWP Series: M593 Roll: 401 Page: 227.
6. 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 355D .
7. 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).
8. 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).
9. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > 3-WD MONTICELLO Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 139 .
10. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.
11. "Home news," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 19 April 1906; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 31 January 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
12. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.