Individual Details
Cornelia Etta Eiben
(4 Jun 1856 - 7 Sep 1931)
Parish: Wittmund
Cornelia Etta Eiben
Info: * 4.6.1856 Willen/Wittmund, oo Wittmund, ausgewandert USA
Verheiratet (married) 11.05.1879
Kind (Child): 1880 (1st child - Henry Juilfs)
Events
| Birth | 4 Jun 1856 | Willen, Wittmund, Weser-Ems, Niedersachsen, Germany |  | ||
| Baptism | 6 Jul 1856 | Evangelische Kirche Wittmund, Wittmund, Hannover, Preußen, Deutschland | | ||
| Marriage | 11 May 1879 | Wittmund, Germany, Ostfriesland - Johann Hinrich "John" Juilfs | | ||
| Immigration | 1892 | ||||
| Census (family) | 19 Jun 1900 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Johann Hinrich "John" Juilfs |  | | |
| Census (family) | 3 May 1910 | Clay Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Johann Hinrich "John" Juilfs | | | |
| Census (family) | 27 Jan 1920 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Johann Hinrich "John" Juilfs | | | |
| Census (family) | 1925 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Johann Hinrich "John" Juilfs | | | |
| Census | 17 Apr 1930 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Death | 7 Sep 1931 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Johann Hinrich "John" Juilfs (1853 - 1927) |
| Child | Henry Juilfs (1880 - 1954) |
| Child | Wilhelm Cornelius Juilfs (1882 - 1957) |
| Child | Elizabeth Anna "Lizzie" Juilfs (1883 - 1943) |
| Child | John Gerhard "Garret" Juilfs (1887 - 1968) |
| Father | Tönnjes Cornelius Eiben (1808 - ) |
| Mother | Etta Catharins Wilms (1809 - ) |
| Sibling | Gerhard Wilms "Gerd" Eiben (1843 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Tomke Margareta "Maria" Eiben (1837 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Hauke Margareta Eiben (1841 - ) |
| Sibling | Trienke Catharina Eiben (1844 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Cornelius Bernhard Eiben (1848 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Wilhelm Hinrich Eiben (1851 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
143, 143, Juhlfs, John, Head, WM, Aug 1853, 46, Married 21 yrs, Germany 3x, Immigration - 1892, 8 yrs US, Pa, FarmerCornelia, Wife, WF, June 1856, 43, M-21, 4 children born & living, Germany 3x, Immigration - 1892, 8 yrs US
Henry, Son, WM, Feb 1880, 20, single, Germany, Farm labor
William, Son, WM, Apr. 1882, 18, single, Germany
Lizzie A, Daughter, WF, Aug 1883, 16, single, Germany, at school
Gerhard, Son, WM, May 1887, 13, single, Germany, at school
Census (family)
24, 24, Juilfs, John, Head, MW, 56, Married 30 yrs, Germany 3x, Farmer, GeneralCornelia, Wife, FW, 53, M-30, Germany 3x'
Henry, Son, MW, 29, single, Germany 3x, Home farm
Willie, Son, MW, 24, single, Germany 3x, Home farm
John, Son, MW, 22, single, Germany 3x, Home farm
Census (family)
Orange Street471, 492, Juilfs, John, Head, Own free, MW, 66, Married, 1892, Na 1902, Germany (Hanover) Germany Germany, None
Cornelia E., Wife, FW, 63, Married, 1892, Na 1902, Germany (Hanover) Germany Germany, None
Schmidt, Lizzie A., Daughter, FW, 36, Widowed, 1892, Na 1902, Germany (Hanover) Germany Germany, None
Granddaughter Etta C Schmidt F 14 Iowa
Grandson George F Schmidt M 13 Iowa
Granddaughter Frieda C Schmidt F 11 Iowa
Grandson John G Schmidt M 9 Iowa
Grandson Ernest A Schmidt M 6 Iowa
Census (family)
1 Juilfs John H 71 Ger H Juilfs, Henry Ger Taman, Elizabeth Ger Ger2 Juilfs Cornelia E 68 Ger W Eiben, Cornelius Ger Willms, Etta Ger Ger
3 Schmidt Elizabeth 41 Ger H Juilfs, John H 71 Ger Eiben, Cornelia E 68 Ger Ger
3 Schmidt Elizabeth 41 Ger D Ger
4 Schmidt Etta K 19 Ia D Schmidt, Fred T Ger Juilfs, Elizabeth 41 Ger Ia
4 Schmidt Etta K 19 Ia Gd Schmidt, Fred T Ger Juilfs, Elizabeth 41 Ger Ia
5 Schmidt George F 18 IA S
5 Schmidt George F 18 Ia Gs Ia
6 Schmidt Freda E 17 Ia D
6 Schmidt Freda E 17 Ia Gd Ia
7 Schmidt John T 15 Ia S
7 Schmidt John T 15 Ia Gs Ia
8 Schmidt Ernest A 12 Ia S
8 Schmidt Ernest A 12 Ia Gs Ia
Census
401 North Second Street, 398, 403Juilfs, Cornelia, Head, Own $6000, FW, 73, Widowed, Germany Germany Germany, 1892, Na, none
Henry, Son, MW, 50, single, Germany Germany Germany, 1892, Na, Laborer - Implement factory
Schmidt, Lizzie, Daughter, FW 46, Widowed, Germany Germany Germany, 1892, Na, none
Schmidt, Ernest, son, MW, 16, single, IA Germany Germany, none
Mark, Henry, Lodger, MW, 31, single, IA Germany Germany, Mechanic - garage
Death
Death Entered Two Homes in the Past WeekMrs. Cornelia Juilfs and Mrs. William Meyers among those Called.
Passing of Mrs. Cornelia Juilfs.
The sudden death of Mrs. Etta Cornelia Juilfs occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Schmidt, in Monticello last Monday morning shortly before 8 o'clock. Mrs. Schmidt went to call her mother for breakfast, and found that she had expired a short time before. Her death is attributed to a sudden heart attack. She had been in excellent health up until the time of her demise.
Mrs. Juilfs was born at Witmund, Ostfriesland, Germany, June 4, 1856. She was a daughter of the late Cornelius and Etta Eiben, and was baptized and confirmed in the Evangelical Lutheran church at Wittmund. She was also married in the same town May 11, 1879, to John Juilfs. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Juilfs lived on a farm near Wittmund for thirteen years. They emigrated to the United States March 29, 1892. They first settled on the Charles Brown farm on Bowen's Prairie, where they lived for one season, and thereafter lived on farms near Sand Spring, in Castle Grove township, near the town of Amber, and finally for seventeen years on what was then known as the John Calhoun farm near Onslow. This farm is still owned by the family. Mr. and Mrs. Juilfs retired from active farm work, and came to Monticello to live In 1920, in their home situated south of the Reformed church, and which was formerly known, as the Prader property. Mr. Juilfs passed away June 7, 1927, following a severe Illness of heart trouble.
Mrs. Juilfs is survived by the following children: Henry of Monticello, William of Longmont, Colo., Mrs. Lizzie Schmidt of Monticello, and Garrett of Monticello, and also by eighteen grandchildren.
The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 10:15 o'clock at the family home and at 10:30 at St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran church. The services will be in charge of Mrs. Juilfs' pastor, Rev. H. L. Adix, who will speak in the German language. A short talk in the English language will be given by Rev. John Willms, a former pastor of Mrs. Juilfs. Interment services will be held at Oakwood cemetery following those at the church, and Mrs. Juilfs' body will be laid to rest by the side of her husband.
Burial
1057 Etta Cornelia Juilfs 06/04/1856 Germany Monticello 9/7/1931 sons, Harry & Gerhard? - dau, Mrs Lizzie Schmidt1057 Henry Juilfs 1880 (02/25/)1954
1057 John H Juilfs 08/09/1853 Hanover, Germany Monticello 6/9/1927 wife, sons, Henry, William & Gerhard
Endnotes
1. Iowa State Census, Jones Co. - 1925 (US GenWeb Joanne Wilken Jones Co. Lookup Sun, 6 Feb 2000).
2. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.
3. "Ortsfamilienbuch Stedesdorf, Burhafe, Dunum," database, Die Online-Ortsfamilienbücher sind ein Projekt vom, (http://www.online-ofb.de/namelist.php?nachname=von+Beesten&ofb=stedesdorf&modus=&lang=de: accessed 20 August 2025), Eiben.
4. images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry, "," database, ( : accessed 26 July 2025), Entry for Otto Cornelia Eiben and Cornelius Eiben, 6. Juli 1856..
5. Ramona (Heiken) Mayer, compiler, Heiken and related families (Iowa:, bet 1985 and 1992).
6. " The death of John Juilfs," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 9 June 1927; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 1 March 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 231.
8. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > IOWA > JONES > CLAY TWP Series: T624 Roll: 409 Page: 17.
9. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > IOWA > JONES > 3-WD; MONTICELLO; LOVELL Series: T625 Roll: 495 Page: 50.
10. Iowa State Census, Jones Co. - 1925 (US GenWeb Joanne Wilken Jones Co. Lookup Sun, 6 Feb 2000).
11. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1930 > IOWA > JONES > MONTICELLO CITY TWP 3rd Ward Series: T626 Roll: 662 Page: 184 .
12. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.
13. "Death Entered Two Homes In The Past Week," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 10 September 1931; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 29 January 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
14. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.