Individual Details
Bernhard Hinrich "Ben or Bennet" Tobiassen
(24 Feb 1844 - 26 Jul 1927)
Diptheria's Ravage MONTICELLO, July 1—
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tobiason of Wayne township, have just lost their third child from that dread disease, diphtheria. A strict quarantine is being enforced by the township trustees, and it is hoped to prevent a spread of the disease. It is supposed the source of the disease was a polluted well.
Submitted by: Sharon Oltmanns
From: The Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Saturday, July 1, 1893.
Note: These were children of Bernhard Hinrich and Anke Hayen Tobiason/Tobiassen: Elise Margaretha Tobiason, born 28 April 1883, died 25 May 1893, buried 27 May 1893 in Wayne Cemetery; Maria Tobiason, born 04 March 1886, died 23 June 1893, buried 24 June 1893 in Wayne Cemetery; and, Johann Heinrich Tobiason, born 24 December 1888, died 17 June 1893, buried 18 June 1893 in Wayne Cemetery.
"Mr. James Kearns sold his farm near Monticello of one hundred and twenty acres to Mr. Ben Tobiassen. The price paid was $125 per acre, which is a record price for a farm in Wayne township, Jones county."
Submitted by:Sharon Oltmanns
Source: The Iowa State Register and Farmer, Friday, March 6, 1908
Events
Families
Spouse | Anke Margareta "Anna" Hayen (1854 - 1930) |
Child | Katherina Sophia "Kate" Tobiassen (1875 - 1945) |
Child | Gertie Bernhardine "Grace" Tobiassen (1878 - 1971) |
Child | Tobias Rieken Tobiassen (1880 - 1968) |
Child | Elise Margaretha Tobiassen (1883 - 1893) |
Child | Maria Tobiassen (1886 - 1893) |
Child | Johann Heinrich Tobiassen (1888 - 1893) |
Child | Helo Hayen "Hayo" Tobiassen (1893 - 1986) |
Child | Anna Tobiassen (1897 - ) |
Father | Michel Rieken Tobiassen (1811 - 1888) |
Mother | Katherine Sophia Wiemann / Wenmen (1816 - 1891) |
Sibling | Tobias Tobiassen (1838 - 1907) |
Sibling | Johann Hinrich "John Henry" Tobiassen (1841 - 1891) |
Sibling | Wüebke Maria "Mary" Tobiassen (1846 - 1923) |
Sibling | Taalke M Folke Katherina Sophia "Katrina" Tobiassen (1851 - 1930) |
Sibling | Anna Margaretha "Meta" Tobiassen (1853 - 1930) |
Sibling | Maria Johanna "Anna" Tobiassen (1856 - 1897) |
Sibling | Jurgen "George" Tobiassen (1859 - 1922) |
Notes
Census
128, 134, Hitchcock, Leonard& family
Tobiason, Bernard, 23 MW, Works on farm, Hanover
Marriage
Hayen, Auke Margaretha, Tobiason, Bernhard H, 11/04/1873 page 249Census (family)
Ben TOBIASON Self M Male W 36 HANOVER Farmer HANOVER HANOVERAnna TOBIASON Wife M Female W 26 HANOVER Keeping House HANOVER HANOVER
Katie TOBIASON Dau S Female W 4 IA HANOVER HANOVER
Gertie TOBIASON Dau S Female W 2 IA HANOVER HANOVER
Census (family)
86 87 Tobiassen Bennet 51 M M Germany F F "3 Tobiassen Anna 42 F M " " " "
4 Tobiassen Kate 19 F S Jones Co Ia " " "
5 Tobiassen Grace 17 F S " " " "
6 Tobiassen Tobias 14 M S " " " "
7 Tobiassen Hayo 2 M S " " " "
Census (family)
102, 103, Tobiassen, Benjamin, Head, WM, Feb 1844, 56, M, Married 25 yrs, Germany Germany Germany, Immigration - 1864, 36 yrs in US, Na, Own free farmAnna M, Wife, WF, Apr 1853, 47, M-25, 8 children born, 5 living, Germany Germany Germany, Immigration - 1869, 31 yrs in US
Katherine, Daughter, WF, Dec 1875, 24, single, Iowa
Grace B, Daughter, WF, Jun 1878, 22, single, Iowa
Tobias R, Son, WM, Aug 1880, 19, single, Iowa
Holpr, Son, WM, Feb 1893, 7, single, Iowa
Anna, Daughter, WF, Apr 1897, 3, single, Iowa
Folkerts, John, Servant, WM, Mar 1876, 24, single, Germany Germany Germany, Immigration - 1878, 22 yrs in US, Na, Farm labor
Census (family)
131, 131, Tobiason, Ben H., Head, Own Mortgage, MW, 75, Married 1865 Na 1870, Germany 3x, none, Anna, Wife, WF, 65, Married 1870, Na, Germany 3x
Census (family)
101 TOBIASON B H 80 GER H TOBIASON, MICHELL GER VENEN, KATHERINE GER GER102 TOBIASON ANKE 70 GER W HAYEN, JOHN H GER OLTMAN, GRACE GER GER
Death
Bernhard Hinrich Tobiassen24 Feb 1844—26 July 1927
B. H. Tobiassen of Wayne Twp. Passes Away
He Had Been Ill For Two Months: Funeral Sunday.
Bernhard H. Tobiassen, an aged and respected citizen of Wayne township, died last Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr. Tobiassen had been ill since May 8 with a severe case of jaundice. On account of his age he was unable to throw the disease off. A week before his death, he was compelled to take to his bed. Throughout his illness, he tenderly cared for by is wife and his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Tobiassen with whom he made his home.
Bernhard Hinrich Tobiassen was born at the town of Etzel Oestfriesland, Germany, February 24, 1844. He was therefore 83 years, 6 months, and 2 days of age at the time of his death. Mr. Tobiassen was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tobiassen. He was confirmed in the Lutheran church at Marx, Germany, by the Rev. Kertwig, pastor of the church in that town.
When he was a young man, 20 years of age, he emigrated to the United States in the year 1864. He settled near Dixon, Illinois and two years later removed to Wayne township where he lived for a period of 61 years. The subject of this sketch was married to Anke Hayen October 28, 1873 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church. They became the parents of eight children, three of whom died at an early age. Those surviving are Mrs. Katherine Folkerts, Mrs. Grace Helgens, Mrs. Annie Stahlberg, Tobias R. Tobiassen, and Hayo Tobiassen. All of the children, together with fifteen grandchildren reside in Wayne township.
Mr. and Mrs. Tobiassen celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary, October 28, 1923. The celebration was in the nature of a surprise which their children had planned. One hundred and twenty-five guests enjoyed a four course dinner and supper which was served on that day. The children presented each of their parents with a gold watch. Following the dinner, Rev. J. Willms, pastor of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran church, delivered a tribute to the aged couple and only had words of praise for them.
Mr. and Mrs. Tobiassen retired from active farm life in 1916. They made their home for some time with Mr. and Mrs. John E. Folkerts and recently have been living in the home of their son, Tobias Tobiassen. The funeral services will be held next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tobiassen. Final services will be held at Zion's Evangelical Lutheran church of Wayne township. Both services will be in charge of Rev. J. Willms, the pastor of the deceased. Burial will made of the cemetery adjoining the church.
As one of the founders of Zion's Lutheran church, Mr. Tobiassen gladly performed all the duties requested of him. He cheerfully gave to his church in order that it might prosper. His passing will be keenly felt by his aged wife who has enjoyed 55 years of wedded life with him. He had a host of friends in this vicinity who always held him in high regard.
Submitted by: Sharon Oltmanns
Burial
Lot #12 grave 7Added by Steve Hanken: Tobiason, Bernhard Hinrich, born 24 February 1844 at Marx, Germany, died 26 July 1927
Endnotes
1. 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: 228.
2. 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.
3. Jones Co. Iowa marriage books, online.
BOOK D 1877-1884 :: BOOK E 1884-1891 :: BOOK F 1891-1898 (USGenWeb
4. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002), p 355D.
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1880 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE Series: T9 Roll: 348 Page: 355.
6. 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).
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: 228.
8. 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: 126.
9. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
10. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p 101.
11. Jones Co. Iowa Cemeteries, Wayne Zion burial list, reading was provided by Ron Siebels online [http://iowajones.org/cemetery/WayneZion3.htm], accessed Dec 2008.
12. Jones Co. Iowa Cemeteries, Wayne Zion burial list, reading was provided by Ron Siebels online [http://iowajones.org/cemetery/WayneZion3.htm], accessed Dec 2008.