Individual Details
Gera Maria "Marion" Jacobs
(13 Oct 1866 - 24 Mar 1928)
Events
| Birth | 13 Oct 1866 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 13 Aug 1884 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Charles Henry Rastede | | ||
| Census (family) | 1885 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Charles Henry Rastede |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Charles Henry Rastede | | ||
| Census (family) | 1925 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Charles Henry Rastede | | | |
| Death | 24 Mar 1928 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Charles Henry Rastede (1864 - 1933) |
| Child | Velma Alice Rastede (1886 - 1908) |
| Father | Hinrich Janssen "Henry" Jacobs (1835 - 1892) |
| Mother | Engeline Margaretha "Engel" Grumm (1841 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Betsy Segovia "Betty" Jacobs (1862 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Rev. Henry Elwil Jacobs (1864 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Augusta Elizabeth Jacobs (1869 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Lawrence Rudolph Jacobs (1871 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Carl Christopher Jacobs (1874 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Emma Margaret Jacobs (1876 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Lorenz Rudolf "Lawrence" Jacobs (1878 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Paul Evert "Ellwill" Jacobs (1881 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Laura Anna Jacobs (1883 - 1971) |
Notes
Census (family)
Rastede, Charles H, 85, 3, 8, Langworthy, 22, MW, MerchantRastede, Gera M, 18, F, keeping house
Edzards, Maggie, 21 F, single, housekeeper, Germany
Census (family)
Center StreetRastede, Charles H, Head, Own Free, MW, 56 married, IA, Germany, Germany, none
Rastede, Gera m, Wife, FW, 52 married, IA, Germany, Germany
Census (family)
57 RASTEDE CHARLES H 62 IA H RASTEDE, CHARLES H GER JACOBS, ENGEL GER IL58 RASTEDE MARION G 54 IA W JACOBS, HENRY GER GRUMM, ENGELINE M GER IA
Death
Mrs. Gera Maria Rastede, wife of Charles Rastede, long a resident of Monticello, died Saturday, March 24, after a brief illness of chronic kidney trouble. Her funeral serviced were held at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church, Tuesday, March 27, the services being conducted by Rev. Paul T. Gutknecht, pastor of that church.The decedent, whose maiden name was Gera Maria Jacobs, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jacobs, was born in Wayne township, Jones county, October 13, 1866. She was baptized and confirmed in the Wayne Lutheran church by Rev. C. Mardorf. She was joined in marriage to Charles Rastede, August 13, 1884, and for a considerable time they made their home at Langworthy, Iowa. The only daughter of this union, Velma Alice Tastede, died in 1908 at the age of 22 years.
Mrs. Rastede is survived by her husband, Charles Rastede, and also by her aged mother, Mrs. Engelina Hanken, who resides with her son, Paul Jacobs; also the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Betty Thomas of Monticello: Mrs. Augusta Guenther of Denver, Colorade: Mrs. Emma Weber of Long Beach, California: Rev. H. E. Jacobs of Pleasant Plains, Illinois: Carl Jacobs of Fergus Falls, Minnesota: L. R. Jacobs of Emmetsburg, Iowa, and Paul Jacobs, of this city.
Mrs. Rastede had been in ill heatlh for several years, and her death did not surprise those who were acquainted with the condition of her health.
[Monticello Express (Iowa), Mar 29, 1928]
Endnotes
1. US Federal Government, Federal Population Census 1870. Jones Co., Iowa Roll 401. Iowa Vol. 16 (1-254A) Jones Co. (read Jun 28, 2001, Nancy Prouty.).
2. Jones Co. Iowa marriage books, online.
BOOK D 1877-1884 :: BOOK E 1884-1891 :: BOOK F 1891-1898 (USGenWeb
3. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 17 June 2017), C L Rastede and Gera M Jacobs, 1884..
4. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
5. Hanken, Angeline Margaret (Steinbach) obituary, , Monticello, Iowa, Dec 1935, Emailed by Andrew Stewart
6. "Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 17 June 2017), C H Rastede in entry for C H Rastede, 24 Mar 1928; citing Independence Township, Jasper, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FHL microfilm ..