Individual Details
Arend Balster
(23 Dec 1834 - 16 Aug 1922)
Arend Balster Born 1834 Arend Balster, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Scotch Grove; born in the Kingdom of Hanover, Germany, in 1834; came to America in 1854; have had 6 children, 5 of whom are living—George. H., Mary, Annie, Louisa and John Christopher. Mr. Balster owns 160 acres. He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church. He is a Republican.
From History of Jones County, Iowa, 1879, page 654,
Arend and Mary (Jacobs) Balster, who were natives of Hanover, Germany, whence they emigrated to the new world in 1854. After arriving in the new world they made their way to Michigan, where they lived for thirteen years, and in July, 1867, removed to Jones county and located on the farm on which our subject now makes his home. The father is a shipbuilder by trade and throughout much of his life has engaged in that work. Unto him and his wife were born five children, namely: George H., deceased; Mary, the wife of Johnson Poppey, of Jones county; Anna, who has also departed this life; Louise, the wife of Fred Plueger, of Jones county; and J. C. of this review.
Events
Families
Spouse | Gesche Marie Jacobs (1830 - 1895) |
Child | George Henry Balster (1855 - 1908) |
Child | Etta Marie "Mary" Balster (1858 - 1937) |
Child | Helen Louise Balster (1863 - 1938) |
Child | Mary Balster (1866 - ) |
Child | Anna Margaret Balster (1861 - 1891) |
Child | John Christoph Balster (1869 - 1914) |
Father | Jürgen Hermann "George" Balsters (1802 - 1890) |
Mother | Etta Marie "Mary" Conrads (1800 - 1873) |
Sibling | Gebke Maria "Mary" Balsters (1829 - ) |
Sibling | John Conrad Balsters ( - ) |
Sibling | Henry Balsters ( - ) |
Sibling | Louise Balsters (1843 - ) |
Sibling | Anna Balsters (1839 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
Living with his parents:1486, 1456, George Balster, 58 M, Carpenter, 500, 50, Hanover
Mary 60 F "
Arend 25 M, Carpenter, "
Mary 29 F, "
Anna 21 F, "
George 4 M, Michigan
Mary 1 F, Michigan
Census (family)
pg. 8 Scotch Grove Township, P.O. Langworthy, 19618,18 Balsted, A 33 M W Farmer 3,500, 900 Hanover
Mary 36 F W Keeping house Hanover
George 14 M W works on farm Michigan
Mary 12 F W Michigan
Annie 10 F W Michigan
Louisa 6 F W Michigan
John 6/12 M W Iowa Dec.
George, Mary, and Annie attended school within the year.
Census (family)
Arend BALSTER Self M Male W 45 HANOVER GER Farmer HANOVER GER HANOVER GERMary BALSTER Wife M Female W 49 MI Keeping House HANOVER GER HANOVER GER
Mary BALSTER Dau S Female W 20 MI HANOVER GER HANOVER GER
Louiza BALSTER Dau Female W 17 MI HANOVER GER HANOVER GER
Christofer BALSTER Son S Male W 11 MI At Home HANOVER GER HANOVER GER
Henry BONER Other S Male W 21 IA Laborer HANOVER GER HANOVER GER
Census (family)
28 139 139 Arend Balster 62 M M Germany F F mechanic Lutherian29 Mary Balster 65 F M " F F keeping house "
30 Christ Balster 26 M M Jones Iowa F F farmer "
31 Zena Balster 28 F M Germany F F keeping house "
Page #775
1 Arend Balster 0 M Jones Iowa N F
2 Gerd Harms 20 M Germany F F laborer Lutherian
Census
Living with son Christopher104, 105 Balster, Chris Head, WM, Dec 1869, 30, Married 8 yrs, Iowa, Ger, Ger, Farmer, renting farm
Gesine, Wife, WF, Apr 1869, 31, M8, 3 child. born & living, Ger, Ger, Ger imm: 1890, 10 yrs., yes all to English
Arend, Son, WM, Dec, 1893, 6, Iowa, Iowa, Germany
Mary, Dau, WF, Oct, 1895, 4, Iowa, Iowa, Germany
Annie, Dau, WF, Oct 1897, 2, Iowa, Iowa, Germany
Arend, Father, WM, Dec, 1834, 65, Wd., Ger, Ger, Ger, 1854, 46, Na, Capitalist., yes all to English
Keaster, John, Servant, WM, May 1879, 21, Single, Ger, Ger, Ger, 1895 5 yrs, Pa Farm labor. yes all to English
Death
Arend Balster Sr. Is Dead.Arend Balster Sr. died at the home if his daughter, Mrs. J. C. Balster, yesterday noon, at the age of 87 years, 7 months and 23 days. Mr. Balster had been rather feeble for several years, but failed rapidly during the last month of his life.
He was the son of Juergen Herman Balster, and Etta Maria Balster (nee Conrads), and was born at Marx East Friesia, Germany, December 23, 1835, and confirmed in the Lutheran church in 1851.
He left the old country for America, August 20, 1854, and landed in New York, October 6, being, as it will be observed, a period of a month and a half in crossing the ocean. For two years he lived at Marine City, Michigan, and for twelve years at St. Clair, Michigan, where he followed the trade of a ship carpenter. He saved his money during those days, and having an accumulation that he desired to invest in land likely to rise in value, he journeyed into Iowa, where a number of his wife's relatives lived, and invested in Jones county land in Scotch Grove township about the year, 1868.
Mr. Balster was married to Gesche Maria Jacobs, November 12, 1854. She died July 26, 1895, after forty years of married life. Of the children born unto them, the following are dead: George Balster, Mary Balster, Mrs. Henry Hanken, and J. C. Balster. Those living are Mrs. Mary Poppe of Langworthy, and Mrs. Louise Pleuger of Scotch Grove. He is also survived by 23 grandchildren, and 27 great grand children.
After making his investments in real state in Scotch Grove township in 1868, Mr. Balster took up his residence there, and changed his business pursuits to that of farming. He was successful, not only in a pecuniary way, due to good farming and the rise in real estate values, but he had always the esteem of all his neighbors and acquaintances. He was a fine old gentleman, and no one ever suggested anything but highest regard for him. The funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon, at 1 o'clock, at the house, and 1:30 o'clock at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church. They will be in charge of his long-time pastor, Rev. W. H. L. Schuetz.
Burial
Jones County Gravestone RecordsPage: 8
Name: Arden Balster
Birth Date: 23 Dec 1834
Death Date: 16 Aug 1923
Cemetery: St. John's
Town: Wayne
Endnotes
1. Ramona (Heiken) Mayer, compiler, Heiken and related families (Iowa:, bet 1985 and 1992), Information from Edzards history and from Aunt Mary.
2. "Arend Balster Sr. Is Dead. ," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 17 August 1922; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 19 February 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > MICHIGAN > ST CLAIR > 1-WD ST CLAIR Series: M653 Roll: 559 Page: 601.
4. 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.).
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > Iowa > JONES > SCOTCH GROVE TWP Series: M593 Roll: 401 Page: 196.
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.).
8. Ramona (Heiken) Mayer, compiler, Heiken and related families (Iowa:, bet 1985 and 1992), Balster information from Susan Balster, daughter of Les.
9. "Arend Balster Sr. Is Dead. ," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 17 August 1922; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 19 February 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
10. Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ Copyright © 1998-2000, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries.), Database: Iowa Cemetery Records.