Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1920, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1930, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1940, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
• Census: 1950, Asan, Guam

Notes:

Gov. and Mrs. Carlton Skinner Of Guam and their two children Andrea and Franz. Mrs Skinner and the children have been spending the summer with her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Rowe of Lakewood-Village. Also in the party were Mr. and Mrs. Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Holland and their children George Raymond and Stephen, Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Eshelman, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lewis, Miss Madge Lewis and the hosts’ two sons Drew and Eric. Mr. and Mrs. Skinner have taken a plane for Washington D. C. for a few weeks prior to returning to Guam (Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram, September 23, 1951)

JUST BACK FROM a month’s stay in Mexico are Mrs. Carlton Skinner of Belvedere and her younger daughter, Barbara. They traveled with Mrs. Skinner’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Rowe of Seal Beach. They visited Rosarita Beach, and stayed at Quintas Papagayos, near Ensenada. In Southern California. Mrs. Skinner visited former Belvedere residents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Boyer at Balboa, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Colmery in Pasadena. (Source: Daily Independent Journal from San Rafael, California. Saturday, July 30, 1966)

Jeanne married Carlton SKINNER on 4 May 1943 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, and was divorced after Feb 1967 in California. Carlton (son of Macy Millmore SKINNER and Marian Weymouth JUNKINS) was born on 8 Apr 1913 in Mayfield, Santa Clara, California; died on 22 Jun 2004 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Franz Carlton SKINNER was born on 5 Apr 1945 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska.
2. Andrea Weymouth SKINNER was born on 12 Apr 1948 in Washington, District of Columbia; died on 19 Apr 1982 in Los Angeles, California.
3. Barbara McDuffee SKINNER was born on 4 Sep 1957 in San Rafael, Marin, California.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Waukee, Dallas, Iowa
• Census: 1920, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1930, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1940, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska

George married Marie Henrietta FRANZ on 19 Jun 1912 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. Marie (daughter of Ludwig Emil FRANZ and Margaret JANN) was born on 18 May 1892 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; died on 2 Sep 1977 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, Orange, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1910, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1920, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1930, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1940, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska

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• Census: 1870, Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois
• Census: 1880, Walnut, Dallas, Iowa

Charles married Ida Chalcedona ROBERTSON on 25 Dec 1885. Ida (daughter of George Lewis ROBERTSON and Emily JOHNSON) was born on 12 Feb 1863 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois; died on 23 Jul 1942 in Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa; was buried in Brethren Cemetery, Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LDS spells “Chelcydona”

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Davenport, Scott, Iowa
• Census: 1920, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

Notes:

Ludwig Emil Franz reached New York aboard the Rhaetia out of Hamburg, Germany on August 5th, 1885. His name is listed in the ship manifest (#142 | age: 22 | country: Germany | province: Prussia | city: Tilsit | occupation: Farmer). See also: GermanImmigrants1880s.com.

The SS Rhaetia was a transatlantic passenger ship on the Hamburg-American line. She was built in 1882 by Reiherstiegwerft, Hamburg, Germany and was 350.1 feet long and 42.6 feet wide and weighed 3,467 tons. The steamship had a speed of 12 knots and was powered by compound engines that delivered 2000 I.H.P. to a single screw. The steel-hulled ship had three masts (the foremast rigged for sail), and one funnel. She had accommodations for 96 first class and 1100 third class passengers and a crew of 90. She was launched on November 23, 1882 and sailed from Hamburg on her maiden voyage to Havre and New York on April 4, 1883. The SS Rhaetia commenced her last voyage on this service on November 4, 1894 and in 1895 was taken by Harland & Wolff (shipbuilders) in part payment for the new ship Pennsylvania. She was then bought by J. H. Bögel of Hamburg and in 1898 was sold to the US Navy and renamed Cassius. In 1900, she became a US army transport and was renamed Sumner. On December 11, 1916 she was wrecked on Barnegat Shoals, NJ. (source)

Tilsit is the old name of Sovetsk. Before its annexion by the URSS in 1946, it was in Oriental Prussia. (see www.tilsit.com)

Ludwig Franz and his wife Margaret are mentioned in successive editions (1892 to 1922) of the Des Moines City Directory.

L. E. Franz was the first typesetter of the Iowa Volksblatt (source). He was a member of the Des Moines typographical Union No. 118 (source). In 1895 he bought a grocery store in Des Moines (source).

The Iowa Volksblatt served the community of Postville, Iowa, for many years. There was a large influx of German people in this area who could not read or write the English language but most of them could read or write German. They discussed the subject of a German newspaper with their pastor, Rev. J. Gass. In 1891 Rev. Gass began the publication of the Iowa Volksblatt. In 1895 he transferred the management of the paper to his printers, Henry Brechler and Guxtav Dietsch of Milwaukee, Wis. By this time the paper was well established. Mr. Dietsch bought his partners share in 1897 and conducted the paper alone until 1908 when he sold his plant and office building to Paul Ronneburger and Sam Hoesly of Monroe, Wis. (source).

Ludwig married Margaret JANN on 3 May 1891 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. Margaret (daughter of Andreas JANN and Eva Margarethe HORN) was born on 29 Mar 1858 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; died on 10 Dec 1946 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1880, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1900, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1910, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1920, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1930, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland
• Census: 1870, Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois
• Census: 1880, Walnut, Dallas, Iowa
• Census: 1900, Walnut, Dallas, Iowa
• Census: 1910, Sugar Grove, Dallas, Iowa

Notes:

From Judy Smith in Evelyn Rhodes Mikula’s Rowe genealogy:

“Joseph R. Row was born December 10, 1827 in Washington, Md. Sometime in 1849 he married Nancy Duffy. Joseph Row did not fight in the Civil War, but paid a substitute a bounty of $300.00 to go in his place. When again he was called for war duty, this time the bounty being $500.00, he left Maryland, moving his family to near Mount Morris, IL. Nancy died in 1870 leaving him with eight children. In 1871 Joseph remarried, this time to Lydia Slifer. In 1872, Joseph and family moved again to near Dallas Center, IA. There he farmed on a farm east of town and always drove a pair of mules. He died 8 July 1910.”

From Bertha Row Emmert in Evelyn Rhodes Mikula’s Rowe genealogy:

“In Maryland, hid horses from Confederate soldiers. Paid cash bounty to avoid Civil War army service. Moved to Illinois 1865.”

Joseph married Nancy MYERS on 27 Nov 1849 in Washington, Maryland. Nancy (daughter of Mr. MYERS and Barbara) was born on 16 Nov 1830 in Maryland; died on 2 Nov 1870 in Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois; was buried in Silver Creek Cemetery, Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland
• Census: 1870, Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois

Notes:

Gorge Lewis Robertson, son of Elizabeth and Harvey Robertson was born in the state of Virginia in the year 1817, March the eighth one hundred and nineteen years ago. He was the son of a family of eight children: Judith, Millie, Lucinda, Anthony, Harvey, Tom, Cornelious and himself the youngest.
 When he was about one year old he and his parents and his brothers and sisters moved to Tennessee. He remained in the home of his father til he was a young man, when he wanted to see some other part of the country so he took his worldly posessions consisting of what clothes he had, a horse and saddle and started out on horseback.
 He stopped in Missouri near Springfield, where he met a family by lthe name of Johnson. He married the eldest daughter Emily, of Mr. & Mrs. Williamson Johnson, he being twenty nine years old and his young wife sixteen. To this union were born eleven children two sons and nine daughters, Viz Elizabeth, Harve, Benjamine, Lucinda, Jane, Armilda, Ida, and Elva beside three having died when small.
 While his oldest children were quite small his father died who was still living in Tennessee; he, George, went back to Tenn. and brought his aged mother to live with him in Mo.. The last years of her life she was an invalid, he secured a negro mammy, as they were called in those days, to care for her. She lived to the unusual age of Ninety Six years.
 During the war of 1861 between the North and South things became most unpleasant for George, as most of his wifes people favored the South and he had Northern views and seventeen of his wifes relatives were fighting for the south he saw plainly he would have to join the Confederate army or leave Mo.. They had and opportunity to leave and go out under protection of a regiment of union Soldiers; so along with several other families they left in wagons for Illinois.
 In crossing the Mississippi river he stepped out on the wagon tongue to unreign his horses to drink and he slipped off the tongue and the wagon ran over him breaking several ribs. He was disabled for a few days but he wouldn’t give up so on they went till they arrived near Springfield and near here they remained for about two years.
 About that time he heard of cheap land in Iowa, so hither they came landing in Dallas C. in Oct. 1864 settling on the land where his son Ben now lives, the old house stood west of Ben’s about a half mile. But misfortune came to him in the loss of his wife Emily in year 1868? leaving him with a large family; one daughter Elizabeth was married at this time. He struggled along as best he could, the oldest daughter Lucinda being fourteen years old at the time of her mothers death.
 A few years later he became acquainted, through a friend, John Halderman, with a widow lady Elizabeth Leak and her daughters living in Polk County. To make a long story short he married one of the daughters Sarah Jane, March 21, 1871. To this union two daughters were born Louisa Bell and Susie Dell, the latter dying at the age of three months.
 At the time of this writing June 1936, there are five daughters living, also one son: Mrs. Mary Lucinda Wilson of Granger, Ia. Mrs. Martha Armilda Stoner of Granger, Ia., Mrs. Ida C. Rowe of Dallas Center, Mrs. Elva A. Brown of Los Angeles, Califl, Mrs. Louisa B. Aldrich of Waukee, Ia and Benjamin F. Robertson of Grimes, Ia.
 George L. Robertson died Sept. 1, 1908 at age 91 years five months and 23 days. He was a member of the Methodist church for 60 years, active in religious work, a strong believer in the necessity and worth of living the Christian life. His wife Sarah followed him in death three years later on Sept. 3rd, 1911. His daughter Jane Stoner died in 1893. His daughter Elizabeth Smith in 1907. His son Harvey in 1908. At this time June 1936 as near as can be estimated there are about 250 in this Robertson family.
Written by Aunt Lou Aldrich and read at the Robertson Reunion.

George married Emily JOHNSON on 26 Jul 1846 in Polk, Missouri. Emily (daughter of Williamson JOHNSON and Elizabeth F. PERRIMAN) was born on 11 Oct 1830 in Tennessee; died on 11 Apr 1868 in Dallas, Iowa; was buried in Brethren Cemetery, Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LDS spells "Emmaly"

Notes:

The family was enumerated on the 1850 and 1860 Census for Polk, Mo. Lyle Keith WILLIAMS, p. 57, only stated that George married and resided in Adel, IOWA.

Ludwig married Maria KRIEGER. Maria was born in Tilsit area, East Prussia (Germany), Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Andrew
• Naturalization: 1853
• Census: 1870, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1880, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1885, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1900, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

Notes:

Andreas Jann reached New York aboard the Statesman out of Le Havre, France on July 12th, 1850. His name is listed in the ship manifest (#228 | age: 27 | country: Hesse | occupation: Farmer). As it was the usage at that time, his firstname has been translated into the americanized form, Andrew. He stayed in New York three years where he married Eva Horn, then moved in 1856 to Iowa City, Iowa. Andrew Jann was one of the founders of the Germain Aid society of this city. In 1860, the company he worked for moved to Des Moines, so he was transferred to this city where he lived until his death. Andrew Jann (and his sons) are mentioned in successive editions (1866 to 1900) of the Des Moines City Directory. Andrew’s daughter, Henrietta, wrote a very colourful description of the family adventures from New York to Iowa City and Des Moines (follow link below).

Andreas married Eva Margarethe HORN on 1 Apr 1853 in New York, New York. Eva was born on 25 Apr 1830 in Ummenstadt, Saxony, Germany; died on 20 Dec 1892; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1880, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1885, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

Notes:

Eva Horn reached New York aboard the Hercules out of Belfast, Ireland on April 23th, 1852. Her name is listed in the ship manifest (#87 | age: 21 | country: Saxony | occupation: Dressmaker). See CastleGarden.org, and also here.

first name : Eva | last name : Horn | occupation : Dressmaker | age 21 | sex : Female | literacy : Unknown | ship : Hercules | arrived : 23 Apr 1852 | country : Germany | port of departure : Belfast | place of last residence : U | province of last residence : | city of destination : United States | paid by : Self | country of birth : Germany.