Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-11
END COMES TO JOHN n. hAUsER,
JR, slxTY-oNE YEARS ON
SAME FARM.
ONE OF FIRST SETTLERS
IN LlscoM1 TOWNSHIP
Mr.. Hauser Settled on Present Farm
in the Fall of 1s4s-Drove With Own
Team and Brought Own Mich Cows
With Hm-One Of the Organizers
Of Bethel Christian Church.

| Death came at 3:15 this morning to
one of the Oldest settlers of the coun-
1 ty and one of the real pioneers of Lis
comb township, when John II. Hauser,
Jr., passed away at his home, three
and one-half miles southwest of Lis
comb, after an illness Of about six
weeks, due TO pernicious anemia. Mr.
Hauser had resided on the same farm
where he died for almost sixty-o one
years. Mr.. Hauser's death was mot I'M
expected, as he had been failing in
health gradually for over a year.
When Mr.. Hauser came to Marshall
county, in the fall Of 1s49, and took up
a claim on the Iowa river, Marshall
county was truly virgin soil. Mr..
Hauser drove the long distance from
his native Indiana to make his new
| home in the far west" Because. OF the
lack of civilization here he brought his
own cows with him. Out of the native
timber he hewed the logs that entered
the construction Of his log cabin.
Wolves We're then nightly visitors
about his home. and bands of rowing
Indians were camped along the river
abode. Deer ard wild turkey were plen-
tiful, and the larder of this pioneer
family was kept filled with the choicest
OF wild game that was shot from the
cabin door. In fact all the experiences
OF pioneer life We're the lot of John
Hauser. and his bride of year when
they came to Marshall county to make
their new home. In the log cabin that
he first built Mr.. Hauser and his fam
lily lived until 1857, when a new brick
house was erected, and has since been
used as the family home.
John II. Hauser, Jr., was born July
10, 1925, in Owen county, Indiana. and
IN his native county took Mary Arney
as his wife on Feb. 8, 1s4S In the
fall Of the following year Mr.. and Mrs
Hauser came to this county and set
tied on the farm that has since been
their home. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Hauser became the
parents Of ten children, six of whom
are living The children who survive
with their aged mother are George
Hauser, who lives just south of his
fathers place, and on the same farm:
Mrs. Eliza Whitacre, Of this city, who
has been with her father assisting in
his care for the past month; Mrs. Sarah
"A. BeeSOn, OIL 1IlUepSQOSHce. MIS-. w. n.
Robilliard, Of Faribault, MINI, l. w.
Hauser, who lives on the old home
place; and Mrs. Alfred A Brown,
Of West Liberty. The children dead
are William, Wiley, Caroline, and Luz
ella Mr.. Hauser also leaves fifteen
grandchildren and nine great grand
children. Joseph whitacre, OF this city
is one Of tho grandsons. There also
survive four sisters. Mrs. Hulda Arney,
Of Parker, s. D.; Mrs. Eliza Irwin and
Mrs. L. w. Price, of Written, ard Mrs.
Elizabeth Taylor, of Fullerton, Neb.
Thomas n. IIauser, Mr. Hauser's last
surviving brother, died at Written last
August.
Mr. Hauser was one Of the organizers
of the New Bethel Christian church
which is situated in the neighborhood
in which he lives. The funeral will be
held from the church Wednesday
morning at 10 O'Clock, Rev. W. H.
Scott, Of this city, officiating. Inter-
ment will follow in the Bethel GEM
etery..
Mrs. Robilliard reached Liscomb
from Faribault Saturday night.