George J Ahrens

AHRENS, DAHL

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 8/17/2011 at 19:00:12

George J Ahrens was born August 1869 at Pittsford, Butler, Iowa to Henry Jochim Ahrens and Louisa Dahl Ahrens.

George had 4 siblings:

Theodore Henry (born September 1856 Pittsford, Butler, IA, married Rebecca Mathilda Knoll December 1880 at Sturgis Falls, Black Hawk, IA, died February 20, 1932 at Luverne, Kossuth, Iowa);

James Benjamin (born January 1859 Pittsford, Butler, Iowa, married Alvina Messerschmidt 1889, died 1930 Iowa);

William Walter (born January 16, 1861 Pittsford, Butler, IA, married Charlotte A Pfaltzgraff June 1893, died March 1944 Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, IA) and

A younger (adopted) sister Louisa (possibly born October 1871 Iowa, died June 13, 1900 Dumont, Butler, Iowa).

George was first married to a lady named Mary. (Mary was born March 16, 1876 and died March 19, 1902 at Butler, IA, probably from complications of childbirth.

George and Mary had 3 children:

Franklin (born March 4, 1897 Butler, IA); Effie (born October 1899 Butler, IA); and Victor (born 1902 Butler, IA).

After Mary's death, George married an Emma who had been married first to a Mr. Terhufen and had 2 children.

Found George in the 1880, 1885, 1895, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1925, 1930 censuses living at Pittsford, Butler, IA:

1880: Henry Ahrens 51, Lorga (Louisa) Ahrens 53, Theodore H. Ahrens 23, James Ahrens 21, William Ahrens 19, George Ahrens 10, Loeza (Louisa) Ahrens 8, Eugene Gillet (Gilbert) 14, Cora Gillet (Gilbert) 7, Mary Ahrens 83, Henry Ahrens 73. (The 2 Gilbert children were relatives.)

1885: Henry Ahrens 56, Louisa Ahrens 54, James Ahrens 26, William Ahrens 24, George Ahrens 15, Louisa Ahrens 13, Cora Jrillet 12 (Gilbert), Mary Ahrens 86, Henry Ahrens 77.

1895: George J Ahrens age 25.

1900: George J Ahrens 30, Mary Ahrens 23, Frankie Ahrens 3, Effie E Ahrens 7/12.

1910: George J Ahrens 40, Emma Ahrens 28, Frank F Ahrens 13, Effie Ahrens 10, Victor G Ahrens 9, Pearl Terhufen 15, Louie H Terhufen 10. (last 2 are Emma's children).

1920: George J Ahrens 50, Emma Ahrens 46, Effie E Ahrens 20, Victor G Ahrens 18, Louie H Teshules 20.

1925 George 56, Emma, 53.

1930: George 60, Emma 58.

George died 1954 at Butler, Iowa. He is buried at the Harlan Cemetery, Pittsford Township, Butler County, Iowa at lot #B57.

(Note: Censuses transcribed as found, obvious spelling errors not corrected.)