CHRISTINIA (LEOPOLD) HOGAN/SEUFER

LEOPOLD, SEUFER, HOGAN, WARE, BIRD, BENNETT, JENNINGS, BYRUM

Posted By: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert (email)
Date: 2/26/2002 at 22:22:55

Decatur County Journal
September 23, l9l5

CHRISTINIA (LEOPOLD) SEUFER was born in
Wittenberg (sic), Germany,
November 28, l827. She came to America with
her parents and settled in
Ohio, in l859. In the year of l847 she was
married to BEVERLY HOGAN,
who died in l853. To this union were born
three children: CATHERINE
WARE, of Centerville, Iowa; ANNA WARE, of
Auburn, Washington; MARTIN
HOGAN, who died in l864. In l856 she was
married to MATHIAS SEUFER. In
l864 they moved to Decatur County, residing
on a farm near Woodland. To
this union were born six children: GEORGE
SEUFER, of Walker, Minnesota;
MARY BIRD, of Diagonal, Iowa; LEWIS SEUFER,
who died in l883; ELIZABETH
BENNETT, of Woodland Township; LOTTIE
JENNINGS, of High Point Township
and CAROLINE BYRUM, of Chariton, Iowa.

MR. SEUFER died in l902, and since then she
had made her home with her
children and had the past four years made her
home with her oldest
daughter, MRS. R.L. WARE, of Centerville,
where she died September l4,
l9l5. She had been a member of the Lutheran
Church since the age of
fourteen years.

The remains were shipped to Lineville
Thursday and the funeral was held
at the A.C. Church at Woodland, Friday
morning at ll o'clock, conducted
by Rev. B. Frank Jacobs, of the Leon
Presbyterian Church. Interment at
the Lentz Cemetery by the side of her
husband. A large concourse of
relatives and friends were present which
shows the esteem she was held
in, in this community and heartfelt sympathy
is extended to the bereaved
and sorrowing ones.

'Tis hard to break the tender
cord,

When love has bound the
heart;

'Tis hard, so hard to speak
the word,

Must we forever part.

Dearest loved one we've laid
thee

In the peaceful grave's
embrace,

But thy memory will be
cherished

'Till we see they Heavenly
face.

Sweet mother thou art gone;

The work has well been
blest;

An angel came and hushed thy
voice

And bore thee home to rest.

Sad hearts remain at home;

Will miss thee whom we
love;

We'll meet thee by and by

In that sweet home above.

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February 26, 2002