Laura, Wava & Stella Haug, died Oct 1900

HAUG, OLSON

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 1/17/2012 at 11:09:47

A very sad instance of the fatality of diptheria comes from Clermont where, within forty eight hours, occurred the death of two children and the mother from one family. For a week or more rumors had been afloat that diphtheria of a very malignant type was at the home of C.G. Haug in Clermont. The report was verified last Saturday evening by the death of a little child. Sunday evening a second child died and on Monday afternoon the mother joined her two babies who had gone before. Three little girls and the father and mother comprised the family. All were sick at the same time. The father and oldest daughter, five years old, are reported as recovering, the other three are dead.

~Elgin Echo, October 11, 1900

C.G. Haug, one of Clermont's merchants, lost two children and his wife by diphtheria the first of the week.

~Postvile Review, October 12, 1900

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1900 US census, Clermont, Clermont twp., Fayette co. Iowa. Enumerated June 2, 1900

Haug, Christine G. - head, b. Oct 1871, age 28, married 5y, b. Norway, immigrated 1887, naturalized, occupation: Merchant

Haug, Laura - wife, b. Sep 1867, age 32, married 5y, mother of 3, all living, b. Iowa

Haug, Helen A. - daughter, b. Feb 1896, age 4, b. Iowa

Haug, [?Wava] M. - daughter, b. June 1897, age 2, b. Iowa

Haug, Stella M. - daughter, b. Oct 1899, age 7m, b. Iowa

Olson, Margaret - mother in law, b. April 1822, age 78y, widow, mother of 7, all living, b. Norway, immigrated in 1831

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Laura, Wava & Stella are buried in East Clermont Lutheran cemetery, located just across the border in Clayton county. On her gravestone Laura is named Randi, Wava is named Margaret Wava and Stella is Stella Marie.