Aillaud, Katharine (Schwein) 1829-1906

AILLAUD, SCHWEIN, SCHROEDER, CALLISON, DODGE

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 1/31/2005 at 17:42:08

Death of Catherine Aillaud

Mrs. Catherine Aillaud died yesterday at the home of her son, Louis Aillaud, one mile west of town at the age of seventy-six years, seven months and four days. The funeral services will be held at the residence of this son, where her death occurred, tomorrow, Friday afternoon, at 1:39 o'clock. The interment will be in the Metz Cemetery. ~ Newton Daily News May 30, 1906

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Mrs. Katharine Aillaud, who passed away Tuesday night at 12 o’clock, May 29th, at the home of her son, Louie Aillaud, one mile west of Newton, was seventy-six years old. Her maiden name was Katharine Syne [sic-Schwein], her native town, Munich, Germany, where she was born October 8, 1829.

She was one of a family of four girls. Her three sisters cared for the home with the mother spinning, weaving, and doing the other household duties, which they enjoyed, but Katharine, both because she was not really needed and liked other work better, found employment elsewhere. At the age of seventeen she was earning but forty cents a week and doing hard work. She had heard of America where there was plenty to do and better pay, and she made up her mind to come here. At last overcoming her parents’ objections, with their blessing and very little money, she left Germany, with strangers, expecting to come to the home of an aunt in Cincinnati, Ohio.

After a long three-month’s voyage, the ship in which she sailed landed at New Orleans. Although friendless and alone, she soon obtained work, expecting ere long to go to her aunt. This she did not do, for before the year ended she became acquainted with and married a young bridge builder, William Aillaud.

For three years they resided at New Orleans, and in that city buried their first-born. Soon after the death of the little one the came to Dubuque, Iowa, but after a brief stay there they removed to LeClaire, Iowa, where they live until the moved to Jasper County, about forty years ago. Nearly thirty-eight of these years have been spent on the farm four miles and a half southwest of this city. Here the father and husband died on May 9th, just fourteen years ago. The mother remained at the old home with her youngest son, Louie Aillaud, until the first of March, this year, when he removed to the Ed Donabey farm, which he had purchased, and she too come to the new home.

The past year Mrs. Aillaud has had very poor health, and for two months her condition has been so serious that it was known by her loved ones they would not long have her with them. Though she has suffered very much during her illness, the end came so peacefully that those with her did not know she passed away.

Mrs. Aillaud was a dear, good, lovely mother, and not only in the home circle did she inspire love, but also among her friends and neighbors. All through her live the same traits of character, which led her to a new home and strange surroundings, helped her bear cheerfully and bravely the changes and vicissitudes of this life.

The mother and father and one sister, whom she left at the old home in Germany, she never met again, but two of her sisters in later years come to America to reside. One sister passed away a year or two ago, and the other sister, Mrs. Henry Schroeder, lives at Davenport.

Her two daughters, Mrs. J. E. Callison and Mrs. Gardner Dodge, and her four sons, William, Henry, Fred and Louie Aillaud reside here and were with their mother to give her loving care and attention.

Today the funeral was held at the home of her son, where her last days were spent. The service was conducted by Rev. R. F. Chambers and Misses Lettie Earley and Ora Bess Meredith, and Messrs Ernest Earley and Fred Meredith, accompanied by Mrs. C. M. Fiske, furnished the music. Many beautiful flowers sent by loving neighbors and sympathizing friends covered the casket.

The burial was in the Metz Cemetery, where the husband lies buried. Her four sons acted as pallbearers. ~ The Newton Daily News, Thursday, May 31, 1906, Page 4, Column 1