Westenhaver, Morello H. (1845-1932)

WESTENHAVER, FRAZEY, SNOOK

Posted By: Jane Adams (email)
Date: 4/2/2005 at 20:48:24

Fairfield Daily Ledger
Tues., Aug. 23, 1932
Page 2, col. 3.

WAR VETERAN PASSES AWAY. Morello H. Westenhaver, one of the few surviving Civil War Veterans, passed away at the home of his nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Frazey, 300 East Washington Street, at 8 o’clock last night.....The body is at the Hoskins funeral home pending word from relatives.

Mr. Westenhaver was born in Union County, Ohio, April 19, 1845, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Westenhaver. A few years later his parents came to Perlee where for many years the family home was made. He was the last of a family of six children. Mr. Westenhave [sic] was married to Miss Lucinda Snook, who passed away a number of years ago, also their (?) two children, a boy and a girl, have died. He was superintendent of the Sunday School at Perlee for a number of years.....Member of Company M, 4th Iowa Cavalry. Had his home with his nephew for the past four years.

The source of the following note is Mary Prill, Fairfield genealogist.

Note: On Henry Snook’s Lot #68 a stone is inscribed: “Alice, wife of M. H. Westenhaver, Died Mar. 16, 1881, aged 29 yrs. 7 ms. 7 ds.”? Apparently Alice Snook was the first wife of M. H. Westenhaver and the mother of his children.

(See the Henry Snook family sheet on the Jefferson County web site.)

This data has been transcribed for genealogical purposes; I am not related to the subject.