John Henry Krell (1914)
KRELL, WISSLER, WIGHT
Posted By: Kent Transier (email)
Date: 7/18/2004 at 02:20:03
Obituary of John Henry Krell
The Winterset Madisonian, 10 June 1914The messenger of death came to-three Madison County homes last week, in which three men, each prominent in affairs of this county, and each a pioneer in length of residence in Madison County, were called. J. H. Krell of Winterset and...
J. H. Krell was born in Germany. Oct. 15, 1839, died at his home in Winterset last Wednesday night, June 3, 1914, being past three score and ten years old. With his parents he came to the United States in 1847, and settled in Ross County, Ohio. He was married to Miss Mary Wissler in November 1865 and ten years later, moved to Madison County, Iowa and settled in Webster township, where he continued to live until the death of his wife in 1900, when he removed to Winterset. He was again married in 1902 to Miss Lizzie Wissler a sister of his 1st wife. Mr. Krell was industrious and had more than ordinary genius for music; he was also patriotic and religious. All four of these characteristics ware partly inherited and partly acquired. He worked because born of an energetic and frugal race and acquired because he loved to be employed in some useful occupation.
In early life he learned that most arduous of trades, that of stone mason, which he followed exclusively until he came to this county and in connection with farming after coming here. He liked to sing better than most men and taught singing school both in Ohio and here. He enlisted in the vigor of young manhood, his regiment was the 73rd Ohio volunteers and his brigade was engaging in the most important battles of the east till after the battle of Gettysburg, and was then transferred to the west, where he fought with Hooker amid the clouds of Look Out Mountain. He converted and joined the Methodist church when eighteen years old, remaining a devout Christian until his death. Most of his active life he was an official member of the church, worked and contributed for and to all the enterprises of the church. His membership was transferred to Winterset in 1902. During his last long illness he was comforted in the hope of the resurrection and of eternal life. For years he was the chaplain of the local post of the G.A.R., which position he held at the time of death. He was also an honored member of the fraternal order of Odd Fellows. There were in his family, seven children, all of whom are living except Frank, who died about 3 years ago. They are as follows: Dayton, John, Samuel, Lewis, Mrs. Tena Wight and Chauncey, all of whom live in Winterset except the last whose home is in Ackley, Iowa. The funeral occurred at the Methodist Church Friday afternoon, Rev. W. G. Hohanshelt officiating.
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