BOHL, Jacob 1838-1924

BOHL, BRANDT

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 10/22/2011 at 12:57:42

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JACOB BOHL DIED
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
-- WAS 85 YEARS OLD

Jacob Bohl, father of Mrs. Frank Kelley and Sherman Bohl, of this place, passed away at his home on Tuesday afternoon at about twenty minutes to 6, after an illness of a couple weeks.

For a man of his years, Mr. Bohl has been very active and had spent the winter, apparently in good health, with relatives in Washington and in South Dakota. he suffered his first illness on the way home, a slight stroke of paralysis, and was in a hospital at Minneapolis for a few days. His son brought him home from there and he has rapidly failed since.

Mr. Bohl was in his 85th year, and is survived by another daughter who is here from Spencer, Iowa, besides Mrs. Kelley and Sherman.

Funeral services will be held from the Methodist church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock and interment made in the local cemetery.

MITCHELL COUNTY PRESS -- June 18, 1924

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#2:

Jacob Bohl, Civil
War Veteran, Died
Last Week Tuesday

Jacob Bohl was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, August 21, 1838 and died June 24, 1924, living to the good old age of 85 years and 10 months.

In 1861 he enlisted in the army, serving in the 33rd regiment Co. G., until 1864.

On July 4, 1866, he was married to Barbara Ellen Brandt at Decorah, Iowa. To this union were born nine children, seven of whom survive him: George E. of Sequin, Washington; John W., of Thunder Hawk, South Dakota; Jacob F. of Waukegan, Illinois; Mary E. Prall, of Dodge Center, Minnesota; Ellen S. Kelley, of Osage, Iowa; Minnie Zelev, of Spencer, Iowa and Sherman, of Osage, Iowa. Besides his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren he is survived by two sisters and three brothers in Wisconsin. His wife preceded him in death November 18, 1917 at Osage.

He was a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for over fifty years. A kind a loving father, always trying to smooth out the rough places in life for those whom he loved so dearly.

Funeral services were held at the Methodist church last Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by his pastor, W. T. Smith, and the body was laid to rest in the Osage Cemetery.

[Mitchell County Press, Wednesday, July 2, 1924]

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#3:

The listing for Osage City Cemetery, on IaGenWeb shows:

BOHL, JACOB (died/buried) 26 JUN 1924 (bur. loc.) 1005-8-46