Jacob & Mary Ann Marquart

MARQUART WILLER RAIMUND

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 9/21/2010 at 19:55:03

History of Woodbury County, Iowa 1984

Jacob and Mary Ann (Willer) Marquart
By Mrs Elaine L Marquart Remmem

Jacob Marquart was born in 1844 in Hessen Starkenburg, Germany and came to America when he was four years of age, with his parents, Philip Marquardt and Barbara Raimund Marquardt. The Marquardt name was changed shortly after their arrival in America, through the dropping of the d. Jacob’s brothers, Peter, Philip Jr, and George also came to the new country with their parents. Jacob’s sister, Anna Margaret, was born on the ship during the long trip to the new country. Other children who were born in the United States were: Catherine born 1848; Elizabeth born 1851; Barbara born 1855 – all born in Crawford County, Ohio and Mary Ann born in 1850 in Cedar County, Iowa.

When Jacob was 12 years old, the family moved from Ohio to Cedar County, Iowa. The trip was made by covered wagon pulled by a team of oxen. Jacob and his brothers were obliged to walk most of the way in order to lighten the heavy load. It was a long and difficult trip during which the wagon and oxen were frequently bogged down in heavy mud.

Jacob Marquart married Mary Ann Willer at Tipton, Iowa in 1878. Mary Ann was a native of Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, having been born there in 1854. Her family had also migrated to Tipton, Iowa. Her parents were George Willer and Juliana Thresa Willer and her grandparents who were also in Tipton area were Michael WIller and Mary Kaiser Willer from Germany. Jacob and Mary Ann settled in Woodbury County, Iowa in 1880. They had three sons: Charles Franklin, born 1879; George Arthur, born 1880 in Cedar County, Iowa, and Phillip Herbert, born in 1885 at Lawton, Woodbury County, Iowa.

April 20, 1880, Jacob Marquart bought a farm in Woodbury County, Iowa, which became the family residence. The farm home was built shortly thereafter, with various additions later. A large barn and other buildings completed the building requirements. This farm and family home were passed on to son, Phillip Herbert, when Jacob and Mary Ann moved to Lawton, Iowa, upon their retirement. Phillip Herbert, who was generally known as ‘Berg’ owned and operated the home place until his retirement. Horses were used for cultivating the land since farm tractors were just coming into common use about the time of Herb’s retirement. The old farm home burned to the ground after Her and his wife, Millie, retired in the town of Lawton. The farm was passed on to the daughters of Heb and Millie at the time of Herb’s death, 1971. The farm was then sold to Willer, Inc, who owned the property adjacent to the Marquart farm.

The eldest of Jacob and Mary Marquart’s sons were Charles Franklin Marquart who married Elsie Mae Prescott in 1909. Their children were Nina Dorothy, Frances Joy, Kenneth and John Douglas. Nina became a teacher and married Richard Chartier, a farmer near Bronson, Iowa. Their children were: Joyce who married Loren Miller and had one son, Lyle Duane Miller; Richard Douglas who married Christy Gjerloff and had Jeffrey Lee and Darcie J Chartier; and Tommy Dean who married Ruth Ann Rippke and whose children were Magan Brooks and Jill Renee Chartier.

Second child of C Franklin and Elsie Marquart was Frances Joy who married Carroll Stull. They lived in South Sioux City, Nebraska until he passed away in 1962 then she moved to California and taught school. Their children were Elma Jane who married Robert Prenger and had Corrin and Bobby Prenger; and Walter Stull who married Jane Oden and had Mathew Prescott and Emily Ardel Stull.

Third child of C Franklin and Elsie was Kenneth who died in 1934, unmarried.
Fourth child of C Franklin and Elsie was John Douglas who was a truck mechanic, and married Charlotte Deloris Powell. First child of J Douglas and Charlotte was Douglas Wayne who married Sharon Marie Alto producing Kelley Marie and Michael Douglas Marquart; second was Jacquelyn Lee who married Eugene Thomas Curry and had Jeff and Curt Curry. After divorcing Curry, Jacquelyn Lee married Jim Ciphert. Third child was Allan Paul who married Constance Marie Edler and had Dana Paul. Allan Paul and Constance divorced and he married Debra Watts. Fourth child of J Douglas and Charlotte was Trudy Ann who married Jim Hiserate and had a daughter, Tonia Dee. Trudy Ann and Jim divorced and she married Jack Stark at which time Tonia was adopted by Jack Stark giving her the of Tonia Dee Stark.
The second son of Jacob and Mary Marquart was George Arthur Marquart who married Laura May MacArthur and had three daughters: Laurice Maurine, Joyce Roceille, and Phyllis Kathryn. Maurine married James Pullan, a civil engineer, and resided at Bedord, Iowa. She and Jaems Pullan had a son, James Arthur, who died in infancy, and two daughters, Joyce Ann and Jeanne. Joyce Ann married Dr Joe Anderson and had a daughter, Nancy Jeanne and an adopted daughter, Julie. Jeanne Pullan married Kent Petersen and had a son, Bradley, and a daughter, Karla Jeanne Petersen. James Pullan died July 28, 1983.
Joyce Roceille married Howard Eliott Rivers, an architect in 1939. They had tow sons: Howard Elliott Jr, who married Karen Rieke in 1950 and John Vernon who is unmarried. Howard Sr died May 25, 1980. Phyllis Kathryn Marquart married John Raymond Dicken in 1938 and resided in Kansas, Louisiana, and California at various times. Their children were Phyllis Jane who married Daniel Burke Sikes in 1961 and had Dawn Suzanne, Joy Christine, and Daniel Ray; Donald Ray who married Betty Anne Randall in 1965 and had Scott Randal Dicken and Kirby Kathryn Dicken; and William Arthur Dicken who married Debra Ann Langill in 1968 and had John Ronald Dicken and James Arthur Dicken.
The third son of Jacob and Mary Marquart was Phillip Herbert Marquart. He married Mildred Elsie Joseph who was the daughter of Harrison Clay Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Groves Joseph. Their first born were twins named Bernice and Burdette who died shortly after birth. Their other children were Lois Marie, Elaine Lucile and Carol Louise Marquart. Lois married Ralph Thomas. He and Lois lived in California, Iowa, and now in Arkansas. He earned a living through farming and carpentering. They have three daughters, only one of whom has married. Beth Elaine and Barbara Rae are twins. Barbara married Charles Edward Catlett and had two sons: Kenneth Thomas and David Charles Catlett, both born in Winchester, Virginia. Charles Edward and Barbara Rae were divorced in 1982. Barbara lives in Lawton, Oklahoma, and is a nurse. Beth Elaine lives in Georgia and works as a printer. Patricia Edna is the third daughter and works as a secretary in California.
The second daughter of Phillip Herbert and Mildred Marquart is Elmer Louis who married George Joseph Vincent, a metal spinner, and had two sons and a daughter, namely: Ronald Dennis, Douglas Kent, and Roxanne Kay Vincent. They live in Seattle, Washington. Ronald now resides in California. He married and later divorced, Phyllis Ann McCord. They had no children. Douglas married Susan Marie Lovejoy, and had two children: Jean Marie and Scott Michael Vincent. They live near Seattle, Washington. Roxanne Kay married William Edward Hart. They have no children. George died in 1973. Elaine married Palmer Remmem, a boat builder in 1976.
The third daughter of P Herbert Marquart and Mildred is Carol Louise who married Richard Allen Davies. Richard and Carol had two sons: Edward and Mark. Richard A Davies died in 1952. Edward married Tina Brown and had two children: Michael Alan and Jeri Ann. Edward divorced then married Patricia Bromsamlee later divorcing her. Next he married Julie Davenport and had a daughter, Marisa. Mark married Kathleen Ann Schlesser and had Kerri Ann and Kelly Michael Davies. Carol married Glen Joseph Rustin in 1953. He died in 1981. Richard Allen Davies was a farmer and Glen Rustin was a carpenter.
History would not be complete without a little of the human side of Jacob and Mary Marquart who were my paternal grandparents. I knew them when they lived in Lawton. Mary was a kind and loving little lady who baked sugar cookies to store in her crockery jar for all her grandchildren and their friends who dropped in frequently for a visit. The cookie jar was never empty. Her door was opened to salesman, bums and beggars alike. They did not go away without her either buying something or giving food in the case of bums and beggars. I feel sure that the bums had her house ‘marked’ because they seemed to make a beeline form the railroad tracks to her house. When Mary passed away in 1928, Jacob gave up the house in town and his household goods were either sold or given to members of his family. Many things were divided by the women of the family and taken home for their own use. The day this was to occur, I skipped school by pretending I was sick and managed to be present for the affair. I was determined that I would have Grandma’s ‘old hen’ which was a glass dish which she kept on the table as a container for the soda crackers. I accomplished my purpose and still own the treasured article.
Grandfather Marquart was tall of stature and always wore his Van Dyke beard. When he moved in with our family, he always said ‘Grace’ before the meals were eaten. He brought his horse and buggy back to the farm with him since he needed some means of transportation. The buggy had just one bench type seat so if there were two or more passengers they had to sit in the back with feet dangling down. The days when we girls were permitted to ride to town with Grandpa in the buggy were a treat. Grandpa would have a shave and haircut then sit on the bench outside the pool hall and chat with the town folk, then go into Barney’s grocery store and purchased cream chocolates for us, before heading for home. He assumed the duty of chopping and carrying in firewood for the cook stove. His moral were high so he would not think of having alcoholic beverages. However, he used a bottle of medicine which was labeled Watkins Liniment. This was not for the purpose of rubbing on tired muscles but an internal elixir which was stored in the bottle on an upper shelf away from the hands of ‘inquisitive’ children. I suspect the ‘medicine’ had a high percentage of the one ingredient he so religiously avoided. Grandpa had his own private facilities in the form of the outhouse, which he nearly always used. He didn’t have much use for our indoor bathroom except for bathing. Before moving from town, his outhouse was out by the barn which housed his horse and buggy. Cards were a no, no as far as he was concerned. They were used only for gambling so if he saw us girls playing with ‘those kind of cards’ he always asked us if we were ‘gambling again’. Grandpa lived a long life and died at the age of 92, in 1936.
The Marquart family was active in the Reformed Church which later joined forces with the Presbyterian Church in Lawton. They were active people in community affairs; the 4H club for young farm sons and daughters; and the Farm Bureau. Work on the farms sometimes turned into social affairs when neighbors shared the work such as during threshing season. The men helped in the fields while the women prepared the big meals together indoors. Horseback riding was prevalent and the earliest
transportation was by horse-drawn carriages or wagons.

Indications are that the Marquart family is traditionally a farm family for centuries back. The Marquardt family Crest has shovels, birds, and a helmet.