Jeptha William Baty
Born: April 6,18842 near Knoxville, Marion Co., Iowa
Died: December 24,1959 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 145, plot 4
Lot Owner: Johanna Gearhart, purchased in 1907
Married: Anna Gearhart on December 25, 1909 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa1
Parents: Samuel H. and Margaret (Cooley) Baty
J.W. Baty Dies; Services Monday
Jeptha William Baty; 75 of route 2, Newton, died at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Skiff Memorial hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Johnson funeral home.
The Rev. Philip C. Biblehimer, pastor of the First Lutheran church, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Sugar Grove cemetery.
Mr. Baty is survived by his wife, Anna; and a number of nieces and nephews. The son of Samuel and Margaret Baty, he was born in Marion county near Knoxville. Educated in Marion county schools, he was married to Anna Gearhart December 25, 1909 in Newton.
A retired farmer, he was born in Marion county, and moved with his parents to Jasper county near Newton in 1896. He resided in Jasper county since then. ~ Newton Daily News, December 26 1959.
1. Jasper Co., Iowa Marriage Record 3 1917-1916, page 40 #4896
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Anna M. (Gerhart) Baty
Born: October 11, 1889 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: May 13, 1962 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 145, plot 5
Lot Owner: Johanna Gearhart, purchased in 1907
Married: Jeptha William Baty December 25, 1909 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa1
Parents: Lewis and Johanna (Hildebrand) Gerhart
Anna Baty Dies at Hospital Sunday;
Rites Wednesday
Anna M. Baty, 72, of Rt. 2, Newton, died at 10:50 a.m. Sunday at the Skiff Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services for Mrs. Baty, a lifelong resident of Jasper County, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Johnson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Philip C. Biblehimer, minister of the First Lutheran Church, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Baty is survived by three nephews, Lewis Gerhart and Charles Gerhart, both of Des Moines, and Clifford Gerhart of Mingo; and eight nieces, Mrs. Cornie (Mary) Kleinendorst of Newton, Mrs. Earl (Anna) Parcell of Chicago; Mrs. Loren (Betty) Craft of Des Moines, Mrs. Stella Mason of Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Ruby Kirkwood of Des Moines, Miss Frances Gerhart of Monroe, Mrs. Donald (Phyllis) Townsend of Baxter and Mrs. Harry (Gladys) Reynolds of Long View, Wash.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1959 and by four brothers.
Mrs. Baty was a member of the First Lutheran Church and the Royal Neighbors at Mitchellville.
The daughter of Louis and Joanna Hildebrand Gerhart, she was born Oct. 11, 1889 in Jasper County.
Educated in Jasper County Schools, she was married to Jeptha (Jap) Baty, Dec. 25, 1909. ~ The Newton Daily News, May 14, 1962.