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         JONAS DEIHL, deceased, was born in Lehigh County, Pa., Nov. 17, 1817, and was a son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Krouse) Deihl. He was reared upon a farm, and was employed as a farm hand for some years. In . . .

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. . . early life he learned the trade of a house carpenter, which occupation he followed for thirteen years. On the 1st of January, 1841, he was united in marriage with Miss Anna Caroline Stapp, who was born in Lehigh County, Pa., May 28, 1823, and is a daughter of Jacob and Annie Stapp. They are the parents of three children, two sons and a daughter: Horace J. became the husband of Mary Owen, and resides on the old homestead in Columbus City Township; Alfred died in childhood, as did also the daughter, Artemesia.

In the month of October, 1855, determining to try his fortune in the then Far West, Mr. Deihl emigrated to Iowa, settling in Louisa County, where he purchased a farm. He was the owner of 250 acres of cultivated land in Columbus City Township, and also a 15-acre tract of timber land. Leaving his farm in 1872, he removed to the town of Clifton, where he made his home until 1876, and then went to Columbus Junction, where he continued to reside until his death, which occurred Aug. 22, 1888. He was a member of the Reformed Church, of which body his wife is now a member. In his political views he was a Democrat, while socially, he was a member of Columbus Junction Lodge No. 365, and a charter member of the I. O. O. F. Mr. Deihl was one of the substantial citizens of Louisa County, and during his long residence in this community won the respect and esteem of all who knew him. Mrs. Deihl still survives, and resides with her son on the old homestead in Columbus City Township.