Pike Township Family Stories
RENSHAW FAMILY
Nichols, Iowa Centennial Book 1884-1984, pages 219-220
By Charlene HansenMarien Thomas Renshaw was born in Elisabeth, Illinois, 6 March 1853, the youngest child of Elisha Renshaw and Mary Cook Renshaw.
His parents were born in Kentucky, and they were married in November 1841 in Jo Daviess county, Illinois. They settled in the town of Mill Creek where Elisha was a miner and became parents of Mary E. Renshaw, Levi Renshaw, Alfred Renshaw, Elisha “Lash” Renshaw and Marien Thomas Renshaw. Family historians tell that the father, Elisha, just walked down the road one day when Marien was about three years old and never returned.
By the summer of 1860, Mary Renshaw had moved her family to Mt. Carroll, Illinois. The three older boys joined the Civil war; Alfred Renshaw was captured at Snickers Gap, Virginia.
Before the summer of 1870, Mary Cook Renshaw moved from Illinois to Nichols, Pike township, along with Marien and her daughter Mary E. Renshaw and her husband, Moses I. Adams, and their son Albert B. Adams. Mary E. Renshaw and Moses Adams had six children, but none of them lived to adulthood.
Levi Renshaw and Lash Renshaw spent little time in Iowa; however, Alfred Renshaw spent his later years in Nichols. Alfred married Elizabeth “Lizzie” Gross, twice, and they divorced twice. Their children were William Elisha Renshaw and Carrie Elizabeth Renshaw.
At Atalissa, Iowa, on 24 March 1875, Marien Thomas Renshaw married Rhoena Smith, daughter of John Smith and Catharine Davis Smith. John and Catharine were born in Ohio and moved to Pike township in 1849, later settling in Goshen township.
Marien Renshaw and Rhoena Smith Renshaw were the parents of ten children: Mary Virginia Renshaw, born 21 October 1875 in Nichols, married 3 March 1897 to Adolph Joseph Bausch, who was born 10 September 1864 in Hemsbach, Germany; Hattie B. Renshaw, born 11 December 1876 in Nichols, married 12 January 1898 to Amos P. Fuller; Nellie Florence Renshaw, born 10 September 1880 in State Center, Iowa, married 2 March 1904 to Winford J. Foster; Emma May Renshaw, born 12 June 1884 in Adams, married 5 November 1905 to Jessie L. Wright; Clarence Cleveland Renshaw, born 17 April 1885 in Adams, married 17 September 1918 to Myrtle Cox; Rhoena “Rena” Renshaw, born 8 September 1887 in Nichols; Marion Reuben Renshaw, born 27 November in Nichols, married 15 September 1915 to Grace May Hillyer; John E. Renshaw, born 30 October 1892 in Nichols, married 8 April 1914 to Mahala Schwarzenbach; Ralph Marcus Renshaw, born 7 February 1896 in Nichols, married 12 January 1921 to Helen Freida Kindler; and Ira Lloyd Renshaw, born 7 December 1897 in Nichols, married 14 November 1931 to Meriam Venita Richter.
Adolph Joseph Bausch and Mary Virginia Renshaw Bausch were quite the travelers in the early years of their marriage. They moved from Muscatine county to Rice Lake, Wisconsin, where they stayed for eight years. They moved on to Atkinson, Holt county, Nebraska, for two years with Adolph’s father; then to Bethany,Missouri, and on to Iowa, living in Nichols, Conesville, West Liberty and Atalissa before moving to Wilton Junction, Iowa. Their seven children and 31 grandchildren follow:
Clarence Henry Bausch was born in Muscatine; he married, first, Reba Viola Preston. Their children were Nile Wayne Bausch, Elmer Virgil Bausch and Doris Anita Bausch. Clarence’s second wife was Nellie Greer; he married, third, Edith Hinks, and fourth, Nellie Evonne Hall.
Grace May Bausch was born in Muscatine. She married Vernon O’Jay Hansen; their children were Russel Allen Hansen and Paul Roger Hansen.
Hazel Mary Bausch was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. She was married to Reginald Gordon Alcorn. Their children were Gordon Keith Alcorn and Reginald Kent Alcorn.
Clyde Raymond Bausch was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He married Edith Christina Kallenberger Lawson. Their children were Janet Eileen Bausch and Leon Raymond Bausch.
Stephen Lester Bausch was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He married, first, Mae Adeline Male. Their children were Hope Adaire Bausch, Ruth Ann Bausch, Ronald David Bausch, Douglas Lee Bausch, Lester Blair Bausch, Stephen Lester Bausch, Gary Warren Bausch, Joyce Elaine Bausch, Carol Virginia Bausch, Marilyn Jean Bausch, Phillip Lynn Bausch, Jarrold Laawrence Bausch, Lawrence Jarrold Bausch and Susan Joy Bausch. Stephen Bausch married, second, Sarabelle Coyne Duffy.
Maurice Harold Bausch was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He married, first, Pauline Benita Wright. His second wife was Mary Alice Crew. Their children are James Mauarice Bausch and William Harold Bausch.
Irene Edith Bausch was born in Bethany, Missouri. She married Vernon Novotny Clark. Their children are David Verne Clark and Karen Lee Clark.
Marva Irish Bausch was born in Conesville; she was married to Dean Roland Wyatt. Their children were Judith Ann Wyatt, Jerald Dean Wyatt, Dennis Allen Wyatt and Roger Bruce Wyatt.
After their marriage, Grace May Bausch and Vernon O’Jay Hansen settled in Cedar Rapids. Their first son, Russel Allen Hansen, was born in Hiawatha, Kansas. He was married to Charlene Mae Bender. Their children are Susan Lynn Hansen Henrichs and Brad Allen Hansen. Susan has a dauaghter, Sheena Kae Henrichs, and Brad’s daughters are Shannon Leigh Hansen and Stacy Marie Hansen.
The second son of Grace Bausch and Vernon Hansen, Paul Roger Hansen, married Judith Ann Patten. Their children are Lynnette Rene Hansen and Keri Danelle Hansen. His second marriage was to Sandra Jean Steinbirger; their daughter is Paulette Marie Hansen. His third marriage was to Kathy Ann Kjosa Frieden. Lynnette has a son, Joshua Allen Harrington.
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