Jasper Co. IAGenWeb
Pioneer Index

Jasper County, Iowa

Pioneers

Jehu C. Poulson

Year Settled in Iowa: 1851

County where ancestor first settled: Jasper

Born: July 20, 1820

Birth Place: OHIO

Died: April 21, 1907

Burial Location: McKeever Cemetary, Poweshiek TWP,Jasper County,Iowa. Obituary

Father: James Poulson

Mother: Elizabeth Arnold

Married: March 25, 1845

Marriage Location: Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio

Spouse: Mahala Spray

Born: January 20, 1827

Birth Location: Ohio

Died: April 5, 1888

Burial Location: McKeever Cemetary, Poweshiek Twp., Jasper County, Iowa

Father: John Spray

Mother: Betsy Fowler

Proof:
Federal Census 1860.
Marriage Registration, Harrison County, Ohio.
Final Report of Will, filed Feb 23., 1909.
Obit- Jehu C. Poulson.
Cemetary Enumeration- McKeever Cemetary.

Children:
  1. John Wesley Poulson,
    b.April 15, 1850, Iowa (Wapello County),
    m. Rachel Elizabeth Woods, July 22, 1869. (Other Spouse-Lydia Crabtree),
    d. October 6, 1922 Harrison County, Ohio,
    Buried Union Patterson Cemetary, Deersville, Ohio.

    Remainder of Children were born in Colfax,Jasper County, Iowa:
  2. William Milton Poulson,
    b. April13, 1852
    Possible 2 marriages, Second Mary M. Crabtree, unkown date
    d.August 10, 1916 in Harrison County, Ohio
    Buried McKeever Cemetary
    Martha Poulson
    b.February 9, 1855,
    d. March 9, 1865
    buried McKeever Cemetary.
  3. Mary Poulson (No information available)
  4. Sarah E. Poulson
    b.April 28,1857
    m. John Shisler (Shissler) unknown date
    d. November 4, 1947, Colfax
    buried McKeever Cemetary.
  5. James W./Wilton D. Poulson
    (Censuses do not agree, Family history states name was Willis)
    b. March 1861
    m. unknown (wife possible Celestine)
    d. unknown
    buried Nebraska.
  6. George L. Poulson
    b. February 28, 1864
    m.Rachel A. Thompson Februrary 11, 1891
    died 1953 Jasper County
    buried Unknown.
  7. Ella Sarah Poulson
    b.1866
    m. Peter DeReus, November 21, 1888, Colfax
    d.July 25, 1951,Colfax, Jasper County
    buried McKeever Cemetary.
  8. Hattie May Poulson
    b. October 20, 1869
    m.Henry Sharp March 25, 1894,Colfax
    d. September 12, 1945
    buried Colfax Cemetary Washington TWP, Jasper County.

Data Submitted Wed Apr 22 08:18:59 1998 by: Ginger Holinka