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series of stories and pict~ea menb. in Avoca. .

and Supply _JJuilding 1loc:atcd acro~S' has been in use since February. The

1-room apaJ1;ment and a 3-room epartft llelvin and Lawrence Holtz, li-1.-c. made of cement blocks was built by

tpany . of Avoca. The lower floor con· >ffice and the repair shop. pply is an· authorized Ford tractor and ealer with a complete stock of repnin ltzea alao handle Wood Broth en com• d Homdiaulic ·loaders and atacken. led a achool at Lincoln, Neb., for the pair of their combines.

Over 1200 Persona · ·~ Attend' Ou· ·loor Show

The community turned out ,1n numbers to see the V. F. w.'s ".li'Un For You" ·home talent show ·ThUTSday and Frlday nights. The · Veterans o! Foreign Wars' bulldlng fund got a real boost trom the show which Glenn Knisley, post coc.'lmander, termed "very successful rinancially." Knisley said that. the attendance wa.s ·far greater than wrr§: expected and · estimated over 1200 people saw the show.

Winners

Funeral ·Services Held For· William Thies

• Diana Horst

Last rites for W111iam Thies, 87, were held from the Blust:..Berthusen funeral home Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. John DeBerg · of

Donald Greevt'r ficlating. Burial · was in Graceland cemetery. · · "'

Diana Horst, daughter of Mrr, . · 1\Ir. Thies died aLhls home In and !\Irs. Lei8hton' Horst, maa Avoca on Sunday, July 4, following presented as the queen and Don· · a. long illness. ald Greever, Jr.,· son of ~lr. ·and Wlll1a.m Thies, son or Frederick

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1\ln. . Donald Gn!ever, IIAncoek, Thies ·and Catherine Schroeder, was County Spra: as kJD&' in the Tiny Tot POP- born November 18, 1860 1n Le Le ularity Contest. The ILln&' ani~ Claire, Scott County,· Iowa.' He was ~ T 0 T~o queen were awarded lotin&' capa. from a !amUy or four chlldren; Pottawattamle Co Other winners 1n the popularity one brother and two siSters . pre- dolllg a splendid Jo

conte,st were Donna Horst, daughter ceded him in death. With the county -we or Mr. · and Mrs. Melvin B·:-r-st, Mr. Thi~ received his · early ed- Hetzel, county we~

r:::3 AVOCA MIOG£N <1 Princess; Jerry Larsen. son of Mr. ucatlon In the Scott County schools. stated. Between 1()0 ,IJ.tJ and . .M~. Arthur Larsen, prtnc:e; 1\t' the asre or 16 he Joined. his elder' ers are owned by

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; and Mrs. Robert Paulsen, duch~u few years later, in 1877, hl.s parenta he warns them to . and Bobby Stev~. 11on of ilt:· . t:nd Joined them and togethf'r engaged low the d.lrecttoru

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POTT A WATT AMIE COUNTY

IOWA

A. COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL SKETCHES AND FAMILY HISTORIES

Published in 1978

by

Pottawattamie County History Book Committee

Printed in Dallas, Texas by The Taylor Publishing Co.


ALFRED THIES Alfred Thies, William's son, was married

December 18, 1910 to Clara Niemann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Niemann, Sr. of Avoca. They farmed the river farm. A son, Clarence, was born in 1912. In March, 1916. they moved to the home place in Pleasant 'Township. A daughter, Helen, was born in 1917 and another daughter, Eleanor, in 1927. Clara passed away in January, 1929.

Alfred married Bertha Reineke of Hancock in 1930, and they continued farming until 1948 -when they moved to Avoca . Alfred lived a full life of retirement for twenty years. He became ill in 1968 and passed away in August 1969 at the age of 82. His widow, Bertha Reineke Thies is living at Oakland Manor, Oakland.

CLARENCE THIES Clarence Thies. Alfred's son, farmed with

his father after graduating from high school in 1929. He served with the army during WW II about three and one-half years spending almost two years in India and China. He returned to farming after the war.

Clarence married Merna Grobe of Oakland June, 1950. Merna graduated from Drake University, Des Moines and taught business subjects in high schools in Iowa before her marriage. They lived and farmed in Pleasant Township until October. 1972 when they moved to Avoca, and the home place consisting of 360 acres was sold.

To this union one son, Duane, was born. Duane is now a ~tudent at Northwest Missouri State University.

Clarence, Merna and Duane are active members of the Hancock Methodist Church where Clarence is an officer. Merna is a church officer, pianist and substitute organist. Duane has been a Sunday school teacher. MYF officer and pianist.

Clarence held several offices in Farm Bureau and FS board, held most of the offices in Veterans of Foreign Wars and is a member of American Legion.

Merna was girls' 4-H club leader 5~ years, holds offices in both the district and local VFW Auxiliary and American Legion Auxiliary.

Duane is a member of Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Society, English Honor Society, Journalism Honor Society and has been chosen to be in Who's Who in University and College Students.

Clarence's sister Helen works for Al l State Insurance, Skokie, Illinois. Sister Eleanor married Blaine Vandeventer and lives in Ames.

FREDERICK THIES Frederick and Catherine Schroeder Thies

came to LeClaire, Iowa from Mecklenburg. Schw.erise, Germany in 1856 with a son Charles and daughter Mary. Son William Thies was born at LeCiat re November 18, 1860 and daughter Ida in 1867.

Charles came to a farm in Pleasant Township in 1876, William joined him in 1876 and their parents and sister Ida joined them a year later. Mary had married John Petersen. Ida married Henry Bornholdt.

Frederick died July 1. 1884 and Catherine 434 died March 12, 1906.

WILLIAM THIES William Thies was born November 18,

1860 at LeClaire. Iowa. At age sixteen. he joined his older brorher Charles at Avoca. Later, his parents and sister Ida joined them. Together they farmed the 160 acres in Pleasant Township Frederick had acquired. William bought 120 acres adjoining for $21 an acre.

William married Lena Horst in 1880. She died in 1887 leaving a five-day-old infant son Alfred. Later, William moved to Avoca with his son and widowed mother where William became district manager for Hodgson Elevator Company buying grain - lots of ear corn.

He remarried in 1890 to Amelia Sievers. Three children were born to them, Bertha and two who died at an early age from scarlet fever.

William Thies acquired the land where William True, a grandson, now lives where he fed cattle. He served o n Avoca City council and as mayor, Avoca's board of education. and secretary of Pottawattamie Counry Fair Association. He later was a director and Vice President of the Avoca State Bank. William served two terms in the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1933-1936.

He died July, 1948.

ROBERT WILUAM THOMAS Robert William Thomas is a descendant

of W illiam Bassett. who came to America from England in 1621. His father , William Thomas was the eldest son of Herbert and Mary (Smith) Thomas.

William married Emma Roennow. daughter of John and Elizabeth (Glissmann} Roennow. They lived on a farm in the Quick vicinity all their married lives. (the same farm Robert lives on today}. To them was born Louise, John and Robert.

Louise married Harry Cha mbers and moved to California. Harry died 10 years later. Their children were: Stanley. Virginia and Harriet. Stanley was killed in an airplane accident during flight training in the U.S. Air Force.

John died at age 20. Robert graduated from Treynor High

School and farmed with his father. He married Ruby Dau, daughter of Emil and Annie (Kay} Dau of WalnuL She taught school before their marriage a nd again after their children reached teen age. Their sons are: Kent and Alan.

Kent attended college at Marysville. Mo. and Clarinda Community College. He married Lynda Lacoma of Omaha. They have two daughters: Holly a nd Kayla. Kent is a sales representative in Omaha and Lincoln.

Alan graduated fro m Dana College a t Blair, Nebraska. He married JoAnne McCoy of Greeley, Nebraska. They have a son, Tye. Alan teaches in the Omaha school system.

Robert has had a chain saw service and sales business for many years on his farm. He also. services and sells garden tractors, mowers, tillers, welders and snowmobiles.

GLENDON AND MARLENE THOMAS

Marlene Marie Ross Thomas was born on May 17. 1940. as the oldest of the five children of Merlyn and Zeda Ross of Underwood. Iowa. She started to school in the fall

of 1945 in the same physical buillding from which her parents graduated. She became a band member in the :seventh gratde playing alto saxophone. In high school sbre was ome of the organizers of the Top Hat!s, a dance band. which played after baskeU»all games. Pep Club, Student Council, Yearfnook Staff and the Junior and Senior Class P'lays occ.u~ pied her free time away froiJl her job of hot lunch accounts re c e ivable bo«>kkeeper. After school hours were spent wi th 4- H activities as a member of the Norwalk Fut urettes and a charter member of tbre Norwalk Go-Getters. An appearance on <an Omaha television program as a member ll':lf the winning Junior 4-H demonstration team \/Vas especially exciting in 1954. A ttrip to the Waterloo National Dairy Cattle Congress in 1957 was the award For being a ~member of the runner-up Senior demonstrartion team. As a member of the c ounty pouliitry judging team. trips were made to other cmunlles and local fairs_ Graduation in 1958 from Underwood Community High School Wtas only lhe beginning of a journey around thr world wi th the first stop in Washingtoll., D.C. as .an employee of the Federal Government.

It was in the Nation's Capitol tlbat she met and married her husband. Glemdon Earl Thomas, a native of Silver Point, Tennessee. Glen was on active duty with 1the United States Army. As a member of Uncle Sam's team. the Thomases were sent <around tthe world. Son Randall Jay· was biQJI'n at F<>rt Belvoir. Virginia, on October 311., 1960. and daughter Michelle Malia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on April 19, 1963. <Other tours of duty were spent in Fort Huacehuca, Arizona. Costa Mesa, California amd Hyattsville. Maryland. Additionally, Glen ser"ed in Japan. Vietnam and Korea. With retSrement from the Army in 1975 tht!: Thomases chose Fairfax, Virginia as their halest home. The field of data processing is 1the chosen profession for both Marlene ana:! Glen; .she with the Federal Government as .a computer systems analyst and he with priiwa te industry as a computer systems analysrt/programmer. A mini-computer in their l.bome is not only a hobby but a useful and pa;actical t<>ol for financial recordkeeping. The~ are actt4ve in the Parent Teache r Associar.iion: havJng served as officers in local PT A:l.s in Maryland and Virginia. Gardening om two acres in Fairfax. Virginia, has replaced! farming on 160 acres in Underwood. Iowa. an all INlays but spiritually.

Or. and Mrs. joe Thomas Mindy aruii RobbieDecember 1977

NEILL AND N INA THOMAS Neill and Nina (Carley} T hl\omas now

reside in Belknap To wnship, 1Y4 miles west of Oakland. road G 42 in a one story brick home and own 20 acl'cs. Until ttheir retirement they farmed 480 A., we:me act ive in agriculture, church and publ ii.c affail'S of Source: Iowa Territorial and State Legislators Collection compiled by volunteers and staff at the State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Des Moines, Iowa.

POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY,

IOWA

CEMETERIES

GRACELAND & NEWTOWN

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s- TIEDT, Flo~P.nce 1911 - 1970 Carl 1904 - 1980 "Gone. but not f or go t t en."

s- TIEDT, Emma 1880 - 1962 s- THOMPSEN, Lena 189) - Mother

Carl 1890 - 1972--pather s- HOW, Elsie B. 1902 -

Harry F. 1901 - 1975 s- HOW, Elizabet h 1869 - 1948

Harry A. 1868 - 194)

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s- PRESTON, Cyrilla S. 1860 - 1951 s- PRESTON, Arthur L. 1860 - 19)0 s- SMITH, Mrs. E. K. 1829 - 1912 Mother s- SMITH, Emma F. 1867 - 1911 s- TRUE, ( wes t s ide ) THIES, ( east side ) Family stone s- ~ARDER, Fami ly stone s- HEESCH, Herbert H. 1909 - 1975 s- RUSSMAN, Lillie Katharine 1901 - 1929 s- V OGT, Henry 1881 - 1960

Minnie A. 188) - 1977 a- ~INZ, Alvena M. 1894 - 1978 s- HINZ, William D. 1885 - 1965

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s- PRESTON, 14 Mar 1894 age 8y 4m Little dau/ o Mr . & Mrs, A. L. PRESTON "Sleep on in thy beauty, Thou swee t angel child . "

s- PRESTON, Paul 6 Jan 1888 a~e Sm lld s/ o A.L. & C.S. s- (THIES), Cl arence R. 22 Mar 1891 - 19 Nov 189) s - (THIES), Ada G. 14 July 1899- 17 May 1907 s - (THIES), Amelia 27 Sept 1862 - )1 Dec 1929 Mother s- (THIES), William 18 Nov 1860 - 4 July 1948 Father s- (HARDER), Elsie M. 2 Apr 190) s- ( HARDER), Esther R. 11 Mar 1906- 10 Feb 1969 s- (HARDER ) , Caroline 18 Aug 1876- 6 Jan 1955 s- (HARDER ) , P. Willie 14 Sept 1875- 7 Jan ·1953 FLT rnm s- KRISTENSEN, Wilbur 1871 - 1929 s- KOW, Mabel c. 17 Mar 1897 - 11 June 1915 d/ o F. R. &

F. How s- (HOW), Robert 1908 - 1914 s- (HOW), Fern 1901- 191) s- HOWE, Frank C. C. L. 1) N. Y. HA QM Sgt GAR mm

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s- PRESTON, Family stone s- KINZ, Family s t one s- HINZ, Fami ly stone

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s - KARSTENS, Nicolaus 1867 - 1941 Father FLT mm s- KARSTENS, ?amily s~one s- KARS~ENS, D. Theodor . Gest 22 Sept 1898 alter 22j 8m

15t s/o T. & M. KARSTENS s- KARS~ENS, Alvina C. 1890 - 1977 m 2 Mar 1910

Ludwig J. 1881- 1975 s - COLEMAN, An~eline E. 10 Mar 1857 - 25 May 1917

A. CO LEMAN 21 July 1857 s- (COLEMAN), Wife s- HIGBEE, Edward C. 13 J une 1882 age l)y 7m 27d s/o

D. & A. E. HIGBEE s- (HIGBEE),Mother s - TEMPLE, Wife 6 Mar 18)8 - 25 Oct 1881 w/o B. TEMPLE s- LAHL, Family stone a- MAASSEN, J. Jacob 1850 - 1879

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Olive A. 2) Feb 1853 - 20 Jan 1938 COURTNEY, Lelah A. 1882 - 1972 LAHL, Henry M. 30 Sept 188) - 29 Jan 1929 LAHL , Lena 16 Dec 1847 - 22 Mar 1924 LAHL, Fritz 21 J une 1840 - 10 May 1922 LAHL, Til liP. M. 6 Jan 1874 - 15 Apr 1938 ( MAASSEN), uncle (MAASSEN), Father (MAASSEN), Mother (MAASSEN), Father

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s- GOTTSCH, Johannes 28 June 1858 - 17 Dec 188) age 25y 5m 19d

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:'\ame: Wtlliam Thies

Home in 188o: Pleasant, Pottawattamie, Iowa

Age: 19

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Birthplace: Iowa

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Father's :\arne: Fred

Fa lh<' r's Mecklenburg, Germany

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:\amt•: Wm Thies [Wm Thier]

Honw in 1900: Knox, Pottawattamie, Iowa

[Pottawattomie, Iowa]

A!!,e: 39

Birth Date: Nov 1860

Birthplace: Iowa

Race: White

Ethnicity: American

Gender: Male

Rdationship to Head

Head of House:

Father's Germany

Birthplace:

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Birthplace:

:\larria~c Year: 1890

\larital Statu;.: Married

\cars ;\tarried: 10

Re~idencc : Avoca Village, Pottawattamie, Iowa

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:>.!embers: Wm Thies

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Namr: William Thies

.\!(t' in 1910: 49

Lstimatt•d birth abt 1861

nirthplacr: Iowa

Rd.ttion to Hrad Head

of House·

Father's Hil1h Germany

Place:

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Place:

Spoust•'s name: Amelia

Home in 1910: Knoz, Pottawattamie, Iowa

\larital Status: Manied

Race· White

Gender: Male

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Hon~chnld Name

1\lcmbcrs: William Thies

Amelia Thies

Alfred Thies

Bertha Thic~

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:\"arne· WmTbies

Birth Year abt 1861

llit1h Place: Iowa

Gcndt•r: Male

Raee: Wbitc

\latital Statu" Married

Census Date 1915

KL'st(knce St<1te: Iowa

R<•sid,•nec Count~: Pottawattamie

Locality: Pleasant

Mother's Germany

Hirthplacc:

Father's Germany

Birthplace:

Roll: IA1915_426

Line: 442

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:\amt. William Tbiea [William Thies]

Honw in 1920 Knox, Pottawattamie, Iowa

A.!!;e: 59 years

l·:stimatcd hil1h abt 1861

Birthplace Iowa

!{dation to Head Head

of House:

Spouse's nanw: Amelia

Fatlwr's Birth Germany

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Race: White

Sex: Male

Home owned: 0\ro

.\hie to n•ad. Yes

A hie to \\'rite: Yes

Image: 1116

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Household Nanw Agt•

i\lcmbcrs: WilliamThiea

Amelia Thiea

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~ William Thies Born: 18 Nov 1860

l.edaire, Scott, Iowa, USA

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Fredenck Th•es

Carnenne Schroeder

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Family Groups Spouse 1

Lena Hor-st Born: abt 1866 in Avoca, 1 •t 1, Iowa, USA Died: 22 Jun 1887 in Avoca, I " • , Iowa, USA

Marriage: 19 Jan 1886 10 Avoca,

Children

,.. Aifred Th es

Spouse 2

Amelia Sievers

•• , Iowa, USA

Born: 27 Sep 1862 in Davenport, ( o ontv J, Iowa, USA Died: 31 Dec 1929 in Avoca, [county), I owa, USA

Marriage: 30 Apr 1890 in Avoca, [~ y], IOwa, USA

Children Sex Birth

Sex

M

Birth

17 Jun 1887

,.. arence Roscoe Tn,es M 22 Mar 1891 in Avoca, c~ , Iowa, USA

Bertha A rna 1a Th es F 24 Dec 1895 in Avoca, , Iowa, USA

Ada Catnenrte Th es F 14 Jul 1899 in Avoca, y , Iowa, USA

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Birth LeCla .. e, Scott County, Iowa fOotnote: Brederbund WFT Vol. I, Ed. I, Tree 13448, Date ot Import: May 28, 1996

Marriage to Lena Horst Avoca, Potta...,ttamoe, Iowa, USA

FootnOte; ~nd WFTVol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #3448, Date ot Import; May 28, 1996

Marriage to Amelia Sievers Avoca, Potta""'tumoe, Iowa, USA

fOoti>Ote' ~ WFTVol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree 13448, Date orlmpon: May 28, 1996

Death BET 1Q02 AND 1951

Footnote: Brederbund WFT VOl. I, Ed. 1, Tree 13448, Date of Import: May 28, 1996

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Parents

Frederick Thies 1810- 1884

Catherine Schroeder 1821- 1906

Spous• & Childrtn

Lena Horst IP'o6- 188·

William Alfred Thies 1887- 1969

Othtr Spoust & Childrtn

Amelia Sievers 1862 1929

Clarence Rosc·oe Thies 1891- 1893

Bertha Amalia Thies 1895- 1971

Ada cathenne Thies 1899- 1907

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