Schwien Family Photos

PHOTOS FROM THE SCHWIEN FAMILY

This is a collection of family pictures and history, a joint effort of Schwien descendants, Julie Mathisen Nagle and Brent Hemphill with a special "thank-you" to Leona Schwien Mathisen, Irene Rock Zindel and Helen Jugenheimer Kay who tucked these pictures away for years, not knowing what they would do with them. The collection is dedicated to and for the benefit of the descendants of Asmus Hinrich Schwien and Maria Dorothea Steen Schwien who immigrated to Scott County, Iowa in 1856, from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany aboard the Elbe.

The earliest of these photos were taken around 1870 when Charles Schwien, father of Leona Mathisen Schwien, was 3 years old and most were before 1888 when Gustav and Charles set out to seek their fortune in O'Brien County Iowa. Most of these photos were put in albums around that time and have remained there until this year of 2008.

Both Gus and Charley, as they were known, were able to purchase farms of their own in O'Brien County. Charley's second farm that he and his wife Laura Trojahn Schwien purchased in 1918 is still owned by his grandchildren, Jerry Douglas Schwien and Janis Annette Schwien Schnabel.

For more family genealogical information, contact Schwien descendant Brent Hemphill at: bhemphil@cs.iastate.edu

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Maria Dorothea Steen Schwien 1802-1881

There is no known picture of Asmus Hinrich Schwien but this is Maria Dorothea, born March 2, 1802 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and died December 8, 1881 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.

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Tombstones, Oakdale Cemetery,
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa

Asmus Hinrich Schwien,
October 17, 1801 - October 12, 1867
Maria Dorothea Schwien,
March 2, 1802 - December 8, 1881

Obituary for Maria Dorothea Steen Schwien

Note that the spelling of the last name varied at first before it returned to the original spelling. In some official records, censuses and news articles it has been found as Schwinn, Sween and Swein.

Christian Schwien, 1824-1893

Christian Schwien was the eldest child of [Asmus] Henry Schwien and Maria Dorothea Steen Schwien. He was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany on November 7, 1824 and there he married Maria Dorothea Osborne [or Ausborn], also of Schleswig-Holstein, in 1854. Maria Dorothea Osborne was born March 5, 1824 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Christian died August 21, 1893 in Scott County, Iowa; Maria Dorothea Osborne Schwien died September 19, 1881 in Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa. Both are buried in Dixon Cemetery, Dixon, Scott County, Iowa.

"From History of Scott County, Iowa 1882 Chicago: Interstate Publishing Co."

Christian Schwien, born in Holstein, Germany, Nov. 7, 1824, was a son of Henry Schwien, also of that country. Christian was married there to Mary D. Ausborn in 1854. They have had six children, four living, viz.: Emma (married Henry Reinhold), Rudolph, Gustav and Charley. The subject of this memoir was educated in the common schools of his native country. Soon after his marriage he came to the United States and located in Davenport, Iowa, where he remained five years. He came to Liberty Township in 1859, rented land until 1866, then bought a farm of 80 acres in section 36. He now owns 120 acres of fine farming land; has a large barn 36 x 44 feet, and a good house on his farm. His wife died Sept. 19, 1881; his mother died in Davenport, Dec. 8, 1881. Mr. Schwien has been school director three years.

Christian Schwien Family, circa 1870

This photo is a tin type of Christian and [Maria] Dorothea Schwien and their four surviving children. Front, left: Dorothea holding Charles Schwien, Christian and Rudolph Schwien. Back, left: Gustav Schwien and Emma Schwien [Reinhold].

Children of Christian and Maria Dorothea Schwien:

1. Johanna, born 1854 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is known that she immigrated from Germany and assumed she died before the above picture was taken although no records of her death have been found, only the mention of four living children in the article on Christian Schwien in 1882. Johanna would have been 16 years of age at the time of this picture.

2. Emma K. [Reinhold], born in 1857 in Scott County, Iowa; died March 14, 1912 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.

3. Rudolph, born February 5, 1859 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; died May 31, 1934 in Hickory Grove Township, Scott County, Iowa.

4. Gustav Schwien, born July 1861 in Scott County, Iowa; died after 1925.

5. Charles Schwien, born June 18, 1867 in Scott County, Iowa; died September 30, 1949 in Hartley, O'Brien County, Iowa.

6. There was one more child referenced in the article about Christian, "they had six children, four living," so probably one child died in infancy or early childhood.

Christian Schwien
Home Farm,
Section 36,
Liberty Township,
Scott County, Iowa

Tombstones, Dixon Cemetery,
Dixon, Scott County, Iowa

Christian Schwien,
November 7, 1824 - August 21, 1893

Maria Dorothea Osborne Schwien,
March 5, 1824 -
September 19, 18

Emma K. Schwien [Reinhold], 1857 - 1912

(This photo is as large as it gets)

Emma K. Schwien, the eldest living child of Christian and [Maria] Dorothea Osborne Schwien was born in 1857 in Scott County, Iowa and died March 14, 1912 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. She married Herman O. Reinhold December 28, 1877 in Davenport, Iowa. He was born March 2, 1854 in Borstal, near Hamburg, Germany and died September 12, 1904 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Both are buried at Fairmont Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.

A report on the death of Herman Reinhold from the Davenport Republican, Tuesday, September 13, 1904:

HEART PARALYSIS PROBABLE CAUSE-

HERMAN REINHOLD DROPS DEAD ON STREETS OF DAVENPORT-

WILL HOLD INQUEST TODAY-

Dead Man Had Disposed of His Business and Was Planning to Go West for His Health

An inquest will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock over the remains of Herman Reinhold, who dropped dead yesterday afternoon shortly after three o'clock while walking on the west side of Harrison street between Second and Third streets. Death, which is supposed to have been due to paralysis of the heart, occurred almost instantly, the stricken man being assisted into the office of the real estate dealers, Stueben & Bush and Louis Rieck, the tailor, at 224 Harrison street by Thos. Simonsen, who was near him when he fell. Dr. Kemmerer arrived on the scene and was joined shortly by Dr. Matthey but pronounced Mr. Reinhold to be dead. Life had all probability become extinct before he fell to the walk. The body was taken in charge by Constable Rumsey and was removed to the home, 518 West Third street, the old Ohlshausen residence opposite Turner hall. Mr. Reinhold was a locksmith with his office at 313 Harrison street. He had disposed of his business and expected to leave shortly for the west for his health. He was 50 years and 6 months of age and had he lived until March 25, 1905, would have been 51 years of age. He was born at Borstel, near Hamburg, Germany, and came to this country while still a young man. He was employed as an ironsmith for some years at Walcott and Long Grove, coming to Davenport about thirty-two years ago. He was a promineut member of the Davenport Turnegemainde. He was an expert locksmith and on Saturday last disposed of his business to Martens & Willey. He is survived by his wife and daughters, Misses Ella, Hilda and Frieda and Mrs. Meta Emery of Davenport. One son, Gustave, also remains to mourn his loss. The date for the funeral had not been set last evening....

Children of Emma Schwien and Herman Reinhold are:

1. Christian Reinhold, born 1878 in Iowa; died, probably before Herman’s death in 1904.

2. Meta Reinhold, birth year unknown; died before 1925.

3. Hilda Reinhold, born September 29, 1882 in Iowa; died before 1958.

4. Frieda Reinhold, birth year unknown, died before 1958.

5. Ella L. Reinhold, born 1887 in Iowa; buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, November 10, 1939.

6. Gustav Adolph Reinhold, born August 22, 1884 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; died January 21, 1934 in St. Luke's Hospital, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa

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A post card sent by Emma Schwien Reinhold to her brother Charles in O'Brien County, Iowa, in1908. The card evidently traveled through the mail without being cancelled as it was in the collection of post cards saved by Charles and Laura Schwien--to be read again 100 years later

Meta Reinhold [Emery], High School Graduation
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa

Meta Reinhold [Emery] was the eldest living child of Herman and Emma Schwien Reinhold. Meta was born in Davenport, Scott County Iowa around 1880 and died before 1925. She married John Emery, who also died before 1925.

Child of Meta Reinhold and John Emery is:

1. Chrystal Emery, born 1906 in Iowa.

Chrystal Emery Porter, Kathryn Porter,
Albert L. Porter,
August 15, 1954, Schwien Family Reunion, Maysville Park, Maysville, Iowa.

Chrystal Emery was the only child of Meta Reinhold Emery and John Emery. She was born in 1906, probably in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa as her parents were living there when Meta's father, Herman Reinhold, died in September 1904. Chrystal married Albert L. Porter between July 14, 1946 and August 1947. The Porters first lived in Stockton and Davenport, Iowa, then for many years at 20 River Drive, Bettendorf, Iowa.

Child of Chrystal Emery and Albert L. Porter is:

1. Kathryn Porter was born in Scott Couty, Iowa sometime between August 22, 1948 and the summer of 1950.

Hilda Reinhold [Bostedt], High School Graduation, Davenport, Scott County Iowa, circa 1900.

Hilda Reinhold was the second of four daughters born to Herman and Emma Schwien Reinhold. She was born on September 29, 1982 and died before 1958. Hilda married Fred Bostedt on October 4, 1916 in Davenport, Iowa. Fred was born in 1877 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and died before 1958.

Three children of Gustav and Wilhelmina Bestmann Reinhold and their families attending the Schwien Family Reunion, August 22, 1948 at Hansen's Park, Maysville, Iowa.

Listed by age, not location in the picture: Otto and Marion Jessen and son Kenneth; Walter and Jeanette Arp and their son Dennis; Joseph and Edith Rymars and their children Audrey and James.

There were 97 descendants of Asmus Hinrich and Maria Dorothea Schwien at the reunion that day. A prize was given to the eldest man, Charley Schwien who was 81 years of age. Two women at age 73 tied for eldest woman: Louise [Mrs. Willy] Schwien of Grand Mound and Dora [Mrs. Rudolph] Zindal of Walcott, Iowa. A prize was given to Robert Hennings as the youngest member present. Robert was 3 months old and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hennings. Mr. and Mrs. Hennings were also the newest married couple attending. Coming the greatest distance to attend the reunion were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schwien of Hartley, O'Brien County, Iowa. Music was provided by Shirley and Bonnie Zindal.

Gustav [Gus] Adolph Reinhold,
High School Graduation, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, circa 1902.

Gustav [Gus] Adolph Reinhold was born August 22, 1884 in Davenport, Iowa and died January 21, 1934 in St. Lukes Hospital, Davenport. Gus married Wilhelmina Bestmann September 20, 1904 in Davenport. Wilhelmina was the daughter of Christian and Jennie Hopke Bestmann. She was born in 1884 in Walcott, Scott County, Iowa and died March 10, 1947 in Davenport with burial in Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport.

The following is part of the obituary published in the Davenport Democrat and Leader, Monday, January 22, 1934.

LOCK AND SAFE EXPERT IS DEAD

Gustave A Reinhold, locksmith here for many years, and active in the affairs of the Northwest Davenport Turner society, died at 10 pm Sunday at St Luke's hospital after a four week illness. His home was at 1544 West Sixteenth street. For many years Mr Reinhold's shop was located at 430 Harrison street, and he had been recognized as the foremost safe expert in this section of the country. For the last four years he had been associated in the business with his son, Richard Gustave Reinhold. As a member of the Northwest Davenport Turners, he had served as financial secretary since 1921. Mr Reinhold was born in Davenport, Aug 22, 1884, and attended the public schools and Duncan's business college. He was a member of the Davenport lodge of Moose, the Davenport aerie, No. 235,F.O. Eagles. Here, Sept 20, 1904 he married Miss Wilhelmina Bestman of Walcott, who survives besides two sons, Robert H and Richard Gustave and five daughters, Mrs Harold Suhl, Mrs Otto Jessen, Mrs Walter Thiessen and the Misses Jeanette H and Edith C Reinhold all of Davenport; three sisters Mrs Fred Bostedt of Davenport, Miss Ella Reinhold of Chicago and Mrs Joseph Kelly of Craig, Mont; a granddaughter and a niece. A brother and a sister preceeded him in death. The body was removed to the Runge mortuary and was to be taken to the family home at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm Wednesday, with entombment in the Fairmount mausoleum. Services at the home and at the mausoleum will be private. Friends will be welcomed at the home until 1 pm Wednesday.

Children of Gustav Reinhold and Wilhelmina Bestmann are:

1. Robert Herman Reinhold, born October 18, 1904 in Iowa; died October 11, 1982 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. He married Corrine Georgia Curtis.

Children of Robert Herman and Corrine Georgia Curtis Reinhold:

A. Jeanette Thelma Reinhold. Jeanette married Henry Elliott.

1. David

2. Debra

B. Roberta Marie Reinhold. Roberta married Donald Mardis.

1. David Robert

2. Bernice Emma Reinhold, born August 31, 1906 in Iowa; died June 1980 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Bernice married Harold Suhl.

Children of Harold and Bernice Emma Reinhold Suhl:

A. Shirley Marie

B. Stephen Harold

3. Marion Reinhold, born October 20, 1908 in Iowa; died April 1982 in Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa. Marion married Otto Albert Jessen and they had one child. Marion later married Henry Stoffers.

Child of Otto Albert and Marion Jessen:

A. Kenneth Otto

Children of Henry and Marion Stoffers:

A. Michael

B. Patrick

4. Lucille Loretta Reinhold, born 1911. She married (1) Walter Thiessen who died before 1958. She then married Everett G. Peterson.

5. Richard Gustav Reinhold, born October 17, 1913; died February 9, 1992. Richard married Bernice Rymars.

Children of Richard Gustav and Bernice Rymars Reinhold:

A. Thomas

B. Stanley Joseph

C. Mary Ann

D. Francine

6. Jeanette Hazel Reinhold, born May 15, 1917; died May 1976. Jeanette married Walter E. Arp.

Child of Walter E. and Jeanette Reinhold Arp:

A. Dennis Walter

7. Edith Catherine Reinhold, born December 30, 1919; died April 28, 1998 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Edith married Joseph A. Rymars.

Children of Joseph A. and Edith Reinhold Rymars:

A. Audrey Jean

B. James Joseph

Ella Reinhold,
High School Graduation, Davenport, Iowa; circa 1905

Ella Reinhold was born in 1887 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. At the time of her brother's death in 1934, she was listed as living in Chicago, Illinois. Ella died at 51 or 52 years of age, 5 years after her brother, and burial was November 10, 1939, Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.

Frieda Reinhold [Kelly],
High School Graduation, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.

No birth or death dates are available for Frieda Reinhold except that her death occurred after 1934 and before 1958. In her brother's obituary in 1934 she is listed as Mrs. Joseph Kelly of Craig, Montana. There are no known children.

Ella Reinhold sent two postcards to her uncle, Charles Schwien and his family after the birth of Charles and Laura Trojahn Schwien's first child, Henry Schwien, on July 23, 1908. One was mailed in 1908; the other, 1909.

The postcard with the picture on the front was mailed from Davenport on October 18, 1909. The woman in the center with the black skirt is Laura Trojahn Schwien, wife of Charley Schwien during a visit to the Davenport area. At the left is Charley's niece, Dora Schwien [Meinert]. The other ladies are probably family members but cannot be positively identified. Handwriting experts may disagree, but it appears that all three postcards were addressed by the same person, i.e. Ella Reinhold.

Rudolph Schwien,
1859 - 1934

Rudolph Schwien, son of Christian and [Maria] Dorothea Schwien, was born February 5, 1859 in what is now the village of East Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; he died at age 75, May 3, 1934 in Hickory Grove Township, Scott County, Iowa. Rudolph and his wife Caroline [Lena] bought the farm previously owned by his parents and farmed until moving into Dixon, Iowa in 1913.

Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Schwien [Rudolph and Caroline "Lena" Jaeger Schwien].

Rudolph and Caroline Jäger [Jaeger] Schwien were married September 10, 1884 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. The couple engaged in farming on the farm where Rudolph was raised near Dixon, Section 36, Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa. In 1913, they moved to Dixon, Iowa.

Caroline Jaeger immigrated to Scott County Iowa in 1881 with two children, the third having died in infancy. When Rudolph and Caroline were married in 1884, the two families were raised as one.

Children of Caroline Jaeger:

1. Johannes Jaeger. Born in Germany in 1874, immigrated with Caroline in 1881 and died 1930. Johannes married Margaretha Sothman, born 1879 and died 1963. Both are buried in the Dixon Cemetery, Dixon, Scott County, Iowa.

2. Harry Jaeger, died in infancy.

3. Augusta [Gusta, Gustie] C Jaeger, born 1879 in Germany; died October 21, 1934 in Pipestone County, Minnesota. Gustie married Frank Jenner in 1900 and they lived in Pipestone County, Minnesota. They were the parents of 11 children.

4. Dora Caroline Schwien, born July 3, 1885 in Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa; died September 30, 1947 in Davenport, Iowa. Dora married Harry Meinert February 22, 1911 in Davenport. They had 3 children. Harry was born August 16, 1885 in Walcott, Scott County, Iowa and died January 26, 1961 in Davenport. Dora and Harry are buried in Dixon Cemetery, Dixon, Iowa.

5. Martha L. Schwien, born October 23, 1886 in Scott County, Iowa; died Octobr 15, 1961. She married Emil Koberg February 19, 1908 in Davenport, Iowa. They had 1 son. Emil was born February 6, 1883 in Scott County, Iowa and died July 17, 1967 in Davenport, Iowa. Martha and Emil are buried in the Dixon Cemetery, Dixon, Iowa.

6. Henry Schwien, born December 30, 1888 in Dixon, Scott County, Iowa; died August 2, 1957 in St. Luke's Hospital, Davenport, Iowa. He married Anna Siercks in 1912 in Iowa. They had 1 daughter. Anna was born January 25, 1893 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany,immigrated in 1907 and died May 14, 1996 in Hemet, Riverside County, California. Henry and Anna are buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.

7. Harry R. Schwien, born April 7, 1892 in Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa; died of diptheria at 9 years of age on July 11, 1901 in Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa.

Caroline [Lena] Jaeger Schwien,
1856 - 1937

Caroline [Lena] Jaeger Schwien was born March 10, 1856 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and died December 15, 1937 at 81 years of age in Blue Grass Township, Scott County, Iowa.

From the Davenport Democrat and Leader, December 15, 1937:

Mrs. Carolina Schwien, 81, and a resident of Scott county since 1881, died at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Meinert, five miles west of Davenport on the Locust street road at 4:30 a. m. Wednesday after an illness of three weeks duration.

Carolina Jager was born March 10, 1856, in Holstein, Germany, and was educated in the schools there. She came to America and direct to Dixon, Ia., in 1881. She was married there, to Rudolph Schwien at Davenport on Sept. 10, 1884. The couple engaged in farming near Dixon until 1913, when they moved to Dixon. Rudolph preceded his wife in death in 1934. Mrs. Schwien was of Lutheran faith.

Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Harry Meinert, rural route No. 4, Davenport, and Mrs. Emil Koberg, rural route No. 3, Davenport; a son, Henry, of Davenport, and 16 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Three sons and one daughter preceded her in death.

The body was taken to the Runge mortuary, and funeral services will be held there Friday at 1 p. m., to the Dixon church at Dixon, at 2 p. m. Burial will be in the Dixon cemetery.

Rudolph Schwien,
1859 - 1934.

A later picture of Rudolph Schwien, Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa.

Family gathering at the Rudolph Schwien farm, Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa, circa 1899.

There is some question about the identity of certain individuals in this photo. The names at the bottom were added about 70 years ago and for now these identifications will be honored.

Back, from left: Caroline [Lena] Jaeger Schwien, Rudolph Schwien, Rudolph's cousin Henry Schwien, from rural DeWitt area, Clinton County, Iowa. Henry Schwien is the son of Henry Schwien, son of [Asmus] Henry Schwien.

Middle, from left: Augusta [Gusta or Gustie] Jaeger [Jenner], daughter of Caroline Jaeger; Annie Schumaker Schwien [Mrs. Henry Schwien, mother of Henry Schwien]; Harry Schwien, son of Rudolph and Caroline Schwien, is the boy on tricycle [Look at that tricycle!!][Harry died of diptheria in 1901 at age 9]; Rudolph and Henry's aunt, Caroline [Lena] Schwien Greve [Mrs. John Greve]. The young lady in the white dress at the far right is Hilda Reinhold [Bostedt], niece to Rudolph and Henry Schwien.

Front, from left: Henry Schwien, son of Rudolph and Carolne Schwien; the "3 Reinhold girls" are Frieda, Ella and Hilda Reinhold [the same Hilda mentioned in the above paragraph], all nieces to Rudolph and Henry Schwien.

This is the farm first purchased by Christian and [Maria] Dorothea Schwien and later by their son, Rudolph and Caroline [Lena] Jaeger Schwien. The farm is located in Section 36, Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa.

Notice how the house has been updated since the previous picture that was labeled "Christian Schwien farm." Shutters have been placed on the windown in front, fancy trim on the porch, one chimney in front has been removed, the fence and gardens in front have been added and, of course, the trees have matured.

Rudolph and Caroline [Lena] Jaeger Schwien, circa 1930, Dixon, Scott County, Iowa.

Headstone and tombstones for Rudolph and Caroline Jaeger Schwien, Dixon Cemetery, Dixon, Scott County, Iowa.

1947 August 3rd -
Family of Johannes Jaeger, Schwien Family Reunion, Fejervary Park, Davenport, Iowa.

In center of the photo is Margaretha [Mrs. Johannes] Jaeger. Listed as attending the reunion, though not in the order pictured, are Mrs. Margaretha Jaeger, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Andresen [Frieda Jaeger], Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Jaeger and Rosella Dierksen, Mr. and Mrs. Art Jaeger.

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Caroline Jaeger Schwien, mother of Johannes, Harry and Augusta Jaeger, immigrated from Germany with her two surviving children in 1881. In 1884, Caroline married Rudolph Schwien and the Jaeger children were raised along with the Schwien children that followed.

Johannes was born in 1874 in Germany and died in 1930. He married Margaretha Sothman; they had 3 children. Margaretha was born 1879 and died 1963. Both are buried in the Dixon Cemetery, Dixon, Iowa.

Children of Johannes and Margaretha Sothman Jaeger:

1. Frieda A. Jaeger, born June 4, 1905; died January 5, 1992. Fried married Arnold Andresen; they had 3 children. Arnold died between 1947 and 1958. Frieda then married Irwin Strasser.

2. Arthur Jaeger. He married Celia Drummond; there were no children. Celia Jaeger died between 1947 and 1958.

3. Vernon Jaeger. Vernon married Edna Dierksen; they had 2 chiuldren. Edna Jaeger died between 1947 and 1958.

Augusta C. [Gusta, Gustie] Jenner,
1879 - 1934

Augusta, or Gustie, was the daughter of Caroline [Lena] Jaeger Schwien. She was born 1879 in Germany, immigrated in 1881 and died October 21, 1934 at 55 years of age. Gusta married Frank P. Jenner in 1900. Frank was born 1880 in Iowa and died January 18, 1936 at age 56, Both Gusta and Frank Jenner died in Pipestone County, Minnesota. They were the parents of 11 children.

Children of Frank and Augusta C Jenner:

1. Elmer E. Jenner, born April 6, 1901, died March 1978 in Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri. Elmer married Irene Clara Lienen; they had 5 children. Irene was born April 13, 1910 in Ashton, Osceola County, Iowa and died May 15, 1986 in Nevada, Missouri.

2. Harry Arthur Jenner, born April 24, 1904 in Iowa; died June 25, 1991 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. Harry married Pearl Potter; they had 3 children. Harry then married Helen Schwartz; they also had 3 children. Last known address was Albert Lea, Minnesota.

3. Dorothy M. Jenner [Ressmeyer], born 1907 in Iowa. She married Guirden J. Ressmeyer. They had no children. Guirden Ressmeyer was born April 29, 1897 and died October 15, 1962 in Ramsey County, Minnesota. Last known address was South St., St. Paul, Minnesota.

4. Leona M. Jenner, born 1908 in Iowa; died before 1958.

5. Helen Jenner, born 1910 in Iowa; died December 18, 1928 in Pipestone County, Minnesota.

6. Lenore Jenner [Wehrman], born 1912 in Iowa. She married Henry William Wehrman; they had 5 children. Henry was born July 18, 1901 in Pipestone County, Minnesota. Last known address was 3809 Cocomino Vista, Tucson, Arizona.

7. Luverne Donavon [L.D., "Buster"] Jenner, born 1914 in Iowa. He married Addie J. Evans, born January 21, 1917 in Minnesota and died July 15, 1977 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. There were no children. Last known address was 4720 Colfax South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55409.

8. Frances Irene Jenner [Feldman, Domeier], born January 19, 1916 in Iowa; died January 29, 1981 in Dakota County, Minnesota. Frances married Victor Feldman; they had 1 child. Frances then married Alfred Domeier; they had 8 children. Last known address was South St., St Paul, Minnesota.

9. Mildred Jenner was born 1917 in Iowa. She married Cecil Houchins; they had 2 children. Last known address was Storm Lake, Iowa.

10. Grace [MaeBeth Grace] Jenner [Ewert]; birth date unknown. Grace married Verdon Ewert. They had 3 children.

11. Mary Jane Jenner; birth date unknown; died before 1958.

Schwien Reunions
Jenner Family Photos

1946 - July 14th - "Buster" and Addie Jenner, Helen and Harry Jenner; Schwien Family Reunion, Fejervary Park, Davenport, Iowa.

1954 - August 15th - Schwien Family Reunion, Maysville Park, Maysville, Iowa. Those registered as attending this day: "Buster" and Addie Jenner; Elmer ["Pete"] and Irene Jenner and daughters Gail Anne and Ione; Harry Jenner and daughter Barbara Ann. The two on the left in the back are "Buster" and Addie Jenner. Lady in the middle is Irene [Mrs. Elmer] Jenner; Barbara Ann is second from the right. The young boy, front left, is probably a Jenner--but no one is claiming him!!

1961 - September 3rd - Schwien Family Reunion, City Park, Storm Lake, Iowa. This is the family of Mildred Jenner Houchins.

Front, Left: Christie Lou Houchins [Buffington], Mildred Jenner Houchins.

Back, Left: Jim Buffington, Cecil and Thomas Allen Houchins.

3 Schwiens

Dora Schwien [Meinert], Henry Schwien, Martha Schwien [Koberg], circa 1901.

Three Schwien chilren 53 years later at Schwien Family Reunion, 1954.
Left: Anna and Henry Schwien, Martha and Emil Koberg, Dora and Harry Meinert.

Dora Schwien [Meinert] [1885 - 1957], Henry Schwien [1888 - 1957], Martha Schwien [Koberg] [1886 - 1961], children of Rudolph and Caroline Jaeger Schwien. The family lived in Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa.

Harry R. Schwien, 1892-1901

Harry R. Schwien was the son of Rudolph and Caroline Jaeger Schwien, born April 7, 1892 and died July 11, 1901 of diptheria at 9 years of age. Harry is buried at the Dixon Cemetery, Dixon, Scott County, Iowa.

Front, Left: Donna Jean Meinert [Schneekloth], Richard Lee Haskins, Leonard Russell Haskins, Jr. [aka Russ].

Back, Left: Orval Meinert, Helen Meinert holding Elaine Elsie Meinert [Hartz], Harry Meinert, Dora Schwien Meinert, Leonard Russell Haskins, Sr., Elnor Meinert Haskins; Schwien Family Reunion, August 22, 1948 at Hansen's Park, Maysville, Iowa.

Dora Caroline Schwien Meinert was born July 3, 1885 in Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa and died September 30, 1957 in Davenport, Iowa. Dora married Harry Kickolas Meinert February 22, 1911 in Davenport; they had 3 children. Harry was born August 16, 1885 in Walcott, Iowa, the son of Henry and Emma Grell Meinert and died January 26, 1961 in Davenport, Iowa. The Meinerts farmed 5 miles west of Davenport on the Locust Street road and later moved into Davenport.

Children of Harry and Dora Schwien Meinert are:

1. Orval Henry Meinert, born September 7, 1911 in Scott County, Iowa; died September 7, 1962 in Davenport, Iowa. Orval married Helen Melanie Hamann June 1, 1938 in Davenport, Iowa. Helen was the daughter of Gustave and Melanie Flenker Hamann; they had 2 children. Helen died March 21, 2006 in Genesis Medical Center - West Campus, Davenport, Iowa. Orval and Helen are buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.

2. Elnor Mae Meinert, born May 12, 1914 in Iowa; died June 18, 2004 at her home in Davenport, Iowa. Elnor married Leonard Russell Haskins in Rock Island, Illinois in 1936; they had 2 children. Leonard was born June 19, 1916 and died in 1993.

3. Marian Meinert, born 1918 in Iowa; died between 1994 and 2004. Marian married Charles Robert [Bob] Montgomery; they were later divorced.

Front, Left: Elaine Elsie Meinert [Hartz], Donna Jean Meinert [Schneekloth], Steven Dale Mathisen.

Back, Left: Leona Schwien Mathisen, Helen Hamann Meinert, Orval Henry Meinert, Julie Ann Mathisen [Nagle]. Loves Park, Illinois, June 1955

Orval Henry Meinert was born Septemer 7, 1911 in Scott County, Iowa and died September 7, 1962 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Orval married Helen Melanie Hamann June 1, 1938 in Davenport, Iowa. Helen was the daughter of Gustave and Melanie Flenker Hamann, born October 5, 1916 in Scott County, Iowa and died March 21, 2006 in Genesis Medical Center - West Campus, Davenport. Orval and Helen are buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa. Orval and Helen farmed in the Walcott, Iowa area.

Children of Orval and Helen Hamann Meinert:

1. Donna Jean Meinert [Schneekloth]. Donna was born March 8, 1944. She married Harris Wayne Schneekloth; they have 3 children. Harris was born August 15, 1943. They live in Durant, Iowa.

2. Elaine Elsie Meinert [Hartz] born November 2, 1946. She married Mr. Hartz and later divorced; they have 3 children.

Left, Leonard and Elnor Meinert Haskins, Lillian Schwien, Leona Schwien Mathisen, Delbert Schwien at the home of the Haskins, 2110 West Central Park Avenue, Davenport, Iowa. July 1991.

Elnor Mae Meinert Haskins was born May 12, 1914 in Iowa; died June 18, 2004 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. She married Leonard Russell Haskins, 1936 in Rock Island, Illinois. Leonard was born June 19, 1916 and died in 1993.

Children of Leonard and Elnor Meinert Haskins are:

1. Leonard Russell Haskins, Jr. [aka Russ], born in Davenport, Iowa. Russ, a long-haul trucker, died in University Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa as a result of a trucking accident. Russ married Jeannette Hollister and they lived in the home previously owned by Russ' grandparents, Harry and Dora Meinert, Davenport, Iowa. They had 3 children.

2. Richard Lee Haskins, born 1940 in Davenport, Iowa. Richard was married; there were no children. He died as a result of a motorcycle accident, 1966.

Martha Schwien Koberg and Emil Koberg; wedding February 19, 1908, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.

1946 July 14 - Front, Left: Deanna Koberg [Ritter], Leslie Koberg.

Back, Left: Emil and Martha Schwien Koberg, Fern and LeRoy Koberg. Schwien Reunion, Fejervary Park, Davenport, Iowa.

Martha L. Schwien Koberg was born October 23, 1886 in Scott County, Iowa and died October 15, 1961. She married Emil Koberg February 19, 1908 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. They had one son. Emil was born February 6, 1883 in Scott County, Iowa, the son of Claus and Mary Carstens Koberg, and died July 17, 1967 in Davenport, Iowa. Emil and Martha farmed in Scott County; both are buried in Dixon Cemetery, Dixon, Iowa.

Child of Emil and Martha Schwien Koberg is:

1. LeRoy Koberg, born July 23, 1909 on a farm near Maysville, in Hickory Grove Township, Scott County, Iowa and died October 30, 2004 in Hickory Grove Township, Scott County, Iowa. LeRoy married Fern D. Frauen November 26, 1930 in Davenport, Iowa. They had 3 children. Fern was born March 6, 1912, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Frauen, and died November 25, 2005. Both are buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.

1910 - LeRoy Koberg,
1909 - 2004

LeRoy Koberg was born July 23, 1909 on a farm near Maysville in Hickory Grove Township, Scott County, Iowa, the son of Emil and Martha Schwien Koberg. He died October 30, 2004 in Hickory Grove Township.

Front, Left: Martha Schwien Koberg, Leslie Koberg.

Back, Left: Fern Frauen Koberg, Deanna Koberg [Ritter], Emil Koberg, LeRoy Koberg.

Schwien Family Reunion, August 15, 1954 at the Maysville Park, Maysville, Iowa.

LeRoy Koberg was born July 23, 1909 on a farm near Maysville, Hickory Grove Township, Scott County, Iowa and died October 30, 2004 in Hickory Grove Township, Scott County, Iowa. LeRoy married Fern D. Frauen November 26, 1930 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. They had 3 children. Fern was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Frauen, born March 6, 1912 and died November 25, 2005. LeRoy and Fern are buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa. The couple farmed near Walcott, Iowa, retiring in 1989.

Henry Christian Schwien, 1888 - 1957,
High School Graduation,
Scott County, Iowa, circa 1907.

Henry Christian Schwien was born December 30, 1888 in Dixon, Scott County, Iowa and died August 2, 1957 in Davenport, Iowa. Henry was the son of Rudolph and Caroline [Lena] Jaeger Schwien of Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa.

Henry Christian and Anna Christina Siercks Schwien, Wedding, 1912,
in Scott County, Iowa.

Henry Christian Schwien was born December 30, 1888 in Dixon, Scott County, Iowa and died August 2, 1957 in St. Luke's Hospital, Davenport, Iowa, son of Rudolph and Caroline [Lena] Jaeger Schwien. Henry married Anna Christina Siercks in 1912, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Harden Siercks. They had 1 child. Anna was born January 25, 1893 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Anna immigrated to the United States in 1907. She died May 14, 1996 in Hemet, Riverside County, California. Henry and Anna are buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Henry earned his living as a painter in the Davenport area.

Child of Henry and Anna Siercks Schwien is:

1. Helen Elizabeth Schwien [Sallows], born August 17, 1914 in Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa.

Helen Elizabeth Schwien [Sallows],
1914 - 2007, circa 1915, Davenport, Iowa.

Helen Elizabeth Schwien [Sallows] was born August 17, 1914 in Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa, the daughter of Henry Christian and Anna Christina Siercks Schwien. Helen died August 13, 2007 in Hemet, Riverside County, California. She married Kenneth C. Sallows; they had 3 daughters. Kenneth was born December 16, 1909 in Minnesota and died March 8, 1967 in Orange County, California.

Children of Kenneth and Helen Elizabeth Schwien Sallows are:

1. Carol Anne Sallows

2. Mary Helen Sallows

3. Ruth Eileen Sallows

Front, Left: Mary Helen Sallows and Carol Anne Sallows

Back, Left: Henry and Anna Siercks Schwien, Kenneth and Helen Schwien Sallows.

1948 Schwien Reunion, August 22, Hansen's Park, Maysville, Iowa.

Family of Henry Christian and Anna Christina Siercks Schwien.

Five Generations of the Henry and Anna Siercks Schwien Family; May 1995, Hemet California:

Back, Left: Anna Christina Siercks Schwien, age 102; Helen Elizabeth Schwien Sallows, Ruth Sallows Foster holding Robert James Foster, Robert Andrew Foster.

Front, Left: Robert Lewis Foster, Chauncey Murdock, Carol Anne Sallows Murdock, Carrie Foster.

This is a "tin type" of Gustave Schwien, son of Christian and [Maria] Dorothea Osborne Schwien, Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa, circa 1878.

Gustave [Gus] Schwien was born July 1861 in Scott County, Iowa and died in Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa between 1925 and 1949. He was the son of Christian and [Maria] Dorothea Osborne Schwien.

Gustave Schwien, son of Christian and [Maria] Dorothea Osborne Schwien, born July 1861 in Scott County, Iowa. Gus died in Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa between 1933 and 1936.

The Gus and Lena Doehrmann Schwien Family,
Waterman Township,
O'Brien County, Iowa:

Front, Left: Emma, Lena, Louis, Gus and Lillian Schwien.

Back, Left: Christian, Dora, Hilda and Herman Schwien

Front: Emma, Lena, Louis, Gus and Lillian Schwien. Back: Christian, Dora, Hilda and ? Schwien; Waterman Twp, O'Brien Co IA

Gustave Schwien was born July 1861 in Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa and died between 1933 and 1936 in Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa. Gus married Lena Doehrmann February 2, 1888 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Lena was born July 4, 1868 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, immigrated to Scott County, Iowa in 1869 and died June 8, 1955 in Los Angeles County, California where she moved after Gus's death to be near their children.

Shortly after their marriage, Gus, Lena and Gus's younger brother, Charley Schwien left Scott County, Iowa and headed "out west" to get farmland of their own. The train lines ended in O'Brien County at that time and they settled near Sutherland, Iowa.

Gus and Lena purchased a farm near Sutherland in Section 9, Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa where they lived until Gus's death. Gus, following in his father's footsteps, served as a School Director there.

Children of Gustave and Lena Doehrmann Schwien are:

1. Christian Schwien, born July 14, 1888 in Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; died July 10, 1973 in Los Angeles County, California. He was not married.

2. Dora Schwien, born July 4, 1889 in Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; died January 24, 1972 in Los Angeles County, California. Dora married Adair Hodgman. He died before 1958. They had 1 son.

3. Hilda Schwien, born August 21, 1890 in Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; died December 8, 1966 in Los Angeles County, California. Hilda married Albert Johnson. Albert was born February 16, 1890 in Iowa; died January 20, 1944 in Los Angeles County, California.

4. Herman Schwien, born Septembert 5, 1891 in Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; died August 25, 1955 in Los Angeles County, California. Herman served in the Army in 1918 and is buried in Ft. Rosencrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California.

5. Unknown Schwien, born in Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; died before 1900 in O'Brien County, Iowa.

6. Louis Schwien, born March 5, 1896 in Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; died before 1958.

7. Lillian Schwien, born April 21, 1898 in Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; died May 11, 1964 in Los Angeles County, California.

8. Emma Schwien, born April 11, 1900 in Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; died November 9, 1968 in South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California.

Lena Doehrmann Schwien and
Gus Schwien,
Waterman Township,
O'Brien County, Iowa.

Lena Doehrmann Schwien [Mrs. Gus Schwien] and 3 of her daughters, Los Angeles County, California.

Charles Schwien,
son of Christian and [Maria] Dorothea Schwien, was born June 18, 1867 in Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa; died September 30, 1949 in Hartley, Hartley Township, O'Brien County, Iowa.

The first photo is a tin-type, all are taken in the Davenport, Iowa area before Charles moved to O'Brien County, Iowa in 1888.

Charles and Laura Trojahn Schwien, wedding,
February 27, 1907, Methodist Church, Sutherland, Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa.

Charles Schwien was born June 18, 1867 in Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa and died ate age 82 of pneumonia and asthma September 30, 1949 in the Hartley Hospital, Hartley, Hartley Township, O'Brien County, Iowa. Charles married Laura Trojahn February 27, 1907 in the Methodist Church, Sutherland, Waterman Township, Iowa. Charles and Laura had 7 children. Laura was born November 21, 1887 in Scott County, Iowa, the daughter of Jacob and Anna Hilbert Trojahn. The Trojahn family moved from Scott County, Iowa to O'Brien County, Iowa between July 1889 and May 1891. Though Charles was 40 years old and his bride 20 years old, they worked side by side through the years as they purchased two farms in O'Brien County. The second farm they purchased which is still owned by their grandchildren Jerry Douglas Schwien and Janis Annette Schwien Schnabel is located in Section 3, Grant Township, O'Brien County, Iowa. Charles and Laura retired from farming and moved into Hartley, Iowa in 1941.

Children of Charles and Laura Trojahn Schwien are:

1. Henry Schwien, born July 23, 1908 in Sutherland, Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; died suddenly of a heart attack at age 78 March 27, 1987 in the Dickinson Memorial Hospital, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa.

2. Harold Schwien was born April 30, 1910 in O'Brien County, Iowa; died at age 52 November 1, 1962 at home on the farm where he lived from 9 years of age.

3. Melvin Schwien, born January 23, 1912; died at age 69 on October 6, 1981 in the Hartley Hospital, Hartley, Hartley Township, O'Brien County, Iowa.

4. Elmer Schwien, born August 25, 1913; died at age 86 October 21, 1999 in Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri.

5. Viola Schwien [Smith], born October 14, 1915 in Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; died at age 91 October 30, 2006 in Seattle, Washington.

6. Leona Schwien [Mathisen], born March 28, 1918 in Grant Township, O'Brien County, Iowa. Today she lives in Spokane, Washington.

7. Delbert K. Schwien, born December 7, 1928 in the Primgahr Hospital, Primghar, Center Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; died July 13, 1998 at home in Primgahr, Summit Township, O'Brien County, Iowa.

1922 - Charles and Laura Trojahn Schwien Family, Schwien Family Farm, Grant Township, O'Brien County, Iowa.

Front, Left: Leona Schwien [Mathisen], Viola Schwien [Smith].

Middle, Left: Elmer, Melvin, Harold and Henry Schwien.

Back, Left: Charles and Laura Trojahn Schwien.

Child #7, Delbert K. Schwien came along about 8 1/2 years later.

Henry Schwien,
son of Charles and Laura Trojahn Schwien, 1908 - 1987, O'Brien County, Iowa.

Henry and Lillian Carlson Schwien, Lake Okoboji, Dickinson County, Iowa.

Henry Schwien, son of Charles and Laura Trojahn Schwien, was born July 23, 1908 in Sutherland, Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; died suddenly of a heart attack on March 27, 1987 in Dickinson Memorial Hospital, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa. He attended school at the Grant Township No. 2 School and Moneta High School, Moneta, Iowa. Henry married Harriet Lucile Jehue November 25, 1935. Lucile, as she was known, was born January 17, 1910 in Paullina, Union Township, O'Brien County, Iowa. Lucile died at age 27 November 24, 1937 in Dickinson County, Iowa; twin sons also died that day of their birth. Henry married Dorothy before January 1943 and they were divorced in 1946. Henry married Lillian J. Carlson May 30, 1949 in Alta, Beuna Vista County, Iowa. Lillian J. Carlson was born November 27, 1903 in Galva, Ida County, Iowa. Her parents were G. Albert and Anna A. Izakson Carlson. Henry and Lillian lived in their home at Wahpeton, Miller's Bay, Lake Okoboji, Dickinson County, Iowa until Henry's death. Henry was a long-haul trucker, driving an 18-wheeler over many highways of the country. After Henry's death, Lillian bought a condo at The Highlands, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa. She lived there until her death in St. Luke's Lutheran Home in Spencer on September 1, 1995 at 91 years of age.

1911 Harold and Henry Schwien, sons of Charles and Laura Trojahn Schwien, Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa.

1941 August 10 Harold and Myrna Marjorie Meyer Schwien, Wedding
at home of the bride's Grandmother, Everly, Lone Tree Township, Clay County, Iowa.

circa 1960
The Harold and Myrna Schwien Family:
Front, Left: Myrna and Harold Schwien
Back, Left: Janis Annette Schwien [Schnabel] and Jerry Douglas Schwien
Grant Township, O'Brien County, Iowa

Schwien Family Farm, Grant Township, O'Brien County, Iowa

Harold Schwien was born April 20, 1910 in O'Brien County, Iowa, the son of Charles and Laura Trojahn Schwien. He died at the age of 52 on November 1, 1962 at home on the farm where he had lived since 9 years of age. Harold graduated from Moneta High School, then continued farming with his parents. Harold bought the farm from his parents when they retired and moved into Hartley in 1941. Harold married Myrna Marjorie Meyer on August 10, 1941 at the home of Myrna's Grandmother in Everly, Lone Tree Township, Iowa; they had 2 children. Myrna was born April 29, 1922 in Cass County, North Dakota, the daughter of William and Anna Dehrkoop Meyer and died at 84 years of age on July 27, 2006 in Lafayette, Adams County, Colorado. Both are buried in North Lawn Cemetery in Spencer, Clay County, Iowa.

Children of Harold and Myrna Meyer Schwien are:

1. Jerry Douglas Schwien, born April 5, 1943 in Spencer, Clay County, Iowa. Jerry married Sandra Sue Williams August 10, 1968 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; they have 2 children. Sandra was born November 18, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois and is the daughter of Gronway and Rose McElroy Williams. Jerry and Sandy Schwien live in Northglenn, Colorado.

Children of Jerry and Sandra Williams Schwien are:

i. Melissa Rose Schwien, born November 24, 1970 in Champaign, Illinois.

ii. Jarrett Thomas Schwien, born August 17, 1975 in Wheatridge, Colorado.

2. Janis Annette Schwien, born June 18, 1947 in Spencer, Clay County, Iowa. Janis married Alroy Dale Schnabel July 6, 1975 on Lookout Mountain near Golden, Colorado; they have 1 daughter who is adopted. Al was born June 8, 1950 in Mitchell, South Dakota, the son of Elmer Charles and Irene Ann Lehr Schnabel.

Child of Al and Janis Schwien Schnabel is:

i. Jennifer Kim Schnabel, born February 26, 1987 in Seoul, Korea and adopted on August 10, 1987.

1916 - Sons of Charles and Laura Trojahn Schwien, Grant Township, O'Brien County, Iowa.
Front, Left: Melvin, Elmer and Harold Schwien
Back: Henry Schwien

Melvin and Lois Conner Schwien, 1939

1960 August, Charles Schwien Family Reunion, Spencer, Iowa.

Front, Left [sitting]: Janis Schwien, Steven Mathisen.

Middle, Left: Laura Trojahn Schwien holding Michael Schwien, son of Delbert Schwien, Lois [Mrs. Melvin] Schwien, Margaret [Mrs. Delbert] Schwien, Myrna [Mrs. Harold] Schwien and Leona Schwien [Mrs. Dale] Mathisen.

Back, Left: Melvin Schwien, Delbert Schwien, Harold Schwien, Dale Mathisen

1960 August, Charles Schwien Family Reunion, the Cousins, Spencer, Iowa.

Front, Left: Steven Mathisen, Dick Schwien, Judy Schwien, Laura Schwien holding Michael Schwien, Connie Sue Schwien, Janis Schwien.

Back, Left: Jim Schwien, Pat Fanning [engaged to Judy Schwien], Don Nielsen and Marlene Schwien Nielsen holding Lori Jo Nielsen.

Melvin Schwien was born January 23, 1912 in Waterman Township, O'Brien County, Iowa and died at 69 years of age on October 6, 1981 in the Hartley Hospital, Hartley, Hartley Township, O'Brien County, Iowa. Melvin married Lois Irene Conner June 18, 1939 in Brookings, South Dakota; they had 5 children. Lois is the daughter of Joseph Daniel and Rose Amanda Jansen Conner; she was born September 2, 1918 in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. Melvin began farming on his own in Minnesota and about 1945 moved to a farm north of Hartley, O'Brien County, Iowa. Melvin is buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Hartley, Hartley Township, O'Brien County, Iowa.

Children of Melvin and Lois Conner Schwien are:

1. Marlene Jo Schwien was born October 26, 1939 in Tracy, Lyon County, Minnesota. She married Donald Lee Nielsen December 28, 1958; they have 3 children. Don was born August 1, 1935 in Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, the son of John Nielsen and Marie Edna Brugman. Don and Marlene have farmed just east of Moneta, Iowa in Sections 29 and 30, Lone Tree Township, Clay County, Iowa.

2. Judy Rose Schwien was born June 13, 1941 in Tracy, Lyon County, Minnesota. She married Patrick Glen Fanning October 7, 1961 in Hartley, O'Brien County, Iowa; they have 2 children. Pat was born May 1, 1939 in Hartley, Iowa, the son of Verlis Richard Fanning and Evelyn Fahrenkrog Fanning. Pat died in Hartley, Iowa around 1990; Judy continues to live in Hartley.

3. James Charles Schwien was born January 29, 1944 in Tracy, Lyon County, Minnesota. He married Joan Renee Thorell May 5, 1973 in Wausa, Nebraska. Joan was born March 4, 1948 in Osmond, Nebraska, the daughter of Floyd Emmanuel Thorell and Delores Mae Lind Thorell. Jim and Joan live in Omaha, Nebraska.

4. Richard Melvin Schwien was born November 15, 1946 in Hartley, O'Brien County, Iowa. He recently moved to Nebraska from the Denver, Colorado area where he had worked for many years.

5. Connie Sue Schwien was born June 18, 1951 in Primghar, Center Township, O'Brien County, Iowa. Connie married Timothy James Brewster on April 19, 1974 in Primghar, Iowa. Tim was born April 14, 1950 in Sheldon, Floyd Township, O'Brien County, Iowa, the son of Donald Brewster and Leorna Miellenberg Brewster. Tim and Connie live in Archer, Carroll Township, O'Brien County, Iowa.

Six of the seven children of Charles and Laura Trojahn Schwien, Grant Township, O'Brien County, Iowa.

Front: Leona Schwien [Mathisen]
Middle: Viola Schwien [Smith], Elmer Schwien

Back: Melvin, Henry and Harold Schwien

1986 August 6 Elmer and Alice Partney Schwien, 50th Wedding Anniversary, Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri

Elmer Schwien was born August 25, 1913 in Grant Township, O'Brien County, Iowa, the son of Charles and Laura Trojahn Schwien; he died October 21, 1999 in Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri. He married Alice Marie Partney on August 8, 1936 in Linn Grove, Beuna Vista County, Iowa; they have 8 children. Alice is the daughter of Edward and Katie Zumwalt Partney; she was born April 4, 1919 in Goldsbury Township, Howell County, Missouri.

Children of Elmer and Alice Partney Schwien are:

1. Kathryn May Schwien born July 23, 1937, Grant Township, O'Brien County, Iowa. Kathryn married Clarence Osbarn Wade, Jr. on April 2, 1955 in Mountain View, Missouri. Clarence was born September 16, 1935 in Clinton, Mississippi, the son of Clarence Osbarn and Letha Mason Wade.

2. Ruth Ann Schwien born September 12, 1939 in Primghar, O'Brien County, Iowa. Ruth Ann married Ivan James Potter on June 8, 1962 in Nampa, Idaho; they have 3 children. Ivan was born March 28, 1938 in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, the son of Frank and Marjorie Patricks Potter.

3. Charles Eugene Schwien born September 19, 1942 in Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri.

4. Laura Faye Schwien was born November 19 1944 in Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri. Laura Faye married Dennis Ferrell Mooney September 25, 1970 in Carsonville Township, St. Louis County, Missouri; they have 2 children. Dennis was born October 26, 1946 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, the son of Floyd Leland and Margaret Louise Ferrell Mooney.

5. Rebecca Sue Schwien was born January 3, 1947 in Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri. Rebecca married Melvin Lee Wilbanks on December 39, 1972 in Mountain View, Missouri; they have 2 children. Melvin was born July 23, 1947 in Mountain View, Missouri, the son of Coy Lavern and Esther Eleanor McGrath Wilbanks.

6. James Rudolph Schwien was born May 9, 1948 in Mountain View, Missouri. James married Aileen Lavonne Miller on September 1, 1972 in Mountain View, Missouri. Lavonne was born March 18, 1954 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, the daughter of Cecil lloyd an Opal Mayola Judd Miller.

7. David Lee Schwien was born January 30, 1952 in Mountain View, Missouri. David married Wilma Arvila Miller April 8, 1978 in Mountain View, Missouri. Wilma was born September 7, 1958 in West Plains, Missouri, the daughter of Harry Earl and Bertha Melinda Owens Miller.

8. Delmer Ray Schwien was born September 4, 1953 in Mountain View, Missouri.

1919 Viola Schwien [Smith] and Leona Schwien [Mathisen], Grant Township, O'Brien County, Iowa.

2006 October 30 - Obituary for Viola Schwien Smith, Seattle, Washington.

First picture, 1946: Left: Lawrence David Smith, Viola Schwien Smith and Dr. Bill Smith.

Middle picture: 2006: Viola Schwien Smith, Seattle, Washington

Third picture: 2006: Viola Schwien Smith and Dr. Lynne Smith, PhD, Seattle, Washington

Viola Schwien was born October 14, 1915 in Grant Township, O'Brien County, Iowa. Viola married William Thayer Smith, M.D. June 6, 1942 in Anchorage, Alaska; they have 2 children. William Thayer Smith, M.D. was born 27 February 1914 in Marshall, Minnesota, the son of Ned Rudolph Smith and Marguerite Louise White Smith.

Children of William Thayer and Viola Schwien Smith are:

1. Lawrence David Smith, born June 6, 1944 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa.

2. Lynne Thayer Smith, PhD, born July 16, 1947 in Washington, D.C.

1922, Viola Schwien [Smith] and Leona Schiwen [Mathisen], at their Grandparents farm near Moneta, Omega Township, Iowa.

1955, Dale and Leona Schwien Mathisen family, Loves Park, Illinois
Front: Steven Dale Mathisen
Back, Left: Julie Ann Mathisen [Nagle], Dale and Leona Schwien Mathisen

Leona Schwien was born March 28, 1918 in Grant Township, O'Brien County, Iowa. Leona married Howard Dale Mathisen April 13, 1941 in Royal, Clay Township, Clay County, Iowa; they have 2 children. Dale was born June 23, 1915 in Royal, Iowa, the son of Andrew Peter and Fay Lucille Pierce Mathisen; Dale died June 30, 1984 in Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa.

Children of Howard Dale and Leona Schwien Mathisen are:

1. Julie Ann Mathisen, born November 2, 1941 in Hartley, Hartley Township, O'Brien County, Iowa. Julie married Harold Lee Crawford on June 16, 1962 in Primghar, Iowa and they divorced in 1976; they had 1 child. Julie married Charles Otis Nagle on July 1, 1977 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.

2. Steven Dale Mathisen was born June 27, 1947 in Hartley, Hartley Township, O'Brien County, Iowa and died December 19, 1989 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.

Delbert K. Schwien, 1928 - 1998,
photo 1930, Grant Township, O'Brien County, Iowa.

1955 June 11 Delbert K. and Margaret Jean Foley Schwien, wedding.

Delbert K. Schwien was born December 7, 1928 in Primghar, Center Township, O'Brien County, Iowa. Delbert married Margaret Jean Foley on June 11, 1955 in Sanborn, Franklin Township, O'Brien County, Iowa; they have 2 children. Margaret was born April 1, 1930 in Sanborn, Iowa, the daughter of Walter Justin, "Buzz," and Ethel Adams Foley. Margaret died in an auto accident at age 52 June 11, 1982 in Hartley, Iowa. Delbert married Gloria Anliker DeKok July 10, 1987 in Primghar, Iowa. Delbert died at age 69 July 13, 1998 in Primgahr, Iowa. Delbert and Margaret are buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Hartley, Hartley Township, O'Brien County, Iowa.

Children of Delbert K. and Margaret Jean Foley Schwien are:

1. Michael Kay Schwien born August 4, 1958 in Sheldon, Floyd Township, O'Brien County, Iowa. Michael married Charlene A. SyGaco December 11, 1989 in Valencia, Philippines; they have 2 children.

2. Lynelle Kathryn Schwien born March 28, 1966 in Hartley, Iowa.

There is no known photo of Anna Maria Schwien but Anna Maria is the second child of Asmus Hinrich Schwien and Maria Dorothea Steen Schwien. Anna was born February 24, 1827 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and died October 11, 1885 in East Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Anna married Hans Frederick Linder December 6, 1853 in Neustadt in Holstein, Oldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and later immigrated to Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; they had 3 children. Hans Frederick was born November 9, 1821 in Grube, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the son of Hans Linder and Catharina Petersen Linder. Hans died between 1860 and 1862. Anna then married Detlef Heinrich Witt on January 29, 1862 in Davenport, Iowa; they had 1 child. Detlef was born February 12, 1826 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and died December 24, 1881 in Davenport, Iowa. Anna Maria and Detlef Witt are buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.

Children of Hans and Anna Maria Schwien Linder:

1. Heinrich Wilhelm Theodore Linder, born July 25, 1853 in Klötzin, Oldenburg, Germany; died August 10, 1905 in Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa.

2. Charles Linder, born March 25, 1856 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; died May 16, 1938 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa

3. Mary Linder, born August 1858 in Davenport Scott County, Iowa; died December 13, 1928.

Child of Detlef and Anna Maria Schwien Witt is:

1. Lena Witt, born April 1866 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.

Heinrich Wilhelm Theodore Linder, 1853 - 1905

Anna C. Josephine Kuehl Linder, 1851 - 1932

Heinrich Wilhelm Theodore [Henry] Linder, the son of Hans Friedrich Linder and Anna Maria Schwien Linder, was born July 25, 1853 in Klötzin, Oldenburg, Germany, immigrated to Scott County, Iowa with his parents when he was 1 year of age. Henry was a carpenter and died after surgery following a fall at work. He died at 52 years of age August 10, 1905 in Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa. He married Anna C. Josephine Kuehl March 29, 1878 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; they had 6 children. Josephine was born November 2, 1851 in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Hinrich and Wilhelmine Strohbehn Kuehl. She was a teacher in Hampton, Rock Island County, Illinois and Scott County, Iowa. Anna Josephine died at 80 years of age on August 1, 1932 in Bettendorf, Iowa. Both Mr. and Mrs. Linder are buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.

The following is a news clipping, approximately 1916:

After residing for 30 years in the same house on West State Street, Bettendorf, Mrs. Josephine Linder and family are moving today to their new residence 539 West Brown Street in Bettendorf. Mrs. Linder's husband Henry Linder, died 11 years ago in the old home. Three of their children were born there and three of them still live with their mother. All of them are school teachers. The old home on West State Street will be occupied by Mrs. Linder's daughter, Mrs. Emil Schroeder and family, former residents of Davenport.

Children of Heinrich and Anna C. Josephine Kuehl Linder are:

1. Frances Maria Linder, born June 30, 1879 in Dixon, Scott County, Iowa; died October 14, 1946 in Lincoln Township, Scott County, Iowa.

2. Irmengard Theresa Linder, born March 4, 1882 in Dixon, Iowa; died January 24, 1966 in Davenport, Iowa.

3. Fred Henry Linder, born December 9, 1883 in Dixon, Iowa; died April 3, 1960 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

4. Amanda Wilhelmina Linder, born August 21, 1886 in Gilbert (Bettendorf), Scott County, Iowa; died September 8, 1974 in St. Lukes Hospital, Davenport, Iowa.

5. Elsie Florence Linder, born August 3, 1891 in Gilbert (Bettendorf), Iowa; died February 20, 1975 in Davenport.

6. Laura Josephine Linder, born September 16, 1893 in Gilbert (Bettendorf), Iowa; died September 27, 1976 in St. Luke's Hospital, Davenport, Iowa.

1904 March 9
William and Frances Linder Jugenheimer, wedding,
Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa.

1923 From Left: Dorothy, Frances and William, Harold, Robert, Helen, Fred Jugenheimer; Scott County Iowa

Frances Maria Linder, born June 30, 1879 in Dixon, Scott County, Iowa, died October 14, 1946 in Lincoln Township, Scott County, Iowa, the daughter of William and Frances Linder. Frances married William Jugenheimer March 9, 1904 in Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa; they had 6 children. William was born October 5, 1879 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, the son of Heinrich Jugenheimer and Anna Kann Jugenheimer. William died November 10, 1946 in Lincoln Township, Scott County, Iowa. Frances and William were buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.

Frances Linder was a teacher at what was then known as the "Old Stone School," located just south of Territorial Road going East from Argo corners towards LeClaire. LeClaire Township, Scott County, Iowa. William met Frances when she was teaching there and boarding with his parents. After they married they lived near Pleasant Valley on the Hosey farm which is now the Davenport Country Club Golf Course. Sons Robert and Fred were born here. Later they moved and rented a farm east of Eldridge and north of F45 where Helen, Harold, Dorothy and Frances were born. The house has been torn down and in 1999 the only original building was a barn. A fourth of a mile north and 1 mile west is the site of Lincoln #7 school where all the children attended. The Zabels across the road and Amhofs across the field were important neighbors to the family. Making homemade ice cream was a neighborhood activity much remembered. A mile and a half south of the farm is the home William and Frances rented at the time of their death. It now has dormers added to the second floor. Summit Church is 1 mile south and 3/4 of a mile east of the home where they died on Utica Ridge Road. This was a social gathering place for the Jugenheimer children as well as a place to learn about God.

Children of William and Frances Linder Jugenheimer are:

1. Dr. Robert William Jugenheimer, born November 6, 1904 in Pleasant Valley Township, Scott County, Iowa; died October 6, 1983 in Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois.

2. Fred Henry Linder Jugenheimer, born March 2, 1907 in LeClaire Township, Scott County, Iowa; died July 28, 1947 in Lincoln Township, Scott County, Iowa.

3. Helen Josephine Jugenheimer, born January 28, 1922 in Lincoln Township, Scott County, Iowa; died April 3, 1997 in Davenport, Iowa.

4. Harold Lewis Jugenheimer, born January 18, 1912 in Lincoln Township, Scott County, Iowa; died April 30, 2002 in Davenport, Iowa