|
Biography
of Carrie Mentzer Glaspey,
as written to her daughter, Catherine Glaspey Ross. |
| My father
Jake Mentzer was born in Liberty Township to the union of John Mentzer,
born in 1817 and Mararetter Bruner born in 1815 in Strasbourg, Austria.
My mother (Catherine Haberstroh) was born near Windham from the union of
Philip Haverstroh and Unkundle Sheeder, also of Austria-Germany. [crossed
out: I was the second child born in this union between this union of Jake
and Catherine. The town this place of Bon Allord was founded in 18465. South
Liberty was the village name but the P.O. was labeled Bon Accord. The village]
The village of South Liberty was founded Feb. 1846 and the Bon Accord P.O.
was established Mar 30, 1887. The village consisted of a general store,
blacksmith shop, Hotel, Hall, photographer, grist mill, salon and several
residences. This was a stage coach stop between Iowa City, Richmond and
other southerly destinations. I can remember our mail carrier brought our
mail from Iowa City to Bon Accord by buggy + horse through all kinds of
weather and through all kind of roads. Those were clay roads and almost
impassable even for horse drawn carriage. We were fortunate to have Doctor
Shrader living in our village. It was on the hill south overlooking this
village that I was born, the 2nd child of Jake + Catherine Mentzer on March
30, 1887. [crossed out: If my memory serves me correctly] I was told
that my grandfather purchased this land [crossed out: 4 sections]
of land as well as several dozens more acres from the federal government
for about $2.50 an acre in ___ and thusly the big house upon the hill graciously
surveying the coantoepieda along with its large acreage come to be known
as the Mentzer Homestead. John and Mararetter had 6 children, namely: Margaretta,
Catherine, George, John, Mike, and Jake my father. [crossed out: My mothers
parent] My mother's family had 4 children, Carrie, Mary, Eli, and Catherine
my mother. There were four children in my family, Mike, Emory, Ella, and
me (Carrie). [date unknown] |
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