John Milton Houck
1833 - 1917 (83 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. John Milton Houck was born on 27 Aug 1833 in Chautauqua County, New York; died on 22 Mar 1917 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; was buried on 25 Mar 1917 in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Occupation: builder
- Census: 1880, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35499860/john-milton-houckJohn married Eliza Jane Long on 27 Apr 1858. Eliza was born on 17 Mar 1834 in Indiana; died on 1 Nov 1909 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; was buried on 3 Nov 1909 in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Letha May Houck
was born on 13 Jan 1861 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; died on 17 Feb 1920 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. - 3. Jessie Houck was born in 1872; died in 1878; was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.
Generation: 2
2. Letha May Houck (1.John1) was born on 13 Jan 1861 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; died on 17 Feb 1920 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa
- Census: 1910, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa
Notes:
Bedford Times-Republican, Thursday February 26, 1920 p. 6
Mrs. Wm A. Hale
Letha May Houck was born at Bedford, Iowa, Jan. 13, 1861, and departed this life, Feb. 17, 1920. She was married to Wm. A. [sbury] Hale, Nov. 24, 1881. Immediately after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Hale moved to Clarinda, Iowa, where they remained for 18 months, moving back to Bedford. With the exception of this short stay in Clarinda, all the life of the deceased was spent in Bedford.
Six children came to bless the new home, thus established. Olive had but tasted life, when the Master took her home at the age of 24 months. Later three of the children were taken down with the diphtheria, and at this time Edith, nine years of age, was taken. In 1915, Edna, who had entered in her 30th year, who had heroically fought for health for several years, passed out of this life.
Mrs. Hale and her family knew what it meant to meet bereavement. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Houck, who made their home with them, left their earthly abiding place, Nov. 1, 1909, and March 1, 1917, respectively.
The husband of the deceased, Mr. Wm. A. [sbury] Hale, died in March, 1910. It was the sustaining grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, which kept Mrs. Hale in her spirit of sweetness during these years. To her the words of the poet had their full meaning:
My Jesus as thou wile:
O may thy will be mine;
Into thy hand of love
I would my all resign.
Through sorrow or through joy,
Conduct we as thy own,
And help me still to say,
My Lord, thy will be done.
When a very young lady she identified herself with the Methodist church of Bedford, and was always deeply interested in the church, in the work of the Aid and missionary society, and Sunday school. When her family duties would permit, she was found at her post in the church. In honor of her 59th birthday, she brought her missionary gift to the Sunday school Jan. 16th. Feb. 1, 1920, she was in her place in the church service, this being the last time she was ever away from home.
She leaves three children, Alice, Carolyn and Charles; also a brother, Charles E. Houck of San Francisco, to mourn her departure. The entire neighborhood extend their sympathies to the bereft family.
Short funeral services were conducted by Rev. John F. Arnold from the south porch of the Hale home Thursday afternoon. Interment [was] in South Lawn cemetery.
Thus comes to an end, so far as active service in this life is concerned, the activities of a loving mother, neighbor and friend, but the fruits of her life will go on and multiply in the lives of those left behind and who today are sad because she has gone from among us.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38422500/letha-may-haleLetha married William Asbury Hale on 24 Nov 1881 in Taylor County, Iowa. William (son of Elijah Hale and Nancy E. Gritton) was born about 1849 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 17 Nov 1910 in Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Alice Hale was born on 9 Nov 1882 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died on 8 Apr 1975 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.
- 5. Edith Hale was born in 1884 in Iowa; died in 1892; was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.
- 6. Edna Josephine Hale was born on 22 Aug 1885 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; died on 22 Apr 1915 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; was buried on 24 Apr 1915 in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.
- 7. Olive Hale was born in 1887; died on 29 Dec 1888 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; was buried on 31 Dec 1888 in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.
- 8. Carolyn Hale was born on 31 Dec 1891 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; died on 25 Jul 1985; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mound City, Holt County, Missouri.
- 9. Charles Edward Hale was born on 4 Nov 1897 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; died on 18 Apr 1973 in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri; was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.
3. Jessie Houck (1.John1) was born in 1872; died in 1878; was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. Notes:
LKH note: Photograph of headstone on Find a Grave reads: Daughter Jessie Houck 1872-1878. It is in a line of stones with a large marker for HOUCK.
Generation: 3
4. Alice Hale (2.Letha2, 1.John1) was born on 9 Nov 1882 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died on 8 Apr 1975 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Occupation: school teacher
Notes:
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Bedford Times-Press, Thursday April 17, 1975 p. 9
Last Rites Held April 10 For Alice Hale, 92
Final rites for Miss Alice Hale, 92, of Bedford, long time kindergarten teacher here, were held April 10 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, conducted by Carl Cummings. Miss Hale died at Colonial Manor in Bedford April 8, 1975. Interment was at Bedford cemetery.
Miss Alice Hale, oldest child of William Asbury Hale and Letha [May] Houck Hale, was born November 9, 1882 at Clarinda, Ia.
The family moved to Bedford when Alice was an infant; most of her life was lived in Bedford.
She went through the grades and graduated from Bedford High School with the class of 1901.
Alice was a graduate of Iowa State Teachers
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38422454/alice-hale5. Edith Hale (2.Letha2, 1.John1) was born in 1884 in Iowa; died in 1892; was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. Notes:
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38422483/edith-hale6. Edna Josephine Hale (2.Letha2, 1.John1) was born on 22 Aug 1885 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; died on 22 Apr 1915 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; was buried on 24 Apr 1915 in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. Notes:
Bedford Free Press, Tuesday April 27, 1915 p. 8
Edna J. Hale
Edna Josephine Hale, daughter of Wm. A. [sbury] and Letha [May Houck] Hale, was born Aug. 22, 1883 [1885] in Bedford, Iowa. She passed away at her home April 22, 1915, 6:20 p. m., age 29 years, 8 months. Funeral services were held at the home Saturday afternoon conducted by Rev. J. W. Goodsell. Interment was made in Fairview cemetery.
Edna has always been a Bedford girl. She went through the public schools here, graduating with the class of 1904, and has been associated with the social life of the young people of our community, being one of the popular girls with both young and old because of her bright, cheerful disposition. After graduating from the high school, she taught for a year, then went to Cedar Falls, graduating from there in 1910. After finishing at Cedar Falls she went to Springville, Iowa, where she had a very successful period of teaching, having started in on her fifth year in that place. She not only would have completed the fifth year of her work there but would also have been entitled to a life certificate if the fatal illness had not fastened itself upon her. She gave up her work in October, coming home, where she has been with the loved ones who have ministered so kindly and lovingly to her during the months of her painful illness. Edna suffered untold agonies, yet through it all she displayed an unusual amount of courage, being cheerful and jolly and always looking upon the bright side of her suffering. She submitted to it all with calmness and the end came peacefully. She leaves to mourn her loss, her mother, Mrs. Letha Hale, two sisters, Alice and Caroline, one brother, Charles, and the grandfather, J. M. Houck. Her grandmother, Mrs. J. M. Houck, her father, and two sisters have preceded her to the heavenly home. The father died March 1911, the two sisters, Olive, December 1887, and Edith in May 1892. Grandma Houck passed away in 1909.
Edna united with the Methodist Episcopal church August 6, 1899, and has always been a faithful member.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38422493/edna-josephine-hale7. Olive Hale (2.Letha2, 1.John1) was born in 1887; died on 29 Dec 1888 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; was buried on 31 Dec 1888 in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. Notes:
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38422510/olive-hale8. Carolyn Hale (2.Letha2, 1.John1) was born on 31 Dec 1891 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; died on 25 Jul 1985; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mound City, Holt County, Missouri. Notes:
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166571672/carolyn-riffeFamily/Spouse: Earl Lewis Riffe. Earl was born on 20 Oct 1884 in Craig, Holt County, Missouri; died on 25 Nov 1950 in Mound City, Holt County, Missouri; was buried on 27 Nov 1950 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mound City, Holt County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Charles Edward Hale (2.Letha2, 1.John1) was born on 4 Nov 1897 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; died on 18 Apr 1973 in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri; was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. Notes:
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Bedford Times-Press. Thursday April 26, 1973 p. 4.
Last Rites Held April 20 For Charles E. Hale
Funeral services for Charles Edward Hale, 75, lifetime Bedford resident, were held April 20 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Carl Cummings officiating. Mr. Hale died April 18 at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, Mo. Interment was at Bedford cemetery, Bedford.
Charles Edward Hale, Sr., son of the late William Asbury Hale and Letha May Houck, was born November 4, 1897, at Bedford, Iowa.
Charles lived his entire life in Bedford, where he attended Bedford grade and high school. Upon graduating from high school, he attended Iowa State College at Ames, Iowa, where he took a course in animal husbandry. He returned to Bedford where he began his career as a dairyman.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church at Bedford.
He was united in marriage to Cecile [Morris] Dowell in January 1934. To this union twin sons were born, Charles E. [dward] and William E. Hale.
He is survived by his twin sons, Charles of Bedford and William of Maryville, Mo.; two sisters, Miss Alice Hale, Bedford; Mrs. Carolyn Riffe, Mound City, Mo.; three grandchildren, Shirley, Sherri and Andrew Hale, Maryville, Mo.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters, Edith, Olive and Edna Hale.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 December 2018), memorial page for Charles Edward Hale, Sr (4 Nov 1897-18 Apr 1973), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38422473, citing Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Cindy Baldogo (contributor 46945191) .
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38422473/charles-edward-haleCharles married Cecile Ona Morria in Jan 1934, and was divorced before 1940. Cecile was born on 28 Jul 1898 in Taylor County, Iowa; died on 26 Jun 1964 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. William Edwin Hale was born on 8 Aug 1934 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; died on 16 Mar 2014 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri; was buried in Nodaway Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri.
- 10. William Edwin Hale
Generation: 4
10. William Edwin Hale (9.Charles3, 2.Letha2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Aug 1934 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; died on 16 Mar 2014 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri; was buried in Nodaway Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri. Notes:
William Edwin "Bill" Hale, 79, Maryville, Missouri, died March 16, 2014, at Heartland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph, Missouri.
He was born August 8, 1934, in Bedford, Iowa to Charles Hale Sr. and Cecil Morris Hale. A graduate of Bedford High School, he served his country in the U.S. Army for two years and the Air Force Reserve for four years.
Bill married Elaine Andrews July 27, 1957, in Maryville.
He retired in 1996 after working 45 years as a station agent on the CB&Q Railroad, later known as Burlington Northern.
His memberships include Order of Railroad Telegraphers, 50 year member of Taylor Lodge #156 AF & AM, Bedford, Rosanna Chapter #262 OES, serving as Worthy Patron for several years, Diaconate at the First Christian Church and the Men's Forum, all of Maryville.
Preceding him in death were his parents, son Andrew Edwin Hale and two half-sisters Luella Straight and Helen Ruth Timberlake.
Bill is survived by his wife of 56 years, Elaine, of the home; two daughters Shirley (Mike) Merritt, Van Meter, Iowa and Sherri Hale, Olathe, Kansas; Grandchildren: Alaina Penton, Jason Merritt and Matthew Hankins and great-grandsons Austin and Christian Penton; twin brother, Charles E. Hale Jr., Bedford, Iowa.
Visitation is 5:00-6:30 pm Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at the Maryville First Christian Church.
Memorial Services will be held 10:30 am, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, also at the Church. Bill has been cremated and burial will be held at Nodaway Memorial Gardens at a later date.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126530223/william-edwin-hale