John Heinrich Edelstein

1843 - 1899  (56 years)

• Name	John Heinrich Edelstein
  Born	14 Mar 1843	Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Dec 1899	Iowa, USA
  Person ID	I39762	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2015

  
  

  Family 1	Unknown
  Children	1. George Edelstein
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F96951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Caroline Mellecker,   b. 1851, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 1911, Iowa, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1870	Washington County, Iowa, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Children	1. Caroline Mary Edelstein,   b. 0Apr 1872, Iowa, USA   2. John F. Edelstein,   b. 0Jun 1875, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA   3. Florence Edelstein,   b. 0Sep 1879, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F18847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/historical/LightOn/1880wash_65.htm EDELSTINE,JOHN H., farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Riverside; was born March 14, 1843, within one mile of his present home, and is the son of' Joseph and Frances Edelstine, who settled in this township in the fall of1838; here they reared a family of six children: George, Joseph S., John H., Caroline, Josephine and Mary K; George, the eldest, was the first white child born in the township; the father of the above died January 21, 1875, and the mother in February, 1867; the subject of this sketch was married February. 24, 1870, to Miss Caroline Mellecker; she was born in Wisconsin in the year 1851; their family consists of two daughters and one son: Mary C., John F. and Florence; also one adopted son: George W.; Mr. Edelstine owns 100 acres of good land, some of which was left him by his father; he can speak four languages: German, French, Bohemian and English; is an excellent farmer and a live business man.

  
  

• Sources

  [S718] Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934. Name: John H. Edelstein Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Feb 1870 Event Place: Washington, Iowa, United States Spouse's Name: Caroline J. Mellcher GS Film Number: 969330 , Digital Folder Number: 004309567 [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Caroline Mellecker (I39761) Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I39761&tree=Suedpfalz Description: I located the family in 1880, 1900 and 1910. The husband died before 1900, because Caroline was listed as widow in the census. Even though you have the marriage date, this will confirm that they wed in Iowa: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJ4T-55H 1880: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDLL-YL3 1900: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M926-HJF 1910 (Daughter, Florence is married): https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MG9R-TGS Son, John F.'s marriage: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJVT-6F2 claire rassman claire rassman [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Family: Edelstein/Mellecker (F18847) Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/familygroup.php?familyID=F18847&tree=Suedpfalz Description: Married: Washington County, Iowa, USA wikipedia sez, Washington County was originally formed on 18 Jan 1838 as Slaughter County in honor of William B. Slaughter, the secretary of Wisconsin Territory. A short time later it was renamed Washington County, in honor of George Washington. There isn't a Washimgton County in Iowa. Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA