Olive Mable Gierhart

Brief Life History of Olive Mable

When Olive Mable Gierhart was born on 10 July 1836, in Marietta, Washington, Ohio, United States, her father, Christian Gierhart, was 28 and her mother, Mary Polly Strong, was 23. She married Harrison Newton on 10 September 1853, in Stark, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Poweshiek, Iowa, United States in 1895 and Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died on 30 March 1915, in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Prairie View Cemetery, Gilman, Marshall, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harrison Newton
1826–1905
Olive Mable Gierhart
1836–1915
Marriage: 10 September 1853
Joseph Marion Newton
1854–1938
Albert Christian Newton
1856–1924
Elwin Harrison Newton
1858–1949
Willis Eugene Newton
1860–1927
Mary Lucinda Newton
1862–1868
Rodell Lavine Newton
1865–1952
Harley Milton Newton
1867–1949
Lillian Newton
1869–1934
Anna Louise Newton
1871–1949
Fred Newton
1875–1950
Elbert Newton
1880–1880

Sources (33)

  • Olive G Gierheart, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Olive M Gierheart, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Olive Gearhart Gearhart, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"

World Events (8)

1843

Historical Boundaries: 1843: Poweshiek, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Poweshiek, Iowa, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

Name Meaning

North German: variant of Gerhardt .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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