Selected Families and Individuals

Jeffrey TEMPSEY ¹.Jeffrey married ² Carol Ann THOMAS on 17 Jan 1998.

Carol Ann THOMAS [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 29 Jul 1960. She married ³ Jeffrey TEMPSEY on 17 Jan 1998.

Other marriages:

ANNETT, Frank
CHALAPHANT, Burnie

Franklin Gustav DISTERHOFT [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 16 Aug 1935 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa. He died ³ on 9 Dec 2004 in Wapello, Louisa, Iowa. He was buried ⁴ on 13 Dec 2004 in Marengo, Iowa Co., Iowa. He married Charleen RANDOLPH on 8 Oct 1955 in Marengo Methodist Church, Marengo, Iowa Co., IA.

He was the owner and operator of Marengo Ready Mix for many years

Frank Disterhoft, age 69, died suddenly Thursday afternoon, December 9, 2004 near Lake Odessa, Wapello, Iowa. Funeral Services: 10:00 A.M., Monday, December 13, 2004 at the First Presbyterian Church, Marengo with Rev. George Bishop officiating. Burial will be in Koszta Cemetery, rural Marengo. Friends may call from noon until 8 P.M. Sunday, December 12, 2004 with the family present from 4 until 8 P.M. at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. A memorial fund has been established.
Frank is survived by his wife, Charleen; three sons, James and wife Rosi, Duane and wife Holly, and Vernon, all of Marengo; a daughter, Ann Young and husband Ed of Purcell, OK; eight grandchildren, Nicole Simmons, Amanda Disterhoft, Taylor Disterhoft, Robert Young III, Cale Disterhoft, Eric Disterhoft, Natalee Young and Emma Disterhoft, and three great-grandchildren, Greta and Maisie Simmons and Max Taylor. In addition he is survived by two brothers, Keith and wife Barbara of Conroy, and Drew and wife Sally of Marengo; three sisters, Marcia Noaker and husband Charles of Marion, Joanne Rasmussen and husband Clark of Des Moines, and Rosemary Robbins and husband Joe of Ankeny. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Franklin Gustav Disterhoft was born August 16, 1935 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Kenneth and Augusta Schultz Disterhoft. He graduated from Marengo High School in 1953 and married Charleen Randolph on October 8, 1955 at the Marengo Methodist Church. He was the owner and operator of Marengo Ready Mix for many years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, reading and travel.

Frank Disterhoft

Frank is buried in the Koszta Cemetery.

Charleen RANDOLPH ¹.Charleen married Franklin Gustav DISTERHOFT on 8 Oct 1955 in Marengo Methodist Church, Marengo, Iowa Co., IA.

They had the following children:

		M	i	James DISTERHOFT.
		M	ii	Duane DISTERHOFT.
		M	iii	Vernon DISTERHOFT 1.
		F	iv	Ann DISTERHOFT.

James DISTERHOFT [Parents] ¹.James married Rosi (DISTERHOFT).

Rosi (DISTERHOFT) ¹.Rosi married James DISTERHOFT.

Duane DISTERHOFT [Parents] ¹.Duane married Holly (DISTERHOFT).

Holly (DISTERHOFT) ¹.Holly married Duane DISTERHOFT.

William PREHM.William married Marique KNAGENDORF.

Died At Sea During Immigration

Marique KNAGENDORF [Parents].Marique married William PREHM.

Other marriages:

PRAEGER, William

They had the following children:

		F	i	Sophia Clevia PREHM-PRAEGER was born on 5 Jul 1862. She died on 29 Dec 1896.
		F	ii	Clara PREHM-PRAEGER.
		M	iii	William PREHM-PRAEGER.

William PRAEGER.William married Marique KNAGENDORF.

Marique KNAGENDORF [Parents].Marique married William PRAEGER.

Other marriages:

PREHM, William

Ma LANGLAS.

She had the following children:

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Marique KNAGENDORF.

Larry CAMARATA ¹ was born ² on 21 Dec 1960. He married ³ Donna Jean THOMAS on 2 Jun 1984.

Donna Jean THOMAS [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 22 May 1963. She married ³ Larry CAMARATA on 2 Jun 1984.

They had the following children:

		F	i	Julie Jean CAMARATA 1 was born 2 on 10 Feb 1988.
		F	ii	Jennifer Marie CAMARATA 1 was born 2 on 5 Oct 1990.

John Melvin REED [Parents] [scrapbook] ¹ was born ² in 1892 in Victor, Iowa Co., Iowa. He died in Apr 1961. He was buried about Apr 1961. He married ^{3, 4, 5} Mae Johanna GUEHRN on 27 Dec 1916 in Marengo, Iowa Co., Iowa.

Mae Johanna GUEHRN [Parents] [scrapbook] ^{1, 2} was born ^{3, 4, 5, 6} on 13 Oct 1896 in Genoa Bluff, Iowa Co., Iowa. She was christened ⁷ on 28 Feb 1897 in Zion Reformed Church, Pilot Twp., Victor , Iowa Co., Iowa. She died ⁸ on 20 Apr 1981 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. She was buried ⁹ on 23 Apr 1981 in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 48503. She married ^{10, 11, 12} John Melvin REED on 27 Dec 1916 in Marengo, Iowa Co., Iowa. She was related to her parents by adoption.

DELAYED BIRTH CERTIFICATE RECORD No. 1, IOWA COUNTY, IOWA
Page 1, Entry # 23, Date of Filing: 31 Mar 1942;

Full Name At Birth: Langlas, Mae Johanna;
Date of Birth: 13 Oct 1896;
Birth Place: Genoa Bluffs, Iowa County, Iowa;
Full Name of Father: William H. Langlas,
His Birthplace: Iowa;
Mother's Maiden Name: Minnie Guehrn,
Her Birthplace: Germany.

Her sponsors for her baptism were Fred Guehrn & Pauline Wiedemaier

They had the following children:

		F	i	Mildred K. REED was born on 10 Apr 1913. She died on 2 Dec 2002.
		F	ii	Dorothy Minnie REED was christened on 16 Apr 1922.

William Henry LANGLAS [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 5 Apr 1861 in Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa. He died ³ on 26 Jan 1940 in Marengo, Iowa Co., Iowa. He was buried ⁴ on 28 Jan 1940 in Genoa Bluffs Cemetery, Ladora, Iowa County, Iowa. He married ⁵ Wilhelmina Ida GUEHRN on 16 Feb 1898 in Sumner Twp., , Iowa Co., Iowa.

Other marriages:

PREHM-PRAEGER, Sophia Clevia
HOENIG, Ida

Page 106, History of Iowa County & Its People by James C. Dinwiddie, S.J.Clark Publishing Co., Chicago 1915 (LDS FHL Film # 1320662).
W. H. LANGLAS
Four hundred and eighty acres of excellent land in Sumner township pays tribute to W. H. Langlas, who is engaged in farming and stock raising. He was born in Davenport, Iowa, on the 5th of April, 1861, a son of Frederick and Lena (Wendel) Langlas, both natives of Germany. They grew to manhood and womanhood in that country, where their marriage was solemnized, and one child was born to them before they left their native land and emigrated to America in the fall of 1858. After landng in the United States they continued their journey westward to Daenport, Iowa, where the father found work as a laborer. Subsequently he rented land and engaged in farming. In 1872, when he came to this county, he purchased a quarter section of land in Sumner township, which is now owned by his son Henry. On the 7th of December, 1906, the father passed away. The last seven years of his life were spent with the subject of this review, as his wife, Lena, died in Marengo in January, 1899.
W. H. Langlas was reared under the parental roof and his education was afforded by the district schools. Even as a boy much of his time was taken up with farm work and his attendance at school was limited to three or fou days a week during the three winter months' term. Before reaching his twenty-first birthday he was married but for a year he continued to work for his father. However, in 1883 he began farming for himself, renting one hundred acres from his father, which he cultivated for a decade. In 1893 he purchased one hundred and forty-one acres on section 31, Sumner township, and subsequently bought an adjoining 100 acre tract. He resided upon that farm until 1901, when he sold out and removed to his present home which he had purchased the fall previous. From time to time he added to the quarter section which he at first purchased and is now the owner of four hundred and eighty acres of excellent land. He gives considerable attention to raising of stock but also raises the usual grains and his labors are efficient and profitable. He is identified with a number of local companies, being a stockholder and vice president of the Hilton Lumber Company of Conroy; a stockholder in the Iowa County Mutual Telephone Company and a stockholder and director of the People Savings Bank of Marengo.
Mr. Langlas was married on the 28th of January, 1882, to Miss Sophia Priem, of Waukesha, Wisconsin, and they became the parents of six children, three of whom survive: Nettie, the wife of Walter Hopp, of Elgin, Illinois; William, who married Ella WIese and is faring in Sumner township; and Earnest, at home. The wife and mother, Sophia, passed away in 1896, and in February 1898, Mr. Langlas was again married, Miss Minnie Guehrn becoming his wife. She s the sister of Fred Guehrn, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Langlas have three children: Mae J., Vernon G., and Minnie E. A., all at home.
Mr. Langlas is indepent in politics, voting according to the dictates of his best judgment rather than blindly following the commands of party leaders. He has served two terms as township trustee and takes a great interest in everything relating to public welfare. He is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging to Hebron Lodge, No. 148, and both he and his wife are church members, he being affiliated with the Congregational church and she with the German Reformed church. He believes thoroughly in the value of recreation and wholesome pleasure and finds much enjoyment in motoring. He is also a lover of fine horses and has given each of his sons a driving horse equal to the best in the county. His agreeable personality enables him to make friends readily and his sterling qualities of character and unquestioned ability bind his friends more firmly as the years pass.

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William Henry Langlas lived a fruitful and abundant life of 78 Years, 9 Months, and 21 Days.

Wilhelmina Ida GUEHRN [Parents] ¹ was born ^{2, 3} on 14 Jun 1872 in Kruemmel, Mecklenberg, Prussia, Germany. She died ⁴ on 22 Oct 1925 in Sumner Twp., , Iowa Co., Iowa. She was buried ⁵ on 25 Oct 1925 in Genoa Bluffs Cemetery, Ladora, Iowa County, Iowa. She married ⁶ William Henry LANGLAS on 16 Feb 1898 in Sumner Twp., , Iowa Co., Iowa.

They had the following children:

		F	i	Mae Johanna GUEHRN was born on 13 Oct 1896. She died on 20 Apr 1981.
		M	ii	Vernon George LANGLAS was born on 15 Apr 1899. He died on 7 Apr 1984.
		F	iii	Minnie Elizabeth Ann LANGLAS was born on 31 Aug 1904. She died on 16 Feb 1997.

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