John McGinnis family, 1880s-1890s
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A formal portrait of the John McGinnis family. All dressed in dark dresses and suits, the parents sit while surrounded by their standing children. The youngest child, John Ralph, sits on the armrest of his father's chair. A painted background is set up behind the family. The text underneath the image states that the photograph was taken by James in Iowa City, Iowa at Extra. The bottom part of the photograph appears to be folded or cut, so some words - such as the photographer's last name or the full name of the studio - may be missing from this image.
Front row, left to right: Nancy Pate (Williams) McGinnis, Nancy Elizabeth (McGinnis) Stevens, John Ralph McGinnis, and John McGinnis.
Back row, left to right: Lewis Arthur McGinnis, William Henry McGinnis, Joseph Walter McGinnis, Clara May (McGinnis) Reeves (Lovetinsky et al., p. 114).
John McGinnis was born on November 13, 1850, to Michael A. and Elizabeth (Gates-Gross) McGinnis in Pleasant Valley Township in Johnson County, Iowa. Nancy Pate Williams was born on October 10, 1843 to Benjamin and Nancy Williams in Monroe County, Tennessee. John and Nancy got married on October 27, 1872 and had six children: Lewis Arthur (b. 1873), William Henry (b. 1875), Clara May (b. 1876), Joseph Walter (b. 1879), Nancy Elizabeth (b. 1880), and John Ralph (b.1884).
Nancy Pate (Williams) McGinnis died in 1927; husband John passed away six years later in 1933 (Lovetinsky et al. p. 113).
James
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Lena (Koser) Fairchild and Carrie (Koser) Fairchild, 1890s
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A formal portrait of Koser sisters Lena Mae and Caroline "Carrie" Mary, circa 1890s. Both wear a brooch on the collar of their high necked dresses.
Caroline "Carrie" Mary was born on December 14, 1879* to Charles and Mary (Anciaux) Koser in Penn Township. She married Stephen Francis Fairchild in 1900, and the couple lived at the Fairchild family homestead. In 1911, they had a son: Edward Francis. Stephen Francis died on March 1, 1919, during the influenza epidemic of World War I. Carrie died 28 years later in 1941 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 102, 112).
Lena Mae was born on March 17, 1880* to Charles and Mary (Anciaux) Koser in Coralville, Iowa. She married Timothy Marsh Fairchild on December 13, 1899. Timothy Marsh practiced law in Iowa City, and was elected County Attorney. The couple had seven children: Leona Joanna (b. 1901), Lucy Loretta (b. 1903), Nellie Irene (b. 1905), Timothy Marsh, Jr., (b. 1908), Charles Alexander (b. 1910), Sarah Ellen (b. 1911), and Mildred Ellsworth (b. 1915). Lena Mae died on November 17, 1956. Her husband Timothy died 11 years earlier on July 21, 1945 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 101, 112).
*Because of the close proximity of these two birth dates, the Ancestry Library website was searched to verify validity; according to the database, Lena Mae was born in either 1879 or 1880, while Carrie's birth year varied from 1879 to 1882. As no evidence was found to determine a specific date of birth for either person, it was decided to go with the information listed in Lest We Forget: Coralville, 1873-1973.
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Johnson County, Iowa
Charles & Mary (Anciaux) Koser, undated
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A formal portrait of Charles and Mary (Anciaux) Koser. Charles sits in a wicker chair, while Mary stands to the left of him, her arm resting on the chair's back. She wears a long, dark dress with a brooch pinned at her neckline. A background of painted flowers is set up behind them.
Charles Koser was born on June 17, 1856 to Alexander and Hattie A (Atchley) Koser in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The family moved to Coralville, Iowa when he was fourteen in 1870. Mary Anciaux was born on February 6, 1856 in Belgium. Her family immigrated to eastern Iowa in the 1860s (Lovetinsky et al., p. 112; Walch, pg. 13).
Charles and Mary married and had six children: Caroline (b. 1879), Lena Mae (b. 1880), Nellie Marie (b. 1885), Frances E. (b. 1887), Charles William (b. 1890), and Edward James (b. 1892) (Lovetinsky et al., p. 112).
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Johnson County, Iowa
Edward Koser family, 1910s
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A family portrait of Edward Koser, his wife Harriet, and their four children.
Edward Koser was born on March 16, 1870 to Alexander and Caroline (Gould) Hart Koser in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His family moved to Coralville, Iowa when he was one year old.
Harriet Paintin was born to James Thomas and Mary (Prior) Paintin in Oxford, England. Harriet came to visit her brothers, James and Jack Paintin, in Coralville when she was eleven years old. While visiting, her mother died, and so she stayed in Iowa. She married Edward Koser on September 23, 1896. They had four children together: Clifford (b. 1899), Vera (b. 1901), Helen (b. 1904), and Morton (b.1907).
Front row, left to right: Helen (Koser) Westwick, Morton Koser, and Harriet (Paintin) Koser.
Back row, left to right: Clifford Koser, Edward Koser, and Vera (Koser) Russell (Lovetinsky et al., p. 110-111).
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1910s
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Frances (Koser) Kershner, 1900s-1920s
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A formal photograph of Frances (Koser) Kershner. She wears a belted, white dress with long leather gloves. A hat, decorated with a large rose and feather, is perched on her head. She holds an umbrella or parasol under her elbow, grabbing the top of it behind her back with her other hand.
Frances Koser was born on May 21, 1887 to Charles and Mary L. (Anciaux) Koser in Coralville, Iowa. She was their youngest daughter and had five siblings.
On February 19, 1926, she married Charles H. Kershner, Jr. She was his second bride. Charles was born in 1879 in Sullivan, Illinois. He married Delight Franklin in 1901, and they lived in West Liberty, Iowa with their daughter E. Vivian (b. 1902) until Delight's death in 1922. Afterward, Charles and E. Vivian moved to Iowa City, where Charles believed he would have more work opportunities as a paper hanger and painter. He met Frances after the move.
The family lived in Coralville, Iowa. Frances gave birth to a stillborn son on March 24, 1929.
Frances worked as a glovemaker at the Rate Glove Factory in Iowa City, Iowa. She was very involved with the community as a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Patriarchs Militant, the Caroline Lodge, and Women of the Moose (Iowa City Press-Citizen, 1970).
Charles passed away in 1933 and Frances followed him in death 37 years later in May of 1970. The couple was buried with their infant son (Lovetinsky et al., p.108, 112).
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Johnson County, Iowa
Children of Arthur P. and Iowa (Koser) Jones, 1900s
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Five of the six children of Arthur P. and Iowa (Koser) Jones. They are all dressed formally, the girls in dresses and the boys in dress shirts. Manley wears a bowtie. The youngest child, M. Dean, is not pictured.
Front row, left to right: Edward Jones, Ruth (Jones) Evans, and Esther (Jones) Keppler.
Back row, left to right: Adelaide (Jones) Parsons and Manley Paul Jones (Lovetinsky et al., p. 108).
Adelaide (Jones) Parsons was born in Iowa City on February 21, 1894 and worked as a nurse after graduating from the Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Adelaide married William Parsons, and they had one daughter: Marjorie (Ancestry Library; Lovetinsky et al., p. 107).
Manley P. Jones was born January 23, 1896, on a farm south of Coralville. He married Myra E. Hornung, and the couple had one son: Robert. Manley worked for the Water Company in Iowa City (Lovetinsky et al., p. 107).
Esther (Jones) Keppler was born on January 31, 1898. She married Grant Keppler, who was a partner in the firm Fieseler and Keppler in Iowa City for thirty years, Esther taught in the Coralville School on Fifth Street in 1917 and 1918; after 1924, she served as the Coralville School Board Secretary for over twenty years. Esther and Grant had one daughter: Dorothy (Lovetinsky et al, p. 107-108).
Edward Jones was born in the early 1900s on a farm south of Coralville. In 1906, he moved to Coralville with his family. He married Alma Rose, and together they had one daughter: Doris. Edward passed away in 1938 (Ancestry Library; Lovetinsky et al., p. 107).
Ruth (Jones) Evans was born in 1904 on the farm south of Coralville. She worked in Alden's Department Store. Husband Ray Evans was employed by Iowa City Press-Citizen, and later by Dean Jones, Inc. The couple had two sons: Jack and Dean (Lovetinsky et al., p. 107).
M. Dean Jones (unpictured) was born in Coralville in 1909. Dean was the owner and operator of the Quail Creek Golf Course in North Liberty. He and his first wife, Virginia Cone, adopted two sons: Charles and Jerry. Virginia died in late 1950, and Dean married his second wife, R. Ellen Thompson. They had one son: Micheal Dean (Lovetinsky et al., p. 107-108).
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Alvaretta (Francis) Edwards, 1880s-1890s
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A formal portrait of Alvaretta (Francis) Edwards, circa late 1880s-1890s.
Alvaretta was born to Charles and Mary Ellen (Clark) Francis of Coralville, Iowa in 1873. In 1902, she married Al Edwards. They had two children: Edith Mary (b. 1910) and Lois (b. 1911).
Alvaretta was very involved in the Coralville community: she taught at the Old Coralville School from 1889-1902, and served as the Town Treasurer from 1923-1928. In 1918, she began working at the Iowa City Press-Citizen, retiring in 1939. She died in 1953 while living in Ottumwa, Iowa (Lovetinsky et al., p. 103).
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Johanna (Smith) Fairchild, 1900
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A formal portrait of Joanna (Smith) Fairchild, dated around 1900. The photograph is in a matting with an oval shape.
Joanna (Smith) Fairchild was born to John and Anna Smith on November 12, 1840 in Dumfries, Scotland. In 1861, Joanna married Timothy Marsh Fairchild of Ontario, Canada. They had five children: Henry William (b. 1863), Mary Elvira (b. 1865), Timothy Marsh (b. 1867), John James (b. 1868), and Stephen Francis (b. 1870). The family moved in Johnson County in 1871, where they farmed and raised cattle.
During their final years, Joanna and husband Timothy lived in Coralville, Iowa. She died on May 3, 1908, and was returned to Canada for the burial (Ancestry Library; Lovetinsky et al., p. 100).
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1900
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Timothy Marsh Fairchild, 1900
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A formal portrait of Timothy Marsh Fairchild, dated around 1900.
Timothy Marsh Fairchild was born to Timothy Marsh and Sarah Ann (Miller) Fairchild on September 30, 1837 in Brant County, Ontario, Canada. He married Joanna Smith in 1861. They had five children: Henry William (b. 1863), Mary Elvira (b. 1865), Timothy Marsh (b. 1867), John James (b. 1868), and Stephen Francis (b. 1870).
In 1871, the family moved to Johnson County, Iowa where they farmed and raised livestock. During their last years, Timothy Marsh and wife Joanna lived in Coralville, Iowa. He died on March 15, 1915 and was returned to Canada for the burial (Ancestry Library; Lovetinsky et al., p. 100).
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1900
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Edward and Elizabeth (Lucas) Demory, 1881
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A formal portrait of Edward and Elizabeth (Lucas) Demory. The photograph is matted, presented in an oval shape with a design around the edge. Edward is dressed a suit with a tie pin and what could be a medal pinned to his vest. Elizabeth wears a dress with a brooch decorated with a woman's face pinned to her high collar. A watch brooch is attached lower down. Taken in 1881, it is likely this photograph was taken on their wedding day.
Edward Demory was born about 1852 near Morse, Iowa. Sarah Elizabeth Lucas was born about 1862. They married in 1881 and had four daughters: Cora (b. 1881), Edna, Lillian, and Geneva (Lovetinsky et al., pg. 89; Ancestry Library).
When Cora was young, she developed bronchial asthma. Heeding the doctor's advise to move to warmer weather, Edward built a covered wagon and took the family south. After some time, they moved back to Iowa, first to Bell Plaine, and then to Coralville in the late 1890s. There, Edward worked as a house painter and for the Jacob Hotz Ice Company.
Edward died in 1937; Elizabeth followed him in death ten years later in 1947 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 98).
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1881
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William & Miriam (Reeve) Bowers, 1902
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A formal portrait of William Hamilton Bowers and Miriam Reeve on their wedding day. They were married on August 2, 1902.
William H. Bowers was born on July 28, 1877 and was the eldest son of Benjamin and Samantha (Poland) Bowers. Miriam Reeve was born on December 2, 1873 to Richard and Emily (Anthony) Reeve in Sparon, England.
The young couple farmed outside of Tiffin before moving to Oklahoma. They returned to Iowa to a 200 acre farm by the Iowa River in 1917. They had four children: Maynard, E. Virgil (b. 1908), Wilma, and Esther. Another son named Leroy died in infancy.
Miriam died in February of 1953. William remarried to a woman named Minnie Todd on October 19, 1955. He died in April of 1964 (Iowa City Press-Citizen, 1953; Iowa City Press-Citizen, 1964; Lovetinsky et al., p. 91).
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August 6, 1902
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Genevieve (Nagle) Brandstatter with children, 1920s
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Genevieve (Nagle) Brandstatter sits behind a wooden chair, holding daughter June (b. 1921). On the chair, her son Erwin (b. 1919) and oldest daughter Ruth (b. 1916) sit side by side. All three children gaze left, while Genevieve stares directly into the camera.
A fourth child, a daughter named Joyce, would be born in 1936, eleven years after the family moved to Coralville (Lovetinsky et al., p. 92).
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Early 1920s
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The Frank Alwine family, 1920
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A family portrait of Frank Alwine, his wife Cora, and three of their four children.
Front row, left to right: Frank Alwine, Dorothy (Alwine) [Benjamin] Schneider, and Cora (Demory) Alwine.
Back row, left to right: Ella (Alwine) [William] Scheider, and Clarence Alwine (Lovetinsky et al., p. 89).
The transcription of the handwritten text on the matting says the following: "1920, Ella, Clarence, Dad, Dorothy, & Mom. Frank & Cora Alwine family."
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1920
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Frank & Cora (Demory) Alwine, 1900
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A formal portrait of Frank and Cora (Demory) Alwine on their wedding day.
Frank Alwine was born March 27, 1868 near North Liberty, Iowa. Cora was born on December 15, 1881 to Edward and Elizabeth (Lucas) Demory in Bell Plaine. In 1900, he and Cora Demory got married at Morse, Iowa and moved to Coralville, where they had a homestead. They had four children, Clarence (b. 1901), Ella (b. 1905), Gertrude (b. 1911) and Dorothy (b. 1914) (Lovetinsky et al., p. 89; Iowa City Press-Citizen, 1958).
Frank spent summer months running a pleasure cruise on the Iowa River. In the winter, he worked at the University Heating Plant, and later, the Coralville Power Plant. He died on November 29, 1921. Cora survived him by almost thirty years, passing on December 8, 1958 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 89).
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1900
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Ezekiel Jr. & Lillian Clark, 1891
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Ezekiel Clark, Jr. sits for a portrait with his young daughter, Lillian.
Ezekiel Clark, Jr. was born on August 20, 1869* to John Henry and Mary (McCullough) Clark in Clarksville, Iowa. He married Emma Borts on September 12, 1888. Ezekiel served Coralville as Mayor and Councilman before marrying Maud Bane and moving to Sioux City, Iowa. Together, they had two sons: Clifford and Marion. Ezekiel died on August 31, 1937 and was returned to Coralville for burial.
Lillian Clark was born on December 8, 1890 to Ezekiel Clark, Jr. and Emma (Borts) Clark. As her mother died during birth, Lillian was raised by her maternal grandparents. She married Fred Jones, and they lived together in Iowa City with their two children, Gladys and James. Lillian died on September 8, 1968, four years after the death of her husband (Lovetinsky et al., p. 94-95).
*While Lest We Forget lists Ezekiel's birth year as 1869, a 1957 edition of the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported he was born 1866.
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1891
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Emma (Borts) Clark, 1888
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A standing portrait of Emma (Borts) Clark in a long, dark dress. This was likely a photograph taken on her wedding day.
Emma Borts was born to David and Mary (Kemble) Borts in April of 1868 in Iowa City, Iowa (Ancestry Library).
In 1887, Emma taught primary students at the Coralville School. She married Ezekiel Clark, Jr on September 12. 1888. In December of 1890, Emma died while giving birth to daughter Lillian Emma Clark (Lovetinsky et al., p. 95).
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1888
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Johnson County, Iowa
Russell D. Slade, 1972
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A formal portrait of Russell D. Slade, a prominent city resident from the 1950s to the early 1980s.
Russell D. Slade was born December 26, 1934 in Iowa City. He graduated from University High School in 1952. Two years later, on June 28, 1954, he married Dolores May Kofron. They had three children: Cynthia Lynn, Thomas Russell, and Timothy Dean.
Slade was very involved within the Coralville community. He began volunteering as a fire fighter in 1952, even acting as the fire chief from 1969-1972. He was involved with multiple city committees in both Coralville and Iowa City, the Coralville Softball Association, the Boy Scouts, and various community service groups. He also owned his own business, the Slade Brothers Roofing Company, located in Coralville, Iowa.
Slade died suddenly on February 6, 1984 during a trip to Hawaii. Afterward, the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce created a community service award known as the Russell D. Slade Award, given to recognize citizens who give non-partisan leadership in order to continue the success of their local community.
Sources for this description can be found as attached files on this page. These written biographies, by Dolores Slade and Rex Brandstatter respectively, also provide additional information about Russell D. Slade.
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Mayor Robert Rogers, 1970s
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Robert Rogers served as on the City Council for eight years before being elected for Mayor. He took office in 1972, overseeing the expansion of the water and the sewage plant, a sign ordinance, and the city's centennial celebration in 1973. He served as mayor until 1976 (Lovetinsky et al., 81; Walch, p. 65).
Rogers was born on July 10, 1924 to Lloyd T. and Ruth (Kolstead) Rogers in Iowa City, Iowa. After serving in the United States Navy from 1941-1947, he married Frances Wenman. Together, they had five daughters: Karen, Debra, Carole, Julie, and Teri (Lovetinsky et al., p. 81).
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Mayor Clarence H. Wilson, 1960s
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Clarence H. Wilson served on the City Council starting in 1962. During his second term, Mayor Robert Schreffler suffered a fatal heart attack. Wilson was chosen to step in to finish the term. He was re-elected as Mayor of Coralville for three terms, ending in 1971. Wilson was self-employed, owning and managing C.H.Wilson Transport, Inc.
As Mayor, Schreffler saw the size of the city of Coralville double and the population triple. City services, such as the library, swimming pool, bus service, water plant, and sewage disposal plant, were also added.
Wilson was born on May 1, 1911 to Fred and Emma (Lansing) Wilson near Casey, Iowa. On March 26, 1932, he married Regina Eddy. Ten years later, they moved to Coralville. They adopted one son, named Jackie (Lovetinsky et al., p. 80-81).
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Mayor Robert G. Schreffler, 1960s
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Robert Grant Schreffler served on the City Council for two years before being elected Mayor of Coralville for the 1964-1965 term. His term was cut tragically short; during a Council meeting on April 21, 1964, Mayor Schreffler suffered a fatal heart attack.
Schreffler was born on November 6, 1906 to William Henry and Daisy (Bartholomew) Schreffler in Marion, Ohio. In 1942, he and Gretchen Neumann had a June wedding. They had two daughters: Nancy and Lynda, Schreffler was a licensed chiropractor. He and his wife ran a practice in Iowa City on Gilbert Street (Lovetinsky et al., p. 80).
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