1895 IA Census: Johan HUSEBY Family

Detail of 1895 Iowa Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

158 / 179 / Johan Huseby / 40 / M / M / Norway / Laborer / Lutheran
Johanne Huseby / 37 / F / M / Winneshiek
Julia J. Huseby / 17 / F / S / Winneshiek
Carl J. Huseby / 15 / M / S / Winneshiek
Caroline J. Huseby / 13 / F / S / Winneshiek
August J. Huseby / 11 / M / S / Winneshiek
Minnie J. Huseby / 10 / F / S / Winneshiek
Helene J. Huseby / 8 / F / S / Winneshiek
Edward J. Huseby / 6 / F / S / Winneshiek
Anna J. Huseby / 4 / F / S / Winneshiek
Leonard J. Huseby / 1 / F / S / Winneshiek

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Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.

1900 US Federal Census: John Huseby Family

1900 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

26 / 26 / Huseby, John / Head / W / M / Oct 1855 / 44 / M / Norway / Norway / Norway
_____, Johanne / Wife / W / F / Jun 1857 / 42 / M / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, August / Son / W / M / Aug 1884 / 15 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Carl / Son / W / M / Sep 1880 / 20 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Caroline / Daughter / W / F / Oct 1881 / 18 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Mina / Daughter / W / F / May 1884 / 16 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Helene / Daughter / W / F / Mar 1887 / 13 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Edward / Son / W / M / Feb 1881 [sic] / 11 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Len Martin / Son / W / M / Jan 1894 / 6 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Clara / Daughter / W / F / Jan 1895 / 5 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Grace / Daughter / W / F / Dec 1896 / 3 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Tilla / Daughter / W / F / Feb 1898 / 2 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Julia / Daughter / W / F / Jul 1878 / 21 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway

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Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Glenwood, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: 466; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1240466.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

Death Record and Gravestone: John Albert HUSEBY

According to records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, John Albert HUSEBY died 9 Feb 1904 and was buried 12 Feb at the Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah.


Detail of U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

A short obituary appeared the following week in one of the Decorah papers stating that the cause of death was throat trouble.


Obituary (17 Feb 1904). John HUSEBY. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Findagrave.com lists the death date as 10 Feb 1904, but unfortunately doesn't reveal its source. An image of his gravestone can be found on the Iowa Gravestone Photo Project website. His daughter, Anna, and son, Edward, who both died at a fairly young age are buried beside him.


Gravestone. John A. Huseby (1855-1904). Image courtesy of Bill Waters and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.

UPDATE (30 Jul 2016): In looking over the HUSEBY booklet again, I discovered some letters I had previously overlooked. One was a note from my mother, Verla Williams, and it described how she had been corresponding with Joyce Peterson whose husband, Loren, was a descendant of John Albert HUSEBY. Joyce had wanted a picture of his gravestone and Verla discovered that there wasn't one. She suggested to Joyce that perhaps they could gather some money and have one put on the grave, but nothing was ever done. So eventually Verla ended up doing it herself.


Letter. Verla Williams to Mark D. Williams (n.d.). Image courtesy of Mark D. Williams.

The following letter details some of the problems that occurred during that whole process. It turned out that some gravestones were in the wrong place.


Correspondence. Verla Williams and Bea Strinmoen (7 Sep 1985). Image courtesy of Mark D. Williams.

She also had included a few additional pictures.


Left: Huseby gravestones. Right: Gravestone. John A. (1855-1904), Anna (1891-1898), and Edward (1889-1910) HUSEBY. Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Images courtesy of Verla Williams (29 Jul 2007).