Elizabeth Willamenia Hachmann1

(February 18, 1866 - July 20, 1922)
Elizabeth Willamenia Hachmann|b. Feb 18, 1866\nd. Jul 20, 1922|p12.htm|Johann Niclaus Hachmann|b. Jun 22, 1833\nd. Mar 11, 1908|p14.htm|Anna Katherina Madgalena Grefe|b. Nov 27, 1831\nd. Feb 5, 1908|p15.htm|John F. Hachmann||p16.htm|Magdalena Martens||p17.htm|Johann H. Grefe (Graese)||p320.htm|Anna S. Kirsch||p321.htm|

Relationship=Grandmother of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Relationship=Granddaughter of John Frederick Hachmann.
Relationship=Daughter of Johann Niclaus Hachmann.
Charts on which this person appears:
Rev. Don E. Smith, Sr. Family Tree
Joseph Rush & Elizabeth
     Elizabeth Willamenia Hachmann was born on Sunday, February 18, 1866 in Spieka-Neufeld, Dorum, Hanover, Germany, daughter of Johann Niclaus Hachmann and Anna Katherina Madgalena Grefe.2 Elizabeth Willamenia Hachmann also went by the name of Lizzie.3

Elizabeth immigrated about 1882 to the United States at age 16. Her parents settled in St. Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa.2

Elizabeth Willamenia Hachmann witnessed the marriage of William G. Schenk and Mithilda (Tillie) Rebecca Hachmann on March 1, 1892 in St. Donatus.1,4

Before she was married, Elizabeth was a seamstress and had a small shop downtown in LaMotte, Jackson County, Iowa.5

Elizabeth married Joseph Rush Lenhart, son of Peter Lenhart and Salina Minervia Neff, on March 28, 1893.1

Lizzie appeared on the Otter Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa, US census of June 13, 1900 living with her husband, Joseph. She was 34 years old. She and Rush had been married for 7 years and she was the mother of 4 children all of whom were living at the time of this census. She had been born in. Germany as were both of her parents. She had been in the United States for 20 years having immigrated in 1880. The children were living in the household. They were Arthur was age 6, Ruby was age 4, Lester was age 3, Edna was age 1. All of the childrenn had been born in Iowa.1

In 1908, they sold their farm and bought the "Cort" farm, which was a quarter mile west of the little town of Zwingle. Four years later, they remodeled the home, added two large rooms and put in a furnace, plumbing, etc. Previously, their kitchen was in the basement. It was an open-front basement. It was too damp for Elizabeth. She had severe arthritis so they moved the kitchen up to the 1st floor. The house was quite large. It had five bedrooms and a large living room, dining room, kitchen, and bathroom. They had a two-tub wooden washer, operated by gas engines and a belt. Their daughter Grace recalled, "There were no T.V.'s or clothes dryers. While I was in my 2nd year of high school, my father bought a radio. We thought that was great."6
7,8
Hachmann Sisters
Elizabeth (left), Tillie (right).
Photo was a "Cabinet Portrait" take at the M. J. Streusser studio in Bellevue, Iowa.
Elizabeth attended St John's Lutheran Church.

Elizabeth Willamenia Lenhart died on Thursday, July 20, 1922 at 8:30 in the morning at her home in in Zwingle, Jackson County, Iowa, at age 56.9,10 She was laid to rest in the Harmony United Reform Church Cemetery in Zwingle, Jackson County, Iowa.11,9
Elizabeth Lenhart's Gravestone
Her funeral was held Saturday, July 22, 1922 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon from her home to Zwingle's Harmony Reformed church.

Her obituary in an unidentified newspaper clipping reads:

Good Woman Gone to Reward
_________
Obituary of Mrs. Rush Lenhart who Passed Away at Zwingle.
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Mrs. Rush Lenhart, whose death at Zwingle last Thursday was briefly chronicled in last week's Leader , was born near Hanover, Germany, fifty-six years ago, her maiden name being Elizabeth Hachmann. When sixteen years old she came with her parents with her parents to America and located a Gordon's Ferry, Iowa. Twenty-nine years ago she married Rush Lenhart, who with two sons and five daughters mourn her untimely death, namely: Arthur, Mrs. Harry Cuneo, Mrs. Alf. Higgins, Bert and Grace. A son Lester passed away six months ago. She also leaves two brothers and two sisters, Henry and Eibe Hackmann of Bellevue, Mrs. Emil Geber of Lamotte and Mrs. W. G. Schenk of Bellevue. She was a faithful member of the Reformed church and of the Ladies Aid society.

The funeral took place Sunday afternoon from the house to the church, Rev. Newgard officiating, assisted by the choir. The pastor paid high tribute to the memory of the departed.

The active pallbearers were six nephews, John N. Schenk, Clarence H. Schenk, John Hackman, Chas. Geber, Earl West and Clarence Hackman. Those serving as honorary pallbearers were Bert Kramerer, Mike Hicknson[sic], James Simpson, Bert Watters, Sam Denlinger and George Drenning.9,12


On November 30, 1926, her daughter, Grace, married Emmet Willard Smith.13,14

Their daughter, Grace, recalled that her father was a quiet, easy-going man. He was very generous and a hardworking farmer. Her parents worked hard. They always went to Sunday school and church. J. Rush was treasurer of the church and president of the school board for many years. They were honest people and they were good to her.10,6

On December 24, 1936, her son, Arthur, married Bertha Marie Kifer.15

Children of Elizabeth Willamenia Hachmann and Joseph Rush Lenhart

Citations

  1. [S3] Compiled by Doug & Gloria Lenhart with contributions by Grace Elda (Lenhart) Smith / Harriet Deahl / and other family members, "1998 Lenhart Family Reunion Notes", Washington State Department of Health (1998) Some portions recorded in Irvin Public Library, Irvin, Penn. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
  2. [S199] Adell Schoop Seward, Hachman Family History Booklet (Publish Date: 28 Aug 1989). Hereinafter cited as Hachman Family Booklet.
  3. [S32] Joseph R.Lenhart, 20 Apr 1910 US Census, Washington Township, Dubuque County, Iowa, Household 25, Family 25, Sheet #28A-B, Lenhart, Joseph R. Family listing.
  4. [S264] Eibe Heinrich Hachman & Wilhelmine Adickes marriage, 24 May 1899, in Marriage Registrations: St. John's Lutheran Church St. Donatus, St. John's Lutheran Church ~ Repository, St. Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Marr. Reg. Index.
  5. [S36] Interview with Darlene Julson (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
  6. [S3] Compiled by Doug & Gloria Lenhart with contributions by Grace Elda (Lenhart) Smith / Harriet Deahl / and other family members, "1998 Lenhart Family Reunion Notes", Washington State Department of Health (1998) Some portions recorded in Irvin Public Library, Irvin, Penn: "Grandmother's Memories" by Grace Lenhart Smith. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
  7. [S197] Donald Hyde, Funeral Card, November 22, 1982, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.
  8. [S185] Courtesy of Galen Smith: Private possession photograph, Digitally recorded summer 2003 by Susan Noyes , Galen Smith Photo and Family History Collection.
  9. [S243] Obit, Unidentified newspaper, Jackson County Area, July 1922. Hereinafter cited as Obituary - Lenhart, Elizabeth.
  10. [S355] Grace (Lenhart) Smith, Grandmother's Precious Memories by Grace Smith (Completed Date: December 17, 1996). Presented to Susan (Smith) Noyes. Hereinafter cited as Grandmother's Precious Memories.
  11. [S16] Cemetery Marker/Gravestone Hereinafter cited as "Cemetery Marker."
  12. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005.
  13. [S60] Interview with Grace (Lenhart) Smith (Dubuque, Iowa), by Susan J. Noyes, 1990 and various telephone conversations prior to 1999.
  14. [S332] Emmet Smith Wedding Invitation, Formal Engraved Invitation, 30 Nov 1926, Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan.
  15. [S3] Compiled by Doug & Gloria Lenhart with contributions by Grace Elda (Lenhart) Smith / Harriet Deahl / and other family members, "1998 Lenhart Family Reunion Notes", Washington State Department of Health (1998) Some portions recorded in Irvin Public Library, Irvin, Penn: FGS. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
 


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