Arthur LeRoy Lenhart

(February 6, 1894 - November 23, 1978)
Arthur LeRoy Lenhart|b. Feb 6, 1894\nd. Nov 23, 1978|p36.htm|Joseph Rush Lenhart|b. Jul 22, 1861\nd. Jan 23, 1931|p13.htm|Elizabeth Willamenia Hachmann|b. Feb 18, 1866\nd. Jul 20, 1922|p12.htm|Peter Lenhart|b. 1827\nd. 1866|p18.htm|Salina M. Neff|b. 1833\nd. Dec 26, 1909|p19.htm|Johann N. Hachmann|b. Jun 22, 1833\nd. Mar 11, 1908|p14.htm|Anna K. M. Grefe|b. Nov 27, 1831\nd. Feb 5, 1908|p15.htm|

Relationship=Uncle of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Relationship=Great-grandson of John Frederick Hachmann.
Relationship=3rd great-grandson of Christian Lenhart Sr..
Relationship=Grandson of Johann Niclaus Hachmann.
Arthur Lenhart at 10 Months old
Photograph by
Morhison, 567 Main St., Dubuque, Iowa
     Arthur LeRoy Lenhart was born on Tuesday, February 6, 1894 in Zwingle, Jackson County, Iowa, son of Joseph Rush Lenhart and Elizabeth Willamenia Hachmann.1

According to the US census of June 13, 1900, Arthur was living at home with his parents in Otter Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa. He was 6 years old and had been attending school for the previous seven months.2

Arthur appeared on the Washington Township, Dubuque County, Iowa, census of April 12, 1930 living at home on the farm with his father. He was 36 years old, single, and was working on the farm.3

At age 42, Arthur married Bertha Marie Kifer on Thursday, December 24, 1936 in Zwingle. Bertha was 31 years old. She was the daughter of George W. Kifer and Lena Wagner.1

Arthur was a farmer.1 They lived in Zwingle.1 Arthur's and Bertha's church affiliation was in UCC, Zwingle, Jackson County, Iowa.1

Arthur died on November 23, 1978 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, at age 84.1

His obituary in an unidentified and undated newspaper clipping, reads:
Arthur R. Lenhart

Arthur R. Lenhart, 84 of 1660 S. Grandview Ave., formerly of Zwingle, Iowa died at 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Finley Hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Harmony United Church of Christ at Zwingle, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Eglehof-Casper Funeral Home.

Mr. Lenhart was born in Zwingle and had farmed in the area until his retirement 17 years ago. He had been a member of the Metropolitan Lodge of Masons for 58 years, was treasurer of the Zwingle school board and was secretary of the United Church of Christ for 17 years.

Surviving are his wife the former Bertha Kifer; a son, Douglas of Zwingle; a daughter, Judy Marcus of De Kalb, Illinois; six grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Cueno and Mrs. Emmet (Grace) Smith, both of Dubuque. Memorials may be given to the Harmony United Church of Christ.4


On January 4, 1980, his son, Douglas, married Gloria Faith Hammerand-Clapham.1

Children of Arthur LeRoy Lenhart and Bertha Marie Kifer

  • Douglas Arthur Lenhart (living)
  • Judy Carol Lenhart (living)

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: FGS. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
  2. [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."
  3. [S131] 1930 US Census, 1930, Iowa, Dubuque, Washington Twp; Series: T626 Roll: 654 Page: 52.
  4. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005.
 


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