Person:Jared Housel (2)

JERED HOUSEL BIRTH - Sept. 6, 1836, Farmington in Trumbull County, Ohio MARRIAGE - Drucilla REVER, 1857 - (I think this is the same Drucilla) MARRIAGE - Drucilla REEVER, Apr. 19, 1864 DEATH - March 18, 1909 BURIAL - FATHER - Absalom HOUSEL MOTHER - Rhoda ALLEN

Some early residents lived in Steuben County and owned land in DeKalb. Some of these early pioneers need to be researched in Steuben as well as DeKalb County. Butler Township Transfers Real Estate (Re: Commissioners Book - Auditor's Office) From Whom Trans. To Whom Trans. Date of Trans Date Deeded Absolom Housel Drucilla Catherine Housel Dec 26, 1864 Dec 26, 1864

1850 United States Federal Census > Indiana > Wells > Union 62 / 62 Sept. 6, 1850 Image, 10

 Housel ,  Absalom         48        M         Farm
                   Rhoda         36         F                             NY
                       J. F.         13        M                            OH
               Harriet M         12         F                            OH
                       P. C         10         M                           OH
             George  W         8         M                            OH
                  Hiram  P        11        M                           OH
                 Sarah J          22       F                             IN

1860 United States Federal Census > Indiana > Wells > Union 535 / 494 June 28, 1860 Page, 73 Image, 26

 Housel ,  Absalom         56        M         Farm
                   Rhoda         46         F                             NY
               Harriet M         22         F                            OH
                  Peter C        20         M          Farmer       OH
                 Warren         18        M           Farmer      OH
                    Hiram         14        M                             OH
                 Sarah J         12        F                              IN
                  Mary E          6         F                              IN

Wilcoxon , George 58 M MD Pauper

1880 United States Federal Census > Indiana > De Kalb > Butler > District 89 121 / 126 June 9, 1880 Page, 15 Image, 13 Housel, Freman Head W M 43 OH PA NY Farmer

        Drusillia  C.    Wife       W      F       45     MD      MT       ??       Keeping House
              Elza  E.    Son        W     M        12    IN        OH       MD

1910 United States Federal Census > Indiana > De Kalb > Butler > District 70 43 / 43 Apr. 20, 1910 Sheet, 2-B Image, 4 Housel, Elza Head M W 42 M,1-16 IN OH MD Farmer

          Sadie         Wife           F       W      34        M,1-16       IN      OH      OH      5 / C - 5 / L
         Esther        Dau            F       W      14        S               IN       IN        IN
           Hazel        Dau            F       W      13        S               IN        IN        IN
          Vernie       Dau            F       W      10        S                IN       IN        IN
         Russell       Son            M       W       8         S               IN       IN        IN
      Catharine      Dau             F        W       6         S               IN       IN        IN
          Drucilla     Mother         F        W      75      Wd. 1-1       MD     MD     MD

Grogg , Alda Servent F W 33 S IN IN IN Lung, Emanuel Hired Man M W 55 Wd. IN IN IN Hired Man, Farm labor Shrave, Thomas Border M W 43 S IN IN OH Section Hand, Railroad

Biography of Jared F. Housel, pages 495 / 496. History of De Kalb County, Indiana. Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885 Jared F. Housel was born in Farmington, Trumbull Co., Ohio, Sept. 6, 1836, a son of Absalom and Rhoda (Allen) Housel. When he was eleven years of age his parents moved to Wells County, Ind., where he grew to manhood. In 1857 he removed to De Kalb County, where he followed farming till after the breaking out of the Rebellion. Sept. 25, 1861, he enlisted in Company K, Forty-fourth Indiana Infantry, and the following December was sent to the front and assigned to the Army of the Tennessee. At the battle of Shiloh he was wounded in the right thigh, and lay in the hospital at Evansville, Ind., till Nov.29, 1862, when he was discharged and returned home, After his recovery he resumed agricultural pursuits, and has since lived in Butler Township. He has been Postmaster of DeKalb since 1882, and has held several minor offices of trust in the township. In 1864 he was married to Drucilla C., daughter of Michael and Rebcca (Ott) Reever. They have one son, Elizie E. Mr. and Mrs. Housel are members of the United Brethren church. Politically, he is a Republican. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@@ctlnet.com

Biography of E.E. Housel, page 402. History of Northeast Indiana; LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, and DeKalb Counties, Vol. II, under the editorial supervision of Ira Ford, Orville Stevens, William H. McEwen, and William H. McIntosh. The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1920.

E.E. Housel, proprietor of a fine farm at St. John in Butler Township of  DeKalb County, is the only son of the late Jared Housel, long a prominent  old soldier and farmer of DeKalb.

Jared F. Housel was born at Farmington in Trumbull County, Ohio, September 6, 1836, a son of Absalom and Rhoda (Allen) Housel. When he was eleven years of age his parents moved to Wells County, Indiana, and from there in 1857 he came to DeKalb County. After several years of farming he was called away to the serious business of war, enlisting on September 25, 1861, in Company K of the 44th Indiana Infantry. He reached the front with his command in the following December, and took part in some of the following operations of the Army of the Tennessee. At the battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862, he was wounded in the right thigh and was confined in a hospital at Evansville, Indiana, until November of the same year. He was then discharged and on account of disability returned home. Not long afterward he resumed farming, and was actively identified with the agricultural interests of Butler Township for many years. In 1882 he became postmaster of DeKalb, and several times was honored with places of trust and responsibility. He was a steadfast republican in politics and served the people of the community of DeKalb or St. John as postmaster for twenty-seven years. He was a member of the Grange and active in the United Brethren Church. On April 19, 1864, soon after his recovery from his army service, Jared F. Housel married Drucilla Reever. She was a daughter of Michael and Rebecca Reever and was born in Frederick County, Maryland, in 1834. Jared F. Housel died March 18, 1909, and his wife February 6, 1917. Elza E. Housel, only son of his parents, was born in Butler Township March 4, 1868, and has always lived on the farm. He owns two hundred acres. He received his education in the common school. On April 12, 1894, Mr. Housel married Sadie A. Snyder. She died June 29, 1918, the mother of six children: Esther, at home; Hazel, wife of Hiram Cool; Vernie and Russell W., both high school students; Mary C. and Victor Wayne. Mr. Housel is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and with the order of Moose. Politically he is a republican. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@@ctlnet.com

Auburn Courier from 1891 to 1893 Pioneer weddings: Apr. 18;1864 Jared F. Housel to Drusilla C. Reever, Apr. 19, Wm. Gorrell, J. P. Dec. 15 1869 ; Hiram P. Housel to Delilah Sleppy, Dec. 16, John Grube. Butler twp. Date of settlement: Housel, Jared F. DeKalb section 14 Farmer Trumbull Co., Ohio 1857

1. ↑ OneWorldTree.

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2. ↑ OneWorldTree.

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3. ↑ OneWorldTree.

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