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Mahala Crecelius Conrad

Birth	:	22 Feb 1818 Harrison County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	4 Mar 1898 Grundy County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Conrad Cemetery, Conrad, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2235298, -92.8834534
Plot	:	Lot 6
Description	:	Mahala Crecelius was the third of five daughters of John Godhard Crecelius & Diana Wilson of Scott Township. At age 19, Mahala married on March 23, 1837 to John William Conrad, son of Jacob Conrad & Mary Yost. J.W. Conrad was born January 28, 1813; died March 15, 1902. The town of Conrad in central Iowa is named after him. In the spring of 1853, John, a pregnant Mahala, their five children, and Mahala's bachelor brother Adam Crecelius started west from Harrison County, Indiana, in covered wagons. The family rested in Knox County, Illinois, where a daughter Phebe... Read More	Mahala Crecelius was the third of five daughters of John Godhard Crecelius & Diana Wilson of Scott Township. At age 19, Mahala married on March 23, 1837 to John William Conrad, son of Jacob Conrad & Mary Yost. J.W. Conrad was born January 28, 1813; died March 15, 1902. The town of Conrad in central Iowa is named after him. In the spring of 1853, John, a pregnant Mahala, their five children, and Mahala's bachelor brother Adam Crecelius started west from Harrison County, Indiana, in covered wagons. The family rested in Knox County, Illinois, where a daughter Phebe Jennie was born on August 3rd. On August 31, 1853, they arrived in Marshall County, Iowa. They built a log cabin---the second house to be erected in Lafayette (now the town of Albion)---and lived there until April 1855, when the farmhouse where they spent the rest of their lives was built in a grove west of Wolf Creek. This spot provided them with a pioneer's two necessities: water and firewood. The 1856 census of Grundy County, Iowa, lists seven Crecelius siblings & their families living side by side on the prairie, near Wolf Creek: Mahala with husband John W. Conrad & 6 children Adam Crecelius Mary Crecelius Bartles & her 2 children Harrison Crecelius David Crecelius with his wife & 2 sons George Crecelius with his wife & 2 sons Phebe with husband Andrew J. Melton & 2 daughters 25 family members in all. And of course more children were born in the ensuing years. Mahala died March 4, 1898, age 80, after a long illness. Her husband and all seven of their children survived her. Seated by their parents are daughters Jennie Conrad King, left, and Ellen Conrad Glass, right; standing from left are the other five children: Annibelle Conrad Steelsmith, William A. Conrad, Sarah Conrad Wiley Hurlbutt, Jacob L. Conrad, and Mariah Frances Conrad Wiley. Two Conrad sisters married two Wiley brothers: Sarah married in 1860 to Isaac H. Wiley; Frances married in 1865 to Allen D. Wiley. Please click on the family photo to view a larger version of it. Buried along the north edge of the cemetery in the same Conrad plot with J.W. & Mahala are their youngest son William, his wife Emma; Will & Emma's infant son Glynn, and their spinster daughter Ada Conrad. Four of Mahala's siblings also rest in Conrad Cemetery (see individual listings for them): Mary Ann Bartles, Phebe J. Melton, George Crecelius, and Adam Crecelius, along with many of Mahala's numerous descendants.

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Where is Mahala Crecelius Conrad's memorial?
Mahala Crecelius Conrad's memorial is located at: Conrad Cemetery, Conrad, Grundy County, USA.
When did Mahala Crecelius Conrad death?
Mahala Crecelius Conrad death on 4 Mar 1898 in Grundy County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.2235298
Longitude: -92.8834534

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

John William Conrad

(1813 - 1902)

Siblings

Mary Ann Crecelius Bartles

(1814 - 1909)

Phebe Jane Crecelius Melton

(1821 - 1910)

George Crecelius

(1828 - 1919)

Adam Crecelius

(1830 - 1917)

Children

Jacob L. Conrad

(1837 - 1928)

Sarah Alice Conrad Hurlbutt

(1841 - 1934)

Mariah Frances “Frances” Conrad Wiley

(1843 - 1925)

Annabell Conrad Steelsmith

(1850 - 1934)

Phebe Jane “Jennie” Conrad King

(1853 - 1938)

William Arthur Conrad

(1859 - 1934)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 42.2235298, -92.8834534

2. Oakland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2214012, -92.8153000

3. Vienna Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1949997, -92.8246994

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Coordinate: 42.2522011, -92.9807968

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6. Prairieville Cemetery
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7. Liscomb Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1875000, -93.0151000

8. Badger Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1972008, -92.7469025

9. Whitney Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2347000, -93.0258000

10. Hauser Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2528000, -93.0302963

11. Melrose Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3255997, -92.9558029

12. Lincoln Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2952995, -92.7572021

13. Green Mountain Cemetery
Green Mountain, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1026250, -92.8242800

14. Maple Hill Cemetery
Gladbrook, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2266998, -92.7091980

15. Chapel Hill Cemetery
Green Mountain, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1260986, -92.7668991

16. Bentley Cemetery
Liscomb, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2089000, -93.0597500

17. Bethel Grove Cemetery
Albion, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1505000, -93.0317500

18. Union Cemetery
Union, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2303009, -93.0639038

19. Francisco Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2888985, -93.0456009

20. Gaer Ballard Cemetery
Albion, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1290000, -93.0187000

21. Brown Cemetery
Taylor, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0838000, -92.8889000

22. Quinn Cemetery
Green Mountain, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0833208, -92.8743664

23. Albion Cemetery
Albion, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1042010, -92.9863820

24. Union Grove Cemetery
Gladbrook, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1307983, -92.7367020