Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 259, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1913 — Venerable Lady Passed 89th Birthday Oct. 1st [ARTICLE]

Venerable Lady Passed 89th Birthday Oct. 1st

Mrs. Louise Kresel, venerable mother of William Kresel, southeast of Rensselaer, passed her 89th birthday on Oct Ist. She is very active for one of her advanced years and indications are that she will live tor many years yet. 'She lives with her daughter, Mi®. A. Lucterhand,just north Remington. Mrs. Aresol was born in Berlin, Germany, and came to America with her little family soon after the death of her husband, 45 years ago. There are probably a number ofolder people in Jasper county than Mrs, Kresel and The Republican will be pleased to give them mention if relatives or friends will write about them. In Rensselaer there are now at least two people over ninety year* of age. One is “Grandmother” Morgan, who lives with her son, George Morgan, and another is" John Stively, who was 90 the 24th of last May, and lives with his Mrs. Joseph Sharp. “Uncle” Clint Hopkins, who is now living with his son, C. A. Hopkins, at Delphi, but who is really a Rensselaer citizen, was 91 years of age the 6th of last Match. John Coen, who just returned from Washington and is with his daughter, Mrs. John Vanatta, was 89 the 14th of March, and Mrs. Letta Benjamin was 89 August Bth. ‘ The Republican ip mentioning the 86th birthday of Steward C. Hammond in a recent issue, did not aim to convey that he was the oldest person in Jasper county, but that his residence in the county was the longest. He has lived here since the spring of 1837. Doubtless many old people will be pleased to receive mention in this paper and The Republican will be glad to print short biographical sketches of all who are 80 years of age or

In 1908 Elder D. T. Halstead prepared an almost complete list of all persons in Marion township past the age of 80, and the list contained 30 names. Since that time' sixteen of this number have passed away, but a number of others have also reached the age of 80 and it is quite probable that at this time there are about 30 persons in Marion township past the age of 80, while fifteen or more of them are past 85.