Name Origin: Prince, Princehouse from Germany, England, and France.
Descendant of a prince or sovereign; or of one connected in some way with
his household.
Third Great Grandparents
Samuel Princehouse
b 4 Nov 1817 in Ohio
d 12 Mar 1908 at Newton, Jasper, Iowa
bur near Newburg, Hickory Grove Cemetery, Jasper, Iowa
Mary Sprague
b July 1826/1827 in Illinois
d 11 Sep 1906 at Newton, Jasper, Iowa
bur near Newburg, Hickory Grove Cemetery, Jasper, Iowa
ch: *Henry Princehouse b. 1842 Peoria, Peoria, Illinois
Merritt Princehouse b. 1846 Peoria, Peoria, Illinois m Ellen Adalaide Maud
Smith
Jacob Princehouse b. 1849 Peoria, Peoria, Illinois
Emma Princehouse m Lafayette Gilfillan
Lida Princehouse m F L Hite
Hannah M Princehouse b 10 Jan 1865 m 1) _____ Vilie 2) Orson Shannon
Second Great Grandfather
Henry Princehouse (Obituary)
b 10 Feb 1842 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois
d 11 Feb 1917 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
b 13 Feb 1917 in Hazelwood Cemetery, Newburg Township, Jasper, Iowa
m 1865 in Henry County, Illinois to Nancy Adaline Adams
ch: Cora Sue Princehouse b bef 1871 m. George Beverly Webster d
Medical Lake, Spokane, Washington
*Ada Elsie Princehouse b. 8 Aug 1871 in Henry County, Illinois
Myrtle May Princehouse b 15 Oct 1878 in Poweshiek Co, IA d. 26 Sep
1908 in Medical Lake, Spokane, Washington bur 6 Oct 1908 in Newburg,
Hazelwood Cemetery, Jasper, Iowa
Purley E Princehouse b. Sep 1888 in Newburg, Jasper, Iowa d Jan 1950 in
Iowa m 1) Ollie Anderson d. 1933 2) Matilda "Tillie" Huxson
Henry and Nancy farmed in Jasper County, Iowa. They moved to Iowa
from Henry County, Illinois in 1877 according to Garland Princehouse,
Purley's son. Purley and Tillie were very good people. Purley was a slight
man who was always well dressed. Cora lived a long time in Medical Lake,
Washington. Myrtle died of typhoid fever after losing all her possessions
and barely surviving the San Francisco earthquake.
Great Grandmother
Ada Elsie Princehouse
b. 8 Aug 1871 in Henry County, Illinois
d. 30 June 1957 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
bur. July, 1957 at Highland Memorial Gardens, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
m (1) 23 Dec 1889 Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa to W A Knauff, divorced(2) 9
Jul 1894 Nevada, Story, Iowa to George Fulton Robb, divorced (3) William
Oran Wheeler b. 20 Apr 1894 in Neosho, Newton, Missouri d. 3 Jul 1970 in
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa b. 7 Jul 1970 in Wick, Iowa m. (2) Lillian______
My Grandma Wheeler was the mainstay of the family through the
depression. I knew her only through child�s eyes, but I know that she was
loved and respected by all who knew her. She was never ill a day in her life
and was a firm believer in calisthenics. Even into her 80�s she was limber
enough too do toe touches and could place her palms flat on the floor. I did
not know W A Knauff or George Robb, but I remember Oran Wheeler as
my Grandpa Wheeler.
Early Settler Buried At Hazelwood
Henry Princehouse Settled Near Newburg in 1887
On Tuesday the body of Henry Princehouse, one of the early settlers of this part of the country, was brought here for burial at beautiful Hazelwood. The funeral services were held at the home of (name and house number illegible) Broad St., (several words illegible) conducted by Rev. (?) M. Brown, of the Methodist Church
Special music was furnished by friends of the family from Newburg. The singers were Mr. and Mrs. M. Phillips, Mrs. D. Livingston and Mrs. T. Moxley. A number of relatives and friends from out-of-town attended, among them being a brother, Met Princehouse and family of Montour, Iowa, Mrs. Anna Shannon of Marshalltown, Mrs. Fred Hite and Mrs. Rebecca Hite of Gilman, and Mrs. Mary Shannon of Newburg. Mrs. Emma Gilfillan, a sister, resides in Grinnell.
All of the living children of Mr. and Mrs. Princehouse were present at his funeral, which was a source of great comfort to Mrs. Princehouse. Mrs. Cora Webster came from the state of Washington to pay her last respects to her father.
Henry Princehouse was born in Peoria county, Ill., February 10, 11842, and died at his home in Des Moines, February 11, 1917, at the age of 75 years and one day.
He was united in marriage to Nancy A. Adams in 1865 in Henry County, Ill., and to this union four children were born: Mrs. Cora Webster of Medical Lake, Wash.; Mrs. Ada E. Robb, of Des Moines; Myrta, who passed away nine years ago; Purley L., of Newburg, Iowa.
Mr. Princehouse moved with his family to Jasper county, Iowa in March, 1877, and settled on a farm near Newburg, where he lived, until ten years ago. At that time he moved to Grinnell where he lived until two years ago, when he went to Des Moines.
He was a member of the Methodist church for forty-five years, a devoted husband and a kind and loving father. He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, three children, one brother, three sisters and a host of relatives and friends, who deeply regret his passing and will long remember him as a kind, just and good man. No greater heritage can be left by a man to his family and friends.
The family and relatives wish to thank the kind friends for their generous assistance and thoughtfulness at the trying time.
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