Edith May Hanna and Abel Hilbourne Colton
EDITH MAY HANNA was born April 24, 1863 in Black Hawk County, Iowa,6325 and died August 26, 1940 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa.6325 She is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa.6325, 456
She married (1) ABEL HILBOURNE COLTON on August 28, 1882 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa,6960, 7276 son of MARY ELIZABETH HILBORN and JOHN SUTHERLAND COLTON. He was born April 22, 1855 in Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin,6960, 456 and died May 25, 1935 in Alvin, Brazoria, Texas.1486 He is buried in Oak Park Cemetery, Alvin, Brazoria, Texas.1486, 456
She married (2) BENJAMIN FRANK KNAPP in April, 1918 in Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota.7276 He was born February 7, 1858 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa,6325 and died July 31, 1941 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa.7278, 6325 He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa.6325
Children of EDITH MAY HANNA and ABEL HILBOURNE COLTON:
- PHILLIP STANLEY COLTON, b. November 21, 1883, Woonsocket, Sanborn, South Dakota;250, 10973 m. EVELENA EMMA BAKER on June 25, 1910 in Grayson County, Texas6739; d. February 27, 1947, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California.250, 10973
- MABEL HANNA COLTON, b. December 27, 1885, Artesian, Sanborn, South Dakota;1486, 629 m. (1) CHARLES EDGAR DAVIS on May 8, 1906 in Grayson County, Texas7351, m. (2) CHARLES E. TAYMAN on August 4, 19208805; d. September 20, 1972, Four Seasons Nursing Center, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.1486
- MARY LUELLA COLTON, b. July 20, 1889, South Dakota;250 m. LUNTHFORD JAMES DEAN on February 27, 1909 in Archer County, Texas6739; d. December 5, 1965, Riverside County, California.250
- ROBERT WESLEY COLTON, b. January 1, 1894, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa;456 d. July 14, 1908, Sherman, Grayson, Texas;456 bur. West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson, Texas.456
- DEWEY HANNA COLTON, b. February 9, 1898, Mena, Polk, Arkansas;7377 m. (1) ELSA FERN TEETER on January 17, 1919 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa1853, m. (2) MABELLE PAULINE MORAN; d. March 27, 1981, San Diego County, California.250
Personal Information
- Edith May Hanna was a member of the Methodist Church. 7276
Clubs and Associations
- Edith May Hanna was a member of the Mary Melrose Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.7276
Obituaries
Waterloo Daily Courier, August 27, 19407276
MRS. EDITH HANNA KNAPP, FOUNDER'S DAUGHTER, DIES
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hanna, Came to Waterloo in 1845
Mrs. Edith Hanna Knapp, whose parents, the late George Washington and Mary Melrose Hanna, were the first permanent white settlers in Waterloo township, died at 6:15 p. m. Monday at her home in Hanna's grove, a mile west of the city on highway 218. She was 77 years old.
Mrs. Knapp, wife of B. Frank Knapp, had lived all her life on the farm where she died. She had been an invalid the past 10 years. Death was caused by complications incident to advanced age, according to a member of the family. She was last of eight children.
Parents Came by Wagon
Edith Hanna was born at Hanna's grove April 24, 1863, 17 years and nine months after her parents arrived on the site of Waterloo, July 18, 1845, after a journey from Illinois by ox team and covered wagon.
The Hanna family figured prominently in the early history and development of Waterloo and Black Hawk county, George W. Hanna, James Virden and Charles Mullan having been the principal founders of the city.
Sister of Philip Hanna
Edith Hanna's brother, the late Col. Philip C. Hanna, was for many years United States consul general for the northern district of Mexico. Other brothers and sisters, all of whom are now dead, were the following:
John Q. Hanna, once a judge and owner of a large ranch in Texas; George W. Hanna, jr., banker at La Verne, Ia.; Robert Wesley Hanna, associated with George W. jr.; Mrs. Emily George, third white girl born in Black Hawk county; Mrs. Mary (Mollie) Tiller, Cedar Falls.
A brother, James Monroe, who had come with the family to Waterloo in 1845, died in infancy.
Edith Hanna was married to A. H. Colton in Waterloo, Aug. 28, 1882. He preceded her in death. In April, 1918, she was married to B. Frank Knapp at Bemedji, Minn.
Four Children Survive
Surviving besides the husband are four children by the first marriage. They are two daughters, Mrs. C. E. Tayman, Healdsburg, Cal., and Mrs. Mary Melrose Dean, who had lived with Mrs. Knapp some time, and two sons, Dewy Hanna Colton, Kansas City, Mo., and Philip S. Colton, San Diego, Cal.
Also surviving are five grandchildren, all in California; two nephews, David Tiller and Herman Lewis, both of Cedar Falls. A son, Robert Wesley Colton, died at the age of 14, in 1906.
Mrs. Knapp was of the Methodist faith. Mary Melrose chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, is named after her late mother, Mary Melrose Hanna.
The body was taken to Kearns Garden chapel.
Waterloo Daily Courier, August 1, 19417278
B. FRANK KNAPP, 83, DIES WHILE TAKING AUTO RIDE
Born in 1858 on Washington Twp. Farm, in Locale of "Song of Years"
B. Frank Knapp, 83, longtime Black Hawk county resident whose parents staked out a homestead north of Cedar Falls in 1853, died Thursday afternoon while on an automobile ride with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Thuecks, his housekeepers.
When they returned to his home in Hanna's grove, a mile west of the city limits on highway 218, at 4:15 o'clock, his companions found him dead as they started to help him from the car. His pet dog, a Pomeranian, was beside him.
Death was due to a heart ailment, Dr. Sidney Smith, coroner, said.
Son of Marquis Knapp
Mr. Knapp's parents were Marquis and Mart Streeter Knapp, and their farm was in Washington township, near Hillside cemetery, which was a part of the locale of Bess Streeter Aldrich's novel, "Song of Years."
On this farm Mr. Knapp was born in February, 1858. He attended Miss Field's seminary in Waterloo and Iowa State Normal school (now Iowa State Teachers college) Cedar Falls, and in 1877 moved with his parents to Nelson, Neb.
He taught school there for one year, and then operated a general merchandise store. In 1878 he married Annabelle Porter and the couple moved to Kalispell, Mont.
Freighter to Canada
For several years while in Kalispell Mr. Knapp operated a horse-and-wagon freight line which ran into Canada.
Mrs. Knapp died in 1912. In 1918 Mr. Knapp returned to Iowa and in April of that year married Mrs. Edith Hanna Colton at Bemidji, Minn.
She was the daughter of George Washington and Mary Melrose Hanna, who were the first permanent white settlers in Waterloo township, and a sister of the late Col. Philip C. Hanna, who was for many years U. S. consul general for the northern district of Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. Knapp lived in their home on highway 218 after their marriage. She died there last August.
Two Children Survive
Surviving Mr. Knapp are a son and daughter by the first marriage, Royal Knapp of Atwater, Minn., and Mrs. Edna Thompson, Kalispell; and a sister, Mrs. Lois H. Matthews, 1216 Bluff street.
Knapp F. Matthews, city clerk, is a nephew. There are also four stepchildren and three grandchildren.
The stepchildren are Mrs. C. E. Tayman, Healdsburg, Cal.; Mrs. Mary Melrose Dan, Artesia, Cal.; Dewey Hanna Colton, Kansas City, Mo., and Philip S. Colton, San Diego, Cal.
Eight brothers and sisters are dead.
The body was taken to the Kearns Garden chapel.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| August 21, 18604814 | Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin |
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| August 30, 18707272 | Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa |
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| June 11, 18801050 | Miner County, South Dakota |
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| June 22, 19007273 | Mena, Polk, Arkansas |
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| April 18, 19107274 | Sherman, Grayson, Texas |
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| January 13, 1920793 | Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa |
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| April 15, 19307275 | Alvin, Brazoria, Texas |
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| April 24, 1930795 | Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa |
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| May 3, 19402634 | Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa |
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