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| Birth: | 8 JUL 1825 in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana |
| Death: | 21 SEP 1904 in Oakland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Noah Thayer b. 1777 in New Hampshire or Massachusetts |
| Mother: | Hanna Reed b. 1801 in Vermont or New Jersey |
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Burial: SEP 1904 in Fairview Cemetery, Oakland, Iowa
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(Research):In the 1860 Census, he and Tamar were living in Des Moines, Jefferson County, Iowa
Household included
John (age 34)
Tamar (age 20)
Hiram (age 8)
George (age 1)
James (age 22)--certainly John's brother
In the 1870 Census, he was living in Silver Creek Township, Mills County, Iowa; the Micheners were living with them. For some reason, the enumerator spelled his name as
"T(h)air"; Tamar is given as "Jane." From the kids' names and Micheners' presence, it's certain this is the right family. It's also in accord with his biography.
This is his biography from 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie County
JOHN THAYER, a well known and prominent farmer of Washington Township, was born near Brookville, Indiana, in July 1825, son of Noah THAYER, a native of New Hampshire. His grandfather was a teamster in the Revolutionary War, and at one time had his wagon riddled with bullets, and also had a narrow escape. The mother of our subject was Hannah (REED) THAYER, who was born in Vermont. John THAYER was eight years of age when his parents moved to Marion County, Indiana, where the mother died at the age of sixty-five years. The father also died in his sixty-fifth year. They reared a family of three children, all of whom grew to maturity, but our subject is the only one now living. The father was a farmer during his whole life, and in his political views was a Whig.
John THAYER, our subject, was reared on a farm in Indiana, and was early taught to chop wood and grub and clear the land, which formed the foundation of his future successful life. He remained in his native state until 1856, when he came by wagon to Iowa, settling in Jefferson County, where he was among the early settlers and where he remained five years. Next, in 1861, he went to Monroe County, remaining five years; in 1870 he moved to Mills County, where he lived until 1876, and in that year he came to Pottawattamie County, settling on a farm near Council Bluffs. In 1878 he came to his present farm, which was then wild land, but which he has since improved until he now has 360 acres of well cultivated land.
Mr. THAYER was married when he was twenty-six years of age, to Margaret SPLENFIELD, and by this union there were two children: Hiram, who resides in this county; and Lucy Ann, the wife of Scott SNEATHER, who lives in Troy, Kansas. After the death of his first wife, he was again married in Hamilton County, Indiana, to Tamar MICHENER, daughter of Thomas and Susan (PHIPPS) MICHENER, natives of Pennsylvania. By this marriage, there are five children, viz.: George A., who is married and resides on the farm; Hattie, wife of James TOOLEY, of Neola; Luel, wife of Frank CLEVELAND of Washington Township; J.W. THAYER, who is in partnership with George THAYER in the management of the farm. Politically, Mr. THAYER is a Republican, having voted that ticket since 1856. Mrs. THAYER is a member of the Evangelical Church.
From Pottawattamie County, Iowa: A Collection of Historical Sketches and Family Histories. Pottawattamie County History Book Committee. Dallas: Taylor Publishing, 1978. [NB: this seems to contain significant gaps, and the author is not given]
John and Margaret Thayer
John Thayer, son of Noah Thayer, was born July 8, 1825 in Brookville, Indiana and passed away at his home in Oakland, Iowa Sept. 1904. He was united in marriage to Margaret Saperfield of Marion County, Indiana. To this union two children were born. Hiram, no family record, and Anna, who married Sctt Sneathen of Kansas. To this union the following children were born: Ace, Clyde John, Oren, Ira Jack, Alta, Jessie, Mary, Blanche, Nella, and Mattie. Anna was raised by an aunt Charlotte Kandenhall after their mother's death. In January 1856 John Thayer was married to Tamar Mitchner of Indiana; they moved to Jefferson County, Iowa, and to this union the following children were born: George A. married Mary Kerney, and to this union, four children were born. Ethel married Ed Parrick, two girls, Marybelle and Viola Rose, John W. married Katie Woolcott, five children, Merle, George, (deceased), Kenneth, Luella, and Darwin; Mary C. married Arthur Briggs and they had five children; Arthur P. Jr., Sadie, Mary, William, and Barbara. A daughter Nella passed away in December 1895 at the age of three years and some months.
Tamar Mitchner Thayer was born in Indiana--some of her ancestors were of Penn. Dutch. She had some brothers and a sister. Some of her brothers fought in the Union Army of the Civil War. There was a nephew Joseph Mitchner (Joe). He married Mary Springer, daughter of Rev. Springer, who was pastor of Fairview at that time, and it was the first wedding to be held in the church. They had two girls, Alma and Thelma. They lived in Council Bluffs; at one time he was in real estate, insurance, and would bring in western horses in carload lots to sell. He also sold some dry goods in old opera house. His sister, Miss Ida Mitchner, was in Council Bluffs. She was selling insurance and a sister Edna also was here for some time. Also an Aunt Jennie lived in Council Bluffs. At a very young age Tamar married John (Grandpa Thayer). Soon after their marriage they moved to Jefferson County where the children were all born . Then they moved to Mills County in 1870, moved to Kanesville known as Council Bluffs. There they resided two years and then purchased land in Washington Township where Phil Bane lives now. They built a small place on the eastern part of the farm and later they built up closer to the road. Here they resided until they moved to Oakland in a cottage where Oakland Fire Station now is and they lived there until Grandpa's death in September of 1904. Behind Grandpa Thayer's home in Oakland was a barn, room for two horses, some grain and hay, top buggy and soft coal, cobs, and wood. Right west of the house they had a strawberry bed which wasn;t too common then, how large and good those strawberries were. Then on the kitchen porch there was a pump. All their water came from this well. How good and cold that water was. They had a large garden north and west of the barn. They were lovers of flowers and on the east side of the house they had a large flower garden extending from the sidewalk to nearly the barn and Grandma talked to her flowers as if they were people--when on the farm they would load their eggs and butter up and go to Kanesville for supplies. Grandpa would drive up to a store and get what they needed and then drive to the next stop. The streets were all mud, that deep gumbo soil, then she would tell of their paving with wooden blocks. Later she saw the streets paved. They took their corn and wheat to Carson, Iowa and had it ground. The mill was located on the west side of the Nishna River on what is now Highway 92. After Grandpa's death, Art Pierce and John B. Bentley kept a team in the barn, they operated a meat market right west of Vieth's store, who later bought this for part of their large furniture store. Art and John had a box mounted on old running gears iced and every Tuesday Art had a fresh meat route, mother had an order of beef steak which was already packaged and it was my job to meet Art at the gate and get the meat. He always had a ring of bologna for me. The fresh meat sure was a welcome change from our home cured hams and bacon. Grandma Thayer, lots of times acting as mid-wife I remember her telling of one lady she was with when her youngest son was born, the young mother did not survive, but the little baby boy was taken on a pillow to Mills County by his grandmother where he was raised. At that time to a child Mills County was a very long ways off. Grandma loved helping out whenever she could with a word of comfort or cheer whichever word was suitable. When I was born, she took me and cared for me for ten weeks until my mother was able to care for me as she nearly died when I was born. Grandma was a faithful wife, mother, grandmother and neighbor, a regular attendant of the Christian Chruch in Oakland as long as she was able. She passed away in March of 1921 and was laid to rest in Fairview Cemetery by her husband and son Charlie. This was really quite a pioneer family rearing their children to young womanhood and manhood.
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