Joseph Trebon - line 8

Source - Year: 1870; Census Place: Lester, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: M593_377; Page: 445A; Family History Library Film: 545876

Joseph Trebon - line 16

Source - Year: 1880; Census Place: Lester, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: 327; Page: 494D; Enumeration District: 053

Joseph Trumbauer - line 91

Source - Year: 1900; Census Place: Barclay, Black Hawk, Iowa; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1240417

Culmination of the troubles in the home of Joseph Trumbauer was brought about this morning when Mrs. Henrietta Trumbaner the man's wife, who recently had him adjudged insane from which judgment he took a successful appeal in the district court last Friday, filed a petition for divorce. The Trumbauers are well known in Lester and Barclay townships and in this city.

In her petition the wife states that they were married in December of 1882 at Independence and that they lived together until June 2nd, 1905. The wife generally charges cruel and inhuman treatment and then goes into specific charges that the husband counts in the petition. In the various counts she charges that the husband is of morose and silent disposition, is unreasonable and has an ungovernable temper, is shiftless and indolent and forced her to work in the field during the greater part of their married life. She states that at times he has visited a sick nephew and made her and the children work the farm and that other times he has visited a brother-in-law in this city and left the wife to attend to the work of the farm. Many times she has been obliged to do more than a man's share of work on the farm and at the same time care for the household duties. She states that she is a member of the Evangelical church and though a church of that denomination is within two miles of the home she has been obliged to walk to the church and the husband always criticised her belief and church going tendencies. At various times during fits of anger he has ordered her from the house, according to the petition, and she has been oblidged to stay with neighbors. During the past few months he has been worse than ever and on April 12, threatened to cut his wife's throat with a pocket knife, and but for the son Henry preventing would have done so in her belief. On June third he ordered her from the home and chasing her with a club would have beaten her save for the interference of a daughter.

The defendant owns 138 acres of land in Barclay and Lester townships valued at $40 per acre and that $1,600 personal property is on the farm. That in 1891 the wife gave $350 as a part, purchase price of said land. The wife therefore asks alimony temporary in the sum of $35 and a temporary injunction prohibiting the husband from entering the property and that the wife have the house orchard and garden. A stipulation is later agreed upon whereby the son Henry is made receiver on the farm and the defendant is allowed to get his personal property from the farm. The wife asks the custody of the minor children.

Source - Waterloo Times-Tribune - Jun 20, 1905

Joseph D. Trumbauer and his wife Henrietta Trumbauer have concluded to drop the divorce proceedings which were started more than a month ago and are again living together on their farm in Lester township. The husband and wife drove into the city yesterday and went to the office of Hildebrand & Feeley, attorneys for Mrs. Trumbauer, expressed their desire to drop all actions then pending and asked the attorneys to draw a stipulation which they signed, placing them in the same position relative to the property which they held before the actions were started.

A stipulation was filed today with the clerk of the court. Mrs. Trumbauer, the plaintiff, dismisses her petition for divorce and defendant dismisses his cross petition for divorce. The costs are to be paid by both parties. It is further agreed that Henry Trumbauer, their son, who was appointed receiver of the personal property owned by them, shall turn over all property to.both. They agree to pay the receiver $50 which he was compelled to borrow to conduct the business, and agree to pay him for his service the amount which shall be fixed by the court. A receipt to the receiver is also filed with the clerk for the personal property which was held by him.

Mrs. Trumbauer filed an information alleging that her husband was insane. He was taken before the commissioners of insanity during last May, and on the evidence of the witnesses found to be insane and taken to Independence. He remained there two or three days, and then secured his release by filing an appeal from the decision of the commissioners of insanity. The appeal was tried before Judge Platt who found the defendant to be of sound mind. Immediately afterward Mrs. Trumbauer filed an action for divorce, alleging cruel treatment, and the husband immediately filed a cross petition in which the allegations were practically the same as those of his wife.

The wife also asked that he be restrained from coming onto the farm which is owned by them in Lester township and the injunction was granted. The son, Henry Trumbauer, was made receiver of all personal property for both pending the action for divorce and the husband has not been permitted to go onto the place.

Source - Waterloo Daily Reporter - Aug 8, 1905

Joseph Trumbauer - line 99

Source - Year: 1910; Census Place: Lester, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: T624_392; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374405

Joseph Trumbauer - line 19

Source - Year: 1920; Census Place: Lester, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: T625_478; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 36

The funeral of Mrs. Henrietta Trumbauer who died at the home of a daughter near Jesup last evening, will take place here Thursday afternoon.

There will be prayer at the home of the daughter, Mrs. Charles Leary, at 1:30 p. m., and the public service will begin in the Methodist Episcopal church here at 2. Rev. Samuel Knorr, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be here.

Mrs. Trumbauer, who was 68 years old, was a lifelong resident of Lester township. She was Henrietta Trebon before her marriage. Her husband died four years ago.

One son and four daughters survive: Henry Trumbauer and Mrs. Herman Rudolph, Dunkerton; Mrs. Leary, Jesup; Mrs. Ernest Cole, Maynard, and Miss Mabel Trumbauer, in government service at Washington, D. C. She is on her way to Iowa.

Mrs. Trumbnuer had been ill several months. She went to the home of her daughter about 10 weeks ago.

Source - Waterloo Evening Courier - Sep 25, 1929

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