From Ohio to Iowa: Taming the Heartland.
Jacob B. Boller
February 28, 1825 – September 14, 1907
Catharine Smucker
July 2, 1825 – July 3, 1902
The Bollers came to America in 1816. First settling in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, then to Wayne County. Ohio, and finally Elkhart County, Indiana. But now, with the second generation, the Boller family moves even further westward as the great American expansion continues with Jacob B. and Catharine (Smucker) Boller making their way to Iowa -settling on farmland in Johnson County in 1853!
1825-1853 – The Mennonite Connection.
Johnson County’s Own – Washington Township.
1850’s – Surveying This New Land Called Iowa.
The Boller Farms of Johnson County, Iowa -1853.
1853-1899 – The Kalona Connection.
The Boller Children & Johnson County Schools.
1899-1907 – Passing Down The Family Farm.
July 2, 1825 – Catharine Smucker is born inAlsace-Lorraine, France.
November 18, 1899 – A big golden (50th) wedding anniversary for my gg grandparents – Jacob and Catharine Boller – is held in Kalona, Iowa.