"ISAAC  I.  MARQUART"

 
 
Isaac I. Marquart  1837-1913 --- Martha Ann Clear  1840-1926
(Children)

 
L. Emma Marquart  1867-1955
--- Nicholas F. Giant  1865-1941

 
Isaac H. (Herd) Marquart  1869-1952
--- Mary L. Giant  1871-1892
--- Gertrude M. Bauserman  1874-1946

 
Catherine S. Marquart  1872-1874

 
Ira I. Marquart  1874-1874

 
David S. Marquart  1875-1961
--- Cora A. Snider  1881-1959

 
Joseph K. Marquart  1878-1915
--- Mabel G. Snider  1878-1961

 
Oliver P. Marquart  1882-1972
--- Bessie R. Knepper  1890-1978
 

    The following is from a newspaper clipping dated Thursday Morning, April 17, 1913, in the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette on page 10.

    "MONROEVILLE, Ind., April 16. - We are pleased to be able to give to the readers of the Journal-Gazette, a short sketch of the life of an old Allen county pioneer whose death occurred April 8, aged 76 years, 2 months and 15 days.
"Mr. Marquart was one of the oldest and one of the most prominent settlers of Madison township.  At the age of two years his parents (Jonathan Marquart & Catherine Bashore-Marquart ... my insertion) moved from Perry county, O., where he was born, Jan. 23, 1837, to a place now known as the Zollinger farm a few miles south of Fort Wayne, where the family resided until the subject of this sketch grew to manhood.
    In 1847, he with his parents, moved to Madison township, where in 1861 he answered his country's first call and enlisted in the 30th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.  After three years of service, participating in many hard-fought battles, he returned to Madison township, where he purchased the farm on which he had resided continuously until death.
    In the early days when large game was plentiful, Mr. Marquart was known as one of the great hunters of the country, having visited the hunting grounds of Maine and other noted hunting states.
    At the age of 71 he joined a hunting party and spent a portion of the winter in camp in the state of Wisconsin, hunting big game.  As a marksman he had no superior and whenever there was a shooting range in the neighborhood it was certain that Mr. Marquart attired as above (picture) together with his faithful rifle would be there.
    He was married to Martha A. Clear-Marquart, on June 28, 1866, at Fort Wayne, by Squire Sanders.  To this union were born seven children, five sons and two daughters.  One son and one daughter preceded him in death.
    Besides his comrades and many friends there is left to mourn their loss the widow and five children, who are:  Mrs. Emma Giant, of Maples, I.H. Marquart, a track foreman, of Fort Wayne,  D.S. and Joseph K.L. Marquart, of Madison township, and Oli (?) P. Marquart, of Monroeville.  The last two named are rural route carriers out of this place.  There is also a step-son, Scott Marquart, an employee of the Pennsylvania at this place.  The funeral services were held Thursday, April 10 at the U.B. church in this city, Rev. E. H. Ballou officiating.  Interment in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
    In September 1870, he united with the German Baptist church and was a faithful member to the last, serving several years as a deacon."

    This is the head stone on the grave of Isaac I. Marquart in the Monroeville Memorial Cemetery, Monroeville, Indiana,  *family history states that Isaac cut and carved this head stone himself.*
As often is the case with oral family histories, something comes along to indicate or prove 'it ain't necessarily so' ... this has proven true in this case.  Isaac sketched the idea for this head stone but a monument company did the actual carving.  I will include a link to the sketch and information about the company and price of the stone in the near future.  Our thanks go out to Rosemary Marquart-Dager for this new information.

(This information was taken from "A Marquart Family Tree" by Virgil Marquart)

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