Henry John Bash

  General Notes:

In 1855 Henry and his family migrated west in a covered wagon to pioneer in central Iowa in what is now Liscomb Twp., Marshall Co. He built a two-story red brick house that is still standing. In the earlier days this served as a stagecoach stop. When he died in 1900, he was "one of Marshall County's most wealthy farmers," owning 720 acres in Marshall County, land in adjacent Grundy County, and houses and a hotel in Conrad, IA. His wealth was estimated at between $80,000.00 and $100,000. It would have been higher, but Henry was one of the owners of a Marshalltown bank that failed in the national financial panic of 1893. Being a man of integrity, Henry made all the deposits good out of his own pocket. The 1912 Marshall County history mentions Henry was one of the early settlers successful in raising apples.

Henry married Phoebe Rodgers on 14 Oct 1847 in Mercer County, PA. (Phoebe Rodgers was born on 2 Feb 1827 in Mercer County, PA, died on 18 Dec 1892 in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa and was buried next to Henry.)

Henry next married Sarah J. Doty on 14 Oct 1847 in Mercer County, PA. (Sarah J. Doty was born about 1839 in Indiana.)

Henry next married Mary Hurbert on 14 Oct 1847 in Mercer County, PA. (Mary Hurbert was born in 1838 in Ireland, died on 15 Jun 1905 in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa and was buried in The Catholic Section Of Riverside Cemetery At Marshalltown, IA.)