Jacob Leonard Werts

1862 - 1944

• Born	3 Mar 1862	Muskingum County, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Mar 1944	Garland, Wyoming
  Buried	Crown Hill Cemetery, Powell, Wyoming
  Person ID	I2059	Virts
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	John Jackson Werts,   b. 6 Feb 1831, Muskingum County, Ohio ,   d. 27 Oct 1901, Russell, Iowa
  Mother	Esther Ann Wymer,   b. 18 Sep 1837, Muskingum County, Ohio ,   d. 14 Dec 1912, Russell, Iowa
  Married	29 Aug 1854	Muskingum County, Ohio
  Family ID	F926	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret Jane Robinson,   b. 21 Sep 1862, Saint Charles, Iowa ,   d. 21 Nov 1943, Garland, Wyoming
  Married	26 Mar 1884	Indianola, Iowa
  Children	1. Leo Lester Werts,   b. 4 Nov 1886, Russell, Iowa ,   d. 2 Nov 1981, Seattle, Washington   2. Alma Elnora Werts,   b. 21 Sep 1888, Russell, Iowa ,   d. 16 Aug 1983, Cody, Wyoming   3. Eva Esther Werts,   b. 6 Feb 1891, Russell, Iowa ,   d. 28 Oct 1988, Powell, Wyoming
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F1081	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Alfred Riley Werts, Oliver Osmond Werts, Charles Martel Werts, Clifton Elmer Werts, Jacob Leonard Werts and John Quincy Werts left to right: Alfred Riley Werts, Oliver Osmond Werts, Charles Martel Werts, Clifton Elmer Werts, Jacob Leonard Werts and John Quincy Werts Sons of John Jackson Werts and Esther Ann Wymer John Quincy was born June 25, 1855 in Zanesville, Ohio and died April 1, 1953 in Canton, Wisconsin. He married Melviana Davies April 2, 1879. She was born November 15, 1855 in Russell, Iowa and died April 9, 1906 in Russell, Iowa. He then married Mary McClellan on July 4, 1907. She was born November 15, 1857 in Edinburg, Virginia and died January 20, 1936 in Canton, Wisconsin. All three are buried in Russell Cemetery, Russell, Iowa. Alfred Riley was born August 17, 1860 in Muskingum County Ohio and died July 30, 1935 in Russell, Iowa. He married Ida Goble on June 17, 1885. She was born December 19, 1867 and died August 15, 1942 in Russell. Both are buried in Russell Cemetery, Russell, Iowa. Jacob Leonard was born March 3, 1862 in Muskingum County, Ohio and died March 16, 1944 in Garland, Wyoming. He married Margaret Jane Robinson on March 26, 1884. She was born September 21, 1862 in St. Charles, Iowa and died November 21, 1943 in Garland, Wyoming. Clifton Elmer was born October 12, 1868 in Russell, Iowa and died December 11, 1943 in Bartow, Florida. He married Clara Mae McCoy on March 14, 1889. She was born November 17, 1869 in Lagrange, Iowa and died March 26, 1950 in Chariton, Iowa. Both are buried in Russell Cemetery, Russell, Iowa. Charles Martel was born October 18, 1876 in Russell, Iowa and died January 4, 1946 in Des Moines, Iowa. He married Mary Grace Clark on June 21, 1902. He then married Helen Lee Garner. She was born September 2, 1888 in Ashland, Illinois and died November 5, 1973 in Coos Bay, Oregon. Charles is buried in Russell Cemetery, Russell, Iowa. Oliver Osmond was born November 17, 1878 in Russell, Iowa and died December 20, 1956 in Russell, Iowa. He married Grace Imogene Prather on January 8, 1902. She was died on July 20, 1957 in Russell, Iowa. Both are buried in Russell Cemetery, Russell, Iowa. Photo courtesy of Sharon Lyn Amore

  
  

  Albums

  John Jackson Werts and Margaret Maple (6)

  
  

• Notes

  "Jake" (or J. L.) grew up on his father s farm and was himself a farmer and he also attended Indianola Methodist College. Soon after Jake married Margaret Robinson, he purchased and operated a drug store in Russell, IA for 19 years. In 1910 he saw the opportunities in the opening West and he homesteaded on the Shoshone Irrigation Project in northwestern Wyoming, operating a dairy farm there until he retired. He was President and Manager of the Project Telephone Company for about 15 years and managed the Big Horn Cooperative Marketing Association for 10 years. He was Representative to the State Legislature from Park County for a time. Jake enjoyed woodworking and built their Wyoming home in the little town of Garland, as well as much of their furniture. He invented and used his own motor-driven grass cutter. He wrote the first account of Werts Family History from which subsequent histories have sprung. He enjoyed traveling and acquired an early automobile, driving it in 1914 from Wyoming to Spokane, WA, so he and his brother Cliff, who lived in Iowa, each acquired auto chassis and constructed homes on them in order that might travel together. In this fashion they traveled to Florida and Southern California during several winters. Jake and Maggie participated in their church, Jake singing in the choir and serving as President of the Men s Brotherhood. Jake s grandchildren and great-grandchildren remember him as a wonderful stpry-teller. Jake and Maggie were married nearly 60 years and both were highly respected members of their community, loved by many.