Mary Louise "Louie" Bailey was born July 10, 1867, near Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, the daughter of Benjamin Holstein and Sarah Miller Ann (Smith) Bailey.
Her family along with a brother James Walter Bailey born Jan. 1, 1870 moved in the fall of 1870 by covered wagon train to Nebraska and settled near Bratton Union, 11 miles south of Auburn and 9 miles north of Humdoldt, Nebraska.
Louie married Charles Edwin "C. E." Huston on March 30, 1899, in Brock, Nemaha County, Nebraska. C. E. was born January 18, 1864, in Wyoming Community, near Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, the son of Daniel Austin and Mary A. (Hawk) Huston. They had the following known children:
1. Harry Edwin Huston (1891-1971)
2. Verda Mae (Huston) Baird (1894-1951)
3. Hazel Nellie Huston (1899-1903)
4. Earle Eugene Huston (1900-1972)
5. Hattie Ona Huston (1905-1909)
C. E. and Louie were active in Brock, Nebraska all their lives. C. E. owned a hardware store in "downtown" Brock. He was also a trader and the family farmed. Part of the time they lived on C. E.'s uncle's farm.
C. E. died September 16, 1934, in Brock Nemaha County, Nebraska. Louie continued to live in Brock the rest of her life. She died April 24, 1955, in Brock, Nemaha County, Nebraska.
Following is a partial transcription of a narrative written by Hazel Ruth (Huston) Howard, granddaughter of Mary Louise "Louie" (Bailey) Huston about her life:
Mary Louise Bailey was born July 10, 1867 in West Liberty (Tipton) Ia. In 1870 Mrs. Sarah Smith Bailey took her baby son, James Walter, and her daughter by train to join her husband, Benjamin Holstein Bailey at Bratton where he was farming with other members of his family, his father, Mr. and Mrs. William Bailey, and a brother-in-law, the James Smith Family. In 1883 when Mary Louise was 16, the family came in wagons to Brock, the year of the big flood of the Nemaha River. In 1886 they moved into a new house, built by the Jewels, next to the Methodist Church site. That year, Louise, as she was known to her many friends, began a diary which she kept until her eye sight failed in 1949. She wrote of many events and happy times she shared with her brother, James Walter. 1890 the two took a train trip to Pa. to visit with relatives there.
Charles Edwin Huston was born Jan 18, 1864 in the Wyoming Community near Nebraska City in Otoe Co. His parents, Daniel and Mary Huston, came from Missouri to farm there, later north of Brock and also operated a grain elevator in Auburn. Daniel Huston took Ed Marcollus, of the "Children's Train" fame, into his home to raise with his own two sons, Charles Edwin, Frank, and his daughter, Nellie.
Mary Louise and Charles Edwin Huston were married on the morning of June 30th, 1889 on the lawn of the Bailey home. From a newspaper clipping: The bride was dressed in a modest costume of white mull. The fairy folds of the bridal veil were held in place with a cluster of orange blossoms and buds. (These same antique wax flowers were also used in daughter Verda's and two great-granddaughters weeding in 1968 and 71.)
To this union were born five children. Two daughters, Ona and Hazel, dine in infancy of whooping cough and dyptheria. Verda Mae passed away in 1951, Harry Edwin, B. March 18, 1891, D. Jan 10, 1971, and Earle Eugene B. Nov. 17, 1900 lived until 1972.
Following their marriage the couple moved to Cook where Ed managed a lumber yard for 3 years then back to the Frank Huston farm where they lived for 18 years. 1919 they moved to the Huston home on the hill in Brock, when Ed had a dry goods store downtown, which later burned. As this was the depression years when the town dwindled and the residents shopped in Auburn, they did not rebuild, but established a chicken and egg business with their son, Harry E. Huston, then Johnson County Ext. Agent.
After Ed died of a heart attack Sept 18 1934, Louie moved from the hill to her girl hood Bailey home by the M E. Church where she taught Sunday School for 40 years. She was also a charter member of Chapter 67 OES, where she held a number of offices, was active in WCTU and Sorocis. She found much happiness in her many friends and her church and club work. She was almost blind but continued to live by herself until her death in 1955, leaving two sons, Harry and Earl, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Her family along with a brother James Walter Bailey born Jan. 1, 1870 moved in the fall of 1870 by covered wagon train to Nebraska and settled near Bratton Union, 11 miles south of Auburn and 9 miles north of Humdoldt, Nebraska.
Louie married Charles Edwin "C. E." Huston on March 30, 1899, in Brock, Nemaha County, Nebraska. C. E. was born January 18, 1864, in Wyoming Community, near Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, the son of Daniel Austin and Mary A. (Hawk) Huston. They had the following known children:
1. Harry Edwin Huston (1891-1971)
2. Verda Mae (Huston) Baird (1894-1951)
3. Hazel Nellie Huston (1899-1903)
4. Earle Eugene Huston (1900-1972)
5. Hattie Ona Huston (1905-1909)
C. E. and Louie were active in Brock, Nebraska all their lives. C. E. owned a hardware store in "downtown" Brock. He was also a trader and the family farmed. Part of the time they lived on C. E.'s uncle's farm.
C. E. died September 16, 1934, in Brock Nemaha County, Nebraska. Louie continued to live in Brock the rest of her life. She died April 24, 1955, in Brock, Nemaha County, Nebraska.
Following is a partial transcription of a narrative written by Hazel Ruth (Huston) Howard, granddaughter of Mary Louise "Louie" (Bailey) Huston about her life:
Mary Louise Bailey was born July 10, 1867 in West Liberty (Tipton) Ia. In 1870 Mrs. Sarah Smith Bailey took her baby son, James Walter, and her daughter by train to join her husband, Benjamin Holstein Bailey at Bratton where he was farming with other members of his family, his father, Mr. and Mrs. William Bailey, and a brother-in-law, the James Smith Family. In 1883 when Mary Louise was 16, the family came in wagons to Brock, the year of the big flood of the Nemaha River. In 1886 they moved into a new house, built by the Jewels, next to the Methodist Church site. That year, Louise, as she was known to her many friends, began a diary which she kept until her eye sight failed in 1949. She wrote of many events and happy times she shared with her brother, James Walter. 1890 the two took a train trip to Pa. to visit with relatives there.
Charles Edwin Huston was born Jan 18, 1864 in the Wyoming Community near Nebraska City in Otoe Co. His parents, Daniel and Mary Huston, came from Missouri to farm there, later north of Brock and also operated a grain elevator in Auburn. Daniel Huston took Ed Marcollus, of the "Children's Train" fame, into his home to raise with his own two sons, Charles Edwin, Frank, and his daughter, Nellie.
Mary Louise and Charles Edwin Huston were married on the morning of June 30th, 1889 on the lawn of the Bailey home. From a newspaper clipping: The bride was dressed in a modest costume of white mull. The fairy folds of the bridal veil were held in place with a cluster of orange blossoms and buds. (These same antique wax flowers were also used in daughter Verda's and two great-granddaughters weeding in 1968 and 71.)
To this union were born five children. Two daughters, Ona and Hazel, dine in infancy of whooping cough and dyptheria. Verda Mae passed away in 1951, Harry Edwin, B. March 18, 1891, D. Jan 10, 1971, and Earle Eugene B. Nov. 17, 1900 lived until 1972.
Following their marriage the couple moved to Cook where Ed managed a lumber yard for 3 years then back to the Frank Huston farm where they lived for 18 years. 1919 they moved to the Huston home on the hill in Brock, when Ed had a dry goods store downtown, which later burned. As this was the depression years when the town dwindled and the residents shopped in Auburn, they did not rebuild, but established a chicken and egg business with their son, Harry E. Huston, then Johnson County Ext. Agent.
After Ed died of a heart attack Sept 18 1934, Louie moved from the hill to her girl hood Bailey home by the M E. Church where she taught Sunday School for 40 years. She was also a charter member of Chapter 67 OES, where she held a number of offices, was active in WCTU and Sorocis. She found much happiness in her many friends and her church and club work. She was almost blind but continued to live by herself until her death in 1955, leaving two sons, Harry and Earl, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mary Louise "Louie" Bailey was born July 10, 1867, near Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, the daughter of Benjamin Holstein and Sarah Miller Ann (Smith) Bailey.
Her family along with a brother James Walter Bailey born Jan. 1, 1870 moved in the fall of 1870 by covered wagon train to Nebraska and settled near Bratton Union, 11 miles south of Auburn and 9 miles north of Humdoldt, Nebraska.
Louie married Charles Edwin "C. E." Huston on March 30, 1899, in Brock, Nemaha County, Nebraska. C. E. was born January 18, 1864, in Wyoming Community, near Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, the son of Daniel Austin and Mary A. (Hawk) Huston. They had the following known children:
1. Harry Edwin Huston (1891-1971)
2. Verda Mae (Huston) Baird (1894-1951)
3. Hazel Nellie Huston (1899-1903)
4. Earle Eugene Huston (1900-1972)
5. Hattie Ona Huston (1905-1909)
C. E. and Louie were active in Brock, Nebraska all their lives. C. E. owned a hardware store in "downtown" Brock. He was also a trader and the family farmed. Part of the time they lived on C. E.'s uncle's farm.
C. E. died September 16, 1934, in Brock Nemaha County, Nebraska. Louie continued to live in Brock the rest of her life. She died April 24, 1955, in Brock, Nemaha County, Nebraska.
Following is a partial transcription of a narrative written by Hazel Ruth (Huston) Howard, granddaughter of Mary Louise "Louie" (Bailey) Huston about her life:
Mary Louise Bailey was born July 10, 1867 in West Liberty (Tipton) Ia. In 1870 Mrs. Sarah Smith Bailey took her baby son, James Walter, and her daughter by train to join her husband, Benjamin Holstein Bailey at Bratton where he was farming with other members of his family, his father, Mr. and Mrs. William Bailey, and a brother-in-law, the James Smith Family. In 1883 when Mary Louise was 16, the family came in wagons to Brock, the year of the big flood of the Nemaha River. In 1886 they moved into a new house, built by the Jewels, next to the Methodist Church site. That year, Louise, as she was known to her many friends, began a diary which she kept until her eye sight failed in 1949. She wrote of many events and happy times she shared with her brother, James Walter. 1890 the two took a train trip to Pa. to visit with relatives there.
Charles Edwin Huston was born Jan 18, 1864 in the Wyoming Community near Nebraska City in Otoe Co. His parents, Daniel and Mary Huston, came from Missouri to farm there, later north of Brock and also operated a grain elevator in Auburn. Daniel Huston took Ed Marcollus, of the "Children's Train" fame, into his home to raise with his own two sons, Charles Edwin, Frank, and his daughter, Nellie.
Mary Louise and Charles Edwin Huston were married on the morning of June 30th, 1889 on the lawn of the Bailey home. From a newspaper clipping: The bride was dressed in a modest costume of white mull. The fairy folds of the bridal veil were held in place with a cluster of orange blossoms and buds. (These same antique wax flowers were also used in daughter Verda's and two great-granddaughters weeding in 1968 and 71.)
To this union were born five children. Two daughters, Ona and Hazel, dine in infancy of whooping cough and dyptheria. Verda Mae passed away in 1951, Harry Edwin, B. March 18, 1891, D. Jan 10, 1971, and Earle Eugene B. Nov. 17, 1900 lived until 1972.
Following their marriage the couple moved to Cook where Ed managed a lumber yard for 3 years then back to the Frank Huston farm where they lived for 18 years. 1919 they moved to the Huston home on the hill in Brock, when Ed had a dry goods store downtown, which later burned. As this was the depression years when the town dwindled and the residents shopped in Auburn, they did not rebuild, but established a chicken and egg business with their son, Harry E. Huston, then Johnson County Ext. Agent.
After Ed died of a heart attack Sept 18 1934, Louie moved from the hill to her girl hood Bailey home by the M E. Church where she taught Sunday School for 40 years. She was also a charter member of Chapter 67 OES, where she held a number of offices, was active in WCTU and Sorocis. She found much happiness in her many friends and her church and club work. She was almost blind but continued to live by herself until her death in 1955, leaving two sons, Harry and Earl, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Her family along with a brother James Walter Bailey born Jan. 1, 1870 moved in the fall of 1870 by covered wagon train to Nebraska and settled near Bratton Union, 11 miles south of Auburn and 9 miles north of Humdoldt, Nebraska.
Louie married Charles Edwin "C. E." Huston on March 30, 1899, in Brock, Nemaha County, Nebraska. C. E. was born January 18, 1864, in Wyoming Community, near Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, the son of Daniel Austin and Mary A. (Hawk) Huston. They had the following known children:
1. Harry Edwin Huston (1891-1971)
2. Verda Mae (Huston) Baird (1894-1951)
3. Hazel Nellie Huston (1899-1903)
4. Earle Eugene Huston (1900-1972)
5. Hattie Ona Huston (1905-1909)
C. E. and Louie were active in Brock, Nebraska all their lives. C. E. owned a hardware store in "downtown" Brock. He was also a trader and the family farmed. Part of the time they lived on C. E.'s uncle's farm.
C. E. died September 16, 1934, in Brock Nemaha County, Nebraska. Louie continued to live in Brock the rest of her life. She died April 24, 1955, in Brock, Nemaha County, Nebraska.
Following is a partial transcription of a narrative written by Hazel Ruth (Huston) Howard, granddaughter of Mary Louise "Louie" (Bailey) Huston about her life:
Mary Louise Bailey was born July 10, 1867 in West Liberty (Tipton) Ia. In 1870 Mrs. Sarah Smith Bailey took her baby son, James Walter, and her daughter by train to join her husband, Benjamin Holstein Bailey at Bratton where he was farming with other members of his family, his father, Mr. and Mrs. William Bailey, and a brother-in-law, the James Smith Family. In 1883 when Mary Louise was 16, the family came in wagons to Brock, the year of the big flood of the Nemaha River. In 1886 they moved into a new house, built by the Jewels, next to the Methodist Church site. That year, Louise, as she was known to her many friends, began a diary which she kept until her eye sight failed in 1949. She wrote of many events and happy times she shared with her brother, James Walter. 1890 the two took a train trip to Pa. to visit with relatives there.
Charles Edwin Huston was born Jan 18, 1864 in the Wyoming Community near Nebraska City in Otoe Co. His parents, Daniel and Mary Huston, came from Missouri to farm there, later north of Brock and also operated a grain elevator in Auburn. Daniel Huston took Ed Marcollus, of the "Children's Train" fame, into his home to raise with his own two sons, Charles Edwin, Frank, and his daughter, Nellie.
Mary Louise and Charles Edwin Huston were married on the morning of June 30th, 1889 on the lawn of the Bailey home. From a newspaper clipping: The bride was dressed in a modest costume of white mull. The fairy folds of the bridal veil were held in place with a cluster of orange blossoms and buds. (These same antique wax flowers were also used in daughter Verda's and two great-granddaughters weeding in 1968 and 71.)
To this union were born five children. Two daughters, Ona and Hazel, dine in infancy of whooping cough and dyptheria. Verda Mae passed away in 1951, Harry Edwin, B. March 18, 1891, D. Jan 10, 1971, and Earle Eugene B. Nov. 17, 1900 lived until 1972.
Following their marriage the couple moved to Cook where Ed managed a lumber yard for 3 years then back to the Frank Huston farm where they lived for 18 years. 1919 they moved to the Huston home on the hill in Brock, when Ed had a dry goods store downtown, which later burned. As this was the depression years when the town dwindled and the residents shopped in Auburn, they did not rebuild, but established a chicken and egg business with their son, Harry E. Huston, then Johnson County Ext. Agent.
After Ed died of a heart attack Sept 18 1934, Louie moved from the hill to her girl hood Bailey home by the M E. Church where she taught Sunday School for 40 years. She was also a charter member of Chapter 67 OES, where she held a number of offices, was active in WCTU and Sorocis. She found much happiness in her many friends and her church and club work. She was almost blind but continued to live by herself until her death in 1955, leaving two sons, Harry and Earl, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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