Hosselton, William Mordecai

1895 - 1975  (80 years)

• Name	Hosselton, William Mordecai
  Birth	12 Mar 1895	Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HOSS.W005
  _FGRAVE	123066230
  Death	28 Mar 1975	Belmond, Wright County, Iowa
  Burial	Rose Hill Cemetery, Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa
  	Blk 510 Lot 2 Space 4
  Person ID	I50900	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Hosselton, Charles M.,   b. 18 Jul 1863, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Mar 1938, Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Stanford, Emma C.,   b. 5 Sep 1864, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 13 Aug 1954, Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F18410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Babcock, Lorena Christine,   b. 20 Jul 1896, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois d. 26 Jul 1969, Clarion, Wright County, Iowa (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1916
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 20 years and 9 months - She : ~ 19 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F18413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 28 Mar 1975 - Belmond, Wright County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William M. Hosselton was born March 12, 1895, at Clay County, Ill., the son of Charles and Emma Stanford Hosselton. He received his education in a Clay County School. He was united in marriage to Lorena C. Babcock of Flora, Ill. on Jan. 2, 1916, at Flora, Ill. The couple came to Iowa after their marriage, and farmed near Vincent, Webster City, Clarion, and Eagle Grove. They moved to Eagle Grove in 1948. Mrs. Hosselton passed away in 1969. Mr. Hosselton maintained his home in Eagle Grove for a time, then moved to Arizona for a time. He returned to Eagle Grove, and later to the Belmond Nursing Home where he passed away on March 28, at the age of 80 years and 16 days. He is survived by one son, William, Jr., Milwaukee, Wisc.; five daughters: Vivian, Mrs. Steve Trausch, Tuscon, Ariz.; Mrs. Margaret Dahlke, Granger, Washington; Jeanette, Mrs. Jean Cammack, San Antonio, Tex.; Joyce, Mrs. Maurice Chelesvig, Belmond; Mrs. Jacqueline Jahnke, Webster City; two sisters: Mrs. Dorothy Clauson, Mesa, Ariz; and Mrs. Nellie Blankenship, Litchfield, Ill.; 16 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two sisters, one son, Galen, and two grandchildren. Mr. Hosselton was a member of the United Methodist Church. Funeral services were held Tuesday April 1, at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, Eagle Grove, Rev. Donald Glazier officiated and burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Eagle Grove. Source: EAGLE GROVE EAGLE, April 3, 1975, page 10