This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HOFSTEATER, MATTHEWS, ROWAN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Yl.2ADE/2312 Message Board Post: HOFSTEATER Eli HOFSTEATER, aged 82, died Tuesday night at his home south of Ainsworth, after an illness of several days of pneumonia. The deceased was born in Columbia county, Ohio, Jan. 15, 1825. He came west in 1851 and located near Ainsworth. Five children survive: W.O. HOFSTEATER, of Rosalio, Wash.; Margaret HOFSTEATER of Ainsworth; Mrs. F.M. MATTHEWS of Kansas City; Mrs. R. J. ROWAN of Ainsworth; Howard HOFSTEATER of Talladega, Ala. Date: March 6, 1907 Source: The Davenport Democrate and Leader ***Disclaimer: I have NO information about this family and am not related!***