# 1 - - Published in The Pilot, April 9, 1913.

(veteran)

Mrs. W. H. Russell and Miss Lena were in Ft. Calhoun last Wednesday attending the funeral of Mrs. R’s brother, Marion Trisler, whose death occurred at College View, Neb., on Monday, March 31st of hardening of the arteries. Rev. Chas. P. Lang, of this city, had charge of the funeral service at the church and the Masonic lodge at the cemetery. Mr. Trisler was born in Greensburg, Ind., in 1849, and when he was but two years of age his mother died and the children were all scattered. He came to Florence, Neb., in 1857, enlisting in company B of the Second Nebraska cavalry when the war broke out.

He was married to Miss Caroline Stilts, a sister of Mrs. John Carter, who lives north of town, April 26th, 1874, who with three married children, survives him: John of Ft. Calhoun; Mrs. T. F. Wagner, who lives on a ranch in western Nebraska; and Mrs. Herbert Morrow of College View. Besides Mrs. Russell, he leaves another sister, Mrs. H. Chapman of Arlington; and three brothers, E. F. Trisler of Glenwood, Ia.; John of Ottumwa, Ia.; and Isaac of Kansas. All but the latter were in attendance at the funeral. He made his home in Ft. Calhoun for many years, moving to College View about three years ago.

# 2 - - from The Tribune, April 9, 1913

VETERAN MARION TRISLER

Veteran Marion Trisler, whose body was brought back to his old home for burial beside one of his young sons, was a member of Co. B, 2d Neb. cavalry, and for many years a member of the Ft. Calhoun Masonic lodge, as well as several terms a city councilman and school director and a member of the Blair G. A. R. Post.

He was born in Indiana sixty-six years ago and came to Florence, Neb., May 10, 1857. At the close of the war he helped for two weeks to open the U.P.R.R. shops; went to Iowa, where he made two or three thousand iron ox shoes, five hundred yokes and fifteen hundred bows; and when we first knew him in 1871, he was making yokes and bows at John K. Smith’s north of Ponca creek.

April 26, 1874, he married Miss Caroline Stilts, daughter of Eli Stilts, who had brought his family to where Coffman now is, in May, 1855, when Omaha contained only one lone house, a log cabin.

Except two years in Burt county and two or three of the last in Collegeview, he lived in Ft. Calhoun for about thirty-nine years. Although he farmed some the first few years, he was the principal carpenter and plasterer here for many years. When our house burned down in 1899 and a new one was built for us by volunteer labor, he was one of the first ones on the ground and the very last man to stop. He stayed right with us until he saw us safely moved in.

He surely leaves many friends. His son John is an extensive fruit grower here and an Omaha traveling man. His oldest daughter, Mrs. Wagner, lives on a western ranch. His other daughter, Mrs. Morrow, lives at Collegeview. His brother, John, of Ottumwa, Iowa, was in the 10th Mo., the same regiment with this writer. He also has a brother, Emanuel, of Clarinda, Iowa, who was present at the funeral with the two sisters, Mrs. Wm. Russell of Blair and Mrs. H. Chapman of Arlington.

The flowers were arranged by Mrs. John Landis and William Sievers and were many and beautiful.

Among others of the pioneer colony present were Grandma Fred Jipp; Nicholas Rix; Allen Craig; and James Vaughan of Ft. Calhoun; and William Lonergan of Douglas County.

The pallbearers were members of the Masonic lodge. Rev. Lang, M. E. pastor at Blair, officiated. The Masons performed their funeral rites at the funeral and grave. The choir were Mrs. Chas. Rathjen, Mrs. Chas. Sierk and Miss Edith Sierk, with Mrs. Henry Roberts at the organ.

Among others present were John Carter and wife of Tyson; Veterans Hinchman and Bassett of Blair. Veterans Joe Cook, DeTemple and Hovendick, also of the Blair G. A. R., of which Trisler was a member, were here between trains; also O. M. Ireland of Blair, Mrs. Brigham of Omaha and Mr. Knowlton of Collegeview, Mr. Knowlton having helped care for the veteran during the latter part of his illness and the family feels under deep obligation to him. W. H. WOODS