Simeon Hicks GALUSHA
Harriet Ann NEWELL

Husband:  Simeon Hicks GALUSHA
Birth:   14 Apr 1834, Perrysburg, Cattaraugus Co., New York 
Death:  18 Sep 1913, Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa 
Cause of Death: Chronic Cystitis
Burial:   10 Sep 1913, Newton Union Cemetery, Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Father:  David GALUSHA
Mother:  Marilla HICKS

Marriage:  20 Apr 1857, Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa 

Wife:  Harriet Ann NEWELL
Birth:   15 Dec 1839, Mt. Vernon, Knox Co., Ohio 
Death:   17 Feb 1913, Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Cause of Death:  Apoplexy 
Burial:   19 Feb 1913, Newton Union Cemetery, Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa 
Father:   Samuel Fleming NEWELL 
Mother:   Julia Ann FUGARD 

Children:
1. Samuel Henry "Harry" GALUSHA, b: 19 Sep 1859, Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
2. Edward GALUSHA, b: 1861, Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
                                     d: 26 Jul 1861, Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
3. Julius Malcolm GALUSHA, b: 31 Jan 1863, Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
4. David Murray GALUSHA, b: 5 Jun 1865, Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
5. Reuben Grant GALUSHA, b: 23 Sep 1867, Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
6. Edward Lynton "Ned" GALUSHA, b: 27 Mar 1870, Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
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Notes:

1860 Federal Census Data (M653_1411, Page 453), Spring Grove Twp., Green Co., Wisconsin,
                                                                                                                     Enumeration Date: 2-Aug-1860, Family #60

1870 Federal Census Data (M593_0398, Page 398B), Newton Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa,
                                                                                                                           Enumeration Date: 2-Aug-1870, Family #441

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0346, Page 108D), Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa,
                                                                                  Enumeration Dist: 94, Enumeration Date: 28-Jun-1880, Family #437

1885 Iowa State Census Data, Page 134,  Newton District 2, Jasper County, Family #129 

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0439, Page 182B), Newton 2^nd Ward, Jasper Co., Iowa,
                                                                                 Enumeration District: 30, Enumeration Date: 5-Jun-1900, Family #143

From "The Past and Present of Jasper County, Iowa", Gen. James B. Weaver (ed.):
     Among Newton's prominent and most highly respected citizens is Simeon Hicks Galusha, one of the earliest settlers of this locality and for a good many years a prominent figure in its political and official affairs.  His days of activity now over, he is leading a retired life as befits his years, having passed his seventy-seventh milestone, but up until the last fifteen years there were few men in Jasper County whose lives were so full and varied as his, for he has been a most conspicuous actor in the drama of civilization as played here in this, one of the most favored sections of the great Middle West, having taken an active and influential part in its growth from the pioneer epoch to the opulent present.
     Mr. Galusha, like many of the leading businessmen of this part of Iowa, is a native of the Empire State, his birth having occurred on April 14, 1834, in Cattaraugus County, New York.  He is the son of David and Marila (Hicks) Galusha, both natives of Vermont, the father born near Bennington, and the mother near East Arlington.  David Galusha, who devoted his life principally to school teaching, was the son of Simeon Galusha and his wife, an early New England family.  When Simeon H. was thirteen years of age, his parents moved from New York to Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and there he received most of his schooling.  When he was twenty-one years of age, he moved with his parents to Iowa, settling at first at Marion, Linn County, in 1855.  He had previously learned the trades of brick mason and plasterer, and he followed those lines most of his active life.  About a year after he came here, he returned to Ohio and, after a short stay there, came again to Iowa, this time locating in Newton, where he has made his home continuously to the present time, his life history and that of the town being closely interwoven.  Up to fifteen years ago, hardly a brick building was erected that he did not build, wholly or in part; he helped erect the old Central School building, erected in 1858 and which has been recently replaced by the stone building which now occupies its site; in fact, the major part of the town of Newton stands as a monument to his skill as a builder.
     In the month of April, 1858, Mr. Galusha was united in marriage with Harriett Newell, daughter of Samuel Fleming and Julia A. (Fugard) Newell, the former a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and the mother from New Hampshire.  Mr. Newell was a carpenter by trade.  He came to Newton, Iowa from Mt. Vernon, Ohio in 1855, and here he became well known, was regarded as a very fine workman and was highly respected.  Mrs. Galusha was born in Ohio on December 15, 1839; she being the eldest of five children.  The others are Jackson F., who was killed in one of the principal battles during the siege Vicksburg, in Company C, 22nd Iowa Volunteer Infantry; Adeline, now deceased, married Henry McFarland; Margaret F., wife of John M. Steele, lives in Olympia, Washington; Elsworth L. owns and operates a ranch near Stockton, California.
     Mr. Galusha, of this review, was one of a family of seven children, namely: Julius, died in Wisconsin, Rubin, died in St. Paul, Minnesota; David Henry died, it is presumed, during a yellow fever epidemic in the South, having been a soldier in the 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, at least he was never heard from after that; Delia, Lydia, and Julia are all deceased.  Mr. and Mrs. Galusha are the parents of six children, namely; Samuel Henry is living in Wichita, Kansas, he was formerly the Treasurer of Jasper County, Iowa; Edward died in infancy; Julius M. who is now living in Des Moines and was formerly Deputy Treasurer of Jasper County, Iowa, and is now Manager of Western Newspaper Union; David Murray who lives in Memphis, Tennessee and is connected with the Western Newspaper Union; Reuben G. who is deceased, was associated with the Western Newspaper Union and the A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Company in Chicago, Omaha and Wichita, as a manager and was a brilliant and forceful young man; Ned L., a brick mason and plasterer at Newton.
     Simeon H. Galusha was a member of the Home Guards during the War of the Rebellion.  He was at one time department auditor of the county and he was a township clerk for many years.  He was elected on the Republican ticket and served two terms as Treasurer of Jasper County.  He and his wife belong to the Congregational Church of Newton, she having been a member since the age of nineteen.
     Mr. Galusha was employed as a bookkeeper in Morgan's store at Newton for several years.  He is the owner of two valuable and desirable properties in Newton.  Fraternally, he belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and has attained the Knights of Templar degree in Masonry; all of his sons except Ned are Masons. 

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Sources:
1) Marriage:  Newton County, Iowa Marriages, Page 59
2) Burials - Husband, Wife:  Morgan Funeral Home Records, Newton Iowa, Book 1
3) Biography - "The Past and Present of Jasper County, Iowa", Gen. James B. Weaver (ed..), B. F. Bowden & Co., Indianapolis, In (pub.), 1912