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From: [email protected]
Orpha Sherwin Driscoll was born in Emerson, Mills Co,
Iowa on Dec 4, 1882. She married Orville
Traver on Jul 17, 1907 in Plainsview, NE.
Orpha and Her Parents: Candace Adell Sherwin and Daniel
Driscoll. Both of her parents where
born in the state of New York.
From:
"Lori & Merlin Kutnink" [email protected]
Oscar Fredrick
Swanson{b. August 25, 1899} married Viola Louisa Newton{May 09,
1899}
Oscar's parents were Charles Swanson{b.1862? Sweden}
and Emma C Nelson
Emma's parents were Carl G Nelson also of Sweden no
other information is
known other than wife may have been Marie {b.March
30, 1843}
From: [email protected]
gggrandmother Elenor smith b:1806 in VA(? town ?)
married Samuel Farnsworth
they moved from VA to Ohio : son James Henry Farnworth then they moved to Piatt Ill
and then moved to Woodbine Harrison
County IA in 1852 where they both died elenor died in 1860
From: [email protected]
great-grandparents emigrated from Germany. My maternal grandparents were Carl Nagle,
b. 11/6/1896, and Magdalene
Laackmann (or Laackman or Lackman), b. 3/29/1903, of Doon/Alvord,
Iowa. Carl's parents were Mike Nagle
and Dora Schlimme.
believe that Dora was from the Dubuque area. Magdalene's parents were Henry
Laackmann and Augusta (not sure of last name) who were from
the Alvord/Doon
area.
paternal grandparents were Jacob Kruse, b.
11/25/1893, and Etta Jurrens,
b. 3/18/1896, of George, Iowa. Jacob's parents were Helmer U. Kruse and
Antje Wolff (or Wolfe) of Grundy Center. Etta's parents were Gabrand (or
Gabbrand) Jurrens and Henrietta Claussen of
George.
From:
"Sunny Christiansen" [email protected]
Christiansen Haahr
Katrina Marie Haahr. born in Denmark in 1880 to
Knud Jorgensen Haahr and Kristiane Marie Anderson.
She had six siblings: Walter, Viggo, Jim, George, Mary and Meta.
The family moved to the U.S. in 1883 (I don't know where), and Kristiane died
in 1884. Knud remarried in 1885 to Karen Mikkelson and they had
eight children: Mike, Chris, Einer, Ellen, Agnes, Julia, Annie and Hans.
Katrina is my great-grandmother. She married Hans Christian
Christiansen in 1898 in Alta or Peterson, IA and she died in 1919 in
Ringsted, IA. I am looking in particular for any information on Katrina's
siblings or half-siblings. Thank you in advance.
From: "Sally Viada" [email protected]
Van Es, Sioux City, Iowa 1880s
From: Jerry and Barb [email protected]
Surnames: POKASTY, VARNEY, JOHNSON, AUSTIN, BAINTER, BROKOP
Looking for information on the family of James and Mary Anna POKASTY. James was born March 1838 in Bohemia. Mary Anna was born about 1845 in Bohemia. They immigrated to the US about 1876 and bought a homestead near Quarry, Marshall County, Iowa. They brought with them three children: Anna(b. 21 April 1873), James(b. about 1876) and Mary(b. about 1875). Four other children were born in the US after they came from Bohemia: William(b. 18 April 1886), Helen( b. 7 Nov 1893), Emma(b. Aub 1979/81) and Frank( b. 16 Jul 1888). Anna married John Johnson and lived around Marshall Co., Iowa most of her life. James died near Niland, California. Mary married Herbert VARNEY and settled around Los Angeles, California. William married Fern AUSTIN and lived around Buena Vista, Iowa for awhile but died in Nevada. Frank married Jesse? and lived around Waterloo, Iowa. Helen married Andy BAINTER and lived in Los Angeles, Ca. where she died. Mary Anna died when Helen was born and James married a Barbara BROKOP. Thanks for your help.
From: "Gretchen" [email protected]
CAMPBELL,
FRAZIER, GILBERT, HOUGHAM, KIMBERLY, MABBOTT, REDFERN - Guthrie Co.
CAVE, HOOKS,
HOUGHAM, NEWMAN, YORK -
Dallas County
Levi JOHNSON
- Marion County
Nelson HOUGHAM
- Polk County
From: [email protected]
Carnicle, Reilly,
Palmer, Robinett
From: "Janice Danielson" [email protected]
DANIELSON, Andreas Magnus from Sweden to Albert City,
Iowa
PANTZAR/PANSAR/PONSOR, Anders from Sweden to Albert City, Iowa
From: Jo Freeman [email protected]
LARSON,
ASKELAND, PRESCOTT, THOMPSON, MALE or MOLE, SKARTVEDT
From: "David L. Perkins" [email protected]
Searching for information about my maternal grandmother,
Martha Cecil MYERS, daughter of John and Delia MYERS.
Supposedly grandma was born in Iowa, Wisconsin or aboard ship on the Atlantic
on 22 March 1872. The earliest record I have been able to find is for her
marriage application with my grandfather, Daniel Archibald McNAB, on 31
March 1886 at Irving, Jackson County, Wisconsin. They were married at
Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin by Myron Button,
a local farmer who may have been a Methodist minister. I have searched
census records (including the new 1880 CD-ROM census), vital statistics,
newspapers, court, orphanage and school records in the Irving, Black River
Falls and Sparta area without success. The family does not appear in
Filby's Germans to America either. Grandmother's obituary states she
lived on an Iowa farm until the age of seven when some tragedy apparently
occurred which may have orphaned her. She died at Custer, South Dakota on
15 September 1920, aged 48, survived by six of her twelve children.
Supposedly she had an older
brother, name unknown.
From: Beverly Franks [email protected]
Gott, Napier,
Baker, Armstrong, Kimball.
The Gott family came to Iowa in 1846 from Indiana, from Kentucky, from
Maryland. The Napier family came from Thorold, Canada, from New
York.
From: "KIM Collins" [email protected]
COLLINS SHELLABARGER BARNHART
HENDRIX DRURY ELFERS SCHULTZ HAGERMAN
RIEMENSCHNIEDER
From: [email protected]
Orpha Sherwin Driscoll was born in Emerson, Mills Co,
Iowa on Dec 4, 1882. She married Orville
Traver on Jul 17, 1907 in Plainsview, NE.
Orpha and Her Parents: Candace Adell Sherwin and Daniel
Driscoll. Both of her parents where
born in the state of New York.
From:
"Lori & Merlin Kutnink" [email protected]
Oscar Fredrick
Swanson{b. August 25, 1899} married Viola Louisa Newton{May09, 1899}
Oscar's parents were Charles Swanson{b.1862? Sweden}
and Emma C Nelson
Emma's parents were Carl G Nelson also of Sweden no other information is known other than wife may have been
Marie {b. March 30, 1843}
From: [email protected]
My gggrandmother Elenor
Smith b:1806 in VA(? town ?) married Samuel Farnsworth they moved
from VA to Ohio : son James Henry
Farnworth then they moved to Piatt Ill and
then moved to Woodbine Harrison County IA in 1852 where they both died Elenor
died in 1860
From: [email protected]
My great-grandparents emigrated from Germany. My maternal grandparents were Carl Nagle,
b. 11/6/1896, and Magdalene Laackmann (or Laackman or Lackman),
b. 3/29/1903, of Doon/Alvord, Iowa.
Carl's parents were Mike Nagle and Dora Schlimme. I believe that Dora was from the Dubuque
area. Magdalene's parents were Henry
Laackmann and Augusta (not sure of last name) who were from the
Alvord/Doon area. Paternal grandparents were Jacob Kruse, b. 11/25/1893,
and Etta Jurrens, b. 3/18/1896, of George, Iowa. Jacob's parents were Helmer U. Kruse
and Antje Wolff (or Wolfe) of Grundy Center. Etta's parents were Gabrand (or Gabbrand)
Jurrens and Henrietta Claussen of George.
From:
"Sunny Christiansen" [email protected]
Christiansen Haahr
Katrina Marie Haahr. born in Denmark in 1880 to
Knud Jorgensen Haahr and Kristiane Marie Anderson.
She had six siblings: Walter, Viggo, Jim, George, Mary and Meta. The
family moved to the U.S. in 1883 (I don't know where), and Kristiane died in
1884. Knud remarried in 1885 to Karen Mikkelson and they had eight
children: Mike, Chris, Einer, Ellen, Agnes, Julia, Annie and Hans. Katrina
is my great-grandmother. She married Hans Christian Christiansen
in
1898 in Alta or Peterson, IA and she died in 1919 in Ringsted, IA. I am looking
in particular for any information on Katrina's siblings or half-siblings.
Thank you in advance.
From: Irene Sharpe [email protected]
RANSOM A.RHODES
or RHOADS born 1816 NH Died
October 22,1888. Location unknown but had relatives IA Buried Millston Jackson
County WI. Wife Mary A.and 6 adult children survivors. Need to know
where Ransom died.
From: Helen Wilkins Jonas [email protected]
I would like to add
the names of Cutler and Elizabeth Chilton Wilkins. Moved to
Bedford, Iowa around 1856. Children
William Wilkins married Clara Snow 1866, Candice
Wilkins married William Edgar Swap 1870, Mary Kathyrn Wilkins
married Salem Pratt 1870, Milo, son of John D. Wilkins
married Lodora Stratton, Bingham Goodrich Wilkins married
Rebecca Anna Smith
Sherer. I am a grand
daughter of Bingham Goodrich Wilkins.
From: Jayne [email protected]
ELLIS and HARMON.
Charles G. ELLIS, the youngest of nine children, was born in late 1820s
in Milford, Otsego Co., NY, to Christopher ELLIS and Wealthy (PERRY)
ELLIS. I do not know when Charles moved to Iowa, but probably in late 1840s.
I have found a marriage record for a Charles G. ELLIS and a Catherine
HARMON dated 18 March 1849 in Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa; I do not know
whether this is my Charles G. ELLIS.
From: Chris [email protected]
Searching for ELLER
and SMITH ancestors. Grandfather was Charles Fred Eller.
Charles was born 1892 in Ackley, Iowa to John and Rena Smith Eller.
His parents died when he was young so he was raised in foster care.
Charles thought he had several older siblings but didn't know their
names. Cannot locate this family.
From: CyberGranE
[email protected]
HAGAMAN, JENNIE born in Iowa, April 1851. Married HIRAM
WOOD in Dubuque in 1871.
1880 and 1900 census has them living in Millville, Clayton County, Iowa. I can
find no information before their marriage.
Jennie's (aka Jane) parents are listed on census from Ohio. Hiram's from
(Oh, (m) Illinois)
Children from marriage:
William 1873, Lucy 1875, Albert 1876, Minnie 1878, Webster 1884, Clara
1886, John 1892
Ida 1872 (have her line from then until the present)
From: Ruth
Jones Brooks [email protected]
Looking for
descendants of:
John Pleasents (Pleasants) and wife Elizabeth Jones
enumerated in Davis County Iowa in 1860 census, along with Elizabeth's brother
in household, whose name was John Jones. He was born in In., lived
in Ks., and signed up in Iowa with the cavalry while visiting his sister,
Elizabeth. He was killed in the Civil War at Ft Donnelson, Tn(?)
Interested in finding descendants of Joahn and Elizabeth Jones Pleasants.
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