Greetings Everyone, As you will recall from reading your Welcome Letter when you subscribed to the Chickasaw County List.... I mentioned that I am an avid supporter & contributor to the Chickasaw County Genealogical Society (CCGS), located in New Hampton. I would like to take the opportunity to encourage List Members who are not "long distance" members of CCGS to consider a membership. I say this for several reasons: 1. Just by being a "long distance" member of CCGS you will feel more "connected" to Chickasaw County, 2. Membership dues are very reasonable (just $8 per year), 3. CCGS mails 4 Quarterlies per year to every member, 4. the Quarterlies always contain very useful information; And the Members names, addresses (and now e-mail addresses) PLUS the surnames you are researching are published in the Quarterlies (this has proven very valuable to me personally, more than once). 5. CCGS volunteers will do research for CCGS members for a mere $5 per hour + the cost of copies + postage. (Wonderful for those of you who can't get there in person.) The local CCGS volunteers know the available resources in the County and can be of great help to you in obtaining the actual records you are seeking for your research. One of the MOST valuable resources I want to tell you about is the old Newspapers Collection. The newspaper collection begins with The New Hampton Courier, dating back to 1876. The preservation and microfilming of many of the old newspapers has been a special CCGS project for a number of years... and it still continues. We can all help each other via the Mail List, but when it comes to actually obtaining vital records, obituaries, marriage notices, and countless other documents or records.... we can get that help from CCGS. That's one of their main objectives, to assist researchers, as well as preserve genealogical data for the future generations. If you are interested just do the following: Send your Name, Address, E-mail Address, and up to 20 surnames you are researching in Chickasaw County, and a check for the membership dues to: Chickasaw County Genealogical Society Attn: Mrs Betty Tylee, President P.O. Box 434 New Hampton, Iowa 50659 The hope is that this Mail List and CCGS membership are just two more ways to enhance your research success... after all, that's what it's all about, right! I hope this information is helpful and informative to many of you, since that was my intention. Good Hunting! -Jannette

Perfect timing .. it is almost Memorial Day *************************************************************************** Bonita in Texas, USA Genealogy is My Passion [email protected] ***************************************************************************

Sorry, but it's my wife that didn't remember her uncles correct name. I asked for information on Ceros and listed the children as Charlie, Dewey, Mildred (Marron), Billy, and Joe (killed in WW2). But his name wasn't Joe it was Eddie. Also thanks Jannette for the info on Yvonne Cero Speltz. This is my wife's cousin by uncle Charlie. I will contact her. Gene

Greetings List Members, This is Part Two of the information on the (28) Chickasaw County servicemen who lost their lives in WWI. Again, I hope some of you will find this helpful. The following is an extraction from: THE HONOR ROLL – Chickasaw County Iowa 1917-1918-1919 Published by E.J. Feuling, Publisher and Managing Editor Of The New Hampton Tribune, New Hampton, Iowa January 1920, New Hampton, Iowa CHICKASAW COUNTY IOWA SERVICEMEN WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN WWI Corporal Fred A. KROGMAN, New Hampton Born 05 Mar 1895, Petersburg, IA Son of Mr/Mrs F.H. KROGMAN, of NE of New Hampton Entered service 27 May 1918 Died 08 Oct 1918, in France Buried St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, N.H. Private Lawrence W. MOURER, Fredericksburg Born 01 Mar 1891, Fredericksburg Son of Mrs Florence MOURER of Fredericksburg Entered service 28 Apr 1918 at Camp Dodge, IA Died 18 May 1918 at Camp Dodge Buried Fredericksburg Private Jesse G. MUNDFROM, Nashua Born 31 May 1891 Son of William & Mary MUNDFROM, Nashua Entered service 28 Jun 1918 Died 09 Oct 1918 in France Buried in France Private Roy C. POWER, Lawler Born 11 Feb 1895 in Jacksonville Township Son of G.C. POWER of Lawler Entered service Sep 1917 at Camp Dodge IA Died 29 Sep 1918 – KILLED IN ACTION -- in France Buried in France Sergeant Harold J. REDMAN, Lawler Born 17 Jul 1896 at Ionia Son of John & Theresa REDMAN Entered service 01 May 1917 Died 05 Oct 1918 – KILLED IN ACTION -- Verdun, France Buried in France Private Charles W. ROBINSON, New Hampton Born 23 Jan 1895 at Boscobel, Wisconsin Son of Mr/Mrs M.J. ROBINSON of New Hampton Entered service 28 Jun 1918 at Camp Dodge IA Discharged 24 Dec 1918, Camp Funston Died 05 Apr 1919 Buried St Joseph Calvary Cemetery, N.H. (Private ROBINSON is included in this group even though his death came shortly after being discharged from military service.) Corporal Alfred Charles RUNGE, Nashua Born 23 Sep 1886 Son of Mr/Mrs A.J. RUNGE, brother of Mrs Thomas BOWEN Entered service 25 Sep 1917 Died 01 Nov 1918 at Camp Cody, New Mexico Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua [burial info from Graves Registration data] Private Fae STINE, New Hampton Born 26 Jan 1895 at Waucoma, Fayette Co IA Son of Mr/Mrs Charles H. STINE Entered service May 1918 at St Paul, MN Died 03 Nov 1918 – KILLED IN ACTION – Argonne Forest, France -First New Hampton man killed in action. -New Hampton American Legion Post named in his honor. Buried Mt Carmel Cemetery, Lawler, IA Private Robert Alonzo THOMPSON, Nashua Born 02 Mar 1900 Son of F.O. & Emma THOMPSON of Nashua Entered service 28 Apr 1918 Died 08 Oct 1918 – KILLED IN ACTION – Battle of Soissons, France -The Nashua American Legion Post is named in his honor. Buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua, IA [burial info from Graves Registration data] Private Ole URNESS, Utica Township Born Norway Son of Nels & Sneva HAGEN of Sogen, Norway Made his home with Ole HEREID, NE of New Hampton Entered service 27 May 1918 at Camp Dodge IA Died 23 Oct 1918, in France Burial [sorry, not available] Corporal Frank Joseph VALA, Deerfield Township Born 31 Mar 1896 in Deerfield Township Son of Mr/Mrs Joseph VALA of Deerfield Township Entered service 27 Feb 1918 at Camp Dodge (In the draft, he was No. 1 in the County.) Died 06 Oct 1918 – KILLED IN ACTION – on the St Quentin Front, France Buried Calvary Cemetery, Washington Twp, Chickasaw Co IA [burial info from Graves Registration data] Private First Class John C. DeWILDE, New Hampton Born 30 Dec 1894, in Holland Son of Mr/Mrs John DeWILDE, reside SE of New Hampton Entered service Mar 1918 at Camp Dodge IA Died 02 Oct 1918, Danneveax-Meuse, France Buried in France We honor their memory by saying, reading & writing their names and remembering their sacrifice.

Greetings List Members, I promised I would post information for you on the (28) Chickasaw County servicemen who lost their lives in WWI. This will be in two parts, as I think it is probably too long for one post. I hope some of you will find this helpful. The following is an extraction from: THE HONOR ROLL – Chickasaw County Iowa 1917-1918-1919 Published by E.J. Feuling, Publisher and Managing Editor Of The New Hampton Tribune, New Hampton, Iowa January 1920, New Hampton, Iowa CHICKASAW COUNTY IOWA SERVICEMEN WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN WWI Private James ATTLESON, Utica Township Born 12 Jun 1895, son of James & Carrie ATTLESON of Lawler, IA Entered service 04 Oct 1918 at Jefferson Barracks MO Died 20 Oct 1918 [gravestone says 26 Oct 1918] Buried Crane Creek Lutheran Cemetery Private Reginald BANWELL, Ionia Born 26 Nov 1892 Son of George & Mary BANWELL of Ionia, IA Entered service 10 Dec 1917 Died 26 Oct 1918 in England Buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua, IA [from Graves Registration data] Private John H. BORDWELL, New Hampton Born 09 Oct 1895 in Dayton Township Was son of Mrs Charles KENDALL Entered service 28 Apr 1918 at Camp Dodge, IA Died 15 Feb 1919, France Burial information [not available] Sergeant William BRAND, New Hampton Born 27 Nov 1890, son of Mr/Mrs Carl BRAND of N.H. Twp Entered service 27 May 1918 at Camp Dodge, IA Died 11 Dec 1918 Buried St Mary’s Cemetery, N.H. Private Harry CARPENTER, New Hampton Born 27 Jul 1895 at Maynard, Fayette Co IA Son of Mr/Mrs W.D. CARPENTER of New Hampton Entered service May 1917 at Camp Dodge, IA Died 13 Nov 1918, France Buried in France Private Leo V. DOYLE, Alta Vista Born 16 Non 1896, son of John DOYLE of St Cecelia Entered service 02 Feb 1918 at Jefferson Barracks MO Died 16 Aug 1918, Ft Bayard Hospital, New Mexico Buried St Cecelia Parish Cemetery (for those who aren't familiar, St Cecelia is just into Howard Co) Private Lawrence J. FANGMAN, Nashua Born 06 Apr 1896 at Zell, South Dakota Son of Henry A. & Anna C. FANGMAN of Nashua, IA Entered service 28 Jun 1918 at Camp Dodge, IA Died 05 Oct 1918, France Buried in France Private Peter FISCHBACH, Ionia Born 12 Feb 1894 at LaCrosse, Wisconsin Son of Mr/Mrs John FISCHBACH of Ionia, IA Entered service 24 Jul 1918 at Camp Pike Died 05 Jul 1919, France Buried in France [apparently] Private John W. GREUEL, New Hampton Born 19 Jun 1886 at New Vienna, Dubuque Co IA Son of Mr/Mrs William GREUEL of New Hampton Entered service 18 Jun 1918 from Montana Died 26 Sep 1918 – KILLED IN ACTION in France Private Laurel L. HANAN, Williamstown Born 13 Nov 1895 Son of A.E. & Lillie J. HANAN of Williamstown Entered service 28 Jun 1918 at Camp Dodge, IA Died 07 Oct 1918 in France Buried in France Corporal Lyman Walter HEWITT, New Hampton Born 24 Apr 1895, north of New Hampton Son of J.F. HEWITT of New Hampton Entered service Feb 1918 Died 09 Oct 1918, Ebert Field, Lenoke, Arkansas Buried Graceland Cemetery, N.H. Private Horace Johnson HILL, Nashua Born 17 Jan 1894 Son of Isaac HILL of Lost Creek, Tennessee Entered service 23 Feb 1918 Died 28 Feb 1919 in France Private Harry William HORN, Nashua Born 25 Feb 1891 near Nashua Son of Mr/Mrs H.C. HORN Entered service 01 Oct 1918 at Jefferson Barracks MO Died 17 Oct 1918, Jefferson Barracks MO Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Nashua Private Darold Edward HUGHES, Chickasaw Born 05 Dec 1897 at Chickasaw Son of Mr/Mrs C.E. HUGHES of Chickasaw Entered service 01 Oct 1918 at Ames, IA Died 13 Oct 1918 Buried at Chickasaw Private Lorin L. JENNESS, Ionia Born 27 Nov 1893 Son of Albert & Margaret JENNESS of Ionia Entered service 24 Jul 1918 Died 13 Oct 1918, France Private John I. KEARNS, Jerico Born 18 May 1895 at Jerico Son of Mr/Mrs John KEARNS of Jerico Entered service 27 Feb 1918 at Camp Dodge IA Died 26 Apr 1919 at Camp Dodge after being returned to the States from France for treatment of battle wounds Buried St Patrick’s Cemetery[?], Jerico We honor their memory by saying, reading & writing their names and remembering their sacrifice.

Thank you Jannette, for the great list. It is so complete and informative. Carolyn Graeser

Dear Fellow researchers, My HAWKINS ancestors came from JoDaviess County, IL between 1855 - when the first two kids moved on - and 1860. James Preston HAWKINS m. Barbara Henderson DAVIS back in Garard Co., KY in 1830. Four children were b. in Woodford Co., KY, and two more in MO, then on to Scales Mound, near Galena, where my ggrandmother Sarah Batty HAWKINS was b. in 1847. A couple of more were b. on their farm there, but after Barbara d. of pneumonia in 1855, and was bur. in the Old Galena Cemetery, they all moved on. So they were there when Chickasaw was made a county , and would have been around when the fight over where to put the county seat was going on. In 1860, Mary Elizabeth, "Betsy" was keeping house . Also at home were Kate, William, Sarah, James P. Jr., and Robert, ranging in age from 7 - 19 years. Betsy was 22. Maybe somebody is descended from one of the siblings of Sarah, who married chickasaw Co. people.Sarah went over into Floyd Co. and m. Moses BLOOD, of rural Charles City, and they spent the rest of their life there. But Catherine, "Kate", m. George G. SCRIPTURE in 1862. In 1867, George HAWKINS m. Jane MITCHELL. Both William and George served in the civil War. George was in Co. B of the IA Sixth Cavalry, and William was in CO. C, 28th IA Infantry. The brother, John Campbell HAWKINS, had stayed on in JoDaviess as sheriff deputy until 1866, when he bought land just in time to sell to the Milwaukee & St. Paul R.R. Joshua m. Jeanette STRONG 1 OCT 1857. The HAWKINS family was no longer listed in the Census after 1870, not surprising, as Betsy and George were both land speculators, as was Robert, whose ads appeared in the Floyd Co. papers up until around the turn of the century. If anyone knows anything about any of these people, either HAWKINSES or the families they m., I'd love to hear from you. I also wonder if any of them were bur. in Chickasaw, and where, for sure, they lived as the kids grew up and went to school. I believe they would have lived in Richland Township, as that is where James P's land was. I have visited Chickasaw Co. twice, and got all the land records from the courthouse, and everything I could find in a short, one hour stay at the library a year ago. I am from Kewanee, IL, in Henry Co., which is about 200 miles SE of chickasaw. Thanks, Betty Sullivan

I received information that my wife's grandparents are both buried at Rowley Hill Cemetery. They are Joseph and Jessie Cero. Can anyone help me out on this? Thanks Gene

Greetings Carolyn and List Members, REFERENCE: Carolyn's Post "Could you tell us if this reference is only for Veterans who were killed in action or would it include Veterans who died years later from war related illness?" Now that "the cat is out of the bag", so to speak..... after my response to Gene's recent post, I'll clarify and also answer Carolyn's question..... Military veterans have always been a special interest group to me (but not just because of my own military service). Because of that interest, I began working some time ago on creating a database of Chickasaw County Veterans. At present I have a little over 1,000 records in the database and am not finished entering all the source data I have. My original source data comes from a not very familiar or understood source, but it is the Military Graves Registration Program, under the Department of Veterans Affairs. In Chickasaw County the existing records are not necessarily complete, but include grave registrations beginning with the Civil War and then on to the Spanish American War, WWI, WWII, Korea, VietNam and also non-combat/peacetime service periods. As you may recall, Gene's post/query asked if there was a record in regard to his Uncle Joe CERO who was killed in WWII. Unfortunately, there is not a record for him in the data I'm working with. There are a few records for servicemen killed in action, but they are by far a smaller percentage of the whole. The records generally pertain to Chickasaw County Iowa veterans who have died and were buried in Chickasaw County (although there are even exceptions to that, as I have seen deceased veterans who died in Chickasaw County, BUT were then buried elsewhere. So you can't really make hard & fast rules.) Gene's query has motivated me to dig deeper. I am going to work on researching the category of Killed in Action Veterans from Chickasaw County and perhaps the entire state of Iowa and see where it takes me. In fact, I've placed two significant phone calls this afternoon. Please be patient with me, as I have this and several other big projects in work right now.... all of which are important, but all of which are very DEMANDING on me and my time. One thing that I can tell you is that I do have the names of the Chickasaw County Iowa Veterans killed in action during WWI. Over the weekend I will try to find the time to post this information to the list for the benefit of you all. Stay-tuned...... this is an on-going research effort on my part and will take time. In the meantime, I will do searches for List Members (only) for the data I currently have. Hope this is of interest and help to you. -Jannette

Jannette, Could you tell us if this reference is only for Veterans who were killed in action or would it include Veterans who died years later from war related illness? Thank you, Carolyn Graeser

Gene, I searched my Veteran's database and there is no record for any CEROs. The source data for this database comes from the Chickasaw County Graves Registration Records (Iowa Dept of Veteran's Affairs). The main criteria associated with a record being in this database is that the Veteran (regardless of which war he/she served in) was buried in Chickasaw County. (ie. the reference back to "Graves Registration" Records.) Since your Joe CERO isn't in the records I have, my first conclusion is that he may not have been brought back and buried in Chickasaw County. (If you know differently, then get back to me.) Now, there is a possibility that the State Office could have information on your Joe CERO. My recommendation is that you write to them and request a search for information on Joe CERO. (I've done this before and gotten lucky.) You must be patient however, as they do these types of searches as time permits. (I would estimate at least 90 days.) I am still waiting for a response from the Washington State Office of Veterans Affairs, which I sent in January, for information on a WWI Veteran. In your request you should provide as much information as you can about the veteran to help them find the record, if there is one. If you know what branch of service, approximately when you think he was killed or where, his date of birth, parents names... are just a few things I can think of to include. The address to use is: Commission of Veterans Affairs Attn: Military Graves Registrar (W.T. Sharpe) Camp Dodge, 7700 NW Beaver Drive Johnston, Iowa 50131-1902 The only other thing I can think of to recommend is the Military Records Center at St Louis, MO. That would be an option after you see what results you obtain from the above. I can give you further guidance on this later, if you like. Hope this helps... Jannette

Is there any information in the Veterans of Chickasaw Co. Database on Joe Cero killed in the ll World war ?

I have been trying to track down information about Cynthia Lowe who was born October 15, 1853 in Illinois (according to the census). She married my great-great grandfather, Loren Charles Hance on July 2, 1869 in Chickasaw County, IA, dying there in 1892. In the 1870 census of Chickasaw County, her father is marked as being from Indiana. Her sister Kate Lowe born, 1850 in, IL married John Adam Hance, brother of Loren Charles Hance. Kate died in 1880 in Chickasaw County, IA. Loren Charles Hance and John Adam Hance were sons of Isaac Hance. I have no information as to Cynthia and Kate's parents, but it is believed that they were part Indian. Becky [email protected]

Greetings Everyone, Have you found this web site yet??? Very useful! Iowa Obituary Links: <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7748/obit/ia.htm> (Not sure why, but I couldn't make this a "hot link", so just do a copy/paste of the URL to the address area of your browser and hit "enter". It'll take you there.) Good Hunting, Jannette

Greetings Everyone, Thought I'd share this web site URL with you. For those who have already found this site, please just disregard. This site is outstanding.... Old Disease Names & Their Modern Definitions: http://www.netusa1.net/~hartmont/medicalterms.htm There are so many interesting and very useful web sites out there in cyberland for family history researchers.... please share your "discoveries" with everyone so we can all benefit, learn and enhance our research work. Good Hunting, Jannette

Interested in sharing information with anyone who has knowledge of the Palmer family-Joseph Ira Palmer, 4-1-1861--1916, sister Betsey Ann Palmer (Bromley), son of Betesy-- Alexander Charles 1870 and another son Roy Louaine. Also any other family members, Wm Henry, Lavina&Cora. The above siblings parents were Susan (Atkins)Palmer 1829-1898 and Timmothy R.Palmer 1826-1895. Also interested in knowing more about a Louaine Slawson who was in the same area. Most of these people were listed in the Butler Co., Iowa census from 1870 to 1890 or later. Information on Bromleys also needed. Thanks, Sandy

Greetings List Members, The following is a very relevant item I received from one of my other lists, which is so very important to all of us, so thought I'd share with you... People are having their identities stolen daily by well-meaning relatives posting private information about them on the web. PLEASE be careful and considerate! Thanks. FROM ANCESTRY: <<A major concern with putting a Web page online, is that you should not include information on living individuals on the page. Providing too much personal data can be dangerous. Mother's maiden name, birthdays, and other biographical information is often used by banks, credit card companies, and other institutions for identification purposes. Making personal information available online can expose your living family members to possible fraud.>> And from Missing Links: [email protected] in Missing Links, Vol. 4, No. 12 writes: << Technology enables us to share genealogical information easily and quickly via e-mail, mailing lists, chat rooms, bulletin boards, Newsgroups, GEDCOMs, CDs, and Web sites, but it has created a monster. In our eagerness to obtain and to share information about our families we are forgetting that our living family members have a right to privacy. We should obtain their permission before sharing any information about them with others -- in any format via any means. One researcher reports, "In just one file that I downloaded . . . I found more than 200 names of persons born within the last 70 years . . . " Another notes, "I was shocked and dismayed to find that someone had copied my entire GEDCOM and put it up on their Web site. While I have no objection to anyone using my dead ancestors, this person had included the living as well, right down to my six-year-old niece." In preparing a talk for my local genealogical society on this subject, I searched a number of home pages. At one I found the names of everyone in the family, when and where born, right on down to a month-old-grandson -- including the hospital in which he was born. Some genealogists have written to me claiming it does not matter what we put up on the Web since "this information is all public information, anyway." When I queried several of them to provide the source of birth information posted on their home pages, it turns out in every instance that the data were either supplied by a cousin or they obtained it from a GEDCOM. In other words, they had not found the information from a public source at all. The following policy is posted at "Don't Mess with the Living, Texas" <http://home.sprynet.com/~harrisfarm/warning.htm>: "It is the policy of the Texas GenWeb Project to protect the rights and privacy of our living relatives. We strongly encourage all involved to do their best not to place information on the Internet about anyone who is still living, unless you have their express permission to do so." Among the suggestions for ways to protect living family members are: -- When requesting information (via e-mail, chat, queries, etc.) do not include personal information on living persons. -- When responding to requests for information, especially to someone you really do not know, do not provide them with personal information on living persons. They could post it on the Web or do who knows what else with it. -- Before sharing GEDCOM files with others, remove information on all living persons. Programs such as GEDClean, GEDLiving, and GEDPrivy will do this for you. -- If you have a genealogy Web site, be sure to remove information on all living persons. (Cyndi's Genealogy Home Page Construction Kit <http://www.cyndislist.com/construc.htm> has tips and links to the GEDCOM utility programs that will exclude information about the living.) British genealogists are using the "GEN100" logo to signify that their Web site respects a cut-off date of 100 years, and to advise that information which is less than 100 years old will not be divulged. Many Americans use 1920 as the cut-off point, since that is the most recent census available to the public. There is an excellent article by Candace L. Doriott on this subject in the recent issue of "Genealogical Computing." (Winter 1999, Vol. 18, No. 3). It is entitled 'Competing Values: Privacy Issues in Genealogy." Subscription information to this periodical can be found at Ancestry's Web site: <http://www.ancestry.com/> * * * * * Written by <[email protected]> Previously published by Julia M. Case and Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG, Missing Links: A Weekly Newsletter for Genealogists, Vol. 4, No. 12, 19 March 1999. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Permission to Reprint aricles from MISSING LINKS is granted unless specifically stated otherwise, PROVIDED: (1) the reprint is used for non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) a copy of this notice appears at the end of the article: Written by <author's name, e-mail address, and URL, if given>. Previously published by Julia M. Case and Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG, Missing Links: A Weekly Newsletter for Genealogists, Vol. 4, No. 12, 19 March 1999. Please visit the MISSING LINKS Web page at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~mlnews/index.htm>. Good Hunting, jannette

Hi, I am looking for information on a William Wendt and Christina Hamker. Jannette was able to tell me they were married in Chickasaw Co on 23 Apr 1893. Was wondering if there was any other info out there. William and Christina had these children that I know of. Fred (my great-grandfather) born 1894, Harold, Elmer, and Ida. William may have had a brother August and maybe John. I am not sure. Any information would be helpful. Thank you. Amy Martini

Thank you Carolyn, I appreciate your response and time looking this up!! Sincerely, Penny Kresl ----- Original Message ----- From: Dick & Carolyn Graeser <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 1999 7:11 PM Subject: [IACHICKA-L] SERGEANT > Penny wrote: > > I am wondering if anyone has connections or might know of Andrew > SERGEANT(SARGENT) who lived in > Nashua, Bradford township, Chickasaw Co, IA? > > Hi Penny, > In the Chenoweth & Son Funeral Home Records: Sergent, Andrew d. 18 Mar > 1897, age 66, 11 mo, 22 da. Burial at Greenwood, resided - Nashua, Iowa. > > Hope this helps. > Carolyn >

Kathleen wrote: I am seeking information on the LADWIG family Hi Kathleen, In the History of Frederickburg (no date given) there is a Ludwig, August. (A.F.) was born in Germany. Came to America with his parents. Locating in Bremer Co, IA. Married in 1876 to Ada Knight, daughter of Albert Knight. August was a farmer and came to Frederickburg township in 1881. He and his wife had six children, Ada, Chris, Grace, Erwin, Katie and Glenn. Erwin died July 14 1895. None of the children are married. Grace and Kate carry on dress making at Sumner. Mr. Ludwig farms 340 acres. I will double check, next week, on the spelling of Ludwig. I think it was written as Ladwig, but I wrote Ludwig. Hope this helps some. Carolyn