URGENT REQUEST!: Now that we are over the holidays, This years is our 350th Anniversary of the landing of the Swartwout family in North America. The name has many variations such as Swarthout, Swartout, Swartwood, Swathwood, Swarthwood etc. We need help in gather lines, pictures, articles, wills, what ever you have stashed in your attic. We would really appreciated it if you shared with us what you had, there a literally thousands of us here looking for our roots, looking for connections. For our 350th Anniversary we need to updated our list of folks out there that are descendants somewhere along the line of any of those variations. We also have a family newsletter that cost only $5.00 per year, a real bargain. Just send it your mailing address. Every day I get e-mail asking me for help. Up here in Canada, there were two brothers that had huge families, all the remains of their descendants are the female sides. All the male went back to the States. I'm am the maintainer of "The Updated Swartwout Chronicles" People submit their lines-ged-coms etc. and I just drop them into the data base. It is everyone's database. Each person is responsible for their own submissions. It is not copyrighted. Kathy [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qk.2ADI/82.1079.1088.1298.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: From what I know at this time, the Daniel Hanrahan family is not related to my Hanrahan family. They both lived in Clinton County, Iowa with my family arriving around 1880.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qk.2ADI/1565.1691.1692.1694.1693.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you so much for your response! Do believe you are correct! Elizabeth sure sounds better than Elzoda. Rachel

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qk.2ADI/1565.1691.1692.1694.1693.1.1 Message Board Post: It would appear that she changed her name to Elizabeth. The following is the burial information at Springdale Cemetery. DEAN ELIZABETH A. 1849 09/04/1919 Clinton IA 09/06/1919 F/W 69 SPRINGDALE 69 39 DEAN GEORGE W. 1849 01/07/1926 Clinton IA 01/09/1926 M/W 76 Father SPRINGDALE 69 39

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hanrahan Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qk.2ADI/82.1079.1088.1298.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I do have a Michael Hanrahan recorded, son of Jane Gormley & Daniel Hanrahan (m Oct 10, 1839) but no further info on Michael. He could very well be related. They were in Waterford Twp Iowa in 1880. Contact me directly by removing the x- in the address. [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HANRAHAN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qk.2ADI/82.1079.1088.1298.1.3 Message Board Post: Yes I'm looking for these Hanrahans but I don't have as much information as you in this period. I only have info from 1787 to the generation born up to 1913. I have a Hanna born about 1853 dau of Patrick H. and Margaret Gorman. Would this be your family from Nepean Ontario? Cahill is also a Nepean name. Many families left Nepean and moved to Iowa in the 1850-60s.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qk.2ADI/82.1079.1088.1298.1.2 Message Board Post: Forgot to mention. The two Hanrahan Brothers, sons of John, Thomas & Michael married Cahill sisters, Granddaughters of Michael Cahill, in Iowa in 1890s.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qk.2ADI/82.1079.1088.1298.1.1 Message Board Post: Cahill: They came from Ireland to Philidelphia, Pennsylvania in 1848, then later to Iowa. Michael Cahill from Mayo/Galway. Hanrahan: John Hanrahan m:Theresa McKee. All I know is they were in Illinois in 1860s, 1880 to Iowa, 1890 in Nebraska with 2 sons returning to Iowa about 1901. Looking for a connection with them.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qk.2ADI/1565.1691.1692.1694.1693.1 Message Board Post: Notice you mentioning a Pearce in a posted query. I am looking for any information on a George W. Dean who married Elzoda F. Pierce in November of 1867 in Cedar Co., Iowa. I find a cemetery notation for Geo. W. Dean in Clinton at Springdale Cemetery, but no mention of wife Elzoda. Is this GW Dean in Clinton the same as the GW who married Elzoda? Any of this familiar to you?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pearce, Pierce, Dean Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qk.2ADI/573.574.581.582.1 Message Board Post: On the cemetery of Dean list that was posted, you show a George Dean of Clinton, died 1/7/1926. Do you have any information on this George. Was his wife Elzoda Pearce? I have a marriage certificate for a George W. Dean and Elzoda but can find no references for her. They were married in Cedar Co., Iowa in 1876

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cahill Hanrahan English McShane Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qk.2ADI/82.1079.1088.1298.1 Message Board Post: So you're searching for both Cahills and Hanrahans, too, DeWitt, Iowa? I only know of these locations: 1861 Orange Co NY, Walden PO for Robert Cahill and Hannora (several spellings) nee: Hanrahan-Cahill. She had a younger sister: Ellen Hanrahan that married a Moriarity, it seems. Then 1871 in Osage Co, KS, Osage City and first born son Michael coal mined in both Lexington, Lafayette Co, Mo and lost a son to early death, another MO county. Any connection?

Hello Everyone: The Thursday night chat went very well. We visited with Jan Hansen from the Historical Society. We had a nice visit about what is available and she did some look-ups from a history written in 1871. To see the transcript, please visit http://iagenweb.org/chatroom/2002jan10.htm The next chat, Thursday the 17th at 7 central, will be about German immigrants and research. If you have german ancestors, please stop by and visit with us. Let us know what you have done in your research or perhaps we can exchange clues on where to research next. The More We Share, The More We Have To Share Nettie Mae Clinton Co., IA www.rootsweb.com/~iaclinto/ Clinton Co., IA Newspaper Abstracts: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/IA/Clinton/index.html Clinton Co., IA Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/clinton/clinton.htm IA GenWeb Chat Room iagenweb.org/state/cgi-bin/chatroom/ IA Orphaned Treasures www.rootsweb.com/~iaphotos/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: O'Meara, Tierney Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qk.2ADI/1635.1638.1640.1643.1644.1647 Message Board Post: Could some one find Elizabeth Tierney O'Meara. died in Jan 1858 and buried Jan 13, 1858 in Immaculated Conception Cemetery. Would like to find obit if they are still around? joann

Tonight's chat will be with Jan Hansen from the Clinton County Historical Society. The url for the chat room is http://iagenweb.org/state/cgi-bin/chatroom/ The time is 7 pm central. To learn more about Jan, go to our homepage (listed below) and click on the Clinton County Chat link. I hope you will all stop in and say hello and find out what the Historical Society has to offer in their gene library. Have a wonderful day -- The More We Share, The More We Have To Share Nettie Mae Clinton Co., IA www.rootsweb.com/~iaclinto/ Clinton Co., IA Newspaper Abstracts: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/IA/Clinton/index.html Clinton Co., IA Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/clinton/clinton.htm IA GenWeb Chat Room iagenweb.org/state/cgi-bin/chatroom/ IA Orphaned Treasures www.rootsweb.com/~iaphotos/

My surnames on my fathers side DUNN - York Co, PA to Sussex Co., NJ to OH to Clinton Co., IA to Scott Co., IA to Monroe Co., IA to Harrison Co., MO DEWITT - SussexCo., NJ to OH to Scott Co., IA RANDALL - Limington, York, ME to Penobscot Co., ME to Muscantine Co., IA to Scott Co., IA to Clinton Co., IA to Monroe Co., IA to Harrison Co., MO SHANGLER - OH to MO TOURTILLOTT - Gironde, France to Suffork, ME to Providence, RI to Newport, RI to Windham, CT to Hancock, ME to Penobscot, ME to IA to MO [others in this line went to WI] WILLIAMS - NJ to Centerville, OH to IA to MO to NE BURRIS - NC to Pike and Jackson Co., OH to Harrison Co., MO DUNLAP - MD to PA to OH EWING - Londonderey, Ireland to VA to WV to OH to Harrison Co., MO HAWK - OH to Harrison Co., MO JOYCE - VA to NC to Jackson and Pike Co., OH to Harrison Co., MO MCDANIEL - MD to Carroll Co., OH to Jefferson Co., OH to Jackson Co., OH to Harrison Co., MO SLAUGHTER - VA to OH to IL to OH to Harrison Co., MO Any help will be greatly appreciated and I'm willing to share my info. Ruth

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qk.2ADI/2029.1 Message Board Post: I can find no burial record match for Dr. George W. Wilson or Carmen in any cemetery in Bloomfield Township. I checked all of the cemetery records I have and there is no match. I do not have the records of the two cemeteries in DeWitt, Iowa.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wilson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qk.2ADI/2029 Message Board Post: I am looking for information pertaining to Dr. George W. Wilson. According to the 1910 Clinton county, Bloomfield township/Delmar town federal census he was a dentist. George originated from Louisville, St. Lawrence, New York and he is my g-grandfather's brother. George was married and it looks like his wife's name Carmen? The penmanship of the census taker was a little illegible. He also had two daughters at that time. Thank you

I have come across two great websites I'd like to share with you. The first is the Internet Public Library at http://www.ipl.org/ There are some wonderful things here and links to some interesting sites too. Be sure to click on Exhibits and check out Granny Mirk--the ideal in family history, if you ask me. The second is American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century at http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/decades.html The More We Share, The More We Have To Share Nettie Mae Clinton Co., IA www.rootsweb.com/~iaclinto/ Clinton Co., IA Newspaper Abstracts: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/IA/Clinton/index.html Clinton Co., IA Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/clinton/clinton.htm IA GenWeb Chat Room iagenweb.org/state/cgi-bin/chatroom/ IA Orphaned Treasures www.rootsweb.com/~iaphotos/

Hello to the list I would appreciate a response from someone who knows the exact name for those long handled sticks that have some type of clamp on the end that are used to remove and replace those metal filing drawers that are found in county clerk's offices. The metal boxes/drawers I am speaking of usually contain things like probate files that are tied up in bundles, or sometimes have envelopes standing on end. Note, please I need the name of the tool to remove them. Alice in Fluvanna

Hello Everyone: We had such a wonderful chat last Thursday evening! I was so glad to see over 15 people show up. We came up with some great ideas and learned a few things. A transcript of the chat can be seen at http://iagenweb.org/state/cgi-bin/chatroom/2002jan03.htm Thank you so much to all who joined us. Our next chat will be Jan 10, same bat channel-same bat time. Please click on the chat room link on our homepage for more info. One of my goals in setting up these chats is to help those who live away from CC learn about the area and what is available to them in the way of resources and help in researching their ancestors. To that end, we will be visiting with Jan Hansen. Jan lives in Clinton and is a member of the Historical Society and other groups. She will tell us what the Historical Society gene library has to offer. She also has found a copy of a county history that was published in 1871. It's not very long, perhaps 50 pages or so. Time permitting, she may do a few look-ups or at least tell you if your surname is listed in an index she created for the book. (They are considering re-printing the history and would like to know how many might be interested in a copy. Please let me know if you're interested and I will let them know.) Another topic of interest in the Clinton county area is the merger of the courts of Clinton and Jackson county. I have been assured that this will not affect the older records or our research in any way. To learn more, please visit the "What's Available" section of our website. For those of you who have volunteered to help type and get stuff online, our next project will be the 1929 Clinton directory. Hopefully, this will act as a finding aid in the census of 1930. Granted, the whole county is not included in the directory, but it is a start. If you would like to join us in this task, please let me know. I may have found a distant cousin living in Clinton during the 1860 and 70s. Robert Bruce Hoadley was married to Harriet Sophia Rood in 1866 in Camanche. In 1878, Robert was elected mayor of Camanche. In 1879 he moved on to the greener pastures of Colorado. With my luck, he was run out of town by an angry mob, but it would make great fodder for the family history. If anyone should come across info on Robert and/or Harriet, I'd love to know more. I hope to have his family outline posted soon and my query entered on our message board sometime this weekend. Has anyone come across the Iowa State Sanitarium in Camanche? I have been trying to transcribe death records and came across the following entry: #5666 STUMBOW, Max d. 1903 Jul 10 at the Iowa State Sanitarium, Camanche. He died of TB so I would assume it was one of those places you would go when you had TB as it was so contagious. I hadn't heard of the facility and this is almost the end of the copies I have so I couldn't check for more entries of people dying at the same place. I think it would be an interesting topic to put on the website. Well, that's about it for me. I will continue to update our website and, hopefully, you will continue to visit. The More We Share, The More We Have To Share Nettie Mae Clinton Co., IA: www.rootsweb.com/~iaclinto/ Clinton Co., IA Newspaper Abstracts: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/IA/Clinton/index.html Clinton Co., IA Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/clinton/clinton.htm IA Orphaned Treasures: www.rootsweb.com/~iaphotos/ IA GenWeb Chat Room iagenweb.org/state/cgi-bin/chatroom/