Deaths 1. Herron, Ruby Green, 99, of Osceola, Iowa, died July 29, 2005 at the Osceola Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services were held August 1 at Kale Funeral Home in Osceola with Rev. Hugh Stone officiating. Burial was in the Maple hill cemetery, Osceola. Pic in Obit section. 2. Scott, Ronald Walter "Scotty", 73, of Leon, Iowa, died August 4, 2005 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services were held Saturday, August 6 at Slade-O'[Donnell funeral home in Leon with Rev. Max Carmichael officiating. Burial will be in Garden Grove Cemetery Garden Grove, Iowa. (son of Guy Harvey and Edna Loletta (Henry) Scott) 3. Bercot, Jennifer Rose Marie, 22, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2005 in Fort Wayne. 4. Stout, Max Raymond, 76, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly of Leon, Iowa. Burial was in the Leon Cemetery beside his parents. (parents were Roxie and Orville Stout) 5. Barth, Reva Ruth, 70, of Lamoni, Iowa, died August 4, 2005 at the Lamoni Nursing and Rehab Center in Lamoni. Funeral services were held at the Trinity Christian Church West of Decatur, Iowa August 7 with Rev. Terry Roberts officiating. Burial was in Early Cemetery at Mercer, MO. Arrangements were through the Slade-O'donnell Funeral home of Leon and Lamoni. 6. Cartwright, Chester Reed, 89, of Cresco, Iowa, formerly of Leon, died August 5, 2005 at the Regional Hospital of Howard County in Cresco. Graveside memorial services of both Chet and Beryl were Tuesday, August 9 at :epm Cemetery in Leon with Pastor Terry Roberts officiating with a Masonic service by Grand River Lodge #78 A.F & A.M. of Leon, The cremains of Chet and his late wife, Beryl were interred after the service in the Leon Cemetery. Arrangements were made through Slade-O;Donnell funeral home of leon. Memorials can be made to Patty Elwood Center, 21668 80th in Cresco, Iowa or the Central Decatur Community schools scholarship fund. (parents were Clarence and Mabel (Glendenning) Cartwright) (gas tank wagon operator) (DX station in Leon) 7. Payton, Clifford Leon, 94, of Lamoni, Iowa, died August 5, 2005 at the Lamoni Nursing and Rehab Center in Lamoni. Funeral services were held at Slade-O'Donnel Funeral home in Lamoni August 8 with Pastor Dorsey Derrick officiating. Burial was in the Elk Cemetery in Decatur County, Iowa. Memorial fund has been established by the family. 8. Pearson, Alice M., 80, of Lineville, Iowa, formerly of Grinnell, died August 5, 2005, at Westview Acres care center in Leon. Funeral service was held August 9 ath the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with the Rev. Max Carmichael officiating. Burial was in Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell.

Family Emergency has slowed me down on this, but better late than never. COCHRAN, CHURCH, GRENAWALT, KRUCKER from Lamoni MORSE from Pleasanton THOMAS from Terre Haute Linda Harris in Arizona lindasteveharris@cs.com

Hello everyone, My computer is down so I am using my neighbor's. I am going to try to remember what I can for my surnames and I know that I will miss several names. John Norris Gates, Davis City Samuel H and Charlotte Gates, Weldon Silas Lorey (father of Charlotte Lorey Gates) Lemuel Gates, Leon Samuel A. Gates, Leon Jennie Hanke

Website additions today include the biography of John Dunbar courtesy of Christy Jay now on the 1887 Biographies page: _www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu/bioDocs/BIO1887.html_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu/bioDocs/BIO1887.html) Additions to Surnames Page H: _www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu/surnames/Surnames1.html_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu/surnames/Surnames1.html) Pages 21-28 of Eden Twp. of the 1885 State Census for Decatur County, Iowa on the 1885 Census Page: _www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu/CensusDocs/1885StateCensus.html_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu/CensusDocs/1885StateCensus.html) Surnames included on these pages are: Davis Deck Mitchell Barliean Smith Tucker Piper Oney McMorris Webster Vanwinkle Downey Maxwell Cox Walters Wells Baker McNelly Gravatt Leinstrum McNiell Moberley Fairall Blackburn Mills Hamilton Bormon Newman Thorn Hullinger Hatfield Cook Flory Hill Robinson Lillie Evans Hubbard Tabler McCutchan Gammon Enjoy! Stacey Dietiker momdit@aol.com Decatur Co IA List Administrator Decatur Co IA Website Coordinator

I am looking for information on Miss Abbie Howard who was county recorder for Decatur county for 20 years--proabably in the 1940's. any information would be appreciated. Please reply ONLY to _marge95@gpcom.net_ (mailto:marge95@gpcom.net)

Families, on my list Adair, Campbell, Wells, Newlin

I left this obit out on the last death notice for Leon Journal-Reporter, Wednesday, July 20, 2005 Enid Stubbart Debarthe was born October 5, 1912 near Ava, Missouri and died July 9 at the family farm near Lamoni, Iowa.

Deaths 1. Miller, Betty Jean, 79, of Florida, died July 3, 2005 at the Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, Florida. Funeral services were held July 7 at North Brevard Funeral Home with burial in Oaklawn Memorial Garden. 2. O'Neal, Tina M., 58, of Leon, Iowa died July 11, 20-05 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Memorial services were held July 18 at Slade O'Donnell funeral Home in Leon with Pastor Max Carmichael officiating. Burial was in the Leon Cemetery. 3. Benson, Mable Marcella Lee, 87, of Lamoni, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at the Lamoni Nursing and Rehab Center. Memorial services will be held at Lamoni Community of Christ Church at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 26. Burial following at Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Iowa. 4. Pierschbacher, Jessica Marie, 16, Tingley, Iowa, died July 12, 2005, after a courageous fight with cancer.

I am looking for information on "Elijah Bruhanan Ryan" of Leon Iowa. Thank you, Kim Stewart

----- Original Message ----- From: Gwendolyn Melton To: IADECATU-L@roosweb.com Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 2:35 PM Subject: Roll Call BAKER, BINNING, BECK, MOREN BAKER, BINNING, BECK of Grand River (?) MOREN Van Wert These names are on my Dad's side. Gwendolyn pengwen1@charter.net

My surnames are: Bluford WILSON Jacob HELSHER (HELCHER) Delila HELSHER Delila KERR Other WILSON's--Clowe, Ralph, Orville, Medford, Blanche, Horatio, Randall and Willard. thx, nancy

Family: Ownby in Decatur married Kelley from Afton 1800's

Husband's family Hitchcock Brown Carol Bennett Alda, NE

Researching the following names Gideon Teter Census 1856 Son John F. Teter married Alvira Brooks (Wm. Brooks and Mary Brooks Census 1860) Descendent names Coppersmith Crees Koger Fagan Carol Bennett Alda, NE

Hi: These are my surnames: PRYOR/PRIOR Garden Grove, Harrison Co., Mo. area, Leon NEWMAN Garden Grove, Harrison Co., Mo CARREL/CARROLL Richland Tsp DUNLAP, COLLINS Decatur Co., Ringgold Co. ? Dot, Osceola

Another collateral line in Decatur County: McBEE. Angeline McBee, born 1831 in TN, m. #1 David W. TUCKER 1850 in Greene Co., IL; m. #2 James Samson BRIGHT about 1859 in Decatur Co., IA as his wife #2, then moved to Stanislaus Co., CA in the mid-1860s and finally settled in Coos Co., OR, where she died in 1913. Angeline McBee's parents are unknown to me but she had a bachelor brother -- William McBEE -- who also settled in Oregon. And, a Vardier McBEE m. a Nancy Catherine TUCKER in Greene Co., IL, and it seems likely they are kin to both Angeline and her first husband. I know there were some McBEEs in Decatur County but I do not know if they connect to Angeline, but if not, I cannot explain what brought this widow from Illinois to Iowa as her second husband's (BRIGHT) family had no links to that state. Rick

I'd be interested in a lead on any of these: Scott, Sinco, Baldwin, Kirkpatrick, Bennett tnx jack scott jscott@parkspringscommunities.com

Hamilton, Burrell - Davis City, Lamoni, Leon Collateral names are Kizzire, Acton, Braman, Sankey, Lay Steve Puckett spucket1@nycap.rr.com

Eastin (Garden Grove area & Harrison Co., MO) Floyd (in GG area), James Harvey, Dotson, and John J (from Salina, MO, right on the Mercer & Harrison Co. line) Re: The Above do You mean these Eastin's She was married to John J. EASTIN on JUL 31 1822 in , Madison, KY. John J. EASTIN1,2 was born on APR 13 1804 in , Madison, KY. He was buried in FEB 1867 in Eastin cem / , Mercer, MO. He died on FEB 28 1867 in , Mercer, MO. Nancy Ann DARLING and John J. EASTIN had the following children: +3 i. Levi James EASTIN. +4 ii. Dodson (Dotson) Franklin "Dot" EASTIN. +5 iii. Margaret Ann EASTIN. +6 iv. Mary Ellen (Mary Ann) EASTIN. And also: 4. Dodson (Dotson) Franklin "Dot" EASTIN1,2 was born on JAN 28 1823 in , Madison, KY. He was buried in OCT 1894 in Eastin cem / , Mercer, MO. He died on OCT 9 1894 in Lindley Twp., Mercer, MO. He was married to Cynthia Belle JONES (daughter of Stephen C. JONES and Sarah Jane KELLY ) on DEC 9 1852 in , McDonough, IL. Cynthia Belle JONES1,2 was born in 1836 in , Wales (, KY). She died on MAR 30 1903 in , Mercer, MO. She was buried in Eastin cem / , Mercer, MO. Dodson (Dotson) Franklin "Dot" EASTIN and Cynthia Belle JONES had the following children: +15 i. John J. EASTIN. +16 ii. Nancy Jane EASTIN. +17 iii. Stephen Franklin EASTIN. +18 iv. Sarah Frances EASTIN. 19 v. Grant EASTIN1,2 was born in 1866 in , MO. +20 vi. James Harvey EASTIN. 21 vii. Rosa EASTIN1,2 was born in MAY 1870 in Goshen City, Harrison, MO. 22 viii. Mary EASTIN1,2 was born in 1873 in , MO. 23 ix. Ellsworth EASTIN2 was born on APR 6 1879 in , MO. 24 x. Oscar EASTIN1,2 was born in 1879 in , MO. +25 xi. Elza Dayton EASTIN. 5. Margaret Ann EASTIN1,2. Pauline Stubbs I was a Fugate Mother O'Bbran her brother m an Eastin send me your email address and we can exchange information! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trace McB" <cy_hick@yahoo.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:36 PM Subject: [IADECATU] My surnames... > > > > Hi all! > > > > The following are my surnames. Some overlap into bordering counties, > mainly Clarke Co. & Wayne Co., IA; Mercer Co. & Harrison Co., MO. > > McBroom (Garden Grove area) Robert Mortimer McBroom > Winters (Garden Grove area...Gospel Ridge near LeRoy, IA) Daniel > Winters > Harp (Garden Grove area--may overlap into Lucas Co.) George Washington > Harp I would like more info if anyone has any. > Updike (Garden Grove area--may also overlap into Lucas Co., IA) Annie > Updike > Eastin (Garden Grove area & Harrison Co., MO) Floyd (in GG area), James > Harvey, Dotson, and John J (from Salina, MO, right on the Mercer & > Harrison Co. line) > Hill (near Leon) (Warren Doctor "Doc" Hill) > Hullinger (near Davis City) (Daniel Jackson Hulinger, father of my gg > grandmother) I also have several picture of family members > Bartlett (near Garden Grove) I would like more info about this line if > anyone has any. > DeGroat (near Pleasanton/Davis City..I think) Would like more info if > anyone has any. Patrick DeGroat, daughter was Mary Elizabeth DeGroat. > Kirk (near Pleasanton, Davis City) I have pictures of family members & > would like more info if anyone has any Mary Ann Kirk, who was married to > Daniel Jackson Hullinger; daughter of William David Kirk and Rebecca > Francis Smith. > Leonard (Garden Grove, Pleasanton area in earlier years) Looking for > more info if anyone has any. > Young (near Grand River, DeKalb, Richland Township areas) > Twombley (an overlap from Clarke Co. & settled in Leon) > Glenn (Van Wert area, overlap from Clarke Co.) > Gorsline (Van Wert area, moved from Taylor Co., IA) > > Branches of the tree that I am also looking for info on: > > Brown/Warrick/Hall line (looking for more info on Hulda Young who > married Joseph Brown. Their daughter, Sarah Jane Brown married Abner > Warrick. Sarah Jane and Abner's grandaughter married my great, great > Uncle, Clell McBroom....I am related to this branch on my paternal and > maternal side of the family) > Kizzire family (Looking for about anything possible) > Seymour family (Needing to know more about Isaiah Seymour who was > married to Arnetta Williams, daughter of Calvin and Elizabeth Colie > Williams. Their daughter, Florence married David LeRoy "Roy" Hullinger) > Oxford family--? (this is the confusing branch in the family. In my > great, great granfather, James Harvey Eastin's obit, it has his wife > listed as Ella Seymour. However, in my great grandfather's obit, Ella is > listed as an Oxford. We think that Ella may have been an illegitamate > child and my grandma remembers having a "Grandma Seymour" who was an "old > shriveled up lady who smoked a corn cob pipe" this would have been in the > late 1920's, early 30's. Grandma also remembers Roy Hullinger being a > family member, calling him "Uncle Roy". > Martin family (Stacy West Hill married William Martin, a "riverboat > man". They had a son, George Martin. Stacy is buried at Bethal Chapel. > My great step-grandfather was Issac E. "Ike" Martin. His parents were > Everett and Mary Ann Strange Martin. I am trying to find info about this > side to prove wether or not Grandma Hattie and Granddad were distant > cousins) > Scott family (Hose Scott married Luella May Downey, a granddaughter of > Daniel Jackson Hullinger. Hose and Luella's daughter Opal, married my > great, great Uncle Lawrence "Tom" Eastin) > Downey family > Parkhurst family > Moorman Family > > There are more, but I cannot think of anymore at the top of my head. This > list is long enough anyhow. If you have information to share, I'd love to > hear from you. If I have information that you would like to have, I'd be > glad to share! For either request email me at: cy_hick@yahoo.com. > Please put the family surname and add the word family behind it so it does > not get filtered out as spam. > > > > Thanks & have a great night! > > > > Tracie McBroom > > Iowa > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! for Good > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

I sent this once and it came back saying user unknown. This is where I was told to send it. I am trying it again. Cleone W. ----- Original Message ----- From: cleone To: _IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 2:34 PM Subject: roll call, looking for Shields, Briner, Binning, McConnell, Bay, Beavers;Campbell, All around Decatur and Wayne County