From "Reflections of Grand River, Iowa 1881 - 1981 p. 12 GRAND RIVER HISTORY Grand River is located about a half mile from the west bank of Grand River, in section 33, in Richland Township, on the Burlington Railroad which was formerly known as the Humeston & Shenandoah Railroad. It is in the heart of a fine agricultural district, inhabited by the most substantial and progresive farmers of Southern Iowa. The soil in this district is very rich. Also, as a trading point, Grand River is of considerable importance. This town was laid out in 1881 by E. C. Perkins for a corporation then known as the Town Lot Company, a company organized for the purpose of laying out towns along the route of the Humeston & Shenandoah Railroad. The first business house was constructed by the firm of Bosworth & Milligan and was known at the Blue Front. It was used continuously as a general sotre until the building was destroyed by fire in the spring of 1905. G.W.Bradshaw started the first store, according to account, and later entered partnership with Mr. Lamb. S. C. Jennings started a general store in 1886. A school building was constructed in the town in 1876 and a union church building in 1881. Other businesses were: Brothers and Fear - general merchandise; Samuel Landis - barber shop; Grand River Lumber Co. - lumber yard; Bay Brothers - grocery store and livery stable; Wm. B. Howard - agricultural implements; A. C. Turner - wagon and blacksmith shop; C. Smith harness shop and coal; Dr. Bone and Cole - drug store; C. W. Stanley - general merchandise; Taylor and Overholtzer - meat market; Kirkendall and Day - wagon and blacksmith shop; Treanor Sisters - millinery shop; Noah Farnstaff - clothing store; Patrick Griffin - postmaster; J. D. Harrow - Valley House Hotel; and Charles Chapman - Chapman Hotel. Some of the first residents of the town were Schuyler Jennings, C. H. Chapman, A. R. Taylor, John Burham, Dr. H. C. Bone, Dr. Landes, W. J. Beck, H. C. Jennings. Several of the above assisted in selecting a name for the new town in its early days. At a public meeting held in 1881, Beulah, Westerville and other names were proposed and rejected in turn. A motion made by C. H. Chapman, later proprietor of the Chapman House, to call the town Grand River prevailed and so the town was named. To Be Continued

Page 1-5 of Decatur Twp. 1885 Iowa State Census are now on the Census page at: _www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu/census.html_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu/census.html) Some things you need to know about Decatur Township in this census: 1. This township was entered onto the census forms very differently then usual. It's sort of in alphabetical order by letter but once you get to the letter (i.e. a, b, c) then it isn't in alphabetical order anymore (i.e. Belomy comes before Bare). 2. The pages were originally two-sided. There is a lot of bleed through from the other side of the page on this part of the microfilm making words very difficult to decipher in some spots as there are two words on top of each other, one forwards and one backwards. 3. This person had atrocious spelling! Just a few examples - Newbraska, Indania, Aurthur. 4. The microfilm is very blurry and couldn't be sharpened any more. I had one of the librarians come and adjust it for me and she couldn't get it any sharper either. So if there are mistakes I apologize ahead of time. You might take more time checking alternate spellings and if something looks really out of place you can email me or try getting the film by interlibrary loan to take a look yourself. Here are the surnames so far: Akers Akes Beck Biddle Buckingham Brenaman Belomy Ball Brown McCalla Lefler Bare Burnett Bishop Cochran Campbell Johnson Clark Covington Stacey Dietiker CC Decatur County IAGenweb Website

Harold Donald McElwee is an older brother of mine. Not only did he serve in the Navy during WWll, but he served over 20 years in the USAF. He died in 1987. Larry McElwee Dodge City ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stacy Smith" <slsmith@grm.net> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 5:37 PM Subject: [IADECATU] Newspaper clippings > This news article didn't have a date, but my grandpa was born in April of > 1929, and he is listed as one of the 18 year olds, so I think it is safe > to assume this was printed in mid to late May or early June of 1947. > > SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATIONS > > The following 18-year-olds registered with the Decatur County local board > during the month of April: > > Wion, Lloyd Calvin, Lamoni. > > Corsbie, John Merlyn, Van Wert. > > Van Pelt, Charles Earl, Leon. > > Lorance, Raymond Ralph, Lamoni. > > Petty, Myron Neil, Garden Grove. > > Logsdon, Gerry Eldon, Van Wert. > > Smith, Joseph Paul, Lamoni. > > McElwee, Harold Donald, Van Wert. > > Jones, Billy Richard, Leon > > Fuller, Jack Harrison, Leon. > > Men discharged from military service who registered, are: > > McConnell, Dean Eldon, Van Wert. > > Wood, Earl Wingston, Weldon. > > Nichols, Glen Walter, Davis City > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > HOSPITAL NEWS > > May 15 in patients: > > Lola Mae Miller, Leon. > > Clara Bain, Leon > > Nellie Holder, Allerton. > > Maudie Rew. Lamoni and baby boy born May 8. > > Jack Tullis, Leon. > > Kenneth Adair, Lineville. > > Nellie Grimm, Grand River. > > Gladys Brooks, Lamoni. > > Darlene Cattell, Leon and baby boy born May 10. > > Dorothy Price, Van Wert, and baby girl born May 10. > > Nola Dawson, Davis Lity (sic) > > Katheryn Baker, Hummeston, and baby girl born May 11. > > Marian Sattizahn, Grand River, and baby boy born May 11. > > Tacy Karns, Leon > > Neotha Bagley, Pleasanton, and baby boy born May 13. > > Evelyn Owens, Leon and baby boy born May 13. > > John Petis, Van Wert. > > Grace Brown, Lamoni. > > Loreen Reed, Grand River, and baby girl born May 14 > > > > > (searching for the surnames: Green, McLaughlin, Wion, Jones, White, > Truitt, Newberry, ?McCoy? and Stephen(s) that came to Decatur county, IA, > AND > Stone, Elkins, Ward, Johnston/Johnson, Bowen, Gillespie, Coots, Shain, > Polley, Clevenger, Hook, Bridges, Moore and Smith that were in Harrison > County, MO) > > > > ==== 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 > >

Stacey, After a little research, I was able to identify Wion, Lloyd Calvin,abt 1928. His father was Wion, Albert, May 1899. Albert's father was Wion, John William b.1850. Albert is a son from a second marriage to Melvina Cook. My Grandmother Wion, Nancy E b 1878 was a daughter of John W.Wion and his first wife Elizabeth Osborn b.1848. My records indicate that Lloyd Wion died 4 May 1999 and is burried in the Glendale Cemetary in Des Moines. How does your linage fit into this? Paul Craft Dillon, Montana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stacy Smith" <slsmith@grm.net> To: "Paul & Jan Craft" <plcraftmt@bmt.net> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 5:19 AM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Newspaper clippings > Hi Paul, when I typed up the part about Lloyd, I was thinking about you. I > was going to ask you if he was any relation. > I wonder...since he was/is the same age as my Grandpa, (and Grandma's > grandma was a wion...) maybe he would know how Lloyd fit into the Wion > tree. > Stacy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul & Jan Craft" <plcraftmt@bmt.net> > To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 4:08 AM > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Newspaper clippings > > > > Can anyone tell me about lloyd Calvin Wion? > > > > Paul Craft > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Stacy Smith" <slsmith@grm.net> > > To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 4:37 PM > > Subject: [IADECATU] Newspaper clippings > > > > > > > This news article didn't have a date, but my grandpa was born in April > of > > 1929, and he is listed as one of the 18 year olds, so I think it is safe > to > > assume this was printed in mid to late May or early June of 1947. > > > > > > SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATIONS > > > > > > The following 18-year-olds registered with the Decatur County local > board > > during the month of April: > > > > > > Wion, Lloyd Calvin, Lamoni. > > > > > > Corsbie, John Merlyn, Van Wert. > > > > > > Van Pelt, Charles Earl, Leon. > > > > > > Lorance, Raymond Ralph, Lamoni. > > > > > > Petty, Myron Neil, Garden Grove. > > > > > > Logsdon, Gerry Eldon, Van Wert. > > > > > > Smith, Joseph Paul, Lamoni. > > > > > > McElwee, Harold Donald, Van Wert. > > > > > > Jones, Billy Richard, Leon > > > > > > Fuller, Jack Harrison, Leon. > > > > > > Men discharged from military service who registered, are: > > > > > > McConnell, Dean Eldon, Van Wert. > > > > > > Wood, Earl Wingston, Weldon. > > > > > > Nichols, Glen Walter, Davis City > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > HOSPITAL NEWS > > > > > > May 15 in patients: > > > > > > Lola Mae Miller, Leon. > > > > > > Clara Bain, Leon > > > > > > Nellie Holder, Allerton. > > > > > > Maudie Rew. Lamoni and baby boy born May 8. > > > > > > Jack Tullis, Leon. > > > > > > Kenneth Adair, Lineville. > > > > > > Nellie Grimm, Grand River. > > > > > > Gladys Brooks, Lamoni. > > > > > > Darlene Cattell, Leon and baby boy born May 10. > > > > > > Dorothy Price, Van Wert, and baby girl born May 10. > > > > > > Nola Dawson, Davis Lity (sic) > > > > > > Katheryn Baker, Hummeston, and baby girl born May 11. > > > > > > Marian Sattizahn, Grand River, and baby boy born May 11. > > > > > > Tacy Karns, Leon > > > > > > Neotha Bagley, Pleasanton, and baby boy born May 13. > > > > > > Evelyn Owens, Leon and baby boy born May 13. > > > > > > John Petis, Van Wert. > > > > > > Grace Brown, Lamoni. > > > > > > Loreen Reed, Grand River, and baby girl born May 14 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (searching for the surnames: Green, McLaughlin, Wion, Jones, White, > > Truitt, Newberry, ?McCoy? and Stephen(s) that came to Decatur county, IA, > > AND > > > Stone, Elkins, Ward, Johnston/Johnson, Bowen, Gillespie, Coots, Shain, > > Polley, Clevenger, Hook, Bridges, Moore and Smith that were in Harrison > > County, MO) > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > >

Can anyone tell me about lloyd Calvin Wion? Paul Craft ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stacy Smith" <slsmith@grm.net> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 4:37 PM Subject: [IADECATU] Newspaper clippings > This news article didn't have a date, but my grandpa was born in April of 1929, and he is listed as one of the 18 year olds, so I think it is safe to assume this was printed in mid to late May or early June of 1947. > > SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATIONS > > The following 18-year-olds registered with the Decatur County local board during the month of April: > > Wion, Lloyd Calvin, Lamoni. > > Corsbie, John Merlyn, Van Wert. > > Van Pelt, Charles Earl, Leon. > > Lorance, Raymond Ralph, Lamoni. > > Petty, Myron Neil, Garden Grove. > > Logsdon, Gerry Eldon, Van Wert. > > Smith, Joseph Paul, Lamoni. > > McElwee, Harold Donald, Van Wert. > > Jones, Billy Richard, Leon > > Fuller, Jack Harrison, Leon. > > Men discharged from military service who registered, are: > > McConnell, Dean Eldon, Van Wert. > > Wood, Earl Wingston, Weldon. > > Nichols, Glen Walter, Davis City > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > HOSPITAL NEWS > > May 15 in patients: > > Lola Mae Miller, Leon. > > Clara Bain, Leon > > Nellie Holder, Allerton. > > Maudie Rew. Lamoni and baby boy born May 8. > > Jack Tullis, Leon. > > Kenneth Adair, Lineville. > > Nellie Grimm, Grand River. > > Gladys Brooks, Lamoni. > > Darlene Cattell, Leon and baby boy born May 10. > > Dorothy Price, Van Wert, and baby girl born May 10. > > Nola Dawson, Davis Lity (sic) > > Katheryn Baker, Hummeston, and baby girl born May 11. > > Marian Sattizahn, Grand River, and baby boy born May 11. > > Tacy Karns, Leon > > Neotha Bagley, Pleasanton, and baby boy born May 13. > > Evelyn Owens, Leon and baby boy born May 13. > > John Petis, Van Wert. > > Grace Brown, Lamoni. > > Loreen Reed, Grand River, and baby girl born May 14 > > > > > (searching for the surnames: Green, McLaughlin, Wion, Jones, White, Truitt, Newberry, ?McCoy? and Stephen(s) that came to Decatur county, IA, AND > Stone, Elkins, Ward, Johnston/Johnson, Bowen, Gillespie, Coots, Shain, Polley, Clevenger, Hook, Bridges, Moore and Smith that were in Harrison County, MO) > > > > ==== 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 >

Dorothy Price, Van Wert, and baby girl born May 10. -- My baby sister, Linda --- and since she will turn 60 next May, I'd "guess" the date would be Mid- May 1946. Thanks Stacy! > [Original Message] > From: Stacy Smith <slsmith@grm.net> > To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 8/3/2005 3:36:50 PM > Subject: [IADECATU] Newspaper clippings > > This news article didn't have a date, but my grandpa was born in April of 1929, and he is listed as one of the 18 year olds, so I think it is safe to assume this was printed in mid to late May or early June of 1947. > > SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATIONS > > The following 18-year-olds registered with the Decatur County local board during the month of April: > > Wion, Lloyd Calvin, Lamoni. > > Corsbie, John Merlyn, Van Wert. > > Van Pelt, Charles Earl, Leon. > > Lorance, Raymond Ralph, Lamoni. > > Petty, Myron Neil, Garden Grove. > > Logsdon, Gerry Eldon, Van Wert. > > Smith, Joseph Paul, Lamoni. > > McElwee, Harold Donald, Van Wert. > > Jones, Billy Richard, Leon > > Fuller, Jack Harrison, Leon. > > Men discharged from military service who registered, are: > > McConnell, Dean Eldon, Van Wert. > > Wood, Earl Wingston, Weldon. > > Nichols, Glen Walter, Davis City > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > HOSPITAL NEWS > > May 15 in patients: > > Lola Mae Miller, Leon. > > Clara Bain, Leon > > Nellie Holder, Allerton. > > Maudie Rew. Lamoni and baby boy born May 8. > > Jack Tullis, Leon. > > Kenneth Adair, Lineville. > > Nellie Grimm, Grand River. > > Gladys Brooks, Lamoni. > > Darlene Cattell, Leon and baby boy born May 10. > > Dorothy Price, Van Wert, and baby girl born May 10. > > Nola Dawson, Davis Lity (sic) > > Katheryn Baker, Hummeston, and baby girl born May 11. > > Marian Sattizahn, Grand River, and baby boy born May 11. > > Tacy Karns, Leon > > Neotha Bagley, Pleasanton, and baby boy born May 13. > > Evelyn Owens, Leon and baby boy born May 13. > > John Petis, Van Wert. > > Grace Brown, Lamoni. > > Loreen Reed, Grand River, and baby girl born May 14 > > > > > (searching for the surnames: Green, McLaughlin, Wion, Jones, White, Truitt, Newberry, ?McCoy? and Stephen(s) that came to Decatur county, IA, AND > Stone, Elkins, Ward, Johnston/Johnson, Bowen, Gillespie, Coots, Shain, Polley, Clevenger, Hook, Bridges, Moore and Smith that were in Harrison County, MO) > > > > ==== 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 Sherry Balow balowmsg@earthlink.net "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James A. Baldwin

From: Shelley & Tomas Cardiel Date: 08/02/05 00:43:37 To: IAPOLK-L@rootsweb.com Subject: SEIBERLING Family Autograph Album I've "rescued" an old autograph album which belonged to Sadie SEIBERLING of Mitchellville, Iowa. The album includes entries by both family and friends beginning in 1884 and ending in 1889. Entries included in the album are as follows: Autograph Album belonging to Miss Sadie SEIBERLING of Mitchellville, Iowa Family: * Althea SEIBERLING "Sister", 29 Jan 1885, Mitchellville, IA * Clara SEIBERLING "Sister", 29 Jan 1885, Mitchellville, IA Friends: * Blanche WHEELER, 31 Dec 1884 * Lulu WHEELER, 31 Dec 1884 * Mary SELLERS, 31 Dec 1884 * Mrs. Clara E. WAY, 4 Mar 1885, Mitchellville, IA * Cella LEE, 8 June 1887, Altoona, IA * Eva CRAWFORD, 6 Feb 1889, Mitchellville, IA * Ada COTTRELL, 31 Dec 1884, Mitchellville, IA * Cora GRIMSTEAD, 7 June 1887, Mitchellville, IA * Ola ROOKER, 31 Dec 1884 * Louie SELLERS * I. J. WOODS, 20 Jan 1886 * Chellie COTTRELL, 6 June 1887 * Hattie DELONG, 14 Jan 1885, Mitchellville, IA * Mattie SELLERS, Apple Grove * Edith MILLER, 3 Jan 1886 * Bertha WHEELER, 6 June 1887 * Olive PERDUE, 22 Apr 1885, Altoona, IA * Guy LEE, 6 Feb 1889, Mitchellville, IA * Amy ROOKER, 24 Jan 1886 Based on limited research, I believe that Sadie is actually Sarah Catherine SEIBERLING b. 12 May 1875 the daughter of Charles SEIBERLING and Jerusha Catherine BETZ who were all living in Beaver, IA during the 1880 census. Charles was age 35, born in OH to PA born parents, a Farmer who along with his wife, Jerusha C. age 32, born in OH to OH born parents were living with six children during 1880. The children included, John G. age 13, Clara M. age 8, Alta L. age 7, Sarah C. age 5, Harry G. age 2, and Etta May age 1 year, all born in IA. Also living in the household was Ida SEIBERLING age 22, born in OH to PA born parents; no relationship noted however, I'm wondering if she might be a sister to Charles. Sarah Catherine or "Sadie" married Albert SCHMIDT in 1871 and died 6 July 1938 in Summit County, OH. Her sister Althea Laura SEIBERLING was born 15 Nov 1873 at Mitchellville, IA and died 2 Dec 1956 in Des Moines, IA. Althea married Milan J. HIBBS on the 29th of June 1892 in Mitchellville, IA. Their sister Clara Maude SEIBERLING also born in Mitchellville, IA in June 1871, married Albert Bertus CRAIG on the 7th of Feb 1894 in Mitchellville, IA and died 27 Oct 1951 in Mitchellville, IA. I'm hoping to locate someone from this family so that this wonderful old treasure can be returned to its rightful place with family. If you are a member of this family, or know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

Thanks, Stacey! I only know of one family of my ancestors who came over to America this late. They were my Great-Great Grandparents on my Mother's side - Richard Roberts and Nancy (Berryman) came over from Wales and Ireland about the same time. He landed in Cincinnati and she, along with her brothers, were in New York. When the brothers had saved enough money, they moved to McLean County, Illinois where they bought land and Nancy married Richard in 1860. Right after my Grandpa, Thomas Roberts, was born, they migrated to Decatur County where he ran the mill on Grand River. I had found them in the Famine Immigrants series of books but it's still exciting to see them on the internet and this way I can check on the others in the family. Nancy was only 15 when she came to America with her brothers. That must have been scary and her brothers were only in their early 20's. She had a sister who was 3 years older so I'll check to see when she came over. Our lives are so easy compared to these folks. Anybody else find their people in the Castle Garden database? Thanks again, Stacey! Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <Momdit@aol.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:27 PM Subject: [IADECATU] Castle Garden Now Online >I received this on another Iowa list. Thought I would pass it along. > > Hello All, > The Castle Garden Database is now online. You can presently search New > York passenger arrivals from 1830-1892... > > http://www.castlegarden.org/ > > Good luck with your searches.

I received this on another Iowa list. Thought I would pass it along. Hello All, The Castle Garden Database is now online. You can presently search New York passenger arrivals from 1830-1892... http://www.castlegarden.org/ Good luck with your searches.

Resending so the 1870 census is formatted. Sorry, marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: marie sellers hollinger [mailto:mari@netins.net] Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 4:19 PM To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [IADECATU] ROSS 1850 SANDY and STACY and all. Thanks for the civil war info and yes, this would be a good file to order for additional family info. I am going to send what I have here , as this is my cousins family and I really feel I shouldn't be in here, but, to get things straight. But, no documents on some info. Hope it helps. marie, iowa I believe his sister Elizabeth Ross born ca 1841 Pa married WM MARTIN and their kids = SAMUEL born ca 1862 HANNAH born ca 1863 1850 MAHASKA CO, IA FRANCIS ROSS 38 PA, PAGE 163 MARGARET 29 PA GEORGE M. 19 PA CATHERINE J. 17 PA MARGARET 15 PA THOMAS 13 PA JACOB 11 PA ELIZABETH 9 PA (ca 1841) ISAIAH 4 PA WM 2 IA MARGARET 1 IA 1860 DECATUR CO, IA, Francis Ross Long Creek, Decatur, IA 49 1810 Pennsylvania Male Margaret Ross Long Creek, Decatur, IA 48 1811 Pennsylvania Female Jacob Ross Long Creek, Decatur, IA 18 1841 Pennsylvania Male Isaiah Ross Long Creek, Decatur, IA 16 1843 Pennsylvania Male 1860 DEC CO, IA, DEC TWN WM MARTIN 23 IN, (ca1837) MARRIED WITHIN THE YEAR (he died ca 1863) ELIZABETH 17 IA (ca 1843) no kids = WM MARTIN died about 1863 and she remarried WM BLUNT 1870 DEC CO, IA, LONG CREEK THOMAS ROSS 59 PA (is this Francis Thomas?) MARGARET 50/60 PA ISAH 24M PA SAMUEL MARTIN 10 IA (is this a duplicate or other grand kids? HANNAH J. MARTIN 8 IA 1870 DEC CO, IA, DEC TWN, PAGE 252 WM BLUNT 19 IN (he died 1878) ELIZABETH 23 PA JANE MARTIN 7 IA (ca1863) SAMUEL MARTIN 8 IA 1880 Census Place: Long Creek, Decatur, Iowa Source: FHL Film 1254336 National Archives Film T9-0336 Page 181C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Darwin COOK Self M M W 42 NY Occ: Farmer Fa: --- Mo: --- Elizabeth COOK Wife F M W 34 PA (ca 1846) Occ: Keeping House Fa: PA Mo: --- (when she died in 1923 she had a dau JANE SMITH) Samuel MARTIN SSon M S W 19 IA (ca 1861) Occ: Farmer Fa: IN Mo: PA Iaac BLUNT SSon M S W 8 IA Fa: IL Mo: PA Robert F. BLUNT SSon M S W 6 IA Fa: IL Mo: PA James M. BLUNT SSon M S W 4 IA Fa: IL Mo: PA ============== 1880 Census Place: Richland, Decatur, Iowa Source: FHL Film 1254336 National Archives Film T9-0336 Page 350A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Perry GREEN Self M M W 24 IA (he died ca 1921) Occ: Farmer Fa: KY Mo: IN Jane GREEN Wife F M W 17 IA (she married bef 1923 to G.W.Smith, but buried as a Green?msh) Fa: --- Mo: --- D. M. GREEN Dau F S W 1 IA Fa: IA Mo: IA ==== 1880 Francis ROSS Long Creek, Decatur, IA <1813> Pennsylvania Self ,WD, both parents PA next John BLUNT Self M Male W 24 IN Farmer IN OH Martha A. BLUNT Wife M Female W 19 IA Keeping House IN IN John R. BLUNT Son S Male W 5M IA IN IA James BLUNT Brother S Male W 20 MO Laborer IN OH = -----Original Message----- From: Sandy Wunder [mailto:swunder@bresnan.net] Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 11:18 AM To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IADECATU] ROSS 1850 Hi again Stacy & all, Thomas and Margaret ROSS are in Mahaska Co., Iowa in 1850. The guess about the name Isaiah was correct--he's 4. If the supposition is correct that they may be the grandparents of Hannah Jane Ross you are seeking, the one of their sons was probably her father--perhaps killed in or he died as a result of injuries in the Civil War? The sons in the household in 1850 are: George W. age 19, Thomas 13 and Jacob 11. Any of these would have been old enough to father a child by 1862 or so. In the Civil War Pension collection on Ancestry.com there is a pension file claim against the service of a Thomas Ross Jr. by father Thomas Ross Sr., guardian. The younger Thomas served in the 29th Iowa Infantry, Company G. The pension was filed for on May 1, 1882. Of course you can get that file to get the details of the children's ages, marriage date, wife's name, etc. Looks pretty likely that the Thomas Jr. is probably the father of your Hannah Jane. For what it's all worth! Sandy ==== 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 ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429

SANDY and STACY and all. Thanks for the civil war info and yes, this would be a good file to order for additional family info. I am going to send what I have here , as this is my cousins family and I really feel I shouldn't be in here, but, to get things straight. But, no documents on some info. Hope it helps. marie, iowa I believe his sister Elizabeth Ross born ca 1841 Pa married WM MARTIN and their kids = SAMUEL born ca 1862 HANNAH born ca 1863 1850 MAHASKA CO, IA FRANCIS ROSS 38 PA, PAGE 163 MARGARET 29 PA GEORGE M. 19 PA CATHERINE J. 17 PA MARGARET 15 PA THOMAS 13 PA JACOB 11 PA ELIZABETH 9 PA (ca 1841) ISAIAH 4 PA WM 2 IA MARGARET 1 IA 1860 DECATUR CO, IA, Francis Ross Long Creek, Decatur, IA 49 1810 Pennsylvania Male Margaret Ross Long Creek, Decatur, IA 48 1811 Pennsylvania Female Jacob Ross Long Creek, Decatur, IA 18 1841 Pennsylvania Male Isaiah Ross Long Creek, Decatur, IA 16 1843 Pennsylvania Male 1860 DEC CO, IA, DEC TWN WM MARTIN 23 IN, (ca1837) MARRIED WITHIN THE YEAR (he died ca 1863) ELIZABETH 17 IA (ca 1843) no kids = WM MARTIN died about 1863 and she remarried WM BLUNT 1870 DEC CO, IA, LONG CREEK THOMAS ROSS 59 PA (is this Francis Thomas?) MARGARET 50/60 PA ISAH 24M PA SAMUEL MARTIN 10 IA (is this a duplicate or other grand kids? HANNAH J. MARTIN 8 IA === 1870 DEC CO, IA, DEC TWN, PAGE 252 WM BLUNT 19 IN (he died 1878) ELIZABETH 23 PA JANE MARTIN 7 IA (ca1863) SAMUEL MARTIN 8 IA 1880 Census Place: Long Creek, Decatur, Iowa Source: FHL Film 1254336 National Archives Film T9-0336 Page 181C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Darwin COOK Self M M W 42 NY Occ: Farmer Fa: --- Mo: --- Elizabeth COOK Wife F M W 34 PA (ca 1846) Occ: Keeping House Fa: PA Mo: --- (when she died in 1923 she had a dau JANE SMITH) Samuel MARTIN SSon M S W 19 IA (ca 1861) Occ: Farmer Fa: IN Mo: PA Iaac BLUNT SSon M S W 8 IA Fa: IL Mo: PA Robert F. BLUNT SSon M S W 6 IA Fa: IL Mo: PA James M. BLUNT SSon M S W 4 IA Fa: IL Mo: PA ============== 1880 Census Place: Richland, Decatur, Iowa Source: FHL Film 1254336 National Archives Film T9-0336 Page 350A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Perry GREEN Self M M W 24 IA (he died ca 1921) Occ: Farmer Fa: KY Mo: IN Jane GREEN Wife F M W 17 IA (she married bef 1923 to G.W.Smith, but buried as a Green?msh) Fa: --- Mo: --- D. M. GREEN Dau F S W 1 IA Fa: IA Mo: IA ==== 1880 Francis ROSS Long Creek, Decatur, IA <1813> Pennsylvania Self ,WD, both parents PA next John BLUNT Self M Male W 24 IN Farmer IN OH Martha A. BLUNT Wife M Female W 19 IA Keeping House IN IN John R. BLUNT Son S Male W 5M IA IN IA James BLUNT Brother S Male W 20 MO Laborer IN OH = -----Original Message----- From: Sandy Wunder [mailto:swunder@bresnan.net] Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 11:18 AM To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IADECATU] ROSS 1850 Hi again Stacy & all, Thomas and Margaret ROSS are in Mahaska Co., Iowa in 1850. The guess about the name Isaiah was correct--he's 4. If the supposition is correct that they may be the grandparents of Hannah Jane Ross you are seeking, the one of their sons was probably her father--perhaps killed in or he died as a result of injuries in the Civil War? The sons in the household in 1850 are: George W. age 19, Thomas 13 and Jacob 11. Any of these would have been old enough to father a child by 1862 or so. In the Civil War Pension collection on Ancestry.com there is a pension file claim against the service of a Thomas Ross Jr. by father Thomas Ross Sr., guardian. The younger Thomas served in the 29th Iowa Infantry, Company G. The pension was filed for on May 1, 1882. Of course you can get that file to get the details of the children's ages, marriage date, wife's name, etc. Looks pretty likely that the Thomas Jr. is probably the father of your Hannah Jane. For what it's all worth! Sandy ==== 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

Hi again Stacy & all, Thomas and Margaret ROSS are in Mahaska Co., Iowa in 1850. The guess about the name Isaiah was correct--he's 4. If the supposition is correct that they may be the grandparents of Hannah Jane Ross you are seeking, the one of their sons was probably her father--perhaps killed in or he died as a result of injuries in the Civil War? The sons in the household in 1850 are: George W. age 19, Thomas 13 and Jacob 11. Any of these would have been old enough to father a child by 1862 or so. In the Civil War Pension collection on Ancestry.com there is a pension file claim against the service of a Thomas Ross Jr. by father Thomas Ross Sr., guardian. The younger Thomas served in the 29th Iowa Infantry, Company G. The pension was filed for on May 1, 1882. Of course you can get that file to get the details of the children's ages, marriage date, wife's name, etc. Looks pretty likely that the Thomas Jr. is probably the father of your Hannah Jane. For what it's all worth! Sandy

Hi Stacy, You may already have rec'd this info since I get the list in digest form so am always lagging a little behind... :-) Think part of the problem is that she gives a different birth year than 1855 in the censuses. In the 1880 census Perry is 24, she is 17 (b ca 1862), listed as Jane, and there is a female child "D.M." age 1. They are in Richland Twp., Decatur Co. In the 1885 Iowa census they are in Long Creek Twp. and she gives her age as 22, so b ca 1862-3. In 1900 they are in Grand River Twp. and it gives her birth year as Aug 1861. Says she is Hannah Jane, the mother of 10, 10 living. Both censuses give her birthplace as Iowa and in 1900 it says both of her parents were born in Iowa. Children at home in 1900 are: Cecelia, Noah, Mary E., Grace and Willard. In the same household are an Albert Kelly age 26, wife Dalie M. age 20 (prob the dau D.M. listed in 1880), and grandson Elbe age 2. In going back to 1870, I finally found a Hannah J. Ross age 8--in Long Creek Twp. Head of household is Thomas Ross age 59 (prob her grandfather?), wife Margaret 60 (both b PA), "Isah" 24 (male--perhaps Isaiah?) b PA, Martin Samuel 10 b IA and Hannah J. 8 b IA. At least this will give you some clues to follow. Sandy in Cheyenne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stacy Smith" <slsmith@grm.net> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 5:36 AM Subject: Ross Surname > Is anyone working on the Ross surname? > If so, > Would you happen to know anything about a Hannah Jane Ross, born Aug. 3, > 1855. I know she married Perry Commadore Green (who died in 1921). > Hannah may have remarried a Mr. Martin after Perry's death. I am unsure > where Hannah was born, or who her sibblings or parents were. She passed > away Oct 20, 1930. She is buried in Elk Cemetery, Decatur County, Iowa. > Would you happen to have any information on her? I would love to know > more about her. > Thank you for your time. > Stacy > > > (searching for the surnames: Green, McLaughlin, Ross, Wion, Jones, White, > Truitt, Newberry, ?McCoy? and Stephen(s) that came to Decatur county, IA, > AND > Stone, Elkins, Ward, Johnston/Johnson, Bowen, Gillespie, Coots, Shain, > Polley, Clevenger, Hook, Bridges, Moore and Smith that were in Harrison > County, MO)

STACY, this isn't my direct family, just my notes. I show Her last marriage with no kids was to my cousins SMITH family and my cousin may Not be active now? BLOOMINGTON TWN, DEC CO, IA Thought HANNAH was a MARTIN married a GREEN and had kids and married a SMITH after 1922.= no kids BUT, he (SMITH) had a child married a GREEN?=memory (earlier generation) And her mother was a ROSS/MARTIN/SMITH/COOK with a daughter JANIE SMITH in 1923 when Mother died Most of this info on Dec Co, Ia web page. IF you connect it all together. IF my notes are NOT correct, PLEASE email me mari@netins.net Till we get this straight. I believe we are related in other lines also. WHO do you connect to? GREEN child? ( I know I have this somewhere!, msh) I only have a few documents/census on Martins and ROSS families, but, we could check more census? HER mother remarried , so listed diff names? I really do Not have time to Search right now, but, will save any info you send and check out slowly. marie, iowa mari@netins.net -----Original Message----- From: Stacy Smith [mailto:slsmith@grm.net] Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 6:36 AM To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IADECATU] Ross Surname Is anyone working on the Ross surname? If so, Would you happen to know anything about a Hannah Jane Ross, born Aug. 3, 1855. I know she married Perry Commadore Green (who died in 1921). Hannah may have remarried a Mr. Martin after Perry's death. I am unsure where Hannah was born, or who her sibblings or parents were. She passed away Oct 20, 1930. She is buried in Elk Cemetery, Decatur County, Iowa. Would you happen to have any information on her? I would love to know more about her. Thank you for your time. Stacy (searching for the surnames: Green, McLaughlin, Ross, Wion, Jones, White, Truitt, Newberry, ?McCoy? and Stephen(s) that came to Decatur county, IA, AND Stone, Elkins, Ward, Johnston/Johnson, Bowen, Gillespie, Coots, Shain, Polley, Clevenger, Hook, Bridges, Moore and Smith that were in Harrison County, MO) ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

found in grandmother West's scrapbook Barry West Mrs. Myrtle Carson, elderly Cainsville woman and the widow of Henry Carson, former Albany man, was fatally burned Wednesday when her clothing ignited as she attempted to rekindle a stove fire, says the Bethany Republican Clipper. The accident occurred in the morning, and Mrs. Carson died about 8 o'clock that night. Mrs. Carson had a room at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Bain, where Richard Clegg had stopped that morning to build a fire for Mrs. Carson. The fire did not grow as it was expected, and Mrs. Carson stuffed some papers into the stove to renew it. Flames spread from these papers, which protruded from the stove door, and set fire to her clothing. Apparently with idea of smothering the flames Mrs. Carson leaped into her bed but the bedding also ignited. When Mr. and Mrs. Bain responded to Mrs. Carson's cries, her clothing was almost burned away. Mr. and Mrs. Carson lived at Albany for many years, but two or three years ago she moved from there to Cainsville, where she had relatives and where she believed she could receive better cars. Mrs. Carson body was taken to Albany for funeral services and burial.

Part 2 News from other towns In a temperature of 37 degrees below zero more than a week ago near Woolstock, Iowa, both legs of "Tokey" Walker, Pattonsburg young man who was employed a year ago in Bethany at Curlely's bakery, were badly frozen and acquaintances here have heard that one or both of them may have to be amputated, says the Bethany Republican Clipper. Walker worked in the Bethany bakery for several weeks as a bread wrapper. For some time he has been working with truckmen hauling corn from northern Iowa, and the night his legs were frozen he was with Earl Mode of Pattonsburg. Drifts of snow were heavy there about Woolstock, which is about fifty miles north of Ames, and when the Mode truck became stalled in the snow, Walker, who was not hevily clad, waded about for some time in the snow which came almost to his waist. Truckmen friends here have heard that he was not taken to a hospital until after his return to Missouri. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire which began in the Evert Tilley garage Saturday night about 8:30 o'clock spread in the subzero weather when the fire hose and a waater plug were found to be frozen, and at the end had burned the Tilly automobile, the garage, many tools, a coal shed, a smokehouse, a considerable quantity of stacked lumber, and about half a ton of coal, says the Bethany Republican-Clipper. There was fire insurance on the automobile, which was a 1935 Chevrolet sedan, but no insurance on the other property burned. No water was thrown by the fire company, members of which said several sections of hose were found to be frozen. One fire plug near which there had been a leak also appeared to be frozen, it was said by the Tilley family. The fire apparently was caused by heat fromit, which struck and ignited paper with which the garage was lined. Evert Tilley had started the car, then had gone back into the huse fro Mrs. Tilley, leaving the motor running. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Pane-full" cold took its toll in plate glass yesterday morning when it is supposed to have caused the large plate glass window in Dunham's cafe to crack and the glass in the door at the A. & P. store to fall out of the door frame, says the Harrison County Times. Jess Dunham was sitting in the cafe about 8:30 yesterday morning when he heard a report which sounded like someone had fired a gun at the front of the cafe. He looked at the window and saw that it had cracked from side to side. It was insured. Replacing the glass costs about $85 exclusive of the salvage value of the old glass. Mr. McCormick, manager of the A. & P.., said one of the clerks built up the fire in the store early in the morning and started to leave the store. When he closed the door, the glass fell out. One corner of the large window at the Hamilton hardware in cracked, the damage occuring sometime Monday or Tuesday. Employees at the store said they thought at first a pebble thrown from the wheel of a passing car night have cracked the glass. In view of what the cold had done to other windows, they later decided the change in temperature might have been responsible for the damage.

found in grandmother West's scrapbook Barry West Mrs. Sant Burchett of Grand River Dies at Osceola Mrs. Sant Burchett, 45, of Grand River died at a hospital in Osceola Friday. Due to the snowblocked roads at Grand River, funeral arrangements have not been made.

New on the Decatur County, Iowa Website today. Enjoy! Stacey Dietiker, County Coordinator, Decatur County, Iowa IAGenweb Project Website www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu On the What's New Page (_www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu/whatsnew.html_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu/whatsnew.html) ) two new bios from Christy Jay, additions to several of the surnames lists, and pages 31 - 46 of the 1885 Iowa State Census for Leon, Decatur County, Iowa. This concludes the town of Leon. Surnames included in this batch of census pages include: Abernathy Adair Albaugh Allen Atley Babcock Baldwin Bigby Blair Bobbitt Bradfield Brand Bright Brooks Brown Bullard Burns Caldwell Canada Carr Chastain Clark Clifton Close Coffin Cohen Cook Corona Covington Daugherty Derrickson Dilsaver Elliot Few Fields Fishburn Fisher Forey French Gardner Gassett Gilbert Girdner Gobble Goode Green Haldeman Hamilton Harrow Haskett Hebener Hildreth Hines Hoffman Hogle Hollinger Honnold Hughes Jarvis Ketcham Kirkpatrick Knapp Lefollet Lorey Loving Martin Mayberry Mayson McCollar McConn McFarland McGeorge McGrew Merrill Mills Moore Noble Norman Nustein Pagan Parsons Platter Robb Robberts Robbertson Robinson Sales Scott Smith Staley Stookey Streit Sullivan Swearingen Sylvester Talbert Tharp Thurman Vogt Vowel Ward Weaver Woodard Young Youngkir

I'm sorry I don't know. Perhaps this should be sent to the list. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: Ggma98@aol.com To: jackie2@ruraltel.net Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 10:43 PM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] A COLLECTION of RECOLLECTIONS by LaNelle Cartwright Buckingham Does anyone know who J.D. Brown was related to? Would he have a connection with the Pace's or Crouse's in Decatur Co. Did a child of his play the violin?

The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, June 24, 1909 Ten or more years ago MRS. A.B. GOOKIN, of this city, and the MISSES CARRIE and BESSIE JUDD, of Garden Grove, attended school together. Later the MISSES JUDD went to the Philippine Islands, where they engaged in teaching. MISS CARRIE JUDD was married to a MR. BRIGGS, who also was engaged in school work on the islands. Three children were born to them, one little girl, now being seven years old and twin daughters, eight months of age. Soon after the twins were born MRS. BRIGGS died, and on Saturday, the sister arrived in Chariton, and were guests at the GOOKIN home, on their way to the old home at Garden Grove, where the children will be put in the care of the grandparents, MR. BRIGGS expecting to return to the states in the fall. This is a most pathetic passage in every day life and only illustrates the hazards that are encountered by those who reach out beyond their own environs. --------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert July 25, 2005 iggy29@rnetinc.net