My father(Roe Poush)'s car was in the shop that burned. It was the only car in the building. - Ed Poush

I am trying to verify the burial place of my grandmother, Bessie Moren BAKER Hinebaugh, who died in 1961. She was a widow of (1)Robert C. Baker and (2) Pearl L. Hinebaugh. I have a picture of her headstone that was taken in the Van Wert Cemetery. The list of names for the Richland (Grand River) Cemetery has her name. I know that Robert is buried (1927) in Richland Cem. and Pearl is buried (1958) at High Point. Is there anyone who can tell me how to go about investigating this? Thank you. Gwendolyn Baker Melton _pengwen1@charter.net_ (mailto:pengwen1@charter.net)

Thanks so much for the link to the video. Stacey

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Poush" <epoush@mayflowerhomes.com> To: "Janice Lund" <genhelp@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 9:58 AM Subject: RE: [IADECATU] Ed Poush re: fire in Leon My posting may be inaccurate as I was going by what my mother told me. For some reason, my computer won't recognize the list's e-mail address. If you would forward this on to the list it would be appreciated. Thanks - Ed

I would like pictures of the fire. Thank you Brenda Webb

I heard Kathy Hamilton's PT Cruiser was also in the garage next door but she got her old dog, Wrinkles, out to safety and that meant a lot to her. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <Momdit@aol.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 7:57 AM Subject: [IADECATU] From Ed Poush re: fire in Leon > My father(Roe Poush)'s car was in the > shop that burned. It was the only car in the building. - Ed Poush > > > > > ==== 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 > >

Thanks for the link to video of Leon fire, worth checking out this site. Have book marked now to keep up on Iowa news. Terrie

Please send me The the Two pictures of the Street after the fire too, when you them;. Thanks Pauline Icollmugs@aol.com

Please send me a picture of the fire too when you get one. Thanks Rhonda Stammer -----Original Message----- From: Rthb532@cs.com [mailto:Rthb532@cs.com] Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 9:24 PM To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IADECATU] Leon fire Pictures I would also like to see the pictures of the fire. Thank you., Ruth ==== 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

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I would also like to see the pictures of the fire. Thank you., Ruth

----- Original Message ----- From: Gwendolyn Melton To: iadecatu-l-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 5:06 PM Subject: BAKER Bessie Moren Baker Hinebaugh I am trying to verify the burial place of my grandmother, Bessie Moren BAKER Hinebaugh, who died in 1961. She was a widow of (1)Robert C. Baker and (2) Pearl L. Hinebaugh. I have a picture of her headstone that was taken in the Van Wert Cemetery. The list of names for the Richland (Grand River) Cemetery has her name. I know that Robert is buried (1927) in Richland Cem. and Pearl is buried (1958) at High Point. Is there anyone who can tell me how to go about investigating this? Thank you. Gwendolyn Baker Melton

Hello, Is there anyone on the list that is connected to this Leslie Watt? Thanks, Deborah Osceola Democrat March 5, 1908 After 4 boys had battled against floating ice in a boat in the river at Marshalltown they were hit by a floe and one of the lads drowned. The other 3 had a narrow escape. Leslie Watt, aged 14, was drowned within sight of his companions who were powerless to save him. The body was recovered a quarter mile below where the capsizing of the boat threw the lads into the river.

I assume you are talking about the recent fire in Leon? Go to www.theiowachannel.com and scroll down to KCCI video, and then click on the video entitled "Woman Loses Business in Fire." You will find the news vide of the fire there. Hope this helps anyone who is looking for news. Rstammer -----Original Message----- From: irma [mailto:overwi@lisco.com] Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 6:25 PM To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IADECATU] re: Leon Fire Picture I would like a picture of fire........The building is former location of Estes Ford Garage and was there for many years. I worked there in late 40's in bookkeeping for Maude and Orel Estes. At one time I believe there was the South Lumber Yard just south of Estes Garage. Thanks much. Irma O ==== 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 would like a picture of fire........The building is former location of Estes Ford Garage and was there for many years. I worked there in late 40's in bookkeeping for Maude and Orel Estes. At one time I believe there was the South Lumber Yard just south of Estes Garage. Thanks much. Irma O

I just plucked this off a Miller Co., MO site---- http://members.tripod.com/devere8/id20.htm I'm wondering if one of our "kuzzins" provided the information. (Utah & Texas) ?? I'm surprised that I hadn't found this before now. --Sherry Red/Baumhoer School Peggy Smith Hake Today the Red School, also known as Baumhoer school, is sitting alone and empty in Osage township about 3 miles southeast of St. Elizabeth. The building is in better condition than some of the other country schools I have visited and it seems to be silently beckoning a friendly invitation to come inside and visit its old school room where the laughter of children once ruled supreme. About 145 years ago, in February 1858, a man named Joseph McEvoy patented 160 acres of land where Red/Baumhoer school is located in northeast Miller County. I don�t believe Mr. McEvoy ever lived in our county but remained in the eastern United States. For many years the land laid unused and forgotten, but finally, in 1873, back taxes had accumulated unpaid on this piece of land so in October 1873, Killis J. Martin, M.C. sheriff, seized it and sold it to a man named Rudolphus Goodrich. Later in 1873, Rudolphus and his wife, Esther, sold the land to a group of people living in Laclede Co., MO. There was other land transferred in the transaction of 1,260 acres to the Laclede County people. They paid $1500 for the large acreage (a good deal in those days). The group from Laclede County included Isaac & Jane Hoskinson, J. H. & Jennie McDonald, Hugh & Desdomonia McCoin, and Erwin & Aristeen Ellis. They kept the land for only one month and then sold it to The Southwest Iron Company for a whopping profit...$50,000 was the selling price! The Southwest Iron Company did not fare too well over the next few years and must have had many financial problems. On March 3, 1885, those lands were sold to Hamilton and Annie Daughaday of St. Louis. Once again this piece of land was bought for $1500 through a sheriff�s sale held on the steps of the old St. Louis courthouse. Twelve years later, in 1897, the Daughadays sold 400 acres to the Osage Tie Company of Miller County. They held on to their successful investment for many years and during this time era, George L. Ramsey, president of the Osage Tie Company, granted 1 ? acres lying on his property in Section 3, Twp. 40, Range 12, to the Miller County School District. When the deed was made and granted in April, 1898, there was a sentence in the description which makes me wonder if the old Red/Baumhoer school may have once been called �Polly Hill Branch School�. The names of some of the families who have lived in the area surrounding the old Red/Baumhoer school over the past 150 years have included BOYD, HAMPTON, Goschurger, McLean, Grosvenor, Davis, Casey, Boeckman, Macklin, WEST, Crismon, Baumhoer, Ramsey, Brown, Lawson, Lueckenhoff, Kemna, Hasenbien, Bax, Singer, Holtmeyer, and others......The land where the old school sits is now owned by the Doerhoff family. I do not know the last year school was held in the Red/Baumhoer schoolhouse. By 1957, the St. Elizabeth school system had consolidated all the country schools in their district and the doors of these old one-room country school were closed forever. I have a list of country schools in existence during the school year 1930-31 with the names of the teachers and district clerks. The teacher at Red/Baumhoer (School #37) in 1930 was Gladys Belman of St. Elizabeth and the district clerk was Henry W. Steinman of Meta (mail route). POLLY HILL BRANCH SCHOOL................ I found out that the Polly Hill Branch school was located in Osage township near Weimmer and the Big Tavern creeks and was located across the road in the same general area as the Red/Baumhoer school (which I have written about in the preceding section). It received its name from �Polly Hill Branch� which laid about a �half-quarter up the road� from Red/Baumhoer. The branch circles through the area of both old schools and it empties into the Big Tavern creek to the west. I think Polly Hill Branch school, built first, and Red/Baumhoer school served the same community. Polly Hill school was probably built of logs while Red/Baumhoer was constructed of sawed lumber. I am always intrigued by unusual names and I think �Polly Hill branch� is rather different. I wondered how it came to be called by that name and for years I had the answer hidden deep in my files and didn�t realize it! John C. and Mary/Polly (KIZZIRE) HILL came to Osage County, MO by covered wagon circa 1849 with her brother, John Kizzire, and his family. John C. Hill was born about 1809 in North Carolina and Polly (Kizzire) Hill was a native of Kentucky, born circa 1813. Both were in Jackson County, Indiana when they married in April 1831. They were parents of 10 children, all born in Indiana except for the two youngest who were born after they moved to Osage County, MO. While in central Missouri, their children married into the families of BURRELL, WEST, HAMPTON, Hawkins, BRASIER, HAWK, and HAMILTON. By 1860, John C. Hill had died and Polly, his widow, was living in northeastern Miller County near the families of Grosvenor, Shelton, Kinworthy, Hawk, Brasier, Weimmer, Clark, Hampton, Duncan, and West. She was living on land near the site where Baumhoer school was later built. Since she was a widow and farmed the land, the creek became known as �Polly Hill branch� which indicated its location. Nearby was Weimmer creek, named for the pioneer family of Jacob and Jane Weimmer, and Shelton creek, named for the Tennessee immigrants, George and Celia (Burks) Shelton. Polly Hill and most of her family left their Osage township farms and moved to Iowa in 1875, settling in Decatur County. She is buried in Bethel Cemetery, Eden Township, Decatur Co., Iowa. Some of her descendants from Texas and Utah contacted me a few years ago and have sent me some data on their Hill and Kizzire ancestors. Sherry Balow balowmsg@earthlink.net

How sad.

Yes, we would. The Fullers, _phylful@msn.com_ (mailto:phylful@msn.com)

Hi All. I was planning on heading to Leon tomorrow, and I will take my camera. If I can, I will see if I can get a picture. If anyone would like an e-mailed picture, let me know. (Please e-mail me Next week ~subject line LEON PICTURES so I don't delete anyones e-mail) (It will be middle to end of the week before I will get the pictures on CD). Stacy ----- Original Message ----- From: <Momdit@aol.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:58 AM Subject: [IADECATU] From Carla Rae Re: Fire in Leon > Another block of Leon has been lost today. > > Two businesses burnt to the ground today. > > By 1pm both the 2nd Hand Furniture store, owned by Hamilton Auctions and > Ed's Auto Repair Shop in flames. The two businesses were located one block > south of 1st Street (or better know as Highway 2) on Main and 2nd St. > > Fire trucks from cities as far away as Osceola, came to aid, but the > buildings were to engulfed to allow fire fighters to even enter. > > One fatality was reported, Ed's Auto Shop dog was unable to escape the > flames. > > Carla Rae > craegen@grm.net > > > > > ==== 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 >

Another block of Leon has been lost today. Two businesses burnt to the ground today. By 1pm both the 2nd Hand Furniture store, owned by Hamilton Auctions and Ed's Auto Repair Shop in flames. The two businesses were located one block south of 1st Street (or better know as Highway 2) on Main and 2nd St. Fire trucks from cities as far away as Osceola, came to aid, but the buildings were to engulfed to allow fire fighters to even enter. One fatality was reported, Ed's Auto Shop dog was unable to escape the flames. Carla Rae craegen@grm.net