TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT BEST TO MY LIST FAMILY Sherry Balow balowmsg@earthlink.net

My Decatur Co. ancestors are James Harvey Summers and his third wife, Sarah Marian Hisey. I descend from their daughter, Etta Imogene Summers, who later married Joseph Richmond Kinney. Sarah's father Alexander Hisey also lived in the county. They all lived in Decatur Twp. from the 1850s to about 1878 when they left for Kansas. Merry Christmas! -Mark Vernon

HENRY WILLIAMS was the son of EDWARD WILLIAMS and SUSANNA GATES. This couple migrated from Athens County, OH to Clark Co., MO between 1844 and 1847. They were living in Decatur County when their twins, Elizabeth and Thomas, were born on 2 November 1855. In 1859 they were back in Clark Co., only to return to Decatur County a few years later. They resided there until their deaths in 1898. Both are buried in the Wheelis Cemetery in Richland Twp. Henry's wife was Mary Elizabeth Wheelis. I have a little more information on this family if anyone is interested. SUSANNA GATES WILLIAMS is likely the sister of my g-g-g grandfather RUFUS GATES. Nancy Brower >I know nothing more about this family. I am not related. I found this in >the Pioneer Times, a quarterly publication of the mid-Missouri >genealogical society, City of Jefferson, MO. Jan 1987, Vol 11 No. 1 > >This was submitted by Lois Rose Hileman. Mrs. Hileman states that "tese >pages of names and dates were sent to us by Lois (Hunt) Milleson of >Pawtuska, OK. She is a daughter of Myrtle Mary (Williams) Hunt. > >This was re-copied from the family bible on april 15, 1947 by Lois Hunt, >age 21. Lois Hunt became Lois Milleson of Pawhuska, OK. > >HENRY WILLIAMS was born May the 26th, 1847 on Wednesday morning in Clark >Co., Missouri. > >ELIZA JANE WILLIAMS was born on May the 4th, 1869 on Tuesday, in Decature >(sic) Co., Iowa State. > >SUSANNA L. WILLIAMS was born October the 22, 1870 on Saturday in Decature >(sic) >Co., state of Iowa > >IDA ELEANOR WILLIAMS was born June the 3rd, 1873 in Texas > >WILLIAM MARSLICIA WILLIAMS was born March the 6th 1876 in the Chickasaw >nation. > >ALLY WILLIAMS was born February the 13th 1878 on wensday (sic) in Decature >(sic) Co., state of Iowa > >EDWARD JEFFERSON WILLIAMS was born on Wensday the 26th of November 1879 in >Decature Co. state of Iowa > >BENJAMAN LEWIS WILLIAMS was born on Saturday September the 9th 1882 in >Decature Co. state of Iowa > >LOVISA WILLIAMS was born on Saturday the 23rd of february 1884 in Decature >Co. state of Iowa > >One little boy born the 11th of April and died on the 13th, 2 days old > >ELIZABETH ANN WHILLES (maiden name) was born on April 16, 1849 in Decature >Co. state of Iowa > >JIMMY WILLIAMS was born on May 23rd in 1886 in Decature Co. state of Iowa > >LOLA EDITH WILLIAMS was born on July 23, 1888 in Decature Co., state of Iowa > >MYRTLE MARY WILLIAMS was born July 8th 1891 in Decature Co., Iowa > > >==== 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 know nothing more about this family. I am not related. I found this in the Pioneer Times, a quarterly publication of the mid-Missouri genealogical society, City of Jefferson, MO. Jan 1987, Vol 11 No. 1 This was submitted by Lois Rose Hileman. Mrs. Hileman states that "tese pages of names and dates were sent to us by Lois (Hunt) Milleson of Pawtuska, OK. She is a daughter of Myrtle Mary (Williams) Hunt. This was re-copied from the family bible on april 15, 1947 by Lois Hunt, age 21. Lois Hunt became Lois Milleson of Pawhuska, OK. HENRY WILLIAMS was born May the 26th, 1847 on Wednesday morning in Clark Co., Missouri. ELIZA JANE WILLIAMS was born on May the 4th, 1869 on Tuesday, in Decature (sic) Co., Iowa State. SUSANNA L. WILLIAMS was born October the 22, 1870 on Saturday in Decature (sic) Co., state of Iowa IDA ELEANOR WILLIAMS was born June the 3rd, 1873 in Texas WILLIAM MARSLICIA WILLIAMS was born March the 6th 1876 in the Chickasaw nation. ALLY WILLIAMS was born February the 13th 1878 on wensday (sic) in Decature (sic) Co., state of Iowa EDWARD JEFFERSON WILLIAMS was born on Wensday the 26th of November 1879 in Decature Co. state of Iowa BENJAMAN LEWIS WILLIAMS was born on Saturday September the 9th 1882 in Decature Co. state of Iowa LOVISA WILLIAMS was born on Saturday the 23rd of february 1884 in Decature Co. state of Iowa One little boy born the 11th of April and died on the 13th, 2 days old ELIZABETH ANN WHILLES (maiden name) was born on April 16, 1849 in Decature Co. state of Iowa JIMMY WILLIAMS was born on May 23rd in 1886 in Decature Co. state of Iowa LOLA EDITH WILLIAMS was born on July 23, 1888 in Decature Co., state of Iowa MYRTLE MARY WILLIAMS was born July 8th 1891 in Decature Co., Iowa

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Seasons Greetings The following URL is virus free and so BEAUTIFUL, I wanted to share. Wish I could stand there, At least for a few minutes, then I'd probably want to go back in the house! Jan http://www.blueyze.com/christmasnight.html

Sherry, that was awesome. The photos are great and the thoughts are ... well, awesome. ... jack

Thanks for sending this, it is a must see for EVERYONE. hazel In a message dated 12/17/2004 10:21:24 PM US Mountain Standard Time, balowmsg@earthlink.net writes: This takes a long time to load but is worth the wait. No matter the opinion regarding the war, these boys so far from home are in every person's heart. Remember them and their families during this holiday season. Send it on to any and all. Thanks to Ginny for forwarding it on to me. -Sherry http://www.clermontyellow.accountsupport.com/flash/UntilThen.swf

This takes a long time to load but is worth the wait. No matter the opinion regarding the war, these boys so far from home are in every person's heart. Remember them and their families during this holiday season. Send it on to any and all. Thanks to Ginny for forwarding it on to me. -Sherry http://www.clermontyellow.accountsupport.com/flash/UntilThen.swf Sherry Balow balowmsg@earthlink.net

Thought you all might be interested in this. It was part of a newsletter I receive from the New England Historical Society. Stacey Little-Known Facts About Santa and Friends We all know that Santa Claus makes his permanent residence in the North Pole with Mrs. Claus and the merry elves. We also know that once a year he and his pets take a "working vacation." Occasionally, though, Santa has stayed in his summer home long enough to be placed in a public record. For instance, the 1930 census has forty-two-year-old Santa Claus living in Marshall, Missouri. This entry is especially revealing as it not only gives Mrs. Claus's first name (Mabel), but the names of five sons and one daughter. If Santa were forty-two years old in 1930, he would not likely be living today, so it stands to reason that one of these sons took over the Santa duties after his death. Santa's occupation is given as farm laborer - ho, ho, ho - a toy farm, perhaps? Santa also got into a spot of trouble when passing through the state of Arkansas. He is found in the Fort Smith Criminal Case Files on Ancestry.com, which notes the jolly one was cited for a liquor violation in 1881. The database is described as "[consisting] of criminal court cases of such famous outlaws as Wyatt Earp and 'Cherokee Bill' Goldsby. Many of these 50,000 cases were heard by the famous 'hanging' Judge Isaac C. Parker, appointed by President Grant to bring law and order to the territory of Arkansas." Liquor violations were considered misdemeanors, resulting in a sentence of a year or less. It is not known how long Santa was in the clink, if at all, but it goes a long way toward explaining Rudolph's nose. Speaking of the red-nosed flying machine, a Rudolph Claus is listed in Tiger Fork, Missouri, a mere 120 miles from Santa's summer home in Marshall. Perhaps, after suffering so much humiliation from the other reindeers, he decided to run away from home for a spell. The Midwest, and specifically, Missouri, seemed to be a popular place for our friends. In the 1860 census Frosty Snow is found in the Show-Me State town of Granby, which is about four hours away from the "world's corncob pipe center," Washington, Missouri. Frosty was born in Kentucky in about 1814 but is not found on any censuses until 1860. As Kentucky does not offer the ideal climate for snowmen, it stands to reason that Frosty was packed in ice and moved up north shortly after his birth, staying there until he developed a permanent layer, before venturing to Missouri. Of course this is all theoretical and primary sources still must be checked (twice), but if I were you, I wouldn't spend too much time on it - the holidays are fast approaching!

The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, April 18, 1907 The case of MARY E. WALLACE vs. O.A. WALLACE et al, to set aside deed and admeasure dower was tried in the court here, last week, the court deciding in favor of the plaintiff and by agreement will sign decree during vacation. The case was about as follows: Some twenty years ago the elder WALLACE, then about 60 years of age, entered into a marriage contract, the plaintiff being a widow of 36 years of age. Two days before the marriage he executed a deed to his real estate -- lands in Otter Creek Township, in favor of his children, sons and daughters, by a former wife, and on the day of his marriage to plaintiff delivered the deed in person to the county recorder for record. It seems that the plaintiff was unaware of this transfer until a while before her husband's death and that the children had not been consulted as to the distribution of the property at the time and did not know of the deed until after the marriage. Among other things the statute of limitation, was pleaded against the plaintiff but the court ruled otherwise, but based his decision on the grounds that the delivery of the deed to the county recorder without the previous knowledge of beneficiaries did not constitute a delivery as contemplated by law, therefore the deed is set aside and the widow comes in for her dower. This was the main point, though other things might have been set up -- as previous marriage contract, etc., but the court held this sufficient alone. As to the statute of limitation the court held that the wife was not compelled to begin action during the lifetime of her husband, and as soon as the discovery was made, because that would have disturbed their domestic relations, which the law does not contemplate. In the court s address he complimented all parties to the suit and dwelt on the legal phase at length, although referring to the moral side of it. He said the elder WALLACE had a right to do with his property what he pleased previous to marriage and had he delivered the deed to the beneficiaries two days before the marriage it could not have been attacked, as the courtship was brief, with nothing to show previous to its consummation. He no doubt intended to deal justly by all parties and felt himself morally bound to provide for his children by his former wife, by giving them the bulk of the property, which together they had earned. Nothing in the evidence showed that his second wife had been remiss in her duties, nor was there a disrespectful word said against her by any of the defendants. They were all the court said, intelligent and refined people and it was one of those interesting cases growing out of a failure to technically perform an act at the proper time, regrettable as it was, causing hardship to the defendants, who never dreamed that they were other than secure in their rights. The case will likely be appealed owing to the large amount involved. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert December 14, 2004 iggy29@rnetinc.net

I'm still laughing. And isn't Orville Redenbacher's low fat an early tipoff that something big is coming? William Schmidt San Francisco

My son, who somewhat prides himself in his cooking, and he really is a good cook, was getting the ingredients to do this 'popcorn turkey'. That is until he actually read the whole recipe. I never was told his reaction when he did read the whole thing. But he does have a sense of humor. --- Momdit@aol.com wrote: > > JUST IN TIME FOR XMAS - BAKED STUFFED TURKEY > > Here is a turkey recipe that also includes the use > of popcorn as a stuffing- > imagine that! When I found this recipe, I thought > it was perfect for people, > like me, who just are not sure how to tell when > poultry is thoroughly > cooked, but not dried out. Give this a try. > > BAKED STUFFED TURKEY > > 12-15 lb. turkey. > > 1 cup melted butter 1 cup stuffing (Pepperidge Farm > is good.) > > 1 cup uncooked popcorn (ORVILLE REDENBACHERS LOW > FAT) Salt/pepper to taste. > > Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush turkey well with > melted butter, salt, and > pepper. Fill cavity with stuffing and popcorn. > > Place in baking pan with the neck end toward the > back of the oven. Listen > for the popping sounds. When the turkey's ass blows > the oven door open and the > turkey flies across the room, it is done. And, you > thought I couldn't cook. > > > marie, iowa > > > > ==== 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 > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com

Marie, your turkey recipe had me rolling on the floor. My dad was from Leon and he had a similar sense of humor. On a slightly more serious note : my dad made the best chicken ever, and that includes the chicken made by my mother's family, and they're from Kentucky. My step-mother was not much of a cook. Almost every Sunday my dad would cook a chicken dinner. I wish I would have paid more attention to how he did it, because I haven't been able to duplicate it. He used a combination of frying and baking it, along with garlic and paprika. It wasn't greasy, it was moist, tender and absolutely delicious. Roy C. Reynolds Beach Park,Il

Thank you for this. My great Uncle, Alexander Waller, was killed in action April 6 in the battle of SHILOH. He was with the " Co. D, 50 Illinois Infantry-Union" I will add this interesting piece to his pages in my family records. Betty -- Betty Waller Wallace 208 2nd Ave. W Weldon, IA 50264 641 445-5146

The Chariton leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, April 11, 1907 'VETERANS AT SHILOH' * * * * * They Celebrated the Forty-Fifth Anniversary of Battle on Saturday. -------------------------------------- The Clarke and Lucas County Veterans' Association held its annual reunion in Chariton, Saturday, April 6, this being the 45th anniversary of that great battle of the civil war, it commencing on Easter Sunday, April 6th, 1862, continuing on the 7th, resulting in a Union victory after the indecisive issue of the first day. Two distinguished generals fell in battle, Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, of the confederate forces, and Gen Wallace, on the union side. Twenty thousand soldiers were killed during the two days' engagement. The local veterans met the incoming soldiers at the morning trains and they formed in line, marching to the court house, with the national colors properly displayed. Besides the Shiloh veterans many others joined and enjoyed the occasion. At 2:00 o'clock p.m., assembly was held in the court room and the meeting was called to order by the President, A.M. Wheeler, introducing Thomas Gay, who made a short address of welcome, after which the roll of members was called and the following comrades answered to their names: ALMER SWIFT, 6th Ia., Moulton, Ia. M.V. BARTON, 14th Ia., Russell, Ia. E.D. SPENCER, 13th Ia., Lucas, Ia. W.O. PARRISH, 3rd Ia., Osceola, Ia. F.M. KYTE, 6th Ia., Osceola, Ia. DAVID ODA, 31st Ind., Chariton, Ia. AZRO KING, 13th Ia., Russell, Ia. W.W. WILLIAMS, 15th Ia., Osceola, Ia. J.W. CARSON, 15th Ia., Woodburn, Ia. COLEMAN BARBER, 6th Ia., Woodburn, Ia. J.P. MARTIN, 13th Ia., Chariton, Ia. J.L. MCKISSICK, Albia, Ia. H. HICKENLOOPER, 6th Ia., Albia, Ia. W.N. HALL, 11th Ill. Cav., Weldon, Ia. CHARLES SCHOTTE, 66th Ill., Chariton, Ia. A.D. GRAY, 31st Ind., Chariton, Ia. A.M. WHEELER, 13th Ia., Chariton, Ia. H. MINGLES, 45th Ill., Chariton, Ia. T.N. PRIMM, 28th Ill., Chariton, Ia. E. HART, 6th Ia., Osceola, Ia. W.J. HAMILTON, 6th Ia., Osceola, Ia. J.H. ANDREWS, 17th Ohio, Chariton, Ia. WM. PADGETT, 6th Ia., Osceola, Ia. WM. MURRAY, Oakley, Ia. G.W. SWEENEY, 11th Ia., Osceola, Ia. J.P. VOORHIES, 14th Ia., Lucas, Ia. W.W. BEARDSLEY, 8th Ia., Chariton, Ia. E. ESSEX, 13th Ia., Pierce City, Mo. B.F. SHAFFER, 6th Ia., Osceola, Ia. V. H ARLAN, 6th Ia., Osceola, Ia. MATT KERR, 7th Ill., Osceola, Ia. JOSEPH BEST, 6th Ia., Chariton, Ia. J.N. BALLOU, 6th Ia., Osceola, Ia. Comrades L. Manning and George Guches having died since last meeting, a committee on resolutions on the death of Conrade Guches, consisting of Comrades W.O. Parrish, W.J. Hamilton and W.W. Williams, and on the death of Comrade Manning, committee of Thos. Gay, A.D. Gray and H. Mingles was appointed. The election of officers being next in order, W.O. Parrish, of Osceola, was elected president, and W.J. Hamilton secretary for the next year. The newly elected president gave an earnest invitation for all to meet at Osceola, April 7, 1908. The speakers for the occasion, other than comrades, were Rev. Fred Palmer, Judge J.C. Mitchell and H.W. Gittinger. Through some misunderstanding Judge Mitchell did not arrive. Mr. Gittinger addressed the assembly at some length, at 3:00 o'clock. At the evening session Rev. Palmer arrived on the grounds with a new array of facts and fiction and saved the day. His address was an eloquent tribute to the valor of those who fought forty-five years before replete with both philosophy and (*can't read). These efforts were not without appreciation. Col. Warren S. Dungan, in an impromptu speech, warmed to the occasion and said that both were unfortunate in their time of birth, for he thoroughly believed had they been on the stage of action and of military age at the time that they would have been at Shiloh, and suggested that they be made honorary members of the association, which was favorably acted upon. The colonel touched upon several phases of the military situation, saying that to be a Grand Army veteran was a recognized honor -- or the soldier of any American conflict, proven by the care in tracing ancestry back to revolutionary stock. Comrades Mingles, Hamilton, Spencer, Teas, Coles and others made the camp fire glow with jest and personal reminiscence. It was an alternation of story and song, Comrades, Coles, Hamilton, Teas and others covering themselves with new laurels. One of the features of the day was a talk by N.B. Branner, who fought on the other side. He had come in and sat "way back," when Comrade Swift "drafted" him to talk. After some hesitation he arose and said that he once opposed them and at one time had had experience, after capture in military prisons, but had changed his opinion of the soldiers for the union since his youthful enlistment. He had never been taunted or humiliated for the part he had taken and found it a pleasure to associate with his former foes. He said several pretty things worthy of publication but it is impossible to reproduce them at this time. It was a new evidence that the war is over and that time has healed all wounds and made amends for past differences. * * * * * * Two banquets were served, one at the noon hour, at Ben Johnson's "Arcade" Restaurant, and the other at 5:30 at the Elba Cafe. They were both elaborate and the citizen soldiery and their guests moved upon them as though they had just returned from Pittsburg landing with empty havre sacks. * * * * * * Comrad Teas said the battle of Shiloh was a military mistake in point of equipage of maneuvre. The government should simply have directed one of Hobson's talking machines toward the seat of the confederacy and the whole rebellious establishment would have taken to the woods immediately. * * * * * * Comrade Mingles is a great originator of continued stories. * * * * * * When Judge Roberts beheld the Shiloh veterans approaching he immediately evacuated the court room, surrendered his bench and laid down the law. * * * * * * It is a pretty tough one on Rev. Palmer, considering his standing in the community. He said the result at Shiloh was traceable to a little occurrence at sun up, Sunday, April 6, 1862, when Comrade Sam Swift and Corporal Henry Mingles were seen working about a cannon. Sam was holding a brass kettle over the muzzle, while Henry touched his live pipe to the fuse end. They were aiming to catch a cannon ball each to send home. Then there was a loud report and the man with the kettle split the horizon. Just then an orderly came over the hill and the following colloquy ensued: "Where's Swift?" "In the advance, Sir!" "When will he be back?" "I don't know, but if he keeps up the gait on his return that he was on when he went away it will not be long." In less than ten minutes thereafter, according to Mr. Palmer's history, the battle commenced. But Comrade Swift comes in with a rejoinder and says that when the battle of Shiloh ensued he was a boy at home 15 years of age and did not enlist until 1863. This put a mighty bad light on the speaker's statement of face or else reflects on the source of his information. All unreasonable yarns were vouched for by comrades present and believed as military necessity. A.D. Gray was the retiring secretary. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert December 13, 2004 iggy29@rnetinc.net

Marie, I'm not completely prepared for the Christmas holiday yet but I'm far enough into the exhausting preparations so that the falling down laughter provided by your recipe for popcorn turkey was exactly what I needed. God Bless You and have a very Merry Christmas, William Schmidt San Francisco, CA

Ahhhh, I don't think so LoL However if you have any other recipes you would like to share send them to www.melscafe.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Kozlay" <kozlay@comcast.net> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 4:07 PM Subject: RE: [IADECATU] Antique Recipes for Christmas Sharing > That gave me the best laugh I've had today. I sent it to my > daughter-in-law > as a suggestion, since she's "doing" Christmas this year. EEEUUW. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sherry Balow [mailto:balowmsg@earthlink.net] > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 4:04 PM > To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IADECATU] Antique Recipes for Christmas Sharing > > I don't think a request has gone out for these yet, but looking through > some family stuff my sister ran across this 1889 recipe that my > Great-Great-Great-Grandma Bullard had apparantly passed on to my > Great-Grandmother Price, her grand-daughter. I know there's been > discussion about posting old recipes so, since it's quiet in Cyberland I > thought I'd start the contributions with this one for roast little pig. I > don't remember EVER having pork at Christmas, but I guess tradition starts > somewhere. Enjoy.... > > ROAST LITTLE PIG > (1889) > > > The little pig should be about three weeks old. Draw and scrape it, clean > well. Cover the point of a skewer with a piece of soft cloth, and work > the > wooden skewer in the ears to clean them. Clean the nostrils in the same > way, also the vent of the tail. (If squeamish have the man of the house > do > it!) > Scrape the tongue, lips and gums with a sharp knife, wipe them with a soft > cloth and take out the eyes. Wash the pig well with plenty of cold water, > wipe dry, and rub a tablespoon of salt inside the pig. > > Make a nice stuffing of three pints soft bread crumbs, three tablespoons > of > salt, one-half teaspoon of pepper, one tablespoon of powdered sage, three > tablespoons of fresh sweet butter and three tablespoons of finely chopped > onion. > > Mix all together, first rubbing the butter into the crumbs, then adding > the > seasoning. Fill the body with the stuffing. Press the fore feet forward > and hind feet backward, and skewer them to position. Force the mouth open > and place a small flock of wood between the teeth. Butter two sheets of > paper and pin them about the ears. Sprinkle the pig with salt, rub all > over with soft butter, and dredge with flour. > > Then place it in a roasting pan and cook at least three-and-a-half hours. > Baste every fifteen minutes with butter or salad oil, sprinkle with salt > and flour after each basting. Water should not be used if the surface of > the meat is desired crisp. Remove the paper from the ears the last half > hour. When ready to serve, remove the block of wood from the mouth, > inserting a small ear of corn or a small lemon. Serve apple sauce with > this dish. In carving the roast pig, the head is cut off first, the meat > split down the back, the hams and shoulders taken off and the ribs > separated. A portion of dressing is served each person. > > > Apple Dressing for Roast Little Pig: > > Pare and cut into quarters about eight large, greening apples, remove the > core; place the apples in a large kettle over the fire; add one cupful of > water and cook till tender, but not broken. Then remove; when cold, add > flour, four ounces of bakers white bread picked into small pieces, without > the brown crust; dry five minutes in the stove; add one-and-one-half > tablespoons powdered loaf sugar, one-half ounce sweet butter, a little > lemon juice and two eggs. Mix well together. Heat until thickened. Use > as a dressing or sauce. > > > > > > Sherry Balow > balowmsg@earthlink.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 Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/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 > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

Just a quick note. under James M Fenton on page 3, the 7 year old listed is not a son it is my Great Aunt Audra Fenton Hess that died in September. Either the census taker was on a roll writing the word son, or Audra was dressed in pants and he guessed wrong. Either way the notation is wrong. Also I have her birth certificate and there is no "B." for her first name. Must have been a bad day. Craig Fenton ----- Original Message ----- From: Momdit@aol.com<mailto:Momdit@aol.com> To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 7:43 PM Subject: [IADECATU] 1910 Census for Morgan Twp. If anyone is interested, James has added the 1910 Census for Morgan Twp., Decatur Co., Iowa to his website. You can find it at the link below. Stacey, I've posted the 1910 census for Morgan twp. You might want to check this out and pass it on to others on the Decatur Co list. _http://home.att.net/~jlp1/census/morgantwp1910.htm_ (http://home.att.net/~jlp1/census/morgantwp1910.htm<http://home.att.net/~jlp1/census/morgantwp1910.htm>) Thanks James ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com<mailto:Momdit@aol.com>: Decatur County List Administrator, Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu<http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu> ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx>

JUST IN TIME FOR XMAS - BAKED STUFFED TURKEY Here is a turkey recipe that also includes the use of popcorn as a stuffing- imagine that! When I found this recipe, I thought it was perfect for people, like me, who just are not sure how to tell when poultry is thoroughly cooked, but not dried out. Give this a try. BAKED STUFFED TURKEY 12-15 lb. turkey. 1 cup melted butter 1 cup stuffing (Pepperidge Farm is good.) 1 cup uncooked popcorn (ORVILLE REDENBACHERS LOW FAT) Salt/pepper to taste. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush turkey well with melted butter, salt, and pepper. Fill cavity with stuffing and popcorn. Place in baking pan with the neck end toward the back of the oven. Listen for the popping sounds. When the turkey's ass blows the oven door open and the turkey flies across the room, it is done. And, you thought I couldn't cook. marie, iowa