When we left off, James H. Summers had just married his third wife, Sarah Marian Hisey, on April 2, 1861, in Decatur Co. Iowa. The Civil War was starting and James was a veteran of the Mexican War. This time he entered as an officer. The 5th Regiment of the Kansas Volunteer Cavalry was organized in July of 1861. The Muster Roll Cards show that James enrolled as a 1st Lieutenant on Aug. 12, 1861 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was promoted to Major on Sept. 10, 1861. The 5th Kansas operated in the Missouri theater of the early part of the War. At some point in the fall of 1861 James was severly injurred. His right arm was broken in several places, he claimed that he was struck on the arm by a confederate soldier using his rifle as a club. When the regiment settled into winter quarters at Fort Lincoln, the unit's morale crashed. Lt. Col. T. W. Scudder of the 5th recorded that, "...for a time it (the reg't) was commanded by Captain James Hunt, company E. He was relieved by MAJOR SOMERS. Lieutenant Colonel Powell Clayton assumed, in Febuary following, command. The regiment immediately began to improve under his able management. The notoriously incompetant field officers who have preceded him....had well nigh ruined the regiment...." I hope this incompetance didn't include James. However....James resigned his comission on March 16, 1862. I have a copy of the note where James' resignation was accepted. In July of 1862 James was still hanging around Fort Scott, Kansas. I have a copy of a letter from a major stating, "....J. H. Summers formerly Maj. KS 5th but now out of service, is imposing on you presenting himself as an officer now in service. If you are satisfied that he is acting ina manner unworthy of a gentleman or in any way annoying you or Com'd deal with him as you would deal with any imposter..." So James seemed to be in some kind of trouble, and the situation was more complicated than I shall ever know. Marrell's History of Mitchell Co. KS goes one further and says that James told a story that he was present at the Lawrence Massacre, but I don't see how that is possible. I think James went back to Iowa to recover. James' second daughter, Minnie B. Summers, was born on July 3, 1863. In 1864 James again joined the war, this time in service of Iowa. He enlisted as a Captain in the 48th Iowa Inf. Reg't. Co. C. on May 5, 1864. He is also recorded in the Adjutant General's Report, State of Iowa, also with a list of equipment he was responsible for. His regiment were refered to as "100 Day Men". It appears that they served at Rock Island, Illinois, a notorius Federal Camp for Confederate POWs. James was mustered out on Oct. 21, 1864 at Rock Island. I hope he was more than just a prison guard! His next daughter was Etta Imogene Summers, my great great grandmother, born on Oct. 19, 1865. A son named Orin L. Summers, variously called Orian, Orion, Orie and Ora, was born on Oct. 28, 1867. The family appears in the 1870 Census in Decatur Twp. Decatur Co. Iowa. An infant daughter named Hallie Summers is also shown, she died in infancy. My great grandmother, Hallie P. Kinney, was probably named after her. More children followed. Theresa Summers was born in 1872 and another son, James Harvey Summers Jr. was born on July 6, 1874. In 1878 James decided to leave Iowa and go west. So he set his sights on Mitchell Co. Kansas in 1878. To be continued.... -Mark Vernon Seattle, WA

JAMES HARVEY SUMMERS, (1826 - 1902): For many years I only knew my great great great grandfather as from a couple of photographs, labeled "Grandpa Summers". Learning about him has caused me to think of him as one of my favorite ancestors. He was born in Mount Sterling, Montgomery Co., Kentucky on Nov. 7, 1826. This date is recorded on his Mexican War Pension and his obituary. He was the son of Cornelius Summers and Elizabeth Hadden. Cornelius was a Presbyterian preacher and veteran of the War of 1812, apparently a survivor of the Battle of Dudley's Defeat. He had the nickname, "the sweet singer of Israel" because of his voice. In the 1830s Cornelius started buying land in Indiana and moved his growing family to Putnam Co. Indiana in 1835. Here Cornelius rode a preaching circuit. He died on May 24, 1843 after returning from one of these rides. It has been supposed that he had appendicitis. James' middle name Harvey may come from that of another preacher named Harvey Collings. When the Mexican War started up, a young James H. Summers enrolled in the 1st Indiana Infantry Co. A, on June 17, 1846 at Green Castle, IN. His pension records state that his unit was used to guard supply trains and fought frequent skirmishes. His unit went as far sounth as Monterey, but returned before the Battle of Buena Vista. He was mustered out in New Orleans on June 16, 1847. When he returned home he married Matilda Randall on Dec. 5, 1847 in Putnam Co. This started his somewhat complicated married life, leading to four marriages. Some misinformation exists about his marriages and I am still trying to sort some of it out. Their first child, Emma, appears not to have been born until 1856, thus starts a complicated mystery as I have been sent a legal document signed by Emma stating that her mother died in 1847 (?!?). This came from a document written for James' fourth wife in 1904, it is amazingly wrong or fabricated. But I am jumping ahead. In the 1850 Census, Matilda is alive and well and living with James in Floyd Twp. Putnam Co. Indiana, no children yet. James' obituary mentions the death of Matilda Randall and a second marriage to Melissa Calvin. Melissa Calvin died within two years and also lost an infant. There is a lot of confusion about when and where these events happened. I have not yet found James and his family on the 1860 Census. They may have been moving at the time. James' fourth wife struggled hard in later years to maintain his Civil War pension and left behind many documents as she had people leave testimony to support her claim. One such testimony in 1917 states that a man named W. D. Shelton knew the family in Decatur Co. Iowa, and that Matilda Randall died there in 1861 and he had been to her funeral. He then stated that James married Melissa Calvin the same year and that she died two years later. This is not accurate because James married his third wife, Sarah Marian Hisey on April 2, 1861. This marriage is well recorded, and I descend from his third wife.... To be continued... -Mark Vernon Seattle, WA

Jan Lund's mentioning her Aunt Ruth working for Fitch triggered a memory in me. It must have been 1938 or so when a truck fully loaded with Fitch's hair tonic hit the bridge between Leon and Davis City. The driver got out OK but the truck burned. Hours later I bummed a ride down to see the damage and the heated tonic bottles whistled as they exploded. Whistle and pop. This went on for almost a day. A musical extravaganza! The bridge was out of service for months and had to be rebuilt from scratch. So we went down every couple of days to watch that, also. Entertainment was available all over the place in those days. . jack

I have few memories of Christmas as I left Iowa as a small child but I do rememer being in a Christmas program (around 1940) and we came back to my Grandma Robert's house. It was all cozy and warm and my Aunt Ruth came also. She was so pretty......beautiful coat, hat, silk stockings. After all, she was a working girl in Des Moines (for the Fitch Company. My Mom was so worried my kittie would jump up on her stockings and make a run. That's about all that impressed me!!!! Didn't take much in those days. I must have been 5 years old at the time. Wish I could remember more. We always came back to Leon in the Fall when the hot weather was over except for a couple of times in the summer. I can remember sitting outside the house, hoping for any tiny little breeze!!! Janice Chastain Lund ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wanda Myers" <wmyers2005@yahoo.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 5:59 PM Subject: [IADECATU] Christmas Roll Call > My most memorable Christmas was when I was about eight years old. It was > a snowy cold night on Christmas Eve when Santa came to our house. When we > first noticed him he was looking in the little window in the living room > door. When we went to check it out he had dissapeared. A few minutes later > the back door opened and in walked Santa. He had a large gunny sack thrown > over his shoulder and it was bulging with stuff. > This was the year I remember we recieved one gift a piece. Mine was a > doll. I do not remember what the other kids got but I shall always > remember mine. > It was several years later we finally found out it was our Grandpa William > Clark Craig who was our Santa. We never ever forgot this. > How precious is our memories. > Now I say "Thanks For The Memories". > Wanda > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

Hi Stacey and Everyone, I've really enjoyed the idea of each of the roll calls you've done...have just been very busy with some health problems my husband has and with school, have had NO time (extra or otherwise!)...also would love to trace the family back to the Mayflower, but another branch of the Gore's (the ones who've actually done the in-depth tracing) has us back to VA in the 1600's...guess that's pretty good, too! I think they are still working on how and when we arrived in America, but haven't had time to communicate with the ones doing that research. Anyway, I've enjoyed glancing through everyone's comments and appreciate all the great work each of you do to keep us updated and going strong! Thanks, Charlene Gore Trought ----- Original Message ----- From: <Momdit@aol.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 11:43 AM Subject: [IADECATU] Website Additions > Hi all - It looks like the Christmas Roll Call isn't a very big hit. I'll > have to think of something else. > > Big upload to the website yesterday. We have the Branch Records for the > Little River/Pleasanton RLDS Church contributed by Barbara Bernauer. These > church records are a wonderful resource for birth and death dates and places! > Thank you so much Barbara! > > Also additions were made to Marriages, Obituaries, Churches, Births, Deaths, > History, Schools, Crime, Reunions, County Farm, Military Pages and to the > following Early Decatur Pages - Township News, Letters, Those Leaving, > Disease/Illness, Politics, Business, Weather/Fire and Davis City. > > Check it out at _www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu_ > (http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu) ! > > Stacey Dietiker > momdit@aol.com > Decatur Co IA List Administrator > Decatur Co IA Website Coordinator > > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - 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 >

Hi all - It looks like the Christmas Roll Call isn't a very big hit. I'll have to think of something else. Big upload to the website yesterday. We have the Branch Records for the Little River/Pleasanton RLDS Church contributed by Barbara Bernauer. These church records are a wonderful resource for birth and death dates and places! Thank you so much Barbara! Also additions were made to Marriages, Obituaries, Churches, Births, Deaths, History, Schools, Crime, Reunions, County Farm, Military Pages and to the following Early Decatur Pages - Township News, Letters, Those Leaving, Disease/Illness, Politics, Business, Weather/Fire and Davis City. Check it out at _www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu) ! Stacey Dietiker momdit@aol.com Decatur Co IA List Administrator Decatur Co IA Website Coordinator

Greetings, I have followed this post for some now. Some of you may know my story. For several years I have been searching for information regarding the family of Abijah Johnson, Rebecca O'Neall Johnson>Hawkins>Ransom. This family was from Henry County, Oskaloosa area's. The reason for my search was to find a direct descendant to return some very old family letters that were obtained from a yard sale. A long story short..... I searched for over ten years, and with the help of Rootsweb and Historical Societies, I was finally able to find a home for the lost letters. I found the G-G-G Grandson of Rebecca O'Neall Johnson to whom the letters were written. What a journey this has been. I am very excited and a little sad at the same time, but happy that I completed my mission of returning these wonderful family heirlooms. I would like to thank everyone not only in this list, but others as well. I have learned so much about genealogy, and that there are some wonderful and kind people out there who took the time to respond to inquiries. I have enjoyed the stories and articles of posting so much. I wish you all a Happy Holiday Season, and may your journey of finding your family tree be a happy and successful one. Marcia

Thanks for the reminder of this fun poem. I also had this in my file to share with all of you. Hugs, Carol in snow covered Colorado - a blue sky and lovely white snow on the ground - my kind of day! CHRISTMAS DAY That night I slept tight in my warm little bed, While ship lists and land grants danced round my head. The morn fin'lly came and I dashed down the stair To the first floor, to stop...and then...to just stare! From the top of our tree to the toe of the mistle, My house, roof to floor, was as clean as a whistle! And sitting right there on the dining room table Were proofs for Gram's story I'd thought just a fable! And on the sideboard in a beautiful frame, Was a portrait of my great-grandfather, Jacob by name! 'Side my computer, a new manual I thought I could see...? Yes! Dear Santa had brought a gen upgrade to me! On the wall above that a chart was affixed, With my pedigree on it! Back to ten-sixty-six! And there, 'neath the tree, was Dear Santa's book With a gift tag that said, "Little 'Bug', take a look. And see, if you may, just what you will find here: Things of all kinds from your ancestor's days! Dear 'Bug', you'll even see that I've laid in My book some of your surnames, the ones that are 'maiden'! And to show that I understand you, of course, I've included for each fact its own complete source. Last but not least," ...oh dear, the suspense is... What I read then completely shattered my senses, For Santa's last words, written in all the right tenses: "You'll find there the entire eighteen-ninety census!" Hours later while we relaxed round the tree, I wondered, as my daughters each tried to thank me For their Barbies, their sweaters, their stockings and such, And my spouse, for the gifts that had pleased him so much- Just how could I tell them-it's really no spoof- That Santa Claus LIVES! And that is the truth! "A Genealogist's Christmas Eve" section: Author unknown, revised, with thanks to the unknown author, by Carolyn J. McQuaid Thomas, December 1997. "Christmas Day" section original by Carolyn J. McQuaid Thomas 12/1997-11/1998

Thank you,Irma. The poem "Genealogist's Christms Eve" was a joy, I will send it to my genealogy friends and put it in my collection of genealogy tid bits. Betty

Subject: an early Christmas greeting... Genealogist's Christmas Eve 'Twas the night before Christmas When all through the house Not a creature was stirring, Not even my spouse. The dining room table with clutter was spread With pedigree charts and with letters which said... "Too bad about the data for which you wrote; Sank in a storm on an ill-fated boat." Stacks of old copies of wills and such Were proof that my work had become too much. Our children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. And I at my table was ready to drop From work on my album with photos to crop. Christmas was here, and such was my lot That presents and goodies and toys I'd forgot. Had I not been busy with grandparents' wills, I'd not have forgotten to shop for such thrills, While others bought gifts to bring Christmas cheers, I'd spent time researching those birth dates and years. While I was thus musing about my sad plight, A strange noise on the lawn gave me such a great fright. Away to the window I flew in a flash, Tore open the drapes and yanked up the sash. When what with my wondering eyes should appear, But an overstuffed sleigh and eight small reindeer. Up to the house top the reindeer they flew, With a sleigh full of toys and 'ole Santa Claus, too. And then in a twinkle, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of thirty-two hoofs. As I drew in my head, and bumped it on the sash, Down the cold chimney fell Santa--KER-RASH! "Dear" Santa had come from the roof in a wreck, And tracked soot on the carpet, (I could wring his short neck!) Spotting my face, good 'ole Santa could see I had no Christmas spirit you'd have to agree. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work And filled all the stockings, (I felt like a jerk). Here was Santa, who'd brought us such gladness and joy: When I'd been too busy for even one toy. He spied my research on the table all spread "A genealogist!" He cried! (My face was all red!) "Tonight I've met many like you," Santa grinned, As he pulled from his sack a large book he had penned. I gazed with amusement--the cover it read Genealogy Lines for Which You Have Plead. "I know what it's like as a genealogy bug." He said as he gave me a great Santa hug. "While the elves make the sleighful of toys I now carry, I do some research in the North Pole Library! A special treat I am thus able to bring, To genealogy folk who can't find a thing." "Now off you go to your bed for a rest, I'll clean up the house from this genealogy mess." As I climbed up the stairs full of gladness and glee, I looked back at Santa who'd brought much to me. While settling in bed, I heard Santa's clear whistle, To his team, which then rose like the down of a thistle. And I heard him exclaim as he flew out of sight, "Family history is Fun! Merry Christmas! Goodnight!" --Author Unknown To the Decatur County Researchers from Irma :-)

Hello all, Stacey mentioned a crispy cookie made with chow mein noodles. Here is one we inherited and love: DOUBLE BUTTERCUPS 36-42 Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cups (13 oz. bag) 1/4 c. Creamy peanut butter 1/3 c. firmly packed brown sugar 1 pkg. pie crust mix 1 egg, beaten 1/2 t. vanilla 1 c. (3 oz can) crushed Chow Mein noodles Combine all ingredients except candies. Mix well. Shape dough into 1" balls. Place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Holding each ball of dough firmly on cookie sheet, make a large thumbprint in center of each. Bake at 350 F for 8 minutes. Press a candy into center of each. Bake 2-3 minutes longer, until candy is slightly melted. Cool 5 minutes. Here's another one in my files. This one is great for kids to do: CHINESE NEW YEAR COOKIES 1 - 6 oz. pkg. chocolate chips 1 - 6 oz. pkg. butterscotch chips 1 - 3 oz. can Chow Mein noodles 1/2 c. (or more) chopped nuts Melt chips in double boiler then mix in noodles and nuts. Drop onto waxed paper til set. ********** This is my grandmother's Carrot Bread it's a bit different than other breads at the holidays. Bessie May Shepherd Swander was born in Knoxville, Iowa in 1882. The family later relocated to Hutchinson, KS. She died in McPherson, KS in 1965. CARROT BREAD 2 eggs 1 c. sugar 1-1/2 c. flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 3/4 tsp. salt 1/2 c. vegetable oil 1-1/2 c. grated raw carrots Beat eggs and sugar together. Mix carrots, oil and egg mixture together. Add flour, soda etc. Stir up as a cake. Bake in tin cans (lightly greased and floured) filled about 1/2 full (use standard size cans like vegetable cans). Bake at 325 F. for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Let set a few minutes then open the other end of the can and push to bread out. Cut into thick slices to serve as is, or cut into thin slices and put two together with sweetened cream cheese in the center (then chill before serving).

My most memorable Christmas was when I was about eight years old. It was a snowy cold night on Christmas Eve when Santa came to our house. When we first noticed him he was looking in the little window in the living room door. When we went to check it out he had dissapeared. A few minutes later the back door opened and in walked Santa. He had a large gunny sack thrown over his shoulder and it was bulging with stuff. This was the year I remember we recieved one gift a piece. Mine was a doll. I do not remember what the other kids got but I shall always remember mine. It was several years later we finally found out it was our Grandpa William Clark Craig who was our Santa. We never ever forgot this. How precious is our memories. Now I say "Thanks For The Memories". Wanda --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard.

We normally visited Iowa in the summertime but we did make the trip one December that I can recall, riding the Burlington Zephyr (all-stainless steel and ultra-modern) during the Christmas holidays in 1942 or 1943. We were met at the depot (Leon or nearby, I presume, as my aunt and uncle lived in Leon) by my uncle Fred Barber in his dark green Telephone Company truck (I was just a kid and very impressed}. There was snow on the ground and it was my first experience with real winter weather (we lived in Los Angeles). I have an iron sleigh bell that my Bright kin of Decatur County's Morgan Township passed down through the generations and a move to Lineville, Wayne Co., IA. It's unpainted and about the size of a large buckeye, and we break it out each Christmas as the oldest of our collection of holiday decorations. Finally, my fondest oldtime memory of Christmas was receiving a package of Divinity candy from my Grandmother Albright. She was from Jackson Co., IA but I know Decatur Countians surely remember that great (and very, very sweet) candy, too. I even got a packet of her Divinity one Christmas while at sea in the Navy in the late 1950s and it was a big hit with my shipmates. Rick Albright, Merced, CA KD6DKC@aol.com

I'm sitting here at the computer listening to "Classic" Christmas songs. The snow is falling outside. I'm toasty warm and thinking about a cup of hot cocoa. Just wanted to share the good feeling with all of you. What do you say we start a Christmas roll call a little early. Anyone have some good old fashioned Christmas stories from their ancestors that they would like to share? Do you have a wonderful Christmas recipe from your grandmother or another ancestor that just brings back the best memories of your childhood Christmases? Please share with us! This could even take us clear through Christmas if we all really hunt up those recipes and family stories. My grandmother, Alice Allen Winans, often told me about her Iowa Christmases as a child. She and her family would attend the local church and Santa would come up the aisle with a big dog and pass out small gifts to all of the children. They would go home and have a feast to celebrate. Most of their gifts were homemade but they meant so much. The snow was so deep they could hardly make it anywhere in the winter. Her father worked at the railroad tower running the switches, just down the street. Later he was a depot agent until his death in 1941. He was born in Coalville, Webster Co., Iowa but spent most of his growing up years in Lamoni. Quite a few of his family are buried in Rosehill Cemetery. My own childhood Christmases were spent in Creston, Union Co., Iowa between two sets of grandparents and dozens of aunts, uncles and cousins and huge tables full of food. My aunts were all excellent cooks as well as both of my grandmothers. Grandma's specialties at Christmas time were peanutbutter cookies and these little crispy things made with chow mein noodles. I have had both of her recipe boxes but have never found the recipe for those little crispies. We had more candy and cookies and cake and pies then we could ever finish and the turkey and potatoes and sweet potatoes with little colored marshmallows on top. I'm starving just thinking about it! It seems like every year there was a lot of snow too. I remember my father driving us home to Nebraska in a blizzard one year. We didn't just have inches of snow then, we had feet of snow! Grandma McDowell's PeanutButter Cookies 1 Cup Shortening 1 Cup Sugar 1 Cup Brown Suger 1 Tsp Vanilla 2 Beaten Eggs 1 Cup PeanutButter 3 Cups Flour 2 Tsp Soda Dash of Salt Cream shortening, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs and beat. Stir in peanutbutter. Stir in dry ingredients. Form into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press with fork. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Merry Christmas!! Stacey McDowell Dietiker

My great grandfather, James Wiley, lived in Belmont County, Ohio his entire life. However, most of his older siblings moved west 1851-1853. David, John, and Thomas went to Illinois, Samuel and Rebecca to Indiana and Abraham to Ringgold County, Iowa. In 1870, all except David showed up in Decatur County, Fayette Township, Sedgwick Post Office, living next door to each other. NAME Age State of Birth SAMUEL MCWILLIAMS 55 Ohio REBECCA (WILEY) 52 Ohio SAMUEL WILEY 53 Ohio. MARY 35 Pennsylvania. EMMA 3 Iowa. BARTETA 1 Iowa. OSCAR 15 Iowa. THOMAS B WILEY 51 Ohio, ELIZA E. (HEFFLIN) 42 Ohio SAMUEL W. 22 Ohio; LETTA 18 Ohio. ALFERETTA 13 Illinois. WILLIAM O. 11 Illinois MARTHA 6 Illinois. JOHN MCWILLIAMS WILEY 43 Ohio MARY JANE (MCWILLIAMS) 39 Ohio, WIBERT 14 Illinois ALICE MAE 11 Iowa LAURA B. 9 Iowa. HUDSON T. 7 Illinois (Also called Hugh) DELBERT E. 3 Iowa. ABRAHAM WILEY 41 Ohio ELIZABETH (FREDERICK) 35 Ohio ALLEY C. 19 Iowa MARY 15 Iowa. SARAH ARILLA 13 Iowa ANNA 11 Iowa. ELIZA J. 8 Iowa. LOUISA 3 Iowa. (Also called Carrie) Abraham died in 1871 from effects of his Civil War service and is buried in Creveling cemetery in New Buda. His wife, Elizabeth, and their children moved to Council Bluffs. Thomas died in 1907 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Lamoni along with his wife, Eliza, who died in 1902. John died in 1915 and is buried in Lillie Cemetery in Bloomington along with his wife, Mary Jane, who died in 1880. By 1880, Samuel and Rebecca had disappeared. Is anyone familiar with this family? Jack Ehmer

Thanksgiving in the United States :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- Mayflower and Pilgrim Links Caleb Johnson's MayflowerHistory.com http://www.mayflowerhistory.com The passenger list: http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Passengers/passengers.php The ALDEN House Museum The home of John & Priscilla Alden in Duxbury, Massachusetts. http://www.alden.org Finding Mayflower Families, By Rhonda McClure http://www.genealogymagazine.com/finmayfam.html The General Society of Mayflower Descendants http://www.mayflower.org Mayflower and Early Families http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com MAYFLOWER Mailing List A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the descendants of the Mayflower passengers in any place and at any time. http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_states-gen.html#MAYFLOWER

Thank you Jennie. Bless you too. Illa Dorsey Coffey and her sister did find this cemetery, I believe, but called it the "Horn" cemetery in the information I have. I have never been successful in finding it on line. Yes, I would appreciate any further information that you might have. Only Nancy Landon and Asa D., the father and Asa Erastus the son are identified as being buried there in my information. The family was much bigger than that. Sincerely, T. Jane Dorsey theldors@mchsi.com

I, too have Mayflower. Three of them. John Alden, James Chilton and Richard Warren. John Alden Elizabeth Alden Mercy Pabodie William Simmons Joseph Simmons Jonathan Simmons Sarah Simmons mar Timothy Chase Abner Chase Amos Scott Chase Amy Anjean Chase mar Charles Vredenburg David M. Vredenburg Milton Vredenburg James Chilton Mary Chilton Mary Winslow mar Edward Gray Sarah Gray mar Samuel Little Sarah Little mar Richard Billings Comfort Billings mar William Bailey Abigail Bailey mar Jonathan Simmons s/above And Richard Warren Anna Warren mar Thomas Little Samuel Little mar Sarah Gray s/above Jean -----Original Message----- From: Jim Miller [mailto:jdm1968@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:14 AM To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IADECATU] Roll Call Though none of my Decatur Co. families were descended from the passengers of the Mayflower, I however do descend from 13 of them so I thought I would send the list along anyway. * Denotes a Mayflower Passenger 1. John Tilley* m. Joan Hurst* 2. Elizabeth Tilley* m. John Howland* 3. Desire Howland m. John Gorham 4. Desire Gorham m. John Hawes 5. Elizabeth Hawes m. Thomas Daggett 6. Benjamin Daggett m. Margery Homes 7. Benjamin Daggett m. Elizabeth Hathaway 8. Love Dagget m. Elijah Luce 9. William S. Luce m. Huldah Rogers 10. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley 11. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd 12. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller 13. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong 14. James D. Miller 1. Richard Warren* m. Elizabeth (--?--) 2. Sarah Warren m. John Cooke 3. Sarah Cooke m. Arthur Hathaway 4. John Hathaway m. Patience Hunnewell 5. Benjamin Hathaway m. Elizabeth Richmond 6. Elizabeth Hathaway m. Benjamin Daggett 7. Love Dagget m. Elijah Luce 8. William S. Luce m. Huldah Rogers 9. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley 10. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd 11. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller 12. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong 13. James D. Miller 1. Francis Cooke* m. Hester le Mahieu 2. John Cooke* m. Sarah Warren 3. Sarah Cooke m. Arthur Hathaway 4. John Hathaway m. Patience Hunnewell 5. Benjamin Hathaway m. Elizabeth Richmond 6. Elizabeth Hathaway m. Benjamin Daggett 7. Love Dagget m. Elijah Luce 8. William S. Luce m. Huldah Rogers 9. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley 10. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd 11. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller 12. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong 13. James D. Miller 1. Thomas Rogers* m. Elsgen (--?--) 2. Joseph Rogers* m. Hannah (--?--) 3. John Rogers m. Elizabeth Twining 4. John Rogers m. Priscilla Hamblin 5. Ebenezer Rogers m. Hannah Cooke 6. Joshua Rogers m. Elizabeth Cole 7. Joshua Rogers m. Mercy Higgins 8. Richard Rogers m. Thankful Cahoon 9. Huldah Rogers m. William S. Luce 10. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley 11. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd 12. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller 13. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong 14. James D. Miller 1. Stephen Hopkins* m. (--?--) 2. Giles Hopkins* m. Catherine Wheldon 3. Deborah Hopkins m. Josiah Cooke 4. Richard Cooke m. Hannah (pos. Smith?) 5. Hannah Cooke M. Ebenezer Rogers 6. Joshua Rogers m. Elizabeth Cole 7. Joshua Rogers m. Mercy Higgins 8. Richard Rogers m. Thankful Cahoon 9. Huldah Rogers m. William S. Luce 10. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley 11. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd 12. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller 13. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong 14. James D. Miller 1. William Brewster* m. Mary (--?--)* 2. Patience Brewster m Thomas Prence 3. Rebecca Prence m. Edmund Freeman, Jr. 4. Rebecca Freeman m. Ezra Perry, Jr. 5. Mary Perry m. Isaac Bumpas 6. Deborah Bumpas m. Uriah Savery 7. Isaac Savery m. Deliverance Clifton 8. Isaac Savery m. (--?--) 9. Eloisa Matilda Savery m. Allen Thrasher 10. Angelina Thrasher m. Marcus S. Gleason 11. Edith L. Gleason m. David W. DeLong 12. Leonard DeLong m. Gladys Hall 13. Darrell Delong m. Betty Osborn 14. Janet DeLong m. Larry Miller 15. James D. Miller Jim Miller www.jdm1968.homestead.com ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu ============================== Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

For your information, I looked in the Mercer Co., MO Cemetery Book for the Hutchison Cemetery, which is sometimes called South Pleasanton, and found your Nancy Landon, wife of A. D. Campbell Oct. 28, 1816 - Mar. 26, 1894, and her husband, Asa D. Campbell Dec. 9, 1811 - May 11, 1881. They may have a son buried there and maybe some other family members of the Campbell family. Let me know if you want the other names also. Jennie Vertrees ----- Original Message ----- From: <Momdit@aol.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 9:03 PM Subject: [IADECATU] Mayflower Roll Call > > Stacey, > > I can do that. > > My husband's grandmother, Mary Isabelle Johnson Dorsey is buried at High > Point. > Her mother is Nancy Marie Campbell Johnson. She was born in Ohio and is > buried in the Leon Cemetery. > Her mother is Nancy Landon Campbell. She was born in Pennsylvania and died > in Pleasanton, Decatur County, IA. > Her father was Darius Landon. He was born in Pennsylvania and died in Ohio. > His father was James S. Landon. He was born in New Jersey and died in Ohio. > His father was William Landon of Connecticutt. > His mother was Mary Pettibone. > Her mother was Martha Paine Pettibone. > Her father was Barnabas Paine. > His mother was Constance Paine Baker. > Her father was Elisha Paine of Canterbury, Connecticutt. > His mother was Mary Snow Paine. > Her mother was Constant Hopkins (Mrs. Nickolas Snow) > Her father was Stephen Hopkins. > Stephen Hopkins came over on the Mayflower. > > We have this information thanks to Illa Dorsey Coffey and her late sister > Evelyn Dorsey Gleaves. > This work was done BC (before computers). > > _theldors@mchsi.com_ (mailto:theldors@mchsi.com) > > >

Though none of my Decatur Co. families were descended from the passengers of the Mayflower, I however do descend from 13 of them so I thought I would send the list along anyway. * Denotes a Mayflower Passenger 1. John Tilley* m. Joan Hurst* 2. Elizabeth Tilley* m. John Howland* 3. Desire Howland m. John Gorham 4. Desire Gorham m. John Hawes 5. Elizabeth Hawes m. Thomas Daggett 6. Benjamin Daggett m. Margery Homes 7. Benjamin Daggett m. Elizabeth Hathaway 8. Love Dagget m. Elijah Luce 9. William S. Luce m. Huldah Rogers 10. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley 11. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd 12. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller 13. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong 14. James D. Miller 1. Richard Warren* m. Elizabeth (--?--) 2. Sarah Warren m. John Cooke 3. Sarah Cooke m. Arthur Hathaway 4. John Hathaway m. Patience Hunnewell 5. Benjamin Hathaway m. Elizabeth Richmond 6. Elizabeth Hathaway m. Benjamin Daggett 7. Love Dagget m. Elijah Luce 8. William S. Luce m. Huldah Rogers 9. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley 10. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd 11. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller 12. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong 13. James D. Miller 1. Francis Cooke* m. Hester le Mahieu 2. John Cooke* m. Sarah Warren 3. Sarah Cooke m. Arthur Hathaway 4. John Hathaway m. Patience Hunnewell 5. Benjamin Hathaway m. Elizabeth Richmond 6. Elizabeth Hathaway m. Benjamin Daggett 7. Love Dagget m. Elijah Luce 8. William S. Luce m. Huldah Rogers 9. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley 10. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd 11. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller 12. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong 13. James D. Miller 1. Thomas Rogers* m. Elsgen (--?--) 2. Joseph Rogers* m. Hannah (--?--) 3. John Rogers m. Elizabeth Twining 4. John Rogers m. Priscilla Hamblin 5. Ebenezer Rogers m. Hannah Cooke 6. Joshua Rogers m. Elizabeth Cole 7. Joshua Rogers m. Mercy Higgins 8. Richard Rogers m. Thankful Cahoon 9. Huldah Rogers m. William S. Luce 10. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley 11. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd 12. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller 13. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong 14. James D. Miller 1. Stephen Hopkins* m. (--?--) 2. Giles Hopkins* m. Catherine Wheldon 3. Deborah Hopkins m. Josiah Cooke 4. Richard Cooke m. Hannah (pos. Smith?) 5. Hannah Cooke M. Ebenezer Rogers 6. Joshua Rogers m. Elizabeth Cole 7. Joshua Rogers m. Mercy Higgins 8. Richard Rogers m. Thankful Cahoon 9. Huldah Rogers m. William S. Luce 10. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley 11. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd 12. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller 13. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong 14. James D. Miller 1. William Brewster* m. Mary (--?--)* 2. Patience Brewster m Thomas Prence 3. Rebecca Prence m. Edmund Freeman, Jr. 4. Rebecca Freeman m. Ezra Perry, Jr. 5. Mary Perry m. Isaac Bumpas 6. Deborah Bumpas m. Uriah Savery 7. Isaac Savery m. Deliverance Clifton 8. Isaac Savery m. (--?--) 9. Eloisa Matilda Savery m. Allen Thrasher 10. Angelina Thrasher m. Marcus S. Gleason 11. Edith L. Gleason m. David W. DeLong 12. Leonard DeLong m. Gladys Hall 13. Darrell Delong m. Betty Osborn 14. Janet DeLong m. Larry Miller 15. James D. Miller Jim Miller www.jdm1968.homestead.com