that's very true, sharon, about mercer and harrison and decatur and ringgold counties comin' from one of the other counties. that's prob'ly because at one time iowa claimed part of mercer and harrison counties and missouri claimed part of decatur and ringgold counties..........so......there's a strip there.....'bout 13 miles wide......where folks were constantly in a state of flux as to which state and county they belonged to and owed taxes to. hell, the folks in missouri and iowa were ready to start shootin' their neighbors, kith and kin over this!.....mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Becker" <srbecker@iowatelecom.net> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com>; <iaringgo@rootsweb.com>; <iowa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 12:45 PM Subject: [IADECATU] Off Topic? > While driving around yesterday, we slipped over the line > into Harrison County, Missouri, taking backroads and looking > things over. We came across a country church - Lone Rock > Church which is beside Payne Cemetery. I took some photos > and then went to the door to see if the church was locked. It was. > > I started to walk back to the car when this lady and her husband > pulled in. The lady asked if I wanted to see inside the church. I did > and she had a key!! > > It was beautiful inside and I took some photographs. > > What amazed me was that inside with this cast iron wood stove - > probably the oldest I've ever seen in real life. I've seen illustrations > of those kind of old stoves. It was incredible. > > Anyway, if anyone knows anything about this church, please e-mail > me off-list. I'd like to put up a road trip page about it but don't know > much beyond what the lady told me. > > (A lot of Decatur & Ringgold County folks came from Harrison County > & vise versa, so there might be a cross-over interest here.) > > On another note - the countryside is absolutely beautiful!! The trees > are the fullest I've ever seen them in a long, long time. I enjoyed > looking > at the herds of cattle and horses as we drove by. > > Thanks!! > > Sharon R. Becker > Ringgold County IAGenWeb Coordinator > srbecker@iowatelecom.net > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

While driving around yesterday, we slipped over the line into Harrison County, Missouri, taking backroads and looking things over. We came across a country church - Lone Rock Church which is beside Payne Cemetery. I took some photos and then went to the door to see if the church was locked. It was. I started to walk back to the car when this lady and her husband pulled in. The lady asked if I wanted to see inside the church. I did and she had a key!! It was beautiful inside and I took some photographs. What amazed me was that inside with this cast iron wood stove - probably the oldest I've ever seen in real life. I've seen illustrations of those kind of old stoves. It was incredible. Anyway, if anyone knows anything about this church, please e-mail me off-list. I'd like to put up a road trip page about it but don't know much beyond what the lady told me. (A lot of Decatur & Ringgold County folks came from Harrison County & vise versa, so there might be a cross-over interest here.) On another note - the countryside is absolutely beautiful!! The trees are the fullest I've ever seen them in a long, long time. I enjoyed looking at the herds of cattle and horses as we drove by. Thanks!! Sharon R. Becker Ringgold County IAGenWeb Coordinator srbecker@iowatelecom.net

We drove past Rose Hill in Lamoni and Maple Row in Kellerton today. As we drove by, there was a stiff little breeze making the flags fly at their best, then the sun was out making it so pretty. So somber. I wore my VFW poppy proudly on my purse. Sharon

Fredrick McElwee US Navy Sea Bees WW ll Oren Lyle McElwee US Navy WW ll (Enlisted the same Day 1942) Loren Nyle McElwee US Navy WW ll Harold Donald McElwee US Navy WW ll, USAF 20 years Boyce Dalton Orange( Brother-in-Law) US Army WW ll William "H" McElwee US Navy Korean War Glen Gale (Jack) McElwee USAF 22 years and myself USAF Viet Nam Era Larry L. McElwee Dodge City, Ks. mcelwee1942@cox.net

Amen, George Donna in OR ----- Original Message ----- From: "geo" <geo1932@roadrunner.com> To: <iadecatu@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 7:51 PM Subject: [IADECATU] Vets > >From this vet to all you vets and those serving now, Thank you for your > >service and God Bless > > George CHB # 2 US Navy > > George North Idaho > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

>From this vet to all you vets and those serving now, Thank you for your service and God Bless George CHB # 2 US Navy George North Idaho

Yes, my Father & Brother (both born in Iowa) & an Uncle (from Wisconsin) are all sadly gone. They were proud Veterans in the Army W.W.I & Air Corp. W.W.II and the Marines W.W.II . My Husband, Navy, and Son, Air Force, are Veterans. Bless all every one of those who served our country. Barbara in Texas

Many thanks, Mac!! I am going to that internet site right now. Can't get there in person yet -- I am in New Orleans. Kathleen On May 29, 2010 1:52 PM, "Ronald M McClure" <rmcclure@hot.rr.com> wrote: wow.....it really IS a small world. their web site is http://www.quincynet.com/ivh/ . you might wanna go out there, kathy. it's really nice.....not nearly as......."tacky" as what i prob'ly expected. they were even able to show me the "house" that they lived in......although some have been removed. it was a real interesting place for me......was able to eat and visit with the old timers there and every thing......had an absolutely great time!......mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Deao" <kgdeao@gmail.com> To: <iadecatu@rootsweb.com> ... > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please ...

wow.....it really IS a small world. their web site is http://www.quincynet.com/ivh/ . you might wanna go out there, kathy. it's really nice.....not nearly as......."tacky" as what i prob'ly expected. they were even able to show me the "house" that they lived in......although some have been removed. it was a real interesting place for me......was able to eat and visit with the old timers there and every thing......had an absolutely great time!......mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Deao" <kgdeao@gmail.com> To: <iadecatu@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 1:24 PM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] pensions > Mac, I am researching my husband's gggrandfather Leonard Wolf who died > at that Quincy home and was buried in Sunset cemetery there. Have you > come across a free site for that place? Thanks - Kathleen > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Mac, I am researching my husband's gggrandfather Leonard Wolf who died at that Quincy home and was buried in Sunset cemetery there. Have you come across a free site for that place? Thanks - Kathleen

there's tons of information in there.....plus, you didn't just apply once, you applied numerous times......for upgrades and stuff like that. you've got handwritten applications, histories (including war stories).....diagnosis.....and just all kinds of stuff. my g/gpa and g/ma lived in the quincy, illinois veteran's home (and died there).......i found that out by lookin' at his pension paperwork.....and just tons of other good stuff......mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mom Wade" <mnpwade@verizon.net> To: "list" <IADECATU@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:17 AM Subject: [IADECATU] pensions > How much information is on a Civil War Veteran's application for a > pension?? How do you go about getting this information?? Can I find this > info on line?? Donna in OR > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

First thanks to all who have served and especially those serving now! Branch: US Navy Locations: San Diego boot camp CINCPAC Fleet Pearl Harbor Port Hueneme CA Surveyors school Guam 103rd Seabees Subic Bay PI MCB 9 building NAS Cubi Point Time of service: 17 August 1950 16 June 1954

Donna, There can be allot of information or it can be sparse. I've ordered 5 times almost two years ago. The price has gone up, better do it soon before they raise prices again. Good luck, Jerry Vernon Hope this is understandable: National Archives, 'order CW records online' 1st two links info. http://search.archives.gov/query.html?qt=order+CW+records+online&col=1arch&col=naration&rq=0&qs=&qc=1arch&qc=naration&pw=100%25&ws=0&la=&qm=0&st=1&nh=10&lk=1&rf=0&oq=&rq=0&qp= http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2005/nr05-16.html ----------------------------------------------------- Start page that takes you to the link below: http://www.archives.gov/research/order/orderonline.html https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline/start.swe?SWECmd=Start&SWEHo=eservices.archives.gov Create a log in: User I. D. and PW., when in, click FIND & REQUEST, then go down to MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS, click. GO TO: left corner for Frequently Requested Records: Choose Federal Military Pension Application-Civil War and Later Complete File. Federal Military Pension Application - Civil War and Later Complete File (NATF 85D) -Select Delivery Format (Paper or DVD) Paper was the only choice in the past CLICK: ADD TO CART and the order box opens up where you input your info, but make sure you have the info on your soldier ready and at hand so the page soesn't time out on you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mom Wade" <mnpwade@verizon.net> To: "list" <IADECATU@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 9:17 AM Subject: [IADECATU] pensions > How much information is on a Civil War Veteran's application for a > pension?? How do you go about getting this information?? Can I find this > info on line?? Donna in OR > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 5154 (20100528) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5154 (20100528) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

How much information is on a Civil War Veteran's application for a pension?? How do you go about getting this information?? Can I find this info on line?? Donna in OR

HI Everyone!! My husband, parents, grandparents, aunt, uncles and cousins all buried in Grand River cemetery. My place is there waiting for me. My husband used to tell people we owned property in Grand River, he just didn't tell it was in the cemetery! I live in AZ. so my sister who lives in Des Moines makes the rounds of the cemeterys in Iowa every year. She just called me, she had taken flowers to four cemeterys between Des Moines and Grand River today. She told what sad shape some of them were in, unmowed grass, untrimmed bushes, flowers that look like they were left from last year. She said she always leaves the one at Grand River till last so she can go home in an upbeat mood. It is always so neat and well taken care of. I thought I would like to tell all of you who live away and cannot visit how well taken care of it is. I don't know if they were put on the website or not but I sent pictures that were taken on Memorial day with all the flags up. It is truly a beautiful, peaceful sight. Happy Memories, Everyone Hazel

> Merdith, > > What is your line of Beavers? My husband had Beavers in IA & they ended > up > in KS. Joseph Allen Beavers, b. 1813, PA. d. 1865 Decatur Co. IA. He > married Christina Spargur, b. 1813 OH. d. 1896 Decatur Co. IA. > > Thanks, Shirley Shirley: I have to confess; I am not much or a genealogist. I have some info on the paternal Johnstons and the maternal McKees put not much else. As in most old rural communities, if you dig deep enough everyone is your cousin, mj

> Thanks so much, Meredith, for sharing this information... Did you > know Miles Leeper back then? He and his wife mow and trim the cemeteries > now. He said he'd lived where he does, all his life. (He has a zero turn > John Deere mower and his wife uses the gas string trimmer).. Yep, I know Miles and Gladys. Where you went south to the Lentz Cemetery, if you had turned north and gone a mile and a half or so you would have been at their farm. I will probably see them at the end of June if they show up at the Woodland Reunion. If anyone wants to see what people from the Woodland area look like show up at the Barnum Community Center an hour or so before noon on June 27th and you will be able to observe a whoe bunch of us. Bring a hot dish and your own table service. Might want to bring a plate too. The reunion used to be held at the fair grounds in Leon but the price went beyond our groups modest means so it was moved to Decatur. Sometimes the donations to the kitty barely cover the expense. Barnum is a great facility. Judy and Fay Patton are responsible for the arrangements. Judy even put together a Woodland history book 3 or 4 years ago. mj

Oh Nancee, we had mulberry trees on our farm what memories you bring back with your travels. Jo Achee P.S. Cemetery Gypsy would be a great name for your book. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancee Seifert" <iggy29@grm.net> To: <IADECATU@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 2:45 PM Subject: [IADECATU] CEMETERY 'GYPSY' HERE..... > Yesterday, even with the threat of afternoon rain, I headed for Woodland > Township's cemeteries that I hadn't visited yet -- Shields, Lentz, Beavers > and Hall. I always try to be prepared with maps and directions, but there > is always some kind of glitch.. I intended to go south from Hwy 2, on to > Co > Rd R58, to Hall and Beavers cems, but there was no such road. There were > 2 > gravel roads to choose from, and I didn't want to chance driving around in > the woods all day... So, I headed east on Hwy 2 to Co Rd R69 and went > south > about 7 miles and, WA LA (pardon me - voila) there was Shields Cemetery. > I > should say that it was paved road until I passed "Turkey Run Farm", when > it > suddenly became gravel -- the warning sign said 'BUMP'... I headed on the > remaining 4 miles. My map said after 7.4 miles to turn right -- no road > number or name... I chanced it and turned on Tamarack Hills Road and up > over > the top sits Shields Cemetery. > > It was delightful to have lots of shade (on a 90 degree) day. Many of the > stones have been repaired and put on cement pads - and a few have fallen > and are laying on the ground. It is well taken care of. After chalking > and > taking pics of all the headstones, I just 'drank in' all the sounds and > sights for a while.. wild roses, blooming black raspberries, a patch of > wild asparagus and the all too familiar Mulberry trees in the fence line. > Just over the fence toward the woods, there were lots of wild gooseberry > plants -- and the memories of my Dad's gooseberry pies got the better of > me. > .......He could make a mean gooseberry pie that would pucker your mouth, > but > always be ready for a second piece.. He was the chief 'cook and bottle > washer' when we were young girls - and he sure did a super job. > > I decided to try and find my way to Lentz, Beavers and Hall cemeteries, > going through the back country.. My map showed that I could.. I stopped at > Woodland to take a picture of the Woodland Church and looked around for Co > Rd J46; couldn't find it so took a chance and turned on 240th St. west and > drove a few miles, not finding anything that looked like the map. I ended > up > at a farmer's house to ask directions but no one came to the door.. So, I > turned around to back track and came across a fellow mowing the sides of > the > road, from Decatur County.. I flagged him down - which means that I jumped > out of my car and ran in front of him waving my arms.. Poor man!! He was > really helpful and told me I was within a mile of all of the cemeteries. > He > talked me through the directions and then said he'd be coming back down > the > other side of the road mowing if I needed his help again... Now, that's > good > old fashioned "Iowa" nice folk.. (One of these times I'm going to find me > a > boyfriend, you know, a real live one...) > > So, I back tracked a little and headed south again on Valley Road, which > was > a little soft from the rain the night before.. It dead ends at Lentz > Cemetery.. And what a pretty cemetery this is. It took quite a while to > photograph all the stones and the temperature wasn't dropping any. It's > always interesting to find people whose names you know in the cemeteries.. > My first mother-in-law's folks and siblings are buried there -- Beavers. > > I headed back to the main road and went the way the County road fellow > told > me to.. He said "you go up past Hamaker's new place and over the hill, and > you'll find Hall and Beavers on either side of the road." So, I marked on > my map that this road is 300th St and followed it like he said.. I stopped > at Beavers Cemetery and took photos and then headed on north just a scosch > and there was Hall Cemetery on the left.. These Woodland Township > cemeteries > are all like oases in the middle of nowhere - full of pungent peonies and > old fashioned iris. > > I left there very hot, sweaty and tired and took a chance that 300th St. > would go on out to Hwy 2 somewhere north of there.. and, indeed, it did -- > the street name becoming Pony Farm Road - which my map said was Co Rd > R58... > If I haven't confused everybody with these directions, road names and > numbers, I'll be very disappointed!! > > Well, the cemetery gypsy is planning the next cemetery hunting trip..You > know, you don't ever have to leave the State of Iowa to have a nice little > vacation... smiles. My Best, Nancee > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2899 - Release Date: 05/27/10 06:25:00

Merdith, What is your line of Beavers? My husband had Beavers in IA & they ended up in KS. Joseph Allen Beavers, b. 1813, PA. d. 1865 Decatur Co. IA. He married Christina Spargur, b. 1813 OH. d. 1896 Decatur Co. IA. Thanks, Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancee Seifert" <iggy29@grm.net> To: <IADECATU@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 5:28 PM Subject: [IADECATU] WOODLAND TOWNSHIP CEMETERIES. > Thanks so much, Meredith, for sharing this information... I can't imagine > trimming around all the headstones by hand -- GO MOM!! That must have > taken > a lot of time. I give heartfelt praise to all of you local folks who took > care of the cemeteries - for such a small amount of pay. Hindsight is > always perfect -- but I should have had you give me the directions. Did > you > know Miles Leeper back then? He and his wife mow and trim the cemeteries > now. He said he'd lived where he does, all his life. (He has a zero turn > John Deere mower and his wife uses the gas string trimmer).. I got a good > laugh out of your mower catching on fire -- even though it probably wasn't > funny at the time... My Best Always, Nancee > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Nancee: > > Glad you enjoyed the cemeteries of Woodland Township. Back in the early > 50's my mom and I were the caretakers of the 5 cemeteries in Woodland > Township for a few years. We had to put in a bid each spring with the > trustees to win the job. Ususally about $325 dollars for the summer. The > township furnished the mower and we furnished the labor. I mowed and Mom > trimed around the stones. Trimming was quite a job before string trimmers > so I had the good deal. > > I remember one time while mowing the Beavers cemetery the mower caught on > fire. Fire was shooting out of the vent hole in the gas cap about 4 feet. > I hauled out of there and watched until it was over. I was glad to see > that one go. It had a Clinton engine and they sucked. Got a new one with a > Briggs and Stratton. > > As you mentioned, the Shields and Lentz cemeteries were on dead-end roads. > The Shields was just west of the Bert Adair place. A lane on the west > side of the Shields cemetery went south to an old bachelors place, Charlie > Johnson. He never had a car. Always went to Woodland in his wagon behing a > team. > > The road to the Lentz cemetery was a through road at one time. When I was > little it ended about a quartere of a mile or so south of the cemetery. > The last family I remember living at the end of the road was the Mericle > family. The Pattons (Deles and Velma and their kids Nile, Gary, Doris, Fay > and Dorothy) lived on the corner where the road went south. > > Meredith Johnston > Spencer > > > > > > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2899 - Release Date: 05/27/10 01:25:00 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2899 - Release Date: 05/27/10 01:25:00

Thanks so much, Meredith, for sharing this information... I can't imagine trimming around all the headstones by hand -- GO MOM!! That must have taken a lot of time. I give heartfelt praise to all of you local folks who took care of the cemeteries - for such a small amount of pay. Hindsight is always perfect -- but I should have had you give me the directions. Did you know Miles Leeper back then? He and his wife mow and trim the cemeteries now. He said he'd lived where he does, all his life. (He has a zero turn John Deere mower and his wife uses the gas string trimmer).. I got a good laugh out of your mower catching on fire -- even though it probably wasn't funny at the time... My Best Always, Nancee --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nancee: Glad you enjoyed the cemeteries of Woodland Township. Back in the early 50's my mom and I were the caretakers of the 5 cemeteries in Woodland Township for a few years. We had to put in a bid each spring with the trustees to win the job. Ususally about $325 dollars for the summer. The township furnished the mower and we furnished the labor. I mowed and Mom trimed around the stones. Trimming was quite a job before string trimmers so I had the good deal. I remember one time while mowing the Beavers cemetery the mower caught on fire. Fire was shooting out of the vent hole in the gas cap about 4 feet. I hauled out of there and watched until it was over. I was glad to see that one go. It had a Clinton engine and they sucked. Got a new one with a Briggs and Stratton. As you mentioned, the Shields and Lentz cemeteries were on dead-end roads. The Shields was just west of the Bert Adair place. A lane on the west side of the Shields cemetery went south to an old bachelors place, Charlie Johnson. He never had a car. Always went to Woodland in his wagon behing a team. The road to the Lentz cemetery was a through road at one time. When I was little it ended about a quartere of a mile or so south of the cemetery. The last family I remember living at the end of the road was the Mericle family. The Pattons (Deles and Velma and their kids Nile, Gary, Doris, Fay and Dorothy) lived on the corner where the road went south. Meredith Johnston Spencer