Hi Leroy I could not find any records as of yet. Please remind me after Memorial Day when it will open. It seems like there is a book somewhere but its too cold to stay long. Thanks Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leroy Achee" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 6:36 AM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] DEATH OF BUTLER ELLIS > Speaking of the County Home does anyone know if it is possible to look at > their records, we believe our Great Grandfather Charles Harvey Harp died > there in 1957 but don't know how long he lived there. Jo from Louisiana > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancee Seifert" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 9:29 AM > Subject: [IADECATU] DEATH OF BUTLER ELLIS > > >> Decatur County Journal >> Leon, Iowa >> Thursday, February 2, 1911 >> >> BUTLER ELLIS was born in Mercer County, Missouri, March 1, 1850, and died >> at >> the County Home in Eden Township, January 28, 1911, aged 60 years, 10 >> months >> and 28 days. >> >> His father, W.W. ELLIS, was an early settler of Decatur County, and was >> very >> prominent, being the judge of the district court for some time. >> >> The funeral was held at the Christian Church in Leon at 4:30 Lord's day >> afternoon, being conducted by the pastor, Elder J.S. Coffin. The remains >> were laid to rest in the Leon Cemetery. He leaves one brother, S.H. >> ELLIS, >> of Ottumwa, and a sister, Mrs. RAINRIGHT, of Winterset, besides a few >> relatives in and around Leon to mourn their loss. >> --------------------------------------------------- >> Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert >> November 23, 2009 >> [email protected] >> >> My Notes: Should we assume that he had some sort of mental problem? >> Since >> he still had family and relatives living when he died, why would he have >> been living at the County Home? >> I did a search of the Leon Cem. And found ELLIS with no first name in >> Section D., Lot 86. He is not listed in any other area of Leon Cem. Was >> there a 'potters field' or paupers area in the Leon Cemetery? Is there >> still? >> >> www.iagenweb.org/decatur >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] 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: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.78/2521 - Release Date: 11/23/09 > 07:52:00 > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Bob, Thanks for looking, I can't imagine you would even go look as cold as it is there!!! I'll be in touch after Memorial Day. Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Bixby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] DEATH OF BUTLER ELLIS > Hi Leroy > I could not find any records as of yet. > Please remind me after Memorial Day when it will open. It seems like there > is a book somewhere but its too cold to stay long. > Thanks > Bob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leroy Achee" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 6:36 AM > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] DEATH OF BUTLER ELLIS > > >> Speaking of the County Home does anyone know if it is possible to look >> at >> their records, we believe our Great Grandfather Charles Harvey Harp died >> there in 1957 but don't know how long he lived there. Jo from Louisiana >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Nancee Seifert" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 9:29 AM >> Subject: [IADECATU] DEATH OF BUTLER ELLIS >> >> >>> Decatur County Journal >>> Leon, Iowa >>> Thursday, February 2, 1911 >>> >>> BUTLER ELLIS was born in Mercer County, Missouri, March 1, 1850, and >>> died >>> at >>> the County Home in Eden Township, January 28, 1911, aged 60 years, 10 >>> months >>> and 28 days. >>> >>> His father, W.W. ELLIS, was an early settler of Decatur County, and was >>> very >>> prominent, being the judge of the district court for some time. >>> >>> The funeral was held at the Christian Church in Leon at 4:30 Lord's day >>> afternoon, being conducted by the pastor, Elder J.S. Coffin. The >>> remains >>> were laid to rest in the Leon Cemetery. He leaves one brother, S.H. >>> ELLIS, >>> of Ottumwa, and a sister, Mrs. RAINRIGHT, of Winterset, besides a few >>> relatives in and around Leon to mourn their loss. >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert >>> November 23, 2009 >>> [email protected] >>> >>> My Notes: Should we assume that he had some sort of mental problem? >>> Since >>> he still had family and relatives living when he died, why would he have >>> been living at the County Home? >>> I did a search of the Leon Cem. And found ELLIS with no first name in >>> Section D., Lot 86. He is not listed in any other area of Leon Cem. Was >>> there a 'potters field' or paupers area in the Leon Cemetery? Is there >>> still? >>> >>> www.iagenweb.org/decatur >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] 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: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.78/2521 - Release Date: >> 11/23/09 >> 07:52:00 >> >> www.iagenweb.org/decatur >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] 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: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.124/2598 - Release Date: 01/03/10 09:41:00