Posted on: Des Moines Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/DesMoinesObits/69 Surname: Meeker, Havens, Horchem ------------------------- This was published in the February 8, 2001 issue of The Wapello Republican. I am not related to Mrs. Meeker and have no further information. Wilma Louise Meeker, 84, a resident of the Burlington Care Facility and formerly of Mediapolis, died Tuesday evening, January 30, 2001, at the Great River Medical Center at West Burlington. The daughter of Laurence and Viora Havens Horchem, she was born March 14, 1916, at Topeka, Illinois. She married Earl J. Meeker on November 18, 1937 at Hamilton, Illinois. He preceded her in death on December 21, 1985. Wilma was a homemaker and very active in farming. She enjoyed gardening and traveling. She was of the Methodist faith. Survivors include a son, Lyle Lee Meeker of Hope Haven in Burlington; a sister, Doris Meeker of Oakville; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Earl, a son Larry Dean, four sisters and two brothers. A private family funeral ceremony for Wilma Meeker was held at 2 pm Thursday, February 1, 2001, at the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Mediapolis with the Rev. John Gaulke officiating. Burial followed at the Kossuth Cemetery. The casket bearers included Douglas Meeker, Ryan Meeker, Dustin Meeker, Tim Weaver, Andrew Weaver, Robert Graham and Kurt Graham. According to her request there was no visitation.

Good morning, If you are researching the SCHENK family in Burlington, please contact me. Thank you, Tina

Thanks I will try that. Cindy Wilson

Dear Cindy, You can write to Aspen Grove Cemetery at: 2043 Sunnyside Ave Burlington, IA 52601 They sent me copies of their records for 10 of my ancestors in short time. Good Luck in your research :o) Tina > Does anyone have the records for Aspen Grove Cemetery? I tried to call them > today and no one answered the phone. I would like to see if Jost and Mary > Schaefer or any of their family is buried there. I have approximate birth > dates for them. I know that they lived in Burlington and that they immigrated > from Germany between 1844-46. Jost was a shoemaker. If anyone has any info on > this family or knows if the are buried in Aspen Grove I would really > appreciate it. > birth dates are approximate- > Jost, br. 1814 > Mary, br. 1814 > John, br. 1837 > Joseph, br. 1840 > Katherine ( I have all of her info. She is my GGGGGrandmother > Henry, br. 1844 > Fred, br. 1847 > John, br. 1849 > Mary, br. 1851 > Fritz, br. 1853 > Thanks, > Cindy Wilson > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > List Manager - Tina McCain-McGarry > tmccain@us.inter.net > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > >

Does anyone have the records for Aspen Grove Cemetery? I tried to call them today and no one answered the phone. I would like to see if Jost and Mary Schaefer or any of their family is buried there. I have approximate birth dates for them. I know that they lived in Burlington and that they immigrated from Germany between 1844-46. Jost was a shoemaker. If anyone has any info on this family or knows if the are buried in Aspen Grove I would really appreciate it. birth dates are approximate- Jost, br. 1814 Mary, br. 1814 John, br. 1837 Joseph, br. 1840 Katherine ( I have all of her info. She is my GGGGGrandmother Henry, br. 1844 Fred, br. 1847 John, br. 1849 Mary, br. 1851 Fritz, br. 1853 Thanks, Cindy Wilson

Does anyone on this list do census lookups? I'm looking for Christopher BROWN, born New York 1824. In the 1850 census index there is a Christopher BROWN at Des Moines County, Burlington Township, page 465. I would like to know the particulars about this man and his family. Thanks for any help. Russell

Posted on: Des Moines Co. Ia Bible Records Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/DesMoinesBibl/5 Surname: Welch ------------------------- Looking for the Birth record of Alta Mae Welch 1912 in Des Moines Co Thank you for your message boards. Dorothy.

Thank you SO much. Coleen ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Cribbs <cribbswh@tbi-set.org> To: <IADESMOI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: January 23, 2001 1:45 AM Subject: [IADESMOI] Obituary research > Hi Coleen, > You can try the Iowa pages at Obituary Central. http://www.obitcentral.com > > Just pick the Obituary Links Page or the Obituary Archive Search Engine to > find the Iowa pages. > Bill > > > > Hello, > > I am new to Iowa research. I recently found the answer to a long-time > > genealogical block wall. > > A great aunt married a man named John Herman Schulz b.1/24/1908. His 1994 > > obituary (he died in Arizona) says he was born in Burlington Iowa and was > > survived by two sisters: Viola Schulz OLSON and Lena Schulz NOTZKE. Can > > anyone suggest possible information sites for Burlington or Des Moines > > County? All suggestions for genealogical research for that area would be > > appreciated. I am seeking his parents names as well. > > Coleen > > Alaska > > > > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > > "You can't walk alone. Many have given the illusion, but none have really > walked alone. Man is not made that way. Each man is bedded in his people, > their history, their culture, and their values." > > Peter Andrews (1919- )South African novelist > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > "Energy and persistence alter all things." > ~ Benjamin Franklin > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Sorry didn't mean for this to go to the list. It's an older posting and was meant for wolf@syix.com in response to her posting. Thank You Marilyn Salem,OR ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hi Coleen, You can try the Iowa pages at Obituary Central. http://www.obitcentral.com Just pick the Obituary Links Page or the Obituary Archive Search Engine to find the Iowa pages. Bill > Hello, > I am new to Iowa research. I recently found the answer to a long-time > genealogical block wall. > A great aunt married a man named John Herman Schulz b.1/24/1908. His 1994 > obituary (he died in Arizona) says he was born in Burlington Iowa and was > survived by two sisters: Viola Schulz OLSON and Lena Schulz NOTZKE. Can > anyone suggest possible information sites for Burlington or Des Moines > County? All suggestions for genealogical research for that area would be > appreciated. I am seeking his parents names as well. > Coleen > Alaska > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > "You can't walk alone. Many have given the illusion, but none have really walked alone. Man is not made that way. Each man is bedded in his people, their history, their culture, and their values." > Peter Andrews (1919- )South African novelist > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Hello, I am new to Iowa research. I recently found the answer to a long-time genealogical block wall. A great aunt married a man named John Herman Schulz b.1/24/1908. His 1994 obituary (he died in Arizona) says he was born in Burlington Iowa and was survived by two sisters: Viola Schulz OLSON and Lena Schulz NOTZKE. Can anyone suggest possible information sites for Burlington or Des Moines County? All suggestions for genealogical research for that area would be appreciated. I am seeking his parents names as well. Coleen Alaska

I am searching for anyone who has John Herman Schulz (born about 1906) in their records. According to his 1994 obituary, he was born in Burlington, Iowa. Thank you. Coleen

I'm sorry, I don't remember if I replied to your letter or not. My program doesn't indicate if I did. Yes there are a lot of Haight's from Des Moines Co. We have quite a list going of those who descend from Cornelius Haight. He had 15 children. I descend from his brother Philip who's daughter came to Des Moines Co with her husband John Curtis Nott. Our line came from Dutchess Co. NY by way of OH, IL to IA. They were amoung the first settlers in Des Moines Co arriving sometime in the late 1840's. Cornelius and Philip were the children of Aaron and Jemima Waters Haight. We take their lineage back to the immigrant Simon Hoyt. I don't recall an Emitt. Do you know who his parents are or Grandparents? Thanks Marilyn Salem, OR On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 22:06:29 -0700 shirley wolf houston <wolf@syix.com> writes: > Posted on: Des Moines Co. Ia Queries > Reply Here: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/DesMoines/82 > > Surname: emitt haight and andrew ballard > ------------------------- > > in my fifteen year of research your is the first time i have see the > name > of haight my sister married earl one of thson peggy and earl have > been > married fortytwo year and have two children. MOMO and PAPA as we > call them > came from okl, momo & papa enjoy a song together duing heir married > of > 65 years. > and my Ballard, andrew ballard was brith in knox co tennessee he > married > nancy ann franklin on april 9 1837. nancy died about 1878 in knox co > tn. > andrew came to solo tws pope with his children.no more room shirley > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > " It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory > belongs to our ancestors." > ~ Plutarch (46-120), Greek author > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Thanks Don, Edie ----- Original Message ----- From: Donkelly <donkelly@grovenet.net> To: <IADESMOI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 6:55 AM Subject: Re: [IADESMOI] Re: ideas > Hi Edie. In the Belfast area, Ireland Genuki has very good coverage. > > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/ > > From their main site, you can visit every county they have in Northern > Ireland, UK too. > > Enjoy > > Slan go foill. > > Don > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edith Chaney" <echaney@ix.netcom.com> > To: <IADESMOI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 5:49 AM > Subject: Re: [IADESMOI] Re: ideas > > > > Donald, > > > > Any ideas on who I could write to---to do research there on > > ancestor Dudley Lee born 1759 in Belfast Ireland and > > immigrated to US in 1770? > > > > Thanks > > Edie > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Donkelly <donkelly@grovenet.net> > > To: <IADESMOI-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 7:28 AM > > Subject: Re: [IADESMOI] Re: ideas > > > > > > > Nice to hear again from you Lisa. > > > > > > It was a man who offered a lot of information for the > > county site, said it > > > would take me a lot more time to do it, but it would be > > worth it. > > > > > > To whomever it was, the time it takes me to enter > > information for a new > > > DesMoines County project is immaterial, I will find the > > amount of time I > > > need to do it. Of course I would not kid about this....I > > have two or three > > > sites already with 90 to 100 pages each. > > > > > > I am very anxious to connect with that individual, but I > > don't know how. I > > > just hoped that with his interest in the county, he might > > be a subscriber to > > > this mailing list. > > > > > > Cheers, and Slan go foill all > > > > > > Donald O'Collaugh Kelly, National Coordinator, The > > IrelandGenWeb Project. > > > If you want to know more about Ireland, just ask me<grin> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "buggs" <buggs@softcom.net> > > > To: <IADESMOI-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 6:57 PM > > > Subject: Re: [IADESMOI] Re: ideas > > > > > > > > > > I think I was just trying to subcribe to the DesMoines > > County, sorry right > > > > now I don't know what it was. I subcribed to a lot of > > things that day. > > > Lisa > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Donkelly <donkelly@grovenet.net> > > > > To: <IADESMOI-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 12:25 PM > > > > Subject: [IADESMOI] Re: ideas > > > > > > > > > > > > > Someone contacted me about new projects for the > > DesMoines County USGW > > > > > webpage. > > > > > That particular hard drive got sick over the week end > > and is in recovery > > > > of > > > > > data. I want to speak further with the person who > > contacted me. > > > > > > > > > > Sorry about being off subject, but I am always > > interested in improving > > > > > access to data for researchers and casual visitors. > > > > > > > > > > Don Kelly, CC, iadesmoi website > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > > > > > List Manager - Tina McCain-McGarry > > > > > tmccain@us.inter.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of > > family history > > > > > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > > > > "Let our posterity know that we, their ancestors . . . > > amid all trials and > > > temptations, were men of integrity. > > > > ~ Alexander Crummel (1819-1898), religous leader > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, > > Preserve & Celebrate > > > > your heritage! > > > > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > > > "The family is the building block for whatever solidarity > > there is in society." > > > ~ Jill Ruckelshaus > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > > > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > > "Man can learn nothing except by going from the known to the unknown." > > ~ Claude Bernard (1813-1878), French physiologist > > > > > > ============================== > > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > > > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > "Man can learn nothing except by going from the known to the unknown." > ~ Claude Bernard (1813-1878), French physiologist > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

Thanks for all of your help! I am in the Kansas City, MO area and live near the Mid-Continent Genealogy library. I will write to the Des Moines Co. Gen. Soc. soon. Stacey Dietiker

Naturalization records do exist for D.M. County. The kind and helpful people at the Des Moines Historical Society in Burlington found my ggg grandfather's papers filed with the county court and recorded Oct. 7, 1848. Their address is: Genealogical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 493 Burlington, IA 52601 Their e-mail is: dmcgs@yahoo.com What metro area are you near? Liz Shreve in Idaho

Naturalization records do exist for that period, but they contain very little useful information. The 1856 naturalization for my ancestor contains only the date, his name and his former country of allegience. I located it through the Salt Lake Family History Library in the Des Moines County court records. If there are more detailed application records, I haven't found them yet. > Hi - Does anyone know if naturalization records for Des Moines County exist?

Don, thank you for your interest. At this point our trustees prefer for our website to stand alone, with the links as we have them, unrelated to any genealogy site, as our primary purpose is really church related research. We wish to maintain control over our database of members names, which is maintained in our computers (with backups) and is constantly being updated, corrected, etc., but we will be glad to try to assist anyone who has ancestors in our churches or thinks they might have. Thanks again. Robert Webb On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 03:20:54 -0800 "Donkelly" <donkelly@grovenet.net> writes: > Hi Robert. > > Since your database is well established with copyrights in place, > can we > just link to your site from the DesMoines County website? > > It sounds like a tremendous resource for researchers in that > geographical > area. > > Don Kelly, CC, DesMoines County website of IaGenWeb, USGenWeb. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert L Webb" <bwebb9@juno.com> > To: <IADESMOI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:59 AM > Subject: [IADESMOI] A Baptist Resource > > > > We are new to the list, but just wanted to let you know we are > here. We > > have a Primitive Baptist library here in Carthage, Illinois, about > 35 > > miles from Burlington. We lived in Burlington for six years > 1973-1979, > > have been over here in Carthage since that time. We have nearly > 200 > > church records, 12,000 Baptist association minutes, church > periodicals > > dating back to 1832 or a little earlier, which contain obituaries, > books, > > photos, etc., and have compiled a sketch history of most of our > churches > > in Iowa and Illinois. The only church of our faith which ever > existed in > > Des Moines Co., Iowa, was the Old Stone church in the vicinity of > Sperry, > > which is on the National Register of Historic Places. We paid to > have a > > film made of its records, and have the members names entered into > a > > database which contains almost 30,000 names for Illinois, Iowa, > and other > > states, which is being added to as we obtain records. As time > permits, > > we volunteer our time to help people, including genealogists. We > are > > formally organized as a non-private foundation, and have Library > status. > > Robert Webb > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > > List Manager - Tina McCain-McGarry > > tmccain@us.inter.net > > > > > > ============================== > > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > "You don't choose your family, they are God's gift to you, as you > are to them." > ~ Desmond Tutu > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the > #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hi Edie. In the Belfast area, Ireland Genuki has very good coverage. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/ From their main site, you can visit every county they have in Northern Ireland, UK too. Enjoy Slan go foill. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edith Chaney" <echaney@ix.netcom.com> To: <IADESMOI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 5:49 AM Subject: Re: [IADESMOI] Re: ideas > Donald, > > Any ideas on who I could write to---to do research there on > ancestor Dudley Lee born 1759 in Belfast Ireland and > immigrated to US in 1770? > > Thanks > Edie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Donkelly <donkelly@grovenet.net> > To: <IADESMOI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 7:28 AM > Subject: Re: [IADESMOI] Re: ideas > > > > Nice to hear again from you Lisa. > > > > It was a man who offered a lot of information for the > county site, said it > > would take me a lot more time to do it, but it would be > worth it. > > > > To whomever it was, the time it takes me to enter > information for a new > > DesMoines County project is immaterial, I will find the > amount of time I > > need to do it. Of course I would not kid about this....I > have two or three > > sites already with 90 to 100 pages each. > > > > I am very anxious to connect with that individual, but I > don't know how. I > > just hoped that with his interest in the county, he might > be a subscriber to > > this mailing list. > > > > Cheers, and Slan go foill all > > > > Donald O'Collaugh Kelly, National Coordinator, The > IrelandGenWeb Project. > > If you want to know more about Ireland, just ask me<grin> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "buggs" <buggs@softcom.net> > > To: <IADESMOI-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 6:57 PM > > Subject: Re: [IADESMOI] Re: ideas > > > > > > > I think I was just trying to subcribe to the DesMoines > County, sorry right > > > now I don't know what it was. I subcribed to a lot of > things that day. > > Lisa > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Donkelly <donkelly@grovenet.net> > > > To: <IADESMOI-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 12:25 PM > > > Subject: [IADESMOI] Re: ideas > > > > > > > > > > Someone contacted me about new projects for the > DesMoines County USGW > > > > webpage. > > > > That particular hard drive got sick over the week end > and is in recovery > > > of > > > > data. I want to speak further with the person who > contacted me. > > > > > > > > Sorry about being off subject, but I am always > interested in improving > > > > access to data for researchers and casual visitors. > > > > > > > > Don Kelly, CC, iadesmoi website > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > > > > List Manager - Tina McCain-McGarry > > > > tmccain@us.inter.net > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of > family history > > > > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > > > "Let our posterity know that we, their ancestors . . . > amid all trials and > > temptations, were men of integrity. > > > ~ Alexander Crummel (1819-1898), religous leader > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, > Preserve & Celebrate > > > your heritage! > > > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > > > > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > > "The family is the building block for whatever solidarity > there is in society." > > ~ Jill Ruckelshaus > > > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > "Man can learn nothing except by going from the known to the unknown." > ~ Claude Bernard (1813-1878), French physiologist > > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 >

Hi Robert. Since your database is well established with copyrights in place, can we just link to your site from the DesMoines County website? It sounds like a tremendous resource for researchers in that geographical area. Don Kelly, CC, DesMoines County website of IaGenWeb, USGenWeb. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert L Webb" <bwebb9@juno.com> To: <IADESMOI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:59 AM Subject: [IADESMOI] A Baptist Resource > We are new to the list, but just wanted to let you know we are here. We > have a Primitive Baptist library here in Carthage, Illinois, about 35 > miles from Burlington. We lived in Burlington for six years 1973-1979, > have been over here in Carthage since that time. We have nearly 200 > church records, 12,000 Baptist association minutes, church periodicals > dating back to 1832 or a little earlier, which contain obituaries, books, > photos, etc., and have compiled a sketch history of most of our churches > in Iowa and Illinois. The only church of our faith which ever existed in > Des Moines Co., Iowa, was the Old Stone church in the vicinity of Sperry, > which is on the National Register of Historic Places. We paid to have a > film made of its records, and have the members names entered into a > database which contains almost 30,000 names for Illinois, Iowa, and other > states, which is being added to as we obtain records. As time permits, > we volunteer our time to help people, including genealogists. We are > formally organized as a non-private foundation, and have Library status. > Robert Webb > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ==== IADESMOI Mailing List ==== > List Manager - Tina McCain-McGarry > tmccain@us.inter.net > > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >