Hi Jim, thanks a million. Stephanie -----Original Message----- From: Jim Neiers <neiersj@hiwaay.net> To: IADUBUQU-L@rootsweb.com <IADUBUQU-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 5:57 AM Subject: Re: [Dub'que] Look ups Plz >Stephanie, > >What a coincidence that you should post your message now. I am a subscriber >to the "Cascade Pioneer", which formerly had the name Cascade Pioneer and >Farley Advertiser. Jus this last issue, April 17, 2002 page 3A, there is an >excerpted reprint from a May 1940 article entitled "The History of Farley". >I'm not going to type it all, just a few highlights. > >"In November 1851, Joseph G. Wilson came to Iowa from Illinois to make a >house, and pushed his investigations into Taylor township. Here he found a >plat of land that met his expectations and having entered it according to >law, procured title from the government and became possessed of the entire >territory upon which Farley is now built. ... (He built a house) This >finished, he returned to Illinois where he remained until the fall of 1852 >when he retraced his steps with his family and settled down to create >..Farley. ... The first marriage of residents occurred this year, (1857) but >not in Farley. The contracting parties were Charles O'Connor and Miss >Sabrina Wilson, who were united in matrimony at Delhi, in Delaware County. >... > >You can get the microfilm of the Cascade Pioneer through the Iowa State >Historical Society, either at Des Moines or Iowa City. I think they are >available interlibrary loan, but I'm not sure. > >Jim in Alabama > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Stephanie Osmachenko <kosmachenko@cyberlink.bc.ca> >To: <IADUBUQU-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 5:59 PM >Subject: [Dub'que] Look ups Plz > > >> Hello, could someone please do two look ups for me???? I am looking for >one obituary and one wedding announcement if they exist. >> >> 1. Obituary: Joseph Wilson, died Nov. 04,1864 near Farley, Iowa. is >buried in the old Hogans' Cemetery in Farley. >> >> 2. Wedding Announcement: Alzina Wilson and Charles Corners or Connors. >They were married on April 21, 1857 in Delaware Co, Iowa, but resided in >Farley. As there was no one to marry them in Farley they went to Delaware >Co. >> >> I am hoping that the Dubuque newspaper may have them. Thank you. >> Stephanie >> kosmachenko@cyberlink.bc.ca >> >> >> >> ==== IADUBUQU Mailing List ==== >> ROLL CALLS? Not permitted unless instituted by the List Admin. But post >> your interests and areas of search often. New members join every day. >> >> ============================== >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > > >==== IADUBUQU Mailing List ==== >NO Virus warnings, seasonal greetings or private 'chit-chat' on this >list, okay! Other than that, anything pertaining to the lives and times >of those we seek goes, but MUST be kept within the *List's Golden Rule*. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >