This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fisher, Way, Sherman, Anderson, Cutler, Kimball, Fletcher, Pratt Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1732 Message Board Post: In her retirement, Mabel Bridges (4/6/1891 - 4/18/1976), using a card file, gathered notes on the earliest of the pioneers in Fremont county. I'm copying the following from Mabel's notes: 1.--Edward (sic) Fisher, after whom Fisher township was named, made the first settlement there at Fisher's Grove--a small grove along Fisher Creek.--1881 History of Fremont County, page 542. 2.--1853: Land entries for Edmund Fisher: (1).-- South half of the southeast quarter of section 2 township 67 range 40. (2).--North half of the northeast quarter of section 11 township 68 range 40. (3).--West half of the southeast quarter of section 36 township 69 range 40. All dated May 30, 1853. 3.--1854: Fremont county Census, "Madison township" Edmund Fisher....4 m....5 f...1 voter....no militia...no aliens 4.--1856: Iowa State Census, "Fisher township", Fremont county. Edmon Fisher........53....b. MASS....9 years in the State Cornelia J..............44........VT.........9 Lyman...................14........ILL Cena......................14.......ILL Eliza.......................8........Iowa Henry Way..............19.......IND........8 Pliny Fisher..............80.......MASS....9 Assenath Sherman....77....Mass....9 Henry Anderson........23.....OH.......3 Alpheus Cutler..........72......NH......4 Louis (m)..................67......NH......4 Abram Kimball..........10......ILL Isaac Kimball............9.......Indian Country Mary Fletcher..........6.......Iowa - Omahaw (?) Emily Pratt..............4.......Indian Country - Delaware N.B.: The "Alpheus Cutler" shown here must be the Mormon leader who had followed Fisher to Fremont county from Mills county, Iowa.....About this time, the Jesuits along the Missouri river were saying that the Mormons were preaching among the faithful Catholic halfbreeds, living with the various Indian tribes. I wonder if this is a corroboration of that activity? I I know some of the Wilmet's from among the Pottawattomie lived at Manti for a while.--Walter Farwell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Billeen, Green, Nelson, Green, Burdick, Pierce, Bowman, Ward, Stephens, Bushey, Gross Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1711.7.1.1 Message Board Post: OSCAR FRANCIS BILLEEN, born July 26, 1857 in Gothenberg, Sweden -d. in 1942. married (1) Mary Almeda Green, b. 1871 - d. April 15, 1893; married on Nov. 8, 1887. He had come to the United States in October 1867; to Fremont county in 1873 from College Springs, Iowa. Lived in section 17, Locust Grove township, Fremont county, Iowa. Son of Frederick and Nellie (Nelson) Billeen. She was the daughter of Rudolph Green. Children: (As far as known). 1. Verna Laura, born March 18, 1889 at Farragut -died Feb. 16, 1967; married (1) Francis Lester Burdick, b. 1889 - d. Oct. 23, 1931; married on Dec. 28, 1911. Son of Judson and Almyra (Pierce) Burdick. Burial Farragut. She married (2) Asa Bowman on March 10, 1964. 2. Charles Francis, born March 17, 1890 - died May 13, 1981 in Tabor; married Nellie Ward, born August 5, 1881 - died May 19, 1970; married on Feb. 8, 1911. Burial at Locust Grove. Daughter of Neuman and Alice (Stephens) Ward. O.F. BILLEEN married (2) Anne Salome Bushey, born in Ontario, Canada in 1857 - died 1939; married on April 6, 1898. Daughter of C. H. and May (Gross) Bushey; sister of Dr. Bushey. NOTE (no source cited), dated April 11, 1905.--Mrs. Bushey was buried in Locust Grove last Tuesday. She was the mother of Mrs. Oscar Billeen and of Dr. Bushey of Hamburg.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Standbrough, Standbaugh. Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1729.1 Message Board Post: Barbara: Walter Stanbrough in 1921 lived on the southwest quarter of section 7 in Locust Grove township, Fremont county. The 1920 census shows him as being 32 years, born in Kansas to a father who was born in Missouri and a mother who also was born in Missouri. His wife Fannie in 1920 was also 32 years old, and was born in Tennessee as were both of her parents. CHILDREN: Jessie (m), was 10; born in Colorado. Hope was 9 and born in Missouri. Mabel was 6, and Norval was 5, both having been born in IOwa. In 1915, the family said that they had lived in Iowa for five years. I have a note that they do not appear in the 1925 Locust Grove township census by the State of IOwa. I think his father, Jesse, is the two year old son of one James Stanb-a-u-g-h who was living in Madison township, Harrison county, Missouri, page 584 in the 1860 census. The father James, 28, had been born in OHio; the mother Louisa, 28, had been born in Indiana; a daughter Lucinda (?), 8, had been born in Indiana, as had Nathan, 7 and Sarah, 4. Jesse Stanbaugh, 2 years old, had been born in Missouri. Hope this proves to be helpful, instead of misleading, as I have no proof.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1723.1 Message Board Post: The child shown in the census records ("George W." and "Washingon") is George Washington Farmer, the father of Kate Farmer Morgan, believed to be the ghost who haunts the world famous Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. For the true story of what happened to Kate, visit my web site at www.kate-morgan.com. You will also find there the most recent update to the Fremont County Genealogical Database, now with 24,000 names.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ok.2ADE/1731 Message Board Post: I need any help I can get on My GGreat Grandfather George W Davis He married Nancy coons In Iowa Ottmwa County in 1851 and disapeared never to be heard from or seen again in 1853 leaving her with two small children .I only want to know what happen to him and were he is burried at ........Also the burial of a small child born to Nancy and George that is buried in Iowa not sure of the sex of first name Only that it was a small child maybe 2 or younger .......Any info I can get is helpfull Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ok.2ADE/1665.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Walter, thanks for your kind reply to my query--you are correct that Emma Cowles, my grandmother (wife of Sanford) is a generation later than Mabel's Chauncey Cowles generation. I mistakenly noted Mary Melissa (Dyas) Breeding as Emma's sister. Of course, she is my grandmother's mother. So it appears Mary Melissa also married a Cowles (Chauncey) after her marriage to John Breeding. I have not yet followed your suggestion to surf Rootsweb, but I will immediately as I cannot yet connect to Chauncey's ancestry. You deserve my e-mail thanks, Walter--should you desire to offer it!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Breeding, Ray county, MO Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1665.1.1 Message Board Post: Harold: It seems to me that you are speaking of a second Chauncey Cowles, not the one Mabel took notes on. BUT, Sanford Cowles married a daughter of John M. and Mary M. (Dyas) Breeding. This Mrs. Emma Cowles seems to be a generation later than Mabel's Chauncy Cowles' generation. May I suggest you surf Rootsweb? By this I mean (1) type in www.rootsweb.com in the address bar (and "Enter"). This will give you the home page from which rootsweb operates. Scroll down the left hand side of the screen until you come to the Message Boards and click on the top blue line. This will give you a chance to chose which country you are interested in. CLICK on U.S. This will give you the choice of the all the states in the country. CLICK on "Missouri". When this comes up, and then you will have to chose the county, which in your case would be "Ray". When Ray county, Missouri comes up, (1) type in one of the names of your interest, in the SEARCH space; and (2) click the circle in front of Ray county, or else you will get the whole shabang if you let "ALL BOARDS" have the eye; (3) The click the GO next to the Search Space. If anyone has queried the Ray county boards, it should come up.--Good Luck, Walter.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Findley, Freeman, Greenwood, Lingenfelter, Argyle Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1730 Message Board Post: In her retirement, Mabel Bridges (4/6/1891 - 4/18/1976), using a card file, gathered notes on the earliest of the pioneers in Fremont county. I'm copying the following from Mabel's notes. NOTES: (1).-- A pastor of the Mount Olive Baptist Church.--Elias Findley was District Clerk from 1855 to Oct. 18581881 Fremont County History, page 557, 459. (2).-- Lingenfelter calls him "Rev. Elias Findley". (3).-- Elias Findley, a pioneer`minister who afterwards became Clerk of the District Court, settled near Sidney.--The Reporter. (4).-- Elias Findley, foreman of the grand jury of the first District Court held in 1850 at the house of A. H. Argyle.--Historical Atlas of Iowa, page 423. 1.--1848: Missionary Baptists in Buchanan county, Missouri, by 1848 had Rev. Elias Findley as their preacher. He left the country and went South when the Civil War broke out. (!?) --Atchison County, Missouri, history book of 1882, page 875. 2.--1850: Federal Census for Fremont county Elias Findley........27....b. MO Mary A................20........KY Phebe Freeman....15........MO Giles....................12........MO John......................7........MO 3.--1850: Land Entries made at Fairfield, IOwa, for (1) the east half of the southeast quarter; and for the west half of the southwest quarter; and for lots 5 in section 21, 6 in section 22 township 67 range 41. All dated June 10, 1850.--AND--(2) the southwest quarter of section 13 township 67 range 42; dated Oct. 14, 1850.--1881 Hist. of Fremont county, page 401 4.--1851: ORDERED to serve as grand juror at the next term of District Court.--Minutes, April 8, 1851; Greenwood. 5.--1852: Fremont county Census, "Madison township" Elias Findley is not listed, but there a James Findley, Madison township with 3 males and 2 females in the family. 6.--1853: Elias Findley, assessor for Madison township, made his return in July 1853.--Greenwood. 7.--1854: Elias Findley, District Court Clerk, January 1854.--Greenwood. 8.--1854: Fremont county Census, "Madison township" Elias Findley....3 m....2f...1 voter...1 militia...no aliens 9.--1856: Iowa State Census, "Sidney township" Elias Findley............32...b. MO....13 years in the state Mary A.E.................25.......KY.....13 Silas Freeman..........18.......MO....10 M.E.J. Freeman (f.)....11......MO....10 Marion S. Findley.......10......MO....10

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ok.2ADE/1729 Message Board Post: I am trying to find my greatgranfather, Jesse Stanbrough. He was married to Nannie Burke, their son Walter F. Strnbrough was my grandfather. Walter was born in Topeka, Kansas. He married Fannie Miller and lived in Farragut, Iowa until about 1939. He moved to Eureka, California to care for his mother in or around 1939.. I would appreciate any information anyone can provide.

In a message dated 7/4/2002 12:21:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time, lilypud66@aol.com writes: > I am from Craig, Nebraska, and I am curious about the Cowgers. Didn't they > have a drug store in Craig at one time? > Shirley > Hi ! Shirley; I am related to a William Cowger of Fremont County, IA , He married Mary Elizabeth Huffer, a sister of my line Elizabeth Jane Huffer, who married Joseph Miles Reeves. Dave.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Perry, Newton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ok.2ADE/1711.6.2 Message Board Post: Hi I'm interested in the Albert Perry 'Clapper' that you have listed. There are several 'Clappers' mentioned. I am researching Albert Lawrence Perry who is listed under Ancestry.com in WW1 Civilian Draft Registrations. I believe this may be my great-grandfather. Any info on him would be much appreciated. Kind regards Maxine

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ok.2ADE/1711.6.1 Message Board Post: HI I'm interested in one of the people that you have listed. Albert Perry 'Clapper'. There were several listings for 'Clapper'. The Albert Lawrence Perry that I'm researching is listed in Ancestry.com under the WW1 Civilian Draft Registrations. I believe he is my great-grandfather but need more info. Any info on him will be much appreciated. Kind regards Maxine

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1615.3.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks, I'll send for it today.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ok.2ADE/980.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: It does sound like there is evidence of a Cowger Drug Store at Craig, Nebraska--a big possibility! It would have been during or before WW2, according to my memories. Conns were there during my teen years. Thanks--Shirley

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Harvy Cowles b.1793? was my great grandfather. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ok.2ADE/1665.1 Message Board Post: I am searching for ancestors of Chauncey Cowles, Fremont Co. Iowa.His marriage to mary Melissa (Breeding) Cowles was at John Pollett's in Ray Co. Mo. June, 18th, 1885. She died and was buried in the Lawson , MO. cemetery. She was a sister of my grandmother Margaret Emma (Breeding) Cowles, wife of Sanford Cowles.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Morrical, Irwin, Schafer, Burden Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1724 Message Board Post: ISAAC MORRICAL, born circa 1814 in Virginia; md. (1) Sarah __?__, born circa 1820 in Virginia. He was living in Sidney township, Fremont county, Iowa in 1860, and in Athens township, Ringgold county, Iowa in 1870. (But notice where two of his daughters were married in the early 1870's!) The 1881 history of Fremont county, page 497, shows Isaac and his sons Thomas and Robert Morical as members of Company "A" of the Southern Border Brigade, having enlisted on September 17, 1862. Children: (As far as known) 1. Thomas J., b. ca. 1842 in Virginia 2. Robert A., b. ca. 1844 in Virginia 3. Jacob N., b. ca. 1845 inVirginia 4. Elam F., b. ca. 1847 in Iowa 5. Martha Ellen, b. ca. 1850 in IOwa; married John W. Irwin, b. ca. 1850 in Missouri; married on Feb. 15, 1872 in Fremont county, Iowa. Son of John and Maria (Humphrey) Irwin. In the 1880 census for the town of Sidney, their children are shown as (1). Anna M., aged 8, born in Iowa; (2) Wilvus (sic), aged 6, born in Kansas; (3) Mary, aged 4, born in IOwa; (4) John S., aged 1, born in Iowa. 6. Anna A., b. ca. 1853 in IOwa; married Lewis D. Schafer, born ca. 1845; married on Dec. 25, 1873 in Fremont county, Iowa. In the 1880 census for Prairie township, Fremont county, their children are shown as (1) Stella, aged 5 years, born in Iowa; (2) Clyde, aged 2, born in Iowa. (Charlie: It seems to me that I can remember one Clyde Schafer who lived in Prairie township on the highway between Sidney and Shenandoah; I will try to find something to refresh my memory of the 1930's!) 7. Harvey Jonathan, b. ca. 1857 in Iowa. 8. Lorenzo, b. ca. 1860 . ISAAC MORRICAL md. (2) Lydia Jane __?__, b. ca. 1835 in Indiana. 9. Orlando, b. ca. 1868 in Indiana (?). CHARLIE: If this be the Isaac Morrical you are interested in, I have had nothing before your communication that pointed to his marriage to one Catherine Burden on April 6, 1877 in Guthrie county, Iowa. I found one Catherine Burden in Jackson township, 1870, Guthrie county, but she was shown as being 17 years in this census.--Walter

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cowger Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/980.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Shirley: I do know that Telford Evan Cowger (1896 - 1975) lived at Craig, Nebraska in 1936, 1941. Since his father Richard James Cowger (6/22/1874 - 10/17/1936) was a druggist in Riverton, Iowa, I an thinking there is a good chance that his son was operating one in Craig at one time.--Walter.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Havens Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1615.3.1.1 Message Board Post: Lynn.--I am fairly certain that the only address you would need is the name of the paper and its place of publication--Sidney, Iowa.--Walter

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Farmer, McKissick Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1723 Message Board Post: In her retirement, Mabel Bridges (4/6/1891 - 4/18/1976), using a card file, gathered notes on the earliest of the pioneers in Fremont county. I'm copying the following from Mabel's notes. 1.--1842: Came to the county before 1842.--1875 Historical Atlas of Iowa, page 423. 2.--1844: The stage line from Saint Joseph to Council Bluffs passed the C.W. McKissick residence on the adjoining claim south. Thomas Farmer kept a stage station, also a postoffice. His son-in-law, J.T. Davis, later kept a store at the station.--Biog. Hist. of Mills - Fremont, section 2, page 8. 3.--First postmaster at McKissick's Grove.--Lingenfelter, page 7. 4.--1849: Land entries made at Fairfield, Iowa: (a).--July 19, 1849; fractional northwest quarter of section 30 township 67 range 41; (b).--August 31, 1849: southeast quarter of section 30 township 67 range 41.--1881 History of Fremont county, page 401. 5.--1849: Appointed jusstice of the peace for Polk township, Atchison county, Missouri, in 1849. 6.--1850: Federal Census for Fremont county, Iowa Thomas Farmer....40....b. KY Mary....................38.......KY William.................18.......KY John M..................16......KY Nancy...................15......KY Margaret................13......MO Ann.......................12......MO George W..............11......MO Cynthia...................8......MO James H.................6......Iowa Caroline..................5......Iowa Winfield Scott..........4......Iowa Elizabeth.................1......Iowa 7.--1852: Fremont county Census: "Madison township" Thomas Farmer....6m....6f 8.--1853: Land entry made at Kanesville, IOwa on July 12, 1853 for the east half of the southwest quarter of section 25 township 67 range 42. 9.--1854: Fremont county Census: "Madison township" Thomas Farmer...7m...7f...1 voter...1 militia...no aliens 10.--1856: Iowa State Census,Fremont county, "Madison township" Thomas Farmer....46....b. KY....13 years in IOwa Mary....................45........KY....13 Margaret...............18.......MO Washington...........16.......MO Ann.......................15......MO Cynthia..................13......MO James....................12......Iowa William L................11......Iowa Caroline..................10......Iowa Elizabeth................7........Iowa Zachariah................5.......Iowa Almeda...................3.......Iowa Sarah......................1......Iowa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1034.1 Message Board Post: Pearl Alva Hailar (Hailer) was my great aunt. She was my grandfather George Frederick's sister. I have some family history for Pearl's father/grandfather.