This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Study, Stanley, Ettleman, Capt. Hunter, Coffman Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1863 Message Board Post: During her retirement, Mabel Bridges (4/6/1891 - 4/18/1976), using a card file, gathered notes on the earliest Fremont county pioneers. I'm copying the following from Mabel's notes. 1.--1826: David Study, b. Ohio in 1826. Enlisted in Co. "A", Mormon Battalion, and fought through Mexican War. To Fremont county in 1849. Married M. Ettleman, formerly of Ohio, in 1849.--1881 Hist. of Fremont county, page 723 2.--1826: Son of John and Barbara Study. Born Dec. 2, 1826 in Richland county, Ohio. 1835 moved with father's family to Missouri; while living there family united with newly organized church of Latter Day Saints. In 1839, moved to Adams Co., ILL and the next year to Hancock county. In 1826 David joined westward migration of the Mormons and at Kanesville joined the U.S. Army and served to end of the war with Mexico. Returned to Iowa in 1849; married Mary Ann Ettleman, who was born in Stark county, Ohio, in 1831; united with L.D.S. in 1841, emigrated to Iowa in 1846, stopped for a time at Kanesville,--Stanley in "Argus - Herald" of July 4, 1957, page 7. 3.--1846: He was in the Mormon Battalion, Co. "D" (Hunter's Company); died 1900, and buried Thurman cemetery.--Ruth Coffman. 4.--1850: ORDERED to serve as grand juror at the first Dist. Court.--Minutes, Feb. 4, 1850. 5.--1850: Federal Census, Fremont county, IOwa David Study....23....b. OH Mary Ann.......18........OH Elizabeth.......1/12......Iowa 6.--1852: Fremont county Census, "Scott township" David Study....1m....3f 7.--1854: Fremont county Census, "Scott township" David Study....1m....3f....1 voter....1 militia.... no aliens 8.--1856: Iowa State Census, Fremont county, "Scott township" David Study....29....b. Ohio....7 years in the State Mary A...........25........Ohio....9 Elizabeth........6..........Iowa....6 Phebe............4..........Iowa.....4 Mary C...........1..........Iowa.....1