This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Darby, Tarpening, Yowell, Jackson, Slusher, Pratt, Brown Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4098.7 Message Board Post: 1. DARBY of Lacy Grove, Fremont county,Iowa a.-- (In February 1896, Darby visited Tabor and the neighborhood in northeastern Scott township where he was born, and the Rhodes District School which he attended as a boy. This has already by posted.--W.F.) b.--J. A. Yowell and D. D. Darby take over the Randolph Register from A. W. Jackson.--Sun of 3/5/1896 c.-- (The Sun of Mar. 19, 1896 speaks of J. A. Yowell in connection with the Sun!?....What has happened to Randolph paper endeavor?--W.F.) d.--("Randolph News": "A justice trial between A. J. Jackson - VS - D. D. Darby and J. A. Yowell, the defendents, was held at the "Register" office Wednesday. A verdict was given for the defendants".--Sun of 3/26/1896)..........(James Arthur Yowell, a newspaper man, died Saturday, April, 2, 1927.--W.F.) e.--(D. D. Darby, secretary, wrote up the meeting by the Fremont county educators held on Saturday at Thurman.--Sun of 4/16/1896) f.--Brother Duree has succeeded Professor Darby as superintendent of the Lacy Grove Sunday School. Prof. Darby closed his second term at Lacy Grove School last Friday.--Sun of 5/28/1896. 2.--1860 Federal Census of Ross township, Fremont co., Iowa; page 857 James Darby.....45.....Ohio Locky...............38.....Virginia Ritty.................19......Missouri (Married James Tarpening 12/17/1868) Henry...............17......Missouri Matilda.............9........Iowa Rachel.............6........Iowa David...............1........Iowa 3.--TABOR BEACON. Sept. 23, 1915.-- James Darby came to Fremont county in 1850, settling northwest of Hamburg on the old Slusher farm before moving to Tabor. a. Matilda, born in 1850 on the old Slusher farm; in 1869 the family moved to Northboro; she married KE. R. Pratt of Northboro; she died on Sept. 18, 1915. b.--D. D. Darby was her brother. 4.--1870 Washington twp., Page county, Iowa; page 509 James Darby........50.......Ohio Mary....................48......Ohio Henry...................20......lllinois (?) Matilda.................16......Illinois (?) Rachel.................14.......Illinois (?) David...................10.......Illinois (?) 5.--Union Grove Cemetery, Northboro, Washington twp., Page co., Iowa James Darby, 1816 - Nov. 27, 1882 Locky Darby, 1822 - Mar. 8, 1873 6.--Grace, daughter of Delos W. Brown, married (3) D. D Darby on Sept. 19, 1908 at Nebraska City. 7.--THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. Apr. 23, 1909.--D. D. Darby leaves the Herald after 10 years and starts working for the Sun. 8.--FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. Sept. 24, 1909.--D. D. Darby and wife have moved to Hamburg where he is the local editor for the Reporter. 9.--D. D. Darby is now with the Hamburg Republican. His sister, Mrs. James Tarpening who lived at Emporia, Kansas, has died.--October 7, 1910 10.--1920 Federal Census, Pottawattamie co., Iowa; 158 - 19 David D. Darby.....60......Iowa....South 11th Street, Council Bluffs. (He was living alone; another note says he was a nephew of J. M. Darby of Northboro, Iowa.--W.F.)