I am still trying to find Raymond F. Butts, married to Julia Deons July 15, 1877. I have a Julia Devons Married to Benjamin Mark Butts, SAME marriage date. both born Canada. Julia Devons died at Age 22, had 4 children. She was married at age 18. She was Benjamin Mark Butts first wife.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA Aug 11th, 2004 The funeral for Robert D. Royer, 78, of Council Bluffs will be Friday at 9:30 a.m. at First Christian Church with the Rev. David Erickson, senior pastor, officiating. A luncheon will be held immediately following the service in the fellowship hall. Mr. Royer died Aug. 9 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital of natural causes. He was born March 31, 1926, in Woodbine to Clarence and Edna (Houghton) Royer and graduated from Woodbine High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and moved to Council Bluffs in 1954. He was chief of the Mail Pay Bureau for the Union Pacific Railroad, where he worked for 39 years before his retirement in July 1987. He was a member of First Christian Church, the South Omaha Eagles Club, U.P. Oldtimers and Green Meadows Park Association. Mr. Royer and his wife, Kathleen (Boone), had been married since Sept. 27, 1951. Survivors in addition to his wife include two sons, Mark and wife, Helen, of Austin, Texas, and John of Wichita, Kan.; three sisters, twin sister Betty Thomas and husband, William, of Missouri Valley, Katherine Adams of Omaha and Carolyn Babl and husband, Walter, of Mapleton; a brother, Lynn Royer and wife, Jean, of Woodbine; three granddaughters, Renee, Lydia and Heather Royer; nieces; and nephews. Visitation with the family will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Burial will be Friday at 1 p.m. at the Woodbine Cemetery with military rites conducted by the Woodbine American Legion post. Memorials may be offered to the First Christian Church Building Fund or the Alzheimer's Association.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA Aug 11th 2004 Howard Raymond Riesland, 74, of Council Bluffs, died Aug. 9 at Midlands Living Center. He was born on Sept. 26, 1929, in Woodbine to Anson and Lydia Moore Riesland. He graduated from Missouri Valley High School in 1950. Howard enjoyed painting and worked at Frito-Lay for many years. Howard is preceded in death by son Joel Riesland, two brothers and one sister. He is survived by his wife of nearly 40 years, Annabelle Cox Riesland, son Duane Riesland, grandchildren Joel and Joanna Riesland, brothers Emmett and Lloyd, sisters Ethel, Edna and Pearl; sister-in-law Jenelle Riesland; a host of nieces and nephews. All services are private.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA Aug 10th, 2004 LOGAN - Edith (Godden) Pitt, 91, of Logan died Aug. 9 at Longview Care Center in Missouri Valley. She was born Nov. 26, 1912, in a sod house near Ainsworth, Neb., to George and Ada (Fry) Godden. She spent her formative years in the Logan area and graduated from Logan High School. She married Lawrence Pitt on Dec. 26, 1929. The couple had six children. She was a licensed practical nurse and worked as a private duty nurse. She and her husband also served as guides and custodians at the Historic General Dodge House. Mrs. Pitt was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence; grandson Dale Pitt; and great-grandson David Rinkert. Survivors include four daughters, Marilyn Clinkenbeard and husband, Kenneth, of Mondamin, Gloria Martin and husband, Larry, of Phoenix; Karen Schreiner of Ankeny and Janice Spencer and husband, Bill, of Crescent; two sons, Norman Eugene and wife, Evelyn, of Logan and Marion and wife, Norma, of Honey Creek; 24 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; nieces; and nephews. Visitation will begin Wednesday at noon with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at Logan Memorial Chapel. The funeral will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Christian Church of Logan. Burial will be at Valley View Cemetery of rural Persia.

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/0k.2ADE/756.765.767.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for your answer and good luuck in your search

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/0k.2ADE/756.765.767.1.1 Message Board Post: This Oscar J. Lewis was born in Sweden 1857. Brother to Charles Lewis. Both from Harrison county Iowa.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lewis/Knight Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0k.2ADE/756.765.767.1 Message Board Post: I saw your message and I wonder if this is my Oscar Lewis. I didn't see a state and he might have moved anyway, but... My Oscar Lewis was born in Rhea County Tennessee and his sister Mollie Rose Lewis married James Knight same county. Mollie and Oscar's father was Baylis and James father was Stephen Samuel. Thanks Cherie Lynn

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/0k.2ADE/1446.1 Message Board Post: john i may be related to jacob keiser sr . i am in this keiser line jacob is my ggggg grandfather i think his fathers name is andrew.e mail me at [email protected] sincerely miss.kelley keiser

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA Aug 9th, 2004 Margaret M. Wilcoxen, 89, of Missouri Valley died Aug. 7 at Longview Nursing Home in Missouri Valley. She was born July 26, 1915, in Missouri Valley to Amzie and Matilda (Kraft) Bonham. She previously lived in Omaha, moving to Missouri Valley three years ago. She was a dietician at Jennie Edmundson Hospital for 10 years and a member of Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Troy L. "Bud" Wilcoxen, in 1991; and a daughter, Mary Snipes. She is survived by six daughters, Opal Carter of Omaha, Patti Umble and husband, Bill, of Omaha, Wyonia Clark of Omaha, Karen Skow and husband, Duane, of Council Bluffs, Sharon Durham and husband, Bumper, of Council Bluffs and Carol Renager of Council Bluffs; seven sons, Leland Wilcoxen and wife, Barb, of Missouri Valley, Larry Wilcoxen and wife, Mary, of Council Bluffs, Lloyd Wilcoxen and wife, Bonnie, of Omaha, Fred Wilcoxen and wife, Paulette, of Tulsa, Okla., Ronnie Wilcoxen and wife, Diane, of Minden, Gary Wilcoxen and wife, Karen, of Council Bluffs and David Wilcoxen and wife, Christy, of Council Bluffs; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Lucille Lane of Missouri Valley, Elsie Harrold and Marcella Fern. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. The funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home with Duane Skow, son-in-law, and Rich Richie officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery with a lunch following at the Good News Worship Center. Memorials may be offered to Alzheimer's Association.

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/0k.2ADE/2171 Message Board Post: I haven't posted for some time and looking for information on a Samual Waring who married Ruth Chapman. Does anyone on this board have any information. Samual and Ruth are supposedly parents to Peter, Ramsom, and Anne Waring.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA July 29th, 2004 Ivadelle G. Coyne, 97, of Council Bluffs died July 28. She was born Oct. 22, 1906, in Missouri Valley to George and Ona Smith Gaver. She previously lived in Rock Island, Ill., moving to Council Bluffs in 1970. She was a 1929 graduate of Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing. She was a nurse and a homemaker. Mrs. Coyne was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest C. She was also preceded by parents, five brothers and three sisters. Survivors include son, Robert, of Davenport; one granddaughter and two great-grandchildren; niece, Barbara Shearer, of Council Bluffs. Open visitation will be today at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Graveside services will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery in Rock Island, Ill.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA July 28th, 2004 MISSOURI VALLEY - Benjamin Franklin Wright, 82, of Missouri Valley died July 26 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley. Visitation with the family will be held from 5 p.m. until time of service. There will be no burial at this date.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA July 28th, 2004 Merrill J. "Bud" Henry, 79, of Council Bluffs died July 26 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. He was born March 10, 1925, in Shenandoah to Orval B. and Gertrude (Brenaman) Henry. He was a 1944 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He worked for Storz Supply Co., Union Pacific Railroad and the United States Postal Service as a mail clerk for 30 yeas, retiring in 1982. He was a member of First Baptist Church for 52 years where he served on various boards and taught Sunday school. He was a member of the Council Bluffs Lions Club where he received the Melvin Jones Award; Cosmopolitan Club; American Legion Post No. 2 and NARFE. Mr. Henry and his wife, Mae (Dray) Henry, were married Aug. 22, 1948. Survivors in addition to his wife include his brother, Robert M. Henry, and wife, Frances, of Titusville, Fla.; four nieces and nephews; six great nieces and nephews; nine great-great-nieces and nephews. Visitation with the family will be tonight from 6 to 8 at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. The funeral will be Thursday at 9 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Greg Krumbach of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Missouri Valley with military rites conducted by American Legion Post No. 2. A lunch will follow at First Baptist Church. Memorials may be offered to First Baptist Church.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA July 27th, 2004 HARLAN - Emmarita Freund, 86, of Harlan died July 26 at Elm Crest Retirement Community. She was born in Panama. She graduated in 1935 from high school. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Freund was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Freund. They were married 47 years. Survivors include daughter, Mary Jo Buckley, and husband, Duane, of Missouri Valley; grandchildren, Bradley Buckley of Omaha, Bryan Buckley and wife, Kathy, of Logan; great-grandchildren, Michael Buckley of Logan, Bryanna Buckley of Logan and Levi Buckley of Logan. Visitation with the family will be tonight from 7 to 8:30 with a wake service at 7 at Pauley Jones Funeral Home. The funeral will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church with the Rev. Michael G. Peters officiating. Burial will be in Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery in Defiance. Memorials may be offered to the church.

Eleanor L. Schleidt, 79, of Council Bluffs died Friday of natural causes at Risen Son Nursing Home. She was born on Jan. 16, 1925, in Dow City to Charles and Edna (Head) Rigsby, and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1943. A homemaker and quilter, she had lived in Council Bluffs since 1949. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, St. Ann's Altar and the Rosary Society. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Schleidt Sr., on Sept. 24, 1974, her parents and a grandson, Matthew Schleidt. Survivors include daughter Suzanne Foote and husband Daniel of Council Bluffs; sons Ray Schleidt Jr. of Goodwell, Okla., Mike Schleidt and wife Sue of Atlanta, and Tim Schleidt of Council Bluffs; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and sister Patricia Nutt and husband Robert of Dunlap. A funeral Mass is planned for 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Peter's Catholic Church. The Rev. Chuck Kottas, pastor, will be the celebrant. A luncheon will follow the service in St. Peter's Social Hall. A prayer service will be held 7 p.m. Monday at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home with visitation following until 8:30. Burial is planned for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Hill Cometary in Dunlap. Memorials may be offered to St. Peter's Catholic Church.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA July 27th, 2004 LOGAN - H. Romain "Sam" Adams, 90, of Logan died July 25 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. On May 22, 1940, Romain married M. Katherine Royer. To this union were born a daughter and two sons. The couple farmed in the Woodbine area until 1953 when they moved to Logan. In Logan, Romain went into the tank wagon business. He later sold cars and picked up the nickname of Sam, owned a rock truck and lastly worked as an alcoholism counselor. Romain was a member of the Christian Church in Logan and had served as a deacon and later as an elder for several years. He was a longtime member and Past Master of the Chrysolite Masonic Lodge No. 420 AF & AM in Logan. Romain was preceded in death by his parents, infant daughter Carol Jean, two brothers, four sisters and daughter-in-law Glenette Hillman Adams. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Katherine of Omaha; two sons, Terry Adams and his wife, Carolyn, of Omaha and Keith Adams and his wife, Linda, of Council Bluffs; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother Othel Adams and wife, Lorie, of Omaha. Family visitation will be tonight from 6 to 9 with a Masonic service at 7 at Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Christian Church in Logan. www.foutsfuneralhome.com

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA July 29th, 2004 Ivadelle G. Coyne, 97, of Council Bluffs died July 28. She was born Oct. 22, 1906, in Missouri Valley to George and Ona Smith Gaver. She previously lived in Rock Island, Ill., moving to Council Bluffs in 1970. She was a 1929 graduate of Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing. She was a nurse and a homemaker. Mrs. Coyne was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest C. She was also preceded by parents, five brothers and three sisters. Survivors include son, Robert, of Davenport; one granddaughter and two great-grandchildren; niece, Barbara Shearer, of Council Bluffs. Open visitation will be today at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Graveside services will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery in Rock Island, Ill.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA July 28th, 2004 MISSOURI VALLEY - Benjamin Franklin Wright, 82, of Missouri Valley died July 26 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley. Visitation with the family will be held from 5 p.m. until time of service. There will be no burial at this date.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA July 28th, 2004 Merrill J. "Bud" Henry, 79, of Council Bluffs died July 26 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. He was born March 10, 1925, in Shenandoah to Orval B. and Gertrude (Brenaman) Henry. He was a 1944 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He worked for Storz Supply Co., Union Pacific Railroad and the United States Postal Service as a mail clerk for 30 yeas, retiring in 1982. He was a member of First Baptist Church for 52 years where he served on various boards and taught Sunday school. He was a member of the Council Bluffs Lions Club where he received the Melvin Jones Award; Cosmopolitan Club; American Legion Post No. 2 and NARFE. Mr. Henry and his wife, Mae (Dray) Henry, were married Aug. 22, 1948. Survivors in addition to his wife include his brother, Robert M. Henry, and wife, Frances, of Titusville, Fla.; four nieces and nephews; six great nieces and nephews; nine great-great-nieces and nephews. Visitation with the family will be tonight from 6 to 8 at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. The funeral will be Thursday at 9 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Greg Krumbach of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Missouri Valley with military rites conducted by American Legion Post No. 2. A lunch will follow at First Baptist Church. Memorials may be offered to First Baptist Church.

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/0k.2ADE/184.524 Message Board Post: I came across the tombstones of Patrick and Catherine at the cemetery in block 26, lot 9. There are 3 tombstones in the lot. Patrick Mulvihill August 15, 1826 to February 3, 1908 Catherine, wife of Patrick Mulvihill, February 29, 1832 to January 17, 1900 Alvin J., son of W &M Lacey, March 7, 1900 : 1 year, 11 months, 20 days. I also went to the library and found obit of Patrick. It says that he died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lacey, in Woodbine. Survived by 3 sons; William, Charles and Jim, and 3 daughters; Mrs. Lacey, Mrs. Coughlin, and Mrs. Peters.