for many years I have been seeking info on Frank Peterson(sen)(dersen), b. c1855 Sweden(?) & prob died Harvey or Sedgwick Cos, KS in 1920's. Mar'd c1880 Anna Louise Eilert b. 1860 Chapin, Morgan, IL & d. 1930's Harvey or Sedgwick Cos, KS. They had four dauts. Bertha Rowena b. 1881 Mt. Pleasent, Ia. She mar'd Charles William Noble. Verda m. "Jack" connelly. Mae & Ida. the later three dauts. lived in Newton & Wichita, KS. Bertha lived in Wahoo, NB, LaMars, IA, KCKS & the L.A. area of CA. Any body got a clueon any of the above??? Jack Stewart(futbofam@aol.com)

I am looking for information on the RITCHEY (Various spellings) family. John RITCHEY died at Mt. Pleasant, Ia. on 12/19/1869. He was married to Margaret DRENNAN.

Here is the url for the Henry County Iowa USGENWEB site. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iahenry/ You can also reach any county in the US by going to the US state pages and clicking on the state and then the county you are looking for. This is the url for that: http://www.usgenweb.com/statelinks.html Have fun! << Subj: Re: IAHENRY-D Digest V99 #57 Date: 9/10/99 9:19:05 PM Central Daylight Time From: Genol1@aol.com To: IAHENRY-L@rootsweb.com In a message dated 9/6/1999 2:47:41 AM Central Daylight Time, IAHENRY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << If any of you have had difficulties accessing the Henry County webpages the past few days, please be patient. The website is being completely revised and it takes a little while for all the changes to take place. For instance, GenConnect has been installed and a new Search Engine that will search the entire site has been installed. >> What is the web address of the website for Henry County?? It doesn't appear in the digest form anywhere? I have not been on the site, just on the list. Thanks, Bonnie Haugen Searching Fulton, Ellis, Job, Nichols, Jarvis, Rees, BAldridge >>

In a message dated 9/6/1999 2:47:41 AM Central Daylight Time, IAHENRY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << If any of you have had difficulties accessing the Henry County webpages the past few days, please be patient. The website is being completely revised and it takes a little while for all the changes to take place. For instance, GenConnect has been installed and a new Search Engine that will search the entire site has been installed. >> What is the web address of the website for Henry County?? It doesn't appear in the digest form anywhere? I have not been on the site, just on the list. Thanks, Bonnie Haugen Searching Fulton, Ellis, Job, Nichols, Jarvis, Rees, BAldridge

I am searching for the obituary of Pearl Edna (Weldon) Crabb, Woodside. She was my grandmother and passed away in Mt. Pleasant in April of l985. Thank you for any help you may be able to give. Nancee at iggy29@scican.net

If any of you have had difficulties accessing the Henry County webpages the past few days, please be patient. The website is being completely revised and it takes a little while for all the changes to take place. For instance, GenConnect has been installed and a new Search Engine that will search the entire site has been installed. Unfortunately, the site is rather large and it will take the Search Engine three or four days to completely index the whole site so you can access it. By this time next week, it should all be running smoothly. The old CCHELPER queries were very labor intensive on my part as the system has not been working well since my computer crashed a few months ago and the database was getting rather large. GenConnect seemed to be the answer and it allows the readers to participate more fully in more areas. I hope you enjoy the revisions when all the wrinkles are ironed out. Norma Jennings

I am hopeful someone will have the 1870 Iowa Federal census for Henry Co and can lookup Margaret DUER, pg 205, Center twp. I would like to know anyone else listed in the household. Thank you in advance, Georgeanne

My ancestor, Willoughby Mickelwait and his family of ten arrived in Henry county 1838, he died in 1856, but members of his family lived on in that area. I am writing an article and would love to add basic historical information about the county 1838-1860. Would appreciate any help that can be given. Thanks. Debra Scott Hierlmeier

Hi to everyone, I am looking for information on the John Perry Crouch family. They lived in Mt Pleasant Henry Co. IA. My Grandfather Samuel Claude Crouch was John's son. If anyone has any info I would appreciate hearing from you. I have some Crouch info I could share. Nancy

I am looking for information about the descendants of David Smith HITT b. 22 February 1822 in Pa. Son of Alexander HITT & Susannah WORREL-HITT. David married 24 June 1849 in Mount Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa to Pauline WILLEFORD daughter of John WILLEFORD & Susannah SMALLWOOD-WILLEFORD. Known children, (1) Eliza HITT b. August 1849 in Henry Co., Iowa d. unknown. (2) Laura Meeker HITT b. 13 April 1865 in Mount Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa d. 13 February 1936 Bend, Oregon. I do have more information on Laura. Thanks for any Information -- James D. "Dan" Hitt Gillette, Wyoming Native of Big Wonderful Wyoming the Equality State Researching the Surnames of: Hitt-Moore-Lyon-Williams-Harrod-Jay- Wolverton-Anderson-Youngblood-and Allied families. My Family Pages: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/i/t/James-D-Hitt/index.html http://www.homestead.com/hitt_genealogy/hitt.html My ICQ # is 7146231 "Look in to the eyes of your ancestors and see your self" PTL

Cindy, I am sending you off list a jpg formatted partial map of Henry Co., IA. It has Mt. Pleasant and the roads West to Rome that will lead you to Grant Cemetery. Make sure you get a copy of this map, free, at the Henry Co. Courthouse. While you are there take note of the two "Roster of Soldiers from Henry County, Iowa in the War of 1861-1865" bronze plaques on the second floor outside the Recorder's and Clerk's offices. You will probably be going there anyway. Also look up at the stained glass skylight in the center of the lobby. The courthouse is on U.S. 36. Phone numbers: 1. Recorder's Office 319-385-0765 2. Clerk's Office 319-385-2632 The Mt. Pleasant Public Library has a good genealogical room. The address is 200 N. Main St. Phone 319-385-1490. I suggest a trip to the Lwelling House in Salem, South of Mt. Pleasant. It was a stop on the underground railroad and has a trap door to the crawl space where they Lwellings hid runaway slaves. They have several scrapbooks with obituaries, wedding notices, etc. in the lobby. They also have a collection of old photos of unidentified people that were donated. Also there are 2 quilts with names embroidered. One was made to raise funds for a new Methodist Church in Salem after a fire in 1903. The other quilt has many Quaker names and others embroidered, made in 1927. There is a list of names for each quilt. Maybe your ancestors name is on one of these. I don't live in Henry Co. but visit many times a year and am getting to know my way around. Leslie W. Saint

My husband and I will be in Henry County IA sometime during the week of Aug. 8-15. I recently received information that there is a GRANT family cemetery located near Rome, IA that is the resting place of many of my ancestors on my ggrandfather's (Robert E. Grant son of Harvey Grant and Mary McBride) side of the family and my ggrandmother's (Mary Ann Ginn daughter of John Henry Ginn and Clarissa Jane White) side of the family. Can anyone give me specific directions to that cemetery? We are traveling from Western Oklahoma and will be visiting Decatur Co for my husbands family, Atha, then Henry Co. for those mentioned above and Washington Co. for Allen's, Maxwells, Stephens. Much to do but very excited. Any other advice/info would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for a quick response - this is a "spur of the moment - take the opportunity when it comes" trip. Cindy

Hi Bill, I have a 2nd cousin that married Inez Garmoe. My dad always said the name really was DeGarmoe. She was born in Glasgow, Iowa. She passed away in Salem, Iowa several years ago. She was married to Elwood Leroy Holaday. I wish I could provide you more information, but the only daughter I know the location of has always been angry with her mother and did not get along. I tried to get family information from her several times but she has not given anything, even birth dates to me. If this is of any help, let me know and I'll see what else I can dig up. Dafine In a message dated 8/3/99 12:48:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time, IAHENRY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > Hello, > > Several DeGarmo families lived in Henry County, IA in the mid 1800's to > early 1900's. I'm looking to contact the ancestors of these families, as > women change their names when they marry and are difficult to trace. Anyone > who has a connection to a DeGarmo family member no matter how remote I'd > like to hear from you. > > Just recently I found some Garmoe families living in Henry County, and I'm > wondering if the Garmoe's are related to the DeGarmo family. Can anyone > help me? > > Bill DeGarmo >

Hello, Several DeGarmo families lived in Henry County, IA in the mid 1800's to early 1900's. I'm looking to contact the ancestors of these families, as women change their names when they marry and are difficult to trace. Anyone who has a connection to a DeGarmo family member no matter how remote I'd like to hear from you. Just recently I found some Garmoe families living in Henry County, and I'm wondering if the Garmoe's are related to the DeGarmo family. Can anyone help me? Bill DeGarmo

Hello Edith Saw your querie and maybe I can help ?? Spring Creek Cemetery is located in the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant near the southern line of former section 3 of Union Twp, Des Moines CO... Entry can be made with the permission of the Plant Officials only.. The cemetery was copied in June and July of 1971 by Mrs Orville Prill and Julius Hilleary, one of my "clan".. I will be glad to check my files and let you know anything I have if you will send your list of names.. Happy hunting maurice

edith, The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant is near Middleton, Des Moines County, IA, the county just east of Henry Co., IA. First I suggest you post you query on the Des Moines County, IA rootsweb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadesmoi/ There is a web site for this plant at http://www.ioc.army.mil/rm/iocfact/iaaap.htm. They have a brief history of the side. "BRIEF HISTORY: The site of the Iowa plant was acquired through original negotiation beginning in 1940, and the construction contractors completed their work at the end of February 1942. Employment has ranged from a high of 12,000 in 1944 to a low of 923 in 1983." Here is the email and regular address for: COMMANDER: LTC Jyuji D. Hewitt SIOIA-CO 17571 State Highway 79 Middletown, IA 52638-5000 He is the guy in charge. Maybe he will be able to help you. I searched the Burlington Public Library catalogue at http://www.burlington.lib.ia.us/ and found: Title: Tombstone inscriptions, Iowa Army Ammunition plant area / [compiled by Orville & Mary Prill and Julius & Ruth Hilleary]. Publisher: s.n. Copyright Date: 1971 I wish you luck. Leslie W. Saint edith wrote: > > I understand that there was a cemetery on the acreage the Ammo Plant took over during WW II. Does anyone have a complete list of the burials there. > Edith > edith@ris.net > > ==== IAHENRY Mailing List ==== > mailto:IALOUISA-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com to subscribe to > Ialouisa mailing list.

I understand that there was a cemetery on the acreage the Ammo Plant took over during WW II. Does anyone have a complete list of the burials there. Edith edith@ris.net

I'm new to this List. I am looking for information on Arthur & Manley MURRAY. Both lived in Mt. Pleasant. In perticular Manley's wife's and daughter's name. Any information would be helpful. Arthur Martin MURRAY b: Oct. 22, 1889 in Beaman, Grundy County, Iowa d: Dec 9, 1950 at the Veterans Hospital in DesMoines, Iowa; Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; 1941 He was a commander of VFW, post 2561 *1st wife of Arthur Murray .+Mary Alice Wagoner b: Oct 25, 1891 in Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa d: Jan 25, 1971 in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa *2nd Wife of Arthur Murray: .+Alice Margaret Loder b: Aug 15, 1880 d: Aug 5, 1940 in Henry County, Iowa *3rd Wife of Arthur Martin Murray: .+Ada L. Unknown b: Abt. 1881 d: Abt. 1961 in Henry County, Iowa Arthur's Brother Manley Murray b: Sept 18, 1879 in Iowa .+Josie Unknown ...daughter ? Rhoda Murray Thank your for your time Kathleen Murray-Gold MURRAY, FLANDERS, WAGONER, DEW, HANAWALT all in Iowa

I'm trying to determine just how bad the geocities/yahoo merger is screwing up my ability to use the genealogy e-mail lists. Sorry...

I have just reviewed and tweaked the Post an Obituary Form and it seems to be working again. If any of you have obituaries that you would like to post on-line which may generate some correspondence on your surnames, please feel free to submit them. This is not limited to new obituaries but can be obituareies of any date. I know the form is misleading, but in time the obituaries will be posted and sorted into CCHELPER the same way the queries are now being handled. This will put them into a chronological and researcher sorted pagess.