This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wells/Beesley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5k.2ADE/1301.1 Message Board Post: I do not recognize names in your inquiry, but may have relatives connected to them. My ggggrandmother, Louisa Wells married Abraham Lincoln Beesley in 1823 in Birmingham, England and traveled to Sabula (Jackson Co.) Iowa. There she died in 1882 and buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Sabula, IA. Children are: Harry (my ancestor), William, Abraham, George, Benjamin and Thomas - all born in England, except last son (George) between 1827 and 1858. Are we related?

Lots of luck Marilyn, I sent letters for four months to Maquoketa County Clerk with no response till I contacted the other county agency. Then what I got was a over copied sign about contacting the Society instead of bothering county folks. They even sent my letter and check back when I tried to get a birth certificate copy with yet another copy of "that" sign. I haven't come across a solution for Jackson County yet.

Just maybe if you go to the Jackson County page and find the lookup volunteers they would be ever so glad to help you out. Try Ken Write at the following address [email protected] Ken says -Jackson County Courthouse and Maquoketa City Library - I would be willing to do volunteer research in either the Court House or library. (One request at a time, please.) Try this address for the Jackson County page - http://www.rootsweb com/~iajackso/ Or if all else fails write a letter to the Jackson County Historical and Genealogy Society - I know they will help you. Some 'government workers' don't consider genealogy research their job - however their main job is being 'keeper of the papers' and if they have the papers it is their job to respond favoribly to our requests - I don't care what they say or think. If push comes to shove you can write to the Clerk of Court or the Chief Judge with your request and your complaint. Don't forget to enclose your fee for the search and the copies and the all important SASE. This is from a genealogy searching government worker - and one who has had wonderful luck in Jackson County. Good luck Dorothy -------Original Message------- From: [email protected] Date: Monday, May 27, 2002 11:35:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IAJACKSO] Joseph WHITFIELD, died Maquoketa 1886 Lots of luck Marilyn, I sent letters for four months to Maquoketa County Clerk with no response till I contacted the other county agency. Then what I got was a over copied sign about contacting the Society instead of bothering county folks. They even sent my letter and check back when I tried to get a birth certificate copy with yet another copy of "that" sign. I haven't come across a solution for Jackson County yet. To unsubscribe, send a message with the word unsubscribe to: mail mode --- [email protected]

Marilyn wrote: > On the headstone over the grave of his parents and two sisters is the following entry: > > "Also of Joseph Whitfield who died Maquoketa, USA January 31st 1886 aged 79 years" > > I have absolutely no idea why he travelled to Iowa to die! I tried e-mailing an historical society in Maquoketa but I didn't receive a reply. > An obit from the local paper, if one existed at that time that is microfilmed, may shed light on the matter. I'll pass along your interest to an Obits-Request list I belong to and see if they can help. If anyone on this list can do the lookup, that would be better. Beth C. [email protected]

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/5k.2ADE/1312 Message Board Post: I have something of a mystery in my family tree. I have spent the past twelve months studying the Whitfields in the Idle/Pudsey/Calverley/Horsforth/Bramley areas between Leeds and Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire. My 3 x great grandfather's nephew, Joseph, was born 08 November 1807 in Idle. He married and had children in the area. He appears on the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1881 censuses for the Idle area. In 1881 he was widowed and living with his widowed daughter, Martha Exley. On the headstone over the grave of his parents and two sisters is the following entry: "Also of Joseph Whitfield who died Maquoketa, USA January 31st 1886 aged 79 years" I have absolutely no idea why he travelled to Iowa to die! I tried e-mailing an historical society in Maquoketa but I didn't receive a reply. If anyone can throw any light on this matter I would love to hear from you! Also, if anyone needs information about the Whitfields in the areas detailed above please contact me. Marilyn Maybury Lancashire, UK

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/5k.2ADE/1311 Message Board Post: Interested in Martin Alfred FLETCHER, b -- Feb. 1816, NY, d 9 Jan. 1895, Preston, Jackson Co., IA. married 4 times. 1. Sarah ----------, b 15 June 1834 2. Catherine CULVERT, b Abt. 1816 3. Maria CARTER, b Abt. 1816 4. Sarah M.WEBB, b Oct. 1826 Robert Fletcher [email protected]

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/5k.2ADE/521.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi, we are two different Schwager families. Mine came from Schleswig/Holstein, Germany. Timm Schwager came from Germany, settled in Durant, Iowa and my line comes from his brother Chris.

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/5k.2ADE/1310 Message Board Post: Stephen collins page 336 and Hiram 364 I would like whatever information on these. Were there any other collins in Perry twp. at that time?

It was interesting after all these years to hear the names of Alfred, Steve and Bennet Schwager. I went to Andrew High School with them and watched them play basketball. Alfred was a good basketball player and would get so red in the face whenever a girl would talk to him. Just a little rememberance of some old classmates. Marge McCarron DeGear

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gosche, Goscha, Wolf, Muller, Schmitt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5k.2ADE/521.1.1 Message Board Post: I am related to the Schwager family through Mathilda Goscha Schwager. She was born in Jackson County IA and was the daughter of John Peter Gosche and Magdalena Wolf. The Gosche family moved to Sheridan County KS about 1888. Mathilda married Anton Schwager 26 Oct 1910 at Selden Kansas. Anton was born 12 Apr 1882 at Witternburg Germany. He was the son of Anton and Kresentia Nagler Schwager. After their marriage, Anton and Mathilda lived in Jackson County IA. Their children were: Anton P. - b. 1912; Armella M. - b. 1914, m. Mr. Agnitsch; Crescentia (Sr. Mary Stephen) - b. 1916; Sylvester B. - b. 1917; Vincent V. - b. 1919, m. Rosemary Deppe; Stephen A. - b. 1921; Alfred J. - b.1924; Wilfred; Donna (Sr. Donna); and Bennett - b. 1926, m. Velma Hintgen. John Peter Gosche was my great-grandfather. I can share additional information on the Goscha family, but I am very limited in regard to the Schwager family. Sheryl Hays [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hoffman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5k.2ADE/460.461.1 Message Board Post: I have a Nicholas Hoffman who was born in Luxembourg, don't know when. He and his wife, also from Luxembourg, had two children that I know of - Margaret and Gertie. Margaret was born in Dubuque, IA, on Sept 25, 1854. Do you think this is the same Nicholas Hoffman?

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/5k.2ADE/521.1 Message Board Post: my name is brian schwager. sylvester and martha schwager were my grandparents. please contact me at [email protected] we are having a family reunion this august and i am trying to put together a family tree. any info tou have would be great. an i will try and get you any info you need. thank you!!! brian

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brewster, Liston Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5k.2ADE/784.2.1 Message Board Post: I knew about Nellie & her husband, but not much about their descendents. As far as the Brewster and Liston lines go information that I have received since I posted my query disagrees with yours. If you can send me an e-mail address ii will sens you the documents which i have that trrace the Brewster and the Liston families.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brewster, McCumber, Conoley, Hunsburger, Clements, et al. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5k.2ADE/784.2 Message Board Post: Edith Brewster was the sister of Nellie Brewster who married Wilbur McCumber and had 3-daughters who lived to be adults: Pearl, who married Robert Conoley; Edith, who married Melvin Hunsburger and Myrtle, who married Charles Clements. All of the above are deceased except Myrtle. There were 2-boys born but died early. My records also indicate that Sarah J. Liston's father was John J. Liston from Maryland and her mother was Nancy Smith born in Preston, Virginia in 1811. I have some more information but not a lot.

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/5k.2ADE/1290.1 Message Board Post: Please get in touch, I have some information on the Esgate family you are researching which may be of help. Email address is [email protected] John Esgate

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/5k.2ADE/1309 Message Board Post: Looking for information about Maurice Flynn who lived in New York and New Jersey from 1866 on. Some of his children were Catherine, Thomas, Helen, Ninnetta, and William. One wife was named Catherine. He was born in 1835 in Ireland.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Weed Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5k.2ADE/487.488.902.1 Message Board Post: Patrick Eagan's web sites have not been updated since 1999, but his database is still a good finding tool. There are several index screens of Weeds who have first names beginning with the letter "E" <http://207.235.35.133/genealogy/eagan/html/index/ind0378.htm>. The preliminary pages and an older version of the database are at "The Weed Family Online" <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/7588/>. We really need to know E. C. Weed's full name and approximate dates and places of birth & death. His first name, especially if it is more unusual, may provide valuable clues. The Weed family was prolific, and thus being in the same county does not necessarily indicate a close relationship. For example, both Pat Eagan and I have Weeds in Oswego County NY, but they are 2 different "strains."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Weed, Arnold, Young Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5k.2ADE/487.488.902 Message Board Post: I am working on a branch of Weeds from Jackson Co., Iowa and although I'm not sure, I bet they tie in with yours. I am working on the desendants of E.C. and Hannah Weed from NY. The children I know of are, Mercy, Isaac, sarah, Charles, Nathaniel, and Hannah. They originally came form NY,then DC, then Jackson Co., 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/5k.2ADE/1308 Message Board Post: There are over 200 searchable Identified Genealogy Photos from Iowa posted to Dead Fred's Genealogy Photo Archive http://www.deadfred.com There are more than searchable 17,000 images and over 6,000 surnames

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/5k.2ADE/960.1031.1.1.1 Message Board Post: hello, I will get these pictures together and try to email to you. I won't be able to get to that for a couple of weeks. We are planning a trip and when we get back, I will get the info and give you all that I can find in the trunk and put some family data together that may help you.The Gloss's were my father's cousins. Two sister's- one married an Allender and one married a Gloss from what I can understand. So much time passes and family lose touch and then us living generations are trying to make sense of the rest of the past families. can be done but what time consumming task . later Della