Hi Frances- Thanks for the info from the WPA book. There are several Jones County Histories available in many libraries and on microfilm through the LDS Family History Centers: "The History of Jones County, Iowa." Microreproduction of original published: Chicago : Western Historical, 1879. 705 p. With: Index to the History of Jones County, Iowa. Film #0962596 and #0934949. Portrait and biographical record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton counties, "Iowa." Microreproduction of original published: Chicago : Chapman Pub. Co., 1894. 557 p. Film #0934939 "History of Jones County, Iowa, past and present / edited by R. N. Corbit." Microreproduction of original published: Chicago : S. J. Clarke, 1910. 2 v. Film #0989477 A complete list of Jones county microfilm available from LDS is included on the "Research" page of the Jones County Website. -Richard -- Richard Harrison/Encinitas, San Diego, California IAGenWeb Assistant State Coordinator County Coordinator, Jones Co. IAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones Jones County, Iowa Mail List: IAJONES-L@rootsweb.com Richard's Genealogy: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard