Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeObits/111 Surname: HIGGINS, LAUBERSHEIMER ------------------------- The Gate City Newspaper, Keokuk, Iowa GEORGE THOMAS HIGGINS, JR. Geroge Thomas HIGGINS of 625 Franklin street, retired freight agent for the C.B. & Q. railroad, died at 5:15 o'clock this morning in St. Joseph hospital where he been a patient since December 16. He had been in falling heath since last August and had resigned the position of constable which he had held for several years since his retirement from the railroad. Mr. HIGGINS devoted 52 years of his life to the C. B. &Q., starting his career as a young man and was highly regarded in railroad circles. Just 10 days ago he received a letter from W. R. ELBE, general superintendent of the Burlington, saying that he had been informed that it was necessary for him "to go over the repair Track." That is a railroad expression for illness. Member of a pioneer Lee County family, he was born in Keokuk September 15, 1867, the son of George T. and Elizabeth HIGGINS and spent all of his life here. His father was sheriff of Lee County for eight years. On September 18, 1890 he married Wilhelmina LAUBERSHEIMER here. He was a member of the St Francis DeLaSales church, a charter member of DeLaSalle council, Knights of Columbus, of the Modern Woodmen and the Elks. He wife preceded him in death as did a son in infancy. Surviving are three children, Miss Cathryn at home, and Girard C. and George V. HIGGINS of Keokuk. The body is at the Greaves Mortuary where the Rosary will be recited Friday night at 8:30 o'clock. The funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a. m. in St Francis church.

Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeObits/110 Surname: HIGGINS, FANNING ------------------------- The Gate City Newspaper Saturday Morning March 29, 1902, Keokuk, Iowa GEORGE T. HIGGINS DIED LAST EVENING AT HIS HOME IN CHICAGO. He Was a Prominent Citizen of Lee County in Early Days. SHERIFF AND CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE. He Was Connected with Many Early Business Enterprises and Was One of the Organizers of the Old Volunteer Fire Department. George T. HIGGINS died at his home in Chicago at 6:40 o'clock last evening. He was one of the most prominent of th old time citizens of Keokuk and Lee county. He came here from Cincinnati in 1853, having been born in Wheeling, Virginia, seventy-eight years ago. After his arrival he was extensively engaged in business in Keokuk in a number of lines of trade, including groceries, hardware, tinware and others. He was sheriff of Lee County from 1876 to 1880 and was well known to everybody in the county. AN ACTIVE MAN. He was the chief organizer of the old volunteer fire department of Keokuk and was the chief of that department for years. He left here in 1887 and moved to Chicago, where he has resided since. His son of the same name is the cashier of the Wabash railroad office here and left for Chicago yesterday afternoon, too late to arrive before the death of his father. Mr. HIGGINS is survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters. The sons are J.E. HIGGINS, also once sheriff here now of Chicago; John W. HIGGINS, who lives Chicago and is in the government work at Rock Island; and George T. HIGGINS, Jr. of this city. The daughters are Miss M. E. HIGGINS and Miss Rosa HIGGINS, of Chicago. George W. FANNING is a nephew of Mr. HIGGINS.

Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeObits/109 Surname: GILBREATH, MOORE, VAN WERDEN, HEULE, KUTER, SMITH, PARSONS ------------------------- Obit From Keokuk, Iowa Daily Gate City & Constitution Newspaper, page 9 Margaret A. GILBREATH died May 19, 1922 MISS GILBREATH DIES AT HOSPITAL. She Passed Away at Graham Hospital This Morning at 11:15 O'clock After an Illness of Long Duration. Miss Margaret E. GILBREATH died this morning at 11:15 o'clock at Graham Hospital. Miss GILBREATH has been confined to the hospital for some months, and has been an invalid since she fell and broke her hip a few years ago. She was one of the early school teachers of Keokuk ------------------------ Funeral Announcement From the Daily Gate City & Constitution Democrat May 22, 1922 page 8 MARGARET A. GILBREATH Funeral services for the late Miss Margaret GILBREATH were held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of her niece, Mrs. Edward MOORE, 624 High Street. Rev. W.S.D. Lamont of St. John's assisted by Rev. Frederick W. LONG of the Congregational Church officiated. The body bearers were G. C. VAN WERDEN, William HEULE, J. I. KUTER, C. J. SMITH, A.L. PARSONS and Frederic C. SMITH. Interment was in Oakland Cemetery.

Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeObits/107 Surname: HIGGINS, MOORE, GILBREATH ------------------------- Obit From the Gate City and Constitution Democrat Newspaper, Keokuk, Iowa, July 22, 1948 page 2 MRS. CORA MOORE, 87, FORMER TEACHER IN SCHOOLS HERE, DIES Mrs. Cora B. MOORE of 612 North Fourth Street a former Keokuk school teacher, died at 6:15 PM. yesterday, in the Graham hospital. She had been confined to her bed for the last two and a half weeks. Eighty-seven years old, she was born December 26, 1860 in Quincy,IL., The daughter of William and Elizabeth GILBREATH HIGGINS and had been a resident of Keokuk for he last 83 years. She taught in the Torrence school for many years. On December 31, 1891, she married Edward MOORE in Keokuk. She was a member of the First Congregational Church and of Chapter U.P.E.O. The last of her family, there are no survivors. The funeral will be held in the Schmidt Memorial Home at 2pm. Friday.

Lee County Deeds is to record any deeds you might have. It is not to make a query. As administrator of the board, I had to delete it. I did see that you made a post to the query page. This is where you may get answers to your questions. Good luck, Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Whitcomb" <JWHITCOMB@austin.rr.com> To: <IALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 10:16 PM Subject: [IALEE] Eugene Whitcomb Farm > Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Deeds > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeDeed/2 > > Surname: > ------------------------- > > Looking for any records of Eugene Whitcomb > > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/ >

Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Biographies Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeBios/28 Surname: Whitcomb, Bullard, Halferty ------------------------- My Great Grand father was Eugene Whitcomb b. app 1841.He may have had a brother Moses and a sister Melisa. Melisa married Brady Halferty in 1851. Moses is a resedent of the Lee County jail at 15 years of age in the 1850 cencus.Eugene married Lucy Bullard in 1864. Lucy father was Theodopolis Bullard who was a well known indian fighter during the Blackhawk wars. I t is believed he recieved a number acres in Lee couny for his service as an indian fighter. He was know for raising braading stock both cattle and horses. The horses were tennesse walkers and thorbreds. Eugene and Lucy had the following 7 children. Effie b. Jan11,1867--Nellie b. Feb.19,1869--Louis Leroy b. Jan.6,1878--twins Howard Merton and Hattie Mertil b.Dec.11,1878--Grover Cleveland b.Oct 18,1884 Grover is my great grandfather and I have Eugene s family bible with tin type pictures. Eugene died Nov.30,1907 and there was a terrible family fued over a team of matched Horses in the barn which belonged to my G Grandfather, but since he was living on the farm anf taking care of his father the family claimed the horses as they were in the barn when Eugene died. That split the family and they were never a faily unit again. If you have any additional information , I would appreciate hearing from you.

Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Deeds Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeDeed/2 Surname: ------------------------- Looking for any records of Eugene Whitcomb

The Eads name is also in Des Moines Co. IA. I am sending a copy to Glorianne who is married to an Eads from that area. She may want to contact you about it if she knows of a connection. Marilyn Salem, OR On Sat, 02 Sep 2000 02:51:33 GMT "Carolynn Leblanc" <carolynnandre@hotmail.com> writes: > I just found out that my gggrandmother's name was > Eads. > > She was Sarah Eads b sept 11 1842 in Illinois. Her > parents were born in KY. She married a John Wesley > Wharton from Lee co, Iowa ca 1862. They had four children in > Hancock co, IL and then moved to Lee co, IA ca 1880 > where they are buried in Ft. Madison. Does anyone know who her > parents or > siblings might have been? Any help is appreciated. > > Carolynn Leblanc > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

I just found out that my gggrandmother's name was Eads. She was Sarah Eads b sept 11 1842 in Illinois. Her parents were born in KY. She married a John Wesley Wharton from Lee co, Iowa ca 1862. They had four children in Hancock co, IL and then moved to Lee co, IA ca 1880 where they are buried in Ft. Madison. Does anyone know who her parents or siblings might have been? Any help is appreciated. Carolynn Leblanc _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Mary Sue: Thanks for the help, I would love to find out more on this family branch. I'm glad you survived the first day back to school, I'm not a School teacher, but I've taught 1st grade Sunday School for 20years and I had my NEW kids Sunday and I survived too. Our town has a Balloon Festival(Lincoln, Il)this weekend and we enjoy that very much. I'll look forward to hearing from you again. Thanks again. Barb Seggelke PS: the Seggelke name was from that neck of the woods also , but I have a lot of that info. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Barbara, I live near Montrose, and I know there was a Farris family here early on. In fact, I knew of a Nellie Farris that was a school teacher for many years. I am a school teacher, and survived my first day back with the kids today. In addition, this weekend is the big Watermelon Festival in Montrose. It may take until sometime next week, but I'll look to see what I have on this Farris family and get back to you. I'm quite sure I have some obits, etc. Don't hesitate to bug me about this if you don't hear back from me by the end of next week. Mary Sue

I am still searching for descendants or people related to Eli H. Heaton 1814-1899 who in 1836 married Margaret Oller Goodlander -1817-1908, both buried in Lee County-Sharon Cemetery. (my great great grandparents) Their children were: Jacob Goodlander Heaton b. 1838 IN d. 1900 KS (my Ggrandfather) Elmer E. Heaton b. 1843 d. 1926 Mary Ann Heaton b.1841 m. John Watts d. 1904 Sarah Emilene Heaton b.1849 m.John Pickard d. 1889 John W. Heaton b. 1851 IN m. Martha ?? d. 1910 Allerton, IA children: James Murtie b.1881 m.(1)Burton Hughes (2)John Page Theodore Frieldheisen Heaton b.1846 IN m. Martha Kennedy d. 1931 KS children:Daisy b. 1888 m. ?? Faulk d. 1975 Roy b. 1890 d. 1910 Aaron H. Heaton b.1855 IA m. Maria Sophia Henckmann/Heuchmann 1884 d.1951 Lee Co., IA buried-Sharon Cemetery children:Margaret A. Heaton b. 1884 m. Gaylord Plummer 1908 d. unknown Mary Anna Heaton b. 1887 Frank Theodore Heaton b. 1890 d. 1959 Herbert A. Heaton b. 1892 d. 1962 Alice R. Heaton b. 1894 m. ?? Huff Paul E. Heaton b. 1896 m. Ethel Dennly 1927 d.1970 Clara C. Heaton b. 1898 d. 1961 Ralph E. Heaton b. 1900 d. 1970 Mark Heaton b. 1888 d. 1929 Sophia Esther Heaton b. 1888 d. 1890 Unnamed Infant Son b&d September 1906 George G. Heaton b.1858 Lee Co.,IA m. Vine White 1885 d. 1932 Mount Hamil,IA Children: Elza Grubb Heaton b. 1887 d. 1963 Des Moines, IA Eli H. Heaton b. 1891 d. 1916 Margaret Heaton b. 1893 Oliver Heaton b. 1898 George B. Heaton b. 1902 Ruth Grace Heaton b. 1906 Allen H. Heaton b. 1862 m. Kate McCutcheon d. 1924 If you are one of these descendants or related people or known someone who is, please, contact me at BPERN@aol.com I am in the process of planning a family reunion in July 2001 which would include any of these Heaton folks. Barbara Phillips Ellis Greeley, CO BPERN@aol.com

Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeObits/106 Surname: Burdette, Cash, Hodnett, Jensen, Symmonds, Woodard, Woodbury ------------------------- Ethridge "Doyle" Woodard, 50, of 2024 Missouri Ave., Keokuk, died late Thursday afternoon, July 30, 1998, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Dejong's Funeral Home in Keokuk. Daily Gate City Keokuk, Iowa Friday July 31, 1998 Page 2 Column 1 ------------------ Ethrage "Doyle" Woodard Oct. 8, 1947 - July 30, 1998 Ethrage "Doy1e" Woodard, 50, of 2024 Missouri Street, Keokuk, died Thursday, July 30, 1998, at his residence. He was born on Oct. 8, 1947, in Carrollton, Ga., the son of Ethrage Lester and Ruby May Cash Woodard. He married Rose Burdette on March 15, 1986, in Keokuk. She survives. Additional survivors include: a daughter, Mrs. Michael (Kathy) Jensen of Carrollton; a son, Steven Woodard of Carrollton; two stepchildren, Mrs. Tracy (Lois) Woodbury of Farmington, Iowa, and Mr. Terry (Lorrie) Symmonds Jr., of Keokuk; an aunt, Wylene Hodnett of Roopville, Ga.; six grandsons; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister in infancy, and his mother and father-in-1aw, Eva and Darrell Burdette Sr. He moved to Keokuk from Georgia 18 years ago and had been employed at the Iowa State Penitentiary as a Corrections Officer for the past 16 years. He received a volunteerism award from Governor Terry Branstad. Mr. Woodard was a member of the New Testament Christian Church. Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at DeJong's Funeral Home with Brother Bill Hauser officiating. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery. Visitation is today with family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Keokuk Head Start. Daily Gate City Keokuk, Iowa Monday August 3, 1998 Page 2 Column 4 Link: Bryant Genealogy Web Page URL: <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bryant>

Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeObits/105 Surname: Brammer, Golliher, Hackard, Lobberecht, Paris, Steeples ------------------------- Wayne Hackard, 74, Keokuk, died at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, in Keokuk Convalescent Center. Services are 11 a.m. Monday in DeJong's Funeral Home with the Rev. Craig Burton officiating. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery. Visitation begins at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with family meeting friends 7-9. Daily Gate City Keokuk, Iowa Thursday December 30, 1993 Page 14 Column 2 ------------------ Wayne Hackard April 23, 1919 - Dec. 29, 1993 Wayne Hackard, 74, Keokuk, died at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, in Keokuk Convalescent Center. He was born April 23, 1919, in Chambersburg, Mo., to Elvin and Anne Steeples Hackard. He was married in June 1970 at Quincy, Ill., to Essie Lobberecht. She survives. Survivors include a sister, Alberta Hendricks Brammer of Keokuk; three stepchildren, John Paris Sr. of Warsaw, Ill., Robert Paris of Sparta, Tenn., and Rose Golliher of Keokuk; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters. Mr. Hackard lived in the Luray, Mo., area until moving to Keokuk in 1968. He farmed and was employed by Swift & Company in Keokuk. He was of the Protestant faith. Services were Monday at DeJong's Funeral Home in Keokuk with the Rev. Craig Burton officiating. Burial was in Hickory Grove Cemetery. Daily Gate City Keokuk, Iowa Tuesday January 4, 1994 Page 11 Column 4 Link: Bryant Genealogy Web Page URL: <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bryant>

Looking for David and Elisabeth (Betsey Stoddard) Lewis in Lee County 1850's-60's. Is anyone else looking for David and Betsey.

Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeObits/104 Surname: Bryant, Hatfield, Kite, McComb, Paris ------------------------- Blanche Virginia Bryant June 25, 1907 - March 25, 2000 MONTROSE - Blanche V. Bryant, 92, of Montrose, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at the Montrose Health Care Center in Montrose. She was born on June 25, 1907, in Memphis, Mo., the daughter of Robert Edgur and Bertha Vernia Paris Hatfield. She married Alfred Bryant on Dec.10, 1925, in Memphis, Mo. He preceded her in death on Jan. 13, 1980. Survivors include: two sons, Richard G. Bryant and his wife, Barbara, of Keokuk and William H. "Sonny" Bryant of Montrose; two sisters, Vearl MaComb of Croton and Bessie Kite of Farmington; 12 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Kenneth Eugene Bryant in infancy and Leonard Luther Bryant; four brothers, Ray, Gale, Edgur and Carl; and three sisters, Letha, Midget and Maxine. Mrs. Bryant had been a resident of the Montrose area since the mid 1930s. She loved raising her children and was a mother to half the neighborhood. She also enjoyed sewing. Mrs. Bryant was baptized in the First Christian Church. Graveside services were today at the Campground Cemetery, Downing, Mo., with Brother Bill Hauser officiating. Visitation was Sunday at Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk. Memorials may be made to the Campground Cemetery, Downing, or the New Testament Christian Church, Keokuk. Daily Gate City Keokuk, Iowa Monday March 27, 2000 Page 2 Column 3 Link: Bryant Genealogy Web Page URL: <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bryant>

Thank you, Mary! -----Original Message----- From: Raymond Marsh [mailto:RMSDE@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 9:45 AM To: IALEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IALEE] Hubinger >From the book Progressive Men of Iowa, 1899, Mr. Hubinger was born in New Orleans, 46 years ago, and is the son of John F. Hubinger, who was born in Bavaria, in 1828 his mother is a native of France. Mr. Hubinger is a Creole. At the age of four his family moved to Falmouth, KY. In connection with his brothers he founded the Elastic Starch company, at New Haven, Conn. under the name of J.C. Hubinger Bros.' Co. and at a later period opened another factory at Keokuk, Iowa. He is owner of the Keokuk street railway system, the electric light plant and system, the Mississippi Valley Telephone Co. capitalized at $2,225,000. Mr. Hubinger's family consists of himself, wife and four children. More but to much to type also a picture. Let me know if you would like a photocopy of the info. Mary ============================== Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: http://pml.rootsweb.com/

Sorry Folks: I listed Joseph T. Farris's Wife incorrectly on my last e-mail. He wasn't married to a Mary, His wife was Elizabeth Allen born in Ohio, died Quincy, Il. I may have got the Montrose death place wrong on Jospeh also, just ignore that. Sorry, I mixed my Hawkins line up with my Farris line they are both in that area. Thanks:Barb ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi: I'm going to put out my search again: I'm hunting for info on Joseph T. Farris and his Wife Mary. They lived in Croton, Lee County, Iowa at time of Civil War. Joseph was born in Ohio(unknown where or who parents were).I believe He died or was buried in Montrose, IA. I found He was enlisted and appointed a captain on Feb. 24, 1863(Over the Colored Troops Division)during Civil War. He is my Husband's great-great grandfather and we'd love some info on Him. My Husband's father was named Joseph Thomas after this man. I've had no luck on the internet so far finding anything out on this family. Thanks for any Help: Barbara Seggelke ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

>From the book Progressive Men of Iowa, 1899, Mr. Hubinger was born in New Orleans, 46 years ago, and is the son of John F. Hubinger, who was born in Bavaria, in 1828 his mother is a native of France. Mr. Hubinger is a Creole. At the age of four his family moved to Falmouth, KY. In connection with his brothers he founded the Elastic Starch company, at New Haven, Conn. under the name of J.C. Hubinger Bros.' Co. and at a later period opened another factory at Keokuk, Iowa. He is owner of the Keokuk street railway system, the electric light plant and system, the Mississippi Valley Telephone Co. capitalized at $2,225,000. Mr. Hubinger's family consists of himself, wife and four children. More but to much to type also a picture. Let me know if you would like a photocopy of the info. Mary