Hi Patricia, The information I sent to Ed, was in a book of transcripts from Louisa County Newspapers, 1878-1898. The obit was transcribed from the Columbus Gazette, May 8, 1891. When I have time, I will look at the original obit to see if there is any additional information. It might be a while. I have my 2 1/2 yr old granddaughter visiting me for 4-5 days, for I probably won't get anything done except looking after her. Jan

Names I am researching: Reynolds Rathjen Schiesser James Laureen Reynolds 656 Walnut Ridge St. Centerton, Arkansas 72719 beanreyno@aol.com

I am researching: Bigger Jamison Hardin (Laura G.) Thank you, Beverly McCalla PO Box 480 Gold Bar, WA 98251

Dear Keith: I'm sorry that I have never given my address and it was numbered #19 DeHarpart DeHarpost DeHarpert Tarr Oren Nancy Garrett 22241 Nisqually Rd. #1 Apple Valley, CA 92308 Sorry to bother you once again.

Keith, My main family is Merrill, altho families they married into are of interest also. Himmelriech, May, Bennett, Snail Mail: Jan Petton 38401 View Dr. Cherry Valley CA 92223

Hi Keith: Researching; STORKS and AMENELL Robert E. Storks 33555 Garfield Fraser. Mi 48026

Susie - Here is the burial info on my G Grandfather. Cheers! Ferol

Keith and all, I cannot remember which surnames I expressed an interest in, ssoooooo I will list them again, just in case: PARSONS, SIMMONS, BENNINGTON, EDGINGTON, OGIER, DUNCAN, GRIMES, PINE, KELLY, BAKER, WALDIN There are many others...those will suffice for now. Snail mail address is: Willa Parsons Griffin 4810 N. Sipple Rd. Spokane, WA 99212 Thanks, Keith, for all you are doing with this. I cannot tell you what this has already done, in the way of finding cousins! Awesome! Kind regards, Willa Parsons Griffin

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------164873ECB8AEF25512CF1690 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jan, Thanks so much for checking Obituary Abstracts!!! I haven't a clue as to how either of these 2 folks fit into the Buffington & Gentzler familiy trees, so if anyone out there knows and can clue me in I'd appreciate it. Keith, In response to your request to all for USPS address-- After May 4, ours will no longer be Seattle, rather: 25 Bristol Lane, Palm Coast, FL 32137. (The NW is LOVELY, but after 20 & 30 years respectively we've had our fill of gloomy weather year-round and traffic that's constantly gridlocked.) Our e-mail address will remain the same. Many thanks! Ed Gentzler (Buffington, Cook, Furnas, Gentzler, Kelly, Moles, Sleeth, Tope) --------------164873ECB8AEF25512CF1690 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="gentzler.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Ed Gentzler Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="gentzler.vcf" begin:vcard n:Gentzler;Ed x-mozilla-html:TRUE version:2.1 email;internet:gentzler@gte.net note:http://home1.gte.net/gentzler/index.html http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/e/n/Ed-C-Gentzler/ x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Ed Gentzler end:vcard --------------164873ECB8AEF25512CF1690--

If someone is willing to do obituary lookups, I would be much obliged if she or he would look up Tilghman Fish, d. 24 Nov 1878, buried in Columbus City Cemetery. Thanks! Ferol

Dear Louisa County list, I've been busy going over the lookup requests you have made since I offered to go through the Heritage Center index cards. I have provided all responders with the names and addresses of others who are interested in the surnames that you requested searches for, except a couple of surnames such as Brown and Johnson/Johnston. I have already had to create some 60 new folders and cards for new surnames that were not in my index. In addition, I have added almost 200 names to the existing index surname cards that you or the responders have expressed an interest in. Your help is now needed--a reverse request. Many visitors to our Heritage Center and many query writers have not been, are not yet, and will never be computer users. I have had to identify most of you by your e-mail address. I do not know your name and snail mail address to place on the index cards. This will limit the number of responses that you could potentially receive, as e-mail addresses become out-dated much faster than your postal addresses do. My specific request is in the next paragraph. For this request, I waive my usual practice of asking that you respond to all. Respond to me only if you have reservations about posting your name and address to the entire list. Thank you. PLEASE SEND ME YOUR NAME AND POST OFFICE ADDRESS!! I will then place it in the file folder that has been created for all of you who have made a look-up request. A copy of your request and a copy of my response will also be in the folder. Some requests have generated responses from other list members, and a copy of most of those responses will also be in your folder. The surnames in which you expressed an interest will have their own index cards to refer researchers to your folder, where your name and postal address will be found. At present, your e-mail address is there, on both the copy of your request and on my response to it. By sending me your postal address, and by my placing a copy of it in your folder, you are not restricting research responses to computer users only. Anyone who personally researches or requests local researchers to use the index files may be able to contact you when they find a surname in common. THANK YOU!!!!!!!! Keith Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164

Ed, I searched the index for the 1878-1898 Obituary Abstracts, and found only the following: Buffington, Evaline (Patten), b. 1818, d. Aug. 20, 1896 at home of son, Thomas Buffington. bu. Long Cr. Cem. m. 1853 to Jefferson Buffington. He d. 1880. She had 5 child. 3 d. young. 2 sons, Thomas and Lincoln Surv. Morning Sun News Herald Aug. 27, 1896, Columbus Safeguard, Aug. 28, 1896. Gentzler, Ida M. b. Washington, IA. m. ca. Feb 1, 1891, to Will Gentzler. d. May 5, 1891. She was g-dau. of Rev. G. W. Teas, a Wapello Meth. minister 1855-1856. Columbus Gazette, May 8, 1891. Jan

Linda, I'll send G. W. Cross' discharge to you as soon as I can. We only have the county of birth, but that might be the most important. IF there are birth records in Indiana at that time, it may give his parents names. You might want to visit the local Family History Center to find out to what type of records may be available on microfilm from that county. You may even want to order the census from that county for a year just past his birth, from the Family History Center. Or, try your local library, or genealogical society, to search one of the following books: Ancestry's Red Book, Everton's Handy Book for The Genealogist, United States County Courthouse Address Book by Leland Meitzler, The County Courthouse Book by Elizabeth Petty Bentley. You might also be able to find out the address and where to write through one of the many genealogy sites on the internet. There are many, many sources on the internet for guidance in genealogy. There may even be a website for that county. Genealogy is a giant jigsaw puzzle. That's what keeps people interested! Jan

Are these 2 different cemeteries.. the Linn Grove Cemetery and the Letts and Turkington cemetery or are they called by the same name. Also,is anyone on here related or searching the WORLEY family.I have a Lillie Smith(1873-1947, her mother was a Paxson) married to a Louis M.Worley(died 1939)-would like to connect with descendants. thanks... Carol

The probates are kept in the clerk of court's office...same address. Phone: 319-523-4541. They will probably not do a search. If you get a negative response, let us know and we can check on it for you. Vital records and land records are kept in the recorder's office. Keith/Connie Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164 -----Original Message----- From: Janice Hoehle <janleeh@netins.net> To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 8:27 AM Subject: Re: Probate Records >Marcy, >Louisa County Recorder >117 S. Main St. >Wapello, IA 52653 >(319) 523-5361 > >The Probate Records Index is also on microfilm at the local library. > >Jan > > > >==== IALOUISA Mailing List ==== >Mailing Lists: >mailto:IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com >mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootsweb.com >mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootweb.com

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Marcy, Louisa County Recorder 117 S. Main St. Wapello, IA 52653 (319) 523-5361 The Probate Records Index is also on microfilm at the local library. Jan

If you want your descendants 100 years form now to see those photos, you should be taking them in black and white. Color photos are not very archivally safe. They say they only last about one generation. Connie Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164 -----Original Message----- From: Dana & Vicki Teel <vuduteel@netins.net> To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, April 10, 2000 6:47 PM Subject: Louisa Co. Cemeteries >Yesterday Dana and I went out to find headstones of our relatives and discovered some problems and joys with our cemeteries. > >The Wapello Cemetery had many headstones which had broken off their bases, buried headstones, and some had headstones just laying on the ground near where trees had been removed. > >The Cairo-Fulton Cemetery had some of the same damage. We found headstones that had a first name & dates, but no surname so we can only guess who was buried there. My grandmother had a sister who died at 10 yrs.old and all references listed her buried as Twila Sapp 1924-1934, we discovered Twila M. 1924-1934 doesn't have a surname on her headstone. A brother died at birth, could this be the little white headstone that only says INFANT across the top? > >And the Harrison Cemetery, it was well kept, clean, and very serene. This is where my husbands family is buried. All headstones clearly marked so it was easy to tell who was buried in a lot. > >It's easy to see that some families are never forgotten and some are never remembered. Sad but true. > > >I took pictures of my families headstones so in 100 yrs. my great grandchildren won't be searching for headstones that may be gone. It gave Dana and I a chance to get out and see some of the countryside as I use to do with my grandparents when I was a child. > >This summer we will be visiting many of the cemeteries in Louisa Co. and taking pictures (Dana's favorite hobby), so if you would like a picture of a headstone or family plot just let me know. > >Vicki > > > >==== IALOUISA Mailing List ==== >Mailing Lists: >mailto:IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com >mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootsweb.com >mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootweb.com

Yesterday Dana and I went out to find headstones of our relatives and discovered some problems and joys with our cemeteries. The Wapello Cemetery had many headstones which had broken off their bases, buried headstones, and some had headstones just laying on the ground near where trees had been removed. The Cairo-Fulton Cemetery had some of the same damage. We found headstones that had a first name & dates, but no surname so we can only guess who was buried there. My grandmother had a sister who died at 10 yrs.old and all references listed her buried as Twila Sapp 1924-1934, we discovered Twila M. 1924-1934 doesn't have a surname on her headstone. A brother died at birth, could this be the little white headstone that only says INFANT across the top? And the Harrison Cemetery, it was well kept, clean, and very serene. This is where my husbands family is buried. All headstones clearly marked so it was easy to tell who was buried in a lot. It's easy to see that some families are never forgotten and some are never remembered. Sad but true. I took pictures of my families headstones so in 100 yrs. my great grandchildren won't be searching for headstones that may be gone. It gave Dana and I a chance to get out and see some of the countryside as I use to do with my grandparents when I was a child. This summer we will be visiting many of the cemeteries in Louisa Co. and taking pictures (Dana's favorite hobby), so if you would like a picture of a headstone or family plot just let me know. Vicki

Steve, Have you contacted Gary James, pentaby@alltel.net? In recent correspondence to the IALOUISA-L list, he indicated that he already knew quite a bit about the Hankins name. Also, my husband's aunt, Mary Evelyn Hoehle Ballanger married Leon Thomas Hankins, April 8, 1934, in Muscatine, IA. Leon is the son of Charles T. Hankins, and Grace Carriel. Jan