Gary There are books for each year, from the Wapello Tribune newspaper, for 1898 through 1913. In 1900, on page 39, I found the following: "The citizens of Wapello and vicinity were greatly shocked and grieved last Sunday on learning that Dr. Frank Tustison had died quite suddenly about 7:30 that morning. Dr. Tustison was born in Crawford county, Ohio, January 25, 1837, and was therefore not quite 64 years of age...At the age of 12 he moved with his family to Defiance county, Ohio, where he received his primary education, completing a course in the academy at Newville, Ind., after which he spent a year and a half in the study of medicine with Dr. Hull of Newville. In 1862 he came to Iowa, locating at Ainsworth. After completing a course at the Keokuk medical college he settled down to the practice at Ainsworth, where he remained until 1871 when he came to Wapello, since which time he has been in active practice... Dr. Tustison had been thrice married. His first wife was Miss Martha Thompson, who died August 5, 1872, leaving three children,all of whom are living, the two daughters in Idaho and son Dwight in this county. His next marriage was to Mrs. Minnie Mann, whose death occurred in July, 1878. In August, 1879, occurred his marriage to Miss Sophia Hook, who with three children, Charles, Frank and Emily, and the aged mother of the Dr., survive to mourn their loss." Wapello Tribune, Friday, November 30, 1900, page 6. Gary, there is also an article about him in the 1889 Portrait and Biographical Album, page 522. It is rather lengthy, so I did not try to type it here. Jan -----Original Message----- From: Gary Tustison <tustison@ix.netcom.com> To: Janice Hoehle <janleeh@netins.net> Date: Sunday, April 09, 2000 12:02 AM Subject: Re: Higgs >Janice, >I did not know there were any obit abstracts available for the 1900 time >period. Is it possible to find an obit for Doctor Frank Tustison who died >25Nov1900 in Wapello, Louisa, IA? Any info would be greatly appreciated. >Thanks, >Gary Tustison >----- Original Message ----- >From: Janice Hoehle <janleeh@netins.net> >To: <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 8:32 PM >Subject: Higgs > > >> Hi Sue, >> The following is from Obituary Abstracts for Louisa Co. Newspapers, >1878-1898: >> "Higgs, George, b. ca. 1823, bp. Virginia. d. June 28, 1898, at Wapello, >IA. bu. Fairview Cem. m.(1) 1846 to Caroline Huling in Va. She died Dec. 5, >1894. (2) Feb. 14, 1896 to Mrs. Kira VanSickle. Had 4 sons, 3 dau. by (1) >only 2 survive. Fannie Porter of Acheson, Kas., & Mrs. Rev. Randolph of >Mapleton, IA. Wapello Republican, June 30, 1898. >> Higgs, Mrs. G. W. b. July 11, 1812, bp. Green Brier Co., W. Va. , d. >Sept 29, 1898, at Wapello, IA. Surv. 3 child. Mrs. Steel of Cedar Rapids, >A. H. Gabbert of N.London, IA, and Mr. Gabbert of Okla. Wapello Republican, >Oct 6, 1898." >> >> I found the George Higgs family in 1860 census, Wapello Twp., Family No. >935. It is hardly legible, but I could make out, "Geo W. Higgs, age 34, >farmer.b. VA; Caroline, age 43, b. VA;" then a male child, the name >unclear, could be Jerome, Tomson,etc., age 13, b. VA, and then " Ann, age >10, b. VA. >> >> I then checked the birth records, Vol. 1, 1880-1888 to see if J. T. >Randolph's name was written out. I found: >> #202, George M.Randolph, first child, b. Col City. Feb 3, 1881, Parents: >John T. Randolph, occ: boatman; Anna Higgs Randolph, Res. Wapello Twp. >> #723, Olive Randolph, 2nd child, b. Oct 2, 1881, Father, John T. Randolph, >age 39, Mother, Anna Higgs, b. VA, age 33. >> #1112 Ralph Waldo Randolph, b. Dec. 24, 1883, Father John T. Randolph, >age 44, mother Anna Higgs, age 34. >> >> Jan >> >> >> ==== IALOUISA Mailing List ==== >> SUPPORT ROOTSWEB! HELP KEEP GENEALOGY AFFORDABLE. SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! If >you would like to help RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative >> by becoming a member, sponsor, donor, or patron, please visit: >> <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html> >>

Could someone give me the address and the phone number for the place where the probate records are kept. I am looking for a probate record for someone who passed away in 1871. Thank you very much, Marcy Billings

Subject: [IAGEN-L] THE CENSUS SITUATION Resent-Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 19:10:37 -0700 (PDT) Resent-From: IAGEN-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 19:10:08 -0700 From: Richard Harrison <ArtDept@compuserve.com> Organization: Art Department To: IAGEN-L@rootsweb.com Our Census Project problems started with differences of opinion between Linda Lewis and Kay Mason when they were both involved with the original census project. Kay moved or duplicated the files and suddenly there were two projects--The USGenWeb Census Project and the USGenWeb Archives Census Project. Kay Mason disappeared and Ron Eason became in charge of one of the projects. Linda Lewis remains in charge of the other. The board should have addressed the problem immediately, but did not--at least not effectively. Both projects claim to be the real one. There are strong personalities involved on each side. Millions of words have been written containing thousands of accusations from both sides and from the chronically dissatisfied who love to say "let's you and him fight." Last year there were discussions between the two sides that broke off and reecently Tim and the board began addressing the problem. Last week National Coordinator Tim Stowell took bold action and did something so that all the links that previously took people to USGenWeb Census Project pages now take them to USGenWeb Archives Census Project instead. Both sets of pages have existed for some time. Nothing has been added. The board is about to vote on whether or not to override Tim's administrative action. They will then move on to seating a representative from the USGenWeb Census Project and to resolving this wasteful and confusing situation. Your support of their efforts and your opinions about what should be done are important. You can find a list of the board member's addresses at http://www.usgenweb.org/about/whoswho.html For more details--lots more details--and opinions--lots and lots more opinions--check the Boardroom page and the list archives of: USGW-CC-L@usgennet.org USGENWEB-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com USGENWEB-ALL-L@rootsweb.com USGENWEB-NW-L@rootsweb.com STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com Please direct any responses to or comments about this message and the census situation to our BOARDROOM at http://www.rootsweb.com/~iagenweb/boardroom/ -Richard

Resent-From: IAGEN-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 22:42:58 -0400 From: "Larry Kinyon" <kinyon@kinyon.com> To: IAGEN-L@rootsweb.com References: 1 To all: Note that the Census Project files can still be reached by using the address: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgw/census/states.htm The pages may have been delinked by a NC overstepping his authority, but the files are still online. Larry Kinyon

Dear Ken and LC list, Response # 47. EDGINGTON See response # 8 WHEELER Evelyn Browning 309 Harrison Muscatine, IA 52761 Roxie Fletcher 211 Union Street Diagonal, IA 50845 Kenneth Hudson 1 Leila Street New Haven, CT 06513 William F. Kuehn 9809 E 82nd Terrace Raytown, MO 64138 Penne Miller 824 River Drive Princeton, IA 52768-0398 Mary Phillips 14818 130th Street Columbus Jct., IA 52738 Rosalee Reid 20737 Hwy 92 Columbus Jct., IA 52738 See Elhanen Siverly folder in Heritage Center Library See Bernard Venard folder in Heritage Center Library See Omer Wheeler folder in Heritage Center Library Nell L. Wheeler 501 N Park Helena, MT 59601 Keith Ziegenhorn 15125 100th Street Wapello, IA 52653 Keith Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164

Dear Gary and LC list, This is response # 46 JOHNSON/JOHNSTON This is similar to the BROWN surname request. There are 31 indexed names for these surnames, and I believe it to be counter-productive to list all the names now. They represent several different and probably unrelated families. Like with the BROWN surname, my only suggestion would be to narrow the search and request myself and/or another local volunteer to search the 31 file folders in the Heritage Center here for specific first names of JOHNSON/JOHNSTON family members. The amount of time this takes will be dependent on our other requests. The earliest people known to be in Louisa County should be named first, with their family members. You should check the censuses for these people at your local genealogy library and try to locate the township in which they lived. You can check the cemetery listings, Springer History Volume II biographies and the 1889 Portrait and Biographical Album of Louisa County and other items on the Louisa County Rootsweb site as well as the links to other sites that Norma offers there. With such a common name you may have to do more preliminary research than with less common surnames. Keith Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164

Linda, I have a copy of George W. Cross' discharge from military service September 20, 1864.(Filed in Book O, page 236). It states in part that he was born in Ripley Co. Indiana, and is twenty-seven years old. He was a member of "G" company, 27th Regiment of Illinois Infantry Volunteers. This is a discrepancy in age from the 1870 census, but either could be wrong. The Indiana birthplace checks. You could obtain a copy of this by writing to the Louisa County Recorder, Wapello, IA, 52653, or, I can mail you one. I could also send it E-mail (it isn't very long), but didn't know if you wanted me to do that. Jan

I am seeking additional information on the HANKINS family who were in the Louisa and Muscatine County area. Richard HANKINS (1853-1933) married Mary Nancy Ellen HARRISON (1863-1951) in Louisa County on 21 Dec 1881. They had the following children: Charles, Clyde (married Cora), Neva (married ? Harris), Ola (married Will McCann), and Orville. Richard's parents were Lewis Hankins (1825-1892) and Francis A. Lee (1835-1912). Would appreciate assistance anyone can offer on Richard's ancestors and descendants.. Steve Harrison P.O. Box 1218 Manteo, NC 27954 raleighwood@juno.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.

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------F475E5CDCEF6EFA177D09BA3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My apologies to all on the list. I see that i just sent a reply without deleting all the quoted text--thought I had done so, but things are especially hectic here--and I obviously didn't. Ed --------------F475E5CDCEF6EFA177D09BA3 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 --------------F475E5CDCEF6EFA177D09BA3--

Andrew J. Wheeler married Elizabeth Edgington 11 Jan 1872 in Louisa County. Elizabeth born approx 1858 in Ohio. This family is on the Port Louisa Twp census in 1880 and 1900. I am trying to determine Elizabeth's parents. Does anyone have a cemetery record or death record for Elizabeth? Ken in Polk Co, Iowa

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------4767ED5F50D6761B76418B84 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just sdaw a posting regarding the "Obituary Abstracts for Louisa Co. News= papers, 1878-1898." Can anyone tell me more about this publication (where avail./cost/and how= comp[lete)? I'd sure be interested in checking on Joseph Teague Kelly and some of my = Buffington & Sleeth relatives. (anyone do lookups in this?) Thanks! Ed Gentzler Seattle (Palm Coast, FL, after 5/4/00) IALOUISA-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > IALOUISA-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 66 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: LDS SITE ["Janice Hoehle" <janleeh@net= ins.ne] > #2 re: UsGenWeb Census okay ["Norma F. Jennings" <njennin= gs@lis] > #3 Correction ["Norma F. Jennings" <njennin= gs@lis] > #4 re:URL for Iowa Census Records ["Norma F. Jennings" <njennin= gs@lis] > #5 Higgs ["Janice Hoehle" <janleeh@net= ins.ne] > #6 Henderson Family Connections ["Janice Hoehle" <janleeh@net= ins.ne] > #7 Eli Henderson marriage. ["Janice Hoehle" <janleeh@net= ins.ne] > #8 Fw: Cross ["J,A, & M Schulz" <arsmms@ko= rnet.n] > #9 GETTERT ["Keith/Connie Street" <ckcas= ey@net] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from IALOUISA-D, send a message to > > IALOUISA-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------= --- > > Subject: Re: LDS SITE > Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 08:37:48 -0500 > From: "Janice Hoehle" <janleeh@netins.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > Thanks, Lois. I shouldn't do things when I am tired. I know the exte= nsion > should be .org. > Jan > > ______________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------= --- > > Subject: re: UsGenWeb Census okay > Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 14:00:22 -0500 > From: "Norma F. Jennings" <njennings@lisco.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > The official UsGenWeb Census is not affected by this latest action of > our National UsGenWeb Coordinator. I am not certain of all of the > details, but somewhere along the line, a second census site was put up > which did not follow the UsGenWeb Project guidelines or their > recommended format. Despite efforts to merge the two, they never came > to an agreement and the secondary site has been removed from any > connection to the UsGenWeb Project. > > Don't worry the census records we worked on or are working on are still= > intact and safe as they do conform to the UsGenWeb standards and were > connected to the official Census site. > > Norma Jennings > > ______________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------= --- > > Subject: Correction > Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 14:31:01 -0500 > From: "Norma F. Jennings" <njennings@lisco.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > Correction. UsGenWeb Census isn't exactly what I meant to say in my las= t > post. I get to thinking faster than my fingers at times. > > Anyone can stick UsGenWeb on their site. Actually, it is the "Archive= > files" that are still intact. The 1850 Henry County Census is installe= d > in the archives file of my Henry County directory so it is still there.= > Likewise, the census that Janice Hoehle is working on for Louisa Count= y > can still be "archived" by the IaGenWeb Coordinators and available for > your use when it is completed. I need to pay more attention to State &= > U.S. Coordinator activities but it gets to be such a power struggle at > times, it is easier to concentrate on my local cooperative group. > Again, this is what this is all about, another power struggle, a > constant problem in this age. You may see some negative campaigning in= > the near future, but don't sweat it. > > I will have to say that the IaGenWeb Coordinators are great to work wit= h > and not a major problem. > > Norma Jennings > > ______________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------= --- > > Subject: re:URL for Iowa Census Records > Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 14:39:39 -0500 > From: "Norma F. Jennings" <njennings@lisco.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > Per request this is the census link that was still available a few > minutes ago. For Iowa Census records go to: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/states/iowa/iowa.htm > > For Us Census Records go to: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/ > > Norma Jennings > Listowner IALOUISA-L Mailing List > > ______________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------= --- > > Subject: Higgs > Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 20:32:00 -0500 > From: "Janice Hoehle" <janleeh@netins.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi Sue, > The following is from Obituary Abstracts for Louisa Co. Newspapers, 187= 8-1898: > "Higgs, George, b. ca. 1823, bp. Virginia. d. June 28, 1898, at Wapello= , IA. bu. Fairview Cem. m.(1) 1846 to Caroline Huling in Va. She died De= c. 5, 1894. (2) Feb. 14, 1896 to Mrs. Kira VanSickle. Had 4 sons, 3 da= u. by (1) only 2 survive. Fannie Porter of Acheson, Kas., & Mrs. Rev. Ra= ndolph of Mapleton, IA. Wapello Republican, June 30, 1898. > Higgs, Mrs. G. W. b. July 11, 1812, bp. Green Brier Co., W. Va. , d. = Sept 29, 1898, at Wapello, IA. Surv. 3 child. Mrs. Steel of Cedar Rapid= s, A. H. Gabbert of N.London, IA, and Mr. Gabbert of Okla. Wapello Repub= lican, Oct 6, 1898." > > I found the George Higgs family in 1860 census, Wapello Twp., Family No= =2E 935. It is hardly legible, but I could make out, "Geo W. Higgs, age = 34, farmer.b. VA; Caroline, age 43, b. VA;" then a male child, the name = unclear, could be Jerome, Tomson,etc., age 13, b. VA, and then " Ann, age= 10, b. VA. > > I then checked the birth records, Vol. 1, 1880-1888 to see if J. T. Ran= dolph's name was written out. I found: > #202, George M.Randolph, first child, b. Col City. Feb 3, 1881, Parents= : John T. Randolph, occ: boatman; Anna Higgs Randolph, Res. Wapello Twp. > #723, Olive Randolph, 2nd child, b. Oct 2, 1881, Father, John T. Randol= ph, age 39, Mother, Anna Higgs, b. VA, age 33. > #1112 Ralph Waldo Randolph, b. Dec. 24, 1883, Father John T. Randolp= h, age 44, mother Anna Higgs, age 34. > > Jan > > ______________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------= --- > > Subject: Henderson Family Connections > Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 20:45:12 -0500 > From: "Janice Hoehle" <janleeh@netins.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > John, > I took a quick look at the 1915 Louisa County census cards microfilm, = and found the following Hendersons: Cora, S. M., James, Mable, Mary J., = Susanna, Richard, Susan Olive, Tracy, Grace. If any of those names inter= est you, let me know and I will obtain copies of the microfilm for you, o= r type and send E-mail. (Copies cost 25 cents, each). > > Also, looked in the Portrait and Biographical Album of 1889, and found= information on Eli Henderson on page 364, in a column about Peter Reisch= =2E "in the year 1882, in Letts, Iowa, his (Reisch's) marriage with Mrs. = Mary Henderson was celebrated. She was the widow of Eli Henderson, a nat= ive of Ohio, and a son of Edward and margaret Henderson, also of that Sta= te, who emigrated to Indiana in 1848, settling upon a farm, where the dea= th of both parents occurred some years ago. In 1851, Mr. Henderson came = to Louisa County, Iowa, where he engaged in farming, and three years late= r was united in marriage. Four children were born of the union, three of= whom are now living: Ella died in 1879, at the age of twenty-one years; = Clara, now Mrs. Wilson, resides in Concord Township; Nora and Ollie are b= oth at home. Mr.Henderson died" (sorry, that next few words were on the = next page, and in my haste, forgot to write it down. Didn't need anythin= g else on the next page, as it reverts back to! > the Reisch's family.) > Jan > > ______________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------= --- > > Subject: Eli Henderson marriage. > Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 20:48:38 -0500 > From: "Janice Hoehle" <janleeh@netins.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > John, > I forgot to list the marriage of Eli Henderson and Mary Wagner, Nov. 22= , 1855, Book B, page 27. Louisa Co. IA > > Hope some of this is what you are looking for. > Jan > > ______________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------= --- > > Subject: Fw: Cross > Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 06:12:22 +0900 > From: "J,A, & M Schulz" <arsmms@kornet.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: J,A, & M Schulz <arsmms@kornet.net> > To: carol ann berry <cedartree2@juno.com> > Date: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 9:16 AM > Subject: Re: Cross > > >Carol, > > > >Is anyone researching the BROWNING name? I have this name in my > >family. My great-great-grandmother was Emma Jane BROWNING BARROWS, b.= Oct. > >28, 1842 in Pike Co., IL. She came to Muscatine when she was 4, and l= ived > >the rest of her life there. She married my ggreat-grandfather, Charle= s F. > >BARROWS in July 1859. She lived on the Muscatine Island and died ther= e in > >1918. I've just started to look into this line of my family. Can any= one > help? > > > >Thanks, > >Angela Schulz > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: carol ann berry <cedartree2@juno.com> > >To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com <> > >Date: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 9:55 PM > >Subject: Cross > > > > > >>I am trying to clear up a marriage connection of these people.Another= > >>searcher has Harvey M.Shellabarger also married to a Lue Barber.Any h= elp? > >> > >>Descendants of Louisa Cross > >> > >> 1 Louisa CROSS b: Abt 1868 > >>. +Harvey M. SHELLABARGER b: 1868 d: March 1960 Father: Thomas > >>Beard SHELLABARGER,Sr Mother: Maryann Matilda BROWNING > >> > >> > >> > >> Harvey-Louisa Cross-Lue Barber connection has Harvey deceased in > >>Colorado.. > >> > >>Carol > >> > >> > >>=3D=3D=3D=3D IALOUISA Mailing List =3D=3D=3D=3D > >>Mailing Lists: > >>mailto:IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > >>mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootsweb.com > >>mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootweb.com > >> > > > > ______________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------= --- > > Subject: GETTERT > Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 02:53:19 -0500 > From: "Keith/Connie Street" <ckcasey@netins.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear LC list, > > Someone on the list recently was interested in the GETTERT surn= ame. > > In the Muscatine Journal for April 7, 2000, in an Our Yesterday= s > column that I author, there is an item in the 75 years ago category for= > Muscatine that lists the Muscatine survivors of the Civil War Battle of= > Shiloh, who were living in Muscatine in April of 1925. One of those lis= ted > is a Peter GETTERT. > > Keith Street > ckcasey@netins.net > 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 > 319-523-8164 --------------4767ED5F50D6761B76418B84 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 --------------4767ED5F50D6761B76418B84--

Dear Sue and LC list, There should be a folder in the Louisa County Heritage Center Library for each person listed under the lookup surname. There may be only a half sheet of paper in the the folder, naming only one surname of interest. There may be 30 pages tracing the descent of someone with that surname. There may be 30 pages and the surname is a collateral one that is listed only once in the 30 pages. You never know until you look in the folder. The reference may be to a person 150 years ago; it may refer to a person in 1995. It is time-consuming and researching the old-fashioned way to pull each folder and look for the occurence of that particular surname. If I have a name and address for the person making a query about that surname or contributing information to the Heritage Center Library or maybe listing a collateral relative or maybe taking the surname from an ahnentafel, etc., I then give you that person's last known name and address, even though it may be 10 years old. I have no way of knowing if the person is deceased, has moved to a new address, etc. These people, for the majority, were not computer users when the information became known to the Louisa County Genealogical Society. I have no way of knowing which ones are present members of the LC rootsweb list, use a computer in their research, have an e-mail address, etc. A surname only is listed, and there is no guarantee that you and the person listed are searching for the same family. In spite of the above drawbacks, IT HAS BEEN USEFUL in bringing people researching the same family into contact with each other. Long-lost and unknown cousins have often been found by family researchers. Their mutual sharing of family information enriches all. There are no guarantees, however. The ideal way to use the index listings would be for you to personally visity the Heritage Center Library and look for the particular folder of interest, pull it, inspect it, and return it to the file. (Most times you can find the folder; some have disappeared, been misfiled, etc. and cannot be located.) The next best way is to try and contact the people named in the index as interested in the same surname that you are. You may write a letter to the address given. You may use the resources on the Internet to search for a telephone number, a newer address, use the Social Security Index to possibly identify a death date, etc. When I state "See such and such a file", the contributor may be deceased, it may refer to a descendancy of a pioneer family member, it may refer to a file for a location, such as Toolesboro or Virginia Grove, it may have been information for a biographical history for a book that was cancelled, etc. In these cases, if you wish to have the file searched, and distance and time prevent you from doing the search yourself, you have to request me or another local person to search for you and report the results. There are several of us willing to make such searches, but we can't always do so "right now". The more names there are to look up, the greater the possibilty of striking out and not making a connection to people with a relationship to you, even when the surname is the same. We have had many people who are searching for the same people, such as the surnames of SHAW, KEEVER, WINCE, BUFFINGTON, WILLIAMS etc. I will probably respond to the list when answering requests to search specific folders for surnames, as someone else in addition to the requestor may be interested in that same surname. Copies may be made of pertinent material found and either snail-mailed, transcribed, or in some instances possibly scanned and sent by modem. The latter would mean removal of the folders from the library, and this has been frowned upon, even when the removal of the folders has been for indexing purposes. I try to index the folders before they are placed in the library. You may e-mail me if you have additional questions. Cheers from Keith. Keith Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164 -----Original Message----- From: Sue P. Elliott <palliott@usaonline.net> To: Keith/Connie Street <ckcasey@netins.net> Date: Thursday, April 06, 2000 7:45 AM Subject: Re: Lookup # 45: RANDOLPH >Thank you, Keith and Connie, >How do I gain access to this file? Is there someway I can get copies of the >information? > >Sue P. Elliott >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Keith/Connie Street" <ckcasey@netins.net> >To: <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 4:06 >Subject: Lookup # 45: RANDOLPH > > >> Dear Sue and LC list, >> >> This is response # 45 >> >> RANDOLPH >> See Elbert Hill file folder in Heritage Center Library in Wapello. >> >> END OF MESSAGE >> >> Keith Street >> ckcasey@netins.net >> 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 >> 319-523-8164 >> >> >> >> ==== IALOUISA Mailing List ==== >> Mailing Lists: >> mailto:IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com >> mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootsweb.com >> mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootweb.com >>

Dear LC list, Someone on the list recently was interested in the GETTERT surname. In the Muscatine Journal for April 7, 2000, in an Our Yesterdays column that I author, there is an item in the 75 years ago category for Muscatine that lists the Muscatine survivors of the Civil War Battle of Shiloh, who were living in Muscatine in April of 1925. One of those listed is a Peter GETTERT. Keith Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164

John, I forgot to list the marriage of Eli Henderson and Mary Wagner, Nov. 22, 1855, Book B, page 27. Louisa Co. IA Hope some of this is what you are looking for. Jan

John, I took a quick look at the 1915 Louisa County census cards microfilm, and found the following Hendersons: Cora, S. M., James, Mable, Mary J., Susanna, Richard, Susan Olive, Tracy, Grace. If any of those names interest you, let me know and I will obtain copies of the microfilm for you, or type and send E-mail. (Copies cost 25 cents, each). Also, looked in the Portrait and Biographical Album of 1889, and found information on Eli Henderson on page 364, in a column about Peter Reisch. "in the year 1882, in Letts, Iowa, his (Reisch's) marriage with Mrs. Mary Henderson was celebrated. She was the widow of Eli Henderson, a native of Ohio, and a son of Edward and margaret Henderson, also of that State, who emigrated to Indiana in 1848, settling upon a farm, where the death of both parents occurred some years ago. In 1851, Mr. Henderson came to Louisa County, Iowa, where he engaged in farming, and three years later was united in marriage. Four children were born of the union, three of whom are now living: Ella died in 1879, at the age of twenty-one years; Clara, now Mrs. Wilson, resides in Concord Township; Nora and Ollie are both at home. Mr.Henderson died" (sorry, that next few words were on the next page, and in my haste, forgot to write it down. Didn't need anything else on the next page, as it reverts back to the Reisch's family.) Jan

Hi Sue, The following is from Obituary Abstracts for Louisa Co. Newspapers, 1878-1898: "Higgs, George, b. ca. 1823, bp. Virginia. d. June 28, 1898, at Wapello, IA. bu. Fairview Cem. m.(1) 1846 to Caroline Huling in Va. She died Dec. 5, 1894. (2) Feb. 14, 1896 to Mrs. Kira VanSickle. Had 4 sons, 3 dau. by (1) only 2 survive. Fannie Porter of Acheson, Kas., & Mrs. Rev. Randolph of Mapleton, IA. Wapello Republican, June 30, 1898. Higgs, Mrs. G. W. b. July 11, 1812, bp. Green Brier Co., W. Va. , d. Sept 29, 1898, at Wapello, IA. Surv. 3 child. Mrs. Steel of Cedar Rapids, A. H. Gabbert of N.London, IA, and Mr. Gabbert of Okla. Wapello Republican, Oct 6, 1898." I found the George Higgs family in 1860 census, Wapello Twp., Family No. 935. It is hardly legible, but I could make out, "Geo W. Higgs, age 34, farmer.b. VA; Caroline, age 43, b. VA;" then a male child, the name unclear, could be Jerome, Tomson,etc., age 13, b. VA, and then " Ann, age 10, b. VA. I then checked the birth records, Vol. 1, 1880-1888 to see if J. T. Randolph's name was written out. I found: #202, George M.Randolph, first child, b. Col City. Feb 3, 1881, Parents: John T. Randolph, occ: boatman; Anna Higgs Randolph, Res. Wapello Twp. #723, Olive Randolph, 2nd child, b. Oct 2, 1881, Father, John T. Randolph, age 39, Mother, Anna Higgs, b. VA, age 33. #1112 Ralph Waldo Randolph, b. Dec. 24, 1883, Father John T. Randolph, age 44, mother Anna Higgs, age 34. Jan

Per request this is the census link that was still available a few minutes ago. For Iowa Census records go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/states/iowa/iowa.htm For Us Census Records go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/ Norma Jennings Listowner IALOUISA-L Mailing List

Correction. UsGenWeb Census isn't exactly what I meant to say in my last post. I get to thinking faster than my fingers at times. Anyone can stick UsGenWeb on their site. Actually, it is the "Archive files" that are still intact. The 1850 Henry County Census is installed in the archives file of my Henry County directory so it is still there. Likewise, the census that Janice Hoehle is working on for Louisa County can still be "archived" by the IaGenWeb Coordinators and available for your use when it is completed. I need to pay more attention to State & U.S. Coordinator activities but it gets to be such a power struggle at times, it is easier to concentrate on my local cooperative group. Again, this is what this is all about, another power struggle, a constant problem in this age. You may see some negative campaigning in the near future, but don't sweat it. I will have to say that the IaGenWeb Coordinators are great to work with and not a major problem. Norma Jennings

The official UsGenWeb Census is not affected by this latest action of our National UsGenWeb Coordinator. I am not certain of all of the details, but somewhere along the line, a second census site was put up which did not follow the UsGenWeb Project guidelines or their recommended format. Despite efforts to merge the two, they never came to an agreement and the secondary site has been removed from any connection to the UsGenWeb Project. Don't worry the census records we worked on or are working on are still intact and safe as they do conform to the UsGenWeb standards and were connected to the official Census site. Norma Jennings

Thanks, Lois. I shouldn't do things when I am tired. I know the extension should be .org. Jan