Thanks for the offer to look up names on your 3x5 cards. Could you please look for Schneider/Snyder for me. Mary Hart

I am researching my family and just started my research in Lousia Co. Most of what I have so far is from internet searches and an old family bible. I was wondering if you would do a lookup on your index cards for me too. I plan to go to Wapello soon to do some more research. Surnames: McChesney McCleary/McLeary Grasham Archibald Thanks so much! Cheryl Lopez Davenport, IA clopez@revealed.net tinkerbell01@home.com

Janice I'm going to have to do some research on this and see where Leon & Chas. T. fit into the family, if indeed they do. Of equal interest to me is the name Harbaugh. I just lost my uncle Robert (Bob) Harbaugh this last summer. -- Don't know if there is a relationship here with Mrs. Richard Harbaugh or not. I do know that Bob had a brother -- Buzz, I think (a nickname probably) -- who ran a taxi service in Muscatine during the 40's and early 50's Thanks for the input. Gary James -- Oklahoma pentaby@alltel.net ---------- > From: Janice Hoehle <janleeh@netins.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: More HANKINS > Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 9:33 PM > > My husband's aunt married a Leon Thomas Hankins, in Muscatine Co., Apr. 8, 1934. He operated a hardware store in Muscatine for many years. He was also an antique car collector and exhibitor. A news article about him states that "his father and uncles taught him to work on cars, and one of his uncles studied to be a mechanic at the Ford school in Detroit...his family was mechanically inclined. His dad was the oldest of five brothers and they all liked to work on cars." > > His parents are : Chas. T. Hankins and Grace Carrier (not sure of her last name, it isn't too clear on the marriage certificate. One daughter of this marriage still lives in Muscatine. > > Mrs. Richard Harbaugh > 2683 Northwood Dr. > Muscatine, IA 52761 > > Hope this is useful. > > Jan > > ______________________________

Gary, Thanks a bunch for the help. I should have thought of that, as I have done it lots of times with other documents!!! I keep learning something about computer programs every time I start to work on something. Also using Excel for the transcription of the 1856 Louisa Co. Census. Progressing well, and hope to have the whole thing done and verified by summer. Jan

Susie Martin-Rott -- If you were close by I'd give you a hug. WOW! I'd say when you're challenged, you're challenged. I thought I knew quite a lot about my family in Muscatine Co., but you just filled in a lot of gaps for me. Finding William and David (if they are indeed the ones I'm looking for, and I think they probably are) is the most exciting to me of all. I can't say thank you frequently and loudly enough to express my gratitude. Bless you. Gary James -- Oklahoma pentaby@alltel.net Gary James -- Oklahoma pentaby@alltel.net

Of interest to everyone! >-----Original Message----- >From: Striplin, E Diane > >----- >Subject: Breast Cancer Warning > >From: "Nancy Nesbit" > >My sister Toni says this is true. She used to do mammographies >for a living. Nancy> >--Subject: Breast Cancer Warning > >I've had a number of my friends diagnosed with breast cancer in >the past few years. But I never heard of this. Please read to >the very bottom and pass on...... >-------------------------------------------- > > PAGET'S DISEASE OF THE NIPPLE >Is a rare form of breast cancer, and is on the outside of the >breast, on the nipple and areola, it appears as a rash which later >becomes a lesion with a crusty outer edge. I would not have ever >suspected it to be breast cancer but it was. My nipple never >seemed any different to me, but the rash bothered me so went to my >doctor's office for that. >Sometimes it itched and was sore but other than that it didn't >really bother Me, it. was just ugly and a nuisance, and would not >clear up with all the creams given by doctor and dermatologist for >the dermatitis on my eyes that I had just had prior to this >outbreak. >Therefore, I went in to the doctor's office for further >assistance. They seemed a little concerned but did not warn me it >could be cancerous. Now I suspect there are not many women out >there who know a lesion or rash on the nipple or areola can be >breast cancer. > WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? >Mine started out as a single red pimple on the areola. One of the >biggest problems with Paget's disease of the nipple is that the >symptoms appear to be harmless. It is frequently thought to be a >skin inflammation or infections, leading to unfortunate delays in >detection and care. The symptoms include: > >1. A persistent redness, oozing, and crusting of your nipple >causing it to itch and burn. (As I stated mine did not itch much >or burn, and no oozing was I aware of, but it did have a crust >along the outer edge on one side). >2. A sore on your nipple that will not heal. (Mine was on the >areola area with a whitish thick looking area in the center of my >nipple). >3. Usually only one nipple is affected. > > HOW IS IT DIAGNOSED? >Have a mammogram of both breasts done immediately. Even though the >redness, oozing and >crusting closely resemble dermatitis (inflammation of the skin), >your doctor should suspect cancer if the sore is only on one >breast. Your doctor should order a biopsy of your sore to confirm >what is going on. They will take a sample of your breast tissue in >that area to test for cancer. If the cancer is only in the nipple >and not in the >breast, your doctor may recommend just removing the nipple and >surrounding tissue or suggest radiation treatment. > >Had my doctor caught mine right away, instead of flaking it off as >dermatitis perhaps they could have saved my breast and it wouldn't >have gone to my lymph nodes. > >This message should be taken seriously and passed on to as many of >your friends as possible, it could save someone's life. My breast >cancer has spread and metastasized to my bones, this after >receiving mega doses of chemotherapy, 28 treatments of radiation >and taking tamaxofin. > >If this had been diagnosed in the beginning as breast cancer and >treated right away perhaps it would not have spread. > >I did try to spread the word through Rosie O'Donnell show on >breast cancer awareness but it failed to trigger enough importance >to receive an announcement on her show last year. This is sad as >people are not aware of Paget's disease. If by passing this >around on the e-mail we can make others aware of it and it's >potential danger we are helping >everywhere. > >PLEASE SEND THIS TO ALL THOSE YOU CARE ABOUT; CANCER CAN BE FOUGHT >IF WE ARE ALL AWARE > >Thanks for taking the time to share. > >Thank You, >Shiho Kim > >(Now read this:) >We need those of you who are great at forwarding on info with your >email network. Please read and pass on. Peace and good health. >It would be wonderful if 2000 were the year a cure for breast >cancer was found!!!! > >This is one note I'll gladly pass on. The notion that we could >raise $16 million by buying a book of stamps is powerful! > >As you may be aware, the US Postal Service recently released its >new "Fund the Cure" stamp to help fund breast cancer research. >The stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland. It >is important that we take a stand against this disease that kills >and maims so many of our families and friends. > >Instead of the normal $.33 for a stamp, this one costs $.40. The >additional $.07 will go to breast cancer research. A "normal" book >costs $6.60. This one is only $8.00. It takes a few minutes in >line at the Post Office and means so much. If all stamps are >sold, it will raise an additional $16,000,000 for this vital >research. Plus its tax >deductible. > >Just as important as the money is our support. > >What a statement it would make if the stamp out-sold the lottery >this week. >What a statement it would make that we care. I urge each of you >to do two things TODAY: > >1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps. >2. E-mail your friends to do the same. >Many of us know families whose lives are turned upside-down by >breast cancer. It takes so little to do so much in this drive. > >Please help! Thank YOU >

Norma Jennings - Correct e-mail address: cferguson@gwis.com Permission granted to publish it. Names researching: SIVERLY, HEINS, SAUNDERS, BAIN Am a Louisa Co. member Connie Siverly Ferguson Certified Genealogical Records Specialist 2199 Fairway Blvd. Hudson, OH 44236-1342 330/650-1766

Hi Keith, Thank you for offering to do look-ups. Would you check your index cards for these surnames? HILL HAIGHT FOX CALLOWAY/CALLAWAY Thank you for all your help! Laura Balluff St. Louis, MO

> On the JAMES side of things: my ggrandfather's name was Gad. He returned > to Muscatine Co. from his gold-mining-foray and purchased the James > homestead SW of West Liberty on South Prairie -- due north of Nichols about > 3 to 4 miles. His known siblings were Mary, David, Stephen, John and > William Jr. Their father (a widower) was William Sr. who brought his family > from Wales to Iowa through Utica, NY. -- Their stay over in Utica was less > than a year. Why Utica??? I don't know. -- A guess? Perhaps a host relation > preceded them to this country??? > > Believe it or not, but Gad (and Mary to very minute degree) are the only > ones of the family that are listed in the family history pages after 1853. > The rest just seemed to have disappeared. From what I am seeing here, your research interest may be more in Muscatine Co than Louisa...lucky I do both (GRIN) I am NOT related to this line but when someone says a family "disappeared after 1853" it's a challenge... I don't know how much help this first part will be to you...it came from a gedcom file which had a lot of unrelated folks to me in it (but some of mine too) I DO know the contributor (he lives in Muscatine) and he may have more info (if you think this will help any, email me in private and I'll put you in touch with him). In his database he also had a bunch of "unconnected" James' as though he too was trying to hook them all together...if there is interest I will post an outline of those as well, though I don't know that they directly relate to Louisa Co. I did see one mentioning Henry Co IA I DID add two things to this list...since his data provided the wife's name for Wm Sr. I went over to www.familysearch.org and was able to find a marriage date/location for their marriage. I didn't look for the children, etc., just the marriage as I was trying to get a feel for the timeframe. He had only Gad and Stephen listed under the children, so I did add the "known siblings" from your message. Anyway, this post is INCREDIBLY long and I apologise to the rest of you but since others also had the JAMES name, I figured maybe someone else would see someone in this they connect to: Descendants of William James 1 William James b: in Wales .. +Elizabeth Phillips m: 24 Nov 1825 in Saint Dogmells Rural, Pembroke, Wales ........ 2 Stephen James ........ 2 Gad James ............ +Harriet Kyle m: 1866 ................... 3 Curtis William James (see below) ....................... +Nettie Mae Ripley ............................. 4 Harriette Barette James ................................. +Lorton R. Carson ........................................ 5 Elizabeth Mae Carson ............................................ +Christopher Matoian .................................................. 6 Deborah Ann Matoian .................................................. 6 Amy Mae Matoian ........................................ 5 Lorton James Carson ............................................ +Anita Tukianinen .................................................. 6 Anthony Lorton Carson ............................. 4 Evelyn Bertha James ................................. +Warren Knupple ........................................ 5 Sylvia Sue Knupple ............................................ +Byron Hightower .................................................. 6 Stuart Hightower ...................................................... +Susan Dunn ............................................................. 7 Sylvia Dawn Hightower ............................. *2nd Husband of Evelyn Bertha James: ................................. +William McIntyre II ........................................ 5 William McIntyre III ............................................ +Monty Arenose ............................. 4 Jeannette Ruby James ................................. +Joseph Fiske Catherwood ............................. 4 Curtis Ripley James ................................. +Lillian B. Nelson ........................................ 5 Floyd E. James ............................................ +Marilyn Morrison .................................................. 6 Bruce James .................................................. 6 Susan James ........................................ 5 Elaine James ............................................ +Howard Anthony Norman .................................................. 6 Michelle Norman .................................................. 6 Amy Norman ............................. 4 Gad Llewellyn James ................................. +Judith Ashton ........................................ 5 Curtis Donald James ........................................ 5 Rober Ashton James ............................. 4 Marion Francis James ................................. +Frances Gray ................... 3 George Elmer James ................... 3 May Frances James ....................... +Unknown Birkett ................... 3 Edwin Gad James ................... 3 Bertha Elizabeth James ....................... +Unknown Bigsby ................... 3 Jesse Kyle James ................... 3 Clayton Stephen James (see below) ................... 3 Leota Harriet James ....................... +Unknown Waite ................... 3 Harrison Phillip James ................... 3 Warren Ward James ........ 2 Mary James ........ 2 John James ........ 2 William James ........ 2 David James Also, on the 1910 Census for Muscatine Co there is a Clayton S James age 29 (b. abt 1881) in Wapsinonoc (aka Wapsie) Twp which is the area of West Liberty. James, Clayton S. head 29 b. IA, father b. Wales mother b. IA farmer wife Bessie B. age 25 b. Ia both parent b. IA son Raymond H age 8month b. IA Also in Wapsie Twp, not very far away from Clayton (Clayton is on p 104, Curtis W. on p. 105)is James, Curtis W. head age 41 b. Ia father b. Wales , mother b. Ind (doesn't match what Claytons says) farmer wife Nettie M age 25 b. MO parents b. IA dau Harriet B. age 3 b. IA dau Evelin B. age 2 b. IA AND right next door to them is James, Gad head age 76 b. Wales father b. Wales mother b. Wales no occupation wife Harriet age 64 b. Ind fa b. Pa mother b. NY dau Leota age 27 b. IA son Warren W age 20 b. Ia farmer granddaughter Alverda age 10 b. IA And I don't think Gad's brother David dropped off the planet either--in Atalissa, Muscatine Co: James, David head age 62 b. Wales parents b. Wales farmer wife Lily age 63 b. Ia both parents b. Pa AND (boy am I being nice tonite considering its 3am ...) back in Wapsie Twp James, William head age 53 b. Ia father b. Wales, mother b. Wales, farmer wife Emma E age 46 b. Ind father b. Ind, mother b. Ohio dau Bertha M. age 22 b Ia occupation teacher dau Sarah E age 19 b. Ia teacher At Oak Ridge Cemetery near West Liberty (I haven't gotten all this cem online yet) there are a bunch of James burials: James Martha J. 1866 1908 62 yrs Sec A/Lot 29/Sp 1 James Geo. F. Sept 1867 22 Jan 1944 76 yrs 4 mos 15 days Sec A/Lot 29/Sp 2 James Cora M. 1885 4 Aug 1976 91 yrs Sec A/Lot 29/Sp 3 James Carrie M. 11 Jan 1878 25 Dec 1963 85 yrs Sec C/Lot 38/Sp 1 James Edwin G. 1873 23 Nov 1944 71 yrs 6 mos 3 days Sec C/Lot 38/Sp 2 James Infant 22 Mar 1911 27 Mar 1911 5 days Sec C/Lot 38/Sp 3 S/o E.G. & C.M. James Infant 24 Mar 1913 Sec C/Lot 41/Sp 1 James Infant 1927 6 Nov 1927 Sec C/Lot 41/Sp 2 James Edith May 1884 8 Oct 1963 79 yrs Sec C/Lot 41/Sp 3 d. Muscatine James Jesse K. 22 Aug 1878 9 Sept 1951 73 yrs Sec C/Lot 41/Sp 4 James Bessie Blanche 19 Apr 1885 22 Oct 1931 66 yrs Sec C/Lot 44/Sp 1 James Clayton Steven 8 Jan 1881 10 May 1844 63 yrs 10 mos 2 days Sec C/Lot 44/Sp 2 James Raymond H. 1909 24 Dec 1953 44 yrs Sec C/Lot 44/Sp 3 d. Mesa, AZ NOW, You do the rest! That should keep ya busy for awhile... and folks, it also shows you the importance of checking with the next county over...(GRIN) Susie (or as my hubby calls me "The Queen of Muscatine" ) The Original Muscatine Co IA Genealogy Home Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamusca2/index.html Online since 1996 Your folk are easier to find than mine--you just need to be looking in the right County! (GRIN) __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

Dear Nancy and LCGS list, This is response # 17. DEHARPPERT Ethel Klusman 204 Edna Drive O'Fallon, IL 62269 Nancy Garret, author of this query. OREN--No entries. OREM--1 entry Charlotte Marvin 401 2nd Street North Humboldt, IA 50548 RATHBONE--2 entries. Brad Cornwell RR 2, Box 197 A Strawberry Point, IA 52076 Charles E. Dusbabek 6820 25th Avenue NE Seattle, WA 98115 TARR--no entries. END OF MESSAGE Keith Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164 -----Original Message----- From: Nancy <symeron@linkline.com> To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 12:16 AM Subject: Index card look up's >Keith >I am very thankful to all who volunteer their precious time to help >others..... >I'm also happy to hear you are on the road to recovery! Stay Healthy! >Blessings, Nancy >Surnames >DeHarppost, DeHarppart, DeHarppert (Minister of the Gospel) >Tarr >Rathbon., Rathbun >Oren > >Nancy Garrett >symeron@linkline.com > > >==== 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>

Hi Keith, I have not corresponded with you before and have added little to the list so far. I do appreciate the time you are taking to do the look-ups. My surnames are: Spafford- Brown-Patton- -- Willcox(Wilcox)-Litsey-Peel and Rouse I got the message you wrote to Deb on the first 3 , so all I need are the others. Thanks so very much, Margaret p.s. if you would like to add my address to the file it is , Margaret Stone P.O. Box 295 Shoshoni, WY. 82649

Dear Deb and LCGS list. This is response # 14. BROWN-- there are 35 or so references to Brown, and many different families are represented, with no known connections to each other. It would be a kind of wild goose chase to send letters to all of the Brown families. Ask for the surnames of collateral families and that may help. A researcher in our Heritage Center could inspect each of the 35 folders in which the Brown name is mentioned, but should have the first names of the desired Browns before even doing this. Such a search would be long and tedious. PATTON--there are 4 entries, 1 with no address. Deanna Easthope Box 255 Elk Point, Alberta TOA 1AO Canada William C. Frazier 6147 Browns Parkway Loves Park, IL 61111 Rosalie Reid 20737 Hwy 92 Columbus Jct., IA 52738 PRICE--7 entries, 3 with no address. Maud Biggerstaff 1905 West 40th Street Davenport, IA 52806 Joyce Gillming 13097 Piper Hill Drive Penn Valley, CA 95946 Lucille Price 1703 E Ridgewood Cedar Falls, IA 50613 Ramona Price PO Box 71 Springdale, AR 72765 SPAFFORD/SPOFFORD--2 entries; 1 refers to Painter family folder, no address. Lawrence Williams 797 Woodlawn Avenue Chesterton, IN 46304 Keith Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164 -----Original Message----- From: Deb19711@aol.com <Deb19711@aol.com> To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 9:26 AM Subject: Surname lookups >Dear Keith, >This is a wonderful thing that you're doing and very much appreciated by >everyone. > >The families I am researching are: > >PATTON: Huston Patton and Jane Price were married May 20, 1855 (2nd marriage >for both) in Louisa County. Their son, born in 1856 in Louisa County, is my >great grandfather. He was known as William by my family and on the 1900 >Federal Census, as Francis W. on his marriage certificate and as Wilson on >the 1860 and 1870 Federal Census. > >PRICE: Jane Price,as mentioned above, and 3 sons were living with the Joseph >Brown family on the 1850 Louisa County census. > >BROWN: Joseph and Diantha - possibly Jane's parents? > >SPAFFORD: Jane Patton Spafford, sister of Huston, and Orleans Spafford lived >in Louisa County. > >Thank you so much for all that you are doing. > >Debbie Henderson >Deb19711@aol.com > > >==== IALOUISA Mailing List ==== >Don't forget to check out the web sites for southeastern Iowa families. >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ialouisa >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ialcgs >http://www.rootsweb.com/~iahenry >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jennings

Hi Deb, I saw your message on the look-up for Patton and Brown. My gggGrandfather was Orlean Spafford married to Jane H. Patton. I won't be much help to you because all I have on Jane is her b. April 7, 1793 in NC. , married Orlean , April 3, 1822 in Madison IN. , d. May 6, 1871 in Louisa County. I have seen other Pattons in Louisa County and wondered if they were related. If you have any information you could share I would be very grateful, and would enjoy working with you. One other thing Benjamin Franklin Spafford, Orlean and Jane's son , my ggGF was married to Mary Jane Brown and all I know of her is her family migrated to IA. from IN. also . On the way her father died and her mother Sarah came on and located in Dubuque Co. with her family. I don't know who her brothers and sisters were, but it is possible they located in Louisa Co. , so maybe we might have a connection there, a long shot given the popular name of Brown Hope to hear from you, Margaret Stone

Dear Carol and LCGS List, This is response # 13. COLE--3 on list, 1 with no address Charles E. Dusbabek 6820 25th Ave. NE Seattle, WA 98115 Ellen M. Halvorson PO Box 2678 Pinetop, AZ 85935 PAXSON/PAXTON--4 entries; 1 with no address. Carol Berry, who made query. Darlene Paxton 1512 Hillcrest Court Bettendorf, IA 52722 Minnie Hillis Reagor 339 Greathouse Drive Vidor, TX 77662-9112 END OF MESSAGE Keith Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164 -----Original Message----- From: carol ann berry <cedartree2@juno.com> To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 7:00 AM Subject: index card lookup >would like to know about any cards for COLE, PAXSON. > >thanks > >carol > > >==== IALOUISA Mailing List ==== >Mailing Lists: >mailto:IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com >mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootsweb.com >mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootweb.com

Thank you Susie Of course I don't know for sure at this time if the data you sent is part of my family or not -- not yet anyway. But at first glance it sure seems to fit nicely into the overall picture. Thanks for the look-up and lead. Gary James -- Oklahoma pentaby@alltel.net ---------- > From: Susie Martin-Rott <rootbound@netzero.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: IALOUISA-D Digest V00 #48 > Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 5:00 PM > > > > > GENERATION 2 > > Lewis Hankins b. 12/25/1825 d. 8/14/1892 > > married 3/22/1851 > > Francis A. Lee b. 11/10/1835 d. 8/27/1912 > > Children: > > Amanda Hankins (I have nothing.) > > Mary Hankins (I have nothing.) > > James Hankins (I have nothing.) > > Marian Hankins (I have nothing.) > > John Hankins (I have nothing.) > > John Hankins (I have nothing.) > > Richard W. Hankins b. 4/21/1853 d. 12/12/1933 > > > > Lewis' family I have a pretty good idea of, but until just recently, I > > didn't even know the others even existed, soooo I have a long way to go. > > > > I will certainly appreciate anything you, or anyone else on the list, can > > do to enlighten my ignorance of these lives who were so much a part of my > > history. > > I don't know if this is your John or not but on the 1910 Muscatine Co > census, in Bloomington > Twp, is the following: > > Hankins, John R. head of household age 59 b. Ohio parents b. Ohio, > farmer > wife Emma age 54 b. Iowa father b. Oh mother b. PA > son Thomas J. age 16 b. Iowa > > Also on the same page (204) is > Hankins, C. head age 28 b. Iowa father b. Ohio mo b. Ia farmer > wife Margaret age 18 b. IA father Rhode Island moth. Ireland > > > AND, also on the same page > Hankins, T.W. head age 37 b. Ia parents b. Ohio farmer > wife Agnes 36 b. Ia father PA mo. OH > son Harold 11 b. IA > son Wayne 8 b. IA > hired help Bell, Vida age 16 > __________________________________________ > NetZero - Defenders of the Free World > Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at > http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html > > ______________________________

Janice No problem. I use Excel also and when I want to send part of it to someone, I copy and paste to Word, shuffle everything around to the way I want it, then either send as an attachment or copy and paste a second time directly to the E-mail I'm writing. I realize that that is a round about way of doing things -- that one doesn't have to do all that micky-mousing around with the various family tree soft war packages available -- but I started with Office when I couldn't afford the other and have learned to like, even prefer it, now. Especially Excel where you can click and drag and shuffle everything around the way you want. Gary James -- Oklahoma pentaby@alltel.net ---------- > From: Janice Hoehle <janleeh@netins.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: ROBERTS > Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 4:50 PM > > Gary, > No problem. I'll let you know if I run across anything else. I also want to apologize for the way the names were listed. (In a long, long column.) I tried to "copy and paste" from the Excel worksheet, and didn't realize until I saw my message on the list that it didn't work. Still learning computer stuff, and didn't know I couldn't do that. > Jan > > ______________________________

Keith I am very thankful to all who volunteer their precious time to help others..... I'm also happy to hear you are on the road to recovery! Stay Healthy! Blessings, Nancy Surnames DeHarppost, DeHarppart, DeHarppert (Minister of the Gospel) Tarr Rathbon., Rathbun Oren Nancy Garrett symeron@linkline.com

My husband's aunt married a Leon Thomas Hankins, in Muscatine Co., Apr. 8, 1934. He operated a hardware store in Muscatine for many years. He was also an antique car collector and exhibitor. A news article about him states that "his father and uncles taught him to work on cars, and one of his uncles studied to be a mechanic at the Ford school in Detroit...his family was mechanically inclined. His dad was the oldest of five brothers and they all liked to work on cars." His parents are : Chas. T. Hankins and Grace Carrier (not sure of her last name, it isn't too clear on the marriage certificate. One daughter of this marriage still lives in Muscatine. Mrs. Richard Harbaugh 2683 Northwood Dr. Muscatine, IA 52761 Hope this is useful. Jan

As I recall, Theodore Gettert was an old man in the 40's and 50's. Of course, anyone over 40 was old to me in those days! However, I would guess he was in his 70's or 80's. I'll check around and see what I can find. Going to be gone for a few days, so won't get to it right away. Jan

> From: "Janice Hoehle" <janleeh@netins.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > I don't have any family connection with the GETTERT name, but I remember a Theodore Gettert, who lived near Wapello, in the 1940's, and 50's. My husband said he believes he had a son who lived in California, maybe Los Angeles. I could probably find out more about this, if you wish. > > Jan Definately the right family--but I am wondering if the one in Wapello was a Jr. to the Theodore I have or he would have been an older gent when you knew him in the 40s and 50's. I can't connect the Theodore I have (b. abt 1873) to the rest of the group (he is mentioned in the will of one of his unmarried uncles but it doesn't state the relationship to the family.) I know this Theodore was married on 09 Jul 1899 in Muscatine County to a lady named Effie Parker and that SHE is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Muscatine. He does not appear on the Greenwood records. I don't have any idea who their children were except for the fact that Effie apparently died as the results of childbirth complications at age 34. She and an unnamed infant were buried the same day. I don't know if they had other children before this infant (which is possible- they married in 1899 and she died in Dec 1907) I would guess this gentleman may have remarried after Effie died. Anything you could find out would be greatly appreciated. There are so few folks with the Gettert surname left that it's hard to track the descendants. __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html