Hi Lois-- I ran across another GRIMES marriage I missed in information I sent you earlier. Book "H" pg 202 3 Oct 1894 Sylvester L. INGHRAM age 31 to Ida L. GRIMES age 27. If I run across any others I will send them. Bev

Hi Edith: I found nothing in 1850 Louisa Co Census for PAISLEY. There are several in Florence, Jefferson, Columbus City & Wapello Twp for MILLER, which I can send you if you wish. In the marriage records there are listings for about 17 PAISLEY's--I can send you all of them if you like and if you like, I will check the marriage records for other MILLER's. The one you requested from Louisa Co. Marriages, Territory of Iowa, Book "A" is: Pg 44 18 Apr 1856 John B. MILLER to Ann PAISLEY. For all others who requested look-ups, I am working on them & will get to you soon. I have some information I will post a little later today. Bev

My surnames are: Primary: VANDEVORT to Louisa Co from Pike & Ross Co OH as early as 1846 MOREHEAD HAYES-HAYS Allied: KOPP ROSS SNYDER-SNIDER Bev Todd

Hi--a couple of marriages from the book Louisa Co Iowa Marriages for ESTEL: Pg 76 17 Jan 1842 Thomas ESTLE age 27 & Susan SHELLABARGER age 23 Bk "G" pg. 129 27 Feb 1889 Jacob S. ESTLE age 39 Mary Augusta SERVIN age 26. When I get a chance, I will check out the surnamve SHELLABARGER & SERVIN. Hope this helps. Bev

I did some research for an estate settlement some years back that involved the Bretz family. Perhaps someone can use the data. This was primarily a search for obituaries and what was not found and what was. Mary (Bretz) Gerard d. 28 July 1951 Resources checked: Columbus Gazette/Columbus Safeguard. Aug. 2, 1951, Aug. 5, 1851 Wapello Republican: Aug. 2, 1951, Aug. 9, 1951, Aug. 16, 1951 No obituary found. Mary (Dalmase) Garard d. 1869, film of Wapello Tribune, unreadable Amanda Bretz, Wapello Republican checked Cemetery Records: Columbus City Cemetery: Peter Bretz 1852-1918, bro. of William William Bretz 1849-1916, grandfather of William Gerard Amanda J. Bretz 1852-1942, wife of William Anna Bretz 1854-1913, wife of John Charles A. Bretz 1893-1930, son of Charles L. & Nellie M. Eva 1877-1960 daughter of William (I also have an 1896 photo of the Pitchin School children with their teacher, Eva Bretz.) I can e-mail this photo to anyone who is interested if they can accept attachments. Attachments cannot be sent to the mailing list. The Eva Bretz obituary had pertinent information on the family. Glenn L. Bretz 1899-1973, son of Charles & Nellie John, 1840-1918, husband of Mary Nellie M. (Metcalf) Bretz 1873-1935, wife of Charles L. Ch: Russell, Hugh, Glenn, & Priscilla Swearingen -----Kathleen Sands Notes John Bretz married Katharine Weil Children: A. William Bretz b. 11 May 1849, d. 4 March 1915 (Note) Uncle Frederick Weil married Amanda Jane Cutkomp B. John C. Peter married Catharine Cutkomp had son John Henry Bretz married Rhoda Cassabaum and they had Hilton Bretz m. Lela Adamson; and Edith married Neal Smith. (I also have extensive data on Neal Smith family as this is my husband's uncle) Norma Jennings

I did go to a Carey reunion in Columbus Junction a couple years ago that had been advertized on the internet. I have most of their information which was submitted by Katherine Carey and published in a blue bound book that the Wapello library has called "The Thomas Carey family" plus a couple others. Katherine's husband Keith and I are descended from Thomas Carey and his second wife Elizabeth Clevenger. I don't know where Mary Beth fits in. I have submitted an application to DAR based on Elizabeth Clevenger's father Eben/Eden/Aden Clevenger. If it is accepted all the people from the Aden Clevenger Carey (1829-1906) and the Nancy Jane Carey Kemp ((1831-1915) lines would be eligible also. I have been to Wapello a couple times to use the library and the courthouse. I live in Illinois 30 miles east of the Quad Cities. My Aunt Mabel Kemp lived in Wapello when she died. My Aunt Ethel Kemp Buster is in the nursing home in Wapello. Another aunt, Zella Kemp Peck will be 98 and until several months ago lived in her own home in Mediapolis. She is now in the nursing home there. Catherine Kemp Hadley Keith/Connie Street wrote: > > Have you been in contact with Mary Beth Carey of Columbus Junction? > > Connie Street > ckcasey@netins.net > 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 > 319-523-8164 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Warren and Cathy Hadley <hadleywc@geneseo.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Friday, August 06, 1999 5:00 PM > Subject: Roll call > > >My Louisa County ancestors are Kemp, Carey, and Hahn. > > > >Cathy Hadley > > > > > >==== IALOUISA Mailing List ==== > >Mailing Lists: > >mailto:IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > >mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootweb.com

Have you been in contact with Mary Beth Carey of Columbus Junction? Connie Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164 -----Original Message----- From: Warren and Cathy Hadley <hadleywc@geneseo.net> To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, August 06, 1999 5:00 PM Subject: Roll call >My Louisa County ancestors are Kemp, Carey, and Hahn. > >Cathy Hadley > > >==== IALOUISA Mailing List ==== >Mailing Lists: >mailto:IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com >mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootweb.com

I am seaching for info on the Kramers who went to Louisa County, namely Columbus Junction, around 1846. They came from Berks Co. PA. I have some info already if someone else is looking. Stacey Kramer ----- Original Message ----- From: Norma F. Jennings <njennings@lisco.net> To: <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 6:15 PM Subject: re:GenConnect postings > The new GenConnect board seems to be working as I am receiving messages > of postings. Since we are posting surnames on the list, I thought I > would pass this query on to the list. I would also like to encourage > you to post your queries on the new Genconnect board that is accessible > through the webpages at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ialouisa > > Norma Jennings > Listowner > > Louisa Co. Ia Queries > A new message, "OCHILTREE / help needed," was > posted by Lucy Briscoe Green > on Fri, 06 Aug 1999 > > Surname: > > NAME: Lucy Briscoe Green > EMAIL: jeneobug@aol.com > Surname: > DATE: Aug 06 1999 > LINK: > URL: http:// > QRYTEXT: I would like to locate a person who knows > or knew Howard W. Ochiltree of Oakville, Iowa. Help > is needed. Thank you in advance .. > > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/Louisa > > > > > > > > ==== IALOUISA Mailing List ==== > Mailing Lists: > mailto:IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootweb.com >

Hi all, This may not be of use to anyone, but it could save time for somebody. Gretchen Leenerts, PO Box 284, Chinook, WA 98614, asked us to locate some obituary records for three of her OTTO family. None of them had died in Louisa County, as it turns out, and so none of the deaths are registered in the courthouse. The cemetery grave markers gave only the year of death. So, after 5 hours of methodically starting with January of the year of death and searching every Wapello Republican newspaper issue for that year, I had found all three obituaries and dates of death. The three names are: Herman P. OTTO (1878 - 1949) Minnie J. OTTO (1893 - 1954) August N. OTTO (1902 - 1971) If anyone on the list wants a copy of any of these obituaries please let me know, and I will e-mail the text of the obituary to you. Cheers, from Keith. Keith/Connie Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164

The new GenConnect board seems to be working as I am receiving messages of postings. Since we are posting surnames on the list, I thought I would pass this query on to the list. I would also like to encourage you to post your queries on the new Genconnect board that is accessible through the webpages at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ialouisa Norma Jennings Listowner Louisa Co. Ia Queries A new message, "OCHILTREE / help needed," was posted by Lucy Briscoe Green on Fri, 06 Aug 1999 Surname: NAME: Lucy Briscoe Green EMAIL: jeneobug@aol.com Surname: DATE: Aug 06 1999 LINK: URL: http:// QRYTEXT: I would like to locate a person who knows or knew Howard W. Ochiltree of Oakville, Iowa. Help is needed. Thank you in advance .. http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/Louisa >

My Louisa County ancestors are Kemp, Carey, and Hahn. Cathy Hadley

Here be mine: Hanft, Bretz (and those who changed to Pretz), Gabriel, and two branches of Cutkomp.

I research the following surnames: COOPER & MASON with allied families of: Kaminsky, John, Wigant, Howlett, Myers, Stogdill, Tharp Frizzill, and Sandy Jackie

Dear list, Research results on EMERY surname in Louisa County. Donald Hopkins, 1115 S. Reno, El Reno, OK 73036 requested information last February on an Emery/Emory family in Louisa County in 1860, as shown by the 1860 Federal Census. William Emery (born KY) and wife Sarah (born NY) had children: William, George, Jacob, Matilda, Samuel and Sarah. Some of the children later settled in Grundy County, Missouri. I could find nothing on this family in Louisa County records. There is another Emery family about which I did receive information, however. The Wapello Tribune for Friday, April 5, 1900 has an obituary for William W. Emery, born at Raunds, near London, England on February 11, 1828. His father died in a few years,and about 1848 he, his widowed mother and three sisters emigrated to the United Staes, locating at Ft. Madison, where the mother died of cholera in 1848. William Emery came to Wapello in 1851, and except for about 4 years in Moline, Illinois, has resided here ever since. This William W. Emery married (1) Elizabeth Ann Keller in Louisa County on June 12, 1855. William and Elizabeth had two children (1) Lola Emery, who married Charles Baldwin in Louisa County on December 26, 1879. In 1900 Lola was living in Salt Lake City, Utah. (2) William Emery, who has lived in Nevada for several years and is there in 1900 at the time of his father's death. Elizabeth died about 1864. William W. Emery married (2) Jennie E. Curtis, in 1868, and had three daughters. I identify them by numbers 3, 4, 5 below, continuing from his two children by Elizabeth. (3) Mabel Emery, who married Walter/Wm C. Oren/Orem December 19, 1894, in Louisa County and in 1900 was living in Salt Lake City, Utah. (4) Nellie Emery, born 14 November 1870 (probably in Louisa County); died 27 November 1885 and buried beside her father in the Wapello Cemetery. (5) Irene Emery, with no further information. I have not researched the censuses, and there are no probate records on his estate, although he seems to have died in Louisa County. I found an affidavit that there was no administration of his estate, and that the heirs had paid all the bills. The land entries for the Emery surname do not fully match the information above. Deed Record D, page 295, shows a William Emery, of Cedar County, buying lots in Blackhawk (later Toolesboro) on May 4, 1840, with other land transactions by a William Emery in 1846, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1856, 1857 etc. A Nancy Jane Emery, daughter of a William Emery, is married in Louisa County to an Isaac Nevil/Newell on March 3, 1859. The only previous query received by the Louisa County Genealogical Society on the Emery surname came in 1993 from Charlotte (Reasland) Marvin, then of 401 2nd Street North, Humboldt, IA 50548. Her informaion starts with an Emanuel Emery, born 1831 in Tennessee, died at Mt. Grove, Missouri, in 1918; married Mary J. Kelley, born 1830 in Indiana and who had a son, Lewis Emery, born in 1875, who married Leona Learn. I hope someone can make a connection and benefit from this. From Keith, not Connie. Keith/Connie Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164

Dear Bobbi and all, A descendant of the Estle family still in Louisa County is a county supervisor. His name and address are: Jack Estle 19852 Co. Rd. G-40 Letts, IA 52754 He has an interest in genealogy and has some information about his own immediate family and their background in Louisa County, but does not personally do much research, does not have a computer, etc. You have to use snail mail to contact him, but he does have information. Cheers from Keith. Keith Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164 -----Original Message----- From: Bobbi Estle <jdestle@fuse.net> To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 4:08 PM Subject: ESTLE >I am looking for info on any ESTLE in the Louisa Co., IA >area. Thanks. > >Bobbi >estle@fuse.net > > >==== 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/~iahenry >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jennings

Connie, you definitely made an impact here for one of my surnames-BEARD-and thanks for getting the ball rolling!!!! carol

I'm searching OSBORN(E)'s who came to Grandview from NJ in 1856. Anyone else? Kathy

I have a lot of information about Noah McNamer, his siblings and his parents. I would be glad to share any of it that you might not know about. Pat Walker

I am researching the names JOY, CLARK & HAMILTON Ron Garmoe PapaRG@aol.com

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm pleased as punch to see so many people responding to the Louisa County roll call. I don't feel so alone anymore. I hope some of you have found people working on the same surnames so you can share information. Now I'll shut up. Connie Street ckcasey@netins.net