One way to get things started on a an email list is to have a roll call. If each person would list the surnames they are researching, it would be a good way for everyone to see whether they share an interest in families. I have no Louisa County ancestry so I cannot start the ball rolling. Who wants to be first? Connie Street ckcasey@netins.net

I will start the ball rolling. Small ball however. My surnames are: GETTS PHILMAN Pat Kratz West Des Moines, IA

Roll Call Time: Owens, Willis

Sorry, I will try to remember to do it right next time. Pat P. FL ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith/Connie Street <ckcasey@netins.net> To: <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 8:20 AM Subject: IA Louisa County list > Apparently everyone is sending look up requests directly to Bev Todd and it > is wonderful that she is willing to look up information. We appreciate it, > but Louisa County has oodles of information available that she does not have > access to. The whole idea of having a list is so that a number of people > can share information. If only one person knows what you need, you are > missing out on a great deal of potential help. And who knows how many people > on the list may be related, but won't discover each other because nobody is > posting to the list. > That's what genealogy is all about -sharing. > This list was set up by Norma Jennings at the request of the Louisa County > Genealogical Scoiety. We are here to help. > > Connie Street > ckcasey@netins.net > 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 > 319-523-8164 > > > > ==== 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> > Mailing Lists: > mailto:IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootweb.com > mailto:FULTONVA-L@rootsweb.com >

BEAUCHAMP MCKEAN CHERRYHOLMES RICHARDSON HAHN FOX These are the main family lines that I am researching in Louisa Co. I recently visited the courthouse in Wapello. The probate records are fantastic and easy to go through, if you have the chance check it out!!!!! Wendy McKean Thomas-Conroe TX wkthomas@vonl.com

How much does the Louisa Co. Historical Society charge for lookups? It seems that my mother's whole family came through Louisa Co. But, they are elusive there. My ancestors were: Simon Wisor WARNER (born 4 July 1811 in OH, died in IA) and his wife Nancy MILLER (born in OH in 1814, died in CO) They are on the 1850 Louisa Co. Census They were married in Louisa Co. in 1836; Martin DILLER (born ca 1814 in PA) and his wife Susan SMITH (born ca 1868 PA) They are on the 1860 Louisa Co. Census; James Bruce Pinkerton married Mary Ann DILLER (born in Bethlehem, Stark Co., OH in 1856, died in OR) Louisa Co. on 26 Dec 1867. James B. Pinkerton served in the Civil War from Louisa Co.; David Pinkerton ATWOOD and his wife Arvila GOWEY MILLER. They were in Louisa Co. because their daughter Harriet ATWOOD maried Simon W. WARNER's son, Simon Taylor WARNER in Louisa Co. The only person I know a lot about is Simon Taylor WARNER. He is my Gr Grandfather. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jim Hubbard

Hi Jim, I am interested in your Nancy MILLER. Do you have where in Ohio she was born and where in Colorado she died. Where is Simon WARNER buried? I have a John B. MILLER, born Preble co. Ohio, m Ann PAISLEY in Louisa co. IA, died Canon City, Fremont, CO. John B. also lived near Monmouth IL and in Anderson co. KS. Any of this indicate they are members of the same family? I am still trying to find siblings of John B. MILLER. Edith edith@ris.net ---------- Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 14:08:19 From: JIM HUBBARD To: Louisa Subject: WARNER, DILLER, SMITH, ATWOOD, MILLER, PINKERTON How much does the Louisa Co. Historical Society charge for lookups? It seems that my mother's whole family came through Louisa Co. But, they are elusive there. My ancestors were: Simon Wisor WARNER (born 4 July 1811 in OH, died in IA) and his wife Nancy MILLER (born in OH in 1814, died in CO) They are on the 1850 Louisa Co. Census They were married in Louisa Co. in 1836; Martin DILLER (born ca 1814 in PA) and his wife Susan SMITH (born ca 1868 PA) They are on the 1860 Louisa Co. Census; James Bruce Pinkerton married Mary Ann DILLER (born in Bethlehem, Stark Co., OH in 1856, died in OR) Louisa Co. on 26 Dec 1867. James B. Pinkerton served in the Civil War from Louisa Co.; David Pinkerton ATWOOD and his wife Arvila GOWEY MILLER. They were in Louisa Co. because their daughter Harriet ATWOOD maried Simon W. WARNER's son, Simon Taylor WARNER in Louisa Co. The only person I know a lot about is Simon Taylor WARNER. He is my Gr Grandfather. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jim Hubbard ==== 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> Mailing Lists: mailto:IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootweb.com mailto:FULTONVA-L@rootsweb.com

Apparently everyone is sending look up requests directly to Bev Todd and it is wonderful that she is willing to look up information. We appreciate it, but Louisa County has oodles of information available that she does not have access to. The whole idea of having a list is so that a number of people can share information. If only one person knows what you need, you are missing out on a great deal of potential help. And who knows how many people on the list may be related, but won't discover each other because nobody is posting to the list. That's what genealogy is all about -sharing. This list was set up by Norma Jennings at the request of the Louisa County Genealogical Scoiety. We are here to help. Connie Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164

to Linda Hurt re surnames Gilmore, Hunt, Bucher, Slade & Hamilton. Do you have a time frame when they were in Louisa Co? I just learned tonight that there is an index to the Louisa Co Marriage records which I intend to purchase as soon as possible. That will make the marriage look-ups much easier. I purchased my books in the early 1980's I believe. I did find 3 Hunt families in the 1850 Louisa Co. Census Book. h\h#15\15 Hunt, Charles age 59 farmer b NC Florence Twp. Hannah 58 PA Stephen 25 IN Sterling, Lucenia (sic) 10 IN (there are 2 other Sterling fam. if you want them) h\h#96\96 Hunt, Huron 40 wagonmaker NY Wapello Twp Harriet 37 OH John E. 17 farmer OH Charles 15 " " Eunice 12 " William C. 10 " Lua A. 8 " Henry V. 6 " h\h#14\14 Hunt, Jonathan 27 farmer IN " Elizabeth 28 NC There are 8 different Hamilton families but nothing for the other surnames. Would you like the list of all the Hamiltons? Bev

Connie--Thanks for the information. I was taking my information from my Handybook for Genealogists--the 8th edition. Thanks again, Bev

Nancy--I didn't find anything in the Census book I have for either of the two surnames you gave. Do you have a specific time frame? I would be able to check the marriage records easier & faster if I have an idea of when they were in Louisa Co. If you don't know I can still check, it will just take longer as the 116 page book is not indexed. Will be glad to check for you though. Bev

Hi gary--I only have the marriage record books however I can cross check them with the 1850 Louisa Co Census & Mortality Schedule--I have that book also. I did not find a marrige listed for Frank Tustison & Minnin Mann nor for he & Sophia Hook. I checked the listings for 5 yrs prior to the dates you gave & 5 yrs after in both cases. Checking the census records, I found no Tustison. For Hook I found the following-the page number in () is the pg number of the book I am checking: h\h#53\53 Hook, Elisha age 57 farmer b VA Jefferson Twp (53) Martha J. 17 " William B. 14 IN George W. 24 merchant VA Davis, Hester 22 " (54) Mallory, Harmon 31 machinist CT " " " " Mary A. 23 VA " Elisha A. 8 IA " Samuel W. 6 " " Lowley B. 4 " " Lorenzo G. 3 " One other Davis is listed; Oscar 19 laborer OH in h\h#105\105 William Gregory in Florence Twp. there are 5 other Gregory fam. listed if you want that information. There is also one other Mallory fam. In the Mortality Schedule: Mallory, Charles R. age 3 b IA d Apr of Inflamation caused by burning ill 7 days res. of Jefferson Twp as are the next two. Mallory, Jane T. age 5/12 b IA d Jul of whooping cough ill 40 days. Hook, ---?--- Jane age 57 married b VA d May of lung fever ill 10 days. For Mann in Census: h\h395\95 Mann, John age 35 millwright b PA Wapello (69) Jemima H. 31 " William H. 12 " Mary A. 9 " John T. 5 OH Imogene 5/12 IA I hope this information is of some help to you. I will be happy to check for any other marriages. Bev

To Bev; Would they make a copy of a marriage license for a fee and send it ? Or, it is necessary to write to the State Office of Vital Statistics in Des Moines? Please reply. Pat P. FL ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith/Connie Street <ckcasey@netins.net> To: <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 1999 5:00 PM Subject: Re: Look-ups > You wrote: > > The Clerk of the Louisa County District Court (117 S Main St, Wapello, IA > 52653-1547) has birth & death records from 1880 & marriage records from > 1842. > > Bev > > This is no longer correct. Vital records are now kept in the county > recorder's office. It costs $10 to search a name in the computer, unless > you are there in person and can search the old books. The staff will not do > it for you. > > Connie Street > ckcasey@netins.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://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/7687 >

I don't know the question, but there is an obit for J.K. Pickett and a John Lucas. If those would help let us know. Keith/Connie Street ckcasey@netins.net >Hi Marcia; Checking my 1850 Louisa Co. Census, I find one WEBB, Iven C. age 22 farmer, b PA res. Grandview with Ellen C. b 26 b VA. they are in h\h# 108\109. Nothing for Lucas or Prickett. I will check the marriage records book I have & see if there is anything listed & get back to you. Bev

My experiences with records on computer in another county were not good.I finally searched the old book index myself and found my names.Sometimes i think the typos in the "new versions" that counties are transcribing are also misleading.I realize these old books have been used to the point of having them redone but when i look in the new versions at the information i am wondering what happened when the computer says one thing and the original is the reliable.I had 3 family surnames totally misspelled-i almost wrote a correction on the new version page. carol

I don't understand what's going on here. We keep seeing answers from Beverly, but the questions aren't coming through. Connie Street ckcasey@netins.net >Hi Marcia; Checking my 1850 Louisa Co. Census, I find one WEBB, Iven C. age 22 farmer, b PA res. Grandview with Ellen C. b 26 b VA. they are in h\h# 108\109. Nothing for Lucas or Prickett. I will check the marriage records book I have & see if there is anything listed & get back to you. Bev > > >==== 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> >Mailing Lists: >mailto:IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com >mailto:IAHENRY-L@rootweb.com >mailto:FULTONVA-L@rootsweb.com

Hi Marcia; Checking my 1850 Louisa Co. Census, I find one WEBB, Iven C. age 22 farmer, b PA res. Grandview with Ellen C. b 26 b VA. they are in h\h# 108\109. Nothing for Lucas or Prickett. I will check the marriage records book I have & see if there is anything listed & get back to you. Bev

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------68693363CA33429502337F48 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Bev;I have a look up favor to ask of you. Mary Utterback was kind enough to send me info on her Utterback line, including one Joseph M. Utterback, b July 1, 1859 in boone Co, IN; living in 1937 in Ainsworth, IA, M (1) Carrie Hunter; m, (2) ------?. I strongly suspect--but can't prove--that this is the same Joe M. Utterback who married my great aunt Isadore Gentzler per the following. Do the Louisa Co Marriages give Date of Birth of the individuals as well as marriage date??? or does anyone else know of same way to confirm a match here??? 1 Joe M. Utterback Unknown - Unknown b: Unknown d: Unknown .. +Isadore Elsie Gentzler 1878 - 1947 b: May 27, 1878 in Louisa County, Iowa, on farm SE of Columbus City. m: November 11, 1911 in Louisa County, Iowa d: November 01, 1947 in Died of Stroke, age 69. (Buried in Columbus City IA Cem.) Fact 1: November 01, 1947 Died of Stroke, age 69. (Buried in Columbus City IA Cem.) You can find more data (about the Gentzlers, Kellys, Buffingtons and other louisa Co ancestors)) on our website at: http://home1.gte.net/gentzler/index.htm Many thanks! Ed Gentzler Thanks! Ed Gentzler , Seattle > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: look-ups > Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 12:37:32 -0700 > From: "Jessie & Beverly Todd" <bjtodd@foxinternet.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi All: I have several books published by the IA Genealogical Society- the 1850 Louisa Co Census; Louisa County Marriages (1837-1899) as well as the marriage books for Wapello Co., 1844-Nov 1877. The latter are indexed however Louisa Co. is not so look-ups for those marriages will take more time. One of these days perhaps I will find time to index them. I will be most happy to do 'look-ups' for anyone who reqests them. > Bev Todd --------------68693363CA33429502337F48 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Ed Gentzler Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" begin: vcard fn: Ed Gentzler n: Gentzler;Ed email;internet: gentzler@gte.net note;quoted-printable:http://home1.gte.net/gentzler/index.htm=0D=0A= = =0D=0A= http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/e/n/Ed-C-Gentzler/ x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: TRUE version: 2.1 end: vcard --------------68693363CA33429502337F48--

You wrote: > The Clerk of the Louisa County District Court (117 S Main St, Wapello, IA 52653-1547) has birth & death records from 1880 & marriage records from 1842. > Bev This is no longer correct. Vital records are now kept in the county recorder's office. It costs $10 to search a name in the computer, unless you are there in person and can search the old books. The staff will not do it for you. Connie Street ckcasey@netins.net

To Patricia: I don't have vital statistics records themselves, only the books showing the groom\bride & the date of their marriage. The Clerk of the Louisa County District Court (117 S Main St, Wapello, IA 52653-1547) has birth & death records from 1880 & marriage records from 1842 & apparently divorce, probate & civil court records. Bev