Hi, This is an announcement to list members who are not members of the Louisa County Genealogical Society. The March issue of the LCGS newsletter was mailed to members on April 7. Members of this list who are not LCGS members: I will send you a sample copy if you request one. Email your request to: ckcasey@lisco.net Bye Keith Street

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Keith, Pardon my delay, I don't think I ever thanked you for this last message full of information. There's some valuable things here for me. Thank you, Kathy ---------- From: Keith/Connie Street[SMTP:ckcasey@lisco.net] Sent: Saturday, March 14, 1998 2:41 AM To: Kathy Scott; 'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com' Subject: Re: Osborn Dear Kathy I'll add a little again, and answer some of your questions. Lydia Ann would not be listed if there were no gravestone with her name on it. Your John O/Q may have died in Webster County, Nebraska. There were several trains a day running out of Louisa County in 1899; his body could have been easily returned here. That was a common practice then. Clara Dodder has a grave marker in Grandview Cemetery. Dates are 1861-1935. There are no other Osborne, Gould or Quick listings in the cemetery book. There are four Gould females married in Louisa County prior to 1900 and no males. The women were:Eliza Ann Gould to Edward Colton on 4 March 1866 (Book C Page 88); Maria A. Gould to Ellis R. Duncan on 20 November 1873 (Book D Page 363); Nellie A. Gould to John H. Sellers on 20 August 1890 (Book G Page 267); Ella Amelia Gould to Charles Henry Hetrick on 29 November 1898 (Book I Page 9). An obituary for your Elijah Osborne is in the Wapello Tribune of Friday, February 1, 1901. The community area heading is Sand Mound, which is in the northern part of Louisa County. He had been born in Buttsville, Warren County, New Jersey, on November 8, 1832, and died aged 68 years 2 months and 18 days on January 26, 1901. He was unmarried and left one sister and a brother in New York; a sister in New Jersey; and a sister in Nebraska. Rev. Fouse of Columbus Junction conducted the services and burial was at Swank Cemetery. Swank Cemetery is over 20 miles from Grandview, and is located in Johnson County. Hope this helps. Keith Street ---------- > From: Kathy Scott <kscott@kdsi.net> > To: 'Keith/Connie Street' <ckcasey@lisco.net>; 'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com' > Keith - Thank you! > This was both helpful and surprising. I knew about what ages Sarah & Alice died, but not exact dates. Infant Lydia Ann should have been buried there, also. Is it possible she didn't have a stone therefore was not in the cemetery listing? The surprise was I thought John Q. died in Webster Co. NE. Clara Dodder should be buried in Grandview Cem ca 1935? Can you tell me if you see any other Osborn(e), Gould or Quick? John Q's brother, Elijah, a jewelry salesman, was supposed to be buried in Swank Cemetery at Grandview in 1901. Is Swank the same as Grandview Cemetery?

Hi, Looking for persons whos ancestors emigrated from the parishes around Falkoping, Skaraborg, Sweden. The local Society here, Falbygden's Genealogy Society publish every year this persons names, birthday and -place, deathdate, -place in the yearly book. The parishes are: Bjurum, Bolum, Borgunda, Brismene, Broddetorp, Brunnhem, Borstig Dala Falkoping (2 parishes), Fivlered, Floby, Friggeraker Grolanda, Gudhem, Gokhem, Goteve Hornborga, Hakantorp, Hallestad, Hogstena Jala Karleby, Kinneved, Kalvene Luttra Marka, Mularp North Asarp, Nas Segerstad, Skorstorp, Slota, Smula, Solberga, Stenstorp, Satuna, S Kyrketorp, Sorby Tiarp, Torbjorntorp, Travattna Ugglum, Ullene Valtorp, Vartofta-Asaka, Vilske-Kleva, Vistorp, Varkumla Yllestad Asle East Tunhem Have also a personal intresst as I have found out in my research that a lot of persons in my family emigrated to North America. Annelie Jonsson Sweden anjo5700@hem2.passagen.se

This may be of use to some of you who use the usgenweb resources.

Boy, do I have egg on my face. Recently, I forwarded a query on the Silbaughs to the Louisa County list as I did not recognize the name. I later checked it out and found it is in my own database. Although I did not research that branch of the family, a third cousin of my husband's, a descendant of Enoch Jennings had sent me her family history and that is where the Silbaugh name entered in. When the Jennings Family came West from Ohio and Pennsylvania in 1854, they travelled in a wagon caravan with the Mifflin Jeffries Family which settled in Louisa County, Iowa. Benjamin, Henry, and Elijah Jennings were in that group. However, two brothers Enoch and Jared separated from the caravan in Illinois and travelled north to Wisconsin where they bought land and raised their families. Enoch's daughter Elizabeth married William Bush Silbaugh, the son of William Silbaugh for whom more information was needed. My records, of course, had stopped with William Silbaugh since this is a more remote branch of the family. As my mother used to say, someone threw a rock over the fence into a neighbor's yard. Elizabeth Jennings Silbaugh therefore does have relatives in Louisa County, but none of the Silbaugh's ever lived here. Mystery solved. Norma

I am working on the Buffington Family from Louisa County. My greatgrandmother was Clara Bell BUFFINGTON. Delilah LUNBECK was her mother. Does anyone know who her parents were. Also Clara Bell was married to John A. HOUSEAL. I have that he was from Penn. Does anyone know where in Penn and who his parents were. My mother was Grace Lorene Leffler. Her father was George Leffler m. to Nellie Katherine Houseal. My mother was adopted out of the family, so I have limited information on my mother's brothers and sisters. Sheryl Martinez samjam111@aol.com

I'd be interested in finding out more, too. I have several photographs taken in the Davenport area around the turn of the century. I, on the other hand, have most of the names of the people in the pictures. I just wonder if the businesses exist still, or if they have passed on their equipment, negatives, etcetera to businesses currently operating. What can we learn? Kim Golding golding@halcyon.com Tacoma, WA

I have come in possession of a photo album belong to my GGrandfather's brother, Milton Oliver Griswold. It is full of studio pictures from IA & NE, supposedly of his family, but no names on any of the pictures. I was wondering if someone out there could guide me as to finding out when these studios were in business so I could at least date the pictures. Two in particular was taken by the Photographic Studio of Thomas V Gibboney in Columbus Junction, IA. I beleive these may be my GGGrandparents, but could tell more if I knew dates. Several are by Huebingers' located at 119 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA. There are some wedding photos taken by Malaur, Eagle Gallery in Des Moines, IA. There is one of a young woman taken by Bruetts of Davenport, IA. Quite a few of them were taken by Jno. Buell of Geneseo, IL. (I don't know where this is, so if anyone out there knows where Geneseo, IL is, please let me know & I will submit a query there as well.) There is a photo of two teenage (?) girls taken by Haynew' Palace Studio Car - Northern Pacific Railroad, branch studio, Yellowstone Park. One photo says Hostetty 1918 on the front side of the photo, with no location. Some are by Hakelier, Vienna Studio in Rock Island, IL. There are at least 50 photos in all. If anyone can give me any leads, there are other studios in the area on some of the photos & I can give a complete list if you need. Any help in dating these would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Rita ritah@edumaster.com

Could someone help answer questions about the Silbaugh's?

Dear Connie, If you have a couple of the same pictures, that should be proof we're on the same family! Did you have the picture of your grandmother with her grandmother? I'm sending, through the U. S. Postal Service, copies of the other pictures, and hope you can identify some of them. I'll number them, so through email we'll both know what pictures we are referring to. I've not done anything with this family for 7 years, but will write out what I had collected then and make it available to all members of the Louisa County Rootsweb List. Elizabeth Willis, sister of your Lavisa Willis, married Andrew Thompson. Andrew was born 3 October 1823 near Wheeling, West Virginia. They were married 17 June 1847 in Muskingum County, Ohio. Andrew died 18 April 1892 in or near Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa. As stated above, Andrew was born in West Virginia. The family moved circa 1832 to Muskingum County, Ohio. Andrew grew up working in a harness and saddle making business. About six years after they were married Andrew and Elizabeth moved to Louisa County, Iowa, settling on a farm in Morning Sun Township circa 1853. Children of Andrew and Elizabeth Willis Thompson: 1. Infant daughter, probably died young, in Ohio. 2. William L.Thompson--lived at Central Point, Oregon. 3. Laura Ella Thompson was married 15 September 1881 in Louisa County, Iowa, to William S. Grimes, who was a medical doctor and had a county-wide practice, although centered in Wapello. 1. Florence L. Grimes was born at Wapello on 7 October 1883. She married a Steigleder and was living in Packwood, Iowa, in 1921. 4. Martha Lois Thompson married William D. Garmoe on April 1, 1880, in Louisa County. They lived near Winfield, Iowa. 1. Merle Garmoe, born 14/16 May of 1886 at Winfield, Henry County, Iowa. He married Marie Ewing Henderson 23 September 1909 at Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. 2. Daughter, name unknown, born 17 August 1882 at Salem, Henry County, Iowa. 3. Carl Ebert Garmoe, born 21 May 1888 at Winfield, Henry County, Iowa. He married Mable B. Stephens on 6 March 1911 at Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 1. Daughter, who married Ted Plowman and was living in Douds, Iowa, in 1969. 2. Earl 3. Ruth Evelyn, born 24 May 1914 in Winfield, Henryh County, Iowa. 5. Mary Thompson was born January 27, 1848, in Ohio. She married William R. Harkness, son of J. B. Harkness and Margaret Fleming, on 12 November 1868 in Louisa County, Iowa. The family lived near Creston, Iowa. 1. Elmo 2. Lois 3. Maggie L. 4. Mary Eva, born 8 July 1871; died 27 Sep 1872. 5. Glen William, born 1 October 1876; died 1 November 1881. 6. Nancy Jane Thompson was born November 1, 1849, at Norwich, Ohio. She married J. H. Armstrong on 10 October 1867 in Louisa County, Iowa. 1. Andrew J. Armstrong 2. Jesse G. Armstrong 3. Eva M. Armstrong. She married a KELLY. 4. Frank L. Armstrong 5. Verne B. Armstrong 6. Olive M. Armstrong. She married a PORTER. 7. Robert Lemon Armstrong, born 21 January 1871; died 5 July 1882. 8. Nelson Leroy Armstrong, born 23 January 1891; died 13 September 1917 in Iowa. 7. Robert Newton Thompson, born 5 January 1852; died 29 August 1872 in Louisa County, Iowa. 8. Olive C. Thompson, born in September 1862 in Iowa. She married Joseph Alexander Porter, son of Hugh Porter and Lydia Malone, on 31 December 1885 in Louisa County. Olive had a twin brother, Oliver Thompson, a piano tuner, who lived at Fort Dodge, Iowa and several other places in Iowa. 1. Frances B. Porter, born October 1887 and died at McAllen, Texas. She was married to George Slosser and they lived at Mt. Vernon, Missouri, in 1944. They had no children. She died before George, and he continued to live in McAllen. When he died, his housekeeper inherited his property, among them the pictures that I possess. The housekeeper had sold them or given them to an antique dealer. 2. Mary L. Porter, born September 1892, died in January 1989. She was married to George McGinnis and they lived in Clinton, Wisconsin in 1944. They later lived in Avalon, Wisconsin. 1. Delbert McGinnis in 1991 lived at 619 Madison Drive, Delavan, WI 53115. 2. Evelyn McGinnis married Arnold Thompson and in 1991 lived at Box 5, Clinton, Wisconsin 53525. 3. George McGinnis, born 16 February 1922 and in 1991 lived at RR 1, Avalon, Wisconsin 53505. 3. Hazel E. Porter, born in February 1897, in Iowa. She married Palmer Wilson, and they lived at Dallas Center, Iowa, in 1944. They retired to Sun City, Arizona. 9. Oliver Thompson, born September 1862 in Louisa County, a twin. He was married in Iowa in 1893, wife's name unknown. 1. Wilma Thompson, born January 1894 in Nebraska. 2. Fay Thompson, born in November 1895 in Nebraska. 3. Oliver C. Thompson, born in October 1897 in Nebraska. 10. Jay Farley Thompson, born about 1865. He married Mary Higbee on 26 September 1889 in Louisa County, Iowa, and lived at Wellington, Kansas. He had three children born in Iowa before moving to Kansas. I have no names, but their birthdates were 24 February 1891; 16 April 1893; 3 August 1894. I have various documentation from Louisa County for the information given above, such as vital records in the courthouse, probate information, obituaries, etc. Well, enough for now. It is getting late, and I want to send you the photographs tomorrow. Bye, Keith Street > From: Connie Beck <cbeck@lenox.heartland.net> > To: Keith/Connie Street <ckcasey@lisco.net> > Subject: Re: New to the site!! > Date: Wednesday, March 18, 1998 12:54 AM > > Keith, > I received the photocopies in the mail today! WOW!!! That is my > grandmother as the little girl! She is Alberta Norvista Owens. Her > mother is Mary Elizabeth Willis, dau. of LaVisa. > > Is there any way I could have you make a negative of that picture? > I have the same picture you have of the the 4 adult women who are > sisters and the 2 elderly women. What else do you have? Any pictures > of Mary Elizabeth Willis? She is a real beauty. Long dark hair and a > pretty face. Do you know what she looks like? How about Robert > Willis? his wife? Any earlier than that? > > Thanks so much. > Connie

Dear Rick I don't find much on your McSweeney family. There were no McSweeney marriages in Louisa County prior to 1900. There was a Lillian Sweeny marriage and ones for J. D. Sweeny, John L.Sweeny, Samuel W. Sweeny and David M. Sweeney. The only McSweeney burials in the county are in Columbus City Cemetery. They are for Edward W. and his wife Ella. Edward's dates are 1844 to 1888; Ella's are 1853 to 1939. Ella and Edward are listed as parents of Helen and Florence Orcutt. There is an Elmer and Eleanor Sweany buried in Columbus City Cemetery. The only McSweeney listing in either the Springer History or the Portrait and Biographical Album of Louisa County is a Catherine McSweeney who married a James Colton. There are some Sweeney and Sweney entries that I did not look up. I didn't check any land records in the courthouse. Keith Street ---------- > From: Rick Gates <Boo-Meister@worldnet.att.net> > To: Louisa County <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> > Subject: New to the site!! > Date: Thursday, March 05, 1998 10:13 AM > > My name is Rick Gates and myself and brother have been working for about 5 > years on family geneology, and ancestors in the civil war. Our > great-grandfather and family were from Columbus Junction, Iowa. His name > was Edward McSweeny, and his brother was Daniel. Edward married Ella > (Wiard) McSweeny. Old Ed's mother was Kate (maiden unknown) McSweeny, she > came from Ireland to the U.S. > > Ed and Daniel served in the civil war from Louisa County, and were both in > Co. "F", 8th Iowa Cavalry. > > We are interested in any information concerning the McSweeny family that we > can get. Also, we would like to find any civil war photos of members of > the 8th Iowa Cavalry if there are any available!! > > Would like to contact anyone associated with the 8th Iowa Cav. as well. > > Thanks - Rick Gates > 2705 61st St. > Des Moines, Iowa 50322 > > ______________________________

In sorting some notes, I ran across some death dates that are filed in the Washington County Library. These are from obituaries that were published at one time in the Washington Evening Journal. Any copies of these obituaries would have to be obtained from the Washington County Genealogical Society even though most, if not all of these Buffingtons are from Louisa County. Buffingtons in the Washington Death Records Card File - Alan Reid died September 27, 1952, age 12 Carson died 11 January 1932 Charles d. 15 April 1941 Charles Craig d. 17-18 February 1971 Conrad Berch d. 9 June 1955 Dean Richard d. 9 March 1981 Glen E. d. 14 March 1921 Kenneth L. d. 10 April 1985 Layton L. d. 23 May 1980 Lizzie Bashford d. 3 January 1939 Lois Jennings d. 16 October 1972 Lula Virginia Hill d. 2 December 1977, wife of Reid Mary Selman d. 26 December 1944 Reid d. 1 November 1966 Verdie Eula Jennings d. 27 July 1974,

Dear Kathy I'll add a little again, and answer some of your questions. Lydia Ann would not be listed if there were no gravestone with her name on it. Your John O/Q may have died in Webster County, Nebraska. There were several trains a day running out of Louisa County in 1899; his body could have been easily returned here. That was a common practice then. Clara Dodder has a grave marker in Grandview Cemetery. Dates are 1861-1935. There are no other Osborne, Gould or Quick listings in the cemetery book. There are four Gould females married in Louisa County prior to 1900 and no males. The women were:Eliza Ann Gould to Edward Colton on 4 March 1866 (Book C Page 88); Maria A. Gould to Ellis R. Duncan on 20 November 1873 (Book D Page 363); Nellie A. Gould to John H. Sellers on 20 August 1890 (Book G Page 267); Ella Amelia Gould to Charles Henry Hetrick on 29 November 1898 (Book I Page 9). An obituary for your Elijah Osborne is in the Wapello Tribune of Friday, February 1, 1901. The community area heading is Sand Mound, which is in the northern part of Louisa County. He had been born in Buttsville, Warren County, New Jersey, on November 8, 1832, and died aged 68 years 2 months and 18 days on January 26, 1901. He was unmarried and left one sister and a brother in New York; a sister in New Jersey; and a sister in Nebraska. Rev. Fouse of Columbus Junction conducted the services and burial was at Swank Cemetery. Swank Cemetery is over 20 miles from Grandview, and is located in Johnson County. Hope this helps. Keith Street ---------- > From: Kathy Scott <kscott@kdsi.net> > To: 'Keith/Connie Street' <ckcasey@lisco.net>; 'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com' > Subject: RE: Osborn > Date: Sunday, March 15, 1998 3:01 PM > > Keith - Thank you! > This was both helpful and surprising. I knew about what ages Sarah & Alice died, but not exact dates. Infant Lydia Ann should have been buried there, also. Is it possible she didn't have a stone therefore was not in the cemetery listing? The surprise was I thought John Q. died in Webster Co. NE. Clara Dodder should be buried in Grandview Cem ca 1935? > Can you tell me if you see any other Osborn(e), Gould or Quick? John Q's brother, Elijah, a jewelry salesman, was supposed to be buried in Swank Cemetery at Grandview in 1901. Is Swank the same as Grandview Cemetery? > Thanks for looking. > Kathy > ---------- > From: Keith/Connie Street[SMTP:ckcasey@lisco.net] > Sent: Saturday, March 14, 1998 2:41 AM > To: Kathy Scott; 'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com' > Subject: Re: Osborn > > Dear Kathy > The 1990 Cemeteries of Louisa County, Grandview Township, Grandview > Cemetery, lists J. O. Osborn, died 18 October 1899, aged 75 years; husband > of P. A. Osborn. Also, P. A. Osborn, died 12 February 1900, aged 66 years 8 > months 12 days, wife of J. O. Also, Alice Osborn, died 1877, aged 14 years; > dau of J. O. and P. A. Osborn. Also, Sarah Osborn, died 9 October 1860, > aged 2 years; daughter of J. O. and P. A. Osborn. There are no other > Osborns in that cemetery. > >From your list of names, the only Osborn marriage prior to 1900 is Bertha > Osborne who married Fred D. Hemmel by the index on 9 June 1875, recorded in > Book D Page 459. > Keith Street > > ---------- > > From: Kathy Scott <kscott@kdsi.net> > > To: 'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com' > > Subject: Osborn > > Date: Thursday, March 12, 1998 10:39 PM > > > > > > --------- > > From: Norma F. Jennings[SMTP:njennings@lisco.net] > > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 1998 6:34 PM > > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: re:new policy > > > > As a Rootsweb Sponsor, I am limited to having two Mailing lists > > > > Thank you, Norma. We are lucky there are people to take on counties so > we can have mailing lists. > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > John Quincy OSBORN(e) and Phoebe Ann GOULD came to Grandview, Louisa Co. > IA from New Jersey about 1854. Phoebe was buried at Grandview Feb 1900. > Their children were: > > Emma Cotterel > > Bertha Hummel > > Lydia Ann > > Katherine > > Clara Dodder > > Sarah > > Alice > > John Richard > > Hannah Ann Stokes > > George > > Josephine "Del" Parks > > Lucy. > > Would love to correspond with cousins. > > Kathy in Nebraska > > > >

Keith, Good to see you're online now! Did you finished updating the Buffington database that you were soliciting info on last Fall? I snail-mailed you a packet and heard from my Aunt Jean (Allen) that you had copied her with the preliminary f\data. Thanks for doing that and for all your efforts. Anxious to see the final result. Ed Gentzler (Seattle) IALOUISA-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > IALOUISA-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 13 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: Osborn ["Keith/Connie Street" > <ckcasey@lis] > #2 Re: Willis Descendants? ["Keith/Connie Street" > <ckcasey@lis] > #3 RE: Osborn [Kathy Scott > <kscott@kdsi.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: Osborn > Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 02:41:08 -0600 > From: "Keith/Connie Street" <ckcasey@lisco.net> > To: "Kathy Scott" <kscott@kdsi.net>, > "'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com'" <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Dear Kathy > The 1990 Cemeteries of Louisa County, Grandview Township, Grandview > Cemetery, lists J. O. Osborn, died 18 October 1899, aged 75 years; > husband > of P. A. Osborn. Also, P. A. Osborn, died 12 February 1900, aged 66 > years 8 > months 12 days, wife of J. O. Also, Alice Osborn, died 1877, aged 14 > years; > dau of J. O. and P. A. Osborn. Also, Sarah Osborn, died 9 October > 1860, > aged 2 years; daughter of J. O. and P. A. Osborn. There are no other > Osborns in that cemetery. > >From your list of names, the only Osborn marriage prior to 1900 is > Bertha > Osborne who married Fred D. Hemmel by the index on 9 June 1875, > recorded in > Book D Page 459. > Keith Street > > ---------- > > From: Kathy Scott <kscott@kdsi.net> > > To: 'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com' > > Subject: Osborn > > Date: Thursday, March 12, 1998 10:39 PM > > > > > > --------- > > From: Norma F. Jennings[SMTP:njennings@lisco.net] > > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 1998 6:34 PM > > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: re:new policy > > > > As a Rootsweb Sponsor, I am limited to having two Mailing lists > > > > Thank you, Norma. We are lucky there are people to take on counties > so > we can have mailing lists. > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > John Quincy OSBORN(e) and Phoebe Ann GOULD came to Grandview, Louisa > Co. > IA from New Jersey about 1854. Phoebe was buried at Grandview Feb > 1900. > Their children were: > > Emma Cotterel > > Bertha Hummel > > Lydia Ann > > Katherine > > Clara Dodder > > Sarah > > Alice > > John Richard > > Hannah Ann Stokes > > George > > Josephine "Del" Parks > > Lucy. > > Would love to correspond with cousins. > > Kathy in Nebraska > > > > ______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Willis Descendants? > Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 03:15:18 -0600 > From: "Keith/Connie Street" <ckcasey@lisco.net> > To: <cbeck@lenox.heartland.net> > CC: <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Dear Connie, > Change of plans--we didn't get to go to Des Moines and then Rochester, > > Minnesota, as we had planned, so I can reply to you a bit sooner. You > have > some questions I'll try to answer--but not all of them. > I am not related to the Willis family here. I gathered the information > I > have in tracking down descendants of the people in the photographs. I > haven't pursued this for several years--lots of things I start never > get > finished, as I get involved with something new. I have information on > dozens of Louisa County families. Norma and I have spent years in > gathering > such information, and we are both members of the Louisa County > Genealogical > Society and help others as time and energy permit. We don't have a > Corresponding Secretary and I partially fulfill that function, but not > > always on a timely basis. > My mail address is 325 Franklin, Wapello, IA 52653 and telephone > 319-523-8164. > I am posting this to the entire list, because there may be someone > else > interested in the WILLIS name. > Do you have the ability to receive a scanned photograph? What I have > are > commercial portraits prepared by a studio--not taken with a personal > camera. Most have the name of the photographer or studio. I have a > scanner, > but haven't used it yet and don't know much about it--but should > learn! > One picture is of Mrs. E. Thompson and Mrs. Lairsa Willis (or it looks > like > Lairsa). They are both old in appearance--70's or so. There is a > single > picture that could be either Elizabeth or Lavisa--or neither. There is > one > that I think is Lavisa with a girl of about six or so, braided hair, > with > her arm around her grandmother, I would guess. There are pictures of > the > five daughters of Elizabeth; some are family portraits of their > famililes. > There is a picture of one daughter and family, Nancy, who married an > Armstrong. Two young ladies are identified as Ida Hay and Sadie Dunn. > There > are baby pictures of Lila Clare Morrow and Glen Crawford Morrow. There > is a > picture of Sally Crawford, who later married John Morrow. I don't know > if > Robert Willis is pictured; there are several pictures of men, either > singly > or with parents, brothers, etc. > How I identified pictures, gained familly information etc. is too long > a > story to relate here. > Sincerely, > Keith > > ---------- > > From: Connie Beck <cbeck@lenox.heartland.net> > > To: Keith/Connie Street <ckcasey@lisco.net> > > Cc: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: Willis Descendants? > > Date: Friday, March 13, 1998 4:12 PM > > > > Keith, > > Wow@!@! > > This is too easy! I just put the querie on the internet for the 1st > > > time and wrote to Louisa County for the first time yesterday, and I > > get a response! And what a response! Where are you from? Are you > a > > descendant of the Willises also? If not, you sure are dedicated to > > researching them! > > > > It told my husband what you wrote about the Willis family, and I > > commented that your response must have made my blood pressure rise > > about 20 degrees! He said that I can't handle the pressure on the > > net--that I should just get off! > > > > Could I have a copy of the pictures of LaVisa? I would even like > some > > of Elizabeth. I have a picture of 4 women and I think Elizabeth and > > > LaVisa are 2 of them. Do you have that picture? I also have been > > given several pictures of relatives that live near Columbus > Junction, > > IA, that I can't identify. Do you have relatives there? > > > > Is LaVisa young or old in your pictures? Do you have any pictures > of > > Robert Willis? > > > > Have you run into any other descendants of the Willises besides the > > Virginia guy? I wonder if I could ever write him now. > > > > I am anxious to hear what your pictures are like. How did you ever > > find a descendant related to the photographed? > > > > Connie Beck, Taylor Co., IA > > > > PS I wonder if there are any Willis descendants now reading our > > letters? Wish they would speak up!!!! > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RE: Osborn > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 15:01:13 -0600 > From: Kathy Scott <kscott@kdsi.net> > To: "'Keith/Connie Street'" <ckcasey@lisco.net>, > "'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com'" > <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Keith - Thank you! > This was both helpful and surprising. I knew about what ages Sarah & > Alice died, but not exact dates. Infant Lydia Ann should have been > buried there, also. Is it possible she didn't have a stone therefore > was not in the cemetery listing? The surprise was I thought John Q. > died in Webster Co. NE. Clara Dodder should be buried in Grandview > Cem ca 1935? > Can you tell me if you see any other Osborn(e), Gould or Quick? John > Q's brother, Elijah, a jewelry salesman, was supposed to be buried in > Swank Cemetery at Grandview in 1901. Is Swank the same as Grandview > Cemetery? > Thanks for looking. > Kathy > ---------- > From: Keith/Connie Street[SMTP:ckcasey@lisco.net] > Sent: Saturday, March 14, 1998 2:41 AM > To: Kathy Scott; 'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com' > Subject: Re: Osborn > > Dear Kathy > The 1990 Cemeteries of Louisa County, Grandview Township, Grandview > Cemetery, lists J. O. Osborn, died 18 October 1899, aged 75 years; > husband > of P. A. Osborn. Also, P. A. Osborn, died 12 February 1900, aged 66 > years 8 > months 12 days, wife of J. O. Also, Alice Osborn, died 1877, aged 14 > years; > dau of J. O. and P. A. Osborn. Also, Sarah Osborn, died 9 October > 1860, > aged 2 years; daughter of J. O. and P. A. Osborn. There are no other > Osborns in that cemetery. > >From your list of names, the only Osborn marriage prior to 1900 is > Bertha > Osborne who married Fred D. Hemmel by the index on 9 June 1875, > recorded in > Book D Page 459. > Keith Street > > ---------- > > From: Kathy Scott <kscott@kdsi.net> > > To: 'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com' > > Subject: Osborn > > Date: Thursday, March 12, 1998 10:39 PM > > > > > > --------- > > From: Norma F. Jennings[SMTP:njennings@lisco.net] > > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 1998 6:34 PM > > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: re:new policy > > > > As a Rootsweb Sponsor, I am limited to having two Mailing lists > > > > Thank you, Norma. We are lucky there are people to take on counties > so > we can have mailing lists. > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > John Quincy OSBORN(e) and Phoebe Ann GOULD came to Grandview, Louisa > Co. > IA from New Jersey about 1854. Phoebe was buried at Grandview Feb > 1900. > Their children were: > > Emma Cotterel > > Bertha Hummel > > Lydia Ann > > Katherine > > Clara Dodder > > Sarah > > Alice > > John Richard > > Hannah Ann Stokes > > George > > Josephine "Del" Parks > > Lucy. > > Would love to correspond with cousins. > > Kathy in Nebraska > >

Keith, Good to see you're online now! Did you finished updating the Buffington database that you were soliciting info on last Fall? I snail-mailed you a packet and heard from my Aunt Jean (Allen) that you had copied her with the preliminary f\data. Thanks for doing that and for all your efforts. Anxious to see the final result. Ed Gentzler (Seattle) IALOUISA-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > IALOUISA-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 13 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: Osborn ["Keith/Connie Street" > <ckcasey@lis] > #2 Re: Willis Descendants? ["Keith/Connie Street" > <ckcasey@lis] > #3 RE: Osborn [Kathy Scott > <kscott@kdsi.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: Osborn > Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 02:41:08 -0600 > From: "Keith/Connie Street" <ckcasey@lisco.net> > To: "Kathy Scott" <kscott@kdsi.net>, > "'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com'" <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Dear Kathy > The 1990 Cemeteries of Louisa County, Grandview Township, Grandview > Cemetery, lists J. O. Osborn, died 18 October 1899, aged 75 years; > husband > of P. A. Osborn. Also, P. A. Osborn, died 12 February 1900, aged 66 > years 8 > months 12 days, wife of J. O. Also, Alice Osborn, died 1877, aged 14 > years; > dau of J. O. and P. A. Osborn. Also, Sarah Osborn, died 9 October > 1860, > aged 2 years; daughter of J. O. and P. A. Osborn. There are no other > Osborns in that cemetery. > >From your list of names, the only Osborn marriage prior to 1900 is > Bertha > Osborne who married Fred D. Hemmel by the index on 9 June 1875, > recorded in > Book D Page 459. > Keith Street > > ---------- > > From: Kathy Scott <kscott@kdsi.net> > > To: 'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com' > > Subject: Osborn > > Date: Thursday, March 12, 1998 10:39 PM > > > > > > --------- > > From: Norma F. Jennings[SMTP:njennings@lisco.net] > > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 1998 6:34 PM > > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: re:new policy > > > > As a Rootsweb Sponsor, I am limited to having two Mailing lists > > > > Thank you, Norma. We are lucky there are people to take on counties > so > we can have mailing lists. > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > John Quincy OSBORN(e) and Phoebe Ann GOULD came to Grandview, Louisa > Co. > IA from New Jersey about 1854. Phoebe was buried at Grandview Feb > 1900. > Their children were: > > Emma Cotterel > > Bertha Hummel > > Lydia Ann > > Katherine > > Clara Dodder > > Sarah > > Alice > > John Richard > > Hannah Ann Stokes > > George > > Josephine "Del" Parks > > Lucy. > > Would love to correspond with cousins. > > Kathy in Nebraska > > > > ______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Willis Descendants? > Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 03:15:18 -0600 > From: "Keith/Connie Street" <ckcasey@lisco.net> > To: <cbeck@lenox.heartland.net> > CC: <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Dear Connie, > Change of plans--we didn't get to go to Des Moines and then Rochester, > > Minnesota, as we had planned, so I can reply to you a bit sooner. You > have > some questions I'll try to answer--but not all of them. > I am not related to the Willis family here. I gathered the information > I > have in tracking down descendants of the people in the photographs. I > haven't pursued this for several years--lots of things I start never > get > finished, as I get involved with something new. I have information on > dozens of Louisa County families. Norma and I have spent years in > gathering > such information, and we are both members of the Louisa County > Genealogical > Society and help others as time and energy permit. We don't have a > Corresponding Secretary and I partially fulfill that function, but not > > always on a timely basis. > My mail address is 325 Franklin, Wapello, IA 52653 and telephone > 319-523-8164. > I am posting this to the entire list, because there may be someone > else > interested in the WILLIS name. > Do you have the ability to receive a scanned photograph? What I have > are > commercial portraits prepared by a studio--not taken with a personal > camera. Most have the name of the photographer or studio. I have a > scanner, > but haven't used it yet and don't know much about it--but should > learn! > One picture is of Mrs. E. Thompson and Mrs. Lairsa Willis (or it looks > like > Lairsa). They are both old in appearance--70's or so. There is a > single > picture that could be either Elizabeth or Lavisa--or neither. There is > one > that I think is Lavisa with a girl of about six or so, braided hair, > with > her arm around her grandmother, I would guess. There are pictures of > the > five daughters of Elizabeth; some are family portraits of their > famililes. > There is a picture of one daughter and family, Nancy, who married an > Armstrong. Two young ladies are identified as Ida Hay and Sadie Dunn. > There > are baby pictures of Lila Clare Morrow and Glen Crawford Morrow. There > is a > picture of Sally Crawford, who later married John Morrow. I don't know > if > Robert Willis is pictured; there are several pictures of men, either > singly > or with parents, brothers, etc. > How I identified pictures, gained familly information etc. is too long > a > story to relate here. > Sincerely, > Keith > > ---------- > > From: Connie Beck <cbeck@lenox.heartland.net> > > To: Keith/Connie Street <ckcasey@lisco.net> > > Cc: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: Willis Descendants? > > Date: Friday, March 13, 1998 4:12 PM > > > > Keith, > > Wow@!@! > > This is too easy! I just put the querie on the internet for the 1st > > > time and wrote to Louisa County for the first time yesterday, and I > > get a response! And what a response! Where are you from? Are you > a > > descendant of the Willises also? If not, you sure are dedicated to > > researching them! > > > > It told my husband what you wrote about the Willis family, and I > > commented that your response must have made my blood pressure rise > > about 20 degrees! He said that I can't handle the pressure on the > > net--that I should just get off! > > > > Could I have a copy of the pictures of LaVisa? I would even like > some > > of Elizabeth. I have a picture of 4 women and I think Elizabeth and > > > LaVisa are 2 of them. Do you have that picture? I also have been > > given several pictures of relatives that live near Columbus > Junction, > > IA, that I can't identify. Do you have relatives there? > > > > Is LaVisa young or old in your pictures? Do you have any pictures > of > > Robert Willis? > > > > Have you run into any other descendants of the Willises besides the > > Virginia guy? I wonder if I could ever write him now. > > > > I am anxious to hear what your pictures are like. How did you ever > > find a descendant related to the photographed? > > > > Connie Beck, Taylor Co., IA > > > > PS I wonder if there are any Willis descendants now reading our > > letters? Wish they would speak up!!!! > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RE: Osborn > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 15:01:13 -0600 > From: Kathy Scott <kscott@kdsi.net> > To: "'Keith/Connie Street'" <ckcasey@lisco.net>, > "'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com'" > <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Keith - Thank you! > This was both helpful and surprising. I knew about what ages Sarah & > Alice died, but not exact dates. Infant Lydia Ann should have been > buried there, also. Is it possible she didn't have a stone therefore > was not in the cemetery listing? The surprise was I thought John Q. > died in Webster Co. NE. Clara Dodder should be buried in Grandview > Cem ca 1935? > Can you tell me if you see any other Osborn(e), Gould or Quick? John > Q's brother, Elijah, a jewelry salesman, was supposed to be buried in > Swank Cemetery at Grandview in 1901. Is Swank the same as Grandview > Cemetery? > Thanks for looking. > Kathy > ---------- > From: Keith/Connie Street[SMTP:ckcasey@lisco.net] > Sent: Saturday, March 14, 1998 2:41 AM > To: Kathy Scott; 'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com' > Subject: Re: Osborn > > Dear Kathy > The 1990 Cemeteries of Louisa County, Grandview Township, Grandview > Cemetery, lists J. O. Osborn, died 18 October 1899, aged 75 years; > husband > of P. A. Osborn. Also, P. A. Osborn, died 12 February 1900, aged 66 > years 8 > months 12 days, wife of J. O. Also, Alice Osborn, died 1877, aged 14 > years; > dau of J. O. and P. A. Osborn. Also, Sarah Osborn, died 9 October > 1860, > aged 2 years; daughter of J. O. and P. A. Osborn. There are no other > Osborns in that cemetery. > >From your list of names, the only Osborn marriage prior to 1900 is > Bertha > Osborne who married Fred D. Hemmel by the index on 9 June 1875, > recorded in > Book D Page 459. > Keith Street > > ---------- > > From: Kathy Scott <kscott@kdsi.net> > > To: 'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com' > > Subject: Osborn > > Date: Thursday, March 12, 1998 10:39 PM > > > > > > --------- > > From: Norma F. Jennings[SMTP:njennings@lisco.net] > > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 1998 6:34 PM > > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: re:new policy > > > > As a Rootsweb Sponsor, I am limited to having two Mailing lists > > > > Thank you, Norma. We are lucky there are people to take on counties > so > we can have mailing lists. > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > John Quincy OSBORN(e) and Phoebe Ann GOULD came to Grandview, Louisa > Co. > IA from New Jersey about 1854. Phoebe was buried at Grandview Feb > 1900. > Their children were: > > Emma Cotterel > > Bertha Hummel > > Lydia Ann > > Katherine > > Clara Dodder > > Sarah > > Alice > > John Richard > > Hannah Ann Stokes > > George > > Josephine "Del" Parks > > Lucy. > > Would love to correspond with cousins. > > Kathy in Nebraska > >

Sorry for the typo! Susie Martin-Rott's Original Muscatine County, Iowa pages with cemetery listings for Louisa, Johnson, and Muscatine Counties is located at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8613

The Grandview Cemetery is on-line thanks to Greg Arihood and Susie Martin-Rott. The link to the Grandview Cemetery is on the Louisa County cemetery index page, but Susie also has several other neighboring cemeteries on her site. So it might be useful to visit her pages as well as ours. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ialouisa/cemindx.htm Susie's Cemeteries: httt://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8613

Keith - Thank you! This was both helpful and surprising. I knew about what ages Sarah & Alice died, but not exact dates. Infant Lydia Ann should have been buried there, also. Is it possible she didn't have a stone therefore was not in the cemetery listing? The surprise was I thought John Q. died in Webster Co. NE. Clara Dodder should be buried in Grandview Cem ca 1935? Can you tell me if you see any other Osborn(e), Gould or Quick? John Q's brother, Elijah, a jewelry salesman, was supposed to be buried in Swank Cemetery at Grandview in 1901. Is Swank the same as Grandview Cemetery? Thanks for looking. Kathy ---------- From: Keith/Connie Street[SMTP:ckcasey@lisco.net] Sent: Saturday, March 14, 1998 2:41 AM To: Kathy Scott; 'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com' Subject: Re: Osborn Dear Kathy The 1990 Cemeteries of Louisa County, Grandview Township, Grandview Cemetery, lists J. O. Osborn, died 18 October 1899, aged 75 years; husband of P. A. Osborn. Also, P. A. Osborn, died 12 February 1900, aged 66 years 8 months 12 days, wife of J. O. Also, Alice Osborn, died 1877, aged 14 years; dau of J. O. and P. A. Osborn. Also, Sarah Osborn, died 9 October 1860, aged 2 years; daughter of J. O. and P. A. Osborn. There are no other Osborns in that cemetery. >From your list of names, the only Osborn marriage prior to 1900 is Bertha Osborne who married Fred D. Hemmel by the index on 9 June 1875, recorded in Book D Page 459. Keith Street ---------- > From: Kathy Scott <kscott@kdsi.net> > To: 'IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com' > Subject: Osborn > Date: Thursday, March 12, 1998 10:39 PM > > > --------- > From: Norma F. Jennings[SMTP:njennings@lisco.net] > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 1998 6:34 PM > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: re:new policy > > As a Rootsweb Sponsor, I am limited to having two Mailing lists > > Thank you, Norma. We are lucky there are people to take on counties so we can have mailing lists. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > John Quincy OSBORN(e) and Phoebe Ann GOULD came to Grandview, Louisa Co. IA from New Jersey about 1854. Phoebe was buried at Grandview Feb 1900. Their children were: > Emma Cotterel > Bertha Hummel > Lydia Ann > Katherine > Clara Dodder > Sarah > Alice > John Richard > Hannah Ann Stokes > George > Josephine "Del" Parks > Lucy. > Would love to correspond with cousins. > Kathy in Nebraska >

Dear Connie, Change of plans--we didn't get to go to Des Moines and then Rochester, Minnesota, as we had planned, so I can reply to you a bit sooner. You have some questions I'll try to answer--but not all of them. I am not related to the Willis family here. I gathered the information I have in tracking down descendants of the people in the photographs. I haven't pursued this for several years--lots of things I start never get finished, as I get involved with something new. I have information on dozens of Louisa County families. Norma and I have spent years in gathering such information, and we are both members of the Louisa County Genealogical Society and help others as time and energy permit. We don't have a Corresponding Secretary and I partially fulfill that function, but not always on a timely basis. My mail address is 325 Franklin, Wapello, IA 52653 and telephone 319-523-8164. I am posting this to the entire list, because there may be someone else interested in the WILLIS name. Do you have the ability to receive a scanned photograph? What I have are commercial portraits prepared by a studio--not taken with a personal camera. Most have the name of the photographer or studio. I have a scanner, but haven't used it yet and don't know much about it--but should learn! One picture is of Mrs. E. Thompson and Mrs. Lairsa Willis (or it looks like Lairsa). They are both old in appearance--70's or so. There is a single picture that could be either Elizabeth or Lavisa--or neither. There is one that I think is Lavisa with a girl of about six or so, braided hair, with her arm around her grandmother, I would guess. There are pictures of the five daughters of Elizabeth; some are family portraits of their famililes. There is a picture of one daughter and family, Nancy, who married an Armstrong. Two young ladies are identified as Ida Hay and Sadie Dunn. There are baby pictures of Lila Clare Morrow and Glen Crawford Morrow. There is a picture of Sally Crawford, who later married John Morrow. I don't know if Robert Willis is pictured; there are several pictures of men, either singly or with parents, brothers, etc. How I identified pictures, gained familly information etc. is too long a story to relate here. Sincerely, Keith ---------- > From: Connie Beck <cbeck@lenox.heartland.net> > To: Keith/Connie Street <ckcasey@lisco.net> > Cc: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Willis Descendants? > Date: Friday, March 13, 1998 4:12 PM > > Keith, > Wow@!@! > This is too easy! I just put the querie on the internet for the 1st > time and wrote to Louisa County for the first time yesterday, and I > get a response! And what a response! Where are you from? Are you a > descendant of the Willises also? If not, you sure are dedicated to > researching them! > > It told my husband what you wrote about the Willis family, and I > commented that your response must have made my blood pressure rise > about 20 degrees! He said that I can't handle the pressure on the > net--that I should just get off! > > Could I have a copy of the pictures of LaVisa? I would even like some > of Elizabeth. I have a picture of 4 women and I think Elizabeth and > LaVisa are 2 of them. Do you have that picture? I also have been > given several pictures of relatives that live near Columbus Junction, > IA, that I can't identify. Do you have relatives there? > > Is LaVisa young or old in your pictures? Do you have any pictures of > Robert Willis? > > Have you run into any other descendants of the Willises besides the > Virginia guy? I wonder if I could ever write him now. > > I am anxious to hear what your pictures are like. How did you ever > find a descendant related to the photographed? > > Connie Beck, Taylor Co., IA > > PS I wonder if there are any Willis descendants now reading our > letters? Wish they would speak up!!!! > >