John Quincy OSBORN(e) and Phoebe Ann GOULD came to Grandview, Louisa Co. IA from New Jersey about 1854. Some of their children's married names were: Cotterel, Hummel, Dodder, Goss, Stokes, Kaufman and Parks. I would like to correspond with anyone else working on the Osborn/Gould/Quick line. Thank you. Kathy

The Louisa County Genealogical Society will hold a "work" session at the Louisa County Heritage Center Library, HWY 69, in Wapello with meeting at 7:00p.m. on February 24, 1998. All hands welcome Norma

I'm in need of probate or wills for the following individuals from Louisa Co. Any help would be appreciated, James McKean died April 1879 age 81. Susannah Beauchamp-Mckean died February 1884 age 79. Moses Rush McKean died August 1919, and Joseph Swank August 1887.

I'm looking for additional information on Joseph and Mary Hoover-Swank, they are buried in the Mckean/beaucahmp cemetery near Conesville. My 4th Gr. grandmother Mary Ellen-Swank-McKean was their daughter, I have some additional information on Joseph but, very little on Mary Hoover-Swank. Any help would be appreciated.

Joseph WILLIAMS, son of Isaac WILLIAMS and Mary STORY, was born in Louisa Co. October 7, 1847. He married Nancy Ann WYKERT born November 29, 1854 in Louisa Co., daughter of Francis WYKERT, Jr. and Eliza Jane HARNETT in Louisa Co. in October of 1870 and moved to Polk Co., NE in December of that year. After Isaac WILLIAMS's death in 1851 Mary STORY WILLIAMS married E. P. Scull - they moved to Polk Co., NE at the same time as Joseph and Nancy. Is anyone else researching any of these names? Mari Nielsen

Subject: GET LEGAL CASH IN MAIL W/ ONLY $5.00 READ THIS YOU WON'T BE SORRY, I WASN'T This will be the quickest way to get cash in the mail.If you follow these instructions carefully, you will be able to receive within two months nearly $50,000.00. The great part is is that $5.00 isn't really a whole lot and it could just be worth a try. I am currently 6 months pregnant and my husband and I are in debt. We both have really good professions but he has massive student loans and credit card bills (I was lucky and my father helped me through college). Needless to say, since we are married to one another I acquired his debt also. In any case, I followed these easy steps thinking that I really had nothing to lose and guess what? The first week I started getting money in the mail! I was shocked! I still figured it would end soon. The money just kept coming in. In my first week, I made about $20.00 to $30.00 dollars. By the end of the second week I had made a total of over $1,000.00!!!!!! In the third week I had over $10,000.00 and it's still growing. This is now my fourth week and I have made a total of just over $42,000.00 and it's still coming in ....... You send $1.00 to each of the 5 names and address stated in the article. You then place your own name and address in the bottom of the list at #5, and post the article in at least 200 newsgroups. (There are thousands) and that is all. Let me tell you how this works and most importantly, Why it works....also, make sure you print a copy of this article NOW, so you can get the information off of it as you need it. The process is very simple and consists of 3 easy steps: Like most of us, I was a little skeptical and a little worried about the legal aspects of it all. So I checked it out with the U.S. Post Office (1-800-725-2161) and they confirmed that it is indeed legal! Seriously, your story will sound like this one if you participate by doing the following: STEP 1: Get 5 separate pieces of paper and write your address on each piece of paper along with "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST." Now get 5 $1.00 bills and place ONE inside EACH of the 5 pieces of paper so th e bill will not be seen through the envelope to prevent thievery. Next, place one paper in each of the 5 envelopes and seal them. You should now have 5 sealed envelopes, each with a piece of paper stating the above phrase and a $1.00 bill. What you are doing is creating a service by this. THIS IS PERFECTLY LEGAL! Mail the 5 envelopes to the following addresses: #1 Corey McNear 233 Olive st. West Reading, PA 19611 #2 R. M. 66 Navesink Drive Monmouth Beach, NJ 07750 #3 Sam 27248 Grano Avenue Saugus, CA 91350 #4 Pat anderson 41 pilote st-ambroise Pq #5 Nick Austin 12318 Dollar Lk dr Fenton, MI 48430-9734 STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move the other names up (2 becomes 1, 3 becomes 2, etc...) and add YOUR Name as number 5 on the list. STEP 3: Change anything you need to, but try to keep this article as close to original as possible. Now, post your amended article to at least 200 newsgroups. (I think there is close to 18,000 groups) All you need is 200, but remember, the more you post, the more money you make! Don't know HOW to post in the newsgroups? Well do exactly the following: FOR NETSCAPE USERS: 1) Click on any newsgroup, like normal. Then click on "To News", which is in the top left corner of the newsgroup page. This will bring up a message box. 2) Fill in the SUBJECT with a flashy title, like the one I used, something to catch the eye!!! 3) Now go to the message part of the box and retype this letter exactly as it is here, with exception of your few changes. (remember to add your name to number 5 and move the rest up) 6 4) When your done typing in the WHOLE letter, click on 'FILE' above the send button. Then, 'SAVE AS..' DO NOT SEND YOUR ARTICLE UNTILL YOU SAVE IT. (so you don't have toype this 200 times :-) 5) Now that you have saved the letter, go ahead and send your first copy! (click the 'SEND' button in the top left corner) 6) This is where you post all 200! OK, go to ANY newsgroup article and click the 'TO NEWS' button again. Type in your flashy subject in the 'SUBJECT BOX', then go to the message and place your cursor here. Now click on 'ATTACHMENT' which is right below the 'SUBJECT BOX'. Click on attach file then find your letter wherever you saved it. Click once on your file then click 'OPEN' then click 'OK'. If you did this right , you should see your filename in the 'ATTACHMENT BOX' and it will be shaded. NOW POST AWAY! FOR INTERNET EXPLORER: It's just as easy, holding down the left mouse button, highlight this entire article, then press the 'CTRL' key and 'C' key at the same time to copy this article. Then print the article for your records to have the names of those you will be sending $1.00 to. Go to the newsgroups and press 'POST AN ARTICLE' type in your flashy subject and click the large window below. Press 'CTRL' and 'V' and the article will appear in the message window. **BE SURE TO MAKE YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES TO THE 5 NAMES.** Now re-highlight the article and re-copy it so you have the changes.... then all you have to do for each newsgroup is 'CTRL' and 'V' and press 'POST'. It's that easy!! THAT'S IT! All you have to do is jump to different newsgroups and post away, after you get the hang of it, it will take about 30 seconds for each newsgroup! **REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST IN, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!! BUT YOU HAVE TO POST A MINIMUM OF 200** **If these instructions are too complex to follow, try Forte's "Free Agent." It is freeware for noncommercial use. To download it, simply use a search utility and type "Forte Free Agent". You should be able to find it.** That's it! You will begin receiving money from around the world within days! You may eventually want to rent a P.O. Box due to the large amount of mail you receive. If you wish to stay anonymous, you can invent a name to use, as long as the postman will deliver it. **JUST MAKE SURE ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE CORRECT.** Now the WHY part: This entire principle works because it is in a format of an upside down tree with thousands of branches. Everyone below you will see to it that the tree continues because they want to get money. Those below THEM will continue because THEY want to get the cash etc. Out of 200 postings, say I receive only 5 replies (a very low example). So then I made $5.00 with my name at #5 on the letter. Now, each of the 5 persons who just sent me $1.00 make the MINIMUM 200 postings, each with my name at #4 and only 5 persons respond to each of the original 5, that is another $25.00 for me, now those 25 each make 200 MINIMUM posts with my name at #3 and only 5 replies each, I will bring in an additional $125.00! Now, those 125 persons turn around and post the MINIMUM 200 with my name at #2 and only receive 5 replies each, I will make an additional $626.00! OK, now here is the fun part, each of those 625 persons post a MINIMUM of 200 letters with my name at #1 and they each only receive 5 replies, that just made me $3,125.00!!! With a original investment of only $5.00! AMAZING! And as I said 5 responses is actually VERY LOW! Average is probable 20 to 30! So lets put those figures at just 15 responses per person. Here is what you will make: at #5 $15.00 at #4 $225.00 at #3 $3,375.00 at #2 $50,625.00 at #1 $759,375.00 When your name is no longer on the list, you just take the latest posting in the newsgroups, and send out another $5.00 to names on the list, putting your name at number 5 and start posting again. The thing to remember is that thousands of people all over the world are joining the Internet and reading these articles everyday, JUST LIKE YOU are now!! And this will go on and on and on and on.... get the picture? Well, there's 5,000,000,000 people on the world and most of them will eventually end up being hooked into the internet. So there are virtually unlimited resources. Of course this will work the best at the very beginning so the faster you post, the better for YOU! People have said, "what if the plan is played out and no one sends you the money? So what! What are the chances of that happening when there are tons of new honest users and new honest people who are joining the Internet and newsgroups everyday and are willing to give it a try? Estimates are at 20,000 to 50,000 new users, every day, with thousands of those joining the actual Internet. Remember, play FAIRLY and HONESTLY and this will work. You just have to be honest. Make sure you print this article out RIGHT NOW, also. Try to keep a list of everyone that sends you money and always keep an eye on the newsgroups to make sure everyone is playing fairly. Remember, HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. You don't need to cheat the basic idea to make the money!! GOOD LUCK to all and please play fairly and reap the huge rewards from this, which is tons of extra CASH. **By the way, if you try to deceive people by posting the messages with y name in the list and not sending the money to the rest of the people already onhe list, you will NOT get as much. Someone I talked to knew someone who did that and he only made about $150.00, and that's after seven or eight weeks! Then he sent the 5 $1.00 bills, people added him to their lists, and in 4-5 weeks he had over $10k. This ishe fairest and most honest way I have ever seen to share the wealth of the world without costing anything but our time!!! You also may want to buy mailing and e-mail lists for future dollars. Please remember to declare your extra income. Thanks once again...

Seeking details about my gg grandfather, Joseph T. Kelly. He moved to the Muscatine/Columbus Jct. area in 1855 and was a Mississippi riverboat pilot circa 1860, but appears on the 1870/80? Census as a farmer. Can't find his death date or obituary. Any help or ideas would be much appreciated. 1 Joseph T. Kelly 1817 - b: Ohio d: Letts (?), Iowa .. +Sally Teague/Tigue - 1848 d: Chicago, Illinois ......... 2 Anson Cook Kelly 1844 - 1925 b: Fayette Co., Indiana d: Columbus Junction, Iowa ............. +Elizabeth Ann Moles 1852 - 1913 b: Carroll Co., Ohio m: March 09, 1871 in Letts, Iowa d: Columbus Junction, Iowa .................... 3 Etla Gertrude Kelly 1874 - 1958 d: Columbus City, IA ........................ +William L. Curtis m: September 20, 1906 .................... 3 Effie Blanch Kelly 1878 - 1967 d: Columbus City, IA .................... 3 Edna Marie Kelly 1888 - 1984 b: Columbus Junction, Louisa Co., Iowa d: Columbus Junction, Iowa ........................ +Edward Chauncey Gentzler, Sr. 1886 - 1958 b: Columbus City, Louisa Co., Iowa m: May 29, 1907 in Columbus Junction, Iowa (United Prsbty. parsonage) d: Muscatine, Iowa .................... 3 Edith Farrrell Kelly 1890 - 1957 d: Richmond, Virginia Cans share data on the Moles/Tope ancestors. Many thanks! Ed Gentzler, Seattle WA

Seeking information about Hariett's birthplace and details about her parents. (She and Levi Gentzler moved to area the south of Columbus City in 1866 from York Co. PA). Have lots of data about the Gentzler (and Buffington) ancestors. Descendants of John Ewing 1 John Ewing Unknown - Unknown b: Unknown d: Unknown .. +Catherine Tanner Unknown - Unknown b: Unknown m: Unknown in Unknown d: Unknown ......... 2 Harriet Ewing 1823 - 1909 d: Columbus City, Iowa (?buried in Columbus City Cem.) ............. +Levi Gentzler 1826 - 1891 b: York Co. (?), PA d: Columbus Junction, Iowa (age 65; burried in Columbus City Cem.) .................... 3 Reuben E. Gentzler 1847 - 1919 b: York Co., PA d: Mattoax, VA (age 71, buried Columbus City IA Cemetary) ........................ +Eliza Ellen Buffington 1850 - 1929 b: Louisa County, Iowa. m: January 23, 1868 in Louisa Co. Iowa d: Washington, Iowa (age 79, buried Columbus City IA Cem.) ............................... 4 James Elmer Gentzler 1868 - 1904 d: Louisa County, Iowa, on farm SE of Columbus City, ............................... 4 Iowa A. Gentzler 1870 - 1873 ............................... 4 Edna H. Gentzler 1874 - Unknown ............................... 4 Levi Chester Gentzler 1876 - 1877 b: Louisa County, Iowa, on farm SE of Columbus City, d: Louisa County, Iowa; buried at Columbus City Cemetary. ............................... 4 Isadore Elsie Gentzler 1878 - 1947 b: Louisa County, Iowa, on farm SE of Columbus City. d: Died of Stroke, age 69. (Buried in Columbus City IA Cem.) ................................... +Joe M. Utterback Unknown - Unknown m: November 11, 1911 in Louisa County, Iowa ............................... 4 Grace Kathryn F. Gentzler 1884 - 1957 b: Louisa County, Iowa (on Farm SE of Col. City) d: Washington Co. Hospital, Iowa (age 72, buried Col.City cem.) ............................... 4 Edward Chauncey Gentzler, Sr. 1886 - 1958 b: Columbus City, Louisa Co., Iowa d: Muscatine, Iowa (lung cancer, 71, Col. City Cem.) ................................... +Edna Marie Kelly 1888 - 1984 b: Columbus Junction, Louisa Co., Iowa m: May 29, 1907 in Columbus Junction, Iowa (United Prsbty. parsonage) d: Columbus Junction, Iowa .................... 3 Alexander Gentzler 1849 - 1850 b: York Co., PA d: Buried in Wolf's Ch. Cem., W. Manchester Twnsp., York Co., PA .................... 3 Henry Gentzler 1851 - Unknown b: W. Manchester Twnsp, York Co., PA d: unknown .................... 3 Mary Ann Gentzler 1853 - 1854 b: W. Manchester Twnsp, York Co., PA d: Burried in Wolf's Ch. Cem., W. Manchester Twnsp., York Co., PA .................... 3 Isabella Gentzler 1855 - b: York Co, PA d: ?Columbus City, IA ........................ +? McCoy .................... 3 Lucy Ann Gentzler 1857 - b: W. Manchester Twnsp, York Co., PA d: Hedrick (?), Iowa ........................ +Unknown Ogier .................... 3 Adam E. Gentzler 1859 - b: W. Manchester Twnsp, York Co., PA d: Buried in Columbus City Cemetary, Louisa Co. IA .................... 3 Martin Gentzler 1861 - 1861 b: W. Manchester Twnsp, York Co., PA d: Buried in Wolf's Ch Cem., W. Manchester Twnsp., York Co., PA .................... 3 Henrietta Gentzler 1863 - 1863 b: W. Manchester Twnsp, York Co., PA d: Buried in Wolf's Ch Cem., W. Manchester Twnsp., York Co., PA Many Thanks! Ed Gentzler, Seattle WA

We are looking for any information on EDGAR FORTUNE. He farmed or worked on farms in LOUISA COUNTY for many yrs. We think he worked on farms owned by the NICHOLS FAMILY. This family also had an poultry business in MORNING SUN IOWA. We would appreciate any and all information! THANKS! JACK FORTUNE WATERLOO IOWA

Hello: Anyone that has any information regarding the Orris family of Columbus Junction, please send it my way. My grandmother and grandfather were Holly and Opal Orris. Thanks

Hello, I'm looking for info on the following surnames: GILLIS NOYES SHURTLEFF RAILSBACK FARRIS McCULLOCK FENSTIMAKER DAUMBAULD HARBOUGH HALL WEBBER MANLIEF CHASE MERRILL WHEELER Most of these names are end of the line names I would like to Thank any one for any help what so ever. Frances Gillis Gossett grams@ohiovalley.com

Hello! We are trying to find information on my husbands maternal grandfather: WILLIAM HORACE HANSCOM b.July 24,1884 in Ononwa, Iowa. His parents were: HORACE and LYDIA HANSOM. Any information would be appreciated! ....Marcy Ugstad Hayward ugstad@coinet.com http://www.angelfire.com/or/uffda/index.html

Good News! Keith and Connie Street now have e-mail and the Internet. They are both past Presidents of the Iowa Genealogical Society and have been the backbone of the Louisa County Genealogical Society for the past ten years. For those of you who have benefited from their help in the past, this is welcome news. They can be reached at ckcasey@lisco.net

Seeking informatio on Henrietta Crocker, and Thomas and Mary Spalding, of Morning Sun. Henrieeta Crocker was "placed out" at age 9 by the Baldwin Place (New England) Home for Little Wanderers with Thomas and Mary Spalding of Morning Sun, Iowa, on July 1, 1872. On 13 Sept 1883 she married William Frederick (Will) Kongabel (or Korngabel), who lived with his family either in Morning Sun or in Winfield, (a cousin still farms the Kongabel Century Farm south of Winfield), probably in the United Presbyterian Church of Morning Sun. I believe Henrietta's twin sister, Annette Crocker, was also placed out with a family in the Morning Sun area. I have information on parents and siblings of Henrietta and Annette Crocker. -- Dr. Ned Benson - St. John's Church - Reno, Nevada "A Schwoab wird mit vierzig g'scheit, andere net in Ewigkeit!" Father: Benson-Korngiebel Mother: Scheihing-Roemer http://www.glasscity.net/users/firebird/family.htm

I was looking at the tax records of Lousia Co., and found a John McFadden listed. My great grandfather was John Looker McFadden. He was born in 1860 at Port Bryon Il., but moved to IA. I am not sure where but thought since I found this name maybe this was the place. Anyone out there that knows anything about him? Margaret

I just checked my Social Security Index for 1937-1995 Edgar Fortune was born March 22, 1906 and died in October 1974. Last known residence was Columbus Junction, Iowa. Several possible resources. Points to check. Death records may give parents names,etc. Obituaries and cemetery records are on file at the Louisa County Heritage Center in the Genealogy Room. Keith Street at 325 Franklin St., Wapello, Iowa 52653 would probably look it up for you if you send a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope. njennings@lisco.net

We are looking for any information on Edgar Fortune. He worked on a farm in the Morning Sun area on a Farm owned by the Nichols. in the late 1950,s until some time the early to late 1960s. Any imformation would be helpful. THANKS. My E-MAIL ADRESS IS JF12039@prodigy.net.

I appreciate your offer to look up names in your index cards. I am interested in information on the Howard Leyda/Ida Fath family that you may have. Howard died in 1936; both are buried at Harrison Cemetery near Wapello, Louisa Co., IA. I have their ancestry but I am especially interested in whether there were any children and any information on when Howard Leyda moved to Louisa County. Thank you for your efforts in helping all of us research our families. Joan Oeck -----Original Message----- From: Keith/Connie Street <ckcasey@netins.net> To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, March 18, 2000 1:31 PM Subject: surname lookups >Dear List, > > I apologize for the posting of the earlier e-mail messages with my >earlier reply to Bettijane and all of you. I thought I had deleted them, but >it turned out that I hadn't. > > The subject of this message is to hopefully get us back on track. I >am cutting back a great deal on what I do any more, as I continue to recover >from my brain stem stroke and bypass operation of last September. So please >bear with me in the following offer; I'll eventually get something done, but >it might not be immediately. > > A major effort by me over the years has been to connect people who >are searching the same surnames. To help accomplish that objective I have >created a card file hopefully including the surnames our members are >researching as well as all those who have researched at our Heritage Center. >Also indexed are the written queries we have received and the responses to >those queries. I have most recently added the surnames on the ahnentafels >many of you submitted, for the first 5 or 6 generations. I am not current on >the entries, and have the file cards at home while I try to bring the index >up to date. > > This index is for a given surname only; first names are not used. >Addresses of earlier researchers may be 10 years old. References for >particular surnames direct you to a specific file somewhere in which the >surname is listed. > > My offer is to look up a given surname for you and give you what >names and addresses I have for people who have that surname in their >ancestry or field of interest. For most surnames, there are not many people >listed. For common names such as Brown, Smith, etc. there are a lot of >names mentioned. In general, I will not be able to look at each folder >listed and see what information is in the file, but will be able to, as >above stated, provide you with a name and usually an address for the person >interested in that surname. I will do this until I return the index file to >its permanent place in the Heritage Center Library. > > Contact me by e-mail and I will respond by e-mail. > > From Keith >Keith Street >ckcasey@netins.net >325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 >319-523-8164 > > > > >==== 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 >