Dear Marianne and List, I'm not doing much yet, but Marianne sent a request last July that was not answered, so I have spent a few hours gathering information that applies to her families. Since others may have collateral connections, I am sending this to all. I am sending copies of obituaries and the article in the 1889 Portrait and Biographical Album to Marianne alone, by snail mail. If anyone else wishes a copy of an obituary, please send me your snail mail address and I will send it. The P & B Album has an article on the Henry (Heinrich) Meyerholz family. The following probate records are in the index in the Clerk of Court office in the courthouse at Wapello. The records have not been inspected. The case number and the filing box number are given. Much information may be in a record; no information may be found because the actual record is missing; or varying amounts of information may be found. Let me know if you wish a specific record looked at. The probate listing below is in chronological order; the newest are the last entered. B. B. Lindley 8926 in Box 137 (He a Winfield banker.) Henry Meyerholz 7077 in Box 86 William Meyerholz 8616 in Box 131 Lena C. Meyerholz 9261 in Box 145 Chas. H. Meyerholz 9310 in Box 146 Elizabeth Meyerholz 9777 in Box 166 Frank Meyerholz 9884 in Box 167 Mary Meyerholz 9922 in Box 167 Lenora B. Meyerholz 10109 in Box 169 Fred Meyerholz 10830 in Box 176 Velma Lea Meyerholz 12348 in Box 190 Harry Meyerholz 12355 in Box 190 Henry S. Meyerholz 13173 in Box 196 Earl R. Meyerholz 13398 in Box 199 Gladys M. Meyerholz 14263 in Box 205 John C. Meyerholz 15520 in Box 215 Marriage records for Louisa County are now in the Recorder's office in the county courthouse at Wapello. The names listed have not been inspected. Later records may include parents names, birth dates and places, etc. Marriage records date back to the 1840's. Those I culled to include here identified by book and page number, and sometimes date are: 1. E-216 Joseph W. Lindsley to Anna A. Meyerholz 2. K-438 Henry C. Lindsley to Vina H. Wilson 3. K-405 Herbert W. Tillmann to Minnie M. Meyerholz 4. L-336 Carl Raymond Meyerholz to Esther Ella Huddle (Oct 11 1925) 5. M-580 Virgil Ernest Lessenger to Nellie Aliene Meyerholz (Dec 23 1939) 6. N -180 Max Elwyn Stineman to Nellie Marie Meyerholz (Jul 25 1945) 7. H-530 Charles F. Shipman to Minnie Meyerholz (Oct 20 1897) 8. N-421 Charles William Laughlin to Myrtle Ruth Meyerholz(Jun 13 1948) 9. O-556 Kenneth Edwin Meyerholz to Jessie N. Ridgeway (Dec 26 1958) 10. P-382 Kenneth Edwin Meyerholz to Kay Frances Garland(Dec 9 1965) 11. P-521 Lloyd Lee Meyerholz to Susan Maria Tucker (Nov 26 1967) 12. Q-493 Roger Alan Huddle to Debra Sue Meyerholz (Aug 16 1975) 13. R-165 Stephen Dean Meyerholz to Diane Sue Wiele (Jun 1 1979) 14. MR-1 Clifford Otto Gerth to Esther Ellen Meyerholz (Aug 12 1985) 15. MR-1 Kenneth Lee Meyerholz to Teresa Ann Murry (Sep 21 1985) Death records, not started until 1880, are now in the Recorder's office in the Louisa County Courthouse in Wapello. These entries were inspected and additional information varies from entry to entry. They are listed chronologically as they appeared in the record books. 1. Meyerholz infant, died August 8, 1917, 0 days old. Father was Frank Meyerholz; mother was Lenora B. Small. 2. Elizabeth Meyerholz, born 2-27-1862; died 8-2-1942 at 80 years 5 months and 6 days; father was Henry Meyerholz of Germany; mother was Elizabeth Berchold of Germany. She was single and was buried in Mallory Cemetery. 3. Frank Meyerholz was born Oct 11 1867 in rural Wapello; died Nov. 4 1953 at age 86. He was never married. He was the son of Henry Meyerholz and Elizabeth Burchold and is buried in Mallory Cemetery. 4. Velma Lea Meyerholz was born Jan 28 1896; died October 29, 1969 in Johnson County, Iowa, at age 73; spouse was Harry A. Meyerholz; Velma a daughter of Patrick Courtney and Nancy Brown. Buried in Wapello Cemetery. 5. Harry A. Meyerholz was born March 2, 1897; died November 23, 1969 in Johnson County. His father was Frank Meyherholz and his mother Lonora Small. He was buried in the Wapello Cemetery. 6. Henry Safford Meyerholz was born May 25, 1899, at Muscatine; died March 7 1977 in Muscatine at age 77. Father was Frank Meyerholz and mother was Lenora Small. He is buried in Wapello Cemetery; his spouse was Nola Dotson. 7. Earl Raymond Meyerholz was born February 23, 1901; died December 19, 1978 at Burlington. His father was Frank H. Meyerholz; his mother was Lenora Small; his spouse was Esther Huddle. Buried in Wapello Cemetery. Affidavits filed in Recorder's office. 1. By G. R. Arthaud made on 10 March 1947. States that he knew the B. B. Lindley who owned and ran the early Bank of Winfield, and that he had a son, John M. Lindley who was also known as J. M. Lindley. In Book 199. 2. Book 199, page 466, by R. H. Earnest, made 10 March 1847. Refers to 160 acre tract of land in Section 2, Township 73 North, Range 3 West. There is a legal suit between Meyerholz and Tillmann requesting partition of the above land between the heirs of Frank Meyerholz and Lenora B. Meyerholz. The heirs listed are Harry A. Meyerholz, Minnie M. Tillmann, Henry S. Meyerholz, Earl R. Meyerholz, Theodore R. Meyerholz, John C. Meyerholz, F. Paul Meyerholz and Nellie L. Lessenger. 3. Book 213, Page 527; by W. Earle Wilson on July 6, 1953. States that he is a son of Robert and Clara (she died October 8 1947) Wilson, and a brother to Vina Lindley, who died Sep 23, 1942, as a resident of Reliance, SD, and who is named as a beneficiary in the will of Robert and Clara. Her surviving spouse was Henry Lindley and her children were Lois Lindley and Everett Lindley. I made copies of the following obituaries that appeared in the Wapello Republican. The dates shown are the death dates for the individuals. I am sending all of these to Marianne; others may request copies directly to me. The obituaries are identified with the same number as appears before the name below. 1. Henry Meyerholz, July 24, 1906. 2. Frankie Lindley, January 5, 1911. 3. William Meyerholz, May 22, 1927. 4. Emma Lindley, November 17, 1927. 5. Minnie Shipman, February 8, 1931. 6. Charles Shipman, February 8, 1931. 7. Lena M. Meyerholz, January 21, 1936 8. Charles Meyerholz, September 13, 1936. 9. Elizabeth Meyerholz, August 2, 1942. 10. Vina L. Wilson, September 23, 1942. 11. Frank Meyerholz, November 4, 1953. 12. Velma Lea Meyerholz, October 29, 1969. 13. Harry A. Meyerholz, November 23, 1969. 14. Henry M. Meyerholz, March 7, 1977. 15. Earl Meyerholz, December 19, 1978. I have not looked at birth records, military census records, other census records, etc., so there is additional information available. There are present-day descendants in Louisa County of the Meyerholz surname as well as collateral lines such as Shipman, Tillmann and Small. I never tried tracing any land records, and have not inspected the deeds. I hope this can be used by someone besides Marianne. I'll be sending her copies of the 15 obituaries, as earlier mentioned. Cheers to all, from Keith Keith/Connie Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515