Tonight Margaret uploaded Fairview Cemetery and fixed the glitches we had with the Wall and Pleasant View/Estes Cemeteries. We also have a link to the very small Saar Cemetery which you can find on the Cemetery Index page under Early Burial Grounds. Also the Surname Registry has been updated. When something new is added to the web site please let Margaret know if you see anything wrong, or links which don't work. The site doesn't always show the same thing to those using Explorer as to those using Netscape and vice versa. Do any of you have really good photos of the headstone of an early ancestor buried in a Mills County Cemetery? If you would care to scan them to Margaret, along with information about identity etc. she will put them on the web site, eventually. They need to be clear enough to show well, and of course digital camera pics would be the best. She will have to make the final decision as to whether they are clear enough and old enough to use. If you have questions about this please contact Margaret. Thanks. Cay -- Cay Merryman http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/

Hi Listers, We have a project underway which we think is going to be exciting for all of us. Tonight Margaret has uploaded two Mills County Cemeteries. For several years we have searched for someone who could give us permission to copy the cemeteries from the Mills County Cemetery Book, no one could be found. Then a wonderful volunteer, Scott Larson stepped forward and offered to walk and verify the smaller cemeteries. We were thrilled. Scott has been very busy the past month but now snow has finally fallen in Mills County so we will have to go slow for a while. The two cemeteries Scott has completed are the small Wall Cemetery and the Pleasant Hills/Estes Cemetery. Also in that index are two other cemeteries done by other members of our mailing list, Randy Beck who has done the Mineola Cemetery and Keith Brandt who has a web site for the Salem-Plumer Lutheran Cemetery. We have links to their web sites. We hope you all will take a look at the new additions and watch for those to come. Thanks to Scott Larson, to Keith Brandt and to Randy Beck. There are many others to thank for helping with adding information to the Mills County site, that will come in another letter. Good Hunting. Cay and Margaret

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nk.2ADI/340.347 Message Board Post: I have a Mary Ann Crossley who was the daughter of Henry and Mary Ann Crossley, she had 2 brothers John, Henry and a sister Harriet. Am trying to verify dates but as yet haven't got confirmation of dates of birth but they would be around this time.

Please change my address to: jrobertson@neb.rr.com My robertson@inebraska.com address has been canceled. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: <IAMILLS-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <IAMILLS-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 9:01 AM Subject: IAMILLS-D Digest V02 #14

Please, when writing to change your e-mail address, I can change it on the mailing list without much effort if you tell me whether you are on the L list or the D list. If you want Margaret to change your address on the Mills Surname Registry, please give her the surnames you have registered so she does not have to go through the entire list watching for your e-mail address. We have some interesting things which will hit our web site soon. Thanks. Cay -- Cay Merryman http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/

HI CAY... HAVE A REQUEST(S) FOR THE FOLLOWING: THE NAMES: STICKEN (PROBABLY WILL BE FEMALE), JOHN THOMAS, ALTSMANHOFER (MALE), SINDEN (MALE) THAT WILL BE TIED TO STICKEN FEMALES. ALSO, SIBERT STICKEN AND JACOB STICKEN (DEATHS) BIRTHS: FILM # 1503207 BOOK 1 1885-1898 DEATHS: FILM # 1503210 BOOK1 1880-MARCH, 1898 MARRIAGES: FILM # 1491828 BOOKS 3-4-5 FILM # 1491827 BOOKS 1-2-3 HOPE THIS ISN'T TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR. THANKS, R.J. STICKNEY/KRJSTICK@AOL.COM

Robert: I was Co-Chair of that 1985 Mills County History and still have the register we kept of those submitting stories. John Jungquist's address at that time was 81 Horigan Dr., Council Bluffs, IA, but I don't see any Jungquist in the current Council Bluffs phone book. I have an obituary for Charles Kroon, abstracted from the Glenwood Opinion-Tribune, Glenwood, IA: Charles Kroon, age 84. Born June 15, 1845, Linkoping, Sweden. Died Mar 8, 1929, Pacific Junction. Buried Glenwood. Married Dec 2, 1874 to Emma M. Anderson. Sons Albert of Fremont, Neb. and 2 sons deceased. Daughters Mrs. J.W. DeLashmutt of Pacific Junction, 2 daughters deceased. Three brothers and 2 sisters deceased. Came to U.S., l868. Came to Mills Co., l869. Railroad employee, merchant, farmer. Member, Masons and K. of P. ref: Opinion-Tribune,March 11, 1929 Hope this is of some help. BB

Still looking for info on Elliott Rucker and Fletcher Pierce/Pearce who married Combs girls, in Jasper Co. Mo. 1841-1846. They, then moved to Mills Co. Iowa. I'm hoping to locate something on grt grt grandmother Sarah Ann "Combs" Wilson, through these name connections. Sarah married Daniel D. Wilson Jasper Co. Mo. also. She and Daniel are both listed as b. Ohio per census. Grateful for any clues. Viola

Looking for John A Jungquist or relative of John. He contributed an item for the History of Mills County, IA 1985 about Joh Anton Jungquist. In the article mention was made of my grandfather. Charles Kroon. Want to exchange information Jungquist family may have about Kroon family. Thanks (Charles) Robert Kroon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COMBS/WILSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/nk.2ADI/284.1 Message Board Post: Viola, My husband, Dwight Combs, is descended from William Lafayette (Lafe)Combs (b. Nov 24, 1856 in Athens OH d. Oct 25, 1946 in Seattle WA) and Elizabeth S.A. (Addie) Wilson (b. Aug 2 1859 in Bloomfield IL d. Oct 27, 1934 in Seattle WA). I am just starting my research on the Combs family. Dwight has two sons that are interested in their grandfather, Herbert Lee Combs, Jr. and I promised I would try to get a family tree together for them. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you and good luck in your search. Hope to share information with you. I have the lineage down from Willian and Elizabeth - Herbert's sister, Virginia, gave us a copy of it...Take care

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Farrar, Lee, Hyde Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nk.2ADI/791 Message Board Post: Mary Ellen Lee Farrar 1860-1896 Fort Collins (Colorado) Courier, December 31, 1896 "Mrs. Mary Ellen Farrar, wife of Reed Farrar, died on Monday, December 21, 1896, of nervous prostration, at the family home, three miles south of the city. The death of this estimable woman, wife and mother, is one of the saddest reminders of the frailty of human nature that has come to us in years. She was a beloved wife and the mother of nine children, all needing a mother's love, care and attention, the eldest, a daughter aged 19, and the youngest but two and a half years old. Her children are Grace, Martin, Ethel, Jessie, Gladys, Nina, Arthur, Donald and Julia. A daughter Winifred died Feb. 16, 1891 age five years. She had been ailing some time and gradually growing weaker until at last nature gave out, when her spirit passed on to the Great Beyond. Mary Ellen Lee was born in 1860 in Linn County, Iowa to Thomas and Lydia Tucker Lee; married in 1876 in Glenwood, Iowa, came to Fort Collins in 1882, and had since resided in this vicinity. The funeral took place at her late home on Wednesday, December 23, and was largely attended by relatives and sympathizing friends of the family. Buriel was at Grandview Cemetery. Rev. Franklin Moore preached the discourse. The sympathies of the entire community go out to the bereaved husband and his motherless children." (Mary Ellen was a sister to James Thomas Lee, Charles Addison Lee, Abraham Lincoln Lee, Oliver Wilson Lee, Louisa Lee Hyde and Isabell Lee Hyde.)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lee, Farrar, Tucker, Guthrie, Snuffin, Arnold Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nk.2ADI/790 Message Board Post: Julia Arnold Farrar 1812-1888 Fort Collins (Colorado) Courier November 1888: "Farrar - At the family residence in this city, Tuesday, November 6, 1888, Mrs. Julia Farrar, aged 76 years, 5 months and 23 days. The deceased was born in Brownsville, Jefferson County, New York, May 14, 1812. Moved to Michigan in 1882, to Iowa in 1854 and to Larimer County, Colorado in 1882. She was the mother of eleven children, eight of whom are living, all in Colorado except one. She is also survived by her husband, Josiah Farrar. She was an excellent woman and was highly esteemed by those who knew her." (Julia had a brother Edward Arnold who was married to Mary Stocking. They are listed in the 1856 census of Mills Co. Iowa. Edward and Mary are buried in Glenwood.)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lee, Farrar, Tucker, Guthrie, Snuffin Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nk.2ADI/789 Message Board Post: Josiah Farrar 1807-1896 Fort Collins (Colorado) Courier Nov. 12, 1896: "Farrar - Monday, November 9, 1896, at the home of his son Reed Farrar, three miles south of Fort Collins, Josiah Farrar, in the 90th year of his age. He was born October 21, 1807 in Jefferson County, New York. For many years, Josiah Farrar has been a resident of Larimer County and he was universally known as a man whose life was above reproach. Honest, honorable, upright, he walked only in the paths which were pointed out to him and at last, filled with years, honors and wisdom, he passed to his reward. The following sons and daughters survive him: Clint Farrar, Martin Farrar, Reed Farrar, Mrs. T.W. Vollintine, Mrs. George Binford and Mrs. Lizzie Hayden. His wife, Julia Arnold Farrar preceded him in death. The funeral took place Wednesday afternoon from the residence of Reed Farrar and was very largely attended. Buriel in Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins." (Josiah and Julia Arnold Farrar are found in 1856 through 1880 Mills Co. Iowa census.)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lee, Farrar, Tucker, Guthrie, Snuffin Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nk.2ADI/788 Message Board Post: Reed Farrar 1847-1933 Fort Collins (Colorado) Express Courier May 27, 1933 "Reed Farrar Laporte Pioneer Passes Away" Reed Farrar, pioneer Laporte rancher, died at his home at Laporte Saturday night at 8 o'clock. He would have been 87 in August had he lived. He was active until six months before his death. Lately he has been declining in health however. The cause of his death was dropsy and heart trouble coupled with old age. He is survived by eight children, Martin Farrar,Arthur Farrar, Mrs. Jessie Brandis and Mrs. Walter Dixon all of the vicinity of Fort Collins and Don Farrar, Red Wing Colorado, Mrs. Grace Black, Sioux City, Iowa, Mrs. Julia Knight, Laramie, Wyoming and Mrs. Ethel Cameron, Kirkland, Washington. All of his children were present at his bedside except Mrs. Black and Mrs. Cameron. Plans for his funeral will be made when word is received from them. Buriel will be at Grandview Cemetery. Reed Farrar was born on August 14, 1847 in Three Rivers, Michigan to Josiah and Julia Arnold Farrar. He first came to Colorado in 1863. He stayed until 1875 and then returned to Glenwood, Iowa. He married Mary Ellen Lee in Glenwood, Iowa in 1876. In 1882 he came to Laporte and has made his home there ever since. His wife died in 1896. Two children Winifred and Nina also are dead." (note - Josiah and Julia Farrar and family are listed in the 1856 census, West Liberty Twp. Mills Co. Iowa)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lee, Farrar, Tucker, Guthrie, Snuffin Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nk.2ADI/787 Message Board Post: Mary Ellen Lee Farrar 1860-1896 Fort Collins (Colorado) Courier, December 31, 1896 "Mrs. Mary Ellen Farrar, wife of Reed Farrar, died on Monday, December 21, 1896, of nervous prostration, at the family home, three miles south of the city. The death of this estimable woman, wife and mother, is one of the saddest reminders of the frailty of human nature that has come to us in years. She was a beloved wife and the mother of nine children, all needing a mother's love, care and attention, the eldest, a daughter aged 19, and the youngest but two and a half years old. Her children are Grace, Martin, Ethel, Jessie, Gladys, Nina, Arthur, Donald and Julia. A daughter Winifred died Feb. 16, 1891 age five years. She had been ailing some time and gradually growing weaker until at last nature gave out, when her spirit passed on to the Great Beyond. Mary Ellen Lee was born in 1860 in Linn County, Iowa to Thomas and Lydia Tucker Lee; married in 1876 in Glenwood, Iowa, came to Fort Collins in 1882, and had since resided in this vicinity. The funeral took place at her late home on Wednesday, December 23, and was largely attended by relatives and sympathizing friends of the family. Buriel was at Grandview Cemetery. Rev. Franklin Moore preached the discourse. The sympathies of the entire community go out to the bereaved husband and his motherless children." (Mary Ellen was a sister to James Thomas Lee, Charles Addison Lee, Abraham Lincoln Lee, Oliver Wilson Lee, Louisa Lee Hyde and Isabell Lee Hyde.)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WILCUT, PATTEN, BUTLER, SMITH, NEWMAN, McMILLEN, WHEELER, WRIGHT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nk.2ADI/786 Message Board Post: Martha PATTEN was born in Indiana about 1846, her brother Isaac about 1850. Martha married George H. WILCUT (1842-1895) in Marion Co, Iowa in 1862. They were living in Mills County in 1870. They had the following children: Elijah and Eugene (both died in infancy and are buried in Glenwood Cemetery), Addie (b abt 1867), Edward (b 1869), Frank (b 1873), and Rasmer (b 1877). In 1880 Martha is living with her brother Isaac and his wife Angie in Pacific Junction. I'd deeply appreciate any information about the PATTEN family and the children of Martha and George WILCUT.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BUTLER, ENGLISH, NEWMAN, McMILLEN, SMITH, WHEELER, WILCUT, WRIGHT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nk.2ADI/785 Message Board Post: Seeking information about the children of Hiram BUTLER (b 1853 Ohio, d. 1894 in Mills Co, IA) and Sarah ENGLISH (b. 1856 in Iowa, d. 1936 in Mills Co, IA). Between 1877 and 1895 they had the following children: William, Stella, Carrie, Rosanna, Ivy, Bessie, Clifton, Deliah, and Helen, all of whom were alive in 1936. I would be especially grateful for the names of the men the daughters married.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BUTLER, SMITH, ENGLISH, NEWMAN, McMILLEN, WHEELER, WILCUT, WRIGHT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nk.2ADI/784 Message Board Post: Seeking information about the children of John E. BUTLER (b. 1845 Muskingum, Ohio, d. 1920 Mills Co, IA) and Sarah I. SMITH (b. 1847 Marion Co, IA, d. 1936 Mills Co), who were married in Marion Co, IA, 1869. They lived in Marion Co, Pottawattamie Co, and Mills Co. John and Sarah are buried in Glenwood Cemetery with infant daughter Bessie (d. 1883), but family information indicates they had three other children. Would be glad to exchange information on any of the surnames listed.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nk.2ADI/207.1.1 Message Board Post: Bonnie, I don't think it would be the same Frank Palmer. Mine was born in IA about 1886. He would not have been old enough to have been married and a wife dying in 1900??? My Frank's parents were James and Minerva Smith Palmer. Other siblings were John, Mark, and Tug Good luck with your search! Carla

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nk.2ADI/762.1 Message Board Post: Anyone who is interested in more information about this family can contact me directly.