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My grandmother's cousin married James Monroe Moxley, son of Thomas and Rachel Moxley. They had three children. I don't have any information about Thomas, but do have an obituary for James. Donna Meszaros

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moxley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vl.2ADE/249.1 Message Board Post: There are many MOXLEY persons buried at Wheeler Grove Cemetery, including: Arthur N., Curtie, Cynthia L., George G., Hattie M., Iven C., James M., Murley M., Rachel, Thomas H., Velma, and William Thomas. The Carson Critic was an early newspaper in that town, still in operation about 1900-1915 timeframe.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MOXLEY, DILLARD, WAGONER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vl.2ADE/249 Message Board Post: Thomas "Weasel Tom" Hunter MOXLEY b. February 15, 1837, Sparta, NC, d. February 21, 1930, Carson, Iowa, m. Rachel Dillard in Sparta, NC. He lived in Sparta area, and was the son of Zachariah Moxley & Susanna Wagoner. I have copies of his journals in which he describes himself as an avowed abolitionist and Union sympathizer during the Civil War, and that he ran an underground railroad for defecting Confederate soldiers. He got his nickname from being an outstanding marksman. He talks about the Confedrate Army putting a bounty on him for his activities, and having is house burned down. He eventually moved to Wheeler Grove, Iowa, where he lived the rest of his life. Some his stories were published in a local paper in the Carson area, but I am not sure which one. I am looking for any historical, or anecdotal information that might be available about him. Also, what newspapers were being published in the Carson, Iowa, area between 1880 - 1930 that he might have submit! ted articles/letters to for publication? I am interested in finding more of his published letters. Thanks, Rod L. Moxley, g-grandson.

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I am wondering if any of you have the book, "Pottawattamie County, Makers of Fire" that was published in 1978 by the Pottawattamie County History Book Committee. It is a collection of historical sketches and family histories. If you have this book would you please email me at: gkilgore@primenet.com Gail Meÿer Kilgore Assistant State Coordinator IAGenWeb Project Casa Grande, AZ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.463 / Virus Database: 262 - Release Date: 03/17/2003

I just wanted to let the list know that Constance lost her father on Tuesday. Still thru everything she got the notice up on the updates on the web pages and is dealing with the obits. If you would like to send her condolences her email address is: gossamer@webenet.net Constance has been handling the mail list and is doing a lot of the transcribing for the web page. Gail --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.463 / Virus Database: 262 - Release Date: 03/17/2003

Recent updates to Pottawattamie Co. IAGenWeb website. http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/. * 32 records added - 1875 Atlas Historical Atlas - Patrons Directory additions * Patron Directory for BELNAP through KANE Townships - Contributed by Cay Merryman - http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/Atlas-1875-AndreassHistorical.htm * 12 Biographies added - Extracted from the History of Pott. Co., 1891 * CHARLES F. HEAGNEY, CHARLES P. FOSTER, JAMES B. FOSTER, L. A. HATSWELL, S. H. FOSTER, A.R. FOXLEY, THOMAS FLOOD, JOHN A. FRANK, ALFRED FRAZIER, ALEXANDER L. FRIZZELL, ALBERT E. FULLER, ISAAC N. GARDNER - Contributed By Mona Sarratt Knight - http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/bios-1891--names.htm * 1900 Iowa Official Register (Pott Co.) added * - Contributed By Constance Diamond - http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/hist-register-1900.htm * Links Page updated * New links to additional Pottawattamie Co. and Iowa State resources http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/res-links.htm * 17 Obituaries added to the Obituary Board * - Contributed by Patrick Turner and Donna - http://iagenweb.org/boards/pottawattamie/obituaries/index.cgi Constance

ALLEN marriages in Pott. Co. include the following, which may be some of the children of Benjamin and Arabella Allen: Arabella E. Allen to Frederick Brownald, 6 Sep 1874 Charles Allen to Pearle Rodgers, 31 August 1887 John P. Allen to Minnie Harris, 15 Feb 1888 Helena Allen to W. H. Lavenbarg, 28 Sep 1885 Benjamin Allen to Emma Stephens, 30 Mar 1876 There are several other ALLEN marriages, but these seemed to be the closest to what you need. In the 1870 census for Pott. Co., Iowa, 1910, Hazel Dell Township, p. 97, there is a W. H. LAVENBARG, age 63, b. Iowa, hired man, widower, parents b. PA, living on the S. A. Clark farm. In the 1870 census for Pott. Co., Iowa, 5th Ward, Council Bluffs, p. 108, there is the following: F. Brownald, age 24, painter, b. MI M. J. Brownald, age 22, female, b. MI I hope this helps you a little. Mona Sarratt Knight

Thank you, He died somewhere in the 1960's (I have it somewhere) and was a resident of Council Bluffs for a long time. I do have an arcticle on his wife Hazelle which I shall scan in and send to the boards, she was an antique collector. Thanks for looking. Joanne

I'm afraid not. My info came from The History of Pottawattamie County From The Earliest Days To 1907. I'll keep you in mind the next time I go to the Library. Mark

My relative was also a JP in Council Bluffs his name was Milton Hammond. Any info?? Joanne Trudelle - jotrud@aol.com Please visit the Obituary Volunteer List at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/ Please visit the Trudel(le) Family Association at www.trudel.org Listowner of TRUDELL-L@rootsweb.com Listowner of TRUDELLE-L@rootsweb.com Listowner of TEWKSBURY_HOSPITAL-L@rootsweb.com Searching for HAMMOND, STURTEVANT, TRUDEL TRUDELL TRUDELLE, and many more..... To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism -- to steal from many is research

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Allen, McMurray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vl.2ADE/248 Message Board Post: Seeking information on Benjamin Allen and his wife Arabella McMurray Wetherbee or Weatherby and their children. Benjamin was a printer. The family is listed the 1870 census, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamine, Iowa. I am descended from their daughter Martha. I would like to know what happened to their other children Benjamin Jr born Utah about 1857; Arabella E born about 1859, Utah; Charles Allen born about 1862 Iowa; John P. born about 1864 Iowa and Helena born about 1864,Iowa. . I've seen reference to Arabella dying in 1875. Only Benjamin and John are listed in the 1880 Pottawattamine Iowa census. Benjamin Allen was born about 1828 in Alabama. Arabella was born 1827 in Pennsylvania. They were married May 24 1855 in Tooele Co. Utah. Thanks, Cathy

The 1870 census for Kane Twp., 6th Ward, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA, has the following: ROHNER, Christ, 38, laborer, b. Switz. ROHNER, Fronica, 36, keeping house, b. Switz. ROHNER, Mary, 13, b. Switz. ROHNER, Jacob, 5, b. IA ROHNER, Willie, 4, b. IA ROHNER, Bertha, 6 months, b. IA ROHNER, Rochial, (female), age 68, b. Switzerland The 1880 census for Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Boomer Township, shows the following for Christian ROHNER: ROHNER, Christian, age 48, b. Switzerland, farmer ROHNER, Jacob, son, 14, b. Switzerland ROHNER, William, son, 14, b. Switzerland ROHNER, Bertha, dau., 10, b. IA ROHNER, Alvina (or Elvina), dau., 5, b. IA The 1910 census shows Christian ROHNER living with her daughter and son-in-law in Council Bluffs: Kane Township, 1st Ward, Council Bluffs: DECHTLER, Conrad W., 45, married 16 yrs, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. Germany, bookkeeper DECHTLER, Elvina, wife, 35, married 16 yrs, b. IA, gave birth to 3 children, 3 survive, father b. Switz., mother b. Switz. DECHTLER, Vera M., dau., 13, b. IA DECHTLER, Mildred V., dau., 11, b. IA DECHTLER, William C., son, 2, b. IA ROHNER, Christian, 78, widower, father-in-law (it states he was born in Iowa, which is wrong) Civil War record: ROHNER, Christian, enlisted at Sioux City, IA, as a bugler on 25 Sep 1861 at age 25. Transferred to Company I, 7th Iowa Cavalry Regiment on 14 July 1863. Mustered out at Sioux City, IA, on 23 November 1864. I wondered if he was part of the border brigade because it appears he stayed in the local area. So I did some research on this regiment and find that they were, indeed, stationed along posts in Kansas and Nebraska, mainly for protection of wagon trains from hostile Indians, and also guarding telegraph lines and remote outposts. I hope this is helpful to you. If I can help further, just let me know.

----- Original Message ----- From: iagenwebboards@iagenweb.org To: gkilgore@primenet.com Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 2:25 PM Subject: [Pottawattamie Queries:] Civil War Cavalry The following new message has been posted on Pottawattamie Queries at <http://iagenweb.org/boards/pottawattamie/queries/index.cgi>. To respond to this message, click on the link below. Respond directly to the message using the form provided. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#26828) Civil War Cavalry <http://iagenweb.org/boards/pottawattamie/queries/index.cgi?rev=26828> AUTHOR: Patrick Sulliva DATE: 3/24/2003 at 17:25:58 Surnames: ROHNER,CHRISTIAN Pvt. Rohner died in Council Bluffs on Oct. 29, 1915. Would someone have time to check with County Deeds and see if they have a death certificate on him? Thanks. Looking for whatever it would yield. Patrick *************************************************************************** This is an automatically-generated notice. To be removed from the Message Board list, you may (Un)Subscribe at Pottawattamie Queries at <http://iagenweb.org/boards/pottawattamie/queries/index.cgi>, or send your request to iagenwebboards@iagenweb.org. If you wish to respond to this message, please post your response directly to the board. Thank you!

Constance would you please take care of these obits for me. They were in the San Jose Mercury News. They might be useful for someone in Council Bluffs. Thank you very much. Donna KILGORE, BERYL ELISE: San Jose, CA., Age 101 died March 5, 2003. No services. Arrangements by Neptune Society of Central CA, San Jose. JORGENSEN, DONALD H.---entered into rest March 8, 2003. Beloved husband of Majorie A. Jorgensen for nearly 47 years. Loving father of Tracy Fortunato. "Dad was my best friend, and Bingo Buddy." Donald was born on December 17, 1932, in Council Bluffs, IA, and has lived in CA. since 1956. He retired from the Los Gatos Post Office in 1995. Friends and family are invited to attend a celebration of Don's life at 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2003, at Church of the Valley, 400 North Winchester Blvd., Santa Claire, CA. Family prefers donations to Don's name to VA Hospice Care Center, 3801 Miranda Ave.,Bldg. 100, Ward 2C, Palo Alto, CA. 94304.

Constance: Thanks. I'll put this in my file and maybe one day it will be a piece of the puzzle I'm looking for. I'm continually looking for something on my JOHN MERCER and I always appreciate you assistance. Wendell Haack

No problem Donna. I'll get them uploaded to the board later today. Constance

Constance: The names James Mercer and Martha Coy Mercer are not familiar to me. However, I don't know the names of parents or siblings of my JOHN MERCER. What I try and do is see if I can find a connection. What do you know about James Mercer and Martha Coy Mercer? Wendell

Wendell, Here is what I know on James Mercer and Mrs. Martha (Coy) Mercer. It is all from Martha's death record. Record #423. Page 36. Name of deceased: Mrs. Martha Mercer Age at Death: 57y Marital: Widowed Date of Birth: 4 Mar 1843 Date of Death: 4 Mar 1910 Cause of Death: Diabetes Attending Physicion: M. J. Bellinger Place of Death: Kane Twp., Council Bluffs Place of Burial: Walnut Hill Cemetery Date of Burial: 6 Mar 1910 Spouse Name: James Mercer Residence: Council Bluffs, Iowa Father's Name: S. Coy Father's Birthplace: Iowa Mother's Maiden Name: Mother's Birthplace: Germany Undertaker: L. Cutler & Son, Council Bluffs., Iowa It Looks like this is maybe mother and son?? Constance