I've received several requests for Civil War data and thought I'd share the below web site with you. The National Park Service has established a database for the Soldiers & Sailors System, by which you can search for your ancestor by name and state. Check out the below web site! You just might find your ancestor. And the web site is Free! http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm Mona Sarratt Knight

This message is just a "WORD OF CAUTION" concerning www.genseekers.com . They are up to their old tricks again!! This group charges you to access their information (via password) and then provides links to free sites. You have to give them your bank account number, or a credit card number, so they can bill you. The guarantee that you can cancel at any time, but the cancellation notice bounces. One person has already had her account hit twice, although she only looked once and was disgusted to be linked to what she knows to be free sites. Constance

Our Terrific web master has added more terrific items to the Pottawattamie Co. IAGenWeb WEBSITE! Just when I think there just can't be any thing left to add to the Pottawattamie Co. IAGenweb site our wonderful listers and web master show me what happens when I start to "assume" things. Stop by a visit a Great County! Welcome Home Gail! Recent updates... Pottawattamie Co. IAGenWeb website: http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/ * 6 Biographies added - Extracted from the History of Pott. Co., 1891 * James F. CONKLIN, John EVANS, Donald MACRAE, William SIDENER, Kiel STABLES, Jacob ZAHNER - Contributed By Mona Sarratt Knight - http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/bios-1891--names.htm * Marriages * Added notes for Justin J. OLNEY to Mary E. MORRISON, O. P. MACE to Martha E. ELSWICK, & David A. MACE to Emely E. JONES. - Contributed By Mona Sarratt Knight - http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/marriages.htm * Changed 'Historic Scenes' feature on the home page to a slideshow * http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie * 4 more photographs of unidentified people added * - Photos contributed by Patrick Turner - http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/photos-unknown.htm * 87 new obituaries to the obituary board - Contributed by Patrick Turner http://iagenweb.org/boards/pottawattamie/obituaries/index.cgi Our obituary board has over 825 entries! Constance

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5519/Vl.2ADE/245 Message Board Post: How do you deal with this dept.? They encourage you send to them these requests. I used the form, included the fee, and today got back my request & money with statement that I am not entitled to that info. I need direct lineage. How come? I was looking for death records for 2 ladies. I sent my request to the State Dept, because I was not sure of the county. I believe it to be Pottawattami. I also had a request pertaining to divorces. No luck. In my own state we have no such restrictions. We could get info on strangers. What goes here? Thanks Maxine Barnett

Graceland Cemetery-Avoca Section 1-Row 35 Bunge, Johan Heinrich Geboren, born 11 Feb 1830, died 05 Nov 1880 Bunge, Christiana, born 31 Oct 1841, died 05 Mar 1931 Bunge, Louis J., born 03 Feb 1880, died 25 Jan 1964 Bunge, Helena C., born 1876, died 1926.

I don't have Avoca cemetery records; however, I do find the following in 1910 census and various records: 1. August Busse married Anna Zobe in Pottawattamie County, IA, 20 October 1878. I don't find them in the 1910 census anywhere, unless they moved out of state. 2. 1910 Census for Pottawattamie County, Iowa, has the following: Knox Township, p. 129, Walnut Street, Avoca. Carl Busse, 65, married once, 35 yrs, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, naturalized 1884. Natalia Busse, 57, married once, 35 yrs, gave birth to 5 children, 5 survive, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, naturalized 1884. Knox Township, p. 128, Kearney Street, Avoca. Fannie Busse, 49, widow, b. IA, parents b. Germany, "own income" Herbert Busse, step-son, 21, b. IA, parents b. Germany (no occupation) Paul P. Busse, step-son, 20, b. IA, parents b. Germany (no occupation) Erma (maybe Emma) Busse, step-dau., 15, b. IA, parents b. Germany (no occup) Knox Township, p. 128, Kearney Street, Avoca. Francis Busse, 58, married once, 34 yrs, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, 1865 naturalized, "own income" Augusta Busse, wife, 56, married once, 34 yrs, gave birth to 7 children, 6 survive, b. Illinois, parents b. Germany Carrie Busse, dau., 32, single, b. IA Frank H. Busse, son, 22, b. IA Emma Busse, dau., 18, b. IA Valley Township, p. 169. Charles Busse Sr., 34, married once, 7 yrs, b. Germany Marie Busse, wife, 29, married once, 7 yrs, gave birth to 3 children, 3 survive, b. Ger. Walter Busse, son, 5, b. IA Irene Busse, dau., 3, b. IA Carl Busse, son, 1, b. IA Erick Busse, Brother, age 20, b. IA James Township, p. 107 Walter T. Busse, 30, married once, 7 yrs, b. IA, father b. Ger, mother b. IL, farmer Nora M. Busse, wife, 30, married once, 7 yrs, gave birth to 2 children, 2 survive, b. IA, father b. Switzerland, mother b. Germany Edwin W., Busse, son, 4, b. IA Delmar T. Busse, son, 1 yr 4 mo., b. IA James Township, p. 111 Jessie D. Busse, 26, b. IA, married once, 4 yrs, father b. Germany, mother b. IL, farmer Emma E. Busse, wife, 25, married once, 4 yrs, gave birth to one child, one survives, b. IA, father b. Switzerland, mother b. Germany Bernard S., son, 2, b. IA James Township, p. 107 William C. Busse, 27, b. Germany, married once, 5 yrs, parents born Germany, naturalized 1887. Christiana Busse, wife, 25, married once, 5 yrs, gave birth to 3 children, 3 survive, b. Denmark, parents b. Denmark Hilda E. Busse, 4, b. IA Ada A. Busse, 3, b. IA Alma Busse, 6 months, b. IA Pott. Co., 3d Ward, Council Bluffs, on Park Avenue. William Busse, 54, b. Germany, married once, 25 yrs, parents b. Germany, naturalized 1845, farm implement dealer Allie Busse, wife, 42, married once, 25 yrs, gave birth to 5 children, 4 survive, b. Illinois, parents b. Indiana Ruby J., daughter, 20, b. IA, stenographer at insurance co. Dolly, daughter, 18, b. IA Raymond, son, 15, b. IA I searched the 1910 census for Louis Bunge or Lena or Helena Bunge and do not find any that seem to match, either in Iowa or elsewhere. I hope this information is helpful to you. If I can do anything else, please let me know. Mona Sarratt Knight

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BUSSE, BUNGE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vl.2ADE/244 Message Board Post: Hi. Looking for burials in the Avoca area. I expect to find perhaps four of the children of August and Margaret (Knott) BUSSE buried there, born from about 1873 to 1882, all died between 1880 and 1900. Children were Fred, Emma, Sarah and August. Another daughter, Lena (aka Helen or Helena), married Louis J. BUNGE about 1903 - seems she died between 1920 and 1930. Louis and Lena had 2 daughters, Helena Johanna seems to have also died prior to 1930, leaving father and younger daughter Louise Jeanne BUNGE. Can anyone fill me in on any details before I float a query to PCGHS? Thanks.

Great News!!!! Our Listmom and Pottawattamie CC, Gail, is home at last!! She will be resting and mending but I know it wont be long before she will be back working as hard as ever to make Pottawattamie Co. Genweb site even big and better. And speaking of our Great website.. Our wonderful webmaster has added even more information to the Pottawattamie Co. IAGenWeb website http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/. Thank You Steve for all of your time and great work! And don't forget to check out the "Un-named Photographs Page! Can you name the individuals???? * 31 Biographies added - extracted from the History of Pott. Co., 1891 * - Contributed By Mona Sarratt Knight - http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/bios-1891--names.htm * 64 Marriages added - from Court Records, 1848 - 1880 * - Contributed By Mona Knight - 1 Marriage added - Miscellaneous http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/marriages.htm * Unknown photographs page added * - Photos contributed by Patrick Turner - http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/photos-unkown.htm * Miscellaneous list of Physicians page added - various sources * - Contributed By Mona Sarratt Knight - http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/dir-physicians.htm Enjoy!!!! Constance

I have had a few requests to look up area physicians from the early settlement of Pottawattamie County. I have some materials which contain names and other info on physicians, but I don't have a truly comprehensive database. If you are seeking a deceased physician, you can have a search done at the National Genealogical Society for a $15.00 fee (prepayment required). If you wish to contact them, you can request a search at: National Genealogical Society Attn: Deceased Physician File 4527 17th Street North Arlington, VA 22207-2399 Since I'm opposed to paying for any genealogical data if I don't absolutely have to, I'm putting together a database of Pottawattamie County physicians from materials that I have or can find on microfilm. I'll send it to our computer whiz in the next day or so and have it posted to the Pott. Co. web site for everyone to access. Perhaps then, if you have info on deceased area physicians, you can add to the database too. Best regards, Mona Sarratt Knight

You might try contacting the Pottawattamie County Courthouse in Council Bluffs, Iowa; they have death records. Or, since you know he died in Pott. Co. in 1923, have you tried getting an obituary look-up? That may tell more about him. If you need help getting an obit, please let me know, and I can obtain one for you if you know the date he died, or close to it. Also, if you're looking for parents, etc., have you tried searching census records to make a link to parents? Or perhaps cemetery records? Please let me know if I can help you in any way. Mona Sarratt Knight

Pottawattamie County also had a court house in Avoca for eastern Pottawattamie County. It closed sometime in the late 1980's or early 1990's. Pottawattamie County Geneolical Society has some of their records depending on what year you are looking for. Their website is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapottaw/ Or their e-mail PCGS@qwest.net Steve

Hi, Tried to get a death certificate for a great, great uncle who died in Co. Bluffs in 1923, I wrote to Des Moines, and sent the money, marked the request "genealogy" and they said I wasn't entitled to the certificate. Is there any where else I might find it. Wanted his parents names, and where he was born. Isobel

Per your request, I check the Iowa marriages CD which I have, and I don't find any marriage in Johnson Co. or Pottawattamie Co. for Henry Brodersen or Lizzie Meyer. Is this the same couple that is in the 1910 census in Pocahantas County, Iowa, Swan Lake Township? Broderson, Henry, age 34, married once, 17 yrs, b. Germany, parents b. Germany Broderson, Lizzie M., wife, age 35, married once, 17 yrs, gave birth to 8 children, 5 survive, b. Iowa, parents b. Germany Broderson, Dora, daughter, 15, b. IA Broderson, Williw P., son, 13, b. IA Broderson, Elsie, daughter, 9, b. IA Broderson, Roseta A., age 3 (might say 7), b. IA Broderson, Lemoria, daughter, age 3 months, b. IA Mona Sarratt Knight Mona Sarratt Knight

Sorry for the confusion. The County courthouse is in Council Bluffs. Avoca has a Clerk's office, which I have visited before and obtained info. It would be better to contact the Clerk's office first at Avoca, then you can try the Courthouse at Council Bluffs. Hope that clears it up. Guess I'm not awake this morning! Mona Sarratt Knight

The Pott. Co. courthouse is in Council Bluffs. There is a Clerks Office in Avoca. Mona Sarratt Knight

Pottawattamie County had a courthouse in Avoca for the eastern half of Pottawattamie county. Sometime in the 1980's or 1990's it closed and I really do not know what happened to their records. Pottawattamie County Genealogical Society has some of them. Steve Grosse ----- Original Message ----- From: <MonaNAriz@aol.com> To: <IAPOTTAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [IAPOTTAW] Marriage Records, Pott. Co. > Sorry for the confusion. The County courthouse is in Council Bluffs. Avoca > has a Clerk's office, which I have visited before and obtained info. It > would be better to contact the Clerk's office first at Avoca, then you can > try the Courthouse at Council Bluffs. > > Hope that clears it up. Guess I'm not awake this morning! > > Mona Sarratt Knight > > > > > > > > ==== IAPOTTAW Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe when you receive your mail in mail mode send a message to: > IAPOTTAW-L-request@rootsweb.com and put the word unsubscribe in the body of the message and send > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

You can obtain a copy of the Brodersen marriage record by calling or writing the Pottawattamie County Courthouse at Avoca, Iowa, at: Clerk's Office County Courthouse 418 Elm Street Avoca, IA 51521 phone: 712-343-2652 Certified copies of vital records for Iowa can be obtained at: Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Vital Records Lucas State Office Building, 1st Floor 321 E. 12th Street Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075 There is a $10 (non-refundable) fee for a search of the records and a copy. You must state the relationship to the persons named on the record and state that the purpose is for genealogy research. Genealogy requests may take up to 60 days to fill. Marriages between 1921 and 1941 can only be obtained at this Des Moines office. I hope this helps you. Mona Sarratt Knight

I thought the court house was in Council Bluffs!!!!! Esther > You can obtain a copy of the Brodersen marriage record by calling or writing > the Pottawattamie County Courthouse at Avoca, Iowa, at: >

Constance, Please tell Gail Jan Storey sends her get well wishes and that she is in my prayers. I hope she has a speedy recovery. Jan Storey ----- Original Message ----- Wrom: HJEXXIMQZUIVOTQNQEMSFDULHPQQWOYIYZ To: <IAPOTTAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 11:23 PM Subject: [IAPOTTAW] Gail Update > I just wanted to let you know how Gail is doing. I spoke to her this afternoon and she says to "Thank you All for your well wishes and kind thoughts." She sounds a bit stronger each day and wishes she was at home. But she is doing pretty good. > > Constance > > > > > ==== IAPOTTAW Mailing List ==== > IAGENWEB BOARDS > Queries: http://iagenweb.org/boards/pottawattamie/queries/index.cgi > Biographies: http://iagenweb.org/boards/pottawattamie/biographies/index.cgi > Obits: http://iagenweb.org/boards/pottawattamie/obituaries/index.cgi > Documents: http://iagenweb.org/boards/pottawattamie/documents/index.cgi > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >