Thanks, Chris. Actually, I have searched lots of documents and am looking for leads back to "Prussia" for the Buergels. So I am now researching collateral lines and also looking for anyone alive that may be of these lines that would have further info leading back to "Prussia". I have only found one person so far that was also researching these Buergels. A lot of my husband's families are hiding out! PETERSEN, LABATH, BUERGEL, FARKAS and now recently found -MINER. It was believed that Margaret Miner Buergel may have been Margaret Meinert Buergel. Also can't find when Frederika LAMPING WESTENDORF, John RABELING, Hans PETERSEN died or were they were buried in Scott Co, but I think they all died sometime between 1870-1880. ----- Original Message ----- From: <CMurcia7@aol.com> To: <IASCOTT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:07 PM Subject: Re: [IASCOTT] Margaret Miner Buergel : In 1920 Margaret was living with son-in-law Ivan Robinson, daughter Leona, : and grandchildren Iris and John. What are you looking for specifically? : Maybe I can find something. : : Chris : : In a message dated 7/29/02 8:31:49 PM Central Daylight Time, : labaths@worldnet.att.net writes: : : : > : > Looking for further information on Margaret/Marguerite Miner Buergel or her : > daughter, Julia Buergel Petersen Brugmann Geisan. Margaret Miner Buergel : > and

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: buckley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Yl.2ADE/2169.1 Message Board Post: hello i saw your post about sarah buckley being the sister to your william buckley from new york and living in iowa i also am looking for a james h buckley born in new york living in iowa after 1860 do you have more info on your william and sarah? were williams parents born in the usa? james was born in new york around 1834 and was married supposedly to mary e smith in illinois around 1860. could we have a connection somehow hope to hear back from you soon good luck with your searches id be happy to share the rest of my information with you thanks again darren smith dare@gci.net

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Surnames: Clough Tunnicliff Hild No. 38 William F. Clough and Grace ) MORTGAGE Clough, husband and wife ) Cons. $10,000.00 ) Dated May 5, 1949 to ) Ack'd May 5, 1949 ) Filed May 9, 1949 Buffalo Savings Bank, a corpora- ) 145 T.L.M. 513 tion of Scott County, Buffalo, ) Iowa Convey by ortgage Lots 1 to 73, both inclusive, of William F. Clough's Subdivision of part of the S. W. fractional 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of hte 5th P.M., Scott County, Iowa, to secure payment of said consideration according to note. No. 39. William F. Clough and Grace ) PLAT Clough, husband and wife ) Dated October 11, 1949 ) Ack'd October 11, 1949 to ) Filed October 11, 1949 ) 50 Misc. 171 The Public ) Attached are the following certificates: SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE I, Robert G. Tunnicliff, a Land Surveyor registered under the laws of the State of Iowa, do hereby certify that I have surveyed and laid out into lots, streets and drives for William F. Clough, a tract of land to be known as "Subdivision of Lot 73 of William F. Clough's Subdivision, Scott County, Iowa." The land so platted is correctly shown by attached plat and is more particularly described as follows: Part of the S.W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the 5th P.M. in Scott County, Iowa, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said fractional quarter; thence South along the East line of said fractional quarter 389.40 feet to place of beginning; thence South 62' West 634.03 feet; thence South 54' 34' East 138.56 feet; thence South 36' 32' East 141.59 feet; thence South 49' 14' East 359.28 feet; thence North 51' 46' East 117.40 feet to the East line of said fractional quarter; thence North 647.37 feet to the place of beginning. I further certify that the lots, streets and drives are laid out as shown on attached plat and that the dimensions of said plat are in feet and decimals thereof. AUDITOR'S CERTIFICATE Whereas, William F. Clough and Grace Clough are the owners and proprietors of hte real estate situated in Rockingham Township, Scott County, Iowa and described as follows, to-wit: Lot 73 of William F. Clough's Subdivision, Scott County, Iowa, more particularly described as: Part of the S.W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of hte 5th P.M. in Scott County, Iowa, more particularly described as follows: Cimmencing at the Northeast corner of said fractional quarter; thence South along the East line of said fractional quarter 389.40 feet to place of beginning; thence South 62' West 634.03 feet; thence South 54' 34' East 138.56 feet; thence South 36' 32' East 141.59 feet; hence, South 49' 14' East 359.28 feet; thence North 51' 46' East 117.40 feet to the East line of said fractional quarter; thence North 647.37 feet to the place of beginning. Whereas the said William F. Clough and Grace Clough, husband and wife, have on this 11th day of October, 1949, filed in the office of the Auditor of Scott county, Iowa, for the purpose of taxation as provided in Sections 409.27 to 409.37, both inclusive, of the Code of Iowa for 1946, a survey and plat of the real estate owned by the said William F. Clough and Grace Clough, husband and wife, as above described. Now, therefore, I, Charles I. Hild, Auditor of Scott County, Iowa, do hereby certify that said plat shall be known as "Plat of Subdivision of Lot 73 of William F. Clough's Subdivision, Scott County, Iowa," being a part of the S.W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the 5th P.M., Scott County, Iowa, and said plat, including this certificate is hereby filed with the Recorder of Scott County, Iowa, on this 11th day of October, 1949; said plat and measurements thereof being certified by R. G. Tunnicliff, registered land surveyor and by William F. Clough and Grace Clough, husband and wife, the owners and proprietors hereof. OWNER'S CERTIFICATE We, William F. Clough and Grace Clough, husband and wife, do hereby certify that the plat of real estate to which this certificate of real estate is attached and of which the undersigned, William F. Clough and Grace Clough are the record owners and which real estate is situated in Rockingham Township, Scott County, Iowa, and is described as follows, to-wit: Lot 73 of William F. Clough's Subdivision, Scott County, Iowa, more particularly described as: Part of the S.W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the 5th P.M. in Scott County, Iowa, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said fractional quarter; thence South along the East line of said fractional quarter 389.40 feet to place of beginning; thence South 62' West 634.03 feet; thence South 54' 34' East 138.56 feet; thence South 36' 32' East 141.59 feet; thence South 49' 14' East 359.28 feet; thence North 51' 46' East 117.40 feet to the East line of said fractional quarter; thence North 647.37 feet to the place of beginning. is filed for record in the office of the Auditor of Scott County, Iowa, for the purpose of taxation as provided in Sections 409.27 to 409.37, both inclusive, of the 1946 Code of Iowa, and that the lots and measurements designated thereon are correct as shown on said plat. We further certify that the survey of said land as made by Robert G. Tunnicliff, registered land surveyor and the plat attached hereto are furnished with our consent to the end that the same may be recorded in said Auditor's Office and also in the office of the County Recorder of Scott county, Iowa. We do further certify that said plat shall hereafter be known as "Plat of Subdivision of Lot 73 of William F. Clough's Subdivision, Scott County, Iowa" being a part of the S.W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the 5th P.M., Scott County, Iowa. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plat Map insert. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

INCIDENTS AMUSING AND OTHERWISE RELATING TO THE EARLY BAR AND COURTS OF SCOTT COUNTY. The first banquet of the Scott county bar was given at the Burtis House in honor of Judge A. H. Bennett, who had a short time previous retired from the bench.  This took place on the evening of January 3, 1859.  John P. Cook was toastmaster and John F. Dillon, then a yong man of twenty-six years of age, and who had succeeded Judge Bennett on the bench, was present.  Five dollars a plate was paid by the banqueters. Judge Dillon, in a reminiscent communication published in the Democrat, speaks of the early bar of Scott county in the following glowing terms: "It may be expected perhaps that I shall say something concerning the old and early bar of Davenport.  A few words must suffice.  Of the eariest territorial bar of Iowa, say from 1837 to 1846, its high order of ability has often been remarked.  I may not omit to mention that within this general period Samuel F. Miller came to Iowa, Mr. Justice Miller of the supreme court of the United States - perhaps the ablest constitutional lawyer of his day.  His frame, his features and majestic port, duly put in marble, might stand for a Roman Caesar in Rome's best days; but the Roman people, though noted for their legal genius, never produced a jurisconsult more wothy of perpetual honor than Mr. Justice Miller, and I hope that the state of Iowa and the bar of Iowa will yet join in erecting a statue to his memory at the capital of the state. "In Davenport we had Judge Grant, Judge Mitchell, Ebenezer Cook, and afterward John P. Cook, who were, in all respects, the peers of the Iowa lawyers above named.  The semi-annual terms of court in Davenport were also regularly attended by Knox and Drury of Rock Island, and often by lawyers from other places.  Court week, to hear the lawyers plead, ranked with the annual circus as one of the few entertainments possible in this new and distant region.  In early life I have spent many an hour in the old brick c ourthouse on Fourth street, listening to the trial of cases, at a time when I had no fixed purpose of becoming a lawyer myself.  Every day I used to see the erect form of Ebenezer Cook as he passed my father's house, walking to the fro, cane in hand, between his home on the Cook farm and his office in the town.  One day he was kind enough to stop and say to my mother that when I was old enough he wished me to enter his office and become a lawyer, which (after a detour by way of Dr. Barrows' office and a short course of medical instruction) came to pass in 1851.  In 1850 and 1851 I studied law by myself while keeping, for a livelihood, a small drug store at the corner of Third and Brady  I had no instructor or aid in my studies.  As a law student I was never in a law office or law school.  Of law schools there were but few in the country at the time, and none within my reach or means.  I recollect when reading in Kent about mortgages, I wished to see the form of such a document and that I was compelled to walk down to the courthouse, where Hiram Price was the recorder, and there had, on the records, my first inspection of this important instrument.  In 1852, Austin Corbin came to Davenport, bearing with him a letter of introduction to me from Judge Grant, who was holding court in Dubuque.  In May, 1852, Corbin moved my admission to the bar.  The last time I saw him in New York, just before his tragic, accidental death, he pleasantly admonished me, as we parted at the corner of Cortlandt and Broadway:  'John, don't you forget I am your godfather in the law.' "The old bar of Scott county, by 1855, and soon afterward, had been much enlarged and contained lawyers whose ability and character are an honor and an ornament to the city, the state and the profession.  I cannot name them all, but may mention Davison, True, Hubbell, Lane, Bills, Putnam, Rogers, Corbin, Dow, Cook, Waterman, French, and there were many others. "Noted as the bar of Davenport has ever been for its character, talents and learning, the present bar may look back with a sort of ancestral pride upon the first and oldest bar:  Knox, the most eloquent jury lawyer I have ever heard; Drury, the judicious counselor; Grant, the intrepid and fearless advocate; Mitchell, the comprehensive and well poised lawyer; Ebenezer Cook, whose judgment on legal questions and problems was as sure-footed as that of any man I ever knew; John P. Cook, a natural born trial lawyer, aggressive, bold, courageous, who, like General Taylor, was generally victorious, and who, like him also, never knew when he was whipped.  Some of the lawyers of other days have sons at your bar today, of whom it is high and just praise to say that they worthily rival their fathers and predecessors.  But I have rambled far afield and conclude by saying:  'Long live the Democrat.' " Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

PRESENT BAR OF DAVENPORT. Henry A. Arp, Stephen P. Bawden, Waldo Becker, Albert Bergman, Frank F. Betty and Harry B. Betty, of the firm of Betty & Betty; William J. Birchard, Louis Block, William H. Campbell, Alexander E. Carroll, William H. Carroll and Edward J. Carroll, of the firm of Carroll Brothers; William M. Chamberlin, Edward E. Cook, Reuel B. Cook and Walter M. Balluff, of the firm of Cook & Balluff; Charles T. Cooper, Francis A. Cooper, Edward J. Dahms, Phil Daum, Henry E. C. Ditzen, Maurice Donegan, Nathan D. Ely and Arthur G. Bush, of the firm of Ely & Bush; Charles A. Ficke, Robert C. Ficke, Arthur D. Ficke and Julius Ficke, of the firm of Ficke & Ficke; Samuel A Finger, Lewis Fisher, Nathaniel French, Michael V. Gannon, J. Clark Hall, James A. Hanley, Carl F. Hass and Albert W. Hamann, of the firm of Hass & Hamann; John M. Helmick and Howard S. Boudinot, of the firm of Helmick & Boudinot; Hadley M. Henley, James B. Hickey, William Hoersch, George E. Hubbell, H. H. Jebens, Charles W. Jones, Charles T. Kemmerer, G. H. Koch, James J. Lamb, Dick R. Lane, Joe R. Lane and Charles M. Waterman, of the firm of Lane & Waterman; Dickinson F. Letts, Victor L. Littig, William W. Lunger, William R. Maines, L. Earl Marshall, William G. Mott, Alfred G. Mueller, Cornelius H. Murphy, Timothy A. Murphy, Albert Noth, Leroy C. Oelkers, Bernard T. O'Neil, Alfred Parsons, Isaac Petersberger, Walter H. Petersen, Louis E. Roddewig, Claus J. Ruymann and Adolph Ruymann, of the firm of Ruymann & Ruymann; Benjamin I. Salinger, George W. Scott, William Theophilus, Arthur G. Sampson, Henry Vollmer, of the firm of Schmidt and Vollmer, Schmidt is dead - Vollmer has no partner; Fred W. Schnare; James W. Seaman and Ernest W. Seaman, of the firm of Seaman & Seaman; Emmet M. Sharon, Joseph Shorey, Ira R. Tabor, Henry Thuenen, Jr., Fred Vollmer, William T. Waterman, Albert E. Whitney, Ralph C. Williamson, William H. Wilson, Charles Grilk and Charles H. Wilson, of the firm of Wilson, Grilk & Wilson. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

In 1920 Margaret was living with son-in-law Ivan Robinson, daughter Leona, and grandchildren Iris and John. What are you looking for specifically? Maybe I can find something. Chris In a message dated 7/29/02 8:31:49 PM Central Daylight Time, labaths@worldnet.att.net writes: > > Looking for further information on Margaret/Marguerite Miner Buergel or her > daughter, Julia Buergel Petersen Brugmann Geisan. Margaret Miner Buergel > and > August Herman Buergel were my husband's gg grandparents. Julia Buergel > Petersen was his great grandmother. > > Davenport Democrat > Davenport, Scott, Iowa > Sunday Morning, Dec 19, 1943 > > MRS. A.B. BUERGEL DIES AT AGE OF 85 > Mrs. Marguerite Buergel, 85, widow of August B. Buergel, died in Mercy > hospital at 11:05 p.m. Saturday after a brief illness. She had resided in > Davenport 69 years, making her home of late years with a daughter, Mrs. > Alice Dunklau, Fishertown. > Born in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 31, 1858, Mrs. Buergel received her > education in the school there before coming to Davenport in 1874 where she > was married to August B. Buergel. The latter died in 1916. > Survivors are four daughters: Mrs. Julia Geison, Long Grove, Mrs. > Pearl > Kelly, Nahant, Mrs. Dunklau and Mrs. Leona McCleary, Muscatine, eight > grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Two sons, a daughter, three > sisters and two brothers preceded her in death. > The body was removed to the Runge mortuary where funeral services will > be held in the church chapel at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in > Fairmount cemetery. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 1934 Old Age Assistance Head Tax > Buergel, Margaret M, F, W > Father: Jack Miner; Mother: Abie Corry; DOB: Aug 31, 1859 > Deceased 2/18/43 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` > Descendants of Margaret Miner > > 1 Margaret Miner b: Aug 31, 1859 in Washington, D.C. src1: 1895 State > Census, Rockingham Twp, Scott Co, IA, src2: 1900 Rockingham Twp, Scott, > Iowa, src3: Old Age Assistance Head Tax 1934 > . +August Herman Buergel b: Jul 30, 1853 in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania src: > Obit m: Apr 15, 1876 in Rock Island,Rock Island,Illinois src: Marriages > Search Results, IL d: Mar 26, 1916 in Davenport,Scott,Iowa src: Obit > Burial: Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport, Scott, Iowa > ........ 2 Julia Ann Buergel b: Aug 31, 1877 in Davenport,Scott Co, Iowa > d: Jun 4, 1945 in Davenport,Scott Co, Iowa Burial: Fairmount Cemetery, > Davenport, Scott, Iowa > ............ +James H. Petersen b: Jun 30, 1861 in > Schleswig-Holstein,Germany d: Mar 16, 1936 in Rock Island,Illinois > Burial: Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport, Scott, Iowa > ........ *2nd Husband of Julia Ann Buergel: > ............ +Henry Brugmann m: Bef. 1902 > ........ *3rd Husband of Julia Ann Buergel: > ............ +Geason or Gleason or Geisan m: Aft. 1910 > ........ 2 Frederick Buergel b: Jan 21, 1881 in Davenport,Scott, Iowa > src: 1900 Rockingham Twp, Scott, Iowa > ........ 2 Pearl Buergel b: Jan 1882 in Iowa > ............ +John Foley m: Jun 25, 1900 in Rock Island Co, Ilinois src: > Marriages Search Results, IL > ........ 2 Alice Buergel b: Sep 8, 1884 in Davenport,Iowa > ............ +Louis Lee Ware b: Abt. 1875 in Illinois m: Oct 8, 1907 in > Davenport,Iowa > ........ *2nd Husband of Alice Buergel: > ............ +Rudolph D. Veiths b: Aug 4, 1879 in Davenport,Iowa m: Jun > 14, 1922 in Clinton,Iowa d: Aug 3, 1936 in Davenport,Iowa > ........ 2 Albert E. Buergel b: Apr 8, 1886 in Davenport,Scott,Iowa src: > Obit d: Mar 14, 1938 in Davenport,Scott,Iowa src: Obit Burial: Fairmount > Cemetery/ Davenport, Iowa Source: Iowa WPA Grave Records > ............ +Anna E. Thomas b: Abt. 1882 in Germany m: 1924 in South > Bend, Indiana > ........ 2 Leona Buergel b: May 1899 in Iowa src: 1900 Rockingham Twp, > Scott, Iowa > ............ +Ivan Robinson > > > Cathy > >

Looking for further information on Margaret/Marguerite Miner Buergel or her daughter, Julia Buergel Petersen Brugmann Geisan. Margaret Miner Buergel and August Herman Buergel were my husband's gg grandparents. Julia Buergel Petersen was his great grandmother. Davenport Democrat Davenport, Scott, Iowa Sunday Morning, Dec 19, 1943 MRS. A.B. BUERGEL DIES AT AGE OF 85 Mrs. Marguerite Buergel, 85, widow of August B. Buergel, died in Mercy hospital at 11:05 p.m. Saturday after a brief illness. She had resided in Davenport 69 years, making her home of late years with a daughter, Mrs. Alice Dunklau, Fishertown. Born in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 31, 1858, Mrs. Buergel received her education in the school there before coming to Davenport in 1874 where she was married to August B. Buergel. The latter died in 1916. Survivors are four daughters: Mrs. Julia Geison, Long Grove, Mrs. Pearl Kelly, Nahant, Mrs. Dunklau and Mrs. Leona McCleary, Muscatine, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Two sons, a daughter, three sisters and two brothers preceded her in death. The body was removed to the Runge mortuary where funeral services will be held in the church chapel at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Fairmount cemetery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1934 Old Age Assistance Head Tax Buergel, Margaret M, F, W Father: Jack Miner; Mother: Abie Corry; DOB: Aug 31, 1859 Deceased 2/18/43 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Descendants of Margaret Miner 1 Margaret Miner b: Aug 31, 1859 in Washington, D.C. src1: 1895 State Census, Rockingham Twp, Scott Co, IA, src2: 1900 Rockingham Twp, Scott, Iowa, src3: Old Age Assistance Head Tax 1934 . +August Herman Buergel b: Jul 30, 1853 in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania src: Obit m: Apr 15, 1876 in Rock Island,Rock Island,Illinois src: Marriages Search Results, IL d: Mar 26, 1916 in Davenport,Scott,Iowa src: Obit Burial: Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport, Scott, Iowa ........ 2 Julia Ann Buergel b: Aug 31, 1877 in Davenport,Scott Co, Iowa d: Jun 4, 1945 in Davenport,Scott Co, Iowa Burial: Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport, Scott, Iowa ............ +James H. Petersen b: Jun 30, 1861 in Schleswig-Holstein,Germany d: Mar 16, 1936 in Rock Island,Illinois Burial: Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport, Scott, Iowa ........ *2nd Husband of Julia Ann Buergel: ............ +Henry Brugmann m: Bef. 1902 ........ *3rd Husband of Julia Ann Buergel: ............ +Geason or Gleason or Geisan m: Aft. 1910 ........ 2 Frederick Buergel b: Jan 21, 1881 in Davenport,Scott, Iowa src: 1900 Rockingham Twp, Scott, Iowa ........ 2 Pearl Buergel b: Jan 1882 in Iowa ............ +John Foley m: Jun 25, 1900 in Rock Island Co, Ilinois src: Marriages Search Results, IL ........ 2 Alice Buergel b: Sep 8, 1884 in Davenport,Iowa ............ +Louis Lee Ware b: Abt. 1875 in Illinois m: Oct 8, 1907 in Davenport,Iowa ........ *2nd Husband of Alice Buergel: ............ +Rudolph D. Veiths b: Aug 4, 1879 in Davenport,Iowa m: Jun 14, 1922 in Clinton,Iowa d: Aug 3, 1936 in Davenport,Iowa ........ 2 Albert E. Buergel b: Apr 8, 1886 in Davenport,Scott,Iowa src: Obit d: Mar 14, 1938 in Davenport,Scott,Iowa src: Obit Burial: Fairmount Cemetery/ Davenport, Iowa Source: Iowa WPA Grave Records ............ +Anna E. Thomas b: Abt. 1882 in Germany m: 1924 in South Bend, Indiana ........ 2 Leona Buergel b: May 1899 in Iowa src: 1900 Rockingham Twp, Scott, Iowa ............ +Ivan Robinson Cathy

Jeremiah H. Murphy was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, February 19, 1835, was educated in the schools of Boston and after removing to Iowa, graduated at the State University.  He read law in Davenport, was admitted to the bar and at one entered upon practice.  He was an active democrat and in 1873 was elected mayor of Davenport.  In 1874 he was elected to the stare senate, serving four years.  In 1879 he was again chosen mayor.  In 1882 he was elected to represent the second district in congress and was a member of the committees on rivers and harbors and on railroads and canals.  On the latter committee he worked faithfully to secure an appropriation for the Hennepin canal.  Mr. Murphy was reelected in 1884, serving four years.  He died in Washington on the 11th of December, 1893. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

Henry Vollmer was born in Davenport, Iowa, in 1867.  He received his education in that city, the Iowa state University and Georgetown University at Washington, D. C.  He took a thorough law course, was admitted to the bar and began practice in Davenport.  He early developed a talent for public speaking which brought him into prominence as one of the young leaders of the democratic party.  In 1893 he was first chosen mayor of Davenport and at once applied himself to the inauguration of municipal reforms. He was three times reelected and secured the erection of a fine city hall without an increase of taxation.  In 1893 he was chosen president of the democratic state convention and delivered an address which for eloquence and ability gave him more than a state-wide reputation as a public speaker.  He was one of the leaders of what is termed the sound money wing of the democratic party of Iowa in the pressidential campaign of 1896. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

Jonathan W. Parker was one of the pioneer lawmakers of Iowa territory.  He was born in Clarendon, Vermont, on the 10th of August, 1810.  After acquiring the usual education he began the study of law in Pennsylvania and came with his father's family to Davenport in 1836.  He was admitted to the bar at the first term of court held in Scott county and immediately began practice.  In 1838, upon the organization of the territory of Iowa, he was elected to represent Scott and Clinton counties in the council of the first legislative assembly and was re-elected, serving in the second, third and fourth territorial legislature.  He attained high rank as a legislator and was president of the council during the session of 1841-2.  In 1841 he was mayor of Davenport.  In 1852, while on a visit to Cncinnati, he died of cholera at the early age of forty-one. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

I'm not sure if this person I'm looking for is the person I'm looking for or not... I need to fill in some more details to be sure... Heinrich Stuben (1846-1916) married a Margaret Toborg...where? When? They had two kids (at least): Gustav Stueben and Mrs. Martha Mallette In the 1920 census in D-port there is a Mrs. Margaret Stueben with a Frank Wichelmann and Elma (it looks like) listed as Margaret's daughter. Right next door is a Ray Frasure and wife Martha M and step-son Loairaine (that's the spelling I make out) Mallette. Any info or help on these people would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Chris

Davenport, Iowa Described! 1851 Newspaper Item # 2125894740 THE REPUBLIC, Wash.D.C., June 7, 1851. A 2 1/2" column on page 2 headed DAVENPORT, IOWA. This town appears to be rapidly improving. Progress of the railroad connecting Chicago, etc. Enlargement of The Davenport Gazette. EMIGRANTS ARE FLOCKING ON TO THE RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS of this portion of Iowa. An extensive foundry has just been started in the town. The Davenporters have also three saw-mills in operation. Bituminous coal abounds in Iowa, and may be had at Davenport for $3 per ton, etc. Genuine 4 page newspaper in Very Good Condition with very light waterstains to the top of the pages with no affect to the readability of the contents. Add $4.50 for S & H. Visit my auctions under seller search: rwspell@aol.com & oldnewsnut@aol.com THANK YOU!!

Davenport Times Davenport, Scott, Iowa March 22, 1900 THE TIMES 20TH CENTURY DIRECTORY Errors in Names and Locations and Any Changes From the Way the Names Appear in The Times, Including Removals, Must be Reported to the Office or the Directory Manager in The Times Building Within 48 Hours From This Evening, as These Names Will go in Book Form Then. Maack, Miss Alvina, cigmkr Raphael & Co r 1516 w 4th Maack, Miss Amanda r 1516 w 4th Maack, John, wife Doris, lab r 1516 w 4th Maack, Juergen, wife Kate r 1018 w 3d Maack, Marx, wife Sophie cabinetmkr Keding H & Co r 428 Marquette Maack, Wm, motorman Tri-City Ry Co bds 431 w 2d Maase, Henry wife Claudina r 716 w Front Maass, August lab bds 728 w Front Maass, Charles A H, driver M M Carpenter r 520 Gaines Maass, Charles F wife Fredericka, wks Arsenal r 520 Gaines Maass, Christian, stonectr, bds 728 w Front Maass, Frank H, wife Mary K propr Kimball House Livery Stable 117-119 e 4th r 170 Main Maass, Miss Minnie r 520 Gaines Mabry, John T (col) coachman r 10? e Pleasant Mabry, Thomas wife La Dessa woodwkr Bunker & Marks r Rock Island Ill. Mac Ginnis, Miss Mattie E bkpr Dav Bag & P Co rms 310 Ripley Mack, Chester miner r 1912 Gaines Mackin, James, wife Johanna wks Metal Wheel Co r 604 n Depot Mac Mullan, Robert H mngr People's Light Co bds 100 Perry Macrorie, Andrew C, wife Nora L, foreman The Republican r 802 Le Claire Macrorie, Miss Beth r 802 LeClaire Macumber, Isaac, wife Ruby motorman Tri-City Ry r Walker House Madden, Anastasia, wid James r 171? LeClaire Madden, Miss Frieda r 211 e 6th Madden, Rebecca L, wid John r 227 w 4th Madigan, Thomas eng Dav. Water Co rms 1102 Ripley Madsen, John, baker Hotel Downs Madson, Mat C wife Sadie A wks Conry & W r 16 Putnam bldg Maehr, Frank wife May baker confectioner and ice cream 110 w 2d r 2334 w 3d Maehr, Wm confectr F Maehr r 61? Warren Maerk, Joseph bds 1829 Spruce Magnus C Brewing Cos depot 302 Front Magnus, Emil wife Mary C r 1102 w 6th Magnus, Gustav wife Selma fireman C M & St P r 519 Harrison Magnuson, Oscar E wife Mary molder Dav F & M Co r 1132 w 14th Maguire (See also McGuire) Maguire, Ellen, wid Richard r 1708 w 3d Maguire, Miss Ellen L, cigmkr Raphael & Co r 1708 w 3d Maguire, John J, lab r 1708 w 3d Maguire, Miss Margaret J r 2110 Main Mahan, Miss Etta M r 2211 w 4th Mahan, Francis J bkpr Corry & W r 2211 w 4th Mahan, John E, wife Margaret, contr 325 Harrison r 2211 w 4th Mahan, Miss Kate B r 2211 w 4th Mahan, Owen, eng bds Atlantic Hotel Mahan, Thomas hostler D B Horne 215 w 3d Maher, Charles wife Mary E Real Estate and Insurance 211 Brady r 608 Tremont av Maher, George M tmstr r 426 w Locust Maher, James P tmstr r 426 w Locust Maher, John J dirver D Regennitter & Sons r 426 w Locust Maher, Kate, wid James r 426 w Locust Maher, Thomas H, tmstr r 426 w Locust Mahlen, G John, butcher r 1904 w 3d Mahlstedt, Reimer wife Anna A contr r 1903 w 3d Mahoney, Daniel wks C R I & P 768 Case Mahoney, Hannah, wid Jeremiah r ??? Harrison Maines, Frank C clk Mrs. M B Maines r 1406 e Front Maines, M B ice cream mnfr 226 e 3d r 1406 e Front Maines, Mrs. Nannie asst matron C C Cook's Home Maines, Patrick M wife Mary B civ eng r 1406 e Front Maines, Wm R lawyer rm 8 Ryan blk r 21 Dittoe bldg Mainhardt, M tel editor Der Demokrat bds 220 Harrison Mainwaring, Frank J hack driver rms 417 e 2d Maisak, Carl L, wks Dav. Malt Co r 718 Hennepin Maisak, George baker G Maisak r 1047 w 3d Maisak, Gottlieb, wife Caroline bakery 1047 w 3d r same Maisak, Robert wife Cora L tmstr Dav. Malting Co r 218 Ripley Maisak, Theodore wife Anna E painter r 1938 Bowditch Malchau, Miss Amanda wks R Krause Co r 213 Green Malchau, Catherine wid Herman r 722 Harrison Malchau, Miss Clara D r 722 Harrison Malchau, Elsie F wid John confectr 802 w 4th r same Malchau, Ernest cooper 720 Harrison bds 722 Harrison Malchau, Jacob r 213 Green Malcolm, Mrs. Eliza S r 1219 Perry Malik, John wife Elizabeth M wks Rodewig S. r 1508 Fulton av Malix, John wife Rose lab r 603 Christie Mallette, George J W wife Lucy D carp r 232 w 15th Mallon, Andrew A elocutionist 708 Brady r same Malloy, Anna wid James r 1714 Marquette Malloy, Michael J wife Mary A mngr Dav Stone Co r 1714 Marquette Malm, Samuel wks Metal Wheel Co bds 708 Case Malmanger, Miss Marie dom 306 e 8th Malmanger, Miss Mattie dom 321 e 10th Malone, James wks M Burmeister r 1220 w 7th Malone, John P lab r 1430 w 6th Malone, Josephine wid John bdg h 207 e 6th r same Malone, Michael wife Bridget lab r 1430 w 6th Malone, Patrick wife Bridget lab r 1220 w 7th Malone, Thomas P lab r 1220 w 7th Malone, Wm M wife Mary janitor Hibernian Hall r 421 Brady Malone, Wm P wife Catherine driver Tri-City Constr Co r 1218 w 7th Maloney, Miss Ada M wks H H Cheney r 181 e 3d Maloney, Miss Alice P r 809 e 10th Maloney, Patrick T wife Bridget A blksmith Mason Crrge Wks r 809 e 10th Maloschek, Charles J wks J Goos Co r 1005 w 6th Maloschek, Joseph wife Amelia mach opr Brammer Mnfg Co r 1005 w 6th Cathy Joynt Labath Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm

HI Cathy :-), glad you've seen the info already...it seems that with such a unique person & name as Nimrod there should be more on him & his relatives...it's out there somewhere....& I know you'll find it :-) Janet & Family ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sawdustsuzy@aol.com> To: <IASCOTT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 12:32 AM Subject: Re: [IASCOTT] Nimrod Farley info from the Internet > Hi Janet, > > Thank you for that information. I have also seen it. There are also records > of some of the children as early as 1847 in Buchanan Co. MO and census > records show births in MO in 1840. My frustration comes from not being able > to find the Farley's, Russel's or Clendenen familys in 1850 to get names of > all of their children. > > Cathy

Hi Janet, Thank you for that information. I have also seen it. There are also records of some of the children as early as 1847 in Buchanan Co. MO and census records show births in MO in 1840. My frustration comes from not being able to find the Farley's, Russel's or Clendenen familys in 1850 to get names of all of their children. Cathy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MOHR, CLINTON AND SCOTT COUNTY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Yl.2ADE/81.208.209.318 Message Board Post: I am looking for the Mohr's in Scott and Clinton County. I am specifically interested in a Henry Mohr who came from Germany around 1885. He was married to a Christina Leckband and had children by the name of Christopher Peter who was my Great Grandfather, Carl, Otto, Anna, and Maggie. I believe they are related to many other of the Mohrs in Clinton and Scott counties but cannot find the connection. No one in the family seems to know much but would love to know what you and if there is a definate connection.

Hello Cathy, You're very welcome for the information on shanty boats. I was surprised too, by the invisibility of this section of society. Good luck with Nimrod Farley et al. (What a great name!) Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sawdustsuzy@aol.com> To: <IASCOTT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 1:47 AM Subject: Re: [IASCOTT] Shanty Boats | | | I also have "lost" 2 entire families, plus a sister, for the 1850 census. We | know they were in Missouri by the early 1840s and when some of them finally | did settle they showed up in Platte Co. MO. Also one member of this group | was granted a permit to run a ferry service between Missouri and Kansas | during the 1850s, but none of them appear in any of a dozen counties in that | area. {It's kind of hard to miss the name Nimrod FARLEY in the census rolls | when you see it.} | | After searching every page of that dozen counties in northwest MO I suspected | that they must have been on the river and missed being counted. Thank you | for bringing this to our attention. | | Cathy | |

Hi Cathy again , here's the website link to more info on your lost Nimrod...including that he died in 1858 , etc, and a list of his siblings. Happy Hunting, Janet & Family http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/leavenwo/library/CODYIANA.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sawdustsuzy@aol.com> To: <IASCOTT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:47 PM Subject: Re: [IASCOTT] Shanty Boats > I also have "lost" 2 entire families, plus a sister, for the 1850 census. We > know they were in Missouri by the early 1840s and when some of them finally > did settle they showed up in Platte Co. MO. Also one member of this group > was granted a permit to run a ferry service between Missouri and Kansas > during the 1850s, but none of them appear in any of a dozen counties in that > area. {It's kind of hard to miss the name Nimrod FARLEY in the census rolls > when you see it.} > > After searching every page of that dozen counties in northwest MO I suspected > that they must have been on the river and missed being counted. Thank you > for bringing this to our attention. > > Cathy

Hi Cathy...Elaine was right about your Nimrod Farley.....it's unusual enough to gather info via the internet....I put his name in quotes & came up with several sites filled with very interesting info about this "well-known character" :-) .....One article does give where he was in 1854....Have Fun, Janet & Family **************************************************************************** *********************** The Kansas Heritage server would like to thank Morris W. Werner [3014 23rd Ave S., Nashville, TN 37215] for preparing this material. PIONEER TRAILS FROM U. S. LAND SURVEYS "Fords, Ferries & Bridges" INDEX OF MAPS & DOCUMENTATION Prepared by Morris Werner 1988-89: Iatan Ferry 1855-61 on Missouri River at Iatan (formerly Daugherty's Landing), Nimrod Farley, Prop. (KHQ v.2 p.27) ************************************************************** also found this:...... Lewis' Point was a location about three miles above Kickapoo City and, according to George J. Remsburg, was near present Oak Mills, Atchison county. Sheffield Ingalls' History of Atchison also gives this location. This was about seven miles below the old town of Sumner. Capt. Calvin Lewis had operated a crossing at this place, known as Lewis' ferry, and in 1855 secured a charter from the territorial legislature granting exclusive rights at this point and for one mile up and one mile below for a period of ten years.[109] This was in all probability the first ferry north of the Leavenworth-Atchison county boundary line. This ferry served local needs only and apparently did not cut much of a figure in the line of transportation. Nimrod Farley, a well-known character who resided in the Missouri bottoms, was the proprietor of another early-day ferry, a little farther north. Farley owned land on the Kansas side near the present Oak Mills, and this furnished him a landing place on the west side of the river. He was a brother of Josiah Farley, who laid out the town of Farley, in Platte county, Mo., in 1850. Nimrod Farley was granted a charter by the legislature of 1855 to operate a ferry across the river from a point near Iatan, Mo., (formerly known as Dougherty's landing), to the Kansas side, this privilege being for a period of ten years.[110] This ferry was one of a number operating on the Missouri during the early days of Kansas, which made a specialty of, and did a thriving business in, the transportation of Missouri voters to Kansas to participate in the early elections. The following advertisement of this ferry appeared in the Western Argus, Wyandotte, of March 10, 1855: "Election in Kansas -- The Ferry That Never Stops. A report having gotten out that one of our boats had been carried off by the ice, we take the liberty of contradicting it. Ours is the on]y ferry that never stops. We keep two good boats, and when one can't run the other can. All who wish to be in Kansas in time to vote, go to Iatan, and you will not be disappointed, for old Nim is always ready. (Signed) NIMROD FARLEY and J.G.M. BROWN." Farley finally sold out to George McAdow, who continued the business until the boat was destroyed by Jayhawkers early in the Civil War. Charles W. Rust, Atchison county pioneer and a former county clerk of that county, now living at San Jose, Cal., in a letter dated October 25, 1926, to George J. Remsburg, says: "I remember old Nimrod well. He was a neighbor of ours in Missouri and was known as a doctor. He was about the hardest old sinner the Iatan neighborhood turned out, and did a big business on election day in 1855, when the Missourians polled 1,500 in favor of the proslavery candidate at Kickapoo precinct." In a letter of November 3, 1926, he writes: "Old Nimrod was a great old joker. I remember one of his pull-offs was, when he met a friend, the first question he would ask was, 'Have you got a chew of tobacco?' No matter whether the reply was yes or no, old Nim would yank a six-inch plug out of his pocket and say 'Have a chaw."' *************************************************************************** and this pretty wells says where Nimrod was in 1854: In the early steamboat days what is not Oak Mills was known as Lewis Point. Capt. Lewis, a pioneer riverman, had settled there, built a small steamboat and established a ferry. This is said to have been the first, if not the only steamboat, ever built on Kansas soil, Nimrod Farley, a well known pioneer Missouri character, also had a ferry at that point and when Kansas was opened for settlement in 1854, hundreds of emigrants entered the new Territory over this ferry. One of the first colonies was formed at Oak Mills. The village that sprang up there derived its name from the pioneer saw mill which sawed considerable oak lumber. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sawdustsuzy@aol.com> To: <IASCOTT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:47 PM Subject: Re: [IASCOTT] Shanty Boats > I also have "lost" 2 entire families, plus a sister, for the 1850 census. We > know they were in Missouri by the early 1840s and when some of them finally > did settle they showed up in Platte Co. MO. Also one member of this group > was granted a permit to run a ferry service between Missouri and Kansas > during the 1850s, but none of them appear in any of a dozen counties in that > area. {It's kind of hard to miss the name Nimrod FARLEY in the census rolls > when you see it.} > > After searching every page of that dozen counties in northwest MO I suspected > that they must have been on the river and missed being counted. Thank you > for bringing this to our attention. > > Cathy