Hi All, I know that my Grandparents, Thomas Micklewright and Sara Stella Noel, were married at Walnut Grove on January 1st, 1890. This marriage was recorded in the Parish Registry at St Ann's Church, Long Grove Iowa, So I assume that Walnut Grove was very near to St Anns, possibly the area where St Anns still stands was called Walnut Grove at that time. Noel, Iowa, probably refers to Noels Station which at one time had a Post Office and was named after My GGrandfather, John T. Noel. The following is taken from : "The History of Scott County, Iowa" Vol.2 1910 By Harry Downer "The household are devoted members of St. Ann's Catholic Church whose edifice Mr. Noel assisted in building. He is a stanch adherent of the democratic party, to which he has given a long and unfaltering loyalty. He has filled several public trusts among them that of township trustee. Noel's Station, the junction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul was named in compliment to him." Hope this helps, Bev Hannigan in Texas

Thanks so much, Bev. We'll add this to the information collection! Elaine Rathmann ACC: Scott County IAGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bev Hannigan" <jackhan@swbell.net> To: <IASCOTT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 3:28 PM Subject: Re: [IASCOTT] Lost Towns of Scott Co. | Hi All, I know that my Grandparents, Thomas Micklewright and Sara Stella Noel, were married at Walnut Grove on January 1st, 1890. This marriage was recorded in the Parish Registry at St Ann's Church, Long Grove Iowa, So I assume that Walnut Grove was very near to St Anns, possibly the area where St Anns still stands was called Walnut Grove at that time. | | Noel, Iowa, probably refers to Noels Station which at one time had a Post Office and was named after My GGrandfather, John T. Noel. The following is taken from : | "The History of Scott County, Iowa" Vol.2 1910 By Harry Downer | | "The household are devoted members of St. Ann's Catholic Church whose edifice Mr. Noel assisted in building. He is a stanch adherent of the democratic party, to which he has given a long and unfaltering loyalty. He has filled several public trusts among them that of township trustee. Noel's Station, the junction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul was named in compliment to him." | | Hope this helps, Bev Hannigan in Texas | | | ==== IASCOTT Mailing List ==== | To unsubscribe, send a message with the word unsubscribe to: | mail mode --- IASCOTT-L-request@rootsweb.com | | ============================== | 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 |