This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WALKER Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/917 Message Board Post: Robert Walker Walker, 78, Blencoe, died Jan. 24, 2003. BLENCOE -- Robert "Tuffy" Walker, 78, Blencoe, died Friday, Jan. 24 at Burgess Health Center in Onawa. Services were held Monday, Jan. 27 at 10:30 a.m. at United Church of Christ in Blencoe. Walker is survived by his wie, Vera; daughters Cheryl Green and her friend Rick of Waterford, Ct., and Charlene Walker and her fiance David Deen of Onawa; sons Ronald and his friend Sharon of Smith River, Calif.; Bradly of Blencoe, Kevin (Sandy) of Defiance and Mark of Blencoe; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brother Gordon (Mabel) Walker of Onawa; and sister Mary (Milo) Stanislav of Little Sioux. ©The Harlan Tribune 2003

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BLUM Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/916 Message Board Post: Velma Blum Blum, 85, Harlan, died Jan. 26, 2003. HARLAN -- Velma J. Blum, 85, Harlan, died Sunday, Jan. 26 at Myrtue Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. A wake service was held Monday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Funeral Home, Harlan. Visitation was Monday from 3-9 p.m. at Pauley's. Blum is survived by her husband, Robert J. Blum, of Harlan; son James (Jane) Blum of Spirit Lake; daughter Jane Wagar of Omaha; brothers Walt Koster of Carroll, Kermit Koster of Lake View, Roger (Darlene) Koster of Elkader and Leroy (Jonnell) Koster of Breda; and sisters Ruth (Clete) Heinrich of Marshalltown and Maxine (Marv) Heinrich of Fulda, Minn.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. ©The Harlan Tribune 2003

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FINKEN Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/915 Message Board Post: William Finken Finken, 70, Harlan, died Jan. 23, 2003. HARLAN -- William "Bill" J. Finken, 70, Harlan, died Thursday, Jan. 23 in Council Bluffs. Services were held Saturday, Jan. 25 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. Finken is survived by his wife, Rita, of Harlan; daughters Janet (Larry) Koester of Westphalia, Mary Jo Allen of Olathe, Kan. and Diane (Neil) Hansen of Harlan; sons Dave (Jill) Finken of Waverly, Neb. and Bill (Paula) Finken, Jr. of Carroll; sister Patricia (Urban) Knobe of Carroll; and 12 grandchildren. ©The Harlan Tribune 2003

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DOUGLAS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/914 Message Board Post: Possibly a descendant of this family would know where Lizzie went or who her family was: 1900 Census-Iowa-Shelby Co.-Douglas Twp.-Family # 63 Maxwell, J. D.-head-b. Sept. 1849 in IL-father b. VA-mother b. OH-farmer -------, Joanna A.-wife-b. Sept. 1861 in VA-father b. VA-mother b. VA -------, Elmer A.-son-b. Dec. 1881 in IA -------, Stella M.-dau.-b. July 1883 in IA -------, John L.-son-b. Apr. 1886 in IA -------, Florence M.-dau.-b. June 1888 in IA -------, Ross M.-son-b. Sept. 1891 in IA -------, Margarett M.-dau.-b. June 1893 in IA -------, Daniel W.-son-b. July 1895 in IA Douglas, Lizzie Z.-boarder-b. Aug. 1871 in MI-father b. NY-mother b. OH-school teacher The 1920 Census John Maxwell & wife were in Harlan, Shelby Co., IA Daniel Maxwell also in Harlan Ross Maxwell in Clay Twp., Shelby Co., IA John Maxwell in Center Twp., Shelby Co., IA Query: I received the following email: From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 7:49 PM Subject: Shelby County Marthann, I found your name on one of the Ancestry message boards and thought you may be able to help me. I am writing from Georgia. A couple of years ago I purchased a collage of some things from an estate sale in Missouri. The items apparently belonged to a Miss Lizzie Z. Douglas of Shelby Iowa.. I have been curious about this lady ever since I bought them - who was she and who might her ancestors be? In the collage is a letter of recommendation from her principal at a Missouri Valley High School. She graduated in 1899 at the top of her class and was seeking employment as a teacher. There are several of her personal belongings. If this were my ancestor I would be thrilled to hear about them, and I really would like to find out something about this young lady. I don't have any way to look at a Shelby County census, etc. to poss! ibly track down who she was. I am sure she must have married later. Could you help or direct me to someone, maybe a genealogical society in that area that I might contact ? Thank you very much. Jean THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TRIED, SO FAR: Shelby is in Shelby county and the Missouri Valley High School is in Harrison county. I have already sent Jean the addresses for the Genealogical Societies of those 2 counties. And I have posted this message on the IOWA board, the Harrison Co., IA board, the Shelby Co., IA board and also on the the "Douglas" surname board. Another researcher sent this: 1900 Douglas Township, Shelby County, Iowa Lizzie was listed as a boarder in a home. She was 29 at that time, school teacher, Kirkman,la. Does anyone know of Lizzie Douglas or her family? It would be nice to help Jean find a home for the memorabilia. Marthann

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ALLEN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/913 Message Board Post: Joy Allen Allen, 78, Council Bluffs, died Jan. 11, 2003. COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Joy E. Allen, 78, Council Bluffs, formerly of Corley, died January 11. Services were held Saturday, Jan. 18 at 2:30 p.m. at First Christian Church in Council Bluffs. Allen is survived by her daughters -- Kathy Allen (Jerry) Elmlinger of Lawrenceburg, Ind. and Carolyn Allen of Council Bluffs; sister Patsy Jean (Harry) Peterson of Jacksonville; brother Edwin (Margaret) Plagman of Corley; and friend Ellen Haubensack of Fremont, Neb. ©The Harlan Tribune 2003

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GROSS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/912 Message Board Post: Lynn Gross Gross, 47, Omaha, died Jan. 17, 2003. OMAHA -- Lynn J. Gross, 47, Omaha, died Friday, Jan. 17 at Methodist Hospice. Services will be held Friday, Jan. 24 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama with burial in the St. Joseph's Cemetery at Earling. A wake service will be Thursday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Funeral Home. Visitation is Thursday from 4-9 p.m. at Pauley's. Gross is survived by his wife, Joni, of Omaha; daughters Debra (Antwan) Flourany of Omaha and Tanya Gross of Omaha; sisters Joyce (Sylvan) Kenkel of Panama, Edna (Bruce) Smith of Lewis, Marla (Larry) Moller of Griswold, Diane (David) Rogers of Denison and Jolene (Michael) Wilson of Earling; and one granddaughter. ©The Harlan Tribune 2003

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LEFEBER; FRANK Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/911 Message Board Post: Joanne H. Lefeber HARLAN - The funeral for Joanne Helen Lefeber, 70, of Portsmouth will be Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Our Lady of Fatima in Portsmouth. Mrs. Lefeber died Jan. 21 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. She was born in Earling. She was a graduate of St. Joseph's High School in Earling. She was a homemaker and was a member of St. Mary's Our Lady of Fatima in Portsmouth. Mrs. Lefeber and her husband, Eugene, were married 49 years. Survivors in addition to her husband include three daughters, Diane Butler and husband, Tom, of Harlan, Julie McCool and husband, Bob, of Tennant and Kathy Keane and husband, Dick, of Panama; four sons, Dan and wife, Charlene, of Portsmouth, Randy of Dow City, Rick and wife, Janet, of Harlan and Kelly and wife, Jennifer, of Harlan; three sisters, Ella Marie Schwarte of Harlan, Viola Lahr of Dunlap and Jeanette Sandbothe and husband, Joe, of Council Bluffs; three brothers, James Frank and Owen Frank, both of Omaha, and Francis Frank and wife, Maria, of Las Vegas; 18 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Wake service will be tonight at 7 at St. Mary's Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Portsmouth. Pauley Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements. ©Daily Nonpareil 2003

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DOUGLAS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/910 Message Board Post: From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 7:49 PM Subject: Shelby County Marthann, I found your name on one of the Ancestry message boards and thought you may be able to help me. I am writing from Georgia. A couple of years ago I purchased a collage of some things from an estate sale in Missouri. The items apparently belonged to a Miss Lizzie Z. Douglas of Shelby Iowa.. I have been curious about this lady ever since I bought them - who was she and who might her ancestors be? In the collage is a letter of recommendation from her principal at a Missouri Valley High School. She graduated in 1899 at the top of her class and was seeking employment as a teacher. There are several of her personal belongings. If this were my ancestor I would be thrilled to hear about them, and I really would like to find out something about this young lady. I don't have any way to look at a Shelby County census, etc. to possibly track down who she was. I am sure she must have married later. Could you help or direct me to someone, maybe a genealogical society ! in that area that I might contact ? Thank you very much. Jean Shelby is in Shelby county, and the Missouri Valley High School is in Harrison county. I have already sent Jean the addresses for the Genealogical societies of those 2 counties. And I have posted this message on the IOWA board, the Harrison Co., IA board and the Shelby Co., IA board. I will also post on the the "Douglas" surname board. Does anyone know of Lizzie Douglas or her family? It would be nice to help Jean find a home for the memorabilia. Marthann

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Akers, Smith, Johnston, Gunter, Collings, Yates Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/98.101 Message Board Post: Janet, John R. & Rachael Smith are my great-great grandparents. Your information lines up with what my grandfather has written. John and Rachael's daughter, Mary C. (Mary Catherine), was born in or near Terre Haute. She married Thomas Finley Akers, and they lived in Manilla, Iowa. They had four boys, one of whom died quite young. The other three were Earl Ray, Harold Bryan, and Clyde James (Jim). Harold was my grandfather. He was 101 when he died in 1999 in Colorado -- a wonderful man to know and sharp of mind to the end. I believe Mary C. Smith Akers died in 1920. Earl had children (I don't know how many!). Harold had one son. Jim had none. Here is a reference to Mary C. in the 1900 census for Nishnabotny Township for Crawford County. It lists the states John and Rachael were born in. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iacrawfo/nishnat17t18c.htm I hope this helps. Chris Akers Orlando, Florida

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: VanDeman Holmes Moore Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zk.2ADI/909 Message Board Post: Charles VanDeman (1872-1955) ran a garage in Botna until he retired in 1942. I would like to make contact with a descendant who can help fill in the blanks: Charles VanDeman, b 2 May 1872, Brown Co IN, d 3 Mar 1955, Botna IA, bur Oak Hill Cem, Irwin IA, m 5 Dec 1894, near Botna IA, to a d/o Charles W Holmes & Amanda (Wright) Holmes, namely, Nellie Mae Holmes, b 27 Oct 1876, Shelby Co IA, d 23 July 1957, ____________, bur Oak Hill Cem, Irwin IA. Issue: 1. Elsie VanDeman, b ___ 1896, _____ IA, d ____, bur __, m ca 1923, ____________, to a s/o ______ Moore & ______ (______) Moore, namely, Wilford Moore, b ca 1897, __________ IA. 2. Murrell Dewey VanDeman, b 21 Jan 1900, _______ IA, d __ May 1972, Tabor IA, bur __________, m ca 1922, _____, to a d/o ______ __________ & ______ (______) __________, namely, Minnie __________, b ca 1904, __________ IA.

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/zk.2ADI/24.2 Message Board Post: Margaret, as you can see from my earlier msg, I didn't know much about your line. However, I continued searching and found an obit for Nellie Mae (Holmes) Vandeman, d/o Charles & Amanda Holmes and widow of Charles Vandeman. It gives lots of info including the name of her son, Murrell, which I couldn't decipher in the 1920 census. Obit is online, I can direct you to it if you have any trouble. Look forward to hearing from you and learning more about these folks. Roger

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/908 Message Board Post: From: Marthann KOHL To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 11:55 AM Subject: obits-nonpareilonline To: Karen Conaway Newsroom Clerk/Obituaries (712) 328-1811, Ext. 262 [email protected] Occasionally, there are obits for people who live in Shelby Co., IA. I would like permission to copy and post them on the Shelby County genealogy website. Thank you for considering this. Marthann Kohl 706-5th St. P.O. Box 101 Defiance, IA 51527-0101 e-mail [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: "Conaway, Karen" <[email protected]> To: "Marthann KOHL" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 1:23 PM Subject: RE: obits-nonpareilonline I checked with my supervisor Marsha Hoffmann and she said that would not be a problem, and if it is possible to credit the Nonpareil with supplying the information we would appreciate it. Thanks Karen Conaway ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: "Marthann KOHL" <[email protected]> To: "Conaway, Karen" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 2:23 PM Subject: Re: obits-nonpareilonline Okay. Thank you very much. Have a great day :-) Marthann Kohl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ END

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Vandeman Moore Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/24.1 Message Board Post: Was she also called Milly? Was her husband a son of Charles (1872 - 1955) & Nellie Vandeman? If so, what was her husband's given name? Would you have any info on other children of Charles & Nellie Vandeman? I know only that a daughter Elsie married Wilford Moore. I can provide you with Charles' ancestry if you are interested. Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/907 Message Board Post: From: "Marthann KOHL" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:32:10 -0600 To: "Harlan Newspapers" <[email protected]> Subject: question for Bob To: Bob Bjoin, News Editor Harlan Newspapers Bob, Would there be a problem with me copying death notices and obits and posting them on the Shelby County Iowa Genealogy Site? They are a very useful asset to people researching their families. Thank you & have a great day! Marthann Kohl 706-5th St. P.O. Box 101 Defiance, IA 51527-0101 e-mail [email protected] ph. 712-748-7929 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: tribnews <mailto:[email protected]> To: Marthann KOHL <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 1:42 PM Subject: Re: question for Bob We're going to have a discussion about this at a meeting on Friday. We'll let you know... Bob ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: "Marthann KOHL" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 15:06:39 -0600 To: "tribnews" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: question for Bob I do want you to know that I have already posted some, but someone brought it to my attention that I may be violating a copyright? HOPE I'm not in trouble?? Marthann ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: tribnews To: Marthann KOHL Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:02 PM Subject: Re: question for Bob Marthann: All of our material is copyrighted, but as I said, we're going to talk about it Friday and we'll get back to you. Bob ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: "Marthann KOHL" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 23:46:06 -0600 To: "Harlan Newspapers" <[email protected]> Subject: death notices and obits Bob, Has any decision been made about giving me permission to copy death notices and obits and post them on the Shelby County Iowa Genealogy Site? Marthann ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: "tribnews" <[email protected]> To: "Marthann KOHL" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 6:58 AM Subject: Re: death notices and obits Go ahead, but please give the Harlan Tribune, Harlan, Iowa, www.harlanonline.com credit at the end of each death notice. Bob ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: "Marthann KOHL" <[email protected]> To: "tribnews" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 9:26 AM Subject: Re: death notices and obits Bob, Thank you! Have a great day! Marthann ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ END

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Jensen, Nielsen, Poulsen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zk.2ADI/413.416 Message Board Post: I have found a Eriksen Damgaard in the Nebraska Census came to America in 1892 Naturalization in 1897 he had a wife and 5 children. Do you have this already? I reckon you would. Do you have the letters he recieved from Denmark, while in NE from his family and friends in Denmark? I have been interested in this gentleman since I learned he was born on my birthday January 11. They are on a web site.

For all that are interested, Manteno Cemetery of Grove Twp., Shelby Co. is now online. The cemetery is located about 5 miles SE of Dunlap, IA (Harrison Co.). Click on url below: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaharris/cemetery/manteno.htm --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 1/10/03

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/4300/zk.2ADI/208.5 Message Board Post: Unsure - my maiden name is Frising. I am originally from New York. I do know that my great-grandparents were from Germany. Hope this helps.

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/zk.2ADI/644.1.1 Message Board Post: Reno, Please contact me at [email protected] I would like to share info. Michelle

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zk.2ADI/644.1 Message Board Post: Michelle, Our great grand mother, Eva Schechinger comes from Schmedhaussen in Bavaria. this one street village is about 14 kilometers from Phaffenhoven and all of the records are kept in the Catholic Church in Pffaffenhoven. My attempts to peruse these records were all not that sucessful as the Priest spoke no English and we could not find a translator. I now find I have a neighbor who's sister lives in Phaffenhove and I hope she will be abel to do some research for me. I believe that Eva married our Great Grand Father Michael Kobold in 18 56 in the small church in Schmedhaussen.( now closed) They lived at Number 7 in Schmedhausen untill they immagrated to the US. Number 7 remained the Kobold family farm untill 1930ish. The records are unclear. Reno Kobold, Satellite Beach father

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Paden Morgan Waldron Easterling Hanson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/906 Message Board Post: Former Bremerton, Washington resident Monja Elizabeth (Morgan) Waldron, 79, of Bellevue, WA died of natural causes October 14, 2000, at her home. She was born September 29, 1921, in Irwin, Iowa, to Joseph H. and Bess (Paden) Morgan. Her survivors include two sons, Bruce of Port Orchard and Brian of Renton; two daughters, Victoria (Waldron) Easterling of Bellevue and Rebecca Waldron of Kirkland; a brother, Joseph Morgan of Port Orchard; a sister, Bonnie Hanson of Kent; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A funeral service is planned for 11 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Church in Bellevue. Arrangements are under the direction of Green Funeral Home in Bellevue.