I was given this from the Iowa Cemetery database: Tombstone Records of Story County, Iowa(Inclucive) Page: 64 Name: J. B. Current Birth Date: 22 Aug 1816 Death Date: 09 Jan 1890 Cemetery: Ontario Town: Washington This is confusing to me, because the only Washington I can find is in the county of Washington, IA. Can anyone enlighten me? Where is Ontario Cemetery? And, can you point me in the right direction for finding more info on J.B. Current? (census records? obituary? will? local directory?) I'm desparate! Need to find out if he is our g-g-grandfather! - Marilyn Current of Michigan

Looking for information on Thomas A. Dunlap son of John Wesley Dunlap. Born abt 1841 in PA. Probably died in Brighton.

There is good news to report on the new Ancestry/Rootsweb Message Boards. Many people were concerned about having to sign in with a password to post on the board. They have now changed it so you can post to the board without signing in or having a password. However, if you change ISP's or for some reason need to change your e-mail address on posts you have made previously, you will need to sign in with a username and password (of your choice, of course,) to make a universal address change on all previous posts you have made. This is a feature that could not be done previously or you needed to post a new message with the correct address and ask that the previous one be deleted. The programmers have made a great deal of progress this past week and fixed many bugs and responded to the public's requests and made some changes in the way we can use those boards. There is now a drop down menu that lets us select the category we want to post a message to. You can now post Bible records, biographies, obituaries, wills, etc. from the same page and by selecting the category in which it belongs. It is important to use this drop down menu when you are posting so the search engine will locate only one category (or classification) without having to pull them up all at once. They are still working on this search engine to get it to work easily and just select the category requested so please be patient if you don't get immediate results on it. Some people objected to the board only showing 25 messages at a time. You can change that if you see a 25 in the URL in your location box to whatever number you like. I have tried this with up to 600 messages displayed at once but I don't recommend pulling up more than 200 at a time as it takes so much long0er to load. Easier and faster to set it at a lower number and keep clicking on the next button. It appeared to me that you needed to be signed in to change that number, but I could be wrong on that. I usually sign in in administrative mode to make any needed changes so I may be seeing something different from what you see. We are limited somewhat in what we can do at this point, but as a user, you will be able to do some things yourself like making a universal e-mail address change that would have required Rootsweb staff or board administrator assistance to do. It will take awhile to get used to the new system but it will have some advantages when it is purring along as it should. I will try to keep you updated and will answer any questions you have, if I know the answer. Norma

Deb, I really don't enter many posts on the boards? Just did a few to try the system out and to let others know the boards were working. Other people do most of the obituary postings. Norma

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I had the same experience at the Schrock Eureka Cemetery when I found the Snider family stones were new and/or restored. The cemetery really looked nice. Don't know who did it but it was certainly much appreciated because there were no descendants of the lady whose stone was quite impressive. But she had donated the old pipe organ to the Methodist Church when it was built so she certainly deserved a respectable stone. Norma Jennings

When I visited John & Maria Thompson's gravesite at Shrock Cemetery, I was surprised to find there was a newer stone. How could I find out WHO put it there?

Dorothy Ann Walker, 74, of Washington, died Friday, June 29, 2001, at Mercy Hospital, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at the funeral home. Mrs. Walker was born April 10, 1927, in Washington to William and Odessa L. (McNeese) Hotle, She married Thomas Walker, Feb. 14,1948, in Washington. Mrs. Walker graduated from Washington High School and was a member of the United Presbterian Church. She was a homemaker and worked as a bookkeeper form Mills Motors and Thompson Motors and later for Waconda Soil Services. She owned and operated Dottie's Potpourri for three years. Mrs. Walker is survived by one son, Terry Walker and wife Karyn of Covallis, Ore; two daughters, Bonnie Parriott and husband Cliff of Gainesville, Ga. and Bette Greiner and husband Joe of Washington; four grandchildren, one great-grandchild; three sisters, Ruth True of Clatskanie, Ore.,Norma Huston of Winfield, and Katherine Ross of Washington;and one brother Keith Hotle. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, in 1982; four brothers, Jacob Hotle, Stanley Hotle, Paul Hotle and Eugene Hotle; and two sisters, Hazel and Virginia.

Washington Evening Journal, July 2, 2001 Paul E. Snyder, 87, of Brighton, died Saturday June 30, 2001, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, J uly 5, at Pleasant Plain Friends Church in Pleasant Plain, with the Rev. Naomi Lock officiating.Burial will be in Pleasant Plain Friends Cemetery. Mr. Snyder was born near Nira to Clifford K. and Harriet (Stillings)Snyder. He married Leona Kessler, Dec. 9, 1946 in Washington. Mr. Snyder grew up in the Washington area and graduated from Washington High School in 1932. He attended Iowa State College in Ames. Mr. Snyder worked in road and pipeline construction and was a truck driver before serving with the Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He farmed and orked in factories before retiring in 1979. Mr. Snyder moved from the farm into Brighton in 1996 and later moved to Huxley. He was a member of Pleasant Plain Church and had served tthe church as a Sunday school teacher and treasurer. Mr. Snyder was formerly a Commander of the American Legion Edgar C. Davisson Post No. 212 in Brighton and a Boy Scouts of America troop leader. Mr. Snyder is survived by one son Douglas Snyder and wife Martha of Logan; one daughter, Mary Miller and husband John of Ankeny, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, in 1996; one brother, Charles Snyder; and two sisters, Pauline Long and Dorothea Trotman.

Washington Evening Journal, Monday Jul 2, 1992. Lyle Albert Wilcox,96, of Washington died Saturday, June 30, 2001 at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at Jones & Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Edward Philgreen officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation began at 9 a.m. today at the funeral home. The family will receive friends and relatives from 7 until 8 this evening. Memorials have been established for either the United Presbyterian Home or the United Methodist Church Sunday School Program. Mr. Wilcox was born Sept. 11, 1904 in Washington to Robert Cary and Carry May (Portlock) Wilcox. He married Rachel Helen Johnson Nov. 2, 1927 in Pleasant Plain and later married Leona (Moody) Ferrell, July 3, 1976 in Washington. Mr. Wilcox attended Washington country schools and was a member of the United Methodist Church for 83 years. He sang in the Methodist church choir for 65 years, was a Sunday school teacher for 25 years and was a member of the Singing Grandpas. Mr. Wilcox farmed and raised turkeys southeast of Washington until his retirement. Mr. Wilcox is survived by two daughters, Helen Reschley and husband Jim of Washington and Louise Richards and Husband Dale of Washington; two step-daughers, Ilene Schnicker and husband Milton of Washington and Peggy Underwood and husband Warren of Boulder, Colo; eight grandchildren; nine step-grandchidren and several great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Rachel; his second wife, Leona; three brothers; six sisters; and one great-grandson.

Washington Evening Journal, Monday Jul 2, 1992. Lyle Albert Wilcox,96, of Washington died Saturday, June 30, 2001 at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at Jones & Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Edward Philgreen officiating. Burial will be in Elm Gorve Cemetery in Washington. Visitation began at 9 a.m. today at the funeral home. The family will receive friends and relatives from 7 until 8 this evening. Memorials have been established for either hte United Presbyterian Home or the United Methodist Church Sunday School Program. Mr. Wilcox was born Sept. 11, 1904 in Washington to Robert Cary and Carry May (Portlock) Wilcox. He married Rachel Helen Johnson Nov. 2, 1927 in Pleasant Plain and later married Leona (Mody) Ferrell, July 3, 1976 in Washington. Mr. Wilcox attended Washingotn country schools and was a member of the United Methodist Church for 83 years. He sang in the Methodist church choir for 65 years, was a Sunday school teacher for 25 years and was a member of the Singing Grandpas. Mr. Wilcox farmed and raised turkeys southeast of Washington until his retirement. Mr. Wilcox is survived by two daughters, Helen Reschley and husband Jim of Washington and Louise Richards and HUsband Dale of Washingotn; two step-daughers, Ilene Schniccker and husband Milton of Washington and Peggy Underwood and husband Warren of Boulder, Colo; eight grandchildren; nine step-grandchidren and several great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Rachel; his second wife, Leona; three brothers; six sisters; and one great-grandson.

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Hello, I have a questions and I am not sure how to find the answer. I am looking for early Catholi parishes that would have been in Washington Co particularly near Ainsworth or Washinton in the time of 1864. I am looking for baptism records of a DAUB family who lived in the area. I have checked with Dubuque and Davenport Diocese and they do no thave these early records. They said that the records would be with the nearest active parish today. Not being from the area, I do not know what the parish was that this family attended at the time but the diocese migh t be able to help if I knew of parishes in the area at the time. If anyone knows where or has this early church information I would greatly appreciate anything. Jene Daub

The Rumble Cemetery has been loaded onto the Washington County IaGenWeb site. Included is a photo of Abiel L. and Susannah Cummings markers. These markers are indicative of many of the markers in this little cemetery. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iawashin/cemrumb.htm Norma Jennings

Can someone please tell me the name of the cemetery in Ainsworth? Also, is there a list of the people buried there? Thanks. Nancy

THE TAYLOR NAMES I KNOW OF ARE FRED TAYLOR AND HIS SON CHARLES W. TAYLOR. PAT

Any relation to Simon Taylor or Oliver Taylor I have a lot of info on them as they belong to my husband. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [wash] Wellman Centennial - Foster and Boal > THANKS SO MUCH. I WILL ASK THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR A COPY. > MY PAGES THAT HAVE MY LATE RELATIVES > ARE,28,77,81,89.95,98,128,144,164,178,251,281. THE NAMES ARE HAMILTON, > HULL,TAYLOR AND WEIH. > PAT DANIELS > EMAIL [email protected] > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >

THANKS SO MUCH. I WILL ASK THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR A COPY. MY PAGES THAT HAVE MY LATE RELATIVES ARE,28,77,81,89.95,98,128,144,164,178,251,281. THE NAMES ARE HAMILTON, HULL,TAYLOR AND WEIH. PAT DANIELS EMAIL [email protected]

send me your address I found Foster I need page no for the Boals Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Hill" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 7:22 AM Subject: [wash] Wellman Centennial - Foster and Boal > > I just received copies from the Wellman Centennial book from Jeff, a fellow > subscriber. I just realized while looking over the pages that I should have > asked for any Foster and Boal entries as well. I can send money for anyone's > time and effort. Our family has a reunion in mid-July and I am hoping to get > as much information as possible by then. I greatly appreciate anyone's > assistance. Please let me know if you are willing and able to do this. > > Is the book still available for purchase? > > Thanks very much. > > Aaron Hill > 1306 Wallace Road NW Apt 8 > Salem, Oregon 97304 > [email protected] > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Pat When I was in Wellman 2 yrs ago the Historical Society still had several copies. You may be able to find the address thru the yellow pages or simply address it to the Wellman Historical Society in Wellman and they should get a letter. Let me know if you can't get a copy as I have one and will do some look-ups for you if you have page numbers. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 7:45 AM Subject: Re: [wash] Wellman Centennial - Foster and Boal > PLEASE LET KNOW IF THE WELLMAN CENTENNIAL BOOK IS FOR FOR SALE AS I HAVE MANY > RELATIVES IN THE BOOK. > PAT > > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >