I am researching the family of William McELROY and his wife Mary Jane WHITE McELROY. They moved to Jackson Twp, Webster Co around 1870 from Jackson Co., IA. The children of William & Mary Jane McELROY were: 1. Edward, b. 1867, married Louise HARVEY 2. Kieran, b. 1871, married Annie DUHIG 3. Frederick, b. 1875, married Catherine YETMAR 4. James, b. 1877, married Lucy HOWE 5. Emma Jane, b. 1878, d. 1881 6. Julia, b. 1879, d. 1954 7. William, b. 1881, married Alice FITZGERALD I would love to exchange information with the descendents of this family about the McELROY and related DELEHANTY family. Teresa Wilson

Hello Listers, We are getting ready for a trip to Iowa and I was reluctant to put my names out as I won't be able to reply to anyone for a while. But then I would hate to miss out on a possible connection with someone else. So I ask you to keep my email address handy and know that I will answer all emails as soon as I can get my hands on a keyboard again. Searching and have info on the following names: Elbridge MORGAN b. 1816 in MS and his wife Annis LIKE b. in NY Their Children: Andrew Morgan b. abt 1837 Henry O. Morgan b. abt 1840 Delos W. Morgan b. abt 1844 Maria Morgan b. abt 1848 Olive Eliza Morgan b. Nov 1849 George Washington Morgan b. 23 Oct 1853 Frank Morgan b.27 Feb 1856 DeForest Morgan b. 27 Nov 1858 Ada Belle Morgan b. 4 Aug 1866 Also searching DINGMAN family and the SCOTT line related to William Henry SCOTT b.1834-1907 and his wife Priscilla ROBINSON b.1843-1888 The best to you in your research, Terry tadbit@infohwy.com

My list of names for this site is as follows: Burrell, Stoker, Carey, Utter, Young, Palmer. The ancestors of Alexander Burrell and Harrison Stoker are my brick walls. Thank you in advance for any help. Bonnie Burrell Bratton. beebonnie1@aol.com.

Hi! I'm researching the following families from Coalville, Iowa around 1870 - 1886: ALLEN, James, Mary Ann, James Jr., Alice, Mary Jane (Polly), Hannah, Jemima (Ima), Sarah, John, Robert and Joseph WILLIAMS, Joseph T. and Elizabeth DIXON, Samuel ALLEN, Richard T. ALLEN, Thomas R. TEASDALE, Mary DICKSON, John Stacey Dietiker momdit@aol.com

Hi All, I have been working on the Eslick family for several years and have lots of information, but am always ready to find more and also to share. Our branch of the family is descended from Samuel and Nancy Pierce Eslick who came to Webster County in 1849 and from their daughter Sarah Lavina, who married Willard Allen 10 Oct 1870 in Elk Point. Sam and Nancy and several of their children moved to Elk Point, South Dakota in 1866 while other family members remain in Webster County to this day. I am still in South Dakota, though not near Elk Point. Jacqueline Davis Burt published a very good book on the Eslick-Pierce family in 1990 and I am wondering if she is still living in Webster County or if anyone out there could put me in touch with her. Sue Grable Highmore, South Dakota

Yup, I am looking for the family of Thomas R.G. WILLIAMS and his wife, Elizabeth. Thomas died in 1879 in Coalville, Webster Co., Iowa Dec. 16, 1879. Thomas and wife emigrated to the US from Wales ca 1856 and settled for a bit in Pennsylvania, and then to Webster Co. After Thomas' death his wife moved to Lucas Co. and Wapello Co., Iowa. They were the parents of at least 12 children that lived past childhood. I would be interested in contact with anyone who has any information about this family, or who has a similar migration path. Jan, in Oregon

I am still looking for my grandparents LEE AUGUSTUS HAGEDORN married SARAH LEONA RUSSELL 1880? children Lee 1881, Will iam 1883, Lark 1887, Harry 1889, Sarah(Sadie)1891, Pearl 1894. and Daisy 1898 in FORT DODGE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA What makes it so hard (besides the fact that I have just started on computer & genealogy this year) is Lee's parents brought him over from Germany sort of as a stow-a-way to avoid him having to fight in Prussian War at a very young age. I'm not sure if it was 12 yrs or not. Another thing that makes it hard is the mother died in 1898 and father about 2 yrs later and the children were sort of own their own. My Dad, Lark, made his way to Arkansas by train. Daisy was either raised by neighbors or adopted out. Harry is the other one that we know little about. Last we heard he was working on Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA. If anyone has any information on them I could sure use it, or if anyone has any suggestions about how to solve this let me know. I notice someone said something about a 1885 Iowa State census. I haven't been able to find one on internet yet. anyway Thanks for any help . Doris Hagedorn Holmes

Roll Call. I am searching for any information concerning this family which lived in Fort Dodge area in the time period 1893 to 1905 and possibly later. Barnabas Elmore ELDREDGE (1862 IL - ?? Living 1944 in Delaware Co., NY) Occ.:carpenter + (1)Mary M. ROMAN (b.ca.1864 ??Shelby Co.,OH--d.15-Oct-1895, Ft. Dodge,IA) +(2)Adelaid SNIFFIN (1871-1902), dau of Rufus SNIFFIN & Mary Frances _____ Her 1st husb. was Ransom JOHNSON whom she divorced. Children of Barnabas Elmore ELDREDGE: Ernest E. ELDREDGE (1886-1942 Bowling Green,KY) Occ: press man, "Messenger" Harry Louis ELDREDGE (1888-1913 Watertown, SD) Howard ELDREDGE (1891-Living 1900 Ft. Dodge,IA) John W. ELDREDGE (1894-1896 Ft. Dodge, IA) Millie M. ELDREDGE (1898-1903 Ft. Dodge, IA) Myra M. ELDREDGE (1898-1996 Delaware Co., NY) Rufus Alva ELDREDGE (1901-After 1920) Adopted by William PORTER. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Ok, I am working on my BELLEW'S. I have found the ones that went to CA. but now I need to find what happened to Julia BYRNES/BURNS nee Bellew and Teresa McDUNN nee Bellew who married a man named Filo Mc Dunn. Supposedly, they were married in Des Moines. I have no clue about either of these ladies. :> And then there is my Great-Grandmother Bellew whose maiden name is CULLY and if there are any other BELLEW'S that were related to my Great Grandfather John Patrick(what else) BELLEW. Now you have my great big brick wall!! Thank you for asking and then receiving!! :> Any information will be more than happily accepted. :> Pam S.

Hello all, This message is in response to the roll call for our surnames of interest. I am researching Phelan's of Ft. Dodge, Webster Co., IA. The family came to the Ft. Dodge area around 1872. They are: James Phelan (1809-1893), spouse Anastasia (Carroll)(1817-1898)and their children: Philip Phelan (1838-1910), spouse Mary (Griffen) (1844-1910) James C. Phelan (1853-1920), spouse Mary Looby Johanna Phelan (1848-1899), spouses James Condon, Joseph Collins Anastasia Phelan (1859-1924), spouse Jacob Hulzer Paul +5 other sibs who did not have children or did not live in the Webster Co. area. I subscribe to the list hoping to find other researchers who might be interested in the same family so that we might share information. -Judy Phelan

Hi all - I'm wondering if anyone has access to the records of burial in Oakland Cemetery at Fort Dodge? My gr-gr aunt, Ella (KALAHAR) KING (1865 - 1929) is buried there. I'm wondering if her son, Harry C. KING, is also buried there. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Doug Kalahar Mankato, Minnesota

Searching for information on the following surnames: HARROLD BUTLER FOREY Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Tonia

GIDEON BARTLEY TRUSTY TWINING TELLIER CLAGG HULL

Greetings! We are seeking information on the murders of Clifford and Iva (Osborne)(Brown) Anderson that took place near Dayton in February 1955. They were shot by Iva's first husband Dillard Brown. We have a copy of the story that appeared in Inside Detective magazine May 1955, but are wondering the accuracy. Iva was the dau. of William and Grace (Bass) Osborne. Iva's brother, George Marvin, is our uncle. We would appreciate any information on obtaining newspaper accounts, obituaries etc... Thanks! Robin

I am looking for any information on Thomas F. and Hattie (Granger) Jackson and family. They lived in Fort Dodge Iowa between 1880 and 1910. They had for children Earl b. 3/14/1884, Dick b. 3/9/1887, Raymond b. 21 Aug 1895 and Hazel b. 10/1897. This is all the information I have on the family. If anyone can help with any information I would be greatful. Dave Wyble Sr. Carson City, NV

Hi again... Since we have so many new members, I would like to have a new roll call. A roll call is where you tell specifically what families/names you are researching in Webster County, Iowa. The purpose of the roll call is to share information in hopes you may find someone researching the same family and make things easier for both parties. I gave an example in my previous post. Your post doesn't have to be as chatty or long as mine was. It does help to be specific, however. Notice that I gave full names and mentioned specific years. "Looking for Smith in Webster County" will not help your search. Depending on what email program or web-based email you may be using, you can save your original message in outgoing mail or sent mail (or another similar name) and simply resend it when the next roll call is called, making changes if you wish. Happy hunting! Carol Foltz IAWEBSTE list admin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail � Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/

Hi folks! We have had several new subscribers lately, so I will repeat a (very long-sorry) post I sent before. When posting to a list, it is helpful to give details about what information you have and what you are looking for. For example: My Burrell family moved to Webster County just before the 1880 federal census (thank you, thank you, thank you!!!). One child was just 1 month old at the time of the census. Here is the list from the census: William Burrell Lydia Burrell David, son William, son Walter, son Bertha, daughter Blanche, daughter Now, the interesting part is that David, age 15 at the time of this census, was unknown to our family in modern times. This was the first time we knew he existed. Lydia was married 3 times, the first was apparently to a David Caylor. The information I have says that William and Lydia were married in 1868, which would indicate they could not have a 15-year-old son. I am inclined to think that David was Lydia's son by her first husband, in which case his name should be David Caylor. In the 1885 Iowa State Census, the household is listed as: Burrell, Liddia, 37 Taylor, David, 21 (misspelled Caylor?) Burrell, William 15 Burrell, Walter, 12 Burrell, Bertha, 9 Burrell, Blanche, 4 Burrell, Lulu, 1 Baxter, John, 35 Hagnan, Fred, 55 Hagnan, Minne, 58 Backard, Dora, 83 Looks like Lydia was running a boardinghouse. No mention of William Burrell, Sr. John Baxter is important because Lydia married him in 1895. As you can see, William Burrell Sr is not listed, although the youngest daughter, Lulu, is 1 year old. My mom was told by her grandmother, Augusta Burrell (married to Walter) that Lydia had been divorced once or twice. This was quite scandalous in those times. So, you can see there are a lot of questions I need to answer. My specific questions in this case are: Was Lydia married to David Caylor? (I haven't verified this yet.) Was the son David (1880 census) her son by David Caylor or by William Burrell? She married William Burrell in 1868, so it looks like David would have been about 3 by then. Is her son David (Caylor?) the same David listed as David Taylor in 1885 and as David Coyles in 1895 (where Lydia's son Walter was a member of his household)? What happened to William Burrell? He's not listed in the 1885 census. I welcome you all to post your own family information and questions. We can find out more by sharing information. Happy hunting! Carol Foltz IAWEBSTE list admin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail � Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/

Does anyone know this family? STEPHEN D. HALL bn 1859, married JANE A. BROWN 1882, children: J.C., B.E., E.G.,A.E.,W.I.,A.M.,S.E. GEORGE W. HALL bn 1858 married FRANCES W. DEGRAFFE, children: A., Lettie M., Alva, baby, Emma F., Annie B., Edgar P., John R. Hall. MARTHA M. HALL bn 1855 married ELILAH WEAVER. BELLA HALL bn 1866 married ELMER TYLER. SADIE HALL bn 1857 married D. SHEUTS (?). Would appreciate knowing more about this family or the county they lived in Iowa. Thank You, Kay ksuckow@rmi.net

Hi folks, I need copies of the following newspaper items: "Fort Dodge Messenger Semi Weekly", 18-Oct-1895, page 3, death of Mrs. B. Eldrich "Fort Dodge Messenger Semi Weekly", 7-Aug-1896, page 2, family news of B. E. Eldrich "Fort Dodge Chronicle", 30-Jan-1906, page 3, will and estate of Mary F. Sniffin "Fort Dodge Chronicle, 6-Feb-1906, page 3, will and estate of Mary F. Sniffin Can anyone help me with this, or tell me how to get copies of these items? Thanks, Vern evbuck@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Dear List Members: I have a picture marked "Gypsum Mine" [Plymouth Gypsum Mines in Fort Dodge, Iowa]. In my grandmother's handwriting, she has listed : Old John Pride, Kolb, Hugo Johnson, ?, John Heller, Grandpa [C.J.] Engles, Oscar Johnson, Pete Johnson, Jack Johnson, Hugo -Pete Haglund, Richard Holm, Eddie Bockert [?spelling], Ed Stanton, Billy Hoagland, William Heller, Walt Fredricks, Andrew Peterson, Bill Nobel, Chris Heller, ____ Harvey, Tomm Klinston, Mic Jones, Bill Johnson, Bessie Minton, Pete Hagland, Joe Resheck. Note cable cars in rear. Mine timber cuttings foreground. The picture would have been taken pre 1911 [my great-grandfather died at a result of a dynamite explosion. It is difficult to make out the people, but still possible. If anyone is interested in a copy of the picture, I believe I have scanned it. Joan Rogers