This is your list admin. I have not fallen off the face of the earth, truly. I am testing to make sure my new isp addy gets messages through on the list. Thanks for your indulgence. Carol Foltz

Hi list! I am a new subscriber. I am from Wisconsin and am currently working on a branch that has taken me to Webster County, Iowa. Is anyone on this list related to the name Derouchey? Joseph Derouchey to be exact. He married Augustine O'Neil in Shullsburg, Lafayette County,WI. The family moved to Centralia, Dubuque County where Augustine died in 1878, Joseph remarried a woman named Mary? between 1878-1880. The Derouchey's left after 1880 for Fort Dodge area, Webster County, Iowa. Joseph died Nov 29, 1896 in Webster County. Will be glad to share what I have on Augustine O'Neil's background. I am trying to find if this Joseph is a brother to my husband's great grandfather, William Derocher. Sincerely, Rose DeRocher rkkd123@aol.com

Would like to correspond with any descendants of Thomas Flynn, Jr. born Jackson County, Michigan in August of 1859. Reportedly died at Fort Dodge in 1935. Maritial status unknown. Brothers were prosperous ranchers in Montana. Sisters and parents remained in Michigan. Judy ourworld@voyager.net

I am looking for any information on Thomas Fredercik Jackson who married Hattie Mc Nutt Ft. Dodge about 1884. They had the following children: Earl, Dick, Raymond, Haze, and Allan. Any help will be appreicated in tracking their history. Dave C.C. Nevada

Hi folks! I've been busy lately and haven't had much time to sit down at my computer (I apologize), so I thought I should check in with my 2 lists. I will repeat information here since we have several new subscribers. 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

Hi, is there a book or some one who could lookup some family names for me. I am looking for the John B. Crosby family; he died 1899; his wife same year; and a daughter Mary died 1898. She is buried in Holiday Creek Cemetery; according to the death records, Thanks, Kyle

I am forwarding this to the list. >X-Track2: 2 >Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 13:56:27 -0800 >From: SkipWelch@aol.com >Old-Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 16:55:42 EST >To: iawebste-L@rootsweb.com >CC: Puffysmum@aol.com >Subject: {not a subscriber} Cemetery Administrators Ft. Dodge, IA > >We will be leaving for Fort Dodge this weekend. My wife has a number of >relatives buried in the cemeteries north, east and west of Fort Dodge. Would >someone please tell us who to contact at each of the cemeteries so we can get >information from the cemetery records? > >Thanks in advance, > >Skip Welch (Skipwelch@aol.com) > or >Cookie Welch (Puffysmum@aol.com) > > >

Well, I've been list administrator for nearly 2 months and haven't taken the time to post my own info to the list. (Bad girl!) I can only plead that I do work full-time (which I'm sure most of you do) and have kids (which is a safe bet for many of you, also). I can only say that I an organizationally challenged. OK, that having been said, I will try to rectify this situation. Be warned, there's a lot of information here! :-) My ancestors were kind enough to move to Webster County in 1880, just prior to the Federal Census. In fact, they had a one-month old child at the time of 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 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. 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. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

Can anyone please send me the address for the following cemetery: Calvary Cemetery in Pocahontas, Iowa. I have learned that I have several family members buried there and would like to contact the cemetery for more information. Thanks in advance for any help. Tonia Researching: H*A*R*R*O*L*D & B*U*T*L*E*R Join AllAdvantage.com and get paid to surf the Web! Please use my ID (HRZ510) when asked if someone referred you. Thanks! <A HREF="http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=HRZ510">http://www.alladvantage .com/go.asp?refid=HRZ510</A>

From: sinnott@irelandmail.com Old-Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 15:09:21 -0500 (EST) Searching for Sinnott, Paterson, and Ertl in Fort Dodge and surrounding areas in Iowa.

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I am searching for information on the HARROLD family. They lived in Webster and Pocahontas Counties. Starting around 1850 to the present. Could anyone help me locate information on them? Some of their names are as follows: John Harrold birth: Dec. 1834 (from Ireland) John F. Harrold birth: Nov. 11, 1878 Patrick Jeremiah Harrold birth: June 11, 1883 Adrian Joseph Harrold birth: June 25, 1918 Clement Patrick Harrold birth March 9, 1918 Dale Patrick Harrold birth: July 27, 1924 Daniel James Harrold birth: Jan. 27, 1927 Francis John Harrold birth: Dec. 29, 1909 Mary Catherine Harrold birth: April 17, 1922 Mary Martha Harrold birth: March 8, 1916 Raymond Marcus Harrold birth: April 29, 1920 Vincent Eugene Harrold (Redhead) birth April 22, 1912 I would like to find information or stories about these people, who they married, children, deaths, etc. Thanks in advance for any information that SKS may be able to provide me. I am willing to share what information that I have on the family. Tonia

>X-Track2: 2 >Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 15:09:13 -0800 >From: "J. Rogers" <simbamail@msn.com> >To: <IAWEBSTE-L@rootsweb.com> >Old-Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 16:47:55 -0500 >Subject: {not a subscriber} 1925 Iowa State Census - Webster County > >Dear List Members: > >Does anyone have a copy or access to the 1925 Iowa State Census for Webster >County and would be willing to look up someone for me? I have their exact >address. > >Thank you very much for your consideration. > >Joan Rogers > > > > >

X-Track2: 2 Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 22:22:44 -0800 From: LINDY3315@aol.com Old-Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2000 01:22:20 EST Subject: LOOKING FOR INFO ON MILLER IN WEBSTER IOWA To: IAWEBSTE-l-request@rootsweb.com I AM RESEARCHING A JOHN W MILLER WHO WAS BORN IN THE MID TO LATE 1800'S, HE MARRIED A MYRTLE FRY(E) ANY INFO WILL BE APPRECIATED. THANKS, JANET __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

I was wondering if SKS out there might have the following FTM CD: #357 Passengers and immigration lists: Irish to America 1846 - 1865. If so could you please do a look up for me on John Harrold. Thanks in advance. Tonia Researching: H*A*R*R*O*L*D & B*U*T*L*E*R

Just thought I would pass this on. I received it from one of the lists that I am on. Tonia --------------- Forwarded Message: Subj: How do you feel this first day of 2000 Date: 1/1/00 6:34:41 AM Central Standard Time From: To: GEN-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com Just wanted to share something I found amusing and puts ones family history in a different perspective. Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly change things. Each year the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts together a list to try to give the faculty a sense of the mindset of that years incoming freshmen. Here is this year's list: The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1982. They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era and probably did not know he had ever been shot. They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged. Black Monday 1987 is as significant to them as the Great Depression. There has been only one Pope. They were 11 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War. They have never feared a nuclear war. They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. Tianamen Square means nothing to them. Their lifetime has always included AIDS. Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic. Atari predates them, as do vinyl albums. The expression "You sound like a broken record." means nothing to them. They have never owned a record player. They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Ping-Pong. They may have never heard of an 8 track. The Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year old. As far as they know, stamps have always cost about 33 cents. They have always had an answering machine. Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a black-and-white TV. They have always had cable. There has always been VCRs, but they have no idea what BETA is. They cannot fathom not having a remote control. They were born the year that Walkmen were introduced by Sony. Roller-skating has always meant inline for them. Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show. They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool. Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave. They have never seen Larry Bird play. They never took a swim and thought about Jaws. The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as WWI, WWII and the Civil War. They have no idea that Americans were ever held hostage in Iran. They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are. They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. They never heard: Where's the beef?, Id walked a mile for a Camel, or de plane, de plane They do not care who shot J.R. and have no idea who J.R. is. The Titanic was found? They thought we always knew where it was. Michael Jackson has always been white. Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places, not groups. McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers. There has always been MTV. They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter. Do you feel old yet? pass this on to the other old fogies.

Searching for GUNTHER/GUENTHER. Time frame...1870s-1910 or so when the whole Gunther family moved to CA. They were all Lutheran and were members of St Pauls in FtD. Especially looking for info on the patriarch of the clan, F. Justus Guenther. He was killed by a falling tree on Feb 18, 1879 in or near Ft Dodge. Would love to find an obit, death record or some official records to substantiate family legend and a listing in the book "Historic Fort Dodge". Gary Speck GTUSA@aol.com

Hello All, Sorry for the trouble, but some kook sabotaged my e-mail subscriptions to the Rootsweb.com mailing lists. I can still receive postings to my USER683614@AOL.COM box, or here. I also have about a dozen screen names with two other Internet providers, so if those of you who I am helping will e-mail me privately, I'll give them to you. I hope this problem will resolve itself. Sincerely, Kevin O'Brien Laguna Hills, CA

Dorothy: do you have a Burrell listed in that Honor Roll? I am not sure which one it was, my grandpa was one of 10 children. He was born in 1910, but at least one of his older brothers served. I think it has to be William Henry Burrell. I really need to get more organized! Anyway, would you mind looking him up for me? I remember looking at a book of WWII veterans during the Webster County Fair 2 years ago. The book was on display from the county historical society in the genealogy society's exhibit. Carol Foltz IAWEBSTE mailing list admin *************************************8 Dorothy Johnson wrote: I have the Webster Co. Honor Roll for the years of 1917, 1918 & 1919 which has a write up about those that served during World War I. If you think you had someone who served at that time, you can contact me and I will see if he is listed there. I have sent this list to the one who is in charge of the Webster Co. IA US GenWeb project but evidently she hasn't had the time to put them on there as yet. I am researching LINDQUIST & FREEBERG. Dorothy Johnson Spirit Lake, IA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com