I am researching ALLEN, James and Mary Ann, ALLEN, James and Mary H. TEASDALE, THORBURN, George, DIXON, Sam or Simon, DICKSEN, John, and WILLIAMS, Joseph T. Any help is appreciated greatly! All of the above were in Webster County in approx. 1870-1885. Stacey momdit@aol.com Missouri

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

Hi I researching for OLDS,GRAY and RANDOLPH in webster county. thanks juanita in riverside ca. Carol Foltz wrote: > I hope everyone has been enjoying a good holiday > season. > > As I mentioned when I first took this list on, I live > in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. To me, this means > I have access to resources on the local level. This > does not mean I will be able to go look up everybody's > information for them, but I can probably put you in > touch with someone who can. :-) > > I am hoping to start posting local information on a > regular basis. I don't know what form this will take, > and it will depend on my schedule. I currently am > working for Manpower, on an assignment which has an > urgent deadline. After that, I will try to look for > local information that I can pass along. Historical > tidbits, for example. > > For new members of the list, I would like to let you > know that if you click on "reply" to an email, it will > probably send to the sender, not to the list. You will > need to change the "to" to iawebste-L@rootsweb.com. > You can add this to your address book in your email > program and it will be easier to send your message to > the list. > > And, lastly, I would like to invite all members of > this list to post their Webster County surnames. I am > fairly new to the list, so I don't know what names you > are looking for, and there are other new members as > well. > > Thanks and have a Happy New Year! > > Carol Foltz > IAWEBSTE list administrator > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://messenger.yahoo.com > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

I hope everyone has been enjoying a good holiday season. As I mentioned when I first took this list on, I live in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. To me, this means I have access to resources on the local level. This does not mean I will be able to go look up everybody's information for them, but I can probably put you in touch with someone who can. :-) I am hoping to start posting local information on a regular basis. I don't know what form this will take, and it will depend on my schedule. I currently am working for Manpower, on an assignment which has an urgent deadline. After that, I will try to look for local information that I can pass along. Historical tidbits, for example. For new members of the list, I would like to let you know that if you click on "reply" to an email, it will probably send to the sender, not to the list. You will need to change the "to" to iawebste-L@rootsweb.com. You can add this to your address book in your email program and it will be easier to send your message to the list. And, lastly, I would like to invite all members of this list to post their Webster County surnames. I am fairly new to the list, so I don't know what names you are looking for, and there are other new members as well. Thanks and have a Happy New Year! Carol Foltz IAWEBSTE list administrator __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com

I am currently researching the following surnames in Iowa; HARROLD & BUTLER: Sorry this list is very long, but I want to include all the names in hopes that someone may have some information they would like to share with me on any of these individuals. Thanks in advance for your time. BUTLER: Albert birth Abt. 1913 George birth Abt. 1884 Lillian birth Bet. 1919-1920 Helen Birth 11/14/1910 Lydia (Gushard) Birth 9/??/1890 HARROLD: Adrian Joseph Birth 6/25/1918 Bernice Birth Unknown Catherine Birth Abt. 1875 Clement Patrick Birth 3/09/1914 Cletus Birth Unknown Dale Patrick Birth 7/27/1924 Daniel James Birth 1/27/1927 Daniel Kevin Birth 9/18/1952 David Michael Birth 3/13/1950 Dean Francis Birth 8/29/1949 Denise Margaret Birth 11/01/1956 Dennis Joseph Birth 7/20/1949 Diane Lorene Birth 7/22/1960 Elizabeth Jean Birth 8/07/1965 Faber Birth Unknown Francis John Birth 12/29/1909 Francis Birth 3/??/1878 Gregory John Birth 11/15/1949 Helen (Shepherd) Birth 11/14/1910 James (J.J.) Birth 6/??/1874 James Thomas Birth 10/23/1954 Jean Ann Birth 1/13/1960 Jerome Daniel Birth 11/21/1950 John Birth 12/??/1834 John F. Birth 11/11/1878 Jon Patrick Birth 2/26/1940 Kathleen Ann Birth 5/16/1955 Kathryn Birth Unknown Kathryn Frances Birth 4/25/1953 Kritie Lea Birth 8/09/1957 Lisa Kathryn Birth 7/19/1963 Margaret Birth 11/??/1888 Mark Timothy Birth 9/23/1953 Marlene Kaye Birth 4/07/1964 Mary Birth Abt. 1810 Mary Birth 9/21/1961 Mary Catherine Birth 4/17/1922 Mary E. Birth 4/??/1877 Mary Lynn Birth 5/06/1958 Mary Martha Birth 3/08/1916 Michael Joseph Birth 8/22/1953 Nathan Newman Birth 8/28/1979 Owen Birth 4/15/1919 Patricia Ann Birth 4/19/1952 Paul Birth Unknown Pauleda Birth Unknown Raymond Marcus Birth 4/29/1920 Ronald Ray Birth 4/02/1953 Stephen Patrick Birth 9/19/1948 Susan Mary Birth 11/05/1951 Sydne Marie Birth 8/31/1951 Theresa Marie Birth 5/11/1963 Thomas Edward Birth 1/12/1880 Verna Birth Unknown Vincent Eugene Birth 4/22/1912 William Patrick Birth 11/21/1956 Once again, thank you in advance to anyone who may be able to help with these families. Happy New Year to all on the list. Tonia Researching: H*A*R*R*O*L*D & B*U*T*L*E*R

Hello to the Great State of Iowa, I am searching for any information anyone can provide me with regard to the surname TARRANT and FEDEREN. Both families lived in various parts of the state, but spent quite a bit of time in the Minneapolis area. I am searching for PHILIP FEDEREN (1883) and his wife EDITH FEDEREN (1884) and their two children FABIOLA TARRANT (1897) and CECILE TARRANT (1893). They were last known to be in the Twin Cities area in 1944, but their descendants could be anywhere by now. They were relatives of GEORGE A. SHANNON AND ISABELLA (McDonald) SHANNON of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and their son ROBERT D. SHANNON, who was last known around 1942-44 to be living in Spencer, Iowa. Robert's wife was named JESSE and his children were ANNABELLE and GEORGE, also of Chippewa Falls, WI. Any information regarding these families or their descendants would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Kevin O'Brien Laguna Hills, CA USA Researching: SHANNON PERKINS WARNER LOWE IVALL GAULEY VAN SCHAICK DORCHESTER TRUAX SMITH

Answering Gerre Engard Byrd's questions: I graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High in 1979. I lived in Fort Dodge from 1975-1981 and then since April 1996 (still there). My maiden name was Snyder. My mom's family (Burrell) is the family that has been here since 1880. More info: My grandfather, Arthur Francis Burrell, was born in Fort Dodge in 1910. He was one of 10 children of Walter and Augusta Burrell. Some members of his family (including him) moved to Chicago, where he met my grandmother, Florence Evelyn Korn. My mom and her sisters were all born in Chicago, but the family moved back to Fort Dodge in the 40's. They moved to Gowrie in the early 50's, I think. Next was Aurelia, near Cherokee. That's where my mom graduated high school. They moved back to Chicago around that time, I think. I guess I need to get more details from my mom, I'm working from memory (faulty!). Anyway, I was thrilled to find the family here in the 1880 census, especially since there was a son David listed with them that we had no record of. Carol Foltz __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com

Hi all. I am the new listowner for IAWEBSTE. My name is Carol Foltz and I live in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. As you can see, I have a definite interest in this area. In addition, my great-grandparents moved to Webster County in 1880, just prior to the 1880 Federal Census. This was truly a piece of luck for me to find. There have been members of this family (my mom's side) here ever since. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com

George Woodman COLEMAN was born 7 Apr 1850 at Dover Point NH, died 1950 at Webster City IA after spending the greater part of his life in that area. I am descended from his son Benjamin F COLEMAN from his first marriage to Dora SHROCK. On her death he remarried and moved to Webster County and raised a second family. I have almost no info on that family and would like more. The only clue I have is the name GRAFFUNDER as somehow related. He also had a sister who lived in the area in 1950. I have a picture of him and sister on his 100th birthday and a picture of him and some unnamed relatives on the same occasion. Any info will be appreciated. Gary Hankins GHankins@sciti.com

I'm looking for fellow descendants of Ft. Dodge, Webster Co. Phelan's. My g-g-grandfather James Phelan (b.1809) and his spouse Anastasia Carroll (b.1817) came from Ireland in 1865. They had 9 children. One of those was James C. Phelan (b.1853) who married Mary Looby (b.1855c) and had 4 sons who survived to adulthood. Their names were Leo, Raymond, William, James. The son named James married Cornelia Ives of Ft. Dodge. J.C. & Mary (Looby) lived part of their lives in Ft. Dodge, part in Kalo, IA, part in Cedar Rapids. From all those sons surely there is a surviving genealogist in the family??? -Judy Phelan Judy Phelan

Hi, I'm new to the list hope I'm in the right Co. Searching for info on Edward Wheeler born abt 1835,Pa and his wife Elizabeth. They were on the 1880 census for Webster City. Edward died between 1900-1910. I have no info on his wife. Any help would be great.. Thanks Toni Boise

Some of you asked that I post to the list if I got any info on where to find the Webster Co. Naturalization records for 1879. I received the following message. Haven't had a chance to get to LDS to order the film and check it out yet. -Judy Return-Path: joanewing@dodgenet.com >X-Sender: joanewing@dodgenet.com >Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 01:26:57 -0700 >To: critters@i1.net >From: Joan Ewing <joanewing@dodgenet.com> >Subject: Webster Co IA Naturalization records > >A few days ago I received a copy of your query to file - I am sorry that >you had such mis-information from both our courthouse and the person who >contacted you before. The court house here just closed the natl. records >to the public this month, saying they are private (think they also threw >them out) Our society had done an index on them, and some of them had been >filmed. You can order this film to look at when you are at a Family >History center of the LDS church - You will need their film no. 1401646. > I am one of the researchers working on a 2 year >project at the church - redoing the cemetery records, abstracting baptism, >birth dates, and marriage and funeral records. If you would like our >society to do any work for you, our club charges $10 per hours plus copy >and postage cost - we do this to raise funds. You can either write a >letter to our society or email me with specifics you want searched, check >enclosed or promise to pay - amount you want to spend on initial search. >Joan Ewing for Webster Co. Gen. Society - P O Box 1584 - Ft Dodge IA 50501 Judy Phelan

Judy - If you find anything out please post to the list. My ancestor, James Allen, also became naturalized in 1879 and I have been trying to get his records too. Stacey momdit@aol.com

Perchance has anyone seen the Webster Co. District Court Naturalization records for 1879, Ft Dodge? I keep finding my ancestors listed in indices to the Naturalization papers with page numbers but no one seems to know where the actual records (or microfilms of same) are. The National Archives in Kansas City said they should be at the Webster Co. Courthouse in Ft Dodge. The courthouse says they don't have them. The Webster Co. Genealogical Society say they don't know where they are. Anybody have them in their basement? Judy Phelan

Isaac GARMOE spent his adult life in and around Ft Dodge. He was associated with the Banking and real estate in the Ft Dodge area. I was told of a brick building in Ft Dodge with the name GARMOE enscribed over the entrance. I believe he and his wife, Margaret Sherrill GARMOE are buried in the Ft Dodge area. Isaac also had another wife by the name of Susannah I. Barger GARMOE that possibly is buried in the Ft Dodge area. If anyone has any info concerning Isaac Garmoe, please contact me either via the list or directly. Thank You Ron Garmoe PAPARG@aol.com

Hi List: I am doing a one name study on the name COVEY. If anyone has run across any of these folks I would certainly appreciate hearing from you. My direct line goes back to 1639 in Braintree, Massachuttes. I'm now trying to fatten the tree and perhaps add a little color. Thanks in advance for your efforts. Bill Covey Creator of Ol' Tubby Joe Stottlemeyer Author of: Watson Is Where It Wuz http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Station/3265/Welcome.html

I have been trying to contact Kandus Barland but have not received answers to my emails. Kandus is the host person of the Webster County, IA Genweb pages. Dorothy Johnson rondot@ncn.net