No June, I see my own mail whenever I post or reply to a post on the list. When I reply, I reply all. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "June Hebert" <junefh@gmail.com> To: <Iowa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:52 PM Subject: [IOWA] Question > Before I bought my new computer I could always see my own mail listed > on the list. Now the only time I see my letter is if someone replies > or answers on the list. Is that the way you people read your own > mail? Thanks June > _____________________________________________ > > For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

June I see you are using Gmail. I use Gmail behind the scenes to filter all my email for spam purposes and find this also. On list mail, I don't find my own messages sent to the list showing up in my inbox. But I'm not absolutely certain this is in all cases which makes me wonder if it depends upon the list in some way. I'll have to pay closer attention. You'll find your sent copy in your "Sent Mail" box, however. This was never the case before I started using Gmail. And if you go to the list archives, you'll find it there. Like at: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/index/IOWA/2008-12?m=t&n=y&d=y&s=Redisplay I don't think it's your computer. I think it's Gmail but why and when it does or doesn't do this, I'm not sure. Rich

Before I bought my new computer I could always see my own mail listed on the list. Now the only time I see my letter is if someone replies or answers on the list. Is that the way you people read your own mail? Thanks June

A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 BLAIR ALLEN PHILLIPS is president of the White-Phillips Company, investment bankers, with offices in the First National Bank Building at Davenport and 39 South La Salle Street, Chicago, with connections in the financial world throughout the Middle West. He was born n a farm near by Albany, Illinois, May 22, 1888. His parents, Benjamin Franklin and Mary (Rosenkrans) Phillips, are still living on the old farm at Albany. Mr. Phillips is of Welsh ancestry in the paternal line, while his mother's people were originally German and Dutch. One branch of the family produced Gen William S. Rosecrans, one of the great Union leaders in the Civil war, who spelled his name slightly differently. The Phillips family has been in America for nine generations. Blair Allen Phillips was educated in the common schools of an Illinois agricultural district. His home was on a farm until he was eighteen, at which time he became a student in Brown's Business College at Davenport. After leaving college he became associated with George M. Bechtel & Company i the bond business, later became vice president of the company, and had the reputation of being one of the largest single producers in the bond and investment field in the State of Iowa. In 1919 he and George White founded the White-Phillips Company, each of the partners having had a wide experience in the purchase and sale of municipal bonds. From the beginning the White-Phillips Company has specialized in safe and secure investment securities, and it has become a buying and selling organization of nation wide scope. The company has handled more than $100,000,000 worth of bonds since it was founded. Mr. Phillips has been an active member of the Davenport Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Rotary Club, is affiliated with Albany Lodge No. 566, A. F. and A. M., is a member of the Scottish Rite Consistory and Mystic Shrine, member of the Davenport Country Club, Hamilton Club, Chicago, and Saint John's Methodist Episcopal Church. He married, in 1912, Clara M. Fort, a native of Davenport. They have three children, Jeanne Marie, Blair Allen, Jr., and Richard Elsworth. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

Well, you know, in my case there is a possibilbity that my gr grandfather was actually fathered by a " paternal wierd uncle ". We know quite a bit about that wierd uncle, who later married again and fathered one child, has descendents who put me on to all kinds of things like a messy divorce, abandonment of the second family several times to take trips to the Carribean?and other erratic behaviors etc. This descendent family also told me of an early marriage when he was in college ( he was a smart wierd uncle ! ) where there was ' no apparent child or children produced"... Another 'normal uncle' and his family presumably adopted my gr grandfather , so the surname would be the same as mine. So reading Jerry's account , I might have a bit easier time of it under the same research conditions. -----Original Message----- From: iowagob1@juno.com <iowagob1@juno.com> To: kennewickman4@aol.com Sent: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 11:03 pm Subject: Re: [IOWA] Adoption records question Iowa adoption records were sealed July 1, 1941. When I was looking for my Grandfather in Story Co. they had pasted cardboard strips over the birth records in the ledger. I was told the blocking was for out of wedlock and for adopted children. After looking for my Grandfather for 10 years and getting nowhere I ran into a woman at the IGS Library in Des Moines. She had a newspaper clipping where the person in charge of vital records said when "adoptions" started in Iowa. I forget the exact date but my Grandfather was adopted in 1892, before that procedure started. Before a certain date children were passed on an Indenture. Indentures were recorded in the Registrar's office and are supposed to be public records. I went to the Registrar of Story County, IA and said I wanted to see the record for my Grandfather. She asked his name and went to find the record then came back and asked whether that was his birth name or his adopted name. She said it was all filed under birth name. I did not know his birth name but took a guess on a rumor and said "Shearer" She went back in to another room then came out and said that yes, she had found John Fredrick Shearer and the Hales were involved but she could not give me the record without a court order. Although that was against the policy stated in the news article I decided not to contest the point. I went to the Clerk who had me write out a request which she took in to the Judge. He signed it, I went back to the Registrar and she then made a Xerox copy of the ledger page. Even though 100 years had past and all parties were long dead it was still necessary to go through all of that. If you don't have the birth name I suspect there would be no way to find the record. Before I knew about indentures and thought he had been adopted I had consulted several lawyers with an eye to filing a suit demanding the information. Two lawyers told me it wasn't possible and a third said he would take the case but didn't have much hope of prevailing. The best info is here: http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/Consumers/Child_Welfare/Adoption/AdoptionRecords.html "Effective July 1, 1999, Iowa law enables adoptees, their "birth parents," and their blood-related brothers and sisters to find each other if the birth is registered with the State of Iowa. The "Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry" was established in order to match those persons requesting that their identity be revealed to registrants "matching" information concerning an adult adoptee." You can check out Iowa adoption laws at http://laws.adoption.com/statutes/iowa-laws.html There is an Iowa Adoption Registry that might help http://www.adopteeconnect.com/p/a/1016/ My mother's family got back together after one signed up for such a registry and another happened along looking for siblings. Good luck Jerry "Still looking for Grandpa Hale" ____________________________________________________________ Free information on becoming a Graphic Designer. Click Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw3huH09pOkzdtK1z9vj1PzmGPTcGkXqaDvr2Hp1aj9UMiHI0/

A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 REV. ROWLAND FREDERICK PHILBROOK is a native of Iowa, a cultured and highly educated clergyman of the Episcopal Church, and is now rector of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral at Davenport. Dean Philbrook was born at Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa, November 6, 1891, son of Barnabas Frederick and Ida Mary (McAlister) Pholbrook. His mother was born in Chicago. His father is active of the State of Maine and is now living at Sioux City, Iowa, being a dentist by profession. Rowland Frederick Philbrook was a small child when the family moved to Denison, Crawford County, Iowa, where he grew up, graduating from the Denison High School. After that he attended the University of Iowa and took his degree Bachelor of Scared Theology from the Divinity School at Philadelphia in 1917. He was ordained in Wyoming, in 1917, and had five years of interesting experience in missionary work in the far western state. While there he was rector of St. Thomas' Church at Rawlins, and was chaplain of the State Penitentiary. Returning east, he was rector of St. Mark's Church in Chicago from 1922 to 1924, and from 1924 to 1928 served as rector of St. Luke's Church in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Dean Philbrook came to the Trinity Cathedral at Davenport March 1, 1928, being installed as rector on the Fourth of March, at which time the honorary title of dean was conferred upon him. The impressive service was performed by the Rt. Rev. Theodore Morrison, Episcopal Bishop of Iowa. Rev. Mr. Philbrook married, in 1920, Miss Gwendolyn Taylor, a native of Sioux City, Iowa. She is a graduate of Northwestern University of Evanston, Illinois. They have two sons, James Frederick, born in 1924, and Robert Rowland, born on Christmas Day, 1927. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

I have a copy of what appears to be a charcoal drawing of an old tintype of photograph of my gggrandfather, "Mike." He was born in Indiana around 1832, lived in Iowa and died in 1880. The picture is of a man who appears to be somewhere between 25 and 40. He has straight dark hair cut long enough to almost cover his ears. He is wearing a dark suitcoat with deeply notched rather wide lapels. He has on a white shirt with no apparent collar. Over that and showing about a half inch of white shirt above it is what appears to be a dark shiny (satin?) hand-tied bow tie maybe an inch and a half wide. I think it's a painting or charcoal drawing of a photograph as he has that "bravely facing a firing squad" look of someone trying to be motionless long enough for the photographer to get a picture. Since he is known to have died in 1880, the photograph is from before that time. But before or after the Civil War? Anybody know when it was the custom in Iowa for a man to be clean shaven, cut his hair to cover the top of his ears, wear a shirt with a collarless neck and a bow tie, and a suit jacket with deeply notched lapels? The outfit could have been a photographer's prop of course, but the fashion must have been reasonably current for the time. I have a photo of another ancestor from 1875 - 1880 who was sporting a rather fluffy beard that was trimmed so as to frame his entire face, but the face itself was mostly bare. ---------- As for Sharon Becker's comment about the 70's: "And we thought we looked so cool at the time, ha, ha, ha." I'll have you know that my lime green polyester pantsuit and big red "Dolly Parton" wig were very cool indeed! I expect they will inspire awe in some as yet unborn descendant! ---------- Jeanne Surber -----Original Message----- >From: Sharon Becker <srbecker@iowatelecom.net> >Sent: Dec 7, 2008 9:51 PM >To: iowa@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [IOWA] Fw: question about old photos > >I just wanted to say that no one will EVER have >any trouble dating all those family photos from >the late 1960's, all of the 1970's, and the early >1980's. Something about the shimmer of polyester >and colors no one has ever worn before or since. >And we thought we looked so cool at the time, ha, ha, ha. > >Sharon R. Becker >Ringgold Co. Coordinator > >(Guilty of having a mullet hair-style with "wings" & oversized glasses >that weighed 5# way back then.....although I never owned >any mustard-yellow or glow-in-the-dark lime green clothing.)

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A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 JULLIAN A. PEVERILL. One of the veteran automobile men of the State of Iowa, Julian A. Peverill, head of the Hudson Jones Automobile Company of Des Moines, is the directing head of the largest organization of its kind in the state. Mr. Peverill's career is a remarkable example of the value of the simple traits of industry, perseverance and honesty in the building up of a large fortune and the attainment of leadership in a given line of business activity, for when he first became identified with the motor car business, twenty-six years ago, his capital consisted of approximately $500. He has been a resident of Des Moines since December, 1918, and is now recognized not only as a business leader, but one who takes a prominent part in civic affairs. Mr. Peverill was born at Worthington, Minnesota, October 3, 1889, and is a son of William J. and Julia (Kistner) Peverill. His grandfather, William Peverill, was born in England, but in young manhood immigrated to the United States and settled in Ohio. Later he moved to Missouri and finally to Iowa, where he resided until his death. During the war between the states he enlisted in the Union army and fought until near its close, when he received a severe wound, which brought on paralysis, incapacitated him from further active service, and eventually caused his death some years later. He was a man of high character, spirit and courage and was greatly respected in the various communities in which he made his home. William J. Peverill, father of Julian A. Peverill, was born in Ohio, and as a young man followed farming, but later became a grain dealer and broker. During the '90s he came to Iowa and settled at Waterloo, where he continued in the same line of business, as he had also for a time at Worthington, Minnesota, and being a man of great industry and good judgment, was successful in his affairs. He is now retired from business and he and Mrs. Peverill are residents of Los Angeles, California. They are members of the United Brethern Church, in the work of which both are active. Politically Mr. Peverill is a Republican, and while residing at Waterloo was a member of the City Council. He and his wife have seven children, all surviving, Julian A. being the eldest. George Kistner, the maternal grandfather of Julian A. Peverill, was born in Pennsylvania, whence he moved in young manhood to Iowa, where he passed the remainder of his life in agricultural operations. Julian A. Peverill attended the public schools of Waterloo, and for a time was his father's assistant in the grain brokerage business. As early as 1906 he embarked in the automobile business, selling Regal cars, but subsequently switched to Dodge cars and then also took over the Hudson agency, selling both makes. In December, 1918, he came to Des Moines and became a minor stockholder in the Hudson Jones Automobile Company, but after four years bought out the interest of Mr. Jones and became the controlling owner of the business, as he is today. This company, the offices of which are situated at 1420 Grand Street, has been developed into the largest automobile dealers in Iowa, operating in eighty counties. Incorporated for $100,000, it now has annual sales approximating $3,700,000, which forms an interesting comparison with the business that was founded with a capital of $500 not so many years ago. In business circles Mr. Peverill is known as being shrewd, capable and energetic, and thoroughly informed as to every angle of the business, to which he devotes practically all of his attention, although not to the exclusion of his duties as a good and public-spirited citizen. He belongs to the various automobile dealers' bodies, the Wakonda Club and the Des Moines Club, and is a Scottish Rite Mason and member of the Mystic Shrine. Politically a Republican, he has had little time for liking for politics, except in exercising his franchise as a voter for the candidates whom he deems best fitted for the office at stake. He was reared in the faith of the United Brethren Church and is a contributor to worthy religious and educational movements. In 1906 Mr. Peverill was united in marriage with Miss Lennis Miller, who was born in Iowa, and received her education at Oelwein, this state, where she was graduated from the high school, later supplementing her education by self teaching and reading. She is active in all good works and has numerous friends in social circles. She is a daughter of William Miller, who for many years was engaged in agricultural pursuits in Fayette County, this state, but is now living in retirement. Mr. and Mrs. Peverill are the parents of two children: Juliet, who was born in June, 1910; and Jean, who was born in August, 1919. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. 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I just wanted to say that no one will EVER have any trouble dating all those family photos from the late 1960's, all of the 1970's, and the early 1980's. Something about the shimmer of polyester and colors no one has ever worn before or since. And we thought we looked so cool at the time, ha, ha, ha. Sharon R. Becker Ringgold Co. Coordinator (Guilty of having a mullet hair-style with "wings" & oversized glasses that weighed 5# way back then.....although I never owned any mustard-yellow or glow-in-the-dark lime green clothing.)

A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 HENRY K. PETERSON is representative of one of the substantial families of Council Bluffs, and by his own earnest ambition and hard work has created for himself a large niche in the bar of that city. He is now head of one of the large law firms, with offices in the Park Building. Mr. Peterson was born at Council Bluffs, March 16, 1884, son of Mads and Christina (Kaar) Peterson. His parents were born in Denmark, and were young people when they came to the United States, his father in 1881 and his mother in 1883. They were married in the latter year, and are old and honored residents of Council Bluffs, where they are now retired. His father began his career as an American citizen without capital, and made his way to prosperity by industry. For many years he was foreman for the lumber company in Council Bluffs. Both are members of the Brethren Church and he is a Republican in politics. Of their seven children three are now living: Henry K.; William W., who worked his way through Harvard University, and is assistant state manager for the Southern Surety Company at Indianapolis, Indiana; and Raymond G., deputy county auditor of Pottawattamie County. Henry K. Peterson grew up at Council Bluffs, attended school there, and after graduating from high school, though without capital, he entered Drake University at Des Moines and worked and earned his living while attending school. He graduated from the law department in 1908 and then returned to Council Bluffs to engage in private practice. He was associated as a partner with Clem Kimball until Mr. Kimball's death on September 10, 1928. The law firm still retains Mr. Kimball's name. The firm is Kimball, Peterson, Smith & Peterson, and for years has enjoyed an extensive general practice. Mr. Peterson married in 1911 Laura May Robinson, who was born at Council Bluffs, daughter of Joseph Robinson, for a number of years in the hardware business there. They have three children, Josephine, born in 1915; Robert, born in 1917k, and Richard, born in 1925. The family are members of the Baptist Church and Mr. Peterson is chairman of the board of trustees and has been president of the Iowa Baptist Convention. He has also interested himself in fraternal organizations, being affiliated with the Masonic Lodge and Royal Arch Chapter and Council, the Woodmen of the World, Modern Woodmen of America, Maccabees, Yoemen, Tribe of Ben Hur and Loyal Order of Moose. In politics he is a Republican and for four years was city attorney of Council Bluffs, and six years a member of the school board. His work in behalf of schools has given him perhaps his greatest satisfaction in a public way. He has been president of the Council Bluffs Kiwanis Club and during 1925 was governor of the Iowa-Nebraska Kiwanis District. He has many times been a delegate to state Republican conventions, and was chairman and k eynote speaker of the 1930 Republican state convention. He is a member of the Pottawattamie County Bar Association, being president in 1930, and a member of the Iowa State and American Bar Associations, and it is to the law that he has devoted the best years of his life. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 PETER H. PETERSEN, who has lived all his life in Clinton County, has gained an enviable place at the Clinton bar and in the business affairs of that city. He was born on a farm in Clinton County, January 9, 1898, and his parents, Herman H. and Ida (Swendsen) Petersen, now respected retired residents of Clinton, were also native of Iowa. Peter H. Petersen grew up on a farm, had his early advantages in rural schools and after 1908 attended the grade schools of Whiting for three years. He was graduated from the Lyons High School in 1915 and then entered the University of Iowa, where he took his A. B. degree in 1919 and his degree in law in 1921. During the World war he was a member of the Students Army Training Corps at Iowa City, and military training took precedence over his routine studies. After qualifying as a lawyer Mr. Petersen engaged in practice at Clinton and is a member of the law firm of Petersen & Petersen, being in partnership with Alfred E. Petersen. In addition to his general law practice Mr. Petersen is owner and manager of the Abstract & Title Guarantee Company. He is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason, being a member of DeMolay Consistory No. 1 of the Scottish Rite. He is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, the Sigma Pi fraternity, the Clinton County and Iowa State Bar Associations, and is a member of the Presbyterian Church. He married, October 24, 1923, Miss Irene M. Tosh, daughter of John and Elizabeth Tosh, of Clinton. Her father, now retired, was for many years a foreman in the service of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

In a message dated 12/6/2008 3:53:57 A.M. Central Standard Time, Bare67deb writes: A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 OSCAR C. PERRIN, president of the First State Bank of Greene, has made banking his profession since he left school. A real banker has closer contact with the diversified business interests of a community than probably any other business or professional man, and farmers, merchants, or professional men and others throughout this section of Butler County have come to look upon Mr. Perrin as their chief adviser in a financial way, and it would be difficult to overestimate his standing and influence as a financier. Mr. Perrin was born near Clarksville, Butler County, January 24, 1868, son of Jeremiah and Anna (Hillman) Perrin. His father was a native of England, first settled in Pittsburgh, and in 1851 came to Iowa as a pioneer of Butler County, acquiring land and developing a farm. He was a man of very substantial character and highly esteemed in his community. He died in 1905, having two sons, Oscar C. and Mark J. Mark J. Perrin was for many years a resident of Waterloo, but died at Clarksville. Oscar C. Perrin grew up on an Iowa farm, had the advantages of the common schools and finished his education in the Clarksville High School. Immediately after leaving school he went to work in the private bank of Louis Slimmer at Clarksville, and later he assisted in organizing the Butler County State Bank, Clarksville, of which he is now vice president. His chief interests have been centered at Greene since 1887, when he became assistant bookkeeper for the First National Bank. Later this was reorganized as the First State Bank of Greene and in 1903 he was made its cashier and subsequently became president. From his immediate responsibilities in the bank he has extended his interest over a wide field, being financially interested in lumber yards, implement houses, owns a large amount of Iowa farm land and was one of the promoters of the Green Electric Light & Power Company. Mr. Perrin is a Republican and has served on the board of alderman and the school board at Greene. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias, and his wife belongs to the Eastern Star. He married in December, 1893, Miss Maude Mason, who came from Ohio. She passed away in 1904. In 1907 Miss Mary Debban became his wife. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now.

A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 OSCAR C. PERRIN, president of the First State Bank of Greene, has made banking his profession since he left school. A real banker has closer contact with the diversified business interests of a community than probably any other business or professional man, and farmers, merchants, or professional men and others throughout this section of Butler County have come to look upon Mr. Perrin as their chief adviser in a financial way, and it would be difficult to overestimate his standing and influence as a financier. Mr. Perrin was born near Clarksville, Butler County, January 24, 1868, son of Jeremiah and Anna (Hillman) Perrin. His father was a native of England, first settled in Pittsburgh, and in 1851 came to Iowa as a pioneer of Butler County, acquiring land and developing a farm. He was a man of very substantial character and highly esteemed in his community. He died in 1905, having two sons, Oscar C. and Mark J. Mark J. Perrin was for many years a resident of Waterloo, but died at Clarksville. Oscar C. Perrin grew up on an Iowa farm, had the advantages of the common schools and finished his education in the Clarksville High School. Immediately after leaving school he went to work in the private bank of Louis Slimmer at Clarksville, and later he assisted in organizing the Butler County State Bank, Clarksville, of which he is now vice president. His chief interests have been centered at Greene since 1887, when he became assistant bookkeeper for the First National Bank. Later this was reorganized as the First State Bank of Greene and in 1903 he was made its cashier and subsequently became president. From his immediate responsibilities in the bank he has extended his interest over a wide field, being financially interested in lumber yards, implement houses, owns a large amount of Iowa farm land and was one of the promoters of the Green Electric Light & Power Company. Mr. Perrin is a Republican and has served on the board of alderman and the school board at Greene. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias, and his wife belongs to the Eastern Star. He married in December, 1893, Miss Maude Mason, who came from Ohio. She passed away in 1904. In 1907 Miss Mary Debban became his wife. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

Maureen Taylor is, indeed, an expert at dating old photographs. Her blog is at: http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/photodetectiveblog/?p_PageAlias=photodete ctive. She is on staff at Family Tree Magazine, lectures at many conferences, and has been featured recently on The Today Show. Kate Foote > -----Original Message----- > From: iowa-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iowa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > tanelson1@juno.com > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:38 PM > To: iowa@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IOWA] Old Photos......IDing dates, clothes, etc > Importance: High > > In today's issure of the NEHGS newsletter, there is mention of the > expertise of Maureen Taylor, called the photo detective. I had her help > me out a couple of years ago and could not find her address for a reply > to the Iowa List question about an picture from around 1872. And there > it is in the newsletter. She is very helpful and pegged my photo > which had been mis-identified as around 1839 as being taken during the > Civil War based on their clothing style. Her website is > photodetective.com She has written some articles in Family Tree > magazine too. > > Hopes this helps those with a question about an old photo of any type. > > Jan Nelson > ____________________________________________________________ > Find success and happiness with drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Click now. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2ZDr9AYAyCPKZM8EVdq2ucbcSo > hGyZ8WUO0N0zAfg7ZoLDD/ > _____________________________________________ > > For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with > the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.14/1832 - Release Date: 12/5/2008 9:57 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.14/1832 - Release Date: 12/5/2008 9:57 AM

In today's issure of the NEHGS newsletter, there is mention of the expertise of Maureen Taylor, called the photo detective. I had her help me out a couple of years ago and could not find her address for a reply to the Iowa List question about an picture from around 1872. And there it is in the newsletter. She is very helpful and pegged my photo which had been mis-identified as around 1839 as being taken during the Civil War based on their clothing style. Her website is photodetective.com She has written some articles in Family Tree magazine too. Hopes this helps those with a question about an old photo of any type. Jan Nelson ____________________________________________________________ Find success and happiness with drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Click now. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2ZDr9AYAyCPKZM8EVdq2ucbcSohGyZ8WUO0N0zAfg7ZoLDD/

Hi June, He may have been working with the Army Corps of Engineers who used snag boats on the rivers. Have you done a google search? I used the terms "snag boats" 1910 and got a lot of hits. You can look at images only to see some of them. I'm sure there is a lot of information about them. If you could find the name of the boat, you might find more about it. I hope this helps you. Grace, native Iowan You wrote: I sent this message before but never seen it on the screen or any answers so will tell again. In 1909-1910 my dad worked on a Snag Boat on the Missouri River by Sioux City and the Sioux River in So. Dakota . These were called Government boats. I have a picture of him in a sailor suit with a fellow I don't know. I know he was never in the Navy because in 1911 he was 18 and started on the railroad. He was not in W.W. 1. If someone might know someone who worked there at this time I wish you will write. Thanks June _____________________________________________

Here is the other letter I sent. Did anyone see this old letter? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: June Hebert <junefh@gmail.com> Date: Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 9:25 AM Subject: snagboats To: "IOWA-L-request@rootsweb.com" <IOWA-L-request@rootsweb.com> If anyone in Iowa had a relative working on a government boat in the 1909 or 1910 range called Mandan or McPherson snagboats I have a good picture of my Dad and another fellow. They have sailor suits on but my dad was never in the Navy. This is a studio picture. These boats were in the Missouri River in Iowa and Sioux River in South Dakota. Any idea who this might be?

I sent this message before but never seen it on the screen or any answers so will tell again. In 1909-1910 my dad worked on a Snag Boat on the Missouri River by Sioux City and the Sioux River in So. Dakota . These were called Government boats. I have a picture of him in a sailor suit with a fellow I don't know. I know he was never in the Navy because in 1911 he was 18 and started on the railroad. He was not in W.W. 1. If someone might know someone who worked there at this time I wish you will write. Thanks June

Thank you........ -----Original Message----- From: Jim Lawson <jflawson@cco.net> To: kennewickman4@aol.com Sent: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 9:41 am Subject: Re: [IOWA] Adoption records question I can't speak for Iowa in particular. My hunch is that rules vary from one state to the next.? ? I live in Washington and was adopted 60+ years ago. In order to get my original birth certificate and get a starting point to finding my families of origin, I had to go to an adoption rights organization. They petitioned the court to have the seal broken and then located my mother's family.? Good luck in your search.? Jim? ----- Original Message ----- From: <kennewickman4@aol.com>? To: <IOWA@rootsweb.com>? Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 8:24 AM? Subject: [IOWA] Adoption records question? ? > Do any of you Iowa listers know what rules and strings attached and or > where you go to look into adoption records in Iowa during , say , the 19th > century or early 20th?? >? > I have a gr grandfather who was an adoption atty in Red Oak, Montgomery or > 25 or 30 years !? He himself may have been adopted into our family, a > persistent rumor for decades. I am trying to resolve this now. Of course I > dont live in Iowa, so I would start by 'remote control' first and go from > there.? >? > Any suggestions appreciated. Also, are there good places to research a > person such as this, places where records are still on paper or microfish > and not yet digitally transcribed. In other words, would a trip to Red Oak > be wortwhile in the opinion of any of you?? > _____________________________________________? >? > For additional information concerning how the list? > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit? > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/? > _____________________________________________? >? > -------------------------------? > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message? > ?