Nashua Reporter Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa March 16, 1916 HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE Bride Buys a License Des Moines - Miss Augusta Knies, 25 years old, of Lansing, Mich, proposed to Harley Deckert, aged 29, of Des Moines. She admitted it when she applied for a marriage license at the court house. The sight of a woman applying for a license was so unusual License Clerk Baldwin asked her if she "popped the question." She answered, "Yes, and I'm not ashamed of it either. It's leap year, you know." Deckert is a well to do young business man. The young couple became acquainted when Miss Knies came here to visit relatives. She is pretty and does not in the least look the part of a suffraget or other militant woman's rights person. Dies at Age of 103. Fort Dodge - Grandma Winnifred C. Jenkins, 103 years of age, died here from grip. She was born in Trenton, N.J. in 1813. Mrs. Jenkins came here in 1856 after marriage to a railroad contractor with whom she traveled over what was then a wilderness. Mrs. Jenkins lived to greet five generations of descendants. Hard work and cheerfulness were her watchwords. She was progressive to the end and in full possession of her faculties. She said shortly before death that she wanted to take an aeroplane ride, as she had ridden in all other modern vehicles. Society Woman Asks Divorce Des Moines - That he complained of household expenses, forced her to do her own housework, encouraged her to enter society and then refused to pay for her clothing and continually taunted "that she was a poor girl when he married her and he had introduced her into the highest society in Des Moines," were a part of the complaints made by Mrs. Hazel Entrikin Saturday in her petition for divorce from Dr. Joseph B. Entrikin, a well known dentist in Des Moines. She asks for $1,000 temporary and $10,000 permanent alimony. 90, Looks After Big Farm Logan- "Uncle Jim" Kennedy is Harrison county's oldest active farmer. He celebrated his ninetieth birthday anniversary last week. He owns a stock farm of 320 acres, on which he has lived since 1856, and he looks after it just as actively and carefully as he did years ago. Woman Fatally Burned. Lake Park - Mrs. William Small, while trying to start a fire in a heating stove at her home in Lake Park, used gasoline and an explosion followed. She was so badly burned that she cannot recover. The house was set on fire, but was saved. LaPorte City - The "kissing case" came to an abrupt ending in court here when Mrs. William Bunce withdrew her complaint charging "assault with intent to kiss and hug" against J.V. Rhodes, a Waterloo insurance agent. She had charged that Rhodes attempts to hug and kiss her while at her home on business. Commander Soldiers' Home B.C. Whitehill of Marshall county has been named as new commander of the soldiers' home at Marshalltown, to take the place recently vacated by the resignation of Col. Horton. Whitehill is a veteran of the Spanish-American war. Drug Act Upheld Judge Wade of the federal court has upheld the Harrison drug act and ruled that druggists have no right to sell drugs to dope fiends under guise of prescribing for medical purposes. IOWA NEWS NOTES - Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Gohlman of Sabula have a record reacted by but few people - that of 61 years of married life. - Chris Vespested, aged 30, fell from the third story of the new Northwestern hotel in Des Moines and was instantly killed. - In the arrest of Mike Pittenicchio, 24 years old, following his attempt to pass a $50 counterfeit bill at the Boston market in Des Moines, police believe that they have the man who has been passing counterfeit and raised bills at a dozen business places in Des Moines during the past two weeks. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

June 1, 1860 Washington Township, Clinton County, Iowa Page 1 Line 18 4 4 James Harkins, 51, farmer, Ireland Mary Harkins, 47, Ireland Owen Harkins, 18, domestic, Ireland Miles Harkins, 13, Mass. James Harkins, 11, Mass. Margaret Harkins, 10, Iowa Mary Harkins, 8, Iowa Catherine Harkins, 8, Iowa Elizabeth Harkins, 6, Iowa Bridget Harkins, 3, Iowa Jane Harkins, 1, Iowa August 8, 1870 Washington Township, Clinton County, Iowa Page 18 Line 28 112 112 James Harkins, 59, farmer, Ireland Mary Harkins, 58, keeping house, Ireland Margaret Harkins, 17, at home, Iowa James Harkins, 21, farm laborer, _____birth state could not translate Catherine Harkins, 17, at school, Iowa Elizabeth Harkins, 15, at school, Iowa Bridget Harkins, 13, at school, Iowa Jane Harkins, 11, at school, Iowa June 11, 1880 Washington Township, Clinton County, Iowa Page 11 Enumeration District Number 293 Line 22 74 74 James Harkins, 68, farmer, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland Mary Harkins, 60, wife, keeping house, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland Elisabeth Harkins, 26, daughter, at home, Iowa, Ireland, Ireland Bridget Harkins, 23, daughter, at home, Iowa, Ireland, Ireland Jane Harkins, 21, daughter, at home, Iowa, Ireland, Ireland June 19, 1900 DeWitt Township, Clinton County, Iowa Sheet Number 9A Enumeration District Number 21 Line 28 222 223 James Harkins, head, January or June? 1812, 88, married 60 years, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, year of immigration 1840 naturalized, no occupation listed Mary Harkins, wife, March 1818, 85, married 60 years, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, year of immigration 1840 Jane Harkins, daughter, September 1859, 40, single, Iowa, Ireland, Ireland, seamstress Katie or Hatie Omally, granddaughter, October 1878, 21, single, Iowa, Ireland, Iowa, school teacher Jennie Omally, granddaughter, November 1880, 19, single, Iowa, Ireland, Iowa, milliner Gertrude Omally, granddaughter, January 1883, 17, single, Iowa, Ireland, Iowa, at school 4th of ? 1910 DeWitt, Clinton County, Iowa Line 39 304 307 Mary Harkins, head, 94, widow, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, own income, year of immigration 1843 Jane Joyce Harkins, daughter, 50, single, Iowa, Ireland, Ireland, ladies-tailor Catherine O'Mally, granddaughter, 28, single, Iowa, Ireland, Iowa, school teacher Alethia/Alethea? O'Mally, great granddaughter, 13, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

June 11, 1880 Blue Grass Township, Walcott, Scott County, Iowa Line 1 [indexed as Strohbiean] Henry Strohbeen, 53, farmer, Prussia, Prussia, Prussia Margarehta Strohbeen, 42, wife, keeping house, Prussia, Prussia, Prussia Wilhelmine Strohbeen, daughter, 13, at home, Iowa, Prussia, Prussia Anna Strohbeen, daughter, 11, at school, Iowa, Prussia, Prussia Bertha Strohbeen, daughter, 9, Iowa Laura Strohbeen, daughter, 7, Iowa Henry F. Strohbeen, son, 3, Iowa John H. Strohbeen, son, 1, Iowa April 30, 1910 Walcott Town, Blue Grass Township, Scott County, Iowa Sheet Number 4A Enumeration District Number 123 or 133? Line 42 63 63 Margaretha Strohbeen, 73, widow, 12 children 7 living, Germany, Germany, Germany, year of immig. 1856, own income John H. Strohbeen, son, 30, 1st marriage married 4 years, Iowa, Germany, Germany, retail merchant-farming Johnna Strohbeen, daughter-in-law, 30, 1st marriage married 4 years, 1 child 1 living, Iowa, Germany, Germany Bertha M. Strohbeen, granddaughter, 3, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa January 22, 1920 Walcott Town, Blue Grass Township, Scott County, Iowa Sheet 8B Enumeration District Number 136 Line 87 179 180 John Strohbeen, head, 40, Iowa, Holstein, Holstein, no occupation listed Hannah Strohbeen, wife, 40, Iowa, Holland, Holland Bertha Strohbeen, daughter, 13, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa Estella Strohbeen, daughter, 8, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa John Strohbeen, son, 2 years and 2 months, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

June 10, 1870 Buckingham Township, Tama County, Iowa Page 3 or 5? Line 22 56 56 Adin Antrim, 40, farmer, Ohio Elizabeth Antrim, 45, keeping house, New York William Antrim, 18, at home, Illinois John Antrim, 8, Iowa Franklin Antrim, 6, Iowa Ella Antrim, 4, Iowa Mattie Antrim, 1, Iowa Ruth Bell/Ball? domestic servant, 17, Canada June 4, 1880 Traer, Perry Township, Tama County, Iowa Page 12 Enumeration District Number 330 Line 27 120 125 Aden Antrim, 50, farmer, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia Elizabeth Antrim, 55, house keeping, New York, New York, New Jersey John Antrim, 18, farmer, Iowa, Ohio, New York Ella Antrim, 14, at home, Iowa, Ohio, New York June 9, 1900 Traer, Perry Townhship, Tama County, Iowa Sheet Number 10 Enumeration District Number 141 Line 93 217 220 Adin Antrim, head, April 1830, 70, married 50 years, Ohio, Virginia, Virginia, capitalist Elisibeth Antrim, wife, November 1824, 75, married 50 years, 8 children 4 living, New York, New York, New Jersey ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

August 4, 1880 Willow, Monona County, Iowa Page 35 Enumeration District Number 156 Line 34 27 28 James Atherton, 32, farmer, England, Wales, Wales Mary Atherton, 22, wife, keeping house, Iowa, New York, _____ June 2, 1900 Boyer Township, Harrison County, Iowa Sheet Number 1A Enumeration District Number 69 Line 26 7 7 James Atherton, head, September 1847, 52, married 20 years, Wales, Wales, Wales, farmer, year of immigration [unknown] Mary ? Atherton, wife, April 1858, 42, married 20 years, 9 children 7 living, Iowa, New York, New York Harriet E. Atherton, daughter, January 1881, 19, single, Iowa, Wales, Iowa, at school Charles H. Atherton, son, October 1885, 14, single, Iowa, Wales, Iowa, at school Sarah E. Atherton, daughter, February 1887, 13, single, Iowa, Wales, Iowa, at school Raymond B. Atherton, son, September 1890, 9, single, Iowa, Wales, Iowa, at school James W. Atherton, son, November 1891, 8, single, Iowa, Wales, Iowa, at school Ida M. Atherton, daughter, September 1893, 6, single, Iowa, Wales, Iowa, at school Verna E. Atherton, daughter, January 1897, 3, single, Iowa, Wales, Iowa April 16, 1910 Boyer Township, Harrison County, Iowa Sheet Number 2A Enumeration District Number 67 Line 47 36 36 Park James Atherton, 62, 1st marriage married 30 years, Wales, Wales, Wales, no occupation listed Mary L. Atherton, 52, 1st marriage married 30 years, 9 children 7 living, Iowa, New York, New York Sarah E. Atherton, 23, single, Iowa, Wales, Ida M. Atherton, 16, single, Iowa, Wales Birdie E. Atherton, 13, single, Iowa, Wales 1910 Cincinnati Township, Harrison County, Iowa Sheet 4B Line 100 75 75 Charles H. Atherton, 24, Iowa, Wales, Iowa, farmer March 9, 1920 Cincinnati Township, Harrison County, Iowa Sheet 4B Enumeration District Number 74 Line 91 81 James W. Atherton, head, 28, Iowa, Wales, Iowa, laborer-farming Orene/Irene? Atherton, wife, 22, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa Arline Atherton, daughter, 5, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

May 2, 1910 Jackson Township, Wayne County, Iowa Sheet 5A Enumeration District Number [could not read] Line 46 103 109 John D. McNiely, head, 59, married 38 years, Virginia, Virginia, Virginia, physician-medical Ida M. McNiely, wife, 56, married 38 years, 5 children 4 living, Indiana, Ohio, Louisiana _____ B. McNiely, daughter, 24, single, Iowa, Virginia, Indiana I THINK this is the doctor who was killed. Could not read the daughters given name, it did start with an 'I' as in Irene. Could not locate them for any other census years, surname is probably scrambled. ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

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Burlington Hawkeye and Telegraph Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa March 15, 1859 The Jackson County Journal of the 8d learns that the Sabula brewery, owned by a German named Harbould, was totally destroyed by fire on the afternoon of the 2dth ult. Loss $1,500. No insurance. According to the Chicago Herald, a Mr. A.L. Sanford, of Davenport, was married a few nights since to a prominent "Malidetta du pave" of Chicago. The happy couple, however, quarreled and separated in less than an hour after the ceremony was performed- she going to her old residence and occupation and he probably to Davenport. DROWNED - We regret to announce that the person unfortunately drowned at the mouth of the stream five miles below this city, and swept into the Missouri river, early last week, is proved to have been Mr. William H. Parks, of Omaha City, brother of our fellow townsman, George Parks. He was returning from Nebraska City on horseback when the sad accident occurred. His body has not yet been recovered, and his friends will liberally reward any person who will find it and give them notice at this place. - His height was about 5 feet 10 inches, of medium size, light complexion, light hair and whiskers, and had on a light colored overcoat- other clothes not remembered. As the horse was also lost, it is thought he might have clung to the bridle reins and both may be found together. - Council Bluffs Eagle. On the night of the 23d of February last, the Post Office in Lansing, Alamakee [sic] County, was entered burglariously and the mail bags stolen. Circumstances led to the suspicion that one Bill Faulkner and a negro named Peter Montgomery were parties to the crime, and they were accordingly arrested and taken before Justice Merrill, of Lansing, for examination. After his arrest the negro made a full confession, showing Faulkner had been the principal. The amount of booty obtained by the robbery was $2 mailed in Wisconsin for Mr. Coil, of Dorchester, and a package of postage stamps amounting to [?]. The stamps were found concealed after the arrests in a board pile near Faulkner's house. Faulkner was committed in default of bail, and the negro was detained as a witness. IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF IOWA To Elcy A Taylor YOU are hereby notified that there is now on file in the Office of the Clerk of District Court of Des Moines, Iowa, a Bill in Chancery of Mathew J Taylor, claiming of you a divorce from the chains of matrimony-and that unless you appear and answer thereto on or before the morning of the second day of the next term of said court, to be holden in Burlington on the third Monday in April, 1859, Judgment will be rendered against you thereon. GEO. H. LANE, PPffs Solicitor. MARRIED. VANTUYL-PERRY - March 8th, by Prof. Ind STEPHEN M VANTUYL to Miss AMANDA PERRY. DIED. Yesterday morning, the 10th inst in this city Mrs. N.P. ALLEN wife of Rev L.B. ALLEN of Burlington University. She has gone to her rest leaving to her bereaved husband and mother less children and to a large circle of endeared friends the clearest evidence that what is their loss is her gain. The Courier at Monticello, Ia, says that Arthur Burns, an old farmer in that neighborhood, shot his wife through the head, and then blew out his own brains. He had once been divorced from his wife, and had married her again. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

Thank you Marthann and Dick for the 1880 census image on Columbus C. Peck. It came through very well. Cheryl ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

Could someone send me the census image for Columbus C. Peck(should be Peek) in Washington twp., Appanoose co., Iowa in 1880? I have ancestry.com but the image won't come up for me. Thanks, Cheryl <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

1880 > IOWA > APPANOOSE > WASHINGTON Series: T9 Roll: 326 Page: 621 (A) Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year PECK COLUMBUS C. 46 W WV IA APPANOOSE WASHINGTON 1880 Happy Paddy Cheryl! Image follows. McDick May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! Irish proverb ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:39 AM Subject: [IOWA] Columbus C. Peck(Peek) in Iowa > Could someone send me the census image for Columbus C. Peck(should be Peek) > in Washington twp., Appanoose co., Iowa in 1880? I have ancestry.com but the > image won't come up for me. Thanks, Cheryl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 1936 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!

June 17, 1900 1-WD Knoxville Township, Marion County, Iowa Sheet Number 9 Enumeration District Number 44 Line 86 Curtis K. Davis, head, October 1846, 53, married 20 years, Ohio, England, Ohio, stock and grain something? could not make out Mary B. Davis, wife, February 1857, 43, married 20 years, one child one living, Ohio, Ohio, Ohio Elizabeth ? Davis, daughter, April 1881, 19, single, Iowa, Ohio, Ohio, at school April 15, 1910 2-WD Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa Line 64 East Robinson Mary B. Davis, 54, widow, one child one living, Ohio, Ohio, Ohio, own income <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

Iowa Recorder Greene, Butler, Iowa March 14, 1917 State News In Brief Ottumwa - Dr. J.W. McNiely, a well known physician of Sewal, Iowa, was fatally injured Friday when his automobile overturned on a level stretch of road between Sewal and Powersville Missouri. Internal injuries caused his death six hours later. He is supposed to have lost control of the machine. Colfax - Five persons were injured two seriously, Friday when the automobile in which they were riding collided with an interurban car, near here. The auto was entirely demolished. Clarence Clark and Miss Violet Stewart were seriously injured and were taken to a local hospital where physicians said they had a fair chance for recovery. The three others escaped with minor bruises. Missouri Valley - James Atherton, a farmer, who was bitten by a strange dog which he found in his hen house several days ago, went to Iowa City to take treatment for rabies. The dog was examined and found to have been mad. The animal is said to have traveled over a wide territory before reaching the Atherton farm. Wolcot - Muscatine, Davenport and Wolcot buyers have taken the entire 15,000 bushels of potatoes held by John Strohbeen of this place for a total of $40,000. The price ranged from $2.60 to $3.00 a bushel. Early in the fall Strohbeen felt sure there would be a potato famine and not only stored all he raised but bought from his neighbors. He also bought Minnesota potatoes and stored them here until this week when he considered the time ripe for a general sale. It is understood that he cleaned up better than $20,000 on the deal. Many of the potatoes will go to farmers for seed. Traer - Alden Antrim, one of the less than 500 Mexican war veterans in the United States, is dead at his home in Traer, in his eighty-eighth year, after more than a year's illness caused by a broken hip received from a fall on an icy walk. Mount Ayr - The Mount Ayr Electric company is contemplating furnishing power and light to the towns of Maloy and Benton. There are very few towns in Ringgold county now without electricity. DeWit - Mrs. Mary Harkins Tuesday celebrated her 101st birthday anniversary. Mrs. Harkins was born in Westport, Ireland, and grew to womanhood on the Emerald Isle and was wedded there on Dec. 29, 1839. There are four living children out of a family of ten. She has been a resident of DeWit for sixty-seven years. Iowa City - William Schuetler, aged 14, the victim of a twenty-foot fall from a windmill, is dead in an Iowa City hospital, whither he was brought in a futile effort to avert the fatal end. He was injured on the farm of his father, Harry Schuetler, near Swisher. The boy's skull was fractured, and when there seemed hope, he was suddenly rendered unconscious, and death followed in a few hours. Traer - The grand jury refused to indict Bob Hercules for the killing of his brother. Fifteen or twenty witnesses were called and they generally agreed that the dead man was to a certain extent insane and that Bob acted in self defense. Mr. Hercules therefore goes free and nothing further will be done. A Demented Mother Hangs Child and Self The home of Emil Hendricksen, four miles northwest of Dike was the scene of an awful tragedy Tuesday afternoon, when Mrs. Julie Nielson hung her little three-year-old daughter and then herself. To accomplish her purpose she tore a bed blanket into strips which she tied to a stick placed over a stove pipe in the ceiling. After hanging the child she placed the improvised rope about her own neck and stepped off a chair, causing her death. Mrs. Nielson's husband died about the first of February, and recently Mrs. Nielson and little girl went to live with Mr. Hendricksen, her brother. They had been residents of the Voorhies neighborhood. It is thought the awful deed was committed between one and two o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Hendricksen came home about five o'clock and found a note written by his sister, saying he would find her body in another room and upon entering it the sight of the mother and child hanging side by side met his gaze. She also stated that since the death of her husband she had nothing to live for. We understand another note was found in which Mrs. Nielson said she wanted to be buried in a grey casket and have her baby buried with her. She was a woman about twenty-eight years of age. It is presumed she became despondent over the death of her husband, which caused her to commit the rash act. The manner in which the tragedy was enacted was conclusive that it was not deemed necessary to hold a coroner's inquest. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

Is someone else researching this line? WILLGING? I must have missed a thread. If so, I'd love to share info. ellenelliott [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IOWA] !! State News from March 12, 1903 ~ Geo. Wilging 1860 Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Line 7 631 671 Geo. Willging, 37, cabinet maker, Hepel-Heper-a country? Mary Willging, 36, Bavaria Henry Willging, 12, Iowa Geo. Willging, 8, Iowa Katy Willging, 3, Iowa William Willging, 5 months, Iowa July 16, 1870 4-WD Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Page 16 Line 33 126 122 George Willging, 47, cabinet maker, Hess. D. Mary Willging, 47, keeping house, Bavaria Henry Willging, 23, kornice maker, Iowa George Willging, 19, cabinet maker, Iowa Kate Willging, 13, Iowa William Willging, 11, Iowa Frank Willging, 9, Iowa Edward Willging, 6, Iowa Annie Willging, 2, Iowa 1880 4-WD Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa George Wilging, self, married, 57, carpenter, Prus. Prus. Prus. Mary Wilging, wife, married, 56, keeping house, Prus. Prus. Prus. Kattie Wilging, daughter, single, 23, keeping house, Iowa, Prus. Prus. William Wilging, son, single, 20, bookbinder, Iowa, Prus. Prus. Frank Wilging, son, single, 18, upholster, Iowa, Prus. Prus. Edward Wilging, son, single, 16, works in carpentry, Iowa, Prus. Prus. Anna A. Wilging, daughter, single, 12, Iowa, Prus. Prus. June 1900 Julian Township, 4-WD Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Sheet Number 9A Enumeration District Number 108 Line 19 124 146 162 Tenth Street George Wilging, head, August 1823, 76, married 54 years, Ger. Ger. Ger. Maria Wilging, wife, February 1823, 76, married 54 years, 9 children 7 living, Ger. Ger. Ger. Katherine Wilging, daughter, February 1857, 43, single, Iowa, Ger. Ger. dress maker June 2, 1900 Julien Township, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Sheet 3B Enumeration District Number 83 Line 83 White Street Geo. Willging, head, December 1852, 47, married, Iowa, Ger. Ger. shipping clerk Elizabeth Willging, wife, November 1857, 42, married, 8 children 5 living, Iowa, Holland, Holland Arthur Willging, son, April 1880, 20, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, bookkeeper Bertha Willging, daughter, July 1885, 14, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, at school Clarence Willging, son, November 1889, 10, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, at school Henry Willging, son, December 1891, 8, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, at school Elizabeth Willging, daughter, November 1893, 6, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa April 15, 1910 3-WD Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Sheet Number 1B Enumeration District Number 124 Line 73 18 White Street Catherine Willging, head, 53, single, Iowa, Ger. Ger. no occupation Line 74 15 19 White Street William Willging, head, 50, 1st marriage-married 25 years, Iowa, Ger. Ger. traveling salesman-shoes Anna Willging, wife, 46, 1st married-married 25 years, 5 children 4 living, Iowa, Ger. Ger. Florence Willging, daughter, 18, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa William Jr. Willging, son, 15, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. _____________________________________________ 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

June 2, 1900 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Sheet Number 3  Enumeration District Number 67 Ash Street Wm. E. Tomlinson, head, October 1829, 70, married 32 years, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New Jersey, could not read occupation Mary ? Tomlinson, wife, January 1831, 69, married 32 years, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, New Jersey George F. Tomlinson, grandson, March 1876, 24, single, Iowa, Ohio, don't know Jas. ? Leisenring, brother-in-law, September 1845, 54, married 14 years, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, photographer June 12, 1900 [This may be C. H. Leisenring? only one in Wapello County, Iowa] Ottumwa City, Wapello County, Iowa Sheet Number 10B  Enumeration District Number 120  Line 84  Jefferson Street Harry Leisenring, head, March 1861, 39, married 11 years, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, switchman-railroad Etta Leisenring, wife, November 1865, 34, married 11 years, one child one living, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa Joseph Leisenring, son, July 1890, 9, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa June 22, 1900 New London, Henry County, Iowa Sheet Number 17  Enumeration District Number 35 Line 67 Melissa Leisenring, head, April 1837, 63, widow, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Minnie E. Shields, daughter, December 1868, 31, married 6 years, two children one living, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Victor H. Shields, son-in-law, October 1870, 29, married 6 years, Iowa, Virginia, New Jersey, U. S. postmaster Anna Shields, granddaughter, July 1896, 3, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa Could not locate Geo. and J. R. Leisenring in Chicago, surnames must be scrambled.  ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

1860 Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Line 7 631 671 Geo. Willging, 37, cabinet maker, Hepel-Heper-a country? Mary Willging, 36, Bavaria Henry Willging, 12, Iowa Geo. Willging, 8, Iowa Katy Willging, 3, Iowa William Willging, 5 months, Iowa July 16, 1870 4-WD Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Page 16 Line 33 126 122 George Willging, 47, cabinet maker, Hess. D. Mary Willging, 47, keeping house, Bavaria Henry Willging, 23, kornice maker, Iowa George Willging, 19, cabinet maker, Iowa Kate Willging, 13, Iowa William Willging, 11, Iowa Frank Willging, 9, Iowa Edward Willging, 6, Iowa Annie Willging, 2, Iowa 1880 4-WD Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa George Wilging, self, married, 57, carpenter, Prus. Prus. Prus. Mary Wilging, wife, married, 56, keeping house, Prus. Prus. Prus. Kattie Wilging, daughter, single, 23, keeping house, Iowa, Prus. Prus. William Wilging, son, single, 20, bookbinder, Iowa, Prus. Prus. Frank Wilging, son, single, 18, upholster, Iowa, Prus. Prus. Edward Wilging, son, single, 16, works in carpentry, Iowa, Prus. Prus. Anna A. Wilging, daughter, single, 12, Iowa, Prus. Prus. June 1900 Julian Township, 4-WD Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Sheet Number 9A Enumeration District Number 108 Line 19 124 146 162 Tenth Street George Wilging, head, August 1823, 76, married 54 years, Ger. Ger. Ger. Maria Wilging, wife, February 1823, 76, married 54 years, 9 children 7 living, Ger. Ger. Ger. Katherine Wilging, daughter, February 1857, 43, single, Iowa, Ger. Ger. dress maker June 2, 1900 Julien Township, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Sheet 3B Enumeration District Number 83 Line 83 White Street Geo. Willging, head, December 1852, 47, married, Iowa, Ger. Ger. shipping clerk Elizabeth Willging, wife, November 1857, 42, married, 8 children 5 living, Iowa, Holland, Holland Arthur Willging, son, April 1880, 20, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, bookkeeper Bertha Willging, daughter, July 1885, 14, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, at school Clarence Willging, son, November 1889, 10, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, at school Henry Willging, son, December 1891, 8, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, at school Elizabeth Willging, daughter, November 1893, 6, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa April 15, 1910 3-WD Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Sheet Number 1B Enumeration District Number 124 Line 73 18 White Street Catherine Willging, head, 53, single, Iowa, Ger. Ger. no occupation Line 74 15 19 White Street William Willging, head, 50, 1st marriage-married 25 years, Iowa, Ger. Ger. traveling salesman-shoes Anna Willging, wife, 46, 1st married-married 25 years, 5 children 4 living, Iowa, Ger. Ger. Florence Willging, daughter, 18, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa William Jr. Willging, son, 15, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

Iowa Recorder Greene, Butler, Iowa March 13, 1907 HAS STRANGE HALLUCINATIONS That he has been harassed through almost every State in the Union by a band of bandits, striking at him by "black magic" is the burden of a complaint to the Milwaukee, Wis., police by C.V. Moline of Red Oak. Merciless bands of outlaws have been organized to slay him; secret assassins have followed him for months; all the forces of hypnotism and magic have been directed at his head; he has been given subtle poison, deadly in its effects but leaving no trace. Moline says the feud against him was started by five Morrison boys in York county, Neb., in 188?, when Moline was a boy of 18. DRAGGED TO DEATH BY PONY James L. Taylor, the 11-year-old son of J.L. Taylor ,living six miles south of Murray, was accidentally killed. After returning from school "Jimmie" was told to go after the cows, and, as was his custom, rode a pony which was gentle and considered safe for any child to ride. It is thought that the pony stumbled and the boy fell off, one foot catching in the stirrup. The pony ran from the pasture to the house, dragging the boy. When found he was dead. His head and body were bruised. GOES INSANE ON THAW TRIAL. Insane from reading about the Thaw trial, Lewis Bingamon, a promising young man of Cedar township, Monroe county, was taken before the commissioners and started on his way to an institution for treatment. In his talk Bingamon, who is 23 years old, constantly mumbled something about "the beautiful woman, the beautiful woman." Since his arrest his delusions have taken a new turn and he imagines that he is Theodore Roosevelt and, as President, must go to Kentucky to make a prohibition address. ELOPES WITH A WAITRESS Although once brought back on a charge of abduction against the groom, Edward Clarke, aged 24, a Chicago traveling man, and Miss Mattie Eggers, aged 17, a waitress in a hotel in Osceola, were finally married by Rev. A.A. Walburn of the Methodist church. They first tried to elope to Chariton, but were caught and the groom charged with abduction. The matter was pushed up, however, and they were married. They had only known each other two days. MANY INJURED AT WEDDING Nearly twenty persons were injured, many seriously, at Knoxville, when the floor in the hotel of C.K. Davis collapsed during the progress of the wedding of his daughter, Miss Bessie to H.O. Green of Hope, Ark. Eighty people were hurled into the basement and but few escaped uninjured. The accident occurred while the guests were congratulating the bride and groom. Without warning the floor gave way. STARVES TO CURE INDIGESTION J.W. Leeper, of Metz, after fasting a month while the guest of a hotel at Council Bluffs, to secure relief from stomach trouble, died in Metz. It was supposed that weakness due to lack of nourishment caused his death but an autopsy revealed the fact that he died from a disease of the liver and that he had been fasting without reason. Senator's Brother Dead Victor B. Dolliver, aged 46, a brother of Senator Dolliver, was found dead in bed in Fort Dodge. He was found lying as if he had died while asleep. Dolliver was known in Iowa as a campaign orator, a business man, and a benefactor of Morningside college of Sioux City. Brief State Happenings - J.H. Cook, one of Albia's pioneer residents, is dead. - H. Peterson, a dairyman in Davenport, was probably fatally injured in a runaway. - William Trede of Atlantic was severely burned about the face by using coal oil to light a fire. - T.D. Lyon of Colfax has heard from his son, R.E. Lyon, whom he thought was dead for forty years. - Barney Muldoon, one of the oldest residents in Wapello county, passed away at his home near Batavia. - Peter M. Saddler is suing the town of Cascade for $1,500 damages for injuries received on a defective sidewalk. - Pem Banton of Waterloo who had his back broken while at work on the canal at Colon, Panama, is recovering rapidly and is now able to walk around. - Jack Ryan of Waterloo was taken to jail on the charge of not supporting his family of three children. The children are being cared for by the county. - Richard Jones, employed in the Colfax Consolidated Coal Company's mine, was seriously injured by being crushed by a load of coal. He may not recover. - Fred Neimier of Readlyn has disappeared from home and his absence is causing considerable worry. The last trace of him is found when he went to Waterloo. - John W. Larmor, a pioneer of Benton county and a millionaire farmer, died at his home in Mt. Auburn, aged 80 years. Death resulted from a complication of diseases. - While playing "teeter-totter" in Grinnell, Lottie Davis, aged 7, was killed when the other children stepped off the heavy plank. The huge timber caught the little girl across the shoulders and threw her upon her chin on a log some inches from the ground. The weight of the plank snapped her neck, death being instantaneous. - By the death of their brother, James Ryan, a wealthy man of Denver, who for years lived the life of a recluse, Mrs. Ellen Kelly and Mrs. John Connors of Atlantic, who are the only living relatives of the dead man, may inherit a fortune. Ryan led a peculiar life in Colorado and, while wealthy until old age forced him to secure the aid of others, was a hermit. He amassed an estate valued at probably $20,000. - By marrying Lillian Ferris, George A. Johnson of Des Moines comes into a fortune of $9,000, which would not have been his otherwise for two years. Johnson is 19 years old, and was recently bequeathed $9,000 to be his when he reached his majority. When he learned that a young man gained his majority when he married, he hurriedly made a bride of the young woman whom he loved and will now come into the possession of his small fortune. - Mrs. Maria Drew, 63 years old, died at Mercy hospital in Dubuque, after eight years' suffering. The malady was peculiar. It manifested itself by crumbling of the bones. They were reduced to the consistency of chalk. It is declared her condition was due to the intemperate application of linament cure for rheumatism. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

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New Iowa disaster articles on line at http://www.gendisasters.com ---------- Adel, Iowa Train Wreck Dec 1903 http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ia/trains/adel-trainwreckdec1903.htm Surnames: Dyer, Dyre, Finnecum, Finnicum, Ward -------- Council Bluffs, Iowa Brewery Fire Feb 1860 http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ia/fires/councilbluffs-breweryfirefeb1860.htm Surname: Stephens -------- Hanlontown, Iowa Tornado Aug 1907 http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ia/tornadoes/hanlontown-tornadoaug1907.htm Surnames: Tweed -------- Humboldt, Iowa Train Wreck Aug 1902 http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ia/trains/humboldt-trainwreckaug1902.htm Surnames: Harlan, Norris -------- Logan, Iowa Train Wreck July 1896 http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ia/trains/logan-trainwreckjul1896.htm Surnames: Bradley, Carroll, Clare, Conrad, Cosgrove, Denning, Dodson, Fitzgibbon, Harte, Heiman, Lare, Lawrence, Mack, McDermott, McKenn, McKenna, Montgomery, Neilson, Peirson, Perkins, Peterson, Scully, Shannon, Summitt, Taylor, Tracey, Wilson, unknown Passengers from: Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri -------- More Iowa disaster articles http://www.gendisasters.com/ia http://www.gendisasters.com Events That Touched Our Ancestors' Lives

Davenport Daily Republican Davenport, Scott, Iowa March 12, 1903 All Over The State Dubuque Pioneer Dead Dubuque, March 11 - Geo. Wilging, one of the few remaining pioneers of Dubuque, died here, aged 80. Deceased had been a resident here for 57 years and was prominent in business circles until old age compelled him to retire. He is survived by his wife and seven children. Estate is Worth Millions Burlington, March 11 - Mrs. W.E. Tomlinson of this city is one of the heirs of a large Tennessee estate worth millions, now awaiting distribution. Just her exact share of the fortune is not known, but it will run up into large figures. In the year 1832 William Pegg, John R. Boyer, Robert Montgomery and Thomas W. Graham each obtained from the state of Tennessee a grant of land containing 5,000 acres. A few years later Israel Kineman also obtained four or five grants of 5,000 acres. Associated with the first named gentleman were John Rhodes, Robert M Dunlap, Daniel R. Leisenring and Jas. R. Sage. The men were all Pennsylvanians and during their lifetime the land did not amount to much. It was located on the great Cumberland plateau, upon which extensive coal deposits have been discovered and the development of these fields has made the land worth millions of dollars. The heirs to Daniel R. Leisenring in this part of the country are Mrs. Tomlinson of Burlington, W. Kase Lisenring, Geo. Leisenring and J.R. Leisenring of Chicago, Mrs. V.H. Shields of New London, Iowa and C.H. Leisenring of Ottumwa. Kicked a Tin Can Into Ditch Lewis, March 11 - Vernon Clements, a young farmer, three miles north of town, was severely injured by the explosion of an old can which he kicked while unloading a lot of rubbish into a ditch. What was in the can probably will never be known, as the family who formerly occupied the house have moved to Nebraska. His face and head were lacerated very badly and his eyes are affected to such an extent that he may lose one or both. He was taken to the Commercial Hotel, where he is under the care of physicians. His parents live at Lincoln, Neb. IOWA NEWS AT WASHINGTON Washington, D.C., March 11 - Michael Nessa has been appointed postmaster at Garden City, Hardin county, vice John E. Johnson, resigned. - Edwin W. McCracken has been commissioned postmaster at Scranton. - Patents granted - Frank Anderson, Davenport, teething nipple; Fred L. Brimer, Indianalo, trace carrier; Otto C. Eggers, Atlantic, clock key; Scott H Hull, Oskaloosa, horse collar fastener; Samuel Jones, What Cheer, pick; Edwin L. Madden, Kanawha, electric generator and distributor, for medical use; Robert L. McCartney, Ottumwa, trolley for electric railways; Gabriel F. Snyder, Abingdon, hog snout holder; Phillip Yeager, Otterville, draft equalizer. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/