Good Morning Everyone - Is there anyone here that has a resource for late 19th century deaths? I am looking to see if an Albert R. Goodwin passed away after the 1895 Benton Co., Vinton, Iowa census. His wife, Estella is married to another fellow, William Goodwin in the 1900 census in Benton Co., Vinton, Iowa. William and Estella had been married 0 years. A search for Albert (b. abt 1872) in the1900 census returns no results in ancestry.com. I wanted to see if he and Estella divorced but the one Albert that is listed in Benton County is too old for my Albert and there is no other Albert R. Goodwin listed with an about 1972 year of birth in Iowa. Any help would be appreciated. Cathie Cathie Nelson [email protected] EarthLink Revolves Around You.

Can you tell me what Biography Project. Is this a Project that is in progress, or a book that is already done. If it is a project in progress, I would like to learn more about it. Thanks, Gayle Subject: Re: [IOWA] [Iowa] Question about the Iowa Biography Project > Here's a list of libraries that own it. > http://worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/6096392. Some have the "Ask a Librarian" > feature, i.e., you can call or email the librarian and ask for information > or a copy of a bio/obit. There is usually a small charge for copies. Ignore > the mileage numbers that may appear near the right margin; they apply to me > because I did the search. > > I found this by using Google Book Search (http://books.google.com/) and > typing in the title of the book. In some cases, I've found the book online. > > Greta Thompson > IAGenWeb Bremer, Butler, and Marion Counties > IAGenWeb Family Group Sheet Project > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet Starrett" <[email protected]> > To: "IOWA-L" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 10:08 AM > Subject: [IOWA] [Iowa] Question about the Iowa Biography Project > > > | Hi list, > | > | > | > | I have found a family member in the listings for the Iowa Biography > Project. > | Unfortunately it is not one that has been transcribed. I am wondering > where > | these books might be available to get this biography. > | > | > | > | The biography is in the book, "History of Boone County Iowa". NE > Goldthwait > | Supervising editor. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company 1914 2V. > | > | > | > | I am researching Archie West Crary, MD who practiced in Boone County. > Archie > | was married to my great Aunt Ida M. Johnson from Palo Alto County. > | > | > | > | Thanks for your help! > | > | Janet > | > | _____________________________________________ > | > | 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 > | > > > _____________________________________________ > > 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 >

Hi Gayle, It is a great project that has transcribed some biographies and there is an index so you may search for your ancestor. I first found it while researching an ancestor and did a Google search and it took me to a book on the history of Boone County, Iowa. From there I found him in an index and then I went to the Home page and found it came from the Iowa Biography Project. The Iowa Biography Project can be found on this page. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iabiog/ Good Luck, Janet -----Original Message----- Can you tell me what Biography Project. Is this a Project that is in progress, or a book that is already done. If it is a project in progress, I would like to learn more about it.

Here's a list of libraries that own it. http://worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/6096392. Some have the "Ask a Librarian" feature, i.e., you can call or email the librarian and ask for information or a copy of a bio/obit. There is usually a small charge for copies. Ignore the mileage numbers that may appear near the right margin; they apply to me because I did the search. I found this by using Google Book Search (http://books.google.com/) and typing in the title of the book. In some cases, I've found the book online. Greta Thompson IAGenWeb Bremer, Butler, and Marion Counties IAGenWeb Family Group Sheet Project ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Starrett" <[email protected]> To: "IOWA-L" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 10:08 AM Subject: [IOWA] [Iowa] Question about the Iowa Biography Project | Hi list, | | | | I have found a family member in the listings for the Iowa Biography Project. | Unfortunately it is not one that has been transcribed. I am wondering where | these books might be available to get this biography. | | | | The biography is in the book, "History of Boone County Iowa". NE Goldthwait | Supervising editor. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company 1914 2V. | | | | I am researching Archie West Crary, MD who practiced in Boone County. Archie | was married to my great Aunt Ida M. Johnson from Palo Alto County. | | | | Thanks for your help! | | Janet | | _____________________________________________ | | 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 |

Greta, Thank you so much for the information. I will write to one of those libraries listed and get a copy. That's a great tip on finding books too, I'll save those addresses for future searches. Thanks again, Janet -----Original Message----- Here's a list of libraries that own it. http://worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/6096392. Some have the "Ask a Librarian" feature, i.e., you can call or email the librarian and ask for information or a copy of a bio/obit. There is usually a small charge for copies. Ignore the mileage numbers that may appear near the right margin; they apply to me because I did the search. I found this by using Google Book Search (http://books.google.com/) and typing in the title of the book. In some cases, I've found the book online. Greta Thompson IAGenWeb Bremer, Butler, and Marion Counties IAGenWeb Family Group Sheet Project

Hi list, I have found a family member in the listings for the Iowa Biography Project. Unfortunately it is not one that has been transcribed. I am wondering where these books might be available to get this biography. The biography is in the book, "History of Boone County Iowa". NE Goldthwait Supervising editor. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company 1914 2V. I am researching Archie West Crary, MD who practiced in Boone County. Archie was married to my great Aunt Ida M. Johnson from Palo Alto County. Thanks for your help! Janet

New York Times New York, New York February 16, 1916 The wedding of Miss Mildred Anne Joy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde R. Joy of Keokuk, Iowa, and Hugh J. Robertson of Iowa, took place yesterday afternoon at the Hotel St. Regis. The Rev. J.T. Stocking of Upper Montclair, N.J., officiated. Mrs. Ralph B. Joy was the bride's only attendant. Harold Covington Pond was best man. A dinner, followed by dancing, was held after the ceremony. The couple left for California on their honeymoon. ---------- The Chief-Advertiser Perry, Dallas co. Iowa Thursday, February 16, 1939 Appeal to the Iowa Supreme court was taken by J.L. Neville, Des Moines dalesman, who was sentenced Saturday to 8 years in the state prison and fined $100 by Judge E. W. Dingwell for manslaughter. The sentence had been postponed one week from February 4, after Neville had been found guilty of the charge by a jury in Dallas county district court two weeks ago. Earl Comer of Woodward was fined $25 and costs by mayor E.F. Clothier this morning when he plead guilty to a charge of drunkeness and disturbing the peace. He was arrested Saturday. The Polk county coroner A.E. Shaw said Gregory Saravakos, 45, of Des Moines shot and killed Mrs. Louise Jones Matthews, 37 year old divorcee, and fired a bullet into his own brain here yesterday. The dead woman's son, James Jr., 17, said Saravakos had carried out a threat of two months' ago "to kill her because he wanted to marry her and she wouldn't do it." Ames, Iowa - Don Jackson, sophomore technical journalism student from Glenwood, has been chosen editor of "Better Iowa Extra," a newspaper which will be printed at Iowa State College next week for Farm and Home Week visitors. Other members of the staff will be: Ruth Jensen, Humboldt, women's editor; Beth Helmick, Ames, entertainment editor; and June Adams, Artesian, S.D.; Ethel Overhold, Klemme; Robert Garnett, Greybull, Wyo.; and William Moist, Ida Grove, issue editors. Three issues will be printed. Humboldt, Ia. (AP) - Sheriff H.J. Sexe and his nine prisoners plan to vacate the old county jail here soon to move to the new $176,000 court house. The old building, heated by stoves, was without plumbing. George A. Bailey of Minburn Dead George A. Bailey, 62, for the past eight years a resident of Minburn, died at his home in that town Sunday night at 8 o'clock following a critical illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 in the Methodist church with the pastor Rev. Treverton Warren officiating. Interment was made in Elmwood cemetery. Mr. Bailey is survived by his wife, five sons and a daughter. Willard O., of Manning; Stanley of Oelwein, Adrian and Lee Ross Bailey both of Minburn. The daughter is Mrs. Henrietta Norwold of Lavern, Monn. Three brothers and two sisters survive: D.H. of Vail, Henry of Manning, Jay of Sioux City, Mrs. T.H. Moss, of Boone and Mrs. Carrie Becker, Deer River, Minn. Mr. Bailey was born in Dunlap, Iowa, January 1, 1876 and as a child moved to Kirkman, Iowa with his parents. Later the family resided in Manning. He was married November 17, 1902 to Adeline Stromme at Volga, S.D., and they moved to Missouri Valley where he entered the employe of the Chicago Northwestern railway as a fireman. They later lived at Pierre, S.D., Glendive, Mont., and Spirit Lake, moving to Minburn in 1931 where Mr. Bailey worked as a barber. He was a member of the Methodist church and was well known in Minburn and vicinity. D.A.R. Choice Marshalltown, Ia., (AP) - Anna Belle Kellogg, marshalltown high school senior, will represent marshall county in the daughters of the American Revolution state finals at Des Moines where the most representative high school girls will be chosen. New Cars Registered Sinn, Edw., Story City, Chevrolet Spt. Sedan Smith, Edgar R., 1122 Fourth St., Plymouth 4 Door Blize, Wm., Madrid, Ford Del. 2 Door Twedt, T.O., Kelly, Chevrolet Tn. Sedan Jagerson, Carl A., Madrid, Pontiac 4 Dr. Sedan Kern, Wm. V., 1121 Third Street, Ford Del. 4 Dr. Birk, Geo., Stratford, Chevrolet Master Coupe Hoopengardner, W.E., Madrid, Mercury 2 Dr. Davia, Clifford, 712 State St., Chevrolet Tn. Sedan Morgan, R.D., Boone RR No. 1, Pontiac Sedan New Trucks Registered Peterson, Glen, R. No. 2, Madrid, Ford Class D Sinn, Homer L., 517 College St., Chevrolet Nystrom Oil Co., Chevrolet Class B Hoffman, C.V., Woodward, G.M.C. 1 1-2 Ton Carison, Miles, Pilot Mound, Ford Class C. Brody, Jack, 1405 Monona St., IHC Class D. Transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

Weekly Hawk-Eye and Telegraph Burlington, Des Moines co. Iowa February 15, 1859 Jasper County Free press - Tuesday morning our community were shocked at a report brought into town that one of those tragic events which tell of the deep deprivity into which human nature can descend, [illegible] the intensity of the feelings that can rend the human soul, had taen place in our midst; - a man had murdered and dissected his wife and deliberately hung himself, about five miles west of Newton, on the farm of Mr. L. Sims. Repairing at once to the scene of the murder, we were shown the room in which the murder was committed - a very small, low roon, in which were found the bloody axe and blood-stained bed, on which probably the deed was done. thence, following the clearly marked track around a small barn to a spot where the dead body of the wife evidently had been laid down, into a low, straw thatched stable, which was reached through a low, narrow passage, we came upon such a sight as God forbid we should ever again witness. Immediately in front of us, as we entered, lay the head of the wife and mother, partially wrapped in an old stocking and laid up in the straw; near by, ina rough log manger, lay the headless trunk, wrapped in a blue-figured silk dress and bloody sheet, the legs skilfully severed at the knee joint, and the stomach opened just below the breast bone. Within a few feet of the headless and mangled body hung the lifeless body of the husband and father, his feet resting firmly on the ground, his knees bent, and his hands hanging carelessly by his side. He had fastened a strap to a rail in the low roof, had then slipped his head through a noose, and in the most determined and deliberate manner had launched himself into the presence of his God. He could have saved himself, either by grasping the rail above him or by merely straightening himself as he rested upon the ground. surely he must have welcomed death as relief from the torments of his poor tortured soul. An inquest was held in the afternoon which elicited the following facts: The deceased, Harvey Copeland and Lucinda Copeland, were about 30 and 25 years of age, respectively. They came from Henry county, Indiana, where the deceased wife has a mother and other relatives living. Their married life had been unhappy. For a while they lived near Fort Des Moines, but separating, he went to Missouri some nine months since, and she came into Jasper county to live with her friends. A short time since he came back and sought a reconciliation, which she for some time refused. Finally assenting, Monday they moved into a small building on the place of Mr. Sims, he saying to others that he had determined to do better, and hoping she would. the building was some five or six feet distant from Mr. Sims' dwelling. Monday night loud talking was heard - principally the wife's voice, for some two hours. then some one was heard to go out and return in a few monents, after which a noise as of a blow and she was heard to cry out, "Oh don't Harvey!" Several other blows followed quickly, and all was still. About two hours before day the child, a bright little boy three or four years old, was heard crying and calling for its mother, but nothing strange was thought of these things until in the morning the little fellow came to Mr. Sims' door crying, with his blood-stained shirt in his hand. Search was immediately made, and the bodies soon found as described above. A post mortem examination of the body of the wife showed three severe blows on the skull, two of which were sufficient of themselves to have caused instant death. Her stomach was found to be opened by incisions made at right angles to one another, and a pair of fine gaiters put within, one of which was almost torn to peices, though evidently new. The deceased husband was a butcher by trade. He did his work of dissecting with a razor found in his pocket. His object appears at first to have been to destroy the body and other evidences of his guilt, but finding it impossible, put an end to his existence. -- The Cedar Rapids Times, of last Thursday mentions the return of Deputy Sheriff McMahon frmo Missouri, having in charge Robert Pierce, charged with having forged a certificate of deposit of $500, on a Rhode Island Bank, and selling it to Jos. Green, of Marion. When arrested he was teaching school in Missouri. Mr. C.A. White lectured before the Young Men's Christian Association, on Tuesday evening, on the geology of burlington and vicinity. The lecture, being, of itself, an epitome, it is impossible to give a synopsis of it. The speaker gave a minute description of the geology of this section, interspersed with many very sensible practical remarks. The lecture, although a very long one, was listened to with attention, and gave great and general satisfaction. The 'News', of Keosauqua, Van Buren county, of the 4th inst., states that Squire Ayres, one of the present members of the House of Representatives from that county, died suddenly at his residence in Harrisburg township, on Monday last. The Leon Pioneer is the name of a new Democratic paper just started at Leon, Decatur county, by G.M. Binekley, Esq., formerly of the Appanoose Chieftain. The new paper makes a creditable appearance. The De Witt Journal of the 5th inst. mentions that a rape was committed one day last week upon the person of Elizabeth Liney, who resides in Sharon township, Clinton county, by John J. Tomlinson of Canton, Jackson county. He was arraigned before Justice Stine, of Toronto, and bound over to District Court, in the sum of $800. ---------- Sheldon Mail Sheldon, O'Brien co. Iowa February 15, 1883 Frisbee Brothers will veneer their large livery barn this season. Messrs. Wellman, McLaury & Wellman are contemplating the erection early this spring of three nice cottages. J.E. Britton, formerly of The Mail office, is soon to start a newspaper at Steele, Kidder county, Dakota. Transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

I would like to find out if the Aryshire Chronicle, which quit printing in 1951, is available on line somewhere. Does the Iowa Historical Society possibly have records or film of the copies or are they possibly in Emmetsburg, IA ,maybe at a museum. Does anyone have any ideas on locating these past newspapers? I found an article about my grandmother on Old Iowa Press. Also do you know if Curlew, IA had a paper. My grandparents lived in rural Curlew and my mother was born on the same farm. Thanks in advance. Bob Ferguson

Deb Nelson Gourley is very active in Norwegian Heritage. She has a Publishing Co named "Astri My Astri Publishing Co". She carries many books of Norwegian interest and culture. She has written a number of books. She is a member of various Norwegian Lags, including the Valdres Samband. She also has a table at the Hostfest in Minot, ND each fall and another at the Nordic Fest in Decorah, Iowa. Her mother is usually with her at these affairs. You can do a search on her website. Gayle Struska, Editor of Budstikken, a Valdres Samband Norwegian Lag. www.valdressamband.org > I have had personal interaction with this lady. A few years back I added to the Lee Co. site. Norwegian web pages. Because of the this I become acquainted with (a Norwegian researcher) who made note of it on a Norwegian mail list. Deb Nelson Gurley a-mailed me and updated me on a couple of things I didn't know. > > I redid the pages two years ago for another site. Again the Norwegien researcher found it and put the word out. > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~donnlibr/SugarCreek/intro.htm > > Appartently she has published a book and is known to be a Norweigen researcher. About her interest in NE Iowa, besides having a big Norwegian population __ she lives here. I would have to go through some piles of papers to find out for sure, but it is Waukon in Allamakee Co. or Wadena on Chickasaw Co. > > I didn't get the a-mail your discussing, nor had I heard from her sense. > > Sally

I will be out of the office starting 02/14/2007 and will not return until 04/15/2007. Out on medical leave, please contact my supervisor in my absence, Dale McCauley.

Davenport Daily Leader Davenport, Scott co. Iowa Monday morning, February 14, 1859 State Items. Schools - We learn from the Guttenberg Journal that money has been raised by private subscription to keep the public schools per bushel. Indicted - The Grand Jury of dubuque county have found a bill of indictment against Francis Guillick for the murder of his wife - for murder in the first degree. Clayton Co. - A petition, with fifteen hundred and thirty-five names, was presented to Judge Price, of Clayton county, last week, asking for another election on the re-location of the county-seat. Shot - The Decorah Gazette of the 3d, says that on the previous Friday evening, Mr. James Cruson shot his sister in the arm with a pistol. He was carrelessly handling the pistol, not knowing it was loaded. Pottawatamie Co. - One hundred and seventeen citizens of Pottawattamie county have addressed a "petition" to T. Officer, H.C. Nutt, and J.P. Cassady, requesting them to investigate the financial and other affairs of that county. Gross frauds and mismanagement are alleged. M.&C.V.R.R. - The Waterloo Register of the 5th inst., says that Messrs. Douglass, Manson & Hardy, of Waterloo, sub-contractors on a portion of the Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad, have been notified to stop work, and they were then on their way back to Waterloo, with their implements and teams. ---------- The Sun-Herald Lime Springs, Howard co. Iowa Thursday, February 14, 1929 State Board of Conservation The new state board of conservation has been appointed and organized. Capt. W.E.G. Saunders of Emmetsburg was put back on the board, and made chairman; Mrs. Mabel Volland of Iowa City was appointed to fill the place of Mrs. Armstrong of Ft. Dodge; Ex-Senator Byron W. Newberry of Strawberry Point was added to the board, with Mrs. Henry Frankel of Des Moines and J.G. Wyth of Cedar Falls, as the other members. This board has charge of the plans and development of the many state parks, and is a very important board. Like all other boards this conservation board could do wonders if they had the money -- and they are asking for the money now. "Oldest Horse" Records Smashed. Des Moines - "A white mare which was 39 years old last September and owned by Walter F. Lee of Knoxville, Iowa, has smashed all known records for the 'Oldest Horse' in Iowa and probably has established a record that will stand for all time unless she lives to break it," states Carl N. Kennedy, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, who has been collecting records in regard to the length of usefulness of horses. "The dam of this white mare was a Kentucky saddle mare and the sire was a pure bred Percheron. She has hot had the harness on for two years but is still very active." "Another mare which is 36 years old and still retains some of her meanness, is owned by J.W. Zezek of Diagonal. She has been on a pension for a year. This mare holds second place in Iowa records. There are three 35-year old horses reported," states Mr. Kennedy. "One of these is Barney, which is owned by Claus Ehrp of Holstein. He is still used for a saddle horse by the children. Mr. J.R. Shackelton of Boone has another 35-year old hourse that he has raised and still owns, while Henry Walker of Garden Grove reports that he chloroformed his 35-year old mare Queen on January 4th in order that she would not suffer on account of a recent decline in condition."

Thanks to everyone who helped me find the 1930 census and also Fred Leekley's death information. I learned a valuable lesson about jumping to conclusions. I assumed since they are buried in Iowa they would be on the census there and died there. I not only got a copy of the census and but I also got a death record form Minnesota where they lived in 1930. Thanks again to everyone who helped me, I surely would have wasted a lot of time if I kept browsing Iowa census records for them! Janet

Hi, Would someone please look for Fredrick Leekley in the 1930 federal census for me? I think he will be in Palo Alto County. He died there in 1948 and is buried in the St. Johns's Cemetery North, in Independence twp. He was married to my great aunt Emma L. Johnson. Thank you. Happy Valentine's Day, Janet

I have had personal interaction with this lady. A few years back I added to the Lee Co. site. Norwegian web pages. Because of the this I become acquainted with (a Norwegian researcher) who made note of it on a Norwegian mail list. Deb Nelson Gurley a-mailed me and updated me on a couple of things I didn't know. I redid the pages two years ago for another site. Again the Norwegien researcher found it and put the word out. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~donnlibr/SugarCreek/intro.htm Appartently she has published a book and is known to be a Norweigen researcher. About her interest in NE Iowa, besides having a big Norwegian population __ she lives here. I would have to go through some piles of papers to find out for sure, but it is Waukon in Allamakee Co. or Wadena on Chickasaw Co. I didn't get the a-mail your discussing, nor had I heard from her sense. Sally

Thanks to Beth and Betty, the 1870 U.S. Census for Castle Grove and Fairview Townships has been posted at the Jones County site. We have a great group of transcribers working, but there are still some townships available. If you're interested in using your transcription skills or in giving transcription a try, send me an email for details. -Richard <http://members.cox.net/writeway/>"Read this book and you will never write another poor sentence." ---------- Richard Harrison Jones County IAGenWeb Coordinator, http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/ IOWA-L Listowner, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ [email protected]

The Osceola Democrat Osceola, Clarke Co. Iowa February 13, 1908 Accused of Spiking the Track - Just Wanted to "Jar the Train up a Little" Orval W. Brock, who says his home is in Jefferson, Ia., was brought to Osceola Saturday morning by Detective Jim Harrison, accused of placing spikes on the railroad track near Jamison and also at New Virginia. He formerly worked for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. Co. He can give no reason for his act. He had recently been down in Missouri, and seemed to have been tramping it, having spent the few nights previous sleeping in the open air, any old place he could find. When questioned, Brock said he didn't particularily care to throw the train off the track, just wanted to jar it up a little. He now has an elegant suite of rooms in the little brick house around the north west corner of the square. The windows are barred for his personal protection. Died. In Brownsville, Oregon, Jan, 21, 1908, Mrs. Nancy Chenoweth, in the 84th year of her age. Nancy McIntosh was born in Dark county, Ohio, Nov. 24, 1824. She was married to Jacob L. Chenoweth Jan. 1, 1852. They moved to Clarke county, Iowa in 1853, thence to Medicine Lodge, Kansas in 1873. She became a Christian at the age of 16 and remained faithful until the end. On the death of her husband, which occurred in June 1894, she went to Oregon to live with her daughter, Mrs. Mulkey. She had been under the care of a physician for some time on account of sickness incident to old age, but the immediate cause of her death was paralysis. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. W.S. Watkins of near Medicine Lodge, Kansas, and Mrs. A.H. Mulkey of Brownsville Oregon. One sister Mrs. Anna Myers, of Whiting, Iowa, twenty-two grand-children and ten great-grand-children to mourn her loss. Former Resident. Miss Elizabeth Woodbury, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Woodbury now of Chicago, but for many years residents of Osceola, has established a national reputation as one of the leading readers and elocutionists of the country. As a school girl in Osceola she dis played great talent as a reader and that talent was later developed by years of training and study. As an entertainer Miss Woodbury now leads the list of American readers and she is in great demand on the platform, commanding the best prices paid any artist in that line in the country. It is gratifying to the many friends of the family to learn of the success and prominence of Miss Woodbury. ---------- The Sun-Herald Lime Springs, Howard co. Iowa Thursday, February 13, 1919 Iowa State News. Late Incidents Gathered from Over the State. Patents on a synthetic process which he claims will produce rubber just as good as the real stuff are held by E.R. Tally of Grinnell. The family of Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes, who live on a farm north of Bentonsport, is remarkable for its size in these days of race suicide and it is also remarkable in its family names. There are twelve children, five girls and seven boys. The names of the girls all begin with L and the boys with R. The members of the One Hundred Twenty-sixth field artillery, recently returned from overseas, are most emphatically not in favor of the reorganization of the Iowa National Guard units. They declare that all the men stationed at Camp Cody feel the same way about the matter. Camp Dodge is breaking all records in respect to the speed with which returned soldiers are being discharged. To date more than thirty three thousand men have been discharged from Camp Dodge since the armistice was signed. The following Iowans have been killed or died of accidents or wounds during the last week: Corp. Floyd Ernest Griggs, Albion; Myron J. Brooks, Luana; Harvey G. Pierce, Missouri Valley; Thomas E. Langon, sergeant, Council Bluffs; Corps Louis E. Wenieke, Burlington; Clifford W. Kinhead, Rippey; Hans P. Sorensen, Adair; Louis J. Turner, Oskaloosa; Pvts. Garbrand H. Haase, Carroll; Marvin E. Peterson, Linn Grove; Louis J. Snider, Alden; John F. Kounenburg, Ashton; Anthony S. Roederer, Burlington; Robert W. Todlock, Mediapolis; Tom Reese, Carbon; Anthony Balcer, Cedar Rapids; John H. Reneker, Douds; Peter F. Tempus, Independence; Charley Vetter, Nashua; Roland P. Roeder, Grundy Center; Fred V. Rosenbaum, Calmar; Charles Wilkins, Ottumwa; James Kelter, Ottumwa; Henry H. Hildegrand, Winfield; Mitchell Honchin, Burlington; Clare S. Mahoney, Stanley; Carl A. Harrington, Redding; Jake Weisman, Marble Rock; Johnny J. Rost, Hartley; Chris N. Johnson, Moorhead; Thorolf Simonson, Webb; Kristian Jensen, Newall; Robert T. Lock, Hartley; Ernest E. Benson, Center Point; Joe Middendorff, Dreda; Walter R. Picket, Osceola; John Rottman, Wilton Junction; Chester E. Rutledge, Des Moines; Louis Spring, Tipton; Floyd Allen, Scranton; Clair Daniel, Prescott; John W. Dinham, Murray; Paul E. Fackler, Atlantic; Niale Drake, Masonville; William Huismann, Titonka; Milton J. McElroy, Indianola; Peter Smith, Newell; Francis P. Scannell, Des Moines; Chauncey Schmidt, Muscatine; Chris M. Christensen, Ellsworth; John Ehrig, Gladbrook; Francis E. Kellog, Volga; Harry Reese, Wilton Junction. Charles E. Bryan of Durham leaped to death when he plunged through a window from a moving passenger train on the Burlington road when the train, which was proceeding towards Ottumwa, was a few miles out from Pella. Bristol Briefs. The funeral of Margaret E. Owen was well attended at the Bristol cemetery Saturday. She had lived in Bristol nearly all her life, and was liked by all who knew her. The relatives have the sympathy of all her friends. There have been a number of new flu cases in this vicinity, among the sick are J.L. Owens and family. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jones, Mrs. Dan Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Michel attended the funeral of Clint Jones at Lime Springs Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lippe and family visited Peter Herzelles at Foreston Friday. Lime Springs Personals and News Notes. Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Prinsen for the marriage of their daughter Dena to Mr. D.Earl Jones. The happy even will take place Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1919. Moses Owen came home last week from Camp Grant for a furlough on account of the sickness and death of his sister Margaret. Joe Hughes from South Dakota returned home Wednesday morning, having been here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Tom Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Colby returned Tuesday morning to Rock Rapids, Iowa, after attending the funeral of the latter's mother Mrs. Tom Hughes. Among those from out of town who attended the Clinton O. Jones funeral were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Griffith Albert Jones of Minneapolis; Mr. John O. Jones, Royal, Iowa; Miss Elizabeth A. Williams, Columbus, Wis.; Miss Catherine Jones, Columbus, Wis.; Miss Hannah Williams, Randolph, Wis.; Mr. Ed Jones, Columbus, Wis.; Mr. Robert G. Roberts, Minneapolis; Mrs. Anna Johns, Charles City. Lester Moar went to Volga last week to work in a garage. Kathryn Parry was a recent visitor with her sister Phoebe at Fayette. Mr. and Mrs. Shaeffer from Elgin are visiting their daughter Mrs. Guy Whitford. Since last week a big improvement has been reported in the condition of Mrs. M.C. Dunlap. Floyd Dunlap arrived home Friday from Camp Sheridan, Ala., having been discharged. Lounie Pettit arrived home Sunday night from Fort Brady, Michigan, having been discharged. Mrs. Herman Baado and son from Farmersburg have been visiting her mother Mrs. Augusta Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kampen of Madison, Wis., mourn the loss of their infant son who died Feb. 3d. Transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

>From Monday (2007-02-12) San Francisco Chronicle here --> RICHMOND Bringing a rust bucket back to seaworthiness WWII cargo ship is being lovingly restored, right down to its steam engine Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer Monday, February 12, 2007 Printable Version Email This Article Charles Stephens points a noisy power tool called a needle gun at a 3-foot-square slab of steel and, inch by inch, hour by hour, blasts away the rust. "You hate to see a beautiful piece of metal go to waste," said Stephens, 71, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "Instead of seeing it melted down into oblivion, you want to restore it," he said. "You want to see it glide across the water." Someday, that chunk of steel might part the waters once again. Stephens and about 50 other volunteers -- mostly retirees and veterans -- are toiling seven days a week to restore the Red Oak Victory to its former glory. The goal: get the creaky old steam engine running for the first time since 1968 and sail the vessel from its berth in Richmond to the Golden Gate Bridge. "I'm not sure when that's going to happen, but we're going to keep working on it," said Stephens, a retired electronics inspector for Lockheed. "I hope so, anyway." Hope is what powers the Red Oak Victory these days. The World War II cargo ship -- the sole survivor of the 747 vessels built in the Richmond shipyards -- is spotted with rust and peeling paint. Not long ago, owls roosted in the great gray funnel. To those devoted to restoring it, the Red Oak is as beloved as the Queen Mary 2 or the Jeremiah O'Brien, its celebrated cousin docked across the bay at Fisherman's Wharf. Managed by the Richmond Museum of History, the Red Oak is the crown jewel of the Rosie the Riveter National Historic Park. "You'll never see one like it again," said Jim Waite of Richmond, a retired machinist who spends his days trying to resurrect the Red Oak's massive steam engine. "We need to show people what it was like. Even if we just take it to the Golden Gate and back, it'd be worth it." The Red Oak's volunteers consider themselves the ship's modern-day crew. Some work in the engine room, others scrape and paint, some make lunch in the galley. A few technicians got the Morse-code radio working, and they sometimes chat with their cohorts on the Jeremiah O'Brien. The "chief engineer" is 88 years old. At least one volunteer, John Bates of Visalia, sleeps on board occasionally. "Every now and then my wife tells me, 'It's time for you to go back to the boat,' " laughed Bates, a retired school maintenance worker. "I like it though. It's fun and interesting and educational. It's a real eye-opener." The Red Oak was built in 86 days in the Richmond shipyards, the busiest ship producer in the United States during World War II. It was christened the Red Oak after the farming hamlet of Red Oak, Iowa, which lost more servicemen and women per capita than any other city in the United States. The mayor of Red Oak came to Richmond for the launch, and in a spray of champagne, the Red Oak Victory slipped into San Francisco Bay on Nov. 9, 1944. The ship's role in World War II was short-lived, however. The Red Oak made only one voyage before the war ended. It hauled ammunition and supplies to the Ulithi atoll in the South Pacific, a coral reef where hundreds of U.S. ships were preparing for an invasion of the Japanese mainland. By 1945, the ship was mothballed. When the Korean War broke out, the Luckenbach Steamship Co. leased the Red Oak as a merchant marine vessel. Again, the Red Oak hauled ammunition, food, medicine and other supplies -- including, in one case, 3,000 tons of Lone Star beer -- across the Pacific. Then it was back to the mothball fleet until the Vietnam War. The Red Oak's only brush with combat occurred in the Saigon River, when the Viet Cong's guns left a dent in the hull. Porthole covers were added to the cockpit to protect the crew from gunfire. The Red Oak's final cruise was to Saigon in 1968, after which it was retired to the mothball fleet in Benicia and, like hundreds of other World War II vessels, appeared headed for the scrap heap. Enter a group of Richmond history buffs, who asked Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, in 1992 to help them get a World War II ship to restore as a monument to the city's home-front efforts. "The federal government said, 'OK, fine, pick a ship,' " said Jerry Souza, a retired San Rafael police officer who now volunteers on the Red Oak. "I don't think the group had much of a choice. The Red Oak might have been the only one left." The Red Oak got its reprieve because, due partly to the limited action it had seen, it was in the best shape of all the mothballed ships in the fleet. By then, the Red Oak Victory was a hulk of rust and peeling paint, but volunteers were undeterred. In 1995, they began scraping, stripping, painting and raiding other mothballed ships for spare parts, preparing to bring the ship home. In 1998, it was ready. Towed by two tugboats, the 456-foot, nearly solid steel vessel returned to its birthplace at the Richmond waterfront. Like the day in 1944 when the Red Oak was first launched, the mayor of Red Oak, Iowa, was on hand for the homecoming. "It was quite heartening," said the mayor, James Johnson, who was a kid in Red Oak during the war. "I remember the time when all that happened -- the telegrams coming down, people just standing around waiting for telegrams. I was thrilled as punch when I heard they were going to restore the Red Oak. It's quite a thing here." To raise money for the restoration, volunteers hold pancake breakfasts, Fourth of July picnics and dances on board. The public is invited to tour the ship and, if so inclined, help scrape paint. But even before the restoration is complete, the Red Oak is an invaluable historic resource, said Jeff Nilsson, executive director of the Historic Naval Ships Association in Virginia. "There aren't any more left. Those old ships are going by the wayside fast and furious," he said. "But they're a part of the maritime history of this country. The Navy in the 1940s was so instrumental in winning the war -- this is a living museum to that time." E-mail Carolyn Jones at [email protected] This article appeared on page E - 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle Here is a web site for the Ship http://www.rosietheriveter.org/redoak.htm George --------------------------------- No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started.

Manning High School, Manning, Iowa Baseball Team 1907 Photo http://www.familyoldphotos.com/6c/2m/manning_high_school_1907baseball.htm On the Team: Floyd Campbell, Fred Hoesley, Arthur Coe, Rex V. Rorabaugh, Louis Ohm, Albert E. Puck, Harry Reinholdt, Grover Brunnier, Russell Free - Mascot, Earl Rugg, Ross Golden. More Iowa Old Photos http://www.familyoldphotos.com

Does anyone live in or near Rubio in Keokuk County that can do a couple lookups for me? I am in need of a birth and marriage lookup for one couple who was from Rubio. The maiden name of the bride is also in question. I have seen Palmer but a family obit says it should be Williamson... Jessie Verne Williamson (last name could be Palmer) born February 10, 1922 in Rubio and husband listed as Harley "Jack" L. Cress. Her husband seems to be missing in our tree and can't find anyone with that name? Possibly marriage records (c.1935) will help? Thanks! Eric