Hi, List...I am hoping to find descendants of this family. See the descending order below. They started out in Mills, Co., Iowa and migrated to Monona Co. Iowa..and then Colorado...and some of them eventually reached California. Solomon Thomas Kesterson m. Sarah Emma Rains (They had several children.including this son:) William Nathan Kesterson m. Rose Eva Wood, 25 Apr 1880 Monona Co. IA (I am helping a researcher with LA Police Dept. in trying to find any descendants of this William Nathan Kesterson. This is quite the story. We are most interested in the son: ) Walter Henry Kesterson...who married in CA but had no children. Walter H. Kesterson died 4 Feb 1946 - in a gunfight with bank robbers in LA. Walter was an officer on the LA police force. He died during the line of duty and before he died he managed to make sure the two robber suspects were brought down by his bullets. We are hoping to find descendants of some of Walter's siblings. In my research this weekend it appears that some of those siblings stayed in Iowa. Mostly Walter had sisters...but there was one brother, William Edward Kesterson who married a Mabel Davis..(this line may have stayed in Iowa.) They had two children that I have found: Willie and a daughter, Rosie. I have searched tons of census records going back several generations. It is not the old generation we need. We are looking for descendants of the living generations of the siblings of Walter H. Kesterson, since he had no children. And here is why..I quote from the query that I received: "Walter Kesterson paid the ultimate sacrifice protecting the citizens of Los Angeles and it would be fantastic if we could pay homage to that and reward his family with a small token of that appreciation, the Medal of Valor." The LAPD wants to do this and will, but they hope to find a living descendant of the line to receive it. The entire email that I received is extremely interesting. Please advise if any of you have any knowledge of this family. You are much appreciated! Linda Ziemann Iowa GenWeb County Coordinator, Plymouth, Monona, Sioux counties http://www.iagenweb.org Iowa Old Press IAGenWeb Special Project Co-coordinator http://www.iowaoldpress.com/index.html "A Look Back at the Lives and Times of Our Ancestors"

Sioux Valley News Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa January 21, 1897 Iowa State News Captain Isaac W. Griffiths, one of the oldest residents of Des Moines, is dead, aged 78 years. He was a member of the second Iowa legislature in 1848 and a lieutenant in the Mexican war. After the civil war he was deputy United States marshal of the western district of Tennessee for four years returning to Iowa when his term expired. He has been sheriff of Polk county twice and has held other offices. Fred Floyd, while hunting in the woods about fifteen miles northeast of Atlantic, accidentally wounded a wild sow. The cries of the animal brought two others and the three rushed upon Floyd. A fierce struggle ensued, in which he broke his gun barrel and was then overpowered by the brutes. The beasts then literally chewed Floyd to pieces. His body was found in a terrible mutilated condition. Five members of the family of R.S. Paris, who live in Wayne county, not far from Confidence, were poisoned from eating buckwheat cakes. It seems that a small portion of rough on rats had become mixed with the buckwheat flour. Benjamin Woodrow, one of the oldest settlers of Jasper county, died of old age. He was 92 years old, a leading owner of the Jasper county bank, and lived in Iowa for over fifty years. John Griffin, a horseman of Albia, was struck by a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy train at Ottumwa, while walking along the track, and instantly killed. In 1896 there were 342 marriages in Clinton county, as against 325 in 1895. The oldest groom was 84 and the youngest 19; the oldest bride was 72 and the youngest 16. The city overseer of the poor at Fairfield has made his annual report. He has aided 659 persons during the past year at a cost of $1,892.58. The Campbell Power company, a concern proposing to manufacture a new smokeless gun powder, is a new corporation at Adel. Paul Correl of Vinton, owned $5,000 worth of stock in the Atlas National bank of Chicago, which recently failed. Samuel H. Kinney, a well to do farmer at Humboldt, hung himself because he had signed too many notes as surety. Hundreds of thousands of bushels of corn are heaped on the ground in Woodbury county for lack of crib room. R.R. Fenner, engineer of the waterworks at LeMars, dropped dead from heart failure while taking a bath. The draw bridge at Dubuque reports the passage through it during the past season of 1,947 steamboats. Cline brothers, grocers, of Des Moines and Bondurant, have assigned for the benefit of creditors. One hundred and seventy-six marriage licenses were issued in Henry county during 1896. Corning will have a 200-pound fire bell which will be placed on a forty foot tower. An Iowa Falls Couple Celebrate Their Sixty-First Anniversary. Iowa Falls, Jan. 18 - Today Mr. and Mrs. William Jones of this city are celebrating the 61st anniversary of their marriage. Over three score years ago they were wedded at their home in Centerville, O., and spent several years in that state and in the east. In 1855 they came to this place which then consisted of but two human habitations, one being a dwelling near the river bank and the other a tavern situated in a clearing in a dense forest that then covered the present site of this city. This couple was closely identified with the early history of this section, and have lived here continuously with the exception of a few years spent with their children in Dubuque. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are both in good health and apparently destined to spend several more such anniversaries as this before obeying the behests of death. The children of the couple reside in Waterloo, Marshalltown and in this city. Charged with Wife Murder. Creston, Ia., Jan. 18 - Willard Friend was arrested at Bradford with poisoning his wife. Friend is a farmer residing in the vicinity of Bradford. His wife died very suddenly and mysteriously Jan. 2, but it was thought at that time to be a case of suicide and the coroner's jury brought in a verdict to that effect. But there were people who were not satisfied, and detectives were put to work on the case. It develops that a few days previous to the death of his wife Friend purchased some strychnine at Hopkins, Mo., claiming he wanted to kill mice, and a day or two later purchased some headache capsules from a physician of the same place saying his wife was subject to attacks of headache. On the day of her death Friend claims he took one of the capsules when he started for work and advised his wife to do the same. She took one and almost immediately was thrown into convulsions. She was alone with a 6-year-old child, whom she sent to the nearest neighbor for aid, and to whom on their arrival, she told she had been poisoned. She was past aid and died within half an hour. Friend was brought to Bradford and turned over to the sheriff to await further developments. Young Man Missing. Ackley, Jan. 18 - "Is Frank Kessler of Macey alive?" is a question that no one seems to be able to answer with any certainty. Young Kessler resided at Macey, the first station west of this city, and several weeks ago started for Minnesota on a visit to relatives. Reports have been received that he has been killed by the cars, one report claiming that the accident occurred near Webster City, while another located the scene of the accident at some point in Minnesota. No one, not even his relatives and friends seem to be able to locate the young man and thus ascertain whether or not he is alive or dead. Did She Want to Die? Alden, Jan. 1? - The past week Mrs. N.B. Newton of this place has been hovering between life and death, suffering from laudanum poisoning but whether taken with suicidal intent or not cannot be ascertained. She called on a relative a few nights ago remained while the neighbor and his wife were at church. A short time after the woman was found near her own home in an insensible condition. A laudanum bottle at the neighbor's had been disturbed and part of the contents taken which shows where the woman obtained the poison. No reason is known for the act and many are inclined to thing that the medicine was taken and she received an overdose. Ex-Sheriff Wilson Stabbed. Rock Rapids, Jan. 18 - Ex-Sheriff J. O. Wilson was seriously stabbed by Jessie Whipkey at a dance in Mr. Wilson's hall. The wound is pronounced a dangerous one, being near the heart. Chas. Wellington, deputy marshal, in attempting to arrest Whipkey, was seriously cut on the arm. Whipkey escaped and is still at large. He was arrested a short time ago for raising a row at a dance, and was allowed to go on promise of good behavior. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

John & Eliza (unknown to me) REED were my 2x great-grandparents. In search of (ISO) ANY information regarding the following Reed family and their antecedents, siblings, spouses, and/or descendants including but not limited to: dates and places: of birth, marriage, death, burial; obituaries; wills; probate records; etc.; All of the following information has not been 'proven' by me. ANY assistance no matter how small would be appreciated. Also ANY suggestions of where & how to research including reference and resource materials to check or purchase and availability of same. I do have access to HeritageQuest.com which provides censuses and some books and I should be happy to do look-ups for those that don't have access to this wonderful resource through their library systems with their library cards. First Generation 1. John Reed was born about 1804 in PA? OH? different censuses have different states of birth USA. He died about 1868. John married Eliza . Eliza was born about 1805 in VA, USA. She died - 20 Feb 1890. Her will was filed in Henry Co, Iowa. They had the following children: 2 F i. Ellen Reed was born about 1826 in OH, USA. Ellen married William Lyle . William was born about 1820 in England. I have found 3 children in the 1860 US census for Baltimore Twp, Henry Co, Iowa two of whom are also with them in the 1870 US census for Baltimore Twp, Henry Co, Iowa 3 F ii. Levina Reed was born about 1828 in OH, USA. The only place I find this child is in the 1850 US census for Hilliar Twp, Knox Co, OH which I'm not positive is indeed this Reed family!! 4 F iii. Elizabeth Reed was born about 1834 in OH, USA. Elizabeth married George Stacker. George was born about 1825/1828 in OH, USA. I have found 6 children altogether in the 1860, 1870 & 1880 US censuses for Baltimore Twp, Henry Co, Iowa 5 F iv. Jane Reed was born about 1836 in OH, USA. The only place I find this child is in the 1850 US census for Hilliar Twp, Knox Co, OH which I'm not positive is indeed this Reed family!! 6 F v. Mahala Reed was born about 1842 in OH, USA. Mahala married Charles Kilbourn . Charles was born on 3 Aug 1838 in IA, USA. I have found 3 children in the 1880 US census for Baltimore Twp, Henry Co, Iowa 2 of whom are with them in the 1870 US census for Baltimore Twp, Henry Co, Iowa. 7 M vi. John Wesley Reed was born on 17 Sep 1844 in Holland, Lucas Co, OH, USA. He died in possibly CO, USA. John married Tenie Elizabeth 'Katie' Amsbaugh daughter of Valentine Amsbaugh and Dicy Fees on 15 Jan 1863 in Danville, Des Moines Co, IA, USA. Tenie was born on 20 May 1844 in IA, USA. She died on 8 Nov 1922. I have found 4 children in the 1870 US census for Nebraska Twp, Page Co, Iowa and 9 children (including only 3 of the children from the 1870 census) in the 1880 US census for Victoria, Cass Co, Iowa 8 F vii. Lydia Ann Reed was born on 16 Jun 1847 in near Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH, USA. Lydia married James Alvin Shepherd son of John C. Shepherd and Rebecca Fees on 12 Jul 1866. James was born on 16 May 1845 in New London, Henry Co, IA, USA. They had five children. 9 F viii. Mary Reed was born about 1850 in OH, USA. The only place I find this child is in the 1860 US census for Baltimore Twp, Henry Co, Iowa. 10 F ix. Eliza B. (granddau) Reed was born about 1867 in IA, USA. She is found with her grandmother, Eliza Reed in the 1880 US census for Baltimore Twp, Henry Co, Iowa I have not found that John Wesley Reed had a child named Eliza B. whose child was she?? 11 F x. Emma (granddau) Reed was born after 1873/1889. sole heir of her grandmother Eliza Reed - found in Eliza Reed's will dated 26 Mar 1889 at which time the will states that she is still under the age of 18. I have not found that John Wesley Reed had a child named Emma. whose child was she?? Thanks for your time and attention. Thanks in advance (TIA) for ANY assistance anyone can provide. Deborah in the suburbs of Washington, DC, USA

Would some kind soul (SKS) please look up marriage dates and places (that are not included below) and/or obituaries for one or more of the individuals in the following family? Also, I don't have date and place of death for a few of the following individuals. According to some books Daniel McDonald and his brother John McDonald were two of the four -"two McDonalds were the owners and proprietors of the land on which the original town [of Cincinnati, Appanoose Co, IA] was platted and laid out, which was accomplished on the 7th of March, 1855." First Generation 1. Daniel McDonald was born on 10 Mar 1814 in Mercer Co.,PA. He died on 19 Apr 1895 in Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. He was buried in Evergreen C.,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. Daniel married (1) Mary Stewart daughter of Creighton John Stewart and Nancy Sloan on 25 Nov 1841 in Allegheny,Allegheny Co.,PA. Mary was born on 15 Sep 1816 in Londonderry Co.,Ireland. She died on 18 May 1878 in Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. She was buried in Evergreen C.,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. They had the following children: 2 F i. Nancy Sloan McDonald was born on 1 Nov 1842 in Mercer Co.,PA. She died on 12 May 1894 in Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. She was buried in Evergreen C.,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. Nancy married (1) Henry Jaquiss son of William Jaquiss and Elizabeth Cheney on 12 Oct 1865 in Appanoose Co.,IA. Henry was born on 8 Dec 1835 in Liverpool,England. He was christened on 3 Jan 1836 in St.Peter Church,Liverpool,Lancashire Co.,England. He died on 4 Mar 1874 in Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. He was buried in Evergreen C.,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. Nancy married (2) Henry Hammond Baker son of Henry Pennington Baker and Catherine E. Hammond on 1 Nov 1885 in Appanoose Co.,IA. Henry was born on 5 Aug 1830 in Frosttown,Allegany Co.,MD. He died on 7 Oct 1919 in at home,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. He was buried in Morrison C.,Appanoose Co.,IA. 3 F ii. Mary Lucetta McDonald was born in Mar 1844 in PA. She died after 1921. Mary married Albert Root son of George Harris Root and Matilda Ann Johnson on 4 Jun 1866 in Appanoose Co.,IA. Albert was born on 24 Jan 1842 in Decatur Township,Washington Co.,OH. He died before 1920. 4 M iii. John Craton McDonald was born on 13 Jul 1845 in Mercer Co.,PA. He died on 31 Jan 1920 in Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. He was buried in Evergreen C.,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. John married (1) Mary K. Boyles daughter of John P. Boyles and Rebecca R. on 14 Sep 1870 in Appanoose Co.,IA. Mary was born on 22 Sep 1846 in Belmont Co.,OH. She died on 30 Mar 1895 in Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. She was buried in Evergreen C.,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. John married (2) Alice Reed in 1896. Alice was born in Aug 1858 in NY. She died before 1920. 5 M iv. Albert Clark McDonald was born in Apr 1847 in PA. He died in Jun 1909. He was buried in Evergreen C.,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. Albert married Sarah A. Taylor about Feb 1870 in Appanoose Co.,IA. Sarah was born in Oct 1847 in OH. She died in Feb 1936. She was buried in Evergreen C.,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. 6 F v. Eliza Josephine McDonald was born on 26 May 1849 in PA. She died on 26 Nov 1900. She was buried in Evergreen C.,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. Eliza married Alonzo L. McCann on 15 Oct 1874 in Appanoose Co.,IA. Alonzo was born about 1848 in OH. He died on 26 Nov 1897. He was buried in Evergreen C.,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. 7 F vi. Harriet Beecher McDonald was born on 29 Mar 1854 in Appanoose Co.,IA. She died on 21 Aug 1941. She was buried in Pleasant Hill C.,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. Harriet married Joseph A. David son of J. A. David and Sophronia C. Boeton about Apr 1874 in Appanoose Co.,IA. Joseph was born on 18 Nov 1850 in IL. He died on 1 Dec 1938. He was buried in Pleasant Hill C.,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. 8 M vii. Wilber Sumner McDonald was born on 29 Apr 1856 in IA. He died on 20 May 1923. He was buried in Evergreen C.,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. Wilber married (1) Louisa Maria Phillips in 1882. Louisa was born on 13 Mar 1861 in Sullivan Co.,MO. She died on 15 Feb 1913. She was buried in Evergreen C.,Cincinnati,Appanoose Co.,IA. Wilber married (2) Cecile after 1913. Cecile was born about 1878 in KY. Daniel married (2) Letitia after 1878. Letitia was born about 1820/1825 in Ireland. She died after 1896. Thanks in advance (TIA) for any assistance anyone may be able to provide. Deborah in the suburbs of Washington, DC, USA

Iowa Recorder Greene, Butler, Iowa January 20, 1904 OF INTEREST IN IOWA After wrestling all night with the problem whether to prosecute his only son as a horse thief, J.M. Chambers, a wealthy farmer residing near Knoxville, appeared in Des Moines police court and dramatically exclaimed to the judge: "God knows I have tried to bring that boy up right and have done well by him. Now he came to his. But, though he is my own flesh and blood - all I have - I will let the law take its course." The old man bowed his head and wept as he signed the information charging his boy with having stolen a horse and buggy from his barn and sold them to a Des Moines liveryman. No sooner had the theft been discovered than the old man started a pack of bloodhounds on the trail. For nearly forty miles the animals kept the trail as the old man urged them on and on, little dreaming that they would expose the disgrace of his own son. They stopped at an East Des Moines livery stable, where the stolen property was found. The arrest followed soon after. Incendiary Caught in Act. L.C. Willing, proprietor of a Waterloo department store, was arrested when about to touch a match to his stock of goods to collect the $5,000 insurance upon it. He not only confessed his guilt, but told of two fires started by him a year ago. Mrs. Lewis Pleads Not Guilty. Belle Lewis of Ottumwa, charged with the murder of her husband, William F. Lewis, was arraigned in District Court and pleaded not guilty. She asked for an attorney to defend her and a Sigourney firm was appointed. Within Our Borders. - Fire drills have been inaugurated in all Des Moines schools. - The Clinton theater is to be equipped with a steel drop curtain. - S.T. Fields, leading merchant and ex-Mayor of Mitchellville, is dead. - A hog bit off the thumb of D.H. Baker, a farmer near State Center. - Mrs. John Hodgon, a well-known pioneer of Butler County, is dead at Clarksville. - Andrew Brown, aged 18, was drowned at Mondamin by skating through an airhole in the ice. - Mr. and Mrs. Ward Lamson of Fairfield recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. - Charles White, one of the Quinby bank robbers, is wanted in Dakota for several postoffice burglaries. - Fire of unknown origin destroyed the home of C.W. Corey, at Fort Dodge. Loss $5,000, no insurance. - Fred W. Lerch, a pioneer business man of Des Moines, dropped dead at his home in that city. - A tramp printer named Ferguson passed two forged checks on Muscatine business men, securing about $20. He has disappeared. - C.S. Seymour of Thornburg was struck by a train and fatally injured. - Attorneys for Mrs. Lavelleur, whose trial for the murder of her husband at Newton, has twice resulted in a disagreement, have applied for a change of venue. - Detlef Evers of Denison, who killed his child by giving it carbolic acid and attempted to kill his wife, has been declared insane and taken to Clarinda for treatment. - Michael J. Conroy, of Clinton, a barkeeper, was convicted of conspiracy to burglarize several wealthy homes in Clinton and was sentenced to ten years at hard labor in the penitentiary. - A Chicago Great Western passenger train struck a grocer's delivery sleigh at a crossing in Dubuque, killing Clifford and James Dunkley, 11 and 9 years old, respectively, and injuring Edward Koch, the driver. - Frank Benedict fatally shot his wife in the head, wounded Steve Erwin and then blew out his own brains. Mrs. Benedict had quarreled with him and left his home and was stopping at Erwin's place. - In a rear-end collision of Milwaukee and St. Paul freight trains near LeClaire Brakeman Fred Lynch was killed and Engineer Horning and Fireman Parker, both of Dubuque, were slightly injured. Confusion in the train orders is given as the cause. - The little 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Howeland, who resides four miles east of Randall, was shot and instantly killed by his half brother, a lad of about his age. The boys were hunting when in shooting carelessly at a mark the accident occurred. - Murdering her helpless husband with laudanum as he lay sick in bed in order to get his life insurance of $2,000 is the crime against Mrs. Belle Lewis of Ottumwa, in an indictment just returned by the Keokuk County grand jury. The couple formerly lived at Sigourney and Lewis died suddenly Oct. 10. It is known the woman bought laudanum just previous to her husband's death. After his funeral the suspicions of the officials were aroused, the body was disinterred and a chemical analysis of the stomach showed the presence of laudanum. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

Hello LaVonne, You can find a lot of information through the US Genweb. For example, enter www.usgenweb.com , then click on "Iowa", then "Dubuque County". The Dubuque library has indexed the obituaries. You can write to the library and request a copy of an obit. I would send along a couple of $ with the request. Since you live in Oconomowoc, you might want to visit the Irish Emigration Library in Milwaukee. The staff there will be happy to guide you in your research. It is located at 2133 West Wisconsin, and is open Wednesdays from 2-8 p.m. Mary Kay

Progress Review La Porte City, Black Hawk, Iowa January 19, 1895 IOWA NEWS ITEMS Walt H. Butler has arrived at his home at West Union. It is said he looks bright and happy. George, the 6-year-old son of B.F. Ibach, living near Whitten, fell from a wind mill, a distance of fifty feet, sustaining internal injuries that may prove fatal. A dispatch says that Alfred Gray, under sentence of death in Wellington, Kansas, for hyptonizing [sic] a man to murder one of his neighbors, is a son of A. Gray, who lives near Batavia. By an explosion of gas in a Japan bake oven at Dubuque the foreman of the department was killed and his body burned to a crisp. The building was also destroyed at a loss of $3,000. While fishing in the South Fork, William Elerding, a farmer living near Lawn Hill, Hardin county, carelessly picked up and opened a clam. In it he discovered a pearl of remarkable size and purity, and it is reported that he has been offered a large price for it. Iowa soil will produce almost anything. The boiler room of the Fordville Coal company's mine at Ford caught fire and the boiler was blown about 200 yards. All of the frame work, and elevators burned. Engineer Baily was bruised, but not seriously injured. The loss is estimated at about $4,000. It throws about fifty men out of employment. Andrew Jackson Wilkinson, head of the wholesale drug house of Wilkinson & Co., of Keokuk, since 1876 died aged 61. He had been a member of the board of education for seventeen years and was founder of the public library of which he has been a director since 1863 and was president at the time of his death. He also served a term as mayor and alderman. Lewis Smith, a bachelor and highly respected citizen of Harlan, is lying at the point of death, the result of falling from a train while trying to jump off with his gun. He struck on his head and fractured the frontal bone. The doctor who attended him extracted seventeen pieces of bone. It seems the covering of the brain was not injured and the victim will likely recover. He retains all his faculties and feels quite comfortable. Clinton dispatch: County Clerk D. R. Markham has fled from this city, leaving his bondsmen to make good a shortage of his accounts. The amount will not be known until the expert now engaged on the books completes his work. As Markham has been in office four years, it is believed that the entire accounts are crooked and the amount of the shortage will probably reach $5,000. His disappearance came to light when the newly elected officers took charge. Markham's downfall is due to fast living and dissipation, which habits he contracted shortly after he was elected to office in 1890. He leaves a wife and one child. A. Anderson, of Odebolt, was fined $10 in justice court for selling unwholesome meat in Sioux City. He purchased a number of turkeys some time ago and kept them in a small room, where a number of them smothered to death. He bled them, dressed them and sent them to Sioux City where they were sold by a commission house to the butchers. Some one at Odebolt having a personal spite against Anderson gave the people in Sioux City information of the fact and he was arrested. It has been discovered that a large number of unwholesome turkeys were disposed of in the city during the holidays, chiefly to the cheap hotels and restaurants. Ex-Congressman Walt Butler, who disappeared last November and was recently found in Indianapolis, has arrived at Vinton, where he met his wife. The Jasper county grand jury brought two indictments against County Attorney E.J. Salmon, one for keeping a gambling house and one for oppression in office, and also proceedings were instituted for contempt. The court made an order suspending Mr. Salmon from office and ordered that the board of supervisors appoint another county attorney and that such attorney proceed to remove Mr. Salmon from office permanently. This was quite a surprise to most of the people of the county, but it is said the cause of Mr. Salmon's trouble had been an open secret for some time to those on the inside. At Audubon Judge Thornell overruled the motions of the defendants, Case and Mushrush, for a new trial and sentenced Walter Case and Mushrush, giving Case twelve years and Mushrush five years. The charges against Charles Jones and William Mushrush were dismissed by the county attorney for lack of evidence to convict. This winds up, so far as the district court is concerned, the widely known Lieb murder case. Of the five defendants indicted for murder in the first degree, William McLaughlin the principal in the affair, is now serving a twenty-two year sentence in the penitentiary at Fort Madison. Walter Case was found guilty of murder in the second degree and Robert Mushrush guilty of manslaughter. John More, a prominent carpenter and builder of Cedar Rapids, committed suicide a few days ago. Shortly after dinner he retired to his room saying he wished to lie down a few minutes, and to call him in an hour. When the time arrived it was found he had fastened his suspenders around his neck, tied them to a bed post and rolled off the bed. His death was instantaneous as the family in the adjoining room did not hear him struggle. He has been fighting the liquor habit for several years and succeeded until within the last few weeks. He told a friend a few days ago that liquor was killing him, but for the sake of his family he would never be a drunkard. He was perfectly sober when he committed the deed. J.L. Lewis was arrested at Sioux City with a number of copies of the Kansas City Sunday Sun in his pockets and having in his possession a large block of subscription receipts of the paper. The arrest was made in accordance with instructions from Sheriff Davenport to take into custody the first man found to be taking any part in the circulation of the Sun in Sioux City. It is intended to hold Lewis under the old indictments returned against him two years ago of extortion in connection with the Sun and to compel him to stand trial on some of them. Lewis was convicted and has already served time on one indictment and the others have been permitted to stand against him, so that he could be arrested and tried on one of them at any time the county officials saw fit to renew the prosecutions. He recently made an attempt at suicide and failed and has since taken up his connection with the Sun. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

Bonnie, The 1900 enumeration of Henry A. Maginnis indicates his parental nativities are Ire. & Mo. so the 1850 Emily is probably his mother. May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! Irish proverb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Eckert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 11:23 AM Subject: [IOWA] Archibald McGinis > Kay, > Thank you for your response to my quest to find my great great grandparents names. From your information is it plausible that Emily is Archibald's mother in Dubuque, Iowa (Richard, father), in 1850, then they moved to Benton (LaFayette Co., Wis.) where he married Susan and lived there in 1860? What should be my next step to document any of this? I am new to genealogy and find it extremely frustrating. I certainly admire those of you who persist and keep delving into these mysteries. > > Would it be of help to try to find an obituary in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald, since Archibald died in 1928, buried in Linwood Cemetery there? How do I access the records of either of these (newspaper or cemetery)? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 1740 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!

Kay, Thank you for your response to my quest to find my great great grandparents names. From your information is it plausible that Emily is Archibald's mother in Dubuque, Iowa (Richard, father), in 1850, then they moved to Benton (LaFayette Co., Wis.) where he married Susan and lived there in 1860? What should be my next step to document any of this? I am new to genealogy and find it extremely frustrating. I certainly admire those of you who persist and keep delving into these mysteries. Would it be of help to try to find an obituary in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald, since Archibald died in 1928, buried in Linwood Cemetery there? How do I access the records of either of these (newspaper or cemetery)? Thank you for your interest. LaVonne Murphy Eckert Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Seeking George Henry Dirks from Jones County, IA born c.1899. Thanks! Eric

I'm always amazed at the number of people who were run over by trains. One of the headlines here was "MAN GROUND TO DEATH" Papers would never get away with that today. Other headlines I smile at are: "So and So Dropped Dead" Keep up the great work. At 06:32 PM 1/18/2007, Cathy Joynt Labath wrote: >Davenport Daily Leader > >Davenport, Scott, Iowa > >January 18, 1899 > > > >STATE NEWS > >- L.S. Abraham met a horrible death at Ottumwa in the Burlington yards >Tuesday morning. He had fallen asleep on the track in a drunken stupor and a >train passed over him. > >- Nora Valentine of Eldora was awarded $2,000 damages by the jury on Tuesday >in the breach of promise of marriage suit against David Hauser for $10,000. > >- Capt. H.H. Canfield of Boone, who was with the Iowa Signal Corps in Porto >Rico, in an interview corroborated every statement that has been made by >Gen. Miles, in the beef controversy. > >- John Moran of Clinton was attacked by three thugs on Monday evening while >on his way home. > >- Mrs. Emma Wickers, aged 80 years, died at her home in Clinton, on Monday >evening. She has been a resident of the city for the past 40 years. > > > >Cathy Joynt Labath >Iowa Old Press >http://www.IowaOldPress.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 Barbara Lane Hug, Coordinator of the Jasper Co. IAGenWeb site at http://iagenweb.org/jasper State Coordinator of IAGenWeb at http://iagenweb.org/ [email protected]

Davenport Daily Leader Davenport, Scott, Iowa January 18, 1899 STATE NEWS - L.S. Abraham met a horrible death at Ottumwa in the Burlington yards Tuesday morning. He had fallen asleep on the track in a drunken stupor and a train passed over him. - Nora Valentine of Eldora was awarded $2,000 damages by the jury on Tuesday in the breach of promise of marriage suit against David Hauser for $10,000. - Capt. H.H. Canfield of Boone, who was with the Iowa Signal Corps in Porto Rico, in an interview corroborated every statement that has been made by Gen. Miles, in the beef controversy. - John Moran of Clinton was attacked by three thugs on Monday evening while on his way home. - Mrs. Emma Wickers, aged 80 years, died at her home in Clinton, on Monday evening. She has been a resident of the city for the past 40 years. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

The 1860 census for Benton, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, has an Archibald McGinis, age 9, in the household of Robert McGinis (age 31, born in Ireland, a miner), and Susan McGinis (age 22, born in Virginia). Two other children: Lydia A. (age 8, born in Wisconsin) and Mary E. (age 5, born in Iowa). Since Susan is only 22 in 1860, she was probably not the mother of Archibald or Lydia. In the 1850 census for Dubuque, Iowa (Dist. 7), there is a household of Robert McGinis (age 22, born in Ireland, a miner) and Emily McGinis (age 16, born in Missouri). Lafayette Co. is just across the Mississippi from Dubuque. I hope this helps. Kay Corson Pease

Bonnie, From later census records what are his parental nativities? Does Benton Wi. have a county? Dick May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! Irish proverb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Eckert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 3:22 PM Subject: [IOWA] McGinnis or Maginnis > I am the great grand daughter of Henry Archibald (also called Archibald Henry) McGinnis or Maginnis. I would like to determine the names of his parents. > He was born 6 Nov 1850 in Benton, Wisconsin, married 12 March, 1880 in Durango, Iowa to Lucy Jane Cook, and died 28 March 1928 in Dubuque, Iowa. I believe he is buried in the Linwood Cemetery in Dubuque. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 1735 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!

I am the great grand daughter of Henry Archibald (also called Archibald Henry) McGinnis or Maginnis. I would like to determine the names of his parents. He was born 6 Nov 1850 in Benton, Wisconsin, married 12 March, 1880 in Durango, Iowa to Lucy Jane Cook, and died 28 March 1928 in Dubuque, Iowa. I believe he is buried in the Linwood Cemetery in Dubuque. I would very much appreciate any help anyone could provide. LaVonne Murphy Eckert Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Davenport Daily Leader Davenport, Scott, Iowa January 17, 1899 STATE NEWS - Preston was the scene of a disastrous fire on Sunday night which destroyed H.C. Bate's blacksmith shop, and the wagon shop and implement warehouse of F.H. French were also burned down. - Rev. Ernst Schuette, D.D., pastor of the First German Presbyterian church of Dubuque, has resigned and accepted a call to the pastorate of a church in Beloit, Wis. - Thomas Carmody, one of the oldest engineers on the Wabash road, running between Moberly, Mo., and Ottumwa, was fatally stabbed at Kirksville, Mo, while oiling his engine. His assailant was Theodore Sparkman, a discharged fireman from the Wabash, who formerly fired for Carmody. - The heirs of the late Wm. T. Mitchell of Clinton, have settled with the Northwestern Railroad company, receiving $2,050 as damages for the loss of the father and husband, who was killed recently by being run down by a Northwestern switch engine. - The three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Debhard Miller of Clinton, was seriously bitten by two dogs on Sunday. His face was badly lacerated, one wound being over two and a half inches long. - Mrs. Elenor Smith, aged 71 years, of Muscatine, died of paralysis Sunday morning. - D. Heimermann, aged 79 years, a prominent resident of Dubuque, died Saturday. - Overseer of the Poor Jackson of Pottawattamie county, is formerly charged with misconduct by the hospital management. It is alleged that he has failed to do his duty in accident and sudden cases of sickness. - E.D. Fuller of Jewell, was found dead in his barbershop Saturday morning. Heart trouble is supposed to have been the cause of death. - The twenty-one-day old infant of Mrs. J.L. Frevoid of Badger was suffocated by the mother accidentally lying on it while asleep. - Officers Hanson and Broadus of the Keokuk police force, who were suspended for fifteen days for drunkenness have been requested by the mayor to resign. - Squire G.W. Dodley of Iowa City, an octogenarian, died Sunday night. He has been a resident of Iowa City since 1855. - Edwin True, one of the respected and oldest citizens of Marshalltown, is dead. He has been a resident of this state since 1844. - Robert Brown of Burlington, the oldest citizen in Des Moines and Burlington counties, is dead. He was 93 years old. - John Rolf, aged 19 years, and a resident of Burlington, jumped from a moving engine Saturday and was crushed to death by a train going in the opposite direction. - Fred Maxfield, a bright young man, was elected mayor by the Neola city council on Thursday evening, to fill the unexpired term of W.H. Killpack, who resigned January 1, to assume his duties as county attorney. - Mr. and Mrs. Silas W. Bond of Iowa Falls, celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary last Saturday, by entertaining a large number of their friends. - Thomas Madden, Joseph Franklin and Charles Harper who held up and robbed David Breen, near Upton, last fall, have plead guilty to the indictment. - Mrs. Sophia Leonard of Farmington is dead. She was 85 years old and was one of the old settlers of that county. - R. McClelland of Omaha, has bought the railroad from Malvern to Tabor, Iowa. - Dr. A.T. Weisman, an eminent German physician and pharmacist of Keokuk, passed away at his home Sunday afternoon at the age of 64 years. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

Davenport Daily Leader Davenport, Scott, Iowa January 16, 1899 STATE NEWS - John Williams of Shrevesport, La., who was visiting his daughter Mrs. Stonell of Muscatine, died Wednesday at the age of 67 years. He was an old soldier having served in the 51st Ills. Infantry and was captured at Chickamauga, being incarcerated 14 months in Andersonville prison. - August Keister of Webster City, has commenced suit in the district court to secure his farm from the county which he had deeded to the authorities but a few days ago in consideration that he be furnished maintenance through life. After a few days at the county farm he sickened of his new home and wanted to get his farm back again. The county sold the land in the meantime and refused to give it back again. He has employed an attorney to bring suit. - The farm house of Thomas Harmon, four and a half miles from Pomeroy, was destroyed by fire Monday night. Loss $300 fully covered by insurance. - Much feeling is aroused at Eldora over the report that Postmaster-elect Harris intends to move the office to his building on North Washington street. It is claimed that the removal would cause great inconveniences to the business of the town. - Benton Nicholson, one of the oldest residents of Iowa died at his home at Winterset Thursday morning. - The flouring mill of Davison and Lint of Maxwell, was completely destroyed by fire on Thursday. The loss is estimated to be $12,000. - Joe Nagle of Dubuque has secured a contract to furnish 5,000 bushels of potatoes to the Joliet Penitentiary. - The officers of the Dubuque police department are wearing citizens overcoats, the city being unable to furnish the men the necessary funds for the regulation blue coat. - The verdict of the jury in the Rock Island railroad wreck at Council Bluffs lay the blame on J.W. Taylor, the engineer, who met his death in the collision of the two trains on Tuesday. - Miss Bessie Thornell and J. Martin Adams of Tabor, eloped on Monday evening going to Omaha where they were married. Miss Thornell is the daughter of Hon. A.B. Thornell of Sidney, the senior judge of the judicial district. - Small pox has broken out at Wayne County, this state. At Seymour there is one case reported and five more about six miles from town. The state board of health is investigating the cases. - The Mt. Pleasant Manufacturing and Lumber company filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. Capital stock $30,000. The officers of the company are: President, Jesse Ketchum; treasurer, S.J. Hills; and secretary Enos Green. - David A. Haviland of Fort Dodge and one of the first settlers in Webster County died at his home at the age of 87 years on Tuesday. - "Ed. Smith" who has been held at Burlington for a week or more as the Murderer Dunham, will be released, as it has been ascertained that he is not the man. - The new jail has been started at Oskaloosa, and it is to be named after the first person who occupies it. - C.C. Colwell of Storm Lake has bought the Sioux Rapids Republican. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

I'd be happy to do look ups from Howard I. Durie's book, The Durie Family. Since folks are generously offering their resources to the list I thought I'd do a me too. The book covers the surnames Durier, Duryea, Durie, and Duree as well as other derivatives. These are the Jean Durier line not the Joost Duryea line. There are many other names from the early settlers of northern New Jersey's Dutch/French protestant colonies. Most of them migrated into Kentucky shortly after the Revolutionary War and from there into IN, IL, IA, and points West. Sue

Robert Poppa born about 1927, Chicago , Cook , Ill, 1930 census Robert Poppa, born about 1896 in Calif. Residence in 1920 , San Francisco no Ryal Poppa in the census. .............................................................................. ........................... The chief function of the body is to carry the Brain around. ..........................Thomas A. Edison...............................

Name: Poppa, Ryal Robert Birth - Death: 1933- Source Citation: Who's Who in America. 38th edition, 1974-1975. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1974. (WhoAm 38) Who's Who in America. 39th edition, 1976-1977. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1976. (WhoAm 39) Who's Who in America. 40th edition, 1978-1979. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1978. (WhoAm 40) Who's Who in America. 41st edition, 1980-1981. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1980. (WhoAm 41) Who's Who in America. 42nd edition, 1982-1983. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1982. (WhoAm 42) Who's Who in America. 43rd edition, 1984-1985. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1984. (WhoAm 43) Who's Who in America. 44th edition, 1986-1987. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1986. (WhoAm 44) Who's Who in America. 45th edition, 1988-1989. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1988. (WhoAm 45) Who's Who in America. 46th edition, 1990-1991. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1990. (WhoAm 46) Who's Who in America. 47th edition, 1992-1993. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1992. (WhoAm 47) Who's Who in America. 48th edition, 1994. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1993. (WhoAm 48) Who's Who in America(R) (Marquis(TM)). 49th edition, 1995. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1994. (WhoAm 49) Who's Who in America(R) (Marquis(TM)). 50th edition, 1996. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1995. (WhoAm 50) Who's Who in America(R) (Marquis(TM)). 51st edition, 1997. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1996. (WhoAm 51) Who's Who in Finance and Industry. 25th edition, 1987-1988. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1987. (WhoFI 25) Who's Who in Finance and Industry. 26th edition, 1989-1990. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1989. (WhoFI 26) Who's Who in Finance and Industry. 27th edition, 1992-1993. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1991. (WhoFI 27) Who's Who in Finance and Industry. 28th edition, 1994-1995. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1993. (WhoFI 28) Who's Who in the West. 21st edition, 1987-1988. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1987. (WhoWest 21) Who's Who in the West. 22nd edition, 1989-1990. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1989. (WhoWest 22) Who's Who in the West. 23rd edition, 1992-1993. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1992. (WhoWest 23) Who's Who in the West. 24th edition, 1994-1995. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1993. (WhoWest 24) Who's Who in the West(R) (Marquis(TM)). 25th edition, 1996-1997. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1995. (WhoWest 25) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric Huffstutler Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 12:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IOWA] Ancestry Lookup Request Can someone help with an Ancestry lookup? I see a Ryal Robert Poppa listed several times in a database called Biography and Genealogy Master index (BGMI) but not sure what it will produce? I am trying to establish his parents and family info. Thanks. Eric _____________________________________________ 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