> The town ... today ... has a population of only (about) 543 people ... > back in 1900 there had to be even less, but even if this wasn't the case, > how many families could there be with those same names in a town / village > so small > Dick Schweiss You're right about Holland being a very small town. It is worth remembering that many towns and ghost towns in the midwest were larger in 1900 than they are today. When the steam engines needed frequent water stops small towns popped up all along the route and flourished for many years only to shrink or disappear when they were eliminated as a train stop. After seeing an old road map that showed dozens of towns that no longer existed, Muscatine photographer John Deason went looking for them and published a book several years ago. Sue

To all who answered my request for deciphering of census info, many thanks. I think all of you figured out that he was a farmer/renter and while it doesn't help me locate him too much, at least the mystery has been resolved. Thank you once again. Judy Neu Springwater, NY

Anyone with census images, can you please assist me in reading the occupation of Alonzo Socy entry 193-188 in Hardin Twp, Hardin Co, IA on the 1870 Census. I believe it says Farmer/???? and since I can't find g-g-g-Uncle Alonzo after 1870, I am wondering if the second part of the occupation entry can give me a clue as to where he might have gone. His actual name is Alonzo Locy, Locey, or Losey and he was between 55 and 58 yrs of age in 1870. The 1880 Census lists only his wife HULDAH Locy and the children and she is not listed as a widow or as head of household, so he may have abandoned the family or died prior to 1880. She subsequently wound up in an asylum and I am still trying to locate where her children were located in 1880. Thank you for your assistance. I have the census image, but just need help deciphering the occupation portion for Alonzo. Judy Neu Springwater, NY

Judy, It is very hard to read but perhaps it says /renter? I read some of the other entries and it seems it might be something he writes on others as well. Good luck, Janet -----Original Message----- From: Jtrippneu@aol.com [mailto:Jtrippneu@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 8:10 PM To: IOWA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IOWA] CENSUS HELP Anyone with census images, can you please assist me in reading the occupation of Alonzo Socy entry 193-188 in Hardin Twp, Hardin Co, IA on the 1870 Census. I believe it says Farmer/???? and since I can't find g-g-g-Uncle Alonzo after 1870, I am wondering if the second part of the occupation entry can give me a clue as to where he might have gone. His actual name is Alonzo Locy, Locey, or Losey and he was between 55 and 58 yrs of age in 1870. The 1880 Census lists only his wife HULDAH Locy and the children and she is not listed as a widow or as head of household, so he may have abandoned the family or died prior to 1880. She subsequently wound up in an asylum and I am still trying to locate where her children were located in 1880. Thank you for your assistance. I have the census image, but just need help deciphering the occupation portion for Alonzo. Judy Neu Springwater, NY ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub instructions, list rules and other useful information. Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Hi Vivian Two questions !. Are the pictures SAVED to a file? 2. Does the tree know WHERE to find them? If you have the tree in/on a website, it needs to know where to find the photos ... or anything else. What program are you using to do the tree? Dick Schweiss researching SCHWEISS, MEIER, SCHMIDT / SCHMITT Visit my website at: http://www.harbornet.com/folks/dick/SchweissFamilyHistory2.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vivian Trimpl" <trimplv@wyoming.com> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 4:09 PM Subject: [IOWA] ancestry help >I am having a real problem with my family tree and am hoping some computor >whiz might have an answer, I contacted ancestry and they could not give me >a answer. I put pictures in my family tree and run it and > everything is there, When I run it again some pictures are their but > most are not.It puts a blank in the picture box saying canot find image. > Does anyone have a clue as to why it is doing this.Vivian Trimpl > > > ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== > The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub > instructions, list rules and other useful information. > Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >

I am having a real problem with my family tree and am hoping some computor whiz might have an answer, I contacted ancestry and they could not give me a answer. I put pictures in my family tree and run it and everything is there, When I run it again some pictures are their but most are not.It puts a blank in the picture box saying canot find image. Does anyone have a clue as to why it is doing this.Vivian Trimpl

Hello, I am looking for information confirming that William Kern is buried in Janesville, Bremer County, Iowa. Born 1810 - Died 14 Feb, 1887. Thanks, Byron Buthman

Maybe others were confused by my message also, as the No, I was referring to the message concerning the Wisconsin vital records at this URL : <http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/wi/_vitals/wide59_t.htm> You can search without clicking on the "Free 14 day" box. I am wondering if the Genealogy. com part is some paid advertising which you can ignore. It actually leads you to this URL: <http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/wi/_vitals/wideathm-go.htm> which is a free search site. Just follow the directions I gave to find the vital record data. It is not a microfilm of the exact copy, but is an index on microfiche. Hope this helps. -- "There's a crack in everything and that's how the light gets in." --Leonard Cohen > From: "Wendy Wright-Cao" <wesowc@comcast.net> > Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 07:55:34 -0500 > To: "Ruth M.F. Tucker" <rutucker@cfu.net> > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Re: IOWA-D Digest V05 #20 > > I may have missed part of this conversation but are you saying that the > website "Genealogy.com" is free? I went to the website and found a 14-day > trial and a search box half-waydown on the left side. You must enter all > your payment info before using... is this what you are referring to? > Thanks for your help. > Wendy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ruth M.F. Tucker" <rutucker@cfu.net> > To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:19 AM

IOWA-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: Dear Ruth, I'm sorry to ask, but I guess I missed the first question about a website concerning microfiche searches. What website is it that gives you this access? Thanks! Laura --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term'

1900 census, Holland, Grundy Co., Iowa: MEYER, August, b. Sep 1867, age 32, married 11 years, b. Germany, immigrated 1883, naturalized, laborer MEYER, Reta, wife, b. Jan 1865, age 35, , born Germany, immigrated 1885 MEYER, Anna, daughter, b. Jul 1888, age 11, b. IA MEYER, Henry, son, b. Jun 1891, age 9, b. IA MEYER, Jake, son, b. Jun 1893, age 7, b. IA MEYER, Ruthe, daughter, b. June 1897, age 3, b. IA MEYER, Bertha, daughter, b. Dec 1898, age 1, b. IA ----- Original Message ----- From: "dlks" <dlks@harbornet.com> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 10:21 PM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Re: 1890-1905/grundy/MEIER > Thanks to those who replied ... > > *** BUT *** > > How much M O R E information do I "have to give"? I've already posted the city (Holland) , the County (Grundy), ... (the State should be obvious) ... the name ( August Theodore M E I E R ), his wife's name ( Margaretha (FRENZEN) M E I E R )), the children's names ( Henry, Carl, Jacob, Bertha, Anna, Paul, Ruth ) ... the time period (1895 to 1905) as well as Margaretha and Pauls burial info. > > The town ... today ... has a population of only (about) 543 people ... back in 1900 there had to be even less, but even if this wasn't the case, how many families could there be with those same names in a town / village so small > > > > Finally, who is "User 39242" ... and WHO is the "Ronald Nicholson" he/she sent the Cc to, and why the Cc? > > > Dick Schweiss > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: User392423@aol.com > To: dlks@harbornet.com > Cc: ronald.nicholson@brooks.af.mil > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 7:38 PM > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Re: 1890-1905/grundy/MEIER > > > Please send more info on ALL the folks you are looking for including Birth years and places, children, spouse, etc. There must be something I can fint if you provide enough clues. RC > > > ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== > The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub > instructions, list rules and other useful information. > Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

For those of you who have found ancestors that originated from NY or emigrated through NY to settle in the Midwest, this website offers an excellent multimedia presentation on the building of the Erie Canal and how it helped in the migration process. It also allows you to obtain historical information about the towns and villages along its route. Some of us have discussed pictures in the past and the dating of them--in this one presentation you will see actual photographs of period dress and it may help you date some of those unknown photos. This site also helps find useful information about any state in the union including towns that seem to have disappeared from the map. http://www.epodunk.com/ Judy Neu Springwater, NY

Thanks to those who replied ... *** BUT *** How much M O R E information do I "have to give"? I've already posted the city (Holland) , the County (Grundy), ... (the State should be obvious) ... the name ( August Theodore M E I E R ), his wife's name ( Margaretha (FRENZEN) M E I E R )), the children's names ( Henry, Carl, Jacob, Bertha, Anna, Paul, Ruth ) ... the time period (1895 to 1905) as well as Margaretha and Pauls burial info. The town ... today ... has a population of only (about) 543 people ... back in 1900 there had to be even less, but even if this wasn't the case, how many families could there be with those same names in a town / village so small Finally, who is "User 39242" ... and WHO is the "Ronald Nicholson" he/she sent the Cc to, and why the Cc? Dick Schweiss ----- Original Message ----- From: User392423@aol.com To: dlks@harbornet.com Cc: ronald.nicholson@brooks.af.mil Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Re: 1890-1905/grundy/MEIER Please send more info on ALL the folks you are looking for including Birth years and places, children, spouse, etc. There must be something I can fint if you provide enough clues. RC

Dick, There is no 1890 census, and their might be a 1905 state census but I have no access to that but here is from the 1900 federal census. August Meyer, 32, Sept, 1867, m 11 yrs, b. Germany Keli (?), 35, June 1865 b. Germany Anne 11, b. Iowa Henry 9, b. Iowa Jake 7, b. Iowa Ruth(?) 3, b. Iowa Bertha 1, b. Iowa Series 7623, Roll 433, page 248. Hope this helps. Janet -----Original Message----- From: dlks [mailto:dlks@harbornet.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 4:59 PM To: IOWA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IOWA] Re: 1890-1905/grundy/MEIER Seeing as none of my postings to the Iowa Census list are getting posted, can someone on this list do a census search for the family shown below? Thanks Dick Schweiss researching SCHWEISS, MEIER, SCHMIDT / SCHMITT Visit my website at: http://www.harbornet.com/folks/dick/SchweissFamilyHistory2.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "dlks" <dlks@harbornet.com> To: <IA-CENSUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:18 PM Subject: 1890-1905/grundy/MEIER > Hi list > > Looking for August Theodore MEIER and family ... in Holland, Grundy > County, Iowa, about 1890 to 1905. > > Thanks > > Dick Schweiss > ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub instructions, list rules and other useful information. Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Seeing as none of my postings to the Iowa Census list are getting posted, can someone on this list do a census search for the family shown below? Thanks Dick Schweiss researching SCHWEISS, MEIER, SCHMIDT / SCHMITT Visit my website at: http://www.harbornet.com/folks/dick/SchweissFamilyHistory2.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "dlks" <dlks@harbornet.com> To: <IA-CENSUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:18 PM Subject: 1890-1905/grundy/MEIER > Hi list > > Looking for August Theodore MEIER and family ... in Holland, Grundy > County, Iowa, about 1890 to 1905. > > Thanks > > Dick Schweiss >

Hi Karen, Since you gave no ages or nativities for the folk involved, I am hoping you are referring to the 1860 Allamakee co census for James 36 & Susanna 26, Stanley, both born Pa. Kidz in the h/h being Ezra 6 (Your Adolphus/Alexander?) Franklin 4 & Elizabeth2. Hopefully, your Susannah re-married prior to marrying Mr. Hudson because in 1870 Cass twp, Clayton co, I find the 3 STANLY children in the h/h of James F. Hestwood & his wife Susannah 36, Pa. Dick May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! Irish proverb ----- Original Message ----- From: <KarenFayeF@aol.com> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 2:50 PM Subject: [IOWA] re: Clayton County > Would someone be willing to do a look up for a Suzannah or Hannah Stanley > who moved to Clayton County sometime between 1863 (when James, her husband > was killed in the civil war) and l880 when she married a John Hudson. > I can't be more specific because I can't find more information but she has > one > son that I know of with her ... Adolphus (maybe Alexander) who was born in > l854 in Allamakee, Iowa. He is my great great grandfather and a mystery all > by > himself!! -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.0 - Release Date: 1/17/05

Would someone be willing to do a look up for a Suzannah or Hannah Stanley who moved to Clayton County sometime between 1863 (when James, her husband was killed in the civil war) and l880 when she married a John Hudson. I can't be more specific because I can't find more information but she has one son that I know of with her ... Adolphus (maybe Alexander) who was born in l854 in Allamakee, Iowa. He is my great great grandfather and a mystery all by himself!! Thank you. Karenfayef@aol.com

I'm trying to find out something about the emigrants from Lomma to North America. I've been asked to find out something about some men who went to Iowa, but we don't know if they remained there. Here is what I've found out about them: Hjalmar Larsson (born 1890 Lomma). He arrived in 1911 in Gowrie to Sven Larsson. His niece in Lomma says he married a German woman and they had two children. The letters stopped coming around 1929. From his letters home we find that he 1918-1921 lived in Fort Dodge. Sven Larsson was a farmer and lived in or near Gowrie. He was married to Hanna and they had Luther, Matilda, Frans, Oscar, Emma and Charles. August Peter Hansson (born 1881 Lomma dead 1973 Sac City, Iowa) came 1912 to his uncle Sven Larsson. August was married to Hulda and they had Selma, Hans, Ernest, Edith, Malte Margit, Betty and Ruby. 1920 they lived in Roland. Emil Nilsson born about 1992 came 1911 to his friend Sven Larsson in Gowrie. Alfred Lohman (probably Emil's brother) born 1886. They have been settled in Ohto. Helmont Nilsson emigrated in 1914. According to Ellis Island he went to his Uncle Peter Andersen in Sagnacho, Colorado, but according to Hjalmars letter home - Helmont went to Sven Larsson! Helmont was born around 1895 in Lomma. Martin Svensson (born 1888 Burlöv) lived in Gowrie 1930, married to Adina. They had Violet, VIncent, Mae and Charles. If you can help me with more information about the above mentioned persons and/or their families I'd be very grateful. Yours Birgitta Nilsson

No, it is a free website. You can view the micofiche copy without a membership to anything. Go to the very bottom of the page, and put the name in the search box. It takes you to an index with a spreadsheet. Click on "index" (inx) at very top. Find the name you are looking for, then go back to the spread sheet page and find the row of the letter and go to the column under the number. Click on that and it will open the microfiche page with your surnames listed. This cannot be printed or highlighted & pasted (tried both), but at least you get a death date and place (although the county and city are abbreviated and I could not find a key to that). Try it. Ruth -- "I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." > > In a message dated 1/23/2005 12:36:00 PM Central Standard Time, Cindylee53 > writes: > > I appears that you need a membership to Genealogy.com to access this data > base? > > Cindy Booth Maher > > > > I do. > > Annie in Minnesota

I have seen a WI mentioned a lot here lately <g>, and as Wisconsin is a neighbor .. I thought you all might like to visit: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/ All of these photos were generously taken and contributed to these pages by Larry & Linda Kopet. I hope you all who have ties to WI have good luck with your visit! Tina Vickery WIGenWeb Project SC http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigenweb/ IA Orphan Train Riders http://iagenweb.org/iaorphans/ Tina Vickery WIGenWeb Project SC http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigenweb/ IA Orphan Train Riders http://iagenweb.org/iaorphans/

Try these- Ancestry.com has Washington Death Index 1907-1996 Or Washington State Digital Archives http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/<http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/> I found a relative of ours using these. Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: Lnassif2000@aol.com<mailto:Lnassif2000@aol.com> To: IOWA-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 2:05 AM Subject: [IOWA] Family search .org? How does a person view these records online if applicable Title Death certificates, 1907-1960 ; Index to death certificates, 1907-1979 Authors Washington (State). Bureau of Vital Statistics (Main Author)