Thanks, everyone, all for your help. I have since come across a couple of others perhaps you can verify. 4 Cerrance 1857-4 Brea 1922 [sic] = ? 11 Brez 1841-29 Cerc 1921 [sic] = 11 Mar 1841- ? age 94... died 16 Prosince 1930 [sic] = ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cyndi" <hailey4053@bak.rr.com> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 11:25 PM Subject: Fw: [IOWA] Cemetery transcript question > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cyndi" <hailey4053@bak.rr.com> > To: <IAGWArchives@aol.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:02 PM > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Cemetery transcript question > > >> This is what I can find for the months of the year in Czech. >> Jan.- Ledna or Led >> Feb. - Unora >> March - Brez >> April -? >> May - Kvet >> June - Cervna >> July - ? >> August - Srpna or serv >> Sept. - Zari >> Oct. - Rijna >> Nov. - List >> Dec. -? >> Cyndi Vertrees >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <IAGWArchives@aol.com> >> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:06 PM >> Subject: [IOWA] Cemetery transcript question >> >> >>> Hello All: While transcribing the WPA records, a volunteer came across >>> the >>> following: >>> >>> >>> "20 Ledna 1849-10 Srpna 1910" - and >>> "d. ae 18 ridna 1870, age 60" - >>> >>> "ae" I always thought meant "age". I assume the first part is the >>> birth and >>> death dates? Help?!! >>> Thanks -- >>> >>> >>> Nettie Mae Lucas, Coordinator >>> Iowa USGenWeb Archives Project: >>> _http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm_ >>> (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm) >>> >>> >>> ==== 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 >>> >>> >> > > > > ==== 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 > >

These words are Czech, I think - they are the names of the months Ledna -January Srpna - August so 20 Jan 1849 to 10 August 1910, and Ridna - October [this should actually be Rijna, with accent marks I can't duplicate] the ae might be asi - about, circa about 18 October 1870 If you go to www.familysearch.org, click on research guidance, then click on Czech Genealogical Word List, you can download this page as a pdf file. There are all sorts of other pages there as well. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: <IAGWArchives@aol.com> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:06 PM Subject: [IOWA] Cemetery transcript question > Hello All: While transcribing the WPA records, a volunteer came across the > following: > > > "20 Ledna 1849-10 Srpna 1910" - and > "d. ae 18 ridna 1870, age 60" - > > "ae" I always thought meant "age". I assume the first part is the birth and > death dates? Help?!! > Thanks -- > > > Nettie Mae Lucas, Coordinator > Iowa USGenWeb Archives Project: > _http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm_ > (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm) > > > ==== 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 > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Cyndi" <hailey4053@bak.rr.com> To: <IAGWArchives@aol.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Cemetery transcript question > This is what I can find for the months of the year in Czech. > Jan.- Ledna or Led > Feb. - Unora > March - Brez > April -? > May - Kvet > June - Cervna > July - ? > August - Srpna or serv > Sept. - Zari > Oct. - Rijna > Nov. - List > Dec. -? > Cyndi Vertrees > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <IAGWArchives@aol.com> > To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:06 PM > Subject: [IOWA] Cemetery transcript question > > >> Hello All: While transcribing the WPA records, a volunteer came across >> the >> following: >> >> >> "20 Ledna 1849-10 Srpna 1910" - and >> "d. ae 18 ridna 1870, age 60" - >> >> "ae" I always thought meant "age". I assume the first part is the birth >> and >> death dates? Help?!! >> Thanks -- >> >> >> Nettie Mae Lucas, Coordinator >> Iowa USGenWeb Archives Project: >> _http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm_ >> (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm) >> >> >> ==== 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 >> >> >

It's Czech: 20 January 1849 - 10 August 1910 Still working on the rest of the entry. Constance ----- Original Message ----- From: IAGWArchives@aol.com To: IOWA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:06 PM Subject: [IOWA] Cemetery transcript question Hello All: While transcribing the WPA records, a volunteer came across the following: "20 Ledna 1849-10 Srpna 1910" - and "d. ae 18 ridna 1870, age 60" - "ae" I always thought meant "age". I assume the first part is the birth and death dates? Help?!! Thanks -- Nettie Mae Lucas, Coordinator Iowa USGenWeb Archives Project: _http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm) ==== 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.5 - Release Date: 12/26/2004 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.5 - Release Date: 12/26/2004

Hello All: While transcribing the WPA records, a volunteer came across the following: "20 Ledna 1849-10 Srpna 1910" - and "d. ae 18 ridna 1870, age 60" - "ae" I always thought meant "age". I assume the first part is the birth and death dates? Help?!! Thanks -- Nettie Mae Lucas, Coordinator Iowa USGenWeb Archives Project: _http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm)

Hi List I should have said that John Coates was born c 1804 in Swaledale in Yorkshire, England. He seems to have disappeared from the scene in the 1870's [probably late rather than early 1870's] because the Isabella Coates mentioned is a widow in the 1880 census. Looking at your Archives I have seen some emails about the Broderick Diary WALLER reference, about November 2002. The entry is dated January 1877 and refers to events 6 months before, as well as the current date. In it is mentioned .....John Coates [Blacksmith]..... The Coates family had married into the Waller family. John's son Thomas married Mary Hunt Waller in July 1869 in Grinton, North Riding Yorkshire. They had one child Sarah Jane born at Feetham, which is in Swaledale. The rest seem to have been born in Iowa. Mary died in 1813 in Rockdale and is buried in the cemetery there. These are the names I have for the children: Descendants of Thomas Coates 1 Thomas Coates b: 1844 in Melbecks .. +Mary Hunt Waller b: 1846 in Melbecks m: July 03, 1869 in Grinton, Swaledale d: April 06, 1913 in Dubuque, Iowa ...... 2 Sarah Jane Coates b: March 11, 1870 in Feetham, Swaledale ...... 2 John William Coates b: 1871 d: 1872 ...... 2 Anne Coates b: December 16, 1876 ...... 2 Thomas Waller Coates b: February 28, 1878 ...... 2 John William Coates b: February 22, 1881 ...... 2 Elizabeth Coates b: July 1883 ...... 2 Simon H Coates b: March 09, 1886 d: 1894 Thanking you for your time and patience, Best wishes Malise McGuire

Hi List I have just recently discovered that one of my Coates ancestors emigrated to Iowa in the 1870's. They may have emigrated earlier, I don't know but they certainly came with John's sons. I have found Isabella Coates on the 1880 census; she is a widowed grandmother living with her family in Table Mound, Dubuque. John Coates, her husband, was a blacksmith and his son, Thomas,also followed the trade, while George was a farmer. John Coates was my 3rd great grandfather. His first wife was Sarah Hugill but she died in 1850 in Swaledale. In 1851 John married again to Isabella Smithson, although she was born a Metcalfe in Muker in England. John and Isabella may have emigrated soon after they married, or may have gone a bit later, I haven't been able to find this out. What I would like to know is, how do I find out where John and Isabella are buried? When did John die? What happened to the families - my cousins, I suppose. It's a bit far for me to look at your excellent records as I live in Derbyshire, England, but I am hoping that someone on this List may know where to point me in the right direction and who to ask. Thanking you in anticipation Best wishes for the New Year and may all your brick walls tumble in 2005 Malise McGuire Derby, England transcribing for FreeBMD

The American Indian was accorded full citizenship under the Snyder Act of 1924. Prior to that, I believe individual states accorded those of Indian ancestry rights depending on where they lived and the circumstances. The Bureau of Indian Affairs was responsible for the Indians who were put on reservations and still, today, are supposed to represent them and the issues they bring to the table. However, we have been making treaties with Indians since the 1700s and all of them had clauses that granted the Indians certain rights and privileges which were never actually accorded to them. I would check with the state in question and ask the questions of the Attorney General's office. Specific tribes have information regarding their history with the American government in the 1800s. Many Indian people made contributions to our country through their service during the war periods as guides and translators. Some even served in the military. There are special census records maintained for the Indians who were placed on reservations and records of claims made on behalf of children born to marriages and/or unions between whites and those of the Indian race. If you know what tribe your ancestor allegedly belonged to, or might have been part of, it would help to check out the Indian census rolls and see if possibly she appears either as a member of the tribe or someone who had a claim made on her behalf. I know I have in my own family Cherokee Indian from my great-great grandmother who also lived in MO and was married to my Scottish/Irish grandfather after the Civil War. I hope this helps you. Judy Neu Springwater, NY .

I would like to find somebody who has access to archived copies of the Monona County Gazette from approximately 1890 till 1895. My great-grandparents were married in 1890 and lived in Jordan Township. Five years later on 17 Dec 1895 George Wolfe would murder his sister-in-law, his pregnant wife, and then kill himself, leaving behind two young sons. His wife did not die immediately so she was able to give the details of the tragedy, and it was reported in the newspaper. My mother obtained a transcript of that report many years ago. I am wondering whether George ever made the news before his murderous rampage. I am guessing that the Monona County Gazette would be the paper in which the news of Jordan Township would be published. Is there anyone on this list who knows of someone who would be able and willing to go through the old newspaper, which I assume have been microfilmed. Please respond to drortiz@verizon.net. Thank you. ~Deena Ortiz~

It kind of depends on the county. Some counties seem to have been fairly diligent with collecting the information. Some counties, such as Adair, only have a few pages of information. I couldn't read one page and I only got 65 names out of the other pages. Tama has over 200 pages of info and lists 30 some cemeteries at the beginning of the document. The wonderful thing about some of the WPA records is that tombstones may be listed that no longer exist. Nettie Mae Lucas, Coordinator Iowa USGenWeb Archives Project: _http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm)

Does anyone know if Native Americans were able to file lawsuits, divorce actions or other legal actions in the courts in the 1880's? I am trying to resolve questions about an ancestor who may or may not have been Native American. She was my great-grandmother and filed for divorce from my great-grandfather in 1888. I have the papers from the Taylor county courthouse. There are questions in our family relating to whether she was a full blooded Native American or not. I thought if I knew what access native American's had to the courts, I could resolve some of my questions about her. I was told native American's could not legally marry white people in the 1800's but they did have a marriage license issued in Nodaway county, Missouri. So maybe she could pass as white or maybe she was only part native American. Any help you all can give me would be appreciated. Thanks Kathy Salem, Or

In a message dated 12/28/04 8:07:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, IOWA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Check with your local public library before paying for your own membership. > > My local library gives us the ID and passwords so that we can access > Heritage Quest from home That's awesome ... our local libraries don't even have Heritage Quest, and we live in the Greater Orlando area, so BIG is not BETTER. Sorry...just had to comment. This is a great list...everyone is so helpful! Nanci

Hi all, I found this at http://www.genealogybuff.com: From Woodbury County, Leo Pottebaum GRANVILLE, Iowa - Leo Pottebaum, 94, of Granville died Sunday, April 12, 1998, at Heartland Care Center in Marcus, Iowa, following a brief illness. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Granville, with the Rev. Dan Knipper, his nephew of Waterloo, Iowa, and the Rev. James Tigges of Alton, Iowa, officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. today, with a parish rosary at 5 p.m. and a vigil prayer service at 7:30 p.m., all at the church. Fisch Funeral Home of Remsen, Iowa, is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Pottebaum was born Aug. 8, 1903, in rural Alton, the son of Bernard and Catherine (Friedmann) Pottebaum. He was raised in the Alton area and attended St. Mary's Academy in Alton. He then farmed with his father. He married Hilda Knipper on Sept. 4, 1928, in Dyersville, Iowa. The couple farmed near Granville and retired on the farm in 1957. She died April 14, 1991. He entered the Heartland Care Center in November 1996. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in Le Mars. Survivors include his adopted daughter and her husband, Clare and Ivan Pottebaum of Granville; seven adopted grandchildren; 17 adopted great-grandchildren; a brother, Martin of Remsen; a sister-in-law, Marian Pottebaum of Marcus; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by six brothers, Frank, John, William, Anton, Henry and Al; and five sisters, Ann Streff, Sister Mary Leola, Mary Portz, Rose Minten and Hilda Haupert. Pallbearers will be Gerry Budden, Brad Fear, Jim Homan, Jim Lange, Leon Pottebaum and Glenn Reichle. Hope this helps. Bill

I would like to have someone do a soundex search. Chris Graham White Born: March 1881 in Leclaire Township, Iowa Last found on 1900 Fed Census as 19 years old, Single and living at home. Father: John C. Graham Mother: Mary Kensinger

During the Depression (mid to late 1930s) the government started the Work Progress Administration or WPA. This allowed people the chance to work and be productive during a time when jobs were scarce. When my grandfather and uncles worked for the WPA, they fixed roads in Monroe Co., IA. WPA workers in Clinton Co., IA were responsible for building the beautiful Eagle Point Park. Other workers wrote county histories or interviewed older members of the community. In the case of many counties, one of the things the WPA was responsible for was collecting and recording the information on the tombstones in the local cemeteries. We are on a mission to transcribe those records. It must be noted that they may not have actually gone to the cemetery. They may have collected info from death record books at the courthouse or from newspaper obituaries. Combined with the facts that these were originally typed on a manual typewriter and these pages have been copied possibly hundreds of times in the past 60+ years, there are bound to be errors and some of the pages are difficult to read. Still, the WPA cemetery records remain an invaluable resource for researchers. Various sources were used. Some cemeteries were not recorded. Some listed have incorrect names or are not in the county. Some burials, especially those of young children, were omitted. Some people are NOT buried in the locations indicated. Accuracy leaves something to be desired! However, for some of our ancestors this may be the only record of their death. Thus, we present this material to you, with some reservations, exactly as originally recorded, blemishes and all. Check other sources if you can, and treat this data as a "lead" that needs further verification. Bad News/Good News: Only 71 of Iowa's 99 counties have WPA cemetery information. We have copies of all the WPA transcripts in the form of pdf files and are looking for volunteers to help transcribe this info to be compiled in a statewide soundex-searchable database for the IAGenWeb Project as well as individual county files housed here at the Archives. Once all 71 counties are transcribed, we anticipate as many as 200,000 WPA burial records on line for free access by researchers. All that is needed is that you be able to type up the info into an Excel file and email the file back to me. For an idea of how this will look and work when it is done, please visit the Van Buren county's WPA database at _http://www.rootsweb.com/~iavanbur/WPA_Search.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~iavanbur/WPA_Search.htm) If you would like to help, please email me at _IAGWArchives@aol.com_ (mailto:IAGWArchives@aol.com?subject=WPA%20Records) . Nettie Mae Lucas, Coordinator Iowa USGenWeb Archives Project: _http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm)

Does this index include all the cemeteries in Tama County, Iowa?

Does anyone know what states are every name indexed? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Thielmann" <sthielmann@machlink.com> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Looking for Descendents of Hiram Jarrard > Jeanne and Duane, > Check with your local public library before paying for your own membership. > My local library gives us the ID and passwords so that we can access > Heritage Quest from home. It's my tax dollars at work. I didn't know this > service existed until I visited their webpage and called for access. > Sue > > ----- Original Message ----- >> Jeanne, >> An even better offer for Census Records is the same Heritage Quest >> Records through Charter-Pierce at $20.00 per year. All current members >> are entitled to use of Heritage Quest Census Records and other services >> provided by the Society. >> A $20.00 per year membership is hard to beat. Check it out at >> http://www.charter-pierce.org >> >> >> Regards, >> Duane Pierce >> Charter-Pierce > > > > ==== 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 > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

Jeanne and Duane, Check with your local public library before paying for your own membership. My local library gives us the ID and passwords so that we can access Heritage Quest from home. It's my tax dollars at work. I didn't know this service existed until I visited their webpage and called for access. Sue ----- Original Message ----- > Jeanne, > An even better offer for Census Records is the same Heritage Quest > Records through Charter-Pierce at $20.00 per year. All current members > are entitled to use of Heritage Quest Census Records and other services > provided by the Society. > A $20.00 per year membership is hard to beat. Check it out at > http://www.charter-pierce.org > > > Regards, > Duane Pierce > Charter-Pierce

Jeanne I have a Hiram Jarrard married to Mary Bennington, my connection is thru her. They were married in Muscatine Feb. 10, 1856. Could this be the same Hiram? Marsha

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