IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER 1933-1934 BIOGRAPHIES UNITED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES FRED C. GILCHRIST, LAURENS. - Representative in Congress for eighth congressional district, was born in Pennsylvania in 1868, moved to Iowa, 1871, and has lived here since. Educated in common schools and at state teachers college. Taught school tow years and was county superintendent of Pocahontas county, 1890-92. Completed law course at State University of Iowa in 1893 and was admitted to the bar. Married Ellen Hurley in 1896 and has three children. Was a member of the Iowa house of representatives in the twenty-ninth general assembly. Elected to the state senate in 1922 and re-elected in 1926. Elected to congress in 1930 and re-elected in 1932. A republican. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/) IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: _http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/_ (http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/)

IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER 1933-1934 BIOGRAPHIES UNITED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES OTHA D. WEARIN, HASTINGS. - Representative in Congress for the seventh congressional district, was born on a farm near Hastings, January 19, 1903; attended country school, graduating from Tabor Academy in 1920, and received A. B. degree from Grinnell College in 1924. Prior to and since 1924, has been associated with his father in farm work; elected treasurer of Wearin rural school district in 1926; delegate to state democratic conventions of 1924, 1926, 1928, and 1930; assistant secretary of Iowa democratic convention, 1928; temporary chariman, keynoter, and permanent chairman of Iowa state democratic judicial convention, 1930; elected to Iowa state legislature in 1928 and re-elected in 1930; assistant floor leader of minority party in forty-forth general assembly of Iowa; appointed by Governor of Iowa as a delegate to the International Mid West Aeronautics convention in Minneapolis, 1930; while abroad in 1927 studied farm production and did research work in the International Institute of Agriculture in Rome; author of "An Iowa Farmer Abroad;" editor of weekly syndicate "An Iowa Farmer in Foreign Fields"; a co-editor of weekly syndicate, "New Roads in Old Mexico;" staff contributor to Wallace's Farmer; member of Iowa State Historical Society, Valley Forge Historical Society, Grinnell alumnae, and farm organizations; elected to the seventy-third congress November, 1932. A democrat. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/) IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: _http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/_ (http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/)

IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER 1933-1934 BIOGRAPHIES UNITED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES CASSIUS C. DOWELL, DES MOINES. - Representative in Congress for the sixth congressional district, was born in Warren county, Iowa; graduated from Drake University in the liberal arts and law departments; lawyer by profession; represented Polk county in the senate of the state for a number of years; member of Loyal Order of Moose, Modern Woodmen of American, Maccabees, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Masons, Grotto, Consistory, Mystic Shrine, Delta Theta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, and the University Church of Christ; married Miss Belle I. Riddle, of Des Moines, Iowa; elected as a representative to the sixty-fourth congress and to each succeeding congress, including the seventy-third. A republican. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/) IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: _http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/_ (http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/)

What a busy month the "chefs" at Delaware County IAGenWeb http://iagenweb.org/delaware/ had getting ready for Thanksgiving!! They have prepared a group of wonderful 'dishes' that should please just about every one! And They tell me Santa's elves are helping in the preparation of the 'presents' for our Christmas! I can't wait to see what is next! The 'New' menu http://iagenweb.org/delaware/whatsnew.htm has a great list of the new dishes that were served in November. And for "desert" Delaware was given a new look! One of our wonderful photographers contributed over 300 new photos to the Delaware Gravestone Photo Project http://iowagravestones.org/index.php/cid_28 ! I hope you will stop by for a visit, take of tour of our great 'kitchen' and sample our goodies! Join in the fun! Constance http://iagenweb.org/delaware/

Sorry if I missed something but I could not tell just what your "brick wall" is. What specifically are you wanting to find? RC

Sorry about this everyone!! My brick wall is I would like to find ancestors and descendants to share information with. As of last night I have Roy's parents and his one sister. Roy Scofield's parents are as follows: Albert Scofield Jun 1866 Katie Aug 1965 and his one sister is: Marie Scofield Aug 1891 Anyone with connections to these? Candi ----- Original Message ----- From: User392423@aol.com To: IOWA-L@rootsweb.com Cc: dandchewitt@telus.net Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [IOWA] I need help with my SCOFIELD brick wall Sorry if I missed something but I could not tell just what your "brick wall" is. What specifically are you wanting to find? RC

IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER 1933-1934 BIOGRAPHIES UNITED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES LLOYD THURSTON, OSCEOLA. - Representative in Congress for the fifth congressional district, was born in Clark county, Iowa, March 27, 1880; served in Spanish-American, Phillippine, and World wars; married; graduate of State University of Iowa, 1902; county attorney Clarke county four years; state senator four years; elected to sixty-ninth, seventieth, seventy-first, seventy-second and re-elected to the seventy-third congress in November, 1932. A republican. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/) IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: _http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/_ (http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/)

IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER 1933-1934 BIOGRAPHIES UNITED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES FRED BIERMANN, DECORAH. - Representative in Congress for the fourth congressional district, was born March 20, 1884, at Rochester, Minn.' graduated from the Decorah high school in 1901; attended the University of Minnesota for three years; graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor of arts degree in 1905; attended Valder's Business College in Decorah in 1906 and Harvard Law School 1907-8; editor and publisher of the Decorah Journal, 1908-1931; married Miss Adel Rygg, January 25, 1930. During the World War was a volunteer in the United States army and served from May, 1917, until June, 1919; of this period ten months was spent overseas as first lieutenant in the Eighty-eighth division. Postmaster at Decorah, 1913-1923; park commissioner at Decorah since 1923; for about twenty years was chairman of the democratic central committee of Winneshiek county, and for eight years was a member of the democratic state central committee; elected to the seventy-third congress on November 8, 1932. A democrat. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/) IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: _http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/_ (http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/)

IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER 1933-1934 BIOGRAPHIES UNITED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES ALBERT CLINTON WILLFORD, WATERLOO. - Representative in Congress for the third congressional district, was born September 21st, 1877, at Vinton. Benton county, Iowa; attended country and town schools and for a short time Tilford's Academy at Vinton. Served as chief engineer of the electric light, power and water company at Vinton for eight years; moved to Waterloo in 1906; built and operated an artificial ice plant for three years, and for the last twenty-five years has been engaged in the seed, feed and coal business; was public library trustee for twelve years; served on the Black Hawk county jury commission for six years president of the Iowa stationary engineers for one year; served two years as president of the Izaak Walton League of America for Iowa, and has been a national and state director of the Izaak Walton League for ten years; president of the Waterloo Baseball Club for four years; member of the A. F. and A. M. and thirty-second degree Mason; president of the Consistory Club at Waterloo for one year; on the court of honor for the Boy Scouts of America for fifteen years, and an active member of that organization since its inception in Iowa: married Miss Edna Tharp, September 15th, 1898, and has one son, Berl C. Elected to the seventy-third congress in November, 1932. A democrat. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/) IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: _http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/_ (http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/)

I say "always Google if you are looking for something. Goggle suggests _http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnisprod?f_name=&variant=N&f_state=Was hington&f_cnty=Benton&f_ty=cemetery&elev1=&elev2=&cell=&my_function=Send+Query &f_ty=cemetery&last_name=&last_state=&last_cnty=&page_cnt=&record_cnt=&tab=Y_ (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnisprod?f_name=&variant=N&f_stat e=Washington&f_cnty=Benton&f_ty=cemetery&elev1=&elev2=&cell=&my_function=Send+ Query&f_ty=cemetery&last_name=&last_state=&last_cnty=&page_cnt=&record_cnt=&ta b=Y)

I'm happy to report I've completed a renovation of the Cemetery Pages at the Jones county site with much additional information added, thanks to the members of the Jones County Genealogical Society. Our goal is to have a burial list, photos and a bit of history for each of Jones county's 84 burial places. Please visit the site and browse through the information, and if you can fill in any of the gaps, please let me know. -Richard Richard Harrison Jones County IAGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/ IowaJones@cox.net

Hi: I have a major brick wall I would like to break sometime soon........and wondering if anyone out there would be able to help me. I also have SCOFIELD pictures I would love to be able to share if I can find the right connection. The information I have is as follows. Roy A SCOFIELD {my gr Grandfather} Born: 12 June 1894 Died: April 1973 Council Bluffs, Iowa He was married twice. First to: Mildred DENNIS {my gr Grandmother} Born: 1887 Died: abt 1960 Council Bluffs, Iowa These two would have divorced at some point in time and Roy remarried to: Kathleen PEACOCK Born: 17 Sept 1902 Died: Dec 1979 Council Bluffs, Iowa Thanks in advance for anyone's help!! Candi

Hi.. Could some one look up an obit for Maxine Walton who died Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa November 22, 1988. Thanks in advance. Sherry __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER 1933-1934 BIOGRAPHIES UNITED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES BERNHARD M. JACOBSEN, CLINTON. - Representative in Congress for the second congressional district, was born in Germany March 26, 1862, coming with his parents to Clinton, Iowa, when he was fourteen years of age. At the age of twenty-three he embarked in the mercantile business in which he was continuously engaged until 1926 when he closed this out and in 1927 organized the Clinton Thrift Company of which he is now the head. Served as postmaster of Clinton from 1914 to 1923. Married, May 28th, 1885, to Miss Lena Trager of Clinton, and has five children, William S., Alma, Alvina, Marvin J. and Bernice. He is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason, member of Odd Fellows, Elks, Eagles, and Turner Society, Rotary, Kiwanis and Wapsipinicon clubs. Member of Lutheran church. Elected to seventy-second congress November, 1930, and re-elected to the seventy-third congress November, 1932. A democrat. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/) IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: _http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/_ (http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/)

IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER 1933-1934 BIOGRAPHIES UNITED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES EDWARD CLAYTON EICHER, WASHINGTON. - Representative in Congress for the first congressional district, was born December 16, 1878, on a farm near Noble, Washington county, Iowa, son of Benjamin and Lydia Sommer Eicher; graduated from the University of Chicago in June, 1904, receiving the degree of Ph.B.; admitted to the Iowa bar in 1906 and the Illinois bar in 1907; member of the Mennonite church of Noble, Iowa, and of Alpha Delta Phi college fraternity and Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity; married on August 19, 1908, to Hazel Mount; member of governor's commission to take Iowa soldiers' vote, 1918; member Washington county, Iowa State, and American Bar associations; delegate to democratic national convention. 1932; elected to the seventy-third congress at the November, 1932, election. A democrat. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/) IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: _http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/_ (http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/)

IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER 1933-1934 BIOGRAPHIES UNITED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES LOUIS MURPHY, DUBUQUE. - United States Senator, was born in Dubuque, November 6, 1875, and since has been a continuous resident of that city; third of eight children of John S. (deceased) and Ann Murphy, the former a newspaper editor; educated in public grade and high schools; newspaper reporter and editor for 20 years; collector of internal revenue for Iowa, 8 years, 1913-1920; income tax counsellor 11 years; married in 1917 to Ellen Emma McGuire; five children - Charles, Mary, Elinor Ann, Imelda and Ellen; nominated in democratic primary on June 6, 1932, in a field of five, and elected to six-year term in the United States Senate on November 8, 1932, receiving 538,422 votes, to 399,929 for Henry Field, republican, and 43,174 for Senator Smith W. Brookhart, progressive. A democrat. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/) IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: _http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/_ (http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/)

I would like to know the answer to this question, too. Thanks! Penny Ellis Athey > [Original Message] > From: sherry bowman <grammie33467@yahoo.com> > To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 11/28/2004 9:34:00 PM > Subject: [IOWA] Who would have a cemetery listing for Benton Co? > > Hi List..I was wondering if anyone knows who has a > index listing for Oak Hill Cemetery, Benton Co., Iowa. > Thanks, Sherry > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo > > > ==== 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 OFFICIAL REGISTER 1933-1934 BIOGRAPHIES UNITED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES L. J. DICKINSON, ALGONA. - United States Senator, was born in Lucas county, Iowa, October 29, 1873; descendant of Nathaniel Dickinson, of Hadley, who settled in Massachusetts in 1630; graduate Cornell college, Iowa, B.S., 1898, State University of Iowa, L.L.B., 1899; admitted Iowa bar 1899; located in Algona, Iowa, 1899; married, August 21, 1901, to Miss Myrtle Call; two children, L. Call and Ruth A.; served as county attorney Kossuth county two terms; committeeman tenth Iowa district on republican state central committee 1914-1918; elected to the sixty-sixth, sixty-seventh, sixty-eighth, sixty-ninth, seventieth, and seventy-first congresses. Elected United States Senator in 1930, term expiring March 4, 1937. Delegate-at-large to the republican national convention in 1932. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/) IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: _http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/_ (http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/)

Hi, Can anyone look up the burial place for Samuel BADHAM who died 20 May 1868 in Henderson, Mills, Iowa? any other details appreciated. thanks, Vern Taylor. Samuel BADHAM's parents may have been: John Badham b. abt 1791 , Much Cowarne, Hereford, England d. abt 1827 married: 13 Feb 1816 Much Cowarne, Hereford, England Frances Wood b. abt 1795 England The census gives his birth about 1816: 1860 US census IOWA MILLS MUD CRK TWP PO Glenwood Series: M653 Roll: 336 19th July Page: 118/104 extracted by Vern Taylor Nov 2004 lists fam #735 BADHAM, Saml 45 England farmer, Mary 39 OH, James 18 Eng, Francis A. 12 IA, Arnason 7 IA, Violet 5 IA, Mary M. 7/12 IA. He and his son James immigrated after 1841: James Richison Badham Birth: 02 SEP 1841 Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 27 DEC 1888 Marriages: Spouse: Eliza A. Fisher Marriage: 16 JAN 1865 Manti, Fremont, Iowa On the 1880 census the son James indicates both parents were born England. James' mother may have been a RICHISON, but she could have died before they ever got to the USA. Samuel enlisted at Council Bluffs in the U.S. Mormon Battalion in July 1846 as a Private in Company D. He was a member of LT Willis' detachment which wintered in Pueblo, Colorado. He was on detached service 10 Nov 1846. http://heritage.uen.org/resources/Wc3aaf1545b91d.htm The soldiers of the battalion who arrived in the Salt Lake valley this day July 29, 1847 included: Samuel Badham. Samuel married a second time to Mary _____, about 1847 and settled near Glenwood, Mills county, Iowa. They had at least 4 children, Francis A., Arnason, Violet, and Mary M. BADHAM. Samuel died 20 May 186 in Henderson, Mills, Iowa. ===== IBSSG, Editor of the Stockton CA Family History newsletter. Free subs. <FHCnews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com> There once was a researcher named Vern He found many ancestors, but learned For every one you find It's really unkind There's still two more to discern __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER 1933-1934 BIOGRAPHIES ELECTIVE STATE OFFICIALS FRED P. WOODRUFF, KNOXVILLE. - Railroad Commissioner, was born at Knoxville, Iowa, September 21, 1876, and was educated in the Knoxville public schools. In the Spanish-American war he served as first sergeant of Co. D, 51st Iowa infantry, in the Phillippines. For meritorious service in action he was commissioned second lieutenant and brevetted a captain by Governor Shaw. On his return home he engaged in the retail clothing and shoe business and continued in that line until the spring of 1927. he is also engaged in the operation of a number of farms. During the World war Captain Woodruff was active in promoting various war work activities, was a member of the Marion county council of defense and war work council, and later was commissioned captain and assigned to duty in the quartermaster department. He was married September 18, 1901, to Myrtle M. Elliott, and they have one son, Elliott. Was elected for full term in 1920 as railroad commissioner, was appointed by Governor Hammill to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Hon. Dwight Lewis, July 1, 1927, elected for short term in 1928 and for long term in 1930. A republican. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/) IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: _http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/_ (http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/)