Kaye, Go to a good genealogy search engine, (I use Google). Type in "Greybeards" + civil war. Plenty of sleepness nights or rainy day material. A couple Iowa related. Dick May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! (Irish proverb) Kaye wrote: >Has anyone working on genealogy heard anything or have information on a >group of soldiers from Iowa in the Civil War called the "grey beards" >regiment? They are supposed to be men over 40 who enlisted to fight in the >war. > > >

Has anyone working on genealogy heard anything or have information on a group of soldiers from Iowa in the Civil War called the "grey beards" regiment? They are supposed to be men over 40 who enlisted to fight in the war. Thanks, Kaye S. Orange Park, FL jkstraus@bellsouth.net

My great grandfather was a Tinner. He worked with sheet metal. Listed in a city directory as "tinner and cornice maker". I have no clue as to Linner > > As best I could read the census, it said "Linner" as an occupation. > > Does anyone have an idea what that might be? > > I thought it might be "Tinner" but I don't know what that would be either.

I do believe the word is LIMNER and here is the definition: Limner (n.) A painter; an artist (n.) One who paints portraits. (n.) One who illuminates books. Judy Neu Springwater, NY

a.. http://www.cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/terms.html a.. a.. a.. LIMNER - illuminator of books, painter or drawer > As best I could read the census, it said "Linner" as an occupation. > > Does anyone have an idea what that might be? > > I thought it might be "Tinner" but I don't know what that would be either. > > Thanks > Kathy > Salem, OR > > > > ==== 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 > > ============================== > OneWorldTree - The World's largest family tree. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13971/rd.ashx > >

Dianne, Penny is the list romantic, I am the list nit-picker. The only Anna Vass I find in 1880 Chicago is enumerated as born in Germany in 1859. How do you place your Ky Anna Vass in Chgo in 1880 & John there in 1884? Have you checked with the Newberry library in Chicago for city directories in that time period? Where do you have your Anne in 1860 & 1870? John in 60/70/80? Dick May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! (Irish proverb) Daaazy1945@aol.com wrote: >Hello Listers, I really need your help. My grandparents: John Hardin born >1855 Tx.and >Anna/Annie Vass born 1864 Ky.They first met in Chicago,Ill. Anna came there >in 1880. >John, abt.1884.They apparently weren't married there though.There are persons >with those names,but not the two marrying each other.I have checked the >Illinois site many times.Using all sorts of spellings. > So I thought I would try Iowa. I do not happen to have a map of the states >handy right now. >How long would it take a young unmarried couple to come to Iowa from the >Chicago,Ill. area? Would someone mind looking in marriage books or records for >these two people. >I would be so gratefull for any help. >Dianne Hardin >in Ca. > > >==== 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 > >============================== >Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > >

Thanks to everyone who responded to my query about what kind of occupation "linner" might be. I got several responses that made sense. I appreciate people taking the time to respond to my question Kathy Salem, OR

The year of marriage for Hardin/Vass is 1886.(In 1900 census for Alameda,Ca.the couple said they had been married 14 years) Dianne Hardin in Ca.

By that time, the railroads ran all throughout Iowa, so the answer is that it was a journey of less than a day to two or three days perhaps, depending upon where they went to in Iowa (how many transfers, what additional transportation they had to use to get to their destination, etc). You should do a marriage database check in Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, too, as they were all eveb more really easily accessible from Chicago by that time. I would think if a young couple wanted to elope, they probably would have simply taken a train to one of the closest cities (South Bend, Milwaukee, etc) in an adjoining state, rather than go all the way to Iowa....but who can predict irrational young people in love, eh? :-) Penny > [Original Message] > From: <Daaazy1945@aol.com> > To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 10/29/2004 2:50:20 PM > Subject: [IOWA] Marriage-Unknown County1886Hardin/Vass > > Hello Listers, I really need your help. My grandparents: John Hardin born > 1855 Tx.and > Anna/Annie Vass born 1864 Ky.They first met in Chicago,Ill. Anna came there > in 1880. > John, abt.1884.They apparently weren't married there though.There are persons > with those names,but not the two marrying each other.I have checked the > Illinois site many times.Using all sorts of spellings. > So I thought I would try Iowa. I do not happen to have a map of the states > handy right now. > How long would it take a young unmarried couple to come to Iowa from the > Chicago,Ill. area? Would someone mind looking in marriage books or records for > these two people. > I would be so gratefull for any help. > Dianne Hardin > in Ca. > > > ==== 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 > > ============================== > Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

While transcribing the census, I came across an occupation that I had never heard of. I wondered if anyone on the list might have an idea of what it is. As best I could read the census, it said "Linner" as an occupation. Does anyone have an idea what that might be? I thought it might be "Tinner" but I don't know what that would be either. Thanks Kathy Salem, OR

NORTHWESTERN IOWA ITS HISTORY AND TRADITION VOLUME II 1804-1926 W. P. MANLEY During the obsequies following the passing of the late Wilbur Porter Manley, veteran banker and philanthropist of Sioux City, his pastor, the Rev. Edwin F. Rippey of the First Presbyterian church observed that "the city counts his going as a loss and mourns." And it was even so. "There are men in every community whose privilege it is to serve," continued the clergyman. "Certain ones accept the opportunities presented. Only those who forget self and discount personal welfare successfully serve. Such men give their life, their best. So it has been with W. P. Manley." In further comment along this line the clergyman observed that "we did not mark his presence except in the good that he did. He went his quiet way, retiring and dignified. Only was his presence felt when he gave to the need of the community or the individual. But keen as the loss may be, there is great reason for rejoicing in the heritage of memories that he leaves us, of his faith in the future of this city, of his belief in the men who made the city, of his love for and loyalty to the city and its institutions, of his friendliness and his interest in his acquaintances, of his devotion and loyalty to his church, of his service to men in the effectual paths of religion and of his loving care and keen and intense devotion to his family." Many similar tributes emphasized the above. Resolutions passed by the Sioux City Chamber of Commerce referred to Mr. Manley as one of the city's most valued residents, "an upright and far-seeing business man, always ready to assist any worthy enterprise; a man who in the midst of his business activities was always a leader in the educational, religious and philanthropic life of the city, giving abundantly of his time and his means; a man to whom those in distress instinctively turned for comfort, advice and help." These resolutions gratefully acknowledged the Chamber's deep obligation of memory "to our departed friend whose life is an example and an inspiration to the citizens of the city to which he came as a young man and to whose growth and betterment he has contributed by his ability, his integrity and his humanity." In like fashion the Sioux City Grain Exchange recognized "the great loss the community and surrounding territory sustains in the passing of this good man who was always foremost in work for civic welfare, in philanthropic generosity and in private giving of his means and advice to all worthy causes." At a joint meeting of the directors of the two banks which Mr. Manley established and of which he was for years the head the resolutions there adopted set out with reference to the deceased that "the phrase, 'a gentleman of the old school,' best describes his suave and gracious manner. It was always a delight to meet him." Continuing, these resolutions declared concerning this veteran financier that "as a banker he was conservative, yet he had vision to see growth and once he backed an honest, capable man in a new business he stood by him through thick and thin. Because he was prudent and his judgment was sound he has built in these banks monuments to his memory........He was a philanthropist in the broad sense, was always ready to give liberal aid to a deserving charity or to help an unfortunate individual. He was unostentatious in his benefactions, yet he was the formost giver in the community. He regarded his wealth as a trust to be used in part for the help of those less fortunate than he.....His career has been a vital part of the life of Sioux City for forty years. He has left his impress upon the community and has built a monument to his sturdy manhood." The newspaper carried similar tributes in their editorial columns and published many expressions of regard and esteem for the memory of the deceased. The president of the Chamber of Commerce expressed the opinion that "the standards of banking in this whole territory are higher because of Mr. Manley's conduct of his own bank and because of his influence. His ability as a banker was recognized in the great banking centers and more than once he was invited to accept a connection with one of the large institutions in the cities. However, he loved Sioux City and believed in its future. . . I never knew anyone more generous. The public has known of his large gifts to worthy institutions. He also gave constantly and liberally where only the recipient and himself knew of the gifts. The gift of his time was an important as the gifts of his money." Another friend observed that "he was a true and consistent friend, a judicious and intelligent banker whose friends in the middle west and in the banking centers of this country will join with his friends in Sioux City in sincerely mourning the loss of a good citizen and a generous man." Another had it that "apart from his great ability as a banker his outstanding characteristic was his wonderful generosity - he simply could not turn down any worthy plea for assistance and always signed up for more than might reasonably be expected. His giving was one of the real satisfactions of his life. He had unbounded faith in men. If convinced that a man was honest and doing his best he would go to the limit with him." By another it was observed that "his characteristics were a high standard of ethics, strict integrity, intelligent and helpful interest in the city's growth - materially and spiritually - an open generosity in all matters that appealed to him as worthy, an unswerving loyalty to his friends and an abiding interest in the welfare of younger men who were starting out on life's career from as small beginnings as his own." There were many such expressions, for the whole community seemed to feel a sense of personal bereavement in the passing of this good man whose personal services had meant so much in the general development of that community from the days that might be regarded as belonging to the pioneer period of that development. Wilbur P. Manley, who died at his home in Sioux City on February 2, 1924, was born at Rutland, Vermont, July 25, 1858, and was thus in his sixty-fifth year at the time of his passing, forty years of which time had been spent in Sioux City. He was a son of Judge James Edwin Manley and Electa (Porter) Manley, both members of old colonial families in that section of New England, and the former for years occupied the bench of the circuit court in the Rutland district. Reared amid an excellent social environment, W. P. Manley received good schooling and as a young man was employed as a clerk in a local bank at Rutland and in rapid course was advanced to the position of cashier, there laying the foundation for his later eminent position in the banking world. While thus engaged he became interested in the establishment of the first telephone exchange in that city and presently bought the same, developed it and carried on the business for three years. In 1883, when twenty-five years of age, he became so attracted to the possibilities then so apparent to easterners in this section of Iowa that he disposed of his Rutland interests and started west with a view to becoming a banker in a growing community. His first location was at LeMars, where in that year he established the American Trust and Savings Bank. He presently became convinced that the then rival town of Sioux City offered better opportunities for expansion of the banking business than were apparent in LeMars and before the year was out he had determined to change his base of operations to the town down the river at the mouth of the Floyd. He found no lack of enterprising backers at Sioux City and it was thus that on February 1, 1884, there was founded, under his effective organization, the Security National Bank, now the oldest continuing banking institution in the city and regarded as on of the soundest in the northwest. This bank, which now has a paid up capital of a quarter of a million dollars, was organized with a capital of one hundred thousand dollars and is the oldest "Security" national bank in the country, Mr. Manley having coined the name which is now used in many cities throughout the United States. The growth of this institution is revealed in a late statement which shows it to have resources aggregating about six million dollars, with deposits of about five million dollars and with a surplus of nearly half a million. The original incorporators of this bank were Frank H. Peavey, grain dealer; Nicholas Tiedeman, grocer; Graig L. Wright, lawyer; Miles C. Davis, miller; Frank B. Goss, realtor; Allen C. Hoskins, realtor; Eri Richardson, realtor, and Mr. Manley. All are now deceased. Mr. Peavey was elected president, Mr. Davis the vice president and Mr. Manley the cashier, the latter furnishing his practical experience as a banker. In April, 1885, James A. Spaulding was elected president and he was succeeded, on June 1, 1891, by Mr. Manley, who continued as executive head of the institution until his retirement, at his own urgent request, in the fall of 1923, when he was made chairman of the board of directors and so continued until his death in the following February. The original bank was located at the northeast corner of Fourth and Nebraska streets, but its location was presently changed to a more desirable site on Fourth street, there continuing until its present building was erected in 1893. For many years Mr. Manley also was the president of the Woodbury County Savings Bank and he occupied a position of real prominence in banking circles throughout the northwest. Mr. Manley had no secret society affiliations and his only "club" connections were those he held through membership in the Sioux City Chamber of Commerce, the Country Club and the Boat Club, in these latter finding pleasant outdoor diversion. But for many years he had found his home to be his best and most comfortable "club" and it was there that his fondest interests ever centered. As has been so clearly indicated above, Mr. Manley's philanthropies afforded his much pleasure and to these he devoted thoughtful and intelligent attention, his donations being liberal in behalf of schools and welfare work, particularly the schools organized in behalf of the backward population of the south and in the work of the Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Associations. He was one of the chief organizers of teh local branch of the Young Men's Christian Association at Sioux City and a member of the advisory committee of the Young Women's Christian Association. During the time of this country's participation in the World war he served as president of the Woodbury county chapter of the American Red Cross and was a constantly stimulating factor in the beneficent operations of that humanitarian agency here. For many years an office holder in the First Presbyterian church, he took an active and earnest interest in general church work, was a liberal contributing member of the American Bible Society and was a member of the board of trustees of Morningside College, Buena Vista College and Yankton College. On December 10, 1884, the year in which he began his banking operations at Sioux City, W. P. Manley was united in marriage to Miss Eva Richardson of this city, daughter of Eroi Richardson, mentioned above as one of the incorporators of the Security National Bank. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Manley has continued to make her home at Sioux City, in which her interests have centered since the days of her girlhood, residing at 2323 Nebraska street, where she is very pleasantly situated. Mr. Manley also is survived by a son, Leonard R. Manley, cashier of the Security National Bank, and two daughters, the Misses Margaret T. Manley and Louise E. Manley. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/

NORTHWESTERN IOWA ITS HISTORY AND TRADITION VOLUME II 1804-1926 L. R. MANLEY Leonard R. Manley, cashier of the Security National Bank and vice president of the Woodbury County Savings Bank of Sioux City, was born in that city November 1, 1891, a son of the late Wilbur P. Manley, veteran banker and philanthropist, whose services to this community have been referred to above, and all his active life has been spent in the banking business. He was graduated from the Sioux City high school in 1909 and then entered Dartmouth College, at Hanover, New Hampshire, and in 1913 was graduated from that institution with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Upon his return from college Mr. Manley entered the Security National Bank and was gradually advanced in the service of that sound old financial institution until in January, 1919, he was elected cashier and has since been serving in that responsible capacity. In August, 1924, he was elected vice president of the Woodbuy County Savings Bank and thus now has official connection with both the banks which his late father had so successfully established. Besides banking, Mr. Manley has other interests of a substantial character and is a member of the board of directors and secretary-treasurer of the Sioux City Telephone Company. In 1918 Leonard R. Manley was united in marriage to Miss Madge Vaughn of Des Moines, Iowa, and they have three children, a son and two daughters, namely: Winthrop L., Priscilla and Joan. Mr. and Mrs. Manley are members of the First Presbyterian church and Mr. Manley is a Royal Arch and Knight Templar Mason, his basic connection with Freemasonry being through Tyrian Lodge, No. 508, his connection with capitular Masonry being through Sioux City Chapter, No. 26, R. A. M., and his Knights Templar connection through Columbian Commandery, No. 18. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/

Hello Listers, I really need your help. My grandparents: John Hardin born 1855 Tx.and Anna/Annie Vass born 1864 Ky.They first met in Chicago,Ill. Anna came there in 1880. John, abt.1884.They apparently weren't married there though.There are persons with those names,but not the two marrying each other.I have checked the Illinois site many times.Using all sorts of spellings. So I thought I would try Iowa. I do not happen to have a map of the states handy right now. How long would it take a young unmarried couple to come to Iowa from the Chicago,Ill. area? Would someone mind looking in marriage books or records for these two people. I would be so gratefull for any help. Dianne Hardin in Ca.

Charles, What is your source for your Penningtons moving to Keokuk in Lee co in the late 1850's.? In 1860 a Catherine Pennington is living with the Montgomery family in Cedar co. Dick May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! (Irish proverb) Charles W. Davidson wrote: >Dear Folks, > >I'm looking for two of my ancestors. Their names are David & Catherine Pennington. David was born in 1785 (possibly Ohio) Moved to Beaver Co, PA along with his wife and children in the 1820's and then moved again to Keokuk, IA in the late 1850's. David was killed trying to put out a Prairie Fire in the later 1850's. His wife Catherine Pennington moved into her friends home after that and was listed in the 1860 Census with the family she had moved in with. They were William and Mary Ann Montgomery. Catherine was born in 1787 (Ohio?) and died in Keokuk, IA. I have not been able to locate where David and Catherine Pennington are buried there. If anyone out there could be of some help on this. It would be deeply appreciated. I have already went through on the Cemeteries located on the Keokuk, IA site by going through GenWeb Iowa. > > > >

Dear Folks, I'm looking for two of my ancestors. Their names are David & Catherine Pennington. David was born in 1785 (possibly Ohio) Moved to Beaver Co, PA along with his wife and children in the 1820's and then moved again to Keokuk, IA in the late 1850's. David was killed trying to put out a Prairie Fire in the later 1850's. His wife Catherine Pennington moved into her friends home after that and was listed in the 1860 Census with the family she had moved in with. They were William and Mary Ann Montgomery. Catherine was born in 1787 (Ohio?) and died in Keokuk, IA. I have not been able to locate where David and Catherine Pennington are buried there. If anyone out there could be of some help on this. It would be deeply appreciated. I have already went through on the Cemeteries located on the Keokuk, IA site by going through GenWeb Iowa. Thanks so very much on any help you could give me. The family thanks you also. Respectfully Submitted, Chuck Davidson

I have a duplicate cabinet card of two darling girls about 10 yrs old. On the back is written "Lora and Nellie Sunderland". Lora would be my aunt, Lora Menning, born to John Michael Menning and Minnie Schuette Menning 1890, and died 1909 born and died Franklin County, Iowa. I have no other record of a Nellie Sunderland. Was she a relative? or did her Mother work for my Grandfather as they had a series of "home helpers" since Grandmother died in 1899 leaving 3 children, Lora being only 9 and the Mother was being ill for several years. I have not been lucky in finding a Nellie Sunderland and other Sunderland in cencus etc to date. Anyone researching a Nellie Sunderland that might have been in a picture taken around the 1895-1900 at A. B. Bates, Hampton, Iowa, Franklin County, Iowa.??

My new email address: MLMANGER@MSN.COM Mary Mangerson

You can read the article on the Iowa History Site. THE PALIMPSEST EDITED BY JOHN ELY BRIGGS _______________________________________________________________________ VOL. VI ISSUED IN JANUARY 1925 NO. 1 _______________________________________________________________________ COPYRIGHT 1925 BY THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IOWA MANUEL LISA Written by George F. Robeson Previous to the memorable expedition of Lewis and Clark the whole country drained by the Missouri River was as a closed book. Even the Indian traders - those vanguards of civilization who proclaimed the advance of the frontier - dared not penetrate that portion of the continent more than a few hundred miles. But after the return of the intrepid explorers in 1806, a number of fur traders were bold enough to risk not only their fortunes but their lives in the newly explored region. One of the formost of these was Manuel Lisa. Of Manuel Lisa's life before he became the moving spirit in the fur trade in the country of the Upper Missouri, relatively little information is available. Born of Spanish parents in 1772 (September 8th), his early years in New Orleans are almost completely shrouded in mystery. His father came to America "about the time that the Spanish took possession of Louisiana", serving as an agent of his government until his death. Manuel - many knew him by no other name - came to St. Louis "probably not later than 1790". The exact date is not known. It was during the decade following his advent in St. Louis that Lisa became well established in the fur trade. Indeed, it is a matter of record that he received a patent from the Spanish government which entitled him to a monopoly of trade with the Osage Indians located along the river by the same name. Such a grant of power by a government famous for its lust for money may be considered as a distinct recognition of his standing and ability. Lisa's experience with the Osage Indians appears not to have been very successful, for soon after the return of Lewis and Clark in 1806 he seemed eager to seek a new outlet for his energies. Only a little over six months elapsed between the return of the "trail makers" and the first expedition of the "trade maker" - "the real forerunner of all subsequent fur trading expeditions within the Upper Missouri area." Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/

NORTHWESTERN IOWA ITS HISTORY AND TRADITION VOLUME II 1804-1926 D. A. MAGEE It is an honor today to be classed among the pioneers of Sioux City and to be acknowledged as one of those who in early days were potent factors in the city's development and progress. David A. Magee, to a brief review of whose life the following ones are devoted, has been a resident of this city continuously since 1869, a period of fifty-seven years, and for many years was an active and prominent figure in the commercial and civic affairs of the community, contributing in a very definite measure to the prosperity and upbuilding of the city. Mr. Magee was born in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, on the 6th of August, 1849, and is a son of David F. and Abigail Magee. In May, 1855, when he was five years of age, the family emigrated to Iowa, having descended the Allegheny and Ohio rivers to Cairo, Illinois, and thence up the Mississippi river to Davenport. At that time there were no railroads that far west and Mr. Magee retains a vivid recollection of the opening of the railroad bridge across the river between Davenport and Rock Island in 1856. His gather located on a farm in Pleasant Valley township, Scott county, and David A. Magee was given the advantage of attendance at the Davenport public schools for a few years. In 1858 the family went to Muscatine county, Iowa, and in the following year moved to Scotch Grove, Jones county, this state, where they lived during the Civil war period. In April, 1866, Mr. Magee went to Omaha, Nebraska, to enter the employ of a live stock company, but Indian troubles interfered with the company's plans, and Mr. Magee then went to Loveland Mills, Iowa, where he entered the employ of Loveland & Creighton, who directed him to take some stock from Omaha to their mill on the Boyer. When he arrived at the mill he was induced to remain and learn the miller's trade. In November, 1868, Mr. Magee returned to Jones county and attended the fall and winter terms of the Monticello high school. In May, 1869, he came to Sioux City and accepted a situation as miller in the Exchange mills, where he remained until 1871, when he went to work as a miller with the City Mill and Elevator Company, which had just erected a new mill at the corner of Third and Water streets. He continued in that position until June, 1878, when he entered into a partnership with L. Hattenbach, under the firm name of Hattenbach & Magee, and established a retail grocery business at 305 and 307 Pearl street, which they carried on successfully until January 1, 1901, when the partnership was terminated, since which time Mr. Magee has lived quietly in his comfortable home in Sioux City. On June 18, 1876, Mr. Magee was married to Miss Adelia Hattenbach, of Sioux City, and they became the parents of a son, Oliver G., born February 3, 1880. Politically Mr. Magee has been a lifelong supporter of the republican party and has always maintained a deep interest in all matters affecting the welfare of the community. In 1877 he was elected a member of the board of aldermen, serving three years, and in March, 1885, was elected mayor of the city, serving one term. In November, 1887, he was selected sheriff of Woodbury county and in 1894 was elected alderman from the fourth ward. In 1888 he was commissioned by Governor Larrabee as aide-de-camp on his official staff, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1882 Mr. Magee took a leading and active part in promoting the waterworks and street railway projects of this city and eventually be came the first president of both the Sioux City Water Company and the Sioux City Street Railroad Company, having driven the first spike in the building of that road. During the six-year period between 1895 and 1901 he was largely instrumental in the work incidental to the construction of the Floyd monument. He also assisted in placing a marker at the grave of War Eagle on War Eagle Hill to honor the last Sioux chieftain of the Dakotas of the southeast border. In September, 1926, as committee chairman of the Woodbury County Pioneer Club, he caused the removal of the remains of Sioux City's first white settler (1849), Theophile Bruguier, to be laid beside those of his father-in-law, War Eagle, in War Eagle Park, with appropriate ceremonies. The following paragraph is copied from the Sioux City Journal of September 23, 1926: "Routine business occupied the attention of the city council at the regular session Wednesday, the important points of the meeting being the naming of Magee drive, Carlin park and Kellogg park, in addition to authorizing the signing of a contract for the construction of the Greenville branch library. The drive beginning at the northeast corner of War Eagle park and running up to War Eagle hill will be called Magee drive in honor of D. A. Magee, former mayor of Sioux City. The council passed a resolution to this effect." During the World war Mr. Magee served as associate food commissioner of Woodbury county. He has been secretary of the Sioux City Retail Merchants Association for the past twenty years, and he also belongs to the Sioux City Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Academy of Science and Letters. His fraternal relations are as follows: Landmark Lodge, No. 103, A. F. & A. M.; Sioux City Consistory, No. 5, A. A. S. R.; and Sioux City Lodge, No. 181, of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Genial and kindly in manner and straightforward in all of his relations, Mr. Magee has always enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens and is regarded as one of the grand old men of Sioux City, in whose prosperity, growth and welfare he has ever maintained a devoted interest. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/

Thanks for sharing that story. We are have stories like that and it would be nice if everyone would take the time to share their story. Coral Barker Allbee