Some info on the Taddiken family that you asked about. William born Sep 1878 Illinois (according to 1900 census). William E. born 1876 (according to cem rec). Died 1922. Buried Conrad Cem, Grundy Co IA with parents: Emil G. and Jane A., and daughter: Wilna Ruby, 1911-1926, and sister, Katie G. 1882-1906. In Clay Twp, Grundy Co IA in 1910: TADDIKEN, Willam 33, IL, parents: IL, (Emil was born in Germany), carpenter, house, married 4 years Theresa 33, IA, parents: Bohemia Leona 2, IL In Conrad, Clay Twp, Grundy Co IA in 1920: TADDIKEN, Willam 42 Thera 44 (parents shown as from Germany) May 12 IL Wilna 9 IA Lenard 7 IA 1930, Eden, Decatur Co, Iowa: BROWN, William E. 49, born Canada, 1st marriage at age 48 (must have been pretty ugly) BROWN, Theresa, 52 first marriage at age 28 (parents shown as from Bohemia again) TADDIKEN, Lenard W. 17 (prob same as SSDI record: LEONARD TADDIKEN 07 Sep 1912 - Jun 1984) RC

I am looking for anyone who knows or has known any MCELROYS in the Ottumwa, Iowa area, so that I might correspond with them, regarding a Mary McElroy, who lived in Pennsylvania, and died there. She was our great-grandmother, and we know nothing more than her name, she was married to Bernard Lennon, and she died at age 32 in Pennsylvania. If anyone in Ottumwa reads this and knows any McElroys still living in that area, please pass their address on to me. Thank you. B.Lennon

Hello ! I am new to the list. Are all Iowa marriages on file in Des Moines? If so, is anyone able to do a lookup? Am seeking a marriage record 1915-1920, exact date not known. They might have married in any of several Iowa counties, which is why I'd like to check the statewide records. Groom: Dewey LARSON, b.abt.1897, Neb., son of Emil & Jennie Larson. Bride: Nina STORESUND, b.1900, Boone Co., IA; dau. of Rasmus & Emma Storesund. Date: 1915-1920. Also: Groom: Unknown. Bride: Nina STORESUND if before 1922; or Nina LARSON if after 1922. Date: 1915-1925 Any help or advice about this is greatly appreciated. Sharon H. cedarsage@comcast.net

I have a newspaper clipping from a Decorah, IA newspaper - June 23, 1910, Ft. Atkinson News - which is the obituary story on MRS. FRANK SKODA, nee MARY MARESH, who had passed away on June 14, 1910. Are there any descendants of Mary still living in that area who might enlighten me on the name of her parents? It said she was born at Krenovice, Bohemia in 1854, and married Frank Skoda on Sept. 6, 1876, in Ft. Atkinson. Many thanks for any information. LaVerne (Infeld) Miller --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 10/8/04

NORTHWESTERN IOWA ITS HISTORY AND TRADITION VOLUME II 1804-1926 J. H. Bahne In the recent passing of the veteran journalist, Jacob H. Bahne, for years editor of the Osceola County Tribune at Sibley and one of the best known and best loved newspaper men in northwestern Iowa, the craft in this state sustained a loss which brought out expressions of sincere regret in all the editorial columns throughout this region. For nearly forty years Mr. Bahne had been connected with newspaper work in Iowa and not only was his name widely known in the profession but his work was even more widely known, for his editorials, and particularly those choice, terse aphoristic paragraphs of his, were quoted by the newspapers all over the country, he thus winning fame that was recognized generally by the profession. It often was remarked concerning Mr. Bahne's work that he could put more punch into a two line paragraph than most writers could crowd into an essay, and that as a newspaper paragrapher he was a positive genius. He also has frequently been referred to as a man of rare intellect, possessed of a fine sense of wit, but utterly without pretense, hating shams and hypocricy of all kinds and forever sidestepping the limelight. "Backslapping" never appealed to him and he had little use for verbal bouquets, even when cast in his direction. Though not a rich man measured by those terms by which the world is accustomed to gauge varying degrees of wealth, "Jake" Bahne possessed a fund of philosophy and a sense of humor that were to him assets of inestimable value and these treasures of sense and appreciation he ever gladly shared with his friends and with all the world. His coworkers in the field of journalism in Iowa recall him as a man of pleasing personality, whose presence lent pleasure to the duties of the routine working day. One of his old time fellow craftsmen at Sioux City points out that "he had an active and persuasive sense of humor. He could tell a Bible story so that it would sound interestingly humorous, and yet never would he cross the border line to where the story would offend as being sacrilegious. He had no patience with either religious or political intolerance. He could respect the sincerity of those whose opinions differed from his own, and even his editorial criticisms were given in a broadminded, kindly manner." It was in 1910 that Mr. Bahne left Sioux City, where he had for years been actively engaged in newspaper work, and bought the Osceola County Tribune at Sibley. Those familiar with conditions in the Tribune office at that time recall that the paper was in a badly "run down" state and that for some time it had been carrying on against odds that might have seemed insuperable to all save so stout and valiant a soul as that possessed by "Jake" Bahne. Under the management of Mr. Bahne and his son, Raymond Bahne, the latter of whom also had become an experienced newspaper man, the Tribune soon became recognized in the craft throughout this section of the country as one of the "snappiest" small-town newspapers in the northwest. Since the death of the veteran editor the Tribune has been carried on by the surviving son, Raymond Bahne, and a partner, under the firm name of Bahne & Vance, and is holding its own admirably. It is recalled in political circles that "Jake" Bahne claimed to be the original Wilson man in Iowa. He maintained that the Sibley Tribune "boomed" Woodrow Wilson for the White House months before any other Iowa newspaper took up the cause of the New Jersey college professor, who in the fullness of time was destined to take so conspicuous a part in worked affairs. During the time of the first Wilson campaign, in 1912, Mr. Bahne was chairman of the democratic central committee in Osceola county and he undoubtedly did much toward putting Iowa in the Wilson column in that eventful year. Jacob H. Bahne was born in northwestern Illinois on December 15, 1844, and was working "at the case" as a printer's apprentice at Galena in that state when the Civil war broke out, he then being in his seventeenth year. He presently threw down his "stick" and the other implements of the craft and got into the fight, serving thereafter until the close of the war as a valiant soldier of the Union, a member of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry, with which gallant command he participated in some of the most important campaigns of the war. Upon the completion of his military service the young printer went to the Pacific coast and in the cities on the coast and in the mountain country was for some years employed as a journeyman printer, becoming widely known in the ranks of that interesting band which in those days lent a certain measure of picturesqueness and human interest to the printing craft in the west that gave it a tone and a zest all its own and around which grew traditions of sorts in the narration of which a most interesting volume could be written. Included in the cities in which Mr. Bahne found ready employment at the case was Virginia City, Nevada, going to work there in the rude composing room of the Enterprise, one of his fellow caseholders there at that time having been another itinerant printer, Henry George, who later was destined to achieve worked fame as a political economist, the ardent apostle of the single tax theory. This was at the time that Samuel L. Clemens, a stroller from Missouri, was working as a reporter on that paper, in which first was printed matter over the pseudonym "Mark Twain." "Jake" Bahne was in interesting company. In 1887 Mr. Bahne came to Sioux City from Yankton and was employed as a proofreader on The Journal. His quickly recognized capability as a writer soon caused him to be transferred to the editorial room and there for some years and on through the stirring period of the Spanish-American war he rendered editorial service on that paper. When George D. Perkins, owner of the Journal, was in congress the editorial direction of the paper was turned over to Mr. Bahne, and that he did his job well is attested in an appreciation of this service published in the Journal after his death and in which it is declared that "some of the best editorials ever appearing in this paper were written by him and often copied and quoted in such papers throughout the country as the Chicago Tribune." This paper also recalled that many now employed on the Journal and who at the time of Mr. Bahne's connection therewith were just "breaking into the game" practically were his pupils, going to him with their problems and always receiving aid and advice, and that among these his recent loss is felt with particular poignancy. "Jake" Bahne certainly left a good memory at his passing and that memory long will be cherished in the fraternity which he for so many years adorned. Mr. Bahne has been twice married and twice bereaved of a helpmate. A daughter, child of his first union, also had preceded him in death, and the sole lineal survivor is his son, Raymond Bahne, born of his father's union with Miss Naomi Richardson, his second wife, whom he married in Maquoketa, this state, while he was engaged in newspaper work in that place. An adopted son, Ted Bahne, a relative of the late Mrs. Bahne, also survives. Mr. Bahne's first wife died a few years after their marriage, leaving a little daughter. His second wife died at Sibley. 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/

You can read the whole chapter on the Iowa History Site. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STORIES OF IOWA FOR BOYS AND GIRLS CHAPTER X ALBERT M. LEA AND THE NAMING OF IOWA One morning in June, 1835, there was a great stir at old Fort Des Moines, which, you remember, had been built near the site of Tesson's apple orchard. Three companies of mounted soldiers, called dragoons, were starting out on a long march northward into Minnesota. Their leader was Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Watts Kearny. The first part of their journey was up the valley of the Des Moines River. There were no roads and no houses anywhere. The horses of the dragoons walked over the green grass and flowers which covered the prairie at this season. There were many wild strawberry plants, and the juice from the ripe berries reddened the hoofs of the horses. How the men enjoyed eating the strawberries for they had had no fresh fruit for a long time. Deer, turkeys, grouse, ducks, and prairie chickens were shot for meat. 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 your contributions Debbie. My eyes lit up because my great grandma Elizabeth Williamson later Beebe, who was born near Des Moines City spoke of childhood stories about her father Chawncey Williamson as chasing renegade Indians all over northern Iowa and into Minnesota. I always hoped an old roster would someday crop up that had his name and those that he served with on it. From what she said, he was basically a farmer, but also must have belonged to some kind of militia. He probably was not part of the regular army, but I do not know that to be a fact. Thanks again. Don Kelly ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bare67deb@aol.com> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 6:11 AM Subject: [IOWA] Albert M. Lea an the naming of Iowa > You can read the whole chapter on the Iowa History Site. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > STORIES OF IOWA FOR BOYS AND GIRLS > CHAPTER X > > ALBERT M. LEA AND THE NAMING OF IOWA > > One morning in June, 1835, there was a great stir at old Fort Des Moines, > which, you remember, had been built near the site of Tesson's apple orchard. > Three companies of mounted soldiers, called dragoons, were starting out on a long > march northward into Minnesota. Their leader was Lieutenant Colonel Stephen > Watts Kearny. > > The first part of their journey was up the valley of the Des Moines River. > There were no roads and no houses anywhere. The horses of the dragoons walked > over the green grass and flowers which covered the prairie at this season. > > There were many wild strawberry plants, and the juice from the ripe berries > reddened the hoofs of the horses. How the men enjoyed eating the strawberries > for they had had no fresh fruit for a long time. Deer, turkeys, grouse, > ducks, and prairie chickens were shot for meat. > > > > 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/ > > > ==== 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 > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

I have been trying to unsubscribe, why can't I do that. Mel ----- Original Message ----- From: <IOWA-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <IOWA-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 4:00 PM Subject: IOWA-D Digest V04 #248

I know that someone on the list is a FLEENER researcher. Hope this is helpful. > [Original Message] > From: <jlaird@bellsouth.net> > To: <KS-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 10/8/2004 11:56:46 AM > Subject: [KS-FOOT] Obituary: Mary FLENNER > > The Topeka Daily Capital > Sunday > March 18, 1951 > > Mary Flenner. > > Miss Mary FLENNER, 85, died Saturday evening at the Methodist Home for the Aged. > She was born December 5, 1865, in Urbana, Ill., and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William P. FLENNER. She entered the Methodist Home December 3, 1931. She leaves three neices. > > > ==== KS-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ==== > This is an Archives data list. No Queries Please. > > There is a Web page for the KS-FOOTSTEPS mailing list at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ks/ksfsteps.htm 1237 >

This section was very interesting because of the labor costs mentioned and the costs for installing furnaces in the homes. The entire section can be seen on the Iowa History Site. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MODERN CONVENIENCES FOR THE FARM HOME EXAMPLES OF HOMES WHERE SOME MODERN CONVENIENCES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED From the many country homes where advantage has been taken of improved appliances for comfort and the saving of labor a few have been selected as illustrations of the cost of introducing such conveniences. The cost has been furnished in each case by the owners. 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 A. F. Allen Arthur Francis Allen, who has been identified with the newspaper business since he first entered a printing office as a youth of fifteen, has spent the past thirty-six years on the editorial staff of the Sioux City Journal and has been its editor-in-chief since 1914. He was born in Warren, Jo Davies county, Illinois, on the 15th of December, 1867, and spent the period of his boyhood on the home farm. His education was acquired in the public schools and in the printing office. He was a lad in his fourteenth year when he accompanied his parents on their removal from the Illinois farm to a farm near Lincoln, Nebraska, in sight of the state capitol. It was in the spring of 1883 that the family home was established in Fremont, Nebraska, where Arthur F. Allen entered the Herald office to learn the printer's trade. He was employed in the Herald and Tribune offices until the summer of 1885 when he went to Cedar Rapids to work on the Gazette as a type-setter, being thus engaged for one year. During the winter of 1886-7 he joined the Typographical Union at Omaha and he has maintained his active membership in the organization to the present time. For a number of years he worked as a journeyman printer in newspaper offices at Omaha and elsewhere. His first editorial work was done in the office of the Sioux City Journal in 1889, and from that time to the present, with the exception of a few intervals of absence, he has been almost continuously on its editorial staff. He had served sixteen years as managing editor when in 1914, on the death of George D. Perkins, the founder of the Sioux City Daily Journal, he succeeded the latter as editor-in-chief. Mr. Allen was married in 1899 and has two sons: Francis A., whose home is Los Angeles, California, and Edwin Forrest, who is a student at the University of Iowa, at Iowa City. The military record of Arthur F. Allen covers about twelve years' service in the National Guard and three years' service in the United States army. He is a Presbyterian in religious faith, while fraternally he is identified with the Masons, belonging to Tyrian Lodge, No. 508, A. F. & A. M.; Sioux City Chapter, No. 26, R. A. M., and Columbian Commandery, No. 18, K. T. He also has membership in the Rotary Club and is widely recognized as a public-spirited and enterprising citizen whose influence as a director of public thought and opinion has ever been exerted on the side of right, progress and improvement. 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/

The following is a section of part 7. The entire section is on the Iowa History Site. I hope you all enjoy it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MODERN CONVENIENCES FOR THE FARM HOME HEATING SYSTEMS THE IDEAL SYSTEM The health and comfort of the home depends to a considerable extent upon the heating apparatus, which, in importance, is second only to that of sanitary plumbing. Stoves are a development of the fireplaces of our ancestors. Their waste of fuel, their uncleanliness, and their inability to properly heat even one room are features recognized by most people. The ideal heating apparatus is one that will promptly and continuously supply every room in the house with enough warm fresh air to make it comfortable in the coldest weather. It must be easy to manage and not complicated in construction. The cost of installing a steam or hot-water system is more than that of a hot-air furnace. The amount of fuel used by them is less, but for a small house the hot-air furnace is most often used. It has the advantage, too, if properly installed, of supplying fresh air, while the other systems demand special means for ventilation, or dependence must be placed entirely upon opening the doors and windows. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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/

Sue - thank you for the information, and yes I do believe that Nancy's family was living near by as other pieces of info have indicated that people have sent me - and I would like to take this min and thank ALL of the members of the Iowa site that take the time to help others, I really appreciate it and think you guys are great for responding so fast and with so much info. Thanks again. Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Thielmann" <sthielmann@machlink.com> To: "pknofler" <pknofler@dnc.net>; <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 5:26 AM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Fw: Faulk/Foulk/Faulke > This family appears in Jones County in 1860. George Faulke 37, Nancy 28, > Daniel 14, Henry 12, Mary 9, Caroline 6, Alman 2. All born in OH except > Alman who was born in IA. Living next door is the family of Moses and > Elizabeth Shoop, both age 51. Their children, Alman 22, Calvin 19, and > Lander 14 were all born in OH. Maybe Nancy's family??? > > In 1870 Jones County, IA there is a George Faulk 47(without the E). There is > no wife, but children Daniel 23, Caroline15 , John A. 14, and George O 11. > All born in OH except John A. and George O who were born in IA. The index > lists this head of household as age 41, but when I look at the actual census > image, it clearly says 47. Did Nancy die between 1860 and 1870 and is she > buried in Jones county? > > Sue > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pknofler" <pknofler@dnc.net> > To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 8:42 PM > Subject: [IOWA] Fw: Faulk/Foulk/Faulke > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: pknofler > > To: IAJONES-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 1:47 PM > > Subject: Fw: Faulk/Foulk/Faulke > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi I am new to this list as I just found my GEORGE FAULKE in the 1860 > > Census living in Rome, Jones Co., Iowa. Do not find them again in any > > later census. George b abt 1822 in Ohio, was married to Nancy ?? b abt > > 1831 in Ohio: children Daniel b abt 1845 in Ohio; Henry b abt 1847 in > > Ohio; Mary (my gggrandmother) b abt 1850 in Ohio - married Samuel > > Spear; Caroline Faulke b abt 1853 in Ohio; and Alman Faulke bo abt 1857 in > > Iowa. > > > > Is there anyone in Rome, Jones County, who may have some early history on > > this area? Maybe some cemetery records which may indicate the death of > > George and Nancy? On Mary's death certificate her son Charles Spear, knew > > her father was George and born in Ohio, but did not know anything about > > her mother, Nancy. > > > > Any leads or help would be most appreciated. > > > > Thank you > > Pam > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > >

Information regarding my grandmother's sister Bessie Snow (11/1891-?) is extremely scarce. I have only 1895 and 1900 census records, and I am unable to locate either birth or marriage records for her. It wasn't until I put some family stories and photographs from the 1920s together, that I was able to piece anything together. It appears that she married Chester C. "Chet" Ives. Chet was born 8/1889 in Polk Co., Iowa to Charles W. Ives (born 1838 in OH, son of Josiah Ives), and his second wife Mary E. Chambers (born 1858 in MO). Charles and Mary married in 1879, and based upon census records, had children Blanche (1880-1880), Arthur (ca 1882), Harry L. (ca 1884), Lewis (1887), and Chester. Blanche apparently died in infancy, and I can't locate Arthur or Harry after 1895. I got their names from the 1895 Ancestry transcriptions so can't be positive the transcriptions are correct. However, I did find Lewis and Chester in Davenport, IA in 1900, inmates in the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home, along with an Emily Ives born 1885 (she may be no relation, or maybe Harry was a bad transcription in the 1895 census!). After 1900, I've never found either Bessie or Chet in a census, but Chet was listed as a driver for a dairy in the 1915 Des Moines city directory. I know they had two children, William "Billy" born about 1919 and Donna Jean born in 1922. Some time between 1922 and 1930, Bessie took off for Wyoming with Donna Jean, leaving her husband and son behind. Donna Jean was taken away from her and was adopted by a family in Omaha, and she later found her relatives in Des Moines, but I never met her. I found Billy with his apparently remarried, then widowed, grandmother, Mary Knox, in Polk County in 1930, and it showed Billy was born in Colorado. I understand he lived in Iowa for a while, but don't know what happened to him later. And I have no idea what happened to Chet or Bessie. I was writing this in hopes someone would recognize these family names, or have a new source of information that might shed some light upon this family. Shirley in Tucson

Mary/Marie Schafer supposedly lived in Oelwein about 1920. Her husband was H. N. Schaefer and they had a son, Joseph. Joseph died in 1965. I would like to find out if she lived there and if she is buried there. Dates of deaths for all would be appreciated. She was born Marie Wattawa/Votava about 1857/58 to John Wattawa/Votava and Marie Sluka. They lived in the Fort Atkinson area but moved to Brule County, SD, in the early 1880's. Both John and his wife are buried at Ft. Atkinson. This lady would have been a first cousin to my paternal grandmother, Mary Sluka Infeld. Another sister I am trying to find out more about was Theresa Wattawa, b Oct. 6, 1873 in Iowa, supposedly married a William Taddiken. May have lived in Grundy, Iowa. Again, thanks for any clues or help. LaVerne (Infeld) Miller --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.773 / Virus Database: 520 - Release Date: 10/5/04

IOWA ITS HISTORY AND TRADITION VOLUME II 1804-1926 Anson Allbee Anson Allbee was one of the venerable and highly respected citizens of Clay county, who, after a long and successful career as a general farmer, lived in honorable retirement from business in his comfortable home in Peterson, to the time of his death November 6, 1926. He also had the distinction f being of that patriotic host who in the dark days of the early '60s laid aside all personal considerations and served in their country's defense on the bloody fields of the Southland. Mr. Allbee was born in Erie county, New York, on the 15th of April, 1839, and was a son of Adolphus and Margaret (Shout) Allbee, the former a native of Vermont and the latter of New York. They were the parents of four children, namely: Anson; Viletta, deceased; Armitta, who is the widow of John C. Barry, of Des Moines, Iowa; and Vandoe, who died in infancy. At the age of six years, Anson Allbee went to Wisconsin with his mother and lived there until 1869. In February, 1865, he enlisted in Company D, Fiftieth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until after the close of the war, being discharged at Madison, Wisconsin, in June, 1866. In 1869 Mr. Albee went to Clay county, Iowa, where he homesteaded a tract of government land, on which he carried on farming for many years, when he retired from active labor, after which he lived at Peterson, Clay county, enjoying the evening of life as only those can who have lived well and honorably. He was untiring in his industry, developed a good farm and was numbered among the enterprising and progressive agriculturists of his county. On January 2, 1867, Mr. Allbee was united in marriage to Miss Helen Barry, daughter of Don Carlos and Eliza (Spoor) Barry, the father a native of Vermont and the mother of New York. To Mr. and Mrs. Barry were born the following children: Almira, John C. and Lucy L., all of whom are deceased; Helen, now Mrs. Allbee; Alice and Agnes, twins, the former of whom is living in Spencer, Iowa, while the latter is deceased; Edgar and Edwin, twins, the former living in Des Moines, Iowa, while the latter is living in O'Brien county, Iowa. To Mr. and Mrs. Allbee were born four children, namely: Ina, deceased; Edith, the wife of George Allbee, of Nebraska; Mattie, the wife of Charles Wood, of Los Angeles, California; and Cora A., who is a school teacher and lives at home. Politically Mr. Allbee always maintained an independant attitude, voting according to his judgement. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, while his religious belief was that of the Adventist church. He was true to his principles in all the relations of life, always commanded the fullest measure of respect on the part of all and was numbered among the grand old me of northwestern Iowa. 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/

RightNow E-mail Address(es): rightnow@ancestry.com Try addressing your question to this address. It has been the only way I have found to get any response. Don Woodley Researching Ayers, Butler, Cornford, Relf, Trindle, Woodley and others as time permits. RAOGK Lookups and pix for Bremer, Butler, Floyd & Franklin Counties in Iowa.

This family appears in Jones County in 1860. George Faulke 37, Nancy 28, Daniel 14, Henry 12, Mary 9, Caroline 6, Alman 2. All born in OH except Alman who was born in IA. Living next door is the family of Moses and Elizabeth Shoop, both age 51. Their children, Alman 22, Calvin 19, and Lander 14 were all born in OH. Maybe Nancy's family??? In 1870 Jones County, IA there is a George Faulk 47(without the E). There is no wife, but children Daniel 23, Caroline15 , John A. 14, and George O 11. All born in OH except John A. and George O who were born in IA. The index lists this head of household as age 41, but when I look at the actual census image, it clearly says 47. Did Nancy die between 1860 and 1870 and is she buried in Jones county? Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "pknofler" <pknofler@dnc.net> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 8:42 PM Subject: [IOWA] Fw: Faulk/Foulk/Faulke > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: pknofler > To: IAJONES-L-request@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 1:47 PM > Subject: Fw: Faulk/Foulk/Faulke > > > > > > Hi I am new to this list as I just found my GEORGE FAULKE in the 1860 > Census living in Rome, Jones Co., Iowa. Do not find them again in any > later census. George b abt 1822 in Ohio, was married to Nancy ?? b abt > 1831 in Ohio: children Daniel b abt 1845 in Ohio; Henry b abt 1847 in > Ohio; Mary (my gggrandmother) b abt 1850 in Ohio - married Samuel > Spear; Caroline Faulke b abt 1853 in Ohio; and Alman Faulke bo abt 1857 in > Iowa. > > Is there anyone in Rome, Jones County, who may have some early history on > this area? Maybe some cemetery records which may indicate the death of > George and Nancy? On Mary's death certificate her son Charles Spear, knew > her father was George and born in Ohio, but did not know anything about > her mother, Nancy. > > Any leads or help would be most appreciated. > > Thank you > Pam > > > > > ==== 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 > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

I keep forgetting to respond to the Iowa list instead of to the poster, so wanted to let anyone who is interested know that George Faulke married Nancy Shoop. Cheryl

Don, not only was the Province of Ontario at one time called Canada West, but before that it was called Upper Canada. I have seen Upper Canada as a place of birth on census records. I too had an ancestor who came to Iowa in the (probably) early 1860's, and I know not why or how, since he was a young man who left seven siblings and his parents behind. One member of the family is said to have come from there, working on the new railroad for free to get meals and a ride to the frontier. I have wondered if the first, my great grandfather, didn't join in the Civil War, but haven't been able to find such a link. The Canadians had been skirmishing with the Fenians for some time, and my great great grandfather is said to have formed a mounted militia in order to keep the peace outside Kingston. Also, the Underground Railroad had stations throughout that area, and free blacks were able to settle there with their families without being disturbed. I haven't been working on my family history for very long, and I'm certainly not an expert at anything, but these are just some facts I have learned in my searching. By the way, "another" great grandfather served for four years in the 13th IA, Co. F out of Anamosa. I did check the roster I have - which may or may not be the beginning or end of all rosters - and I didn't find J. Woodley listed. I hope someone has turned you on to the "Iowa in the Civil War" site. Marcia Kohl