I don't know if this will help, but here's what I've found. HeritageQuest shows 61 Morse households in Iowa in 1860 and 141 by 1870. This is the only one in 1860 that seems a possible match. 1860 Cerro Gordo County, Falls Township George Morse, age 33, farmer, born in NY Eliza Morse, age 27, wife, born in NY Martha, age 1, born in IL However, by 1870 the same household is listed as follows: 1870 Cerro Gordo County, Falls Township George O. Morse, age 43, farmer, born in NY Eliza A. Morse, age 36, born in NY Ellie Morse, age 11, born in IL (first name is difficult to read, but definitely NOT Martha) Emma Morse, age 8, born in IA Frederick Morse, age 4 born in IA Theodore Morse, age 2, born in IA Tammy Hudson, age 23, domestic servant, born in NY George Ruud, age 19, farm laborer, born in VT Anything else that might help narrow down the search? Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: <Daaazy1945@aol.com> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 7:29 PM Subject: [IOWA] Re: Ia-Unknown County-1860 Morse > > > > I'm back! Would someone be so kind to look for a Martha Morse,white female > born 1859 > or 1860 Ia. I had asked before when I thought she was N.M._____? She might > have been known also as: Nannie Martha Morse. > This woman later lived in Texas.She was in the Tx Kerr county 1880 census > as > N.M. Hardin. > . > 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 > > ============================== > 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 > >

Right, spend $60 for what is available from many other sources for free. Their software may be wonderful, but why charge for a form? Look in Cyndi's List for a ton of free forms ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darrell" <eastondr@acsnet.com> Subject: Re: [IOWA] genealogy information form > Hi Jane, Check out www.leswllc.com for every possible chart or form needed > by genealogists. > > > Does anyone have a "form" that I could reprint to send to a relative to > fill out for genealogy? > > > >

Hello, Everyone, Butler County has become available for adoption. If anyone has ancestors from or an interest in Butler Co., please consider becoming the county coordinator. It costs nothing but your time, and the rewards are great! If you have any questions about becoming a coordinator, or would like an application, please contact the IAGenWeb Welcome Hostesses at welcome@iagenweb.org . Kind Regards, Peggy Tebbetts and Linda Ziemann IAGenWeb Welcome Hostesses welcome@iagenweb.org

Hi Jane, Check out www.leswllc.com for every possible chart or form needed by genealogists. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Thompson" <jtwe@netins.net> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 6:02 AM Subject: [IOWA] genealogy information form > Does anyone have a "form" that I could reprint to send to a relative to fill out for genealogy? I could make one up, but thought maybe someone already has one. It would include a place to put birth, death dates, marriage, children, place of birth, etc. > Jane > > > ==== 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 > >

Does anyone from the Tama area know of Mrs. Mary A. Mahoney, wife of James H. Mahoney, who was a veterinarian in Tama for more than 40 years? Mary died 3 May 1933. I have her obituary. Supposedly, she taught school on the Indian settlement. ----- Original Message ----- From: jan garber <maejan@cfu.net> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 8:01 AM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Mesquakie Indian Settlement > Hi Judy, > Thanks for all your facts about the Mesquakie Indian settlement,most of which I > didn't know. My comments were based on personal observations. I remember visiting their > places of business in the 1920's with my parents where they sold hand made jewelry and > souvenirs to the general public using small stands (Kiosks) along the highway. I remember > my Dad saying that they had figured out how to merchandise because the stands were ran by > the most beautiful young indian girls that he had ever seen. The parking area then would > hold 10 to 20 cars >

If more information is wanted on the Meskwaki Tribe, of Iowa, Here are some web sites where more information can be found. More web sites can be found by typing "Meskwaki" into your search window. http://www.meskwaki.com/history.html http://www.native-languages.org/sac-fox.htm http://www.native-languages.org/sac-fox.htm

Notice about Willim F. (Buffalo Bill ) Cody. I think you will find that William (Buffalo Bill) Cody was born outside of (west of town) LeClaire, Iowa on Territorial Road, and not in Davenport. There is a marker there but nothing else. He lived as a boy in a stone farm house near McCausland, Iowa which is north of Le Claire, Iowa ( and north of Princeton, Iowa). That farm house still exist today and is now a Scott County Historical site and museum. In this house there was a tunnel which led from the house to the barn, which was used in the winter and as an escape route in case of indian attach or other dangers. There is a museum in Le Claire which has a lot of Cody info and some artifacts as well. I live near there. This can all be confirmed by calling the museum at 563 289-5580 Mel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaye" <jkstraus@bellsouth.net> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 6:20 AM Subject: [IOWA] Iowa Facts > As this pertains to Iowa, and I found it very interesting, I thought I > others would too. > > Now if anyone ever asks you what's in Iowa you have an answer for them. > IOWA > > ADAIR, IOWA - Jesse James and his gang robbed their first train near here > on July 21, 1873. They killed the engineer. > > ADEL, IOWA - Nile Kinnick, famous Iowa football player and war hero was > born here. > > AMES, IOWA - Sports star and evangelist, Billy Sunday was born here in > 1862. > > BOONE, IOWA - Mamie Dowd Eisenhower was born here in 1896 at 709 Carroll.. > > BURLINGTON, IOWA - Indian Chief Black Hawk died in 1832 and was buried on > James Jordan's farm near Iowaville. On July 3, 1839, James Turner, a > local dentist, stole the corpse, fled to Quincy, Illinois, cooked off the > flesh in a hog-scalding kettle, and prepared to exhibit the skeleton. The > Iowa governor insisted on its return, then gave the skeleton to a > physician friend, who kept it here in his Burlington office. A fire > destroyed both office and bones in 1855. > > * Actor William Frawley was born here in 1887. He is better known as Fred > Mertz on the "I Love Lucy" show. > > CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - An explosion in a food plant here on May 22, 1919, > killed 44 people. > > * The Quaker Oats plant on 3rd Street was the largest cereal plant in the > world in 1950. > > CLARINDA, IOWA - Glenn Miller was born here on March 1, 1904 at 601 > So.16th . His family moved to Nebraska in 1909. > > CLEAR LAKE, IOWA - Rock Star Buddy Holly made his last appearance here at > the Surf Ballroom on February 2, 1959. He was killed in a plane crash the > next day. > > CORNING, IOWA - Johnny Carson was born here in 1925. > > CORYDON, IOWA - Jesse and Frank James, and Cole Younger, robbed the bank > here of $10,000 on June 3, 1871. > > COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA - Amelia Jenks Bloomer is buried here in the Fairview > Cemetery at the end of Lafayette St. A pioneer in women's rights, and an > advocate of dress reforms, one of which the public dubbed "bloomers" after > her. She died here on December 30, 1894. > > * Also buried here in Fairview is Anna B. Dodge. Her monument, the bronze > "Angel of Death," was erected on her grave by her daughters in 1918. The > inspiration for the monument came from a constantly recurring dream > about which Mrs. Dodge told her children before her death. American > sculptor, Daniel Chester French executed the monument, which he considered > his masterpiece. > > * In 1864, Jesse and Frank James robbed a train near here. On a curving > stretch of the Rock Island line's tracks, the gang pulled a rail out of > the tracks. Just as a train approached, the engineer, John Rafferty, > spotted the sabotage and tried to stop, but the engine and coaches toppled > off the tracks. Rafferty was crushed to death and a dozen passengers were > injured. > > * Virgil Earp was a stage coach driver here after the Civil War. > > DAVENPORT, IOWA - William "Buffalo Bill" Cody was born here in 1846. > > * Musician Bix Beiderbecke was born and raised here at 1934 Grand Ave. He > is buried in Oakdale Cemetery at 25th and Eastern. > > * Kate "Big Nose" Elder's parents, Michael and Katherine Harony died here > in Davenport. Katherine died in 1865. Big Nose Kate was the girlfriend of > the infamous Doc Holliday. > > DENISON, IOWA - Actress Donna Reed was born here in 1921. She starred in > the films, "It's a Wonderful Life," and "From Here to Eternity." > > DES MOINES, IOWA - Harriet Nelson, wife of Ozzie was born here in 1914. > > DEXTER, IOWA - Bonnie and Clyde had a gunfight here with police on July > 19, 1933. > > DUBUQUE, IOWA - Actor Don Ameche is buried here in Resurrection Catholic > Cemetery (Formerly St. Philomina's) on Asbury Rd. He starred in the film > "Cocoon" > > DYERSVILLE, IOWA - The movie "Field of Dreams" was filmed here in a > cornfield 3.3 miles outside town. > > EARLHAM, IOWA - Four-year-old John Wayne and his family lived here in > 1910, at 320 Ohio St. near the depot. > > FAIRFAX, IOWA - When Wyatt Earp's second wife, Mattie Blaylock died in > Arizona, her effects were sent here to her mother Mrs. Sarah Blaylock. > Mattie was with Wyatt during the shootout at the O.K. Corral. > > FORT DODGE, IOWA - Actress Lily Damita (Loomis) and former wife of Errol > Flynn is buried here in Oakland Cemetery on 15th Street. > > * In 1907, the city council passed a law requiring everyone between the > age of 25 and 45 to get married - or else. > > GREENFIELD, IOWA - Dick Van Dyke made the movie "Cold Turkey" here. The > whole town quit smoking for 30 days during that time. > > GREEN MOUNTAIN, IOWA - A train wreck here on March 21, 1910, killed 55 > people. > > JEFFERSON, IOWA - George Gallup of Gallup Poll fame was born here in 1901. > > KEOKUK, IOWA - Mark Twain worked here in a print ship when a young man. He > gave his first after-dinner speech at the Hawkeye Hotel at 2nd and Main. > > * Six-year-old John Wayne lived here with his father in 1912, at 11 So. > Ninth St. > > KNOXVILE, IOWA - Virgil Earp married Ellen Rysdam here on September 21, > 1861. The names on the marriage license were Walter Earp and Eleanor > Donahoo. > > LECLAIRE, IOWA - "Buffalo Bill" Cody grew up here, two miles outside town > on Route 61. > > LINEVILLE, IOWA - Gunfighter Ben Cravens was born here in 1868 on his > father's farm. While still in his teens he ran away to the Indian country > where in a few years he became a train robber, horse thief, whiskey > runner, and killer. > > LUCAS, IOWA - Labor leader John L. Lewis was born here in 1880. > > MASON CITY, IOWA - John Dillinger and "Baby Face" Nelson robbed the First > National Bank here of $50,000 on March 13, 1934. > > * Rock stars Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the "Big Bopper," were killed > in a plane crash four to five miles northwest of the runway of the Mason > City airport, on February 3, 1959. The plane crashed five minutes after > takeoff on Albert Juhl's farm near the Reeve Eldridge farm. The death > plane was buried secretly in the wilderness by Jerry Dwyer. > > * Composer Meredith Willson was born here in 1902. He wrote the music for > "The Music Man," and the Iowa U. fight song. Mason City is immortalized as > the fictional 1912 town of River City in he film "The Music man." > > MOINGONA, IOWA - On a dark and stormy night on July 6, 1881, > fourteen-year-old Kate Shelley, who lived with her family near the bridge > across Honey Creek, lay awake listening to the storm. Just after midnight, > she heard a tremendous crash: the bridge had given way and a locomotive > had plunged into the torrent below. Shelley knew immediately what she had > to > do - get to the railroad station and stop the approaching passenger > express. She headed out into the storm. By the time she reached a nearby > bridge over the flooded Des Moines River, her lamp had gone out. In pitch > darkness, crawling on her hands and knees, she inched across the 673-foot > span, terrorized with fear. Finally she made it to the far side and ran > the last half mile to the station in time for the agent to telegraph ahead > and stop > the train. Shelley was rewarded with nation-wide attention, as well as a > gold medal and $200. In later years Shelley was given the job of station > agent at Moingona. > > MUSCATINE, IOWA - Mark Twain lived here with his mother at 109 Walnut in > 1853.. > > NEWTON, IOWA - Boxing champ Rocky Marciano was killed in a plane crash > near here on August 31, 1969. > > * Elmer and Fred Maytag, founders of the Maytag Washing Machine Co. are > buried here in the Newton Union Cemetery at 1600 W. 4th St. N. > > NEVADA, IOWA - Sports star and evangelist, Billy Sunday went to high > school here in the late 1870s. > > PELLA, IOWA - Wyatt and Virgil Earp grew up here at 507 Franklin Street. > They lived here from 1850 to 1865. Morgan Earp was born here on April 4, > 1851. Their father Nicholas was the Provost Marshall here in 1865., > > * Martha Earp, sister of Wyatt is buried here in Pella. She died in > 1861. Another younger sister is also buried here. > > * Pella was once called the cleanest city in Iowa. > > RIVERTON, IOWA - The Jesse James gang robbed the Sexton bank here of > $5,000 on July 10, 1881. > > ROCHESTER, IOWA - Actress Sarah Bernhart was born here in 1845. Her > mother, Mrs. King, is buried in the Rochester Cemetery. > > SALEM, IOWA - Horticulturist Henderson Lewelling discovered the Bing > Cherry here. He lived on West Main St. > > SIOUX CITY, IOWA - In 1922, James Capone, brother of Al, was a special > officer for the U.S. Indian service here when he was arrested for the > murder of an Indian brave. He was acquitted but the relatives of the > victim waylaid him and knocked out one of his eyes. > > * The tallest tombstone in the west is located here. It belongs to > Sergeant Charles Floyd. He died of a perforated appendix on August 20, > 1804 while with the Lewis and Clark expedition. > > * The grave of Chief War Eagle is located here in War Eagle Park. > > SPRINGVILLE, IOWA - Mrs. Winans, a survivor of the Fort Dearborn Massacre > in Chicago in 1812, is buried here in Springville Cemetery on Dubuque Rd. > > STANTON, IOWA - Actress Virginia Christine was born here in 1920. She was > best known for her role as Folger Coffee's Mrs. Olsen. Stanton once > converted its water tower to look like a coffee pot in her honor. > > VAN METER, IOWA - Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Feller was born (1918) and > raised here. > > WATERLOO, IOWA - John Wayne Gacy had a long record of sexual abuse, sodomy > and other acts of perversion. In 1968, at age 26 while married and > operating a fast food store here, he lured a youth into a back room, > handcuffed him and attempted to sodomize him. Gacy was arrested and > sentenced to ten years in prison, but because his past indicated no > serious crime and because he proved to be a model prisoner, he was > released in > 18 months. He then moved to Chicago where he was arrested several years > later for killing over 20 young boys. > > * Tommy Carroll, a member of the John Dillinger gang, was shot and killed > here by police on June 7, 1934. > > WEST BRANCH, IOWA - President Herbert Hoover was born and raised here. > His> home was on the west side of Downey St. He is buried here at the > Hoover National Historic site. > > WINTERSET, IOWA - John Wayne was born here in 1907 at 216 S. Second St.. > Winterset is the county seat of Madison County. The county is famous for > its bridges. > > Kaye > > > ==== 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 >

Hi Judy, Thanks for all your facts about the Mesquakie Indian settlement,most of which I didn't know. My comments were based on personal observations. I remember visiting their places of business in the 1920's with my parents where they sold hand made jewelry and souvenirs to the general public using small stands (Kiosks) along the highway. I remember my Dad saying that they had figured out how to merchandise because the stands were ran by the most beautiful young indian girls that he had ever seen. The parking area then would hold 10 to 20 cars They had another annual fund raiser that lasted about a week called the pow-wow and they presented their tribal dances as well as sold their souvenirs I was never able to attend a pow-wow but they used to have an exibit at the dairy cattle congress in Waterloo and they would present their Dances and usually have a tee-pee set up to look at. I always felt sorry for the Children, their clothes tended to be I'll fitting and there was an aura of poverty about them. Today they should all be comfortably rich because their casino is very popular and has undergone at least two huge expansions. I thought these additional tid-bits might be interesting to others. JAN Jtrippneu@aol.com wrote: > The Mesquakie Indian Settlement, is the reservation land of the Sac and Fox. > While the lands are held in federal trust, all acreage has been purchased by > the tribe. The settlement has grown from the original 84 acres, purchased in > 1857 to about 3500 acres in trust plus another 700 acres subject to life estate. > The Mesquakie are currently paying for another 1100 acres which will be > placed in trust when the debt is cleared. All lands are commonly owned with no > individual allotments. > > The Mesquakie (commonly called the Sac and Fox Tribe) were members of the > Algonguian confederacy and lived on the eastern seaboard. Pressure from white > settlers and encroachment from other tribes caused them to migrate to the Lake > Michigan area. > > The Mesquakie, known as the Red Earth People, traditionally occupied > permanent villages of rectangular houses and subsisted on summer crops. In the winter, > the tribe followed the herds and lived in wigwams. > > Toward the end of the 18th century, the tribe moved west and settled along > the Mississippi River. They allied themselves with the Iroquois and later with > the Five Nations in the French and Indian Wars. This is when the "Fox" became > associated with the Mesquakie. After moving across the river from the Sauk > group (about where Rock Island, IL is now located), the federal government > combined the identities of both groups by referring to them as "Sac and Fox." > > After the Blackhawk Wars in 1842, the Mesquakie were forcibly removed to a > reservation in Kansas. To prevent a forced resettlement to Indian Territory in > what is now known as Oklahoma, the tribe returned to the Mississippi River > Valley in Iowa and purchased its own land. The original purchase was placed in > trust with the Governor of IA. In 1896, the BIA assumed jurisdiction over the > tribe and the land is now held in trust by the US government. > > A casino and a bingo hall provide much of the tribe's income. Also a Trading > Store, leasing of some of the property to farmers who raise soybeans and corn, > and forestry provide additional revenue for the tribe. Members engage in > agriculture and the raising of livestock on the agricultural land. Also the > residents have their own gardens up to an acre, which accounts for the remaining > tillable land in use. > > They have installed an underground aeration system for sewage treatment. They > have also installed a deep, fresh water well and a 30,000 gallon reservoir in > 1983. The tribe provides for the health of its residents, and has also built > a 20-room apartment complex for its aged residents. Reservation children > attend school, pre-kindergarten through the eighth grade, on the Mesquakie Indian > Settlement. There are over 500 people in the settlement. > > To contact the tribe directly: > > Sac & Fox Tribal Office > 3137 F Avenue > Tama, IA 52339 > (515) 484-4678 or 484-5358 > > Judy Neu > Springwater, NY > > ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== > The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub > instructions, list rules and other useful information. > Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/

The Mesquakie Indian Settlement, is the reservation land of the Sac and Fox. While the lands are held in federal trust, all acreage has been purchased by the tribe. The settlement has grown from the original 84 acres, purchased in 1857 to about 3500 acres in trust plus another 700 acres subject to life estate. The Mesquakie are currently paying for another 1100 acres which will be placed in trust when the debt is cleared. All lands are commonly owned with no individual allotments. The Mesquakie (commonly called the Sac and Fox Tribe) were members of the Algonguian confederacy and lived on the eastern seaboard. Pressure from white settlers and encroachment from other tribes caused them to migrate to the Lake Michigan area. The Mesquakie, known as the Red Earth People, traditionally occupied permanent villages of rectangular houses and subsisted on summer crops. In the winter, the tribe followed the herds and lived in wigwams. Toward the end of the 18th century, the tribe moved west and settled along the Mississippi River. They allied themselves with the Iroquois and later with the Five Nations in the French and Indian Wars. This is when the "Fox" became associated with the Mesquakie. After moving across the river from the Sauk group (about where Rock Island, IL is now located), the federal government combined the identities of both groups by referring to them as "Sac and Fox." After the Blackhawk Wars in 1842, the Mesquakie were forcibly removed to a reservation in Kansas. To prevent a forced resettlement to Indian Territory in what is now known as Oklahoma, the tribe returned to the Mississippi River Valley in Iowa and purchased its own land. The original purchase was placed in trust with the Governor of IA. In 1896, the BIA assumed jurisdiction over the tribe and the land is now held in trust by the US government. A casino and a bingo hall provide much of the tribe's income. Also a Trading Store, leasing of some of the property to farmers who raise soybeans and corn, and forestry provide additional revenue for the tribe. Members engage in agriculture and the raising of livestock on the agricultural land. Also the residents have their own gardens up to an acre, which accounts for the remaining tillable land in use. They have installed an underground aeration system for sewage treatment. They have also installed a deep, fresh water well and a 30,000 gallon reservoir in 1983. The tribe provides for the health of its residents, and has also built a 20-room apartment complex for its aged residents. Reservation children attend school, pre-kindergarten through the eighth grade, on the Mesquakie Indian Settlement. There are over 500 people in the settlement. To contact the tribe directly: Sac & Fox Tribal Office 3137 F Avenue Tama, IA 52339 (515) 484-4678 or 484-5358 Judy Neu Springwater, NY

Illinois marriage records are online from 1763-1900. The information you requested is as follows: BOLDAN, JOSEPH LAZENBY, REBECCA MRS 09/02/1865 C/ 22 890 MORGAN Morgan County may have the marriage application, or you may have to research Rebecca's first marriage to find her maiden name. Hope this helps. Judy Neu Springwater, NY

Jonathan Buffalo is the historian for the Meskwauki Nation at Tama. He may not answer correspondence, however. I find it best to arrange meeting and visiting with him in person. Sharon Osceola, Clarke Co., Iowa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephanie" <stephie@seasurf.net> > To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 10:35 PM > Subject: [IOWA] Tama Indian Settlement > > > > Good Evening, > > The recent conversations about Indians in Iowa has opened a possible > > information source for me. Can anyone tell me if there are any records > for > > the Tama Indians and would they have been in Tama County possibly? > > My ancestors were in Benton County bordering Tama County; a cousin told me > a > > story of going to visit an old Aunt that was on an Indian reservation, I'm > > guessing this would have been about 1920-30. I thought it would be > > interesting to figure out who it was....another piece to the puzzle! > Thank > > you for any help or suggestions. Stephanie in Oregon >

Looking for anyone researching the BOLDAN surname specifically looking for information on Joseph and Rebecca BOLDAN. Curious about Rebecca's maiden name date and place of birth in England ? I know she married Joseph BOLDAN, 2 Sep 1865 in Morgan county, Illinois. Then moved to Black Hawk County, Iowa where it seems she spent the remainder of her life. Hoping to fill in some blanks on her RWT

Anyone know who Chief Cono was? > [Original Message] > From: <Chebow1@aol.com> > To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 9/26/2004 8:26:18 PM > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Tama Indian Settlement > > Thank you for that bit of info Marilyn. I was raised in Tama and always > heard it called the "reservation". I know that there is a sign that says Sac > and Fox, but I also knew that there were Mesquaki Indians that either lived > there or at least they lived around Tama/Montour somewhere. I also remember a > time around 1973 when it was said that the Indians were threatening an > "uprising"(?) in Tama, and the whole town stayed home and kept their doors locked. > (Never had seen that little town that quiet!!) Of course nothing happened and it > could have just been a rumor. The Indians would come to town(Tama) on the > weekends and get their gullets full of spirits and then get a little rowdy. But > then so did many a white man!! Cheryl > > > ==== 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

Thank you for that bit of info Marilyn. I was raised in Tama and always heard it called the "reservation". I know that there is a sign that says Sac and Fox, but I also knew that there were Mesquaki Indians that either lived there or at least they lived around Tama/Montour somewhere. I also remember a time around 1973 when it was said that the Indians were threatening an "uprising"(?) in Tama, and the whole town stayed home and kept their doors locked. (Never had seen that little town that quiet!!) Of course nothing happened and it could have just been a rumor. The Indians would come to town(Tama) on the weekends and get their gullets full of spirits and then get a little rowdy. But then so did many a white man!! Cheryl

Good Evening, The recent conversations about Indians in Iowa has opened a possible information source for me. Can anyone tell me if there are any records for the Tama Indians and would they have been in Tama County possibly? My ancestors were in Benton County bordering Tama County; a cousin told me a story of going to visit an old Aunt that was on an Indian reservation, I'm guessing this would have been about 1920-30. I thought it would be interesting to figure out who it was....another piece to the puzzle! Thank you for any help or suggestions. Stephanie in Oregon

I'm back! Would someone be so kind to look for a Martha Morse,white female born 1859 or 1860 Ia. I had asked before when I thought she was N.M._____? She might have been known also as: Nannie Martha Morse. This woman later lived in Texas.She was in the Tx Kerr county 1880 census as N.M. Hardin. . Dianne Hardin in Ca.

To Jan, Don and Others, I have to comment that Iowa historians make a definite distinction between ³settlement² and ³reservation². Reservations were lands provided by the Federal Government. Settlement lands were those purchased by the Indians themselves. There are indeed some older history books that use the incorrect term ³reservation² for the settlement lands at Tama. The Tama Indians (ie, Sac and Fox‹Mesquaki) were indeed sent by the Feds to Oklahoma where they were unhappy with the meager existence, poor hunting and unfertile lands. From their sustenance monies paid to them by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, they saved money to come back to Iowa and buy the lands near Tama. (Only at that time they weren¹t considered citizens with a right to buy lands, so an Iowa Governor or legislator ³Tama² Jim Wilson, had to verify that he would be responsible for them-‹sort of a guardianship, in order for them to purchase land. Iowa may have the distinction of having the only ³settlement² arrangement in the whole country, where a native American group actually purchased their own lands. Marilyn Mugan Holmes

I am looking for the cemetery records/date of death for my great grandfather, Berend Borgers. Berend was born 14 January 1857 in the Netherlands, immigrated to the U.S. October 1892 on the way to Alton, Sioux, Iowa along with his wife Hermina van Beek and five children. The only thing I know about his death was that he died shortly after arriving in the States, before January 18, 1894. I already have information on the rest of his family, only Berend remains a mystery. I do know he's not buried in the Nassau Township Cemetery near Alton. Thank you Ann Borgers _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

The Meskwaki tribe has never been removed from Iowa soil as far as I know. Sharon B. > It is curious that my ggmother told me, "I was borned in DeMoin, Ioway." She > told me many stories of Indians she played with as a child during 1860s to > 1870s). > > I have to therefore assume all tribes (or individuals) were not transported > south to Oklahoma, etc. as many apparently were. > > Don Kelly >

Is there any type of Iowa history book available to purchase? Having it accessable online is great, but nothing beats stretching out on the bed with a good book, soft music in the background and scratching a dog. Mark