A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 WILLIAM A. SCHERFE. Many interests claim the attention of William A. Scherfe, of Fort Madison, and he has the satisfaction of knowing that he has been successful in all that he has undertaken. Although now in the very prime of useful manhood, he is a banker, manufacturer and insurance broker, and his offices, Fort Madison Savings Bank Building, 602 Seventh Street, are the center of his numerous transactions. William A. Scherfe was born at Fort Madison, July 24, 1867, a son of Augustus Scherfe, the later of whom was born at Wurttemberg, Germany. When he was but three years old he was brought to the United States by his parents, who located at Fort Madison. The arrival of the Scherfes was during 1848, the year that brought so many substantial German people to this country owing to internal disturbances in their own land and a scarcity of foodstuffs. They came here with the willingness to labor hard to make their way in the new world, and there were but few of them who failed to prosper. In fact there have been no better immigrants than those from Germany, and their industry and frugality, combined with their intense love of liberty, are reflected in many of their descendants. Growing up in Fort Madison, Augustus Scherfe attended its common schools, and made the best of the opportunities offered him. When war was declared between the states this youth of German birth was one of the first in his neighborhood to enlist, and he served in Company F, Fifth Iowa Infantry, from August 1, 1861, until his honorable discharge four years and four months later with the rank of corporal. After the close of the war he was appointed a guard at the Iowa State Penitentiary, and held the position until 1868, when he moved to Burlington, Iowa, and was in the employ of Hunt & Kendall until 1872. In that year he went to Lincoln, Nebraska, an agent for the Union Pacific Railroad, and he remained there for four years. In 1876 he returned to Burlington, and in 1877 he came back to Fort Madison, and once more became a guard at the penitentiary. In 1890 he resigned from that position and established himself in an insurance business, in which he continued until 1900, when he retired, although he did not die until 1916. He married Miss Amelia Springer, and they had three children born to them: William Arthur, who is the eldest; Mrs. Amelia W. Soechtg, of Fort Madison; and Mrs. Matilda Griffith, of Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Augustus Scherfe died in 1906, ten years before her husband. William Arthur Scherfe was reared at Fort Madison, and attended its common schools, completing the work of the eighth grade in 1878, when only eleven years old, and could not longer attend school, much as he longed to do so, for he was a bright soldier, because he had to go to work to earn his own living. He entered the employ of J. Ehart & Son, of Fort Madison, at a monthly wage of five dollars. More humane laws today shield the child from any kind of exploitation, but when Mr. Scherfe was a boy nothing was thought of his having to work in a manner no one, no matter what his age may be, would today. For that pitifully small wage William Arthur Scherfe, a lad of brilliant parts, had to open up the store at six o'clock in the morning, and continue at work until nine o'clock at night, fifteen hours a day. After two years the lad left these employers to go with the J. W. Frow Grocery store as delivery boy, and continued as such until 1884. In the latter year he went into the machine shop of J. W. Miller, and there he served his apprenticeship, so that when it was completed he worked as a journeyman machinist with the Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad for about a year in its water department. He then became a fireman of the Chicago, Fort Madison & Des Moines Railroad, but, in October, 1892, was injured, and so was forced to refrain from active labor for two years. However, in 1893, he went into his father's insurance office, where he learned the business; succeeded his father, in it in 1900, and still conducts what is one of the oldest concerns of its kind at Fort Madison. For fourteen years Mr. Scherfe served as secretary of the school board. He is a member of the executive committee of the Boy Scouts; was president of the local Chamber of Commerce for four years, and it president of the library board. In addition to his other interests he is president of the Cushman Foundry & Machinery Company, and secretary and a director of the W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company, as well as a stockholder in several banking institutions. For some years he has been a Rotarian. He is a thirty-second degree and Knight Templar Mason, and also belongs to Kaaba Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.; the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and other organizations. In politics he is a Republican. Not only is he a conscientious and valued member of the Presbyterian Church, but he has been one of the trustees of the church for twelve years. On June 16, 1892, Mr. Scherfe was married to Miss Mary A. Young, of Troy, Iowa. No children have been born to them. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. 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Perhaps you all are aware, but I just found some documents today from a Pensions and Increase of Pensions record book of the 67th Congress, 2nd Session of the Senate, Calendar 594, dated April 1922. There are apparently many years of records of appeals to Congress and the review board. This book contains dozens of names of Civil War and other war pensioners and their widows or minors who appealed to Congress for a review and increase of their pension allotments. It gives a background of the pensioners, when the pension started, and the unit served, as well as some other medical evidence and/or the widow's name and allotted amount stated in his/her appeal. Very interesting. So far I haven't found any of my ancestors. Mona

A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 CASPER SCHENK. Numbered among the more prominent attorneys practicing at the bar of Des Moines, Casper Schenk, of the strong legal firm of Bradshaw, Schenk & Fowler, is deserving of special mention because of his ability and high personal character. He was born on Mount Hope Farm, Bennington Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa, April 19, 1878, a son of Joseph and Marie (Gaisser) Schenk. Growing up on his father's farm, reared amid strictly rural surroundings, Casper Schenk attended district schools, and early displayed talents that led his teachers to encourage him in his ambition to fit himself for a professional career. Therefore he want to the Iowa State Teachers College, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Didactics in 1898, and of Master of Didactics in 1899. He taught school for three years, and took some work at the University of Chicago. In 1903 he was graduated from the University of Iowa, with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy, and in 1906 from the law school of Harvard University, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. That same year he was admitted to the bar and began practice at Des Moines. For the years of 1908 and 1909 he was a member of the firm of Schenk & Berryhill. During 1910 and 1911 he was general counsel of the Des Moines Life Insurance Company. In 1912 he formed the firm of Schenk & Lehmann, which continued until 1914. Later his practice was interrupted by the World war. Shortly after his return from overseas he entered into partnership with Judge Charles S. Bradshaw, with whom he has been associated ever since. The offices of Bradshaw, Schenk & Fowler are in 510 Crocker Building, Des Moines. The firm represents many well known clients and Mr. Schenk has conducted much important litigation. He maintains his residence at 917 California Drive, Des Moines. While at Cedar Falls Mr. Schenk made a record in various college activities, and he was a member of the Dramatic Club, and manager of his senior class play at Iowa City. At present he belongs to the Masonic fraternity, the Sojourners, the Iowa Historical Society (life member), the Des Moines Club the Reserve Officers Association, Des Moines Fine Arts Association, Frontier Club, Law Club, P. T. A., Service Club, American Legion, Des Moines Inter-Racial Commission, Polk County Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association and the American Law Institute (life member). He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church and is a member of the executive committee of the Iowa Methodist Hospital. In intervals between his collegiate courses Mr. Schenk was a newspaper reporter, principal of the schools of Little Rock, Iowa, from 1899 to 1902, and from 1909 to 1911 he was an instructor in the law school of Drake University. His work as an educator was very successful, and had he chosen to remain in that profession doubtless he could have gleaned correspondingly high honors, for his is a born teacher. His military experience is interesting and begins with his service as captain of the Cadet Battalion, Cedar Falls, in 1899, and continues through his election as captain of Company F, Fifty-fifth Infantry, Iowa National Guard, in 1910. On June 1, 1917, he entered the regular service for the World war, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and August 15, 1917, he was commissioned a captain of infantry, ordered to Camp Dodge, and assigned to the One Hundred and Sixty-third Depot Brigade. There he was company commander and instructor in the Third Officers' Training School, after which he was assigned to the Three Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment of Infantry, Eighty-eighth Division. Sent overseas in August, 1918, he was at Brechemont Strong Point, Center Sector, Haute Alsace and participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. From March 28 to May 15, 1919, he was in the Judge Advocate General's Department, Tours, France. Returned to the United States he was honorably discharged May 26, 1919. On June 27, 1919, he was commissioned a major of infantry, Officers Reserve Corps, and September 7, 1922, he was promoted and commissioned Lieutenant colonel. He was chairman of the Legislative Committee, American Legion, Thirty-ninth, G. A., of Iowa, which enacted highly important legislation for World war veterans, and since 1923, has been judge advocate of the Iowa Department, American Legion. On June 9, 1910, Mr. Schenk married Miss Myrtle Beulah Long at Fort Dodge, Iowa, Rev. D. A. McBurney, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, officiating. Mrs. Schenk was born April 29, 1889, a daughter of Thomas Dean and Margaret (Crilly) Long, of Manson, Iowa. She was graduated from the Manson High School in 1906, after which she attended the Iowa State Teachers College; the Rockford, Illinois, Trade School; and the Janet McKenzie Hill School, South Chatham, New Hampshire. She was head of the home economics department, Drake University, from 1909 to 1911; dietitian of Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, during 1916 and 1917; does Chautauqua, county fair and farmers institute work; is radio lecturer on home economics, and since 1926 has been director and judge of the culinary department of the Iowa State Fair. She is co-author with Mrs. Gladys Denny Shultz of the book just published, The House That Runs Itself. She enjoys swimming and horseback riding, and took first prize in the adults' health contest, Iowa State Fair, 1924. The Methodist Episcopal Church holds her membership. She belongs to AlphaXi Delta, the Des Moines Women's Club, the Woman's Rotary Club, the Iowa State Home Economics Association, the American Legion Auxiliary and Parent Teachers Association. She is a Republican, as is her husband, and they have been active in party affairs. He took part in the Progressive movement, and in 1914 was the candidate on the Progressive ticket for United States senator from Iowa. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Schenk. The eldest, Beulah Margaret Schenk, known as "Peggy," was born at North Twin Lake, Calhoun County, Iowa, August 7, 1918, and is now a student in Roosevelt Junior High School. She has exhibited talent as pianist, violinist, artist and gymnastic dancer. In 1917 she took second prize for girls under twenty-four months in the baby health contest at the Iowa State Fair. Casper Schenk, Junior, the second child of Mr. and Mrs. Casper Schenk, was born at the Congregational Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, November 9, 1918, while his father was serving with the American Expeditionary Force in France. He took first prize in the Younker Brothers' baby health prize for boys between the ages of twenty-four and thirty-six months in 1921. He attends Hubbell School, where both teachers and pupils are his staunch friends. Mary Elizabeth Schenk, known as "Polly," the third child of Mr. and Mrs. Casper Schenk, was born at the Congregational Hospital, Des Moines, July 30, 1920. She won the sweepstakes prize for all girls, Younker Brothers' baby health contest, Des Moines, 1922. She too attends Hubbell School and is making an excellent record. >From the above it is easy to see that the Schenk family is a fortunate one. Both parents are talented, and they have transmitted admirable characteristics to their children, all of whom are healthy beyond the ordinary. They are being reared with watchful care, and given every opportunity for development both physical and intellectual. Socially Mr. and Mrs. Schenk are cheerfully companionable, and they have gathered about them a wide circle of distinguished and congenial friends. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************Free Credit Report and Score Tracking! Get it Now for $0 at CreditReport.com. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220474599x1201401934/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.creditreport.com%3Fsrc%3Daolemail%26kwd%3Dmlftrtextlin k)

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In the 1900 census for Holt Co., Atkinson Twp., Nebraska, there is a George Westfall and wife "Mertel." Her name is very difficult to read in this census, both both of them indicate they were born in Iowa. He was born Feb 1876, age 24, and she was born Sep 1880, age 19. In the 1880 census for Lucas Co., IA, there is a George Westfall, son of Granville Westfall, but the age doesn't quite match. I wonder if this young woman, wife of George of Nebraska, died about 1905? I don't find them in the 1910 census. mk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Geis" <acg13666@yahoo.com> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:46 PM Subject: [IOWA] WESTFALLS IN LUCAS COUNTY IOWA?? I just recently read an entry in a newspaper article: The Clariton Leader, Clariton, Iowa Thursday, October 12, 1905 "The sad intelligence came Tuesday to the relatives and friends of MRS GEORGE WESTFALL of Nebraska of her serious illness. Slight hopes are held for her recovery." I am researching George Westfall and am wondering if anyone might know: 1) who are the relatives of MRS GEORGE WESTFALL that were living in Clariton 2) more about the MRS GEORGE WESTFALL in Nebraska Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Anna in Colorado _____________________________________________ For additional information concerning how the list works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ _____________________________________________ ---------------------------------------- Your support makes IAGenWeb possible. ~Visit The Friends of IAGenWeb Store today~ http://www.cafepress.com/iagenweb/ _____________________________________________ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 JOHN H. SCHAEFER, of Davenport, has been in the retail grocery business there for thirty-seven years, and is known from one end of the country to the other because of his leadership in and his service for some years as president of the National Retail Grocers Association. Mr. Schaefer was born at Davenport, in 1865, son of Adam and Ellen (Pheiffer) Schaefer. His father was a native of St. Louis, Missouri, and his mother of Pennsylvania, and the grandparents on both sides came from Germany. Adam Schaefer when a boy located in Davenport, in the early 1840's and for many years followed his trade as a stationary engineer. John H. Schaefer attended public schools in Davenport and the Duncan Business College. His first work being in a grocery store, he has never deviated far from this preliminary training and experience and has been identified with the retail grocery business ever since leaving school. For thirty-seven years he has carried on what is known as the J. H. Schaefer Grocery. His store is located in one of the high class residence districts and caters to a very prosperous community of people. Mr. Schaefer for a time was associated with a wholesale grocery house known as the Beiderbecke & Miller firm of Davenport. He is also active in the real estate business, owns a great deal of property in and around Davenport, and he built the business block at 1213 Harrison Street which houses his store, other portions being rented to business firms. He planted and developed the subdivision known as Schaefer's first addition, at Lombard and Gaines streets. Mr. Schaefer came into national prominence during the World war, when he was serving as president of three organizations, the Davenport, Iowa State and National Retail Grocers Associations. He was also a member of Mr. Hoover's personal staff and spent a great deal of time at Washington in connection with the work of the National Retail Grocers Association. He served three years as president of that association, three years as president of the Iowa State and twelve years as president of the Davenport Association. Mr. Schaefer has been for twenty-five years a member of the Davenport Chamber of Commerce and formerly accepted assignments to many of its important committees. He had much to do with securing the splendid new building for the Elks Club, and is a member of the Kiwanis Club. He has lived the life of a practical Christian without membership in any church. Mr. Schaefer married, in 1891, Miss Emma Goos, who died in 1925. There are five children. The son, Jack, associated with his father's grocery business, married Jane Kuehl, a daughter of Louis Kuehl, a pioneer grocer of Davenport. The daughter Elsie is the wife of R. A. FitzSimonds and Gertrude is the of N. A. Flick. Delia M., the third daughter, is the wife of W. H. Romine, a civil engineer and assistant superintendent of parks at Davenport, and member of one of the old families of that city. The youngest daughter, Jannette, is the wife of Harms Peters. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************Great Deals on Dell 15" Laptops - Starting at $479 (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219799606x1201361003/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doub leclick.net%2Fclk%3B213153745%3B34689725%3Bo)

I just recently read an entry in a newspaper article:   The Clariton Leader, Clariton, Iowa Thursday, October 12, 1905 "The sad intelligence came Tuesday to the relatives and friends of MRS GEORGE WESTFALL of Nebraska of her serious illness.  Slight hopes are held for her recovery."   I am researching George Westfall and am wondering if anyone might know: 1) who are the relatives of MRS GEORGE WESTFALL that were living in Clariton 2) more about the MRS GEORGE WESTFALL in Nebraska   Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.   Anna in Colorado

A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 GEORGE H. SAWYER. Monuments are frequently erected to soldiers and other men who are dramatic figures for more or less brief periods of time in communities or states. Perhaps the only reason why a monument should not be erected to a man who for forty consecutive years has labored faithfully and efficiently as a school worker in one community is that neither marble nor bronze would be an appropriate symbol for the dignity of the work and the manifold influence for good flowing out of such a service. Probably such a record is without precedence in Iowa or in any other state for that matter. George H. Sawyer in 1890 began his teaching career in the grammar grades of the schools at Osage. During 1893-94 he was principal of the high school and in 1898-99 was connected with the Cedar Valley Seminary at Osage. In 1899 he again became principal of the high school, and since 1901 has been superintendent of schools, and for thirty years the supervision and direction of the local school system have reflected in their growth and development the character and ideals of this modest Iowa school man. He became superintendent as successor to George Chandler, who had been in charge of the local schools for sixteen years, and these two men have guided the destiny of local education for forty-five years, practically since Osage had a system of schools worthy of the name. Mr. Sawyer has lived all his life in practically one section of Iowa, having been born at Mitchell in Mitchell County, December 7, 1871, and probably no other man has left a deeper impress of his personality and work. His parents were Edwin L. and Julia A. (Hoyt) Sawyer. His father was a native of New York State and as a young man moved to Columbus, Wisconsin, attending school there and at Milwaukee, and he too was a teacher in his early life. After coming to Mitchell County, Iowa, he settled on a farm and took a prominent part in local politics and affairs, being a staunch Republican and serving as county recorder, carried on a real estate business and was an official member of the Baptist Church and greatly interested in Sunday School work. He was a Royal Arch Mason. Edwin L. Sawyer lived to be eighty-three years of age, passing away in 1927. His wife, Julia Hoyt, was born in Wisconsin, but they were married in Mitchell, Iowa. Both were of English ancestry. Mrs. Julia Sawyer passed away in 1878. Of the three sons George H. is the only survivor, one of them having died in infancy and the other in his third year. George H. Sawyer grew up at Osage, attending grade and high schools there, later spending two years as a student in the Cedar Valley Seminary, and in 1899 was graduated Bachelor of Science from the University of Chicago, where he majored in history. On the same evening of the day he graduated from the Osage High School he signed a contract to teach the eighth grade in the Osage schools. While with the seminary he taught history and mathematics. The Osage schools both materially and in curriculum have been completely rebuilt since Mr. Sawyer became superintendent. The progressive character of his administration is also illustrated in the fact that for many years the Osage High has been a member of the North Central Association of Secondary Schools. At different times the Osage schools have won state championships in athletics, in declamatory, musical and debating contests. Mr. Sawyer married, April 4, 1900, Miss Nora Vaughan, who had been a primary teacher in the Osage schools. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Vaughan, live at Hudson, Blackhawk County, Iowa. Mrs. Sawyer took a degree at the Iowa Teachers College at Cedar Falls. Their daughter, Ruth, will graduate with the class of 1933 from Osage High School. Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer are active members of the Baptist Church and for years he was superintendent of the Sunday School and now teaches an adult class. He is a past Master Mason, a past commander of the Knights Templar, a past chancellor commander of the Knights of Pythias, is the 1930-31 president of the Lions Club and was the past president of the local Izaak Walton League and was a delegate to the national convention of the League in Chicago in 1927. He is a Republican. Mr. Sawyer has long been prominent in educational organizations, having been twice president of the Northeastern Iowa Teachers Association, vice president of the state association, and a member of the National Education Association. 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A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 WILLIAM C. SAUL. On the roster of able and representative members of the bar of Carroll County appears the name of William C. Saul, who now ranks as one of the veterans of his profession in his native state and who has here been engaged in the active practice of law fully thirty-five years. He maintains his home and professional headquarters at Carroll, the county seat, and has long controlled a substantial important general law business, in which he now has an effective coadjutor and partner in the person of his elder son, W. Irving Saul. Mr. Saul was born in the city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, December 21, 1862, when that beautiful "Parlor City" of the Hawkeye State was little more than a village. He is a son of James and Maria Saul, who were born in Ireland, where they were reared to adult age and who were young folk when they thence came to the United States, their marriage having been solemnized at Camden, New Jersey, in the year 1851, and their removal to Iowa having occurred in 1858. Mr. and Mrs. Saul became pioneer settlers in Cedar Rapids, where Mr. Saul for a time followed his trade, that of shoemaker, his attention thereafter having been given mainly to farm industry. In 1879 he removed with his family from Iowa County to Crawford County, where he long continued his activities as a substantial exponent of agricultural and live stock enterprise, but he and his wife passed the closing years of their lives at Denison, Crawford County, where he died in 1916, aged eighty-seven years. His widow passed away at the home of her son, William C., March 19, 1918, aged eighty-four years, their names meriting enduring place on the roll of the honored pioneers of Iowa. The childhood and early youth of William C. Saul were compassed by the environment and discipline of the home farm, and his preliminary education was acquired in rural district schools. In 1883 he attended the academy of Cornell College, at Mount Vernon, and within a short time thereafter he engaged in railroad service in Nebraska. He followed this vocation two years, and during the ensuing four years he was a successful teacher in the public schools. During the period of 1891-93 he was in the railway mail service, and in the latter year he became a student in the law office of F. M. Powers, at Carroll, Iowa. Under the preceptorship of Mr. Powers he continued his studies two years, and in 1895 he gained admission to the bar of his native state. He has been established in general practice at Carroll during the long intervening period and has been prominently concerned in much important litigation in the courts of this section of Iowa, and has a secure status as a resourceful trial lawyer and conservative counsel. The political allegiance of Mr. Saul is given to the Republican party and he and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, where he has long been a member of the official board. He is now one of the veteran members and the present president of the Carroll County Bar Association and has membership also in the Iowa State Bar Association. In his home city his basic Masonic affiliation is with Signet Lodge No. 264, A. F. and A. M., and here he likewise has membership on Copestone Chapter No. 78, R. A. M.; Cryptic Council No. 38, R. and S. M.; and Azgad Commandery No. 63, Knights Templar, of which he was the first eminent commander. At Carroll he has membership in the Citizens Club and the Carroll Country Club. The year 1885 recorded the marriage of Mr. Saul to Miss Elida J. Thomas, of Dow City, this state, and the children of this union are three in number: W. Irving, who is now associated with his father in the practice of law, was born at Denison, this state, January 25, 1887, and in 1904 he was graduated in the Carroll High School. During the ensuing three years he was a student in Iowa State College, at Ames, and he then gave four years to service as an electrician, in various cities of Iowa. During the year 1911 he was editor of the Carroll Herald, and the ensuing eighteen months found him functioning as editor and publisher of the Breda, News, in the village of Breda, Carroll County. He then sold the property and business and in 1912 he became a student in his father's law office, his admission to the bar having occurred in 1915, and he being now a partner of his father in the practice of law. In 1907 W. Irving Saul wedded Miss Viola E. Williams, of Ames, and of their two children the one surviving is Helen Anita, a graduate of Grinnell College in the class of 1929 and now a teacher at Dallas Center, Iowa. The second son of Mr. William C. Saul is Major Leslie T. Saul, who was graduated in the United States Military Academy, at West Point, as a member of the class of 1916, and who is now stationed, with rank of major, at Schofield Barracks, near Honolulu, Hawaii. Major Saul married in 1920, Miss Cecil Lynn, of Ida Grove, and they have three children: Dorothy, John and Nancy. Jean Elizabeth, youngest of the children, is a graduate of Cornell College, where she was elected to the honorary society of Torch and to the Phi Beta Kappa, and is now teaching in the high school at Colome, South Dakota. It may be noted that W. Irving Saul is affiliated with the same Masonic bodies as is his father and that he succeeded the latter as eminent commander of Azgad Commandery of Knights Templar, he having thus been the second incumbent of that office. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220085203x1201389322/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DMarchfooterNO62)

June, Here's a webpage that lists all the GAR Posts, by state and town: http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/gar/garhome.html Perhaps you can find something of interest here. juanita > Does anyone know how to check of GAR? Thanks June

Does anyone know how to check of GAR? Thanks June

A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 AURAL A. SANDY is a physician and surgeon practicing in Des Moines, with offices in the Equitable Building. He has been numbered among Des Moines' leading physicians for over twenty years. He was born in Warren County, Iowa, February 8, 1872, a son of Henry Clay and Lovina Ann (Hook) Sandy, his father a native of Indiana and his mother of Ohio. His grandfather, William Sandy, came from Indiana and settled in Warren County, Iowa, as a pioneer and was founder of the town of Sandyville. The maternal grandfather, John Hook, was born in Ohio and came to Iowa, where he followed farming and operated a store at Wheeling. Henry Clay Sandy was a well-to-do farmer of Warren County, owning two farms in that section of the state. He was a Methodist and a Republican. He died about 1908, and the widowed mother now lives with her only son and child, Doctor Sandy, in Des Moines. Doctor Sandy attended public schools in Warren County, the Milo High School, and as a young man learned telegraphy and was employed for several years as a telegraph operator. Being ambitious for a professional career, he entered the Keokuk Medical College, from which he was graduated M. D. in 1901, and since graduating has done further work in the Chicago Polyclinic and has come in contact with the leading men of his profession in clinics an din conventions of medical organizations. Doctor Sandy for three years practiced at Harvey, Iowa, then at Washington, Iowa, conducted a private sanitarium for five years, an din 1908 moved to Des Moines, where he has had a large and busy routine of general practice. He is a member of the Polk County, Iowa State and Amer ican Medical Association. Doctor Sandy married in 1892 Daisy M. Wright, who was born in Warren County. She died in April, 1905, mother of two children; Clarence R., deceased; and Victor O., who is connected with the Northwestern Telephone Company at Des Moines. In 1906 Doctor Sandy married Blanche M. Foshier, who was born in Marion County, Iowa, and was reared and educated there. The only child of this marriage died in infancy. Doctor Sandy is a member of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church and for ten years has taught a class in the Sunday School. He is a York and Scottish Rite Mason and Shriner. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219858252x1201366219/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DMarchfooterNO62)

I noticed mention of a "burial permit" Is it possible there is a STATEWIDE location where burial permits are located, and would be available for genie research? Just a silly question, probably, but wouldn't it be truly helpful? ----- Original Message ----- From: iowa-request@rootsweb.com To: iowa@rootsweb.com Subject: IOWA Digest, Vol 4, Issue 70 Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:00:35 -0600 >This is the IOWA list in digest form. For additional >information concerning how the list works, how to sub and >unsub and list rules, visit >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Bio of Henry E. Samspon Part 3 of 3 parts >(Bare67deb@aol.com) > 2. Re: Iowa cemetery records (Lisa Lepore) > 3. Michigan death Certs 1897 - 1920 (Julie) > > >----------------------------------------------------------- >----------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:10:38 EDT >From: Bare67deb@aol.com >Subject: [IOWA] Bio of Henry E. Samspon Part 3 of 3 parts >To: IOWA@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <d10.478b2fd8.36f6171e@aol.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >A Narrative History >of >The People of Iowa >with >SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN >EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, >BUSINESS, ETC. >by >EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. >Curator of the >Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa >Volume IV >THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. >Chicago and New York >1931 > >Part 3 - Bio of Henry E. Sampson > >Mr. Sampson is the author of several booklets and monograms >, among which are: One Year Under the Des Moines Plow >(1908), Workmen's Compensation (1914), Road Legislation >(1915), Temperance Legislation in Iowa (1916), >Responsibilities of the Physician (1927), Symposition of >Taxation Material (1929). > >As general counsel for the Professional Insurance >Corporation which insures physicians and other >professional men, Mr. Sampson has been asked to >contribute several articles for medical magazines upon >medico-legal subjects. > >Mr. Sampson was candidate for attorney general of Iowa in >1916 but was defeated in the State Convention. >On the 18th of October, 1905, was solemnized the marriage >of Mr. Sampson and Miss Mary Luella Stubbs, musician and >clubwoman, who was born in Hardin County, Iowa, and who is >a daughter of Rev. Enos P. and Mary (Hunt) Stubbs. Rev. >Enos Stubbs was born at Elkton, Ohio, received a liberal >education, and was a young man when he gained pioneer >honors in Iowa, where he became a leader in educational >work in Hardin County, being its fifth county >superintendent. His was the honor and distinction of >having established, in 1870, the firs normal school in >this state; and there came in June, 1928, a significant >and consistent tribute to this sterling man and his >service in behalf of education when the site of his school >in Hardin County was marked by a fitting entablature that >shows it to be the site of the first normal school in >Iowa. He was a great-grandson of John Townsend, Sr., who >came to America on the ship Welcome with William Penn, >also grandson of John Townsend, Fr., a Revolutionary >soldier under General Green. Mr. Stubbs was a birthright >member of the Society of Friends, but he eventually >became a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in >the ministry of which he continued until his death in >1904. > >Mrs. Sampson was reared in a home of distinctive culture >and refinement, received excellent educational advantages >, and she is a gracious and popular figure in social, >cultural and church circles in the capital city of her >native state. At the time of her marriage she was a >teacher in New Providence Academy. She is a past >president of the Current History Club (1926-1927); also a >past president of G. A. Circle of P. E. O. Sisterhood >(1927-1928); also member of the reciprocity board >(1928-1930); she is registrar of Abigail Adams Chapter, >D. A. R. (1928-1930); chairman of the Music Committee Des >Moines Federation (1929-1930); she is also a member of the >Des Moines Women's Club. > >Mr. Sampson has ever been a staunch supporter of the cause >of the Republican party. He and his wife are zealous >members of the First Methodist Church in their home city, >he being a member of its board of stewards and having been >for the past twelve years the superintendent of its Adult >Church School. He has membership in the American Bar >Association, the Iowa State Bar Association, and the Polk >County Bar Association. He is affiliated with both York >and Scottish Rite bodies of the Masonic fraternity, >besides being a noble of the Mystic Shrine, and he is a >member of the Delta Chi legal fraternity of the >University of Chicago, while in his home community he is a >member of the Des Moines Club and the Iowa State >Historical Society. > > >Debbie Clough Gerischer >Iowa History Project >_http://iagenweb.org/history/_ >(http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa >_http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ >(http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) > >**************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See >yours in just 2 easy steps! >(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220863691x1201421 >954/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fde >fault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID >%3D62%26bcd%3DMarchfooterNO62) > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:47:20 -0400 >From: "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> >Subject: Re: [IOWA] Iowa cemetery records >To: "Don" <dwdwrks2@omnitelcom.com>, <IOWA@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: ><8BB3EB8872D5481FBB839B5B728E7407@lisa186de69d53> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; >charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > >Maybe you can find the funeral home or a burial permit. > >I think your guy is buried at Shell Rock. > >The family may not have wanted to mention the medical >research bit in the obit, and he was probably buried there >eventually, after the Hospital was done with him. > >Also possible is that they intended to donate his body >for research, but the Hospital didn't need him at that time >, so a funeral with burial at Shell Rock went on. > >Lisa > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Don" <dwdwrks2@omnitelcom.com> > > >>I looked up the Death Record for an individual the other >>day. It stated that >> the man had died at U of Iowa Hospital and the body had >> been donated for research. His obit has him buried in >> Shell Rock, where I found his grave. The grave stone has >>his name on it. What do suppose is under that stone? >> Don Woodley >> > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:49:45 -0700 (PDT) >From: Julie <juls92627@yahoo.com> >Subject: [IOWA] Michigan death Certs 1897 - 1920 >To: VA_Fred <OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA-request@rootsweb.com>, >VA_Shen > <SHENANDOAH@rootsweb.com>, I_Iowa <IOWA@rootsweb.com>, > IA_Linn > <ialinn@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <885461.89985.qm@web62308.mail.re1.yahoo.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >from another llist > >--- On Thu, 3/19/09, Rena wrote: > >http://seekingmichigan.org/discover-collection?collection=p129401coll7 > > > > >------------------------------ > >To contact the IOWA list administrator, send an email to >IOWA-admin@rootsweb.com. > >To post a message to the IOWA mailing list, send an email >to IOWA@rootsweb.com. > >__________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email >with no additional text. > > >End of IOWA Digest, Vol 4, Issue 70 >***********************************

The following is a link to a website for a company that not only does the usually done DNA tests, (testing mtDNA and Y DNA) but also the autosomal STR markers test. This "may" help answer a lot of genetic questions for men and women when someone of the opposite sex is not available to do a DNA test, etc. www.dnatribes.com I recommend that everyone go to this site and read all the information, before ever deciding on a genetic testing company to use. The price and results comparison chart they have a link to is "must read" also. I myself would use this company. Some will not want to. It's a matter of choice, but I believe this gives the most bang for the buck. I love all the stories and information people on this list share. A wonderful group. The stories really fill in a a lot of blanks for fleshing out the lives of our ancestors. It's still the best list on the internet. Portia Haynes

A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 EDWIN D. SAMSON was not yet three years of age when his parents came from their old home in Indiana to number themselves among the pioneer settlers in Iowa, and in this state he was reared and educated; here he has staged his acuities and his services during the long intervening years, and here he has been a member of the bar of the capital city of Des Moines fully forty-five years, with good standing in the legal profession in the fine old Hawkeye State, and with inviolable place in popular confidence and good will. Mr. Samson is now virtually retired from the active practice of his profession and gives his time and attention to his executive duties as referee in probate for Polk County, an office to which he was appointed January 1, 1928, and the affairs of which he is administering with characteristic loyalty and efficiency. Mr. Samson was born in Switzerland County, Indiana, December 13, 1850, and is a son of Seth and Margaret Jane (Wilson) Samson, of whose ten children he was the second in order of birth, even as he is one of the six who still survive the honored parents. Seth Samson likewise was born in Switzerland County, Indiana, and his wife was born in Greene County, Ohio, her parents having thence removed to Indiana when she was a child, she having been a daughter of Aaron Wilson, who likewise was born in Greene County, Ohio, where the family was early established, and who renewed his pioneer experiences in connection with the farm industry after he had removed to Indiana, in which state he and his wife passed the reminder of their lives. In February, 1853, Seth Samson came with his family to the pioneer wilds of Iowa and made settlement in Wapello County, where he took up Government land, for which he paid $1.25 an acre and to the improvement and cultivation of which he gave his attention during a period of ten years. He then, in November, 1863, transferred the family home to Decatur County, where he and his wife remained until their death and where their mortal bodies were laid to rest in the cemetery at Van Wert. Mr. Seth Samson served as a soldier of the Union during one year of the Civil war. He was a Republican in political alignment, and he and his wife were zealous members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was a son of Seth Samson, Sr., who was born in the State of New York and who became one of the pioneer settlers in Indiana. The family name of his wife was Hopkinson. The pioneer schools of Iowa afforded Edwin D. Samson his early education, and in Simpson College, this state, he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1876, his alma mater having later, in 1879, conferred upon him the supplemental degree of Master of Arts. Prior to entering the college he had gained experience as a teacher in rural schools. After leaving college he read law in the office of the firm of Henderson & Berry at Indianola, judicial center of Warren County, and after his admission to the bar, in October, 1977, he initiated the practice of his profession at Indianola, where he associated himself with George W. Seevers, under the firm name of Seevers & Samson. There he continued his professional activities until 1883, in October of which year he established his residence in Des Moines, where for thirty years the active work in his profession continued, until his recent appointment to his present office of referee in probate. Mr. Samson has never deviated from the line of loyal allegiance to the Republican party, and he and his family are earnest and devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Samson is a trustee of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church of Des Moines; and in this city he was a director of the Methodist Hospital during a period of twenty-eight years, with twenty-one years of that time marking his service as president of the board. He is likewise a member of the Board of Trustees of Simpson College at Indianola, a position he has retained many years. He was interested in the affairs and work of the state committee Y. M. C. A. of Iowa, which he served twenty-seven years as a member and ten years as chairman of the committee. On the 8th of February, 1882, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Samson and Miss Laura Virginia Dye, who was born in Ohio, and whose father, the late Robert E. Dye, came from that state to Iowa and became a pioneer farmer in Decatur County. Mary Evelyn, eldest of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Samson, is employed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the interests of the Board of Home Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church in which work she travels widely over the country; Duane D. is engaged in business in San Antonio, Texas; and Emory Alden is in business in the City of Chicago. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220685763x1201394209/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DMarchfooterNO62)

from another llist --- On Thu, 3/19/09, Rena wrote: http://seekingmichigan.org/discover-collection?collection=p129401coll7

Maybe you can find the funeral home or a burial permit. I think your guy is buried at Shell Rock. The family may not have wanted to mention the medical research bit in the obit, and he was probably buried there eventually, after the Hospital was done with him. Also possible is that they intended to donate his body for research, but the Hospital didn't need him at that time, so a funeral with burial at Shell Rock went on. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don" <dwdwrks2@omnitelcom.com> >I looked up the Death Record for an individual the other day. It stated >that > the man had died at U of Iowa Hospital and the body had been donated for > research. His obit has him buried in Shell Rock, where I found his grave. > The grave stone has his name on it. What do suppose is under that stone? > > Don Woodley >

A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 Part 3 - Bio of Henry E. Sampson Mr. Sampson is the author of several booklets and monograms, among which are: One Year Under the Des Moines Plow (1908), Workmen's Compensation (1914), Road Legislation (1915), Temperance Legislation in Iowa (1916), Responsibilities of the Physician (1927), Symposition of Taxation Material (1929). As general counsel for the Professional Insurance Corporation which insures physicians and other professional men, Mr. Sampson has been asked to contribute several articles for medical magazines upon medico-legal subjects. Mr. Sampson was candidate for attorney general of Iowa in 1916 but was defeated in the State Convention. On the 18th of October, 1905, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Sampson and Miss Mary Luella Stubbs, musician and clubwoman, who was born in Hardin County, Iowa, and who is a daughter of Rev. Enos P. and Mary (Hunt) Stubbs. Rev. Enos Stubbs was born at Elkton, Ohio, received a liberal education, and was a young man when he gained pioneer honors in Iowa, where he became a leader in educational work in Hardin County, being its fifth county superintendent. His was the honor and distinction of having established, in 1870, the firs normal school in this state; and there came in June, 1928, a significant and consistent tribute to this sterling man and his service in behalf of education when the site of his school in Hardin County was marked by a fitting entablature that shows it to be the site of the first normal school in Iowa. He was a great-grandson of John Townsend, Sr., who came to America on the ship Welcome with William Penn, also grandson of John Townsend, Fr., a Revolutionary soldier under General Green. Mr. Stubbs was a birthright member of the Society of Friends, but he eventually became a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the ministry of which he continued until his death in 1904. Mrs. Sampson was reared in a home of distinctive culture and refinement, received excellent educational advantages, and she is a gracious and popular figure in social, cultural and church circles in the capital city of her native state. At the time of her marriage she was a teacher in New Providence Academy. She is a past president of the Current History Club (1926-1927); also a past president of G. A. Circle of P. E. O. Sisterhood (1927-1928); also member of the reciprocity board (1928-1930); she is registrar of Abigail Adams Chapter, D. A. R. (1928-1930); chairman of the Music Committee Des Moines Federation (1929-1930); she is also a member of the Des Moines Women's Club. Mr. Sampson has ever been a staunch supporter of the cause of the Republican party. He and his wife are zealous members of the First Methodist Church in their home city, he being a member of its board of stewards and having been for the past twelve years the superintendent of its Adult Church School. He has membership in the American Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association, and the Polk County Bar Association. He is affiliated with both York and Scottish Rite bodies of the Masonic fraternity, besides being a noble of the Mystic Shrine, and he is a member of the Delta Chi legal fraternity of the University of Chicago, while in his home community he is a member of the Des Moines Club and the Iowa State Historical Society. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220863691x1201421954/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DMarchfooterNO62)

Hello again Susan & Iowa list. Just wanted to correct myself in this last email: I am Iowa born, but have lived across the country for 50 years...which makes me old enough to be forgetful. Right? Just the best part of me is Iowan! Sandy Childs On Mar 20, 2009, at 9:36 PM, Sandra L. Childs wrote: > Hello Susan: > > Great story. Your folks were amazing and I hope I would have the > courage to do so when the times comes. > > I do have one question about the location of Mallory, Jefferson Twp, > Louisa County? Is this in Iowa? (I am Iowa born but am sorely lacking > in knowledge of towns, counties, etc.) The reason I ask is that I > have just discovered my Swiss gg grandmother and her large family were > living in Mallory, Clayton Co., Iowa. (Twp. of Jefferson has been > mentioned in a letter also.) What do you think? > > Just curious. > > > Sandy Childs > > Researching Mallory residents: Gisiger, Schroeder, Mosier/Moser. > > > > On Mar 20, 2009, at 8:52 AM, ra4055@aol.com wrote: > >> Hi all, >> My Dad and Mom chose to do this, so I have some experience with the >> situation. In his case, his body went to UI at the end of July. >> They explained to us that in about a year to a year and a half his >> ashes would be returned to us, by mail! There was a letter sent to >> warn my mother that the package would be arriving. Not a package >> you wish to receive without notice. A year later, when his ashes >> were safely delivered, the family had a small ceremony at the family >> cemetery (Mallory, Jefferson township, Louisa County. A beautiful >> quiet place on a hill. dating to the 1850's, possibly earlier. My gr >> gr gr grandfather, Elisha Hook, is in Plot one, 1852.) >> >> Because he and my Mother chose to do this, they were buried together >> in half a regular plot, under a small headstone. You would have no >> idea of the type of burial. It was an interesting process, one I >> will carry on. >> >> My grandmother took me to help tend the graves as her mother had >> taken her. Her mother lived across the road and had many memories >> of burials at night for soldiers and victims of a nearby epidemic. >> Burris City was a steamboat landing where the Iowa meets the >> Mississippi. Very boggy land, latent with mosquitos. A flood >> decimated it in 1858, with its obliteration not long after. She >> told Wallaces Farmers Magazine in an interview sometime in the >> '30s(?) that a yellow fever ravaged the town when she was a child. >> She would wake up in the ni >> ght to hear wagons on the road and wake up in the morning to see >> long strips of freshly turned dirt in the snow. Also steamboats >> heading to Rock Island with Confederate soldiers would stop to >> remove the dead who were then buried at Mallory Cemetery. There are >> still large stretches of grass with no headstones, although there is >> now an historical marker. It always fascinated me as a child to >> think of so many unknowns there. I know my fascination with the >> past started there. >> >> Thanks for all the fascinating posts on laundry day and all the work >> involved. I remember most of it well. Any one remember the frames >> used to dry sheer curtains? Wooden, adjustable to some extend with >> tine sharp pins along the edges to hold the cloth taut while it >> dried. Not a pleasant task, lots of pinpricked fingers, but the >> curtains weren't out of line when they were dry. This was a real >> harbinger of Spring, done during the cleaning whirlwind. I still >> line dry clothes when I can. >> >> >> >> >> Susan >> >> >> >> It is never to late to be what you might have been. >> George Eliot >> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> For additional information concerning how the list >> works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit >> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ >> _____________________________________________ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IOWA-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > _____________________________________________ > > For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > _____________________________________________ > ---------------------------------------- > Your support makes IAGenWeb possible. > ~Visit The Friends of IAGenWeb Store today~ > http://www.cafepress.com/iagenweb/ > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IOWA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Hello Susan: Great story. Your folks were amazing and I hope I would have the courage to do so when the times comes. I do have one question about the location of Mallory, Jefferson Twp, Louisa County? Is this in Iowa? (I am Iowa born but am sorely lacking in knowledge of towns, counties, etc.) The reason I ask is that I have just discovered my Swiss gg grandmother and her large family were living in Mallory, Clayton Co., Iowa. (Twp. of Jefferson has been mentioned in a letter also.) What do you think? Just curious. Sandy Childs Researching Mallory residents: Gisiger, Schroeder, Mosier/Moser. On Mar 20, 2009, at 8:52 AM, ra4055@aol.com wrote: > Hi all, > My Dad and Mom chose to do this, so I have some experience with the > situation. In his case, his body went to UI at the end of July. > They explained to us that in about a year to a year and a half his > ashes would be returned to us, by mail! There was a letter sent to > warn my mother that the package would be arriving. Not a package > you wish to receive without notice. A year later, when his ashes > were safely delivered, the family had a small ceremony at the family > cemetery (Mallory, Jefferson township, Louisa County. A beautiful > quiet place on a hill. dating to the 1850's, possibly earlier. My gr > gr gr grandfather, Elisha Hook, is in Plot one, 1852.) > > Because he and my Mother chose to do this, they were buried together > in half a regular plot, under a small headstone. You would have no > idea of the type of burial. It was an interesting process, one I > will carry on. > > My grandmother took me to help tend the graves as her mother had > taken her. Her mother lived across the road and had many memories > of burials at night for soldiers and victims of a nearby epidemic. > Burris City was a steamboat landing where the Iowa meets the > Mississippi. Very boggy land, latent with mosquitos. A flood > decimated it in 1858, with its obliteration not long after. She > told Wallaces Farmers Magazine in an interview sometime in the > '30s(?) that a yellow fever ravaged the town when she was a child. > She would wake up in the ni > ght to hear wagons on the road and wake up in the morning to see > long strips of freshly turned dirt in the snow. Also steamboats > heading to Rock Island with Confederate soldiers would stop to > remove the dead who were then buried at Mallory Cemetery. There are > still large stretches of grass with no headstones, although there is > now an historical marker. It always fascinated me as a child to > think of so many unknowns there. I know my fascination with the > past started there. > > Thanks for all the fascinating posts on laundry day and all the work > involved. I remember most of it well. Any one remember the frames > used to dry sheer curtains? Wooden, adjustable to some extend with > tine sharp pins along the edges to hold the cloth taut while it > dried. Not a pleasant task, lots of pinpricked fingers, but the > curtains weren't out of line when they were dry. This was a real > harbinger of Spring, done during the cleaning whirlwind. I still > line dry clothes when I can. > > > > > Susan > > > > It is never to late to be what you might have been. > George Eliot > > _____________________________________________ > > For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IOWA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message