Juanita, location of Bethesda Cemetery is: http://iagenweb.org/jefferson/Cemeteries/Bethesda_Cemetery_Index.html I hope this helps donkelly ----- Original Message ----- From: juanita <juanita2@cox.net> To: IOWA@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 18:40:50 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [IOWA] Cemetery in Jefferson Co. IA Can someone tell me where Bethesda Cemetery is located in Jefferson County? Also, is there a list of burial sites posted on line? I'm searching for the burial site of Levi Hampton who died in Fairfield in 1882. Also graves of children of Harmon Stidger who died in this same time period. Thanks. juanita > Good morning all, > > This has been such an interesting time for the Iowa list. Thank you > for all the wonderful posts. > > If ever any of you would like to share the bio's I post to this > list...be my guest. Just please remember to give the source credit > when sharing. And that would be the name of the book, author and the > copyright date. > > All that I post will eventually end up on the Iowa History Site or you > can go back into the archives of this list too to find 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. See yours in just 2 > easy steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219957551x1201325337/aol?red > ir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D6680 > 72%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) > _____________________________________________ > > 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/ _____________________________________________ ------------------------------- 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

Is this the right family? In 1880, Thomas and Sarah Cochrane were in Adair County, Iowa, with four children. Thomas was 49 and gave his place of birth and that of both parents as Scotland. Sarah was born in Ohio. Their oldest child, living with them, was William who was 24 and the County Surveyor. He had been born in Illinois. The younger children living with them were, Frances (21), Harry (11), and George (7) were born in Iowa. Twenty years later, in 1900, Thomas and Sarah Cochrane are living alone still in Adair County, Iowa. They are 69 and 64 years old. They say they have been married for 56 years (that would be 1844) and that Sarah has had 8 childen, 6 of whom are still living. Since they had 4 children with them in 1880 and none in 1900, it's likely that there were two older children and J. E. Cochrane may have been one of them. He was probably born in Illinois. I found them in 1860 in Delaware County, Iowa, Delhi Tnp. with children William and Frances, b. Illinois & Iowa. No sign of "J. E." though. Maybe he was born after 1880 and married and had left home before 1900? Possible. Anybody else have any luck with this? If Sarah had 8 children and 6 were living in 1900, there are 2 missing. Jeanne Surber -----Original Message----- >From: Shirley Gunter <shirleyjgunter@comcast.net> >Sent: Mar 7, 2009 2:25 PM >To: iowa@rootsweb.com >Subject: [IOWA] 1900 census > >My Thomas Cochrane died in 1902 FEB.27th,buried on the 2nd of FEB.He was >born in Greenock,Scotland.his son was J.E.Cochrane,from Corning,Iowa.it >seems he was living there from the obit I have.Thomas and Sarah are on the >census,but cannot find the J.E.Cochrane.don't really know what his first >name is other then the ones that were in the paper.don't even know if he had >children.maybe he came to Corning after the census was taken.is that >possible? > >_____________________________________________ > >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

The list was quiet until one post set it off. I just love it. donkelly ----- Original Message ----- From: Bare67deb@aol.com To: IOWA@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 17:54:44 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [IOWA] Sharing Bio's Good morning all, This has been such an interesting time for the Iowa list. Thank you for all the wonderful posts. If ever any of you would like to share the bio's I post to this list...be my guest. Just please remember to give the source credit when sharing. And that would be the name of the book, author and the copyright date. All that I post will eventually end up on the Iowa History Site or you can go back into the archives of this list too to find 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. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219957551x1201325337/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) _____________________________________________ 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

Jean, et al, Thomas E. is with the family in 1870 Hazel Green twp, Delaware co. Family indexed as COCHRAN. Thomas E. is indicated as born 1863 NY. as he is on the 1900 I previously referred to. Think the family left Ia. & returned briefly to NY before to returning to the Hawkeye state. He's not with them in 1880 but I wasn't looking for him in 1880. Dick May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! (Irish proverb) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanne Surber" <surberj@earthlink.net> To: "Shirley Gunter" <shirleyjgunter@comcast.net> Cc: "Iowa" <IOWA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 5:47 PM Subject: [IOWA] COCHRANE - 1900 Census > > Is this the right family? > > In 1880, Thomas and Sarah Cochrane were in Adair County, Iowa, with four > children. Thomas was 49 and gave his place of birth and that of both > parents as Scotland. Sarah was born in Ohio. Their oldest child, living > with them, was William who was 24 and the County Surveyor. He had been > born in Illinois. The younger children living with them were, Frances > (21), Harry (11), and George (7) were born in Iowa. > > Twenty years later, in 1900, Thomas and Sarah Cochrane are living alone > still in Adair County, Iowa. They are 69 and 64 years old. They say they > have been married for 56 years (that would be 1844) and that Sarah has had > 8 childen, 6 of whom are still living. Since they had 4 children with > them in 1880 and none in 1900, it's likely that there were two older > children and J. E. Cochrane may have been one of them. He was probably > born in Illinois. > > I found them in 1860 in Delaware County, Iowa, Delhi Tnp. with children > William and Frances, b. Illinois & Iowa. No sign of "J. E." though. Maybe > he was born after 1880 and married and had left home before 1900? > Possible. > > Anybody else have any luck with this? If Sarah had 8 children and 6 were > living in 1900, there are 2 missing.

Shirley, Take heart, finding ship arrival info can take years. And sometimes you just don't find it. If you are trying to find out who Thomas Colhane's parents where, have you tried contacting the county where he died and or the state of Iowa to try to locate a death certificate for him. His wife likely gave the information for that certificate and if she knew his parents names they may be on his death certificate. Cheryl > Many thanks to all of you for the great help and finds.looks as if I will up > a creek with no paddle as for Thomas Cochrane he was not a citizen of the > united states.the story goes he came from Greenock scotland in 1844, at the > age of thirteen doesn't look like I will be able to find ship he came on or > what port.but anyway thanks much,your sure a very helpful group.shirley

This Adams Co. IA site has an interesting free database. http://incolor.inetnebr.com/rgcox/adams.htm They have a lot of links but the one I saw that was really unusual is under the heading, Adams County Database: "Free Press Newspaper Archive now on-line" It takes you to a free site for just Adams county newspapers that are searchable. Very worthwhile taking a lot of time searching this. I did find many references to a Mrs. Colhane visiting her children here and there in later 1902 and 1903. There were many mentions of her son T.E. Colhane in Corning and also her son Harry Colhane who had moved to Kansas. Cheryl > -----Original Message----- >>From: Shirley Gunter <shirleyjgunter@comcast.net> >>Sent: Mar 7, 2009 2:25 PM >>To: iowa@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [IOWA] 1900 census >>My Thomas Cochrane died in 1902 FEB.27th,buried on the 2nd of FEB.He was >>born in Greenock,Scotland.his son was J.E.Cochrane,from Corning,Iowa.it >>seems he was living there from the obit I have.Thomas and Sarah are on the >>census,but cannot find the J.E.Cochrane.don't really know what his first >>name is other then the ones that were in the paper.don't even know if he had >>children.maybe he came to Corning after the census was taken.is that >>possible? >>_____________________________________________ >>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/ > _____________________________________________ > ------------------------------- > 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

You give up to easy my young colleen. Since you didn't give me an answer as to where you had Thomas & Sarah on previous census records, I had to find them myself. I think somewhere along the line a typo occurred from the obit. I think your J.E. is actually Thomas E. The 1900 census for Adams county, Quincy twp, town of Corning has the Family of Thomas E. COCHRAN. His brother Harry B. COCHRAN lives with the family. The 1870 census has Thomas E. & Harry B. COCHRAN living with their parents Thomas Sarah and siblings. Dick May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! (Irish proverb) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Gunter" <shirleyjgunter@comcast.net> To: <iowa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 5:15 PM Subject: [IOWA] re on 1900 census > Many thanks to all of you for the great help and finds.looks as if I will > up > a creek with no paddle as for Thomas Cochrane he was not a citizen of the > united states.the story goes he came from Greenock scotland in 1844, at > the > age of thirteen doesn't look like I will be able to find ship he came on > or > what port.but anyway thanks much,your sure a very helpful group.shirley

Phil, Look on the various IAGenWeb county websites (very few are still on Rootsweb). Choose the county from the drop-down list or from the county map: http://iagenweb.org I don't know which of the coordinators requested Mona's list of names for their counties, but I have her indexes on the Allamakee & Clayton co. websites: http://www.sharylscabin.com/Allamakee/history4/whoswho_1940.htm http://www.sharylscabin.com/Clayton/whoswho_1940.htm and on Winnebago co., I have Mona's index and have transcribed several of the biographies: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iawinneb/1940Bios/whoswho_1940.htm Regards, Sharyl Ferrall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillipp Steffon" <bstevens27@verizon.net> To: "Mona Knight" <mknight5@ctc.net>; <IOWA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Who's Who in Iowa Hello Folks , Please tell me this : Where is this place " Hidden "" ?? , I see nothing on Iowas page OR am I not looking in right place ??? Is there a URL fot it ? , Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mona Knight" <mknight5@ctc.net> To: <IOWA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 4:06 AM Subject: [IOWA] Who's Who in Iowa >I have a 1940 Who's Who in Iowa book with thousands of family and >individual names if anyone wants a look up. It has a nice index and is >sorted by County. > > Typically gives name, where born, occupation, who they married, parents' > names, children, description of community activities. > > I have contributed the county indexes to many of the Rootsweb Iowa pages; > did that a couple of years ago when the county coordinators asked me. Not > all counties asked for it. > > Regards, > > Mona > _____________________________________________ > > 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/ _____________________________________________ ------------------------------- 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

In a message dated 3/7/2009 3:46:23 P.M. Central Standard Time, dicktague@devtex.net writes: If you use enough white corn cobs after the initial red one, you don't need underwear Tom. I remember the corn cobs in my grandmothers outhouse. We only have TP in our working outhouse. Debbie **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219957551x1201325337/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62)

There has been some discussion about Cemeteries in Iowa lately. This link should take you to a listing for Liberty Township Cemetery, Cherokee County. http://iagenweb.org/cherokee/records/cemetery/cemeteries/liberty.html Stanley Oswald soandso@netins.net

I have read the Country School memories posted on this List with much anticipation. It has all been so interesting. I attended country school in Plymouth Co. IA from 1953-1960, after 1960 I went to the highschool in a nearby town. I loved every minute of my school daze! My Mother and my Grandmother were both Plymouth Co. rural school teachers just after highschool graduation. On the Plymouth Co. IA GenWeb site, I have dedicated many pages to the history of rural country school and the teachers. See this most recent page on which I posted the cyclone photo today. This was a Remsen, Iowa, school house building in the aftermath of a cyclone which wiped out the town in June 1885. Enjoy both links. http://iagenweb.org/plymouth/Schools/Remsentwpschoolnews.html http://iagenweb.org/plymouth/Cities/remsengermania.html Linda Ziemann IA GenWeb Plymouth, Monona, Sioux County Coordinator http://iagenweb.org/ Iowa Old Press IAGenWeb Special Project Co-Coordinator http://www.iowaoldpress.com/index.html "A Look Back at the Lives and Times of Our Ancestors" N.D. GenWeb, Mercer Co. Coordinator (My hubby's home county) http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ndmercer/

Deb, I forgot to say that my Aunt did all her ironing with those old SAD IRONS - no electric irons. We did not have electricity at that time. Tom Powell **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219957551x1201325337/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62)

Hi Deb, Your email made me think of when I got married. My Aunt always ironed my underwear but my future wife stated "I will not be ironing your underwear after we are married!!" So, that was the end of me wearing underwear that had been ironed. Tom Powell ------------------------------------------------------------------- I've been reading some of these posts to my mother, age 90, who was a teacher in a country school in 1937. She attended Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI) for two years and then taught at a country school in Boyd, Iowa for one year. Then she married my father over the summer and quit teaching. She said she heard that if you were married you couldn't teach, but didn't know if it was true in her case. She had planned on quitting once she got married anyway. My father was a farmer and life on the farm was hard. They had big gardens and did all their canning. She sewed all their clothes. They didn't have the conveniences that we have now to make housework easier. And when we wasn't working in the house, she was taking care of the chickens, mowing grass and helping my father whenever he needed an extra pair of hands. She cooked three meals a day and they were substantial meals. And then when the children started coming along, there wasn't daycare available and diape! rs had to be washed and hung on the clothes line to dry. Mondays were laundry day, Tuesdays were devoted to ironing. And everything was ironed, sheets and my dad's underwear included. There simply wasn't time to have a career as well. Some of her friends that were teachers and then quit when they got married went back to teaching once their children were in school. Deb **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219957551x1201325337/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62)

1900 Iowa Adair Co. Greenfield Township COCHRANE, Thomas, age 69, b. Mar 1831 in Scotland Wife - Sarah S. age 65, b. Feb 1835 in Ohio They have been married for 56 years. Sarah has given birth to 8 children and 6 are still living. What year are you referring to as 'the first census?" Cheryl > My Thomas Cochrane died in 1902 FEB.27th,buried on the 2nd of FEB.He was > born in Greenock,Scotland.his son was J.E.Cochrane,from Corning,Iowa.it > seems he was living there from the obit I have.Thomas and Sarah are on the > census,but cannot find the J.E.Cochrane.don't really know what his first > name is other then the ones that were in the paper.don't even know if he had > children.maybe he came to Corning after the census was taken.is that > possible? > _____________________________________________ > 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

Who is your gg-gfather Shirley? Who are Thomas & Sarah? you have no ages or nativitieas for any of these folk. Where do you have Thomas & Sarah on census records? Is there a clue on them that might identify J. E.? Dick May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! (Irish proverb) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Gunter" <shirleyjgunter@comcast.net> To: <iowa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 2:09 PM Subject: [IOWA] 1900 CENCUS > Can someone tell me why corning,iowa is not in the 1900 census?i am trying > to find a Cochrane in there with just initials of J.E.Cochrane.when my > G'G'Grandfather died he was listed in a jan 27th obit from the newspaper > that was in a family Bible.His parents were Thomas Cochrane and Sarah > Celina Bancroft.H came to America in 1844,married sarah in july 4th of > 1853 > in Avon,New York.cannot find whose his parents are of Thomas C ochrane.was > hoping if to find relatives of his children,may find who his parents > are.is > there a mailing list for adams county in iowa? Do know that most of the > family moved to California.thank you,do hope someone can help me,Shirley > gunter(Cochrane)

If you use enough white corn cobs after the initial red one, you don't need underwear Tom. May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! (Irish proverb) ----- Original Message ----- From: <NHBigRed@aol.com> To: <IOWA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 3:32 PM Subject: [IOWA] Ironing Underwear > Hi Deb, > Your email made me think of when I got married. My Aunt always ironed my > underwear but my future wife stated "I will not be ironing your underwear > after > we are married!!" So, that was the end of me wearing underwear that had > been > ironed.

Have you checked this webpage: http://iagenweb.org/ If you have an obit for your grgrgrandfather, perhaps posting it will bring a reply to your questions. Also, there's a mailing list for Adams County IA: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/IA/adams.html#IAADAMS juanita > Can someone tell me why corning,iowa is not in the 1900 census?i am > trying to find a Cochrane in there with just initials of > J.E.Cochrane.when my G'G'Grandfather died he was listed in a jan 27th > obit from the newspaper that was in a family Bible.His parents were > Thomas Cochrane and Sarah Celina Bancroft.H came to America in > 1844,married sarah in july 4th of 1853 in Avon,New York.cannot find > whose his parents are of Thomas C ochrane.was hoping if to find > relatives of his children,may find who his parents are.is there a > mailing list for adams county in iowa? Do know that most of the family > moved to California.thank you,do hope someone can help me,Shirley > gunter(Cochrane) > > _____________________________________________ > > 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

Many thanks to all of you for the great help and finds.looks as if I will up a creek with no paddle as for Thomas Cochrane he was not a citizen of the united states.the story goes he came from Greenock scotland in 1844, at the age of thirteen doesn't look like I will be able to find ship he came on or what port.but anyway thanks much,your sure a very helpful group.shirley

I've been reading with interest the postings on Iowa school teachers. While neither of my grandmothers taught in Iowa, one was born there and both were school teachers for a time. My maternal grandmother was born in Indiana in 1894 and like 3 of her older sisters and the younger one,taught at a local one room school house. She quit some time before she got married. The education requirements at the time changed for each of the 3 oldest teachers, the sister born in 1884 had to have 9 weeks post high school training, the one born in 1887 had to have 10 weeks and my grandma, twelve weeks. Most of them stopped teaching after a few years, but the one born in 1887, taught school for 45 years and eventually received a Bachelors from Northwestern University. On my dad's side, his mother taught in the 1930's and early 40's in rural South Dakota. She was married and three children. My dad's younger sister was one of her students for a time. Malinda Funk Iowa connections: Lake and Larson

My Thomas Cochrane died in 1902 FEB.27th,buried on the 2nd of FEB.He was born in Greenock,Scotland.his son was J.E.Cochrane,from Corning,Iowa.it seems he was living there from the obit I have.Thomas and Sarah are on the census,but cannot find the J.E.Cochrane.don't really know what his first name is other then the ones that were in the paper.don't even know if he had children.maybe he came to Corning after the census was taken.is that possible?