Would Mona consider sharing where she found the 'pension book'? In some library, government office, online (silly me), in Iowa or somewhere else? Thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: iowa-request@rootsweb.com To: iowa@rootsweb.com Subject: IOWA Digest, Vol 4, Issue 76 Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:00:47 -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 Casper Schenk (Bare67deb@aol.com) > 2. Thoughts & Prayers (Sharon Becker) > 3. Civil War pensions and increase of pensions (Mona >Knight) > > >----------------------------------------------------------- >----------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:12:50 EDT >From: Bare67deb@aol.com >Subject: [IOWA] Bio of Casper Schenk >To: IOWA@rootsweb.com, IowaGreatWar@yahoogroups.com >Message-ID: <cae.43d1810a.36fe00a2@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 > >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/100126575x1220474599x1201401 >934/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.creditreport.com%3Fsrc%3Daolem >ail%26kwd%3Dmlftrtextlin k) > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:39:44 -0500 >From: "Sharon Becker" <srbecker@iowatelecom.net> >Subject: [IOWA] Thoughts & Prayers >To: <iowa@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <BB6569EBB2794261B24594B58BBEDB8D@becker> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Thoughts & prayers for those fighting flooding in Nouth >Dakota. > >We Iowans certainly know what spring floods are all about. > >Sharon R. Becker >Ringgold County IAGenWeb Coordinator > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:47:08 -0400 >From: "Mona Knight" <mknight5@ctc.net> >Subject: [IOWA] Civil War pensions and increase of pensions >To: <IOWA@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <F959327F46B848128C41E97823BEF042@MonaPC> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >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 > > >------------------------------ > >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 76 >***********************************

All of the biographies from the 1887 Biography & Historical Record of Ringgold County have been transcribed and are now on-line. Biography Index page & biographies from other sources: http://iagenweb.org/ringgold/history_records.html (if you scroll down to the bottom of the page, there's a photo of Mom with astronaut & Ringgold County native Peggy Whitson) Biography & Historical Record of Ringgold County surnames A-F http://iagenweb.org/ringgold/biographical/ring_bio_a-f.html Biography & Historical Record of Ringgold County surnames G-L http://iagenweb.org/ringgold/biographical/ring_bio_g-l.html Biography & Historical Record of Ringgold County surnames M-R http://iagenweb.org/ringgold/biographical/ring_bio_m-r.html Biography & Historical Record of Ringgold County surnames S-Z http://iagenweb.org/ringgold/biographical/ring_bio_s-z.html All of Ringgold County's biographies (455) and obituaries (2,420) to date are also posted on IAGenWeb's biography & obituary message boards: http://iagenweb.org/boards/ringgold/biographies/ http://iagenweb.org/boards/ringgold/obituaries/index.cgi With the biographies and obituaries that I transcribe, I add a bit of information at the bottom (if known or could be found, etc.) such as interment site and information about the person's immediate family. (My curiosity and nosiness getting the best of me? I always like to know the rest of the story.) Enjoy!! I have another old biographical album for Ringgold County on order. I'm not sure who is included in this book since it hasn't arrived yet. But when it arrives, I'll start transcribing it and getting it on-line for folks doing Ringgold County research. Sharon R. Becker Ringgold County IAGenWeb Coordinator "In order to find peace, you've got to find all the pieces." - Troy Dunn, The Locator