Thanks to those who replied ... *** BUT *** How much M O R E information do I "have to give"? I've already posted the city (Holland) , the County (Grundy), ... (the State should be obvious) ... the name ( August Theodore M E I E R ), his wife's name ( Margaretha (FRENZEN) M E I E R )), the children's names ( Henry, Carl, Jacob, Bertha, Anna, Paul, Ruth ) ... the time period (1895 to 1905) as well as Margaretha and Pauls burial info. The town ... today ... has a population of only (about) 543 people ... back in 1900 there had to be even less, but even if this wasn't the case, how many families could there be with those same names in a town / village so small Finally, who is "User 39242" ... and WHO is the "Ronald Nicholson" he/she sent the Cc to, and why the Cc? Dick Schweiss ----- Original Message ----- From: User392423@aol.com To: dlks@harbornet.com Cc: ronald.nicholson@brooks.af.mil Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Re: 1890-1905/grundy/MEIER Please send more info on ALL the folks you are looking for including Birth years and places, children, spouse, etc. There must be something I can fint if you provide enough clues. RC

1900 census, Holland, Grundy Co., Iowa: MEYER, August, b. Sep 1867, age 32, married 11 years, b. Germany, immigrated 1883, naturalized, laborer MEYER, Reta, wife, b. Jan 1865, age 35, , born Germany, immigrated 1885 MEYER, Anna, daughter, b. Jul 1888, age 11, b. IA MEYER, Henry, son, b. Jun 1891, age 9, b. IA MEYER, Jake, son, b. Jun 1893, age 7, b. IA MEYER, Ruthe, daughter, b. June 1897, age 3, b. IA MEYER, Bertha, daughter, b. Dec 1898, age 1, b. IA ----- Original Message ----- From: "dlks" <dlks@harbornet.com> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 10:21 PM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Re: 1890-1905/grundy/MEIER > Thanks to those who replied ... > > *** BUT *** > > How much M O R E information do I "have to give"? I've already posted the city (Holland) , the County (Grundy), ... (the State should be obvious) ... the name ( August Theodore M E I E R ), his wife's name ( Margaretha (FRENZEN) M E I E R )), the children's names ( Henry, Carl, Jacob, Bertha, Anna, Paul, Ruth ) ... the time period (1895 to 1905) as well as Margaretha and Pauls burial info. > > The town ... today ... has a population of only (about) 543 people ... back in 1900 there had to be even less, but even if this wasn't the case, how many families could there be with those same names in a town / village so small > > > > Finally, who is "User 39242" ... and WHO is the "Ronald Nicholson" he/she sent the Cc to, and why the Cc? > > > Dick Schweiss > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: User392423@aol.com > To: dlks@harbornet.com > Cc: ronald.nicholson@brooks.af.mil > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 7:38 PM > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Re: 1890-1905/grundy/MEIER > > > Please send more info on ALL the folks you are looking for including Birth years and places, children, spouse, etc. There must be something I can fint if you provide enough clues. RC > > > ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== > The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub > instructions, list rules and other useful information. > Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

> The town ... today ... has a population of only (about) 543 people ... > back in 1900 there had to be even less, but even if this wasn't the case, > how many families could there be with those same names in a town / village > so small > Dick Schweiss You're right about Holland being a very small town. It is worth remembering that many towns and ghost towns in the midwest were larger in 1900 than they are today. When the steam engines needed frequent water stops small towns popped up all along the route and flourished for many years only to shrink or disappear when they were eliminated as a train stop. After seeing an old road map that showed dozens of towns that no longer existed, Muscatine photographer John Deason went looking for them and published a book several years ago. Sue