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Iowa Website Updates

State Data
13 May 2008: List of Pensions Granted in July 1888
1 May 2008: 1840 Census of Pensioners
16 Apr 2008: 1860 Tornado News Story
1 Apr 2008: Early
German Settlers in the State of Iowa
12 Feb 2008: Spanish American War Items - History of the 50th Infantry and Muster-Out Rolls; Ghost Counties
25 Jan 2008: Grand Army of the Republic History in Iowa; History of the Iowa State Institutions
22 Jan 2008: Rosters of Iowa Soldier Volunteers for the Spirit Lake Massacre; Spanish American War Items - History of the 49th Infantry and Muster-Out Rolls
21 Jan 2008:
WW1 Casualty List from newspaper on Oct. 5 1918; Around the State News from September 11, 1897
20 Jan 2008:
1902 Flooding Newspaper Item
14 Jan 2008:
The last Iowa Indian Battle; Biography of Gen. John M. Corse
13 Jan 2008:
History and Demographics of Iowa
31 Oct 2007: THOMPSON obit
11 Sep 2007: Military Pension Data for Charles BOYD
19 Aug 2007:
Queries for Webster and Donaldson
21 June 2007:
Iowans Relocating to Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
3 May 2007:
Iowa Lakes
List of Old Settlers of Dixon, Illinois and Vicinity who moved to Iowa
Research Aides: Genealogical Society Contact Addresses


County Site Updates

Adair County:
20 Jan 2008: History of Adair County; 1860 and 1870 Mortality Indexes


Adams County
2 May 2007: KING obit, Cemetery List

Allamakee County
20 Jan: Obits; Community News
14 Jan 2008: Marriages
10 Jan 2008: Obits

Appanoose County
14 Jan 2008: Marriages
25 May 2007: Cemeteries

Audubon County
25 May 2007: Cemeteries

Benton County
11 Sep 2007: HULL Civil War Service data


Black Hawk County
16 Apr 2008: CARPENTER death notice
16 Jan 2008: 1850 Census

Boone County
19 Jan 2008: Obituaries for CLARK, THOMAS, SMITH, SELLERS, WILLIAMS, YOUNG; Biography for THOMAS
14 Jan 2008: Marriages; 1850 Census Excerpt for BRASSFIELD


Bremer County
25 May 2007: Cemeteries

Buchanan County
14 Jan 2008: Marriages; Extinct Towns

Buena Vista County
17 Jan 2008: 1860 Census
30 Apr 2007:
Cemeteries; Funeral Cards; MARTIN obit; Buena Vista Cem. page started


Butler County
25 Jan 2008: Cemetery List


Calhoun County
12 Jan 2008: Early Churches
25 May 2007: Cemeteries


Carroll County
25 Jan 2008: Cemeteries

Cedar County
23 Jan 2008: Birth Records from the Society of Friends Church in Springdale, IA
14 Jan 2008: Marriages

Cerro Gordo County
17 Apr 2008: MULLIGAN, RYE, THROSSEL, CURTIS, FROHLING, KENNEDY, FINNIGAN, MCKEAN, WILLIAMSON, HOBBIEBRUNKEN, HARRINGTON, COURTNEY, MCCAULEY, LONG obits
30 Mar 2008: FLOY, HARTWIG, INGEBRETSON, MORITZ; ECHELBERGER obits
24 Jan 2008: Cleone E. Floy Obit; Military News Items
25 May 2007: Cemeteries


Cherokee County

17 Jan 2008: 1860 Census

Chickasaw County
13 Jan 2008: List of Cemeteries


Clarke County
14 Jan 2008: List of Cemeteries; 1850 Census


Clay County
22 Jan 2008: TRIERWEILER obit
16 Jan 2008: 1860 Census

Clayton County
15 Jan 2008: Marriages, List of Cemeteries, BOTTOM obit

Clinton County
12 Feb 2008: ZABLER obit
22 Jan 2008: HARRISON news item
15 Jan 2008: Marriages
11 Sep 2007: HOLLIS birth; RANER military service data
BAKER and BICKELHAUPT obits

Dallas County
16 Jan 2008: Marriages
25 May 2007: Cemeteries

Davis County
17 Jan 2008: Marriages
21 June 2007:
Courthouse picture
25 May 2007: Cemeteries; Death notice for Don Carlos


Decatur County
3 May 2007: List of Cemeteries and Churches. History and charter members of Bethel Baptist Church

Delaware County
12 Feb 2008: ALLISON biographies
22 Jan 2008: Biographies; KELLY and GANSER obits; Community News, Weather News, "Sick List" News

Des Moines County
16 Apr 2008: BARRETT obit
30 Mar 2008: STARR obit
16 Jan 2008: Marriages
25 May 2007: Cemeteries

Dickinson
31 Oct 2007: WELLHAUSEN obit; CRAMER/DIXON car crash story
7 May 2007: CRAMER/DIXON obit; cemetery list


Dubuque
22 Jan 2008: GANSER obit
18 Jan 2008: SCHOESSOW, O'NEILL obit; Marriages


Emmet County
22 Jan 2008: 1870 Mortality Index; History of Towns


Fayette County
12 Feb 2008: 2nd and 3rd chapters of the Past and Present of Fayette County, 1910 History
24 Jan 2008: 1st chapter of the Past and Present of Fayette County, 1910 History

Floyd County
25 Jan 2008: List of Cemeteries

Fremont
10 Jun 2008: 1870 Madison Twp Census Excerpt
18 Jan 2008: Marriages
28 Dec 2007: Cemeteries, BENNETT family bio


Franklin
9 May 2008: ORMROD/SCANTLEBURY/GOPPENIGER/ COOK/STORCK/HALL/HOLMES Family Photo
12 Jan 2008: List of Cemeteries


Greene County
15 Jan 2008: Newspaper Data; Obits; 1860 Census


Grundy County
12 Feb 2008: COPLEY obit
24 Jan 2008:
RHOADS Obit; List of Cemeteries

Guthrie County
16 Jan 2008: Marriages
29 Apr 2007: Cemeteries in Guthrie Co; obit for MARTIN



Hamilton County
1 Apr 2008: WIDICK obits
23 Jan 2008: 1860-70 Marriages; Bios for ADAMS, BUTLER, DERR, DONALDSON, JULIAN, LEE, O'BRIEN, PETERSON, SAMUELSON, SMITH, SPICER, WENTWORTH

Hancock County
20 Jan 2008: BANDE, MCMANNUS obits

Hardin County
24 Jan 2008: BROE Obit


Harrison County
Jan 25, 2008: Cemeteries

Henry County
31 Mar 2008: REED Birth Certificate
18 Jan 2008: Marriages
16 May 2007:
Newspaper stories on GRAY and HEDGE
23 Apr 2007: Nugen Biography, Cemeteries


Howard County
21 Jan 2008: Obits for BALDWIN, BLUHM, CRAY, FARRAR, MEYER, NAGLE, PARCHMAN, ROBERTS, SCHARNWEBER, SCHULTZ, SHAFER, TRUMAN, VELIE, WILLIAMS; List of Cemeteries

Humboldt County
6 May 2007: Cemetery List, Newspaper item for COOK

Ida County
22 Jan 2008: County History; biographies
15 Jan 2008: 1860 Census

Iowa County
13 Jan 2008 - List of Infantry soldiers from Iowa County; Marriages

Jackson County
14 Jan 2008: BALCH biography; Marriages


Jasper County
12 Feb 2008: ANDERSON, BORTS, YORK, KINTS, ARNOLD obits from Nora, who has also volunteered to do lookups from her mother's extensive genealogy collection; KINTZ, HAY family bio
24 Jan 2008: Obits for BLOSSER, HILL, MCCALMONT, NICHOLSON, TREASE
20 Jan 2008: Marriages; Obits for EARP, MCKNIGHT, PRICE, SMITH, VAUGHN; list of cemeteries
Previous Updates: Biographies, Prairie High School Classes

Jefferson County
18 Jan 2008: Marriages; SMITH obits
20 June 2007: Death Notice for Charles Negus
2 May 2007: Cemeteries, HILL obit, Newspaper item for HILL

Johnson County
20 Jan 2008: Marriages
12 Jan 2008: BOWERSOX obit; HURLESS-BOWERSOX Marriage Announcement; Cemeteries; News Items


Jones County
20 Jan 2008: Marriages

Keokuk County
15 Jan 2008: Bio of Henry Clay Adams; History; Obit of SEDLACEK; Marriages

Kossuth County
17 Apr 2008: Obits for DOUGHAN, DORNBIER, FRASER, CANNING, KUNKEL, NEPPEL, STUDER, ROLAND, WOLF, WAGENER, RICKE, RAHM, SHERMAN, POMMER, NELSON, NEVILLE, LOEBIG, KNIGHT, MONSON, MILLER, MATERN, MERK HILDMAN, HAVERLY, HAUPTMAN, GERMANN, GIRRES, DRUMMER, DWYER, FUNNEMARK, EISCHEID, ELLINGSON, ERDMAN, ARNDORFER, CANNING, BENTON, ANGLE
30 Mar 2008: More new obits! Mainly from 1943-45
24 Jan 2008: Quite a few new Obits. WW2 Military News; 1942 List of Army Inductees
14 Jan 2008: The last Iowa
Indian Battle

20 Aug 2007: Newspaper Data:
Gossip, Marriage Notices, Birth Notices, Out of Town death notices, obits, Community News; Sick List; 1935 Recap for Wesley: 1925 St. Joseph School graduates

21 June 2007: Newspaper Data:
Gossip, Marriage Notices, Anniversary/Party Data, Birth Notices, Out of Town death notices, obits, Community News; Engagement Notices; 1934 Recap for Wesley, STURDIVANT Biography; SEARCH ENGINE ADDED!

23 Apr 2007: Newspaper Data:
Gossip, Marriage Notices, Anniversary Data, Birth Notices, Sick List, Out of Town death notices
9 Apr 2007
: Cemeteries, Marriage Notices, Newspaper Story


Lee County
17 Apr 2008: FRANKS, WOOLDRIDGE obits
21 Jan 2008: Details of Saucer-Jolly Marriage; Many other marriages; History of Lee County, LESLIE, BADER Obits; Land Patents for JOLLY, SAUCER, LONG, LESLIE; Washington Twp Map; Lost Creek School Graduation picture(?)


Linn County
16 Apr 2008: RUFF obit
20 Jan 2008: Community News Items; Marriages



Louisa County

22 Jan 2008: Marriages
11 Sep 2007: CAMPBELL obit
21 June 2007: HIBLER photo from Morning Sun, IA
30 Apr 2007: CALDWELL Obit, Cemetery List



Lucas County
22 Jan 2008: Marriages

Madison County
22 Jan 2008: Marriages
31 Oct 2007: Obit of CLOUGH


Mahaska County
22 Jan 2008: Marriages
13 Sep 2007: JEWELL biography
; Cemeteries


Marion County
16 Jan 2008: Marriages; MICK obit; Bio Index from 1915 History with transcribed bios for BRIDGEN, GRANT, JENKINS, MATHEWS, RICHARDS, ROBUCK, STAPP, WARD, WRIGHT, YOUNG

Marshall County
23 Jan 2008: News Items
16 Jan 2008: Marriages; BONAWITZ obits


Mills County
13 Jan 2008: List of Cemeteries; Burials in Malvern, Emerson and Waubonsie Cemeteries; Waubonsie Church History; KESTERSON Biography; Obits for KESTERSON and related family


Mitchell County
25 Jan 2008: List of Cemeteries

Monroe County
16 Jan 2008: MILLER obit; Marriages; County Map


Montgomery County

24 Jan 2008: ACKERMAN, BAILEY, LAMB Obits


Muscatine
22 Jan 2008: Marriages
20 June 2007: Wm Beniker-- M.E. Burnette -- General John G. Gordon-- Adam Heisinger-- Ray MORGAN-- James Ryder Obits

O'Brien County
10 June 2008: EICH obit
16 Apr 2008: EICH obit
26 Jan 2008: History of the County and the City of Primghar.
17 Jan 2008: 1860 Census
26 Sep 2007: ADKINS biography

Osceola County
26 Jan 2008: City and County History


Page County
27 Jan 2008: Societies- Medical Society;
Nov 2007: James B. Carter Civil War Pension file, Essie Uhl Memory Book
19 August 2007: 1889 Shenandoah Graduating Class



Palo Alto
10 Jun 2008: JACKMAN obit
28 Jan 2008: History of the County

Plymouth County
10 June 2008: Bios for DOERING, OSTERBUHR, RENKEN; obits for LUTJENS
Marriages 1860 -1880; Criminal Records- pardons, etc.


Pocahontas County
6 May 2007: Cemeteries, Obit for VIAL


Polk County
27 Jan 2008: County History; Newspaper Article; Obituary; Societies - Medical Society; Marriages 1846 - 1850
28 Nov 2007:
Postcard of "Statue of Liberty" at Fort Dodge
19 Aug 2007: LOVE bio
19 June 2007: Map, Carter/Pulta Marriage Notice; Town/Andrews Marriage Notice


Poweshiek County
27 Jan 2008: History of the County; Marriages 1840 - 1850 and 1856 - 1900; Obituaries
19 June 2007: LITTLE
obit; marriage notice for WELLS/ DALBEY


Pottawattamie County
27 Jan 2008: 34 Obituaries; Marriages 1848 - 1850
12 Jan 2008: GOFF burials in Oakland Valley Cemetery; MARTIN, WARNER obits; Funeral Cards; Cemetery List



Ringgold County
27 Jan 2008: History of the County; Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in miscellaneous organizations.
31 Oct 2007: WALTER obit



Sac County
Added to City and Towns: History and Early Resident Biographies added for Flecther, Odebolt, Sac City and Wall Lake; History of the County; Biographies; 1870 Mortality Schedule- Douglas and Sac Townships; Obituaries

Scott County

27 Jan 2008: Marriage Listings 1839 -1850; County History; Other Data- Invention
23 Oct 2007: 6 New Obituaries and 1 New Marriage Annoucement.

19 Apr 2007
- Listing of Institutions
- News Articles
- Cities and Towns

Cemeteries
-Oakdale- With a partial listing of headstones. History of the cemetery.
Orphans lot and Notable Burials.

- Sacred Heart - This cemetery is for Nuns. It has a partial burial listing.

Obituaries
Surnames: Allen, Horton, Rank and Youngs


Shelby County
26 Sep 2007: 1880 Census Excerpt for LeeVan; Marriages


Sioux County
27 Jan 2008: The 1885 Census will be coming soon!
17 Jan 2008: 1860 Census; history
31 Oct 2007: BOONE-related Births, Deaths

Story County
27 Jan 2008: County History
30 Apr 2007:
Kopf obit; Peoria Cemetery Burials, cemeteries of Story Co.


Tama County
25 Feb 2008: AKINS obit
27 Jan 2008: County History
16 Jan 2008: 1850 Census


Taylor County
27 Jan 2008: County History
19 June 2007: Marriage Notice


Union County
SANDERSON Obituary; County History

Van Buren County
27 Jan 2008: Marriages 1837 -1850
19 Aug 2007: DUKE obit


Wapello County
News Articles Added; Obituaries; 66 Biographies; Marriages 1844-1850


Warren County
Marriages 1849-1850; History of the County; CHURCHMAN Obituary; Societies- Medical Society


Washington County
27 Jan 2008: Marriages 1839 -1850; County History; Societies
28 Nov 2007: Obit for Lillie Young


Wayne County
27 Jan 2008: Societies
13 Jan 2008: Biographical Sketches;
CASH death notice, News Items - Community News, Sick List, Marriage Licenses granted, Out-of-Town News; Obit for CASH; Cemetery List


Webster County
9 May 2008: Lehigh Photos
16 Apr 2008: Lehigh history written by D.L. Williams; SWALLA obits; ww2 news
30 Mar 2008: ECHELBERGER; LINN, SWALLA, DALLMAN, JOHNSON, TRUEBLOOD, TAYLOR obits; WW2 news Items; ECHELBERGER family biography
27 Jan 2008: Marriages 1853 - 1865; County History
19 Aug 2007:
McCreight bio
6 May 2007:
SAMPSON obit


Winnebago County

27 Jan 2008: Listing of Cemeteries and Research Help Page


Winneshiek County
27 Jan 2008: County History and 2 Obituaries
14 Jan 2008: WEISER biography
28 Dec 2007: Stalding Family link



Woodbury County
10 Mar 2008: Crime News Story
27 Jan 2008: County History
11 Sep 2007:
FERRIS family biography


Worth County
10 Jun 2008: JENSEN death story
27 Jan 2008: North Shell Rock Cemetery Burials; Some 1893-94 Marriages; 1860 Mortality
23 Jan 2008: Marriages 1860 -1870
22 Jan 2008: 2 New Biographies; Cemetery Listing and Headstone Records added. Death Records

Wright County
10 June 2008: Echelberger Obit
16 Apr 2008:
World War 2 News; MEYERS obit
31 Mar 2008: WIDICK obit
6 May 2007:Brassfield Family Civil War Data,
FIRST SETTLEMENT - Brassfield Family, Bio of Othnal Brassfield; Census excerpts for Brassfield Family, List of Cemeteries; Civil War Data for Brassfield Family, Obit of Iva SMITH




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