Warren County Genealogical Society

Warren County Genealogical SocietyP.O. Box 151, Indianola, Iowa 50125

Volume 39, Number 3 June and July 2012

President’s LetterOur “Jump-Start Your Genealogy”event in April was asuccess, with between 15-20 participants –and 12-or-sovolunteers –at the occasion. I’d like to extend an extra-special “THANK YOU”to those WCGS/WCHS memberswho helped out before, during and/or after the doings. Whatwould this world do without ready, willing and ablevolunteers?

We hope to have another outreach event in the near future.We’ve also talked about holding a Beginning Genealogyclass before the year is out. We still need to discuss whenand where.

The Warren County Fair is just around the corner –high timeto get those entries in order. See Page 2 of this newsletter forfurther details.

Our annual cemetery picnic will be held Monday, June 18, atthe St. John’s Cemetery near Cumming. For the occasion, allyou need to bring along is a side dish, a lawn chair –andyourself! For those who wish to car-pool, plan to meet at theIndianola Presbyterian Church parking lot at 5:30 thatevening. Along with a presentation by the cemetery trustees,Virginia Wheeldon will be teaching us a lesson in “witching”–oughta be fun. Speaking of fun, did I mention I’m going tobe a first-time “Grandma”in December?!!?

Denise Gripp, President

Photo: WCGS member, Sue Ogland perusing a publication,with volunteers, Karon King and Virginia Wheeldon,prepared to offer assistance at the April “Jump-Start”event.

Calendar:

Tues, June 12 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting

Mon, June 18 6:00 p.m. REGULAR MEETINGPicnic in the Cemetery at St. John’sCemetery, north of Cumming

July 25-29 Warren County Fair - See article onPage 2

August No Meeting

September 11 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting

September 17 6:00 p.m. REGULAR MEETINGRound Table: Critiquing the WarrenCounty GenWeb Site - with suggestionsfor improvement - Karon King

WCGS regular meetings are held on the third Monday ofthe month (September through June, except no meeting inDecember and January) at the Warren County Museumunless the weather is bad. Board meetings are held at theIndianola Public Library.

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Contents of this issue: Page(s

President's Letter 1Warren County Fair 2-3June Meeting 3Warren County Courthouse Records 3-4You Can Learn From My Mistake 4WCGS Minutes - April 4-5Who Knew? - History of Summerset 5-6

SHSI Warren Cty Clipping File 6-10IGS 10News from the Warren County Iowa GenWeb Site 10Board Member Profile 10-11Mocavo - Discover Your Story 11

Photo: Denise Gripp, assisting a befuddled participantwith her “brick-wall”ancestor at the outreach occasion.

Volume 39, Number 2 Page 2June and July, 2012 Warren County Genealogical Society, Indianola, Iowa

CORRECTION

IOWA VITAL RECORDS THAT AREAVAILABLE

In the April/May newsletter, the table for the within-namedarticle was missing the last column of dates. This tablerepresents Warren County records available via microfilm atthe SHSI Library.

Warren Recorder Vital Stats-Births-Record

1880-1904; 1906-1935

Warren Recorder Vital Stats-Deaths-Record

1880-1904; 1906-1934

Warren Recorder Vital Stats-Marriages-Record 1850-1928

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FAIR TIME AGAIN - JULY 25-29

It's Fair time again! There is now a cost of $1.00 PER entrywhen you sign up your entries. Sign up is June 16, 18-22.You are to sign up on the day delegated for the first initial ofyour last name. If unable to be present on your delegated day,the 16th is an option. If you have questions on which divisionto put your entry, call or e-mail Virginia Wheeldon at 515-669-6775 or [email protected]. She'll be glad to helpyou get your entry in the right division!

Help is also needed at the Fair. Please let Virginia knowwhen you can sit at the Fair in our booth. Virginia plans tohave a sign-up sheet available at the June Picnic in theCemetery; more information will be available at that time.

Entries are to be in place before 11:30 on Wednesday, July25, 2012, as judging begins at 12:00. They will need time tocheck entries in before judging begins.

Exhibits are to be picked up at 9:00 p.m., Sunday, July 29,2012. Superintendents will not be responsible for anythingleft after that time.

Entries are limited to Warren County residents or members ofthe Warren County Genealogical Society. No out of stateresidents will be allowed to exhibit. Due to limited space,exhibitors may register one entry in each of twenty classes.

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BYINFORMATION TO SHOW THEIR GENEALOGICALCONNECTION TO THE EXHIBITOR.

The WCGS “Well-Rounded Genealogist”SweepstakesAward will be presented to the person with the highest totalnumber of points as defined below. To be eligible for theaward, the participant must have at least 12 entries, with aminimum of 1 entry in Division 58, 3 entries in Division 59, 3entries in Division 60, 1 entry in Division 61, and 1 entry inDivision 62, and 3 or more entries of the participant’s choiceto a maximum of 20 total entries. Points will be given for

each ribbon received: 3 points for each blue ribbon, 2points for each red ribbon, and 1 point for each whiteribbon. For example, if the participant enters 18 classes andreceives a ribbon on each entry, all 18 ribbons will becounted toward the total number of points, as long as theabove numbers are fulfilled in each Division. The winnerwill receive a certificate and his/her name will be added to aplaque displayed in the Genealogy booth. In case of a tie,the winning participants will share the award.

Please go to the Fair website to get the rest of the rules.

The following is a list of the divisions. Get ready! Get set!Good luck!

Senior Division 58: Photographs1 Ancestral Portrait or Photo (only 1 photograph, 1 or 2

people)2 Family Group Photograph (only 1 photograph)3 Ancestral Home, Barn or Homestead Photograph4 Pictorial Family History Poster or Display Board5 Family Photo Album6 Ancestral Church, School Building, or Organization

Photo7 Any Miscellaneous Photograph that doesn’t fit any

above classes (organizations, sports teams, 4-H, etc.)

Senior Division 59: Books and Legal Documents8 Diary, Ledger or Letter9 Vital Statistic Certificate or Record: Birth, Baptismal,

Marriage or Death10 A Land Record11 Military or Military Pension Record12 Will or Probate Record13 School, Church, or Organization Records (not poster or

display)14 Best Collection of Documents (not a poster). Example:

any or all records listed above15 Poster or display (any or all of Division 59)16 Any document that doesn’t fit above classes

Senior Division 60: Genealogical Research Material17 Pedigree or Family Tree Chart (Pedigree is Ancestors

or Descendents of 1 person, Family Tree includessiblings)

18 Collection of Research Material (including clippings orphotocopies of clippings, internet items)

19 Research Notebook (Incomplete record, may includeInternet research, collaboration research, show whatfacts still must be researched and verified, i.e.: a workin progress)

20 Genealogical Record Book (Finished product,including family group sheets, documents, clippings,photos etc)

21 Lineage Chart (Direct bloodline between 2 individuals)22 Time Line (1 person compare dates for family, local,

national, world events)23 Genealogical Map (show where ancestors lived)24 Family Census Records (three or more years for the

same person)


FAIR TIME AGAIN (cont.)25 True Story, Biography or Autobiography (complete or

segment) written by exhibitor (500-600 words)26 Miscellaneous Research Item

Senior Division 61: Heirlooms and Artifacts27 Book (published, not a genealogical book)28 Piece of Glassware or China29 Small Household Item or Tool30 Needlework item31 Personal Item (example: Small piece of silver or jewelry,

etc)32 Bible, other Religious Item, or Bible Record33 Small Toy34 Artifacts with central theme (souvenirs, documents,

keepsakes, etc, example: military collection, school,religious collection)

35 Simple display with genealogical theme to include itemsfrom multiple divisions easily visible in one eye shot

36 Item of Interest (greeting card, clippings, post cards, etc)

Senior Division 62: Iowa Heritage37 Historical Poster depicting the history of an Iowa town,

township, organization, or event38 Historical Poster depicting the history of a method of lost

art, craft, trade or custom common to Iowa39 Photograph depicting life in early Iowa

Junior Division 63: Ages 12 and Younger40 A Pedigree or Lineage, made by the exhibitor (Pedigree

is ancestors or descendents of one person; Lineage isdirect line between two persons)

41 A Family Picture (one photo)42 Family Record Book (include family group sheets, other

items of interest) compiled by the exhibitor43 Genealogical Poster (family group sheets, photos, maps,

clippings, documents, etc. for a family)44 Map showing where Ancestors lived45 Photographs showing present home or barn and an

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JUNE MEETING

It's that time again for our Picnic in a Cemetery. We aregoing to the St. John’s Cemetery in Cumming this time. Ifyou need a ride or want to follow someone who knows how toget there, meet at the Trinity United Presbyterian Church at200 S. Howard St, in the parking lot, to leave at 5:30 p.m. Besure to bring your lawn chair and bug spray! In the event ofrain, we will have a place to meet inside.

It was decided to have each of you bring either a salad ordessert and WCGS will get the chips, meat, bread, and thefixings for the sandwich, plus plates, glasses, & silverware.There may be a small cost. There will be water to drink but ifsomeone could bring a jug of lemonade or Kool-Aid, whichwould help. Also if someone could bring a couple of cardtables. Virginia will be bringing 2 tables also.

To get there, go north on Highway 65/69, turn west on G24

and go to Hwy 28 (this is a T intersection). Turn right (north)onto Hwy 28 to the 1st stop light in Norwalk or G14. Turnleft (west) and go to Cumming. Go to the first street, N. 43rd

St., and turn right (north) and it dead ends in St. John’sCemetery. (You can also go west on Highway 92 & turnnorth on Hwy 28 to Norwalk and then west, etc.)

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Warren County Court House Records

Delpha Musgrave, Preservation Specialist, from the StateHistorical Society of Iowa (SHSI) spoke at our April meetingabout the last 40 years of microfilming Iowa’s county courthouse records. County records, like birth, death, marriage,naturalization, probate, land transfers, etc., are all documentsthat genealogists crave, in order to discover their ancestors.

To explain the filming process, here is a brief background.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints establishedFamilySearch as a genealogical organization, to gather andpreserve genealogical information world wide. FamilySearchhas been microfilming county court house records in Iowasince around 1974 (at the same time our nation’ssesquicentennial sparked interest in preserving historicaldocuments). At this time, Delpha worked at the StateHistorical Museum in Des Moines and took on the job ofbeing the coordinator between FamilySearch, the State ofIowa, and county records holders (Clerk of Court, CountyRecorder, Auditor) to get their records preserved on microfilm(i.e. records from Iowa’s beginning, up to the 1920s).FamilySearch footed the whole bill to bring in theircameramen, film the records, process the film, and check tomake sure it was legible. Filmers have been to all of Iowa’s99 counties and to most counties more than once. Whilethere, they also filmed genealogical records available thatwere not government documents (like church records,cemetery records, atlases, and unpublished family trees).Since filming began in Iowa, several Iowa court houses havelost those original documents, by fire, flood, renovations, andsimply discarding the records from lack of space. Startingthis fall, FamilySearch will be replacing their microfilmingcameras with digital scanning cameras and continuepreserving county records.

FamilySearch stores their original film in Granite Mountainoutside of Salt Lake City, but they make copies available attheir Family History Library in Salt Lake City and oninterlibrary loan throughout the US at Family History Centers(listed online at FamilySearch.org). SHSI received acomplimentary master negative of each film fromFamilySearch which is stored at the State Archives in DesMoines. SHSI paid to have a “user”copy available at theState Historical Library at 601 E. Locust St., Des Moines;however; since the 1990s, budget cuts have caused SHSI tostop making user copies for the public to view at the library.Consequently, there are about 10,000 rolls of microfilmedcourt house records of Iowa that are not available to the publicat this library. At the meeting, Delpha brought printoutslisting the microfilm available from Warren County.Currently, there are 69 rolls of film available at the State


Warren County Courthouse Records (cont.)Historical Library on Warren County (58 rolls of courtrecords and 10 rolls of historical records from the WarrenCounty Historical Library). Sadly, there are still 127 rolls ofWarren County court house records that are not available tothe public at the State Historical Library. These include thefollowing topics: District Court Probate Records 1885-1925,Probate Case Files 1861-1911, Probate Bond Records 1887-1925, Wills 1902-1932, Index to Land Deeds 1892-1901,Index to Town Lot Deeds 1893-1904, Land and Town Deeds1882-1901, Auditor Description Books 1864-1869, OriginalEntries (land grants) 1848-1859, Real Estate Transfers 1867-1923, Miscellaneous Records Index 1870-1923, andMiscellaneous Records, 1861-1925.

Karon King_______________________________________

You Can Learn From My Mistakes!by Marieta Grissom, CG

Many of you may know that I’ve been working on mymother’s memoirs for nearly five years. I had the 250-pagebook, with 873 photos, indexed and completely finished whenI sent a test file to the publisher. Fortunately, I had decidedon a reputable, traditional publisher (Anundsen Publishing inDecorah, Iowa), with print-on-demand, small-quantityoptions. After looking at the test file, Erik Anundsen calledme and explained that the resolution on many of my photos isvery low and they will not print well.

Oh, my! Now what? I had no idea that what I saw on mycomputer screen and what I printed on my home printerwouldn’t be similar to what I would get when my bookpublished. I had no idea that scanning isn’t so simple, andthat I shouldn’t just scan a picture using the preset settings onmy scanner, touch it up with my basic knowledge ofPhotoshop Elements, and have a reasonably good product forMom’s book.

So, now what? Fortunately, the Iowa Genealogical SocietySpring Technology workshop was only a week away. And,fortunately, the speaker was going to be Eric Basir, aPhotoshop expert from the Chicago area. I emailed him aboutmy predicament and we discussed some options. We furtherdiscussed my situation during breaks at the conference. Atone point he had me show him specific pages in the book,then wanted to see the picture in my scan file. I spent a longtime trying to find the picture and never did find it. I thoughtmy pictures were somewhat organized, but, obviously, not so.In the end, I purchased everything Eric had for sale and wenthome for an intense, crash course. From the workshop andhis DVD classes/presentations, I gleaned information aboutscanning and enhanced my photo editing skills.

Here is the essence of some things I’ve learned.

Resolution, Image Size, and Color Mode: Even though youmight not see the settings on your scanner at first glance, ifyou dig you should find settings for resolution and image size.You should always scan pictures at a minimum resolution of300 ppi (pixels per inch). For Mom’s book I am now using

600 ppi. This will use hard-drive space, but when weighingthe options, I consider it worth the price. In addition, youshould scan with an image size similar to what will be usedfor your final product. If you need the picture twice thesize of the original, you should scan it that way. If smallerthan the original, then scanning at the size of the originalimage size works well. You may find yourself makingadjustments with nearly every picture you scan. Anotherhint is that Eric says you should scan every photo in colormode, even if it is a black-and-white picture. This allowsyou more photo editing options.

Save Images as a TIF File: I know we’ve all probablyheard this many times. Now I’m a believer. I am nowsaving the original scan as a TIF (TIFF). When I begin towork on the picture in Photoshop Elements, I save it as aPSD (Photoshop) file. When I’ve completed the editing, Isave it again as a PSD file; no detail is lost with PSD, justas with TIF. However, the way I’m bringing the photo intoMom’s book won’t allow me to import a PSD file, so I savethe file once more as a JPG (JPEG). However, notice Idon’t do any more editing in the JPG (JPEG), where Iwould lose quality.

Organizing: Another lesson learned is that I really didn’thave a vey good way of organizing my photos. Now I amusing the wonderful Organizer in Photoshop Elements toorganize my photos. I should never have another lostphoto.

Send Test File: The final word of wisdom is that I shouldhave sent the test file before I completed the book.

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Warren County Genealogical SocietyMonthly Meeting Minutes

April 16, 2012

The meeting was called to order.

The president dispensed with the reading of the minutes.

The president distributed a draft copy of the April 10, 2012,Board Meeting.

Correspondence: Virginia Wheeldon is researching per arequest.

Projects:

Palmyra Cemetery Book is being proofed, missing deathdates are being added if possible.

Warren County Fair –The 2011 Fair Book is still online,but the 2012 book is not online yet. The classes are nearlythe same except for a few changes in wording.

IGS: Mrs. Booth, IGS Regional Representative, providedinformation about up-coming activities and classes.


WCGS Monthly Meeting Minutes (cont.)The program for this meeting was Researching CountyRecords presented by Delpha Musgrave. .

There were 14 individuals present.The meeting was adjourned.

Donna L. Anderson, Secretary_______________________________________

By Denise Gripp

Oftentimes, in my diggings at the State Historical SocietyLibrary, I come upon a genealogical jewel well worth sharing.A few months ago, I was digging in the SHSI’s Clipping Files(more commonly known as “vertical files”in our genealogicalworld), and I decided to take a peek at the “Warren County”file, which was found under the Clipping Files subcategory,“Cities and Towns.” At the tip-top of the stack ofmemorabilia was a 1930 article about the little town ofSummerset -- the very town we will be celebrating at ourannual Log Cabin Days festival this year. I retyped the ratherillegible article –including the obvious “boo-boos”containedtherein. A surname or two is certain to be recognized –evento this day in history. It is unknown what newspaper and datethis article came from.

HISTORY OF SUMMERSET 1848-1930

The following history of Summerset, Iowa, was prepared andwritten by Mrs. Mary Tufts of Summerset, one of the oldestresidents of that town. It was read by her before the guests atthe Pioneer entertainment and exhibit held in her home lastweek.

Summerset, Warren county, Iowa, is a small town located inthe bend of Middle River twelve miles south of Des Moines,six miles north of Indianola. There are a few old settlers stillliving around and near.

The Pioneer men and women, who settled this part of the newcountry were people of activity and energy.

They builded better than they knew for they had to face hardtimes but the hungry stranger was never turned from theirdoor.

In 1849 there were no public highways or bridges in thecounty. In 1850 the crops were good. In view of the comingharvest, mills were built in various localities, corn sold ashigh as $1.50 per bushel. Flour sold for $7.00 per hundredpounds.

Warren county was named for Major General Joseph Warrenwho gave his life in the struggle for independence.

The first land sale was in 1848. John Parmelee built thefirst mill in Summerset; first a saw mill in 1848, and in1849 he added the grist mill. He sold the first goods andkept the post office.

Summerset was an important place for many years. It hasbeen quite a good shipping point for live stock, and has hadcoal mines of much value, operated by Lumsdon brothersand a man by the name of Russel.

We of this day and age know very little of the hardshipthrough which our parents went in the settling of thecounty. Many times the houses were small and the familieslarge. They had to plan all kinds of makeshifts so as tokeep the children clothed and fed and sent to school. It wasdone through many privations of the fathers and mothers towhom all credit is due.

The mill at Summerset was run by water power. The firstmillers were Beach and Parmelee and others in order wereSpray, Rogers, Patton, Edwards, Wright & Davis, Sprague,Blanche, Smiths, Welch, Howard, Brown, Marshall,Utterson, Freeborn.

Doctors who have served in this community are Shank,Chance, Chapman, Hooper, Kern, Flynn, Judkins, Maulsby.

Merchants in business here were Parmelee, Lees and Mont,Barns & Spray, John McClintic, Cris Turnipseed, WillHamilton, Ash & Brown, Nealey & Dowell, Peck andShiveler, Stephenson, Jane Epps, Tom Hastie, Baxendale,Dan Turnipseed, Lamb and Anderson, Martandale, JoeAnderson, Hemphill & Neads, Rastus, Marshall, Barthalme& Lincerfelter, Utterson, Sheets, Beltz, Slocum, Woods,Pitcock, Swisher, Gooding, John Marshall, Schooler &Schooler, and Ray E. Schooler.

Summerset was laid out for a town by Mickel Gilman in1872 after the coming of the Rock Island railroad.

The first mill was replaced in 1865 on the same cite as theParmelee mill by Mickel Gilman. Wright & Davis ran themill, making a good quality of flour and had a good localtrade. Summerset was a thriving village with a good schooland two churches, Baptist and Methodist, with real liveSunday schools.

In the early days there was plenty of wild game such as deerand turkey.

Children were just as happy with their stockings hung up atChristmas time finding them filled with striped stick candy,pop corn balls and orange or apple or a corn cob dressed upfor a doll for the little girls; and what boy but loved hiscopper-toed boots, home-made sled and mittens that motherhad knit.

In those days the farmers would kill from six to ten hogs fortheir year’s meat. Make a barrel of sauer kraut, half barrel


History of Summerset (cont.)of scalded wild plums, a few bushels of wild crab applesburied in the ground with potatoes, cabbage, turnips, andonions. Very few people had cellars or caves. They wouldwatch for a warm day to set out enough vegetables to last afew days. That would be a great day for the children. Theneach child would get a turnip to scrape. There were so fewapples that if they did get one and there were several childrenit would be divided so each one could have a taste.

In early days men came quite a distance from other countiesas far away as Missouri to the mill to get their black-smithingdone. They would have to wait three or four days sometimesfor their turn at the Summerset mill. They would bring theirblacksmith work and get it done while they waited.

John E. Welch, Sr., was the blacksmith at that time. He had ashop east of Summerset on his farm. The first year he hadfour posts set in the ground with brush set up around and overthe top for shelter. He worked there all winter in snow kneedeep. He made the horse shoes and nails while the menwaited.

The first child born was John Laverty in March 1848. Thefirst funeral was that of a man by the name of Hall.

For fifty-one years the church on the Summerset hill has sentout the call for men and women to live the better life. Ourfirst minister and the one who organized the church was theRev. Thomas Miller. Following him were Stitt, Cain, Trelow,Gains, Bonell, Tull, Butler, Terry, Ross, Bails, Emmons,Isley, Tedson, Foster, Dean, Moore, Morrison, Daily, Stoten,Hanson, Sondeson, Lapham, Bartlet, Brame, Thompson,Robertson and Stackhouse.

A.H. Dye has been the carpenter at Summerset for manyyears.

Ticket agents have been Will Hamilton, Tom Brown, andWill Neads.

Second Finding

My second little finding in the W.C. Clipping File was ahandy-dandy index to 1950-59 Indianola newspaper articles.The 30-or-so-page menagerie of weddings, reunions anddeaths was compiled by Irene Weir Murray in 1967. The firstfew pages from the compilation follows. I plan to share morefrom this genealogical goldmine as time/space allows.

WARREN COUNTY, IOWA

NEWS STORIESFROM

INDIANOLA RECORD-HERALD1950-1959

Clipped and IndexedBy

Irene Weir Murray1967

WARREN COUNTY, IOWA

Index for year 1950-1959 inclusive of Indianola Record-Herald newspapers.

Ob. - ObituaryPi. - PictureRe. - ReunionWA. - Wedding anniversaryNI. - News itemDN. - Death notice, funeral, last rites.

These papers are on micro-film in the newspaper departmentof the Iowa Historical Bldg.

Compiled by Irene Weir Murray, April 1967

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Ob. ACKORS, George, d 12-10-1949 (paper 1-5-1950)Ob. ADAMS, W. A., d 12-14-1949 (paper 1-5-1950Pi. ADKINS, Mrs. Belle (paper 6-28-1951) age 85Ob. AKERS, G. Leonard, d 5-4-1951 (paper 6-14-1951)Re. ALBERY - paper 7-6-1950Ob. ALEXANDER, Mrs. Anna Bell, d 5-5-1958 (paper 5-15-1958)Ob. ALEXANDER, Barbara Ann, d 8-28-1952 (paper 9-18-1952)Ob. ALEXANDER, Fred, d 11-14-1954 (paper 12-2-1954)Ob. ALEXANDER, Mrs. L., d 7-31-1953 (paper 8-20-1953)Ob. ALEXANDER, L. I., d 9-7-1950 (paper 9-14-1950)Ob. ALEXANDER, Leftrich, d 9-7-1950 (paper 10-12-1950)Ob. ALEXANDER, Wendell L., d 8-16-1959 (paper 8-27-1959)Pi. ALKIRE, Mrs. Belle, five generations (paper 7-12-1951)Pi. ALKIRE, Mrs. Irve, age 87 (paper 6-28-1951)Ob. ALLEN, Mrs. A. G., d 2-20-1951 (paper 3-15-1951)Dn. Allen, Albert, age 76 (paper 5-16-1957)Ob. ALLEN, Albert, d 5-15-1957 (paper 5-23-1957)Ob. ALLEN, Harry, d 4-23-1951 (paper 6-14-1951)DN. Allen, Linzey J., age 75 (paper 4-19-1951)Ob. ALLEN, Margaret, d 10-29-1951 (paper 11-8-1951)DN. ALLEN, Roy, d 8-7-1951 (paper 8-14-1952)DN. AMOS, Carl M., d 5-14-1951 (paper 6-14-1951)Pi. ANDERSON, nine children (paper 9-7-1950)Ob. ANDERSON, Anna Irwin, d 9-11-1959 (paper 10-8-1959)DN. ANDERSON, Harold, age 56 (paper 8-23-1951)Ob. ANDERSON, Harold J., d 8-21-1951 (paper 9-13-1951)Ob. ANDERSON, Mrs. Ida I., d 1-2-1951 (paper 1-25-1951)Ob. ANDERSON, Mrs. Keith K., age 55 (paper 6-4-1959)DN. ANDREW, Mrs. W. E., age 84 (paper 9-7-1950)Re. ANTHONYS, paper 8-24-1950Ob. ARCHER, Clarence W., d 10-11-1957 (paper 10-31-1957)


News Stories from 1950-1959 (cont.)Ob. ASHBAUGH, Carl H., d 12-25-1953 (paper 1-28-1954)WA. ASHBAUGH, Mr. & Mrs. Tom B. - paper 11-5-1953

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Ob. Bailey, Chester M., d 4-19-1951 (paper 6-14-1951)DN. BAILEY, Joel, age 68 (paper 9-6-1951)Ob. BAKER, Mrs. Cora, d 2-12-1951 (paper 3-15-1951)DN. BAKER, Miss Eva Livingston, age 69 (paper 12-28-1950)DN. BAKER, Glenn, age 67 (paper 8-20-1959)Ob. BAKER, Julia Agnes, d 6-13-1959 (paper 7-30-1959)Ob. BALDWIN, Ernest W., d 6-23-1954 (paper 7-15-1954)Ob. BALES, E. A., d 5-21-1953 (paper 6-25-1953)Ob. BALES, Ellsworth, d 5-21-1953 (paper 6-25-1953)Ob. BALES, James P., d 9-6-1959 (paper 10-22-1959)Ob. BALES, Mrs. Stillwell, d 9-29-1954 (paper 10-21-1954)DN. BALES, Stillwell, age 87 (paper 1-18-1951)Ob. BALMER, Mrs. Henry, 6-22-1950 (paper 7-6-1950)Re. BANKS - paper 8-2-1956Re. BANKS - paper 7-31-1958Re. BANKS - paper 8-13-1959DN. BANKS, Mrs. Mary, d 2-25-1958 (paper 2-27-1958)Re. BARGER - paper 9-5-1957DN. BARKLEY, A. T., age 81 (paper 12-26-1957)Ob. BARKLEY, Alvin T., d 12-25-1957 (paper 1-23-1958)Ob. BARNETT, A. J., d 11-22-1953 (paper 12-10-1953)DN. BARR, Tom, age 85 (paper 12-16-1954)Ob. BARR, Mrs. W. T., d 9-14-1950 (paper 10-12-1950)Ob. BARTHOLOW, Ira, d 1-27-1950 (paper 2-23-1950)Ob. BARTLE, Charles, d 4-25-1951 (paper 6-14-1951)Ob. BARTON, Howard E., d 8-26-1954 (paper 9-16-1954)Ob. BASSETT, Mrs. Ella, d 11-28-1954 (paper 12-23-1954)DN. BATTELS, Charles, paper 3-25-1954Ob. BAXTER, Effie Mae, funeral 4-12-1956 (paper 7-19-1956)Ob. BAYSINGER, Mrs. J., d 4-27-1950 (paper 5-25-1950)Re. BEAM - paper 5-3-1951DN. BEAMAN, Myer, age 91, d 11-20-1953 (paper 12-3-1953)DN. BEARD, Mrs. Warren, age 73 (paper 4-16-1959)DN. BEARDSLEY, William S. (paper 11-25-1954)Pi. BEAUCHAMP, Mrs. Lulu, age 84 (paper 6-28-1951)Ob. BEDELL, Elizabeth, d 6-1-1950 (paper 7-6-1950)WA. BEDFORD, Mr. & Mrs. W. A. (paper 12-21-1950)Ob. BEDWELL, Mrs. Nevada, d 6-29-1959 (paper 7-30-1959)Ob. BEELER, Mrs. A., d 4-8-1950 (paper 4-20-1950)Ob. BEELER, George, d 1-3-1957 (paper 1-24-1957)Ob. BEELER, Mrs. Otto, d 1-3-1951 (paper 1-25-1951)Ob. BEEM, William D., d 1-28-1956 (paper 4-5-1956)Ob. BEEMAN, Julius C., d 11-8-1953 (paper 11-12-1953)Re. BELLMAN - paper 7-13-1950DN. BENNETT, Herman G., d 1-1-1958 (paper 1-2-1958)Ob. BENTON, Ralph, d 3-20-1954 (paper 4-1-1954)DN. BERRY, Edd, paper 11-23-1950DN. BERRY, Leonard, age 76 (paper 12-6-1956)

DN. BESWICK, Robert, age 85 (paper 12-31-1959)Ob. BETHEL, Rev H. O., d 12-14-1950 (paper 1-4-1951)Ob. BEYMER, Jay V., d 10-7-1956 (paper 10-25-1956)Ob. BEYMER, Kathryn, d 11-26-1959 (paper 12-3-1959)Ob. BICKLE, George W., d 12-18-1953 (paper 1-24-1954)Re. BIDDLE - paper 6-26-1952Re. BIERMA - paper 10-11-1951Re. BIERMA - paper 10-1-1953Ob. BISHOP, Mrs. Carl, d 11-13-1951 (paper 12-6-1951)Ob. BISHOP, Charles R., d 7-28-1953 (paper 8-20-1953)Ob. BISHOP, Mrs. Edward, d 2-16-1956 (paper 4-5-1956)Ob. BISHOP, Fannie, d 1-8-1956 (paper 1-26-1956)Ob. BISHOP, George, d 1-4-1951 (paper 1-25-1951)Ob. BISHOP, James, d 11-14-1950 (paper 11-30-1950)Ob. BISHOP, John A., d 9-21-1958 (paper 10-2-1958)NI. BISHOP, Ross, 77th birthday (paper 10-30-1952)DN. BISHOP, Ross, age 78 (paper 7-30-1953)DN. BISHOP, Mrs. Ross, age 80 (paper 7-23-1959)WA. BISHOP, Sam, paper 2-22-1951WA. BISHOP, Sam, paper 2-21-1952Ob. BISHOP, Samuel G., d 5-23-1953 (paper 6-25-1953)Ob. BISSETT, Mrs. John, d 8-9-1950 (paper 8-24-1950)Ob. BITTING, Mary, d 2-4-1950 (paper 2-16-1950)Ob. BLACK, John W., d 3-2-1951 (paper 3-22-1951)Ob. BLACK, William R., d 11-21-1950 (paper 12-14-1950)DN. BLAIR, Mrs. Elizabeth, age 85 paper 4-8-1954)Ob. BLAKE, William H., d 10-7-1957 (paper 12-19-1957)DN. BLANCHARD, Mrs. Frances Marshall, age 71(paper 6-10-1954)Ob. BLANCHARD, Mrs. Ira, d 5-20-1956 (paper 8-23-1956)Ob. BLOOM, Mrs. Agnes J., d 4-30-1951 (paper 6-14-1951)Ob. BLOOM, Oliver R., d 2-15-1951 (paper 3-15-1951)Ob. BLYLER, Mrs. Hattie, d 11-8-1952 (paper 11-27-1952)WA. BOGGS, Mr. & Mrs. Elmer E. (paper 12-25-1958)Ob. BOOTHE, Daniel A., d 10-30-1953 (paper 12-10-1953)Ob. BOOTHE, Mrs. D. A., d 7-27-1954 (paper 9-2-1954)DN. BOOTON, Mrs. Helen Snyder, paper 11-7-1957Re. BORRALL - paper 7-5-1951Re. BORRALL - paper 8-23-1951Re. BORRALL - paper 8-7-1952Re. BOWLES - paper 6-21-1951Ob. BOWLIN, Earl W., d 3-6-1957 (paper 3-14-1957)DN. BOWLIN, Miss Martha, age 85 (paper 11-6-1952)DN. BOWLIN, Mrs. Nellie Reeves, age 75 (paper 8-10-1950)Ob. BOYD, James Garfield, d 1-5-1959 (paper 1-29-1959)Ob. BOYD, Mrs. W. H., d 7-23-1957 (paper 12-19-1957)Ob. BOYD, William H., d 3-20-1956 (paper 6-28-1956)Ob. BRASHER, Mrs. Ed, d 11-30-1955 (paper 12-15-1955)


News Stories from 1950-1959 (cont.)Re. BRAUGHT - paper 11-5-1953Ob. BRAUGHT, Minnie M. Langriff, d 5-7-1959 (paper 5-21-1959)Ob. BREBNER, Mrs. J. E., d 3-6-1951 (paper 3-22-1951)DN. BREWER, Mrs. Edith J., age 82 (paper 2-4-1954)Ob. BRIGGS, Mrs. C. C. (paper 1-5-1956)DN. BRITTON, M. L., age 72 (paper 5-18-1950)Ob. BROMMEL, Harry (paper 4-5-1956)Ob. BROMMEL, Joseph, d 1-20-1952 (paper 3-20-1952)DN. BROMMEL, Marilyn, age 21 (paper 7-10- ?)Ob. BROOKS, Marie P., d 3-15-1952 (paper 4-3-1952)DN. BROWN, Arthur, age 77 (paper 7-31-1958)Ob. BROWN, Arthur, d 7-30-1958 (paper 8-7-1958)Ob. BROWN, Harold E., d 7-31-1959 (paper 8-13-1959)Ob. BROWN, Henry H., d 1-3-1954 (paper 1-28-1954)DN. BROWN, Mrs. Ida, age 77 (paper 11-12-1953)Ni. Brown, Leon - paper 10-23-1958Ob. BROWN, Millie, d 10-9-1958 (paper 10-23-1958)Ob. BROWN, Omar E., d 5-21-1952 (paper 6-12-1952)Ob. BROWN, Willie Ray, d 3-22-1952 (paper 4-3-1952)Re. BRUCE - paper 8-24-1950DN. BRUCE, Ben, age 75 (paper 12-13-1951)Ob. BRUCE, Della, d 2-19-1950 (paper 3-2-1950)Ob. BRYANT, Mrs. Charles E., d 8-26-1950 (paper 10-12-1950)Ob. BUCHANAN, Edward, d 4-30-1954 (paper 5-20-1954)Re. BUMBARGER - paper 8-17-1950Re. BUMBARGER - paper 8-23-1951Re. BUMBARGER - paper 6-18-1953Re. BUMBARGER - paper 8-22-1957DN. BUNTING, Joe, age 90 (paper 5-22-1958)Ob. BUNTING, Joseph E., d 5-17-1958 (paper 5-22-1958)Ob. BURKE, Catherine, d 5-30-1953 (paper 6-25-1953)DN. BURKHEAD, Ernest M., d 10-13-1950 (paper 11-2-1950)Re. BURMISTER - paper 7-31-1952Ob. BURNETT, Mrs. Iva H., d 11-30-1956 (paper 12-20-1956)Ob. BURNETT, Linnie A., d 12-2-1956 (paper 12-6-1956)Ob. BURRUS, Roy W., d 2-12-1954 (paper 3-18-1954)Ob. BURSON, Anne, d 10-7-1958 (paper 10-16-1958)DN. BURTON, Mrs. Theodosia, age 75 (paper 12-17-1953)Ob. BUSH, Claude, d 6-30-1953 (paper 7-16-1953)Ob. BUTLER, Amanda, d 2-4-1950 (paper 2-16-1950)Ob. BUTLER, Edwin H., d 12-11-1958 (paper 1-15-1959)DN. BUTLER, Harry, age 55 (paper 4-19-1951)DN. BUTLER, Harry, age 54 (paper 12-11-1958)NI. BUTTERFIELD, E. E., 70th birthday (paper 4-19-1951)DN. BUZZARD, Mrs. Harriet, age 57 (paper 7-13-1950)

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Ob. CAHOW, Bessie G., d 11-7-1959 (paper 11-26-1959)DN. CAIN, Hugh, age 86 (paper 10-23-1958)DN. CALHOUN, Dr. Johnson, d 8-21-1957 (paper 8-29-1957DN. CALLAHAN, Ethel, age 60 (paper 2-20-1958))Ob. CAMBRON, Corwin L., d 10-27-1950 (paper 11-16-1950)

Ob. CAMPBELL, Fred W., d 5-20-1959 (paper 6-23-1959)DN. CAMPBELL, Mrs. Glen, error in names - was sisterMrs. May Nichols who died (paper 11-20-1952)Ob. CAMPBELL, Mrs. J. W., d 10-16-1954 (paper 12-2-1954)Ob. CAMPBELL, Laura Ann, d 2-8-1952 (paper 3-20-1952)Re. CANADAY - paper 9-28-1950Ob. CARLSON, Delbert, d 3-29-1950 (paper 4-20-1950)Re. CARPENTER - paper 7-13-1950Re. CARPENTER - paper 7-9-1953Re. CARPENTER - paper 7-15-1954Ob. CARPENTER, Edmon, d 5-29-1958 (paper 6-5-1958)Ob. CARREL, Martha, d 1-23-1954 (paper 2-4-1954)Ob. CASADY, Conrad, d 3-8-1952 (paper 4-10-1952)Ob. CASADY, Mrs. Mae, d 2-25-1959 (paper 3-12-1959)Ob. CASKEY, Mrs. Pearl, d 11-29-1954 (paper 12-16-1954)DN. CASSIDAY, Roy, d 8-29-1951 (paper 8-30-1951)Ob. CAVINESS, Friend H., d 2-10-1958 (paper 3-13-1958)Re. CHAMPLINS - paper 7-27-1950Re. CHAMPLINS - paper 6-21-1951Ob. CHAMPLIN, Sarah, d 11-15-1958 (paper 11-20-1958)Ob. CHANDLER, Ray, d 1-11-1958 (paper 2-20-1958)Ob. CHAPLIN, Holman A., d 12-1-1957 (paper 2-20-1958)WA. CHASE, Mr. & Mrs. Kellie - paper 3-5-1959Ob. CHASE, Walter, d 6-11-1951 (paper 6-28-1951)Ob. CHILES, Francis, d 11-14-1954 (paper 12-2-1954)Ob. CHILES, Walter L., d 4-29-1957 (paper 5-16-1957)WA. CHITTENDEN, Mr. & Mrs. Elmer S., paper 11-15-1951Ob. CHRISTIANSEN, Mrs. John V., d 7-8-1954 (paper7-15-1954)WA. CHUMBLEY, Art - paper 2-23-1956Ob. CHUMBLEY, Charles B., d 11-19-1959 (paper 12-10-1959)DN. CHUMBLEY, Mrs. J. P., age 70 (paper 12-3-1959)Ob. CHUMBLEY, Mrs. J. P., d 12-2-1959 (paper 12-10-1959)Ob. CHUMBLEY, Jennie Margie, d 3-14-1959 (paper 4-16-1959)Ob. CHUMBLEY, R. C., d 2-11-1956 (paper 6-28-1956)Re. CLARK - paper 9-13-1956Ob. CLARK, A. J., d 8-25-1953 (paper 9-17-1953)Ob. CLARK, Gregg, d 9-12-1953 (paper 10-15-1953)Ob. CLARK, Helen Merle, d 2-16-1959 (paper 3-12-1959)Ob. CLARK, Ira Glenn, d 5-8-1956 (paper 8-23-1956)Ob. CLARK, Mrs. John, d 11-11-1954 (paper 12-2-1954)DN. CLARK, Lyle, age 61 (paper 8-27-1959)Ob. CLARK, Tim S., d 8-17-1951 (paper 9-13-1951)NI. CLARKE, Mrs. Sidney - paper 7-15-1954Ob. CLARY, Jesse D., d 2-18-1954 (paper 4-29-1954)DN. CLARY, Wade A., age 72 (paper 1-3-1952)


News Stories from 1950-1959 (cont.)DN. CLAY, Grant, d 12-27-1957 (paper 6-19-1958)Pi. CLEMENT, Sylvester, age 89 (paper 6-28-1951)DN. CLEVELAND, Mrs. Laura Hagler, age 87 (paper 8-13-1959)DN. CLEVENGER, Mrs. E. T., age 68 (paper 10-23-1958)Ob. CLEVENGER, Hazel, d 10-22-1958 (paper 11-13-1958)Ob. CLEVENGER, W. F., d age 78 (paper 10-15-1959)Re. COCHRAN - paper 9-13-1951DN. COCHRAN, Charley S., d 1-5-1959 (paper 1-15-1959)Ob. COCHRAN, Mrs. Chas., d 11-16-1951 (paper 12-6-1951Re. COFFMAN - paper 8-3-1950Re. COFFMAN - paper 8-7-1952Ob. COFFMAN, Rodney W., d 5-22-1957 (paper 6-6-1957)Ob. COLE, Robert E., d 9-6-1953 (paper 10-8-1953)Re. COLES - paper 6-14-1951DN. COLES, Cash, d 1-21-1952 (paper 1-24-1952)Ob. COLES, Cassius, d 1-21-1952 (paper 3-20-1952)Ob. COLGIN, George, d 4-20-1954 (paper 5-13-1954)Ob. COLGIN, John S., d 2-1-1952 (paper 2-21-1952)Ob. COLGIN, Mary Faith, d 4-4-1959 (paper 5-21-1959)Ob. COLLINS, Mrs. Charles, d 8-7-1950 (paper 8-17-1950)WA. COLLINS, Mr. & Mrs. Robert - paper 3-12-1959Ob. COLLISTER, Mrs R A, d 7-2-1954 (paper 8-26-1954)Re. CONKLIN - paper 8-7-1958Ob. CONKLIN, Ada Catherine, d 7-6-1957 (paper 7-18-1957)Ob. CONKLIN, Elmer B., d 11-3-1951 (paper 11-22-1951)Ob. CONKLIN, Ora Julina, d age 70 (paper 12-19-1957)Ob. CONKLIN, W. A., d 2-26-1954 (paper 4-1-1954)DN. CONWAY, Mrs. May R. - paper 8-9-1956DN. COON, Gerald, age 81 (paper 12-24-1959)Ob. COOPER, Mary Ellen, d 6-23-1959 (paper 8-6-1959)Ob. CORBETT, Glen A., d 11-4-1955 (paper 12-15-1955)Ob. COREY, Mrs. Robert, d 12-22-1950 (paper 1-4-1951)Re. CORNELL - paper 9-19-1957DN. COWDIN, Mrs. Grant, age 72 (paper 12-10-1959)DN. COWMAN, Joseph, age 91 (paper 12-10-1959)Ob. COX, Anna May, d 11-10-1958 (paper 11-20-1958)Ob. COX, Arthur, d 7-30-1953 (paper 8-20-1953)Ob. COX, Charles W., d 7-5-1953 (paper 7-30-1953)DN. COX, Paul, age 48 (paper 12-8-1955)DN. COX, Rufus, age 84 (paper 3-29-1951)Ob. COX, Rufus, d 3-28-1951 (paper 4-19-1951)Ob. COX, Thomas W., d 9-17-1950 (paper 10-12-1950)Ob. COX, William M., d 11-10-1958 (paper 11-20-1958)DN. COZAD, Chas., age 84 (paper 10-30-1958)DN. COZAD, Mrs. J. P., age 65 (paper 7-30-1959)Ob. COZAD, Mrs. J. P., d 7-30-1959 (paper 8-27-1959)Ob. CRAFT, Charles A., d 7-9-1958 (paper 8-7-1958)DN. CRAIG, Dick, age 80 (paper 3-1-1951)DN. CRAIG, Mary, age 89 (paper 12-28-1950)Ob. CRAIG, Mary E., d 12-27-1950 (paper 1-25-1951)Ob. CRAIG, Robert D. - paper 3-15-1951Ob. CRAM, George, d 2-13-1950 (paper 2-23-1950)DN. CRANDALL, A. W., age 87 (paper 11-1-1951)Ob. CRANDALL, Mrs Emma, d 2-17-1951 (paper 3-15-1951)

Ob. CRAWFORD, Mrs. Charles S., d 9-26-1958 (paper 10-9-1958)Re. CRAWFORD - paper 7-20-1950DN. CRIPPEN, Mrs. Ida, age 90 (paper 7-23-1959)DN. CROAT, Henry, age 84 (paper 8-5-1954)Ob. CRUCHELOW, Edward, d 10-30-1950 (paper 11-16-1950)Ob. CRUCHELOW, John B., d 1-29-1957 (paper 2-28-1957)Ob. CUE, Fred O., d 7-9-1959 (paper 7-30-1959)Ob. CULBERTSON, Dennis Lee, d 7-19-1957 (paper 8-29-1957)Ob. CULBERTSON, M. Henry, d 8-28-1954 (paper 9-16-1954)Ob. CULLEY, Harriet Elizabeth, d 6-15-1957 (paper 6-27-1957)DN. CULLEY, Mrs. I. M., age 83 (paper 9-21-1950)Ob. CULLEY, Mrs. I. M., d 9-3-1950 (paper 10-12-1950)DN. CUNNINGHAM, G. A., age 82 (paper 8-13-1959)Ob. CURFMAN, Mrs. J. H., d 1-30-1952 (paper 2-21-1952)

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DN DANCE, Albert, age 69 (paper 5-17-1956)Ob. DANLEY, Elmer, age 75 (paper 4-10-1952)WA. DAUGHERTY, Mr. & Mrs. Lon (paper 2-23-1956)DN. DAVEY, Mrs. Ella, age 75 (paper 10-11-1951)WA. DAVIS, Mr. & Mrs. C. O. (paper 2-28-1952)Ob. DAVIS, Mr. & Mrs. Clem (paper 4-5-1956)Ob. DAVIS, Robert L., d 10-8-1950 (paper 11-16-1950)Ob. DAVITT, Mrs. Richard, d 8-13-1959 (paper 8-27-1959)Ob. DAWSON, Mrs. Earl, d 5-9-1950 (paper 5-18-1950)DN. DAY, Mrs. Anna, d 3-17-1951 (paper 4-26-1951)DN. DAYLOR, Thomas, age 75 (paper 1-11-1951)DN. DAYTON, James D., age 88 (paper 1-2-1958)DN. DEEN, Mrs. Warren, age 68, d 7-2-1958 (paper 7-17-1958)Ob. DEMAREE, Mrs. Chester, d 8-10-1959 (paper 8-27-1959)DN. DEMORY, Mrs. Ralph, age 56 (paper 10-4-1951)Ob. DEMORY, Mrs. Ralph, d 10-2-1951 (paper 11-1-1951)Ob. DERROUGH, Ella Bown, d 9-13-1957 (paper 12-19-1957)Ob. DERROUGH, John Edward, d 2-28-1959 (paper 3-12-1959)Ob. DERRY, Marcus A., d 3-19-1958 (paper 5-1-1958)DN. DEWEY, Mrs. C., age 69 (paper 4-25-1957)Ob. DEY, Irvin, d 9-4-1953 (paper 10-15-1953)Ob. DICKERSON, Andrew H., d 1-3-1958 (paper 1-23-1958)Re. DICKSON - (paper 8-9-1951)Ob. DIETRICH, A. Chas., d 2-14-1954 (paper 3-18-1954)Ob. DIETRICH, Mrs. A. Chas., d 2-14-1954 (paper 3-18-1954)Ob. DIETRICH, Carl, (paper 11-13-1958)Re. DILLARD - (paper 10-12-1950)DN. DIXON, Robert, age 56 (paper 11-23-1950)Re. DIXON - (paper 8-9-1951)


News Stories from 1950-1959 (cont.)Ob. DOLLISON, Wm, d 10-21-1950 (paper 11-16-1950)Ob. DOUGHERTY, Wm, d 2-27-1952 (paper 3-20-1952)WA. DOUGLAS, Mr. & Mrs. Hugh (paper 7-31-1952)Re. DOWNEY - (paper 8-9-1951)DN. DOWNEY, Arthur, d 9-19-1956 (paper 9-27-1956)Ob. DRAKE, Mrs. Josiah, d 1-24-1952 (paper 2-21-1952)Ob. DUNCAN, Mrs C N, d 11-15-1955 (paper 12-15-1955)Ob. DUNCAN, Herbert, d 10-13-1956 (paper 10-25-1956)Ob. DUNCAN, Merle R, d 7-2-1958 (paper 7-17-1958)Ob. DUNCAN, Oral H, d 8-31-1952 (paper 9-18-1952)Re. DURHAM - (paper 8-24-1950)DN. DUST, Torrence W., d 3-3-1959 (paper 3-5-1959)

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The Iowa Genealogical Society hosts the following specialinterest groups. These groups are an excellent resource foradditional help with your research and brick walls. Allgroups meet at IGS.

African-American Special Interest Group meets at 7 p.m.the first Tuesday of the month. Contact: IGS c/o the IGSLibrary.

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German Special Interest Group meets at 7 p.m. the firstMonday of the month. Contact IGS c/o the IGS Library.

Irish Special Interest Group meets at 7 p.m. the thirdTuesday of the month. Contact IGS c/o the IGS Library.

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News from the Warren County Iowa GenWeb Sitehttp://iagenweb.org/warren/ Karon King

Warren County Cemeteries:

Now in the third year of a five year project to index WarrenCounty’s 57 Cemeteries, the first cemetery alphabeticallyindexed with birth and death dates in 2012 on the WarrenCounty GenWeb site is Calvary Cemetery (online as of April2012). The next cemeteries on a list for 2012 are: NewVirginia Cemetery in Virginia Township, North RiverCemetery in Greenfield Township, St John’s Cemetery inLinn Township, and St. Mary’s Cemetery in JacksonTownship.

The IOOF Indianola Cemetery with death dates and burialplots was put online by Harvey Henry back in 2010, but theOld City Cemetery section whose records were burned in a1907 fire are not included, so this section needs to be walked.Also, the IOOF listings already online have some errors andMerrill Butler, caretaker of the Cemetery, has kindly beenhelping me to make corrections. With maps from thecemetery office, recreated by Harvey Henry, burials can beindexed by plot number within each section. With theselistings, this large cemetery could be rewalked and an updateof the burials in the Indianola Cemetery printed.

New on Warren County GenWeb from Jan-April 2012:

A Photo Gallery section has been added with pictures of 294people, 10 homes, and 9 businesses.

Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883, were added includingthe names of 144 Warren County pensioners with their postoffice address, cause for which they were pensioned, monthlyrate of pay received, and original date of allowance.

Biographies from the book, History of Warren County Iowafrom Its Earliest Settlement to 1908, were added whichinclude biographies for 343 Warren County residents.

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BOARD MEMBER PROFILE: KARON KING

Karon King, Vice-President of WCGS, joined our society acouple of years ago. After graduating from ISU, she was asubstitute teacher. Needing more permanent employment,Karon went to work for the State of Iowa in the HistoricalBuilding where she stayed for 32 years, retiring in 2010.Through mail order classes from the National GenealogySociety, she learned about genealogy. She is currentlyWebmaster for the Warren County USGenWeb.org. Karenhas long been interested in preserving family history andtreasures. Karon also volunteers one evening each week atIGS.


Profile (cont.)Karon lives in Des Moines on the east side. She has one adultson. Names Karon researches are KING, BEAN, EPPS,SHAW. Karon gives these tips for other researchers: Don’tgive up. Look at newspapers for clues.

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Officers 2012

Elected Officers:President Denise GrippVice President Karon KingSecretary Donna AndersonTreasurer Marieta GrissomAppointed Officers:Corresponding Secretary Virginia WheeldonRegistrar Marieta GrissomHistorian Virginia WheeldonNewsletter Editor Ruth Hall & Judy RichardsCounty Fair Superintendents Virginia Wheeldon,

Brenda MorganOther:Immediate Past President Juanita OttIGS Liaison Juanita OttIGS Regional Representative Ken & Mary BoothWeb Site for Warren County

http://www.rootsweb.com/~iawarrenhttp://iagenweb.org/warren/www.warrencountyhistory.org/genealogy

Warren County Historical Societywww.warrencountyhistory.org

Indianola Public Library www.HeritageQuest.com(Library Card Required)

Active Committees:Library Brenda MorganCemeteries Virginia Wheeldon & Juanita Ott4-H Project Brenda KingRecords/ProjectsFamily Records and Surname File (Open Position)Nominating (Open Position),

& Brenda Morgan & Ruth HallAuditing Peggy Kruse

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Index

Rev. Bails 6Rev. Bartlet 6Rev. Bonell 6Rev. Brame 6Brown, Tom 6Rev. Butler 6Rev. Cain 6Dr. Chance 5Dr. Chapman 5Rev. Daily 6Rev. Dean 6Dye, A. H. 6Rev. Emmons 6Dr. Flynn 5Rev. Foster 6Rev. Gains 6Gilman, Mickel 5

Hamilton, Will 6Rev. Hanson 6Henry, Harvey 10Dr. Hooper 5Rev. Isley 6Dr. Judkins 5Dr. Kern 5Rev. Lapham 6Laverty, John 6Lumsdon brothers 5Dr. Maulsby 5Miller, Rev. Thomas 6Rev. Moore 6Rev. Morrison 6Murray, Irene Weir 6Musgrave, Delpha 3Neads, Will 6

Parmelee, John 5Rev. Robertson 6Rev. Ross 6Dr. Shank 5Rev. Sondeson 6Rev. Stackhouse 6Rev. Stitt 6Rev. Stoten 6Rev. Tedson 6Rev. Terry 6Rev. Thompson 6Rev. Trelow 6Tufts, Mrs. Mary 5Rev. Tull 6Warren, Major General Joseph 5Welch, Sr. John E. 6

On page 5, millers were Beech, Parmelee, Spray, Rogers, Patton, Edwards, Wright & Davis, Sprague, Blanche, Smiths, Welch,Howard, Brown, Marshall, Utterson, Freeborn. Merchants in Summerset were Wright & Davis, Parmelee, Lees and Mont, Barns &Spray, John McClintic, Cris Turnipseed, Will Hamilton, Ash & Brown, Nealey & Dowell, Peck and Shiveler, Stephenson, Jane Epps,Tom Hastie, Baxendale, Dan Turnipseed, Lamb and Anderson, Martandale, Joe Anderson, Hemphill & Neads, Rastus, Marshall,Barthalme & Lincerfelter, Utterson, Sheets, Beltz, Slocum, Woods, Pitcock, Swisher, Gooding, John Marshall, Schooler & Schooler,and Ray E. Schooler

Also included on pages 6-9 are names beginning A-C that has something in the 1950-1959 INDIANOLA RECORD-HERALDNewspapers. More names will be in future newsletters.

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