Union County Genealogical Society (UCGS) - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Polo and Johnson camily

trjhsn13 — 2013-06-19 02:06:18Z

My grandfather Clarence r Johnson ran a polo pony ranch of some sort in union county in the early to mid 1940s. We used to have a picture of my dad Russell Woodrow Johnson on a polo pony in full regalia. I can't find anything online about this brief and probably unsuccessful venture. Anyone out there have any info or family connections do share? Thank you.

Re: Godfrey family of Iowa

chirolife — 2013-05-31 04:58:39Z

Hello,
I know that your post was from quite some time ago, but did you ever find out any further information on George Godfrey. I know that he and his parents are from england, but that is as far as I can get........very stuck! Any help will be greatly appreciated.
thanks
-justin godfrey

Re: John William Allen Cox

LarryNProf — 2013-03-18 17:33:17Z

This John William Allen Cox was the father of Miss Gertrude Mary Cox who was a famous Statistician. She founded the Experimental Statistics Department at North Carolina State University. Both John William Allen and his wife Emmy died in Raleigh, North Carolina (at different times). I would like to know if they are buried in Raleigh or were they returned to Perry, Iowa for burial? There is a Cox Hall on the campus of N. C. State which was dedicated in her name while she was still alive. She died of leukemia at Duke University Hospital in Durham in 1978. She was a wonderful person and touched so many lives throughout the world. They gave her an honorary Ph. D. at Iowa State University and she was also a member of the National Academy of Science.

frederick thomas reader

carolrichards92 — 2012-11-17 13:46:54Z

i'm trying to find the marriage certificate of frederick thomas reader and ethel workman married on the 6th june 1917 lee county iowa any help where i can find and get a copy. i live in england so help would be great.

Re: Bonar Family Geneology

SandyShelton62 — 2012-10-23 02:28:14Z

We are again updating our family tree and noticed your post. I am the grand-daughter of Ernest Clyde Bonar. My mothers name is Ella Jane Bonar. Her brother is Clyde. We are trying to verify which line of the tree from the three brothers that came over in 1738 we are from.

Susanna Becker of Dubuque.Iowa

judithbotting1 — 2012-10-22 16:03:17Z

Any information on Susanna Becker Daughter of Philip and Fredericka Becker.Born Dubuque 1884 ,believed married Arthur Hobbs Oct 1910 in Dubuque,died in childbirth May 1911. Unable to find any confirmation of marriage or death?

Re: Blanche Davis

Lenore503 — 2012-09-07 22:04:14Z

I am afraid I have waited too long to get in touch with you. I hope you are still doing genealogy.
I would really like to talk to you. My husband's mother, Nell Sanson Freeman, was a daughter of John Edward Sanson.

Lenore Freeman
Lenore Freeman@Hotmail.com
515-282-0116

Re: Walker Family

mroswell52 — 2012-05-06 02:47:46Z

RE:WAlker family
Found out exactly when Wm. Walker died and I am not so sure this is the right man as he was married to a Mary Teter-Walker.
Thanks anyway,
Melody

Walker Family

mroswell52 — 2012-05-06 02:37:57Z

I am looking for William Walker b. 1800 d. Nov 1860 per the mortalitity schedule for Marion, Union Co. IA. I am thinking that he might be the father of Louisa T. Walker b. 1833 in Bedford Co. TN. But have nothing to go on. Louisa Walker and George Ackles married in 1854 in Jefferson Co. IA they went to MO and then to OR to live. I believe (as is stated on her headstone in the Ackles Cemetery of Union Co. OR)that Rebeckah's husband was Wm Walker. I believe that Rebeckah came west with George and Louisa along with one of Louisa's sister Matilda. I haven't been able to locate Wm Walker until this evening. So anyone knowing of this Walker family please contact me?
Thanks,
Melody

Re: Year of death

taylor936 — 2012-03-25 23:26:17Z

did they say where in texas?

Re: Year of death

tessataylor68 — 2012-03-25 16:56:10Z

Hi Aunt Shirley,
Somebody, I can't remember who, found an entry in a family bible that put John's death in 1915 in Texas. I've never found anything to confirm that.
Tess

Re: Looking for Shirts Family

tammycarlson1 — 2012-03-25 00:22:49Z

Here is a link with sidney shirts and roscius:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/S5ZZ-ZK5

Year of death

taylor936 — 2012-03-24 15:06:38Z

For information on my grandfather, John Thomas Taylor born 1861 to mary taylor in Mosurri. Looking for date of death

Re: JESSEN< DUNST

frankenhord — 2012-02-13 00:16:14Z

Cousin Lynne,
Adolph Dunst was married to Charlotte I. Fischer. Maria Dunst was his daughter and she married Michael Elftmann.
We are descended from Michael and Maria through their daughter Bertha. I have a link to the church; if you are interested, I can send it along.
Nice to have someone in the family to share info with. We are the lost branch of the family because they left out Bertha's son Walter Theodore Frank and have her listed as married to WGFrank instead of WC Frank. Trying to correct whatever we can.
Do you happen to have any info on the ship they came over on? It was called the Columbia and it came to Philadelphia in 1871. I once had the ships passenger list right in front of me and the computer crashed. Lost it all. Any help is appreciated. Your Albert Dunst is listed on there too but cannot remember how old he was.
Thank you.

sylva ermina young stiles

shelbyloveturtle — 2012-01-29 01:03:17Z

Hi, my grandmother was sylva ermina young stiles married to lee judgent stiles. I know very little about my grandparents. she had 12 children, one of them was Gene DeLano Stiles, my father. I would so love to find any relatives out there and to find any information on uncles, aunts, cousins, etc. I have searched many records and have come up empty. My grandfather was a furrier and they owned a farm in Polk County. My grandmother died early of a blood clot. If you have any information, please contact me...keeping my fingers crossed!

Margret Young

chrislaw2001 — 2012-01-27 04:12:12Z

I am seeking information on Margret Young,(maiden name) Born in 1890, Iowa. Looking for mother and fathers names. I know her father was born in the United States, and mother was born in Wales, and she was married to Homer B. Hall, other than that I am at a loss. Can anyone out there help me out?

Re: Osborne family, Osborne Twp, Clayton County, IOWA

kelley1993 — 2012-01-05 18:00:16Z

I have info if you need anything on Elizabeths Ribbles family.
Please email me at kelleyxribblexfamiy@yahoo.ca and I will get you the info.
Any help you have on their tree would be great to add to the Ribble/Osborne side of the tree
thanks
Barbara

Re: Osborne family, Osborne Twp, Clayton County, IOWA

tracyst12 — 2012-01-02 00:26:47Z

Hello,

I sadly don't have any pictures of Elizabeth (Ribble) and Thomas Osborne. I thought perhaps my mom did, but she does not. I have traced Thomas Osborne's family back in England several generations, but haven't done much about Elizabeth Ribble's side.

Re: Bethel Cemetery -Union Co, IA

jb_rockhound — 2011-12-17 20:52:01Z

I hada contact of someone living in Larimor ia around that gave me information about Horton davis and wife being buried there years ago! My grandfather was a son of Horton Davis, I live in SD. It was in my list on old aol addresses- since I quit using aol, i deleted it. I may have her name in my geneology stuff. I'd have to check it. I can't do so right now, nor do i have access to ancestry.com anymore.
Contact me at new email: jb-rockhound@hotmail.com. I will check to see if I can find this Davis lineage contact. jan

Re: REED, James

JaniceMailo — 2011-11-13 23:13:53Z

I am looking for information on James Reed and Lavina Stutts (Slutz). On my GG Grandmother's (Georgie Ella Reed Crosby) marriage cert it says her birth parents were James and Lavina Reed, she was adopted by LL & Sarah Crosby.
Georgie was born Feb 4 1848,
I know James and Lavina were not married at that time. Lavina would have been about 16 years old in 1848, so I am thinking for her to know about James and Lavina, her adopted family and birth family must have known each other.
If you have any information, I would appreciate it.

Emmett County Wills

dfelkey — 2011-10-07 14:38:37Z

In general, how does a person get a copy of an Emmett County will.

Woods/Boham connection

cfarkas192 — 2011-09-22 13:02:59Z

I have a few pictures of Julia Jayne Woods born 3/1944 in Creston, Iowa. I would like to return them to her or a family member, but I do not know if she married and has another name.

I would need to verify dates and mother's name with her before mailing the pictures.

If you know this woman, please pass it on.
Thank you.

reader

carolrichards92 — 2011-09-17 12:24:25Z

looking for family of Delbert and Lawrence Reader. father Fred was my granmothers brother. any help i would be grateful for as i live in the U.K

Lazarus Howard

slyfox52 — 2011-09-16 12:26:50Z

Wanting any info on Lazarus Howard, who died in 1899 and is buried in the Beaulah Cemetery on Highway 169 just North of Thayer, Iowa. Would like a copy of his obit, and if anyone has an old photo of him that could copy, would appreciate it also. Our annual Howard family reunion is coming up in October and have been trying to find any info for two years with no luck. Any listed survivors info would be helpful also. Thanks, James Mincks.

Re: Fernald Family - Looking for info

Howard_Boswell35 — 2011-08-19 16:21:10Z

Valerie:

I happened upon your query here, and thought I would check out the records and see what I could find;
I find your Daniel Fernald in the census records from 1910 to 1860 (with his parents in 1860 and 1870.) His ancestry is on Ancestry Family Trees, if all is correct, back into the 1500's through England , Germany and France. The family was for many generations in Kittery Maine. If this reached you and wish to have the information I have looked up. e-mail me at thebugman71@comcast.net ,
Howard Boswell

Re: Osborne family, Osborne Twp, Clayton County, IOWA

kelley1993 — 2011-07-22 02:06:08Z

tracey would live to see if you have any pics of our Elizabeth n her family as well as birth death wedding dates of family members so i can update family tree. be email me at kelleyxribblexfamily@yahoo.ca. hope to hear from you soon. barb

Fernald Family - Looking for info

ValerieHenley93 — 2011-07-21 22:16:43Z

I am looking for information on the Fernald family that lived in Dubuque, Iowa. Julia B Henley Fernald (1845-?) and Daniel Fernald (1853-?). They had Eddie b. 1880, Charles b. 1881 and Anna b. 1884.

I seem to have gone cold on the search.

Thanks. Any help would be appreciated.

I have lots of information for any descendants of Julia Bickford Henley Fernald. She was born in Nova Scotia.

Thanks.

Valerie

sylva ermina young stiles

shelbyloveturtle — 2011-07-13 02:32:46Z

Loking for information on my grandmother Sylva Ermina Young Stiles. Married to Lee Judgent Stiles Iowa

John K. Ewing and Amelia Ellen Alexander

PegSpeed — 2011-07-13 00:12:52Z

I believe the History of Union County, Iowa: (1908) has a biographical sketch about John K. Ewing. Don't know the page number. He lived 1843-1930. Could someone please send me a copy of the text? Scan it or type it? I haven't been able to find it online or in my local library. Thank you. Peggy

looking for cady/durban family, sac city iowa

kierasw — 2011-06-19 02:50:06Z

looking for anything related to the cady or durban family from sac city iowa

WAMSER descendants

Wamser1761 — 2011-06-04 05:42:02Z

Hello,
we are looking for ALL descendants of WAMSER who are emigrated from Schleswig-Holstein/Germany to USA specially IOWA. This includes also families of daughters (i.e. Rohwer, Rohlk, Ketelsen, Bennigsdorf, Husmann, Kuhlmann, Dierks or Dirks, Fellner, Hansen, Molter).
We have many information about the ancestors of WAMSER in Schleswig-Holstein/Germany.
Many Greatings from Germany.
Detlef

Nystrom descendants, Stanton , Iowa?

Niklas_N — 2011-05-02 11:00:01Z

My relative Johan/John Arvid Nystrom (borned 8 jan 1880 in Sweden) arrives 18:th of maj 1903 to New York, he is heading for his brother Olof Ruben/Rubin Nystrom, Stanton, Iowa.(borned 8 jun 1884 in Sweden).

Can anyone find any information about this two brothers?

Best regards
/Niklas Nyström, Sweden

Re: The Wilcher/Welcher Family

DeanaWelcher69 — 2011-04-27 16:12:20Z

I am the greatgreat grandaughter of Patrick Henry and Susannah Welcher. My father is Delbert Welcher - father Clarence Welcher - father Morris Welcher. I would love to have any information on the Welcher Family that would have.

Catherine JONES nee CLAYTON

pctyee1 — 2011-04-22 03:30:33Z

Does anyone know where Catherine [nee CLAYTON] JONES wife of Roley Madison JONES is buried? Catherine died Dec 1870 in Douglas Township, Union Co., IA.

Any help appreciated
Teresa Smith

Bethel Cemetery -Union Co, IA

jamayoyo — 2011-04-17 05:29:24Z

Hello Jane, Coming to visit Bethel Cemetery and neighboring property owners across the road, 167th, and due East of the cemetery. Do you know or do you have a way of finding out the name of the current owners? This was my Geddes family farm circa 1860-1886ish. marie.ann@comcast.net
regards, Marie Ann

Re: Jackson/Hoff Families

fleadbottom — 2011-04-04 05:16:29Z

sorry to take so long to get back to you,
Any help you can give me would be wonderful. I have some under my line of Bohanan
fleadbottom@msn.com

Alford G Morse or Albert Morris

wfo86891 — 2011-03-07 16:17:19Z

Could somebody if they have time on their hands give me a bit of help? I have been researching my family name Morris and just recently found a new marriage record that shows my 3rd ggfather to be Alford G Morse and all other records I had found before show him as Albert Morris b. abt 1814/15 New York m. 1846 IL to Annis A Eastman b. 1829/30 in Adams New York. This is the same person that much Im sure of from all the records I have. Could someone search his line for me and see if you can find a father and mothers name for Albert Morris or Alford G Morris. Ive looked for a year now nearly and find nothing, hoping for someone else to have better luck on that end then I.

Thanks,
Mr. Cecil H Morris

Creston Directory ??

jamayoyo — 2011-03-02 01:05:43Z

Hello Jane, Do you have access to the directory for Creston circa 1875-85? Is there a place to look at it online?
Thank You, Marie Ann <><

Re: death certificate info needed

slyfox52 — 2011-02-02 17:31:31Z

You might have to contact the county recorder for your death cert. Also be prepared to prove why you need to have one. They changed the regulations about giving out that info. I can't even get my grandfather's notice, even though I need to give it to my doctor for him to check me for same conditions.

looking for obit of Lazarus Howard, died 1899

slyfox52 — 2011-02-02 17:27:28Z

I am trying to locate the obit of Lazarus Howard, who died in Thayer, Iowa in 1899. He is buried in the Beulah Cemetery on Highway 169 just north of Afton. I have been to the Creston Public Library and looked thru all they had, but no luck. Would like to find out how and why he died. Also, where did his family go? Thanks, James Mincks.

Re: Looking for Mason families

RobinMason56 — 2011-01-05 21:26:46Z

No problem - appreciate your response. I'm still on my mission to figure this mess out.

Thank you.

Re: Looking for Mason families

rpbrea05 — 2011-01-05 18:55:53Z

The Mason family that I have came from Canada and settled in Fort Collins, Colorado. There real name is Messier and when they came to the U.S. they changed it to Mason.I've gone back to 1640 to a Michel Messier from Normandie and his father's name was David Messier married to Marquerite Bar, married 25 Feb 1658 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I can't find Edward or Alonzo. Sorry.

Re: Looking for Mason families

RobinMason56 — 2010-11-29 20:47:47Z

Well, I need ancestors that reach back further than my gggrandfather Edward F. Mason. I believe his name is Alonzo Henry Mason that was born in KY (may now be OH). There are two clans, the WVA and the NE Mason families. I'm having a difficult time getting the birth dates to make sense to where Alonzo is Edward's father. My second cousin is 96 and still remember's Alonzo and Edward well. I just can't validate the right Alonzo. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Looking for Mason families

rpbrea05 — 2010-11-29 19:51:23Z

Yes, that is the family I have. What information do you need? Rosella

Re: ernest edward charlton

michaelcay — 2010-11-10 18:16:29Z

Thank you

Re: SICKELS, George Washington

olie52 — 2010-11-03 23:55:24Z

charles e sickels died feb 25,2003

Re: Alexander McFee & wife Isabella Webster McFee and Descendants

thefees2 — 2010-10-31 17:04:44Z

HI MY name is john mcfee. my dad was earl, and his dad was duncan. MY grandmother is MARYJANE TULLY. she lived to be 103 years old and is buried in graceland cemetery in Iowa.I think that my great grand father was ALEXANDER?

Re: ernest edward charlton

dicktague58 — 2010-10-21 20:41:55Z

Ernest obit is in the Sept 10th, 1986 afternoon edition of the Quad City Times newspaper. Eldridge is just north of Davenport Iowa in the Quad cities area. Contact the Special Collections dept. at the Davenport library for the obit request. To confirm this and for instructions for getting the obit, go to www.qcmemory.org. Over on the left click on local indexes database. Type in the surname Charlton for the obit index. Dick

ernest edward charlton

michaelcay — 2010-10-21 17:46:42Z

I now he was marriage at the parish church of st mary the virgin newcastle on tyne certified no 380 on sep 2 1922 to margaret anderson age 22 a spinster residence 32 railway street fathers name alexander anderson a labouwer then he left the u,k when his dorter doris was 6 weeks old for the u,s,a.. The arrival date was 1 aug 1923 age 20 on arrival he left southampton on the ship america. Naturalization record indexes1791-1966. Social Security death index ernest charlton ssn: 325-09-3199 last residence: 52748Eldridge,scott,Iowa,united States of America.

When at his father residence in the u,k which was 13 lindsley road, gatrshead.

Re: Frank Wooldridge family

MVoss730 — 2010-09-06 14:47:03Z

Would appreciate any information you have. Just recently learned, through SSDI, that Carolyn Ricardi (granddaughter. I think) had passed away. I am wondering if any relatives of the family are still in Creston.