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Books and Library Holdings

Published books about the genealogy and history of Iowa County and the surrounding area.

Books about Iowa County, Iowa

Bulletin / Iowa County Historical Society. -- [Williamsburg, Iowa]: The Society, -1995. -- Began: 1965.
Vignette / Iowa County Historical Society. -- [Williamsburg, Iowa] : The Society, -1995. -- No. 171 (Nov. 1995).
Pioneer Heritage News / Iowa County Historical Society. --Marengo, Iowa : The Society, 1996 -- No. 172 (Mar. 1996)- Author, Gingerich, Mary A.
Cemetery Directory of Amish and Mennonites in Iowa, Johnson, and Washington counties of Iowa, by Mary A. Gingerich. -- Kalona, Iowa, 1972.
The History of Williamsburg Iowa 1854-2007, Vol I - Town History, The Williamsburg Historical Commission, 2010
The History of Williamsburg Iowa 1854-2007, Vol II - Genealogy, The Williamsburg Historical Commission, 2007
Williamsburg Iowa - Always On The Square, Owen R. Jones, published by The Williamsburg Historical Commission, 2007
1966 index of the Ohio cemetery: (south of Ladora) Hartford Twp. Iowa County. By Alta Davis Bricker, 1966
The History of Iowa County, Iowa, contains a history of the county, its cities, towns, biographical sketches of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa ... Des Moines: Union Historical Company, Birdsall, Williams & Co., 1881.
Inventory of county records : Iowa County / compiled by Mark H. Jones. -- Iowa City: County Records Project, Iowa State Historical Dept., Division of the State Historical Society, 1978.
Iowa census returns. -- 1856. Author Lillie, Pauline
Iowa County cemetery stones & history, 1844-1975 / compiled by Pauline Lillie for Iowa County Historical Society. -- [s.l.]: Iowa County Historical Society, 1976. Author Lind, Katie Yoder, 1913-
From Hazelbrush to Cornfields: the first one hundred years of the Amish-Mennonites in Johnson, Washington, and Iowa counties of Iowa, 1846-1946 / Katie Yoder Lind. -- 1st ed. -- Kalona, Iowa: Mennonite Historical Society of Iowa; [Ottumwa, Iowa]: Released through St. Andrews Press, 1994. Author Atwood, Roy Alden.
Telephony and its cultural meanings in southeastern Iowa,1900-1917 / by Roy Alden Atwood. -- 1984. Author Nicklaus, Dennis J.
The Morrison family from Ballyferis, Ireland to Iowa and New Zealand / Dennis J. Nicklaus. -- Madison, Wis.: D.J. Nicklaus, 1997. (includes the Gilchrist family of North English and others) Author Litzenberg, J.E.
The Litzenbergs in America 1750-1947 -- Ann Arbor, Michigan : J.E. Litzenberg, 1948 (Contains information on many of Iowa County families)
The "Ferris Obituaries Scrapbook" contains information abstracted from scrapbooks full of obits, birth and marriage announcements. The scrapbooks belonged to Arthur Ferris of North English, Iowa and cover the North English area up to around1914. The scrapbook is available at the Linn County Genealogical Society, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Also, on LDS Microfilm number 1003429, is a large collection of North English area obituaries. It may be the same as "Ferris Scrapbook"
Also on that same LDS microfilm, 1003429, is the "History of the North English Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1856-1973"
Victor Quasquicentennial book, 1868-1993. Full of pictures.
World War I and II Service Record. Service Record Book of Men and Wome of North English, Williamsburg and Marengo, Iowa. Sponsered by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Walsworth Brothers, Marceline, Mo., circa 1950?

(Marengo Public Library Note: Some holdings may not be listed in the card catalog, in which case they are located in the reference room and not available for checkout.)

Town History Information Available at Marengo Public Library

Allerton, Iowa Centennial 1874-1974
Blairstown - Press, Thursday May 20, 1965
Cear Rapids - Seven Ages of a City, Pictorial History of Cedar Rapids
Genoa Bluff - by Roseanne Salmann
Lisbon - The Olden Days: History of Lisbon and surrounding countryside
Marengo - Marengo the County Seat: Marengo the Town
Millersburg - Reminiscences of Millersburg; Iowa County, Iowa
Millersburg Iowa Sesquicentennial 1852 – 2002 book
Victor - Centennial History Book: 1868-1968 100 Years of Progress
Watkins - Centennial: Years to Remember 1874-1974
Wellman - Centennial 1879-1979
Williamsburg - Pioneer Recollections: Ninety-seven years in & near Williamsburg

Church and School Historys Available at Marengo Public Library

Deep River Millersburg School - 50th Alumni Banquet
Iowa County Church of God - History of Iowa County Church of God
Millersburg United Methodist Church 1986
St. Michaels Catholic Church Holbrook and the Old Man Creek Settlement

Please write to the Marengo Public Library for these records. Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope and 25 cents per page for copying. Pricing may change.

Genealogical Family Information Available at Marengo Public Library

Edgerton, Wanda Misbach, Our Home Place
Geiger, Margaret (1842-1919) Henry Burgy (1841-1982)
Gunzenhauser, Johann George There to Here 1807-1982
Landmann, Barbara Heinemann, Biography: E.L. Grubers teachings on Divine Inspiration and Other essays
Lutz, June Shaull - Historical account of the Schall/Shaull family.
McDonough, Carolyn Harris - Related Families; McDonough, McDonogh, MacDonough, Tower Denton, Newman, Von Christy, Kafer, Droege, Montmorency, Coligny, Janssen, Rapalje, Van Nyssen, Gilbert, Kurtz, Dils, Workman, Forsyth, Murphey, Trichka, Wilson, Collyer, Harris, Gorman, Hawes, Lilly
Maddux, A.D. Who in the world is that? The Family Trees of Roy Clark Maddux and Sylvia Lucile Douglas Maddux.
Oswald, F. Sinclair - John William and Mary Graham Sinclair family reunion. 2nd & 4th.
Informative soft-back booklets of about 50 or so pages that recapped the reunion and had other articles that Sinclair Oswald or others wrote.
Risdon, Daniel B. & Cook, Robert E. - Descendants of Josiah Risdon and Martha Cochran (c.1982)
Tisdale, Rosa D. - Meet the Tisdales
Whipple, Irma Weiss - In search of Familie Wiese

History Books Available at Marengo Public Library

Andreas Historical Atlas of Iowa
Book that gave Iowa its Name, by Albert M. Lea. Published in Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the travels and explorations of Albert M. Lea as he gathered information while traveling through Iowa County, Iowa
Cemetery Stones with History; 1844-1976, by Pauline Lillie. Iowa Centennial; Iowa County Historical Society. Cemetery Stones and List of townships in Iowa County. (Some larger cemeteries were not included.)
Discovering Historic Iowa, by Leroy Pratt. Descriptions of Iowa Counties, Historical sites, Landmarks, natural areas, archeological sites, wildlife exhibits, and Cultural Institutions.
Ex Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines Living in Iowa; 1886
Federal Census of Iowa County 1850
History of Iowa, by Charles R. Tuttle
History of Iowa County, 1915
1. Vol. 1. Local History of Iowa County and Its People
2. Vol. 2. Biographies of people from Iowa County and the County Seat of Marengo, Iowa
Inspirations-Historie 1729-1817, by Gottlieb Scheuner. Historical account of the founding of the Congregation of Community of Prayer as such was commanded by the Spirit of the Lord, through the Instruments of Inspiration and begun and organized by Eberhard Ludwig Gruber. (Amana Colonies)
Iowa and Some Iowans, by Betty Jo buckingham and Eleanor Blansk 1982 Supplement to 2nd edition.
Iowa Through the Years, by Cyrenus Cole. General history of the commonwealth from the era of discovery and exploration down to the 1930s.
Pioneer Recollections, by Harley Ranson. Stories and pictures depicting the early history and development of Iowa County, selected from the family albums and the libraries of the descendants of the Pioneers of the county. Also stories as written or dictated by these residents, from records in their possession or tales related to them by their parents.
Roster of Iowa Soldiers. War of the Rebellion (Civil War) Vol. 1 through Vol. 6 (Microfilm of master index available through the Iowa State Historical Society in Iowa City)

Maps Available at Marengo Public Library

General Highway and Transportation Maps
Iowa county TAM Service - township maps - locating roster, alphabetical locator, mailing list
Plat Book of Iowa County

Microfilm Newspaper records available at Marengo Public Library

Marengo Democrat, May 4, 1893 - June 4, 1903
Marengo Pioneer May 13, 1926 - Dec. 29, 1927
Marengo Republican, Jan. 2, 1895 - Nov. 3, 1927
Pioneer Republican Nov. 3, 1927 - Apr 4, 1985
Williamsburg

Censuses available at Marengo Public Library

1850 Fayette, Fremont, Henry, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper counties
1860 Iowa, Jasper counties
1870 Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa counties
1880 Ida (partial), Iowa, Jackson (partial) counties
1900 Iowa and Jackson counties
1920 Iowa County
Iowa State Censuses 1885-1925

The Iowa County Genealogical Society Research Center

Visit the Genealogical Society page for contact and location information.

Books about Iowa County, its citizens, its towns and its businesses including; 1881 History of Iowa County; 1915 Iowa County; Atlases of 1874, 1900, 1917, 1930, 1946 and others
Periodicals and Newsletters from other societies
Clippings of obituaries, weddings, anniversaries and other major events of Iowa County
Genealogical Records including pedigree charts, family histories and biographical information
Microfilm of family histories, birth and death records, marriages licenses, federal census 1850-1920, state census 1885-1925, land deeds, church records, 1879-1914 Victor newspapers, and the Williamsburg Journal Tribune 1885-1972
Photographs of area landmarks, people, organizations, events and buildings, etc.
Archives of Iowa County businesses, organizations, churches, families, schools, and government agencies.
Family histories of many of the families who settled Iowa County