| Abegg, Nettie |
Regarding the
surname of Nettie's mother: The surname of the
mother, Marietta, was uniformly "Cobb" in seven birth records.
However, Marietta's father's and older brother's gravestones both read
"Cobbs". It is possible but unlikely that Marietta would
have dropped the "s" from her maiden name upon coming
of age. |
| Alcox, Florence Susan |
Her father's
surname is "Alcott". She filed an IDCB as "Alcox"
in 1961. |
| Alcox, Oren Iven |
He changed is
surname from his father's "Alcott" to "Alcox". |
| Anderson, Louis F. |
The 1885 census says Madison County whereas the
1895 census says Adair County. |
| Allen, Sarah Frances |
Her obituary and
gravestone claim she was born in 1874. However, the 1880, '85,
'95, and 1900 censuses all support a birth year of 1873. Rarely
are the censuses that consistent and obits/gravestones are
sometimes wrong as we believe is the case herein. |
| Anderson, Isabelle |
Isabelle can be
found as a Madison County birth in the 1885 census and Iowa
Death Certificate which has Winterset as her birthplace.
However, both she and sister Caroline have baptismal records
showing them to be born at Rock Creek, Mitchell County, Iowa.
From brother Martin's obituary, it states that he was born near
Decorah Feb 1862 and later that year the family moved to
Minnesota, was frightened by Indian raids, and in the same year
moved back to northern Iowa where they lived for several years
before moving to southern Iowa. The baptismal records are
consistent with the travels of the family detailed in Martin's
obituary. They are also more reliable than census records 20
years later and even more reliable than a death certificate 75
years later. We have left Isabelle's birth record in place to
provide a lead to the explanation for the apparent conflict in
the birth and baptismal records. |
| Barcroft, Claude |
Named
"Claude" in the MCBR, all records after that have
"Ralph George" as his name. |
| Barker, Harold |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Lexington, Nebraska. |
| Barker, Lucile |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. |
| Barnett, Male |
According to the
Reporter, this child was born near Middle River which is right
on the border with Adair County. There is no other Madison
County record supporting this birth and it may be that the birth
occurred in Adair County. |
| Beedle, Simeon George |
His obituary and
his gravestone both have his year of birth as 1870 but he is 1
year old in the 1870 census. |
| Beverlin, Corwin Jefferson |
Although the birth
recorded in the MCBR is clearly and unquestionably 07 Nov 1901,
Corwin was apparently born on 17 Oct 1900. This is his date of
birth in the Social Security records, in his obituary, and more
importantly, a note appeared in the 01 Nov 1900 Madisonian
recording a male birth to this family and by all accounts, it
has to be Corwin. |
| Bevins, Margaret |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Lorimor, Union, Iowa. |
| Bishop, Dorotha Alice |
The MCBR lists the
DOB as 28 February. However, the Winterset Reporter on 02 Feb
1899 reported "A young heir came to the home of A. H.
Bishop Friday". Also, the 1900 census says "Jan
1899". We believe the MCBR to be in error. |
| Boling, George A. |
He is listed as
being born in Indiana in every census from 1870 through 1885. He
is listed as being born in Madison County in the 1895 census.
His parents were married in Madison County so his birth there is
plausible. |
| Boos, Anna |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Fraser, Boone, Iowa. |
| Brooks, Gladus I. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Adair County, Iowa. |
| Boyd, John Thomas |
His obituary says
he was born in Van Meter. His father's obituary says the father
left Illinois and went to Winterset where he engaged in the
tinsmith business, returned to Illinois to marry and then went
back to Winterset where he was in the 1873 and 1880 censuses. It
is possible that John was born in Van Meter but there is no
evidence that the family ever lived anywhere but Winterset
during their time in Iowa. |
| Burke, Edna Hallene |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. |
| Burris, Thurman R. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Lorimor, Union, Iowa. |
| Calaghan, Ira W. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in West Branch, Cedar, Iowa. |
| Campbell, Clyde |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Monmouth, Illinois. |
| Carson, Fred V. |
The parents of
Fred are Elizabeth Kidd and Benjamin McConkey. Elizabeth Kidd's
first husband was Andrew Carson who died in 1877. She remarried
to Benjamin McConkey on 14 Dec 1881. Apparently, this marriage
went awry before Fred was born and Elizabeth reverted to calling
herself "Mrs. Carson" and registered Fred as
"Carson" rather than "McConkey". |
| Carter, James Fletcher |
Although his
mother is listed as "Mary Marston" in the MCBR,
numerous other records indicate that her name was "Letha
Lois Marston". |
| Carter, Male |
No date recorded.
Date of return was 06 Aug 1886. "July" is a guess. |
| Carter, Male |
Although his
mother is listed as "Elizabeth Marston" in the MCBR,
numerous other records indicate that her name was "Letha
Lois Marston". |
| Chase, Ethel A. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Givin, Mahaska, Iowa. |
| Chilcote, Elmer Ray |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Adair County, Iowa. |
| Chilcote, Nellie May |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Adair County, Iowa. |
| Clampitt, Daniel Robert |
There are two
entries in the MCBR for Daniel, one for 1909 and one for 1910.
Since he appears in the 1910 census taken in April, the 1909
entry is presumed correct. Also, his name in the 1910 census as
well as his obituary is Donald R. rather than Daniel. |
| Clarens, Leona A. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Labette County, Kansas. The record shows
the father to be "George" but fails to disclose that
his last name was "Weeks". George Weeks had been
married to Margaret (Richmond) Likins, Hattie Likins' mother. By
1900, Hattie was divorced from Gust Clarens and living with her
mother Margaret and her mother's husband, George Weeks. George
eventually divorced the mother and married the
step-daughter-in-law but not before she had this daughter out of
wedlock. |
| Conn, William Alexander |
No date recorded.
Date of return was 31 Mar 1881. |
| Cooper, Annabelle |
Her obituary says
she was born in Winterset but there is no Madison County Birth
Record. Madisonian articles from March of 1923 show that her
parents were living in Des Moines and there is mention of
Annabelle and her mother in a late March article. When records
become available, we may find that she was born in Des Moines. |
| Cooper, Josephus |
His parents names
were not listed in the MCBR. They were deduced from his obituary
and DOB. |
| Courson, Robert Alexander |
Robert Courson's
mother is Iva M. Graves. Mary Jones is his grandmother. |
| Creger, Harold M. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas. |
| Croft, George A. |
George is a
fraternal twin to Alice Pauline. They were born on 27 Nov 1899.
Alice died a few days later and George was erroneously recorded
as a single birth with 26 Dec as the date. |
| Cross, Anna Joy |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Highland, Wapello, Iowa. |
| Culver, Edith Pearl |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Clarke County, Iowa |
| Delong, Female |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Washington Township, Clarke, Iowa. |
| Delong, Violet P. |
The Madison County Birth Record says she was born 01 Jun 1902. Her obituary says she was born 01 April 1902. There is a notice of her birth in the 11 Apr 1902 edition of the Winterset News that says she was born April 4th. The most likely date is 01 April 1902. |
| Denning, Evada A. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Illinois. |
| Doty, Waldo E. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Ringgold County, Iowa. |
| Douglas, Lawrence Owen |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Walnut Township, Polk, Iowa. |
| Driscoll, Mildred Faye |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Mahaska County, Iowa. |
| Duff, Louis L. |
Recorded twice,
once as Louis L. with father Edward W. & once as Lewis L.
with father Edward M. |
| Eamon, Josephine K. |
The spelling of
her last name is indeterminate. It was "Emon" in the
Illinois marriage records. It was "Eamon" in the 1850
Illinois census and in a Madison County marriage record.. It was
"Emand" in one Madison County birth record and
"Kendrick" in another. It was also "Heamon"
in another Madison Couny marriage record. |
| Earl, Edith |
The Births Book
says 26 Jan 1885 but records found in the Madison County
Historical Museum show that this was the date of the return and
the date of birth was 08 Jan 1885. |
| Earl, Ella |
There are two
issues with her birth. First, her family was consistently in
Marion County censuses from 1856 through 1870 so she was
probably born there even though she said Madison County in the
1895 census. Second, her gravestone has YOB as 1861 but she was
5 in 1870 and 15 in 1880 censuses and gave 1865 as her YOB in
1900 census. |
| Eppard, Alice |
Registered in the MCBR but the record states that
the birth was in Albermarle County, Virginia. |
| Etchison, Bryce Glyn |
The MCBR has two entries for him, one returned 25
May 1892 with a date of birth of 04 May 1892. The second entry
is just two lines down, returned 21 Nov 1892 with a date of
birth of 30 Apr 1892. They both say "5th child". We
presume the second one is a correction but there is nothing indicating
so. |
| Finney, Elsie |
No date was
recorded. The return was dated 12 May 1884. Her name was entered
as "Elsie Falwell" and then "Finney" was
written under the "Falwell". The "Falwell" appears
to be a carryover from the previous entry and has nothing to do
with this entry. Other data indicates her middle initial is
"I". |
| Ford, Beulah E. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Kansas City, Kansas. |
| Foster, Gladdus Pearl |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Jackson Township, Warren, Iowa |
| Foster, Maggie |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Warren County, Iowa. |
| Frazier, Ralph & Ruth |
The MCBR says the
date of birth was 27 March 1900. Although Ruth's Social Security
Death Record agrees with that date, it is believed that 27
February 1900 is correct. Her birth is given as Feb in the 1900
census but more importantly, twin Ralph's death appeared in two
newspapers on 03 May 1900 stating that he had died on Wednesday
of the previous week (25 March 1900) and that he was 3 weeks
old. |
| Fredrickson, Charles |
No date was
entered. The return date was August 1886. |
| Gabbert, Michael |
Although his
gravestone and obituary say he was born in 1857, he was listed
as a 1 year resident in the 1856 Iowa census so his year of
birth is believed to be 1855. |
| Gabbert, Myron Howard |
They lived in
Jefferson Township, Madison County at the time of his birth. His
WWII Draft Registration says he was born at De Soto but that
would have been their P.O. at the time of his birth and not the
exact location. |
| Gamble, Clair Burton |
His name is a
hybrid of the MCBR and his Iowa Birth Certificate, neither of
which was fully correct or comprehensive. |
| Gardner, Ernest J. |
This is, perhaps,
the most puzzling of MCBR entries. The last name entered was
"Gordon" although clearly, the parents names matched
Samuel and Viola Gardner. The birth is listed in the book
chronologically where a Jan 1898 birth ought to be listed. But
an 1899 Madisonian article has been found stating "Born,
New Years Day, to Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Gardner, a boy".
The newspaper wouldn't be off by a year so clearly, this birth
took place in January 1899 and not 1898. This was also supported
by the 1900 census. The only conclusion that can be drawn is
that birth returns were accumulated over a long period of time
before being entered in the book and this one got out of place
by a year. |
| Gates, John B. |
Although he is
clearly listed in the MCBR, overwhelming evidence indicates that
this is really Ada J. Gates and that a male Gates child never
existed. |
| Gay, Charles W. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Colorado. |
| George, Female |
The father's name,
"Overstreet George", could very well be a
transposition with the true name being "George
Overstreet" but no proof of either version could be found. |
| Gilbert, Clarence Winford |
Between the 1895
& 1900 censuses, it was not possible to accurately piece
together this family due to conflicting information. Although
born before 1895, Clarence doesn't show up in the '95 census.
But, there is a daughter named "Winnie" about the same
age as Clarence and could be the same person. There is a "Winford
Gilbert" in the Social Security death index with the exact
same DOB and this is likely him. |
| Gilbert, Elias Sylvester |
His obituary says he was born in Marion County,
Iowa. The 1895 census says Madison County. |
| Gilbert, Male |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Adams Township, Dallas, Iowa. |
| Gillespie, Gale P. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Spring Hill, Warren, Iowa. |
| Glynn, Walter Hugh |
There are entries
in the MCBR for his birth for both January 1908 and January
1909. Both the 1910 census and his Social Security Death Record
indicate that 1909 is correct but it certainly makes the process
suspect by which births were entered into the MCBR book. |
| Goodwin, Charley |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Marshall County, Kansas. |
| Grandfield, Martha Lillian |
She is listed
twice, 24 Nov 1901 & 1902. We presume the 1901 is correct. |
| Grant, Charles Wesley |
His Iowa Death
Certificate says he was born in 1866 but his parents were not
married until Oct 1867 and he is 1 year old in the 1870 census
so 1869 is the most likely year of birth. |
| Gray, Ernest R. |
His obit says
"near Truro" but the 1895 census says "Pottawatamie
County, Iowa". |
| Halliwill, Georgianna |
Although she has
an IDCB showing her parents to be George & Anna (Hammack),
she is their granddaughter, daughter of Ettie Halliwill &
Jeremiah Young. |
| Harrah, D. R. & George G. |
D. R. shows up in
the 1895 census, born ca 1891 but does not show up in the 1900
census. George G. shows up in the 1900 census but not in the
1895 census. He was born in Sep 1890. In 1900 the mother shows 8
children born, 7 living. By 1910, two more children were born
and one more died. From info in an obituary published in 1891, "an
infant, 6 months old" of these parents died 28 Feb 1891. That was
probably a twin to George. It is believed that George died some time between
1900 and 1910. |
| Harrison, Golda E. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Moline, Elk, Kansas. |
| Hart, Annabelle |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Center Point, Linn, Iowa. |
| Hartman, Hugh A. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Clearfield, Taylor, Iowa |
| Hartsook, William Lloyd |
His birth is
verified in the WWI Draft Registration but the town listed is a
scrawl that we have been unable to interpret or match to any
known town. Since the family was living in Adair County in the
1895 census, it is more likely than not that he was born in
Adair County. We are leaving him here with this information
until positive verification can be obtained. |
| Hatfield, Lois |
The June 21st
Winterset Reporter published this birth as occurring on 18 June.
The MCBR has 19 July which is obviously incorrect. The true date
is likely either 18 or 19 June. |
| Herr, Male |
This is believed to
be "Coyt Herren", known to be born on this date and
with the mother as listed in the MCBR. But the father, listed as
"B. F. Herr" should be "F. C. Herren". |
| Herr, Phebe |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Lorimor, Union, Iowa. |
| Hiatt, Maude Aletha |
Her given names
were entered as an amendment to the MCBR on 14 Oct 1942.
However, she is listed in the 1895 census and on her gravestone
as "Florence" so the amendment makes no sense. |
| Hircock, John R. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Fairmont. The next word starts with an
"M" but the rest is unreadable. There is a Fairmont in
both Minnesota and Missouri. |
| Hiskey children of Samuel |
Although the 1885
census shows all children born in Union County, it is a verified
fact that they lived in Madison County through at least 1873.
Son Lewis is the only one so far confirmed as born in Madison
County. |
| Hodson, William Clifford |
The Madison County
Birth Record shows "Hodson, W. Clifford". As early as
the 1910 census, he was Clifford and descendants state that,
throughout his life, he
was known as "Clifford William Hodson". |
| Hogg, Anna Elizabeth |
The MCBR was
officially amended in 1954 to show this birth, previously
identified as "female" to be Anna Elizabeth".
However, Anna Elizabeth was in the 1885 census so she could not
have been born in 1886. There is no MCBR entry for any Hogg in
1884-85 that could be Anna. It is likely that the amended August
1886 birth record was in fact, "Rosetta" whose
gravestone indicates an 1886 birth. The 1900 census indicates
that Anna was born in Jul 1884. |
| Hogue, Alverda |
Earlier entries in
the MCBR for this family were "Hogg" as is the
gravestone of the parents. However, this entry, which would have
been made by the parents, was "Hogue" and when it was
amended in 1959 to change the DOB by one day, presumably by
Alverda, the "Hogue" was left unchanged. |
| Holmes, Floyd Guy |
Although he is in
the 1900 and 1920 censuses as being born in Iowa, and his
parents appear to have lived in Madison County from marriage
until 1904, he apparently was born in Prescott, Walla Walla,
Washington. That is affirmed by his WWI draft registration as
well as the 1910 and 1930 censuses. Because of the conflicting
information, we have elected to leave him in the Birth List with
this explanation. |
| Hood, Glen |
The MCBR gives his
date of birth as "24 Dec 1890". However, the date of
recording was 24 May 1890 so the DOB is incorrect. His birth was
chronicled in the Winterset Madisonian in Jan 1889 and we
believe that 24 Dec 1888 is correct. |
| Hoover, Bessie E. |
Date of birth not
entered. Return recorded on 30 Jun 1892. |
| Hudson, Female |
The Madison County
Death Records contain the death of a child named
"Jack", born on 10 Sep and died on 18 Sep 1910,
belonging to these parents. |
| Huglin, George |
According to the
MCBR, George was born "John Jacob" and can be seen in
the Birth List as such. |
| Hulbert, Stella |
Although
transcribed by the Recorder as
"Phillip" the mother's maiden name is Pettit per her obit. |
| Hunter, Merle William |
The MCBR gives his
date of birth as 04 Jan 1881. His obituary says 24 Apr 1881. The
return was dated 22 Dec 1881 so either date is plausible. |
| Hutchins, Cleo Miles |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Lucas, Lucas, Iowa. |
| Hurst, William Harris |
From an historical
article appearing in the 22 Mar 1906 Madisonian. |
| Isenbarger, WIlliam
Dade |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Washington Township, Clarke, Iowa |
| Jacobson, Henry L. |
Henry's mother is
Sophia Louise (Johnson). The MCBR says "Anna
Anderson". Two other Jacobson children in the MCBR have
"Anna Anderson" listed as the mother even though Lee
and Sophia were married from 1884 until their deaths. Who
"Anna Anderson" is and how she got listed as the
mother for these births is unknown. |
| James, Clarence H. |
Clarence has an
IDCB stating that his year of birth is 1876. However, he does
not appear in the 1880 census, he is 3 years old in the 1885
census, and gave Dec 1880 in the 1900 census. 1876 is clearly
incorrect. |
| James, Various |
This family was in
Madison County in 1860 and Polk County in 1870 (erroneously
listed with surname Morgan). There is no data to determine when
they moved or if they moved somewhere else in between as some
have claimed. Therefore, these children may have been born in
Madison, Polk, or elsewhere and they have been listed here as
possible Madison County births until proven otherwise. |
| John, Jesse T.
& Wesley (Twins) |
MCBR indicates they were born in Van
Meter, Dallas, Iowa. |
| Johnson, Perl May |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in Des
Moines. |
| Johnson, WIlbur |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Ottumwa, Iowa. |
| Jones, Charles |
The only
information regarding this child is a mention of him in his
mother's obituary and that he died as an infant. The date of his
birth is somewhere in the range of 1861 to 1865. His burial
place is unknown. |
| Jones, Kate O. |
The MCBR return
date is 31 Mar 1888. Although the birth date was clearly entered
as "1887", some data indicates that it should have
been 1888. |
| Kale, Charles
Curtis |
No date recorded in the MCBR, date
taken from 1900 census. |
| Kerns, Josephine |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Osceola, Iowa. |
| Kerns, Verlin T. |
In later years, Verlin's mother,
Catherine McCollum, used her stepfather's name (Longinaker) as
her maiden name. Verlin's middle name was Leroy, the
"T." in the MCBR is an error. |
| Killion, Kenneth L. D. |
No date was listed
in the MCBR. The date was obtained from the Social Security
Death Index. |
| King, Female |
No date was entered. The return was
dated 16 Aug 1881. The returns in this era usually lagged the
birth by one to two months. The "Jun 1881" is a guess. |
| King, Female |
Although listed as
being born at Bevington, the birth may have occurred east of
Bevington in Warren County. There is no John King living in or
near Bevington in the 1900 Madison County census. |
| Kinkennon, Nora
Ellen |
No date was entered. The return was
dated 22 May 1891. |
| Kinnaird, Robert Harold |
There are two
entries in the MCBR for this birth, neither of which seem to be
correct as he is listed in the Social Security Death Index as
"Harold Robert Kinnaird", born 14 Nov 1908. |
| Kirk, Nellie A. |
Her father is clearly listed as
"Joseph" in the MCBR. The mother is listed as
"Ann Stevens". Ann Stevens is Joseph's sister-in-law,
married to Thomas Jefferson Kirk. This is clearly the daughter
of Thomas & Ann. Why Joseph's name ended up on the birth
register is unknown. |
| Knght, Galen E. |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Brooks County, Kansas. |
| Lane, Leland |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Warren County, Iowa. |
| Lane, Lola |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Warren County, Iowa. |
| Lawson, Clarence E. |
He is clearly
named "Clarence E." in the birth records but is
"Sylvester" in all subsequent censuses. |
| Layman, Female |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Hebron, Adair, Iowa. |
| Lee, John Warren |
This record is wrong. Nobody was born
in Madison County before 1846 and all other records indicate
"Ohio". |
| Lee, Theodore E. |
Born to Younger D. Comer but took the
name of his stepfather "Lee". |
| Leggett, Dwain |
Incorrectly recorded in the MCBR as
Dyle, his 3 year old brother. Gravestone says 27 Jan whereas
obituary and MCBR say 31 Jan. |
| Lenocker, Gertrude
Fern |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Dexter, Dallas, Iowa. |
| Letz, Hazel |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Adair County, Iowa. |
| Lorenzen, Fritz
Julius |
This is actually "John H.."
and not "Fritz Julius" as verified in several censuses
and in his obit. This was apparently an error in the recording
of this birth. The father's name was written in place of the
baby's name. |
| Low, Eunice Grace |
She was listed as "Matilda
May" in the MCBR but that is the name of her sister, born
in September 1887. How this error was made is unknown. |
| Lyon, Wanda Pearl |
In the MCBR, she is listed as
"Clara Doty Lyons". "Clara Doty" is her
mother's maiden name. It is unknown as to whether this was a
mistake by the Recorder or they changed their minds after
recording the birth and decided to call her "Wanda
Pearl". |
| Mack, Winfred
Elkins |
His birth year from the WWI Draft Reg
is 1886 and he was 14 in the 1900 census. But, the WWII Draft
Reg has 1889 as does his Soc Sec App. |
| Mapes, George R. |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Guthrie County, Iowa. |
| Martin, Frank H. |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Eureka, Iowa. |
| McCabe, Harry G. |
For reasons unknown, Harry took the
name of his mother "McCabe" rather than that of his
father "Garlinger". |
| McAferty, Edna L. |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Marshall County, Kansas. |
| McCleeary, Edgar
Miton |
Edgar's father spelled the last
name "McCleeary". It appears that Edgar changed his
name to "McCleary" upon obtaining adulthood and is
buried under that name. |
| McFarlin, Vianna
M. |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in Elk
River, Iowa. |
| McKee, Earnest L. |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
California. |
| McKinzie, James P. |
Recorded in the MCBR under the letter
"K". |
| Mease, Alma H. |
Birth recorded twice as 17 Dec 1900
and again as 17 Dec 1901. The earlier date is believed to be
correct. |
| Miller, Helen C. |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Renwick, Humboldt, Iowa. |
| Murphy, James |
The father's name was recorded as
"James J. Lee" and the Mother's as "Elizabeth Lee
(nee Murphy)". Why the child's last name is Murphy is
unknown. |
| Neibuhr, Freeda S.
M. |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Taylor County, Iowa. |
| Nelson, Helen
Isabelle |
Amended 02 Feb 1962 to change her name
from "Helen" to "Helen Isabelle" and to
change her father's last name from "Nelson" to "Wilkinson,
Sr.". Her last name "Nelson" was not amended. The
parents can be found in the 1900 census under "Nelson"
so reason for the change to "Wilkinson" is not
understood. |
| Nicholson, Various |
The family of John
B. & Mary J. (Brittain) Nicholson moved from Madison County
to Dallas County sometime between 1860 and 1870. Those children
linked to this note could have been born in either county and
which were born where has yet to be determined. |
| Nicoson, Lou Agnes |
In the 1880
census, she is "Lucy". In every other census, her
marriage record, and her gravestone, she is "Lou".
There are some who believe that she is "Louise". We
have been unable to settle this uncertainty. |
| Nielsen, Eugene Verner |
His birth was
announced in the 21 Jun 1900 issue of the Reporter as being on
17 Jun 1900 whereas the MCBR says "17 July". The MCBR appears to be
in error. |
| Noel, Paul |
This person appeared in the 1895
census. The MCBR contains "Fred" Noel, born Jan 1893
and listed as their first child. It is likely that
"Fred" and "Paul" are the same person. |
| Nolte, Esther |
Recorded in MCBR as being born in
Prairie City, Jasper, Iowa. |
| Norrell, Female (Twin) |
In 2010, Members
of the Madison County Genealogical Society were processing Birth
Returns at the courthouse when they came across the one for
these births. On the birth return, the parents are listed as
Frederick S. Murrell and Jennie Macumber. A double check of the
MCBR Book confirmed that the County Recorder had written "Norrell"
for the surname and "Cleaber" for Jennie's maiden
name. Murrell and Macumber are correct and the cause of this
error remains unknown. |
| Orsborn, John Wesley |
In the first three consecutive censuses, when
living with his parents, he is listed as "Osborn". In
the next three consecutive censuses, he is listed as "Orsborn".
He is also listed as "Orsborn" in the marriage
records. It appears that he settled on Orsborn and son Phillip's
gravestone reflects that. |
| Osburn, Edna L. |
Registered in MCBR as being born in
"Oklahoma Terr". |
| Otto, Female |
This birth was recorded in the MCBR
with the notation "Bevington, Warren Co.". |
| Overton, Lester |
Per the MCBR, born
in Allen Township, Polk County. |
| Overton, Ora Emmet |
His of year of
birth as found in various documents is never the same. It is
believed that the 1888 from the 1900 census is correct. |
| Parker, George E. |
Although recorded in the MCBR as "George E.,
male", this is actually Georgia Emily, a female. |
| Peacock, Gertrude
Adeline |
There are two entries for Gertrude,
with d.o.b. of 06 Jan and 25 Jan 1908. |
| Peacock, Male |
This entry was made in March 1887. Only the birth
year of 1885 was given and he was listed as the "5th"
child. William Frederick, born 24 Aug 1885 was also listed as
the 5th child so it is presumed that this entry is a mistaken
second entry for him. |
| Penn, Elsie |
This birth is clearly marked "male" and
named "Elsie" in the MCBR. He was "Elza" in
two MC censuses. |
| Phillips, Gretchen |
The birth, as recorded in the MCBR,
lists the place of birth as "Muscatine County, Iowa". |
| Phillips, Maynard Hamilton |
His IDCB was
amended 12 Feb 1962 to change his name to Marvin Leonard
Phillips. He was already going by that name in the 1930 federal
census. |
| Pomine, Male |
Because of bad handwriting, this name could be
interpreted many ways. However, it is believed that this is
actually a second entry for "William Romine" who was
born on this date and is also listed in the MCBR under the "R"s.
The father's name, age, and place of birth fits as does the
mother's age and place of birth. The mother's name was not
recorded. |
| Ponxs, Carl
Earnest |
Many of the early records show this
surname to be spelled "Ponxs". As time went on, most
of the family members appeared to have dropped the "s"
and thereafter went by "Ponx". |
| Queen, Female |
The MCBR states that this is the second child of
these parents. This child's gravestone gives a date of death of
08 Mar 1880. However, the first child was born in Dec 1879 so
there couldn't have been a child born in Mar 1880. We believe
the gravestone is wrong and the MCBR is correct. |
| Payton, Roy Harold |
The May 10, 1900
edition of the Winterset Reporter says "Born, to Mr. &
Mrs. Frank Payton, April 29, twin boys." Whereas Roy
appears in the MCBR, there is no entry for another child. There
is a second set of records in Madison County for stillbirths but
as of September 2009, we were barred by the state from looking
at them. Whether there was or was not a second child remains
unknown. |
| Price, William |
This is the same
person as Vergene B. Price. Per her obituary, the mother died on
April 3rd and it said the baby was 5 days old. That makes the
birth of March 29 correct. However, later in life, Vergene used
March 31st as was recorded in the state birth records. Why and
when his given name was changed is unknown but it must have been
fairly soon after birth as it was recorded in the state birth
records. |
| Price, William Ford |
In 1957, someone
officially amended the MCBR to change the mother's name from
Ellen Cornman to Nancy E. Reed. The Birth Return has been
reviewed and shows Ellen Cornman as the mother. We have no
further information on this discrepancy. |
| Radakovich, Nick & Marchol |
Nick has an Iowa
Standard Certificate of Birth that was amended Jul 31, 1979 to
change his birth month from September to October. However, an
article appeared in the Earlham Echo on September 29, 1921
stating that the twin boys had been born "last
Saturday" which would be September 24th, other documents
erroneously show Nick to be born on October 24th for reasons
unknown. Marchol has an ISCB still showing September 24th as his
date of birth. He died as an infant. |
| Raney, Clyde |
His WWII Draft
Registration gives his YOB as 1890. His SSDI YOB is 1896. His
WWI Draft Registration says 1895 which is correct because his
birth is mentioned in the Winterset Madisonian in October 1895. |
| Rankin, Max Claire |
The MCBR gives his birth as February 9th whereas
his obit says February 8th. |
| Rants, George E. |
Madison County land records show the family name
to be "Rans" but the MCBR and the Social Security
death records for George and brother Alvin are all
"Rants". |
| Raymond, Lorna |
Madison County birth registration states that she
was born in Illinois. |
| Reamann, Charley |
This birth record was officially amended in 1957
to change the name from "Reiman, Male". The father's
last name was also crossed out and changed to "Reamann". |
| Reed, Ivor F. |
Since the parents
registered this birth and did not register twins, we believe
that the parents registered this name and then thought the
better of it and changed it to "Robert DeForest
Reed". |
| Rehard, Ersie Manson |
No date of birth was entered. Date
taken from WWI Draft Registration. |
| Rehard, Oliver Darwin |
His WWI Draft
Registration and his Soc Sec Death Record said 1890, his WWII
Draft Registration said 1892, his gravestone and his 1900 Census
record said 1889. |
| Rhodes, Susan |
Recorded in the MCBR under the letter
"M". |
| Roberts, Mary E. |
Although registered in Madison County, the record
says she was born in Des Moines. |
| Rhone, Clarence |
There is a good
possibility that this birth, reported in The Reporter, to
be in the vicinity of Barney, Madison County, may have actually
taken place in Clarke County. |
| Rose, Abbie Lorraine |
Her social security death record gives her date of
birth as "24 Sep 1895". |
| Russell, William D. |
The handwriting for the month of his birth is so
flourishy that "March" is only a guess. |
| Schlicht, Charles August |
His surname is
from his parents marriage record. In the 1880 census, it was
spelled "Schlecht" and in later records, including his
tombstone, it was "Schlect". |
| Schutt, Russell Owen |
At least some of the Shutt children, including
Russell, adopted the spelling "Schutt" whereas the
parents spelled it "Shutt". |
| Serviss, Etta Mae |
Her Iowa Standard
Birth Certificate says she was born 06 Dec 1921 but the
certificate was filed 12 Dec 1922. A record of her birth
appeared in the 14 Dec 1922 edition of the Winterset Madisonian,
confirming that the birth certificate is incorrect. All
subsequent vital records show 1922 as her birth year. |
| Shatava, Bessie |
There are two entries in the MCBR for Bessie, one
says "21 Dec 1902" and the other says "Dec
1903". The 1902 entry is likely to be the correct one. |
| Shepherd, Oran Emmett |
Born in 1873, he is listed as the son of Jesse P.
& Martha Shepherd in the 1880 Madison County census.
However, other sources indicate that he is their grandson and
that his father is Oran Emmett Shepherd, Sr., (b. 1853) and
unknown mother. The latter is probably true because Martha would
have been age 45 at his birth, possible but unlikely. |
| Shoff, John H. |
There are two entries in the MCBR for John
Shoff, 09 Jan 1903 & 1904. According to his gravestone, 1904
is correct. Unfortunately, the entries in the MCBR are not
sequential. Apparently, people could wander into the Recorder's
office and submit entries any time they felt like it. |
| Slyers, Female |
The surname is as
published in the Reporter. We do not believe it to be correct
but have been unable to determine a conclusive alternative. |
| Smith, Lorena M. |
She was living in
the household of James S. and Mary (Little) Smith in 1885 but
was not there in 1880 nor can she be found later. Per the
obituaries of the Smiths, they had five children and they are
all accounted for without Lorena. She may be a niece of James
but that is only conjecture. |
| Smith, Nellie Edith |
Her birth was recorded as "30 Dec 1884"
but the surrounding dates in the book are late 1883 and the
information was provided on 01 Mar 1884 so we believe that 30
Dec 1883 is correct. |
| Smith, Valinda J. |
She and her family
appear in the 1880 and 1885 censuses and then disappear. In the
first, she is "Philinda" and in the second, "Valinda".
We have been unable to prove what is correct. |
| Stahl, Lauren Eugene |
The mother's
maiden name is listed as "Babit". It is also shown as
"Babbit" in the 1925 Madison County Census. But, her
maiden name is given as "Perkins" in a 1918 Madison
County Birth as well as in her Iowa Death Certificate. There is
no current explanation for the "Babbit" name. |
| Stegall, Glen Mont |
Registered in
Madison County , Iowa as being born in Cedar Township, Knox,
Illinois. |
| Stifel, Albert W. |
1895 census says Madison County, other information
says Clarke County. |
| Stifel, Charles |
1895 census says Madison County, other information
says Clarke County. |
| Stifel, Lewis W. |
1895 census says Madison County, other information
says Clarke County. |
| Stout, Lee Loren |
Per the MCBR he was registered in Madison County
but birth was at Des Moines. |
| Stron, Elwood, Elva & William |
It appears that
this family started out with the surname "Stron"
although county records misspelled it as "Strom" and
"Strawn". There is some indication that it may be a
corruption of "Straughn". There is no headstone for
the father but the county death record says "Strong".
The mother and these three children are buried under
"Strong". Son Albert is buried under "Stron".
Also, Elwood and Elva are buried as "Elvie" and
"Elvin" although we don't know which started as Elwood
and which as Elva. |
| Swearingen, Nora Eleanor |
Date of birth not recorded, return was dated 31 Mar 1881. |
| Taylor, Charles Alfred |
His date of birth
as listed on his Iowa Delayed Certificate of Birth is 21 months
after his father died. Thus, his actual year of birth is more
likely 1897 or 1896. |
| Taylor, Elron Guy |
The 1920 census
says he is "Elron Guy", his obituary says he is
"Elmer Guy" and all other records found so far have
only "Guy" including his gravestone. |
| Taylor, Louis Hamilton |
His name is
"Lewis" in all vital records including his Social
Security Death Record and his WWI Draft Registration and only
excepting the 1900 Census and the IDCB. Also, his year of birth
in the WWI Draft Registration is 1899 and his birth is noted in
the Winterset Madisonian in March 1899. |
| Taylor, May |
Listed in the MCBR
as being born in Warren County, Iowa |
| Thompson, John Robert |
Listed in the MCBR
as being born 03 Oct 1917, this appeared in the 11 Oct 1916
Winterset Madisonian "Born to Mr. & Mrs. John Thompson
on Oct. 3d, a 7 1/2 pound boy." |
| Thomas, Isaac L. |
Although he
obtained an Iowa Delayed Certificate of Birth stating he was
born in 1895, he appeared in the 1895 census which was
enumerated well before his November birthday so it has to be
concluded that he was born in 1894. |
| Thrasher, Nelson L. |
Date of birth not
recorded. Return dated 17 Feb 1883. |
| Vrieland, William M. |
He is registered
in the Madison County Birth Records as being born in Grundy
County, Illinois. |
| Walker, Mary Jaunita |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Keokuk Coumty, Iowa |
| Weeks, Lawrence Edward |
George Weeks is
his adoptive father, Gust Clarens is his true father. |
| Weeks, Walter W. |
The 1885 census says Union County whereas the 1895
census says Madison County. |
| Wright, Guy M. |
Recorded in the
MCBR as being born in Dallas County, Iowa. |
