I'm researching for information on my ggreat-aunt Eunice MARBLE who was married to David HITT. David HITT was born in Madison Township in Ohio. He & Eunice MARBLE were married in 1847. They later migrated to Taylor County, Iowa.
Any information that you could provide on either David HITT or wife Eunice MARBLE will be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you
John
 

Does anyone know of a drug store in Taylor County, Iowa that was ran by William Bracken?  It would have been in the late 1800's?  Thanks. Krystal Hays

Please contact me if you're interested in the attached family history.
Sources will be provided upon request.
Bob Saunders, Salem, OR

LEWIS DENTON BISHOP AND FAMILY
Composite Family History
Compiled by Bob Saunders, Salem, OR, 2 August 2001

LEWIS DENTON BISHOP b. ca. 1820, IN; m. (1) CHRISTIANA MILLER, 14 April
1844, Des Moines Co., IA, and (2) NANCY ELIZABETH ORR, 30 Dec. 1862, Des
Moines Co., IA; resided Des Moines Co., IA, 1850, 1856 and 1860 and Clarke
Co., IA, 1870; d. 11 March 1870, Clarke Co., IA; buried Osceola, IA.

Wife CHRISTIANA MILLER b. ca. 1823, IN; resided Des Moines Co., IA, 1850,
1856 and 1860; d. 2 Oct. 1861; buried Franklin Tsp., Des Moines Co., IA.

Wife NANCY ELIZABETH ORR b. 4 Feb. 1831, Kent Co., IL; resided Clarke Co.,
IA, 1870 and Des Moines Co., IA, 1880 and 1900; d. 31 Jan. 1910; buried
Yellow Springs Tsp., Des Moines Co., IA.

Children of 1st Marriage:

ALMIRA JUSTINE BISHOP b. 27 Jan. 1845, Des Moines Co., IA; m. DAVID ANDREW
SPENCER (1834-1917), 28 Feb. 1861, Des Moines Co., IA; resided Des Moines
Co., IA, 1850, 1856 and 1860 and Taylor Co., IA, 1880, 1885, 1895 and 1900;
d 23 Sep. 1926; buried Bedford, IA.  Children - Lewis Wesley (1865-1957, m.
Alice Cobb), Oren M. (ca. 1867-?), Eva May (1870-1922, m. George Reece),
Edward Addison (1872-1947, m. Rebecca Lou Wolverton),
Ella A. (1875-1950, m. Tillman Howard Hensley), and Anna Mabel (1880-1972,
m. Thomas Howard Wolverton).

MALINDA ANGELINE BISHOP b. 26 Oct. 1846, Des Moines Co., IA; m. MARTIN VAN
BUREN ORR (1837-1916), 30 Jan. 1868, Des Moines Co., IA; resided Des Moines
Co., IA, 1850, 1856 and 1860 and Clarke Co., IA, 1870, 1880 and 1900; d. 3
May 1909, Clarke Co., IA; buried Osceola, IA.  Children - Charley D.
(1869-1869), Hattie (ca. 1871-?, m. _____ Fenn), Rosa D. (ca. 1873-?, m.
_____ Stephenson), Anna (ca. 1875-?, m. _____ Friday), Clyde M.
(ca. 1877-?), John Altos (1878-?), Fred Van Buren (1880-?) and Iona (1883-?,
m. _____ Lormor).

WILLIAM A. BISHOP b. 19 May 1849, IA; m. MARY C. WILSON (1852-1909), 28 Feb.
1871, Clarke Co., IA; resided Des Moines Co., IA, 1850, 1856 and 1860,
Clarke Co., IA, 1870 and Clay Co., NE, 1880, 1885 and 1910; d. 22 Nov. 1934;
buried Edgar, NE.  Children - Frank (1871-1962, m. Mayme Lenore Carlon),
Louisa Jane "Jenny" (1874-1939, m. Allen L. Overturf) and Elizabeth Lauren
"Bessie" (1889-1980, m. Alfred John Heyer).

ANNA ELIZA BISHOP b. 27 Oct. 1851, Des Moines Co., IA; m. JOHN NELSON
STANSBURY (1846-1914), 31 Oct. 1869, Clarke Co., IA; resided Des Moines Co.,
IA, 1856 and 1860, Clarke Co., IA, 1870, Nuckolls Co., NE, 1880 and 1900 and
Clarke Co., IA, 1910; d. 24 Feb. 1917, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., SD;
buried Sioux Falls, SD.  Children - William Denton (1870-?), Samuel A.
(1872-1956, m. Eva May Johnson), James M. (1874-1958, m. Jennie Hanson),
John E. (1877-?), Mary Anna (1878-1941, m. Edmund Jame McLey and Arthur E.
Bray), Charles M. (1880-1957, m. Jennie Kelly), Alva J. (1882-?), Earl N.
(1884-1966), Lillie May (1886-?), Carl B. (1888-?, Gertrude Streiff), Roy
Homer (1890-1984, m. Gladys Lovett and Artis Evans), Effie M. (1892-1977, m.
Roy Theodore Kraft) and Everett A. (1894-1981).

ALBERT E. BISHOP b. ca. 1855, IA; m. MARY TULL (ca. 1857-?), 1 March 1876,
Des Moines Co., IA; resided Des Moines Co., IA, 1856 and 1860, Clarke Co.,
IA, 1870 and Polk Co., NE, 1880; d. ???.  Children - Charles E. (ca. 1877-?)
and Leslie E. (ca. 1880-?).

ISAAC L. BISHOP b. 2 Sep. 1857, Des Moines Co., IA; m. HATTIE ELLEN PERKINS
(1862-1947), 6 April 1882, Taylor Co., IA; resided Des Moines Co., IA, 1860,
Clarke Co., IA, 1870, Polk Co., NE, 1880 and Taylor Co., IA, 1885, 1895 and
1900; d. 17 Aug. 1936, Bedford, Taylor Co., IA; buried Bedford, IA.
Children - Charles A. (1884-1976, m. Mayme W. Wieser) and Arthur Lewis
Bishop (1886-1976, m. Irene Muse).

MARY EMMA BISHOP b. 19 July 1860, Des Moines Co., IA; m. LEVI M. "LEE" KEITH
(1855-1922), 10 Feb. 1881, Clarke Co., IA; resided Clarke Co., IA, 1870,
Polk Co., NE, 1880, Taylor Co., IA, 1895 and Des Moines Co., IA, 1899; d. 31
July 1928, Waukomis, Garfield Co., OK; buried Bedford, Taylor Co., IA.
Children - Cora (ca. 1882-?) and Floyd (ca. 1888-?).

Children of 2nd Marriage:

CHRISTIANNE BISHOP b. 15 Jan. 1865, IA; resided Clarke Co., IA, 1870 and Des
Moines Co., IA, 1880; d. 8 March 1898; buried Yellow Springs Tsp., Des
Moines Co., IA.

JAMES T. BISHOP b. 9 June 1866, IA; m. ELLA SWAIM (1871-1951), 25 Dec. 1900,
Taylor Co., IA; resided Clarke Co., IA, 1870, Des Moines Co., IA, 1880 and
1900; d. 21 Oct. 1917; buried Yellow Springs Tsp., Des Moines Co., IA.
Children - Mary Viola (1902-1926), Ethel May (1908-1917), Cora Rosalie
(1910-1927) and James T. (1918-1945).

DAVID FRANKLIN BISHOP b. 16 Jan. 1868, IA; resided Clarke Co., IA, 1870 and
Des Moines Co., IA, 1880 and 1900; d. 24 March 1918; buried Yellow Springs
Tsp., Des Moines Co., IA.

Looking for information on Joseph Henry Fisher.  The 1880 census for Taylor 
County, Iowa shows Joseph H. age 51, Martha J. 44, Henry L. 20, Carrie E. 
17, John F. 14, Goldie A. 11, William G. 4.  Any information would be 
appreciated. 
Jerry Wright  jjwright39@hotmail.com

My father, James Allen Conner, was born in1894 , I believe, in Bedford Iowa.  I would like Information about his parents and siblings, he had two sisters named Frances and Clara and a brother or an uncle named Mike.  Any information you could give me on the Conner Clan in Bedford Iowa would be much appreciated. 

Mary Conner 

 Send reply to Mary at   mrycnr@yahoo.com
 

McALPIN-MEYERS 

I am looking to share information on the family of Daniel McAlpin and Sarah Meyers.  He is the son of Henry and Elizabeth McAlpin.  Daniel died in Taylor County on December 17, 1871 at the age of 48.  I would like to know more about Daniel and would like to trace Sarah's family.  Thanks! 

Angelia Hemaidan 
  hemaidans@gdinet.com

Subject: Look up Taylor County Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:21:54 -0500

From: Agnes Chambers jchambers@nwonline.net

Hi - I am searching for a marriage record for Helen Witt and William A. Cornell who were married May 27 1914. Helen was from Bedford so they were possibly married there. Her mother Agnes Witt was married to Frank Daugherty 20 FEb 1908 in Bedford. I found that in the newspaper abstracts but there was no record of a marriage for Helen in the abstracts. Thank you for your time. Agnes Chambers 

I am interested in correspondence with any descendant..or anyone who knows of descendants or ancestors of Douglas W. Herring and Rhoda E. Posten; John Gold and Emeline Jacobs.  I have info on Vernon Jesse Gold and Mayme Herring Gold and a little on their ancestors. 

Joanne Davidson Saliby 
jasaliby@aol.com
 

Pat,  Thank you very much for a very good page for Taylor County, IA.  I know this took some work!!! 
Cathy 

GREEN - MCCLOUD - BRIGGS 
Cathy Dennee Johnson 
Utopia, TX 

I am searching for descendants of my great grandfathers brother, Perry (C/Frederick) Green.  He was first married in Henry County, ILL to Annette E Briggs in 1866.  A child Frank was born to them in 1867 in Knox County, IL.  In the 1870 census, Perry and Annette and Frank are living in Mason Township, Taylor County, IA.  Here is where we loose the family.  We do have that son Frank married Mabel Turner in 1896 and lived in or near Taylor County, IA.  What happened to Annette? 

On the 1908 Civil War Pension papers for my great grandfather, Caleb Green, a witness is listed, named P. C. Green, living in Wichita, Ks.  We have looked him up and he is our Perry.  He has a wife Julia M, whom he married in 1878.  We don't know where.  He also has these children:  Lena, b1883 in MO.  Dollie, born 1889 in NE.  Plyna a son born in 1890 in NE and Basel Henry, born in NE in 1894.  Perry died in 1911 and the obituary lists another child, Walter, whom we know nothing about. 

If you know anything about this family, we would like to have you contact us.  We figure our best contact would be Frank and Mabel's grandchildren, but anyone else will surely be welcome.  Thank you so much. 

Cathy Dennee Johnson 
Utopia, TX 
jdmcjohnson@ricc.net
 

Trying to find obituary and also next of kin for Donald Burritt, born March 21, 1922, died March 1982, lived at New Market(?), Taylor County,Iowa. Can you help?
Bernice Thornton Rogers, 2980 Burgaw Hwy.,# 46, Jacksonville, NC, 28540
 

Hello!   My name is    Helen Francis Bruce.  I have found in the  Taylor Co. Census that my great grandfather lived in taylor 
county in the late 1800s.  His  name was Marcellus Francis and I believe  he lived in Bedford.    I was wondering  if you  could
do a look up on one of  his sons.   In the 1900 Census it listed him  as Harrison Francis.   His full   name was Frederick Harrison.
It lists his  wifes    name as Lizzie and 1  child Lester that was born in March of the same year.   We have  not been able to
find any informaation on him after this point and was wondering if there would be a birth record for Lester Francis thaat would have
Lizzies full name on it.   And if  there was any way to find out if there were  any other children born to them in Bedford.     I dont
know how much longer the family stayed in Iowa after the 1900 census.   We dont have record of Frederick  Harrisons  marriage to
Lizzie either.  We would appreciate this also.  He was listed in 1895 as 18yrs old and   still living at  home with   his parents.
Would  really appreciate  any help you can provide.  If there are records to be found  then I will send for them.  Dont want to  send
money for records  Im  not sure even exist.    Thank you for your help.   Please email me  with results even if there isnt  anything 
there.    Send  results to h_francis57@hotmail.com

                                                           Thank you, 
                                                                        Helen  Francis Bruce
 

Hello Pat,

I've spent several hours searching through your Taylor Co. website. 
Superb job!!!

I was wondering if you would know anyone willing to do Taylor Co. 
research of the Harper family?  I would be happy to pay for research 
time,  photographs, copies and postage for anyone willing to be my 
legs and eyes.  Here's my family information:

I received the 1880 U.S. census CDs from the Church of Jesus Christ 
of Latter Day Saints in the mail today.  I found my husband's great 
grandfather Hugh W. Harper & family was living in Taylor Co., IA in 
1880.  I also found his mother, Mary Harper age 66 living with three 
of her sons John 25, Calvin 23 and Thomas 20.  Also in the household 
was a daughter in law Lottie, age 40 and her 6 year old daughter 
Hattie.  Hugh had two more brothers Harvey P., Calvin and Pleasant, 
but I haven't found them in the census.

It appears from your website that Mary's husband James died maybe in 
May of 1880 of diabetes (could this have been from the mortality 
schedule?)

I'm interested in finding any information I can regarding the Harper 
family-birth, death, marriage, burial, etc.

Please let me know if you know of anyone.  There certainly are a lot 
of Harpers in Taylor Co., hopefully we're related to a bunch of them.

Thanks so much,
Cindy Foster
Cary, NC
(formally from Dubuque, Ames and Bettendorf, IA.)
 

Would you have any records on Willis Gray married to Clarinda Ingles. I
don't have dates of birth except a possibility of 1844.  Also Oren Royer
married to Isabel Boyd born 1854 and died 1922 they lived in Guss Iowa
is that Taylor County?  May have come from Nodaway County Mo.  My
grandad their  son Causbay Gray born 4-23-1881. Married Anna Alice Royer
8-28-1904 in Nodaway Mo. I'm not sure of how you can help me, as I'm
very new at this.  Thank you.  Sandra Abbott
 
 
 

Hello.  Do you have any access or knowledge of John Brewer b Bedford/Fulton Co, PA. wife Sarah. on 1880 census of Nodoway Twp, Taylor co, IA.  Any help 
appreicated on this family and children.  Thanks. Larry Hill

Thank you for compiling this - you've made an important contribution! 

Susanella Noble (descendant of Bates, Perdew, McCoun) 

I am needing a lookup in the 1850 census.
Robert J. Marr of Taylor county, Iowa. 
I need the age,birth state and year,plus parents information if available. Are there other Marr living around him?

Thank you for your help.

Jeanie V.

I wonder if you can help me.  I saw your web page about Taylor County, Iowa.   I am trying to find out about my great great great grandfather who was in the Civil War.  His name was Samuel S. Carroll.  He was from Nodaway Co., Missouri, but inlisted under Captain Cramer of the 4th Infantry Iowa Company (Kovlintery).  Do you know anything about this Captain Cramer.  He moved his 
troops after dark from Bebford, Iowa to Camp Sod which is one mile north of Isadora Missouri.  When he came home from the war in 1861 he died at home.  He had a son named Addison Carter Carroll.  Do you or do you know of anyone who can help me with the Camp Sod or Cap. Cramer and my grandfather.  Many Thanks  Carol Bahr 

    Pat 
  I am trying to locate the burial place of Major William Kelsay of the Fifth Iowa Cavalry, a.k.a, the Curtis Horse.  He died February 28, 1862 and was buried at Fort Heiman, Kentucky.  I believe that his body was later returned to his home.  William was said to have been from Sidney, 
Iowa.  Other Union soldiers buried at Fort Heiman war removed after the War and re-interred at Shiloh, Tennessee.  William was not among these. 

Thanks 
Greg 

    Hello Pat,  Could you check for a David E Delong b about 1855? died unknown. 
Thank You. 

Vivan Olson 
norske@c2i2.com 
  -------------------

 Thanks Pat, Was just hoping, he was in Walnut Twp Fremont 1880 census, Apparently died before 1886 as that is when his wife Olive J married George W Engle. Olive is one of the McCullough's I'm researching. 
    thanks again for the info. 
Vivian Olson 

2nd e-mail:
 David Delong wasn't in 1880 census, no children. Maybe I will find out more about him at a later date. Now I have to find were Olive J. and  Geo W. Engle were married, even though they were in the 1900 Taylor Co census they apparently weren't married in Taylor, nor is there a
  death record for her there. Already check that out.Thanks for all your help. Vivian Olson 

I show that my ggf James Thomas Gardner was born in Glenwood, Mills Co.Ia. in 1851 and died (and is buried)  in Sidney, Fremont Co., Ia in 1886. He was married to Martha (Mattie) Jane McCurdy Born in Sidney,
Fremont Co, Ia in 1853. Parents of  James T. are unknown to me.  Any help would be appreciated.

Fred Gardner

Hi Pat, would you please review your Fremont Co., IA cemetery records for a Don and Katherine McBride listing?
   Thank you
        Jerry

Shirley Pearman wrote: 

  Could you check your records and see if there was a Fountain(Fontain?) Pearman married prior to 1853?  I have that his children  were born in Iowa.  His children were Julius G(James), Clara, and Charles.  Fontain died 3/9 Feb 1861 in Nebraska City, NB.  His  parents were Thomas and Nancy.  I don't know the wife's name or anything else except that Fountain was born 7 Jul 1826 in  Hardin Co., KY.I would appreciate any help you may give me.  The children's births were ?1852, 1854, 1855.Thanks. 
 

Washington Woodrum b. Jun 2, 1808 d. Thurman, Fremont Co, Iowa on June 11, 1860.  His wife Leata "Neaty" Wright Woodrum survived him, but I only have the dates of b. 1814 d. 1903.  I know they were in the 1860 census index in Scott Twp, Fremont Co, Iowa page 868.  I wish to know where they are buried and if the town had a local newspaper.  THanks.  Trudy Spanier
Maui, HI

Re: Marriage Records Lookup (per IAGenWeb Project) FREMONT County:

Hello Pat,

I feel so thankful to be able to ask you for a lookup. 

I am looking for the marriage information for my gg-aunt, Mary Elizabeth Cleghorn to Albert Willis on 20 May 1884 in Shenandoah, Fremont Co., Iowa.  This information came from Mary's obituary and I can only hope it is accurate.  I am specifically hoping to find the maiden name of her mother.  I think Mary was probably living with her sister, Eliza Cleghorn Wolford (Mrs. Afred Wolford), in Shenandoah.  Both girls were born in NY and I believe they moved from Indiana to Iowa.

If you are able to find any information, I would really appreciate it if you would send me a photocopy(s).  I would immediately send you reimbursement by return mail.  I will greatly appreciate your time and effort on my behalf.

Hopefully, 

Toni Francisco
7213 Rovenna St.
Anchorage, Alaska 99518
 

Hello Pat:  I got your e-mail address off the Fremont County research page, 
it said that you might do lookups-or help people.  My great grandfather was 
John W. Collins and was born in Fremont County, Bartlett Iowa.  He had 3 
brothers all born there. They were Charles T., Arthur Leroy, and Mack.  They 
also had a sister who was born and died there as an infant-her name was 
Maggie Collins.  John W. Collins was the youngest of the brothers being born 
9/21/1889 d. 2/15/1963 in Bristow,OK. Maggie May Collins b. 3/12/1880 and d. 
9/24/1880, Mack Moore Collins 5/14/1881, Charles b. 11/12/1883 and Arthur 
5/8/1885.  Their mother Anna Lee McClelland Collins died shortly after John 
W. was born. Died 8/13/1890. This is the date I received from family.  I 
would like to know if you have any records of the death of Maggie May or 
Anna Lee McClelland Collins.  I do not have a place of death for her, 
however, John was born in Bartlett Iowa so I assumed that she died there.  I 
was wondering were she and her daughter were buried and if it was possible 
that I could get a death record, and if so, where would I send for it.  Anna 
was born 8/2/1855-and I do not as yet know where.  Thank you for any help 
you can give me with this.
Tina Costner Mayberry

Subject: 
        RE: FREMONT CO. CEMETERY RECORDS
   Date: 
        Sat, 19 May 2001 18:29:19 -0700
   From: 
        "Shari L. Smith" <ssmith@elite.net>
     To: 
        genpat@netins.net
 
 
 

Hi, I'm looking for information on the following person:

Mary (Marey?) Kuhn
born 19 March 1859
died 1873

Her parents were William Kuhn and Blanche Sheppard Kuhn.

Thank you for any information that you can provide.
Shari Smith
ssmith@elite.net

Hi.  The above's wife was Clara Charlotte Anderson.  This couple raised some 
of their children in Fremont Co.  We know they were there in 1894 when my 
grandfather was born, Leonard A..  Possibly his sister Mable was also born 
there in 1897.  There were 5 ch. before them: Elmer, Frank, Bert, Emmett, and 
Wm., b. in 1893.  Hope to learn who their parents were, if they were buried 
there, just ANYTHING you can dig up.  Thanks.  Rita Boyd

Hi Pat!  I'm looking for the graves of Nancy Jane Slusher and Eli Slusher in
the Hamburg area.  I've checked the 1983 Fremont Co., Iowa Cemetery Records
book and they are NOT listed.  Yet, Nancy's obituary from the Omaha World
Herald (December 15, 1929) states: " Remains will be taken to Hamburg, Ia.,
via auto for burial."  Is it possible that there's just no stones at the
cemetery?  Do you know of a record that I could check?  I'm planning a trip
to the Fremont Co. Courthouse soon, I just don't know where to look. Thanks
for your help!
 

Pat,
 
I am looking for Jasper Adam Mortimore/Mortimer.  He also went by J.A. Mortimore.
 
In 1920 he lived near Hamburg.
 
Thank you!!!
 
Dawn