Clayton co IAGenWeb

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Journal of New Content added to the Clayton co. IAGenWeb website & Important Announcements

This page was updated January 13, 2025

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January 2025

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (IGPP) additions)
*The cemetery burial lists are updated frequently (often daily) by the coordinator. 18 cemeteries have been updated in January, several of them more than once.

MARRIAGE RECORDS -marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces
*New content added to compiled marriages,1955 - from Reid R. Johnson (throughout Jan, last update 1/13/25)

OBITUARY BOARD - often added daily, now with 21,235+ transcribed obituaries
*Thank-you to the January obituary contributors - Reid R. Johnson, S. Ferrall & Larry Friedlein

OBITUARY INDEX - last updated 01/13/2025

PHOTO ALBUM INDEX - lots of photos and misc. historical info. from around the county
*All New! John Kafer Family album - from Kristy Sligar (01/13/25)

December 2024

BIOGRAPHIES - Portrait & Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones & Clayton Counties, 1894
* Update! Added Clayton biographies: Ehrhardt, Dunsmoor, Hall, Ihm, Jenkins, Johnson, Katschkowski, Kregel (2) - from Suzanne Terrell (12/05/24)

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (IGPP) additions)
*The cemetery burial lists are updated frequently (often daily) by the coordinator. 28 cemeteries were updated in December

COURT RECORDS
*New content - 1953 May, October & November term petit jurors - from Reid R. Johnson (12/05/24 & 12/8/24)

MARRIAGE RECORDS -marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces
*New content added to compiled marriages,1953 & 1955- from Reid R. Johnson (throughout Dec, last update 12/27)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
* Added or updated entries of W.H. Chase, D.K. Hobert, J.W. Nelings, W. Monlux, W. Sawyer & E. Tompkins - from coordinator (12/8/24)
* New! Military biography of Asa Haskins, 21st IA Inf., Civil War - from Carl Ingwalson (12/06/2024)

OBITUARY BOARD - often added daily, now with 21,185+ transcribed obituaries
*Thank-you to the December obituary contributors - Ken Johnson, Reid R. Johnson & S. Ferrall

OBITUARY INDEX - last updated 12/27/2024

November 2024

BIOGRAPHIES - Portrait & Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones & Clayton Counties, 1894
* Update! Added Clayton biographies: Brock, Brookshier, Candee, Chapin, Clark, Fuehr & Gooding - from Suzanne Terrell (11/21/24)

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (IGPP) additions)
*Photo of the gravestone in the Old Stone cemetery of P. Voshell was contributed by a volunteer (11/7/24)
*The cemetery burial lists are updated frequently (often daily) by the coordinator. 37 cemeteries were updated in November

COURT RECORDS
*New content - 1957 November term petit jurors - from Reid R. Johnson (11/13/24)

MARRIAGE RECORDS -marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces
*New content added to compiled marriages, finishing 1957 and adding 1952 & 1953 - from Reid R. Johnson (11/1/24-11/23/24)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Updated! Civil War Honor Roll - added O. Fallon & F. Washburn - coordinator (11/5/24 & 11/23/24)

OBITUARY BOARD - often added daily, now with 21,120+ transcribed obituaries
*Thank-you to the Novemberobituary contributors - Ken Johnson, Reid R. Johnson & S. Ferrall

OBITUARY INDEX - last updated 11/26/2024

PHOTO ALBUM INDEX - lots of photos and misc. historical info. from around the county
*All New! Fishel Family album, Elk twp. - from Lyndsay Bloomberg (11/2/24)
*All New! Phelps Family album, Mallory twp. - from Lyndsay Bloomberg (11/1/24)

October 2024

BIOGRAPHIES - History of Clayton Co., 1882
* Update! Added the 'Y' & 'Z' biographies that had not previously been posted (Yearous, Zearley (2) & Zimmerman)- from S. Ferrall (10/03/24)
* Update! Added the "W" biographies that had not previously been posted (Withrow, Wright, Wolf, Wolter, Woodworth & Wynne)- from S. Ferrall (10/01/24)

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (IGPP) additions)
* Photos from the Giard & National cemeteries were added to IGPP - from P. Peterson (Oct 9-14)
*The cemetery burial lists are updated frequently (often daily) by the coordinator. 40 cemeteries were updated in October

COURT RECORDS
*New content - 1957 May term petit jurors - from Reid R. Johnson (10/14/24)
*New content - 1957 Grand jury & Feb petit jurors - from Reid R. Johnson (10/3/24)

MARRIAGE RECORDS -marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces
*New content added to compiled marriages, 1956 & 1957- from Reid R. Johnson (10/3/24, 10/14/24 & 10/28/24)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
* New! Military biography of Victor Balluff, 16th IA Inf., Civil War - from Carl Ingwalson (10/12/2024)
* Updated! Civil War Honor Roll - added or updated the entries of A. Bevins, A. Drips, M.M. Grannis, Wm. Grannis & O.A. Phillips - coordinator (10/11 & 12/24)
* Updated! WWI Honor Roll - added an entry for H. McCann - coordinator (10/8/24)
* Updated! WWII Honor Roll - added an entry for H. Glawe - coordinator (10/8/24)

OBITUARY BOARD - often added daily, now with 21,005+ transcribed obituaries
*Thank-you to the October obituary contributors - S.Ferrall

OBITUARY INDEX - last updated 10/28/2024