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HAWKEYE HERITAGE A PUBLICATION OF THE IOWA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Volume 51, Issue 1 Spring, 2017

HAWKEYE HERITAGE SPRING, 2017

VOLUME 51, NUMBER 1

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Table of Contents

Iowa Counties and Regions ........................................................... 2 Iowa Genealogical Society Chapters ............................................. 3 Research Assistance ..................................................................... 5 Researching World War II Records at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis ........................................................... 6 Media Release – The Journal of Genealogy & Family History ..... 10 Family of Thomas Woof/Wood in Iowa and Liverpool UK ............ 11 Transcription Samples ................................................................. 16 Iowa Pioneer, Century & Statehood Certificates .......................... 27 Library Acquisitions ..................................................................... 30 Name Index ................................................................................. 32

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Iowa Counties and Regions

Region Representatives on Board of Directors

Region 1 David Lamb Region 6 Alan Neve Region 11 Ron Gruber

Region 2 Harold Williamson Region 7 Vacant Region 12 Martha Schmidt

Region 3 Pat Border Region 8 Jack &Fran Mauldin Region 13 Virgil Karstens

Region 4 Curt Jackson Region 9 Deborah Barker Region 14 Linda & Mary Cae Madden

Region 5 Judi Pohorshy Region 10 Saundra Leininger Region 15 Donna Kelly

Region 16 Carolyn DeLay


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Iowa Genealogical Society Chapters Adair Co. Anquestors % Greenfield Library Box 328 Greenfield IA 50849-0328 Ankeny Gen Soc 1607 NW Northwood Dr Ankeny IA 50023-1090 Appanoose Co. Gen Society PO Box 684 Centerville IA 52544-0684 Audubon Co Gen Society %B Duvall 505 Brayton St Audubon IA 50025-1301 Benton Co. Genealogical Society 1808 9th Ave Belle Plaine IA 52208-1215 (Blackhawk) North East Iowa Gen Society PO Box 2274 Waterloo IA 50704-2274 Boone Co. Gen Society PO Box 453 Boone IA 50036-0453 Bremer Co. Gen Society % B Kimball 824 N Cherry St Shell Rock IA 50670-9616 Buchanan Co. Gen Society 103 4th Ave. S. E. Independence IA 50644-0004 Buena Vista Co. Gen Society 221 W Railroad St Storm Lake IA 50588-2448 Butler Co. Gen Society 714 Elm St Allison IA 50602-9727 Carroll Co Gen Society PO Box 21 Carroll IA 51401-0021 Cass Co. Gen Society % Public Library 507 Poplar St Atlantic IA 50022-1241 Cedar Co. Gen Society PO Box 52 Tipton IA 52772-0052 (Cerro Gordo) North Central Gen Society PO Box 237 Mason City, IA 50402-0237 Cherokee Co. Tree Stompers 4820 M Avenue Meriden IA 51037-7001 Chickasaw Co. Gen Society Box 434 New Hampton IA 50659-0434 Clarke Co. Gen Society 300 S Fillmore St Osceola IA 50213-1414 (Clay) Iowa Lakes Gen Society %Public Library, 21 East 3rd St Spencer IA 51301-4131 Clayton Co. Gen Society PO Box 846 Elkader IA 52043-0846 Clinton Co./Gateway Gene Society PO Box 2256 Clinton, IA 52733-2256 Crawford Co. Gen Society % Norelius Library, 1403 1st Ave S Denison IA 51442-2014 Dallas Co. Gen Society PO Box 264 Dallas Center IA 50063-0264 Davis Co. Gen Society PO Box 94 Bloomfield IA 52537-0094 Delaware Co. Gen Society 304 N Franklin St Manchester IA 52057-1520 Des Moines Co. Gen Society PO Box 493 Burlington IA 52601-0493 Iowa Lakes Gen Society 21 E 3rd St Spencer IA 51301-3235 Dubuque Co. / Key City Gen Society PO Box 13 Dubuque IA 52004-0013 Emmet Co Gene Society % Pub Library 613 Central Ave Estherville IA 51334-2294 Fayette Co / Oelwein Area Gen Society PO Box 389 Oelwein IA 50662-0389 Fayette Co. Gen Society 100 N Walnut St West Union IA 52175-1347 Franklin Co. Gen Society % Hampton Library, 4 S Federal St Hampton IA 50441-1934 Fremont Co Historical Society Gen Dept PO Box 671 Sidney IA 51652-0671 Greene Co. Gen Society PO Box 133 Jefferson IA 50129-0133 Guthrie Co. Gen Society PO Box 96 Jamaica IA 50128-0096 Hamilton Heritage Hunters Gen Society 407 Fountain Blvd Jewell IA 50130-2043 Hancock Co. Gen Society PO Box 81 Klemme IA 50449-0081 Harrison Co. Gen Society % C. Poole, 3203 Marcy St Omaha NE 68105-2051 Howard-Winneshiek Co. Gen Society PO Box 362 Cresco IA 52136-0362 Humboldt Co. Gen Society 30 6th St N Humboldt IA 50548-1736 Ida Co. Genealogical Society 1111 S Main St Ida Grove IA 51445-1708 Iowa Co. Gen Society PO Box 207 North English IA 52316-0207 Jackson Co. Gen Chapter PO Box 1065 Maquoketa IA 52060-1065 Jasper Co. Gen Society PO Box 163 Newton IA 50208-0163 (Johnson) Iowa City Gen Society PO Box 822 Iowa City IA 52244-0822 Jones Co. Gen Society PO Box 174 Anamosa IA 52205-0174 (Keokuk) Keo-Mah Genealogical Society 209 A Ave E Oskaloosa IA 52577-2807 Kossuth Co. Genealogical Society % Algona Library, 210 N Phillips St Algona IA 50511-1735 Lee Co. Gen Society Of Iowa PO Box 303 Keokuk IA 52632-0303 (Lee) Old Fort Genealogical Society PO Box 1 Fort Madison IA 52627-0001


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Genealogical Society Of Linn Co. PO Box 175 Cedar Rapids IA 52406-0175 Louisa Co. Genealogical Committee 722 N Chestnut St Wapello IA 52653-1009 Lucas Co. Gen Society % Public Lib 803 Braden Ave Chariton IA 50049-1742 Madison Co. Genealogical Society PO Box 26 Winterset IA 50273-0026 (Mahaska Co) Keo-Mah Genealogical Society 209 A Ave E Oskaloosa IA 52577-2807 Marion Co. Gen Society PO Box 385 Knoxville IA 50138-0385 Marshall Co. / Central Iowa Gen Society PO Box 945 Marshalltown IA 50158-0945 Mills Co. Gen Society % Glenwood Library, 109 N Vine St Glenwood IA 51534-1516 Monona Co. Gen Society Po Box 91 Smithland IA 51056-0091 Monroe Co. Gen Society 203 Benton Ave E Albia IA 52531-2036 Muscatine Co. Gen Society 323 Main St Muscatine IA 52761-2867 (O'Brien & Osceola) Iowa Lakes Gen Society % Public Library, 21 E 3rd St Spencer IA 51301-3235 Palo Alto Co. Gen Society % Public Library, 707 N Superior Emmetsburg IA 50536-1022 (Plymouth Co.) Northwest Iowa Gen Society 46 1st St SW Le Mars IA 51031-3696 Laurens Genies/Pocahontas Co. 273 N 3rd St Laurens IA 50554-1215 Pocahontas Genies 14 2nd Ave NW Pocahontas IA 50574-1611 (Polk Co) Ankeny Gen Society 1110 NW 2nd St Ankeny IA 50023-2320 (E. Pottawattamie) Botna Valley Gen Society PO Box 693 Oakland IA 51560-0693 Pottawattamie Co. Gene Society PO Box 394 Council Bluffs IA 51502-0394 Poweshiek Co. Historical & Gen Society PO Box 280 Montezuma IA 50171-0280 Ringgold Co. Gene Society % Betty Jo Ruby 202 Adams St Diagonal IA 50845-1001 Scott Co. Gen Society PO Box 3132 Davenport IA 52808-3132 Greater Sioux Co. Gen Society 102 S Main Ave Sioux Center IA 51250-1536 Story Co. Gen Society PO Box 692 Ames IA 50010-0692 Tama Co Historical Soc & Genealogical Lib 200 N Broadway St Toledo IA 52342-1308 Taylor Co. Gen Society PO Box 8 Gravity IA 50848-0008 Union Co. Gen Society % Gibson Library, 200 W Howard St Creston IA 50801-2331 Van Buren Co. Gen Society PO Box 160 Keosauqua IA 52560-0160 Wapello Co. Gen Society PO Box 163 Ottumwa IA 52501-0163 Warren Co. Gen Society P O Box 151 Indianola IA 50125-0151 Washington Co. Gen Society PO Box 446 Washington IA 52353-0446 Wayne Co. Gen Society % Lecompte Library, 110 S Franklin Corydon IA 50060-1518 Webster Co. Gen Society PO Box 1584 Fort Dodge IA 50501-1584 Lime Creek/Winnebago Co. 115 East "L" St Forest City IA 50436-1499 (Winneshiek Co) Decorah Genealogy Assoc. 808 River St Decorah IA 52101-2134 Woodbury Co. Gen Society PO Box 624 Sioux City IA 51102-0624 Wright Co. Gen Society PO Box 225 Clarion IA 50525-0225 Special Interest Groups Fairfax Co Gen Society, Midwestern Group PO Box 2290 Merrifield VA 22116-2290 German Special Interest Group 628 E Grand Ave Des Moines IA 50309-1924 Irish Special Interest Group 628 E Grand Ave Des Moines IA 50309-1924 Legacy Users Group 628 E Grand Ave Des Moines IA 50309-1924 Norwegian Special Interest Group 628 E Grand Ave Des Moines IA 50309-1924 Pafways Of North Iowa 1705 S Coolidge Ave Mason City IA 50401-5514 RootsMagic Users Group 628 E Grand Ave Des Moines IA 50309-1924 Ancestry Interest Group 628 E Grand Ave Des Moines IA 50309-1924 DNA Interest Group 628 E Grand Ave Des Moines IA 50309-1924 British-Welsh and Scottish SIG 628 E Grand Ave Des Moines IA 50309-1924


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Research Assistance

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Researching World War II Records at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis

Marieta Grissom

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Acronyms: NPRC = National Personnel Records Center OMPF = Official Military Personnel File

IDPF = Individual Deceased Personnel File SSS = Selective Service System

My husband, Dave, and I hardly knew what to expect going into this research experience at the

National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis. We wanted to research my uncle, a WWII fighter pilot who served in the South Pacific, island hopping though primarily stationed on Fiji with respites in New Zealand. Later he was stationed in China and he died near the end of the war in a plane crash in China.

Information on the NPRC website (https://www.archives.gov/st-louis) indicated we needed

research appointments scheduled at least a month in advance; we scheduled ours almost two months ahead. Our appointments were for two people for five days, as we had no idea how long this project would take. I filled in several forms regarding the materials we wanted to review and I provided a detailed document with additional information from letters written by our fighter pilot.

Forms included: NA Form 13173 - NPRC: To request our pilots Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), though I

already knew his original file burned in the 1973 fire. Reference Service Slip (RL-SL Test Form): To request pilot’s Individual Deceased Personnel

File (IDPF) Reference Service Slip (RL-SL Test Form): To request Morning Reports (on microfilm) Reference Service Slip (RL-SL Test Form): To request the Selective Service System (SSS)

Records, including Classification History of our pilot. I was particularly interested in Morning Reports. These were completed by the company clerk

and signed by the Commanding Officer, recording activity within the unit during the previous 24 hours. A few years ago, when we were at the main NARA facility in Washington, DC, I asked about morning reports and was told they were at the College Park branch. At College Park, we heard that they are at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Initially, we planned our current trip for Alabama. Then I discovered the morning reports are on microfilm at the NPRC in St Louis, thus, our current destination.

Initially, I only wanted to see the morning report for the morning after our pilot’s fatal accident,

but as I transcribed his letters that my grandmother gave me nearly four decades ago, I realized I wanted to see the morning reports for all his overseas service. Since his letters were censored, he could only write about food, weather, and recreation. I wanted to know about the military work of his unit as well as the specific missions he flew so I could put them in perspective of the war effort.

Not knowing what to expect at the NPRC, I submitted a question to the APG (Association of

Professional Genealogists) member email list serve. I received a couple responses. One lady told me lockers are located inside the door, so materials, coats, bags, etc., don’t have to be left in the car. (email dated 9 January 2017 from Lxxx Gxxx)



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Another person wrote: “it was one of the most restrictive archive experiences I've ever had.

They don't allow you to photograph the documents directly - they make you photograph them through a clear plastic box/barrier... so this can be cumbersome and laborious, as you need to move each individual paper in and out of the view of your phone/camera lens.” (email dated 12 January 2017 from Rxxx Vxxx)

An NPRC staff member wrote that lunch options are limited and sack lunches are appropriate. Hours for researchers are 8:00 to 4:00. A few minutes after 8:00 we drove up to the guarded

gate and were directed to the visitor parking. When we entered the building, we were subjected to the usual security check with photo ID, had our bags checked and walked through a metal detector. Dean, an archives employee, met us here and lead us through an introduction to the facility’s rules and proper care for the documents. Dean then prepared ID cards for each of us.

We were researching in the Archival Research Room (ARR) and when we entered, an

employee handed us the first of the files we had requested. When I opened the recreated Official Military Personnel File, my heart dropped and I suddenly hoped this wasn’t a wasted trip. The file only contained papers that I had sent to them several years ago when I requested replacement medals that my uncle had been awarded.

After returning the OMPF, I was handed the pilot’s IDPF. I breathed a sigh of relief. This file

contained information about the victim’s initial burial and the reinternment of the remains from China to Hawaii, then to his final resting place in his hometown cemetery next to where his parents were eventually buried. The 54 pages in the file contained some new information and confirmed other information. I photocopied the entire file (photocopies are $.25 each).

In addition to files regarding our pilot, my husband and I had also requested the Selective

Service Classification History of our fathers, neither of whom served. I looked at our pilot’s information next. After that I looked at my father’s information. We purchased photocopies of the information ($.25 per page).

We were now finished with the textual materials and it was time to turn to microfilm. Dean

helped us get started. Staff members pull film every hour on the half hour between 8:30 and 2:30. It was about 10:15, so we reviewed some of our photocopies while we waited for our first film. Dean showed us how to use the readers (always a learning experience), then we were off!

Dave started looking at Morning Reports and I started with Unit Rosters. Unit Rosters for 1944

and following were destroyed. I was disappointed to discover that the ones I looked at for 1943 did not include any officers, only enlisted men. I moved on to our pilot’s flight records, something I had not even known might be available until a few days prior to our trip. When I asked Dean, he explained that the flight records are only beginning to be delivered to them, but they currently have the first half of the alphabet, which covered our pilot. These records are very helpful! (Microfilm reader/printer copies are $.45 per page.)

Official Military Personal Files for naval personnel did NOT burn in the 1973 fire! Dave’s uncle

was in the Navy during WWII. At some point during our first day of research we realized we should order his uncle’s navy file. We were fortunate they could pull the file quickly and we were able to review and scan it on our second day.

Scanning records was an interesting process and one that my husband came to appreciate. To

reduce contact with the fragile textual files, the archives has a three-sided clear acrylic stand (much like


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an upside-down “U” with 2 side walls and a top, technically called an “acrylic display riser”, a google search provides images). The researcher lays an iPad or other mobile scanning device on the top of the stand, and moves the papers in and out from under the box. It is a slick process and one that Dave enjoyed using. He scanned hundreds of papers in total. Thankfully, scanning with a mobile device in this manner is free. We can see, however, that trying to use a digital camera might be tricky.

By the end of the second day I didn’t know what else we could check without thoroughly

reviewing what we had found in two intense days of research. So, what we anticipated could be five days of research lasted only two and we headed home.

Once we returned home I spent a few weeks reviewing and recording the information and found

gaps that still needed research. I completed more forms, made new appointments and hotel reservations. Nine weeks after our initial trip, we returned to the NPRC in St Louis.

On this second two-day trip we not only planned to research my uncle’s information gaps, but

we also requested materials for other family members who served and for a few other men my uncle mentioned in his letters.

All of our research during our two trips related to World War II records. A summary of this

research and our degree of success follows:

SUMMARY OF RECORDS RECEIVED

Name Branch of Service

Files Requested / Microfilm Viewed

Results

Belvel, Chassi WAC OMPF (textual) 1 pay record, file burned

Bettis, Virgle Max Navy EM OMPF (textual) 136 pages

Botkin, Murray AAC EM OMPF (textual) 1 pay record, file burned

Butler, William Howard AAC Officer

OMPF (textual) File burned

IDPF (textual) 37 pages

Flight Records (microfilm)

31 pages, 1 report for 3 months; remainder 1 report per month

Morning Reports (microfilm)

136 reports

SSS Classification Record (textual copies)

8 pages

Chumbley, Leo AAC EM OMPF (textual) 1 pay record, file burned

Chumbley, Lester Navy OMPF (textual) 64 pages

Core, Willis AAC IDPF (textual) 86 pages


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Officer OMPF (textual) 4 pages of pay records, file burned

Hess, Lyle AAC Officer

OMPF (textual) 214 pages, file did NOT burn

Judkins, Homer AAC Officer

OMPF (textual) 14 pages, however, we were told they have a large file that will be available in a few months

Miner, Alger Lorrain Navy EM OMPF (textual) 68 pages

Miner, Loren Navy EM OMPF (textual) 11 pages

Pemble, William Navy Officer

IDPF (textual) 1 page about burial in Japan

OMPF (textual) 62 pages, file did NOT burn

Porter, George Army EM OMPF (textual) 11 pages

Queen, Charles Marines EM

IDPF (textual) No record found

Stevenson, Stanley AAC Officer

IDPF (textual) No record found

Grissom, David Lavern N/A SSS Classification Record (textual copies)

8 pages

Pehrson, Orville Ray N/A SSS Classification Record (textual copies)

8 pages

The kind of information in each file varied from person to person. One file contained letters of

recommendation for admission to pilot training; these letters provided information regarding the applicant’s personality and background. Files can provide physical exam information and/or dental records. One file contained information about the man’s service-related wound; another provided detailed information about the subject’s death and recovery efforts, but not all deceased files provided this. One deceased man’s file detailed the efforts of his parents to have his body returned to the home cemetery. Detailed listing of final effects might also be included. Another file contained details about the pilot’s training. For naval personnel, the file contained information about the ship the man served on and about the battles in which the ship participated and awards received. One navy man got drunk while on shore leave and was denied future shore leave for several days. Some men did not leave the states, but worked in the military postal system or in pilot training. When the OMPF is not available, staff will often check for the final pay statement. In one case, we were told that the file is large, but will not be open to the public until later this year.

We had no idea what to expect. For our pilot of primary interest, by checking flight records and

morning reports, as well as the typical OMPF and in the case of a deceased person, the IDPF, we found considerable information.


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Researchers must be aware going into this research that they may find much or they may find

little; no guarantees.

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Family of Thomas Woof/Wood in Iowa and Liverpool UK Brian Phythian Liverpool, UK

Email: [email protected] From a cowkeeping family in Liverpool, UK, why does a cowkeeper buy a grain elevator in Iowa, turn it into a very successful business for decades whilst becoming a valuable member of the community and the Methodist Church in doing so? What gave him the idea of emigrating? In the 1890’s the USA had gone through a depression, when only 3.5 million immigrants landed, yet in the first decade of the 1900’s this rose to 9 million. Whatever the reason, I suspect we will never know. There was no significant business reason for him to leave Liverpool, as the dairy he had operated for many decades thereafter. Thomas WOOF arrived in Iowa in 1902 leaving behind family members and a cowkeeping and dairy business at 189 Park Road, Toxteth Park, Liverpool. He was one of ten children born between 1854 and 1870 in Sedbergh, Westmorland, on the borders of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National park. Thomas was the fifth child, and first son, of his parents William WOOF and Margaret CAPSTICK. Both the WOOF and CAPSTICK families were local to the area and farmers, and both had family members who moved south to Liverpool between 1870 and 1890. The pressure of raising a family in and around Sedbergh within a farming community was extremely difficult, not because of the hard work involved seven days a week, but because of the climate. Incessant rain damaged the fields across the North of England during the 1870’s and it came to a head in 1876 when serious flooding stripped the land bare. This left no means of rearing sheep or cattle, and created a collapse of income, leading to many families moving to Lancashire. At the time, Liverpool was a growing seaport of the UK and part of what was then termed in history as the Industrial Revolution. Milk was an important commodity and many families moved south into Liverpool. Thomas’ parents were married on 15th October 1853 in Howgill, Sedbergh, and they moved into a farm house on 60 acres of land called Moors in Firbank, Westmorland. They are recorded as living here on the 1861 and 1871 UK census returns. His father, William, died a month after the 1871 census was recorded, which left Margaret and the children to move to Liverpool, to 28 Avison Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool. On the 1881 UK census Margaret is the head of the household and she has six of her ten children with her, Thomas being the eldest present. His eldest sister, Isabella WOOF, had married John CLOSE in 1878 in Sedbergh. They moved shortly afterwards as their first child was born in Liverpool. By 1881 they were living at 121 South Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool. They had twelve children between 1878 to 1896 and the family moved to Staffordshire in late 1886 and remained there. John was also a cowkeeper and latterly a farmer. Ann WOOF had married Matthew WHITFIELD, also a cowkeeper, and they had eleven children between 1875 to 1894. In 1881 they were at 53 Tegid Street, Everton, Liverpool and later spent many years at 14 Osborne Grove, Queens Road, Everton, Liverpool.




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Margaret WOOF married William METCALFE and in 1881 are still in Sedbergh, yet, to date, no further information is known about them. A search of the passenger list records, to determine if they also emigrated, found no entries and the birth, death and marriage records have not been fruitful either. Agnes WOOF married Miles William Joseph Lonsdale BECK, and these are our direct line ancestors. They came to Liverpool about 1891. Mary WOOF married William Robert SHINKFIELD from King’s Lynn, Norfolk. William was also a cowkeeper and they had three children. The family emigrated to Australia in 1892 and remained there all their lives. Alice WOOF lived at the family home in Avison Street but when she died as a spinster in 1890, at the home of her brother James at 95 Upper Warwick St, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, she was single and only 25 years of age. James WOOF was head of the household in 1891 and his mother and two younger siblings, William and Sarah Jane were with him. James was a baker and Sarah his assistant; William worked as a clerk. James married Sarah RAWLINSON in 1892 but he died suddenly in 1896 at just 29 years of age. Sarah moved to Blackpool after James’ death but emigrated to the USA in 1902 with her daughter, Dorothy, to her brother John’s home in New Jersey. Thomas’s last sibling, Sarah Jane WOOF married William Thomas GRINDLE in 1892 at St Peters Chapel, High Park St, Liverpool. The GRINDLE family were not cowkeepers; William had his own chandler’s shop which many of his eight children assisted with.

So, Thomas is, possibly, the only immigrant into the United States. He was born on 22nd November 1860 in Firbank, Westmorland, and christened in Firbank on 20th January the following year. He married Isabella Janetta HAYGARTH at Wesley Chapel, Stanhope St, Liverpool on 02 Jun 1891. Thomas was 30 years old and Isabella 23 and by this time he had already moved to 189 Park Road.

The marriage was witnessed by Isabella’s brother, Thomas HAYGARTH, and Thomas’ sister, Sarah Jane WOOF. Their first son, William WOOF, was born on 31 July 1893; he went to the USA with his parents. Their second son, Thomas Christopher WOOF, was born 1893 but he died when just ten months old. His aunt, Agnes WOOF, purchased the family grave in Liverpool where he was buried I Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool. The third son, Harold WOOF, was born in 1898 in Liverpool and he also emigrated to the USA with his parents. It was the niece of Thomas, Margaret Agnes HAYGARTH, who also emigrated with the family to the United States. Margaret was born early 1898 in Liverpool, her parents believed to be Thomas Christopher M. HAYGARTH and Margaret COWPER, but she became an orphan very shortly after her birth, and in the 1901 UK census she is aged 3, with Thomas WOOF at 189 Park Road.


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Thomas WOOF then left for the USA on or about the 17th October 1902 into New York aboard the White Star Line ship ‘RMS Celtic’. At this time, Isabella was already pregnant with her fourth child and Richard Martin WOOF was born on 1st June 1903 in Pierson, Iowa. Although Margaret’s surname is recorded as WOOF, in later records she is still recorded as a niece, as well as a daughter, but by the time she married it seems that Thomas and Isabella had formally adopted her. It was in 1903 that Thomas bought the Lawbaugh Grain Elevator and they moved to Stuart. The picture shows the new elevator being built in 1905 with the three sons high on the building. The 1905 Iowa State census does not record the address the family were living at but it shows the complete family as Thomas WOOF Isabella J WOOF William WOOF Margaret A WOOF Harold WOOF Richard M WOOF.

The final known son to Thomas and Isabella was Donald Matthew WOOF born on 30th August 1908 in Pierson, Iowa. With the five-year gap after the birth of Richard it is feasible Isabella may have had children that I have no knowledge of, but documentation available appears to deem this unlikely. By the 1910 Iowa State census shows the family still in Stuart, Iowa. It records: Thomas Woof, b. 1861 England, immigrated 1902; Naturalized in 1910 Isabella J Woof, b. 1868 England; 4 living children William Woof b. 1893 England Harold Woof b. 1898 England Richard M Woof b. 1903 Iowa Donald Woof b. 1908 Iowa Margaret A Woof, niece, b. 1898 England


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Thomas returned to the UK, presumably for a holiday or a family occasion, in 1914. He returned to the USA on the 12th June 1914 aboard the Cunard ship ‘RMS Mauretania’ from Liverpool, already being a US citizen having been naturalized on the 25th April 1910 at the District Court, Guthrie City, Iowa returning to his home in Stuart. From this point on the family dealt in grain and coal for many years. Thomas was certainly unwilling to retire and he later built a coal office near the Rock Island depot. By 1920, the census shows, still recorded as WOOF, the family in Gaines Street, Stuart, Guthrie, Iowa. At this time, Margaret is aged 22 and is recorded as a daughter, implying she had been adopted. In 1926 she married as WOOD to Horace Donald McGIRR at St Pauls Episcopal Church, Olympia, Seattle, Washington. Thus, the family had changed their name to WOOD during this time period. The reason Thomas changed the family name to WOOD has not been established, yet the story passed down the generations within the family suggest he had been thinking of the change for some time as WOOF sounded as though it had a German derivation, which he thought was a concern during World War 1 in case people got the wrong impression of the family origin, even though it is an English name. Efforts to confirm the precise date of the name change are hampered by the loss of many records within the Guthrie County Courthouse when it was destroyed by fire in 1964. A new courthouse was built and completed in November 1964 at a cost of $417,000. Many records in books were saved, but other filings perished. Ironically a visit to Ellis Island to view any of their records also failed due to fire damage. In 1938 the family are still in the same residence. Thomas died on 15th April 1951 in Stuart, Iowa, aged 90; his wife, Isabella, predeceased him having died at the age of 77 on 12th February 1946 and both are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Stuart, Guthrie, Iowa.

The Guthrian newspaper included an obituary for Thomas on Tuesday 24th April 1951. Of his surviving children, William, born 31st July 1893 in Liverpool, married Gladys SORRELL in London in 1920. William had left New York on 10th March 1920 aboard the RMS Mauretania to the UK specifically to get married. He returned via Canada on 6th July 1920 aboard the RMS Metagama. He died aged 84 on 27th April 1977 in Coralville, Johnson, Iowa. Gladys was the daughter of William SORRELL and Margaret HARRISON and was born 2nd March 1897 in Hertfordshire, UK. She died aged 89 on 17th October 1986 in Coralville. It does not appear that Harold married. He is single on the 1930 and 1940 USA census, living in Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa, and employed as a teacher, and later Superintendent, at a Public School. He died in 1952.


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Richard married Gladys H HANSON on 23rd June 1928 in Iowa. He was also a teacher and later a Superintendent of Schools. Well known as an educator, he was also a formidable baritone soloist bringing delight to many audiences with his renderings of Scottish songs. In 1937 after he and his wife returned to Stuart, they opened an hotel which, along with the bus depot, he operated for twenty-six years. He is listed in the Iowa Teacher’s Association “Book of Memories” where an article by Mrs Everett Schultz fully outlines his work and his role in the community. Richard died at the age of 78 in Stuart in December 1982; Gladys died aged 92 on 24th October 1995 also in Stuart. A copy of the article is in my possession but it is probably not pertinent to repeat here. Little is known about the final son, Donald. It is believed he did marry, Della (surname unknown), and they lived for a while in Churdan, Highland Township, Greene, Iowa and he was aged 60 when he died in Stuart in 1969. From his gravestone, his wife died in 1977 aged 64. All the family are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Stuart, Guthrie, Iowa. Fifty years ago, a relative of the WOOF family arrived in Liverpool on holiday and came to 189 Park Road, Toxteth Park, Liverpool. How beneficial it would have been to have shown interest in family history at the time! Too long ago to have any recollection as to who it was. The dairy delivery round was sold to Hansons Dairy in 1971 and after the property was used by a local bedroom furniture designer, the grounds were later used by the adjacent funeral directors. The house and shippon have now all been demolished. If anybody can expand on the Iowa side of the family with further information about the WOOF/WOOD family, it would be greatly appreciated.


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Transcription Samples Ricki King

Des Moines County, Iowa, “Will Record, 1874-1886,” vol. C, p. 293-294, Henry Luth (23 March 1880); digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 August 2016); citing County Clerks Office, Burlington, FHL microfilm 956325. Will of Henry Luth Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Written 30 August 1873; proven and recorded 24 March 1880

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Last Will and Testament of

Henry Luth

In the name of God. Amen. I Henry Luth of Desmoines County Iowa. being of sound mind and memory do make publish and declare this my last Will & Testament First: I wish and ordain, that all my Just and lawful debts shall be paid as soon as possible after my decease. Second. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Augusta Luth. all the rest and residue of my Estate. to have and to hold unto her during the time of her natural life. and immediately after and upon her death to my son Frederick Luth, to have and to hold unto him. his heirs and assigns forever—

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Record of Wills Third: I hereby apoint my said wife sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament. and excempt her from giving Bond or other security as such Executrix. Witness my hand this 30th day of August A. D. 1873 (signed in German) Henry Luth. Signed and declared by the said Henry Luth as and for his last Will and Testament, in presence of us. who at his request. and in his presence . and the presence of each other have hereunto signed our names as witnesses. John Bosmeyer H. C. Ohrt. State of Iowa} Desmoines County} T. G. Foster, Clerk of the Circuit

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Court within and for said County and State hereby certify. that on the 24th day of March AD 1880. the forgoing last Will and Testament of Henry Luth deceased. was duly proven before, and allowed by said Court. and that the same has been recorded. Witness my hand, with the seal of said Court affixed. Done at Burlington, this 24th day of March AD 1880 T G Foster Clerk Circuit Court 1st abstract I, Henry Luth of Desmoines County Iowa give my wife Augusta Luth all the rest and residue of my Estate during her natural life and upon her death, and immediately after and upon her death; to my son Frederick Luth, and his heirs and assigns forever— all the rest and residue of my Estate. I appoint said wife Executrix. On 30 August 1873 Henry Luth (signed in German) Witnesses: John Bosmeyer and H. C. Ohrt State of Iowa} Desmoines County} Proven and recorded in Burlington 24 March 1880 by T G FOSTER Clerk, Circuit Court. 2nd Abstract HENRY LUTH of Desmoines County gave his wife AUGUSTA LUTH and after her death, his son FREDERICK LUTH and “his heirs and assigns forever” his Estate. The Will was signed in German with his said wife as the sole Executrix. Witnesses: JOHN BOSMEYER and H. C. OHRT Proven and recorded in Burlington on 24 March 1880 by T. G. FOSTER the Circuit Court clerk.

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A. W. Harlan (Croton, Iowa) from A. H. Harlan (New Burlington, Ohio) “Dear Cousin” letter, May 8/86; Aaron W. Harlan Family Papers, Correspondence & Appointments 1844-1892 folder, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines. Transcription

New Burlington. Ohio May 8/86. A. W. Harlan Croton Iowa. Dear Cousin, Some weeks ago I wrote you sending you a lot of blanks to be filled out by you if possible . I cant hear from you . and have been fearfull that you are not enjoying your former good health. Since writing to you I have come into some very valuable information to volving your family and write you to that end. Your grandfather Aaron, had five brothers, namely, James , George , Joshua , Samuel, and Valentine, of these James went to Barren County Kentucky and there to Indiana, you know the rest. George died in North Carolina, Joshua was killed left one son. Samuel married in South Carolina, Valentine went to Georgia, supposed to have gone from there to Tennessee, and from there to Indiana, now you see why there was so much visiting among these men with your father so many years ago, they were his own uncles. Nathan B. Harlan, is are own cousin to your father. So was the father of John Harlan of Wilsonville, also James who said his grandfather name was. Aaron great which is true, as your ^ grandfather name was Aaron as was your grandfather . after him . and his father George, who the son of James of England, 2 This gives me the greatess of pleasure . for I have spent many long hours on the matter. How many no one will even know but myself. Yes James was right where he said his grandfather was Aaron, but it would make this man a grand father to your father, and your great grandfather Nathan B. said that your grandfather was his Uncle Aaron, which is true, Now you know the relation


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ship between you. If he and James are yet living please to inform them of it.

May 11/86. No one been busy and did not finish the letter at the time. Here received your letter of 3rd just, and was so glad to hear from you again and to get such words of encourgement form you. You said that you had supposed I had abandon the matter in despair. Well sir, more times than one has that been done by me, but thank God those dark hours are gone by. No one will ever know of those days when I could not stir a wheel, When I did not know what to do with hundreds of the family name, when I did not know which way to turn. Your letters used to give lots of pleasure, and at the same time lots of anxious hours, but they are all plain to me [At?] now. There were three families that swing South from ^ Carolina around thru Kentucky into Ohio and Indiana from 1800 to 1806. There the family to which I belong came from North Carolina in 1804, and settled in Ohio. But those Harlans you use to write me about 3 Moses, and Samuel, for instance, were sons of George and Margery Harlan of South Carolina, as was Joshua who died at Connersville, and was buried bymasons. The youn Sam’l you spoke of was of the same family, and was a son of one of the above but don’t know which jct. Gradually the tread is being untangled and I am full of hope, that I can coplete it by next year 1887. Which will be 200 years since the first Harlans landed in the colony of N. A.. You speak of not being well. I trust that it nothing serious, for I knowof. I know of no one whom I would rather see live to rejoice with me in completion of this work than yourself. You are a young man yet. and good for many years of useful life, I often think of that memory of yours, and wish that mine was only half so good. I am not satisfied with this letter. but hope you will take it for what it is worth.

Very truly yours, A. H. Harlan

At any time when you feel strong enough to write me do so, for I am always so glad to get a leter from you. That dear old had hand writing of yours, I am always glad to see it,


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Iowa Pioneer, Century & Statehood Certificates The IOWA CERTIFICATE project is available for anyone whose ancestor was in Iowa during specific time periods. Sources of proof can be census, county history, Bible record, land record, etc. The completed application and copies of proof are filed at the library for the patrons’ use.

Application for Certificates The Iowa Genealogical Society issues certificates to persons who are directly descended from Iowa Pioneers. Applications must prove direct descent and prove that the ancestor settled in Iowa

• By 1846, to receive a Statehood Certificate;

• By 1856, to receive a Pioneer Certificate;

• More than 100 years prior to the date of application, for a Century Certificate. Applicants may apply for certificates to be issued to themselves or to other persons. The person to whom the certificate is issued need not currently live in Iowa. The purpose of the Certificate Program is to recognize families with Iowa roots, encourage people to undertake genealogical research, and to provide genealogical resources for researches in our library. The information and application are available at the library or by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to IGS. You may also find the information and application on our website http://www.iowagenealogy.org/library/research/ . The cost is $10.00 per certificate for members of IGS and $10.00 for non-members. The certificate is suitable for framing. Following are the certificates issued August 2010 through December 2010.

Century Certificates Direct ancestor has been in Iowa for the last 100 or more years. Atkinson, Mitchell; born Jul 1807 in Ohio; died 27 Feb 1880 in Polk Co., IA. Spouse was Jane Barick. Bohr Sr., Nicholas John; born 16 Dec 1844 in Burschdorf, Germany; died 20 Aug 1931 in Carson Co., TX. Spouse was Catherine Weber. Brown, James Aiken; born 16 Mar 1812 in Westmoreland Co., PA; died 21 Nov 1865 in Van Buren Co., IA. Spouse was Rachel Stewart. Harmon, Charles William; born 16 Oct 1836 in Boone Co., KY; died 25 Dec 1924 in Woodbury Co. IA. Spouse was Isabell Emily Lester. Harmon, John Milton; born 13 Feb 1880 in Polk Co., IA; died 29 Sep 1962 in Sac Co., IA. Spouse was Eunice Viola Smith. Harmon, Freeman Robert; born 11 Aug 1909 in Sac Co., IA; died 5 Oct 1972 in Sac Co., IA. Spouse was Mamie Marie Harmon. Hill, Abraham; born 04 May 1804 in Lexington, KY; died 15 May 1895 in Weld Co. CO. Spouse was Cynthia Gregory. Sinnamon, Margaret; born 1835 in Armagh, Ireland; died 8 Oct 1857 in Polk Co., IA. Spouse was Nickolas D. Musselman.

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Pioneer Certificates Direct ancestor was in Iowa in 1856 or before.

Ashley, Elmina Mariah; born 11 Feb 1828 in Winsor Co., VT; died 05 Feb 1915 in Blackhawk Co., IA. Spouse was Nathan F. Ashley. Beale, Margaret J.; born 13 Sep 1826 in Butler Co., PA; died 11 Mar 1900 in Tama Co., IA. Spouse was Joel Hogg. Brown, James Aiken; born 16 Mar 1812 in Westmoreland Co., PA; died 21 Nov 1865 in Van Buren Co., IA. Spouse was Rachel Stewart. Carder, Henry; born 30 Sep 1813 in Windham Co., CT; died 16 Jul 1891 in Jasper Co., IA. Spouse was Frances Kellogg. Crabbe, Benjamin F.; born 29 Oct 1821 in Madison Co., NY; died 04 Sep 1906 in York Co., NE. Spouse was Sarah Ann Jones. Foss, Bradley Varnum; born 29 Jul 1824 in New Hampshire; died 15 Jan 1904 in Blackhawk Co., IA. Spouse was Elizabeth Gray. Foss, Elwin Bradley; born 04 Jan 1853 in Kane Co., IL; died 17 Jan 1938 in Blackhawk Co., IA. Spouse was Ida Pray Finch. Harmon, Richard; born 03 Mar 1793 in Grayson Co., VA; died aft 1866 in Missouri. Spouse was Mary Parrish. Harmon, William Albert; born 07 Apr 1814 in Indiana; died 27 Jul 1883 in Blackhawk Co., IA. Spouse was Hannah F. Townsend. Henderson, William; born 22 Jul 1808 in Glasgow, Scotland; died 12 Jan 1892 in Linn Co., IA. Spouse was Aley Bursell. Hill, Abraham; born 04 May 1804 in Lexington, KY; died 15 May 1895 in Weld Co. CO. Spouse was Cynthia Gregory. Howrey, Joseph M.; born 26 Nov 1799 in Botetourt Co., VA; died 28 Nov 1885 in Blackhawk Co., IA. Spouse was Lodema Kathrina Kinsley. Hummel, Johann Michael; born 02 Apr 1827 in Wurtemburg, GER; died 21 Sep 1863 in Jasper Co., IA. Spouse was Josephine Smutz. Kinsley, Lodema Kathrina; born 17 Jan 1813 in Niagara Co., NY; died 06 Aug 1910 in Blackhawk Co., IA. Spouse was Joseph M. Howrey. McElroy, Francis Asbury; born 1811 in Ohio; died 1895 in Kansas City, MO. Spouse was Elizabeth Atkinson. McKown, James; born 24 Aug 1807 in Lancaster Co., PA; died 16 Jul 1891 in Walton Co., KS. Spouse was Maria Brice McDonough. Parrish, Mary Elliott; born abt 1794 in Virginia; died aft 1860 in Missouri. Spouse was Richard Harmon. See Jr., John; born 1798 in Greenbrier Co., VA; died 21 Apr 1873 in Jasper Co., IA. Spouse was Nancy Morris. Townsend, Hannah F.; born 10 Nov 1816 in Indiana; died 22 Apr 1865 in Blackhawk Co., IA. Spouse was William Albert Harmon. Zabokrtsky, Ignatz; born 23 Jul 1799 in Slemeno, Bohemia; died 1885 in Iowa. Spouse was Frantiska Rousavy. Zabokrtsky, Ignatz; born 23 Nov 1799 in Slemeno, Bohemia; died 1885 in Iowa. Spouse was Frantiska Rousavy.


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Statehood Certificates Direct ancestor was in Iowa by 1846. Bonsall, Pamelia Gaunt; born 11 Nov 1846 in Mahaska Co., IA; died 9 Jun 1928 in Thayer Co., NE. Spouse was Joseph Hamilton Steele. Brown, James Aiken; born 16 Mar 1812 in Westmoreland Co., PA; died 21 Nov 1865 in Van Buren Co., IA. Spouse was Rachel Stewart. Davis, James; born 11 Dec 1815 in Ohio; died 8 Mar 1851 in Polk Co., IA. Spouse was Mary Freel. Gill, Mitchell; born 05 Feb 1803 in Clark Co., KY; died 06 Mar 1880 in Keokuk Co., IA. Spouse was Catherine Thompson. Hill, Abraham; born 04 May 1804 in Lexington, KY; died 15 May 1895 in Weld Co. CO. Spouse was Cynthia Gregory. Suiter, Philip J.; born 01 Nov 1799 in Lawrence Co., OH; died 1884 in Scott Co., IA. Spouse was Sarah Shores.


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Library Acquisitions The following acquisitions were added to our shelves between July and December 2014. Please refer to the card catalog at the library or on our website for a complete listing. Research services are available from the library; refer to page 3 for information. We added 333 books to our shelves. New Iowa books (by county) include: Franklin: Directory of Franklin County Farms and Farmers-1937

Guthrie: Guthrie County Family History, Volume 2, Books 1 & 2; and Volume 3, Books 1 & 2 Ida: Holstein Quasquicentennial Book 1882-2007 - Update Lucas: Memoirs of Olmitz

Madison: Winterset Madisonian Newspaper 1980-1989;

Madison County, Iowa Obituaries 1996-2013;

Moon Cemetery Obituaries;

Earlham, Iowa Obituaries;

Peru Cemetery Obituaries

Marion: – Index for Second Naturalization Book;

1845 First Probates of Marion County, Iowa: Books 1-3

Monroe: Monroe County, Iowa Armed Forces Graves Registration Records Plymouth: Northwest Iowa Pioneers Polk: Images of America: Altoona;

Lee Township Tax Ledger;

Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines: 100th Anniversary 1914-2014 Celebrating a

Century of Benevolence;

Mitchellville-City of Heroes Home of Three Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients;

Fowler Funeral Home Records;

United Brethren Cemetery and Hopkins Grove Poweshiek: Poweshiek County Cemetery Records Sioux: Hospers, Iowa Centennial 1891-1991 Story: The Story County Chapter of the Iowa Genealogical Society 1968-1998

Wapello: The History of Wapello County Iowa and Representative Citizens Vol I-II 1901 Warren: Warren County, Iowa 1895 Census;

Warren County Obituaries Winnebago: Celebrate a Century: Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892-1992 Woodbury: Northwest Iowa Pioneers


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General Iowa books include: One Hundred Years of Iowa Medicine;

The Indians of Iowa

Other states and their counties or areas: California: The 1849 Death Valley Pioneers

Connecticut: Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, New London Florida: Florida Keys Illinois: Cook, Hancock, Lake, Mercer, Sangamon Indiana: Randolph Kansas: Jefferson, Saline Kentucky: Allen, Barren, Warren Maryland: Cecil, Colonial Families on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Vol. 4 Massachusetts: – Essex, Hampshire, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts Missouri: Greene, Harrison, Macon, Mercer, Perry, Pike, Polk, Randolph, Saline Montana: Gallentin Nebraska: DeKalb, Webster New Jersey: Sussex, Pioneer Families of Northwestern New Jersey New York: Suffolk, Washington, 1790 Census Index North Carolina: Burke, North Carolina Legends Ohio: Athens, Clinton, Columbiana, Franklin, Highland, Pickaway, Ross Oklahoma: Noble, North Central Oklahoma: Rooted in the Past Growing for the Future Vols. I

& II Oregon: Oregon Burial Site Guide Pennsylvania: Berks, Cambria, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, Snyder, Union, Westmoreland,

Pennsylvania Area Key

South Dakota: Clark Tennessee: Maps Vermont: Vermont Registers Virginia: Albemarle, Augusta, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell, Cumberland, Fluvanna,

Louisa, Orange, Prince Edward, Spotsylvania, Washington, War of 1812 Additional books of interest not specific to location: The Handybook for Genealogists; How Much is That in Real Money?: A Historical Price Index Soldiers in King Phillip’s War Notable Kin, Vols. 1 and 2 by Gary Boyd Roberts


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Name Index Ashley, Elmina Mariah, 28 Ashley, Nathan F., 28 Atkinson, Elizabeth, 28 Atkinson, Mitchell, 27 Barick, Jane, 27 Beale, Margaret J., 28 Beck, Miles William Joseph Lonsdale, 12 Belvel, Chassi, 8 Bettis, Virgle Max, 8 Bohr Sr., Nicholas John, 27 Bonsall, Pamelia Gaunt, 29 Bosmeyer, John, 16 Botkin, Murray, 8 Brown, James Aiken, 27, 28, 29 Bursell, Aley, 28 Butler, William Howard, 8 Capstick, Margaret, 11 Carder, Henry, 28 Chumbley, Leo, 8 Chumbley, Lester, 8 Close, John, 11 Core, Willis, 8 Cowper, Margaret, 12 Crabbe, Benjamin F., 28 Davis, James, 29 Finch, Ida Pray, 28 Foss, Bradley Varnum, 28 Foss, Elwin Bradley, 28 Foster, T. G., 16 Freel, Mary, 29 Gill, Mitchell, 29 Gray, Elizabeth, 28 Gregory, Cynthia, 27, 28, 29 Grindle, William Thomas, 12 Grissom, David Lavern, 9 Hanson, Gladys H, 15 Harlan, A. H., 20 Harlan, A. W., 20 Harlan, John, 20 Harmon, Charles William, 27 Harmon, Freeman Robert, 27 Harmon, John Milton, 27 Harmon, Mamie Marie, 27 Harmon, Richard, 28 Harmon, William Albert, 28 Harrison, Margaret, 14 Haygarth, Isabella Janetta, 12 Haygarth, Margaret Agnes, 12 Haygarth, Thomas, 12 Haygarth, Thomas Christopher M., 12 Henderson, William, 28 Hess, Lyle, 9 Hill, Abraham, 27, 28, 29 Hogg, Joel, 28 Howrey, Joseph M., 28 Hummel, Johann Michael, 28 Jones, Sarah Ann, 28

Judkins, Homer, 9 Kellogg, Frances, 28 Kinsley, Lodema Kathrina, 28 Lester, Isabell Emily, 27 Luth, Augusta, 16 Luth, Frederick, 16 Luth, Henry, 16 McDonough, Maria Brice, 28 McElroy, Francis Asbury, 28 McGirr, Horace Donald, 14 McKown, James, 28 Metcalfe,William, 12 Miner, Alger Lorrain, 9 Miner, Loren, 9 Morris, Nancy, 28 Musselman, Nickolas D., 27 Ohrt, H. C., 16 Parrish, Mary, 28 Parrish, Mary Elliott, 28 Pehrson, Orville Ray, 9 Pemble, William, 9 Porter, George, 9 Queen, Charles, 9 Rawlinson, Sarah, 12 Rousavy, Frantiska, 28 See Jr., John, 28 Shinkfield, William Robert, 12 Shores, Sarah, 29 Sinnamon, Margaret, 27 Smith, Eunice Viola, 27 Smutz, Josephine, 28 Sorrell, Gladys, 14 Sorrell, William, 14 Steele, Joseph Hamilton, 29 Stevenson, Stanley, 9 Stewart, Rachel, 27, 28, 29 Suiter, Philip J., 29 Thompson, Catherine, 29 Townsend, Hannah F, 28 Townsend, Hannah F., 28 Weber, Catherine, 27 Whitfield, Matthew, 11 Woof, Agnes, 12 Woof, Alice, 12 Woof, Ann, 11 Woof, Donald Matthew, 13 Woof, Harold, 12 Woof, Isabella, 11 Woof, James, 12 Woof, Margaret, 12 Woof, Mary, 12 Woof, Richard Martin, 13 Woof, Sarah Jane, 12 Woof, Thomas, 11 Woof, Thomas Christopher, 12 Woof, William, 11, 12 Zabokrtsky, Ignatz, 28

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