Iowa

Biographical Sketch of Elmer E. Morgan

Elmer E. Morgan is a lineal descendant of General Morgan of revolutionary fame. His grandfather, Isaac Morgan, was born in Kentucky in 1879 and fought in the War of 1812. Later he built the first slab house at what is now Dayton, Ohio. He came to Davenport in 1836. Isaac F. Morgan, father of Elmer Morgan, grew to manhood in the vicinity of Davenport, married Sarah E. Williams, a Tennessee lady, and settled near DeWitt, Clinton County, Iowa. There the subject of this sketch was born September 13, 1861. His early life was spent on his father’s farm and his … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Henry E. Brown

Mr. Henry E. Brown was born and uneducated in Elmwood, Peoria County, Illinois, until his sixteenth year when he moved to Peoria and entered the high school, afterwards entering Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, from which he graduated in 1899, with the degree of Bachelor of Physics. Since then he has been connected with the Rock Island Public Schools, starting as a teacher and five years ago becoming principal of the high school. Mr. Brown has always been greatly interested in all educational matters and has received much recognition for his interest by educational associations. He is at the present … Read more

World War 1 Gold Star Men of Ida County Iowa

A list of Gold Star men from Ida County Iowa. Gold Star soldiers were men who gave the ultimate sacrifice to their country, their life. This provides the name of the soldier, their home town, date of death as well as location and circumstances of it.

Iowa Civil War Regiments, Rosters and Muster Rolls

  1st Iowa Infantry Lee County, Iowa Soldiers in the First (1st) Infantry (hosted at USGenWeb Iowa Archives ) 2nd Iowa Infantry Lee County, Iowa Soldiers in the Second (2nd) Infantry (hosted at USGenWeb Iowa Archives ) 3rd Iowa Infantry History and Complete Roster (hosted at the Iowa GenWeb Archives) 5th Iowa Infantry History and Complete Roster (hosted at the Iowa GenWeb Archives) 6th Iowa Infantry History and Complete Roster (hosted at Hardin County IAGenWeb) Lee County, Iowa Soldiers in the Sixth (6th) Infantry 7th Iowa Infantry History (hosted at the Iowa GenWeb Archives) 9th Iowa Infantry History (hosted at the … Read more

Iowa 1870 – 1930 Census Records

Iowa Census online research should begin with what is available online for free. If this proves fruitful then congratulations! If not, then I would suggest signing up for the online census images (links to the right) where you can access all the available online Iowa census information directly from your computer at home. Iowa 1840 – 1860 Census Records 1870 Iowa Census Records Madison County Iowa 1870 (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project Crawford Crawford Douglas Douglas Grand River Grand River Jackson Jackson Jefferson Jefferson Lee Lincoln Lincoln Madison Madison City of Earlham Monroe Ohio Ohio Penn Penn Scott Scott Scott South South … Read more

Iowa Census Records

Iowa Census online research should begin with what is available online for free. If this proves fruitful then congratulations! If not, then I would suggest signing up for the online census images (links to the right) where you can access all the available online Iowa census information directly from your computer at home. Iowa 1870 – 1930 Census Records 1836 Wisconsin Territorial Census Records Wisconsin Territorial Census: Includes the original counties of Dubuque and Demoines, which covered the area to become Iowa. Dubuque County Demoines County 1838 Wisconsin Territorial Census Records In 1838, Iowa was a still part of Wisconsin … Read more

Iowa Cemetery Records Madison to Mitchell Counties

Iowa Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the Iowa county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Madison County Following Cemeteries Sayre Cemetery (hosted at Madison County, Iowa Tombstone Transcription Project) Following Cemeteries (hosted At Interment) Barney Cemetery Beardsley-Beem Cemetery Bennett Cemetery Blair Chapel Cemetery Brush Ridge Cemetery Bullock Cemetery Clark Cemetery Close Cemetery Earlham Cemetery Ebenezer Cemetery Fairview Cemetery Farris Cemetery Farson Cemetery German Lutheran Cemetery Gordon Cemetery Hamblin Cemetery Hartman Cemetery Hickman Cemetery Hooten … Read more