IAGenWeb Project - Clayton co.


What's New?
A Journal
of Site Updates

Everything found on the Clayton co. IAGenWeb website has been transcribed by and/or contributed by volunteers! If you've found something that 'made your day' or just want to say "thank-you", drop an email to the contributor, or to the county coordinator & your message will be added to this page.

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This page was updated on August 1, 2010


Announcements & Upcoming events in Clayton county or events that may be of interest to Clayton co. researchers who live in other parts of Iowa or the U.S. Contact the Clayton co. coordinator to have your event posted here.

110th Annual Iowa State Picnic, Long Beach California
August 14, 2010

The 110th Annual Iowa State Picnic is being held on Saturday, August 14th from 9:30 to 2:30 at the Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club, 1109 Federation Drive, Long Beach, CA 90804.  At about 11:30 the potluck will start.  Bring a dish to share, your own beverage, and your own eating utensils.  Let us know if you are coming by calling 562/421-0726 or email: stookesberry@gmail.com.
The Lawn Bowling Club has several picnic tables, is handicapped accessible with plenty of parking..  However, extra chairs may be needed.  Take East Anaheim Street West, Left on Park Avenue, and left on Federation Drive.  Or the 22 Freeway-West turns into 7th Street.  Take 7th Street West, and Right on Federation Drive.

 
Family Tree Magazine

Family Tree Magazine's annual list of the 101 best web sites for genealogy awarded IowaGenWeb with a spot among the Top 10 best web sites East of the Rockies! The article is available online. http://familytreemagazine.com/article/101-Best-Websites-2010/


New in July 2010

  • This site is one of the best we've found. Keep up the good work .... Al & Sue in Ontario

Allamakee co. researchers will be pleased to find lots of new information and photos added to the website in July. Todd Ehlers has been transcribing like crazy and has finished another Clayton co. township from the 1885 Iowa State census. Thanks go out to all of our July contributors: Jon B. Moellering, 'Gemni', S. Ferrall, Dana, Douglas Whitney, Todd Ehlers, Paul Moritz, Joe Boland, Dee Moran, Maria Jean and other volunteers.

BIOGRAPHIES - 1882
*Annotation added to the bio of J.H. Moellering

BIOGRAPHIES - 1940
*Dr. P.R.V. Hommel

BIOGRAPHIES - misc
*Dr. Placido R.V. Hommel and photo

CEMETERY RECORDS
*Photo of Council Hill cemetery added

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT
*Over 200 gravestone photos for Council Hill cemetery were added
*Several gravestone photos & an entry photo for Strawberry Point cemetery were added
*Gravestone photos for Monona cemetery were added

CENSUS RECORDS
*1885 Iowa State Census, Highland Twp.

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*The 'General Assembly' directory was updated

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriage records: Jennings - Mueller
*Added to compiled anniversary records: Mr. & Mrs. H.L. Meyer, 50th

OBITUARIES
*46 new obits were posted to the Obituary Board in June, some with photos

PHOTO ALBUM
*Boland family album updated
*Sheppard/Shepperd album updated
*Hauschen family album updated
*Luana photo page updated
*Radach family album updated

SURNAME REGISTRY
*Ann Marie Rock has updated her email address for surname Smith, and has registered surnames Sabbann, Moine, Kluth & Torrey.

OFF-SITE DATA that will be of interest to Clayton co. researchers (all links open in a new browser window)
*Be sure to check the
Allamakee co. Obit board, the Delaware co. Obit board, the Dubuque co. Obit board and Fayette co. Obit board Lots of people in these neighboring counties had connections to Clayton county.

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June 2010

  • I'm impressed by all of the work that has gone into this website. The courthouse death records are wonderful! Thanks ...... born in Waukon, transplanted to Wyoming

The June contributors gave up many hours of their springtime to transcribe, share and help researchers from all over the world find information about their ancestors! Thank-you! The June contributors were: Todd Ehlers, Steve & Neva Nelson, Constance Diamond, Helen Jennings, S. Ferrall, Yvonne Ellwood, Joe Boland, Dee Moran, Paul Moritz, Mary Durr, Judy Moyna, 'Gemni' and several anonymous contributors.

BIOGRAPHIES - 1882
*Added a photo (modern) of the Peter Flaherty home to his biography

BIOGRAPHIES - misc
*Joseph 'Diamond Joe' Reynolds (photo)

CEMETERY RECORDS
*Gooding cemetery was updated
*Gooding Cemetery Association history
GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT
*Mayhew gravestone photos in National cemetery were contributed
*Several gravestone photos & a photo of the cemetery entry for Council Hill cemetery were contributed

CENSUS RECORDS
*1885 Iowa State Census, Grand Meadow Twp.

CHURCH RECORDS
*Brief history of the North McGregor (Marquette) ME church
*Brief history of the McGregor Christian Science church
*Brief history of St. John's Evangelical & Reformed Church, Garber
*Photos & history of the German Lutheran churches, St. Sebald & Emanuel church, Strawberry Point

DEATH RECORDS
*Register of Deaths Volume A, 1897-1913, adding pages 41-50

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriage records: Boland-Korrect, 1913 (photo)

OBITUARIES
*83 new obits were posted to the Obituary Board in June, some with photos

PHOTO ALBUM
*Boland family album updated
*Sheppard/Shepperd album updated
*A street view was added to the St. Olaf photo page
*Photo of the train depot added to the Farmersburg photo page
*Photo of Motor Mill to the Landmark, Motor Mill page
*Oelke family album updated

SURNAME REGISTRY
*Betty has updated her email address for surnames Crowley, Degnan, Delaney, DeLong, McNamara, Mullarkey & Saddler. She added Traversy / Traversey to the registry.
*Kent Gebhard has registered surname Stacy. His ggg-grandparents, Edward J.Stacy & Mary Ann Manning Stacy are in Eastside cemetery, Elkader.
*Suzanne Hess has registered surnames Hess & McDonald. Samuel L. Hess (b. 1820, PA & d. 1876, Elkader) Married, 1853, Frances J. McDonald in Clayton co. She is especially interested in finding Samuel's burial place.

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May 2010

  • Thank you all, for your hard work putting information on the internet for Clayton County.... Iris
  • Thanks for all the work you do with the web site. I've referred to it many times.... Paula
  • This is so great!  I have been looking for when and where my great great grandfather died - I knew it was around 1850's and in Iowa - this site is fabulous! This Iowa site is incredible - have found a wealth of information  in just one day and have been researching my family for 5 1/2 years!  Thanks sooo much for all the great work.....  Dody

WOW! and THANK-YOU! to our May contributors: Mary Durr, Ken Johnson, S. Ferrall, Ken Wright, Yvonne Ellwood, Terry Sargent, Judy Moyna, Steve & Neva Nelson, Constance Diamond, Paula O'Donnell, Joseph Boland, Bill Nelson, Dee Moran & Paul Moritz

BIOGRAPHIES - misc
*The miscellaneous biographies have been broken into two index pages: A-J and K-Z
*George W. Roe, Henry Fredelake, Frederick W. Schoellerman, Peter D. McKellar, Washington Irving Maurer (photo), C.M. Forbes (photo)

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT
*Gooding cemetery gravestone photos were contributed

CHURCH RECORDS
*Pioneer Rock church, Ceres, added news article: Oldest Standing Church North of Dubuque
*County Corners Church, news articles & a photo of the church
*St. John's Lutheran Church, Farmersburg, photo added
*Methodist Episcopal Church, Farmersburg
*The current Clayton Co. Churches page was updated

DEATH RECORDS
*Register of Deaths Volume A, 1897-1913, adding pages 22-40

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*Photographer Directory, updating info. for George W. Roe; and adding photographers Jake Accola, A.G. Gosting (photos), J.B. Hughes and Hunt & Baker

DOCUMENTS - misc.
*Murder of John L. Boland, 1906

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriage records: Beyer-Andregg, 1915
*Added to compiled anniversary records: 50th Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dunsmoor (includes a photo)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*WWII casualties page, added another photo & additional information for Robert V. Fry
*WWI 'Our Heroes' page, added Pvt Stanley T. Sargent photos & service records

OBITUARIES
*92 new obits were posted to the Obituary Board in May, some with photos

PHOTO ALBUM
*Boland family album
*Bohonek family album
*Sheppard/Shepperd album updated
*Tracy family album updated with a photo of the Tracy homestead ca1900
*Farmersburg photos, several new pictures added
*St. Olaf photo page started with a picture of the train depot

SCHOOL RECORDS
*Farmersburg school, 2 photos of the school added
*Farmersburg Athletic teams - all new

SURNAME REGISTRY
*Jim Ehrhardt has registered surnames Mahnke, Rohn & Stade
*D. Engelhardt has registered surname Engelhardt
*Gary Sheffert has updated his email address for surnames Abel, Heilmann, Henkes, Koth, Meder, Reidel, Sautter and Scheffert

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April 2010

  • Please add our thank-you for all that is being done for family historians ... Alma & Ed in Phoenix
  • Great information, thank-you. .... Mandy, teaching in South Africa
  • Thanks for your help in showing me how to use the website and for all of the veterans information you have .... Albert B., Sioux City
  • I've used this site before. It's getting even better. The obituaries are especially useful .... Scoot

A simple thank-you doesn't seem like enough, but that's all the compensation our volunteers receive for sharing .... we appreciate their generosity! Thank-you's go out to our April contributors: Loras Gassman, Terry Sargent, Constance Diamond, Mary Durr, S. Ferrall, Paul Moritz, Bill Nelson, Dee Moran & ‘Curtis’

BIOGRAPHIES - misc
*Adam Larrabee & photo

CEMETERY RECORDS
*Updated the Immaculate Conception cemetery survey, adding the burial of Michael Hefel & correcting the death date of Lucy Kloser

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT
*Gravestone of the E.H. Sargent family Strawberry Point cemetery

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*Memorial Messenger, a publication of the Northeastern Iowa Memorial Co., Monona containing interesting articles and a list of over 2,500 names of their customers from 1890-1926

LAND RECORDS
*1852 land patent, Adam Larrabee

LOCAL RESOURCES & REFERENCES PAGE
*Page updated with a link to the genealogy resources of Clayton co. libraries

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Compiled marriage records: Adams-Carpenter, 1906

OBITUARIES
*21 new obits were posted to the Obituary Board in April, some with photos

PERSONAL WEBSITES
*Page updated & all sites checked for current URL's. If you've registered a personal website and have moved it, please contact the Clayton co. coordinator!

PHOTO ALBUM
*Dohrer family album updated
*Section Gang at Beulah, ca1910
*Froelich photos
*Monona photos updated with Center St. Monona, IA, 1909
*Pike's Peak photo
*Photos added to the Thiese Family Album
*Sheppard family album
*Kostal family album

SCHOOL RECORDS
*1899 Beulah school picnic, school children
*Northwestern University students with a Clayton co. connection

SURNAME REGISTRY
*Bill Nelson has registered surnames Bohonek, Burlingame, Kostal & Thiese
*Joe Boland has registered surnames Boland & Donlon
*Dee Moran has registered surnames Henkes, Marfilius & Sheppard/Shepperd. She is a descendent of Elizabeth Henkes and John Sheppard of Clayton County.

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March 2010

  • Thank-you. I've found several obituaries that helped me a lot.... Amy in Alberta, Canada
  • I'm a frequent visitor to the Clayton county site. Keep up the good work .... John

Mega Kudos and a Drum Roll for our March contributors!!! Thank-you to Karen Manchester, Kathy Krieg, Francis Behrend, Joye Kohl, Paul Moritz, D.C. Rambow, Helen Jennings, Judy Moyna, Judy Holthaus, Mary Durr, S. Ferrall, Gloria Payne, N. Wagner, Ken Wright & Constance Diamond

BIOGRAPHIES - misc
*Bios & photos of Marion Murdoch [Murdock] and Eugenie S. Birkholz
*Bios of John Foster Thompson and Mary E. Clark Hines
*Linked to the bio & photo of Mr. & Mrs. Knut E. Knutson Grunhuvd

CEMETERY RECORDS
*Strawberry Point cemetery, correction notation for Tryphena and William M. 'Manahester' should be 'Manchester'
*Interment list for Friedlein cemetery was updated with additional burials
*History of Friedlein cemetery written by Francis Behrend

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT
*Gravestone photo from Pleasant Grove cemetery (Zahn) - from Joye Kohl
*Gravestone photo from Monona City cemetery (Oelke) - from Paul Moritz
*Gravestone photos from the Old Garnavillo cemetery (Cooley, Fritz, Heiller, Scott)
*70+ gravestone photos from Friedlein cemetery

CHURCH RECORDS
*Photo of a ca1940's Wood Center Methodist confirmation class was added to the Wood Center church page

DEATH RECORDS
*Register of Deaths Book I, adding pages 90-99

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*Strawberry Point: Masons, Dau of Rebecca, I.O.O.F., A.O.U.W. & Woodman officers for 1903
*Directory of Clayton county photographers (compiled)

DOCUMENTS - misc. .
*Experiences of the early Clayton co. settlers with the Winnebagos
*Mrs. J.A. Henry, 1915 recipe contest

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Compiled marriage records: Sherman-Neubauer, 1920; Orr-Kane, 1920

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*1872 reunion of 21st Iowa Infantry veterans

OBITUARIES
*70 new obits were posted to the Obituary Board in March, some with photos

PHOTO ALBUM
*Dohrer family album
*Zahn family album updated with more photos
*Monona area, added a photo of the train depot, 1912
*Directory of Clayton county photographers (compiled)
*Poull family album

SCHOOL RECORDS
*Guttenberg HS misc photos, added 1925 debate team, 1929-30 girls basketball team & 1938 baseball team

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February 2010

  • Thank you and everybody else that works to put together these free genealogy-related websites, as they're invaluable resources. I came across your Clayton Co. site by accident, trying to confirm some cemetery information for my grandmother, and ended up seeing upon several things on the site that I believe she might find useful...... Craig

A round of applause for our February contributors!!! Thank-you to Keith Schrader, Carolyn Gutzmer, Lisa Woiwood, Mary Durr, Mary Cameron, S. Ferrall, A. LeRoy Atkins, Paul Moritz, Joye Kohl and a 'volunteer'

BIOGRAPHIES - 1916
*Gerhardt H.W. Niemann

BIOGRAPHIES - misc..
*Edward Deacon & photo

CEMETERY RECORDS
*Borcherding cemetery updated, adding notes possibly identifying the burials of Henry & Barbara Horsch

CHURCH RECORDS
*St. John's (Guttenberg) marriage records, pg 91, 1862 & 1863

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*St. John's (Guttenberg) marriage records, pg 91, 1862 & 1863
*Compiled marriage records: Enders-Knoebel, 1913 & Harrington-Knoebel, 1927; both include scans of the marriage certificates
*Compiled marriage records: Lutke-Stuhr, 1908

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*E.E. Harrington WWII records were updated with 2 photos & additional documents

OBITUARIES
*40 new obits were posted to the Obituary Board in February, some with photos

PHOTO ALBUM
*Knoebel family, Oelke family and Zahn family albums were updated with more photos

SURNAME REGISTRY
*William J. Henderson has updated his email address for surnames Henderson & McGowen
*Connie Schaefers has registered surname Schaefers

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January 2010

  • Amazing website! Thanks so much! .... researcher in southern Cal.
  • You and your volunteers are to be congratulated, I've just started making my way through the information and am very impressed ..... Audrey in New Jersey

A huge Thank-you to our January contributors: Mary Durr, Bill Griesinger, Terry Sargent, Joye Kohl, Glen Stevenson, Paul Moritz, Mary Cameron, Judy Holthaus, Connie, Schaefers, Joyce Reilly and a 'volunteer'

BIOGRAPHIES - 1894
*
Reuben S. Huntington, F.H. Bruns, Christian S. Maxon, Gregor McGregor, Thomas H. Studebaker, Frederick Aulwes & Jacob Clark

BIOGRAPHIES - misc.
*Jerome Yearous

CEMETERY RECORDS & GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT
*Updated the cemetery index, Mt. Olivet cemetery & St. Mary's Guttenberg pages to clarify the relationship & locations of these cemeteries
*Updated the Griesinger information for Illyria cemetery
*Gravestone photos from Illyria cemetery

DOCUMENTS - misc.
*
Luana buffalo herd sold, 1905

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*WWII casualties page updated with photos & additional information about Robert V. Fry

OBITUARIES
*94 new obits were posted to the Obituary Board in January, some with photos

PHOTO ALBUM
*Zahn family album
*Kohl family album
*Guttenberg views album, added photo of the Lakeside Ballroom
*William Brown family album
*Oelke family album was updated, added photo of the Henry & Elsabea Heesch family
*Schafer/
Schaefers album was updated - this 'mystery' photo has been positively identified!

SCHOOL RECORDS
*Heddleson school, District #5, Cass twp., photos of school children

SURNAME REGISTRY
*Ferol McQuarrie has registered surname Chilson / Chillson. Sumner Chester Chilson was his grandfather (wife was Mary McCrae). He's trying to find the names of all their children.
*A researcher has registered surname Gutheil. Rearching Gutheil's in and around Clayton County
*Elizabeth Stack has updated her email address for surname Moser

 

Archived Thank-you Notes

Archived 'What's New' items 2009

Archived 'What's New' items 2003-Dec 2008
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