Clayton co IAGenWeb

In Memory of Sally Youngquist, coordinator of the Lee co. IAGenWeb for the last 12 years. Sally will be greatly missed.
Obituary

May 2012

BIOGRAPHIES - misc (surnames A-J * K-Z)
*Biographies & photos of Andrew W. Drips, James P. Patrick, Charles Ruegnitz, Francis M. Thompson; also a photo was added to the previously posted bio of Thomas M. Davidson - from S. Ferrall (05/03/12)

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT - help us preserve Clayton county cemeteries by photographing them!
*Several gravestone photos from Mt. Olivet cemetery were submitted by Loras Gassmann (05/05/12)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriages: Montgomery - Johnson, 1898 - from Jym Montgomery (05/08/12)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS - help us honor our service men and women! Photos, service records, pensions .... please share!
*Updated! War of 1812, added William A. Drips to the list of soldiers who lived, died or are buried in Clayton county - from S. Ferrall (05/02/12)

OBITUARIES - Obits posted in May were contributed by: Monica for Mrs. Clara (Jones) McCartney, S. Ferrall & Jym Montgomery. Check for new obits frequently, they are added almost daily. Some have photos. Please share obits you have with all of us!

REFERENCES & RESOURCES - page has been updated, correcting broken links & adding new resources for Clayton co. researchers. Check it out! (05/08/12)

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.

March & April 2012

CEMETERY RECORDS - work is in progress to update the burials in Clayton co. cemeteries, but it will take a long time! If you've walked a cemetery in Clayton county or have access to a plot map or other burial records please contact the coordinator.
*Updated! Mt. Harmony / aka Hall Cemetery - many additional burials, dates & other info. has been added - from S. Ferrall (04/08/12 & 04/10/12)
*New! St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Luana, compiled burial list - from S. Ferrall (04/03/12)
*Updated! County Corners Cemetery - additional burials, dates & other info. has been added - from S. Ferrall (03/21/12)
*Updated! East Clermont Cemetery - additional burials & dates were added - from 'Gemini' (03/21/12)

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT - help us preserve Clayton county cemeteries by photographing them!
*250+ gravestone photos from Mt. Harmony / aka Hall cemetery were contributed by Jim Steele SR (04/05/12)
*Additional gravestone photos from the East Clermont Lutheran cemetery were contributed by 'Gemni' (04/03/12)
*Clifford Holly gravestone photo, Monona City cemetery was contributed by his brother Gary Holly (03/22/12)
*Several gravestone photos from County Corners cemetery were contributed by 'Gemini' (03/21/12)
*400+ gravestone photos from Mt. Olivet Catholic, National, Reed, St. Mary's Catholic (aka Nieland) & Wagner twp.cemeteries were contributed by Jim Steele SR (03/02 - 03/08/2012)

CHURCH RECORDS - what do you have to share?
*New! Brief history of the Apostolic / Dunkard church, Marion twp. - from S. Ferrall (04/17/2012)
*New! History of the Turkey River Parishes - Norwegian Lutheran Congregations - from S. Ferrall (03/11/2012)
*East Clermont Lutheran church was updated with a list of charter members & additional history - from S. Ferrall (03/11/2012)
*Updated! Pioneer Rock church, Ceres - added 3 vintage photos to the church page - from Nathan Lingwall (03/04/2012)

DOCUMENTS - misc. - instant gratification! Post transcriptions of documents on the board! If there is a photo to accompany it, email the pic to the coordinator!
*Immigration record of Wilke 'Mina' Wesling, 1894 - from S. Ferrall (04/03/12)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*New! War of 1812, compiled list of soldiers who lived, died or are buried in Clayton county - from S. Ferrall (04/03/12)
*Updated! Civil War Honor roll, added Bartholomew (2), Bloodworth, Carpenter, Knight & Tromblee names w/links to their gravestone photos (04/03/12 & 04/15/12)
*Updated! World War I Honor roll, added additional names & information - from S. Ferrall (03/11/12 & 03/19/12)
*Updated! Civil War Honor roll, added misc. info. to all of the files - from S. Ferrall (03/04/12 & 3/20/12)

OBITUARIES - Obits posted in March & April were contributed by Mary Durr, Connie Ellis, S. Ferrall, Ann Krumme, the Larsons & Monica Johnson for Darlene Nichols.
*A full obituary has been added the previously posted funeral card info. of Dolores Jean (Peters) Hass - from the Larsons (04/18/12)
*Special thanks to Mrs. Darlene Nichols who is sharing an old scrapbook of obits & news articles that belonged to her grandmother, Clara (Jones) McCartney. Monica Johnson is helping Mrs. Nichols by transcribing and posting them. What a wonderful gift to Clayton county researchers!

ODDS & ENDS
*New! A Backroads Tour of Little Switzerland, 1957 - from Errin Wilker (04/17/12)

PHOTO ALBUM - share family & Clayton co. area photographic treasures!
*Updated! Hamann family album - from Nathan Lingwall (03/22/12)
*New! Garnavillo photos, added photos of the Garnavillo Turnverein, 1900 and the Garnavillo Bank, ca1910 - from Nathan Lingwall (03/04/12)
*Updated! Schlake family album - from Nathan Lingwall (03/04/12, 03/13/12 & 03/22/12)
*Updated! Walters family album - from Helen Jennings (03/04/12)

SCHOOL RECORDS - almost any type of school record is welcome ... class rosters, class photos, teacher info....
*Farmersburg athletic teams, added a photo of the 1931-32 basketball team - from Nathan Lingwall (04/15/12)
*Monona High School graduates, added a photo of the Class of 1932 - from Nathan Lingwall (04/15/12)
*New! Gooding School, rural Farmersburg, photos of the school & schoolchildren, 1920's - from Nathan Lingwall (04/15/12)
*New! Equity School District, Farmersburg, 1898-1899 - from Nathan Lingwall (04/03/12)
*Monona High School Class of 1943 was added to the Monona HS grads page - from Connie Ellis (03/11/2012)

SURNAME REGISTRY - connect with other researchers! If you don't, you'll never know if they have the "missing" link you need ... or other wonderful treasures! Please take a minute to notify the coordinator if you encounter non-working email address in the registry.
*Mary Burke has updated her email address for surnames Adrian, Balzer, Harsch, Henkel, Hinkle, Krukewitt, Sauerbry, Spelling, Spier & Thill (04/30/12)
*Jennifer Johnson is researching the Harding family in Clayton county (04/25/12)
*Robin Bailey is researching surnames Hellberg and Hermann. The Hellberg line came in 1867 and the Hermann in 1874.
*Cathy Hayden has registered her surname interests Burckart,Geraghty and Hayden

January & February 2012

BIOGRAPHIES - misc (surnames A-J * K-Z)
*Biographies of Paul Brorby (photo), Paul H. Paulson, Edwin Prichard & John S. Woolstencroft (photo) - from S. Ferrall

CEMETERY RECORDS
*East Clermont Lutheran cemetery has been substantially updated from church records, obituaries, gravestone photos & survey records from the 1930's, 1970's & 2011/12 - a collaborative project from 'Gemni' and S. Ferrall (02/27/12)
*Houg / Mork cemetery burials were updated from a survey done in the 1980's and from obituaries - from Connie Ellis & S. Ferrall (02/15/12)
*Images of the 1874 plat, 1890 Quit Claim & 1892 land sale were added to the Knapp cemetery page - from 'Gemni' (1/2/12)

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT
*Gravestone photos from St. Joseph's - Elkader and St. Joseph's - Garnavillo were contributed by Sharon Anderson (01/29/12)
*500+ gravestone photos from the East Clermont Lutheran cemetery were contributed by 'Gemni' (1/2/12 thru 2/29/12)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriages: Swanson-Sterns, 1895 and Smith-Corcoran, 1895 - from S. Ferrall (1/23/12)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Civil War Honor roll, added the name, service record & obit of John Montgomery - from Jym Montgomery (2/27/12)
*World War I Heroes, added information & obit to the entry of Francis Kellogg - from Terry Sargent (2/27/12)
*Civil War Honor roll, added the name, service record & a photo of William M. Schmitt - from Kyle Metz (2/1/12)
*Civil War Honor roll, added the name & service record of Martin L. Alexander - from Karen De Groote-Johnson (1/2/12)

OBITUARIES - check for new obits frequently, they are added almost daily. Some have photos. Obits posted in January & February were contributed by Mary Durr, S. Ferrall, Doris Hoffman, Jym Montgomery, Sharon Pratt, Carrie Reps, Terry Sargent, & LA. We thank them for their sharing spirit!

PHOTO ALBUM
*Kishman family and Koss family albums - from Nathan Lingwell (02/27/12)
*Borcherding family, Hamann family & Schlake family albums - from Nathan Lingwell (02/20/12 & 02/27/12)
*Bowman family album - from Helen Jennings (02/09/12)

SCHOOL RECORDS
*Garnavillo Public School 1924 - photo of school children from Nathan Lingwell (02/27/12)
*Mound School #4, Mallory twp., photos & notes - from Judy Mallory Holthaus (1/4/12)

SURNAME REGISTRY
*Nathan Lingwell has registered surnames Borcherding, Hamann & Schlake. See above for the family albums he has contributed in February.
*Diane Birch has registered surname Birch. She is interested in anyone with surname Birch and allied families in Buena Vista twp. Her husband's great-grandmother was Cora Anna (Demills) Birch, spouse of Allen Joseph Birch. They lived in the Buena Vista area. (02/06/12)
*Charles Anderson has updated his email address for surnames Adrian & Schreiber (02/06/12)