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The Engelhorn Family
of Allamakee County, Iowa · from Germany · documented from the public record
Mathias Engelhorn d. 1896
parentsJacob Engelhorn
Mathias Engelhorn ⚭ Margaret Schmidt, Dora Westphal
childrenAbraham Engelhorn · Sam Engelhorn · George Engelhorn · Henry Engelhorn · Elizabeth Engelhorn · Bertha Engelhorn · Emma Engelhorn · Annie Engelhorn · Sophia Engelhorn - Native of Germany, brought to America as a child by his parents.
- Farmer on 200 acres in Lansing township.
- Died April 16, 1896.
- Twice married: first to Margaret Schmidt (children Abraham, Sam, George), second to Dora Westphal (children Henry, Elizabeth, Bertha, Emma, Annie, Sophia).
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Is this your Engelhorn family? Ask us →The Gallagher Family
of Allamakee County, Iowa · from Ireland · documented from the public record
Patrick Gallagher
Patrick Gallagher ⚭ Ellen Butler
childrenFrank Gallagher
- Native of Ireland who came to America.
- Father of Frank Gallagher of Hanover township.
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Is this your Gallagher family? Ask us →The Hancock Family
of Allamakee County, Iowa · from Templeton, Massachusetts · documented from the public record
Moses Hancock 1808 – 1872
Moses Hancock ⚭ Sally L. Alger
childrenEllery M. Hancock · George A. Hancock · Frank E. Hancock
- Born December 1, 1808.
- Merchant and manufacturer of woodenware at Winchendon, MA.
- Selectman and Massachusetts legislator.
- Moved to Waukon, Iowa arriving April 9, 1856.
- Mercantile business with L. T. Woodcock.
- Chairman of first county board of supervisors 1861.
- Married S. L. Alger in 1832.
- Ten children.
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Is this your Hancock family? Ask us →The Hansen Family
of Allamakee County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Clara Hansen
Clara Hansen ⚭ Mr. Knudtson
childrenRosa M. Knudtson · Lulu K. Knudtson · Anna C. Knudtson · Hazel J. Knudtson · Thomas C. Knudtson
- Born and reared in Winneshiek County, Iowa.
- Married Mr. Knudtson (a Waukon-area farmer and creamery stockholder.
- Five children: Rosa M. (of Waterloo, Iowa), Lulu K., Anna C., Hazel J., and Thomas C.
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Is this your Hansen family? Ask us →The Helming Family
of Allamakee County, Iowa · from Westphalia, Germany · documented from the public record
Simon Helming
Simon Helming ⚭ Augusta Simmonsmeier
childrenBenjamin David Helming
- Born in Westphalia, Germany.
- Emigrated to America in the 1850s and settled in Iowa.
- On 14 Oct 1852 purchased the NW quarter (160 acres) of section 34, township 98 N range 6, Union Prairie township, Allamakee County, from Dennis Haley for $250.
- Land became the family homestead.
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Is this your Helming family? Ask us →The Mcwilliams Family
of Allamakee County, Iowa · from near Edinburgh, Scotland · documented from the public record
Eliza Mcwilliams b. 1856
Eliza Mcwilliams ⚭ Mr. Swenson
childrenArthur W. Swenson · Maria Swenson · John F. Swenson
- Born near Edinburgh, Scotland, 6 Dec 1856.
- Daughter of Nathaniel and Isabel McWilliams.
- Married Mr. Swenson, a farmer and stock-raiser near Postville, Allamakee County, Iowa, on 6 Feb 1875.
- They had twelve children (only three named before text cutoff).
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Is this your Mcwilliams family? Ask us →The Mcwilliams Family
of Allamakee County, Iowa · from Scotland · documented from the public record
Nathaniel Mcwilliams
Nathaniel Mcwilliams ⚭ Isabel McWilliams
- Of near Edinburgh, Scotland.
- Husband of Isabel and father of Eliza McWilliams (b. 1856), who married Mr. Swenson of Postville, Iowa.
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Is this your Mcwilliams family? Ask us →The Perry Family
of Allamakee County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Ira Perry d. 1868
Ira Perry
childrenEugene Perry
- Bought the old Yellow River mission farm (Fairview township) from Thomas C. Linton, occupied it as a farm.
- Died 1868, at which time the property passed to his son Eugene Perry.
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Is this your Perry family? Ask us →The Raasch Family
of Allamakee County, Iowa · from Pomerania, Germany · documented from the public record
Carl Raasch
Carl Raasch ⚭ Caroline Gutcke
childrenMatilda Raasch
- Carpenter by trade.
- Died in the fatherland (Germany).
- Father of Matilda Raasch, who married Herman A. Peglow.
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Is this your Raasch family? Ask us →The Rierson Family
of Allamakee County, Iowa · from Norway · documented from the public record
Osmund Rierson d. 1877
Osmund Rierson ⚭ Anna Rierson
childrenJ. F. Osmundson · Benjamin · Ole · Gabriel · Henrietta · Annie
- Native of Norway.
- Stone mason.
- Emigrated to the United States in 1850, first settling in Racine County, Wisconsin, then moving to Waterloo township, Allamakee County, Iowa, and in the 1870s to Renville County, Minnesota, where he farmed until his death in the late 1870s (death_year approximate).
- Father of six children.
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Is this your Rierson family? Ask us →The Seines Family
of Allamakee County, Iowa · from Norway · documented from the public record
Edward Seines d. 1913
Edward Seines ⚭ Anna Seines
childrenPetra Seines
- Born in Norway, came to America in 1860 just before the Civil War.
- Served four years in the war.
- Settled and farmed in Highland township, Winneshiek County, Iowa.
- Died 1913.
- Father of nine children, seven surviving.
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Is this your Seines family? Ask us →The Tapper Family
of Allamakee County, Iowa · from England · documented from the public record
James Tapper
James Tapper ⚭ Ellen Irwin
childrenMary Jane Tapper
- Native of England.
- Pioneer in the Fort Atkinson area, employed many years by the U.S. government at Fort Atkinson as a carpenter.
- Held township offices: trustee, justice of the peace, supervisor.
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Is this your Tapper family? Ask us →The Westphal Family
of Allamakee County, Iowa · from Germany · documented from the public record
Dora Westphal d. 1911
Dora Westphal ⚭ Mathias Engelhorn
childrenHenry Engelhorn · Elizabeth Engelhorn · Bertha Engelhorn · Emma Engelhorn · Annie Engelhorn · Sophia Engelhorn - Native of Germany, second wife of Mathias Engelhorn.
- Died at her son's home March 7, 1911.
- Children: Henry, Elizabeth (m. Theodore Meyer, Oshkosh WI), Bertha (m. J. W. Wendel, Lansing township), Emma (died in childhood), Annie (m. Ben Decker, Church IA), Sophia (m. William Mueller, Davenport IA).
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