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Buena Vista County, Iowa
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Documented Families of Buena Vista County, Iowa

Real Buena Vista County families from the public record.

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Buena Vista County family histories

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The Roberts Families of Buena Vista County, IowaThree separate households: a Union veteran in Poland Township, a Storm Lake drayman and a Linn Grove druggistfrom 1871 · 3 householdsThe Nelson Families of Buena Vista County, IowaThree separate households: Swedish settlers of Nokomis Township and Danish farmers in Providence and Elk Townships3 householdsThe Peterson Families of Buena Vista County, IowaThree separate households: a Norwegian legislator, a Swedish pioneer farmer and two Swedish merchant brothers1831 to 1844 · 3 householdsThe Larson Families of Buena Vista County, IowaThree separate Swedish households: a Maple Valley farmer, a Fairfield Township farmer and an Albert City banker1842 to 1862 · 3 householdsThe Olson Families of Buena Vista County, IowaTwo separate households: a Danish Baptist missionary's sons in Grant and Coon Townships, and a Norwegian farmer in Lee Township2 households

12 families documented in Buena Vista County, Iowa, reconstructed from public-domain county histories and obituaries. Each page shows the family as the record gives it: parents, spouse, and children, with the source named.

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The Campton Family

of Buena Vista County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Geraldine Campton

grandparentsJames Heath & Jane Aver
parentsMr. Campton & Georetta Heath
Geraldine Campton ⚭ Thomas Householder
childrenAverill Householder · Gail Householder · Bernice Householder
  • Wife of Thomas Householder.
  • Mother of three children, Averill, Gail and Bernice.

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The Campton Family

of Buena Vista County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Myrtle Campton

grandparentsJames Heath & Jane Aver
parentsMr. Campton & Georetta Heath
Myrtle Campton ⚭ Thornton Layman
childrenDurlin Layman · Zee Layman
  • Wife of Thornton Layman.
  • Mother of two children, Durlin and Zee.

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The Denio Family

of Buena Vista County, Iowa · from Delaware County, New York · documented from the public record

Charles C. Denio 1828 – 1873

Charles C. Denio ⚭ Elizabeth Whitlock
childrenA. L. Denio · Jennie Denio
  • Born 1828 in Delaware County, New York.
  • Went to California during the gold rush, returned via Isthmus of Panama.
  • Merchant at Hamilton and New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
  • Married Elizabeth Whitlock at New Carlisle.
  • Died 1873 at age 45.

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The Heath Family

of Buena Vista County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Georetta Heath

parentsJames Heath & Jane Aver
Georetta Heath ⚭ Mr. Campton
childrenElvin Campton · Myrtle Campton · Geraldine Campton
  • Daughter of James and Jane (Aver) Heath.
  • Married Mr. Campton, a Democratic farmer of Providence township, in 1872.
  • Three children.

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The Kinne Family

of Buena Vista County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Roy U. Kinne b. 1879

parentsW. C. Kinne & Rowena K. Underwood
Roy U. Kinne ⚭ Alice M. Bell
childrenCatherine Rowena Kinne
  • Born at Storm Lake in 1879.
  • Married Alice M. Bell of Clarion, Iowa in 1904.
  • One child, Catherine Rowena.

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The Kinne Family

of Buena Vista County, Iowa · documented from the public record

W. C. Kinne

W. C. Kinne ⚭ Rowena K. Underwood
childrenEli P. Kinne · Warner K. Kinne · Roy U. Kinne
  • According to Past and Present of Buena Vista County, Iowa, Founder of the oldest mercantile establishment in Buena Vista County, at Storm Lake.
  • Store carried on after his death as W. C. Kinne Company.
  • Republican.
  • Mason and Odd Fellow.
  • Deceased at time of writing (wife survived him).
  • Death year not stated.

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The Swope Family

of Buena Vista County, Iowa · from Maryland · documented from the public record

J. H. Swope d. 1876

J. H. Swope ⚭ Sarah Jane Bell
childrenH. E. Swope
  • Native of Maryland.
  • Moved to Polk County, Iowa in 1871.
  • Died 1876 at age thirty-seven.
  • Father of H. E. Swope.

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The Torkelson Family

of Buena Vista County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Ludwig Anthony Torkelson

parentsTorkel Torkelson & Enger T. Smith
Ludwig Anthony Torkelson ⚭ Stella Jacobson
childrenLawrence Torkelson · Olive Torkelson · Eilet Torkelson · Howard Torkelson · Joyce Torkelson · Bendix Torkelson · Silvia Torkelson
  • Known as L. A. Torkelson.
  • Eldest child of Torkel Torkelson.
  • Reared on the old homestead, began farming for himself at age 26 on section 9, Lee Township.
  • Prosperous agriculturist owning 400 acres plus timber and Dakota land.
  • Married May 9, 1889 to Stella Jacobson.
  • Served as township trustee ~8 years, school director, and county supervisor 12 years.
  • Republican.
  • Lutheran.

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The Torkelson Family

of Buena Vista County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Torkel Torkelson 1830 – 1908

Torkel Torkelson ⚭ Enger T. Smith
childrenLudwig Anthony Torkelson · Lena Marie Torkelson · Isabella Torkelson · Christina Torkelson · Julius Torkelson
  • Pioneer settler of Lee Township, Buena Vista County.
  • Family lived under dread of Indian outbreak in early years.
  • Reached age of seventy-eight.
  • Died February 6, 1908.
  • Wife Enger T. (Smith) Torkelson.
  • Five children.
  • Some passages give wife's name via son Julius as Enger T. (Smith).

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