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Clarke County, Iowa
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Documented Families of Clarke County, Iowa

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15 families documented in Clarke 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 Adkins Family

of Clarke County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Owen Adkins d. 1853

Owen Adkins
childrenWyatt Adkins
  • Titled 'Elder Owen Adkins'.
  • A prominent minister of the Baptist church, laboring in both Kentucky and Indiana, where he died in 1853.
  • Father of Wyatt Adkins.

Source: Biographical and historical record of Clarke County, Iowa

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The Boadle Family

of Clarke County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Lydia A. Boadle

Lydia A. Boadle ⚭ John Diehl
childrenMary Diehl
  • First wife of John Diehl of Osceola Township, Clarke County, Iowa.
  • Native of Montgomery County, Ohio.
  • Died at age twenty-four, leaving one daughter, Mary.

Source: Biographical and historical record of Clarke County, Iowa

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The Carnahan Family

of Clarke County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Sarah A. Carnahan

parentsJohn Carnahan & Sarah Adams
Sarah A. Carnahan ⚭ John Diehl
childrenCharley B. Diehl · Minnie E. Diehl · Dellie V. Diehl · John Richard Diehl
  • Second wife of John Diehl, married 1859.
  • Of Darke County, Ohio.
  • Daughter of John and Sarah (Adams) Carnahan.
  • Four children living.

Source: Biographical and historical record of Clarke County, Iowa

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The Coffin Family

of Clarke County, Iowa · documented from the public record

William Coffin

William Coffin ⚭ Eunice Worth
childrenEmily Coffin
  • A physician (Dr. William Coffin).
  • Married Eunice Worth.
  • Their daughter Emily married into a Clarke County, Iowa farming family (Liberty Township).

Source: Biographical and historical record of Clarke County, Iowa

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The Diehl Family

of Clarke County, Iowa · from Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

Jacob Diehl d. 1873

Jacob Diehl ⚭ Nancy Wood
childrenJohn Diehl
  • Father of John Diehl.
  • Native of Pennsylvania.
  • Went to Ohio in youth and married near Germantown, Ohio.
  • Had ten children, six surviving.
  • After first wife's death remarried and moved to Illinois, where he died in 1873.

Source: Biographical and historical record of Clarke County, Iowa

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The Felgar Family

of Clarke County, Iowa · from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

Margaret Felgar b. 1833

parentsSamuel Felgar & Lucretia Felgar
Margaret Felgar ⚭ Mr. Marquis
childrenAndrew T. Marquis · Lucretia E. Marquis · Sarah Edwinna Marquis · Samuel D. Marquis · Mary L. Marquis · George A. Marquis · Newton C. Marquis · John H. Marquis · Henry Walter Marquis
  • Second child of Samuel and Lucretia Felgar.
  • Married Mr. Marquis March 7, 1854.
  • The couple settled in Liberty Township, Clarke County, Iowa, starting with $85 and a split-log cabin.
  • Mother of nine children.

Source: Biographical and historical record of Clarke County, Iowa

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The Felgar Family

of Clarke County, Iowa · from Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

Samuel Felgar

Samuel Felgar ⚭ Lucretia Felgar
childrenCatherine Felgar (Mrs. Black) · Margaret Felgar (Mrs. Marquis) · Jacob Felgar · Henry T. Felgar · Elizabeth Felgar (Mrs. Mullen) · Samuel Felgar · John N. Felgar · Mary Felgar (Mrs. Morehouse) · Julia A. Felgar (Mrs. Hochritter)
  • Native of Pennsylvania, of French and Swiss origin.
  • Wife Lucretia also a Pennsylvania native.
  • Among the early settlers of Henry County, Iowa, where both were still living on a farm.
  • Parents of nine children.
  • Son Henry T. died in the service of his country aged 24, son John N. died aged 32, son Jacob died aged 5.

Source: Biographical and historical record of Clarke County, Iowa

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The Morgan Family

of Clarke County, Iowa · documented from the public record

E. M. Morgan

parentsWilliam Morgan & Mary Taggard
E. M. Morgan ⚭ Mr. Otis
childrenMary Estella Otis · Elinor Morgan Otis · Martha Ellen Otis
  • Born and reared in Morgan County, Indiana, daughter of William and Mary (Taggard) Morgan.
  • Married Mr. Otis of Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, February 25, 1872.
  • Six children born, three (named Mary Estella, Elinor Morgan, Martha Ellen) surviving and three dying in infancy.

Source: Biographical and historical record of Clarke County, Iowa

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The Oehlert Family

of Clarke County, Iowa · from Germany · documented from the public record

Hans Oehlert b. 1834

parentsHans Oehlert & Margaretha Oehlert
Hans Oehlert ⚭ Magdalena Schmidt
childrenHans Oehlert · Maggie Oehlert
  • Farmer of Jackson Township, section 3, Clarke County, Iowa.
  • Born in Germany March 6, 1834.
  • Married Magdalena Schmidt Dec 21, 1860.
  • Owned land in Germany, emigrated and landed at Castle Garden June 1870, came directly to Iowa, settled on present farm 1871.
  • Owned 160 acres.
  • Lutheran.
  • Democrat.

Source: Biographical and historical record of Clarke County, Iowa

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The Woodbury Family

of Clarke County, Iowa · from Sutton, Massachusetts · documented from the public record

James H. Woodbury d. 1885

James H. Woodbury ⚭ Susannah Woodbury
childrenJames A. Woodbury
  • Native of Sutton, Massachusetts.
  • Married Susannah (also of Sutton).
  • Emigrated to New York, then Michigan, then to Iowa in 1856.
  • Early settler of Decatur County.
  • Wife died 1880, he died 1885.
  • Reared five children (four sons, one daughter), including son James A. Woodbury, an Osceola attorney.

Source: Biographical and historical record of Clarke County, Iowa

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