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The Bernard Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Cornelius Bernard 1804 – 1887
Cornelius Bernard ⚭ Miss Root, Martha M. White
- Born July 5, 1804.
- Died July 15, 1887.
- Early settler of Des Moines county (arrived about 1839).
- Farmer, financier and retired capitalist of the 'Vermont type'.
- Aided financing of Burlington street railway and area railroads.
- Married twice.
Source: History of Des Moines County, Iowa, vol 2
Is this your Bernard family? Ask us →The Bernard Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Jennie M. Bernard b. 1860
Jennie M. Bernard ⚭ John M. Mercer
childrenHerbert Miller Mercer · Harry Bernard Mercer · Ralph Paul Mercer · Jane Annette Mercer
- Born September 17, 1860 at Burlington and reared there.
- Member of Stars and Stripes Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
- Claimed nine Revolutionary War ancestors in direct line.
Source: History of Des Moines County, Iowa, vol 2
Is this your Bernard family? Ask us →The Brown Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Scotland · documented from the public record
James Brown
James Brown ⚭ Elizabeth Scott, Mary E. Turner
childrenJames Brown · Elizabeth S. Brown · Agnes L. Brown
- Carpenter, contractor and builder in Burlington, Iowa.
- Apprenticed to carpentry in Scotland, worked in Glasgow 12 years, emigrated from Scotland Apr 1872, settled in Burlington.
- Supervised remodeling of John H. Gear's grocery building, the Presbyterian Church, and construction of the Tarkio county court-house.
- Congregationalist, Republican.
- Second wife Mary E. Turner was daughter of William and Emma Turner.
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Brown family? Ask us →The Bruce Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Martha Bruce
parentsHon. James Bruce
Martha Bruce ⚭ Mr. Cartwright
childrenEdna Bruce Cartwright
- Daughter of Hon. James Bruce (sketched elsewhere in the volume).
- Second wife of Mr. Cartwright, married Jan. 9, 1872.
- Their only child is Edna Bruce.
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Bruce family? Ask us →The Cameron Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Kentucky · documented from the public record
James Cameron d. 1845
James Cameron ⚭ Salena Mann
childrenHenry D. Cameron · Mary E. Cameron · Sarah Cameron
- Native of Kentucky.
- Married Salena Mann at Rockville, Parke County, Indiana.
- Became resident of Burlington 1835.
- Elected Sheriff of Des Moines County (also collector and treasurer) for three consecutive terms under the Whig party.
- Owned 522 acres in Union Township at death.
- Died Nov. 10, 1845.
- Parents of ten children.
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Cameron family? Ask us →The Corse Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
John L. Corse
John L. Corse ⚭ Sarah Murray
- Titled 'Hon.'.
- Pioneer of Burlington/Des Moines County in 1842.
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Corse family? Ask us →The Corse Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Virginia Corse
Virginia Corse ⚭ Mr. McArthur
childrenWilliam Corse McArthur
- Daughter of Hon. John L. and Sarah (Murray) Corse, pioneers of 1842.
- Married Mr. McArthur of Burlington on Dec 22, 1858.
- Noted for religious and charitable work.
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Corse family? Ask us →The Fullenwider Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Kentucky · documented from the public record
Miriam Fullenwider 1828 – 1870
parentsSamuel Fullenwider
Miriam Fullenwider ⚭ Mr. Cartwright
childrenH. Beecher Cartwright · C. Ellen Cartwright · Narcissa J. Cartwright · William H. Cartwright · Miriam Cartwright · Clarissa M. Cartwright · Anna M. Cartwright · Samuel G. Cartwright
- Born April 8, 1828, native of Kentucky.
- Daughter of Samuel Fullenwider.
- First wife of Mr. Cartwright, married March 14, 1852.
- Bore him eight children.
- Devoted member of the Presbyterian Church.
- Died Dec. 21, 1870.
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Fullenwider family? Ask us →The Genzsch Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from St. Goar am Rhein, Germany · documented from the public record
Minnie Genzsch
parentsGenzsch
Minnie Genzsch ⚭ John Weber, Guelich
childrenErnest Weber · Ida Weber
- Daughter of Mr. Genzsch.
- Emigrated to America with parents 1853.
- Her people among early settlers of Des Moines County.
- First married John Weber (widowed).
- Second wife of Mr. Guelich of Burlington, married Dec. 12, 1883 in Burlington.
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Genzsch family? Ask us →The Graves Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Mary Jane Graves
parentsWilliam Graves
Mary Jane Graves ⚭ Mr. Lee
childrenWilliam G. Lee · Robert H. Lee · Umatilla L. Lee · Henry W. Lee · James W. Lee · Jennie E. Lee · Alexander T. Lee
- Second wife of Mr. Lee (farmer, Yellow Spring Township / Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- Born in Bartholomew County, Indiana.
- Her father William Graves was also a native of that county.
- Seven children born to the union.
- Jennie E. died at age three.
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Graves family? Ask us →The Greve Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Mary Greve d. 1903
Mary Greve ⚭ Henry Greve
childrenHenry Greve
- Mother of Henry Greve (b. 1851).
- Wife of Henry Greve.
- Died February 1903 at age eighty-three years, seven months, nine days (born c. 1819).
Source: Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Greve family? Ask us →The Higinbothan Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Rhode Island · documented from the public record
Mary Higinbothan
Mary Higinbothan ⚭ Gilbert Sutphen, Thomas Southworth
childrenJulia Sutphen · Ann Sutphen · Mary Ann Sutphen · Charles H. Sutphen · Sarah Sutphen · Jane Sutphen · Harriet Southworth · Caroline Southworth
- Born in Rhode Island of English descent.
- Removed young to Worchester, N.Y. First married Gilbert Sutphen (killed at Lundy's Lane).
- Later married Thomas Southworth of Sherburne, Chenango Co., N.Y., by whom she had two daughters, Harriet and Caroline (both deceased at time of writing).
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Higinbothan family? Ask us →The Houston Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from New Hampshire · documented from the public record
Caleb Houston d. 1855
Caleb Houston ⚭ Elizabeth Purdy
childrenElizabeth A. Houston
- Native of New Hampshire.
- Carpenter and builder at Columbus, Ohio, where he married in 1815.
- Removed west to Beardstown, Illinois in 1830, then to a farm near Rushville, Illinois, where he died 1855.
Source: History of Des Moines County, Iowa, vol 2
Is this your Houston family? Ask us →The Houston Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
John P. Houston
John P. Houston ⚭ Elizabeth Gray
childrenHarriet Houston
- Father of Harriet Houston, second wife of Thomas R. Rankin.
- Married Elizabeth Gray.
Source: History of Des Moines County, Iowa, vol 2
Is this your Houston family? Ask us →The Hutchison Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Parkersburg, West Virginia · documented from the public record
Charles J. Hutchison 1838 – 1906
Charles J. Hutchison ⚭ Sarah Rankin
- Born Parkersburg, WV, 1838.
- Died April 5, 1906.
- Captain and pilot on the Ohio river.
- Commanded the ferry boat John Taylor out of Burlington for nine years.
- Daughter Marion married H. B. Radford of Kirkwood, Missouri.
Source: History of Des Moines County, Iowa, vol 2
Is this your Hutchison family? Ask us →The Jones Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
John L. Jones b. 1862
John L. Jones ⚭ Sarah E. Portlock
childrenRalph L. Jones · Laura W. Jones · Bertha Gertrude Jones · Detlef Owen Jones
- Born March 19, 1862.
- Farmer and breeder of Hereford cattle in Yellow Springs township.
- Republican, elected township trustee 1895.
- Married Sarah E. Portlock June 27, 1888.
- Farm of 450 acres.
Source: Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Jones family? Ask us →The Jones Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Wales · documented from the public record
Robert Jones 1800 – 1875
Robert Jones
childrenJohn R. Jones · Robert Jones · William Jones · Thomas Jones · David Jones · Sarah Jones · Isaac Jones - Welsh immigrant who settled in Iowa.
- Erected a stone house and farmed a former naked prairie.
- Died Sept. 19, 1875, aged 75.
- Man of high moral character.
- Member of the Episcopal Church in Wales, later Congregational Church in Iowa.
- Wife died Feb. 27, 1878, also aged 75.
- Parents of seven children, six born in Wales.
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Jones family? Ask us →The Kampmier Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Eliza Kampmier b. 1844
Eliza Kampmier ⚭ Mr. Thie
childrenHerman Thie · William Thie · Carrie Thie · Amelia Thie · Julia Thie · Lewis Thie - Married Mr. Thie (a Burlington-area farmer in Benton township) on 23 Dec 1871.
- Daughter of Ernest and Carrie (Koch) Kampmier.
- Parents settled in Benton township ~1853 when she was about nine.
- Six children, four living.
- Julia and Lewis died in infancy.
- Evangelical church.
- Birth year 1844 is estimated from her being about nine when her parents settled in 1853.
Source: Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Kampmier family? Ask us →The Kampmier Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Germany · documented from the public record
Ernest Kampmier
Ernest Kampmier ⚭ Carrie Koch
- Came to Iowa at a very early day.
- Settled in Benton township ~1853 on land adjoining the Thie farm.
- Later retired to Sunnyside Avenue, Burlington.
- In his eighty-eighth year (approx. b. 1809) and still hale when written.
- Five children, all living.
Source: Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Kampmier family? Ask us →The Knoener Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Germany · documented from the public record
Katherine Knoener d. 1902
parentsCharles Knoener & Katherine Knoener
Katherine Knoener ⚭ John Blaul
childrenCharles Blaul · Theodore Blaul · Lewis Blaul · Amelia Blaul · Pauline Blaul
- Second wife of John Blaul, Sr.
- Daughter of Charles and Katherine Knoener, natives of Germany (from Lippe, Detmold) who came to Burlington in the early 1850s.
- Her father was a school teacher in the parochial schools of Burlington.
- Died Aug 1902.
Source: Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Knoener family? Ask us →The Lindsey Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Sarah E. Lindsey d. 1867
Sarah E. Lindsey ⚭ Mr. Lee
childrenCelia Lee
- First wife of Mr. Lee, a farmer of Yellow Spring Township / Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- Married 21 Sep 1865.
- One child, Celia, who died in infancy.
- Sarah died 1867.
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Lindsey family? Ask us →The Miller Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from near Downpatrick, County Down, Ireland · documented from the public record
Sarah Chambers Miller 1831 – 1909
Sarah Chambers Miller ⚭ Mercer
childrenJohn M. Mercer
- Maiden name Sarah Chambers Miller.
- Born February 3, 1831.
- Emigrated to United States at age thirteen.
- Died April 29, 1909.
- Mother of eight children.
- United Presbyterian, later Episcopal.
Source: History of Des Moines County, Iowa, vol 2
Is this your Miller family? Ask us →The Miner Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Nathan Miner
Nathan Miner ⚭ Susan Abbott
childrenFlora Miner
- Father of Flora Miner (Mrs. John M. Cline).
- Married Susan Abbott.
- Of Des Moines County, Iowa area.
Source: Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Miner family? Ask us →The Neufeld Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Germany · documented from the public record
Maria Anna Neufeld d. 1854
Maria Anna Neufeld ⚭ John Blaul
- First wife of John Blaul, Sr.
- Married in Germany.
- Died in Boston, Mass., December 1854.
- Her children died in infancy except son John Blaul, Jr.
Source: Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Neufeld family? Ask us →The Poole Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Lydia Poole
- Born on a Benton township farm later bought by her husband.
- Married Mr. Van Osdol (a Civil War veteran, GAR member) on October 10, 1867.
Source: History of Des Moines County, Iowa, vol 2
Is this your Poole family? Ask us →The Poole Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Robert Poole 1817 – 1894
Robert Poole ⚭ Lydia Saddler
childrenNancy Poole · Thomas S. Poole · Lydia Poole · Eliza Josephine Poole - Born August 3, 1817.
- His parents were natives of Virginia.
- Married Lydia Saddler in 1839.
- Settled in Iowa territory 1841, farming 400 acres.
- Retired 1881 to Mediapolis.
- Died September 6, 1894, buried Kossuth cemetery.
- Methodist church steward over four decades.
- Had six children, two died in infancy.
Source: History of Des Moines County, Iowa, vol 2
Is this your Poole family? Ask us →The Riepe Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Westphalia, Germany · documented from the public record
Henry Riepe
Henry Riepe ⚭ Mary Volbrink
childrenHerman H. Riepe
- Emigrated from Germany in 1850 by sailing vessel to New York.
- Worked as a laborer four years, arrived in Burlington 1854.
- Farmed in Benton township, then Franklin township (1865), then Flint River township (1880).
- Retired to Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa, in 1903.
Source: Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Riepe family? Ask us →The Smith Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from North Carolina · documented from the public record
Tillman Smith b. 1810
Tillman Smith ⚭ Nancy Doughty
childrenThomas Leander Smith
- Native of North Carolina, born July 18, 1810.
- Father of Thomas Leander Smith of Franklin township.
Source: Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Smith family? Ask us →The Sutphen Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from New Jersey · documented from the public record
Gilbert Sutphen d. 1814
parentsJohn Sutphen
Gilbert Sutphen ⚭ Mary Higinbothan
childrenJulia Sutphen · Ann Sutphen · Mary Ann Sutphen · Charles H. Sutphen · Sarah Sutphen · Jane Sutphen
- Native of New Jersey, of Dutch and Irish descent.
- Grew to manhood on a farm near Cherry Valley, N.Y. Father John Sutphen came from Holland before the Revolutionary War.
- Married Mary Higinbothan in Worchester, Otsego County.
- Joined the army in the War of 1812 and fell at the battle of Lundy's Lane (1814).
- Five children named.
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Sutphen family? Ask us →The Van Osdol Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Thomas O. Van Osdol b. 1868
Thomas O. Van Osdol ⚭ Mattie L. Walker
childrenAlma Van Osdol · Mary Van Osdol · John Van Osdol · Wren Van Osdol · Gladys Van Osdol
- Born July 21, 1868.
- Operates the old Van Osdol homestead farm.
- Married Mattie L. Walker, daughter of Isaac and Hannah (Friend) Walker.
Source: History of Des Moines County, Iowa, vol 2
Is this your Van Osdol family? Ask us →The Van Osdol Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Zora M. Van Osdol
Zora M. Van Osdol ⚭ Neil Walker
childrenEarl Walker · Paul Walker
- Graduated from Iowa Wesleyan University at Mount Pleasant in the class of 1907.
- Wife of Neil Walker.
- Resides on part of her father's farm.
Source: History of Des Moines County, Iowa, vol 2
Is this your Van Osdol family? Ask us →The Wade Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
William Wade
William Wade ⚭ Abigail Wade
childrenEnoch Wade
- Father of Enoch Wade.
- Lived in a log house in the woods near the later Jake Bonn place, Burlington.
- According to Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa, his divorce (William Wade vs. Abigail Wade, decree granted April 14, 1835) was recorded as the first lawsuit in Des Moines County.
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Wade family? Ask us →The Walker Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Isaac Walker
Isaac Walker ⚭ Hannah Friend
- Married Hannah Friend.
- His daughter Mattie L. married Thomas O. Van Osdol and son James R. married Nora M. Van Osdol.
Source: History of Des Moines County, Iowa, vol 2
Is this your Walker family? Ask us →The Walker Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · documented from the public record
James R. Walker
James R. Walker ⚭ Nora M. Van Osdol
childrenJay Walker · Rollie Walker · Ralph Walker · Dale Walker · Thomas Walker · Howard Walker · Mildred Walker
- Son of Isaac and Hannah Walker.
- In 1913 sold out and bought 160 acres near Middletown, Iowa.
Source: History of Des Moines County, Iowa, vol 2
Is this your Walker family? Ask us →The Wilks Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Oxfordshire, England · documented from the public record
Jesse Wilks
Jesse Wilks ⚭ Mrs. Wilks
childrenMary Wilks
- Carpenter in Oxfordshire, England.
- Died a short time before the birth of his daughter Mary.
- His widow remained a widow more than a half-century and later lived with daughter Mary Hemmings in Des Moines County.
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Wilks family? Ask us →The Wilson Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Elgin, Northern Scotland · documented from the public record
James Wilson b. 1847
parentsJames Wilson & Jessie Stuart
James Wilson ⚭ Elizabeth Douglas
childrenMary Rankin Wilson · Jeanie Wilson · William Douglas Wilson · Ethel Swan Wilson
- Born Elgin, Scotland 10 Nov 1847.
- Son of James and Jessie (Stuart) Wilson.
- Emigrated 1872 to Burlington, Iowa.
- Entered Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad service 1873 as storeroom porter, became chief clerk of the local freight department in 1882.
- United Presbyterian.
- All four children born at Burlington, Iowa.
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Is this your Wilson family? Ask us →The Wuellner Family
of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Germany · documented from the public record
Carl Heinrich Wuellner 1820 – 1890
Carl Heinrich Wuellner ⚭ Louise Hoppman
childrenFred Wuellner
- Native of Germany, born 1820, died May 20, 1890.
- Truck gardener.
- Immigrated to Burlington, Iowa in 1871 with family.
Source: History of Des Moines County, Iowa, vol 2
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