I O W AN
Ida County, Iowa
County family history

Documented Families of Ida County, Iowa

Real Ida County families from the public record.

4Families

Nothing matches that yet. Try a different spelling, or search the full ancestor database.

4 families documented in Ida 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.

Sources for these families

More families from the record

Smaller family records from the same county histories: who they were, their parents and children, and the book that names them.

The Ferguson Family

of Ida County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Anna J. Ferguson

parentsD. C. Ferguson & Sail
Anna J. Ferguson ⚭ Mr. Preston
childrenArchibald O. Preston · Edward H. Preston · Matilda E. Preston · Winifred H. Preston
  • Married name Preston (second wife, married November 1882).
  • Husband a prominent Ida County, Iowa farmer and Republican.
  • Mother's maiden name was Sail.

Source: Biographical history of Crawford, Ida and Sac counties, Iowa

Is this your Ferguson family? Ask us →

The Smith Family

of Ida County, Iowa · from New York · documented from the public record

Elvira M. Smith d. 1879

parentsSamuel Smith
Elvira M. Smith ⚭ Mr. Preston
childrenEllson G. Preston
  • First wife of Mr. Preston of Ida County, Iowa (married when he was 24, in Ida County).
  • Died 1879 leaving one son, Ellson G.

Source: Biographical history of Crawford, Ida and Sac counties, Iowa

Is this your Smith family? Ask us →

The Soesbe Family

of Ida County, Iowa · from Kentucky · documented from the public record

Samuel Soesbe

Samuel Soesbe ⚭ A. L. Butler
childrenJames Soesbe
  • Native of Kentucky, deceased by time of writing.
  • Father of James Soesbe of Battle Creek, Ida County, Iowa.

Source: Biographical history of Crawford, Ida and Sac counties, Iowa

Is this your Soesbe family? Ask us →

The Tillotson Family

of Ida County, Iowa · from Onondaga County, New York · documented from the public record

Collins F. Tillotson b. 1846

parentsSanford P. Tillotson & Nancy Jane Ward
Collins F. Tillotson ⚭ Mary J. Clark
childrenJessie Tillotson · Fred Tillotson · Charley Tillotson · Francis Tillotson · Mertie Tillotson · Mabel Tillotson
  • Born Dec 7, 1846 in Onondaga County, NY.
  • Educated at Monroe Collegiate Institute (Elbridge) and Falley Seminary (Fulton).
  • Came to Ida County, Iowa in 1874.
  • Representative farmer of Maple township on 417 acres in section 18.
  • Married at age 24 in Onondaga County, NY. 'Third-party' man in politics.

Source: Biographical history of Crawford, Ida and Sac counties, Iowa

Is this your Tillotson family? Ask us →
Is one of these your family?

We trace your line the whole way

If you recognize a family here, we can document your branch back to the wall and into a written book and an interactive family site. We email you a written plan and flat price before you spend a dollar.

See how it works →