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Monona County, Iowa
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Documented Families of Monona County, Iowa

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Monona County family histories

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26 families documented in Monona 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 Bengin Family

of Monona County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Lucia Bengin

Lucia Bengin ⚭ Mr. Bagby
childrenWilliam Bagby · Elvira Bagby · Calvin Bagby
  • Native of Illinois.
  • Married Mr. Bagby in April 1856.
  • Mother of nine children, only three (William, Elvira, Calvin) survived infancy.
  • Married name Bagby.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Bouslaugh Family

of Monona County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Joseph K. Bouslaugh

Joseph K. Bouslaugh ⚭ Margaret Thomas
  • Father of Theodore T. Bouslaugh.
  • Own sketch given elsewhere in the book.
  • Settled with family in Monona County sections 8 and 9 in fall 1859.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Butler Family

of Monona County, Iowa · documented from the public record

John Butler d. 1870

John Butler
childrenRichard J. Butler · John M. Butler
  • Settled in Monona County (section 29, Franklin Township) Dec. 28, 1867.
  • Died there July 29, 1870.
  • His two sons Richard J. and John M. came with their parents and carried on the old homestead.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Carritt Family

of Monona County, Iowa · from England · documented from the public record

Joseph Carritt

Joseph Carritt ⚭ Sarah Carritt
childrenThomas R. Carritt
  • Of Lincolnshire, England.
  • Husband of Sarah and father of Monona County pioneer Thomas R. Carritt (b. 1830).

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Christie Family

of Monona County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Robert Christie

Robert Christie ⚭ Boyd
  • Father of subject L. E. Christie.
  • Second in a family of ten children.
  • Engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits for many years.
  • His own father owned extensive woolen mills in his native land, emigrated after the Napoleonic-war woolen-market panic, farmed until death ~1859 at about age 90.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Counts Family

of Monona County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Jacob Counts b. 1816

Jacob Counts ⚭ Juranda Tipton
childrenSarah E. Counts
  • Born in Ohio August 17, 1816.
  • Married Juranda Tipton Sept 5, 1850, in Schuyler County, Missouri.
  • The couple had nine children (two boys, seven girls).

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Cunningham Family

of Monona County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Sarah Jane Cunningham

Sarah Jane Cunningham ⚭ Mr. Wilsey
childrenClarissa Wilsey · Nelson A. Wilsey · Duke W. Wilsey · William Wilsey
  • Maiden name Cunningham.
  • Married name Wilsey.
  • Native of Illinois.
  • Married Mr. Wilsey in Henry County, IL, in 1844 (his first wife).
  • Mother of four children.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Cushing Family

of Monona County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Enoch Cushing

Enoch Cushing ⚭ Charlotte Buzzel
childrenErvin Cushing · Caleb Cushing
  • Married Charlotte Buzzel.
  • Lived in Rochester, N.H., then Massachusetts near Boston, then settled in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
  • Sons Ervin and Caleb Cushing.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Dunn Family

of Monona County, Iowa · documented from the public record

William Dunn

William Dunn ⚭ Sophia Dunn
childrenEliza Jane Dunn · Elizabeth Dunn
  • Of Greensboro, Ala.
  • State Lecturer of the Masonic fraternity, held in high esteem, buried with full Masonic honors.
  • The Masons sent his widow and daughters to Gainesville, Ala., to be educated.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The German Family

of Monona County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Moses German

Moses German ⚭ Eliza Brazelton
childrenMary A. German
  • Native of Ohio.
  • Early settler of Harrison County, Iowa.
  • According to History of Monona County, Iowa, built the first house in the village of Little Sioux, where he still resided.
  • Father of Mary A. German.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Harris Family

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

John E. Harris b. 1807

parentsJohn Harris
John E. Harris ⚭ Catherine Glossop
  • Born in the Empire State (New York) in 1807.
  • Son of John Harris, a native of England who came to America in 1806 and settled in New York after time near Boston.
  • Married Catherine Glossop in New York in the latter part of the 1840s.
  • Remarried after her death when son William was about nine.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Kesterson Family

of Monona County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Nancy W. Kesterson 1820 – 1886

Nancy W. Kesterson ⚭ Thomas Kesterson
  • Maiden surname not stated (married name Kesterson).
  • Born Oct 4, 1820.
  • Wife of Thomas Kesterson.
  • Came West with son Samuel and made her home in Monona County, Iowa until her death June 4, 1886.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Miller Family

of Monona County, Iowa · from Virginia · documented from the public record

John A. Miller 1809 – 1854

John A. Miller
childrenChalmers A. Miller
  • Native of Virginia, born about 1809.
  • Came to Jasper County, Iowa in 1854 where he died the same year.
  • Father of Chalmers A. Miller.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Muckey Family

of Monona County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Joseph Muckey

Joseph Muckey ⚭ Mary A. Muckey
childrenMary A. Muckey
  • Old settler of Monona County who came in early days.
  • Father of Mary A. Muckey (Mrs. Theodore T. Bouslaugh).

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Patrick Family

of Monona County, Iowa · documented from the public record

John Patrick

John Patrick ⚭ Delia Patrick
childrenJames Patrick
  • Early settler of St. Clair Township.
  • Husband of Delia, father of James Patrick (first child born in the township, Nov 1866).

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Scott Family

of Monona County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Sarah Ann Scott

Sarah Ann Scott ⚭ Woodward
childrenMay Woodward · Ida Woodward · Laura Woodward · Lulu Woodward · Edmund Woodward · Frank Woodward · Charles Woodward · Pearl Woodward
  • Native of Canton, Illinois.
  • Married Mr. Woodward (a Civil War veteran who marched with Sherman) on 14 Feb 1870.
  • Mother of ten children (two unnamed died in infancy).
  • Family farmed in Stark Co. IL, then Mills Co. IA, removing to Monona County, Iowa in spring 1882.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Siner Family

of Monona County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Carrie Siner b. 1857

parentsJames Siner & Matilda Evans
Carrie Siner ⚭ Samuel I. Kesterson
childrenMillard B. Kesterson · Benjamin H. Kesterson · Carrie R. Kesterson
  • Born Vigo County, Ind. Oct 20, 1857.
  • Married Samuel I. Kesterson Aug 18, 1881 at Urbana City, Ill.
  • Resided Lincoln Township, Monona County, Iowa.
  • Daughter of James Siner and Matilda Evans.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Siner Family

of Monona County, Iowa · from Virginia · documented from the public record

James Siner b. 1806

James Siner ⚭ Matilda Evans
childrenSarah Siner · Asenath Siner · John Siner · Benjamin Siner · Ruth E. Siner · Carrie Siner
  • Native of Virginia, born Oct 7, 1806.
  • Married Matilda Evans Sept 1837.
  • Father of six children: Sarah, Asenath, John, Benjamin, Ruth E., and Carrie (who married Samuel I. Kesterson).

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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The Thomas Family

of Monona County, Iowa · from Richmond County, North Carolina · documented from the public record

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas ⚭ Esther Thomas
childrenDaniel Thomas · William Thomas · Henry Thomas · Elijah Thomas · Joseph Thomas · Robert Thomas · John Thomas · Jane Thomas · Rachel Thomas · Amanda Thomas · Harriet Thomas · Catherine Thomas
  • Married his cousin Esther Thomas in Richmond County, N.C.
  • Emigrated 1843 to Noxubee County, Miss., where he opened a plantation, raised cotton shipped down the Tombigbee to Mobile, and distilled peach brandy.
  • Converted to Mormonism.
  • Left the Creek Nation in Mississippi March 1845, went to Nauvoo, then Winter Quarters (Florence), and crossed the plains to Salt Lake in 1847.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa

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