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Wayne County, Iowa
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Documented Families of Wayne County, Iowa

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8 families documented in Wayne 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 Ferrel Family

of Wayne County, Iowa · from Greene County, Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

Edward Ferrel 1800 – 1864

parentsJohn Ferrel
Edward Ferrel ⚭ Rosella Fish
childrenSeth Ferrel · Mary Ferrel · Brewster Ferrel · Hannah Ferrel · Bethuel Ferrel · Caroline Ferrel · Lucretia Ferrel · Lizzie Ferrel · Lydia Ferrel
  • Son of John Ferrel.
  • Born Greene County, PA, Aug 6, 1800.
  • Died Feb 15, 1864.
  • Moved to Ohio 1830 (Trumbull then Athens County), to Indiana fall 1851, to Wayne County, Iowa 1854 (Corydon Township), then Benton Township 1856.
  • Married Rosella Fish.
  • 11 children, 9 living (named), one son died in his 30th year.
  • Baptist.

Source: Biographical and historical record of Wayne and Appanoose counties, Iowa

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The Jones Family

of Wayne County, Iowa · documented from the public record

William J. Jones b. 1853

parentsM. G. Jones & Helen Robinson
William J. Jones ⚭ May Buoy
childrenAnna Leota Jones · Elsie Mabel Jones · Maud Myrtle Jones · Gracie May Jones
  • Born Oct 20, 1853, youngest son of M. G. and Helen Jones.
  • Farmer in Wright Township with 160-acre farm.
  • Married Feb 22, 1876 to May Buoy, daughter of N. E. and Anna Buoy.

Source: Biographical and historical record of Wayne and Appanoose counties, Iowa

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The Rucker Family

of Wayne County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Lucinda Rucker

Lucinda Rucker ⚭ Gabriel Woodmansee
childrenAdda Dick · Manderville Woodmansee
  • Third wife of Mr. Woodmansee (married as Mrs. Lucinda Rucker, a widow).
  • Two children: Mrs. Adda Dick and Manderville Woodmansee, who runs the 230-acre home farm on section 35, Wayne County, Iowa.

Source: Biographical and historical record of Wayne and Appanoose counties, Iowa

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The Stites Family

of Wayne County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Margaret Stites

Margaret Stites ⚭ Gabriel Woodmansee
childrenThomas Woodmansee · Annie Grismore · Evaline Bracewell
  • Second wife of Mr. Woodmansee (b. Monmouth County, NJ, May 12, 1807, settled Wayne County, Iowa 1864).
  • Four children: Thomas of Allerton, Mrs. Annie Grismore of Allerton, and two now deceased incl.
  • Mrs. Evaline Bracewell who left five children at her death.

Source: Biographical and historical record of Wayne and Appanoose counties, Iowa

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