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The Acker Family
of Webster County, Iowa · from Prussia, Germany · documented from the public record
John Acker d. 1890
John Acker ⚭ Martha Magdalene Flick
childrenAlbert Edward Acker
- Native of Prussia, Germany.
- Emigrated to America in 1859, settling first in Minnesota as a farmer.
- Served the entire Civil War in the Minnesota volunteer infantry.
- Later moved to Napoleon, Indiana and farmed until his death (circa 1890).
- Widow Martha Magdalene (Flick) Acher.
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
Is this your Acker family? Ask us →The Anderson Family
of Webster County, Iowa · from Sweden · documented from the public record
Emily Anderson
Emily Anderson ⚭ Mr. Mollenhoff
childrenLaura Mollenhoff · Alma Mollenhoff · Raymond Mollenhoff · Harley Mollenhoff · Mabel Mollenhoff · Clarence Mollenhoff
- Native of Sweden.
- Her father deceased, mother still living in Sweden.
- Married a Mollenhoff who farmed in Burnside township, Webster County, Iowa (Hereford cattle and hogs).
- Filed under her maiden name Anderson with married name Mollenhoff.
- Six children: Laura (attending Tobin College), Alma, Raymond (~13), Harley (~11), Mabel (~8), Clarence (~6).
- Family were Lutherans.
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
Is this your Anderson family? Ask us →The Bass Family
of Webster County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Edward Bass
Edward Bass ⚭ Mary Saffley
childrenJames Bass
- Married Mary Saffley.
- Father of James Bass.
- Removed with family to Indiana in 1835 and engaged in farming.
- Twenty years later (c.1855) came to Iowa, purchasing 240 acres in Boone County plus additional timber land.
- His own father was a Revolutionary War veteran who fought at Bunker Hill.
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
Is this your Bass family? Ask us →The Coffin Family
of Webster County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Carrie C. Coffin
Carrie C. Coffin ⚭ Mr. Rutledge
childrenIrma C. Rutledge · Isabelle M. Rutledge · Rayburn S. Rutledge · Catherine S. Rutledge · Helen Chase Rutledge · Ruth L. Rutledge · Cora Elizabeth Rutledge
- Maiden name Coffin.
- Daughter of Lorenzo S. and Mary (Chase) Coffin.
- Married Mr. Rutledge (a Cooper township, Webster County farmer) in April 1884.
- Seven children.
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
Is this your Coffin family? Ask us →The Coffin Family
of Webster County, Iowa · from New Hampshire · documented from the public record
Lorenzo S. Coffin
Lorenzo S. Coffin ⚭ Mary Chase
- Native of New Hampshire.
- Married Mary Chase.
- Came to Iowa in 1855 and took up a claim, increasing his holdings to 720 acres.
- Age 89 when the sketch was written (c.1913).
- Father of Carrie C. Coffin (Mrs. Rutledge).
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
Is this your Coffin family? Ask us →The Eastman Family
of Webster County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Ransom Eastman d. 1867
Ransom Eastman ⚭ Phoebe Grain
childrenJohn H. Eastman
- Native of Ohio.
- Went to Wisconsin at an early date, later moved to Minnesota where he purchased and improved a farm.
- Died in the spring of 1867.
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
Is this your Eastman family? Ask us →The Frey Family
of Webster County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Mary Ellen Frey
Mary Ellen Frey ⚭ Mr. Patton
childrenMartha Ann May Patton · Fredrick Elmer Patton · Albert Edgar Patton · Armanis Frey Patton · Edna Emma Patton
- Married a Patton (a Civil War veteran and blacksmith who settled at Macedonia, Iowa in 1873) on December 16, 1868.
- Mother of seven children including twin boys born Nov 3, 1882 at Macedonia who died the same day.
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
Is this your Frey family? Ask us →The Kerndt Family
of Webster County, Iowa · from Saxony, Germany · documented from the public record
Moritz Kerndt
parentsJohn Christian Kerndt
Moritz Kerndt ⚭ Mary Nimsgern
childrenGustav M. Kerndt · Charles M. Kerndt · William M. Kerndt · Mary E. Kerndt · Clara M. Kerndt · Anna Kerndt · Moritz Kerndt · Catharine Kerndt - Native of Saxony, Germany.
- Wife Mary (Nimsgern) Kerndt a native of Alsace Lorraine.
- Established home in Lansing, Iowa in 1856, where they still resided when written.
- Father-in-law of attorney Michael F. Healy.
- His parents were John Christian Kerndt (died in Germany) and his wife (died in Lansing).
- Death place listed as Lansing per family residence context.
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
Is this your Kerndt family? Ask us →The Law Family
of Webster County, Iowa · from New York · documented from the public record
George W. Law
George W. Law ⚭ Harriet Blakesley
childrenCornelia Law
- Maternal grandfather of Edgar H. Williams.
- Native of New York, farmer by occupation.
- He and his wife Harriet Blakesley were well advanced in years at death.
- They had eight children.
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
Is this your Law family? Ask us →The Martin Family
of Webster County, Iowa · documented from the public record
David E. Martin d. 1903
David E. Martin ⚭ Clara Reeve
- Native of New York.
- Came to Illinois in pioneer times, worked as a shoemaker in Princeton, later in real estate.
- Served as sheriff of Bureau County, Illinois.
- Lived in Princeton until his death in April 1903.
- Wife Clara (Reeve) Martin of Massachusetts.
- Father of Mary (Martin) Haviland.
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
Is this your Martin family? Ask us →The Martin Family
of Webster County, Iowa · documented from the public record
Mary Martin d. 1903
Mary Martin ⚭ Mr. Haviland
childrenAndrew J. Haviland
- First wife of the Haviland fruit-grower/nurseryman of Cooper township.
- Married March 26, 1884.
- Daughter of David E. Martin (of New York) and Clara (Reeve) Martin (of Massachusetts).
- Died December 16, 1903 after a two-year illness.
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
Is this your Martin family? Ask us →The Myrland Family
of Webster County, Iowa · from Norway · documented from the public record
O. P. Myrland
O. P. Myrland ⚭ Emily P. Simondson
childrenLouis O. Myrland
- Native of Norway.
- Came to America with parents in the early 1850s, family locating in Wisconsin.
- Farmer in Dane county, Wisconsin until 1888.
- Moved to Jackson, Minnesota in 1892.
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
Is this your Myrland family? Ask us →The Tripp Family
of Webster County, Iowa · from New York · documented from the public record
Ralph O. Tripp 1832 – 1898
parentsDavid Tripp
Ralph O. Tripp ⚭ Satirah Powell
childrenEva M. Tripp
- Native of New York, taken to Illinois at age four.
- Came to Iowa about 1868.
- Farmer.
- Served nearly two years as a private in an Illinois regiment during the Civil War.
- Died at Liscomb, Iowa in 1898 aged 66.
- Siblings: David, Hannah, Lorette, Philosia and Laura.
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
Is this your Tripp family? Ask us →The Williams Family
of Webster County, Iowa · from Oneida County, New York · documented from the public record
Edgar Williams d. 1871
Edgar Williams ⚭ Cornelia Law
childrenEdgar H. Williams
- Father of Edgar H. Williams.
- Reared in Oneida County, New York.
- Became an early settler of Burlington, Wisconsin, where he was a manufacturer of farming implements, carriages and wagons.
- Died 1871 at age about thirty-seven (born ~1834).
- Widow Cornelia (Law) Williams survived him, living at Canastota, New York.
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
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