Cerro Gordo County Iowa
Genealogy
What's New on the Cerro Gordo Website?
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November 2009
OLD OWEN GROVE CEMETERY
BOHEMIAN CEMETERY
A - G
October 2009
1923 MASON CITY DIRECTORY
FINISHED
DOUGHERTY TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
Students
Mc LAUGHLIN PENSION
Daniel McLaughlin Pension
MARRIAGE 1855-1869 (A-J)
MARRIAGE 1855-1869 (K-Y)
IOOF CEMETERY
Rebekahs of Iowa
MARRIAGE 1870-1872 (A-I)
MARRIAGE 1870-1872 (J-Z)
September 2009
1923 MASON CITY DIRECTORY
R's finished, C-W-X-Y Added Part of S "the final letter"
CERRO GORDO LOOK UP
VOLUNTEERS Look-up for
1898-99 Mason City Directory
NEWS INDEX
Index added for Newspaper Articles. New Disaster Articles Added.
CORNELL COLLAGE ALUMNI 1858-1916
August 2009
1923 MASON CITY DIRECTORY
K's & T-U-V Added
July 2009
1923 MASON CITY DIRECTORY
07/14 Added "B", "M" and part of "Q-R"
June2009
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
VOLUNTEERS
NEW Things
that don't fit a category Photos, Stories & Tidbits of News. Send
something "Fun"
1923 MASON CITY DIRECTORY
06/06 added "L" 06/20 Added "N & O" We still need help!
1856 IOWA STATE CENSUS
CANAAN TOWNSHIP
FALLS TOWNSHIP
LAKE TOWNSHIP
OWEN TOWNSHIP
1905 IOWA STATE CENSUS
GENESEO TOWNSHIP
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May 2009
1923 MASON CITY DIRECTORY
You can find what names we have by using the Search Engine.
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April 2009
ASSESSORS ROLL INDEX
These are indexes only but they can
place your research name in the county at this time
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March 2009
TAX
ROLL INDEX 1975 & 1877
These are indexes only but they can place your research name in the county at
this time
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February 2009
STOOLDYER Obit of
Josephine E.
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January 2009
MILITARY INDEX
Perry Cottrell’s Civil War
Pension. Both his father and mother seeking their dead son's pension
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December 2008
NATURALIZATION RECORDS
12/12/2008
Name Index to Naturalizations for Mason
City Iowa (1942-1961)
1883 PENSIONERS New 12/2008
JANUARY 1, 1883
THE NAME OF EACH PENSIONER, THE CAUSE FOR WHICH PENSIONED, AND THE POST-OFFICE
ADDRESS, THE RATE OF PENSI0N PER MONTH, AND THE DATE OF ORIGINAL ALLOWANCE.
CERRO
GORDO CO SURNAMES
Names added: Young & Hill _ Thompson & Gillette
MARRIAGES
Compiled by our researchers: Thompson, Gillette, Adams, Deyoe, Stevens, Crall &
Dennison
FAMILY INDEX
Contributions from Researchers: Adams, Deyeo, Gillette and Thompson added
I WANT TO THANK THESE
CONTRIBUTORS. IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR CERRO GORDO FAMILY NAMES OUT TO OTHER
RESEARCHERS, THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.
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November 2008
POSTCARD
International Harvester Co.
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October 2008
1883 History of Franklin & Cerro Gordo History
REMINISCENCES OF PIONEERS
Stories of early days in Cerro Gordo County
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September 2008
INDEX 1883
History of Franklin & Cerro Gordo History. On line is the Complete Table of
Contents & Civil War Veterans and Roll of Honor
Added _ Marriages _ Old Settlers Biography Index _
OLD NEWSPAPER BITS
Bits & Pieces from various newspapers
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August 2008
HISTORIC SITES
See what is listed for Cerro Gordo Co.
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June 2008
MARRIAGES
Compiled by our researchers
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MAY 2008
Note:
MARRIAGE INDEX
I had uploaded all of the Marriages in "March" but I forgot to upload the new
Index. You would not have found the name you were looking
for if you used the Search Engine. You may want to do a new search
THORTON FIRE
VETERANS
MONUMENT INDEX
2845 Names currently inscribed on the War monument in Mason City, Iowa.
PHOTO GALLERY INDEX
Got the photos back on line that were on
the site before
OFF SITE MILITARY
RECORDS
List of Civil War Pensioners on
the Roll January 1, 1883
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April 2008
FAMILY INDEX
First Family information sent in by Lois
Thompson.
Your family information might be the only way researchers find their family in
Cerro Gordo Co. No Gedcoms or living people.
PHOTO ALBUM
Postcards sent by volunteers. We can use local photos and
family photos, if you know who the people are
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March 2008
MISC INFORMATION
New Page - Miscellaneous Information,
(1865 Iowa Gazetteer) Census & Post Offices
MARRIAGE INDEX
Miscellaneous Marriages Added L-O 03/26/2008 Marriage files are done A-Z.
Search Engine Updated
INDEX OF CEMETERY
PHOTOS Index of Cemetery Photos by Cemetery
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February 2008
Annette (Nettie Mae) Lucus has given us
permission to use her work for Cerro Gordo County. Nettie was a long time
IaGenWeb Coordinator and she and I managed the IAARCHIVES for several years
together. She is a good friend and I thank her.
1860 CENSUS
INDEX - CERRO GORDO CO.
BIRTHS 1880-1882
MARRIAGE
1872-1880
DEATHS
1880-1887
GRANT CEMETERY
GRAVES REGISTRATION
WPA PROJECT Finished
TOWNSHIPS
INDEX
1930 Plat Book Maps 1895
Atlas Maps Finished
MARRIAGE INDEX
Added Miscellaneous Marriages
Finished
Cerro Gordo Medical Profession in the Great War
MEDICAL PROFESSION
IN WWI
Miscellaneous Marriage A - K
1895 TOWNSHIP
MAPS Finished
WPA Graves Registration Finished
AREA RESOURCES
and VITAL RECORDS
available in Cerro Gordo Co.
CLARK FAMILY
BIBLE
ORPHAN TRAINS