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2023 Comments and Thank-you notes - Do you have something to say about this website?

* January 2 - I appreciate all the work you've done.... Kent, Minneapolis, MN
* March 21 - Terrific website. So many obituaries of people who died in my family.... Shirley, Prairie du Chein, WI
* April 12 - I'm doing a happy dance today! Found 3 obituaries that advanced my research another generation .... Kelly, Phoenix, AZ
* July 1 - What a beautifully done website! ... Rebecca
* August 3 - I appreciate the time that all of you co-ordinators take to help us genealogists ... Donna C., Truro, IA
* Sept 26 - Excellent website, the time put into it really shows ... Norma, Palm Desert, CA
* Nov 4 - So much information, thank-you ... Ann, Sioux City, IA

November & December 2023

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items)
* Updated the Elk Creek / Brookshire / Taylor cemetery burials page - from Phyllis Peterson (12/29/23)
* Updated the location of Blanchaine (aka Ruegnitz) cemetery on the cemetery index and Blanchaine burials page - from Phyllis Peterson & Kevin Kitzman (12/7/23)
*2 new gravestone photos were shared on the Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (Miene & Bruehahn, Monona City cem) - from Jym Montgomery (11/8/23)
*The cemetery burial lists are updated frequently (often daily) by the coordinator - 62 unique updates have been made to cemeteries in November & December (several cemeteries were updated more than once)

COURT RECORDS
*New content - added Oct & Dec Petit jurors, 1943 - from Reid R. Johnson (12/30/23)
*New! District Court news, 1943 - from Reid R. Johnson (12/30/23)
*New content - added Grand & Feb. Petit, 1943 AND Petit Oct & Nov.1947 - from Reid R. Johnson (12/01/23)
*New! District Court news, 1947 - from Reid R. Johnson (12/01/23)
*New content - added Petit jurors, May, 1947 - from Reid R. Johnson (11/11/23)

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*New content added to compiled marriages, 1943 - from Reid R. Johnson (12/07//23 & 12/29/23)
*New content added to compiled marriages, 1941, 1943 & 1947 - from Reid R. Johnson (12/01//23)
*New content added to compiled marriages, 1947 - from Reid R. Johnson (11/11/23 & 11/17/23)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the November & December obituary contributors - Jane Thein, Reid R. Johnson, Ken Johnson, Joy Moore & S. Ferrall

OBITUARY INDEX

PHOTO ALBUM INDEX - lots of photos and misc. historical info. from around the county
*New! Benzing - Kutzbach * Kuthe * Sass * Ball 5-generation photo, 1947 - from S. Ferrall & Reid R. Johnson (11/11/23)

SURNAME REGISTRY (making family connections with others)
*Dave Keegan has updated his email address for research surnames: Keegan, McNally, McFaul, Patnoe & Rounds (12/7/23)

September & October 2023

BIOGRAPHIES - 1940 Who's Who in Iowa
* Updated! Added 50 additional transcribed biographies - the A, B, Q, U, V & W bios are now completed - from S. Ferrall (Sep 3, 4 & 5)

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items)
*Updated! Iowa VA cemetery (Dallas co. IA), added J.C. Patzner - from Connie McDaniel Hall (10/14/23)
*Over 100 gravestone photos were shared on the Iowa Gravestone Photo Project - from Phyllis Peterson (10/4 & 10/5/23)
*Major update in progress: the Strawberry Pt. cemetery database is being updated to add all known burials; all 'E' surnames have now been added - from Kevin Kitzman (9/10/23)
*The Clayton county cemetery burial lists are updated frequently (often daily) by the coordinator - over 100 unique updates have been made to cemeteries in September & October, some cemeteries were updated multiple times

COURT RECORDS
*New! District Court news, 1940 - from Reid R. Johnson (10/30/23)
*New content from 1940 added to "Court Ordered Inmates" - from Reid R. Johnson (10/30/23)
*New content - added Grand Jurors, Petit jurors, Feb, May, July, Oct & Dec, 1940 - from Reid R. Johnson (10/30/23)
*New! District Court news, 1940 - from Reid R. Johnson (10/30/23)
*New content from 1939 added to "Court Ordered Inmates" - from Reid R. Johnson (9/4/23)
*New content - added Petit jurors, Oct & Dec, 1939 - from Reid R. Johnson (9/4/23)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*New content added to the County, Twp & Town officials page (1940 Assessors) - from Reid R. Johnson (10/30/23)

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*New content added to compiled marriages, 1940 - from Reid R. Johnson (10/27/23 & 10/30/23)
*New content added to compiled marriages, 1859 & 1860 - from S. Ferrall (9/11/23)
*New content added to compiled marriages, 1939 - from Reid R. Johnson (9/3/23)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Updated! World War II Honor Roll, adding P. Bernhard Tyson - coordinator (10/11/23)
*Updated! World War I Honor Roll, adding A.J. Schmalfeld & W.O. Thompson - coordinator (9/30/23)
*Updated! Civil War Honor Roll, adding add'l info. for T. Buggy, W.H. Gray, M. Lacy, R. Ross, M.L. Sherman, J. Simons, W. Talcott & G. VanTuyle - coordinator (9/15/23 & 10/3/23)

ODDS & ENDS - a rummage bag of interesting items
* New content from 1940 added to Poor Farm/County Hospital page - from Reid R. Johnson (9/25/23)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the September & October obituary contributors - S. Ferrall, Reid R. Johnson & Joy Moore

August 2023

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items)
*Major update in progress: the Strawberry Pt. cemetery database is being updated to add all known burials; all 'D' surnames have now been added - from Kevin Kitzman (8/30/23)
*Major Update! Burials from 2010 thru 8/3/2023 have been added Garnavillo Community cemetery burials - from Jane Thein (August '23)
*The cemetery burial lists are updated frequently (often daily) by the coordinator - 70 unique updates have been made to cemeteries in August, some cemeteries may have been updated more than once. This does not include the major Garnavillo or Strawberry Point updates

COURT RECORDS
*New content - added Petit jurors, Feb & May, 1939 - from Reid R. Johnson (8/12/23)
*Clayton County Court historical info. - coordinator (8/12/23)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*New content added to the Bar Association page - coordinator (8/12/23)

DOCUMENTS (document board) - indexes to the documents posted on the board: index 1 * index 2
*As new items are posted to the document board the indexes will be updated as time permits although some of the postings might be moved to other pages on this website if appropriate. (Updated Index #1 on 8/6/23 - another article & several photos were added to McGregor Fire Kills 8, 1939

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*New content added to compiled marriages, 1939 - from Reid R. Johnson (through-out August)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*New! Biography of Andrew Hughes, 21st IA Inf. - from Carl Ingwalson (8/22/23)
*Updated! Civil War Honor Roll, adding Andrew Hughes - coordinator (8/22/23)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the August obituary contributors - Reid R. Johnson & S. Ferrall

OBITUARY INDEX - last updated 08/31/2023

PHOTO ALBUM INDEX - lots of photos and misc. historical info. from around the county
*New content added to the Froelich album, photo & news article about the 1st gas tractor - from S. Ferrall (8/1/23)

SURNAME REGISTRY (making family connections with others)
*Donna J. Crow has updated her email address for her research surnames Boss, Gisiger, Moser, Mullet, Risch, Schroeder & VonBruel (8/3/2023)

July 2023

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items)
*Major Update! Union cemetery has been updated, adding additional burials, dates, relationship data or corrections to previous data - from Phyllis Peterson & S. Ferrall (update completed 7/27/23)
*The cemetery burial lists are updated frequently (often daily) by the coordinator -78 unique updates have been made to cemeteries in July, not including the major update to Union cemetery. Several of the cemeteries were updated more than once.

COURT RECORDS
*New! District Court news, 1938 - from Reid R. Johnson (7/29/23)
*Added: Petit jurors, May & December terms 1938- from Reid R. Johnson (July 2023)

DEATH RECORDS (listing of the cemetery & death records found on this website)
*New content added to the 'Anatomical Gifts' database - coordinator (7/17/23)

DOCUMENTS (document board) - indexes to the documents posted on the board: index 1 * index 2
*As new items are posted to the document board the indexes will be updated as time permits although some of the postings might be moved to other pages on this website if appropriate. (Updated Index #2 on 7/20/23 - Highland & Evergreen Groves, 1897)

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*Compiled Anniversaries, added Junk 50th & photo - from S. Ferrall (7/19/23)
*New content added to compiled marriages, 1938 - from Reid R. Johnson (through-out July)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Added S. Ingles to Civil War HR - coordinator (7/20/23)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the July obituary contributors - Reid R. Johnson & Olivia A. Otis

OBITUARY INDEX

SURNAME REGISTRY (making family connections with others)
Rebecca Laird is researching surnames LAIRD and WILLIAMSON. You'll find her email address in the surname registry.

June 2023

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items)
*Updated! Immaculate Conception cem. burial list & gravestone photo (GPP), surname Hefel - from Loras Gassmann (6/26/23)
*Updated! Noggle cemetery was cleared of foliage & a new fence placed around the stones - from Arlan Kickbush (6/20/23)
*Major update in progress: the Strawberry Pt. cemetery database is being updated to add all known burials; all 'C' surnames have now been added - from Kevin Kitzman (6/13/23)
*The cemetery burial lists are updated frequently (often daily) by the coordinator - 60 unique updates have been made to cemeteries in June (several cemeteries were updated more than once)

COURT RECORDS
*New! District Court news, 1937 - from Reid R. Johnson (6/26/23)
*Added: Petit jurors, October 1937 & Feb 1938- from Reid R. Johnson (6/15/23 & 6/26/23)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*Updated! A.F. & A.M. directory, Elkader 1938 - from Reid R. Johnson (6/26/23)
*Updated! Photographer Directory, added A.A. Horning - from S. Ferrall (6/21/23)
*Directory of Dentists, 1925 - from S. Ferrall (6/12/23)
*New! 1909-1928 Karl Marx Lodge No. 149 (aka Beulah Hall), see under Fraternal Societies - from Deanna Krambeer (6/9/23)

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*New content added to compiled marriages, 1938 - from Reid R. Johnson (6/26-29/23)
*New content added to compiled marriages, 1937 - from Reid R. Johnson (1937 completed 6/21/23)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Added L. Uhl & W. Phelps to WWI HR - coordinator (6/29/23)
*Added H.P. Marlette to Civil War HR - coordinator (6/21/23)
*Added C.A. Buck to the War of 1812 Honor Roll - coordinator (6/06/23)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the June obituary contributors - Reid R. Johnson & S. Ferrall

OBITUARY INDEX

May 2023

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items)
* Completed! Restoration of the McCleland family cemetery, several photos added - from Nancy Bleil (5/28/23)
* The cemetery burial lists are updated frequently (often daily) by the coordinator - 79 unique updates have been made to cemeteries in May (several cemeteries were updated more than once)

COURT RECORDS
*New! District Court news, newspaper accounts from 1936 - from Reid R. Johnson (5/28/23)
*Added: Petit jurors, October & December 1936 & May 1937- from Reid R. Johnson (May 6, 11 & 28, 2023)

DOCUMENTS (document board) - indexes to the documents posted on the board: index 1 * index 2
*As new items are posted to the document board the indexes will be updated as time permits although some of the postings might be moved to other pages on this website if appropriate. (Updated Index #2 on 5/06/23 - runaway girls, 1936)

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*New content added to compiled marriages, 1937 - from Reid R. Johnson (thru-out May '23)
*New content added to compiled marriages, 1936 - from Reid R. Johnson (thru-out May '23)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Added to Cunningham to the Sp-Am War Honor Roll - coordinator (5/26/23)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the May obituary contributors - Reid R. Johnson & S. Ferrall

OBITUARY INDEX

SCHOOL RECORDS - teachers, administrators, county & town schools; photos and more
* 1936 Elkader HS graduates & photo - from S. Ferrall (5/11/23)

March & April 2023

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items)
* Update! The 2022 burials in Monona City cemetery were added - from Jym Montgomery (4/20/23)
* Major update in progress! added burials occurring May 2010 thru Dec 2022 in Blocks 1, 2 & 3 Garnavillo Comm. Cemetery; the name indexes have also been updated (more updated blocks to come soon) - from Jane Thein (4/18/23)
* Major update in progress: the Strawberry Pt. cemetery database is being updated to add all known burials; all 'A', 'Ba' & 'Bu' surnames have been added - from Kevin Kitzman (April '23)
* Corrections and/or updated info. Garnavillo Community Cemetery, Blocks 2, 3 & 6 - from Jane Thein (4/4/23)
* The cemetery burial lists are updated frequently (often daily) by the coordinator - 84 unique updates (not including the major updates shown above) have been made to cemeteries in March & April (Several cemeteries were updated more than once)

Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (GPP)
* Gravestones (Locklear & Wells) from Monona City cemetery were added by Jym Montgomery (4/20/23)
* Gravestone photos from McCleland Family cemetery were added by Cheryl Monen (4/11/23)
* Gravestone photos from St. Sebald cemetery (Baumgartner) were shared by Deb Smock (3/22/23)

CENSUS RECORDS
* New! 1885 Iowa State census, town of Guttenberg - from Ellie Fliehler (4/3/23)
* New! 1930 federal census enumerators & questions asked - from S. Ferrall (3/22/23)

CHURCH RECORDS
*New content added to St. Joseph (Elkader) and Congregational (Elkader), both 1913 - from Reid R. Johnson (4/3/23)

COURT RECORDS
*Added: Petit jurors, May term, 1936 - from Reid R. Johnson (4/26/23)
*New content added to District court news, 1891 - from Reid R. Johnson (3/14/23)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
* New! 1878 Farmers Directory, Clayton county - from S.M., a volunteer (4/19/23)
* Many names added to several directories, data from 1912 & 1913 - from Reid R. Johnson (3/14/23 & 4/3/23)

DOCUMENTS (document board) (indexes to the documents posted on the board: index 1 * index 2)
*As new items are posted to the document board the indexes will be updated as time permits although some of the postings might be moved to other pages on this website if appropriate. (Updated Index #2 on 2/26/23)

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*New content added to compiled marriages, 1936 - from Reid R. Johnson (thru-out April '23)
*New content added to compiled marriages for 1911 & 1912 - from Reid R. Johnson (thru-out March & on 4/1/2023)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*New names added to CW Honor Roll (Minchk & Williams) & WWI Honor Roll (Hesner, McLaughlin & Scott) - coordinator (4/27/23)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the March & April obituary contributors - S. Ferrall & Reid R. Johnson

OBITUARY INDEX

ODDS & ENDS - a rummage bag of interesting items
* New content added to the Orphans & Abandoned children records "15 children removed from homes", 1936 - from Reid R. Johnson (4/26/23)
* New content from 1912 added to State Asylum page - from Reid R. Johnson (4/3/23)

February 2023

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items)
* The cemetery burial lists are updated frequently (often daily) by the coordinator - 61 unique updates have been made to cemeteries in February (Several cemeteries were updated more than once)

COURT RECORDS
*New content added to the Jury lists, 1888,' 89, '90 & '92- from Reid R. Johnson (2/3/23 & 2/26/23)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*New content - many names added to several directories, data from 1889,'90, ' 92 & '93 - from Reid R. Johnson (2/4/23 & 2/26/23)

DOCUMENTS (document board) (indexes to the documents posted on the board: index 1 * index 2)
*As new items are posted to the document board the indexes will be updated as time permits although some of the postings might be moved to other pages on this website if appropriate. Updated Index #2 on 2/26/23 -McGregor fire consumes six buildings. - 1892

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*New content added to compiled marriages for 1888, 1889, 1891 & 1892 - from Reid R. Johnson (thru-out February '23)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*New content added to the G.A.R. records - from Reid R. Johnson (2/3/23)
*New! Biography of 2nd Lt. John A. Liebenstein, WWII - from Deanna Krambeer (2/2/23)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the February obituary contributors - S. Ferrall & Reid R. Johnson

OBITUARY INDEX

ODDS & ENDS - a rummage bag of interesting items
* New content from 1888 & 1892 added to the State Asylum page - from Reid R. Johnson (thru-out Feb. '23)

January 2023

HISTORY - The History of Clayton County, Iowa, 1882
* The final portions of Chapter XVI have been transcribed: Murder in Mallory twp., Fatal Collision & Killing of Bangard - from S. Ferrall (1/12/23)

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items)
* The cemetery burial lists are updated frequently (often daily) by the coordinator - dozens of unique updates have been made to 49 cemeteries to-date in January (Several cemeteries were updated more than once)

CHURCH RECORDS
*New content added to 1st Ev. Lutheran church, 1944 article about the Stavanger church - from S. Ferrall (01/24/23)
*New content added to the Sunday School database, 1888 & 1889 - from Reid R. Johnson (01/24/23)

COURT RECORDS
* New: 1887 District Court News- from Reid R. Johnson (1/8/23)
* New content: Grand Jury, 1888 and Petit jurors, 1888 January term - from Reid R. Johnson (1/8/23)
* New content: Petit jurors, 1887 May, September & November terms - from Reid R. Johnson (1/3/23)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*Dozens of names & other data from several years was added to the Horse Thief Detective Ass'n page, including all 102 members of the Strawberry Point organization in 1907 - from S. Ferrall (1/24/23)
*New content -many names added to several directories, data from 1887, 1888 & 1889 - from Reid R. Johnson (througout January '23)

DOCUMENTS (document board) (indexes to the documents posted on the board: index 1 * index 2)
*As new items are posted to the document board the indexes will be updated as time permits although some of the postings might be moved to other pages on this website if appropriate.1/19/23 - Index 1 (Crime Files) updated (Curler manslaughter conviction +photo)

MARRIAGE RECORDS (marriage licenses, engagements, marriages & divorces)
*New content added to compiled marriages for 1887 & 1888 - from Reid R. Johnson (thru-out January '23)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
* New content added to the Elkader & Volga G.A.R.,1889 - from Reid R. Johnson (1/24/23)
* New content added to the Volga G.A.R., 1887 & Elkader & Volga G.A.R.,1888 - from Reid R. Johnson (1/3/23 & 1/8/23)
* New content added to the Civil War Honor Roll (Bridell, Cook, Cooper, Lee, Marble, Marker, Opperman & Wilson) and WWI Honor Roll (Leonard) - coordinator (all in January '23)

ODDS & ENDS - a rummage bag of interesting items
* New content from 1887 added to the State Asylum page - from Reid R. Johnson (1/3/23 & 1/8/23)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the January obituary contributors - Reid R. Johnson, Henry Brainard & S. Ferrall

OBITUARY INDEX

PHOTO ALBUMS - photo postcard collection, family & individual photo albums, towns & township albums and mic. other photos
* Photos of Charlotte 'Lottie' Schwartz, RN and add'l info. added to the Schwartz family album - from Kathy Smith (1/19 & 26/23)