Butler County Surnames

 

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Surname

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ACKERMAN, FAIRCHILD Norma Gilbertson   

njgilber@gmail.com

David b. 1822 & wife Lucy Fairchild to Butler Co 1866 from Dodge Co, WI
ACKERSON & INGALLS Blunt

foxwalking@sbcglobal.net

New Hartford, late 1800's
ALLEN & PFALTZGRAPH Sandy Miller sandy_viera@hotmail.com Glenn Allen, d. 2006, & wife Marilyn Pfaltzgraff 
APPLEBY, EVERETT, MINERT, ROSE Mike Appleby COappleby1@msn.com

Garrett Henry MINERT (1833-1915) m Rachel Frances GAPEN in 1856 in WI;
Kenneth Dexter ROSE (1866-1936) m Martha Jane MINERT (1867-1957);
George W. APPLEBY, MD, (1860-1943) m Nellie EVERETT (1860-1929)

ASHWORTH Herbert Ray Ashworth ashworthh@helenachemical.com Dayton Twp, arrived from England ca. 1868. Interested in all Ashworths to the present
BAKKER, JANSEN Barbara bakkertree@yahoo.com
BALES/BAYLES Bernice Bayles Hazlett

WHaz166518@aol.com

Butler County
BECKER Wm. Becker

mrwaab@aol.com

August W. 1847-1927 Children: Wm., Lola, Eliza, Bertha, Harman and Thedera
BEHR Gail Meyer Kilgore

gail.kilgore@gmail.com

Behr in Butler Co.(5/17)  *Gail Kilgore has passed away.  KD 2023
BENAGE Dana Smith msdjsmith95@msn.com Descendants of George W. Benage, died 1909 in Butler Co. Originally from PA via OH and WI.
BENNETT Bill Hewitt bill-hewitt@sbcglobal.net Family arrived in Butler Co in 1893 from Kansas. Charles Nelson BENNETT, b. 1849, IL, d. 28 Apr 1925; wife Mary Elizabeth HEWITT BENNETT, b. 1849, IN , d. ?? 1940; children: Delbert E. BENNETT, b. 1874 IL, m. Mary Belle ARCHER, d. ?? 1907; Roy N. BENNETT, b. 1890, IL, d. 1893; Anna B. BENNETT, b.1878, IL, d. 27 Jul 1944; Fred Hewitt BENNETT, b. 1875, IL, d. 1954 Jackson County, SD. All but Fred buried Oak Hill Cemetery.
BINGER, DRALLE, KESSLER, MAHNKE, BRANDENBURG, HUBELER, BARTH & KOEBRICH Penny Brisson

penny2862@prodigy.net

Surnames branching from Frederick Binger, brother of John B. Binger. Area of Green.
BRADFORD, MILES & PRESCOTT Jason Gambill

ajgambill@earthlink.net

No Information given
BRENNAN Terry Brennan terryrbrennan@gmail.com  My 2nd great grandfather was Corneliius Brennan who lived in Butler County for 38 years and died there in 1905. He resided in Parkersburg and is buried there. According to the Parkersburg Eclipse, he had resided in Butler for 38 years and 18 years in Parkersburg and was considered a highly respected citizen.
BUNN Alice Quayle Gershman

quayle@earthlink.net

Peter b. 1818 NJ  d. 1896 Shell Rock, want to find parents
BURRESS, HART      Norma Gilbertson    njgilber@gmail.com Hannah Hart, Mrs. Levi Burress, to Dayton Twp 1851 from IND, IL, KY
CARD, HERSEY, ACKERSON, HALL, CODNER, & WHITLOCK Dawn Card

dnrcard@charter.net

Family began near Parkersburg, spread throughout the years through the whole county
Email no longer works-Karen Jun 2018
CARPENTER & CALDWELL Joan Ewing

no longer works

In Butler Co. IA 1851 - 1854
CHAPMAN & STREETER Carolyn Kemp

carolynkemp@voyager.net

Butler Co.
COLBY Eugene F. Gray

gray@msu.edu NEED NEW EMAIL ADDRESS

Butler Co. 1880's. Philander died 1895, wife Rachel 1890. Son William died 1918 in Aredale.
CONWAY Dan Kiley

dkiley@commspeed.net

Michael & Mary Jordan Conway WI>IA>MN  son John>IA
CROCKER Elaine Hazleton Bolton ehb839@earthlink.net My grandmother was Mabel Anna Crocker Albertson Hazleton, born 21 March 1876 in Greene, Iowa to Ella Gonyon CROCKER and Crofton C. CROCKER. Crofton died March 1881 in Greene, buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. Am told he was the first City Marshal and a Street Commissioner. Would like to learn more about the CROCKER family.
DEARMOUN Karen Taylor

KSTaylor16@aol.com

William J., married Laura Richard/Richmond abt. 1874
DONNELLY, BARFUSE & BRONNEMAN .

CORALLA@aol.com

Butler Co.
DOYLE, SMITH, HAGERTY M. Moore teeseemo@yahoo.com from Ireland to Canada to Butler Co in 1865; Doyle Descendants (offsite).
DRENTH M.J. Vineyard

MJVineyard@aol.com

Sam Drenth b. 1895, Netherlands; Clarksville, Shellrock area
DuBOIS, BLAIR, JAMES &  LEWIS Donald G DuBois

dgdubois@yahoo.com

Farmed Bristow about 1880. Left for Vancouver, WA
EBERSOLD & FORNEY Virginia Forney Majewski ginnym51@msn.com Descendants of Christian Forney and Philip Ebersold
ENGELKENS or BOELKES Rene' Antonisse hantonisse@yahoo.com Jenny Boelkes m. Harm Engelkens, dau. Dena b. 1902 > Butler Co. son John, dau. Annie
EPHROM, HARRIS Ed Ephrom, Jr.

meephrom@cybernet1.com

Ephrom arrived abt 1890, August died in 1934.  Harris bef 1890 to (unknown)
FERGUSON David Maxwell

Dmaxwell@imf.org

Butler Co.
FETTERHOFF, TURNER Carol Hatfield-White

vistacarol@hotmail.com

Fetterhoff family name is connected to the United Brethern Church, Albert R. was a circuit riding evangelist.
FLYNN  

Milesfubrnham@aol.com

John Henry Fylnn  1930 Census in Shell Rock
FORNEY, BETTINGER, McKINNEY, DEARMOUN & RICHMOND Karen Taylor

KSTaylor16@aol.com

Family names in Butler Co.in 1860-1870 and 1880
FRANKEN Jakob Franken jej.franken@hetnet.nl Franken family
FRANKEN Gordon Faber

Faber@worldnet.att.net

1881 to Present
FRY/FREY Carolyn Trocine

cteapots@bellsouth.net

Family of Dirk & Tillie
FULLER Benjamin Kinsey jkinsey17@comcast.net Orin Fuller in Butler Co in 1895 and 1910 censuses; family may have come from Elkhart Co, IN
GALLAGHER Judy Bos-Parsons

joodybos@aol.com

Mary Elizabeth Gallagher, b. West VA, lived in/near Greene, IA
GOHEEN Norma Gilbertson   

njgilber@gmail.com  

William and family to Dayton Twp in 1852, from IND, VA
HANE Ron Hane

ron_hane@hotmail.com  

Daniel and Louisa "Anna" Hane came to Ripley Twp between 1852 and 1855. Their children were John B b.1850, Winfield S b.1852, Loren T b.1855 James P b.1859, Matilda C b.1861 and Luthere b.1867. Loren owned a farm in West Point Twp.
HARDMAN, MERRICK Stephen Merrick Hardman shardman@wideopenwest.com Montgomery, OH. Margaret Hardman was the first known birth in Coldwater township in 1854
HASSELL Joseph Ford

JFords001@aol.com

1880 Census, living in Bennezette. William, Margaret and 5 children. Gideon, Janie and 5 children.
HESSE, PATTERSON, WAMSLEY, & HILL  Jim Rowe

BULZFAN91@insightbb.com

Butler Co.
HULL, HAVEN, & KEMP Donald G DuBois

dgdubois@yahoo.com

Farmed at Bristow around 1880. Buried Oak Hill Cem
INGALES, PARTHEMORE, ACKERSON and CARD  

foxwalking@sbcglobal.net

 
JACOBS Sandra Tennyson

LNSTENNYSON@att.net

b. Germany 1845, 1880/Jefferson twp 1900/Fremont twp
JUNKER, WESSELS, BRUNS, FOKKEN, HEERTS, KOHKMAN & UHLENHOPP Brenda

brendas@mts.net

1800's to the present
LAHMON Mary White

maranbob@netins.net

Lahmon's: Jacob & Elizabeth, James, William, Emma, Hannah, Margaret (Allen) and Sylvester
LLOYD and BYRAMS Myron Lloyd

myron@lloydrealty.com

Owen Lloyd married Jane Byrns. Farmed near Shellrock.
LOGAN
Dan Kiley dkiley@commspeed.net Michael Logan 1846-1917
CAN>NY>IL>IA
LOW Donald Low

donlow@mindspring.net

Asa, wife Amelia and son Isaac are listed in 1870 Butler Co. Census. Email no longer works 10/2016
McCAULIFF, BIGGS, BAILEY, BEEBE, HAZLETT Cathy Rossing

Little54cat@aol.com

John McCAULIFF and Susan BIGGS McCAULIFF moved from Green County, WI to Butler Co. sometime in the 1870s. Four children: Eva, Cyndia, Dr. Guy Thomas,and Pearl James McCAULIFF.
McCLINTOCK Wanda McClintock gwmcclintock2011@msn.com Andrew and Jane to Butler Co. abt. 1850, buried in Riverside Cemetery, Shell Rock. Son Joseph moved to Sac County. Seeking info on others who stayed in Butler County.
McELHANEY, GUSHARD, JACOBSEN & ROBENHAGEN Brenda "McElhaney" Verno

b_verno@hotmail.com

Primarily in the Clarksville area mid-1800's to present day
MILLER  

justme@schallertel.net

Henry William Miller and Catherine Snider Miller
MILLER / MULLER Sandy Miller sandy_viera@hotmail.com Herman Miller and wife Henrietta Karsjens, Parkersburg
NIECE. NEICE, NEECE Darlene Ninko

darli1115@yahoo.com

Nathaniel G. Niece b. 1819 Ohio m. 1836 Ziprah Lewis. Father's name Seymour. Brother MDL Niece a school teacher. Sister Sarah m. Ancel Durand. Looking for other sibs and mother.
OLMSTEAD Ronald E. Olmstead reolmstead@cox.net New Hartford area from 1853 to the present.
PARKER & BAKER Sue Parker Wilson

105224.356@compuserve.com

James D. Parker & Ensign Baker lived in Parkersberg til late 1890's
PARRIOTT and HOWARD Crystal P. Burton

cyrstalpb@msn.com

Butler Co.
PHIPPS Janet Hastie

Sheba16J@aol.com

Died Nov 16, 1923 Bristow,
PIDDINGTON, CROUSE, WILLEY & BYE Vicki Knox Larson

VLarson169@aol.com

No information
REINKING Judy Bos-Parsons

joodybos@aol.com

Harvey W. Reinking, b. 1909, Ida Grove, IA, lived in/near Greene, IA, died Colorado Springs, CO
ROWRAY Jack cjrow@southslope.net  
ROYER Dana Smith msdjsmith95@msn.com Descendants of William W. Royer and Mary Stewart, originally from PA via Green County, WI circa 1870
RUDE (AANDERUDE) Sara Lyon

jean3@mindspring.com

Michael & Paul. Are there any descendants?
SANTEE, BECKER & LEE Cindy Santee

sinsan84Q@msn.com 

Butler Co. Surnames
SCOTT Connie Norheim Connie_norheim@hotmail.com Tracy & Louisa A. Scott moved from DeKalb Co, IL to Butler Co about 1857-1859 with children Joel I, Caroline M, and Edwin. Louisa died May 11, 1876 in Butler Co. Son Samuel Levi Scott & wife Ellen had son Fredrick Arthur in 1859 in Butler Co. Esp. interested in Louisa's maiden name.
SHAW Mary K. Jones

mkayjones@home.com

Resided in Greene   1900-1910  Email no longer works!  10/2016
SHAW & MORRISON Meli Calkins

mmcalkins@earthlink.net

Olive Deborah Morrison Shaw, died 1863 Butler Co. Father: Lansing Morrison;  Husband: Robert Whitford  Shaw
SHADBOLT,WALSH, COON, WEILAND, LEERHOFF, GOLDENSTEIN Deborah

deb_k831@yahoo.com

Allison, Butler Center, Clarksville and surrounding area
SPAWR Laurel Busch laurel@laurelroots.com The Peter and Elizabeth SPAWR family lived south of Clarksville, coming from McLean Co., Ill., in the 1850s and moving on to Kansas in 1866. Their children were Isaac, Valentine, John, Mary, Peter Marion, Joseph, and Margaret. Isaac is a mystery; he might not have moved to Iowa with the family. Valentine served in the 14th Iowa Infantry, Co. C, from 1862 to 1864. John died in Clarksville in 1864. Mary married Jesse BEST in 1856.
STAFFORD Mary Lou Rogers

marylou@trvnet.net

Pennsylvania, Ohio, Dumont, (Butler co.) Iowa
STRAIGHT  

Texshakeyirish@aol.com

Herbert George Straight
TAYLOR, PATCHIN, CASE, HALL, FILKINS and METZGER Lois Eckley

leckley@gmail.com

In Shell Rock and Beaver, primarily from 1865-1890
TWOHIG Patricia Forsey

deng43@megalink.net

TWIGG in 1895 Census, I need records of marriages and births
VALENTINE, TAYLOR Greta Thompson bluebear@new.rr.com Orin/Orrin Valentine (1854-1936), son of Peter and Matilda (Smith) Valentine, m. Rosa (1858-1934), daughter of Charles and Pauline (Seekatz) Taylor. Five daughters, two died in infancy; May married Edward Frank Kistner; Emma married F. Ralph; Myrtle May, born 1892, died in 1921. Family lived in Clarksville mid-1890s, otherwise in Bremer and Black Hawk Counties.  Email no longer works, Karen May 2017
VALENTINE, TAYLOR (2) Greta Thompson bluebear@new.rr.com Lucian/Lucien Valentine (1863-1927), brother of Orrin (see above) m. (1) Celia Gleason (1858-1887), daughter Lola; (2) Anna M. Smith, ended in divorce and (3) Rose H. Taylor (1862), daughter of James R. and Hester (Cook) Taylor. Especially interested in info re Anna Smith..

Email no longer works, Karen May 2017

VAN HORN Mary Lou Rogers

marylou@trvnet.net

Groningen Province, Netherlands > Iowa Sheffield, Franklin Co. > Parkersburg, Greene, Butler Co.
WELTNER Tom Davenport

TDavenpo@hq.odedodea.edu

My gr-grandfather was the pastor in Vilmar for many years.  Any info would be great.  Email no longer works  10/2016

WHALEY Shari

Rrsje@aol.com

Died at Aplington, 10-29-1911
WIGLE or WYGLE Cheryl Hillard

hilliard@fmtcs.com

Moved to Butler Co. in 1856 from Union Co. OH
WYGLE, MATHER Forrest Lindsey

lindsey@earthlink.net

Elizabeth Grace Wygle, dau of Robt I. & Louella Mather.
YAGER Marjorie Yager Wendt

moonfire@dtgnet.com

Information to share on this family  **Email no longer working!!  KD 11 May 2017
YOST Lisa (Holtquist) De La Cruz Sweetpee31@aol.com Jacob Yost, III immigrated to Iowa from Pennsylvania in June of 1853. He was married to Julia Crosby at that time. She died in Linn County, Iowa in 1853. In 1855 he married Sarah Ann Sparks in Tama County; she died in 1856 in Tama County, He then married Evaline Bethany Scott on Feb. 28th, 1857 in Madison Twp, Butler County, Iowa. He remained in Butler County till he died on Jun-24-1891.
YOUNG Darrell Young

Young675@cs.com

1870 Eliza Young; Children, Benjamin Franklin & Horace Seaman. Aplington & Bristow area.
YOUNKER, FABEL, WEMPLE, KEMMERER CR Troemel Troerew@comcast.net George, Jeremiah, Caroline and William F. Younker born 1820's to 1830's in Pennsylvania to Jonathan Younker and wife Elizabeth Fabel. Came from Susquehanna Co, PA to Butler Co, IA about 1854. Caroline married Kemmerer and William married a Wemple daughter.

 

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