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FAMILY GROUP SHEETS |
The following families emigrated from Holland and Cuba.
Karten in Dutch is a map.
A map maker provided these maps of their homelands.
Your County Coordinator is donkelly since 1997. How and when I got into genealogy. copyright 1996-2012 All rights reserved.
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STATE PROJECTS |
Old Press
WPA cemetery registration did not include cemeteries here in this county.
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CIVIL WAR COUNTY RECORDS |
ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR
Iowa Pre-civil war Militias
With sections for:
WWI including casualties
from Des Moines County, IA
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ASSORTED DOCUMENTS |
This wagon train left to the west from Burlington, Iowa.
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MAP SERVICES |
Burlington area
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IOWA NATIVES STORIES |
Great grandmother Williamson Beebe told these Indian stories.
Other Indian stories provided by history loving contributors.
Irishmen were Indian Chiefs
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MY IOWA FAMILIES |
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LOST PHOTOGRAPHS |
WAT or WATT Family Photograph I've "rescued" an old photograph which is identified as that of Herman WAT, though I'm thinking that the correct spelling may be WATT.
The photograph was taken at the S. T. Bryan Studio in Burlington, Iowa. The photograph appears to have been taken in 1880's or 1890's with Herman likely in his teens at the time.
I am hoping to locate someone from Herman's Family so that this wonderful old photograph can be returned to the care of his family.
If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me.