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Comment by Theresa Liewer on July 24, 2009 at 3:52pm

For those of you in the Des Moines area, there's a slumber party Saturday night, July 25th at the Iowa Genealogical Society library from 6 pm to 6 am -or whenever you give up the ghost. There's a $20 charge, which includes pop and pizza in the evening and a continental breakfast in the morning. I always say it's a flashback to a slumber party from teen age years - you stay up all night, eat junk food and talk about boys, but mostly they're dead. Go to the IGS website iowagenealogy.org for more details.

Comment by JB Peterson on July 24, 2009 at 3:33pm

Looking for Fines and Taylors in and around Taylor County at the turn of the 20th century.

Comment by Carldine H. (Martin) Van Allen on July 23, 2009 at 10:37pm

I am researching the following Iowa surnames Martin, Boyd and Epperson in Harrison County; Kegley, Cagley, Felcher and Ullom in Chickasaw (and neighboring counties); Fitzpatrick and Thomas in Delaware County.

Comment by Carroll Nichols Holmes on July 23, 2009 at 10:18pm

Lynnette -- George is a common first name in my Reed line. As far as I know, Your George is not a relative of mine. . . . Unless, of course, he was from Funkstown, Washington Co, Maryland. The only George I can think of would be too old or too young. Thank you very much, though. You never know.

Comment by Kimberly Mayfield on July 22, 2009 at 6:00pm

Looking for my great grandparents Eldon (Eldin) Pierce who married Opal Irene Damewood (Dameron) and had Alice Irene Pierce. I believe in Adams County.

Comment by Lynnette McMahon on July 20, 2009 at 10:33am

Carroll -- I have a George W. REED who moved to Benton Co, Iowa with his wife Christina and their children. They appear in the 1880 census in Taylor, Benton, Iowa. George's daughter Viola Trinette REED, married my great-uncle, Frank Warren RAMPTON.

If this is a connection, am happy to share!

Comment by Carroll Nichols Holmes on July 20, 2009 at 10:20am

I was born in Baker Township, Guthrie Co, Iowa, on the farm in 1936. My mother's family (Reed) had come to the state in 1855-56 to Tama County. My father came from Illinois with his family (Holmes) in 1900 to Bagley, Guthrie County.
My Iowa families are: Holmes, Reed, Simmons, Juurgensen, Peddicord, Decker, Nichols, Luce/Luse, Hoyt, Lukehart, Rape, Raper, and Dana.

Comment by Georgie Trammell on July 17, 2009 at 11:41pm

Juanita, I make a trip about the US in 08 that included VA, NC, TN, KY as well as a stop in Ottumawa. Unfortunately, I spent 3 days in a motel there sick as can be. Instead of visiting with cousins in Selma and Dodds, I decided to not take a change on giving him what ever bug I had. Unfortunately he passed away this year. He is the last of my 1st cousins on the Golden line that I really knew. My Grandfather re-married and had 3 more Children I only met my fathers half-sisters once and do not remember his half-brother, but they all lived in Albia. My Spilman's were my Grandmother Eliza Zoe, (1895-1950) her Father was James Harvey Reiley Spilman abt 1850-1922. If you have informaiton on the Dotson/Dodson Family I would be interested, My GGM was Elizabeth Ann Dotson (Spilman), My Father described her as a very kind woman. They lived in Wappelo Co. Her father was John Dotson, but I have found very little about him. I believe he is buried in the Bethel Cemetery near Salt Creek, but have never been able to confirm that is it him.

Comment by Peggy Sue (Fry) Dahler on July 17, 2009 at 6:12pm

We are looking for MEEKER, POSTEL, WOODS, GILSON, ECCLES & JOHNSON Family members in IOWA. Anyone related to the following people: Charles L. Meeker, Ronald Meeker, Marge (Woods) Meeker, Vickie (Postel) Meeker, Mary (Gilson) Postel, John R. Postel, John Eccles, Edward Eccles, & Vivian (Johnson) Eccles. If you are related or have information on families or family Members of these persons please contact me here or at my email: peggy_tonydahler@yahoo.com .

Comment by Shirley Vildibill on July 17, 2009 at 10:45am

Thanks so mucn for the information Theresa. I checked Patrick's obit again this morning. He died at his daughter, Iva Dunn Bower's, home in Weldon. Even after looking at maps I didn't realize those communities were that close. It's good to know.

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