Archived Updates Journal
2015

This page contains a list of everything added to Clayton co. IAGenWeb in 2015

Note: I frequently rearrange or move things around, so over time the hot-links for these additions may have changed. If you encounter a "page no longer exists" search for the data from the main search engine on the home page.

Thank-you Notes

*Good records on this website. Thanks ..... Sammy, Oakland, California (August 2015)
*I'm impressed. Have found some very interesting records. I'll be back .... John, New Mexico (June 2015)
*Thank-you so much for all of the information I've found on your website .... Sara J. (June 2015)
*You have done a WONDERFUL job of keeping the site going and adding new things.... Audrey (February 2015)

December 2015

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (IGPP)
*IGPP: Bartel gravestone photos from St. Sebald cemetery were contributed by Leonard Bartel (12/29/15)
*IGPP: Over 240 gravestone photos from the Clayton cemetery were contributed by Reid R. Johnson (12/16/15)
*The Clayton (town) cemetery burial list has been updated from gravestone inscriptions & obituaries - coordinator (12/17/15)
*IGPP: Putzier family gravestone photos (Strawberry Point cemetery) were contributed by John Peterson (12/13/15)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled Anniversary records: 50th Anniv. Mr. & Mrs. Diedrich Nuehring, 1932 - from Cheryl Locher Moonen (12/13/15)
*Added to compiled Marriage records - 1867: Perry-Bowman & Penfeld-Tomeins; 1868: Barrett-McGharen, Duff-Probert, Freeman-Guin, Harkins-McGafferty, Martin-Nichols, Maxwell-Robbins, Muzzy-Adams, Penfield-Chapman & Wallace-Whipple - from Audrey Haught (12/6/15)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Biographies of David J. Maxon and William Monlux have been added to the 21st Iowa Infantry Civil War soldiers files - contributed by Carl Ingwaldson (12/8 & 12/13/2015)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the December obituary contributors - Norman Hjelmeland, Katie Henry, Hancock Co. Genealogy Society, Reid R. Johnson, Connie Ellis, S. Ferrall & a volunteer

November 2015

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (IGPP)
*Research alerts & Notes have been entered for the Postville cemetery, for surnames: Henderson, Schroeder, Goetz, McKay, Wichmann, Staadt (Area B); Hawkins & Swenson (Area C); Burdick, McGhee & Welch (Area D); Kruse & Peters (Area F) and Chevalier (Area unknown) - from Richard O'Brien & S. Ferrall (11/17/2015)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled Marriage records: McCoy-Ashba, 1866; Cook-Preston, 1867; Day-Smith, 1867; Fenner-Cline, 1867; Hareskey-Watts, 1867; Meyer-Kraft, 1867; Oglesbee-Fuller, 1867; Palmer-Gifford, 1867; Ryan-Stacy, 1867; Schumacher-McCraney, 1867; Sheeman-Perry, 1867; Shelhamer-Liming, 1867; Sourbri-Counts, 1867; Young-Mathews, 1867; Koth-Anderson, 1895 - from Audrey Haught & Joy Moore

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Biographies for H.O. Farrington & Patrick Hamisley were added to the 21st Iowa Infantry Civil War soldiers files - contributed by Carl Ingwaldson (11/6/2015)
*Civil War Honor roll was updated adding soldiers and/or additional information - coordinator (through-out November)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the November obit contributors - S. Ferrall, P. Peterson, Nathan Brandt & Cheryl L. Moonen

October 2015

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (IGPP)
*Gravestone photo from Immaculate Conception cemetery contributed by Loras Gassman (10/30/15)
*Several gravestone photos from Monona City cemetery were contributed by Cathie Plaehn (10/4/15)
*The cemetery burial lists continue to be updated, adding names and/or additional information - coordinator (throughout October)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS
*A.F. & A.M. directory was updated, added officers of Mountain Shade lodge, Volga City (1883-1892) - from S. Ferrall (10/21/15)

DOCUMENTS (document board) (index to the documents)
*Transcriptions of the Last Will & Testaments of John Hagen, Margaretha Laging, August Uschalt, Anna Schuette & Balthasar Merz - from Ken Johnson (10/17/15 & 10/25/15)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*World War II Honor Roll has been updated with photos & information for Clemens Loftsgard & Stanley Loftsgard - from Stanley Loftsgard (10/26/15)
*The bios of W. Adams, W.C. Barber, George Goodman, M. Moody, Wm Hall, Jos Hardy & Wm Hayes were updated; and all new bios for Wm Wood, D. Whipple, James Chiles & Geo. T. Dunn were added to the 21st Iowa Infantry Civil War soldiers files - contributed by Carl Ingwaldson (Oct 2015)
*Civil War Honor Roll was updated, adding a photo & info. for Joseph Little - from his gg-granddaughter Carolyn Brewster (10/2/15)

OBITUARY BOARD
*A more complete obituary for James D. Brooks was added to a previously posted death notice - from Audrey Haught (10/7/15)
*Thank-you to the October obit contributors - Ken Johnson, S. Ferrall, Audrey Haught & Phyllis Peterson

RESOURCES & REFERENCES - updated 10/20/2015

September 2015

BIOGRAPHIES
*The 1903 bio of Seymour Chipman was posted to the bio board - from S. Ferrall (9/27/15)
*New database! "Oldest Persons" A series of 31 biographies from the early 1930s featuring the "oldest persons in each town and township in the county" - from S. Ferrall (9/16/15)

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (IGPP)
*The Old Garber cemetery page has been updated with additional info., and lots of photos were added from Judy Holthaus' collection (9/22/15)
*Several cemetery burial lists have been updated by adding names and/or additional information - coordinator (9/16/15)

DEATH RECORDS - index to all of the death records on this website
*New database! Clayton county death certificate index 1921-1939; contains over 7500 names - from the Iowa State Historical Society (9/17/15)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled Marriage records, 1866: Blanchard-Wheeler, Crary-Prill, Finch-Evans, Freeman-King, Galer-Gifford, Gutherson-Oleson, Hardman-Barnes, Jones-Harbough, Maxon-McLane, Mullen-McNally, Nelings-Jack, Oglesbee-Partch, Palmer-Seymore, Price-Stewart, Smith-Sterns, Southmayd-Woodrow, Stewart-Young, Zbornik-Siglin - from Audrey Haught (9/1/2015 & 9/2/2015)
*Added to compiled Marriage records, 1850: Bass-Draper & Miller-Bass - from S. Ferrall (9/1/15)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*The bio of T. Hopkins was updated and a bio for Seymour Chipman was added to the 21st Iowa Infantry Civil War soldiers files - contributed by Carl Ingwaldson (9/27/15)
*The Civil War Honor Roll was updated, adding the Chipman brothers: Horace, LaFayette & Seymour - coordinator (9/27/15)
*The Civil War Honor Roll has been updated, adding data for several soldiers - coordinator (9/16/15 & 9/22/15)
*Updated the bios of Theo Girard & Abram Treadwell in the 21st Iowa Infantry Civil War soldiers files - contributed by Carl Ingwaldson (9/1/15)
*Civil War Honor Roll was updated, adding John Galer - coordinator (9/1/15)

OBITUARY BOARD
*A longer obituary was added to the previously posted death notice of William Neill - from Audrey Haught
*Thank-you to the September obit contributors - Sarah Thorson Little, Ken Johnson, Judy Moyna, John, S. Ferrall, Reid R. Johnson & Audrey Haught

PHOTO ALBUMS
*More photos have been added to the Elkport flood album - from Judy Holthaus (9/28/15)

SCHOOL RECORDS
*List of school children attending Mallory twp #6 (Emerson/White school) in 1910 has been added to the Mallory twp. schools page - from Chris McDowell (8/10/15)
*The school index has been reorganized for more intuitive navigation to the records - coordinator (8/10/15)

August 2015

CEMETERY RECORDS (burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (IGPP)
*New! Walton cemetery page - from Ron Harris, S. Ferrall & D. Matthew
*Darren Matthew, deputy assessor, is contributing updated descriptive & location data for the Clayton co. cemeteries. The cemeteries updated so far are Hillcrest, Sacred Heart (Schoolhouse - Volga), Cords, Mederville, County Corners, Baylis, Union & Walton (on-going project)
*Frederick & Grape family gravestone photos in Strawberry Point cemetery were shared by Jim Steele, SR (8/13/15)

CHURCH RECORDS
*New! History of Sacred Heart Catholic church, Littleport. Photos & lots of surnames mentioned. - from Kathy Foy (8/12/15)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled Marriage records, 1863: Keys-Brown; 1864: McKinnis-Sousley, Partch-Green & Shaw-Smith; 1865: Wandell-Brown & Dowding-McMullen - from Audrey Haught (8/17/15)
*Added to compiled Marriage records, all from 1863: Bailey-Ash----; Cummings-Lyons; Drake-White; Eno-Pierce; Heath-Grannis; Lyons-Houston; Madden-Thompson & Plumb-Hatfield - from Audrey Haught (8/7/15)
*Added to compiled Marriage records, 1855: Barcley-Teeter, Bedker-Weirham, Bemis-Miller, Crane-Eller, Edson-Forer, Hazelton-Fay, Kress-Durbeck, Kruger-Winch, Lewi-Kritter, Mentzel-Zahndt, Miller-York, Peck-Stafford, Penaston-Eno, Peters-Smith, Pupka-Rudell, Schmolfeld-Blum, Shaw-Bishop, Steere-King, Thoma-Poesh, Winters-McGonegle, Wood-Stevens - from Audrey Haught (8/1/15)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*WWII veteran John J. Amling has been added to the WWII Honor Roll - from Charles M. O'Brien (8/23/15)
*New database! Civil War Draft Registration, 1863. Contains the names of over 3,300 men - from Constance Diamond (8/19/15)
*Added the bios of E.W. Braman, A.H. Knight & M.E. Knight to the 21st Iowa Infantry Civil War soldiers files - contributed by Carl Ingwaldson (8/17/15)
*The Civil War Honor Roll pages have been updated - from S. Ferrall (8/17/15)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Another obit for Archibald McKinley was added to one previously posted - from Audrey Haught (8/7/15)
*A complete obituary and photo for George Borrett was added to the previously posted death notice - from S. Ferrall (8/1/15)
*Thank-you to the August obit contributors - Ken Johnson, Reid R. Johnson, S. Ferrall & Audrey Haught

ODDS & ENDS
*New! Moonshine & Bootleggers, a compilation of news articles - from S. Ferrall (8/6/2015)
*1930 news article relating the history of the Communia Colony as told by Mrs. Frank Liers - from S. Ferrall (8/2/2015)

QUERY BOARD - researchers helping researchers!
*A researcher is looking for photos or information about Hand's Cafe in Elkader. If you can help, please reply to her query. (8/4/15)

July 2015

CEMETERY RECORDS (Cemetery burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (GPP)
*The Clayton cemetery burial list has had a major update, adding dozens of names and information - from S. Ferrall (07/28/15)
*The St. John's Lutheran cemetery burial list has had a major update, adding dozens of names and information - from S. Ferrall (07/15/15)
*A photo survey of St. John's Lutheran cemetery has been completed, with over 300 gravestone photos added to the GPP - from Reid R. Johnson (07/07-07/15/15)

MARRIAGE RECORDS - includes some anniversary & divorce records
*Added to compiled Marriage records for 1855: Beemer-Freeman, Blake-Simms, Cole-Griffith, Dart-Erens, Farkas-Stahhammer, Fritzson-Rost, Grannis-Boardman, Hamilton-Ballou, Kossuth-Geisler, Obrien-Litsle, Parks-Simms, Peck-Sanford, Rodemier-Brandt, Schroeder-Meter, Seder-Woolrich, Tremain-Blake, Varley-Perkins, Wahls-Jacobs, Werges-Bruns - from Audrey Haught (7/27/15)
*Added to compiled Marriage records: Kuehl-Wendt, 1938 - from Reid R. Johnson (7/27/15)
*Added to compiled Marriage records for 1855: Branch-Crust, Brown-Shober, Candle-Lamphear, Depew-Linton, Gilchrist-McAndrews, Gray-Olds, Guirnzuis-Meder, Hagensick-Schumacher, Hartman-Zeigler, Hobbs-Shaffer, Holtmeir-Wohlgenant, Liegler-Sachs, Lowrock-Carr, Peters-Woodward, Renshaw-Angier, Shaber-Scott, Smith-Townsand, Tangemann-Schelder, Willson-Scudder, Zigler-Schmidt - from Audrey Haught (7/7/15)
*Added to compiled Marriage records: Ruff-Cunningham, 1885 - from S.Ferrall (7/7/15)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the July obit contributors - Audrey Haught, S. Ferrall, Cheryl Locher Moonen, Errin Wilker, Reid R. Johnson & Sandy Shores

PHOTO ALBUMS
*New photos have been added to each of these albums: Elkader Photos, Elkport Photos, Guttenberg Photos, McGregor Photos and North McGregor Photos - from Errin Wilker (7/25/15)
*Updated! Immigration information has been added to the Fenchel family album - from Bob Fenchel (7/14/15)
*New! More family album - from Reid R. Johnson (7/1/15)

June 2015

CEMETERY RECORDS (Cemetery burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (GPP)
*The Norway cemetery burial list has had a major update, adding hundreds of names & other information - from S. Ferrall (06/21/15)
*A photo survey of Norway cemetery has been completed, with 850 gravestone photos added to the GPP - from Reid R. Johnson (06/01-06/21/15)
*The Hansel cemetery burial list has been completely updated, and lots of great photos of the cemetery have been added - from Lyle Morley (6/3/15)

CHURCH RECORDS
*The St. Sebald church page has been updated with a family portrait of the lay founder of the church, Karl Gottlob Amman - from Robert Fenchel (6/22/15)

MARRIAGE RECORDS - includes some anniversary & divorce records
*Added to compiled Marriage records: Coates-Waller, Bracker-Hofer, Geil-Varley, Romig-Nading, Quigley-Metcalf, Tomlinson-Ames & McKeller-Clarke, all in 1862 - from Audrey Haught (6/24/15)
*Added to compiled Anniversary records: Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Williams, 50th Anniv., 1933 - from LA (6/3/15)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*New! Engineer Regiment of the West, historical info., soldier roster & biographies - from Carl Ingwalson & S. Ferrall (6/4/15)
*Several names were added to the Civil War Honor Roll - S. Ferrall (6/4/15)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the June obit contributors - Connie Ellis, Cheryl Locher Moonen, Audrey Haught, S. Ferrall & LA
*Added a photo of the deceased to the previously posted obit of Meder Peterson - from Reid R. Johnson (6/13/15)

PHOTO ALBUMS
*New! Lambie family album - from Reid R. Johnson (6/22/15)

May 2015

CEMETERY RECORDS (Cemetery burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (GPP)
*The Hansel cemetery burial list has been updated & photos of the new gravestones shared on the GPP - from Lyle Morley (5/29/15)
*Photo survey of the St. John's / Dittmer cemetery is complete - from Reid R. Johnson (05/19/15)
*St. John's / Dittmer cemetery burial list was updated from gravestone inscriptions, obits, newspaper articles - from S. Ferrall (05/19/15)
*Photo survey complete! Over 600 gravestone photos from the St. Mary's/Nieland cemetery were shared by Reid R. Johnson (05/11/15)
*Major update: St. Mary's / Nieland burial list. The original WPA records for this cemetery were updated from gravestone inscriptons, obituaries, biographies and misc. newspaper articles - from S. Ferrall (05/11/15)

MARRIAGE RECORDS - includes some anniversary & divorce records
*Added to Compiled Marriages - 1859: Chase-Sherman, Scott-Hills/Hillis; 1860: Walker-Waters, Lang-Shaw, Davidson-Haislet, Hodges-Carr, Little-Partch, Kees-Patterson; 1861: Bates-Drips, Bidwell-Bishop, Brooks-Hasham, Chesley-Philips, Collins-Cummings, Gifford-Quigley, Hulburt-Carpenter, King-Partch, Linton-McCraney, Mills-Matthews, O'Nell-Holvers, Place-Durkee, Rathburn-Barnum, Read-Zimmerman, Rice-Stephison, Thurber-Truman, Thorkilson-Tolafston, Twitchell-Williams, Wright-Preston - from Audrey Haught (5/19/15 & 5/30/15)

OBITUARY BOARD .
*Thank-you to the May obit contributors - Audrey Haught, Constance Diamond, Kerra Kruse & Michael Laufman

April 2015

CEMETERY RECORDS (Cemetery burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (GPP)
*Photo survey complete! Over 1,380 gravestone photos from the Garnavillo City cemetery were shared by Reid R. Johnson (03/17 - 04/15)
*Cemetery burial lists will be updated by the coordinator throughout April.

MARRIAGE RECORDS - includes some anniversary & divorce records
*Added to Compiled Marriages - Wyatt - Egbert wedding, 1891 - from LA (04/25/15)
*Added to Compiled Marriages - from 1853: Bartle-Lane; Davis-McLellan; Fairbanks-Wayman; Hanack-Sass; Main-Partch; Minney-Bolding; Schroeder-Willenbrech; Tangaman-Watsel; and Wimmer-Bether; and from 1856: Love-Thompson, Bosser-Pixler, Sterford-Neeling, Wood-Mansfield, Angier-Lewis, Kreiger-Baker, Alery-York, Carpenter-Knapp, Platt-Goodell, Schueller-Bascon, Thomas-Wright, Webber-McCleland, Brown-Hewit, Flannegan-Brown, Hutchinson-Goddard, King-Miller, Webber-Killam, Perry-Shaw, Hammond-Hawkins, Snell-Richardson, Smith-Wilkins & Minger-Bear - from Audrey Haught (04/20/15 & 04/24/15)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*The Civil War Honor Roll files were updated - S. Ferrall (4/1 - 4/9)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the April obit contributors - Audrey Haught, Cheryl Locher Moonen, S. Ferrall & LA

ODDS & ENDS
*Completed database! County Board of Supervisors, claims made & paid May 1861 (many new names were added) - from S. Ferrall (04/01/15)

March 2015

BIOGRAPHY - Miscellaneous
*New! Biographies of Matthew Conway (+photo) & John H. Mohr were added to the misc. bios - contributed by S. Ferrall (3/27/15)

CEMETERY RECORDS (Cemetery burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (GPP)
*Over 900 gravestone photos from the Garnavillo City cemetery were shared by Reid R. Johnson (03/20/15-03/29/15)
*Cemetery burial lists are being updated by the coordinator throughout the month.

DEATH RECORDS
*All new database! The obituaries on the board have been alphabetically indexed & linked to individual obits - coordinator (3/1/15)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*A brief newspaper article about Owen Nading was added to the Service News section - contributed by Cheryl Locher Moonen (3/27/15)
*The Spanish-American War Honor Roll was updated - S. Ferrall (3/20/15)
*Added the bios of J. Crop, H. Libby & J. Maloney to the 21st Iowa Infantry Civil War soldiers files - contributed by Carl Ingwaldson (3/1/15)
*New! 1895 Soldiers' Reunion attendees - contributed by S. Ferrall (3/1/15)
*The Civil War Honor Roll files were updated - S. Ferrall (3/1/15, 3/20/15 & 3/26/15)

OBITUARY BOARD
*Thank-you to the March obit contributors - John Lighty, Cheryl Locher Moonen, Audrey Haught, S. Ferrall & Reid Johnson

OBITUARY INDEX
*All new database! The obituaries on the board have been alphabetically indexed & linked to individual obits - coordinator (3/1/15)

January & February 2015

BIOGRAPHY - Miscellaneous
*New! Biography of Sarah L. Henderson, Civil War nurse - from S. Ferrall (2/14/15)

CEMETERY RECORDS (Cemetery burial lists & related items) and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project (GPP)
*The records for several cemeteries were updated by the coordinator (02/11/15)

DEATH RECORDS
*2 New databases! Clayton co. Death Records, individuals who died in Clayton co. & are buried in Allamakee co. cemeteries (1880-1920 & 1941-1989) and misc. Clayton co. Death Records 1881-1989 - from Richard O'Brien (01/18/15)

DOCUMENTS (document board) (index to the documents)
*Misc. probate & administration notices, 1855 - from S. Ferrall (02/24/15)

MARRIAGE RECORDS - includes some anniversary & divorce records
*Added to compiled marriages: Knoebel-Oliver, 1887 - from Lisa Woiwood (02/24/15)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*The Civil War Honor Roll was updated - S. Ferrall (2/14/15)
*The Spanish-American war Honor Roll was updated - S. Ferrall (2/14/15)
*The WWII Honor roll was updated - S. Ferrall (2/11/15)
*Added many names to the WWI Honor roll - from S. Ferrall (01/21/15)
*Added the bio of Mason Bettys & his brother Phillip Bettys to the 21st Iowa Infantry Civil War soldiers files - contributed by Carl Ingwaldson (01/15/15)

OBITUARIES
*Obits posted in January & February were contributed by: Judy Moyna, Roger Lembke, Audrey Haught, Reid R. Johnson, Connie Ellis, volunteer Mary & S. Ferrall

ODDS & ENDS
*New! County Board of Supervisors, Proceedings, September 1899 (lots of names) - from S. Ferrall (01/15/15)

PHOTO ALBUMS
*New photo added to the Knoebel-Harrington Family Album - from Lisa Woiwood (02/24/15)