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2024

1950 Federal Census - Fayette Township, 27-9 30 Oct
Leon School 1936 Third Grade photo 29 Oct
Leon High School Class of 1899 29 Oct
Updated: Decatur County Burials in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dallas County, Iowa 
Margaret A Christensen 
05 Oct
1950 Federal Census - Bloomington Township, 27-1 22 Sep
Updated: Decatur County Burials in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dallas County, Iowa 
Betty June & Robert L Johnson 
17 Sep
1950 Federal Census - Burrell Township, 27-4 30 Aug
1950 Federal Census - Weldon, Franklin Twp, 27-21 23 Aug
1950 Federal Census - Lamoni, District 27-19 18 Aug
Transcribed 1914 Phoenix, Lamoni High School yearbook 22 Jul
1950 Federal Census - Center Township, 27-5 19 Jul
1950 Federal Census - Leon, Center Township, 27-21 01 Jul
1950 Federal Census - Van Wert, Long Creek Twp, 27-24 10 Jun
1950 Federal Census - Davis City, 27-3 04 Jun
Cemetery updates: Davis City I.O.O.F. - Martin, Rex R.; Miller - Cummings, Virginia S. 30 May
1950 Federal Census - Franklin Township, 27-11 29 May
Updated: Decatur County Burials in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dallas County, Iowa Stewart, William L 14 May
1950 Federal Census - Davis City, 27-2 11 May
Divorces, 1929 09 May
Armour Employees 1924 photo - IDENTIFIED! 07 May
1950 Federal Census - Richland Township, 27-20 07 May
1950 Federal Census - Woodland Township, 27-30 01 May
1950 Federal Census - Lamoni, Fayette Township, 27-20 10 Apr
Updated: Decatur County Burials in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dallas County, Iowa  Cannady, Rebecca J 08 Apr
1950 Federal Census - Eden Township, 27-8 County Farm - Sheet 14 23 Mar
1950 Federal Census -New Buda Township, 27-27 14 Mar
Updated Decatur County Historical Society page 13 Mar
1950 Federal Census - Hamilton Township 02 Mar
1880 Train Schedule 14 Feb
Railroad Depots contributed by Timothy Adams 24 Jan

2023

Updates to David Shedlock Postcard Collection for Decatur County 22 Dec
1915 Iowa State Census - "XYZ", Farm Animals, Agriculture 03 Oct
Paul Schmidt's memories to his granddaughter 24 Sep
POISON wasn't FAST ENOUGH 04 Sep
1915 Iowa State Census "W" Wadsworth, W F - Webb, Lewis
                                                 Web, Margret - Willet, Hattie
                                                 Willis, A D - Wylie, Myrtle M
03 Sep
Century & Heritage Farms 14 Jul
New history added for New Buda Hungarian Colony had Big Dream by George Shane 08 Jul
Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame: Inductees from Decatur County 07 Jul
1915 Iowa State Census  "UV" Umpferman, W M - Virden, Lola Mable  28 Jun
Updated: Decatur County Burials in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dallas County, Iowa Coulthard, Clyde C. 23 Jun
1915 Iowa State Census "T" Tabler, Clyde C - Tywater, Rena 17 Jun
Burchett Family Photos 01 Jun
1915 Iowa State Census "S" Sage, G L - Sharp, O H, Shaw, Albert C - Smith, Carl L,
                                               Smith, Carlos - Snow, Virgil, Snowden, Kate - Sten, Salinda Rosetha
                                               Stephens, A C - Sylvester, Nora Z
27 May
Decatur County Inventors 1862-2021 10 May
Additional information added to Becker Cemetery 01 May
Updated: Decatur County Burials in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dallas County, Iowa   15 Apr
New Lookup Volunteers - Stacy Scott and Marlene Tull 27 Mar
1915 Iowa State Census "R" Rabadou, J J - Ridgeway, Ralph S, Riggs, Chals U - Ryan, Sylvia 06 Feb
New Tales of Old Times - Edith Thorpe 08 Jan
1915 Iowa State Census "Q" --, Raymond - Quigley, Opal B 03 Jan
1915 Iowa State Census "P" Pace, Albert W - Pyle, Lulu J 02 Jan

2022

1915 Iowa State Census "O" O'Boyle, John - Owens, Zelma 21 Dec
1915 Iowa State Census "N" Nash, D. M. - Nuhn, Winnie 17 Dec
1915 Iowa State Census "M" Machlan, Edith - McCarthy, Winnie , McCartney, Artist - McKee, Fred
                                                 McKee, Grace P. - Miller, Forest , Miller, W. P. - Moyer, Mary
                                                 Mueller, Alice T - Myers, William W
13 Dec
Update to the Vietnam War Casualties for Searles, Jeffrey 13 Nov
Bible of Rev. John Wilson 20 Oct
Updated: Decatur County Burials in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dallas County, Iowa  09 Oct
1915 Iowa State Census "L" Ladd, B J - Lytle, Mary 20 Sep
1953 Davis City School Yearbook 05 Sep
1915 Iowa State Census "K" Kaepen, Fai V - Kyner, Nellie 04 Sep
G.A.R. Pleasanton Post #460 21 Aug
1915 Iowa State Census "J" Jackson, A N - Jumper, John A 10 Aug
Identified Unknown Photo!!   Benton McClaran from Davis City 24 Jul
1915 Iowa State Census "I" Iams, John - Ivins, Ralph 22 Jul
1915 Iowa State Census "H" Haadley, R C - Harris, Wesley, Harsh, Carl - Hill, Zelma,
Hilliard, Grace - Hyatt, C R
21 Jul
List of Pensioners January 1, 1883  (also includes War of 1812 widows) 10 Jul
Photo - Miss Decatur County, Iowa - 1937, Esther Luellen Sellers 10 Jul
Confederate Veterans of Decatur County 09 Jul
Births of Political Futures 18 May
1915 Iowa State Census "G" Gabel, Charles - Gwen, Olive 18 May
Decatur County Burials in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dallas County, Iowa 13 May
New Surname! Shakespeare 10 May
Tuskeego Baptist Church 26 Mar
The Blue Book of Optometrists and Opticians - 1914, 1921, 1922 22 Mar
Railroad Depots 14 Mar
Photo: Binning Residence, Grand River 14 Mar
Bank Counter Checks 12 Mar
1915 Iowa State Census "F" Fairall, Earl - Fuqua, Isabelle 21 Jan
Early Decatur County Memories by Sarah (Wise) Sanger, 1933 15 Jan

2021

1915 Iowa State Census "E" Eaves, Mary - Ewing, Mary 30 Dec
1953 Lamoni High School Graduation Announcement 28 Dec
Two new reference links: QuickSheets and First Name Abbreviations 23 Dec
1915 Iowa State Census "D" Daberry, Glen H. - Dykes, Virgal 14 Dec
1915 Iowa State Census "C" Cader, Esther - Chastain, Worth ; Cheeves, Almira - Crass, Sarah Alline ;
     Crawford, Adaline - Curtright, Lucy
27 Oct
1894 Township Maps and Landowners 06 Oct
1915 Iowa State Census "B"  Badham, Donald - Bashawa, J. R. ; Baron, Baby - Birk, Vella ;
      Bishop, Doris - Bradfield, Thomas ; Bradley, Catharine - Brown Geo. V. ;
      Brown, George W. - Byerley, Neal Berbank
14 Sep
1915 Iowa State Census - "A" __, Minnie Ann - Avery, Mildred M. 03 Jul
Updated! Trinity Hills Cemetery 23 Jul
Know Your Teachers... Mrs. Wilberta Neal, 1964 24 Jun
G.A.R. Davis City Post #306 13 May
1856 Iowa State Census - Decatur County 20 Mar
1880 Non-Population Census Schedules 02 Mar
1950 State Historical Society of Iowa Membership List 01 Mar
1952 State Historical Society of Iowa Membership List 01 Mar
County Post Offices 20 Feb
World War II Casualties - Decatur County 02 Feb
Updated WWI Casualities - added various information to existing soldiers plus Clifford Miller and Jasper Lloyd Pender 02 Feb
Bert Leander Eiker, M.D. Biography 22 Jan
Decatur County Medical Association, 1875 22 Jan
Updated Vietnam War Casualties 15 Jan
Surnames added: Cain, Griffin, Ward and Wadsworth 02 Jan

2020

1926 High Point School photo - names added! 16 Dec
Newspaper articles added: May 1, 1901, Oct 9, 1902 (1st article), Oct 4, 1917 - thank you to Iowa Old Press! 13 Dec
G.A.R. Leon Post #251 17 Nov
W. H. Isley, G.A.R. Sketch 17 Nov
Grand River High School Class of 1938 50-year Alumni Booklet, contributed by Ken Day 30 Oct
1902 Grand River High School Commencement, thanks to Ken Day 28 Oct
Where in the World is Margaret Folen by Jim Jones 18 Oct
Barrett Family page 24 Sep
Mary Capitala Fetty Photograph 21 Sep
1895 Iowa State Census - Residents living in Institutions 07 Sep
1895 Iowa State Census - Woodland Township 07 Sep
1895 Iowa State Census - Richland Township 29 Aug
Lots of early Grand River School photos thanks to Ken Day 26 Aug
New photo to the Grand River School - 50th Anniversary Class of 1931 26 Aug
New photo to the Day Family page - group of ladies 26 Aug
1895 Iowa State Census - New Buda Township 22 Aug
1895 Iowa State Census - Morgan Township 17 Aug
1895 Iowa State Census - Van Wert, Long Creek Twp 13 Aug
Grand River Class of 1931-32 photo contributed by Ken Day 12 Aug
1895 Iowa State Census - Long Creek Township 11 Aug
Photo - Olive Puckett Day and children 09 Aug
1895 Iowa State Census - Leon, Center Township - Book 1   Book 2 07 Aug
1895 Iowa State Census - High Point Township 19 Jul
1895 Iowa State Census - Pleasanton, Hamilton Township 15 Jul
Underground Railroad in Decatur County 13 Jul
1895 Iowa State Census - Hamilton Township 11 Jul
1895 Iowa State Census - Grand River Township 03 Jul
1865 Iowa State Census Population 01 July
1895 Iowa State Census - Garden Grove, Garden Grove Township 28 Jun
1895 Iowa State Census - Garden Grove Township 23 Jun
1895 Iowa State Census - Weldon, Franklin Township 16 Jun
1928 Lamoni School Kindergarten Band photo 14 Jun
1895 Iowa State Census - Lamoni, Fayette Township 11 Jun
1895 Iowa State Census - Fayette Township 06 Jun
1895 Iowa State Census - Eden Township 03 Jun
1895 Iowa State Census - Decatur City, Decatur Township 28 May
1895 Iowa State Census - Decatur Township 26 May
1895 Iowa State Census - Center Township 23 May
1895 Iowa State Census - Davis City, Burrell Township 19 May
1895 Iowa State Census - Burrell Township 15 May
1895 Iowa State Census - Bloomington Township 12 May
G.A.R. Andrews Post #376 02 May
Births 1909-1921 23 Apr
1918-1919 Business Directory
1918-1919 County Officers, Banks & Officers, Post Offices
05 Apr
Class photo at Bonnett School, 1956-57 03 Apr
Recipes 25 Mar
Center Township Photos & Images 13 Mar
Teacher - Wilma Garber's photograph 13 Mar
1925 Crown School photograph 26 Feb
School Rally 8th Grade Graduates, 1913 07 Feb
Decatur County Farm Directory, 1892 06 Feb
Garden Grove Presbyterian Church Funerals, 1898-1905 03 Feb
World War I Service Roster 01 Feb
Civil War Widow's Pension File - Elizabeth McCleary Bennett 01 Feb
Leon Rural Routes, 1903 01 Feb
Postal Service Employees, 1907 28 Jan
1907 Decatur County Tax Payers 24 Jan
1875 Patrons Directory 23 Jan
Teachers and Salaries, 1915 22 Jan
1875 Business Directory 22 Jan
Will Record No. 1 - 12 more wills added 19 Jan
G.A.R. Weldon Post #426 18 Jan
Will Record No. 1 - 6 more wills added 18 Jan
St. John Episcopal Church, Garden Grove, Membership Roll 1857-1920 17 Jan
Decatur County History, Iowa Gazetteer 1865 17 Jan
1924 Addition to the Franklin Church, Center Twp. 17 Jan
Decatur County Farm Directory, 1878 16 Jan
1912-1913 Business Directory 16 Jan
Civil War Widow's Pension File - Mary McVay Lillard 16 Jan

2019

Civil War Widow's Pension File - Martha E. Silvers
Civil War Widow's Pension File - Matilda Harding
28 Dec
Boeger Surname added to the Surname Registry 23 Dec
Civil War Widow's Pension File - Mary E. Leffler 23 Dec
David Shedlock Postcard Collection for Decatur County 19 Dec
Will Record No. 1 - 18 more wills added 16 Dec
Will Record No. 1 - 19 wills added 24 Nov
Post Offices and Post Masters, 1887 22 Nov
1874-1905 "Will Record No. 1" and "Will Record No. 2" 22 Nov
New Photos! 1909 Weldon HS Graduating Class   Mitchell Family   Weldon War War I Veterans 21 Nov
Medical and Surgical Directory, 1876 05 Nov
Grand River Telephone Directory, 1977 13 Sep
State Savings Bank of Lamoni at Lamoni Iowa Souvenir 1907 10 Sep
Cemeteries are completely updated and reformatted Jul
Updated and corrected Rose Hill Cemetery May
New obits for John R. Colyer, Richard Curtis Turpen and Vida Ellen McDaniel Buffalow Feb
1895 Iowa State Census Roll of Honor 31 Jan

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