Adair County Iowa
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| Surname | Migration Route | Residence | Time Period | Researcher |
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| Abrams | Pennsylvania to Iowa | Harrison Twp, Adair County | 1876-1887 | Susan |
| Allard, Etta | b.1846 Vermont, 1854, IA. City IA. d. 1905, Whiterock Ok., m. Jasper Norris Moore, 1870 | lived in Prussia Twp, both are buried in Prussia Center, Children: Alva, Cynthia L, Edger O,and Jasper M. | 1870? to ?? | Beverly |
| Brown | Oh>IL>MO>IA | Jackson & Summerset Twps | 1880-1940 | Tom |
| Bunting | July 1855, in La Grange Township, Cass County, Michigan > 1857 to Calhoun County Iowa> in the 1860’s to Jasper County>between 1878 and 1880 Page County, Iowa > 1885 Walnut Street in Greenfield Township in Adair County Iowa. | Walnut Street in Greenfield Township in Adair County Iowa. | 1885-1943 | Andrew |
| Comly, Jesse | From PA to Poweshiek Co IA about 1885? and then to | Walnut Twp. Adair Co. IA about 1890 and early 1900's , Gravestones in Canby Friends Cemetery | 1885-1890 | Orrin |
| Conway | So Dak>IA | Walnut Twp | early 1900's | Carlyss |
| Cox, Phoebe (wife of William Winn, below) | North Carolina> Indiana> Iowa | Left Indiana to Iowa about 1856 | Paula | |
| Doan, Doane |
Bucks County, PA>Ontario, Canada>near Memphis, TN>Warren
County, IN>Decatur County, IA>Adair County, IA |
Greenfield, Adair County, IA |
1874-1892 |
Pam |
| Eckardt | Germany in 1846 to New York, Mendota, Illinois and on to Prussia Twp. in the 1860's. | Prussia Twp., Casey, Greenfield | 1860-2002 | Darrell |
| Erbes | Germany>Bureau Co, IL>Adair County, IA. | Not sure which townships, but near Fontanelle | 1872 | Angie |
| Evans | Wales >PA>Iowa | Richland Twp | 1860's - 1940 | Sandra |
| Funke | Braunschweig, Germany>NY>Bureau Co, IL>Adair County, IA | Summerset Township | 1872 | Angie |
| Gillis | IRE>IL>IA | Grove Twp | early 1900's | Carlyss |
| Girard | France>OH>IA | Harrison Twp, Stuart, Greenfield | 1870's- present | Marie |
| Griffin, George F. | Mass>IA>Chickasaw County>Adair County | Orient Township | 1880 | Barbara |
| Handley | IRE>WVIR>IA | Prussia Twp, Greenfield | 1893-1959 | Carlyss |
| Hanna | WVIR>IA | Prussia Twp, Greenfield | 1893-1936 | Carlyss |
| Harry, Margerett, b?, d.1869?, | lived in Prussia Twp. buried in Prussia Center, Mother to Jasper Norris Moore, who married Etta Allard, 1870 | early 1850's until death, 1869 | Beverly | |
| Herrick | NY>Wis>Iowa | Grand River, Washington, elsewhere | 1866- | Ken |
| Jameson | Rockbridge Co VA>Franklin Co OH>Allen Co OH>Dallas County, IA>Cass County, IA>Adair Co, IA. | Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa | between 1900 and 1910 | Angie |
| Jeffryes | England>IL>IA | Jackson Twp | 1865-1921 | Tom |
| Kilpatrick | IRE>WIS>IA | Richland Twp | circa 1870-1954 | Carlyss |
| Leppard/Lepard/Leopard | Lincoln Twp. | circa 1870-1885 | April | |
| Madison | 1880-1902 | Lynda | ||
| McCloud | Tyler & Wetzel Co., VA>Grant Co., WI>IA | Orient, Iowa | 1880-1900 | Sandy |
| McClure | Indiana >Iowa | Richland Twp | 1856 -1940 | Sandra |
| McGinnis | OH>Ind>IA | Jefferson Twp, Stuart, Greenfield | 1860's-present | Marie |
| Calvin Beal McGinnis b. 5 Mar 1875 | Retha | |||
| William Leroy McGinnis b. 1Jul 1901 |
Adair County, Iowa | Retha | ||
| Martin | KY>Muscatine Co, IA> Adair Co, IA |
Washington Township, Adair Co | 1900 | Jack |
| Overholt, Jacob SR | Illinois>Adair County, Iowa | born in Greenfield, Adair County | in 1895 State census | Debbi |
| Quinn |
County Tyrone, Ireland>Wheeling WV>St. Joseph, MO>Greenfield,
Adair County, IA |
Greenfield, Adair County, IA |
1875-1939 |
Pam |
| William Simpson McGinnis b. 29 Nov. 1851 |
Retha | |||
| McKeeby | 1880-1902 | Lynda | ||
| Nevins | Kansas>IA | Jefferson Twp, Stuart | 1880's-present | Marie |
| NEWBURY, Curtis Daniel b. 15 April 1826 in Ellery, Chautaugua Co., New York, son of Garret NEWBURY & Cynthia CURTIS. Curtis d. 22 July 1896 in Summerset Twp., Fontanelle, Adair Co., Iowa. He m. Maria Eliza WRIGHT 21 May 1854 in Springfield, Springfield Twp., Sangamon Co., Illinois.(See Wright below) | Ellery, Chautaugua Co., New York, They came to Iowa in 1882 first settling near New Virgina & St. Charles, Madison, Co., Iowa. In the same year they bought land two miles west of Fontanelle, IA. In 1889 Curtis & his brother Norman, built a creamery at Fontanelle. | Summerset Twp., Fontanelle | 1826-1896 | Carol |
| Nichols |
Ireland>Adair County, IA |
Greenfield, Adair County, IA |
1885-1915 |
Pam |
| Noland | ?>VIR>OH>IA | Greenfield, Orient | circa 1900-1958 | Carlyss |
| O'Brien | IRE>IL>IA | Harrison Twp, Stuart | 1870's-present | Marie |
| Piper | England>Mass>IL>IA | Grove Twp & Richland Twp | 1872-1961 | Carlyss |
| Pote | Pennsylvia, and Virgina, Indiana Iowa (Cedar County then Adair County also Guthrie County) |
Farm in Adair County, Son -drug store in Bridgewater |
1875-1960 | Nancy Kunkel, granddaughter of Guy Pote, Bridgewater |
| Purdy,William James | b. 1842 Chattem Ont. d. 1903 Fletcher, Canada . m. 1865 in Kewanee, Ills.to Margret Harry,b. 1846 Ohio, d.1887 , from 1866 to 1873. ill > 1875-1895 Adair co. Iowa | 1875-1895 residence of Eureka., Adair Co. Children, Mary E., Sherman, Charles A., Josephine, William J.both William and Margaret are buried in Eureka,,bp of mother Canada, can't find out Williams mother or father, or Margret's parents | 1842-1895 | Beverly |
| Reed | No.IRE, County Antrim, 1846>Penn>IL>IA | Lee Twp | 1871-1943 | Carlyss |
| Sellers | Ohio to Iowa | Harrison Twp, Adair County | 1876-1887 | Susan |
| Singer |
IL>Adair County, IA |
Greenfield, Adair County, IA |
?-before 1890 |
Pam |
| Stanton, Frank | born in New York about 1831> 1870 Elmira, Stark, Illinois> 1880 Kewanee, Henry, Illinois> 1885 and 1895 Iowa Census living in Lincoln Twp, Adair County, Iowa |
1900 and 1910 Frank and Jane Stanton living in Lincoln
Twp, Adair County,
Iowa. A farmer. 1900 Living with son, Charles Stanton,1920 Lincoln Twp, Adair Co. Iowa Living with son, Charles Stanton Children: Charles, Minnie, Electa, Lillie, Warren, Sarah All born in Illinois. |
1831-1920 | Carolyn |
| Esther Strickland (wife of George F. Griffin, see above) their 3 children Mabel Griffin b 1879 Sadie Griffin b 1883 Esther Griffin b . 1890 |
Chicksaw County, Iowa>Adair County, Iowa | Orient Twp | 1880 | Barbara |
| Sullivan | 1880-1902 | Lynda | ||
| Speed | England>MD>OH>IA | Union, Orient, Richland, Eureka & Summerset Twps | 1890's-1940's | Tom |
| Snyder | Indiana and Ohio and then on to Iowa then Kansas and back to Iowa | Union and Grand River twps | 1885-1895 | Cheryl |
| TOMPKINS |
NY>IL>IA | 1817 in NY; in IL in 1860s and 1870s. Appears in Adair county, IA in 1880 census | 1817-1880 | Rowdy |
| Voss Family | Germany>Cedar Cnty, Ia. > Adair Cnty, Ia > Missouri | Prussia Twp, S.E. Corner Section 15 | 1883 - 1902 | John |
| Wallace, Henry Hamilton | No. Ireland (probably County Antrim)
>arrived in NY Nov 1841 with parents>1841-1855 Philadelphia Co., PA>1855-1868 Peoria Co, IL>1868/9? to Cass Co., IA & on to Sommerset Twp, Adair Co in 1890s |
Died in Summerset Twp, Adair Co
1911.Descendants have continued to live in Adair Co to present day. |
1890's-present | Arlene |
| White | CT>Grant Co., WI>IA | Orient, Iowa | 1880-1900 | Sandy |
| Winn, William | Indiana>Iowa | Left Indiana to Iowa about 1856 | Paula | |
| Woodson | VA>KY>Monroe & Ralls Co MO>Cass County, IA> Adair County, IA> | Greenfield | around 1900 | Angie |
| Woodson | ?>IA | Lee Twp | early 1900's | Carlyss |
| WRIGHT, Maria Eliza b. 28 May 1832 in Rodman Twp., Jefferson Co., New York.
dau. of Asa WRIGHT Jr. & Abigail WOODSON/WOODSOM. Maria died 2 June 1895
in Summerset Twp., Fontanelle, IA. Both Maria & Curtis & families are buried in the Fonanelle Cemetery. |
Rodman Twp., Jefferson Co., New York. They came to Iowa in 1882 first settling near New Virgina & St. Charles, Madison, Co., Iowa. In the same year they bought land two miles west of Fontanelle, IA. In 1889 Curtis & his brother Norman, built a creamery at Fontanelle | Summerset Twp., Fontanelle, IA. | 1832-1895 | Carol |
| Young | Scotland>Illinois>Iowa>Greenfield | Greenfield, Stella Street | 1895-1930 | Alan MacMillan, Fife, Scotland |
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