History of Ringgold County, 1942

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Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 1/9/2011 at 16:25:48

RINGGOLD COUNTY IOWA HISTORY

Compiled and Written by
The Iowa Writers' Program
Of the Work Projects Administration
In the State of Iowa

Jessie M. PARKER
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State-Wide Sponsor of the Iowa Writers' Program

Sponsored by
Ringgold County Superintendent of Schools
Mount Ayr, Iowa, 1942

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TABLE of CONTENTS:

INTRODUCTION

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Chapter 1 ~ ENTERING The WILDERNESS

Surnames: ALLEN, CANNY, CASE, Chief Che-ma-use, DADY, DRIGGS, ELLIS, GREEN, GRIMES, HAGANS, HALE, HARPER, HAVEY, HOBBS, HUGHES, IMUS, LOWE, McCARTNEY, MILLER, PATTERSON, RILEY, RINGGOLD, SCHOOLER, SHAY, SMITH, SRY, SULLIVAN, TETHROW or TETHEROW, THOMPSON, TRULLINGER, WANWOXEN, WILKINSON, WILSON

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Chapter 2 ~ OUT of The PATHWAY of MAIN TRAVEL

Surnames: BASTON, BEALL, BRADLEY, BROWN, BURTON, COFER, DALE, DOWLING, DOZE, DRAKE, DUNNING, FRANCIS, FULLERTON, GNAGY, GRIFFITH, GRIMES, HAGANS, HARROW, HAWLEY, IMUS, JAMES, JEZEK, JONES, KEITH, LAMB, LESAN, LOWE, McCARTNEY, McEFFE, McMANIGAL, MERRILL, MERRITT, MILLER, MURPHY, POOR, ROBY, RUDE, SCHOOLER, SHAY, SHELDON, SHELLER, SOLES, SOMERS, STAFFORD, STAHL, SWIGART, TAYLOR, TOMAN, TOWNSEND, TURK, Van WINKLE, WALTER[S], WILLIS, ZARUBA

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Chapter 3 ~ THE SCHOOLS and CHURCHES

Surnames: ADAM, ARCHBOLD, ARGABRIGHT, ASKREN, BARCHUS, BEALL, BELL, BROOKS, BROWN, CALFEE, CUNNINGHAM, DAVIS, DUNNING, EPHLAND, FOSTER, FULLERTON, GALLOWAY, HAGANS, HOLDEN, JONES, KIRKHAM, LAUGHLIN, MARSHALL, MERRILL, MILLER, PERKINS, PICKETT, POOR, PROCTOR, RICHARDSON, ROBINSON, RUBY, SHAY, SMITH, STAHL, STEPHENS, STEVENSON, SWAN, TALLEY, TEDROW, THOMPSON, TODD, VARNER, WILKERSON, WILKINSON, WILLIAMS

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Chapter 4 ~ AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCES

Surnames: BEAVER, BLAUER, CROSLEY, DAMEN, DICKSON, DOZE, FELLOWS, FRY, GRIFFITH, GRIMES, GUSTIN, IMUS, JOHNSTON, LININGER, MATTHEWS, SHAY, SNEER, TERWILLIGER, THOMPSON, TIDRICK, WHITE, WILBUR

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Chapter 5 ~ CHANGES THAT CAME WITH THE RAILROAD

Surnames: ANDREWS, BAILEY, BENNETT, BLAUER, CHANDLER, DEFENBAUGH, DeWITT, EIGHME, INGRAM, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, KINSELL, LESAN, LOUDER, McGREGOR, ROBINSON, ROGERS, STEVENSON, TIDRICK, TYRREL, WILBUR

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Chapter 6 ~ VILLAGE and COUNTRYSIDE PIONEER TOGETHER

Surnames: ALDRICH, ASKREN, BALLOU, BARTRUFF, BRILEY, BROTHERS, CARTER, COCHRAN, CORKHILL, CORNWALL, DULANY, ERSKINE, EVANS, GETTINGER, HEATON, IMUS, JODON, JOHNSON, KELLER, KINSELL, LeFEVER, LESAN, MARRIAGE, MARSHALL, McCREARY, MILLER, MORRIS, PARKINS, POTTER, RAMSEY, RIDER, SCOTT, SPURRIER, STEPHENS, SWAIN, TEDFORD, UNDERHILL, WAUGH, WHITE, WILLIAMS, WISDOM

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Chapter 7 ~ RINGGOLD COUNTY in The EIGHTEEN NINTIES

Surnames: ALLYN, BAUM, BEARD, BEVIS, BENT, DOLECEK, KELLER, KINSELL, MORGAN, PEASLEY, SMITH, STAHL, TEAL, WARREN

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Chapter 8 ~ A GRADUAL GROWTH

Surnames: ALLYN, ANDERSON, BEALL, BELL, BEMENT, BRADLEY, COVERDELL, CRECELIUS, DUDLEY, DUNNING, FULLER, KEATING, LEONARD, LUNNEY, MAXWELL, PARKER, RAINS, SALTZMAN, SHROYER, SMITH, TEALE, WHITE, WILLIAMS

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Chapter 9 ~ MATURITY

Surnames: ABARR, BAILEY, BUCK, EMLEY, EURITT, FULLER, HOLDEN, JACOBS, MAHAN, McFARLAND, POOR, PRENTIS, STEWART, WILKERSON

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Includes links to obituaries, biographies, history pages, and school pages.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, January of 2011

1897 Ringgold County Map, Andres Atlas Co., Chicago.

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