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2026

Added Class of 1974, 50th Reunion attendees for Class of 1924   4.29.26

Davis County Genealogical Society  has moved!

2025

1960 Democratic Votes  8.7.2025

Lindas Files 7.31.2025       |  Hart | RobbinsLentnerCanny |

Chas O Christy page 8.3.2025

1960 Republican Votes

2024

• Davis County Genealogy celebrates 50 years

• Updated DCGS page, Hyperlink for 1903 Farmers Index

• New! https://gov.arcasearch.com/usiadav/ New! Historical Indexes and Record Archives New!  October 2024

2023

• Davis County Genealogical Society changed their email: DCGS@netins is now DavisCountyGenSoc@gmail.com
• 1878 Farmers as published P. P. Mast and Co., Buckeye Agricultural Works, Springfield, OH, 1878
• Harold Patterson Genealogy
• H H Trimble History of Davis County & Obituary added to HTrimble page
• H H Trimble ancestry added to Bio Page
• Link to ouriowaheritage Davis County Index
• Coal Mines in DC 9/30/2023, includes .pdf docs of Geographical & Deposits book excerpts
• Update to Carbon station
• Update to Railroads 10/15/23
• 1951 BHS Graduates added to 1936-37 page
• 1908 Newspaper clippings

2022

1. Ellis Downing Timeline | Bio  3/25/2022
2. Dieffenback letter image 3/25/2022
3. Rouch Cemetery Unmarked Graves 3/25/2022
4. Land Affidavits 1857 - 1954  3/27/2022
5. Lost & Found Photos held by DC Genealogical Society 5/1/2022
6. BMD Index 1973 - 1977 DC Genealogical Society collection  10/9/2022
7. Gosselink Genealogy as Writ by Jerry Greene 10/9/2022

2021

1. Homicide at Floris 4/9/2021
2. Iowa Historical Society Members 1950-1952
3. Beautiful Bloomfield 4/10/2021
4. Bloomfield Demo Published 10/22/2008 added 4/10/21
5. 1903-1905  Bloomfield Democrat "Our Farmers" Index 4/10/2021
6. Davis County Medical History 1850-1950 4/10/21
7. South Cemetery Transcription 10/10/2021

2020

1. Tharp Genealogy 4 Generations as Writ by Jerry Greene 9/26/2020
2. 1938-1939 School Teachers & Officers Directory
3. 1938-1939  Rural Schools Officers & Teacher Directory
4. 1949 Floris Census

2019

1. CCC  of Davis County      4/2/2019
2. Rural Schools 1936         4/2/2019
3. S I N class of 1916         4/2/2019
4. Private Dunlavy               4/2/2019
5. Drakesville High Life Hotel     4/2/2019
6. Floris Pages new additions Census & Bits 10/13/2019
7. CCC Camp History & Personnel Roster 10/13/2019
8. Camp Roosevelt - Bunch, Iowa 10/13/2019
9. CCC Newspaper Images 10/13/2019

2018

1. Hannah Proctor Biography 1/1/2018
2. J Proctor Family Page & corresponding document images 1/1/2018
3. Non-Population Census Schedule 1880 1/18/2018
4. District 9 Mining Fatalities 1/28/2018
5. Century Farms 3/25/2018
6. Casualties of the Vietnam & Korean Wars 3/25/2018
7. Added 2016 DCGS Newsletters 3/25/2018
8. Clubs of Davis County 9/23/2018
9. 1903 TriWeekly Courier 9/28/2018
10. 1858 Bloomfield Merchants 10/14/2018

2017

1. Added Davis County Genealogical Society 2015 Newsletters 3/20/2017
2. May 1910 Ottumwa Tri Weekly Courier 3/20/2017
3. Updated Newspaper Microfilm Digitizing Project page. 3/24/2017
4. Greenbacker News 1880 9/21/2017
5. Class of 1911 BHS 10/1/2017
6. Southern Iowa Normal School 1916 Graduating Exercises
7. SIN School commencement 1914 Program 10/1/2017
8. Images of Mark, Dunnville, Galpin, Red Brush Rural School(s) & Ball Team 10/1/2017
9. Update to Floris page, Ball Team, Band & WWII folks 10/1/2017
10. Class of 1942, 50 Years later, Photo & Listing 10/1/2017

2016

1. Added 1914 & 1915 Marriages to Marriage Licenses Page  1/31/2016
2. Created Class of 1952 Page 1/31/2016
3. 1938-1939 deaths pdf

2015

1. Updated Octagon House page with donated Images 1/11/2015
2. Added DCGS Newsletter Archives for 2012, 2013. http://iagenweb.org/davis/newsletter_archives.htm
3. Added Obit to Rouch Cemetery for V Prevo 5/10/2015
4. Births of Feb 1921 added to BIRTHS.HTM 5/10/2015
5. 1949 Bloomfield High School Graduates 9/14/2015
6. April 1910 Tri Weekly Courier 10/10/2015
7. Nellie Wray found photo 10/11/15
8. Dr Samuel Dunlavy Biography 10/26/2015
9. Members Only Link 12/30/2015
10. Added archived DCGS Newsletters 12/30/2015

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2014

1. Military register of 1862
2. Updated DCGS Newsletters, added Yr 2011
3. 1920 Census Union & Bloomfield Townships 3/26/14
4. Sullivan Cemetery 4/8/2014
5. Rural School Franklin,  No 1 ~1905
6. BHS 1892  5/20/2014
7. Who's Who in 1940 8/11/2014
8. Recollections 1875 10/18/2014
9. DCGS 40 Years 10/18/2014
10. Added Cemetery Map    10/18/2014
11. Updated Banner on Home Page 10/18/2014
12. Updated DCGS page 10/18/2014
13. Recollections Nov 1875 10/19/2014
14. Courier Junior 10/20/2014
15. Stories, Facts & Folks in the Tri Weekly Ottumwa Courier, March 1910  11/5/2014
16. Fiedler Cemetery Page 12/29/2014

2013

1. Courthouse Records page Updated 1/27/13
2. Patterson Cemetery Listing 1/30/13
3. Newspaper Extractions 2/9/13
4. Photograph of Oak Spring School 3/23/13
5. Passed Spring Review, removed damaged Hyperlinks & added Research links 5/5/2013
6. Floris Iowa Town Information 6/22/13
7. Pleasant View Rural School Teachers 8/16/13
8. Added School class of 1905 to Belknap 8/17/13
9. Coast to Coast store 8/17/13 Roy Hunt Proprietor
10. Added Page of Photos to rural schools for Oak Spring 9/7/13
11. Class of 1924, their memoir page 9/7/13
12. Updated MicroFilm inventory page 9/21/13
13. Photo of Savannah No 10, Student Class 1916 9/28/13
14. Added Post Office to Places page, added 1860 postmasters 10/18/2013
15. Finished transcription & uploaded Marriages 10/18/2013
16. Added XVIII Vol 3 & VIII Vol 4 newsletters for DCGS 10/27/13

2012 Additions

1. Updated DCGS Newsletters, added Yr 2010 2/22/12
2. Created Fletcher Finds page 2/22/12
3. 1930 Census Images 3/17/2012
4. Dieffenbach family letters 4/7/2012
5. Harbour Cemetery Reading 4/22/2012
6. Harbour Family Story    5/1/12
7. Dunn Family Page 7/16/2012
8. 7/29/12   REDESIGN!!
9. 1920 Births 8/11/12
10. 1903 Index to History of Our Farmers 11/2/12
11. 1900 Births & Deaths 11/11/12
12. Added 1900 Land Entries 11/11/12
13. Guestbook Archives Pg 2 11/20/12
14. Shunem School District No. 3 11/28/12
15. Sketch of Bloomfield City 12/30/12

What's been added since October 24, 2003?

1. Bygone Days in Drakeville 10/25
2. Update to Stiles pages 10/26
3. Archived Guestbook 10/30  Surnames Here!
4. Union School Flyer, 1915 11/28

2004

1. Rural Schools Added 1/8/04
2. Added Classes of 19xx 1/16/04
3. Federation of Women's Club 1/19/04
4. Directory of 1946 Schools 1/25/04
5. Additional Rural Schools, Swamp Angel, Union, Belknap, Franklin, East Star 1/25/04
6. Mutchler-Benge Family Photo Album 2/4/04
7. Carbon Station    4/21/04
8. Couthouse History  4/24/04
9. Jones Unidentified Photo's 4/24/04
10. Orman/Amelang Family 4/24/04
11. Picture Postcards 5/1/04
12. Southern Iowa Normal School 5/1/04
13. Anna Brouhard Obit 5/16/04
14. Updated Cemetery Listing and Maps 5/17/04
15. Pension Listing of 1883 6/14/04
16. Agnes Brouhard Obit 6/18/04
17. Added Fortunatus Humble Family Report 6/25/04
18. Updated Rouch Cemetery Listing 6/25/04
19. Pictures of John & Francis Cammack 7/1/04
20. Drakesville Cemetery Inscriptions for Sale 7/10/04
21. Bethlehem Church 7/17/04
22. Lester Cemetery 7/17/04
23. Bethel Cemetery 8/7/04
24. Bethel class of 1900 8/9/04
25. 1891 Directory 10/10/2004 
26. Bloomfield High School Monday Evening Post 12/05/04

2005

1. 1847 State Census, Davis County, Iowa 1/23/05
2. Added link to Hopkins Cemetery 1/24/05
3. Added Link to Bethlehem Cemetery 1/24/05
4. Murder Story from Belknap, Richardson, Blankenship surnames 2/5/05
5. Link to 19th Iowa Infantry 2/5/05
6. 1920 Merchants of Davis County 2/15/05
7. 1930 Census Enumeration Table 2/19/05
8. Lucinda Ware Brouhard Obit 2/27/05
9. Added Transcribed 1850 Census 3/4/05
10. Brumley/Hubbard Cemetery Transcription 3/7/05
11. Lester Cemetery Page 3/7/05
12. 1850 Census Directory Page 3/12/05
13. Stiles Pride Gallant Joe advertisement 4/9/05
14. Link to 1840 State Census 4/14/05
15. 2005 Fair Exhibit Rules Posted 4/18/05
16. Added Perry Land Records 6/27/05
17. Henderson & Grinstead Family 7/02/05
18. Kendrick & Allen Family Lost Photo Page 7/23/05
19. Official Register of Iowa County Officers 10/16/05
20. The Granger Advocate Newpaper 10/29/05
21. Added Wyacondah Township to the 1850 Census 11/2/05
22. Gilfillan Brothers Biographies 11/8/05
23. Iowa State Atlas Listing 1875 Patrons & Businesses 11/9/05
24. Laying of the Southern Iowa Normal & Scientific Institute Corner Stone 12/28/05

2006

1. History of Iowaville 02/09/06
2. Troy School Students and History of Town 2/16/06
3. Added Newspaper Microfilm list 2/18/06
4. Added Listing of  Microfilm holdings 02/19/06
5. Added Genealogical Society Newsletter Archives 3/3/06
6. Formatted the SSDI for Davis County 3/11/06
7. 1930 Stork Births 04/03/06
8. Soap Creek Land Entries 4/05/06
9. Troy Academy Information 4/07/06
10. Davis County Railroad Page 4/23/06
11. Updated Cemetery Transcriptions 5/18/06
12. Additional Biography information H H Trimble 5/20/06
13. Picture Post Card Photo Album 5/20/06
14. Obituary of Harley R Brouhard 6/10/06
15. Campbell-Kremer Funeral Home Records 9/13/06
16. 1880 Census Marion Township 9/17/06 LARGE file
17. 1880 Census Soap Creek Township 9/17/06 LARGE file
18. Kingdom Cemetery Listing 10/28/06
19. Added additional marriages performed by Mose Downing 12/27/06

2007

1. Compiled listing of Newpaper Clippings held by the DCGS 1/07/07
2. Another Veterans of Davis County Listing 1/15/07
3. Added Obituaries to Rouch cemetery Burials 1/22/07
4. Added Davis County, Bloomfield Post Office History 3/17/07
5. Pioneer History of Davis County Iowa, Book, Reprint 4/7/07
6. Kitterman, James Meltidas Story 9/1/07
7. Poor Farm History 09/29/07
8. Justice Dockets of J N Brumley 10/16/07
9. Troy Cemetery Listing 11/18/07

2008-09

1. Octagon House Article 01/04/08
2. Wishard Theatre Articles 04/16/08
3. Watts Family 04/16/08
4. 1885 Census 04/16/08
5. Ford Leon, Russell & Virginia Berry Photo's 04/19/08
6. Daniel Christy Family Photographs 04/20/08
7. Hem | Hemm Cemetery Listing 09/23/08
8. Delayed Births 10/28/08
9. Census, 1885 Drakeville Township 11/2/08
10. Rums Doings 1875 Murder 11/19/09

2010

1. 1920 County Home Census 7/8/2010
2. Hospitals and Clinics 8/1/2010
3. William Cole Diary 8/4/2010
4. Chequest, Union Twp School 9/9/2010
5. 1961 Deaths 9/26/2010
6. Updates to 1885 Census; Perry, Roscoe, Prairie and Lick Creek Townships 10/6/2010
7. Added Salt Creek Rural School 1884 10/12/10
8. Canvas of  Atwood Cemetery 10/17/2010
9. Chief Black Hawk 10/20/2010
10. Mining town of Laddsdale 10/30/2010
11. Bunker Rural School 12/4/2010
12. Pleasant Grove Class Picture 12/4/2010

2011

1. Horn Cemetery 2/26/2011
2. Added Yrs 2007-2009 DCGS Newsletters 3/25/2011
3. Link to Peden Cemetery Deed 4/12/2011
4. Added December 1903 marriages to page licenses 4/23/2011
5. Moses Downing Family Photographs 7/5/2011
6. John Comer Christy & Sherman Grant Family Photographs 7/5/2011
7. Jesse Fisk Photograph 7/7/2011
8. Added Poor Farm Photograph 7/30/2011
9. Added photo's to Belknap Bits 7/30/2011
10. Civil War Flag Page 8/4/2011

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