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GENEALOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MADISON COUNTY |
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Madison County Histories |
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1869
History and Business Directory of Madison County, Iowa
The
earliest known printed history of Madison County, it
contains a number of early settler biographies.
(J.J. Davies; Wills & Co. Printers and Publisher, Des
Moines) |
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1875
Illustrated
Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa,
Includes
Madison County map, town maps, lists of many county
residents by township, plus etchings of a few homes. (A.T. Andreas; Andreas Atlas Co, Chicago) |
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1879
History of Madison County,
Iowa
The
premier source of early history including townships, towns,
businesses, government, etc. All of the biographies from this book are on-line at the
Madison
County Biographies Website.
(Union Historical Company, Des Moines) |
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1896
A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa
Several of Madison County's more illustrious men have a
biography within this book. All of the biographies from this book are on-line at the
Madison
County Biographies Website.
(Lewis Publishing Co, Chicago) |
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1915
History of Madison County (Iowa) & Its People:
Volume I
1915
History of Madison County (Iowa) & Its People:
Volume II
Volume I contains Madison County history and those who made
it.
Volume II contains family- contributed biographies. Both
volumes contain a surname index. All of the biographies from this book are on-line at the Madison
County Biographies Website.
(Herman A. Mueller, ed.; S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago)
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1984
History of Madison County, Iowa, 1846–1984
County-wide organizational
histories and family-contributed biographies. You may search
or browse each page.
(Compiled by the Madison County Genealogical Society; Taylor Publishing Co.,
Dallas.)
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Through The
Seasons,
Winterset, Iowa, 18491999
Contains over
70 family histories written by descendents for
Winterset's 150th year.
You
may search or browse each
page. (Winterset, Sesquicentennial Committee) |
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Rev.
Cal Ogburn Reminisces of His Youth
Cal
Ogburn (1855-1945) was a pastor, well-educated, and an author of
several religious books. He grew up in the southeast portion
of the county and deeply appreciated Madison County
history. Click
here to read his obituary.
Boyhood
Days of an Old Hawkeye
In
the 1930s, Ogburn wrote several articles for the Winterset
Madisonian. Those and many
more articles are gathered
into this resource covering the middle to late 1800s.
Log
Cabin Days
More remembrances, in narrative form.
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Pioneer
History of Earlham, Iowa
A compilation of pioneer stories, Bear Creek (Friends)
history, and early maps of northwest Madison and southwest Dallas
counties. (Sarah Nunamacher; Earlham Chautauqua Club;
1928))
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History
of Quaker Divide
"Struggles
and Accomplishment of First Settlers." A history of the
Bear Creek Friends church, events, and many families in the
Earlham area. (Darius
B. Cook, Dexter Sentinel, 1914)
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Earlham, Iowa
1870 - Centennial - 1970
Earlham
and organizational
histories with many historic photographs.
(Centennial Historical Committee)
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Earlham
125th Anniversary -
25 Year Supplement
Earlham
community happenings during the years of 1970 to 1995.
(125th Anniversary Committee)
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Truro Centennial, 18841984
Truro
area history and family
biographies.
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Old
Settlers of St. Charles, Iowa
Volumes
1-3; Stories of the people of the St. Charles area.
(Mae Hulbert
, St. Charles citizen)
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Macksburg & Neighbors
History and stories of the Grand River Township area.
(Pauline Parrott & Marjory Schutz; 2001-2002)
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East
Peru Iowa: Centennial History Book, 1887-1987
Over 400 pages with the first half
dedicated to the history of Peru, East Peru, and Walnut Township.
The remainder contains family histories.
(Audubon
Publishing) |
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Lorimor:
First Hundred Years 1887-1987
Lorimor is in Union County, just south of Madison County's
southern border. Its history often intertwines with Madison
County families. A free subscription to FamilySearch.org is
required to access this book for browsing or searching. (Lorimor
Centennial Book Committee; 1987)
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Family
Histories |
The
titles listed below provide brief family
histories and lineages of former and present Madison
County residents. All are available at the Winterset
Public Library along with many more.
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History
of the Clark Family of Madison County, Iowa, Ada M. Hoots,
1937.
The book is
available to view and download at archive.org.
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Ancestors
and Descendants of Wesley and Huldah Wilson Cox of Madison County,
Iowa, Mabel Manz, 1983, Library of Congress #83-150962. |
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Eyerly Family History,
Dean Eyerly, Iowa, ca 1972.
This
book documents the Eyerly family back to the original
immigrant. This book was not donated to any libraries and
was distributed only to family members. |
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Roseman Family,
Leland
Rosemond, 1938. This book documents the Roseman
family back to Europe. A
copy of this book can be obtained here. |
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Sayre
Family...another 100 years
Volume IV, by
Ralph Hall Sayre. One of a 5 volume set, this volume
covers, among others, Absolom Sayre and wife Rachel McDaniel
who came from West Virginia by way of Warren County and
settled near St. Charles ca 1858. The author suggests
that Volume I will also be of value. The book is
available print-on-demand from iUniverse |
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The
Wights, Volume II,
1977, an update of the
first volume. There is a very active Wight family
organization. Volume II has over 6000 names in it. As of
early 1996, originals of
the second volume were still available from the
Wight Family organization P.O. Box 295, Fort Ogden,
Florida 33842
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Wissler,
Orth, Krell, Schnellbacher and Other Descendants of Henry W.
Wissler, Jr., Edition II, Kent G.
Transier,
1998. Wisslers,
Krells and Schnellbachers were 1850s settlers of Webster
Township. The book contains many biographies and
photos of the subject and related families. A CD ROM
of an updated 2004 edition of this book in PDF format can be
obtained from the author, Kent
Transier. |
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Maintained by
the County Coordinator
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This page was created on April, 2019.
This page was last updated Thursday, 11-Jul-2024 17:50:53 CDT
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