What's New on IAGenWeb Marion County
May 2008
New Marion County Pioneer: Benjamin Manor submitted by Chris Stanga
Marriages contributed by Ernie Braida -- Grooms' Surnames J
April 2008
More Marion County Marriages contributed by Ernie Braida (work in progress)
Original Shipslist for the Catharina Jackson contributed by Cor Konings
D. C. Ely and Mary E. Nash Family contributed by Berniece Thornton
Zimmerman Family Photos contributed by Pat Kizer
March 2008
Surnames: Bohan submitted by Cam Farkas | Ely, Kruck, Huffman, Kriegh, Clark, Walters, Byerlee, and Moore submitted by Berniece Thornton | (de) Kraai and Walraven submitted by Joan Trentadue
February 2008
1863 Marion County Marriages alphabetized by bride and by groom
Surnames: Gregory submitted by Mary Lou Wardlaw; also updated her email address on The Gregory Family in Iowa |
Brouwer, VerSteeg, Visser submitted by Jeri Holt | Titterington and Saville submitted by Barbra Titherington | new email address for Ruth Ann Olson researching Ilgenfritz, Illgenfritz
Once again many thanks to our generous anonymous volunteer for all the obituaries he's submitted!
CORRECTION: The author of one of the Marion County Histories is William M. Donnel, not William W. Donnell.
January 2008
Hollanders to Pella, 1846-1847
Passengers on the Catharina Jackson, departing Rotterdam early in April, 1847
Passengers on the Pieter Floris, departing Amsterdam early in April 1847
Surnames: new address for Ken Mayberry, researching Agan, Harsin, Hunt, and Mayberry | Goodrich submitted by Ryan Andrew Goodrich.
December 2007
Little Bits: Pella High School Football Team 1930 - submitted by Cookie Leary
Need a new email address for Woodson Campbell, who is researching several surnames. Greta
November 2007
Surnames: Miller, Ridg(e)way, Strain, White being researched by Patricia Ridgeway Shearer |new email address for Maretta Miller researching Fisher, Hamilton, Reeves, and Willson |new email address for Celia Davis, researching Jarman, Kent, and Walker.
Carolyn Hunter Baxendale dates the photo postcard of downtown Pleasantville on the Little Bits page.
October 2007
Surnames: new email for Steve DeGeest researching DeGeest, Stoutenburg, Top
September 2007
Terry Reid's Family Photos
Surnames: M. W. Hougland researching M(e)yers and Spurling
Revised home page
August 2007
Joseph Jay Hopkins' Diary for January-February 1882
Surnames: Jansma, Vanderlinden, submitted by Gail Kleve | new email address for Stacy Lindsley researching surname Jeffries | new email address for David G. Fridlington researching Fridlington |new email address for Rosemary Spaur Tiwari researching Chambers, Pack, and Spaur | new email address for Jake Thorn, researching Roush, Thorn, and Wilbur
New link: 1901 Plat Maps of Marion County
July 2007
Surnames: new email address for Nan Baker, researching Clark and Hollingsworth
June 2007
Little Bits: two brief news items from June 1, 1916
Surnames: new email address for David G. Woodward, researching Glenn and Woodward | new email address for Sheri Hazelwood, researching Colyn and Van Gorp | Hol, Ke(e)gel, and Sybrance submitted by Jerry Pike
May 2007
1937 Bussey High School Junior Senior Banquet transcribed and submitted by Karyl Bonnett
World War II Veterans: photos and service records completed
The Diary of Edna A. (Wheeler) Hopkins, 1871 contributed by Linda Fisher, the gggranddaughter of Edna Wheeler, and transcribed by Mary E. Boyer
Surnames: Willis submitted by Donna Willis
April 2007
World War II Veterans, Bussey American Legion Post 505 [in progress], contributed by Karyl Bonnett
March 2007
Photos of Minnie Hopkins' Birthplace
Surnames: Bivans, Fenton submitted by Michelle Fenton Schriever | Maxson submitted by Michael G. Maxson | Van Baren submitted by Robert Mitchell | Rowland submitted by V. J. Sylvara
The Wise Family in Marion County
World War II Veterans, Bussey American Legion Post 505 [in progress], contributed by Karyl Bonnett
February 2007
Email Address Update: Margaret Gee (beegee at watertelecom.net).
Obituaries: contributed by Wilma Jones
The statewide search of the Message Boards (Queries, Bios, Obits, Docs) has been reactivated
World War II Veterans, Bussey American Legion Post 505 [in progress], contributed by Karyl Bonnett
History of Marion County and Its People, Part I, by Wright and Young, 1915, transcribed by Mary E. Boyer
January 2007
1898 Monroe High School class photo; submitted by Michelle Amsbury
World War II Veterans, Bussey American Legion Post 505 [in progress], contributed by Karyl Bonnett
History of Marion County and Its People by Wright and Young, 1915, Part I: ch 5,transcribed by Mary E. Boyer
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Please welcome Mary E. Boyer as the Assistant County Coordinator for Marion County. As you've no doubt noticed, she's already been busy putting Marion County histories online. Together we hope to make IAGenWeb's Marion County site better and better.
World War I Veterans, Bussey American Legion Post 505, contributed by Karyl Bonnett
Surnames: Saunders, Sipe, Wicks submitted by Lynne Horst
Beginnings and Early Members and Officers, Bussey American Legion Post 505, contributed by Karyl Bonnett
History of Marion County and Its People by Wright and Young, 1915, Part I: ch 4, transcribed by Mary E. Boyer
Gold Star Men from World War II, Bussey American Legion Post 505, contributed by Karyl Bonnett
New obituaries submitted by our generous anonymous volunteer and by Wilma Jones -- thank you both!