Surname Registry

Polk County, Iowa

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Surname	Contact	Additional information- (Maiden names in bold)

Adkins	Jeffrey Vaillant
Alexander **	Denise Phillips	Addison 1863-1963 wife Rose (Landers)1871-1903 ch: Frank, Frederick, Luther, Goldie
Anderson	Marie Knight	Charlie Anderson other surnames: Underwood, Ware, VanHorn
Appleby **	Kelly Shaw	Christian & Virginia (Mitchellville?)
Appleby	Cris Nagla	Sam Appleby
Armstrong	Margaret Blanton
Ash	Evan Ash	great grandparents Eli (1817 – 1914) and Surrepta (Campbell) Ash who came to Ft. Des Moines in 1849 and remained until 1893 when they moved to Clinton Iowa; Eli was a carpenter and builder in Des Moines; they owned an 80-acre parcel that was just south of what became known as Chataquaqua (sp?) Park and touched the Des Moines River at the northeast corner. After their deaths they were buried at Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines
Atkinson	Jeffrey Vaillant
Aulich	JoAnn Aulick	`Looking for descendants of Ernst Aulich and Amanda Buske, residents of Grimes, Iowa (Polk County)`
Aungst/Oungst	Richard Aungst	Found in Polk co. 1880 families in OH, VA & PA
Babb	Jeannette	Julia 1849-1884
Baker	Pjpeters2@aol.com	Minot Emerson 1828-1902 & Annette (Lashley) Baker 1839-1918. P/ of Minot: Emerson & Dorcas Chloe Baker. All buried at Polk City Cemetery.
Bale	Jo Mandl	BALE, Marquis A. and his brother, Frank E. Both were born in Indiana Additional Information: found living in Polk Co. on the 1885 Census. Marquis Bale married Adelia Morgan in 1879 in Polk Co. Frank was married to Maggie (unknown) and they had a son, William, born around 1885.
Bankson	Richard Marshall - new email	Edward Bankson, b.5/01/1873, d. 5/19/1943. Anna L. Bankson nee Chrisinger, b.4/07/1882,d.12/14/1951
Barlow	Becke Dawson
Barlow**	Vern Barlow
Barquist	Steve Barquist	Peter William Barquist, George L. Barquist & descendants
Barrick	Jeannette	H. Barrick 1835- aft. 1880, Anna 1872-1957
Basman	Elaine Bush	Married to Sam Rest
Beadle	Dawn Bentley
Bennett	Cheri Bennett Gerrish	Calvin & Hope/Hopy (Walnut Twp); Lincoln Presley Bennett; Winifield "Scott" Bennett
Bennett	DerryNeilMartinatyahoo.com	Benjamin Bennett
Berhow	Jimmie Berhow	I am trying to find the final resting place of Ole Berhow and his wife Elsie. Ancestry.com has him living Lincoln, Polk, Iowa in the 1880 US Federal census. Ole born 1801 Died 1881. Elsie born 1808 died 1878. These are the dates I have and believe to be correct.
Booth	Barb Schwartz
Boudewyns	Cheri Bennett Gerrish	Peter & Bridget; Francis Joseph Boudewyns b: 1/1865 d: 5/1944
Brewbaker/Brubaker **	Denise Phillips	Peter b: 1800 PA wife Peltz Ch: Wm, Catherine, Elizabeth, Sarah, Susan, John, Peter, Matilda (Mary), Rebecca
Briggs	Jeannette	John 1903-1980
Brown	Janet Nelson	Net Anson Brown and wife Bessie Louise (White) Brown
Brunk	Margaret Blanton
Burch	Cyndi Burch	Edmund (Edmon)b: 1859 Children: Fred L b: 3/1883 Guy I b: 2/1885, Max C b: 7/1888, Claris E b: 11-1890, George R b: 3/1893
Buske	JoAnn Aulick	`Looking for descendants of Ernst Aulich and Amanda Buske, residents of Grimes, Iowa (Polk County)`
Butler	Diane Butler	James L. m. Lola (Harrison )1909; Lola d: 1978; children: Harold, Genieve, Albert, Melvin & Margaret
Carleton	Gary Foster	Thaddeus; brother to Susan Humphrey. 1880 Washington twp; pg 590 B
Carson	Andrea Thompson	I have came across a personal family belonging that was passed down on fathers; mothers' side. A bible. This bible is extremely old and has the marriage record of Milton M. Carson, and Margaret Ellen Stanley on Nov.18 1866 in the Polk County, Des. Moines Iowa signed by a John G. Weeks County Judge. From there I have Birth records of the following Death of Milton on Jan, 23, 1898, Leon Stanley Carson Sept.20, 1867 Sammuel Doty Carson July 10, 1872, Dick Orlando Carson Aug. 20, 1875 Death documented on Jan. 24 1877, James Ervon Carson May, 11, 1878 Death on Jan, 4, 1880, Bessie May Carson (Hackman married name) July, 31, 1880 ( which is my Great Great Grandmother who married henery Hackman, her daughter Evelyn Shannon, her daughter Bessie Geneva Shannon is my grandmother) after married became McClelland whos son Timothy R. McClelland is my father. Francis Carson Sept. 17, 1883. Also have hand written records on the births of the following Milton Francis Carson June 28, 1912 at 624 Hollaway St. San Fransico Ca., Alfred Samuel Carson (Hackmam) May.7, 1914 at 1:10 pm at 74 Nevada St. San Franisco,Ca. I believe this bible is holding hand written records of Mrs. Margarget Carson from her time of marriage recording her childrens records. I would *love to donate* this item if thought valuable to the Carson records
Cobb	Dave & Sondra Kennedy	Willard Cobb and wife Amy (Allen) Cobb; settled in Iowa 1846
Cope	Jeffrey Vaillant
Cozad	Barb Schwartz
Crystal	Pamela Paris	Richard Sharp Crystal & 2nd wife Mary Ann (Mitchell )children married into: Shannon, McWilliams, & Kinnery families. In Polk from 1847-1865
Cunningham	Jeannette	Effie Isabel 1815-1889
Dart	Dave Kennedy	William S. Dart m. Marietta (Cobb) Daughter: Eliza E. Dart b: 1844 m. Joseph Ankeney
Davis **	Kelly Shaw	Charles P. & Anna, Camwells & Sarah J.
Davis	Karen	William S. (1796-1875) and Nancy (ZUMWALT) - Children Joseph, Sarah, Milton, Malinda, William J., Mary, Nancy, John, Amanda, Eliza, Catherine, Cyrus
Dawson	Becke Dawson	Joseph & Mary, William - d: 1891, Jeremiah d: 1855, Jane
DeLong	Jim Murrell	William P Delong and his father was Amasa DeLong of Mitchellville, and his Father was William Murrell also of Mitchellville who was born In NY and Moved to Penn before making his way west. Amasa Married a Elizabeth Rooker of Mitchellville.
Dickey	Jeannette	James 1821-1902, William 1844-1932, Orval 1869-1937
Donahoe	Utah Mick	Patrick Mark Donahoe m. Elizabeth Ellen (Hunt) July 1, 1886

Dotson	Jentami Feldhaus	Uriah Dotson 1848, family still in Iowa
Dudley	Carol Dudley Dwinnell	Butler Dudley & Martha (Hall) Dudley
Duncan	Frances Sheppard	Elizabeth Duncan b: 1806, New York (Nee: Rouck). Died 1873, Ca, Husband, James Duncan, b: New York. Died Ind. or Iowa.
Dwiere **	Kelly Shaw	Florence (Davis)
Edey	Mary Hitchcock	Hubert L. 1872-1955; m. Nellie (Hitchcock) 1907
Elliott	Jim Elliott	Elliott ancestors found mostly in the White Oak cemetery
Evans	May Schwartz	George and wife Mary
Fagen	Marjorie Noga
Fagen	Jeannette	Margaret 1839-1880
Fees	Debra Sison
Fleischman	Stella	Lewis (Louis) : Author of National Megillah, School teacher on Court Street in 1889/90, on 1900 census - age 39, Children were: Dr. Abraham G. Fleischman, Urologist, married Rose ?, Albert, Isidor, Samuel
Fouts	Jentami Feldhaus	Uriah Fouts 1845 m. Catherine (McMahan) he died in 1864 in Civil War. Catherine moved w/ family to Kansas in 1865
Frost	Renee Lang	Virginia Marie Frost b: Aug 1930
Gallagher	Cris Nagla	John Kinsey
Garn	Kathy Henry	Leonard Garn-d: 4/26/1864 at Andersonville- IA6thVol.Inf. married Mary (Leonard)Children: Leonard b: 1861-1924, John b: 1854-1937, Belle b: 1862
George	Margaret Blanton
Gethercole	Jim Gathercole	William. Maybe be spelled: Gethercole, Gathercole, Gothercole.
Gifford	Gary Foster	Charles b: abt .1867; Son of Susan C. Humphrey
Gilbrech	Gina Gilbrech Stephenson	William (1860-1898) m. Mary (Anderson )d: 1931
Gilhousen	John Mark Gilhousen	`All Gilhousen related lines, and particularly: Lawrence` `Gilhousen 1897-1986 & Della Luella (Hardin) 1899-1981, p/o Capt.` `William Richard Gilhousen 1920-1944 (as Japanese p.o.w.), Betty` `Margaret Kathryn Gilhousen b. 1921.`
Gjerdevig	Don Gjerdevig	The Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Slater, Iowa published a very brief history of their congregation. The Bethlehem congregation was organized on January 12, 1878. The town of Slater did not appear until 1887. Shortly after the congregation formed, they decided to build a jointly-owned church in Sheldahl, Iowa with the Lincoln congregation from the Polk City area. Then about ten years later, in 1888, the church was moved to Slater. During that ten year period that the church was in Sheldahl, did they have a cemetery in Sheldahl to serve the needs of the two congregations? I would imagine that they did. Would this be the cemetery which is currently called the Sheldahl cemetery? If not, where is the cemetery that they used?My great-grandmother, *Åsa Gjerdevig, must have died sometime between about August 1880 and the spring of 1885. Her first name, Åsa, had many different spellings since the English didn't have the three extra Norwegian characters in their alphabet. Also, the English didn't know how to pronounce Norwegian words or how to spell them! Therefore, Åsa ended up with many different first names like -- Oce, Elsie, Aasa, Oci, etc. And while her maiden name was (Vake*) that ended up being Walker. And even her last name, Gjerdevig, was probably misspelled many times. But our family has never been able to learn when she died, how she died, or where she was buried. If we could find the cemetery that she was buried in, perhaps we could learn the date of her death.
Graham	Ray Peterson	James B. & wife Mathilda Catarina Matilda (Tillie) (Ohlson) Graham. 1930's Polk Co.
Grover	Robert D. Grover	Henry L. Grover: Des Moines 1869-1902. married Keziah (Halderman) 2/20/1869
Gulick	Beth Perona	Taylor b: OH d: 1874 and his father, John Gulick
Gutshall	Cris Nagla	Susan Gutshall
Hahnen	`Nancy McCormick`	`Jacob or Caroline (Zelle) and children; Des Moines 1860 to 1960's`
Hale	Robert K. Hale - Has lost contact with relatives	Robert Kenneth Hale b:1931 d: April 16, 1964 and C. May Hale b: unknown d: November 12, 1991
Hall	Mary Hitchcock	Isaac J. Hall 1832-1900 m. Lydia (Cunnington) 1842-1902; C/ Lucy, Anna, Henry S., Mariah, Joe A., Lena, Grace, Mabel, G. Grank, Lydia, James.
Hanifen	Steve Barquist	John Hanifen and descendants
Hanlon	Enver Mullin Kinsey
Hansher	Brenda Davis	H. E. Hansher b: Ill. w/ Alice w. b: IA
Harbert	Cris Nagla	William Harbert
Harding	Becke Dawson
Hargis Harpel	Jeffrey Vaillant
Harmon	Debra Sison
Harrison	Carlene Lake	Rev. Alanson Harrison (AKA Alumson, Lancing, Lanson,) and wife Elizabeth Martha "Betsy" Harrison. His father is Hudson Harrison (AKA Hutson) Known children are:Westly Thomas, Rachel Mary, Abagail, Hudson (Hutson), Jane, Matilda, Johnathan and John. Found in: United States Bureau of the Census. Population Schedules of the 1860 Census of the United States, Bloomfield Township, Polk Co., Iowa, p.111, Des Moines Post Office, dwelling 870, family 805; John K. Harrison is living with Hudson Harrison in the 1870 US Federal Census of Altoona Post Office, Allen Township, Polk County, Iowa. John K & Hudson are missing in 1880 census.
Hartman (Hartnack)	Jack Benger	1865-1929
Hebbel	Jack Benger	1865-1900
Hill	Janetta Clemons	Frank C. and Grace Hill 1920 managed the Iowa Hotel, Son Frank F., Also Rufus and Eliza Hill (Franks’ parents.)
Hitchcock	Mary Hitchcock	John F. 1842-1918: married in Polk co. 2/1871 to Mary J. (Swope)
Hoare	Linda Backus Towers	Additional family names: BOYD, PLUMLY, MCCLURG, GRAY
Hobbs	Sabrina Pickersgill	William T., William Jessie & Joseph Henry Hobbs
Hobbs	Debra Sison