Ringgold County Lookups

Because not all reference materials can be available to everyone, volunteers who have access to these materials can provide a valuable service by reviewing or searching them for information about persons/families being researched by others. Please remember to show the volunteer your appreciation by saying Thank You!

Please follow these guidelines when requesting a lookup:

1. Put "RINGGOLD COUNTY LOOKUP" as the subject of your message. This will help ensure that your request is not accidentally overlooked.
2. Limit your request to 1 or 2 specific names -- a request such as "anything you have about the SMITH family" will be ignored or rejected.
3. Provide as much appropriate information as you know -- names, dates, places, relationships. Due to the copyright laws, lookup volunteers cannot provide copies or extensive information extracts from books unless permission has been obtained from the copyright holder or the copyright has expired. They can confirm that the publication appears to contain information pertinent to your request, and may be able to refer you to a place to review or acquire the reference work.
4. Be patient, these people are volunteers and may not always be able to respond to your request immediately. And, please, don't forget to thank the volunteer for their time and effort.

The following persons have agreed to provide lookups; contact them directly to request the information.

Isabel Defenbaugh will do lookups in the following:

Ringgold Co. census-1870
Ringgold County burials
Ringgold County Marriages 1855-1900
Early History of Ringgold County

Pearl James will do lookups in the following:

Biographical & Historical Record of Ringgold-Union Counties 1887
Diagonal Centennial
Kellerton 1881-1981
Delphos 1880-1980
A Centennial History of Mt. Ayr 1875-1975
Maloy Centennial
Redding Centennial
Ellston Centennial
Ringgold County Honor Roll of Distinguished Citizens 1976

Christy Jay will do lookups in the following:

Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties
1887: The Lewis Publishing Company

PLEASE be aware that the subject line states "Ringgold County Lookup", along with the surname being sought. Christy does research for more than one county and this will save both her and you a lot of time and confusion. Thank you!

Betty Ruby will do general research and lookups. Specializing in Diagonal and Knowlton research.

Betty Ruby | Diagonal, Iowa 50845 | 641-734-5413