Ringgold County Courthouse built in 1884
Ringgold County Courthouse built in 1884
Ringgold County Courthouse built in 1884
Ringgold County Courthouse built in 1884
Ringgold County Courthouse built in 1884

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  • About Us, Norma G. (FOLAND) BECKER and Sharon R. BECKER
        Coordinator and Co-coordinator, Ringgold County, Iowa GenWeb Project

  • Biographical Sketches
        Those With Ringgold County Ties and Alphabetical Index
        Transcriptions from Biographical Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, 1887:
        A - F Biographical Sketches Index
        G - L Biographical Sketches Index
        M - R Biographical Sketches Index
        S - Z Biographical Sketches Index

  • Cemeteries of Ringgold County, Iowa
        Common Gravestone Symbols and Their Meanings
        WPA Cemetery Transcriptions
        Allen-Clark Cemetery, Middlefork Township
        Bear Cemetery, Monroe Township
        Benton Cemetery, Waubonsie Township
        Bethel Cemetery, near Diagonal, Grant Township
        Bever Cemetery near Diagonal, Grant Township
        Bohemian Cemetery, near Diagonal, Washington Township
            Also, Bohemian Cemetery Transcription of burials
        Cabaret Cemetery, near Diagonal, Grant Township
        Caledonia Cemetery, Lotts Creek Township
        Centenary (a.k.a. Knowlton) Cemetery, Knowlton, Jefferson Township
        Clark-Allen Cemetery-See Allen-Clark Cemetery
        Clearfield Cemetery, near Clearfield, Washington Township
        Dead Man’s Curve or Cut Cemetery, rural Diagonal, Washington Township
        Diagonal Cemetery, Diagonal, Washington Township
        Ellston Cemetery, Ellston, Union Township
        Eugene Cemetery near Tingley, Jefferson Township
        Fairview Cemetery near Redding, Clinton Township
        Forest Home Cemetery - See Oak Ridge Cemetery
        Garland Cemetery - See Union Cemetery
        Grove Chapel or Grove Cemetery - See Rising Sun Cemetery
        Hickory Grove Cemetery near Mount Ayr, Middlefork Township
        Johnston Cemetery near Mount Ayr, Liberty Township
        Keller Cemetery, Jefferson Township
        Knowlton Cemetery - See Centenary Cemetery
        Lesonville Cemetery - See Sweet Home Cemetery
        Lewis Cemetery, Kellerton, Athens Township
        Lincoln Township Cemetery - See Rising Sun Cemetery
        Maloy Baptist Cemetery - See Platte River Cemetery
        Maple Row a.k.a. Kellerton Cemetery, Athens Township
        Marshalltown Cemetery near Benton, Waubonsie Township
        Merritt Cemetery near Kellerton, Athens Township
        Middlefork Cemetery near Redding, Clinton Township
        Miscellaneous Ringgold County Interments
        Mortimer Cemetery - See Union Cemetery
        Mount Zion Cemetery near Lamoni, Riley Township
        Oakdale (a.k.a. Watterson) Cemetery, Lotts Creek Township
        Oakland (a.k.a. Shannon City) Cemetery, Jefferson Township
        Oakland (a.k.a. Saltzman) Cemetery near Mount Ayr, Grant Township
        Oak Ridge (a.k.a. Forest Home) Cemetery near Mount Ayr, Liberty Township
        Oliver Cemetery, rural Kellerton, Monroe Township
        Patrick Cemetery, Riley Township
        Platte River Cemetery a.k.a. Maloy Baptist Church, a.k.a. Shay Cemetery, Maloy, Benton Township
        Prall Cemetery - See Shaha Cemetery
        Pumptown Cemetery near Sun Valley Lake, Union Township
        Quinn Cemetery, Jefferson Township
        Redding Cemetery, Redding, Clinton Township
        Ringgold Cemetery, rural Lotts Creek Township
        Rising Sun Cemetery a.k.a. Grove Chapel or Grove or Lincoln Township Cemetery, Lincoln Township
        Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr, Poe Township
        Saltzman Cemetery - See Oakland Cemetery
        Shaha a.k.a. Prall Cemetery near Mount Ayr, Poe Township
        Shannon City Cemetery - See Oakland Cemetery
        Shay Cemetery - See Platt River Cemetery
        St. Mary’s Cemetery near Maloy, Benton Township
        Sweet Home a.k.a. Lesonville Cemetery, Leasonville, Poe Township
        Tedrow Cemetery, rural Kellerton, Athens Township
        Tent Chapel Cemetery near Blockton, Clinton Township
        Thompson Cemetery near Mount Ayr, Poe Township
        Tindle Cemetery near Diagonal, Lincoln Township
        Tingley Cemetery near Tingley, Tingley Township
        Union Cemetery a.k.a. Mortimer or Garland Cemetery, Jefferson Township
        Watterson Cemetery - See Oakdale Cemetery
        Woodland Cemetery near Kellerton, Monroe Township

  • Census
        U.S. Federal Census Morality Schedules 1850-1880
        1856 Census of Mount Ayr
        1860 Federal Census of Ringgold County, Iowa
            Athens Township
            East Fork Township
            Lotts Creek Township
            Middle Fork Township
            Mount Ayr Township
            Platte Township
            Sand Creek Township
            Washington Township
            West Fork Township
        Links to Ringgold County Census, various years

  • Churches of Ringgold County, Iowa
        Brief History of Ringgold County Churches

  • Family Pages     Links to off-site Ringgold County Family Pages and:
            HISTORY of BOHEMIAN SETTLERS in RINGGOLD COUNTY
            The Daniel BLISS Jr. Family
             Descendants of Leroy FULLER, contribution by Burt FULLER
             The Andrew Jackson IMUS Family
             The MAXWELL - OXLEY Families of Ringgold County
             The John McDONALD Family
             The WARDEN and FATTIG Familes
            The WININGER Family

  • Copyright Statement

  • History of Ringgold County, Iowa
        Settlement Before Statehood
        Honey War
        Formation of Ringgold County
        Agricultural History
        1942 Corn Festival
        Bonnie PARKER and Clyde BARROW, The Story of Bonnie and Clyde and the BARROW Gang
        Box Socials
        Crime Stories
        Disasters and Tragedies
        Old-Time Diseases, definitions, remedies, and cures
        Old-Time Occupations and Professions
        Ghost Towns of Ringgold County
        Historical Notes of Ringgold County
        History of Benton
        History of Delphos
        History of Ellston
        History of Kellerton
        History of Knowlton
        History of Lesanville, by Arthur LESAN, 1931
            Includes early history of Poe Township, Ringgold County
        History of Lotts Creek
        History of Maloy
        Morris & Allyn Journal, 1879 - 1880, History of Early Ringgold County
        History of Mount Ayr I
        History of Mount Ayr II
        Mount Ayr Mayors, 1875-2000
        Mount Ayr Postmasters, 1855-1999
        Prairie Chicken Relocation, Kellerton
        History of Redding
        History of Ringgold City
        History of Ringgold County Jail
        Ringgold County Sheriffs
        Ringgold County Historic Buildings
        The Great Depression and Ringgold County
        History of Tingley
        History of Transportation in Ringgold County
        Virginia Sale Bill
        The War Years
        Notable Weather Incidents of Ringgold County
        Links to off-site Resources

  • Home Page, Ringgold County IA GenWeb Site

  • Look ups, Links for those who will conduct research for Ringgold County
        Surnames Page, Surnames and contacts with those who are researching those families

  • Mailing Lists, Links to Ringgold County Mailing Lists

  • Maps of Ringgold County, Iowa and her Townships
        Ringgold County, 1895 from U.S. Atlas
        Ringgold County Townships Map, 1930
        Athens Township, 1930
        Benton Township, 1930
        ClintonTownship, 1930
        Grant Township, 1930
        Jefferson Township, 1930
        Liberty Township, 1930
        Lincoln Township, 1930
        Lotts Creek Township, 1930
        Middle Fork Township, 1930
        Monroe Township, 1930
        Poe Township, 1930
        Rice Township, 1930
        Riley Township, 1930
        Union Township, 1930
        Washington Township, 1930
        Waubonsie Township, 1930

  • Message Boards, Links to Message Boards regarding Ringgold County

  • Military links to those who served from Ringgold County, Iowa
        War Loans in Ringgold County
        Ringgold County Enlistments in Company I, 23rd Missouri Infantry, Civil War
        Roll of Pensioners, January 1, 1883
        The War Years in Ringgold County
        Soldiers Index Links to pages, photographs, and material for Ringgold County's soldiers
        WWII Draft Registration Cards:
            A Surnames    B Surnames    C Surnames    D Surnames
            E Surnames    F Surnames    G Surnames    H Surnames
            I Surnames     J Surnames     K Surnames    L Surnames
            M Surnames   N Surnames    O Surnames    P Surnames
            Q Surnames   R Surnames    S Surnames     T Surnames
            U - V Surnames                    W Surnames    X - Y - Z Surnames
        WWII Casualties, Ringgold County, Iowa
        Wall of Honor
    Ringgold County Citizens who served and sacrificed from the Civil War to Desert Storm
        Links to Iowa Gen Web and Off-Site Resources

  • News Clippings about Ringgold County and her Residents Past and Present
        1879 Eugene Fire
        1899 Diagonal Fire
        Beaconsfield Church, 1950
        Kellerton Businesses
        Kellerton Tornado, 1984
        Other news items which include surnames of BRAMON, COWSERT, GREELE, JOHNSTON, HUDSON, SCHRADER, and TERREL

  • Obituaries of Ringgold County Residents and those with ties to Ringgold County
        A - B OBITUARIES INDEX
        C OBITUARIES INDEX
        D OBITUARIES INDEX
        E - F - G OBITUARIES INDEX
        H - I - J OBITUARIES INDEX
        K - L OBITUARIES INDEX
        M OBITUARIES INDEX
        N - O - P OBITUARIES INDEX
        Q - R OBITUARIES INDEX
        S - T OBITUARIES INDEX
        U - V - W OBITUARIES INDEX
        X - Y - Z OBITUARIES INDEX

  • Penny Post Cards of Ringgold County

  • Photographs of Residents of Ringgold County

  • Queries, Pre-archival Queries for Ringgold County, Iowa
        Queries April 1997 through January 1998
        Queries February 1998 through April 1998

  • Resources for Research in Ringgold County, Iowa
        Surnames Page, Surnames and contacts with those who are researching those families

  • Schools
        Brief History of Ringgold County Schools
        1872 Rules for Teachers
        1895 Final High School Exam
        1931 School Truck, Delphos
        Benton High School Graduates, 1919-1958
        Delphos High School, circa 1920
        Diagonal Elementary Class, 1950
        Diagonal High School Graduates, 1896-2002
        Maloy High School Graduates, 1920-1952
        Mount Ayr H.S. Football Team, 1924
        Mount Ayr H.S. Graduates, 1884-1919
        Mount Ayr H. S. Graduates, 1920-1935
        Mount Ayr H. S. Graduates, 1936-1945
        Mount Ayr H. S. Graduates, 1946-1955
        Mount Ayr H. S. Graduates, 1956-1965
        Mount Ayr H. S. Graduates, 1966-1975
        Mount Ayr H. S. Pep Band, 1924
        Redding High School, 1912
        Tingley High School Graduates, 1893-1959

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