
There are now 4,024 Ringgold County gravestone photographs posted on IAGenWeb's Gravestone Photo Project.
Recent additions to
Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton, courtsey of Bill Adams and
Oliver Cemetery, courtsey of Bill Adams (ROBERTS, McMULLEN, McCLAIN & McBEE),
Tingley Cemetery,
courtesy of dukemeister, and to
Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton, courtesy of Mrs. Andy (Joyce) Johnston.
Through the generosity of Ramon "Ray" Bear the Bear Cemetery is completely
transcribed and on-line at IAGenWeb's Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
Dukemeiser has completed photographing the Tingley Cemetery (an awesome task!),
Pleasant Ridge (a.k.a. Bever) Cemetery,
and Quinn Cemetery. Thank you!!
The following cemeteries are now transcribed and on-line at Ringgold County IAGenWeb's site with links to obituaries, biographies,
and gravestone photographs on IAGenWeb's Gravestone Photo Project:
This is an on-going project until all of the cemetery transcriptions are completed and updated. There may be some omissions
in these transcripts. Please let us know if you know of an interment that has been missed. Thank you.
Visit IAGenWeb's Gravestone Photograph Website at
http://iowagravestones.org/cemetery_index.php. To submit your gravestone photos go to
http://iowagravestones.org/submit.php.

NOVEMBER, 2009 New additions to Ringgold County's website are:
BIOGRAPHIES:
Abraham ROBERTS
Contribution by Bill Adams
CEMETERIES:
Transcriptions of Caledonia and
Centenary Cemeteries.
Centenary Cemetery Photographs
Clearfield Cemetery Transcriptions, Surnames:
A - G H - L
M - R S - Z
Diagonal Cemetery
NEWS ARTICLES:
Train Wreck, Lotts Creek Bridge, April of 1910
Contribution by Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifret
OBITUARIES:

OCTOBER, 2009 New additions to Ringgold County's website are:
BIOGRAPHIES:
Edgar & Frank E. SHELDON
Contribution by Debbie Clough Gerischer
CEMETERY PAGES:
Benton Cemetery Transcriptions & links to Gravestone Photographs & Obituaries
Bethel Cemetery Transcriptions & links to Gravestone Photographs & Obituaries
Cabaret Cemetery Transcriptions & links to Gravestone Photographs
Oak Ridge (a.k.a. Forest Home) Cemetery trancriptions & links to Gravestone Photographs
Rose Hill Cemetery history added to webpage.
FAMILY PAGES:
The PALMER & SPENCER Families
Ed and Marea (GROGAN) SHEIL Family
MAPS:
Kellerton, Athens Twp.
Maloy, Benton Twp.
Redding, Clinton Twp.
Diagonal, Jefferson & Washington Twps.
Mount Ayr, Poe Twp.
Delphos, Rice Twp.
Tingley, Tingley Twp.
Ellston, Union Twp.
Tingley, Tingley Twp.
Ringgold & Decatur Counties
NEWS ITEMS:
Kellerton Boosters, 1912
Letter Carriers Convention, 1913
Methodist Episcopal Appointments, Chariton District, 1912
contributions by Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifert
OBITUARIES:
PHOTOGRAPHS:
Contributions by Phillina Smelser:
Contributions by Michael Cooley:
SCHOOLS:
Tingley High School Graduates, Class of 1895
Tales From the Front Porch:
Amanda Elvina (DULY) BEAR
Contribution by Joy Johnson
Memories of a Daughter,
John Allen & Abigal Mae (PETTIS) GRAVETT
Contribution by Deloris Mae (Gravett) & Ramon Lee Bear

SEPTEMBER, 2009 New additions to Ringgold County's website are:
BEAR Family photographs, courtesy of the BEAR family have been added to:
Unidentified Photographs:
Maxwell Studio Photographs from the FRIEND Family Album
Submitted by Kimble DaCosta
BIOGRAPHIES:
CHURCH PAGES:
| Assembly of God Church, Redding |
Community Bible Church, Redding |
| Middle Fork Methodist Church, updated |
Middle Fork Sunday School Classes & Organizations |
| Palestine Church, Redding |
United Methodist Church, Redding, updated |
| Vacation Bible School, Redding, 1952 |
United Presbyterian Church, Redding, updated |
Photographs of Assembly of God
and Free Methodist Church, Mount Ayr, courtesy of Mike Avitt
FAMILY PAGES
Anna "Frata" (BEAR) BACH,
Amanda Elvina (DULY) BEAR,
Gladys (BEAR) and Lee BEAL,
Leonard Solomon Bear family,
Doris Lavon (BEAR) CAMPBELL,
Edna Marie (Bear) & Jesse Harold STACY family,
Bear Family submissions by Ramon L. Bear
John Gray & Mary "Pearl" (RICHARSON) STEPHENS,
submitted by Julie Watts
The WALTER & STUCK Families,
submitted by Julie Watts
HISTORY PAGES:
Timeline
New Photograph of Knowlton, circa 1910, courtesy of Mike Avitt
MILITARY PAGES:
Updated page for George "Emmett" LILES
| Redding G.A.R. Post 51 |
Redding American Legion |
| Barton ABARR, WWII |
Carl ABARR, WWI |
| Joe ABARR, WWII |
William ABARR, WWII |
| T. A. ARNEAL, Civil War |
Francis ATHEY, WWII |
| Carl Edman COMBS, Korean War |
Harold COMBS, WWII |
| Vance COMBS, WWII |
Jim EDWARDS, Civil War |
| Esse FREED, WWII |
Vance E. GEIGER, WWII |
| Blaine HERREN, WWII |
Ben HILL, WWII |
| Paul HILL, Vietnam War |
John S. HOFFMAN, Civil War |
| D. W. HUDSON, Civil War |
Oscar HUDSON, WWI |
| Larry "Bill" HUNT, Korean War |
James Robert JEANES, WWII |
| Ariel Fayette KNAPP, WWI |
Gifford KNAPP, WWII |
| Kenneth KNAPP, Vietnam War |
Calvin LAMBERT, Vietnam War |
| Gary LAMBERT, Vietnam War |
Keith LAMBERT, Vietnam War |
| Kenneth LAMBERT, Vietnam War |
Homer M. LYNCH, WWII |
| David L. MAUDLIN, Vietnam War |
Harold MILLER, Korean War |
| Robert Leroy MILLER, WWII |
Jerry A. MONDAY, Vietnam War |
| Jim NEAS, Korean War |
Harrison NORRIS, Civil War |
| Vivian NORRIS, WWII |
F. M. OLIVER, Civil War |
| Eugene OLNEY, WWII |
Orley OVERMAN, WWII |
| Howard PARKER, WWII |
Carl Montgomery QUICK, WWI |
| Darrel Edward ROACH, Korean War |
Albert SANDERS, WWI |
| George Lewis SAVILLE, WWII |
Jacob SAVILLE, Korean War |
| Henry M. SIEFFERT, WWII |
John W. SHAFER, WWII |
| Jerry Dean SHAW, Vietnam War |
Roy B. SHEUMAKER, WWII |
| Donald SKINNER, Korean War |
Richard SNETHEN, Vietnam War |
| Wilson STANTON, Civil War |
Richard SNETHEN, Vietnam War |
| Sam A. TAYLOR, WWII |
D. M. TENNANT, WWII |
| Duane THOMPSON, WWII |
Homer THOMPSON, WWII |
| Howard THOMPSON, WWII |
Kenneth THOMPSON, WWII |
| Russell THOMPSON, WWII |
John Arthur VANSKYOCK, WWII |
| Dale WALKUP, Vietnam War |
Algie Claire WARNER, Korean War |
| Gerald D. WAUGH, Vietnam War |
Richard W. WAUGH, Vietnam War |
| Veteran Interments |
NEWS CLIPPINGS:
| Ray E. AUCKER, 1994 |
Bank Robbery, Diagonal, 1896 |
| Bank Robbery, Redding, 1923 |
J. N. BROWN Fire, 1893 |
| COULTHARD Anniversary |
Delphos, Small Town Iowa |
| DENNISON Estate, 1903 |
Dial Telephone, Diagonal & Redding, 1968 |
| Farm Crisis, 1988 |
Golda FRAME & Melvin Ingram Wedding |
Rev. D. J. HENDERSON Revival, 1954 |
Kellerton Bank Closing, 1930 |
| Maloy IA Robbery, 1956 |
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis NORDINE, 1971 |
| PENNEBAKER Murder, 1929 |
Death of Timothy Davis RATLEY, 2008 |
| Viola Marie SAGE & Willard S. LEWIS Wedding |
Stranded by Snow Storm, Redding, 1961 |
| Tingley Bank, 1893 |
Tingley Fire, 1894 |
| Tornado, 1984 |
Tornado, 2001 |
| Family Row, 1904 |
OBITUARIES:
Addition of photographs, courtesy of the BEAR family, for obituaries of:
Anna Maria (KIEFER) BEAR,
Glenn Franklin BEAR,
Reuben Ugene BEAR,
Thelma Icyle BEAR,
William Franklin "Frank" BEAR
QUERIES
Amanda Elvina (DULEY) BEAR
Surnames: Duly or Duley or Dooley or Dewley, Bear, Watson, Shafstoll, Booth
James and Sarah (JOHNSTON) WATTS and their 11 children, including son George WATTS
Looking for photographs of WATTS, REYNOLDS, WADDELL families
TALES FROM THE FRONT PORCH:
September Road Trip, contribution by Sharon R. Becker:
Part I: Pioneer School, Nine Eagles, & Pleasanton, Decatur Co.
Part II: Davis City & Union Church; Leon Depot & Round Barn, Decatur Co.
Part III: LeRoy, Decatur Co.
Part IV: Humeston Depot, Wayne Co. & Osceola Depot, Clarke Co.
The Story Tellers. . .We Are The Chosen
or Why I Am So Fascinated ("Obsessed") With Genealogy
contribution by Sherry Hatfield
Addition of Frazer/Turpen House photographs to Road Trip, Davis City
contribution by Sherry Balow
Remedies, Cures, and Advertising, contribution by Sharon R. Becker

AUGUST, 2009 New additions to Ringgold County's website are:
Ringgold County's Golden Nuggets
a resource guide to town museums, genealogical & history archives,
town centennial books
BIOGRAPHIES:
Solomon "Sol" BEAR
Birdie Nina (McDOWELL) HOGUE
CEMETERIES:
2009 photographs of Merritt Cemetery, Athens Township
2009 photographs of Oakland Cemetery, Shannon City
Updated Bear Cemetery page
Bear Cemetery Transcriptions and cemetery history
Civil War Gravestones of Adam and John BEAR
Bohemian Cemetery Transcriptions with Links to Gravestone Photos
Transcription of Oakland Cemetery, Shannon City
CHURCHES:
2009 photographs of First Christian Church, Tingley,
United Presbyterian Church, Tingley,
and Wishard Chapel First Baptist Church interior, Delphos
1938 Methodist Church Groups, Contribution by Kathy Gregg
Updated page, Bohemian Church, rural Diagonal
Updated page, Church of Christ, Mount Ayr
Updated page, First Baptist Church, Mount Ayr
Updated page, First Lutheran Church, Mount Ayr
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, Mount Ayr
Presbyterian Church, Mount Ayr
Redding Sunday School Class, 1913
Updated page, Regular Baptist Church, Mount Ayr
Updated page, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mount Ayr
United Methodist Church, Mount Ayr
United Presbyterian Church, Mount Ayr
FAMILY PAGES:
Addition of Bear Family Reunion
Information & Contacts, at bottom of webpage
The MAIN Family Record: Descendants of Daniel MAIN, contribution by Julie Watts
The Joseph MAIN Family, contribution by Julie Watts
The STEPHENS Family of Caledonia, contribution by Julie Watts
HISTORY PAGES:
Updated Ringgold County Home
Updated Ghost Towns Page
Updated Kellerton Photos Page
contributions by Kathy Gregg and Ken Baker
Kellerton's Ancestral Roots: Merritt Station, Cross, New Chicago
Construction Photographs, Highway 2, circa 1939
contribution by Kathy Gregg
History of Caledonia by John G. STEPHENS, 1970
contribution by Julie Watts
Seaton's Store, Delphos, 1975
contribution by Mike Avitt
Post Cards of Shannon City, early 1900's
contribution by Darrell Eckhardt
Ringgold County Courthouse, built 1926
Mount Ayr Produce, 1973
contribution by Mike Avitt
MILITARY PAGES:
Updates for WWI Casualties,
WWII Casualties, and Vietnam Casualties
Civil War Gravestones of Adam and John BEAR
NEWS CLIPPINGS:
| Buffalo Robes, 1874 |
Call For Whittlers, 1876 |
| Chicken Ordinance, 1926 |
Crime & Punishments, 1876 |
| Egg Fight, 1876 |
Good Advice, 1876 |
| GROSE House Fire, 2003 |
Left Horseless, Jerry BRANUM, 1875 |
| Minstrel Show, 1875 |
Mud Wrestling, 1877 |
| Onion Sociables, 1895 |
Pay Up!!, Wm ALEXANDER, 1877 |
| Pound Parties, 1877 |
Dick & Marj PRENTIS 50th Anniversary |
| Dr. Percy L. PRENTIS, 1913 |
Sen. X.T. PRENTIS House Fire, 1955 |
| Smoochin' on the Sabbath, 1877 |
Star Theatre, 1913 |
| Traffic on the Square, 1916 |
OBITUARIES:
Additon of photograph to obituaries of
Adeline (HARTLEY) and Franklin M. SEATON,
Courtesy of 1st Baptist Church Museum, Delphos
Additon of photograph to obituaries of
Lyman Henry BAKER,
Helen Lucile (BACON) BAKER,
and Robert Gene "Jake" BAKER, Courtesy of Ken Baker
PHOTOGRAPHS:
Contributions by Kathy Gregg:
| Bill & Ruth family |
The BRESSLERS & O.L. JONESES |
| Maurice BRIMMER & Raymond REYNOLDS |
Dean JACKSON & Howard FARMER |
| Mrs. Della JACKSON |
Della JACKSON & Elizabeth JONES |
| Mr. & Mrs. Washington JACKSON |
Della JACKSON & Elizabeth JONES |
| In Front of Jones Medicine Chest |
Jones Medicine Chest |
| Elizabeth JONES& her Chevy |
James Dowlen JONES |
| Kathryn Arabella JONES, 1935 & 1936 |
Kathryn A. JONES, Senior Photograph |
| O. L. JONES gathering |
Marie Marie & Mary Alice |
| Kellerton Class Picnic 1936 |
Kellerton Folks |
| Wilma of Kellerton |
SMITHS, PETTIS, Elizabeth Jones |
| Mr. SMITH, Elizabeth JONES, Mr. PETTIS |
1938 Methodist Church Groups |
| Rebekah Ladies House Cleaners, 1940 |
Dorothy SLEZIK, Mildred and Ruby, 1940 |
| Stormy KNIGHT, Mildred, Arlene, Wayne, 1940 |
1937 Kellerton Class Picnic |
| 1938 Kellerton Class Picnic |
1939 Kellerton Class Picnic |
| 1940 Kellerton Class Picnic I |
1940 Kellerton Class Picnic II |
| Summertime in Iowa |
Dorothy SLEZIK, Maryville, Missouri, 1940 |
| Kellerton High School Reunion |
Contributions by Sharon Lafferty:
Contributions by Ken BAKER:
Contributions by Julie Watts:
Contribution by Carla Hall OTT:
Contribution by Darrell Eckhardt:
QUERIES:
Query regarding JoAnn WORSFOLD
Query regarding William CONE, Sr.
SCHOOLS:
2009 Photographs of
Eighme School No. 9, Tingley Township
Hazel Glen School No. 8, Ellston
 
Willow Shade No. 9, Ellston Jackson Hill No. 9, Monroe Township
Addition of 1889-1900 Students at Clipper School
Updated page for Diagonal School
Updated page for Hickory Grove School No. 5, Middle Fork Township
John Scott School, New Chicago, Athens Township
Kellerton School, 1987, Contribution by Kathy Gregg
7th & 8th Grades, Kellerton, circa 1932
contribution by Kathy Gregg
8th Grade, Kellerton, circa 1932-33
contribution by Kathy Gregg
High School Class, Kellerton, circa 1935
contribution by Kathy Gregg
8th Grade Diploma, Kellerton
contribution by Kathy Gregg
Addition of 1910 basketball team & 1922 football team Mount Ayr School
Rose Hill No. 2, a.k.a. Gill School, Middle Fork Township, 1917
Orchard Hill School , a.k.a. Badger School, Clinton Township, Class of 1911
Walnut Valley No. 7, Washington Township
Updated Redding School Page and additions of:
Redding School Class Photographs:
1906
1910-1911
1915
1916
1916-1917, Grades 10 & 11
1919, 1st & 2nd Grades
1919, HS
1922, Freshman Class
1925, Freshman Class
1926, Senior Class
1927, 5th & 6th Grades
1927, 8th Grade
1927, Senior Class
1928, 5th & 6th Grades
1930, 7th & 8th
1934, 2nd Grade
1936, 4th Grade
1937, Grade School
1937, Middle Grades
1938, 3rd & 4th Grades
1938, High School
1938, Jr. & Sr. Classes
1939, 7th & 8th
1942, 7th & 8th Grades
1943, High School
1945, Kindergarten & 1st
1952, Kindergarten & 1st
1955, 2nd & 3rd Grades
1956, Kindergarten & 1st
1956, 6th, 7th, & 8th Grades
1957, 6th, 7th, & 8th Grades
1957, High School
1958, 4th & 5th Grades
1958, Senior Class
1968, 5th Grade
1971, 4th, 5th, 6th Grades, Mt. Ayr Community School
Redding School Teams and Organizations:
Boys Basketball Teams
Girls Basketball Teams
High School Glee Club, 1928
Tales From The Front Porch:
Road Trip, August of 2009
Leg 1: Westerville and Grand River, Decatur County
Leg 2: Ellston, Ringgold County
Leg 3: Tingley, Ringgold County
Leg 4: Shannon City, Union County
Leg 5: Highway 169 to Mount Ayr, Ringgold County
Leg 6: Mount Ayr to Kellerton
contribution by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2009
2nd August Road Trip, 2009; Rural
Schools, Benton, Kellerton, Diagonal
contribution by Sharon R. Becker
Hands-on Genealogical Research
contribution by Sharon R. Becker
Memories of Glasier and Louisa (SAMS) PRENTIS
contribution by Julie Watts
One Room Schools
contribution by Julie Watts
Memories of Shannon City
contribution by Darrell Eckhardt
Another Road Trip, August of 2009
Part I: Hopeville, Clarke County & northwestern Decatur County
Part II: Grand River & Young Cemetery, Decatur County
Part II: Elk Chapel, E. Elk School, Loving Chapel, Decatur County
Part IV: High Point Church, Hotel Leon, New Salem Church, Garden Grove, Weldon, Decatur Co.
contribution by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2009

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