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Crooked Creek

Crooked Creek, Washington Co., Iowa

 

IaGenWeb Special Projects:        

Iowa in the Civil War
Iowa Gravestone Photos Project
Iowa History Project

Iowa Old Press Project
Iowa Orphan Train Riders
Iowa State Census
Iowa Family Group Sheets

Addresses:

Washington County Genealogical Society Library
Post office Box 446
Washington, Iowa 52353
genealogy@washington.lib.ia.us

*For memberships,  information,  and matters regarding the Washington County Genealogical Society, please write to the above address.  The UsGenWeb Project is not a genealogical society, however, we do cooperate with the Genealogical Societies and libraries.  We appreciate their contributions and assistance with materials.


Washington Public Library
120 E. Main
Washington, IA 52353
319-653-2726
genealogy@washington.lib.ia.us
http://www.washington.lib.ia.us/services/genealogy2/

 

The Washington Public Library will perform a genealogy search, the request form can be found here:

http://www.washington.lib.ia.us/services/genealogy2/genrequest


Kalona Public Library
http://www.kalona.lib.ia.us/

Washington County Courthouse,
211 W. Main,
Washington, Iowa 52353

Archives

 IaGenWeb Archives - Iowa Archives
 UsGenWeb Archives - All States
 Iowa Federal Census Records
 Washington County, Iowa Archives - Washington County files

Biographies - 1887 Portrait and Biographical Album

On Line- Complete Index on Iowa Biographies Project by Linda Suarez

1880 Portrait and Biographical Album on line
 - History of Washington County, Iowa  its Cities
and Towns by Union Historical Company in 1880. Published by Mills & Co. in  Des Moines, IA.
Transcribed by Darlene Coover

Daniel Mickey - Bio and photo

Books

History of the 19th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry by J. Irvine Dungan
Diary of Augustine Robinette - contributed by Carolie Dixon. 19th Regiment Co. C
History of Washington County 1880
    - scanned by Darlene Coover  
    -  Includes township map.
Portrait & Biographical Album of Washington County, Iowa 1885  
Early settlement of Western Iowa, 1906
Register of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Table of contents of SAR above  

Cemeteries

 Beauchamp Cemetery Photos - Overview

 Cemetery List and maps  - by Mappoint - Names of Washington County cemeteries and their locations if you 
plan to visit a cemetery..

Township maps with cemetery locations including brief histories -  (published by the Washington County 
Genealogical Society in their newsletters.)

 Cedar |  Dutch Creek | English RiverHighland  | Iowa   | JacksonLime Creek  
(PDF Format)  (If you have difficulty pulling up the PDF files, try rebooting your computer.   
Requires Acrobat Reader  to read them.)


 Cemetery Burial Lists: (Use drop Down menu for individual  PIONEER cemetery burials.) - Only  a few of the 
smaller PIONEER cemeteries have been transcribed and published on this site.  Janet Evans and I have transcribed those for  
Marion Township.  A number of different  people have donated photos of gravestones that have been uploaded to the 
IaGenWeb Gravestone Project
and it is possible that your ancestor may be one that has been photographed.   Older burials 
before the 1930's can be found in the WPA GenWeb Project.   

On line pioneer cemeteries - Use click and scroll with drop down menu below.


 * Richmond Cemeterylist looks like an excel spreadsheet on line, but the tabs at the   bottom are active links.. Click on the notes tab to read the explanations on cemetery  condition, maiden names, etc.   Our thanks to Janet Evans for transcribing many of these   pioneeer cemeteries.

 
Political Graveyard

GPP

gravestone logo

Click on logo above to load your photos or view others.
You can check to see the names of those uploaded prior to 10-25-2008 
You may need to go to the site for further information if you find your ancestor's name is listed as some of the notes have been truncated.

Census Indexes and Records: Use drop Down click and scroll menu below for census records.


 

Lime Creek Township -  1860 Census records - plus a few added tidbits from the WPA Cemetery Records.

NEW - 1925 Census  -  Please note these are compiled in Excel and  if  there is more than one page, you will need to click on the tab at the bottom of the page to switch to the next sheet.


Jan 2, 2009 - 1925 census (text files) for Brighton Twp
Oct 11, 2008 - 1925 census for the town of West Chester
Sept 2, 2008 - 1925 census for town of Riverside
June 10, 2008 - 1925 census for Town of Kalona and Crawford Twp.
May 22, 2008 - 1925 census for Crawfordsville and English River Twp.
May 1, 2008 -  1925 census for  AinsworthCoppock, and Marion Twp.

Death Index:

The Washington County WPA records have been completed. Please use   Iowa WPA Graves  as these death records have been removed. 

Funeral Homes

Jones Eden Funeral Home - Obituaries. Can also access Washington Journal 2004 Archives  - May include photos of deceased.

History of Washington County, Iowa

History of Washington County, Iowa 1880 - book transcribed
by Darlene Coover

Lodges

AFAM Lodge

Lookups - Needed

If you own local history books or family histories that you would be
willing to look up information for researchers please contact the webmaster
 here.  

We can also use transcribers to transcribe Washington County information for uploading to this site.  Contact me at: iawashington2002@yahoo.com if you wish to help. You will need to research or  locate your own materials to transcribe. We are not able to provide them for transcription.

Please post your requests and queries on the mailing list.

Marriages - On Site



The Washington County Marriage Records from 1839-1900 are now all on line.

Thanks to the Washington County Genealogical Society that has given permission to use material published in their newsletters. (The years with double columns including application date are from the newsletters.   

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Mailing Lists for Washington County, Iowa

 Washington County, Iowa Mailing List Instructions


Map Library

U.S. and State Maps - U.S. and State Maps - Assorted maps and links to other sites.
Washington County Map

Message Boards  

Message Boards for Washington County, Iowa -  Bible Records, Biographies,  Deeds,  Obituaries,  
Queries, Surnames 

Ancestry Message Boards

Military Information

Index to Southeast Iowa Participation in the Civil War - many links included.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors  System
Civil War Known Military Pensions
Company C, 19th Iowa Infantry After the War - 1883
Reunion of Company C, 19th Iowa Infantry-1909
Revolutionary War Descendants
Women Soldiers in the Revolutionary War

Neighbors

Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Louisa, Jefferson, Henry

Newspapers (Current) and Websites

Washington Journal
Washington  Area Guide

Newspapers: Old Clippings - Source and date sometimes not available but all clippings are from old Washington County newspapers.

Historic newspaper clipping recounting George Washington's funeral
Old photos of former businesses and schools in Washington County

Washington Democrat
- 1910-1917 community news

Obituaries

Sept. -Oct. 1997, A-Z

IaGenWeb Board Obituaries - Current 

Photos of Washington County Towns* NEW

Brighton
Rubio
Washington

Wayland
Other Photos


Schools

Rural Schools - township maps, locations, and history - English River, Lime Creek, Iowa, Seventy-Six.
Early Washington Schools - Photos of old school buildings -
Cedar township Rural Schools

NEW: Crawford Township rural schools  plus Fairview from Lime Creek Township

Other Off-Site Resources

Township Maps (Beforetime site)

 

Bureau of Vital Records Iowa  
    - Department of Public Health
       Bureau of Vital Records
       Lucas State Office Building
       1st Floor, Des Moines, IA 50319-0075,
       (515) 281-4944 recording


State Historical Society of Iowa   

The State Historical Society of Iowa's Library and Archives programs exist to identify, record, collect, preserve, and share research on Iowa history. Anyone interested in researching an Iowa topic, past or present, is likely to find useful original information in the library and archives collections.

The library and archives maintain a large collection of materials related to the history of Iowa and the Upper Midwest. The collection includes 210,000 volumes, 35,000 reels of microfilms, 6,000 sheets of maps, 1.5 million photographs, 4,000 autographs, 8,000 linear feet of manuscripts, 1,800 reels of oral history tapes, an extensive set of bound Iowa newspapers, plus video tapes, sound recordings, and other ephemera.

Search the Library Catalog


In Des Moines
600 East Locust
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Call 515-281-6200

In Iowa City
402 Iowa Avenue
Iowa City, IA 52240-1806
Call 319-335-3916


State Association for the Preservation of Cemeteries
Library of Congress.
Look-Up Resource   - for International Genealogical Research
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Iowa Mailing Lists
   - Surname, Locality,  and County lists

Timelines

If you are writing a family history and want it to be more than just names and dates, Timelines can help pinpoint the era they were living.

Washington County Tax Lists

1865 English River and Iowa twps

Washington County, Iowa Stats

  Churches in Washington in 1964
  City & County Officials in 1964
  1875 History of Washington County, Iowa
  1902 High School Graduation Class
  1903 Slaughter County, Iowa
  Township Map - 1880 County History
  USA Map Room
  Washington, Iowa Area Guide
  Washington County 1895 Map
  History of Washington County 1880
  Washington Chamber of Commerce
  Washington Hospital and Clinics 

Websites and Surnames with Washington County Connections

Bender, Jennings, and Associated Families
- my Homepages

Surnames:

Beck - Sharon Center area/Early Hist. Augusta Co., Va
Bender - Kalona area
Cummings - Marion Twp.
Fulton - Marion Twp -Descendants of James Fulton
Jarrard - Marion Twp
McAtlin - Marion Twp
McCorkle - Marion Twp
Snider - Marion & Brighton Twp
Summers - Marion Twp./Early Hist. in Augusta Co., Virginia
Carr and Plo(e)ger Families - Isaac Newton CARR photo
and family history.  Isaac Newton CARR and his siblings moved to Washington County, Iowa in 1852. Isaac Newton CARR married first, Elizabeth TAYLOR on October 8, 1858, in Washington Co., Iowa. Some photos.  Carole (Carr) Magnusen site.
Smelzer Family- History of the David Clark Smelser Family by Brenda Smelser Hay

*We will not knowingly link to any website that does not respect the privacy of living individuals. If a site includes individuals born after 1927, please let me know and the link will be removed promptly. Written permission from the individuals themselves is required before their name can be used on this website.

IaGenWeb Leadership Team 2007-2008

 

Richard Harrison - State Coordinator

Constance Diamond - Assistant State Coordintor

Karen De Groote-JohnsonImmediate Past State Coordinator