"History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883"
Table of Contents
Below is the Table of Contents for Worth County from the book, "History of Mitchell & Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883" published in 1884 by Union Publishing Co., Springfield, Illinois.
The book is available on microfilm from LDS Church Family History Centers (FHCs); Film number 0934954
Some chapters are online as indicated below. The biographies in the township chapters are not online below, but are online under the heading "Indexes to Books."
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY ............................................................................................................................................................... 537CHAPTER II EARLY SETTLEMENT ........................................................................................................................................................ 539
Historical ItemsCHAPTER III PIONEER LIFE .................................................................................................................................................................... 550
Early Manners and Customs, Character of the Pioneers, Clothing, The Wedding, Snake, Agricultural, Religion
CHAPTER IV COUNTY GOVERNMENT .................................................................................................................................................. 557CHAPTER V OFFICIAL MATTERS .......................................................................................................................................................... 572
Population, County Charity, Civil Townships, Town Plats, Marriage Record, Financial, First Treasurer's Report, Other Items of Interest, Registry of DeedsCHAPTER VI REMINISCENCES OF AN OLD SETTLER .............................................................................................................................................................................. 579
The Indian ScareCHAPTER VII THE COURTS OF WORTH COUNTY ............................................................................................................................................................................. 582
District Court, Circuit Court, County CourtCHAPTER VIII THE BAR OF WORTH COUNTY ....................................................................................................................................... 587CHAPTER IX THE MEDICAL PROFESSION OF WORTH COUNTY .............................................................................................................................................................................. 594CHAPTER X POLITICAL ........................................................................................................................................................................... 598
Official VoteCHAPTER XI. NATIONAL, STATE AND COUNTY REPRESENTATION ............................................................................................................................................................. 624
Congressional, General Assembly, Bank Examiner, County Officials, County Judges, County Auditors, Treasurers and Recorders, County Treasurers, County Recorders, Clerks of the Court, Sheriff, Prosecuting Attorneys, Surveyors, Coroners, Drainage CommissionersCHAPTER XII THE PRESS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 640
Northwood Pioneer, The Sentinel, Worth County Eagle, Kensett Mail, Worth County IndexTHE WAR FOR THE UNION .............................................................................................................................................. 649 CHAPTER XIII.
Roster of the Regiments, Roll of HonorCHAPTER XIV EDUCATIONAL ................................................................................................................................................................... 666
School Fund Commissioner, County Superintendents, Present Condition, Normal Institutes, Teachers' AssociationCHAPTER XV GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE .................................................................................................................................................................... 678CHAPTER XVI COUNTY SOCIETIES ......................................................................................................................................................... 681
The Old Settler's Society, Agricultural Society, Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company, County Musical AssociationCHAPTER XVII RAILROADS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 698CHAPTER XVIII BARTON TOWNSHIP ......................................................................................................................................................... 703
Early Settlement, Historical Items, Educational Matters, Organic, BiographicalCHAPTER XIX BRISTOL TOWNSHIP ......................................................................................................................................................... 707
Early Settlement, Organic, First Things, Educational, Postoffices, Religious, VILLAGE OF BRISTOL, Cemeteries, County Seat, BiographicalCHAPTER XX BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP ................................................................................................................................................. 721
Early Settlement, Organic, First Things, Educational, Postoffice, Religious, VILLAGE OP GLENMARY, BiographicalCHAPTER XXI DEER CREEK TOWNSHIP ................................................................................................................................................... 731
Early Settlement, First Items, Burned Alive, BiographicalCHAPTER XXII DANVILLE TOWNSHIP ....................................................................................................................................................... 734
Early Settlement, Early Reminiscences, Organization, First Items, Educational, Religious, Postoffice, BiographicalCHAPTER XXIII FERTILE TOWNSHIP ........................................................................................................................................................... 744
Lakes, Early Settlement, Organic, First Items, Educational, Religious, Cemeteries, Postoffices, Hallway Matters, VILLAGE of FERTILECHAPTER XXIV HARTLAND TOWNSHIP .................................................................................................................................................... 768
Early Settlement, Organic, First Items, Postoffice, Cemeteries, Educational, Religious, BiographicalCHAPTER XXV KENSETT TOWNSHIP ......................................................................................................................................................... 776
Early Settlement, Historical Crumbs, Organic, Educational, VILLAGE OF KENSETT, Postoffice, BiographicalCHAPTER XXVI LINCOLN TOWNSHIP ........................................................................................................................................................ 787
Early Settlement, Organic, Historical Crumbs, Educational, VILLAGE OF MANLY, Hotels, Mercantile, Creamery, Mechanical, Postoffice, BiographicalCHAPTER XXVII NORTHWOOD TOWNSHIP ............................................................................................................................................... 801
Early Settlement, Organic, Historical Events, Town of Northwood, Recorded Plats, Early Days, Organic, Postoffice, Hotels, Religious, Sunday Schools, Educational, Societies, Fire Department, Cornet Band, Militia, Literary Association, Music Hall, Worth County Bank, Northwood Mills, Mercantile Interest, Elevators, Photograph Galleries, Cemetery, Northwood Mutual Union, Fire, Court House, Temperance, BiographicalCHAPTER XXVIII SILVER LAKE TOWNSHIP ................................................................................................................................................ 856
Lakes, Early settlement, Postoffice, Religious, Schools, Organic, BiographicalCHAPTER XXIX UNION TOWNSHIP ........................................................................................................................................................... 869
Early Settlements, First Items, Schools, Town of Grafton, Thirty Hours in a Snow StormCHAPTER XXX A RETROSPECT – WORTH COUNTY OF TODAY ............................................................................................................................................................................... 883
NOTES:
- Present day Grove Township was called Northwood Township at that time.
- For Lookups not online, contact Gordon Felland at gfelland@q.com.
LAST UPDATE: 5/06/2009 by Gordon Felland