Don Bach's Century Farm, Linn County, Iowa

Records AddedDescriptionContributorDate Added
2024

The Linn County Obituaries Message Board contains 8,272 posts.

VolunteersAs of 14 Apr 2024

Linn County has the MOST number of gravestone photographs of all Iowa counties - 54,588!!  See Iowa Gravestone Photo Project for Linn County! Thank you, volunteers!

VolunteersAs of 14 Apr 2024
5291881 BirthsAncestry.com15 Apr 2024
2023
2Additional Linn County Veteran Burials Recorded

James C Darby, Jr, Douglas L Schroeder, 
Connie McDaniel Hall

(off-site link)
Veterans Day 2023
Gold Star Veterans
for Linn County
and for the United States
Off-site links to HonorStates.orgVeterans Day 2023

The Linn County Obituaries Message Board contains 8,261 posts.

VolunteersAs of 13 Oct 2023

Linn County has the 2nd most number of gravestone photographs of all Iowa counties - 54,451!!  See Iowa Gravestone Photo Project for Linn County!


Volunteers

As of 13 Oct 2023
11893 - 1894 Phone DirectoryA Valued Volunteer9 Sep 2023
10Additional Linn County Veteran Burials Recorded

Robert J Williamson, John B Cashman, Theodore H Ford II, Billy G Massey, Douglas L Clifton, George C & Dawn V Wheat, Daniel A Bradley,  Julie C Champ, Jerry A Randall
Connie McDaniel Hall22 Aug 2023
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15 Oct 2023
1Formation of Iowa Civil War Regiments in 1862County Coordinator21 Aug 2023

1

Added link to Iowa Veterans Remembrance Project for Linn County
(off-site)
County Coordinator21 Aug 2023
3History of Operation Enduring Freedom War &
Casualties from Linn County
County Coordinator21 Aug 2023
11876 - 1910 History
 First Evangelical United Brethren Church, Cedar Rapids
Volunteer13 Aug 2023
1Necrology - Our Deceased Brethren 1878 - 1945
History of Mount Hermon Lodge #263
Ancient and Free Masons
Volunteer18 May 2023
11878 Farmers Directory VolunteerMay 2023
1Dedication of M. E. Church of Lisbon (1899)VolunteerMay 2023
1Historical Sketch of the Lisbon United Brethren in Christ ChurchVolunteerMay 2023
1Added off-site link to
Linn County Veterans Commission
County CoordinatorMay 2023

The Linn County Obituaries Message Board contains 8,251 posts.

VolunteersAs of 1 Apr 2023

Linn County has the 2nd most gravestones photographed of all Iowa counties - 54,246!!  See Iowa Gravestone Photo Project for Linn County!

VolunteersAs of 1 Apr 2023
1George E & Georgia "Fern" (Shaw) Kohl FamilyTerri Sluder
Transcription & Photos
Apr 2023
1Linn County Veteran Burials
at Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dallas County, IA
Conni McDaniel Hall
Transcription
Apr 2023
1Cornell College Beginning - 1852
and
College Photo - 1865
Linn County Centennial Edition, The Marion Sentinel
Transcription & Image
Mar 2023
4Wedding Anniversary Celebrations
New pages created to highlight anniversaries
County Coordinator
Transcriptions
Feb 2023
2022
Birth Records 1909 thru June 1921Nettie Mae LucasDec 2022
59William "Bill" Stolte's Personal Photo Collection of Fellow 1950 Wilson High School GraduatesSteve StolteDec 2022
Names of Cedar Rapids 1950 High School GraduatesWilliam (Bill) Stolte
Transcription
Dec 2022
1Cedar Rapids High Schools - Class of 1950
Graduation Brochure
William (Bill) Stolte
Image
Dec 2022
List of Pioneer DeathsTranscriptionOct 2022

The Linn County Obituaries Message Board contains 8,221 posts.

VolunteersAs of 15 Oct 2022

Linn County has the 2nd most gravestones photographed of all Iowa counties - 53,920!!  See Iowa Gravestone Photo Project for Linn County!

VolunteersAs of 15 Oct 2022
1Widow's Pension File
for Civil War Pvt. Hamilton R. Douglass
VolunteerSept 2022
1Penick & Ford LTD Employee Band, Est. 1929William (Bill) StolteSept 2022
1Trinity Lutheran School PhotoWilliam (Bill) StolteSept 2022
2Marion Christian Church PhotosAl HibbardJul 2022
5Updated burial information for Sisley Grove CemeteryDeb KeuterMar 2022
2Wieneke & Schallon Family PhotosPhotosMar 2022
1The Life Story of William Abbe
One of the first settlers
TranscriptionMar 2022
2Old Settler Reunion PhotosPhotos & TranscriptionMar 2022
1Linn County's NamesakeTranscriptionMar 2022

The Linn County Obituaries Message Board contains 7,762 posts.

VolunteersAs of April 1, 2022

Linn County has the 2nd most gravestones photographed of all Iowa counties - 53,512!!  See Iowa Gravestone Photo Project for Linn County!

VolunteersAs of April 1, 2022
108Spanish American War - Cedar Rapids VolunteersTranscriptionFeb 2022

2021

August 2021

Thanks to Roy & Linda Linn who created a Virtual Cemetery for Civil War Veterans buried in Linn County

July 2021

1880 Federal Census for Linn County Poor House

Apr 2021

To date - as of April 12, 2021

The Linn County Obituaries Message Board contains 6,136 posts.

Thanks to Dave Steninger, Linn County has the 2nd most gravestones photographed of all Iowa counties - 52,744!!  See Iowa Gravestone Photo Project for Linn County!

Feb 2021

New images: Historic postcards

Jan 2021

New images: Historic postcards

New offsite link: Grave Yard Book of Western Cemetery from 1869

2020

Dec 2020

To date - as of December 31, 2020

The Linn County Obituaries Message Board contains 5,713 posts.

Linn County has the 2nd most gravestones photographed of all Iowa counties - 52,686!!  See Iowa Gravestone Photo Project for Linn County!

New transcription: WWI Linn County Soldier Casualties

New image: Historic postcard for Walker, IA

New transcription: History of Y.M.C.A. in Cedar Rapids

Jul 2020

New data: Charles Cyrus Cook, Sr. Family History

New data: Early settlers of Troy Mills area

To Date - as of July 19, 2020

The Linn County Obituaries Message Board contains 5,095 posts.

Linn County has the 2nd most gravestones photographed of all Iowa counties - 51,173!!  See Iowa Gravestone Photo Project for Linn County!

Mar 2020

New Link: Linn County Inventors & Their Patents (1843 - 2009) Off-site link to Davenport, IA Public Library

New data: A personal, historical perspective on a Linn County pioneer cemetery by Edwin J. Vavra, a lifelong  area resident and local historian.  Ely Woods Burials.

New Link:  Image of 1859 Linn County Landowner map

New  Link: Image of 1869 Linn County Landowner map

Feb 2020

New data set of burial records for Gillian Cemetery.
New data: Establishment of Old Settlers Association of Linn County.
New data: Report of 1st Annual Old Settlers Day Picnic, 1891
New data: Old Settlers Stories of Days Past, 1891
New data:  Added 12 historical postcard images donated by David Shedlock

Jan 2020

New: Added entire section on free digitized historical Cedar Rapids & other Iowa newspapers.

2019

To Date 2019

The Linn County Obituaries Message Board contains 4,178 posts.

Linn County has the 2nd most gravestones photographed of all Iowa IAGenWeb counties - 49,188!!  See Iowa Gravestone Photo Project for Linn County!

Oct 2019

Added transcribed cemetery records for West Prairie Cemetery

Oct 2019

Added transcribed birth records for the year 1880.

May 2019

Added contact information for the following surnames: Black, Busenbark, Crawford, Gott, Hepker, Klopp, Maddox, Remington, Seeks, Werner,  - May 30, 2019)

April 2019

Added 21 historical postcard images donated by David Shedlock (Volunteer Submission & transcriptions - April 6, 2019)

March 2019

Added 6 historical postcard images donated by David Shedlock (Volunteer Submission & transcriptions - Mar 31, 2019)

February 2019

Added  historical postcard images donated by David Shedlock (Volunteer Submission & transcriptions - Feb 27, 2019)

Added the following biography transcription:  Col John Q Wilds (Transcription - Feb 10, 2019)

Added marriage info for Arthur Foote & Estella Gerolamy ( Volunteer Submission)

Added photo and information for the Gerolamy family. (Volunteer Submission)

Added photo and information for Georgia "Fern" Shaw (Volunteer Submission)

January 2019

Added the following biography transcriptions:  John M Grimm, Nicholas B Brown, David McKinnon, Duncan McTavish, John Mentzer, John Penly, Adam Perry, John Pugh, Thomas S OvingtonJames H Rothrock, John H Palmer, Robert Palmer, Stillman C Palmer, Thomas McElderry Sinclair  (Volunteer Submissions)

Added C A Palmer Farm Sale Poster (Volunteer Submission - Jan 30, 2019)

Added Louis Tufts News article. (Volunteer Submission - Jan 3, 2019) 

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