The people in these photographs are known to have lived in Monona County, Iowa. If you have photographs of Monona County residents and would like to include them on this page, please contact me for details.
Sofia Stillwell Payne
1842-1920
Sofia was born in Indiana, where she married William Payne in 1860. The couple made their home in Missouri. After William's death in 1879, Sofia moved to Nebraska, but by the 1880s, she had settled in Monona County. She died in 1920 in Onawa at the home of her oldest son, Andrew. Another son, Charles, who married Minnie Beatley, also lived in Monona County. |
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Below is a photo of Sofia Stilwell's daughter, Cynthia Payne Wolf(e)
William and Raymond pictured below are the children of the above, Cynthia.
William is on the left with the striped tie. Raymond is pictured with the dark tie. As a side note: Raymond later changed his name to Richard L. Maxwell. The L does not stand for anything; he just liked the way it looked with the rest of his name. ~~Photos and notes contributed by Kelly
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John Beatley, Jr.
1819-1891
John was born in Ohio and settled in Center Township in the late 1850s with his brother James. His first wife was Elizabeth Berry Beatley, who was the widow of his nephew Augustus Beatley, one of the first pioneers of the county. John and Elizabeth had one daughter, Rosa (1865). In 1873 he married Sena Hittle and they had six daughters: Mary Lucinda (1874) married Charles Barnard, Lydia Isabell (1875) married Charles Trimble, Perlina Ann (1877) died infancy, Minnie Arzella (1879) married Charles Winfred Payne, Sophorona Angeline (1881) married Clifford Parr, and Schlinda Lillian (1884) married Warren Ray. John died in Kennebeck Township at age 72. |
Sena Hittle Beatley
1848-1923
John Beatley's wife was born in Indiana and grew up in Monroe County. She came to Monona County in the late 1850s with her brother-in-law and sister, Harrison and Lydia McNeill. After John died she remained in the Castana area. Her daughter Minnie Payne was a life-long resident of Monona County. This photo was taken by the John Lindsay & Co. of Castana and Moorehead. |
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An unknown school in
Monona County, Iowa
circa 1910s
Four children of Charley and Minnie Payne are pictured: Andrew Meredith (Ned) (born 1904), far left, back row; Violet (b. 1902) in front of Ned; Opal (b. 1908) third from left, front row; Forrest (b. 1907) front row, far right. |
Charles Winfred Payne
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Minnie Arzella Beatley
Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa
1898 |
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Four-generations of the Morris family. The youngest is John Nelson Morris, born 1894 in Onawa. His father is Charles Fairbanks Morris, who graduated at Whiting. Charles' father is Jason Harrison Morris, lawyer and part-owner of the Commercial House in Whiting. Jason's father (with the longest beard) is Nelson Bonaparte Morris, who settled in Sherman Township in 1862.
Monona County, Iowa
ca 1896 |
The Fairview school, near Moorhead.
Top row left to right: Cassius Beall, Minnie Christy, Lenna Surber, Frank Beall
Middle row: Millie Parker, Alta Beall, Jennie Parker
Front row: Irvin Adams, Libbie Montgomery, Alice Morrow, Nellie Parker, Howard Terwillegar
Monona County, Iowa
June 19, 1891 |
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