Henry County, Iowa   

People of the Past

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Do you have family photos to submit?
 If so please send as attachment to C. Labath and I will be glad to add to these pages.

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Lydia Ann Swan Leedham
1860-1930

Submitted by David Arrowsmith

 

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Esther Ann Winslow Swan

Submitted by David Arrowsmith

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Lydia Ann Swan Leedham
Age 19

Submitted by David Arrowsmith

 

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Lydian Ann Swan Leedham
1860-1930

Submitted by David Arrowsmith

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Henry Clinton Leedham

Submitted by David Arrowsmith

 

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Russel Clinton Leedham

Submitted by David Arrowsmith

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Emily Doan Leedham

Submitted by David Arrowsmith

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Lottie Grace Leedham

Submitted by David Arrowsmith

 

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Lydia Esther and Lottie Grace Leedham
1918

Submitted by David Arrowsmith

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Lydian Ann Swan Leedham & Daughter Abbie
Millinery Shop, Trinidad, Colo Early 1900s

Submitted by David Arrowsmith

 

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Sarah Ann Brooks Burnham

Submitted by David Arrowsmith

 

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Charles Marion Burnham
Age 29

Submitted by David Arrowsmith

 

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Charles Marion Burnham
Age 14

Submitted by David Arrowsmith

 

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Alexander Marion Burnham

Submitted by David Arrowsmith

 

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Frank Leedham

Frank Leedham - son of William Dunn and Sarah L. SMITH LEEDHAM - Married Alma Roderick and were the parents to at least five known children: James William, Oscar W., Karl Adolf, Howard R. and Mary Love Leedham.

Submitted by Debbie Koch

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William Dunn Leedham

William Dunn Leedham - son of John and Sarah Ann KENNINGTON LEEDHAM - Mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Justice of the Peace (1859-1893), Mt. Pleasant.  Married Sarah L. Smith and were parents to at least five known children, Sarah M.L., Martha Maria, Lucy Lizzie, Frank K. and William Henry.

Submitted by Debbie Koch

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Edmund Leedham

Edmund Miles Christopher LEEDHAM - son of John and Sarah Ann KENNINGTON LEEDHAM

Submitted by Debbie Koch

  

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Elizabeth Nugen (b November 1878) and Ethel Nugen (b June 1884) in New London , Iowa , daughters of John Z Nugen and Laurabel (Newell) Nugen.

Submitted by Stephen and Sylvia Brook

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Photo belonging to Elizabeth Nugen
Possibly Albert and Martha Newell and a daughter

Submitted by Stephen and Sylvia Brook

 

 

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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Nugen
born 1878 New London, Iowa

Submitted by Stephen and Sylvia Brook

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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Nugen
born 1878 New London, Iowa

Submitted by Stephen and Sylvia Brook

 

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Anna Edith Kauffman Haunstein

Born and raised in Wayland, Iowa, daughter of Christian and Elizabeth Miller Kauffman. Lived 1879 - 1931.

Submitted by Ann Miller White

 

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Helen Todd Bates

Wife of Bernard Kauffman Bates. Born in Morning Sun, Iowa. Following her marriage to Bernard, spent her entire adult life in Wayland, Iowa.

Submitted by Ann Miller White

 

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Bernard Kaufmann Bates,
 son of James and Mattie Kauffman Bates. Born and raised in Wayland, Iowa.

Submitted by Ann Miller White

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Amasa Miller   1874 - 1964
and his wife
Katie Reschly  1883 - 1964 

They raised their family in Wayland, Iowa

Submitted by Ann Miller White

 

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Joseph W. and Barbara Eicher Roth
 Wayland, Iowa

Submitted by Ann Miller White

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Chris E. and Emma Reschly Roth  
Wayland, Iowa

Submitted by Ann Miller White

 

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Sam and Mollie Roth Nebel
Wayland Iowa

Submitted by Ann Miller White

 

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R. Glenn Klopfenstein and Bessie Roth Klopfenstein
 Wayland Iowa

Submitted by Ann Miller White

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Jacob and Anna Gerig
Wayland, Iowa

Submitted by Ann Miller White

 

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Caril Magdefrau Family

My grandfather Leo Magdefrau grew up in Henry Co. many years ago. His son Caril Magdefrau was my father.

Submitted by Victoria Magdefrau, back row middle.

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Wm. H. and Mary Jane Jay Irwin

William H. Irwin (parents unknown) born ca 4-15-1831-Harrison County, IN - died 5-22-1898-Boone County, IA

Mary Jane Jay Irwin (daughter of William Jay and Lebitha Hockett Jay) born 9-25-1830-Randolph County, IN - died 5-25-1871-Boone County, IA 

William Irwin & Mary Jane Jay were married 8-12-1849 in Salem, Henry County, IA.

Submitted by Sue Renkert

 

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Raines Family Reunion

This one is damaged.  It was taken in the 50's at a Raines Family reunion...it contains family members and spouses.  The eldest woman (thin with her hair drawn up) is Harriet Elizabeth Allsup, my grandmother's mother.  My grandmother is Myra Dean (Raines) Williamson.

Submitted by Sheila Sonka

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The family of Earl Harrison Williamson.

  Earl is the one with blond curly hair sitting on his father's lap.  Father:  William D. Williamson, Mother: Sarah Miranda (Murray) Williamson.  My grandfather, Earl H., was born August 28, 1892...so the photo might be from 1895 or so.

Submitted by Sheila Sonka

 

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Eldon Earl (Bizz) Williamson,
son of Earl Harrison Williamson and Myra Dean (Raines) Williamson

Submitted by Sheila Sonka

 

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Five of six daughters of Jesse and Jane C. Ables-Jay
 all born in Salem, Henry,Iowa

Lucy Emaline b.1853
Augusta Jessie b. 1856
Alazannah Labitha b.1858
Lydia Ann b.1860
Julia Virginia b.1868

Submitted by J. Dan Hitt

A Heritage A Legacy
The Journey

 

Euphema Iowa Jay-Hitt
 born in Salem, Henry, Iowa d.1892 Hall Co., NE. Daughter of Jesse and Jane C. Ables-Jay

Submitted by J. Dan Hitt

A Heritage A Legacy
The Journey

 

 Nancy Sales McCracken Wright
born 15 July 1818 in ILL. married Barnabas Wright in Henry county Iowa 21 Dec. 1843 
Died 25 Sept 1901 in Mills co. Iowa and is buried with her Husband Barnabas Wright in the Farm Creek Cemetery.

Submitted by Barbara Sharp, Great Great Great Granddaughter.

 

  - Barnabas Wright 1805-1887.   Born England came to Henry Co. 1839 found in 1840 census
with a family .  Married (first listed in Henry co. records ) 1843 to Nancy Sales McCracken. raised a family in New London and died along with wife in Western Iowa. Mills co. Farm Creek Cemetery.
  - Seems to have had a brother Joseph 1810-1855 married Eliza Fuget (she married a James after his death.)

 

 

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Champions of 1903

Back row left to right  Will Moore, Ed Honts, Jim Clausen, Lester Rodruck, Marsh Sewell, Manager; Pet Cline, Ray Lauer.
 Middle row left to right- Sylvester Shafer, John Sauers.
 Bottom row, left to right, Dale Glass, Gus Larson, Cleve Cotter, Otis Reeves, Edison Glass.

Submitted by Gary Honts, grandson of Ed Honts

 Champions of 1903

    Marsh Sewell piloted the first Winfield baseball team of which we have record. The photo of his nine of 1903 being included with this article, by courtesy of Edson Glass. The outfit was dominant at this time and included among its willow wielders and gloruck, tossers, Ed Honts, Lester Rodruck, Pete Cline, Ray Lauer, Lester Shafer, John Sauers, Dale Glass, Edson Glass, Gus Larson, Cleve cotter and "Putt" Reeves. "Fide" Glass, slender but seintillant moundsman, and Cleve Cotter, brilliant backstop, were also the battery of the Winfield High School team which was thriving at that time and which was also the school's first representative in interscholastic completion.

--From the One Hundredth Anniversary 1981. The Winfield Beacon, Winfield, Iowa.



Winfield 12: Most Everywhere else - at The Junction 5

     Our ball players went over to the Junction Saturday to play that town's team. When the game was called our boys found they were up against an aggregation from Wyman, Olds, Crawfordsville and dear knows where else. The Junction appeared to figure in the game only as rooters, but in this capacity they were "it", If they could play ball with their mouths they would be at the top. So with most anything else. The intention on the part of the Junction was to gather in a nine from over the county, invite Winfield over there and then "do" them. But the thing did not pan out as its management had anticipated. In spite of the rooting and desire to wipe the
ground with Winfield ball players, our boys played ball amid the Junction's jeers, and they cleaned house with the alleged Junction three fourths of a dozen all right enough to the tune of 12 to 5. We hear the Junction team is coming over here in a few weeks to get even. Boys when they come do them nice. Beat them of course in a gentlemanly game.

-- Winfield Beacon July 2, 1903

Last Friday our Apple Knockers went to Morning Sun and put them up a game of ball so strong and active that it stood 9 to 11 in Winfield's favor. As we put this in type the M.S. nine is here and the game being called and later we will give results. Later the game closed mid shouts and horn blowing and stood 19 to 9 in favor of Winfield. The A.P. go to Washington Saturday to play a 4th of July game.

-- Winfield Beacon July 2, 1903