What a wonderful look at life in the mid-west in the 1800’s. This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Madison County and its people.
This is a scanned copy on CD of:
History of
Madison County
Iowa
And It's People
(Over 400 pages on 1 CD)
An essential resource for Genealogists
Actual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect.
Herman A. Mueller
Supervising Editor
Illustrated
VOLUME I
Chicago
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1915
Volume 1
Contents
CHAPTER I GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF MADISON COUNTY
CHAPTER II INDIANS AND THEIR VILLAGES IN MADISON COUNTY
CHAPTER III MADISON’S ADVANCED GUARD OF CILIVLIZATION
CHAPTER IV MADISON COUNTY ORGANIZED
CHAPTER V PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS' COURT
CHAPTER VI COUNTY BUILDINGS
CHAPTER VII POLITICAL
CHAPTER VIII ORGANIZATION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN MADISON COUNTY
CHAPTER IX EDUCATIONAL
CHAPTER X RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
CHAPTER XI THE MEDICAL PROFESSION
CHAPTER XII BENCH AND BAR
CHAPTER XIII THE PRESS
CHAPTER XIV POST OFFICES
CHAPTER XV FIRST MARRIAGES IN THE COUNTY
CHAPTER XVI MADISON" COUNTY CLAIM CLUB
CHAPTER XVII THE REEVES WAR
CHAPTER XVIII SWAMP LANDS
CHAPTER XIX LOST AND FORGOTTEN TOWN SITES
CHAPTER XX SOME MADISON COUNTY MILLS
CHAPTER XXI THE SIMPLE LIFE
CHAPTER XXII TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER XXIII OUT OF THE BOUNTEOUS HAND OF NATURE
CHAPTER XXIV THE “UNDERGROUND RAILROAD"
CHAPTER XXV MADISON COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR
CHAPTER XXVI MADISON COUNTY SOCIETIES
CHAPTER XXVII QUAKER SETTLEMENT IN MADISON COUNTY
CHAPTER XXVIII CLAYTON COUNTY COMES TO MADISON
CHAPTER XXIX SCHOOLS AND RATTLESNAKES
CHAPTER XXX ASSOCIATION'S AND OTHER THINGS
CHAPTER XXXI SOUTH TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XXXII UNION TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XXXIII SCOTT TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XXXIV DOUGLAS TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XXXV LINCOLN TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XXXVI CRAWFORD TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XXXVII WALNUT TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XXXVIII WEBSTER TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XXXIX PENN TOWNSHIP
CHATPER XL MADISON TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XLI JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XLII JACKSON TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XLIII LEE TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XLIV GRAND RIVER TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XLV OHIO TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XLVI MONROE TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER XLVII THE CITY OF WINTERSET
CHAPTER XLVIII FRATERNAL BODIES IN WINTERSET
CHAPTER XLIX WINTERSET IN 1864—PIONEER MERCHANT
CHAPTER L MISCELLANEOUS
Volume 2
Biographies
Abrahams, Addy, Allgeyer, Anderson, Archer, Bailey, Bardrick, Barker, Barnett, Beardslev, Beck, Becler, Beem, Benge, Bennett, Bennett, Bennett, Bertholf, Bertholf, Binns, Bird, Butler, Bissell, Bissell, Black, Blomquist, Boling, Bonham, Bonine, Bowlsbv, Bovce, Brad, Breakenridge, Brinson, Brittain,Brittain, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Bunnell, Burger,Cameron, Campbell, Campbell, Carrington, Carter, Catterlin, Chamberlain, Clague, Clampitt, Clement,Clements, Cline, Cochran, Cole, Comp, Compton, Conway, Cooper, Cooper, Cooper, Cornell, Cox,Craig, Craven, Creger, Cridling, Danforth,Danforth, Davis, Davisson, Day, De Bok, Devault,Devault, DeWitt, Dickinson, Doak, Douglass, Drake,Dudley, Duff, Dunlap, Early, Egy, Eisele, Eppard, Evans, Eyerly, Fenimore, Fife, Foster, Frey, Fulton, Gamble, Gattenby, Gentry, Gilbert, Gilleland, Gilpin, Godby, Golightly, Gordon,Goshorn, Gracey, Graham, Graves, Green, Griffith,Grismer, Griswold, Grout, Guiher, Guilliams,Hamilton, Harrell, Harrell, Harrell, Harrell, Harris, Hartsook, Harwood, Hays, Heacock, Herren,Hester, Hibbard, Hill, Hindman, Hircock, Hochstetler,Hoeness,Hoisington,Hollingsworth,Holmes, Howard, Howell, Huglin, Husted, Hutchings, Imboden, Irvin, Jackson, Jesse, Jessup, Johnson,Johnston, Jones, Kail, Kale, Kellogg, Kelso, Killam, Kinnaird, Kinsman, Kirby, Kirk, Kivett,Krell, La Pella, Leinard, Levcke, Libby, Likens,Loehr, Logsdon, Love, Lucas, Ludlow, Lytic, McCleary, McClelland, McConnelee, McGee,McGlothlen,McKee, McKibban, McNaniara, McPherson, McQuie, Mack, Macumber, Mardis, Marsh, Marston,Meaeham, Miller, Mills, Moore, Myers, Mueller, Nelson, Newlon, Nichols, Oldham, Orr, Orris, Osborn, Palnipr, Patterson, Peach, Peed, Phillips,Pindell, Pitzer, Poffinbarger, Polk, Pomeroy, Pope,Ramsey, Rankin, Ratliff, Ray, Read, Renshaw, Rippev, Riser, Roberts, Rollstin, Rowe, Roy,
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