Website Updates


01 Nov 2009
Histories: Fire Department Histories: Early Avoca Fire Department - Picture Added
1920-1939 Obits - Adam Jacobs, Mrs. Adam Jacobs & Rasmus Frost
29 Oct 2009
1913 Obit - George Reesy
11 Oct 2009
1891 Obits - John Custer, Sarah C. Darling, Anna Larson, Mrs. Laura McElwain, Mary Slavin & Albertena Weiner
20 Sep 2009
Census - 1870 Kane Township / Council Bluffs 1st Ward
25 Aug 2009
Census - 1870 Census for Macedonia, Rockford, Silver Creek, Walnut Creek & York Townships; Links to submit Obits & Cemetery Data
18 Aug 2009
Census - 1870 Census for Kane & Knox Townships
08 Aug 2009
Census - 1870 Census for Grove, Hardin & James Townships
06 Aug 2009
Census - 1870 Census for Center & Crescent Townships
05 Aug 2009
Census - 1870 Census for Boomer Township
17 Jul 2009
People - Pioneer Women of Council Bluffs
09 Jul 2009
Histories; Homes Built in Council Bluffs - 1913 - 1914
06 Jun 2009
Newspaper Article Swindlers In Council Bluffs, Ia.
07 Apr 2009
1869 Obit for Albert N. Dickinson
14 Mar 2009
2 Newspaper Humorous Happenings Or Not; Obits for Eliza Brown, William L. Sherratt & Stephen T. Cary
13 Mar 2009
Churches 11 Mar 2009
1883 List of Pensioners on the Rolls
09 Mar 2009
1953 Edison Grade School A.M. Kintergarden & 1953 Walnut Grove Grade School P.M. Kintergarden
08 Mar 2009
Obits for Charles H. Pinney, Matilda C. Bickford, Jerry Downey, Jane Evans, Andrey Bell Watson, Daisy Hathaway & Minnie Jane Hathaway
28 Feb 2009
William Alfred Babb to the military page
26 Feb 2009
Biographies to the Biography pages for James Saint, Charles Sanderson, W.F. Sapp, H.M. Sarr, John Schlicht, A.C. Schmoock, J.H. Schultz, G.W. Scott, L.D. Seward, F.T. Seybert, L. Sheldon, C.H. Sherraden, Frank Shinn, Wm. Sidener, John Sides, Wm. Siedentopf, Jacob Sims, J.H. Sivers, G.F.C. Smart, E.C. Smith, J.F. Smith, Peter Smith, W.I. Smith, C.W. Snyder, W. Snyder, F.W. Spetman, H.H. Spetman, Wm. Steele, S.L. Stephens, A.J. Stephenson, Henry Stevenson, William Stevenson, Wm. Stidham, Origan Stillings, Margaret Stoker, Albert Stone, C.E. Stone, S.C. Strong, Christian Straub, J.H.C. Stuhr, J.P. Stuhr, J.A. Sylvester, J.A. Taylor, W.H. Taylor, J.L. Templeton, H.A. Terry, John Thayer, F.S. Thomas, Zeph Thomas, Joseph Thompson, W.L. Throp, Preston Tilton, Isaiah Timberman, Emmett Tinley, J.G. Tipton, W.G. Tittsworth, Wm. Tompkin, Thomas Tostevin, I.M. Treynor, J. R. Willmot, H. J. Schierbrock, H. E. Schoening, C. C. Scott, Thomas Sheets, Thomas Sheets, E. L. Shugart, A. H. Smith, W. L. Snapp, H. H. Soppe, John P. Stuhr, W. C. Stuhr, Sullivan And Virtue, Western Lumber And Supply Co., August Sundell, J. H. Swanson, N. Swanson, W. S. Swanson, Franklin Unangst, W. G. Tittsworth, Dr. V. L. Treynor, S.G. Underwood, W.C. Utterback, Alex Vallier, S.F. Van, W.H. Van, H.H. VanBrunt, C.H. Vandruff, Cornelius Voorhis, S.B. Wadsworth, Mary A. Waldo, R.F. Walker, Mrs. E. Ware, W.H. Ware, E.T. Waterman, W.J. Way, A.L. Weak, J.P.F. Weaver, F.G. Weeks, Lucius Wells, Wm. S. Wells, H.S. West, J.H. Westcott, Wm. J. Wheeler, R.M. White, Wm. Whitney, James Wickham, O.P. Wickham, N.B. Wicks, David Wilding, J.E. Williams, N.W. Williams, W.S. Williams, H.M. Wilson, James Wilson, J.H. Winans, B. Winchester, J.A. Wolf, Alex Wood, E.A. Wood, E.I. Woodbury, Fred Wright, George Wright, G.F. Wright, J.M. Wyland, A.W. Wyman, J.F. Young Jr., J.N. Young, T.J. Young, W.O. Young, W. C. Van Pelt, George C. Wise, Jacob Zahner & W. H. Zentmire
25 Feb 2009
Biographies to the Biography pages for W.S. Packard, Lewis Painter, M. Palmer, E. Parish, D.K. Parker, Henry Parker, Joseph Parker, S.B. Passmore, Samuel B. Passmore, A.W. Pearce, G.W. Peck, A.B. Perkins, Wm. Peters, E.M. Peterson, H.H. Peterson, M.P. Peterson, John M. Phillips, Henry Pieper, O.W. Pierce, T.A. Pilling, C.H. Pinney, Dr. C. H. Pinny, Martin Plahn, M.V. Plank, D.S. Pleak, George Plumb, H.F. Plumer, A. Plummer, W.F. Plunket, G.W. Poland, C. M. Potter, H. C. Potter, L.F. Potter, Dr. Peter W. Poulson-Fagerstjerna, Isaac Powell, C.F. Pratt, A.R. Prentice, Robert Prentice, C.S. Price, L. Prouty, N. M. Pusey, W.H.M. Pusey, A.D. Putnam, W.S. Quick, Wm. Quick, James Rainbow, A.A. Randall, John Rankin, S.L. Rankin, S.R. Read, J.I. Reed, J.R. Reed, C.D. Reel, E. Reichart, Max Reimer, C. Reynolds, S.W. Reynolds, Simon Reynolds, William Richmond, Peter Rief, Sievert Rief, Sr. Henry Rishton, F.X. Riss, Adam Ritter, T.M. Robbins, J.C. Robertson, C.S. Robinson, James Robinson, Wm. V. Rock, J.J. Rodenbough, John Rodwell, G. W. Rogers, M.F. Rohrer, Frederick Rohrs, J.Q. Rollins, M.S. Roop, Isaiah Roosa, L.W. Ross, J.W. Rush & S.S. Rust
23 Feb 2009
Biographies to the Biography pages for L.D. Nellis, A.B. Nicholas, C. M. Nicholson, Wm. Nixon, Albert Nordyke, J.W. Nusum, N. O'Brien, Thomas Officer, August Olderog, James Olds, J.J. Olney, J. E. O'Neill, William Orr, G. H. Osborn, G.H. Osborn, James W. Osborn, O. E. Osborn, Alex Osler, H. A. Otto, F.M. Owens & John F. Owens
21 Feb 2009
Obits for Mrs. H. J. Deewester & Thomas F. Derrweester Newspaper article on an cannon accident At Glenwood in 1876 Biographies to the Biography pages for S.P. MacConnell, T.J. MacKay, Elizabeth Mackland, Donald Macrae, Andrew Martin, I.L. Martin, Martha Martin, W.J. Martin, Wm. H. Maxfield, W.E. Maxwell, W.S. Mayne, Wm. J. McCune, J.H. McDonald, Wm. McDonald, Robert McElrath, S.T. McFall, H.G. McGee, J.E.F. McGee, Joseph McGinnis, K. McKenzie, Charles McKeown, Wm. McKeown, D.B. McMaster, B.P. McMenomy, W.A. McMillen, C.E. McMullen, Solomon McMullen, F.T. McPherron, L. McReynolds, F.W. Meneray, N. Meredith, John P. Mergen, M. P. Mergen, F. Merriam, George Metcalf, Mickelwait And Young J.W. Miller, Robert Miller, W. W. Miller, M. Minahan, A.I. Mitchell, H. Montgomery, P.J. Montgomery, F. Morris, V.R.J. Morris, S. Morrison, Israel Morrow, J.P. Mulholland, Julius Muller, G. L. Mundorf, J.K. Murchison, J.A. Murphy, James Murray, C.O. Mynster, W.A. Mynster, William A. Mynster and The Manhattan
12 Feb 2009
The following names to 1900 thru 1919 Pottawattamie County, Iowa Births: Page, Ethel; Page, Gladie H.; Page, Herald Loyd; Page, Jessie E.; Palmer, Clarence; Palmer, Jos. W.; Palmer, Murl L.; Panique, A. R. E.; Papst, W. E.; Parish, _____; Park, _____; Parker, Earl Charley Posley; Parrick, Glem F.; Parson, Teddy Thos.; Parsons, F. G.; Patterson, C. E.; Paulson, John Wm.; Paulson, Mary; Pederson, Esther; Penter, Baby; Perdue, _____; Peregoy, Eleanor; Perrine, P. P.; Peters, Earl; Peters, Elmer; Peters, Ermin; Peters, Gladis; Peters, May; Peters, Oscar Dale; Peters, Ray Lewis; Petersen, Christian; Petersen, Elsie F.; Petersen, Harry; Petersen, Helen; Petersen, Lena; Petersen, William Peter; Peterson*, Agnes M.; Peterson*, Carrie; Peterson, Lewis; Peterson, Amelia; Peterson, Baby; Peterson, Baby; Peterson, Clarence Peter; Peterson, Edward; Peterson, Elsie; Peterson, Emma M.; Peterson, F. L.; Peterson, F. R.; Peterson, H. E. C.; Peterson, Harry; Peterson, Hazel; Peterson, Henry; Peterson, Henry J.; Peterson, Herriett; Peterson, John I.; Peterson, L. J.; Peterson, Lewis H.; Peterson, Lillian Mary; Peterson, M. F.; Peterson, Mamie; Peterson, Marie; Peterson, Mildred G.; Peterson, Myrtle; Peterson, Olga E.; Peterson, Raymon; Peterson, Rosa J.; Peterson, S. T.; Peterson, Wainer; Philips, H. M.; Philips, R. E.; Phillips, Howel; Phillips, S. R.; Pickernell, Wilbur; Pieper, D. T.; Pieper, Edmund; Pierce, Elsie V.; Pinckney, J. C.; Pinnow, Baby; Pinnow, E.B.; Pitkins, Laurence; Plumer, Albert G.; Plumer, Clifford Thomas Henry; Plumer, Martha; Plummer, Frank; Plunkett, Evert; Poeckert, Paula; Points, (Infant); Points, ______; Points, B.; Points, Dorothy Irene; Points, Flossie; Points, Infant; Points, M. P.; Points, Ross; Points, Willard; Pokumsen, Elsie M.; Pool, Harry R.; Porter, M. E.; Pouder, l. M.; Pouder, T. C.; Powell, Lee; Powell, Mildred; Powell, Olive; Powell, Theodore; Powell, Vera; Powell, Wilbur R.; Powell, Wm. Gerald; Pratt, Hugh; Prentice, Earl A.; Prentice, Geo. E.; Prentice, M. A. B.; Prentice, Robert Hinton; Price, Alma W.; Price, Elmer L.; Price, Erma M.; Price, John; Price, Thelma; Price, Viola Genevive; Pruett, Lee; Pruitt, Dwight; Pryor, Jesse Wm.; Pryor, Maud A.; Purdy, Alchin W.; Pusey, Esther; Pusey, Nathan M.; Putnam, Helen; Pyper, _____
24 Jan 2009
Biographies to the Biography page for T.B. Lacey, Patrick Lacy, A.T. Lainson, J.C. Lange, Robert Larington, C.A. Larson, Edmond Lathan, A. Lebeck, H.C. Leland, L.S. Leland, A. A. Lenocker, P. Leonard, Thomas Leonard, N. Lerette, F.N. Leslie, F.R. Levin, Jackson Lewis, F.M. Lewis, Nelson Lewis, Wm Lewis, F. W. Lippold, Andrew Lischer, James Livingston, W. W. Livingston, O.F. Lodge, Wm C. Long, J.A. Loudenbeck, H.G. Lowe, and Charles Lunkley.
21 Jan 2009
Link to World War II Army & Army Air Force Casualties to the Military Lists page
19 Jan 2009
Biographies to the Biography page for August Kaven, Thomas Keast, A.H. Keller, J. M. Kelley, J.M. Kelley, Alex Kenedy, Lawrence Kerney, Perry Kerney, I.C. Killion, J.A. Killion, James Killpack, Caleb Kimball, J.F. Kimball, A.E. Kincaid, L. Kinnehan, Joseph Kirby, John Kirkwood, Robert Kirkwood, W.C. Kleppinger, W.H. Knepher, Joseph Knotts, L.G. Knotts, W. H. Kuhn, W.H. Kuhn and Claus Kuhr
11 Jan 2009
Biographies to the Biography page for Robert Ingram, H.T. Irwin, H.B. Jack, Stephen James, C.O. Jameson, W.J. Jameson, T.H. Jefferson, R. S. Jeffryes, J.B. Johannsen, T.J. Johns, A.W. Johnson, F.T.C. Johnson, J. D. Johnson, Hardin Jones, J.G. Jones, John Green Jones, L.G. Jones, O.W. Jones, R.F. Jones, T.J. Jones and C.B. Judd
10 Jan 2009
Biographies to the Biography page for Hose Company #3, David Haines, Wilfred Haines, A.J. Hall, G.W. Hamilton, Lewis Hammer, A.P. Hanchett, Joseph Hancock, Isaac Hansen, B.F. Harbert, B. Harcourt, Otis Hardenbergh, W.D. Hardin, B.G. Harding, John Harding, C.M. Harl, M.E. Harle, A. Harris, R.S. Hart, T.J. Hartwell, W.N. Hatch, L.A. Hatswell, A.S. Hazleton, Joseph Headlee, C.F. Heagney, Wm Heileman, Andrew Hellman, G. W. Henderson, A.L. Hendricks, I.F. Hendricks, J.H. Henry, F.G. Hetzel, G.W. Hewitt, G.W. Hicks, F.G. Hitchcock, J.C. Hoffmayer, G.A. Holmes, Fred Holst, A. Hoogewoning, J.D. Hooker, Isaac Hoopes, Albert Horner, O.O. Hotchkiss, H.C. Hough, J.R. Hough, Morris Hough, Warren Hough, F.W. Houghton, Martin Hughes, A.M. Huff and A.A. Hutchinson.
08 Jan 2009
Obit for William Snethen to 1880-1899 Obit page submitted by Ruth I. Stude.
04 Jan 2009
Biographies to the Biography page for I.N. Gardner, F.G. Garner, Wm Garner, J.D. Gault, T.O. Gault, H.P. Gertz, Henry Gittens, A. Glynn, C. Godfrey, O.W. Gordon, J.V. Gorrell, M.C. Goudie, J.H. Gould, W.H. Graff, O.W. Graham, F. Grass, S. Graybill, G.H. Graybill, Charles Green, John Green, Norman Green, J.H. Gregg, Bernhard Gress, Wm Groneweg, Alonzo Grout, Francis Guittar, Theodore Guittar, Wm Gustin, D.W. Gallaher, Henry Gatrost, H.S. Green, F.H. Guanella, John F. Garner, William Garner, Truman Goodwater and J.P. Greenshields.
03 Jan 2009
Biographies to the Biography pages for Wooster Fay, M.W. Ferguson, John Flint, Thomas Flood, Fred Ford, Mrs. S. Forsyth, C.P. Foster, J.B. Foster, S.H. Foster, A.R. Foxley, J.A. Frank, Alfred Frazier, B.F. Freeman, M.B. Frisbie, A.L. Frizzell, J.O. Frizzell, A.E. Fuller, James Fender, John F. Fender, Cordova Fleck, Fide Floerchinger, J. D. Frohardt and John Frost
27 Dec 2008
To main page:
Pictures of the old Council Bluffs Courthouse and Post Office
Link to Land Records - Council Bluffs 1856 Land Patents, Kanesville 1853 Land Patents and Kanesville 1855 Land Records
14 Dec 2008
Link to 1860 Census Grove Township, James Township, Kane Township, Knox Township, Macedonia Township, Rockford Township, Silver Creek Township, Walnut Creek Twonship & York Township to Census page
07 Dec 2008
Added
Main Page:
Link to 1860 Census 5th Ward CB, Boomer Township, Center Township & Crescent Township to Census page
05 Dec 2008
Added
Main Page:
Added link to 1860 Census 4th Ward CB to Census page
03 Dec 2008
Added
Main Page:
Added link to 1860 Census 3rd Ward CB to Census page
01 Dec 2008
Added
Main Page:
Added link to 1860 Census 2nd Ward CB to Census page
23 Nov 2008
Added
Main Page:
Link to Photo Gallery and Census
Added picture of Fannie Dietrich to Photo Gallery
Added link to 1860 Census Index and 1st Ward CB to Census page
16 Nov 2008
Added
Main Page:
Link to Births (1901 thru 1920)
08 Nov 2008
Added
Main Page:
Squirrel Cage Jail Museum with links for:
1) Historic Squirrel Cage Jail - History
2) Historic Squirrel Cage Jail - Tales
- a) "DEAD MAN" IS JAILED
- b) FROM CELL TO ALTAR
- c) Jailer Jim Jensen
- d) September 11, 1885 -- "Squirrel Cage" Jail Opening
3) Ballad Of The "Squirrel Cage" Jail
Links with links to:
1) Carson City, Iowa
2) Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Web
3) Historical Society of Pottawattamie County, Iowa
4) Iowa Genealogical Society
5) Iowa State Historical Society
Histories
1) Council Bluffs Police Department History
2) Fire Department Histories
- a) A History of Council Bluffs Most Devastating Fires
- b) Early Avoca Fire Department
- c) Fire Chiefs of Council Bluffs
3) Pottawattamie County Iowa Timeline
Newspapers
Daily Nonpareil Index
Sports
Dan Franks' Tribute To Playland Speedway
02 Nov 2008
Added
Deaths:
KANESVILLE DEATHS ANNOUNCED IN THE FRONTIER GUARDIAN
Documents:
1850 C. L. Scott Letter
1873 Bible of Numarian H. Kell(e)y
Israel Boren PROBATE
The Will of Sylvester Smith
The World War I letter of Emily VAUGNIAUX
Marriages:
KANESVILLE MARRIAGES ANNOUNCED IN THE FRONTIER GUARDIAN
Newspapers:
The History Of Council Bluffs Newspapers
Humorous Happenings Or Not
People:
Doctors James Mason Barstow and Ruth Barstow
Submitted by Janice Rice
Sports:
1913 Wrestling
The Council Bluffs Maroons Baseball Team
30 Oct 2008
Added 15 biographies beginning with the letter 'E'
29 Oct 2008
Added two obits, contributed by Karen Hammer, Mrs. Caroline M. Duff and Mrs. Mary E. Halladay to the 1940 thru 1959 Obit list.
12 Oct 2008
Added link to Railroads from main page with links to Pottawattamie County Railroad Employees, Railroad Accidents, Railroad Companies of Council Bluffs, Railroad History Timeline, Railroad Retirements and Railswest Railroad Museum
Added 34 biographies beginning with the letter 'D'
11 Oct 2008
Added Obits for Edward D. Sisson, Viola M. Sisson, Martin Mortensen and Maxine Marie Sisson
05 Oct 2008
Added 54 biographies beginning with the letter 'C'
05 Oct 2008
Added under Military:
Black Hawk War soldier, Avoca.
Civil War-Veteran's Reunion, Carson; Civil War news items; Civil War Units with Pottawattamie Co. connections; List of 214 Iowa Soldiers Who Died in Andersonville; List of Pottawattamie Co. Civil War Veteran's; William Kinsman article.
Frontier Soldier, George C. Wise.
Spanish American War, Avoca Soldiers; Council Bluffs Men Leaving; War items.
World War I, Council Bluffs Company K; Letter of Emily Vaugniaux.
World War II, Photo Gallery.
Also added 61 biographies beginning with the letter 'B'
28 Sep 2008

Main Page: Added link to Schools with links to various Pottawattamie county schools and school classes
Added link to Wagon Trains with links to various arrivals in Pottawattamie county in 1849 & 1850
Added Email link to Look Up Volunteer
Added counter to main page
27 Sep 2008
Main Page: Added Directories and Indexes with links to extracts from the 1875 Andreas Atlas of Iowa and 1919 Farmer Directories
20 Sep 2008
Main Page: Added Biography indexes with links to some biographies (More to come)
13 Sep 2008
Townships: Added Townships to Home page with links to Boomer and Neola Townships
Histories: Added link to Histories page (1855 Council Bluffs City, Iowa; 1873 Pottawattamie County, Iowa; How Iowa Got It's Name; Words to the song "IOWA")
Cities and Towns: Added links to Bentley, Carson, Council Bluffs, Crescent and Underwood
9 Sep 2008
Cemeteries: All county cemetery descriptions;
Evans Cemetery - 16 burials;
Fairview Cemetery CB - index of 365 burials;
Gregg Cemetery - 57 burials;
Hazel Dell Cemetery - 58 burials;
McIntosh Cemetery - 62 burials;
Oak Hill / Bikhor Cemetery - index of 364 burials;
St Joseph Cemetery - index of 6,189 burials
Pottawattamie County Funeral Home list
Marriages: 1869-1879 Council Bluffs Marriages (123 marriages listed by bride & groom)
Obituaries: 554 Obituaries available
Deaths: 2574 deaths indexed by name.
18 Jan 2008
Marriage Records 1848-1850
12 Jan 2008
GOFF, George M. & Margaret McDonald; Oaklawn Cemetery
2 May 2007
MARTIN, William Thomas; Oaklawn Cemetery, Funeral Card
WARNER, Bruce E, & Iola Maries Martin; Obits, Funeral Card

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