FAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL, 1886-1986 All-Cardinal Agenda Cardinal Database Cardinal Emails Cardinal Update Page NOTE: If you attended FHS we would like your data. We have a nearly complete list of Cardinal addresses. Contact me for information on the Cardinal database. FHS School Song LOOK-UPS All Fayette Co Cemetery Books "The History of Fayette County, 1878" 1875 Map of Fayette County Hundreds of personal Fayette area pics. Winneshiek Co, Iowa Atlas of maps Winneshiek Co History and Bio's Carroll Co, Ohio Cemeteries Vol IV, 1811-1995, Perry Twp Hist of Carroll & Harrison Co's, Ohio Vol II, 1921, many surnames. 1874 Hist. Atlas of Carroll Co, Ohio	The lost villages of Lima and Albany New material for 2003. I have committed to working on this topic until I get the pages done that were started several years ago. There will be information on these pages which applies to all of pioneer Fayette Co, Iowa. Send edits, text, pictures to add to these pages. Lima Andrew Hensley and Pioneer History Andrew Hensley was one of the original pioneers into Fayette County along the Mission Trail in Westfield Township, buying the Nathaniel Wilcox claim in 1842 and relocating to the county in 1844, then to Lima, Albany for the remainder of his life in 1849. "Pioneer Poem" by Reuben H. Hensley Reuben was a younger son of Andrew and farmed the Hensley farm on the north edge of Albany in the early 1900's. Lima Railroad A revolution of transportation and communication for an isolated farming 'community.' The first train arrived late in 1882, the last in 1838. Mills, an introduction Lima Mill (Mills started villages. The old mill site can still be located. Large page; slow loading.) Hiram Marvin's Albany Mill Lima Country School (Includes Albany, Frog Hollow, Westfield Township and some early Fayette County, Iowa history. Large page; slow loading.) Lima Cemetery Burials (Lists most burials up to about 1990 and is a faster loading text level page). Lima Cemetery (Same burial list with numerous pics, but a huge page that may not load on dial-up modems without multiple refreshing) Lima Community Church Lima People the Carmichael cabin (a pioneer family's log cabin, and some early history) Lima People the Crawford Monument Lima People Sunday School in the 1920's Lima People Church Picture in 1911 Lima People Church Horse Shed in 1911 Lima People Area Men at Pilkington's Store pre-1907 Lima People Oelberg Store Pictures and information on the Lima Store including area residents with names in front of the store. Page is a general overview of the Lima area. Lima People Threshing on the Jim Davis farm A brief look at steam power in the valley. Farming would start be become more mechanized in the late 1800's. Lima Text 1878 History Biographies of Albany and Lima area. Lima Text 1860 Census (The 1860 Census of Westfield Township list many of the early families. Plats from 1868 show some names.)

NOTE: Links to Photopoint.com albums are gone as of May 1, 2001. I lost 15,000+ pics, when they started charging then went under. I could not get them saved in time. If you find any Photopoint links, they are dysfunctional.	Important links to other's Fayette interests. Fayette Co Rootsweb (a must) Marjorie Fletcher's Genealogy (Dempster, Smith)

Decades "Chats with Old Timers" by time pre1800-1830 1830-1849 1850-1859 1860-1869 1870-1879 1880-1889 1890-1899 1900-1909 1910-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 1850 Fayette Co. Census Info Mission Trail to Ft. Atkinson "Chats with Old Timers" by topics Hunt's Furniture and Undertaking, 1875 1910 Main Street Fayette 1911 Main Street Fayette Biographies of James E. Robertson and his father-in-law Robert Alexander, Fayette Pioneers	"History of Fayette County 1878" In the Beginning, pp307-312 The First Settlement, the Wilcox Cabin, pp 315-317 (new 3/12/2002) Railroads, pp 453-456 Albany, p 516 Fayette Occupations Fayette Biographical, A-H Fayette Biographical, H-W Westfield Twp (Fayette) Westfield Biographical\| Westfield Occupations Illyria Twp (Wadena) Illyria Biographical Center Twp (Randalia) Center Twp Biographical A-M Center Twp Biographical M-Z Fairfield Twp. (Brush Creek) Fairfield Biographical, A-L Fairfield Biographical, M-W Smithfield Twp. (S of Fayette) Smithfield Biographical Harlan Twp (Maynard) Harlan Biographical Pleasant Valley Twp Bios, A-I Pleasant Valley Twp Bios, J-Z Auburn Twp (Waucoma, Alpha) Eden Twp
Westfield "Pry" Quarry Line, 1850's	1860 Fayette County Census Data Westfield Township 1860 Census West Union Township 1860 Census Fairfield Township 1860 Census, with history.

the Big Rocks area updated 11/15/2001, very large page with graphics, if it time-outs, try hitting refresh and you browser should start where it left off loading the page.	Brush Creek/Arlington area Brush Creek Time Line Pioneer Letter on 1800's Life in Ohio/Illinois Solon W. Barnes, 1850's life around Taylorsville Groat Cemetery (full page with graphics, slow loading) Groat Cemetery (fast loading text page) Garden Prairie Cemetery, Church and Genealogy (full page with graphics, slow loading) Garden Prairie Cemetery, Church and Genealogy (faster loading with less graphics and text)
Fayette Surname Genealogy Job Ashby Family Farm and Dunham Grove School Strong, and Albert H. Strong Biography
Grandview Cemetery Sec A Burials, Years Sec A Burials, Surnames Sec A Burials, Lots and Pic Links How Grandview Started Hill Entrance & Some Fay. Hist.	PERSONAL GENEALOGY My genealogy pages contain a lot of data gathered off internet resources and should not assumed correct for official genealogy work. The information is made available for family use to piece together the possible lineage of several surnames before it is totally lost. If you have connections or data to post send it along.
PERSONAL GENEALOGY, mother's side I am doing some major work on the Thompson surname that came through Harford Co, Maryland to Harrison/Carroll Co, Ohio, to Fayette Co, Iowa. There are many related Ohio surnames involve. It will be quite sometime before all of the work is done. Thompson Photos 1910 Thompson Reunion Alphabetical Listing of Surnames Albaugh Descendent Tree Albaugh Genealogy Report Samuel I Andrew Thomspon Line (My line. I also have considerable Hunt data) Sherman Descendent Tree Sherman Genealogy Report Warren Descendent Tree Warren Descendent Report Catherine Thomspon Amos Line Amos Descendent Tree Amos Genealogy Report Amos Biographical Articles Thompson Cemeteries of Interest Allen Cemetery, Carroll Co, Ohio High graphics, slow loading. Allen Cemetery Text, Ohio Faster loading text version. Thompson and Ohio relatives, find the links to Groat and Garden Prairie Cemeteries just above and on the right side as they contain some of the surnames from Allen Cem.	PERSONAL GENEALOGY, mother's side The Denbow Family Denbow History Denbow Tree Denbow Report Hunt--England>NY>Fayette, IA Hunt Full Descendent Tree Hunt Full Report Hunt's Furniture and Undertaking, 1875 Thompson--Scotland>Ireland>Bush River Lower Hundred, Harford/BaltimoreCo, Maryland>Harrison/Carroll Co, Ohio>Fayette Co. Iowa Thompson Genealogy Index page (plus links to Brush Creek/Arlington info) Thompson Descendent Tree Thompson Genealogy Report Thompson Biographical Article Thompson Land Records in Fayette Co Hartley Tree Tomlinson Tree The Denbow Family Denbow History Denbow Tree Denbow Report Capper---OH>Fay. Co, IA Capper Descendent Tree Capper Information to date ========== Strayer--Germany>PA>Fay. Co, IA Strayer Descendent Tree Strayer Complete Information to date The mill at Clinton/Jonesburg, MO (coming soon) Heckart--Germany>PA>NE MO>IA&CA Heckart Descendent Tree Heckart Complete Information to date The Gold Rush from NE MO Old Clinton Cemetery, Monroe Co, MO Parsons--Eng.>New Eng>Ill>Fay. Co. IA Parsons Descendent Tree Parsons Complete Information to date
NE Missouri History/Genealogy The Gold Rush from NE MO Old Clinton (St. Peters' Catholic) Cemetery, Monroe Co, MO
	PERSONAL GENEALOGY, father's side I am working on a "ton" of Zbornik and Siglin data but it is a long way from uploading. Other Surnames of interest: Copet, Schuler, Forsman, Reimler Zbornik--Prague area, Bohemia>NY>Winn. & Fay. Co. IA (coming) Siglin--Germany > PA > Fayette Co, IA (coming) Neuenschwander--Switz>New Eng>Elgin, Fay. Co. IA Neuenschwander Descendent Tree Neuenschwander Information to date

CEMETERY LOOK-UPS At present I have ALL of the Fayette County Cemetery booklets in my possession. If you need Surname referenced email me the information. Fayette County Townships: Auburn---Eden, Oak Ridge-Auburn, St. Luke's Catholic, Sawyer Family. Banks---Sumner Union Bethel---Bethel, Richfield, Pitts Family Center---Center Grove, Dunhan Grove Clermont---St. Peter's Catholic Dover---Bethay Lutheran, Dover Public, George, Nutting, St. Peter's Lutheran-Eldorado. Eden---Alpah, Eden, Oak Lawn, St. Mary's Catholic, St. Rose Catholic, Waucoma. Fairfield---Brooks, Groat Cemetery Database (Brush Creek or Arlington), Taylorville, McAlavey. Fremont----Greenwood, Calvary Catholic, St. Peter Lutheran Harlan---Long Grove Illyria---Illyria-Highland, Old Pioneer in Wadena, St. Jospeh's Catholic, Wadena. Jefferson---(I do not have this twp, but indent to order) Oran---Fairban Protestan, Immaculate Conception, Oran Pleasant Valley---Brainard, God's Acres, Elgin. Putnam---Union Smithfield--- Garden Prairie Cemetery, Church and Genealogy Union---Lippincott Family, Mr. Calvary Catholic (Holy Name), Mt. Pleasant, Pleasant Grove, West Union Westfield---Fayette (Grandview, original book), County Farm, Lima, Pleasant Hill, St. Francis Catholic. Grandview, Sec A Burials, Years Windsor---Boales, Hawkeye, North Windsor, South Windsor
Reference Sites	Personal Sites with Fayette Co. Iowa Connections
	http://home.sprintmail.com/~robtmarj/ Robert and Marjorie Fletcher's site mentions surnames Dempster, Templeton, Smith, Voshell in Fairfield Twp.

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All of my direct surnames were very early pioneers into Fayette Co, generally in the mid 1850's. Growing up in Fayette and trekking the hills, prairies, streams throughout the county when the small villages and farms were so active and functional before the 1960's, the now lost history and memories of the pioneer generations and lifestyles from 1840-1960 continue to hold my interests.