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  Iowa WPA Graves Registration Survey
Counties not indexed by the 1930s WPA Graves Registration Project, and thus not included in the database on this web site, include Appanoose, Benton, Cherokee, Clinton, Dallas, Des Moines, Dubuque, Hardin, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Jasper, Lyon, Monona, Osceola, Pottawattamie, and Warren.
IowaGravestones.org is an extensive collection of Gravestone Photos from Iowa Cemeteries.
This database includes a search mechanism that may be used within a county or state-wide.
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  Floyd County, Iowa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Floyd County is a county located in the state of Iowa.
In the county the population is spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 19.20% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $35,237, and the median income for a family is $41,133.
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 Floyd County, Iowa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Floyd County is a county located in the U. Floyd County is a county located in the U.S. State of Iowa.
As of the census of 2000, there are 16,900 people, 6,828 households, and 4,711 families residing in the county.
The racial makeup of the county is 98.11% White, 0.23% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races.
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 Charles City, Iowa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles City is a city located in Floyd County, Iowa.
It is the county seat of Floyd County
The city is also known for the infamous 1907 lynching of James Cullen, Iowa's last lynching.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Iowa
Iowa is one of the North Central States of the American Union, and is about midway between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.
Some of the townships of the counties constitute each a single district having one or two central schools, but generally the townships are subdivided into subdistricts and independent districts, where the latter consist of cities, the schools are managed by boards of education.
In 1902, at the instance of the archbishop, twenty-four counties in the north-western part of the state were separated from the archdiocese and formed into the Diocese of Sioux City.
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 Floyd County, Georgia Genealogical Records Information
Floyd County was created from Cherokee County on Dec. 3, 1832 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1832, p.
According to that act, Floyd County was to consist of the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th districts of the 3rd Section, and the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 14th, 15th, and 16th districts of the 4th Section of the original Cherokee County.
However, the new county was not able to function as a county because of its size and the fact that Cherokee Indians still occupied portions of the land.
www.mygeorgiagenealogy.com /ga_county/fl.htm   (881 words)

  
 Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion - Evelyn Miller - Floyd County, Iowa
FLOYD — As the search continued Monday for 5-year-old Evelyn Miller of rural Floyd, the criminal investigation into the case appeared to be heating up.
The FBI, the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children are assisting with the case, Lynch said.
FLOYD (AP) — After six days of searching in hopes that Evelyn Miller would be found alive, the grandfather of the 5-year-old said her body was discovered in the Cedar River.
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 Floyd County, Iowa -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Floyd County is a (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county located in the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) state of (A state in midwestern United States) Iowa.
Its (The town or city that is the seat of government for a county) county seat is (Click link for more info and facts about Charles City, Iowa) Charles City, Iowa (Click link for more info and facts about
The (The total national income divided by the number of people in the nation) per capita income for the county is $17,091.
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 Floyd County, Iowa
FLOYD COUNTY lies in the second tier south of the Minnesota line, and in the fourth west of the Mississippi River.
Floyd was at one time included in the old county of Fayette, but was made a separate county in 1851.
The county was organized in August, 1854, by the election of the following officers: John M. Hunt, judge; S. Goddard, clerk; David Wiltse, prosecuting attorney; William Montgomery, sheriff; C. Burroughs, school fund commissioner, and D. Mead, superintendent of schools.
www.past2present.org /own/counties/Floyd.htm   (513 words)

  
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Floyd County is a county located in the
The racial makeup of the county is 98.11% White, 0.23% Black or
Out of the total people living in poverty, 13.00% are under the age of 18 and 5.70% are 65 or older.
en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Floyd_County,_Iowa   (304 words)

  
 Floyd County Iowa GenWeb
When posting a inquiry please put something in the subject line that will give the reader an idea of who you are looking for.
Instead of "obit" try "Obit for Jane Doe", instead of family info try Doe family, be sure to include in your message approximate dates for person you are looking for.
Index to History of Floyd County, Iowa 1882
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 August
Mason Luverne Bunn was born September 6, 1928, on the family farm in Floyd County, the son of Kenneth and Isabelle (Channer) Bunn.
Dick was born January 13, 1920, in rural Floyd County, the son of Herman and Karoline (Troge) Handt.
Robert Arnold Rodamaker was born November 22, 1923, in Carrville, Iowa, in Floyd County, the son of Myron and Clara (Wiltse) Rodamaker.
www.pafways.org /obituaries/charlescitypress/2004/august.htm   (6901 words)

  
 Miscellaneous Floyd County, Iowa Obituaries
Roland was born in Maple Leaf, Iowa, on Sept. 7, 1907 the son of Robert and Nettie Mae (Rowley) Barr.
Wilbert was born on Aug. 13, 1928, on a farm west of Tripoli, in Bremer County, the son of Carl and Clara (Boeckmann) Kuker.
Leile Rodamaker was born March 15, 1929, 1929, in Floyd County to Ralph and Nellie (Thompson) Johnson.
www.obitcentral.com /obitsearch/obits/ia/ia-floyd1.htm   (3458 words)

  
 July
Evelyn Louise Wentz Welter was born July 18, 1909, in Chickasaw County, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Smith) Wentz.
She was employed at the Stevenson's Clothing Store, a dietary aide at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital and was a telephone operator with Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, all in Charles City.
Richard was born Sept. 20, 1923 in Burchinal, Iowa to Roy H. and Editha Tibbets Lewis.
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 Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness -- Iowa
1880 and 1900 census for Buena Vista County.
Please be sure that you are looking in Des Moines County, not the City of Des Moines which is in Polk County.
I do not live in Iowa, but have a book "Heritage Tour of Jasper County, Vol II, by Jasper County Writers, Inc." Would be willing to do lookups for people, if you give me the surname(s).
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 Floyd County, Kentucky Genealogical Records Information
Floyd County, the fortieth in order of formation, is located in eastern Kentucky and is bordered by Johnson, Martin, Pike, Knott, and Magoffin counties.
The county received state money for education for the first time in 1843, and not until 1848 did Floyd County tax its citizens for the service.
Among notable Floyd Countians are surgeon George P Archer; Gov. Bert T Combs (1959-63); educators Henry A. Campbell, Jr., and Danny Greene; historian Henry E Scalf; newspaper publisher Norman Allen; merchant David Cooley; and authors Robert Rennick, Leonard Roberts, and Blaine Hall.
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 Ancestors of Floyd A. Brumm
Floyd A. Brumm, springer C and E, residence 821 Shields.
Floyd Brumm; born: September 27, 1907; died: January 1973; residence code: Illinois; ZIP Code of last known residence: 62301; primary location associated with this ZIP Code: Quincy, Illinois; state where issued: Iowa.
Floyd was married to "Freda" according to the listing in the 1935 Burlington City Directory; he was single according to the 1930 listing.
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 Iowa Poorhouse History
Article regarding the Poor Farm and Asylum of Boone County Iowa --the asylum building burned to the ground on 23 Jan 1894, killing eight of the nine inmates.
It is an 8 page PDF file entitled "Historic Interpretation of Institutional Management." While it focuses in great detail on Dallas County, it also includes statistics and some historical information about the 20th century fate of poor farms in other Iowa counties.
County, Iowa census is in Saylor township and is called the Polk County Alms House.
www.poorhousestory.com /poorhouses_in_iowa.htm   (1300 words)

  
 Digital Floyd County Map, Maps of Floyd County County, Iowa.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Floyd County Map, Maps of Floyd County and all Iowa County Maps.
Every county map is available, but we may not yet have your county of interest completed.
Individual County Overview™ vector graphics are priced by population, with prices ranging from $275 to $425 per county.
www.creativeforceinc.com /county_maps/county_maps.asp?ID=848   (229 words)

  
 Local Catholic Church History and Catholic Ancestors - Iowa
The Diocese of Davenport encompasses the SOUTHEASTERN Iowa counties of Appanoose, Cedar, Clinton, Davis, Des Moines (county), Henry, Iowa, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Muscatine, Poweshiek, Scott, Van Buren, Wapello, and Washington.
The same year, the Iowa Territory was established from the Territory of Wisconsin west of the Mississippi River, "...and west of a line drawn due north from the headwaters or sources of the Mississippi to the territorial line..."
Iowa's Past - Named for a native tribe, the area which became Iowa was part of the Louisiana Purchase, and closed to non-native settlement prior to the Black Hawk War, which ended in 1832.
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 KTIV: News (News)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Floyd County, Iowa officials say a body found in the Cedar River last night is believed to be Evelyn Miller.
The five-year-old girl from Floyd disappeared from her family's apartment last Friday.
At a news conference in Charles City this morning, County Attorney Marilyn Dettmer says a female child's body was found in the river about 7:40 p-m about two miles north of Charles City.
www.ktiv.com /News/NewsDetail63.cfm?ID=26,9137   (167 words)

  
 Iowa Land Records
Holdings for Iowa land records at the National Archives/Central Plains Region include abstracts of military warrants.
Following the federal disbursement of land in Iowa, land purchases and sales were handled by the individual county recorder, beginning with the establishment of that particular county.
The cooperative microfilming project of the Genealogical Society of Utah and the State Historical Society of Iowa have provided the preservation of land conveyances for almost every county.
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 SETA :: Ag Land Values from Iowa State University Extension for Floyd County, Iowa
This provides information on the average value of farm land for the selected county in its crop reporting district.
County values are an average for all grades of land in that county.
Support provided by: Iowa State University, the Agriculture Experiment Station, ISU Extension to Communities, College of Agriculture, Department of Economics, and Department of Sociology.
www.seta.iastate.edu /landvalue/iacounty.aspx?Fips=19067   (153 words)

  
 Floyd County Charles City, Iowa (Counties)
The county seat of Floyd County, Iowa, is Charles City.
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 16,256, a decrease of 802 over the 1990 census.
Charles City is located in Floyd County (of which it is the county seat) southeast of Mason City...
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 Floyd County, Indiana Genealogical Records Information
Formerly part of Clark and Harrison Counties, through the efforts of the Scribner family (founders of New Albany), Floyd County was organized January 2, 1819 and made effective one month later.
It was named for Colonel John Floyd, the distinguished Virginian killed by Indians on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River.
It is bounded on the south by the Ohio River, on the west by Harrison, on the south by the Ohio River, on the west by Harrison, on the north by Washington and on the east by Clark counties, and contains about 150 square miles.
www.myindianagenealogy.com /in_county/fl.htm   (431 words)

  
 U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Red LIFE Tape Brings Silent Help to Floyd County (Iowa)"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In response to recent tragedy, Bound4LifeIowa, an operation of Wind and Fire Ministries (WFM), has summoned young and old to Floyd County (Iowa) to stand in silent prayer in front of the Floyd County Court House from noon to 3 p.m., Aug. 20.
This is not political activism but spiritual activism as we appeal to the heart of God for Justice in restoring LIFE in our cities, counties, states and nation," says Ric Lumbard, a ministry leader of WFM.
In 2002, WFM began the Midwest Prayer Center, a regional worship and prayer facility, in Hiawatha, Iowa.
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