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  Penn Township - The History of Jefferson County, Iowa 1879
Bowen, W. merchant, Pleasant Plain; born in Franklin Co., N. Y., in 1850; educated at Lawrenceville Academy, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.; came to Pleasant Plain in 1874, and engaged in the mercantile business; his store is stocked with a full assortment of dry goods and notions, hats and caps, boots and shoes.
He bought the land on which the greater portion of Pleasant Plain now stands, and laid out the western portion of the town; has always been closely identified with its interests, taking a part in everything that tended to the advancement of the town and the prosperity of its citizens.
Hiatt, Samuel, farmer; P. Pleasant Plain; an early settler of this county; is a native of Guilford Co., N. C.; born in 1805; came to Jefferson Co., in 1841.
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 Pleasant Plain
By 1875 Iowa Yearly Meeting had directed that each Monthly Meeting have a committee on pastoral care over the entire membership, who will be expected to extend pastoral care toward all the flock by visiting each family by two or more of their number to encourage an establishment and growth in the divine life.
For their benefit we would state that Pleasant Plain is in the northeast corner of Jefferson county, on the Southwestern Branch of the C., R. and P. The surrounding country is probably as rich in soil, and affords as many facilities for successful agriculture, as any portion of the State.
As the school was in session during Pleasant Plain’s more prosperous times the railroad passed near the school house and the efficiency of the school teacher was often judged by her ability to keep the youngsters from playing upon the right-of-way.
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 Simpsons(Page 4)
Abraham was born on Dec. 18, 1859 in Pleasant Plain, Jefferson, Iowa.
Everett Ambrose Burnside was born in 1862 in Pleasant Plain, Jefferson, Iowa.
Strobbe in 1957 in Davenport, Iowa/ Joe was born on Dec. 4, 1910 and died Nov. 4, 1980.
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 Iowa History Project
This meeting having become unwieldy by the rapid rise of the communities of Friends to the west, Pleasant Plain was set off as a new Quarterly Meeting under that name in 1852, (99) with the more western settlements under its care.
Various locations were suggested for the annual gatherings, which, after being “freely discussed in much harmony and condescension”, the conference united in recommending to their home meetings that the gatherings be held “in the vicinity of Oskaloosa, in Mahaska County”—an indefinite recommendation which was fraught with may difficulties.
We found large and respectable bodies of Friends at Red Cedar, Bangor, South River, Pleasant Plain, and Salem Quarterly meetings, and entered into much sympathy with them in their situation, and also in regard to their proposition, concerning which we found a united sentiment at each meeting.
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 Iowa Old Press
Elkader, Ia -- The great Iowa corn belt, where the farmers have been crying for help so long that their voices are all husky, has one county that cares no more about farm relief than it cares about the Einstein theory.
He learned the printers’ trade early in life and at times had charge of different papers in Northern California and in 1892 established the Surprise Valley Record, which he published continuously for 38 years, without any change in management and of which he was owner at the time of his death.
He was born in Pleasant Plain, Iowa, in 1861 and crossed the plains with his parents when he was five years old.
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 Pleasant Plain, IA News
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Appetites were satisfied this weekend throughout southern Iowa as many churches and organizations held their fall bizarre and suppers.
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 William Hinshaw
At Pleasant Plain MM (Iowa) on 4-14-1849, William was received on a certificate from White Lick MM, Indiana dated 3-14-1849.
At Pleasant Plain MM on 1-10-1852, Louisa & minor daughter Lucinda were received on a certificate from White Lick MM, Indiana dated 10-15-1851.
At Pleasant Plain MM on 7-9-1853, William & family were granted a certificate to Richland MM, Iowa.
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Surrounding this scene are the words "The Great Seal of the State of Iowa" against a gold background.
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 Archives: Story
Bass allegedly witnessed and participated in such sexual abuse from 1957-1966, when he was an associate pastor at St. Joseph Parish in East Pleasant Plain, according to the lawsuit.
That man claims the abuse started in about 1953, when he was 5 years old, and continued until the summer of 1962, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit shows Bass worked in various pastoral positions during his career, including St. Mary's Parish in Clinton, Eddyville, East Pleasant Plain, Newton, Iowa City, St. Patrick's Parish in Delmar and St. Anne's Parish in Welton, ending his work in the Diocese of Davenport in 1992.
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 Members - City of Fairfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I attended grade school in Pleasant Plain, Iowa, graduated from Fairfield High School and had been self employed (Owner / Operator - Auto Electric) in the city of Fairfield for 41 years.
I spent 1958 to 1961 in the U.S. Army stationed in the United States and Germany.
In 1993 I began work for the Iowa DOT as a Right of Way Technician drawing acquisition plats and writing legal descriptions.
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 J. Edward Cook
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Cook was born in Keokuk County, Iowa, on the 13th of November, 1864, and after having profited by the advantages of the public schools he continued his higher studies in turn in Pleasant Plain Academy, at Pleasant Plain, Iowa, and Grillett Academy, at Glen Elder, Mitchell County, Kansas.
Thereafter he was engaged for some time in characteristically vigorous and effective evangelistic service, and he next assumed the position of superintendent of a magnetic healing institute at Centerdale, Iowa, from which place he was later transferred to a similar office in connection with the magnetic institute at East Dubuque, Illinois.
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 Moru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
John Moru, lead pastor for the Turkana Friends Mission in Kenya, and a partner with Friends United Meeting, is traveling in Indiana and Iowa during the month of November, 2004.
The Turkana Mission is working with other groups on issues of peace and developement as well as on-going care for their congregations.
John Moru will be speaking with groups in Indiana, Western and Iowa yearly meetings before returning to Kenya on November 24.
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 Pleasant Plain Homes For Sale Buying Home Selling House Condo MLS Pleasant Plain IA
The MLS provides home buyers with direct access to the same tool Real Estate Agents and REALTORS® use to search for existing homes for sale in Pleasant Plain and is the most accurate and frequently updated source of home/property listings available to the home buyer.
In most areas we have direct access to the Pleasant Plain MLS (Multiple Listing Service) where you can perform the same Pleasant Plain home search that real estate agents use to look up Pleasant Plain homes for sale.
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In the 1895 Iowa Census James E Cowen and his family were found in What Cherr, Iowa.
Silbert "Bud" Hagans who was the 3rd husband of Dorothy Young is buried in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield, Iowa next to his parents.
Harriett died in 1932 and is buried at Friends Cemetery in Pleasant Plain, Iowa.
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 Quakermeet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
On 27th of October 1855 land was deeded to Western Plain Monthly Meeting of Friends for the establishment of Honey Creek Meeting and Cemetery.
He did not live long after coming to Iowa, but the others continued to worship in the log cabin home of his widow Rachel and other homes in the settlement." Simon Barker Woodward and family were members of this meeting before moving to Whittier MM in California in 1906.
Mahaska County, Iowa, was part of a government purchase from Sac & Fox Indians in 1843.
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 AllRefer.com - Pleasant Plain, Iowa (IA) (Jefferson County) - (town) - Facts and Information
AllRefer.com - Pleasant Plain, Iowa (IA) (Jefferson County) - (town) - Facts and Information
Jefferson County, Iowa (IA), United States, North America
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
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 Hannah Hinshaw
At White Lick MM on 6-12-1839, Hannah & parents were granted certificates to Salem MM, Iowa.
At Pleasant Plain MM on 6-21-1843, Hannah was given liberty to marry Edward K. Hobson.
She married Edward Kinnison Hobson, 6-28-1843, Pleasant Plain MM, Iowa.
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Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.
This biography was copied from "Washington County in the World War", page 16 Fred W. Jones Pleasant Plain, Iowa Fred W. Jones of Pleasant Plain, was born at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, on September 17, 1894.
Army Record Private Jones entered the service April 11, 1918, at Iowa City, Iowa, and was assigned to the Engineers Reserve Corps.
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 SETA :: Data for the City of Pleasant Plain, Ohio
SETA :: Data for the City of Pleasant Plain, Ohio
Data for the City of Pleasant Plain, Ohio
Support provided by: Iowa State University, the Agriculture Experiment Station, ISU Extension to Communities, College of Agriculture, Department of Economics, and Department of Sociology.
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 Pleasant Plain, OH - Pleasant Plain, Ohio - Population overview
Pleasant Plain, OH - Pleasant Plain, Ohio - Population overview
Ohio > All counties > Warren County > Pleasant Plain
Note: Hispanic ethnicity is a separate data category from race.
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 Iowa
Includes the Rise and Spread of Quakerism; Westward Migration; The Planting of Quakerism in Iowa; Quakers in The Back Counties; The Formation of The Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends; The First Yearly Meeting in Iowa, etc.
Includes County History, brief sketch of early Iowa, Indian Census, roster of co. officials, medical profession, towns of the county, War record, plus 670 pp.
VOL 6 Pleasant Plain (1842) Jefferson Co.; Richland (1851) Keokuk Co., $34.00
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 East_Pleasant_Plain, IA Houses for Rent, Apartments for Rent, and Rent To Own -- AllYouCanRent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 Travis (Adcock) Emery Genealogy
All subsequent records show the spelling Emry.) He also changed the surnames of all of his children at that time.
The Adcocks (now Emrys) belonged to the Society of Friends (also known as Quakers.) Some of the family then moved to the Quaker community of Pleasant Plain, Iowa.
This "new" Emry was also from Pleasant Plain, Iowa, where Travis (Adcock) Emry settled.
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