Sheetz Surname
(and Strayer)
Surname analogs:  Sheetz, Sheets, Schietz
Winneshiek County Iowa
 

As linked to my interest in the Strayer, Heckart, Sheetz surnames. The Decendent Tree is a blend of material from Lila nee Sheetz Schneider, web resources and/or my own material.  Lila 1910-2010 (& sister Naida) was a life long keeper/researcher of family and Freeport/Decorah area history.  Lila grew up on and continued to live on the original 1852 entry farm of Andrew and Catherine Strayer Sheetz.


 

Speculations regarding the close relationship between
the John Strayer, Adam Heckart, Andrew Sheetz families:

=====The Strayer, Heckart, Sheetz, Boyd, Shoup families lived in the same general area of Penn, north of Harrisburg, on the east side of the Susquehanna River during colonial times.
=====Andrew Sheetz married Catherine Strayer in Upper Paxton Twp. of Dauphin Co, PA in 1838, which was the same year Catherine's brother John Strayer moved to Shelby Co, MO, with the Adam Sr. Heckart family, who was the father of John's 'to be' wife Elizabeth Heckart and her brother Adam Jr. Heckart.
=====The families of two older generation Heckart's (John Adam Sr and brother Yost) and John Strayer would farm and build/run mills in Shelby, Ralls, Monroe Co, on the Salt River flowage in northeast, MO, 25-40 miles west of Hannibal.
=====Andrew and Catherine Sheetz remained and farmed in Dauphin Co, PA, until sometime in the late summer of 1851, when they made the journey to the old Clinton/Jonesburg (Northfork, Suffax) village area, on the Salt River, Washington Twp, Monroe Co, Missouri, to join his brother/law John Strayer and Adam Heckart (John Strayer's bro/law), who had been running the old Clinton Mill from 1848, in Monroe Co, MO, and had been in Missouri since 1838.
=====From 1838-1848, Adam Heckart (and his brothers( and John Strayer, were involved in building and running the Walkerville Mill, in Shelby Co, MO, twenty miles up the Salt River from old Clinton.
=====Strayer/Heckart had already made a probing land entry trip in the spring of 1851, to what would become the Decorah/Freeport area in Winneshiek Co of NE Iowa, looking for new mill building sights. They had traveled by steamboat from Hannibal, Missouri, up the Mississippi River to the Lansing area, taking overland trails near the (Upper) Iowa River.  Heckart and Stayer entered a great deal of land along the Upper Iowa River and tributary creeks of the Decorah/Freeport valley. John and Adam probably made at least two trips to NE Iowa during the springs of  1851-1852 before moving the families in Nov of 1852. 
=====Spring of 1852, Strayer and Heckart were accompanied from Missouri to NE Iowa by Andrew Sheetz, as Andrew made entry (registered) May 1852 into the 'Sheetz' farm a mile plus north of what would become Freeport, in section 12 of Decorah Twp, Winneshiek Co, Iowa. =====Adam Heckart make multiple land entries in the area, probably with gold he had brought back from his early 1849-1850 trip to the gold fields in Butte Co, California. John Strayer also entered land, or partnered with Adam Heckart, at the same time.  It is almost certain the men had started dam, mill and shelter building before taking the families up from MO, late in 1852. Thus by 1853 the Dauphin Co, PA, German families of Strayer, Heckart and Sheetz had moved together from Monroe Co, MO to Freeport, Winneshiek Co, IA.  Adam Heckart had returned from his successful 1849-1850, trip to the CA gold fields and was a seasoned explorer and traveler. Both John and Adam were seasoned millwrights and builders. It can be assumed Andrew Sheetz has similar Pennsylvania German skills.
=====The group would have taken their goods by wagon, pulled by oxen from Monroe Co, about 40 miles to the Mississippi River port of Hannibal. Steamers had been running up the River for about 15 years. They would have boarded the steamers with their possessions and landed at Lansing in NE Iowa, taking their wagons on to the Freeport area, traveling the Upper Iowa River trails. The men had already taken this same route at least twice in their explorations.   Families of John Strayer and bro/law Adam Heckart built and ran the first big mill at Freeport, which may have been the first functional mill on the Upper Iowa River in the Decorah/Freeport valley as they were up and running by 1853. The Sheetz family farmed/lived on land in Section 12, north of Freeport, putting up buildings, 'improved' the farm and added four children after the move to Iowa.
=====Immediately after returning from the Civil War, Adam Heckart would captain a 140man, 40 wagon train, making his third and final trip to gold country in Butte Co, California, in the spring of 1865.  Adam started a major ranching operation in Butte Co.  John Strayer x Elizabeth Heckart and Andrew Sheetz x Catherine Strayer would remain residences of the Freeport village area the remainder of their lives.
=====George Strayer, brother of Catherine and John, joined them in Freeport, from Penn, probably in 1855, perhaps early 1856. George would marry Mary Jane Kirkland in 1860 and remain for the rest of his life involved with the milling and farming the fields on the southern edge of Freeport.
=====Three Strayer siblings of the same generation as Andrew Sheetz,  lived the rest of their lives in the Freeport, Winneshiek Co, Iowa area....John, George, Catherine (Sheetz) Strayer.  The basics of the Strayer genealogy will be at the bottom of this page with another page or more denoted to Strayer genealogy, linked off the Index Page.
=====In 2006, Lila Schneider, ggdau. of Andrew and Catherine still owned some of the pioneer farm, and her son was still farming the same land. Lila and sister Naida were a life-long keepers of the genealogy and history of the Sheetz and Strayer  families in the Winn.Co.IA area.  I shared material material and ideas with Lila as computers became more functional in the mid 1990's.

My best speculations to date:  Oct 2005, Mar 2006, Jan 2009, Apr 2010;  Barry Zbornik, Hannibal, MO iowaz@hotmail.com
 

 

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Overview:  
1.  My primary interest is generally pioneer history and includes linking village and neighborhood surnames together for several of the early generations.  Often connections, locations and other data have to be speculated in order to continue a complex series of inter-related projects.  My web pages are primarily personal study projects for note keeping, but can also jump start others.  I have a huge number of projects started and rarely return to edit/update material unless interest is rekindled.  Any web pages online are usually linked off the 'Index Page.'  Numerous projects are not put on web pages but are in draft form or in the form of photo albums on the 'Photo Hosting Site.'   I may have material for research use in storage, plus will/can upload other people's material if appropriate.  iowaz@swbell.net  or iowaz@hotmail.com
 


1885 Plat Winneshiek Co, Iowa

Full 1885, 1905, 1915 Plats of Winneshiek Co, IA
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Descendants of George Sheetz, the German immigrant

 1 SHEETZ, George b: in Germany? d: Abt. 1790 in Dauphin Co, PA? Number of children: 2 Note 1: 30 Jan 2009 Sheetz last reviewed: Barry Zbornik, Hannibal, MO, iowaz@hotmail.com Note 3: Surname analogs: Sheetz. Sheets, Schuetz, Seitz, Schultz, Schitz in German church records. Note 4: 15 Jun 1790 Will dated.
2 SHEETZ, George b: Abt. 1775 in Germany? d: Abt. 16 Oct 1822 in Dauphin Co, PA Number of children: 11 Note 1: Surname analogs: Sheetz. Sheets, Schuetz, Schultz, Schitz in German church records.
-- +FOREMAN, Maria b: 30 Jan 1778 Burial: ?Tombstone, Baureman's Luth Ch, Powell's Valley, PA. Number of children: 11 Note 1: Name might be Poorman, Pulhman, Buhrman, Burman. Note 2: Powell's Valley stone says, wife of George Sheets?? Note 3: Called Polly.
3 SHEETZ, Ann b: in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA
3 SHEETZ, Bally b: in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA
3 SHEETZ, Elizabeth b: in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA
3 SHEETZ, Jacob b: in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA
3 SHEETZ, John b: in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA
3 SHEETZ, Samuel b: in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA
3 SHEETZ, Sarah b: 11 Sep 1802 in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA
3 SHEETZ, William J. b: 20 Nov 1805 in Harrisburg area, Dauphin Co, PA d: 19 Apr 1879 in Dauphin Co, PA Number of children: 12 Note 3: Surname analogs: Sheetz. Sheets, Schuetz, Schultz, Schitz in German church records.
--- +ZIMMERMAN, Barbara b: 02 Jun 1811 in Jackson Twp, Dauphin Co, PA d: 27 Dec 1880 in Enterline, Dauphin Co, PA m: in Dauphin Co, PA Number of children: 12 Father: ZIMMERMAN, Christian Mother: UNKNOWN, Margaret
- 4 SHEETZ, Josiah b: 22 Mar 1831 in Wayne Twp, Dauphin Co, PA d: 1907
- 4 SHEETZ, George b: 15 Sep 1832 in Jefferson Twp, Dauphin Co, PA Number of children: 4
---- +SNYDER, Margaret b: in Lydons (or Lykens?) Valley, Dauphin co, PA m: 1860 in Lykons Valley, Dauphin co, PA Number of children: 4
- 4 SHEETZ, Mary B. b: 07 May 1834 in Jackson Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
---- +SWEIGERT, James
- 4 SHEETZ, Samuel R. b: 20 Jul 1836 in Wayne Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
---- +UNKNOWN, Mary Ellen
- 4 SHEETZ, Julia Ann b: 08 Apr 1839 in Jackson Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
---- +HUFFMAN, James
- 4 SHEETZ, Elizabeth b: 06 Apr 1841 in Halifax or Wayne Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
---- +WALKER, Henry E.
- 4 SHEETZ, John b: 26 Nov 1842 in JacksonTwp, Dauphin Co, PA
---- +PARKS, Sarah J. m: Nov 1864
- 4 SHEETZ, Washington b: 15 Jun 1845 in Wayne Twp, Dauphin Co, PA Number of children: 2
---- +HOFFMAN, Mary Ellen b: in Halifax Twp, Dauphin Co, PA Number of children: 2
- 4 SHEETZ, William b: 07 Oct 1847 in Jefferson Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
- 4 SHEETZ, Margaret b: 26 Oct 1849 in Dauphin Co, PA
- 4 SHEETZ, Sarah Malinda b: 08 Sep 1852 in Penbrook area, Dauphin co, PA
---- +LUDWIG, Emanuel
- 4 SHEETZ, Catherine Emma b: 24 Feb 1855 in Wayne Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
---- +HAWK, Leonard
3 SHEETZ, George b: 1813 in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA d: Abt. 1852 in Dauphin Co, PA Number of children: 8 Note 4: 1850 Census; carpenter, Jefferson Twp, Dauphin Co, PA, close to bro. Andrew.
--- +UNKNOWN, Mary b: 1815 in Penn Number of children: 8
- 4 SHEETZ, Joseph b: 1836 in Dauphin Co, PA
- 4 SHEETZ, Isaac b: 1837 in Dauphin Co, PA
- 4 SHEETZ, Lucy b: 1839 in Dauphin Co, PA
- 4 SHEETZ, Sarah Ann b: 1841 in Dauphin Co, PA
- 4 SHEETZ, Catherine b: 1843 in Dauphin Co, PA
- 4 SHEETZ, Emanuel b: 1845 in Dauphin Co, PA
- 4 SHEETZ, William H. b: 1847 in Dauphin Co, PA
- 4 SHEETZ, Andrew b: 1852 in Dauphin Co, PA
3 [3] SHEETZ, Andrew b: 02 Jun 1817 in Harrisburg area, Dauphin (Lebanon) Co., PA d: 27 Dec 1887 in Andrew Ruffridge res. Freeport, Winneshiek Co, IA. Burial: Freeport, Decorah Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA, M.E. Church Cemetery, lot #2 Number of children: 8 Note 3: 1840 Census; farming, Jackson.Twp, DauphinCoPA; George, William, Leland?, nearby. Note 4: 1850 Census; farming, Jefferson Twp, Dauphin Co, PA. Bro Geo & George Shoop are close. Note 5: Abt. Sep 1851 Dauphin Co, PA, to Old Clinton, Monroe Co, MO. Note 8: Abt. Sep 1852 Joined John Strayer & Adam Heckart Jr. in Missouri for move to Iowa. Note 11: Abt. Apr 1852 Heckart, Strayer, Sheetz, perhaps others, MO to Freeport area, Winn Co, IA. Note 14: 1852 Entered farm N. edge of Freeport, in sec 32, Decorah Twp, Winn Co, IA.
--- +STRAYER, Catharine b: 10 Sep 1820 in Lykens farm, Dauphin Co, PA d: 05 Jan 1880 in Freeport area, Winneshiek Co, IA. Burial: Freeport, Decorah Twp., Iowa, M.E. Church Cemetery, lost #2 m: 1838 in Upper Paxton Twp, Dauphin Co, PA Number of children: 8 Father: STRAYER, Valentine Mother: BEALY, Catharine Note 11: 1852 Strayer, Heckart, Sheetz families moved Monroe Co, MO to Freeport, Iowa
- 4 [1] SHEETZ, Mary b: 10 Feb 1839 in Powells Valley, Dauphin Co, PA d: 26 May 1922 in Winneshiek Co., Iowa Burial: Freeport Cem, no marker, Winn Co, IA. Number of children: 2 Note 1: 01 Feb 2009 Last reviewed: Barry Zbornik, Hannibal, MO, iowaz@hotmail.com
---- +KNIGHT, Darwin Erasmus b: 1827 in Vermont d: Abt. 1868 in Freeport, Winneshiek Co, IA Burial: Freeport Cem, no marker, Winn Co, IA. m: 29 Jul 1855 in Winneshiek Co, IA Number of children: 2 Father: KNIGHT, Simeon H. Mother: R., Susanna Note 1: 1860 Merchant, Freeport, Winn. Co, Iowa.
- *2nd Husband of [1] SHEETZ, Mary:
---- +RUFFRIDGE, Andrew b: Mar 1840 in Stratford Ontario, Canada d: 06 Apr 1897 in Freeport, Decorah Twp., Iowa Burial: Freeport Cem, no marker, Winn Co, IA. m: 27 Feb 1868 in Winnesheik Co., IA
- 4 SHEETZ, Aaron Monroe b: 02 Mar 1842 in Powell's Valley, Duaphin Co, PA d: 14 May 1926 in Freeport home, Winneshiek Co., Iowa Burial: Freeport, Pleasant Valley Cem, S of M.E. Church. Winneshiek Co, IA. Number of children: 2 Note 5: 1850 In Dauphin Co, PA. Note 7: Bet. 1851 - 1852 PA to Freeport area, Winn. Co, IA Note 9: Bet. 1866 - 1867 Farmed on Washington Prairie, Winn Co, IA Note 13: 1867 Bought farm joining father Andrew. Note 15: Bet. 1866 - 1906 Farmed, 1mi N of Freeport, sec 12, Decorah.Twp, Winneshiek.Co.IA Note 17: 1906 Moved from farm into Freeport village.
---- +NORTHUP, Nancy Loraine b: 19 Jun 1846 in Conawauga Valley, Cataragus Co, NY d: 06 Jun 1934 in Decorah, Winneshiek Co., Iowa Burial: Freeport, Pleasant Valley Cem S of M.E. Church. Winneshiek Co, IA. m: 22 Feb 1866 in Decorah, Iowa Number of children: 2 Father: NORTHUP, Frederick Stephen Mother: ABBEY, Minerva Lavasta
- 4 SHEETZ, Elizabeth b: 11 Aug 1843 in Powells Valley, Duaphin Co, PA d: 15 Mar 1865 Burial: Moved to Freeport, Pleasant Valley Cemetery, lot 39. Number of children: 2 Note 1: Origainal burial, family plot on Sheetz farm.
---- +RALLYA, Ellis b: 1835 d: 22 Dec 1865 in Freeport, Winn. Co, IA Burial: Family plot, Sheetz farm. Moved, with wife/son, Freeport Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Winneshiek Co, Iowa m: 23 Mar 1861 in Decorah, Winnesheik Co, IA. Number of children: 2 Father: RALLYA, Anthony W. Note 1: Died shortly after discharge from Civil War; Consumption/TB. Note 2: Abt. 1862 Co. K, 13th Iowa Vol Inf. Note 3: 21 Jul 1865 Discharged from Union Army. Note 4: Burial moved to Pleasant Valley Cem, when farm sold out of family.
- 4 SHEETZ, Lucy Catharine b: 16 Aug 1855 in Freeport farm, Decorah Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA d: 28 Jul 1914 in Mason City, Iowa Burial: Elmwood Cemetery in Mason City, Iowa Number of children: 2 Note 6: Married by Jos. Cammerah, bk b, p237, ref Lila/2000 Note 12: 1914 Mary Heckart Little, Ralls Co, MO, attended funeral (Lila, 2005).
---- +STRAYER, John Adam Little b: Dec 1849 in Old Clinton/Jonesburg area, Wash. Twp, Monroe Co, MO d: 1936 in St. Petersburg, Florida Burial: 1936 Mason City, Iowa m: 06 May 1874 in Winnesheik Co., IA Number of children: 2 Father: STRAYER, John Mother: HECKART, Elizabeth Note 5: Natural parents; Richard & Mary Heckart Little of Monore Co, MO. Note 6: 1851 Natural parents died, MO typhoid/cholera epidemic. Note 8: 1851 Adopted by aunt Elizabeth Heckart Strayer (and John Strayer). Note 9: Was called John Adam Little Strayer. Note 14: Bet. 1881 - 1927 Lived Mason City, IA; locomotive Engineer, 46y, Chi/Mil/StP. Note 26: Bet. 1927 - 1936 Spent his last nine winters in Florida.
- 4 [2] SHEETZ, Ellen b: 02 May 1858 in Freeport farm, Decorah Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA d: 15 Jul 1917 in Forest City, Iowa Number of children: 3 Note 1: Called Ella. Note 6: Lived in Forest City, Iowa Note 13: Died, consumption/TB.
---- +ABBEY, Marion Jeptha b: 16 May 1840 in Cattaraugus Co., NY d: 28 Aug 1894 m: 08 Feb 1881 in Decorah, Winneshiek Co, IA, M.E. Parsonage, Rev. Frank Brush Number of children: 5 Father: ABBEY, Abraham Mother: MOREY, Nancy L.
- *2nd Husband of [2] SHEETZ, Ellen:
---- +SKINNER, Wesley K. m: Aft. 1895
- 4 SHEETZ, Angenette b: 14 Jun 1861 in Freeport farm Decorah Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA d: 14 Oct 1895 Note 1: Called Nettie. Where does she link to the Sheetz tree??bz
---- +NORTHUP, Frederick Wilbur b: 25 Mar 1857 in Decorah area, Winneshiek Co, IA d: Sep 1900 m: 26 Jan 1881 Father: NORTHUP, Frederick Stephen Mother: ABBEY, Minerva Lavasta Note 1: 1907 In Austin, TX.
- 4 SHEETZ, Melinda D. b: 1865 in Freeport farm, Decorah Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA d: 1886 Note 4: Married by Henry Kasta, minister German Methodist Chruch.
---- +SIMMONS, Ferninand m: 25 Dec 1883 in Decorah, IA Father: SIMMONS, L. Mother: MANSFIELD, Hanna
- 4 SHEETZ, Unknown b: in Possible 8th child??
*2nd Wife of [3] SHEETZ, Andrew:
--- +BIRDSELL, Hannah Mansfield b: 08 May 1842 in Cleveland, Ohio d: 12 Feb 1883 in Freeport area, Winneshiek Co, IA. Burial: Freeport M.E. Church Cemetery, Lot #2 m: 09 Feb 1882 in Winneshiek Co?, IA Father: MANSFIELD, Jacob Mother: BUCKESTAGG, Phoebe Note 1: A devorcee with 5 young children.
*3rd Wife of [3] SHEETZ, Andrew:
--- +HATHAWAY, Lucia A. b: 1836 d: 22 Feb 1915 in Waukon, Allamakee Co., Iowa m: 14 Apr 1884 in Freeport M.E. Church, by R.K. Pierce Note 1: Widow at marrage to Andrew Sheetz Note 2: Perhaps marrying for land? BZ
3 SHEETZ, Catherine b: 18 Dec 1822 in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA
2 SHEETZ, John Stuart

 

 

 

Descendants of Andrew Sheetz & Catharine Strayer,  pioneers of the Freeport area, Winneshiek Co, Iowa


Descendants of Andrew Sheetz
1 [11] SHEETZ, Andrew b: 02 Jun 1817 in Harrisburg area, Dauphin (Lebanon) Co., PA d: 27 Dec 1887 in Andrew Ruffridge res. Freeport, Winneshiek Co, IA. Burial: Freeport, Decorah Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA, M.E. Church Cemetery, lot #2 Note 1: 12 Feb 2009 Sheetz surname last review; Barry Zbornik, Hannibal, MO iowaz@hotmail.com Note 2: Surname analogs; Sheetz, Sheets. Note 3: 1840 Census; farming, Jackson.Twp, Dauphin.Co.PA; George, William, Leland?, nearby. Note 4: 1850 Census; farming, Jefferson.Twp, Dauphin.Co.PA; bro Geo & George Shoop are close. Note 8: Jul 1851 John Strayer & Adam Heckart enter land, Freeport/Decorah area for mill/farm. Note 9: Abt. Sep 1851 From Dauphin.Co.PA to join John Strayer & Adam Heckart Jr at Old Clinton, MO, before move to IA. Note 11: Abt. Apr 1852 Heckart, Strayer, Boyd, Sheetz, perhaps others, MO to Freeport area, Winn Co, IA. Note 12: 1852 Steamboat, Hannibal.MO to Lansing.IA, overland by oxen to Freeport area. Note 14: May 1852 Entered farm, 1mi N of Freeport, sec 12, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.Ia. Note 18: 1886 Plat; 200a, SW1/4 & SW1/4ofSE1/4, sec 12, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA. Note 19: 1886 Plat; son Aaron, 160a, adj & NE, sec 12. Note 22: Bet. 1852 - 1887 Farmed in sec 12, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA. Note 23: 2010 Farm remains in Sheetz family (Lila, d. 3/20/2010).
.. +STRAYER, Catharine b: 10 Sep 1820 in Lykens farm, Dauphin Co, PA d: 05 Jan 1880 in Freeport farm, Winneshiek Co, IA. Burial: Freeport, Decorah Twp., Iowa, M.E. Church Cemetery, lost #2 m: 1838 in Upper Paxton Twp, Dauphin Co, PA Father: Valentine STRAYER Mother: Catharine BEALEY Note 11: 1852 Strayer, Heckart, Sheetz families moved Monroe Co, MO to Freeport, Iowa
2 [1] SHEETZ, Mary b: 10 Feb 1839 in Powells Valley, Dauphin Co, PA d: 26 May 1922 in Freeport area, Winn.Co.IA Burial: Freeport Cem, no marker, Winn Co, IA. Note 1: 01 Feb 2009 Last reviewed: Barry Zbornik, Hannibal, MO, iowaz@hotmail.com Note 7: Bet. 1851 - 1852 PA to Old Clinton, Monroe.Co.MO with parents. Note 8: Bet. 1852 - 1853 MO to Freeport area, Winn.Co.IA, with parents.
... +KNIGHT, Darwin Erasmus Eratus b: 1827 in Vermont d: Bef. 1868 in Freeport area, Winn.Co.IA Burial: Freeport Cem, no marker, Winn Co, IA. m: 29 Jul 1855 in Winneshiek Co, IA Father: Simeon Hicks (suspect) KNIGHT Mother: Susanna R. (suspect) MILLARD Note 6: 1854 PA to northeast Iowa. Note 7: 1856 Census; lumberman, wife, ch, mother, Osage, Mitchell.Co.IA. Note 8: 1860 Census; merchant $300/100, Freeport, Winn.Co.IA.
3 KNIGHT, Frank Millard b: 02 Feb 1856 in Freeport, Winneshiek.Co.iA d: 12 Jan 1940 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska Burial: Alliance Nebraska Cemetery Note 7: 1882 Graduated, Homeopathic Med. Detp, IaStateU Note 8: Bet. 1882 - 1886 Practiced medicine in Decorah.IA area before marriage. Note 9: 1886 To Hay.Springs, Sheridan.Co.ME, intended to practice medicine. Note 10: Settled in Nonpareil, Box.Butte.Co.NE, 'hung out shingle for medicine.' Note 11: 23 Oct 1886 Banker, first entry in books of Bank of Nonpareil. Note 12: Bet. 1886 - 1898 NE physician & banker during marriage. Note 13: 1888 Bank of Nonpareil moved to Alliance (Bank of Alliance), also had home moved. Note 14: Banker in Alliance, Nebraska.
.... +MILLER, Ella b: 23 May 1860 in West Decorah, Winn. Co, IA d: 01 Mar 1898 in Childbirth, Alliance, Box.Butte.Co.NE Burial: Phelps Cemetery, Docorah, Winneshiek Co., Iowa m: 25 Aug 1886 in Decorah, Winneshiek Co., Iowa Father: Norris O. MILLER Mother: Mary STILLWELL Note 5: Died in child birth.
. 4 KNIGHT, Jason b: 01 Mar 1898 in Alliance, Box.Butte.Co.NE d: 22 Mar 1898 in Darwin Knight home, Freeport.IA. Burial: Phelps Cemetery, Docorah, Winneshiek Co., Iowa Note 1: Only lived a few weeks.
3 KNIGHT, Aaron b: 19 Mar 1859 in Freeport, Decorah Twp., Iowa d: 30 Dec 1913 in Denver, Arapahoe.Co.CO Note 11: Tinsmith in Cresco and Calmar with the Strayers. Note 13: 1900 Census; letter carrier, Williams.St, Denver, Arapahoe.Co.CO.
.... +STRAYER, Cora Adelle b: 01 Dec 1863 in Freeport, Winneshiek Co, Iowa d: 20 Dec 1938 in Denver, Arapahoe.Co.CO m: 06 Mar 1881 in Freeport. Winn.Co.IA Father: John STRAYER Mother: Elizabeth HECKART Note 9: 1897 Williams.St, Denver.CO. Note 11: 1920 Censes; widow, seamstress, Ruth, Frank, Wm's St, Denver.CO.
. 4 KNIGHT, Mable Alberta b: 19 Mar 1882 in Freeport, Winneshiek Co, IA d: 23 Dec 1892
. 4 KNIGHT, Reuben Edward b: 27 Apr 1885 in Freeport, Winneshiek Co, IA d: 1965 in Alliance, Box.Butte.Co.NE Note 6: Attended Denver.CO East H.S., met wife to be there. Note 8: 1907 Graduated, Col.Sc.ofMines; took position in Mexico, developing mercury mine. Note 11: Jan 1910 Acccepted offer from uncle Frank; assistance cashier Alliance.NE bank.
..... +MCKEAN, Florence m: 09 Nov 1910 in Denver, CO
... 5 KNIGHT, Edward McKean b: 04 Dec 1911 in Alliance, Box.Butte.Co.NE Note 8: 1932 U.ofNE, Elect. Eng. degree; to N.Mex, developing potash mine. Note 11: 1934 Returned to Alliance.NE. Note 14: Banker in Alliance, Box.Butte.Co.NE.
....... +MCDUFFEE, Ruth m: 16 Jul 1939 in Norfolk.NE
.... 6 KNIGHT, Robert Edward b: 27 Nov 1941 in Alliance, Box.Butte.Co.NE
.... 6 KNIGHT, Frank Millard b: 29 Jun 1944 in Alliance, Box.Butte.Co.NE
... 5 KNIGHT, Edith Elaine b: 26 Jan 1920 in Alliance, Box.Butte.Co.NE
....... +WEKESSER, Robert A. m: 1943 in Lincoln, NE
.... 6 WEKESSER, Ann b: in Lincoln.NE
........ +MCNICKLE, Unknown
.... 6 WEKESSER, Robert A. b: in Lincoln.NE
.... 6 WEKESSER, Edward K b: in Lincoln.NE
.... 6 WEKESSER, Thomas b: in Lincoln.NE
. 4 KNIGHT, Myrthle Elizabeth b: 17 May 1889 in Denver, Arapahoe.Co.CO
..... +HICKS, Arthur
. 4 KNIGHT, Ruth Luella b: 24 Jul 1896 in Denver, Arapahoe.Co.CO Note 11: 1920 Census; with mother & bro Frank, bill clerk at powder co, Denver, CO.
..... +SHELL, Herbert
. 4 KNIGHT, Frank Maxwell b: 28 Feb 1898 in Denver, Arapahoe.Co.CO Note 10: 1920 Census; with mother & sis. Ruth, clerk at powder co, Denver, CO. Note 12: 1930 Census; building materials agent, Franklin.St, Arapahoe.Co.CO.
..... +HANSCOME, Vera C. b: Apr 1900 in Denver, Arapahoe.Co.CO
... 5 KNIGHT, Arlene b: 1921 in Denver, Arapahoe.Co.CO
*2nd Husband of [1] SHEETZ, Mary:
... +RUFFRIDGE, Andrew b: Mar 1840 in Stratford Ontario, Canada d: 06 Apr 1897 in Freeport, Decorah Twp., Iowa Burial: Freeport Cem, no marker, Winn Co, IA. m: 27 Feb 1868 in Winnesheik Co., IA
2 SHEETZ, Aaron Monroe b: 02 Mar 1842 in Powell's Valley, Duaphin Co, PA d: 14 May 1926 in Freeport home, Winneshiek.Co.IA Burial: Freeport, Pleasant Valley Cem, S of M.E. Church. Winneshiek Co, IA. Note 5: 1850 In Dauphin Co, PA. Note 7: Bet. 1851 - 1852 PA to Freeport area, Winn. Co, IA Note 9: Bet. 1866 - 1867 Farmed on Washington Prairie, Winn Co, IA Note 13: 1867 Bought farm joining father Andrew. Note 15: Bet. 1866 - 1906 Farmed, 1mi N of Freeport, sec 12, Decorah.Twp, Winneshiek.Co.IA Note 16: Oct 1905 Badly hurt, runaway team, son Vernon called back from TX to farm. Note 17: 1906 Aaron & Loraine moved from farm into Freeport village.
... +NORTHUP, Nancy Loraine b: 19 Jun 1846 in Conawauga Valley, Cataragus Co, NY d: 06 Jun 1934 in Decorah, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA Burial: Freeport, Pleasant Valley Cem S of M.E. Church. Winneshiek Co, IA. m: 22 Feb 1866 in Northup farm, Trout.Cr, Glenwood.Twp, Winn.Co.IA Father: Frederick Stephen NORTHUP Mother: Minerva Lavasta ABBEY
3 SHEETZ, Fred Monroe b: 02 Jun 1871 in Freeport, Winn.Co.IA d: 22 Jan 1952 in Freeport, Winn.Co.IA Burial: Freeport, Decorah Twp., Iowa, Pleasant Valley Cemetery south of M.E. Church Note 11: Farmed home farm, sec 12, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA.
.... +VAN PELT, Tessa b: 07 Jul 1869 in Pleasant.Twp, Winneshiek.Co.IA d: 03 Mar 1967 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA Burial: Freeport, Cem, Pleasant Valley Cem, S. of M.E. Church, Winneshiek Co, IA. m: 29 Jul 1892 in Decorah, IA, Methodist Church by Rev. Pitner. Father: James S. VAN PELT Mother: Dorcas MCCOLLAUGH
. 4 SHEETZ, Hazel Loraine b: 05 Jun 1893 in Sec 12 farm, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 18 Feb 1916 in Winneshiek.Co.IA? Burial: Freeport M.E. Cem, Winn. Co, IA Note 6: 31 May 1907 Graduated from Freeport Schools. Note 8: Bet. 1907 - 1910 Attended Valder College in Decorah. Note 10: 22 Sep 1912 Graduated, St. Oaf College of Nursing. Note 12: R.N.
. 4 SHEETZ, Chester Vernon b: 21 Jan 1895 in Sec 12 farm, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 09 Jun 1965 in Cedar Rapids, Lynn.Co.IA Burial: Cedar Memorial Cem, Cedar Rapids, IA. Note 7: 1920 Census; farming with parents, Freeport, Winn.Co.IA. Note 11: 1930 Census; laborer, cement works, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA.
..... +PLOEGER, Louisa Emma b: 07 Jan 1896 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany d: 09 Jun 1965 in Cedar Rapids, Lynn.Co.IA m: 15 Oct 1920 in Burr Oak, Winneshiek Co, IA Father: Otto Adolph Frederick PLOEGER Mother: Margaret Adele BACHAUS Note 4: Given analogs; Lousia Johanna Amelia Emma nee Ploeger.
... 5 [2] SHEETZ, Ora Mae b: Dec 1921 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 31 Jan 2006 in Cedar Rapids, Lynn.Co.IA
....... +RUDE, Vernon M. b: 18 Nov 1916 in Decorah, Winn.Co.IA d: 30 Sep 1972 in Winn.Co Mem Hosp, Decorah, IA Father: Hans RUDE Mother: Clara QUALLEY Note 8: Worked at Wapsie Produce.
.... 6 RUDE, David Parnell
........ +UNKNOWN, Marilyn
..... 7 RUDE, Kathy b: 24 Nov 1959 in Cedar Rapids, Linn.Co.IA
..... 7 RUDE, David Allen b: 08 Sep 1961 in Cedar Rapids, Linn.Co.IA
..... 7 RUDE, Dennis Eugene b: 15 Aug 1962 in Cedar Memorial, Cedar Rapids, IA.
..... 7 RUDE, Julia b: in Suspect, dau or g/dua
.... 6 RUDE, Nancy
........ +NESTEBY, Emmett
... *2nd Husband of [2] SHEETZ, Ora Mae:
....... +LARSON, Jim
... *3rd Husband of [2] SHEETZ, Ora Mae:
....... +COZART, Louis Wesley b: 14 Jun 1909 in Hopkinton area, Delaware.Co.IA d: Mar 1979 in Cedar Rapids, Lynn.Co.IA Burial: Cedar Memorial, Cedar Rapids, IA. m: 03 Jul 1962 in Golden, CO Father: Levi Abram Edward COZART Mother: Nettie May BOOTS
... 5 SHEETZ, Robert b: 1922 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 1922 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA
... 5 SHEETZ, Margaret b: 1923 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 1923 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA
... 5 SHEETZ, Kenneth b: 1924 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 1924 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA
... 5 SHEETZ, Helen Lorraine b: 20 Feb 1925 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 07 Jul 2000 in Bennett, Adams.Co.CO Burial: Cedar Memorial, Cedar Rapids, IA. Note 5: Seven children.
....... +MEHSLING, Donald Raymond b: 09 Aug 1912 in Iowa d: Feb 1972 in Lynn.Co.IA Burial: Cedar Memorial, Cedar Rapids, IA. m: 03 Sep 1944 in Lynn.Co.IA Father: Thomas Henry MEHSLING Mother: Edna Vernette WINEGAR
.... 6 MEHSLING, Thomas b: in Iowa
.... 6 MEHSLING, Donald b: in Iowa
.... 6 MEHSLING, Lee b: in Iowa
.... 6 MEHSLING, Susan b: in Iowa
.... 6 MEHSLING, Winifred b: in Iowa d: 30 Jan 2010 in CO
.... 6 MEHSLING, Esteher b: in Iowa
... 5 SHEETZ, Lynn Merton b: 1928 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: Abt. 1938 in Winneshiek.Co.IA Burial: Freeport Cem, Winneshiek.Co.IA
... 5 SHEETZ, Earl Donald b: 12 Dec 1929 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 15 Jun 1988 in Illinois
....... +MICHAELS, Helen b: in Iowa d: in Illinois m: in Illinois
.... 6 SHEETZ, Louise b: in Iowa d: in Iowa
.... 6 SHEETZ, Laurie b: in Iowa
.... 6 SHEETZ, Linda b: in Iowa
.... 6 SHEETZ, Susan b: in Iowa
... 5 [3] SHEETZ, Mildred Adele b: 11 Jan 1932 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA
....... +STABLER, Harold Dwayne b: 08 Apr 1929 in Payne, Paulding.Co.OH d: 17 Oct 1988 in Jacksonville, Duval.Co.FL m: 16 Jan 1953 in Montgomery, AL
.... 6 STABLER, Claude Francis b: 11 Oct 1953 in Honolulu, HI
........ +UNKNOWN, Naomi b: in NY m: in NY
..... 7 STABLER, Daniel Joseph b: Jun 1984
......... +JEFFERSON, Laura b: in NC
....... 8 STABLER, Liam Daniel b: Jun 2009
.... 6 STABLER, Iris Marie b: 09 Oct 1954 in Honolulu, HI
........ +HALL, David Michael b: 26 Oct 1952 m: 25 Oct 1975
..... 7 HALL, Christopher Michael b: 02 Aug 1978 in Dallas, TX
..... 7 HALL, Tracey Marie b: 18 Jan 1982 in Dallas, TX
.... 6 STABLER, John Richard b: 01 Sep 1955 in Honolulu, HI
.... 6 STABLER, Paul Davis b: 20 Dec 1956 in Honolulu, HI
.... 6 STABLER, Karen Adele b: 11 Jan 1958 in Honolulu, HI
........ +REAGAN, Vernon b: 1952 in St. Augustine, FL
..... 7 REAGAN, Robert b: in St. Augustine, FL
..... 7 REAGAN, Vernon b: 1987 in St. Augustine, FL
.... 6 STABLER, Celia Ann b: 03 May 1963 in Honolulu, HI
........ +VENCIL, David
..... 7 VENCIL, Davin Jason
..... 7 VENCIL, Lelon
..... 7 VENCIL, Carsten
..... 7 VENCIL, Christen Ann b: 1996 in FL
... *2nd Husband of [3] SHEETZ, Mildred Adele:
....... +TRISTANI, Carlos m: Aft. 1988
... 5 SHEETZ, Nancy Lorraine b: 07 May 1933 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 05 Mar 2009 in Keystone Hts, FL
....... +REED, Kenneth Leroy b: 12 May 1928 in What Cheer, IA d: 24 Jun 1982 in Cedar Rapids, IA Burial: Cedar Memorial Cem, Cedar Rapids, IA. m: 03 Aug 1951 in Cedar Rapids, IA Father: Albert Bertus REED Mother: Eva Marie DANNER
.... 6 [4] REED, Keith Leroy b: 26 May 1952 in Cedar Rapids, IA
........ +ALLMAN, Diane
.... *2nd Wife of [4] REED, Keith Leroy:
........ +BUSCH, Cheryl Ann m: 29 Jan 1976
.... 6 REED, Sheila Lorraine b: 21 Aug 1953 in Cedar Rapids, IA
........ +GRESVENER, Jeffery Allison m: 01 Aug 1975
.... 6 REED, Margaret Ann b: 21 Sep 1957 in Cedar Rapids, IA
.... 6 REED, Kevin Robert b: 01 Apr 1959 in Cedar Rapids, IA d: 11 Jul 1982
.... 6 REED, Mary Kathryn b: 10 Aug 1962 in Cedar Rapids, IA
........ +STRUVE, Deven Leroy m: 20 Feb 1982
.... 6 REED, Edward John b: 08 Oct 1963 in Cedar Rapids, IA
........ +CASEY, Lias Marie m: 15 Jun 1991
.... 6 REED, Michele Lynn b: 29 Oct 1969 in Cedar Rapids, IA
... 5 SHEETZ, Grace Louise b: 23 Nov 1935 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 04 Mar 2006 in Iowa
... 5 SHEETZ, Merton b: 1936 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 1946 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA
... 5 [5] SHEETZ, Chester Vernon b: 06 May 1938 in Iowa City, IA
....... +PRICE, Shirley Paulina b: 16 Nov 1937 Father: Louis L. PRICE
.... 6 SHEETZ, Julie Lynn b: 08 Nov 1961
........ +CONDON, Sean M. m: 24 May 1986
.... 6 SHEETZ, Jeffery Joseph b: 20 May 1964
........ +HOPSON, Peggy Ann m: 10 Aug 1991 in Cedar Rapids, IA
... *2nd Wife of [5] SHEETZ, Chester Vernon:
....... +JOHNSON, Alice
... *3rd Wife of [5] SHEETZ, Chester Vernon:
....... +REILLY, Rosmary Kathleen m: 17 Jul 1976
. 4 SHEETZ, Glenn Raymond b: 24 Mar 1897 in Sec 12 farm, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 02 Mar 1972 in Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA
..... +HOGAN, Florence B. b: 20 Jun 1899 in West Ridge, Iowa d: Jun 1983 in Decorah.Twp, Winneshiek.Co.IA m: 20 Apr 1920 in West Ridge Cath. Ch. Father: John HOGAN Mother: Anna Elizabeth MCANENY
... 5 SHEETZ, Francis b: in Winneshiek.Co.IA
... 5 SHEETZ, Robert b: in Winneshiek.Co.IA
... 5 SHEETZ, Thomas b: in Winneshiek.Co.IA
. 4 SHEETZ, Aaron Monroe b: 04 Oct 1906 in Sec 12 farm, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 18 Dec 1987 in Moorhead.MN (in Dakota Hosp, Fargo.ND). Burial: Big Canoe Luth Cem, Decorah, Winn. Co, IA. Note 3: Jewler in Decorah. Note 5: Abt. 1950 Osburn Ohio, jewler, Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Note 6: 1851 Moved to Lima, OH. Note 7: 1958 Moved, lived in Moorhead, MN.
..... +HANSON, Martha Palma m: 26 Oct 1935 in Decorah, Winnesheik Co, IA.
... 5 SHEETZ, Carol Burnett Note 1: 1989 In Moraine, OH
....... +SISSON, Unknown
... 5 SHEETZ, Janell Kaye b: 11 Dec 1943 Note 1: 1989 In Sheboygan Falls, WI.
....... +WARREN, William
.... 6 WARREN, James Garret b: 26 Jun 1970
.... 6 WARREN, Mark Tyler b: 14 May 1973
. 4 SHEETZ, Lyle Rollin b: 07 Dec 1911 in Sec 12 farm, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 13 Dec 1936 in Winneshiek.Co.IA? Burial: Freeport Cem, Winneshiek.Co.IA Note 6: Unmarried
3 SHEETZ, Vernon Chancey b: 10 Nov 1877 in Freeport, Winn.Co.IA d: 21 May 1947 in Freeport, Winn.Co.IA Burial: Pleasant Valley Cem, portion south of the M.E. Church, Freport, Winn.Co.IA Note 5: Attended college in Chicago and worked the World's Fair. Note 8: Went west prospecting, disliked, returned to Freeport, IA. Note 10: Went to TX with uncle Fred Northup; fished, built houses. Note 11: Also in TX, prospected oil, worked groecery (colored owner wanted him to inherit). Note 14: Oct 1905 Father Aaron badly hurt, runaway, Vernon called home to farm.
.... +PALEY, Elsie Stuart b: 02 Aug 1880 in Ridgeway, Winneshiek Co, IA, farm north of town. d: 29 Apr 1980 in LaCrosse, WI Burial: Freeport, Winneshiek Co., Iowa, Pleasant Valley Cemetery south of M.E. Church m: 20 Nov 1905 in Parent's home, Ridgeway, Iowa Father: Walter James PALEY Mother: Mary Marie Sophia BLACKBURN
. 4 SHEETZ, Naida Florence b: 01 Mar 1908 in Family farm, north of Freeport, Winneshiek.Co.IA Note 4: R.N.
..... +DODGE, John Eugene m: 01 May 1940 in Safford, Graham Co., Arizona
... 5 DODGE, Sheryl Kay b: in Decorah, Winneshiek Co., Iowa
... 5 DODGE, Billy Joe b: in Decorah, Winneshiek Co., Iowa
. 4 [6] SHEETZ, Lila Grace b: 05 Oct 1910 in Family farm, north of Freeport, Winneshiek.Co.IA d: 20 Mar 2010 in Aase Haugen Care Home, Decorah, Winn Note 2: Long time Sheetz and Freeport related historian. Note 4: 1926 Attended Upper Iowa U. at Fayette, IA; taught school. Note 8: Farmed Sheets family farm. Note 11: 23 Mar 1936 Divorced from Farnk Dolly. Note 14: 27 Jan 1976 Divorced from Ken Schneider.
..... +DOLLEY, Frank Henry b: 21 Oct 1910 in Edgewood, Delaware.Co.IA d: 24 Dec 1984 in Bentenville, AR Burial: Delhi, Delaware.Co.IA m: 11 Mar 1931 in Little Brown Church, Nashua, IA Note 6: 1933 Farmed, acreage, north of Freeport.IA, near Sheetz farm. Note 11: Divorced; Mar 23, 1936.
... 5 DOLLEY, Cloyd Wilbert b: 24 Dec 1932 in Decorah, Winneshiek Co., Iowa
. *2nd Husband of [6] SHEETZ, Lila Grace:
..... +SCHNEIDER, Kenneth Harold b: 28 Jun 1914 in Neligh, Antelope co., Nebraska d: 02 Oct 1976 in St. Medical School, Portland, Oregon Burial: Portland, Oregon m: 04 Feb 1939 in West Union, Fayette, Co., Iowa Father: William SCHNEIDER Mother: Vera RICHARDSON Note 6: Farmed Sheetz family farm.
... 5 SCHNEIDER, Joyce Elaine
... 5 SCHNEIDER, Cherrie Dee
2 SHEETZ, Elizabeth b: 11 Aug 1843 in Powells Valley, Duaphin Co, PA d: 15 Mar 1865 in Freeport area, Winn. Co, IA Burial: Moved to Freeport, Pleasant Valley Cemetery, lot 39. Note 9: Died during childbirth of second son. Note 11: Origainal burial, family plot on Sheetz farm.
... +RALLYA, Ellis b: 1835 d: 22 Dec 1865 in Freeport area, Winn. Co, IA Burial: Family plot, Sheetz farm. Moved later with wife/son Ellis to Freeport Cem. m: 23 Mar 1861 in Decorah, Winnesheik Co, IA. Father: Anthony W. RALLYA Note 7: Abt. 1862 Co. K, 13th Iowa Vol Inf. Note 8: 21 Jul 1865 Discharged from Union Army. Note 9: Died shortly after discharge from Civil War; Consumption/TB. Note 14: Burial moved to Pleasant.Val. portion of Freeport Cem, when farm sold out of family.
3 RALLYA, Ellis b: 15 Mar 1865 in Freeport area, Winn. Co, IA d: 15 Mar 1865 in Freeport area, Winn. Co, IA Burial: Moved to Freeport, Pleasant Valley Cemetery, lot 39. Note 11: Original burial, family plot on Sheetz farm.
3 RALLYA, Edward b: 15 Feb 1864 in Freeport area, Winn. Co, IA Note 8: Abt. Jan 1866 Put under gaurdianship of Theodore Burdicks. Note 9: Abt. Jul 1866 Adopted & raised by W.H.H. Lamm of Hesper.Twp, Winn.Co.IA. Note 11: 14 Mar 1966 Raised by W.H. Lamm of Hesper, SD, after fathers death, 1866. Note 15: 1884 Living in Winn. Co, IA. Note 16: Bet. 1885 - 1886 Returned to Freeport from Marshfield.Coos.Co.OR for release of guardianship. Note 17: Aft. 1886 Family never knew what became of him after return to Freeport. Note 18: 1888 Received father's Civil War pension. Note 19: 1888 Living in Coos.Co.OR
2 SHEETZ, Lucy Catharine b: 16 Aug 1855 in Sec 12 farm, Freeport, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 28 Jul 1914 in Mason City, Cerro.Gordo.Co.IA Burial: Elmwood Cem, Mason City, Cerro.Gordo.Co.IA Note 6: Married by Jos. Cammerah, bk b, p237, ref Lila/2000 Note 12: 1914 Mary Heckart Little, Ralls Co, MO, attended funeral (Lila, 2005).
... +STRAYER, John Adam Little b: Dec 1849 in Old Clinton/Jonesburg area, Wash. Twp, Monroe Co, MO d: 1936 in St. Petersburg, Florida Burial: 1936 Elmwood Cem, Mason City, Iowa m: 06 May 1874 in Andrew Sheetz farm home, Freeport, Winn.Co.IA Father: John STRAYER Mother: Elizabeth HECKART Note 5: Natural parents; Richard & Mary Heckart Little of Monore Co, MO. Note 6: 1851 Natural parents died, MO typhoid/cholera epidemic. Note 8: 1851 Adopted by aunt Elizabeth Heckart Strayer (and John Strayer). Note 9: Was called John Adam Little Strayer. Note 11: 1875 Merchant in Decorah at time of marriage. Note 14: Bet. 1881 - 1927 Lived Mason City, IA; locomotive Engineer, 46y, Chi/Mil/StP. Note 26: Bet. 1927 - 1936 Spent his last nine winters in Florida.
3 [7] STRAYER, Estelle Stella May Little b: 26 Jul 1878 in Decorah, Winn.Co.IA d: 13 Dec 1972 in Mason City, Cerro.Gordo.Co.IA Burial: Wood Cem, Mason City, IA. Note 3: Called Stella Note 6: Lived Mason City, Iowa Note 8: Art school in Milwaukee, Wis.
.... +SMITH, Fred E. d: Aug 1957 m: 07 Jan 1855
*2nd Husband of [7] STRAYER, Estelle Stella May Little:
.... +HILL, George Willis b: 31 Jan 1865 in Kilbourne, Racince.Co.WI d: 08 Nov 1943 in Mason City, Cerro.Gordo.Co.IA Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa m: 17 Jul 1903 in Wisc. Father: Franklin HILL Mother: Amelia BONNELL Note 4: Cashier, City National Bank, Mason City, IA. Note 12: 1920 Census; insurance business, Mason.City.IA. Note 15: 1925 Census; $7k, 5th St NW, Mason.City.IA.
. 4 HILL, George Willis Bill, Jr. b: 25 Jul 1910 in Mason City, Cerro.Gordo.Co.IA d: 24 Oct 1999 in Beaches Med Center, Jacksonville Beach, Florida Note 3: Called Bill Note 6: Lived, Mason City, Iowa. Note 7: 1944 Served in Navy Reservve, WWII.
..... +HIGBEE, Lucille b: 22 Jul 1908 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NB m: 01 Sep 1932 in Boone, Iowa Father: Vernon HIGBEE Mother: Estella May WILLIAMS
... 5 HILL, Constance Jeanne b: 16 Oct 1936 in Boston, Suffolk Co, Mass Note 9: 1999 Living in England.
....... +BUNKER, Unknown
... 5 HILL, Diane Estelle b: 09 Oct 1938 in Cape Cod, Conn Note 8: 1999 Living in Baltimore, MD.
....... +PROCTOR, Unknown
3 STRAYER, Arthur James Little b: 03 Oct 1875 in Decorah, Winn.Co.IA d: Bef. 1972 in ElPasso.TX Note 7: 1906 Living in ElPaso.TX Note 8: 02 Jan 1906 Passport; 22y, 5'8", br eyes, bk hair, broad nose, large mouth, round chin, oval face, dark. Note 12: 1910 Census; Cash register saleman, Santa Rosa Ware, Sononma.CA Note 16: 1910 Census; rep. for National Cash Register, ElPasso.TX. Note 18: 1930 Census; salesman, wife, ElPasso.TX
.... +UNKNOWN, Claudia B. b: 1875 in MN m: 1896
. 4 STRAYER, Pearl M. Little b: 1897 in MN Note 7: 1920 Census; with parents & son Warren, Elpaso.TX
..... +HAMBAUGH, Unknown
... 5 HAMBAUGH, Warren A. b: 1916 in ElPasso.TX
. 4 STRAYER, Chester A. Little b: 1899 in IA
2 [10] SHEETZ, Ellen Ella b: 02 May 1858 in Sec 12 farm, Freeport, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 15 Jul 1917 in Forest City, Ellington.Twp, Hancock.Co.IA Note 1: Called Ella. Note 6: Lived in Forest City, Iowa Note 13: Died, consumption/TB.
... +ABBEY, Marion Jeptha b: 16 May 1840 in Cattaraugus Co., NY d: 28 Aug 1894 m: 08 Feb 1881 in Decorah, Winneshiek Co, IA, M.E. Parsonage, Rev. Frank Brush Father: Abraham ABBEY Mother: Nancy L. MOREY
3 ABBEY, Burtris Bert Clarion b: 10 May 1892 in Ellington Twp., Hancock Co., IA d: 27 Mar 1981 in Lake Mills, Winnebago Co., Iowa Burial: Ellington Twp. Cemetery, Hancock Co., IA
.... +ANDERSON, Minnie Rose b: 22 Feb 1894 d: 25 Oct 1976 in Hancock Co., IA Burial: Ellington Twp. Cemetery, Hancock Co., IA m: 03 Aug 1914 in Fort Dodge, Webster.Co.IA
. 4 ABBEY, Robert Gene b: 30 Aug 1926 in Joyce, Winnebago Co, IA
..... +OHLMANN, Valeda m: 18 Dec 1955 in Thompson, IA
. 4 ABBEY, Wilma Lucilla b: 13 Dec 1921
..... +LAMPMAN, Duncan m: 23 May 1945 in Lake Mille, IA
. 4 [8] ABBEY, Marjorie Evelyn b: 25 Aug 1919 in Miller, Ellington Twp, Winnebago Co, IA
..... +VEECH, Donavan m: 01 May 1938 in Mason City, IA
. *2nd Husband of [8] ABBEY, Marjorie Evelyn:
..... +MCKEE, Sidney m: 23 Dec 1959 in Duluth, MN
3 ABBEY, Katherine
.... +ZIEBARTH, Fred
. 4 ZIEBARTH, Edna
..... +[9] HOLMES, Elmer
3 ABBEY, Edna b: Nov 1881
.... +[9] HOLMES, Elmer
*2nd Husband of [10] SHEETZ, Ellen Ella:
... +SKINNER, Wesley K. b: Oct 1853 in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus.Co.NY d: Bet. 1915 - 1919 in Forest City, Ellington.Twp, Hancock.Co.IA m: Aft. 1895 Father: Frederick SKINNER Mother: Julina SMITH
2 SHEETZ, Allan b: 02 May 1859 in Sec 12 farm, Freeport, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA
2 SHEETZ, Angenette Angenet Nettie b: 19 Jun 1861 in Sec 12 farm, Freeport, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 14 Oct 1895
... +NORTHUP, Frederick Wilbur b: 25 Mar 1857 in Decorah area, Winneshiek Co, IA d: Sep 1900 in Disappeared in Galveston, TX hurricane. m: 26 Jan 1881 Father: Frederick Stephen NORTHUP Mother: Minerva Lavasta ABBEY Note 5: 1860 Census; 4y, parents' farm, Glenwood.Twp, Winn.Co.IA. Note 9: 1880 Census; farming with father, Ellington.Twp, Hancock.Co.IA. Note 11: 1907 In Austin, TX.
2 SHEETZ, Magdeline (suspect) b: 19 Jun 1861 in Sec 12 farm, Freeport, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: in If twin, died infancy, bz/2010.
2 SHEETZ, Magdeline (suspect) b: 25 Jun 1865 in Sec 12 farm, Freeport, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: in If twin, died infancy, bz/2010.
2 SHEETZ, Melinda Linda D. b: 25 Jun 1865 in Sec 12 farm, Freeport, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 1886 in IA? Note 3: Called Linda. Note 4: Married by Henry Kasta, minister German Methodist Chruch.
... +SIMMONS, Ferdinand b: 1857 in Winn.Co.IA? m: 25 Dec 1883 in Decorah, IA Father: LaFayette SIMMONS Mother: Hannah MANSFIELD
*2nd Wife of [11] SHEETZ, Andrew:
.. +MANSFIELD, Hannah b: 08 May 1842 in Cleveland, Ohio d: 12 Feb 1883 in Freeport area, Winneshiek Co, IA. Burial: Freeport M.E. Church Cemetery, Lot #2, Strayer Lot. m: 09 Feb 1882 in Winneshiek Co?, IA Father: Jacob MANSFIELD Mother: Phoebe BUCKESTAGG Note 5: 26 Jan 1882 Devorced John Birdsell; five Birdsell children.
*3rd Wife of [11] SHEETZ, Andrew:
.. +HATHAWAY, Lucia A. b: 1836 d: 22 Feb 1915 in Waukon, Allamakee Co., Iowa m: 14 Apr 1884 in Freeport M.E. Church, by R.K. Pierce Note 7: Andrew married a 3rd time to have someone care for him (Lila/2000/bz) Note 8: Lucia required 40a of land & did not care for Andrew when sick. Note 9: Andrew went to dau Mary's, where he died. Note 10: Andrew's ch. contested land, courts gave Lucia more, 1/3 of the farm! Note 11: The Sheetz farm broke up from the 'bad' marriage ot Lucia.

 

 

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Strayer genealogy
Freeport area, Winneshiek Co, Iowa

Descendants of Valentine Strayer
1 STRAYER, Valentine b: 11 Mar 1791 in Bedford, Lebanon Co, Penn d: 05 Aug 1859 in Gratz, Dauphin.Co.PA Burial: Gratz Union Cem, Dauphin Co, PA Note 2: Surname analogs; Strayer, Strehr, Streher, Stroher. Note 6: Farmed in Lebanon Co, PA Note 7: German School Teacher in younger yrs. Note 9: Moved to farm, Halifax.Twp, Dauphin.Co.PA. Note 10: Final farm, Lykens.Twp, Dauphin.Co.PA. Note 13: Also farmed in Halifax, Lykens, Wash. & Jackson Twp's, Dauphin Co, PA Note 16: 1850 Census; farming, Jackson Twp, Dauphin Co, PA Note 18: Died on small farm near Gratz, Dauphin Co, PA
.. +BEALEY, Catharine b: 04 May 1792 in Penn d: 11 Feb 1875 in Gratz, Dauphin.Co.PA Burial: Gratz Union Cem, Dauphin Co, PA m: 05 Jul 1812 in Dauphin Co, PA Note 2: Lived in Lebanon Co., PA Note 3: Name analogs; Bealey, Bealy, Beiley, Biely.
2 STRAYER, Elizabeth Bealey b: 02 Jan 1813 in Annville area, Lebanon Co. PA d: Bef. 1896 in Troy.Twp, Ashland.Co.OH Burial: Nova Cem, Troy.Twp, Ashland.Co.OH
... +MATTER, John Jonas b: 06 Jul 1812 in Dauphin.Co.PA d: 15 Dec 1887 in Troy.Twp, Ashland.Co.OH Burial: Nova Cem, Troy.Twp, Ashland.Co.OH m: in Dauphin.Co.PA Father: George John Arnold MATTER Mother: Anna Catharine ROMBERGER Note 3: Surname analogs; Matter, Mottor. Note 4: Called Betsy.
2 STRAYER, Nancy b: 1815 in Lykens farm, Dauphin Co, PA d: Bef. 1896 in Troy.Twp, Ashland.Co.OH Note 6: 2009 Some children speculated from cenus data, bz. Note 8: Abt. 1831 Moved PA to Nova P.O. area, Troy.Twp, Ashland.Co.OH Note 9: Remained in Ashland.Co.OH, rest of life; husband stone mason.
... +DIBLER, George Doebler b: Bet. 1805 - 1808 in Dauphin.Co.PA d: Aft. 1880 in Troy.Twp, Ashland.Co.OH m: Abt. 1831 in Dauphin.Co.PA or OH Note 3: Surname analogs; Doebler, Dibler. Note 4: Abt. 1831 PA to Ashland.Co.OH (after marriage?). Note 5: 1850 Census; stone mason, Troy.Twp, Ashland.Co.OH. Note 6: 1860 Census; stone mason, Troy.Twp, Ashland.Co.OH. Note 7: 1870 Census; stone mason $3k/250, Troy.Twp, Ashland.Co.OH Note 8: 1880 Census; Stone mason, Troy.Twp, Ashland.Co.OH, wife & dau. Note 9: Post office; Nova, Ashland.Co.OH
2 STRAYER, John b: 13 Jul 1818 in Lykens farm, Dauphin Co, PA d: 11 Sep 1878 in Freeport home, Winneshiek Co, Iowa Burial: 1878 Freeport M.E. Church Cemetery, lot #1. Note 3: 1838 Migrated, age 20, Shelby Co, MO, with Heckart families. Note 4: 1840 Involved, building, Walkersville Mill, Shelby Co, MO. Note 5: 1844 Running Walkersville Mill with Heckart brothers. Note 6: 1849 Bought Clinton Mill, Monroe Co, MO, with Adam Heckart. Note 8: Bet. 1851 - 1852 Explored, min. 2 trips, made original entry, Freeport/Decorah on Upper Iowa River. Note 10: Bet. 1852 - 1853 Sister Catherine & husb Andrew Sheetz are in MO for move to Freeport area. Note 11: Abt. Apr 1853 Removed families to Freeport, Winneshiek Co, Iowa. Note 12: Bet. 1852 - 1854 Built first Freeport area sawmill, followed by grist mill. Note 13: Bet. 1853 - 1878 Lived rest of life in Freeport. Note 15: Bet. 1855 - 1856 Brother George came to Freeport, IA, likely from Dauphin Co, PA. Note 18: Acitve Methodist Church builder, four locations. Note 22: 1876 Two pictures available, bz/2000.
... +HECKART, Elizabeth b: 12 Mar 1821 in Lower Mahanoy Twp, NMBA Co, PA d: 03 Mar 1888 in Freeport home, Winneshiek Co, Iowa Burial: 1888 Freeport M.E. Church Cemetery, lot #1. m: 24 Dec 1840 in Methodist Ch (Bacon Chapel), sec 9, Salt River Twp, Shelby Co., Missouri Father: Johann Adam HECKART Mother: Magdalena Synder SCHNEIDER Note 1: 1876 One picture known, bz/2000. Note 3: Bet. 1836 - 1838 Parents, Butler Co, PA to Shelby Co, MO. Note 4: 1839 Joined ME Ch in Shelbyville, MO
2 STRAYER, Catharine b: 10 Sep 1820 in Lykens farm, Dauphin Co, PA d: 05 Jan 1880 in Freeport farm, Winneshiek Co, IA. Burial: Freeport, Decorah Twp., Iowa, M.E. Church Cemetery, lost #2 Note 11: 1852 Strayer, Heckart, Sheetz families moved Monroe Co, MO to Freeport, Iowa
... +SHEETZ, Andrew b: 02 Jun 1817 in Harrisburg area, Dauphin (Lebanon) Co., PA d: 27 Dec 1887 in Andrew Ruffridge res. Freeport, Winneshiek Co, IA. Burial: Freeport, Decorah Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA, M.E. Church Cemetery, lot #2 m: 1838 in Upper Paxton Twp, Dauphin Co, PA Father: George SHEETZ Mother: Maria Polly FOREMAN Note 1: 12 Feb 2009 Sheetz surname last review; Barry Zbornik, Hannibal, MO iowaz@hotmail.com Note 2: Surname analogs; Sheetz, Sheets. Note 3: 1840 Census; farming, Jackson.Twp, Dauphin.Co.PA; George, William, Leland?, nearby. Note 4: 1850 Census; farming, Jefferson.Twp, Dauphin.Co.PA; bro Geo & George Shoop are close. Note 8: Jul 1851 John Strayer & Adam Heckart enter land, Freeport/Decorah area for mill/farm. Note 9: Abt. Sep 1851 From Dauphin.Co.PA to join John Strayer & Adam Heckart Jr at Old Clinton, MO, before move to IA. Note 11: Abt. Apr 1852 Heckart, Strayer, Boyd, Sheetz, perhaps others, MO to Freeport area, Winn Co, IA. Note 12: 1852 Steamboat, Hannibal.MO to Lansing.IA, overland by oxen to Freeport area. Note 14: May 1852 Entered farm, 1mi N of Freeport, sec 12, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.Ia. Note 18: 1886 Plat; 200a, SW1/4 & SW1/4ofSE1/4, sec 12, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA. Note 19: 1886 Plat; son Aaron, 160a, adj & NE, sec 12. Note 22: Bet. 1852 - 1887 Farmed in sec 12, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA. Note 23: 2010 Farm remains in Sheetz family (Lila, d. 3/20/2010).
2 STRAYER, Daniel b: 27 Sep 1822 in Lykens farm, Dauphin Co, PA d: 16 Oct 1899 in Gratz area, Dauphin.Co.PA Burial: Gratz Union Ch Cem, Dauphin Co., PA
... +THOMAS, Sarah A. b: 22 May 1837 in Dauphin.Co.PA d: 22 Sep 1886 in Gratz, Dauphin Co, PA Burial: Gratz Union Ch Cem, Dauphin Co., PA Father: Samuel THOMAS Mother: Hannah HOFFMAN
2 STRAYER, Lafayette b: 12 Nov 1824 in Lykens farm, Dauphin Co, PA d: 14 Jan 1908 in Gratz area, Dauphin.Co.PA Burial: St. Peters (Fetterhoff's) Evang.Luth.Cem, Dauphin.Co.PA Note 9: 1860 Census; farm laborer, Jackson Twp, Dauphin Co, PA, wife/Lydia, son/Aaron. Note 12: 1870 Census; on Henry Rensberger farm, laborer, Jackson Twp, Dauphin Co, PA, wife/Lyida, son/Aaron. Note 15: 1880 Census; farm laborer, Jackson Twp, Dauphin Co, PA, widowed, Arron's wife & dau. Note 18: 1900 Census; living with son Aaron, Jackson.Twp. Dauphin.Co.PA. Note 28: Age at death; 83y2m2d
... +UNKNOWN, Lydia A. b: 06 Mar 1829 in Dauphin.Co.PA d: 29 Nov 1879 in Gratz area, Dauphin.Co.PA Burial: St. Peters (Fetterhoff's) Evang.Luth.Cem, Dauphin.Co.PA Note 8: Age at death; 50y8m23d.
2 STRAYER, Valentine b: 27 Oct 1827 in Lykens farm, Dauphin Co, PA d: 03 Jun 1910 in Dauphin.Co.PA? Note 4: Farmer & stockman. Note 5: No children.
... +STRAW, Christiana b: 21 Mar 1824 in Schuykill Co, PA d: 07 Mar 1908 in Jackson Twp, Dauphin Co., PA Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Jackson Twp., Dauphin Co., PA m: 06 Nov 1850 in Messiah Luth. Church, Fisherville, Dauphin Co, PA Father: Benjamin STRAW Mother: Margaret Elizabeth GRIMM
2 STRAYER, George b: 27 Jan 1835 in Lykens farm, Dauphin Co, PA d: 16 Mar 1905 in Freeport home, Winneshiek Co, IA Burial: 1905 Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa, in family plot. Note 6: Bet. 1854 - 1856 Dauphin Co, PA to Ohio Note 7: Abt. 1856 Ohio to Freeport, Winn. Co, IA Note 10: 1856 Joined group, Freeport area, headed to goldfields. Note 12: 1858 Returned to Freeport, Iowa. Note 16: 1870 Census; farming, $3k/1100, Glenwood.Twp, Winneshiek.Co.IA Note 17: Bet. 1870 - 1880 Bought field south of Freeport M.E. Ch from bro John. Note 18: 1880 Census; farming, Freeport, S flat area, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA. Note 19: 1880 Census; sis/law Eliz Heckart Strayer (John) living next door. Note 21: 1885 Census; farming, Canoe.Twp, Winn.Co.Ia. Note 22: 26 Sep 1900 Article; Geo. Strayer, new owner, Lamm Saloon, eat of Winn.House in Decorah. Note 24: 1900 Farming near Freeport, Iowa; all children gone. Note 29: Birth date, January 27, 1835 (Lila Schneider, 2000). Note 28: Obit, age 70y1m17d. Note 29: Birth date, January 27, 1835 (Lila Schneider, 2000).
... +KIRKLAND, Mary Jane b: 03 Jul 1836 in Cattaraugus.Co.NY d: 29 Mar 1916 in Decorah, Winneshiek Co, IA Burial: Phelps Cemetery, lot 69D, sec M, in Decorah, Iowa m: 05 Sep 1860 in Decorah, Winneshiek Co, IA by Rehert, Lyon, J.P., bk 1, pg 65. Father: Alexander KIRKLAND Mother: Orilla RUGG Note 11: 1856 Came to Freeport, Winn.Co.IA, with parents. Note 22: Cause of death; abdominal tumor, after 3m illness.
2 STRAYER, Lucinda b: 1838 in Lykens farm, Dauphin Co, PA d: in Delaware?
... +KEISER, Jonas b: 04 Mar 1834 in Dauphin.Co.PA d: in Delaware? m: in Dauphin.Co.PA Father: Philip KEISER Mother: Elizabeth HOFFMAN

 

John Strayer
brother of Catherine & George
(There is only one known existing picture of John Strayer and one of his wife Eliz Heckart)


John Strayer along with bro/law John Adam Jr. Heckart, traveled in the spring of 1851 from Hannibal, Missouri by steamboat to make original entry into numerous land parcels in the Freeport/Decorah area mainly looking for potential mill sites.  The Heckart/Strayer mill on the west edge of 'to be' Freeport plat would be up and running by the spring of 1853 and probably the first functional grist/sawmill in area.  Bro/law Andrew Sheetz and sister Caterine Strayer Sheetz would journey from PA to Missouri in late 1851 to join John Strayer and Adam Heckart at their Old Clinton Mill on the Salt River in Monroe Co, MO.  In the spring of 1852, John Strayer, Adam Heckart made a second journey up the Mississippi River to Lansing, Iowa and then over-land to the Decorah/Freeport valley, once again to explore and enter more land plus certainly to start construction of a cabin and mill location at Freeport.  On their second trip they were accompanied by in/law Andrew Sheetz who in May of 1852 made his first entry into land a mile north of Freeport which would remain the Sheetz 'River Edge' Farm into the 2000's.   The men would have returned back to Old Clinton by late summer of 1852.  My best guess is they moved the families to basic over-winter cabins in the fall of 1852 as my grandmother Winifred Mary Strayer Hunt told of losing several bags of Adam Heckart's gold in a wagon tip-over crossing a river ford.  the river freezing before they could return, but finding the gold the next spring.  This adds up to moving the families Nov of 1852.   Brother George Strayer had moved from PA in 1854 to Ohio.  In 1856, George would travel to Freeport, Iowa, to join siblings John and Catherine.  George would marry in Freeport and take over some Strayer farmland adjacent and south of Freeport.


Descendants of John Strayer
1 STRAYER, John b: 13 Jul 1818 in Lykens farm, Dauphin Co, PA d: 11 Sep 1878 in Freeport home, Winneshiek Co, Iowa Burial: 1878 Freeport M.E. Church Cemetery, lot #1. Note 3: 1838 Migrated, age 20, Shelby Co, MO, with Heckart families. Note 4: 1840 Involved, building, Walkersville Mill, Shelby Co, MO. Note 5: 1844 Running Walkersville Mill with Heckart brothers. Note 6: 1849 Bought Clinton Mill, Monroe Co, MO, with Adam Heckart. Note 8: Bet. 1851 - 1852 Explored, min. 2 trips, made original entry, Freeport/Decorah on Upper Iowa River. Note 10: Bet. 1852 - 1853 Sister Catherine & husb Andrew Sheetz are in MO for move to Freeport area. Note 11: Abt. Apr 1853 Removed families to Freeport, Winneshiek Co, Iowa. Note 12: Bet. 1852 - 1854 Built first Freeport area sawmill, followed by grist mill. Note 13: Bet. 1853 - 1878 Lived rest of life in Freeport. Note 15: Bet. 1855 - 1856 Brother George came to Freeport, IA, likely from Dauphin Co, PA. Note 18: Acitve Methodist Church builder, four locations. Note 22: 1876 Two pictures available, bz/2000.
.. +HECKART, Elizabeth b: 12 Mar 1821 in Lower Mahanoy Twp, NMBA Co, PA d: 03 Mar 1888 in Freeport home, Winneshiek Co, Iowa Burial: 1888 Freeport M.E. Church Cemetery, lot #1. m: 24 Dec 1840 in Methodist Ch (Bacon Chapel), sec 9, Salt River Twp, Shelby Co., Missouri Father: Johann Adam HECKART Mother: Magdalena Synder SCHNEIDER Note 1: 1876 One picture known, bz/2000. Note 3: Bet. 1836 - 1838 Parents, Butler Co, PA to Shelby Co, MO. Note 4: 1839 Joined ME Ch in Shelbyville, MO
2 STRAYER, Catharine Minerva b: 19 Oct 1841 in Farm on Salt River, sec 3 or 4,T57R11W, Salt River Twp, Shelby Co, MO, 4mi W of Shelbyville, Shelby Co, MO d: 17 Aug 1917 in Dau's home, Plainsview, Minnesota Burial: Freeport M.E. Church Cemetery, lot #1. Note 8: 1857 Education, UIU, Fayette, Iowa. Note 10: Bef. 1904 Lived Freeport, Winneshiek Co, Iowa. Note 12: 1904 Moved Freeport to Plainview, MN
... +SNYDER, Aaron A. b: 03 Sep 1835 in Waynesboro, Wayne Co, IN d: 02 Dec 1903 in Trout Run farm, near Freeport, Winneshiek Co, IA Burial: Freeport M.E. Church Cemetery, lot #1. m: 19 May 1869 in Freeport Meth Ch, Winneshiek Co, IA Father: Jacob SNYDER Mother: Frances LAYMAN Note 4: 1857 IN to Freeport farm, Winneshiek Co, IA Note 9: 1885 Atlas, patron; General Merchandise & Produce, Freeport, Winn.Co.IA. Note 10: Merchant & postmaster in Freeport, Winn.Co.IA. Note 11: Age at death; 65y7m9d. Note 19: Died of paralysis.
2 STRAYER, Elizabeth Lydia b: 1846 in Farm on Salt River, sec 3 or 4,T57R11W, Salt River Twp, Shelby Co, MO, 4mi W of Shelbyville, Shelby Co, MO d: 12 Apr 1904 in Home, 2619 Wells St, Milwaukee, Wisc. Note 1: Called Libby. Note 4: 1878 Residence, Calmar, Winneshiek Co, Iowa. Note 6: 1887 Teacher/principal. Note 7: 1893 Lived Mason City, Dubuque, moved to Milwaukee. Note 11: Marriage? Calmar, IA?
... +MANCHESTER, Albert E. b: 1847 in Wisc. d: Aft. 1910 in Milwaukee, Wisc. m: 19 Oct 1871 in Freeport, Winneshiek Co., Iowa, by Rev Wheat, at house of her parents. Note 5: Father b. Vermont; mother Canada (English). Note 7: Lived in Beaver Dam, WI Note 11: Supt. of Motive Power, Chi Milw & St. Paul RR. Note 13: 1910 Census; Supt. of Milwaukee RR, Wells St, 16th ward, Milwaukee, WI. Note 14: 1910 Census; Dau, Alice E. Mooney, husb Harry E., gdau Catherine A. living with.
2 STRAYER, Margaret b: 1847 in Farm on Salt River, sec 3 or 4,T57R11W, Salt River Twp, Shelby Co, MO, 4mi W of Shelbyville, Shelby Co, MO d: Bef. 1850 in Shelbyville area, Shelby Co, MO Burial: Possibly Bacon Chapel Cem, 4mi E, Walkerville, Shelby Co, MO, bz/2000. Note 1: Called Maggie.
2 STRAYER, Valentine Eugene b: 12 Nov 1848 in Farm on Salt River, sec 3 or 4,T57R11W, Salt River Twp, Shelby Co, MO, 4mi W of Shelbyville, Shelby Co, MO d: 14 Nov 1937 in Fayette, Fayette Co, Iowa Burial: 1937 Fayette's Grandview Cemetery, Sec A, Lot 31, Westfield Twp, Fayette Co, Iowa. Note 5: 1850 Clinton/Jonsebury, Monroe Co., MO Note 7: 1853 Freeport, Winneshiek Co., Iowa Note 9: Bet. 1867 - 1869 Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa Note 11: Bet. 1871 - 1874 Principal of Calmar Schools Note 12: Abt. 1874 Spent first year of marriage in CA; returned to Calmar. Note 14: Aft. 1874 Hardware store, in Calmar. Note 17: Abt. 1893 Farm, Spring Valley neighborhood, N. of Fayette. Note 20: Bet. 1894 - 1895 Sold Calmar Hardware, tinner at Cresco, IA. Note 23: 1896 Bought Col. Brown's farm, 2m SW, Fayette. Note 26: 1918 Moved from farm into Fayette for rest of life.
... +PARSONS, Mary Elizabeth b: 10 Jan 1852 in Elgin, Kane Co, Illinois. d: 27 Jun 1944 in Fayette, Fayette Co., Iowa Burial: Fayette's Grandview Cem, Sec. A, Lot 31, Westfield Twp, Fayette Co, Iowa. m: 11 Dec 1873 in West Union, IA Father: David Gilson PARSONS Mother: Adelia BUTLER Note 1: 1857 Fayette, IA, with parents, from Elgin, IL Note 2: 1944 Death at 92yrs5mo16days Note 3: Schooled: Fayette & Upper Iowa University. Note 4: Taught school a few terms.
2 [1] STRAYER, John Adam Little b: Dec 1849 in Old Clinton/Jonesburg area, Wash. Twp, Monroe Co, MO d: 1936 in St. Petersburg, Florida Burial: 1936 Elmwood Cem, Mason City, Iowa Note 5: Natural parents; Richard & Mary Heckart Little of Monore Co, MO. Note 6: 1851 Natural parents died, MO typhoid/cholera epidemic. Note 8: 1851 Adopted by aunt Elizabeth Heckart Strayer (and John Strayer). Note 9: Was called John Adam Little Strayer. Note 11: 1875 Merchant in Decorah at time of marriage. Note 14: Bet. 1881 - 1927 Lived Mason City, IA; locomotive Engineer, 46y, Chi/Mil/StP. Note 26: Bet. 1927 - 1936 Spent his last nine winters in Florida.
... +UNKNOWN, Alice b: Abt. 1860 in NY Note 1: Listed as wife of John Adam at his death.
*2nd Wife of [1] STRAYER, John Adam Little:
... +SHEETZ, Lucy Catharine b: 16 Aug 1855 in Sec 12 farm, Freeport, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 28 Jul 1914 in Mason City, Cerro.Gordo.Co.IA Burial: Elmwood Cem, Mason City, Cerro.Gordo.Co.IA m: 06 May 1874 in Andrew Sheetz farm home, Freeport, Winn.Co.IA Father: Andrew SHEETZ Mother: Catharine STRAYER Note 6: Married by Jos. Cammerah, bk b, p237, ref Lila/2000 Note 12: 1914 Mary Heckart Little, Ralls Co, MO, attended funeral (Lila, 2005).
2 STRAYER, Ruth D. b: 1852 in Old Clinton Mill, Wash.Twp, Monroe.Co.MO d: 24 Jan 1897 in Idaho.Springs, Clear.Creek.Co.CO Note 8: Born MO, just before move to NE Iowa. Note 10: 1871 Came from Freeport.IA to marry first cousin, Jacob Boyd, son of Wm. Note 15: Abt. 1882 Moved MO to Idaho Springs, CO Note 17: 1885 Census; confined, family in Gilpin.Co.CO.
... +BOYD, Jacob Lonius b: 1851 in Walkersville Mill, Salt.River.Twp, Shelby.Co.MO d: 08 Nov 1895 in Idaho.Springs, Clear.Creek.Co.CO m: 23 Nov 1871 in Bacon Chapel, Salt.River.Twp, Shelby.Co.MO Father: William BOYD Mother: Martha HECKART Note 7: 1860 Census; with parents at Walkerville Mill, Shelby.Co.MO. Note 9: 1870 Census; with parents on Lentner area farm, Shelby.Co.MO. Note 11: Aft. 1871 Blacksmithing, working mill in Hager's Grove, Shelby.Co.MO. Note 15: Abt. 1882 Moved MO to Gilpin.Co.Co Note 17: 1880 Census; laborer sawmill or mine, Georgetwon, Clear.Creek.Co.CO, family in MO. Note 18: 1880 Census; with bro Thomas30y & cousin Wm. E. Heckart33y, all laborers, either sawmill or mine. Note 20: 1885 Census; miner, (Denver area), Gilpin.Co.CO
2 STRAYER, Martha Mattie b: Abt. 1853 in Freeport, Winneshiek Co, Iowa d: 20 Jun 1933 in Independence, Buchanan Co, Iowa Note 8: 1897 Clarence, IA Note 11: 1917 Earlville, IA
... +MCINTOSH, Alexander M. b: 1850 in Ohio d: 09 Jul 1936 in Independence, Buchanan Co, Iowa m: 09 Nov 1873 in John Strayer home, Freeport, Winn.Co.IA Note 3: Parents born; Ohio. Note 4: Abt. 1872 Methodist rev. & teacher; Freeport Note 6: 1880 Census; teaching in Freeport, Decorah Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA. Note 7: 1880 Living in Freeport, IA, near George Strayer (uncle-in-law) & Eliz Strayer (mother-in-law). Note 14: 1910 Census; Meth. Minister, Rock Grove Twp, Floyd Co, IA.
2 STRAYER, Lucinda Boyd b: 16 Aug 1856 in Freeport, Winneshiek Co, Iowa d: 19 Mar 1922 in Decorah/Freeport, Winneshiek Co, IA. Burial: 23 Mar 1922 Phelps Cem, Decorah, IA Note 1: Died of a Carcinoma of abdomin Note 2: Freeport, Iowa, entire life. Note 3: 13 Jun 1855 Obit death date; 66y8m6d. Note 4: Called Lou.
... +HALLMAN, Samuel B. b: 15 May 1854 in Cedarville, Stephenson Co, ILL d: 11 Apr 1936 in Decorah/Freeport, Winneshiek Co, IA. Burial: Phelps Cem, Decorah, IA m: 10 Feb 1876 in Freeport, Winn Co, IA Father: Emanuel Immanuel HALLMAN Mother: Harriet Hattie KNISS Note 3: 1858 To Freeport area, Winn Co, IA
2 STRAYER, Eber C. b: 1858 in Freeport, Winneshiek Co, Iowa d: 10 Sep 1912 in Cresco, Howard Co, IA. Note 1: 1878 Harware in Calmar. Note 2: 1897 Sheet metal shop in Cresco, IA Note 3: Death, sucide.
... +GREENE, Katherine J. b: 1857 in Wisc. d: 17 Jan 1916 in Cresco, Howard Co, IA. Father: Samuel B. GREENE Mother: Jane MOLLEY
2 STRAYER, Eva D. b: 29 Jul 1860 in Freeport, Winneshiek Co. Iowa d: 24 Oct 1879 in Calmer, Winneshiek Co, Iowa Burial: 1879 Freeport M.E. Church Cemetery, lot #1.
2 STRAYER, Cora Adelle b: 01 Dec 1863 in Freeport, Winneshiek Co, Iowa d: 20 Dec 1938 in Denver, Arapahoe.Co.CO Note 9: 1897 Williams.St, Denver.CO. Note 11: 1920 Censes; widow, seamstress, Ruth, Frank, Wm's St, Denver.CO.
... +KNIGHT, Aaron b: 19 Mar 1859 in Freeport, Decorah Twp., Iowa d: 30 Dec 1913 in Denver, Arapahoe.Co.CO m: 06 Mar 1881 in Freeport. Winn.Co.IA Father: Darwin Erasmus Eratus KNIGHT Mother: Mary SHEETZ Note 11: Tinsmith in Cresco and Calmar with the Strayers. Note 13: 1900 Census; letter carrier, Williams.St, Denver, Arapahoe.Co.CO.



Descendants of George Strayer
1 STRAYER, George b: 27 Jan 1835 in Lykens farm, Dauphin Co, PA d: 16 Mar 1905 in Freeport home, Winneshiek Co, IA Burial: 1905 Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa, in family plot. Note 6: Bet. 1854 - 1856 Dauphin Co, PA to Ohio Note 7: Abt. 1856 Ohio to Freeport, Winn. Co, IA Note 10: 1856 Joined group, Freeport area, headed to goldfields. Note 12: 1858 Returned to Freeport, Iowa. Note 16: 1870 Census; farming, $3k/1100, Glenwood.Twp, Winneshiek.Co.IA Note 17: Bet. 1870 - 1880 Bought field south of Freeport M.E. Ch from bro John. Note 18: 1880 Census; farming, Freeport, S flat area, Decorah.Twp, Winn.Co.IA. Note 19: 1880 Census; sis/law Eliz Heckart Strayer (John) living next door. Note 21: 1885 Census; farming, Canoe.Twp, Winn.Co.Ia. Note 22: 26 Sep 1900 Article; Geo. Strayer, new owner, Lamm Saloon, east of Winn.House in Decorah. Note 24: 1900 Farming near Freeport, Iowa; all children gone. Note 29: Birth date, January 27, 1835 (Lila Schneider, 2000). Note 28: Obit, age 70y1m17d. Note 29: Birth date, January 27, 1835 (Lila Schneider, 2000).
.. +KIRKLAND, Mary Jane b: 03 Jul 1836 in Cattaraugus.Co.NY d: 29 Mar 1916 in Decorah, Winneshiek Co, IA Burial: Phelps Cemetery, lot 69D, sec M, in Decorah, Iowa m: 05 Sep 1860 in Decorah, Winneshiek Co, IA by Rehert, Lyon, J.P., bk 1, pg 65. Father: Alexander KIRKLAND Mother: Orilla RUGG Note 11: 1856 Came to Freeport, Winn.Co.IA, with parents. Note 22: Cause of death; abdominal tumor, after 3m illness.
2 STRAYER, Edith Louise Lucinda b: 27 Oct 1861 in Glenwood.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 26 Jun 1901 in Decorah, Winn.Co.IA Burial: 1901 Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa, in family plot. Note 9: Marriage? 1881 in obit. Note 11: Lived in Frankville, Winn. Co, IA, after marriage. Note 12: While in Freeport.IA, lived across st. from Aaron Sheetz. Note 14: 1887 Moved to Decorah, remainder of life. Note 21: ??Death date, June 26, rep; Lila Scheider, 2000.
... +DAUBNEY, Francis Wilson b: 28 Jun 1856 in Pleasant.Val.Twp farm, Winn.Co.IA d: 01 Nov 1912 in Decorah, Winn.Co.IA Burial: Phelps.Cem, Decorah, Winn.Co.IA. m: 02 Sep 1880 in George Stryer home, Freeport, IA, by Frank Brush Father: Wilson DAUBNEY Mother: Lucy Adelaide WHITEMORE Note 6: Prairie Baptist Sem, Richland.MI, 2yrs. Note 7: 1876 Took 2nd year course, St. Normal Sch, Cedar Falls (UNI, 2000). Note 8: Bet. 1874 - 1884 Taught 19 terms; Freeport, Frankville, Conover, Winn.Co.IA. Note 9: 1880 Began medical study with Dr. G.A. Rogers of Frankville. Note 10: 07 Mar 1883 Attended UofI for Medical degree. Note 14: Bet. 1883 - 1887 Set up office, practice in Frankville, Winn.Co.IA. Note 16: Abt. 1888 New York City, post grad medical school and hospital. Note 20: Abt. 1893 Moved practice to Decorah for good. Note 23: Bet. 1895 - 1911 Served as mayor of Decorah.
2 STRAYER, James Valentine b: 18 Feb 1864 in Glenwood.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 13 Mar 1944 in Decorah hosp., Winneshiek Co, IA Burial: 17 Mar 1944 Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, IA Note 8: Census; hotel keeper, Calmar, Winn.Co.IA. Note 9: 1900 Census; clerk Calmar Hotel, Winn.Co.IA Note 10: 1905 Census; clerk Calmar Hotel, Winn.Co.IA Note 11: 1910 Census; night clerk, single/alone on Floyd.St, Decorah Hotel, Winn.Co.IA Note 13: 1920 Census; night clerk, single/alone on Floyd.St, Decorah Hotel, Winn.Co.IA Note 16: Census; withMary Hillerman68, lodger, 67y, theater janitor, Decorah, Winn.Co.IA. Note 21: Never married. Note 22: Cause of death; pneumonia following influenza.
2 STRAYER, William H. b: Jan 1866 in Glenwood.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: Jan 1947 Note 5: Taught school when young, Freeport, Decorah.Twp, Winneshiek.Co.IA. Note 8: 1895 Lawyer in Chicago at time of marriage. Note 10: 1900 Census; lawyer, with f/law, Eagle.Precinct, Union.Co.OR Note 11: 1905 Census; lawyer, own office, Baker, Baker.Co.OR Note 12: 1910 Census; lawyer, own office, Baker, Baker.Co.OR Note 14: 1916 Oregon State Senator. Note 16: 1920 Census; lawyer, own office, Baker, Baker.Co.OR Note 19: 1930 Census; lawyer, own office with son, 3rd St, Baker, Baker.Co.OR
... +HOLCOMB, Donna Nevada b: Feb 1873 in KS d: 04 Feb 1941 in Baker, Clatsop.Co.OR m: 19 Aug 1895 in Bosie, Ada.co.ID Father: Lester Loomis HOLCOMB Mother: Candace E. JENNINGS Note 1: Eagle Valley, OR Note 8: 19 Aug 1895 Residence at time of marriage; New Bridge, Union.Co.OR Note 11: 1900 Census; married, teaching, with parents, Eagle.Precinct, Union.Co.OR.
2 STRAYER, George Francis Frank b: 1869 in Glenwood.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 06 May 1905 Note 4: Called Frank Note 6: Taught school at one time in Freeport. Note 8: 1905 Census; married, wife, Freeport, Winn.Co.IA. Note 11: 1905 Physician in Spencer, WI
... +UNKNOWN, J. Mary m: 24 Feb 1896
2 STRAYER, Aaron Chester b: 13 Aug 1872 in Glenwood.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 04 Jan 1916 in Hospital in Evanston, Ill Note 6: Taught school at one time in Freeport. Note 8: Teacher and lawyer. Note 10: 1890 Lawyer, Glenview, Chicago area, Cook.Co.IL Note 11: 1900 Census; lawyer, Northfield.Twp, Cook.Co.IL Note 12: 1905 Living in Chicago, IL. Note 13: 1910 Census; law office, Northfield.Twp, Cook.Co.IL. Note 15: 1916 Glenview, Chicago area, Cook.Co.IL
... +VETTER, Julia B. b: Oct 1874 in IL d: 16 Feb 1951 in Chicago, Cook.Co.IL m: 21 Feb 1894 in Lake Co, IL
2 STRAYER, Charles Eber b: 18 Dec 1874 in Glenwood.Twp, Winn.Co.IA d: 10 Jan 1880 Burial: Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, IA

Andrew Sheetz x Catherine Strayer entry farmstead,
sec 12, north of Freeport, Decorah.Twp, Winneshiek.Co.Iowa

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