Israel Kister was born in York County, Pennsylvania on Feb. 4,1810. His parents moved to Wooster County, Ohio when he was fifteen and that is where Israel received his education. Kister moved to Van Buren County, Iowa in 1839 with his wife Susan,…
Nathan Edward Kendall, 23rd governor of iowa, was born on March 17, 1868 to Elijah J. and Lucinda (Stevens) Kendall in Greenville, Iowa. He was the youngest of six children. He went to a local country school and then moved to Albia, Monroe County,…
Compiled and written by the Iowa Writers' program of the Work Projects Administration for the state of Iowa. Sponsored by county superintendent of schools, Monroe county.
Compiled and written by the Iowa Writers' program of the Work Projects Administration for the state of Iowa. Sponsored by county superintendent of schools, Monroe county.
The Des Moines River Grant Plat Book is a collection of maps that were created between 1837-1851 and detail the land by county and township of the developing State of Iowa. Details show land ownership, depict the raw land and natural occurrences, and…
