What a wonderful look at life in the 1800’s. This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Winnebago and Hancock Counties and their people.
This is a scanned copy on CD of the original 2 Volume set published in 1917.
History
of
Winnebago County
and
Hancock County,
Iowa
A RECORD OF SETTLEMENT, ORGANIZATION PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENT
ILLUSTRATED
Volume 1 and Volume 2
CHICAGO:
THE PIONEER PUBLISHING CO.
1917
900 pages on 1 CD
An essential resource for Genealogists
Actual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect.
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Volume 1
Contents – Part One
CHAPTER I - GEOLOGY OF WINNEBAGO, HANCOCK AND KOSSUTH COUNTIES
CHAPTER II - THE FIRST INHABITANTS
CHAPTER III - THE PERIOD OF PREPARATION
Contents – Part Two
Winnebago County
CHAPTER I. EARLY SETTLEMENT
CHAPTER II. WINNEBAGO COUNTY ORGANIZED
CHAPTER III. TOWNSHIP HISTORY
CHAPTER IV. FOREST CITY
CHAPTER V. OTHER TOWNS AND VILLAGES
CHAPTER VI. EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS—THE NEWSPAPERS
CHAPTER VII. RELIGIOUS HISTORY
CHAPTER VIII. MILITARY HISTORY
CHAPTER IX. THE BENCH AND BAR
CHAPTER X. THE MEDICAL PROFESSION
CHAPTER XI. STATISTICAL REVIEW
CHAPTER XII. MISCELLANEOUS
Contents – Part Three
Hancock County
CHAPTER I. EARLY SETTLEMENT OF HANCOCK COUNTY
CHAPTER II. ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER III. COUNTY SEAT HISTORY
CHAPTER IV. ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE TOWNSHIPS
CHAPTER V. TOWNS AND VILLAGES
CHAPTER VI. MILITARY RECORD
CHAPTER VII. HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN HANCOCK COUNTY
CHAPTER VIII. RELIGION IN HANCOCK COUNTY
CHAPTER IX. HANCOCK COUNTY JOURNALISM
CHAPTER X. THE BENCH AND BAR
CHAPTER XI. THE MEDICAL PROFESSION
CHAPTER XII. MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER XIII. CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY
Volume 2
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
Aasgaard, Adstolen, Africa, Aitchison, Aldal, Ambrosen, Anaugi, Anderson, Annett, Armstrong, Arnold, Asher, Avery, Baggs, Bagne, Bailey, Barth, Barthell, Batchelor, Bateman, Bayers, Beadle, Beckjorden, Beckman, Beecher, Beier, Bell, Bellman, Belsheim, Bemis, Benson, Berg, Bergan, Bergfald, Berhow, Blackwell, Boehnke, Boman, Bonar, Bonnstetter, Branstad, Brekke, Bridges, Brockev, Brones, Brooker, Brown, Brudvig, Brustad, Buck, Buckly, Burdick, Bye, Carson, Chambers, Charlson, Chase, Christenson, Christianson, Clark, Clauson, Cleophas, Cleven, Colby, Combs, Conley, Conner, Core, Cosgriff, Costello, Cox, Cuffel, Curley, Dahl, Dahlen, Dakken, Degnepold, Denney, Denzel, Drugg, Duesenberg, Duncan, Dyhendahl, Egan, Eichorn, Eiel, Ellickson, Ellsworth, Engebretson, Erdman, Erickson, Escher, Felle, Field, Fillmore, Fjilland, Florence, Flugum, Foussat, Fowler, Frandsen, Fredrickson, Fugleberg, Galloway, Gaskill, Gavin, Geibel, Gettis, Geving, Gillstrap, Glawe, Goranson, Gordon, Gonrley, Green, Griesemer, Griffin, Groe, Groning, Grunhuvd, Gunderson, Gunhnus, Haes, Hage, Hagen, Hahn, Halvorsen, Halvorson, Haniersland, Hamlin, Hammill, Hanna, Hansen, Hansing, Hanson, Harrison, Hartwig, Hatterschied, Hangland, Haugland, Haugo, Hegland, Hejlik, Helgesen, Helgeson, Helgren, Helle, Henderson, Herm, Higdon, Hill, Hinman, Hoadley, Holman, Holst, Holstad, Holtan, Honsey, Hong, Hovey, Howard, Hurless, Indvik, Ingehretson, Irish, Isaacs, Isaacson, Jacobs, Jacobson, Jensen, Johnson, Jordanger, Juhl, Jurgensen, Juvland, Kahler, Katter, Keeler, Kendall, Kessey, Kiland, Kinden, Klipping, Kloppen, Kluckhohn, Kluver, Knadler, Kundsen, Kuntson, Kobhervig, Krauss, Kuns, Kvambeck, Lackore, Lande, Larsen, Larson, Lan, Lanen, Lee, Leehy, Lehman, Lens, Leslie, Lewis, Ludvig, Lundberg, Lundstrum, McCartney, MeGreevey, Maben, Macomber, Mahoney, Marsaa, Martinson, Medlang, Michaelson, Miller, Moe, Moen, Mogen, Monson, Mortenson, Mosstad, Mulholland, Myhr, Myre, Naumann, Nedved, Nelsen, Nelots, Nelson, Nesje, Nesset, Nichols, Odden, Ofstedahl, Olson, Opsahl, Osheim, Osmundson, Otis, Oxley, Paulson, Peters, Petersen, Peterson, Platt, Plummer, Price, Pringnitz, Prnll, Quigley, Rake, Ramsay, Rasmuson, Rasmusson, Reienes, Revell, Rodberg, Roenfanz, Rolands, Rosheim, Rusley, Russell, Rygmyr, Sampson, Samuelson, Sande, Schaefer, Schneider, Schroeder, Secor, Segerstrom, Severson, Sievert, Sime, Sloan, Smith, Soals, Sogard, Solomonson, Sorbon, Stalheim, Stene, Sterrenberg, Stille, Stilson, Storby, Stork, Streeper, Streeter, Stull, Suby, Suekow, Sundermeyer, Swanson, Sweers, Sweet, Sweigard, Swenson, Tanner, Tapager, Terhufen, Thoe, Thompson, Thoresen, Thorvilson, Thronson, Thune, Tinderholt, Tobiason, Tobiassen, Tofte, Torgerson, Travelnte, Trumbell, Turner, Tveten, Tweed, Twito, Wacholz, Walle, Walpole, Weiland, Wellman, Wells, Westerberg, Whetsler, White, Wiehman, Wiles, Williams, Wilson, Wood, Woodcock, Zeiger, Zeigler,