Calamus and Berlin Township Histories in Iowa Records
Calamus and Berlin township history notes recall 1865 creation, school and library upgrades, high vote records, mayoral milestones, and notable churches St Columbkill and St Johns Lutheran. Grant township fields include early post offices, landowners, church construction, and WWI name change from Berlin to Grant with voting precinct prominence.
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Calamus
Iowa
Berlin Township
Olive Township
Spark’s
Grant Township
F. M. Gohlmann
Bliedorn
Berlin
Grant
Germany
Pleasant Valley
Pine Hill
St. Columbkill
Clinton County
Grand Mound
Arthur Luceht
St. John’s. Lutheran
Our Savior's Church Founded By Norwegians
Our Savior s Lutheran church in Olive township traces its roots to 1853 as Kvindherred congregation. It notes pastors from Rev. P A Rasmussen in 1860 61 to Rev. Einar Jorgensen and later leaders, a 1876 church building, 1912 basement addition, 1928 Brotherhood, and a 1950 transfer to Faith Lutheran in Calamus with later parsonage and remodeling. It serves Cala mus Grand Mound DeWitt areas and hosts popular church smorgasbords.
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St. .Columbkill’s Catholic Church
Hughes Settlement
Section 10
Toronto
Delmar
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Grand Mound
William Bliedorn
Bliedorn
St. John’s
C. F. Ott
Wim. Streng
Dubuque
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Kvindherred- Church
Calamus
Olive Township
Kvindherred
Our Savior’ S Lutheran Church
P.A. Rasmussen
Ladies Aid
Luther League
Faith Lutheran
Selmer Stundahl
Einar Jorgensen
H. F. Huseth
Homer’ Sheldahl
Joel Nelson
R. Redal
Melvin Tatley
Clifton Bruland
Our Savior’s Church
Calamus Ard
DeWitt
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Gage
W. F. Siegmund
Harley Shelton
Leonard Horstmann
Elmer Pruhs
Leroy Christensen
Louis Vetter
L. J. Nerhus
Nels Olson
Henry Stueland
Bessie Steadman
Davenport
Wm. J. Eden
William Rohloff
Gordon O’donald
James Forret
Fred Schien
Art Dieckmann
Don Ehlers
Harold Hazen
Ora Betts
Ellen B. Neff
Legion Hall
American Legion and Auxiliary Post
Faith Lutheran Church
O. W. Longstead
Faith Church
Perry Sampson
Shakespearean Study Club
Childrens
William F.siegmund
Siegmund
Edna Spies
B. P
New Grant
Observer
Our Savior's Church
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