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Onawa Census Notes Big Family And Local Happenings
An Onawa church census shows one family with fifteen children. Roman Schmitz, once a star pitcher for Westphalia and Earling, demonstrated his aim by throwing an ear of corn at a jack rabbit. Rail family history traces back to 1837 near Birmingham, with 47 years on the farm in Adam Rail’s possession before sale. Local items mention a stolen $650 coat, new Ford V8, a Walter E. Sabin sale, births, visits, and multiple trips and family notes from Graettinger, Ruthven, Spencer, and nearby towns.
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Roman Schmitz
Westphalia
Earling
Birmingham
Rail
Adam
Leon Olson
Walter E. Sabin
J. A. Jensen
George
Iowa
C. A. Jensen
Wm. Olson
Graettinger
Phillip Panderhurst
Waukon
Kitty McCarty
Des Moines
D. E. McCarty
R. W. Vasey
Gloria
Denver
Colorado
Ruth Raleigh
Renwick
Ruthven
B. E. Dappen
Sioux City
the Times
Robert Simonsen
Rochester
Minnesota
Simonsen
C. D. Johnson
Fairmont
R. T. Nane
Johnnson
Nane
Lester Craven
Forrest Peterson
Clarence Clemmenson
Stanley Best
Omaha
Best
Louie Lammers
Babe
Lammers
Olene Anderson
Harry Plorhoff
Louisiana
Camp Claiborne
Ploghoft
A. H. Mills
Wilma Wikert
Spencer
Mildred Wikert
Schleswig
C. 0. Wikert
Rita Dooley
Elizabeth Kramer
Algona
Vivian Sullivan
Miss Kramer
Pocahontas
Miss Dooley