Earned Award for Valor Latter-day Pocahontas
Milly Francis a Creek maid from Oklahoma saved a Georgia officer during the 1817 Florida Indian War. Congress later honored her with a Congressional Medal of Honor, signed by President John Tyler in 1844, and a pension of 96 dollars yearly. She died in 1848 at age 46.
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Milly Francis
Pocahontas
Milly
Hillis Hadjo
Florida
Hadjo
Georgia
Congress
John Tyler
Duncan McKrimmon
McKrimmon
Bethel carolers visit Noble and holiday notes
Noble December 24 Bethel congregation members host carolers sharing names of visiting youth and friends. The entry recounts travel to Rufus Yoders funeral, Christmas plans with Maurice Grieser family, a MYF group visit, fellowship at Sugar Creek Center, and Christmas Day plans with Barquists in Maleta, plus visits from Harlan Hochstettler, Mrs. Grieser, and Noah Mast from Kalona.
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Maurice Grieser
Leila
Washington
Clarence Bosharts
Rufus Yoders
Wellman
Lower Deer Creek
Arthur Boshart
Dillon Graber
Royden Boshart
John C. Graber
Sugar Creek
Detroit Lakes Minn
Barquists
Maleta
Harlan Hochstettler
Robert Grieser
Grandma
Noah Mast
Masts
Kalona
Daryl Owens
Clara Rath
Velma Korous
la Moyne
West Branch
Maries Miller
Cedar Rapids
Dan Schabilion
Danny and
Billy
van Meter
Schabilions
Harold Schabilion
Columbus City
Feral Gallagher
Madison
Leroy Schmidt
Dawn
Milwaukee
August Schmidt
Soska family gathers for holiday events
A Riverside page of social notes recounts gatherings and visits over Christmas and New Year. The Lukavsky and Sojka families hosted relatives from Alaska Iowa Chicago Milwaukee and across Iowa. Several families hosted dinners and exchanged gifts with guests including Havel Schibilion Duthie Robertson and others. One member Fred Kron was discharged from Mercy hospital after eleven days with a leg cast.
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Riverside
Larry Lukavsky
Kevin
Brian
Todd
Fairbanks
Alaska
William Lukavsky
Wes Sojka
Cedar Rapids
Frank Gorman
Teeville
Bud Norris
Normal Sojka
Sojka
Bess Burich
Cleo Burich
Dale Burich
Blanche Waldman
Chicago
Laurel Angelsburg
Robert Burich
Iowa City
August Schmidt
Fergal Gallagher
Madison
Leroy Schmidt
Dawn
Milwaukee
Richard Musser
Marty
Amelia Schmidt
David
Charles Rotenburger
Jan Edwards
Diane Erhenfelt
Ainsworth
Floyd Fisher
Crawfordsville
Jess Havel
Joe Havel
Sons
Fred Kron
Mercy Hospital
Ben
Fred
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IT Spy
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Love of Life
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Modern Woman
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Guiding Light News
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Noble
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Albany
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Tim Widmer
Rod Wenger
Rollie Leichty
Don Gugel
Steve Lowery
Carla Wenger
Mary Beckler
Kathie Boses
Marilyn Wenger
Lois Wenger
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Joe Gates
Russell Leichty
MYF
Soska
Mrs. Wilbur Kiene
John Tener
George Havel
Ann Tener
Minneapolis
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Larry
Gerry
Fred Luckey
Don Anderson
George Scurlock
Albert Navy
Dallas Queck
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Paul Grecian
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Merritt Yeggy
David Duthie
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Keith Fisher
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Duane
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Lynn
Lois
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Bob
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Robert Rummelhart
Barbara Burgess
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Harry Strabala
Richmond
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Mike
Patti
Longville
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Ken Young
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Coats
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