Red Book


Book Description

" ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.




State Census Records


Book Description

This inventory of state census records is the first comprehensive list of state census records ever published. State by state, year by year, often county by county and district by district, the author shows the researcher what is available in state census records, when it is available, and what one might expect to find in the way of data.




History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa


Book Description

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.










The Engelhorn Family


Book Description

The earliest known member of this family, Marx (Markus) Engelhorn (1580-1650), was born in Hockenheim, Baden, Germany. The common ancestor of all the Engelhorns who came to Allamakee Co., Iowa between 1847 and 1866 was, Johann Marcus Engelhorn II (1782-1869), who was Bürger, farmer and magistrate in Altlussheim, Germany. He stayed in Germany. His oldest son, Johann Thomas III, also stayed in Germany, but eight of his nine surviving children immigrated to America as well as four Johann Thomas's siblings. Family members and descendants live in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, California, Oregon and elsewhere.