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,