1871 Pioneer Association of Van Buren County IA |
| Fair Grounds Sept 21, 1871 In accordance with previous notice and arrangement on the second day of the County Fair the 21st day of Sept 1871 a large number of Old Settlers congregated on the fair ground and gathered near and about when the dinner and address were about to come off and the following old settlers names were enrolled by the Secretary Bertrand Jones to wit: |
| NAME | TOWNSHIP | DATE OF ARRIVAL | ||
| Alexander, W H | Harrisburg | Mar 1840 | ||
| Bailey, Gideon S. | Henry | Jun 1837 | ||
| Baldwin, Charles | Van Buren | Mar 1841 | ||
| Barker, Joseph | Washington | Mar 1839 | ||
| Barnes, Hiram | Union | 1839 | ||
| Bechtel, Stephen | Union | 1840 | ||
| Beers, J M | Van Buren | May 1836 | ||
| Bell, Eli D | Van Buren | Mar 1837 | ||
| Bell, James | Van Buren | Mar 1837 | ||
| Bell, John R W | Van Duren | Mar 1837 | ||
| Blanchard, Asa | Jackson | Jul 1840 | ||
| Blanchard, G B W | Jackson | Jul 1840 | ||
| Blanchard, W F | Jackson | Jul 1840 | ||
| Brewster, Thomas | Henry | Oct 1839 | ||
| Brown, Noah G | Washington | Mar 1840 | ||
| Brown, O B | Washington | Mar 1840 | ||
| Brown, Rachel Mrs. | Van Buren | May 1840 | ||
| Bryan, A | Village | Dec 1838 | ||
| Burns, James | Farmington | Mar 1838 | ||
| Burrier, John | Farmington | Oct 1840 | ||
| Burton, John W | Washington | Feb 1837 | , | |
| Calhoun, Ross | Union | Aug 1841 | ||
| Cantrill, L W | Van Buren | Sep 1839 | ||
| Carmear, Curtis | Cedar | Apr 1841 | ||
| Cassady, John | Jackson | Oct 1837 | ||
| Claflin, Ira | Chequest | Nov 1838 | ||
| Clayton, James H | Van Buren | Nov 1836 | ||
| Cline, Adam | Harrisburg | Nov 1839 | ||
| Coleman, J T Rev | Union | Mar 1840 | ||
| Cowles, C W | Washington | Apr 1838 | ||
| Cresap, John T B | Van Buren | Jul 1834 | ||
| Cresap, Roger N | Bonaparte | Jul 1834 | ||
| Cresswell, Mathew | Harrisburg | May 1841 | ||
| Cresswell, R Jr. | Washington | May 1841 | ||
| Cresswell, R Sr. | Washington | May 1841 | ||
| Creswell, M O | Cedar | Apr 1842 | ||
| Culbertson, J S | Union | Mar 1839 | ||
| Davis, Extine | Henry | May 1841 | ||
| Davis, Peter | Henry | Apr 1839 | ||
| DeHart, Edward | Vernon | Apr 1839 | ||
| DeHart, Eli | Henry | Apr 1839 | ||
| DeHart, George | Vernon | May 1839 or Apr 1840 | ||
| Deming, Abigail Mrs | Union | Sep 1838 | ||
| Deming, Jonathan | Van Buren | Oct 1839 | ||
| Duffield, George C | Van Buren | Apr 1837 | ||
| Duffield, James | Van Buren | Oct 1836 | ||
| Duffield, James Sr | Van Buren | Oct 1836 | ||
| Duffield, John | Van Buren | Oct 1836 | ||
| Ehrman, M E Mrs | Henry | May 1840 | ||
| Ellis, George | Henry | May 1839 | ||
| Ellis, Jeremiah | Van Buren | May 1839 | ||
| Ellis, Lorenzo | Chequest | Jul 1837 | ||
| Ervin, Sarah Mrs | Henry | Oct 1836 | ||
| Fellows, S D | Van Buren | Apr 1837 | ||
| Forbes, Robert | Van Buren | May 1841 | ||
| Frazer, Stephen J | Lick Creek | Oct 1839 | ||
| Games, George W | Van Buren | Jun 1838 | ||
| Gaston, William | Henry | May 1839 | ||
| Gilbert, Harriett Mrs | Washington | Feb 1837 | ||
| Goddard, Ed | Van Buren | Oct 31 1840 | ||
| Gray, R B | Farmington | Mar 1833 | ||
| Grooms, W S | Des Moines | Apr 1839 | ||
| Hancock, Frederick | Washington | Nov 1838 | ||
| Hardy, Dudley | Henry | Jun 1837 | ||
| Henry, Ed | Harrisburg | Feb 1840 | ||
| Henry, Sylvester S | Henry | May 1838 | ||
| Hootman, C | Van Buren | Nov 1839 | ||
| Hootman, Henry | Van Buren | Oct 1839 | ||
| Humphry, G B | Chequest | Oct 1839 | ||
| Johnston, J E | Van Buren | Oct 1841 | ||
| Johnston, S B | Washington | Oct 1841 | ||
| Jones, Bertrand | Henry | Jun 1837 | ||
| Jones, John | Union | Apr 1841 | ||
| Jones, R W | Van Buren | Mar 1841 | ||
| Keplinger, Adam | Union | Apr 1835 | ||
| Kinersley, J J | Van Buren | Mar 1839 | ||
| King, Russo | Van Buren | May 1837 | ||
| Langford, H H | Des Moines | Apr 1837 | ||
| Langford, Perry | Des Moines | Apr 1837 | ||
| Langford. Anderson | Des Moines | Apr 1837 | ||
| Leffler, Monsent | Harrisburg | Oct 1837 | ||
| Lewis, Wm A E | Village | May 1839 | ||
| Lippincott, W A | Washington | May 1840 | ||
| Lippincott. W P | Vernon | May 1840 | ||
| Manning, Edwin | (Merely a visit) * see footnote | Jan 1837 | ||
| Marriott, Wm | Henry | May 1840 | ||
| Martin, Abner | Van Buren | Aug 1837 | ||
| Mathias, Thornton | Van Buren | Apr 1840 | ||
| McCrary, Abner H | Henry | Apr 1837 | ||
| McCrary, John C | Henry | Apr 1837 | ||
| McCutcheon, R S | Washington | Apr 1837 | ||
| McIntosh, James | Henry | Oct 1839 | ||
| McKibbin, James | Van Buren | Nov 1841 | ||
| McPherrirs, A | Van Buren | Oct 1841 | ||
| McSneeley, Miles | Washington | May 1838 | ||
| Meredith, Andrew | Van Buren | Jun 1837 | ||
| Meredith, John | Harrisburg | May 1837 | ||
| Meredith, Lee Roy | Van Buren | Jun 1837 | ||
| Moore, George L | Washington | Mar 1839 | ||
| Moore, James R | Washington | Mar 1839 | ||
| Morris or Moris, Margaretta Mrs | Jackson | Aug 1832 | ||
| Morris, Wm C | Cedar | Sep 1838 | ||
| Mort, Jeremiah | Van Buren | Apr 1841 | ||
| Muir, Thomas | Union | May 1840 | ||
| Muir, W L P | Vernon | May 1840 | ||
| Mussetter, Henry | Chequest | Jun 1837 | ||
| Neal, Abel | Henry | Mar 1836 | ||
| Near, Uriel | Bonaparte | Mar 1836 | ||
| Nelson, Isaac | Village | May 1836 | ||
| Nelson, Jonathan | Village | Nov 1838 | ||
| Newman, William | Union | Apr 1837 | ||
| Ogle, Joseph | Union | Nov 1838 | ||
| Parker, James H | Union | May 1837 | ||
| Parsons, James | Des Moines | Oct 1841 | ||
| Pearson, B F | Van Buren | Jun 1837 | ||
| Peterson, John G | Jackson | Oct 1839 | ||
| Peterson, Ralph | Henry | Oct 1839 | ||
| Phillips, Moses | Union | Mar 1837 | ||
| Phoutz, Reuben | Van Buren | Jun 1841 | ||
| Preen, R N Mrs | Farmington | May 1839 | ||
| Rail, Adam | Lick Creek | Nov 1838 | ||
| Rail, Benjamin | Lick Creek | Sep 1838 | ||
| Rail, Joseph | - | Sep 1838 | ||
| Richey, James A | Union | Apr 1837 | ||
| Rigsby, Benj | Henry | Oct 1839 | ||
| Rinabarger, Henry | Henry | May 1840 | ||
| Robinson, James | Lick Creek | Oct 1837 | ||
| Rutledge, R B | Union | Jun 1837 | ||
| Ryan, Jacob | Village | Nov 1839 | ||
| Sargent, Nahurn Sr | Henry | Apr 1840 | ||
| Scott, William | Van Buren | Oct 1837 | ||
| Seaman, Robert | Des Moines | Jan 1839 | ||
| Shepherd, F O | Washington | Mar 1839 | ||
| Shepherd, Henry C | Washington | Mar 1839 | ||
| Shepherd, Nathan | Washington | Mar 1839 | ||
| Shepherd, William | Henry | Apr 1841 | ||
| Silvers, Jacob | Des Moines | Oct 1840 | ||
| Skinner, John S | Union | Dec 1837 | ||
| Smart, James | Washington | Oct 1835 | ||
| Smith, H D | Jackson | Oct 1839 | ||
| Smith, Jacob | Des Moines | Mar 1837 | ||
| Smith, James | Washington | Jun 1833 | ||
| Smith, R D | Van Buren | Nov 1840 | ||
| Spencer, John Jr | Henry | Sep 1840 | ||
| Spencer, John Sr | Van Buren | Sep 1840 | ||
| Stannard, S L | Chequest | Feb 1838 | ||
| Stine, Henry | Van Buren | Jun 1839 | ||
| Stoddard, Orville | Farmington | Mar 1839 | ||
| Stotts, Joseph | Des Moines | Mar 1837 | ||
| Thatcher, Amos | Union | May 1839 | ||
| Thatcher, Jonathan | Van Buren | May 1839 | ||
| Thatcher, M C | Vernon | May 1839 | ||
| Thomas, A | Henry | Oct 1839 | ||
| Vallentine, Abadiah | Des Moines | Jun 1838 | ||
| Vinson, Cuthbert | Chequest | Oct 1841 | ||
| Vinson, Maluchi | Chequest | Oct 1841 | ||
| Walker, Joel | Van Buren | May 1839 | ||
| Walker, Wesley | Van Buren | May 1839 | ||
| Warner, John | Des Moines | Feb 1838 | ||
| Whitlock, A | Bonaparte | Mar 1831 | ||
| Whittaker, S D | Union | May 1837 | ||
| Whittaker, S P | Union | Dec 1837 | ||
| Whittaker, W W | Union | Feb 1836 | ||
| Whitten, Samuel | Village | Apr 1840 | ||
| Wood, Clement | Washington | May 1839 | ||
| Wright, John R | Jackson | Mar 1839 | ||
| Yeager, C E | Van Buren | Dec 1837 | ||
| * handwritten in pencil "merely a visit" and "April 1839" | ||||
| Originally copied from records found in the Auditor's office in the Van Buren County Courthouse at Keosauqua, Iowa by Helen Burchett. Reviewed and corrected by Rich Lowe from original ledger Dec. 2009. | ||||