The Graveyard Rabbit of the Runnells Iowa Area

Tombstone Tuesday

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryle Hoover Davis) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:18:00 +0000

Mary Elizabeth (Ferguson) Warren, my maternal gggGrandmother.
She is buried in Warren-Powers Cemetery, Adelphi, Polk, Iowa, where my mother is buried.
Mary's husband is William James Warren.

Wordless Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryle Hoover Davis) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:57:00 +0000

My grandmother, Bernice Gazelle (Bullington) Halterman, born in Runnells, Iowa, with her son, Irvin Halterman (aka "Buddy") ca: 1940

Swan, Iowa is near Runnells, Iowa

Grace and Glory: Jackson and Mary Phelps Blood

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryle Hoover Davis) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:03:00 +0000

Grace and Glory: Jackson and Mary Phelps Blood

The Blood and Phelps Families

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryle Hoover Davis) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:56:00 +0000

I'm always amazed at finding connections, and this time it really tickles me to find a connection with a fellow blogger and FaceBooker...Becky Jamison. Rather than tell the entire story here, I'll post the link to Becky's Blog: Grace and Glory and you can read it for yourselves. Mind you, read my comments at the end and you will see how our Blood and Phelps' families interconnected.

Even though Becky is not related to the Bloods 'by blood', and neither am I...we both have ancestors who are. My ancestor, who ended up in Runnells, Iowa, was Ada Belle Martin (sister to my great-grandmother, Iva Martin). Ada married Arthur Otis Blood.

To read Becky's story about these families, and our connection, go here:

Grace and Glory http://beckysgraceandglory.blogspot.com/2009/02/jackson-and-mary-phelps-blood.html

Tombstone Tuesday

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryle Hoover Davis) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:02:00 +0000

The Columbarian Wall in the Prescott National Cemetery where my father, Rex Hoover, Sr., is interred. He was in the U.S. Navy during WWII on the ship the U.S.S. Helena - in 7 major sea battles in the Pacific arena.

My father was also at Pearl Harbor, on the Helena, on December 7, 1941.

Thought I would post this on such an historic day (the inauguration of Barack Obama) as my father was one of "The Greatest Generations" and I have hope that his great-grandchildren will take up the torch and become another "Great Generation".

Wordless Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryle Hoover Davis) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:18:00 +0000

Nancy Caroline Neal
daughter of Z Thomas Neal and Mary Polly Smith
wife of Anderson Martin (my second great-granduncle)
Nancy was born 29 Oct 1845 in Albany, Clinton, KY and died 11 Sep 1925 in Runnells, Polk, Iowa.
She was Cherokee, from the Old Settlers who left the Carolinas before the Trail of Tears.

Weekly Genealogy Blogging Prompt #1

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryle Hoover Davis) — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:45:00 +0000

A series of blogging prompts, one a week. There will be a new prompt each Sunday.

Week #1: Upload your favorite picture and talk about it on your blog. Answer the who/what/when/where/why of the subject matter and explain why it is your favorite.

John Robert McDuffie, Jr., my 4th great-grandfather. John was born 25 Nov 1785 in Pennsylvania.

His father and mother, John, Sr. and Rachel Murlie, and their family, moved from Harrison County KY to Rush County Indiana in 1826.

John, Jr. married Sally S. Taylor in Kentucky. They both died in Rush County, Indiana.

Their son, John Bonaparte McDuffey and his wife, Nancy Ann Selby (aka Shelby) migrated to Runnells, Polk County, Iowa, through Christian County, Illinois.

The name McDuffey many times is spelled McDuffy or McDuffie depending on the various families. Since family members spelled the name differently the correct spelling from all of John Bonaparte's descendants is McDuffey.

The name is Irish and the ancestry is supposed to be traceable to Ireland.

Wordless Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryle Hoover Davis) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:22:00 +0000

My Grandmother, sister and brother

The Martin Family of Christian County, Illinois

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryle Hoover Davis) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:08:00 +0000

The Martin family resided in Christian County, Illinois before moving to Runnells, Polk, Iowa.

Wilson Willis Martin was born Jul 1858 in ,Hawkins,TN. He died: Abt. 1929 in Runnells, Polk, Iowa. He married Martha Jane McDuffey on 17 Dec 1886 in Christian County, Illinois.

They had the following children:

Ada Belle Martin born: 18 Mar 1890 in ,Christian,Illinois. She died: 1986 in Iowa.
Ada Belle Martin married Arthur Otis Blood on 30 Oct 1905 in Runnells,Polk,Iowa.

Iva Persilla Martin is my great-grandmother. She was born: 30 Jan 1896 in ,Christian,Illinois and died on 07 Mar 1976 in Des Moines,Polk,Iowa.

IVA PERSILLA MARTIN

Iva Persilla married French Bullington in Iowa. These people are my direct ancestors.

FRENCH HAROLD BULLINGTON

Willis Wilson Martin's first wife, Martha McDuffey died in ,Polk, IA, USA on 29 Dec 1906.

Willis Wilson then married Martha's sister, Sarah Elizabeth McDuffey. Martha and Sarah's parents were John Boneparte McDuffey (whose father was John Robert McDuffey, Jr., shown in photo below) and Nancy Ann Selby. They were from Kentucky and Indiana, respectively, and both died in Runnells, Polk, Iowa.

Willis Wilson Martin and Sarah Elizabeth McDuffey had the following children:

Bert Albert Martin 15 Feb 1877
Charles Spindle Martin 19 Mar 1880
Anna Menerva Martin 21 Feb 1882
Bertha Rosella Martin 11 Mar 1884

These children were all born in ,Christian,Illinois

Sarah Elizabeth (McDuffey) Martin died 15 Sep 1885, leaving Willis with four small children, plus two from Martha.

Somehow, the younger children, by Sarah, were left in the care of the Kettlecamp family in Christian County, Illinois, while Willis Wilson took his two eldest children, Ada and Persilla, to Runnells, Polk, Iowa. One son, Bert Albert Martin, ended up in Runnells.

All of elder daughter, Ada (Martin) Blood's children were born and died in Iowa.
All of Iva (Martin) Bullington's children were born and died in Iowa.

Rising Sun Cemetery

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryle Hoover Davis) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:40:00 +0000

Across from 6390 E. University, Pleasant Hill, Iowa 50327

Lat: 41° 35' 58"N, Lon: 93° 28' 53"W
Four Mile Twp, R23W Section 2

In Pleasant Hill, Iowa drive east on E Oakwood Drive for 3 miles. Turn left onto Rising Sun Road and continue north for 1/2 mile. The cemetery will be on the east or right side of the road at the intersection with E University Ave (Hwy 163). It is 1/2 mile north of the community of Rising Sun.

Wicker Cemetery

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryle Hoover Davis) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:26:00 +0000

Polk County, Iowa - WICKER Cemetery
Camp twp. Polk Co., Iowa

Sometime called "CLARK" cemetery. Located in Camp twp. Polk Co. in the NW corner of section 32. Cemetery is on top a hill, north side of the road which runs between the abandoned town of Adelphi and the town of Runnells. Residents of the area tell the story that the first people buried there were 2 transients who fell ill and died while camping in the area. No stones mark their place of burial. Earliest stone found in the cemetery is for Nancy Wallace who died 1849. Many stones are missing from this cemetery. Residents report of seeing a pile of broken headstones, which mysteriously disappeared and were never found. The old part of the cemetery is on the north east side of the road that which runs through the cemetery. -Polk County IAGenWeb site

Lowman Cemetery

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryle Hoover Davis) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:10:00 +0000

Lowman Cemetery

The cemetery is on SE 56th just west of Hwy 376, which is about 2 miles NW of Runnells.
The land was donated years ago by the Samuel and Elizabeth Lowman family. It is on the hill outside of Runnells, in Polk County, Iowa.

The Halterman Family

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryle Hoover Davis) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:43:00 +0000

The Halterman family settled in Runnells, Polk, Iowa in the 1800's. This is my mother's paternal side of the family. Many Haltermans are buried in the Warren-Powers Cemetery in the (used to be)town, called Adelphi. I will have to find out the earliest burial there, and let you know.

Here is a headstone of Irvin C. (Christian) Halterman. He is my mother's grandfather:

Warren-Powers Cemetery in Adelphi, Polk, Iowa

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryle Hoover Davis) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:16:00 +0000

I have many ancestors in this cemetery. My mother is there, along with many paternal relatives.

Here is the entrance of Warren-Powers Cemetery in Adelphi, Polk, Iowa: