Index to Miscellaneous Biographies with a
Clayton county connection
Surnames A-J
Surnames K-Z

Do you have a biography to share? Please post it to our biography board. If the Clayton co. connection isn't clear in the biography, please add a note at the bottom explaining the connection. Also, if you've found a biography on another website, email Sharyl, the Clayton co. coordinator, with the web-address (URL) where it is found & I'll check it out & if appropriate, add a link to it on this page. Look for the bios marked New! to see the most recent additions.

Thank-you to each of the generous contributors of these biographies. Do you have a photo for one of the biographies? Post the biography and then contact the Clayton co. coordinator.

Bio Extracts from "Germans in Iowa"

surnames: ARNEMANN, HEMPEL, BICKEL, HUNE, IHM, KOLITZ, KARBERG, KLOTZBACH, REINECKE, WAGNER, RUGNITZ, VENNS, SCHOLZ, BRUNER, SCHRODER, ESSER, MCDONALD, VAN STADEN, WALZER, WIEST, CLASS

"Who's Who in Iowa", 1940
Updated! July 2010!

Index to Clayton co. names & links to the bio's that have been transcribed.

• Acres, W.W.
  surnames: ACERS, PATTERSON, SOMES, WILCOX
• Adams, Charles L.
  surnames: ADAMS, WOOLF, MANN
• Adams, John Ballow
  surnames: ADAMS, BALLOW
• Andregg, Herman F.
  surnames: ANDREGG, MINGER, HECKEL, BOTTSFORD
• Addicken, Deidrick
  surnames: ADDICKEN
• Albright, W.K.
  surnames: ALBRIGHT, RICHE
• Alger, Myron H.
  surnames: ALGER, HERRICK, ROBINSON, HARE
• Allenstein, Albert
  surnames: ALLENSTEIN, NEIGHMAN, WESLEY, STELTZMILLER
• Anderson, Louis
  surnames: ANDERSON, OLSON, JOHNSON
• Andros, Dr. Frederick
  surnames: ANDROS, MARTIN, CLARK
• Ash, Eldred A.
  surnames: ASH, ASHLINE
• Askew, Charles W.
  surnames: ASKEW, THODA, STEARNS, CHAPPELL, RAWSON
• Backus, Sidney J.
  surnames: BACKUS, WATTLES, EATON
• Bailey, Sheldon
  surnames: BAILEY, HOUGH
• Baker, Obadiah E.
  surnames: BAKER, DALTON
• Bascom, John L.
  surnames: BASCOM, YORKER
• Bascom, John S.
  surnames: BASCOM, WALKER, SPENCER, BROWN
• Baumann, John
  surnames: BAUMANN, SCHORI, FREIBURGHAUS, HILDBRUNNER
• Beardslee, Abram Leon
  surnames: BEARDSLEE, FARR, HEALEY, LIDDY, HAYES
• Becker, Charles L.
  surnames: BECKER, BERNHARD
• Becker, William Photo!
  surnames: BECKER, SCHMIDT
• Benson, C.A. Photo!
  surnames: BENSON
• Benson, Emory J.
  surnames: BENSON, VAN SICKLE
• Benson, John
  surnames: BENSON, SWANSON, RUEGG, GULDINGER
• Berks, Anton
  surnames: BERKS, HOFFMANN
• Berks, Gerhard
  surname: BERKS
• Bierstedt, Edward C.
  surnames: BIERSTEDT, KNOCHENMASS, WAGNER
• Bittner, Louis & Grover
  surnames: BITTNER, NIEMEYER, ERNST
• Birkholz, Eugenie S. Photo!
  surnames: BIRKHOLZ, ANDROS
• Bixby, Ransom J. Photo!
  surnames: BIXBY, KNAPP, TRUE, BUCKLEY, BLANCHARD, METCALF, ROUSSEAU, WOLF
• Boevers, George W.
  surnames: BOEVERS, WINKELHAKE, DAU, GIES, LANGE, ARNOLD
• Bonnstetter, Michael
  surnames: BONNSTETTER, DORWEILER
• Borcherding, Diedrick
  surnames: BACKHAUS, WALTERS, STAPLES, STRANGHOEVER
• Bowles, N.D.
  surnames: BOWLES, CUMMINGS
• Brahmstadt, J. F. & Sophie
  surnames: BRAHMSTADT, FRITZ, KRAMER, SCHAEPER, HOLLMAN, THOMPSON
• Brandenburg, William A.
  surnames: BRANDENBURG, PENFIELD, MAXWELL, CHAPMAN, CARMICHAEL, CHRISTENSEN
  Brandenburg, William A.
  surnames: BRANDENBURG
• Bristol, W.H.P.
  surnames: BRISTOL, DECKER, BOLSINGER, MORELAND, GLYNN
• Brorby, Joseph
  surnames: BRORBY, HAUGE, KJORVEN, TONGUIN
• Brunson, A.A.
  surnames: BRUNSON, BENJAMIN
• Brunson, G.A.
  surnames: BRUNSON, BENJAMIN, LAMBERSON, MCGUIRE, FERGUNSON
• Burgess, Joseph Martin
  surnames: BURGESS, WOODALL, JOHNSON, MCGINNIS, WHITE, MATTHEWS, THROSSEL, BATES
• Cahalan, Daniel
  surnames: CAHALAN, GRIFFIN, PHELAN, DELAHENEY, CARR, O'NEAL, NELSON, MORIARTY, FLEMING
  Cahalan, Daniel
  surnames: CAHALAN, PHALEN
• Clark, A.E.
  surnames: CLARK, FOSTER, ROGERS, HOCKADAY
• Clark, H.G.
  surnames: CLARK, OTIS, WILLIAMS
• Clark, Dr. Henry H. Photo!
  surnames: CLARK, ANDROS, BROOKS, BAUGH
• Clark, Joseph
  surnames: CLARK, SCHOPP
• Clemens, Andrew
  surnames:CLEMENS, WOLF
• Clendennen, James M.
  surnames: CLENDENNEN, SPARKS, HOCADAY, DODGE, HARVEY
• Cline, J.B.
  surnames: CLINE, COMBS, HAMPSHIRE, BOYCE, FENNER, WYANT, BLOODGOOD
• Constantine, E.W.
  surnames: CONSTANTINE, SULLIVAN
• Cooley, Andrew Sutherland
  surnames: ANDREAS, ANDROS, BUCHANAN, CARTER, CLEMENT, COOK, COOLEY, CROSBY, DOWNIE, EDSON, FILLMORE, FREMONT, GILLETT, GLADDEN, HAIR, KILHAM, LINTON, LIVSEY, MAY, MURDOCK, NOBLE, ONLY, OWEN, PATCH, PRICE, QUIGLEY, ROGGMAN, SELLERS, STILLMAN, SUTHERLAND, WARREN, WATSON, WING
• Cooley, Charles W.
  surnames: COOLEY, PATTERSON
• Cooley, Edwin Gilbert
  surnames: COOLEY, HAMMOND
  Cooley, Edwin G.
  surnames: COOLEY, STANLEY
• Cooley, James C.
  surnames: COOLEY, PATTERSON, ALBRIGHT
• Cooley, Salome Warren
  surnames: ANDROS, COOK, COOLEY, HILL, JENNINGS, MURDOCK, PATCH, ROGGMAN, WARREN, WILLIAMS, WING
• Cooper, John
  surnames: COOPER, MCPHERSON, SPANGLER, ROE
• Cottle, Ira
  surnames: COTTLE, LOWE, BAKER, WIGHT, SMITH, CHASE
• Cottle, Royal
  surnames: COTTLE, LOWE, PARKER, HIGHT, WEATHERFORD, ERICK, BRYANT
• Cox, Matthew A.
  surnames: COX, MANNING
• Crary, Elisha Avery
  surnames: CRARY, BREWSTER, MCCRARY, BROEL
• Creglow, Charles
  surnames: CREGLOW, BECHTELL, KNEFF, STEALY
• Crosby, J.O.
  surnames: CROSBY
• Daugherty, Abel W. Photo!
  surnames: DAUGHERTY, MCKEEVER, COOK, ELLSWORTH, STOUT, KNAPP, FARLEY, LOETSCHER, EIGHMEY, KNIGHT
• Davidson, Thomas M.
  surnames: DAVIDSON, MURDOCK, COOK, WICKHAM, LUSK
• Davis, Augustus D. Photo!
  surnames: DAVIS, HARVEY, ROE, MARTINDALE, FRY, PALMER, TORRENCE, SCHRAMM, SMITH, STONE
• Davis, Timothy
  surnames: DAVIS
• Day, John
  surnames: Day, Noble
• Deacon, Edward Photo!
  surnames: DEACON, STODDARD, REYNOLDS, BARNUM
• Dealy, William
  surnames: DEALY, McDONALD
• DeGraw, Jonas
  surnames: DeGraw, De Graw, Rice
• Dell, Frank U. & Freda
  surnames: DELL, WILKA
• Dickens, Anne Photo!
  surnames: DICKENS, JENNINGS, TAYLOR, REDMOND, JORDAN, READ, HILL, DUBUQUE, WILLOUGHBY, PRICE, STOUT, VAN SICKLE
• Dittmer, Dr. Henry A. Photo!
  surnames: DITTMER, REDDINGSHAFFER, BERG, WALTHER, HOLBERT
• Dittmer, Dr. Martin E.
  surnames: DITTMER, REDLINGSHOFER, TRIERN, WICKERSHAM
• Donahue, Daniel D.
  surnames: DONAHUE
• Dorweiler, Henry
  Dorweiler, Henry
  (2 bios) surnames: DORWEILER, SEILER, MARNACH
• Dorweiler, Paul
  Dorweiler, Paul
  (2 bios) surnames: DORWEILER, SEILER, BARTH, ECKERT, MERSCH
• Dorweiler, Philip
  Dorweiler, Philip
  (2 bios) surnames: DORWEILER, SEILER, KANN, JONES, ECKART
• Dougherty, Daniel
  surnames: DOUGHERTY, MALOY, GALLAGHER, WADE
• Douglass, George Photo!
  surnames: DOUGLASS, LINCOLN
  Douglass, George Photo!
  surnames: DOUGLASS, LINCOLN, SIDNEY
• Downie, Warren W.
  surnames: DOWNIE, WILLIAMS, BURGESON
• Drummond, Willis
  surnames: DRUMMOND

• Eaton, Abner J.
  surnames: EATON, COOLIDGE, MULLEN, STEWART
• Eiboeck, Joseph Photo!
  surnames: EIBOECK
• Ellings, Paul
  surnames: ELLINGS, SAMPSON
• Ernst, Frederick L.
  surnames: ERNST, KLINGMAN, FRITZ, REICHER, RAWSON, LAYTON, DOTY, PETERS, MATTOX
• Falkenhainer, Charles
  surnames:  FALKENHAINER
• Farrington, Ray G.
  surnames: FARRINGTON
• Feay, Oliver J.
  surnames: FEAY, NELSON
• Felt, Andrew J.
  surnames: FELT
• Fisher, Maturin L.
  surnames: FISHER
• Fladager, Severt Olson
  surnames: FLADAGER, ARNESON, OLSON, BERGE, MOEN, BAHNSON
• Flenniken, Mary A. Pease Photo!
  surnames: FLENNIKEN, PEASE, ECKHART, CRAIG, CRAGIN, MILLER, PRESCOTT
• Follett, Edwin R.
  Follett, Edwin R.
  (2 bios) surnames: FOLLETT, ANGELL, MONTGOMERY, DOWNIE, LYON, ROUSE, WOHLHEITER, WATERWORTH, MATTERN
• Foote, Amoretta E.
  surnames: FOOTE, RICH
• Foote, William M.
  surnames: FOOTE, SWISHER, MOORE
• Forbes, C.M. Photo!
  surnames: FORBES, WHEELER, BREEDEN
• Fredelake, Henry
  surnames: FREDELAKE, VOSS, DITTMER, AULWES, CASSUTT, REED, IHM, HARTMAN, NIEMEYERS, MILLER
• Freitag, August
  surnames: FREITAG, HAMILTON
• Frey, Robert
  surnames: FREY, HENDRICKS
• Frink, Albert B.
  surnames: FRINK, WAGNER
• Froelich, John
  surnames: FROELICH, GUTHEIL, MANN, BICKEL
• Frohn, William
  surnames: FROHN, KLANK, KREUGER, LEPSEY, OBERMEYER, REISS, KANN, BOHL
• Frohn, Hubert
  surnames: FROHN, KRULL
• Fuelling, Otto
  surnames: FUELLING, BROWN
• Funk, Joseph P.
  surnames: FUNK, CONLEY, McTAGGART, CARR

• George, H.B.
  surnames: GEORGE, DUNHAM
• Geske, M.X.
  surnames: GESKE
• Gilbert, Elbridge L.
  surnames: GILBERT, BISHOP
• Gilbert, Lovell R.
  surnames: GILBERT, JOYCE, BURT, VEATCH, OLMSTEAD, KILLEN, GREEN, CARPENTER
• Glass, Albert
  surnames: GLASS, JAYME, RICHTER, BEUHERER, KRATS, HILLIGER, SANDHAGEN
• Goddard, C.N.
  surnames: GODDARD, RICHARDSON, HENRY, HUTCHINSON, ELLSWORTH
• Goddard, C.W.
  surnames: GODDARD, BAILEY, BENT, CLARK
• Godden, David L.
  surnames: GODDEN, HUDSON, HUNT
• Godden, Moses L.
  surnames: GODDEN, HUDSON
• Goetz, Charles E.
  surnames: GOETZ, WELLMAN, DOUGHERTY, THORSEN
• Graham, J.T.
  surnames: GRAHAM, GILMORE, WYATT, STRONG
• Grimes, Franklin A. Photo!
  surnames: GRIMES, BAKER, PITTMAN, REA, LANDIS, MERRIAM, ROSE
• Gronna, Asle J.
  surnames:GRONNA
• Grundmeier, Hermann
  surnames: GRUNDMEIER, OBEREGGE
• Grunhuvd, Mr. & Mrs. Knut E. Knutson Photo!
  surnames: GRUNHUVD, HALGRIMSON, INGEBRITSON, KNUTSON, DAKKEN
• Haering, Fred
  surnames: HAERING, HOCHSTRASSER, BRUGGER
• Hammond, William
  surnames: HAMMOND, BARNHARDT, SMITH, WALKER
• Harnack, John F.C.
  surnames: HARNACK, GREIMAN
• Hartman, Rochus
  surnames: HARTMAN, HERMAN
• Hatch, L.O.
  surnames: HATCH
• Hatfield, Putnam
  surnames: HATFIELD, WINDSOR, WILCOX, TYRELL, MIINCH, HAGENBORNE
• Hauschen, Henry & Wilhelmina
  surnames: HAUSCHEN, KOENEMANN, HINES, MEYER, REINKE, ENGELHARDT,
  PECK, OLMSTEAD, OELKE
• Hawkammer, Louis A.
  surnames: HAWKAMMER, SEIBRECK, WILLIAMS, JOHNSON
• Hays, Marshall
  surnames: HAYS, MARSHALL, COOK, SCOTT
• Hayt, Henry C.
  surnames: HAYT, BERRY, HARRIS, BURDICK, ALSIP
• Hazen, Daniel
  surnames: HAZEN, EGGLESTON
• Heithoff, Heinrich
  surnames: HEITHOFF, BRANDEL, RAPIEN
• Helgerson, Tolle
  surnames: HELGERSON, NELSON, GULLICK
• Hempel, J.G. Photo!
  surnames: HEMPEL, BICKEL, GRAF
• Herman, Conrad
  surnames: HERMAN
• Hill, Gershem H. Photo!
  surnames: HILL, GRINNELL, HENDERSON
  Hill, Gershom H., M.D. Photo!
  surnames: HILL, HYDE, DOOLITTLE, FORD
• Hill, James Langdon
  surnames: HILL, HYDE, DUNHAM
• Hinds, Edwin B.
  surnames: HINDS, BURKE, SHAW
  Hinds, Hon. Edwin B. Photo!
  surnames: HINDS
• Hines, Mary E. Clark
  surnames: CLARK, GRAVETT, HINES
• Hobart, David K.
  surnames: HOBART
• Hodges, Henry D.
  surnames: HODGES, JEROME
• Hodges, I.B.
  surnames: HODGES, BROWN
• Hoffmann, Ernst
  surnames: HOFFMANN, KERN
• Hoffmann, Isidor W.
  surnames: HOFFMANN, SEYLLER
• Hoffmann, John A.
  surnames: HOFFMANN, EIFLER
• Holman, William T.
  surnames: HOLMAN, MAIN, JAMES, HOSKYN, BABCOCK,STANSBURY
• Holmes, Peter
  surnames:  HOLMES
• Hommel, Dr. Placido R. V. Photo! New! July 2010!
  surnames: HOMMEL, TWINING, MILLER
• Hopp, Thomas P.
  surnames: HOPP, GANBY, WILLERTON, STILLWELL, CROSBY
• Howard, Aleen
  surnames: HAVENS, HOWARD, HAKE, EASTMAN
• Howard, Donald F.
  surnames: HOWARD
• Howard, Freedom
  surnames: HOWARD
• Howard, Orpha M.
  surnames: HOWARD
• Howard, Warran M.
  surnames: HOWARD, NELSON
• Howe, William E.
  surnames: HOWE, WOOD, PURCEL, SKINNER, TURNER, PORTER, AITHISON, CARRIER
• Hoth, Harold & Rachel
  surnames: HOTH, BROWNSON, SCHLOETZER
• Hoth, John & Alise
  surnames: HOTH, GLAWE, BREITSPRECKER, RADLOFF, MEIER, STUCKFELD,
  SEIFERT
• Hoth, Leon & Joyce
  surnames: HOTH, FRIEDERICH, WALTER
• Hoth, LeRoy & Emma
  surnames: HOTH, STADE, HEUER, REINHART, MOHNING, MEYER, WENDT, FUNK
• Hughes, Clinton B.
  surnames: HUGHES, HALE, COOPER, ANDERSON, FLEIHLER, BAXTER, OPPERMAN, KRAMER
• Hume, Frank W.
  surnames: HUME, HENRICH
• Hunt, Dr. Charles H.
  surnames: HUNT, MCDOUGAL, KIMBALL, CHURCH, CLEVELAND, SNELL
• Hunt, G.W. Photo!
  surnames: HUNT, SHERWOOD
• Hutchins, Clayton B.
  surnames: HUTCHINS, WHITNEY, CALL, WHITE, HAMILTON, BALLOU, DOUGLAS, GIBBS, WILSON, BASS, MORSE
• Hutchins, D.H.
  Hutchins, D.H.
  (2 bios) surnames: HUTCHINS, WHITNEY, CALL, WHITE
• Janssen, William M.
  surnames: JANNSEN, SMITH, HAWKAMMER
• Jessen, Fred
  surnames: JESSEN, MARQUARDT, GLASS, JOHANNES, HESNER, BARR
• Jewell, T.R.
  surnames: JEWELL, RICHARDS, TREAGUE, MALLETT
• Johnson, Keith & Darlene
  surnames: HELLUM, JOHNSON, KNOX, CLARKSON, GROSS