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From: "MikenHelene" <>
Subject: Re: [IOWA] Joseph Wescoatt Family
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 07:45:17 -0800
References: <20011207005517.37140.qmail@web10901.mail.yahoo.com>


Hi Robert, I did find the following info on Ancestry and hope it will be of
some help to you.

Iowa Marriages to 1850

Iowa
Monroe County

Flint, Amy P. married Wescoatt, Jonas on 10 Oct 1847 in Monroe County, Iowa


Iowa
Monroe County

Richardson, Mary T. married Wescoatt, Riley on 13 Feb 1850 in Monroe County,
Iowa

Iowa
Monroe County

King, Catherine T. married Wescoatt, Nelson on 16 Feb 1850 in Monroe County,
Iowa

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Iowa Cemetery Records

Van Buren, Iowa Records

Page: 236
Name: Joseph R. Wescoatt
Death Date: 10 May 1840
Cemetery: Purdom
Town: Koesauqua
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Civil War Pension Index

Riley Wescoatt
State Filed: Nebraska
Widow: Lucinda J. Wescoatt
Relative:
Minor:
Comments:
**I am not sure if this is the correct Riley because if you look at the
marriage index above, the wives names are different.** Or did he remarry?
------------------------

I also found a Riley in the 1860 Iowa Fed Census, the info is as follows:

1860 Iowa Fed Census
Monroe County
Tray Township
Pg 254

WESCOATT, Riley
Age: 35
Male
Farmer
Value of Real Estate $1000
Value of Personal Estate I can't read whether it says $300 or $500
Born - Iowa

WESCOATT, Mary
Age: 20
Female
Domestic Worker
Born- Looks Like Illinios maybe

WESCOATT, Nelson
Age 7
Male
Born - Iowa

WESCOATT, James
Age 5
Male
Born - Iowa

WESCOATT, Frank
Age 3
Male
Born - Iowa

WOODFORD (?) Miles
Age 14
Male
Born - Looks like Illinios

Hope this info helps in your research -

**By the way, I did save the census portion as a .jpg file. If you accept
attachments, email me and I will send it to you so you can have it for your
records**

Mike & Helene Carson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Wescoatt <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 4:55 PM
Subject: [IOWA] Joseph Wescoatt Family


> My Joseph Wescoatt family arrived in Lucas County and
> Van Buren Counties,
> > Iowa, in the mid 1830's and consisted on Joseph and
> > Sarah Wescoatt and children Riley, Jonas, Lacy
> Jane,
> > Mary Jane, Nelson, Joseph and Louisa Ann. Joseph
> > becamse a Judge before his death in 1840. It is
> > reported Jonas became a Judge in the late 1840's.
> I
> > have info on Riley (who served with the 1st Iowa
> > Calvary from 1860-1863)Jonas, and Nelson. Would
> > appreciate hearing from anyone who can fill me in
> on
> > the entire Wescoatt family, and especially the
> > children of whom I have little information.
> > Bob Wescoatt
> >
>
>
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