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From: "Leslie W. Saint" <>
Subject: Trip to Henry Co., IA
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 16:42:09 -0500

Cindy,
I am sending you off list a jpg formatted partial map of Henry Co.,
IA. It has Mt. Pleasant and the roads West to Rome that will lead you
to Grant Cemetery.
Make sure you get a copy of this map, free, at the Henry Co.
Courthouse. While you are there take note of the two "Roster of
Soldiers from Henry County, Iowa in the War of 1861-1865" bronze plaques
on the second floor outside the Recorder's and Clerk's offices. You
will probably be going there anyway. Also look up at the stained glass
skylight in the center of the lobby. The courthouse is on U.S. 36.
Phone numbers:
1. Recorder's Office 319-385-0765
2. Clerk's Office 319-385-2632
The Mt. Pleasant Public Library has a good genealogical room. The
address is 200 N. Main St. Phone 319-385-1490.
I suggest a trip to the Lwelling House in Salem, South of Mt.
Pleasant. It was a stop on the underground railroad and has a trap door
to the crawl space where they Lwellings hid runaway slaves.
They have several scrapbooks with obituaries, wedding notices, etc. in
the lobby. They also have a collection of old photos of unidentified
people that were donated. Also there are 2 quilts with names
embroidered. One was made to raise funds for a new Methodist Church in
Salem after a fire in 1903. The other quilt has many Quaker names and
others embroidered, made in 1927. There is a list of names for each
quilt. Maybe your ancestors name is on one of these.
I don't live in Henry Co. but visit many times a year and am getting to
know my way around.
Leslie W. Saint

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