Our Family's Journey Through Time

![]() | Elizabeth Lay |
| Elizabeth Lay | |
| B: | Abt 1846 |
| New York | |
![]() | Jacob Lay |
| Jacob Lay | |
| B: | Abt 1848 |
| New York | |
![]() | Charles D Lay |
| Charles D Lay | |
| B: | Abt 1853 |
| New York | |
![]() | Charles David Lay |
| Charles David Lay | |
| B: | 21 Sep 1878 |
| Illnois | |
| D: | 27 Sep 1961 |
![]() | Ida L Bates |
| Ida L Bates | |
| B: | Abt 1880 |
| Ohio | |
| M: | 13 Aug 1899 |
| Guthrie, Iowa, USA | |
![]() | Clare Henry Lay |
| Clare Henry Lay | |
| B: | 26 Dec 1880 |
| Buda, Illinois, USA | |
| D: | 1964 |
| Butte, California, USA | |
![]() | Alice A Headley |
| Alice A Headley | |
| B: | 30 Oct 1887 |
| Illinois, USA | |
| M: | 30 Oct 1905 |
| D: | 1 Oct 1977 |
| Kewanee, Henry, IL | |
![]() | Olive May Lay |
| Olive May Lay | |
| B: | 16 Jun 1883 |
| D: | 1984 |
![]() | Helen Elizabeth Lay |
| Helen Elizabeth Lay | |
| B: | 14 Sep 1885 |
| Illnois | |
| D: | 1923 |
![]() | Delos McCoth Lay |
| Delos McCoth Lay | |
| B: | 25 Mar 1857 |
| Wisconsin, USA | |
| D: | 25 Mar 1935 |
| Concord Bureau, Illnois USA | |
![]() | Almira Richmond |
| Almira Richmond | |
| B: | 21 Dec 1854 |
| Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States | |
| M: | 22 Nov 1878 |
| D: | 21 Oct 1918 |
| Wyanet Twp., Bureau, Illinois, United States | |
![]() | Hardy William Lay |
| Hardy William Lay | |
| B: | 7 Feb 1894 |
| Illinois, United States | |
| D: | 3 Jun 1953 |
![]() | Ruth C. Cushing |
| Ruth C. Cushing | |
| B: | Abt 1897 |
| New York | |
| M: | 1916 |
| D: | 29 Aug 1976 |
| Buda, Ill. | |
![]() | Edna M. Lay |
| Edna M. Lay | |
| B: | Abt 1907 |
![]() | Ida Mae Adams |
| Ida Mae Adams | |
| B: | 16 Sep 1869 |
| Vermillion, Illinois, United States | |
| D: | 18 Apr 1945 |
| Texas, United States | |
![]() | Arthur E. Lay |
| Arthur E. Lay | |
| B: | 13 December 1887 |
| Buda, Bureau, Illinois, USA | |
| D: | 27 April 1973 |
| Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA | |
![]() | Lillian Bernice Palmer |
| Lillian Bernice Palmer | |
| B: | 9 Nov 1891 |
| Illinois, USA | |
| M: | 1910 |
| Kane, Illinois, USA | |
| D: | 1983 |
| , Pope, Illinois, USA | |
![]() | Harry William Lay |
| Harry William Lay | |
| B: | 9 Jan 1890 |
| Buda, Bureau, Illinois, USA | |
| D: | 4 Jan 1955 |
| USA | |
![]() | Ellery H Lay |
| Ellery H Lay | |
| B: | Sep 1862 |
| WI, United States | |
| D: | 1 Feb 1914 |
| Tingley, Ringgold, Iowa, United States | |
![]() | Mary Belle Conner |
| Mary Belle Conner | |
| B: | Feb 1869 |
| IL, USA | |
| M: | 25 Mar 1887 |
| Greene, Illinois, USA | |
| D: | Apr 1973 |
| IL, USA | |
![]() | Urma Pauline Lay |
| Urma Pauline Lay | |
| B: | 01 Oct 1892 |
| Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA | |
| D: | 24 Sep 1913 |
| Chicago, Cook, Illinois | |
![]() | Vera E Lay |
| Vera E Lay | |
| B: | Abt. 1895 |
| Illinois | |
![]() | George L Lay |
| George L Lay | |
| B: | 03 Mar 1863 |
| Illinois, USA | |
| D: | 8 Feb 1933 |
| Illinois | |
![]() | Emilie Elizabeth Hammond |
| Emilie Elizabeth Hammond | |
| B: | 29 Sep 1868 |
| Illinois | |
| D: | 13 Sep 1944 |
![]() | Elizabeth Boomhower |
| Elizabeth Boomhower | |
| B: | 18 Apr 1818 |
| New York | |
| D: | 4 Jun 1891 |
| Buda Bureau IL | |
![]() | Joseph Turner Lay |
| Joseph Turner Lay | |
| B: | 5 Jan 1817 |
| New York, USA | |
| M: | 1845 |
| D: | Abt 1870 |
| Illinois, USA | |
![]() | Eleanor Boomhower |
| Eleanor Boomhower | |
| B: | 02 Sep 1821 |
| New York | |
| D: | 19 Oct 1863 |
| St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa | |
![]() | Harden Cornick |
| Harden Cornick | |
| B: | Abt 1836 |
![]() | Charles Edward Fritcher |
| Charles Edward Fritcher | |
| B: | 13 Dec 1868 |
| Mitchell County, Iowa | |
| D: | 24 Jun 1933 |
| Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa | |
![]() | Mary Valinda Alexander |
| Mary Valinda Alexander | |
| B: | 01 Feb 1869 |
| Newburg, Mitchell, Iowa, United States | |
| M: | 15 Dec 1892 |
| Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States | |
| D: | 4 Feb 1933 |
| St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, United States | |
![]() | Lillian Fritcher |
| Lillian Fritcher | |
| B: | Abt 1871 |
| Iowa | |
| D: | 27 Aug 1957 |
| Little Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa | |
![]() | Nubelia Cornick |
| Nubelia Cornick | |
| B: | 26 Oct 1843 |
| Middlebury, Schoharie, New York, United States | |
| D: | 5 Dec 1925 |
| St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, United States | |
![]() | Edwin Fritcher |
| Edwin Fritcher | |
| B: | 26 July 1841 |
| Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York, United States of America | |
| M: | 11 Jan 1867 |
| D: | 25 Mar 1917 |
| St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, United States | |
![]() | Gertrude Cornick |
| Gertrude Cornick | |
| B: | 1877 |
| Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA | |
![]() | Mabel Cornick |
| Mabel Cornick | |
| B: | Abt 1880 |
| Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA | |
![]() | Hamilton Cornick |
| Hamilton Cornick | |
| B: | 14 Aug 1845 |
| Wisconsin, USA | |
| D: | 5 Dec 1926 |
| Sioux City IA | |
![]() | Arminta Taylor |
| Arminta Taylor | |
| B: | 1855 |
| Pennsylvania, USA | |
| M: | 23 Aug 1873 |
| Black Hawk, Iowa | |
| D: | 1886 |
| Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA | |
![]() | Grace Edith Cornick |
| Grace Edith Cornick | |
| B: | 23 September 1888 |
| La Porte City, Iowa, USA | |
| D: | 28 Jun1974 |
| Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA | |
![]() | Melinda E Shimer |
| Melinda E Shimer | |
| B: | Apr 1848 |
| Indiana | |
| M: | 23 July 1887 |
| La Porte City, Iowa, USA | |
| D: | Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA |
![]() | Horton B Cornick |
| Horton B Cornick | |
| B: | 1849 |
| Wisconsin, USA | |
![]() | Hardin Brown Cornick |
| Hardin Brown Cornick | |
| B: | 3 Jul 1851 |
| Watertown, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States | |
| D: | 17 Sep 1938 |
| Freeborn, Minnesota | |
![]() | Guy Hollis Cornick |
| Guy Hollis Cornick | |
| B: | 15 May 1875 |
| Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States, | |
| D: | 27 Oct 1955 |
| French Camp, San Joaquin, California, USA | |
![]() | Frank Cornick |
| Frank Cornick | |
| B: | 1879 |
| Iowa, USA | |
![]() | Jennie E Cornick |
| Jennie E Cornick | |
| B: | 3 Jun 1883 |
| Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, USA, | |
| D: | 19 Nov 1939 |
| Hughes, South Dakota, | |
![]() | Minnie Cornick |
| Minnie Cornick | |
| B: | 17 Aug 1887 |
| Huron, South Dakota | |
| D: | 28 April 1969 |
| Philip, SD | |
![]() | Raphe Monroe Cornick |
| Raphe Monroe Cornick | |
| B: | 26 October 1854 |
| Watertown, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA | |
| D: | 17 June 1939 |
| Haakon, South Dakota | |
![]() | Louie "Lottie" Rachael Trumbo |
| Louie "Lottie" Rachael Trumbo | |
| B: | Mar 1856 |
| Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, United States, | |
| M: | 23 Oct 1873 |
| Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, USA | |
| D: | 9 June 1927 |
![]() | Mabel Althea Messinger |
| Mabel Althea Messinger | |
| B: | 25 Sep 1876 |
| Carpenter, Mitchell, Iowa, USA | |
| D: | Jan 1948 |
![]() | Elias Floyd Messinger |
| Elias Floyd Messinger | |
| B: | 2 Apr 1880 |
| Glenville, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA | |
| D: | 11 Oct 1930 |
| Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA | |
![]() | Mildred Catherine Messinger |
| Mildred Catherine Messinger | |
| B: | 10 Dec 1881 |
| Glenville, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA | |
| D: | Oct 1945 |
| Bowbells, Burke, North Dakota, USA | |
![]() | Gilles Miles Bailard |
| Gilles Miles Bailard | |
| B: | 22 Dec 1874 |
| Ottawa, Michigan | |
| M: | 3 Sep 1901 |
| D: | 1957 |
| Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States | |
![]() | Phosa Elmira Messinger |
| Phosa Elmira Messinger | |
| B: | 16 Sep 1883 |
| Glenville, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA | |
| D: | 14 Sep 1965 |
| Walla Walla, Washington, USA | |
![]() | Glenn Everett Messinger |
| Glenn Everett Messinger | |
| B: | 22 Jun 1885 |
| Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA | |
| D: | 17 Jan 1972 |
| Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada | |
![]() | Ethel Hortense Messinger |
| Ethel Hortense Messinger | |
| B: | 14 Jun 1887 |
| Glenville, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA | |
| D: | 30 Nov 1952 |
![]() | Neil Sylvester Messinger |
| Neil Sylvester Messinger | |
| B: | 31 Dec 1888 |
| Glenville, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA | |
| D: | 16 Feb 1966 |
| , , California, USA | |
![]() | Mabel Messinger |
| Mabel Messinger | |
| B: | 1890 |
![]() | Neil Messinger |
| Neil Messinger | |
| B: | 1890 |
| , , Minnesota, USA | |
![]() | Marcella Nellie Cornick |
| Marcella Nellie Cornick | |
| B: | 12 Sep 1856 |
| St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, United States | |
| D: | 7 Sep 1942 |
| Ambrose, Divide, North Dakota, United States | |
![]() | Sylvester Messinger |
| Sylvester Messinger | |
| B: | 29 Oct 1849 |
| Denver, Bremer, Iowa, USA | |
| M: | 31 Jul 1875 |
| St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, USA | |
| D: | 17 Feb 1931 |
| Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, USA | |
![]() | Addison Thomas Cornick |
| Addison Thomas Cornick | |
| B: | 1860 |
| Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, USA | |
| D: | 1935 |
| Sunset Rest Cemetery, Worth, Iowa, USA, | |
![]() | Mary O. Walkup |
| Mary O. Walkup | |
| B: | Jul 1891 |
| Minnesota | |
| D: | 26 Oct 1927 |
| Pipestone, Pipestone, Minnesota | |
![]() | Esther Irene Walkup |
| Esther Irene Walkup | |
| B: | 27 June 1900 |
| Pipestone County, Minnesota, USA | |
| D: | 03 June 1970 |
| Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, USA | |
![]() | Frank Blackburn Gross, Sr. |
| Frank Blackburn Gross, Sr. | |
| B: | 01 Oct 1888 |
| Ferguson, St Louis, Missouri, USA | |
| M: | 12 Jul 1919 |
| D: | 11 Apr 1975 |
| Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, USA | |
![]() | Ida M Cornick |
| Ida M Cornick | |
| B: | 23 Jan 1862 |
| St. Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, USA | |
| D: | 05 Mar 1944 |
| Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA | |
![]() | Clarence S Walkup |
| Clarence S Walkup | |
| B: | Sep 1856 |
| Illinois | |
| M: | 1878 |
![]() | Cora R Cornick |
| Cora R Cornick | |
| B: | Abt 1868 |
| St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, USA | |
![]() | Elmira Almira Boomhower |
| Elmira Almira Boomhower | |
| B: | 2 May 1824 |
| Albany, Albany, New York, United States | |
| D: | 6 Mar 1916 |
| Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States | |
![]() | Levi Cornick |
| Levi Cornick | |
| B: | 10 Jul 1820 |
| Rensselaerville, Albany Co, New York, USA | |
| M: | 2 Feb 1840 |
| Middleburg, Schoharie County, New York, USA | |
| D: | 25 Mar 1895 |
| Northwood, Worth County, Iowa | |
![]() | Charles Hanford OWEN |
| Charles Hanford OWEN | |
| B: | 9 Jan 1847 |
| Oakfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | |
| D: | 13 May 1913 |
![]() | Theodore Walter Owen |
| Theodore Walter Owen | |
| B: | 28 September 1848 |
| Oakfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | |
| D: | 19 July 1915 |
| Hemet, Riverside Co., Cal. By Fred B. Owen, Son, Iowa | |
![]() | Abraham Jeremiah Owen |
| Abraham Jeremiah Owen | |
| B: | 1851 |
| Oakfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | |
![]() | Frank E. Owen |
| Frank E. Owen | |
| B: | Jul 1851 |
| Oakfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | |
| D: | 4 Apr 1932 |
![]() | William Eugene Owen |
| William Eugene Owen | |
| B: | 20 Aug 1852 |
| Oakfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | |
| D: | 28 Jun 1914 |
![]() | Ella Eleanor Owen |
| Ella Eleanor Owen | |
| B: | 27 Aug 1857 |
| St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, United States | |
| D: | 7 Sep 1914 |
| Devon, Toole, Montana, United States | |
![]() | Levi Worthington Owen |
| Levi Worthington Owen | |
| B: | 15 Aug 1858 |
| St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, United States | |
| D: | 13 Jul 1927 |
| Post Falls, Kootenai County, Idaho, United States of America | |
![]() | Jessie F OWEN |
| Jessie F OWEN | |
| B: | 1861 |
| St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, United States | |
| D: | 9 Aug 1866 |
![]() | Eleanor Boomhower |
| Eleanor Boomhower | |
| B: | 1825 |
| New York, United States of America | |
| D: | 19 November 1863 |
| Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, Iowa, United States of America | |
![]() | Abraham G Owen |
| Abraham G Owen | |
| B: | 1821 |
| New York, USA | |
| M: | 1845 |
| Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States | |
| D: | 28 Feb 1863 |
| St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, United States | |
![]() | Elenor Boomhower |
| Elenor Boomhower | |
| B: | 1825 |
| New York, USA | |
| D: | 19 Nov 1863 |
| St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, USA | |
![]() | Lucinda Boomhower |
| Lucinda Boomhower | |
| B: | 16 Jul 1827 |
| Rennselaerwyk, Albany, New York | |
| D: | 1910 |
| Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, Iowa, United States of America | |
![]() | Daniel Boomhower |
| Daniel Boomhower | |
| B: | Abt. 1832 |
![]() | George Boomhower |
| George Boomhower | |
| B: | 1 Jul 1836 |
| P Q | |
| D: | 1910 |
![]() | Charles Hanford Boomhower |
| Charles Hanford Boomhower | |
| B: | 16 Apr 1868 |
| Normal, Illinois | |
| D: | 4 Dec 1938 |
| Benton, Franklin, Illinois | |
![]() | Ida Alvira Boomhower |
| Ida Alvira Boomhower | |
| B: | Abt 1870 |
| Iowa | |
| D: | 4 Dec 1944 |
| Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States | |
![]() | James Walter Boomhower |
| James Walter Boomhower | |
| B: | 6 Mar 1876 |
| Waterloo Bla, Iowa | |
| D: | 12 Aug 1943 |
| Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, USA | |
![]() | Isaac Boomhower |
| Isaac Boomhower | |
| B: | 22 Sep 1838 |
| Rennselaerwyk, Albany, New York | |
| D: | 11 Jun 1907 |
| Big Creek Black Hawk Co IA | |
![]() | Nancy Elizabeth 'Liby' Shimmer |
| Nancy Elizabeth 'Liby' Shimmer | |
| B: | 1848 |
| Indiana, USA | |
| M: | Abt. 1867 |
| D: | 22 July 1877 |
| Iowa, USA | |
![]() | Charles Hanford Boomhower |
| Charles Hanford Boomhower | |
| B: | Apr 1868 |
| Normal, Illinois | |
| D: | 4 Dec 1938 |
| Benton, Franklin, Illinois | |
![]() | Ida Alvira Boomhower |
| Ida Alvira Boomhower | |
| B: | 1870 |
| Iowa, United States | |
| D: | 4 Dec 1944 |
| Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States | |
![]() | James Walter Boomhower |
| James Walter Boomhower | |
| B: | 6 Mar 1877 |
| La Porte City, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA | |
| D: | 12 Aug 1943 |
| Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA | |
![]() | Mary Elizabeth Boomhower |
| Mary Elizabeth Boomhower | |
| B: | Abt 1879 |
| Iowa | |
| D: | 17 Jan 1953 |
| Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
![]() | Mary Ellen Brown Chambers |
| Mary Ellen Brown Chambers | |
| B: | 13 Nov 1844 |
| Ohio, United States | |
| M: | 24 Jan 1878 |
| Black Hawk, Iowa | |
| D: | 25 Aug 1900 |
| Iowa, United States | |
| Ida B Murray | |
| M: | Abt. 1900 |
![]() | Levi Boomhower |
| Levi Boomhower | |
| B: | 13 October 1841 |
| New York | |
| D: | 27 June 1862 |
| Goldings Farm, Savage's Station Virginia, USA | |
![]() | Mary Elizabeth Chambers |
| Mary Elizabeth Chambers | |
| B: | 1800 |
| New York, United States | |
| D: | 28 December 1893 |
| (Probably) New York, USA | |
![]() | George Jeremias Boomhower |
| George Jeremias Boomhower | |
| B: | 09 Sep 1802 |
| Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA | |
| M: | Bef. 1821 |
| , , New York, USA | |
| D: | 10 Jul 1865 |
| St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, USA | |
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