[WED]Re: Wedmore to Iowa
John V Hayward
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Wed, 12 Feb 2003 10:39:03 -0000
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Hi Cousin Carol
For what's it worth the only Jeremiah Gibbs in the Wedmore St. Mary's =
registers 1813 - 1900 was Jeremiah Wall Gibbs, baptised 30 January 1817, =
son of William and Nancy Gibbs. William and Nancy married 13 October =
1813.
Jeremiah Wall Gibbs is a 6th cousin, 3 times removed from me and my =
cousin Tim Curtin in Canberra, Australia and also a 7th cousin 4 times =
removed. Therefore it would seem we are genetically related! Also to =
many others who use this list!
Jeremiah would have been about 35/36 when he emigrated. Does that tie up =
with your details?
If you have your tree on software on your computer we could exchange =
details via GEDCOM. I believe in exchanging full details about living =
relations, together with an address or two of younger family members, =
with their approval obviously.
On my father's side I had a lady in Texas. I've lost all contact, =
letters returned "deceased and gone away" This rather negates the =
purpose of family research for future generations.
I look forward to hearing from you.
John V Hayward
john@hayward2.fsnet.co.uk
In The Heritage Coast, Suffolk
Protected by Nortons SystemWorks=20
Look at names on <www.rootsweb.com>
Look for John Haward, born 1722 and then to Index.=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Carol Raithel=20
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 2:20 AM
Subject: [WED]Re: Wedmore to Iowa
As a native Iowan born ,raised and still living near Dyersville, I =
thought you might like to hear from a descendant of immigrants from =
Wedmore in the late 1840' s-1850's. Dyersville and Manchester are =
located about 18 miles from each other in eastern Iowa. Manchester is =
directly west of Dyersville and about halfway in between is the small =
town of Earlville, where I was born and still live. My gr.gr. =
grandfather Jeremiah Gibbs homesteaded land 2 miles south of Earlville =
in 1852. He emigrated to America between 1845&1848 to Onondaga County , =
NY near Jordan where his parents were living. By 1850 he was living in =
Wisconsin and in 1852 he homesteaded land south of Earlville, along =
with his wife and 6 children. Jeremiah's land was just several miles =
west of land homesteaded by his cousin George Gibbs who had come to =
Dyersville area with James Dyer , a few years earlier. Word of mouth =
passed down thru the generations was that Jeremiah came to this area in =
Iowa on the recommendations of his cousin George about the "good farming =
land here".Four or five other Gibbs cousins from the Wedmore area also =
came to this area around Dyersville and many are buried in the Earlville =
cemetery. =20
Apparently about the same time that Dyersville was being first =
settled by the English, small communities to the north, namely New =
Vienna, Luxemburg , Holy Cross were being established and settled by =
Catholic Germans, as were communities to the immediate south, namely =
Worthington and Cascade. As the land prices rose, many of the English =
families sold their original properties for a profit and moved westward =
to cheaper land( probably one of the reasons James Dyer also helped =
establish Manchester to the West) The German families bought many of =
these farms from the English and that is how Dyersville became and =
still is such a predominantly Catholic city , as are the communities to =
the North and South.
As a child growing up in Earlville in the 1940's , Manchester was =
predominantly Protestant, Dyersville was predominantly Catholic and =
Earlville was about 1/2 of each. I also remember hearing the Curry =
name being familiar in the Earlville area in the early 1900's -- this =
coincides with Sandy McGinnis's earlier posting about a Roper girl =
marrying a Curry and settling west of Dyersville . I was born in =
1936, a fourth generation Gibbs. My father was married to a wife of =
German ancestry . With a mixture of English/Irish/ German bloodlines---I =
guess I'm a true American!
Carol Raithel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob & Sandi McGinnis" <mcginnis@arn.net>
To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [WED]Wedmore to Iowa
> The book on Dyersville written in 1939 takes up the question of why =
the
> English left England to come to the states, Iowa & Dyersville
particularly.
> The author felt that they were not fleeing any specific problem but =
came
> because they wanted to better themselves and had learned of the
> opportunities available from letters written by the earliest =
settlers.
> As to a specific religion, I agree it didn't seem to be a reason for =
the
> English settling at Dyersville and surrounding area. There was & =
still is
a
> large German Catholic settlement there but that was not an influence =
for
the
> English as far as I can tell. My family left Wedmore via Bristol to =
NY
and
> then to Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin in the late 1840's and =
the 3
> Roper sisters--married to a Tincknell, an Evans & a Curry --were in =
Iowa
> just west of Dyersville farming by 1853. Their father, Hugh Roper, =
was
> Baptist but after reaching Iowa the families joined the Methodist =
church.
> Sandi McGinnis
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Cousin Carol</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>For what's it worth the only Jeremiah =
Gibbs in the=20
Wedmore St. Mary's registers 1813 - 1900 was Jeremiah Wall Gibbs, =
baptised 30=20
January 1817, son of William and Nancy Gibbs. William and Nancy married =
13=20
October 1813.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jeremiah Wall Gibbs is a 6th cousin, 3 =
times=20
removed from me and my cousin Tim Curtin in Canberra, Australia and also =
a 7th=20
cousin 4 times removed. Therefore it would seem we are genetically =
related!=20
Also to many others who use this list!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jeremiah would have been about 35/36 =
when he=20
emigrated. Does that tie up with your details?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you have your tree on software on =
your computer=20
we could exchange details via GEDCOM. I believe in exchanging full =
details about=20
living relations, together with an address or two of younger family =
members,=20
with their approval obviously.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On my father's side I had a lady in =
Texas. I've=20
lost all contact, letters returned "deceased and gone away" This rather =
negates=20
the purpose of family research for future generations.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I look forward to hearing from =
you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John V Hayward<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:john@hayward2.fsnet.co.uk">john@hayward2.fsnet.co.uk</A><B=
R>In The=20
Heritage Coast, Suffolk<BR>Protected by Nortons SystemWorks <BR>Look at =
names on=20
<<A href=3D"http://www.rootsweb.com">www.rootsweb.com</A>><BR>Look =
for John=20
Haward, born 1722 and then to Index. </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dcraithel@iowatelecom.net =
href=3D"mailto:craithel@iowatelecom.net">Carol=20
Raithel</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 12, =
2003 2:20=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [WED]Re: Wedmore to =
Iowa</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT size=3D2>As a native Iowan born ,raised and =
still living=20
near Dyersville, I thought you might like to hear =
from a=20
descendant of immigrants from Wedmore in the late 1840' =
s-1850's. =20
Dyersville and Manchester are located about 18 miles from each other =
in=20
eastern Iowa. Manchester is directly west of Dyersville and about =
halfway in=20
between is the small town of Earlville, where I was born and still =
live. =20
My gr.gr. grandfather Jeremiah Gibbs homesteaded land 2 miles =
south of=20
Earlville in 1852. He emigrated to America between 1845&1848 =
to =20
Onondaga County , NY near Jordan where his parents were =
living. By 1850=20
he was living in Wisconsin and in 1852 he homesteaded land south =
of=20
Earlville, along with his wife and 6 children. Jeremiah's land =
was just=20
several miles west of land homesteaded by his cousin George Gibbs who =
had come=20
to Dyersville area with James Dyer , a few years earlier. Word =
of mouth=20
passed down thru the generations was that Jeremiah came to this area =
in Iowa=20
on the recommendations of his cousin George about the "good farming =
land=20
here".Four or five other Gibbs cousins from the Wedmore area also came =
to this=20
area around Dyersville and many are buried in the Earlville =
cemetery. =20
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Apparently about the same =
time that=20
Dyersville was being first settled by the English, small communities =
to the=20
north, namely New Vienna, Luxemburg , Holy Cross were being =
established and=20
settled by Catholic Germans, as were communities to the immediate =
south,=20
namely Worthington and Cascade. As the land prices rose, =
many of=20
the English families sold their original properties for a profit and =
moved=20
westward to cheaper land( probably one of the reasons James Dyer =
also=20
helped establish Manchester to the West) The German families =
bought=20
many of these farms from the English and that is how Dyersville =
became=20
and still is such a predominantly Catholic city , as are =
the=20
communities to the North and South.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT size=3D2> As a child =
growing up in=20
Earlville in the 1940's , Manchester was predominantly Protestant, =
Dyersville=20
was predominantly Catholic and Earlville was about 1/2 of=20
each. I also remember hearing the Curry name =
being=20
familiar in the Earlville area in the early 1900's -- this=20
coincides with Sandy McGinnis's earlier posting about a Roper girl =
marrying a=20
Curry and settling west of Dyersville . I =
was born=20
in 1936, a fourth generation Gibbs. My father was =
married=20
to a wife of German ancestry . With a mixture of =
English/Irish/=20
German bloodlines---I guess I'm a true American!</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT size=3D2>Carol Raithel</DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT size=3D3>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Bob =
& Sandi=20
McGinnis" <</FONT><A href=3D"mailto:mcginnis@arn.net"><FONT=20
size=3D3>mcginnis@arn.net</FONT></A><FONT size=3D3>><BR>To: =
<</FONT><A=20
href=3D"mailto:wedmore@lists.tutton.org"><FONT=20
size=3D3>wedmore@lists.tutton.org</FONT></A></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3>><BR>Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 5:12 PM<BR>Subject: =
Re:=20
[WED]Wedmore to Iowa<BR><BR><BR>> The book on Dyersville written in =
1939=20
takes up the question of why the<BR>> English left England to come =
to the=20
states, Iowa & Dyersville<BR>particularly.<BR>> The author felt =
that=20
they were not fleeing any specific problem but came<BR>> because =
they=20
wanted to better themselves and had learned of the<BR>> =
opportunities=20
available from letters written by the earliest settlers.<BR>> As to =
a=20
specific religion, I agree it didn't seem to be a reason for =
the<BR>>=20
English settling at Dyersville and surrounding area. There was =
&=20
still is<BR>a<BR>> large German Catholic settlement there but that =
was not=20
an influence for<BR>the<BR>> English as far as I can tell. My =
family=20
left Wedmore via Bristol to NY<BR>and<BR>> then to Burlington, =
Racine=20
County, Wisconsin in the late 1840's and the 3<BR>> Roper =
sisters--married=20
to a Tincknell, an Evans & a Curry --were in Iowa<BR>> just =
west of=20
Dyersville farming by 1853. Their father, Hugh Roper, =
was<BR>>=20
Baptist but after reaching Iowa the families joined the Methodist=20
church.<BR>> Sandi McGinnis</FONT></DIV>
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