From A History of Washington County, Iowa, from the first white settlements to 1908, Vol. 1, "English River", pp. 150-51 (transcribed from the Googlebooks PDF by John M. Gwin):
It was settled early, there was plenty of brush and water, and folk eagerly sought the region and settled before the land was surveyed, and there was a great deal of violence resulting from jumping claims.  Cyrus Cox and Stephen and Jonathan Bunker came in '39, and by 1840 George O'Loughlin, Addison Williams, David Bunker, S. B. Cooper, B. Creswell, Paddy Connolly, Gideon Bear, Wm. Shaw, Daniel Bunker, John and Joel Tyler and Joshua Williams, Eli H. Adams, Pressley Figgens.  Between 1840 and '46 there was a heavy consignment of settlers--Wm. Gwinn and his sisters, Mesdames Mary Bear, Martha Snyder, and Elizabeth Adams; Absalom Bush, J. F. Hamilton, Ephraim Adams, John S. Mapel, Peter Sharp, the Bailey family, Wm Britton, Michael Wee, John Schillig of Alsace, Brantly Bray and Austin, Madison Lauder, and W. B. Kerr, J.P., one of the the shrewdest men in the county history, a modest, quiet man with a keen sense of humor, full of dry fun and possessed of the liveliest appreciation of the odd people around.  It may be truly said that in that first decade every body had a distinct flavor of inidviduality; no two persons suggested each other; each was distinct, going it on his own judgment, not leaning on any one or imitating any body.  Good specimens of what I mean were Gideon Bear, Peter Sharp, and especially C. C. Hasty.  He came when he was nineteen years young, one of ten children, breezy, vivacious, humorous, original.  By the bye, his claim is still in the family, the only one in English River township of which that may be said."

The civil township is larger than the congressional.  There were territorial local officers before the civil ones had been elected in April 1840.  So many came and came so fast, organization was a necessity.  In 1853 there were cast one hundred and forty-three votes, and in 1875 the population was one thousand four hundred and thirty-one.  The township had outstripped Crawford and Brighton and stood second to Washington.

Jonathan Bunker and Mary Randall were the first wedded pair, 'Squire Gillam tying the knot in '42, and the next candidates for bliss were Mr. Gilcrist and Cynthia Tyler.  Rebecca Cox was born in '40 and Abe Bunker in '41.

Directly below is a copy of an
1859 Plat Map of English River Township,
Washington Co., IA, sent in by my cousin, Pat Critz, in May 2012.

Each section contains 640 acres.  Half a section, then, is 320 acres, and a quarter section is 160 acres.  A quarter of a quarter section is 40 acres.  Find section 1 in the map below.  Can you see that the northeast quarter section (160 acres) belonged to someone whose name appears to be John Wembarker (if i'm reading it correctly)?  The southeast quarter section belonged to a John Jegge.  In the northwest quarter section, S. Deitz owned the top 80 acres, and two people with the initials T. F. and J. M. owned the bottom two 40-acre plots.  The southwest quarter section was subdivided into four forty-acre plots, one of which was owned by the same T. F., two of which were owned by a J. S., and one of which was evidently unowned.

SOME POINTS OF INTEREST

With that introduction, several landmarks can be readily seen: 

• First, find the English River meandering from west to east across the middle of the township through sections 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, and 13.
• Next, see Absalom Bush's 80-acre farm in section 19.  (His daughter Catherine married Richard W. Gwin's son, William W. Gwin (click any link to go to the page for that individual).
• Moving east to sections 23 and 26, one will notice the 240 acres of the J. Critz family.  Gideon and Mary Gwin Bear's youngest child, Winnie Bear, made the connection to this family when she married Charles Henry Critz in 1886, and they became ancestors-to be of Hal and Pat Critz (who sent us this plat map and Bible pages).
• The town of Richmond lay on 80 acres in section 30, and the 200 acres of Richard W. Gwin and Sarah Watkins Gwin appear a half mile to the west in sections 30 and 31.
• Four 40-acre plots appear in sections 31 and 33, each labeled "G. B." and outlined in pink.  I cannot prove this, but I believe them to have been those of Gideon Bear and Mary Gwin Bear.
• And finally, sections 34 and 35 contained the 160 acres (and one more 40-acre plot marked P. F. east of and adjacent to those 160) of Pressley Figgins who married Nancy E. Bear.

From HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, IOWA, 1880,

BIOGRAPHICAL, ENGLISH RIVER TOWNSHIP.

p. 685

BEAR, GIDEON, farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Richmond; was born in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, August 7, 1810, where he was raised a farmer, which occupation he bas followed all his life; at the age of twenty-eight he became convinced that the west offered better opportunities to a poor man, and with $20, all the money he had accumulated since becoming of age, turned his face westward; coming to Indiana he got out of funds, where he remained nearly two years, when he came to this county, and located where he now resides; his life has been a quiet, persevering, effort to build for himself and family a comfortable home; his farm consists of 530 acres under fine improvements; his success is attributable in a great measure to his excellent wife, who has ever been a constant helpmate; September 12, 1841, Miss Mary Gwin, a native of Harrison county, Indiana, became his wife; they have ten children living: Elizabeth (wife of J. W. Sterling), Samuel R., Margaret A, (wife of J. W. Coffman), Richard, Nancy (wife of P. Figgins), Wilbur, Clara (wife of R. Turnipseed), Alice (wife of F. Hoag), Martha J., the oldest daughter at home, is a young lady of rare attraction, dutiful to her parents, a jewel fit to adorn any household, and Minora; they have lost four children: William, died in the army in 1862; Jane, Charles E. and an infant.

[not listed in 1856 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]
[not listed as lvg. w/his parents in the 14 Jul 1860 census of Richmond P. O., English River Twp., Washington Co., IA]

[listed as Elizabeth, age 16, in 1856 Iowa state census of  Washington Co.]
[listed as Elizabeth Bear, age 16, b. in IA, in the 14 Jul 1860 census of Richmond P. O., English River Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Elizabeth Sterling, age 26, b. in IA, in the 14 Jun 1870 census of Lexington P. O., Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Lizzie E. Sterling, age 36, b. in MD/PA/IN, in the 16 Jun 1880 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Elizabeth Sterling, age 40, in the 1885 Iowa State census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]

[listed as John Sterling, age 34, b. in MD, in the 14 Jun 1870 census of Lexington P. O., Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as J. W. Sterling, age 43, b. in MD/MD/MD, in the 16 Jun 1880 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as John Sterling, age 47, in the 1885 Iowa State census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as John Sterling, age 63 and widowed, b. in MD/MD/MD, in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA, and lvg. w/his dau. Nellie's fam.]

26.01--G. William Sterling, b. 7 Sep 1862 in Washington, Washington Co., IA; d. 16 Oct 1932 in Bremerton, Kitsap Co., WA; bd. Ivy Green Cem., Bremerton, Kitsap Co., WA--FAG# 41818497; m. unk.; unk. ch.;

[listed as Samuel, age 8, in 1856 Iowa state census of  Washington Co.];
[listed as Samuel Bear, age 12, b. in IA, in the 14 Jul 1860 census of Richmond P. O., English River Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Samuel H. Bear, farmer, age 37, b. Washington Co., IA, in the 1 Jan 1885 Iowa State Census of English River, Washington Co., IA]
[age 51 in the 1 Jun 1900 census of the Iowa Hospital for the Insane, Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., IA]
[listed as Samuel H. Bear, age 62, m1. for 41 yrs., b. IA/PA/PA, in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]

[listed as Sarah Bear, 35, b. PA, in the 1 Jan 1885 Iowa State Census of English River, Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Mrs. S. Bear, 50; b. Oct 1850 in PA/PA/PA, married w/4 of 8 ch. lvg., in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Sarah Bear, age 60, m1. for 41 yrs. w/4 of 8 ch. lvg., b. IA/PA/PA, in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]

Samuel H. Bear             Samuel H. Bear, who carries on farming and stock-raising on his place of one hundred and sixty-six acres on section 11, Cedar Township, was born in Washington County, Iowa, on the 10th of August, 1848, his parents being Gideon and Mary (Guinn) Bear.  The father, who was a native of Pennsylvania, came to Iowa in 1837, being the third white man in Washington County.  He entered the farm on which his son, Samuel H., now resides and remained one of the substantial and respected citizens of this county until called to his final rest in 1884.  The demise of his wife occurred in 1893.  Unto this worthy couple were born thirteen children, eight of whom still survive.             Samuel H. Bear remained under the parental roof until he had attained the age of twenty-one years, when he started out in life on his own account as an agriculturist, which line of activity has since claimed his time and energies.  For the past twenty-four years he has owned his present farm of one hundred and sixty-six acres on section 11, Cedar Township, and in addition to tilling the soil, he has made a specialty of raising and feeding stock to some extent.  In all of his undertakings he displays good management and practical methods and has long been numbered among the prosperous, progressive, and representative agriculturists of his native county.             In December 1868 Mr. Bear was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Bowersox, who was born in Union County, Pennsylvania, and accompanied her parents on their removal to Stephenson County, Illinois, where the family remained for ten years.  In 1865 they went to Keokuk County, Iowa, where Mr. and Mrs. Bowersox continued to reside until called to their final rest, the former passing away May 18, 1896, while the latter died March 14, 1899.  Their family numbered twelve children, six sons and six daughters, seven of whom are yet living.              Unto Mr. and Mrs. Bear have been born eight children, namely:  Bertha D., whose birth occurred December 12, 1869 and who passed away May 3, 1881; Charles. H., born December 10, 1871, who follows farming in Cedar Township; Mary P., who was born April 9, 1874 and died March 1, 1889; Clara A., born March 17, 1876, who passed away October 3, 1878; Anna E., who was born June 8, 1878 and is now the wife of R. C. Reeves of Cedar Township; Myrtle E., whose birth occurred April 4, 1880 and who is now the wife of M. E. Booth of Washington County; one who died in infancy; and Tessie L., born January 31, 1891, who is at home.             In his political views Mr. Bear is a republican, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Baptist church, to which the different members of his family also belong.  A resident of the county throughout his entire life, he has seen the raw prairie converted into rich farms, in the midst of which towns and cities have sprung up, bringing industrial and commercial development.  All through the years, he has been an exemplary citizen, and wherever known he is honored and esteemed. From A History of Washington County, Iowa, from the first white..., Volume 2

26.01--Bertha D. Bear, b. 12 Dec 1869; d. 3 May 1881, age 11; bd. unk.; m. never; no ch.; DESCENDANTS NOT POSSIBLE

[age 10 in 1880 census of English River, Keokuk, IA]
[listed as Bertha D. Bear, b. 12 Dec 1869, d. 3 May 1881, in H. A. Burrell's A Hist. of Wash. Co., IA..., Vol. 2]

Special to The Gazette
            WASHINGTON--Funeral Services were held Friday afternoon in the Jones funeral chapel for Charles H. Bear, 68, prominent retired farmer who died at 3 p.m. Wednesday at his home here.  He had returned Monday from a ten-day trip to southern Texas with his son Clayton.  On the trip, he had complained of not feeling well.
            He was born Dec. 10, 1871 on a farm in Cedar township, 10 miles northwest of Washington, son of Samuel and Sarah Bear.  In April 1897, he married Grace V. Benson, and they continued to live in Cedar township where Mr. Bear acquired a section of land and was known as one of the biggest livestock raisers of the county.  The couple retired to their present home in Washington in 1930.  Mrs. Bear died Sept. 7, 1932.  Mr. Bear was a member of the Prairie Flower Baptist Church.
            Surviving are two sons, Clayton of Washington and Charles, Jr., a law student at Harvard University, and a daughter, Mrs. Ione Taylor of Chicago.  There are three sisters, Mrs. T. C. Reeves, Mrs. Merritt Booth, and Mrs. Howard Kerr, all of Washington.  Burial took place in Elm Grove Cemetery.  Services were in charge of the Rev. Immanuel Fredmund of the Baptist church and the Rev. R. C. Keagy of the Methodist church.

27.01--Clayton Emerson Bear, son, b. 13 Jul 1898 in IA/IA/IA; d. 23 Jun 1975; bd. Elm Grove Cem., Washington, Washington Co., IA--FAG#133330606; m. Christa J. Jackson (b. 14 Oct 1896; d. 18 Sep 1987; bd. Elm Grove Cem., Washington, Washington Co., IA--FAG#133330577); at least two ch.;

OBITUARY:  Doyle E. Norris

            Doyle E. Norris, 4980 Kesler Rd. NW, a Cedar Rapids resident eight years, died in the Iowa City Veterans Hospital Monday following a brief illness.  Born March 24, 1924 at Redding, IA, he was married to Dorothy Jeanette Bear on Nov. 26, 1950 at Waterloo.  Surviving are his wife; a son, Gary; two daughters, Rita and Janet, all at home; four brothers, including Cleo of Cedar Rapids and Paul of Brandon; and a sister.
            Mr. Norris was a member of the Cedar Hills Community Church, the American Legion at Fairfax, the Eagles, and the United Packinghouse Workers of America.
            Services: Thursday at 1:30 in the Turner Chapel by the Rev. Fred R. Buseman.  Graveside servioes will be held in Elm Grove Cemetery at Washington, IA, at 3:45.  Friends may call at the chapel.

Published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette Tues., Feb. 17, 1959, pg. 4.
Copied from Doyle's FindAGrave.com memorial.

BIO from his FindAGrave Memorial

            Doyle was fifth of seven children born to Albert Arthur Norris and Nora Audentia Hudson. His siblings: Cleo Arthur, Leland Dolan, Mabel M, Paul H., and Harold Elwyn.    His mother died in 1937 when he was only 13. His father married Bernice Irene Short in 1939.
            Military:   He served from July 10, 1944 to June 3, 1946. He entered service at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri and was living in Riverside, Washington Co., IA  at the time of his enlistment. He served 1839th Service Command Unit, 8th Service Command Unit in the U.S. Army as a corporal and was honorably discharged.

Sources: census records, WWII bonus case files, military headstone application.
Copied from Doyle's FindAGrave.com memorial.

29.01--Gary Norris facebook [PRIVATE];

29.02--Rita Norris facebook [PRIVATE];

29.03--Janet Norris facebook [PRIVATE];

27.02--Adrian L. Bear, b. ca. Jul 1911 in IA/IA/IA; d. bef. 1920 census; bd. unk.; m. never; no ch.; DESCENDANTS NOT POSSIBLE
27.03--Izola Ione D. Bear, dau., b. ca. 1916 in IA/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.;  DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE
27.04--Charles H. Bear, Jr., b. ca. 1919 in IA/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

[age 6 in 1880 census of English River, Keokuk, IA]
[listed as Pearly Bear, 10, b. Washington Co., IA, in the 1 Jan 1885 Iowa State Census of English River, Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Mary P. Crull, 20, Baptist, b. Washington Co., IA, in the 1895 Iowa State Census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]

[listed as John E. Crull, 31, Baptist, b. OH, in the 1895 Iowa State Census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]
[listed as John E. Crull, age 37, wid, b. Apr 1863 in OH/OH/OH, in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Lime Creek, Washington Co., IA]

27.01--Charles Vernon Crull, b. 16 Feb 1894 in Washington Co., IA/OH/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; self-employed grocer in 1917 in Washington, Washington Co., IA; m. nlt 1917 to Nellie M. (nee unk.; b. ca. 1895 in IA/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least one ch.;

WWI Draft Registration Card Chas. Vernon Crull, 23 321 W. Jefferson St., Washington, Iowa DOB:  February 16, 1894 POB:  Washington Co., IA Occ:  Self-employed Grocer, Washington, IA Dependents:  wife Chas. V. Crull  (actual signature)

28.01--Virginia M. Crull, b. ca. Jul 1918 in Washington Co., IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.;  DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE
28.02--Charles Wilson Crull, b. 1 Jul 1926 in Washington, Washington Co., IA; d. 26 Apr 1991 in Washington, Washington Co., IA; bd. in Elm Grove Cem., Washington, Washington Co., IA--FAG#124984274; m. 7 Apr 1950 to Pauline Beatrice Dill (b. 4 Sep 1930; d. 2 Nov 1998; bd. beside Charles in Elm Grove Cem., Washington, Washington Co., IA--FAG#152152658); at least two children and five grandchildren;

BIO from Charles' FindAGrave.com Memorial

Find A Grave contributor Ben Bower sent this obituary from the Washington, Iowa Washington Journal of Monday, April 29, 1991:

Charles W. Crull, local Insurance agent, dies

            Charles W. Crull, 64, of 915 N. Marion Ave., Washington, died Friday evening, April 26, 1991, at the M. L. McCreedy home in Washington.  He had been in failing health for the past two years.
            Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. today at the United Methodist Church with the Revs. George Gibson and Alton Milligan officiating. Burial was at Elm Grove Cemetery. A general memorial fund has been established.
            Charles W. Crull was born July 1, 1926 in Washington, the son of Charles Vernon and Nellie May (Busby) Crull. He graduated from Washington High School and attended American Institute of Business in Des Moines.  On April 7, 1950, he married Pauline Dill in Washington.
            Mr. Crull was the owner of Crull Insurance Agency from 1950 until 1989.  He was a former director of Washington Federal Savings and Loan and was on the Insurance Agent Advisory Board for Mutual Insurance Company for a number of years.
            He was a past Jaycees member and a member of the YMCA, and he served on a number of committees in the United Methodist Church.  Mr. Crull loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing, boating, swimming, snow skiing, and all sporting events.
            Surviving are his wife, Pauline, a son and a daughter-in-law, Richard V. and Tammy Crull, and a daughter Peggy Soucek, all of Washington; five grandchildren, Aaron, Amy, Lindsay, Jamie, and Ashley; and two nieces, Linda Moore, Washington, and Barbara Schoonover, Cedar Rapids.
            He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Virgina Lee, and a brother-in-law John Lee.

Thank you to Susan Carr for providing Charles' middle name.

[John M. Gwin Note--5 Jul 2022:  These five grandchildren are taken from the above obituary.  I'll move them to their proper locations in this outline as soon as I learn to which parents they were born.  :-)]

30.00--Aaron (nee unk.) facebook [PRIVATE];

30.00--Amy (nee unk.) facebook [PRIVATE];

30.00--Lindsay (nee unk.) facebook [PRIVATE];

30.00--Jamie (nee unk.) facebook [PRIVATE];

30.00--Ashley Crull facebook [PRIVATE];

31.00--daughter Crull facebook [PRIVATE];

29.01--Richard V. Crull facebook [PRIVATE]; m. Tammy Kerr facebook [PRIVATE]; 

29.02--Peggy Crull facebook [PRIVATE]; m. Mr. Soucek facebook [PRIVATE];

27.02--Hazel Chloe Crull, b. 10 Dec 1895 (or 1896?) in Washington Co., IA/OH/IA; d. 5 Aug 1973 in Portsmouth, Chesapeake Co., VA; bd. unk.; m. John Henry Ludwig (); at least two ch.;

26.05--Anna Elizabeth Bear, b. 8 Jun 1878 in IA; d. 31 Jul 1955 in Washington Co., IA; bd. Elm Grove Cem., Washington, Washington Co., IA--Find A Grave Memorial# 79386390; m. Thomas Cooper Reeves (b. 16 Feb 1866 in Washington Co., IA; d. 2 Jan 1947 in Iowa City, Johnson Co., IA; bd. Elm Grove Cem., Washington, Washington Co., IA--Find A Grave Memorial# 79387688); lived in Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA; unk. ch.;  DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

[Anna Elizabeth was age 2 in 1880 census of English River, Keokuk, IA]
[listed as Anna Bear, 6, b. Keokuk Co., IA, in the 1 Jan 1885 Iowa State Census of English River, Washington Co., IA]

[unnamed at age 3 mo. in 1880 census of English River, Keokuk Co., IA];
[listed as Myrtle Bear, 4, b. Keokuk Co., IA, in the 1 Jan 1885 Iowa State Census of English River, Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Myrtle Bear, 20; b. Apr 1880 in IA/IA/PA, in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]

[listed as Tessie Bear, 9; b. Jan 1891 in IA/IA/PA, in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]

28.01--Harold Lewis Kerr, Jr. [PRIVATE] ;  DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

28.02--Thomas Kerr [PRIVATE] ;  DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

28.03--Julia Mary Kerr [PRIVATE] ;  m1. Oakley "Oak" Louis Carlsen, Jr. (b. 4 Aug 1938 in Clinton, IA, s/o Oakley Louis Christian Carlsen [b. 21 Apr 1907 in Lyons, IA, s/o Louis Peter Carlsen and Theresa Will; d. 9 Aug 1990, Clinton, IA, age 83; bd. Springdale Cem., Clinton, Clinton Co., IA; was a firefighter] and Marjorie Lorraine Hamann; d. 28 Jul 1996 in Burlington, IA, age 57; m. 5 Jun 1937, Dixon, Lee Co., IL); at least three ch.

29.01--Scott Allen Carlsen, b. 24 Nov 1958 in Clinton, IA; d. 2 Jan 1999 in Burlington, IA, at age 40;  DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

29.02--Mark Anthony Carlsen [PRIVATE] ;  DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

29.03--Beth Ann Carlsen, CONTRIBUTOR facebook friend [PRIVATE] ; m1. Elton Jon Machholz, facebook [PRIVATE]; div.;

JMKerr m2. 15 Mar 1997 to David Eugene Bachtell;

27.02--Marjorie L Kerr, b. 2 Nov 1933 and died on 20 Feb 1980 at age 46; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.;  DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

27.03--Floyd Kerr, b. ;  DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

27.04--Raymond Kerr, b. ;  DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

[listed as Margaret Bear, age 7, in 1856 Iowa state census of  Washington Co.];
[listed as Margaret Bear, age 10 in 1860 census of  Washington Co., IA]

[listed as Richard Bear, age 5, in 1856 Iowa state census of  Washington Co.];
[listed as Richard Bear, age 7 or 9 in 1860 census of  Washington Co., IA];
[listed as Richard Bear, age 29, laborer, in the 27 Jun 1880 census of Jefferson Co., CO]
[listed as Richard W., age 43, in 1895 Iowa state census of  Washington Co.];
[listed as Richard Bear, age 49, b. Mar 1851, m. 25 yrs, w/ one of two ch. lvg., in the 28 Jun 1900 census of English River Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Richard W. Bear, age 59, m1. 35 yrs., in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Kingman, Kingman Co., KS]

[listed as Eliza J. Bear, age 28, in the 27 Jun 1880 census of Jefferson Co., CO]
[listed as Eliza J. Bear, age 44 in 1895 Iowa state census of  Washington Co.];
[listed as Eliza J. Bear, age 49, b. Sep 1850, m. 25 yrs, w/ one of two ch. lvg., in the 28 Jun 1900 census of English River Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Eliza J. Bear, age 59, m1. 35 yrs. w/0 of 2 ch. lvg, in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Kingman, Kingman Co., KS]

[listed as Jay Bear, age 3, in the 27 Jun 1880 census of Jefferson Co., CO]
[listed as Jay Bear, age 17, in 1895 Iowa state census of  Washington Co.];
[listed as Jay L. Bear, son-in-law, age 23, b. Mar 1877, m. 2 yrs, w/ one of one ch. lvg., in the 5 Jun 1900 census of Pct. 6, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO]
[not listed as lvg. w/his parents in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Kingman, Kingman Co., KS, but reported deceased]

[listed as Nancy, age 2, in 1856 Iowa state census of  Washington Co.];
[listed as Nancy E. Bear, age 6 in 1860 census of  Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Nancy Figgins (mistranscribed as Higgins by Ancestry.com), age 26 and b. IA/PA/PA (sic), in the 17 Jun 1880 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Nancy E. Figgins, age 47, b. Jan 1853, md. 27 yrs. w/7 of 7 ch. lvg., in the 9 Jun 1900 census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]

[listed as Nancy E. Figgins, age 56, b. in IA/PA/IL, m1. 36 yrs., in the 26 Apr 1910 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Nancy A. Figgins, age 66, in 1920 census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]

[listed as P. Figgins (mistranscribed as Higgins by Ancestry.com), age 31 and b. IA/OH/OH, in the 17 Jun 1880 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Pressley Figgins, age 52, b. Sep 1847, md. 27 yrs., in the 9 Jun 1900 census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Presley Figgins, age 62, in 1910 census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Presley Figgins, age 71, in 1920 census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]

July 9, 1916--Delegates to the republican county convention were F. E. Skola, Wm. Smith, L. O’Loughlin, Presley Figgins and J. F. Durst. The democratic delegates were J. R. Swartzendruber, E. E. Stutzman and W. H. Jackson.                   

27.01--Jarold E. Figgins, b. 13 Aug 1915 in IA; d. 22 Dec 1972; bd. Linwood Park Cem., Boone, Boone Co., IA--Find A Grave Memorial# 98022005; m. Dorothy E. Gillen (b. 10 Sep 1914 in Kansas City, MO; bd. Linwood Park Cem., Boone, Boone Co., IA--Find A Grave Memorial# 50958913; no known ch.

[listed as Gideon, age 1, in 1856 Iowa state census of  Washington Co., IA];
[listed as Wilber Bear, age 5 in 1860 census of  Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Wilbur Bear, age 24 and b. in IA/PA/PA in the 10 Jun 1880 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Wilbur G. Bear, age 28 and b. in IA in the 1 Jan 1885 Iowa State Census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Wilbur G. Bear, age 44, md. 21 yrs., b. Mar 1856 in IA/PA/VA in the 13 Jun 1900 census of Fairview, Hanson Co., SD]
[listed as Wilbur G. Bear, 50, immigrated fr. USA in 1903, in the June 1906 census of Stettler, Strathcona Dist., Alberta, Canada]

[listed as Anna B. Bear, age 18 and b. in IA/OH/IN in the 10 Jun 1880 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Anna B. Bear, age 23 and b. in IA in the 1 Jan 1885 Iowa State Census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Belle A. Bear, age 38, md. 21 yrs. w/3 of 4 ch. lvg., b. Dec 1861 in IA/IN/IL in the 13 Jun 1900 census of Fairview, Hanson Co., SD]
[listed as Bell A. Bear, 44, immigrated fr. USA in 1903, in the June 1906 census of  Stettler, Strathcona Dist., Alberta, Canada]

26.01--Fred F. Bear, b. Aug 1881 in IA/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE 26.02--Winifred M. Bear, b. Oct 1883 in IA/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE
26.03--unk. Bear, b.  in IA/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. never; no ch.

26.04--Venus E. Bear, b. Apr 1897 in IA/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

[listed as Clara (m. i. illegb.), age 1 in 1860 census of  Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Clara Turnipseed, age 26, in the 1 Jan 1885 Iowa State Census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Clara Turnipseed, age 41, b. Jan 1859 in IA/PA/IA, md. 22 yrs. w/10 of 10 ch. lvg., in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Clara S. Turnipseed, age 51, in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Clara Turnipseed, age 55, in the 1 Jan 1915 Iowa State Census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Clara S. Turnipseed, age 60, b. IA/PA/IL, in the 24 Feb 1920 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]

[listed as Raburn Turnipseed, single, age 26, in the 22 Jun 1880 census of English River, Keokuk Co., IA]
[listed as Rayburn Turnipseed, age 30, in the 1 Jan 1885 Iowa State Census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Raburn Turnipseed, age 46, b. Mar 1854 in IA/OH/OH, md. 22 yrs., in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Rabe P. Turnipseed, age 56, in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Rabin Turnipseed, age 65, b. IA/OH/OH, in the 24 Feb 1920 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]

26.01--Maude Turnipseed, b. Oct 1879 (prob. Rayburn's dau. fr. earlier marr.); d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

[listed as Maud Turnipseed, age 20, b. Oct 1879 in IA/IA/IA, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]

26.02--Virgil Turnipseed, b. ca. 1881 (poss. Clara's, poss. Rayburn's fr. earlier marr.); d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

26.03--Ollie P. Turnipseed, dau., b. Mar 1883; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

26.04--Elmer Ernest Turnipseed, b. 1 Aug 1885 in Washington Co., IA/IA/IA; d. 18 or 19 Feb 1917 in Rock Island, Rock Island Co., IL; bd. Pilot Grove Cem., Wellman, Washington Co., IA--Find A Grave Memorial# 87222974; m. unk.; unk. ch.; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

26.05--Homer R. Turnipseed, b. 2 Aug 1887 or 1888 in Wellman, Washington Co., IA; d. 27 Sep 1934 in Wellman, Washington Co., IA; bd. Wellman Cem., Wellman, Washington Co., IA--Find A Grave Memorial# 63287156; m. 11 Aug 1920 in Washington Co., IA, to the widow LaVera Ada "Vera" (nee Messenger) Wade (b. 21 Dec 1888 in Lime Creek Twp., Washington Co., IA; d. 6 Aug 1970 in Wellman, IA; bd. Wellman Cem., Wellman, Washington Co., IA--Find A Grave Memorial# 63384817); vet. WWI;

[listed as Homer R. Turnipseed, age 22, in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Homer Turnipseed, age 31, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 24 Feb 1920 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Homer R. Turnipseed, age 42, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 25 Apr 1930 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]

[listed as Lavera A. Turnipseed, age 41, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 25 Apr 1930 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Vera Turnipseed, wid., age 51, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 3 Apr 1940 census of Wellman, Line Creek Twp., Washington Co., IA]

[27.01]--Lucille Auresta Wade, b. 1916; d. 2003; bd. unk.; m. Mr. Proctor; unk. ch.;

[listed as Lucille A. Wade, stepdau., age 14, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 25 Apr 1930 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]

[27.02]--Jeanette Erna Wade, b. 1918; d. 1967; bd. unk.; m. Mr. Scott; unk. ch.;

[listed as Jeanette E. Wade, stepdau., age 12, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 25 Apr 1930 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]

27.03--Bettye Ilene Turnipseed, b. 7 Jul 1923 in Wellman, Washington Co., IA; d. 10 May 2013 in Waco, McLennan Co., TX; bd. Wassonville Cem., Daytonville, Washington Co., IA--FaG mem. #110521319; m. Dean Joseph Schwartz (b. ca. 1922 near Wellman, IA, to Frank and Ida A. Wetrich Schwartz; d. age 89 on 31 May 2011 in Waco, TX; bd. Daytonville, Wassonville Cem., Washington Co., IA--FaG mem. #110521319); four ch., five grch., nine g-grch.;

[listed as Betty I. Turnipseed, age 6, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 25 Apr 1930 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Bettye Turnipseed, 16, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 3 Apr 1940 census of Wellman, Line Creek Twp., Washington Co., IA]

                                                                                                                       OBITUARIES

Bettye Ilene (Turnipseed) Schwartz, 89, of Waco, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013.  A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at Central Presbyterian Church in Waco.  Interment will be held at a later date in Wassonville Cemetery in Daytonville, Iowa.           Bettye was born on July 7, 1923, in Wellman, Iowa, to the late Homer R. and LaVera Ada (Messenger) Turnipseed.  She graduated from Wellman High School and was united in marriage to Dean Joseph Schwartz on Aug. 9, 1941, in Anamosa, Iowa. They farmed for several years before moving to Wellman in 1952, where she drove a school bus for several years.  After that she ran a re-upholstery business for several years.  They helped organize the first Cub Scout and Boy Scout troops in Wellman, Iowa, and the first Red Cross swimming and lifesaving lessons in the area.  She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star.           After spending several years in Indianola, Iowa they moved to Waco and then near Gatesville, where she worked for Medical Plastics Laboratories.  She sang with the Sweet Adelines in Waco and directed and sang in the church choir.  After retiring, they moved back into Waco where she continued her painting and craft activities, including her Zippins and dimensional paper designs.  Bettye was active in the Central Presbyterian Church and Harrison Senior Center.           She was preceded in death by her husband, Dean, in 2011; a brother; and two sisters.           Bettye is survived by her daughters, Ronna Robertson and husband, Don, of Manhattan, Kansas and Susan Keyser and husband, Joe, of Buena Vista, Colorado; sons, Joel Schwartz of Gatesville, and Jeff Schwartz and wife, Diane, of Joshua; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Dick Turnipseed and wife, Lorraine, of North Liberty, Iowa; sister, Clara Long, of Ottumwa, Iowa; other relatives and many friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 5/14/2013...N12

Dean Joseph Schwartz, 89, of Waco, died peacefully in his sleep Tuesday, May 31, 2011.  A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at Central Presbyterian Church, 9191 Woodway Drive, in Waco.  Inurnment will be held at a later date in Wassonville Cemetery, Washington County, Iowa.           Dean was born near Wellman, Iowa to the late Frank and Ida A. Wetrich Schwartz.  He graduated from Wellman High School and was united in marriage to Bettye Turnipseed on August 9, 1941 in Anamosa, Iowa.  They farmed for several years before moving into Wellman in 1952 where Dean opened a Sinclair gas station.  Dean and Bettye helped organize the first Cub Scout den and Boy Scout troop in Wellman and taught the first Red Cross swimming and lifesaving lessons in the area.  He was a member of the organizing board of the Wellman Coop Telephone Association and active in the Masonic Lodge.           In the late 50s, Dean sold the gas station and took a job in the Iowa turkey industry, which resulted in a move to Waco, Texas in 1969 to work for Plantation Foods.  He was production manager over eight farms and lived near Gatesville. After retiring, Dean and Bettye moved to Waco where he continued his lifelong interest in gardening and became active in the Central Presbyterian Church and Harrison Senior Center.           He was preceded in death by his sisters, Erma Rugg, Sylvia McCrabb, and Mildred Dozzi.           Dean is survived by his wife Bettye of Waco; daughters, Ronna Robertson and husband Don of Manhattan, Kansas and Susan Keyser and husband, Joe, of Buena Vista, Colorado; sons, Joel Schwartz of Gatesville and Jeff Schwartz and wife Diane of Joshua; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; nieces, Diane Tonnesen and Denise Morris; and nephew, Fred Schwarz. Waco Tribune-Herald: 6/1/2011 - 6/2/2011...N7

28.01--Ronna Schwartz,  [PRIVATE]; m. Don Robertson, [PRIVATE]; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

28.02--Susan Schwartz,  [PRIVATE]; m. Joe Keyser, [PRIVATE]; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

28.03--Joel Schwartz,  [PRIVATE]; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

28.04--Jeff Schwartz,  [PRIVATE]; m. Diane (nee unk.), [PRIVATE]; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

27.04--Richard N. Turnipseed, b. 1925; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

[listed as Richard N. Turnipseed, age 5, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 25 Apr 1930 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Richard Turnipseed, 14, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 3 Apr 1940 census of Wellman, Line Creek Twp., Washington Co., IA]

27.05--Wayne Homer Turnipseed, b. 3 May 1927 in Washington Co., IA; d. age 62 on 29 Sep 1989; bd. Graceland Memorial Park, Valparaiso, Porter Co., IN, Plot: Mausoleum B--Find A Grave Memorial# 131610514; m. Betty Jean Larson (b. 1929; d. 2010; bd. unk.); five known ch.;

[listed as Wayne H. Turnipseed, age 2 y 11 m, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 25 Apr 1930 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Wayne Turnipseed, 12, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 3 Apr 1940 census of Wellman, Line Creek Twp., Washington Co., IA]

Wayne H. Turnipseed Dead at 62 

            Wayne H. Turnipseed, 62, died Friday, Sept. 29, 1989, at Porter Memorial Hospital in Valparaiso.  He was born May 3, 1927, at Wellman, Iowa.  He had lived in Valparaiso for five years.  Previously, he lived in the Miller area.  He was a contractor with Turnipseed Masonry in Valparaiso and was co-owner of the Turnipseed Car Wash there.
            He was a member of Indiana Bricklayers Local 6 of Merrillville and of the Morningstar United Methodist Church in Valparaiso.  He also belonged to the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, Inc., of Valparaiso.
            He is survived by wife Betty Larson; sons, David (wife Diana) of Chesterton, Tim (wife Vicky) of Ottawa, Ill., Ronald of Valparaiso; daughters Nancy Sofiak (husband Charles) of Daytona Beach, Fla., Karen Tucker (husband Thomas) of Valparaiso; five grandchildren; brother Richard of North Liberty, Iowa; sisters Lucille Proctor and Clara Long of Iowa, and Bettye Schwartz of Texas.
            A service was this morning at the Dykes Funeral Home in Valparaiso,  Friends called there on Sunday.  Memorial donations may be sent to the Porter County Cancer Society.

Taken from his obituary posted on his good FindAGrave memorial

28.01--David Turnipseed, [PRIVATE] m. Diana [PRIVATE]; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

28.02--Tim Turnipseed, [PRIVATE] m. Vicky [PRIVATE]; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

28.03--Ronald Turnipseed, [PRIVATE]; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

28.04--Nancy Turnipseed, sent facebook friend request [PRIVATE] m. Charles "Chuck" Sofiak [PRIVATE]; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

28.05--Karen Turnipseed, [PRIVATE] m. Thomas Tucker [PRIVATE]; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

27.06--Clara B. Turnipseed, b. ca. Mar 1930; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Mr. Long; unk. ch.; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE

[listed as Clara B. Turnipseed, age 0 y 1 m, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 25 Apr 1930 census of Cedar Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Clarabel Turnipseed, 10, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 3 Apr 1940 census of Wellman, Line Creek Twp., Washington Co., IA]

26.06--Alma Cecil Turnipseed, b. Oct 1891 in IA/IA/IA; d. 10 Sep 1902, aged 11 y, 10m, 26 d; bd. Pilot Grove Cem., Wellman, Washington Co., IA--Find A Grave Memorial# 87223322; m. never; no ch.

26.07--Ethel G. Turnipseed, b. May 1892 in IA/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE
26.08--Lois N. Turnipseed, b. Mar 1894 in IA/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE
26.09--Mary Turnipseed, dau., b. ca. 1895 in IA/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; DESCENDANTS POSSIBLE
26.10--Roy J. Turnipseed, b. Jan 1896 in IA/IA/IA; d. betw. 1930 and 1940; bd. Elm Grove Cem., Washington, Washington Co., IA--Find A Grave Memorial# 27441931; m. Faye Mildred (nee unk.; b. 1898 in IA/Germany/IA; d. 1988; bd. Elm Grove Cem., Washington, Washington Co., IA--Find A Grave Memorial# 27441913); at least 6 ch.