HISTORY: Pioneer Association of 1871, Van Buren Co., IA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Annette Lucas ClintonRoots@aol.com Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Van Buren County, Iowa Please visit the Van Buren County, IAGenWeb page at http://iagenweb.org/vanburen/ ________________________________________________________ The following information is available from the Iowa Genealogical Society, 6000 Douglas, P.O. Box 7735, Des Moines, Iowa 50322 VAN BUREN COUNTY, IOWA PIONEER ASSOCIATION OF 1871 Copied from records found in the Auditor's office in the Van Buren County Courthouse at Keosauqun, Iowa by Helen Purchett, "In accordance with previous notice and arrangement on the Second day of the County Fair, the 21st day of Sep 1871, a large number of Old Settlers congregated on the fair ground and gathered near and about where the dinner and address were to come off and the following old settlers names were enrolled by the Secretary-Bertrand Jones to wit:" NAME TOWNSHIP DATE OF ARRIVAL Alexander, W. W. Harrisburg Mar 1840 Bailey, Gideon Henry Jul 1837 Bakdwin, Charles Van Buren Mar 1841 Barker, Joseph Washington Mary 1836 Barnes, Hiram Union Apr 1839 Bechtel, Stephen Union 1840 Beers, J, M. Van Buren May 1836 Bell Eli D. Van Buren Mar 1837 Bell, James Van Buren Mar 1837 Bell, John R. W. Van Buren Mar 1837 Blanchard, Asa Jackson Jul 1840 Blanchard, C B W Jackson Jul 1840 Blanchard, W F Jackson Jul 1840 Brewster, Thomas Henry Oct 1839 Brown, Noah G. Washington Mar 1840 Brown, O B Washington Mar 1840 Brown, Racher, Mr Van Buren May 1840 Bryan, A Village Dec 1838 Burns, James Farmington Mar 1838 Burrien, John Farmington Oct 1840 Burton, John W Washington Feb 1837 Cairnear, Curtis Cedar Apr 1841 Calhoiun, Ross Union Aug 1841 Cantrill, r W Van Buren Sep 1839 Cassady, John Jackson Oct 1827 Cresswell, M O Cedar Apr 1842 Claflin, Ira Chequest Nov 1838 Clayton, James H Van Buren Nov 1836 Cline, Adam Harrisburg Nov 1839 Coleman, J T Rev Union Mar 1840 Cowels. C W Washington Apr 1838 Cresap, John B. Vam Buren Jul 1834 Cresap. Roger W Bonaparte Jul 1834 Crosswill, Mathre Harrisburg May 1841 Crosswill, R Sr Washington May 1841 Culbertson, J S Union Mary 1837 Davis, Extine Henry May 1841 Davis, Peter Henry Apr 1839 DeHart, Edward Vernon Apr 1839 DeHart, Eli Henry Apr 1839 DeHart, George Vernon May 1839 or 40 Deming, Abigail Mrs Union Sep 1839 Deming, Jonathan Washington Oct 1839 Duffield, George C Van Buren Apr 1837 Duffield, James Van Buren Oct 1836 Duffield, James Sr Van Buren Oct 1836 Duffield, John Van Buren Oct 1836 Ehrman, M E Mrs Henry May 1840 Ellis, George Henry May 1839 Ellis, Jeremiah Van Buren May 1839 Ellis, Lorenzo Chequest Jul 1837 Ervin, Sarah Mrs. Henry Oct 1836 Fellows, S D Van Buren Apr 1837 Forbes, Robert Van Buren May 1841 Frazer, Stephen J Lick Creek Oct 1839 Games, George W Van Buren Jun 1838 Gaston, William Henry May 1839 Gilbert, Harriett Mrs Washington Feb 1837 Goddard, Ed Van Buren Oct 1839 Gray, R B Farmington Mar 1833 Grooms, W S Des Moines Apr 1839 Hancock, Frederick Washington Nov 1838 Hardy, Dudley Henry Jun 1837 Henry, Ed Harrisburg Feb 1840 Henry, Sylvester S Henry May 1838 Hootman, C Van Buren Nov 1839 Hootman, Henry Van Buren Oct 1839 Humphry, G B Chequest Oct 1839 Johnston, J E Van Buren Oct 1841 Johnston, S B Washington Oct 1841 Jones, Bertrand Henry Jun 1837 Jones, John Union Apr 1841 Jones, R W Van Buren Mar 1841 Keplinger, Adam Union Apr 1835 Kinersley, J J Van Buren Mar 1839 King, Russo Van Buren May 1837 Langford, Anderson Des Moines Apr 1837 Langford, H H Des Moines Apr 1837 Laugford, Perry Des Moines Apr 1837 Leffler, Monsent Harrisburg Oct 1837 Lewis, Wm A E Village May 1839 Lippincott, W P Vernon May 1840 Lippincott, W H Washington May 1840 Manning, Edwin Merely a visit Jan 1837 Marrott, Wm Henry May 1840 Martin, Abner Van Buren Aug 1837 Mathews, Thornton Van Buren Apr 1840 Meredith, Andrew Van Buren Jun 1837 Meredith, John Harrisburg May 1837 Meredith, Lee Roy Van Buren Jun 1837 Moore, George L Washington Mar 1839 Moore, James R. Washington Mar 1839 Morris, Margaretta Mrs Jackson Aug 1832 Morris, Wm C Cedar Sep 1838 Mort, Jeremiah Van Buren Apr 1841 Muir, Thomas Union May 1840 Muir, W L P Vernon May 1840 Mussetter, Henry Chequest Jun 1837 McCrary, Abner H Henry Apr 1837 McCrary, John C Henry Apr 1837 McCutcheon, H S Washington April 1837 McIntosh, James Henry Oct 1839 McKibbin, James Van Buren Nov 1841 McPherrirs, A Van Buren Oct 1841 McSneeley, Miles Washington May 1838 Neal, Abel Henry Mar 1836 Near, Uriel Bonaporte Mar 1836 Nelson, Isaac Village May 1836 Nelson, Jonathan Village Nov 1838 Newman, William Union Apr 1837 Ogle, Joseph Union Nov 1838 Peterson, John G Jackson Oct 1839 Peterson, John G Jackson Oct 1839 Peterson, Ralph Henry Oct 1839 Parsons, James Des Moines Oct 1841 Pearson, B F Van Buren Jun 1837 Phoutz, Reuben Van Buren Jun 1841 Philips, Moses Union Mar 1837 Parker, James H Union May 1837 Preen, R N Mrs Farmington May 1840 Rail, Adam Lick Creek Nov 1838 Rail, Benjamin Lick Creek Sep 1838 Rail, Joseph Des Moines Sep 1838 Richey, James A Union Apr 1837 Rigsby, Benj Henry Oct 1839 Rinabarger, Henry Henry May 1837 Robinson, James Lick Creek Oct 1837 Rutkedge, R B Union Jun 1837 Ryan, Jacob Village Nov 1839 Sargent, Nahurn Sr Henry Apr 1840 Scott, William Van Buren Oct 1837 Seaman, Robert Des Moines Jan 1839 Shepherd, F O Washington Mar 1839 Shepherd, Henry C Washington Mar 1839 Shepherd, Nathan Washington Mar 1839 Shepherd, William Henry Apr 1841 Silvers, Jacob Des Moines Oct 1840 Skinner, John S Union Dec 1837 Smart, James Washington Oct 1835 Smith, H D Jackson Oct 1839 Smith, Jacob Des Moines Mar 1837 Smith, James Washington Jun 1833 Smith, L D Van Buren Nov 1840 Spencer, John Jr Henry Sep 1840 Spencer, John Sr Van Buren Sep 1840 Stannard, S L Chequest Feb 1838 Stine, Henry Van Buren Jun 1839 Stoddard, Orville Farmington Mar 1839 Stotts, Joseph Des Moines Mar 1837 Thatcher, Amos Union May 1839 Thatcher, Jonathan Van Buren May 1839 Thatcher, M C Vernon May 1839 Thomas, A Henry Oct 1839 Vallentine, Abadiah Des Moines 1838 Vinson, Cuthbert Chequest Oct 1841 Vinson, Maluchi Chequest Oct 1841 Walker, Joel Van Buren May 1839 Walker, Wesley Van Buren May 1839 Warner, John Des Moines Feb 1838 Whitlock, A Bonaparte Mar 1831 Whittaker, S D Union May 1837 Wittaker, S P Union Dec 1837 Wittaker, W W Union Feb 1836 Whitten, Samuel Village Apr 1840 Wood, Clement Washington May 1839 Wright, John R Jackson Mar 1839 Yeager, C E Van Buren Dec 1837