Family History: Pletcher Family descendants -Part III: Lancaster/Centre Counties, PA

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MOVE TO IOWA

Michael Pletcher and his family moved to Iowa. I am not sure if his daughters
are married at this point but I suspect they were, his sons were not. His half sister
Ester also moves there. I am not sure at this point how he gets to Iowa but I believe
that he basically walked, and carried his belonging in a Wagon. Remember that his
family at one time lived in Conestoga Pa. and the type of wagon that was invented
there was probably the type the family used, the Conestoga Wagon or what we call
the Covered wagon.
I am absolutely positive I have made errors in transcribing, I have included the
original documents.

Deed Book V Page 113

Warranty Deed Iowa

Nicholas Port and Wife
To
Michael Pletscher
This Deed of Bargain and Sale, Made and executed this third day of April at 1865
by and between Nicholas Port and Catharine Port his wife of the County of Cedar
and State of Iowa party of the first part and Michael Pletscher of Linn County
and State of Iowa of the second part Witnessed that the said party of the first
part for and in consideration of the sum of Seven Thousand five hundred dollars
to these paid by the said part of the second part, the receipt of which is herb
acknowledged have granted and sold said do by their presents Grant, Bargain, Sell,
Convey and Conform unto the said party of the second part their heirs and assigns
forever, the certain tract or parcel of Real Estate in the County of Cedar and
State of Iowa To wit. The South East Quarter of Section Thirty one SE i/4 Sec 31
in Township No Eighty 80 North of Range two West (N of R21 W) containing
one hundred seventy acres 160 according to the US Survey Also the North part of
the North East Quarter of the North East Quarter of Section Six in Township Seventy Nine 79
North of Range two 2 West of the 5th meridian containing thirty five acres, in all
compelling One hundred and ninety five acres 195 situated in Rochester township County
and State aforesaid.
To have and to hold the previous above described with all the appearances
thereto belong unto the said second party and his heirs and assigns forever.
The said Nicholas Port and Catharine Port his wife hereby covenanting for therefore,
heirs executors and administrators, that the above described premises are free from
any in cumbrances: that they have full right, power and authority to sell the same
and they will Warrant or defend the title unto the said party of the second part
his heirs and assigns against the claims of all persons whosoever lawfully claiming
the same and his right of dower in and to the foregoing described premises. In witness
whereof the said parties of the first part have hereunto set there hands and seals
the day and year first herein writing

7.00
US Rev Stamp
April 3/65

State of Iowa
Cedar County Be it remembered that o the third day of April 1865 before the
undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and Nicolas Port and
Catharine Port is wife to me personally known by the identical person where names
are subscribed to the foregoing Deed as grantors and acknowledged the instrument to
be their voluntary act and deed and that they executed the same for the purposes
therein executed.
Witness my hand and seal the day and year last above writing Filed for Record April 4th 1865 at 9 O'clock.

Linn County Iowa Book F. Page 329 and see Vol. 278 page 223 affidavit as to knowledge
B. Ellis is right person.

Know all men by these present that we Benjamin Ellis and Isaac Ellis and Nancy
wife of Isaac Ellis all of the county of Linn and State of Iowa for and in
consideration of the sum of fourteen hundred Dollars to us in hand paid do hereby
sell and convey unto Michael Pletcher of the County of Linn and state of for said
the following described tract on lot of land that is to say the West i/2 of the
North West quarter of Section No. nine in Township Eighty four N. of Range 7 West o
also the north west i/4 of South West quarter of Sections No five in Township Eighty four
N. of Range 7 West also the North half of the North West I/4 of the South East
quarter of Section Six Township Eighty four or five North of Range 7 West of 5 p.m.
also the East half of North East quarter of Section No. Eight in Township Eighty four
N. of Range 7 West. Of 5 p.m. containing two hundred and twenty acres more or less to
have and to hold forever and we do here by Warrant the title to the above-described
premises against the claims of all persons whomsoever. In Testimony Whereof we do here
unto set our hands this third day of October A.D. 1853.
Witness Benjamin Ellis
John ? Isaac Ellis
Jacob Ellis Nancy Ellis

State of Iowa
County of Linn Before me John Cass a Justice of the Peace on this third day of
October A.D. 1853 personally appeared Benjamin Ellis and Isaac Ellis and Nancy his
wife to me severally and personally known to be the identical persons whose names
are affixed to the foregoing Deed as Grantors and Severally acknowledged the same
to be their act and deed. In attestation where of I do here unto set my hand this
the and year last above written.
Filed for Record Dec 5, 1853 as II o'clock A.M. duly seconded

Linn County Iowa Book M Page 652 and 653

Jacob Spangler and Wife to Michael Pletcher
Know all men by these presents that we Jacob Spangler and Ann Spangler wife of the
said Jacob Spangler of the County of Linn of State of Iowa for and in consideration
of the sum of Two Hundred Dollars to us in hand paid do hereby sell and convey unto
Michael Pletscher of the County of Linn of State of Iowa the following tract or
Lot of Land Situated in the Count of Linn State of Iowa. That is to say ten acres
more or less contained in the South West quarter of the South West quarter of
Section No twelve in Township No Eighty four North of Range Eight West of the 5h
principal Meridian Commencing 12 South of the North East Corner of the said
quarter of a quarter of said section and from tem a ----- South twenty Rods from
there running West Eight Rods from thence running North Twenty Rods from them as
running East Eighty Rods to the place of beginning contain in ten acres more or less.
And we do hereby Warrant and Define the title of the above described property against
the claims of all persons whomsoever In testimony who of we do here unto set our
hands and seals this 29 Th. day of March One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Six.
Signed in presence of
Frederick Romig
Jacob Spangler
Elizabeth Pletscher
Ann Spangler

Book M page 663
State of Iowa County of Linn
Before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County on this day of March A.D. 1856
personally appeared Jacob Spangler and Ann Spangler his wife to me severally and
personally known to be the identical persons whose names are affixed to the foregoing
deed as grantors and severally acknowledged the same to be their act and Deed In
testimony whoever of I do hereby set my hand this the day and year last above written.

For the consideration of two hundred dollars to Michael Pletscher and Susanna his wife
of the County of Linn in the State of Iowa paid by James A Said of the County of Johnson
in the same State the receipt of which we do here by acknowledged we the said
Michael Pletscher and Susanna. Pletscher his wife do hereby give grant bargain sell
and convey unto the James A Saind the following described lot tract or parcel of
Land Situate in Said County of Linn to wit:
The north half of the north west quarter of the South east quarter of Section six in
Township eighty four north of range seven west of the fifty the principal meridian
containing twenty acres lie the same more or less. To have and to hold the same
together ablate all the ways rights privileges and appertaining to the same belonging
or appertaining unto him the Said James A Laind and to his heirs and apigns forever.
And the said Michael Pletscher for myself my heirs executors and administrators do
hereby covet with the said James A Laind his heirs and assignees to want rent and
forever defend the title to the Said above described against the lawful claims and
demands of any and all persons and also for the future assurance thereof to make any
and all such other and further ------Deeds and afsuranees as may at any time hereafter
be reasonably advised devised and required.
And the said Susanna Pletscher for the consideration aforesaid do hereby give grant
alien convey and relinquish unto the said James A Laind and to his heirs and aforsigns
forever all my rights title claim interest and profitability of Downer in and to the
Lands here in above conveyed.
In witness whereof we the said Michael Pletscher and Susanna his wife have here unto
set our hands on the sixth day of March A.D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty six.
Executed in the Presence of Thompson Michael Pletscher

Susannah x Pletcher

Her mark

Under this sale of a deed is Michael's Son in Law Jacob Spangler who is also selling
land to Laird, this is probably the spelling of the above James A.

Sale of Land
Know all men by these present that we Michael Pletscher and Susannah Pletscher his wife
of Linn County State of Iowa in consideration of the sum of Six thousand dollars
to us in hand paid by John Bonebreak of the county and state aforesaid do hereby
grant bargain sell and convey unto the said John W. Bonebreak the following described
premises situated in the County of Linn and State of Iowa to wit The west half of the
north west quarter of section nine The East half of the north east quarter of
section eight the north west quarter of the south west quarter of section five all
in township eighty four south of Range seven west of the fifth. Also ten acres
more or less contained in the south west quarter of the south west quarter of
section twelve in township eighty four north of range eight west of the fifth P.M.
described as follows to wit a commencing twelve rods south of the north east corner
of the said quarter of a quarter of said section thence run South twenty rods thence
west eighty rods thence north twenty rods thence east eighty rods to the place of
beginning. To have and to hold the above described premises unto the said
John W. Boubreah his heirs and forever and we do hereby covenant with the said
John W. Bonebreak his heirs and assigns that said premises are fret from in
cumbrance and that we will forever warrant and defend the little to the same
against the lawful claims and demands of all person whomsoever.
Witness our hands and Seals hereto subscribed this 28th day of March A.D. 1865
Michael Pletscher and Susannah Pletscher.

The document continues, I will be enclosing a copy of the document.

Will of Michael Pletscher
To Whom it May Concern. In the name of God Amen. I Michael Pletcher of Cedar and State
of Iowa being of Sound mind and memory and realizing the uncertainty of this frail and
Whom it may concern Transitory life do therefore hereby make publish ordain. And declare
this to be my Last Will and Testament Whom it may Concern.
Its is my will that my debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon after my death as
can be without danger to my Estate. After my debts are paid the remainder of my Estate
real and personal give bequeath and dispose of as follows. To my beloved Wife Susannah
all the property of which I die seized and possesses of every kind and nature whatever
during the term of her natural life and after her death to be divided among my children
viz., Annie Spangler, Elizabeth Grimm, Amos Pletscher and Isaac Pletscher equally share
and share alike to them and to their heirs and assigns forever likewise I make constitute
and appoint my Wife Susannah Pletscher to be Executor of this my last Will and testament
hereby revoking all former Wills by me made In witness Whereof I have hereunto Subscribed
my name and affixed my Seal this 18th day of January 1877.

Michael Pletscher (Seal)

The above written instrument was subscribed by the Said Michael Pletscher in our presents
and acknowledged by him to each of us and he at the Same time declared the above
instrument so Subscribed to be his last Will and Testament and we at the testators
request and in his presence and in the presence each other have signed our names as
Witnesses hereto and written apportion to our names our respective places of residence.
John McLain Center twp. Cedar Co. Iowa
H. W. Bailey, Rochester Twp Cedar Co. Iowa
Signed this 18 day of January 1877

See affidavit Book 8-391
Filed for record this 12th day of January, 1921 at 2 P.M. Fee 50 cents No. 54
State of Iowa, Cedar County, SS.
I W.H. Pirkey, being first duly sworn, on oath depose and say I am 56 years of age and
was a resident of Cedar County, Iowa, for the period from about 1865 to about 1889 that
I was well and personally acquainted with one Michael Pletscher, named as grantee in
deed given in 1865 by Nicholas Port and Wife of record in record V page 113 deed records
of Cedar County, Iowa, and that he is one and the same person as Michael Pletscher whose
will is shown recorded in miscellananeous record # 2 page 265 of said records. That said
Michael Pletscher died on or about March 9, 1885 and that said will was never admitted
to probate and his estate never administrated upon in any court, but that all debts and
charges against his estate have long since been paid in full, That I was also well and
personally acquainted with the family of the said Michael Pletscher and that he left
surviving his as his widow Susannah Pletscher and four children. Viz, Annie Spangler,
Elizabeth Grim, Amos Pletscher and Isaac Pletscher, they being the widow and the only
heirs at law and sole devisees under the will of said Michael Pletscher. That said
Susannah Pletscher died intestate in Cedar County, Iowa, on or about Oct 1886 and that
her estate was never administrated upon but that all debts and charges against her said
estate have long since been paid in full. That she never re-married after the death of
the said Michael Pletscher and left as her only heirs at law her four children, towit:
Annie Spangler, Elizabeth Grimm, Amos Pletscher and Isaac Pletscher all of whom joined
as grantors in deed to John Jeffers given in 1889 and of record in record 24 page 400
deed records of Cedar County, Iowa, and that the grantors in said deed were at the date
thereof the sole and only heirs at law of the said Michael Pletscher and Susannah
Pletscher deceased., and the only persons in any manner interested in their estates,
that the family name was in some cases spelled Pletscher and sometimes Pletcher, but
in each instance it refers to the same family. That this affidavit is made to perfect
title to the southeast quarter of section thirty one township eighty north, range two west
of the fifth principal meridian. W. H. Pirkey
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me by the said W. H. Pirkey this II day
of January A.D. 1921 Carl H. Mather Notary Public Cedar County, Iowa.

Michael and Susannah's Grand Children

Children of ANNA PLETCHER and JACOB SPANGLER are:
i. THOMAS5 SPANGLER, b. 1849-1859.
ii. SUSANNA SPANGLER, b. 1850.
iii. AMOS SPANGLER, b. 1852.
iv. AMANDA SPANGLER, b. 1855.

More About AMANDA SPANGLER:
Fact 1: 1855, Born or died in IA.

15. ELIZABETH4 PLETCHER (MICHAEL3, HENRY2, SAMUEL1) was born 1831 in Ohio.
She married W.C. GRIMM 1850.

Child of ELIZABETH PLETCHER and W.C. GRIMM is:
i. MANSUETUS5 GRIMM, b. 1858.

Isaac Pletcher(MICHAEL3, HENRY2, SAMUEL1) was born November 28, 1841 in Ohio,
Pickaway County, and died May 25, 1921 in Cedar County, Rochester Twp. IA..
He married ELIZA FULWIDER February 20, 1867 in IA. or Rochester twp..

Notes for ISAAK PLETCHER:
1860 Census IA-Linn-Monroe: page 281 Isaac 19m Ohio school
1870-IA-Cedar-Centre twp: page151 Po: Tipton
Isaac Pletcher 30 farmer 1600/Oh, Eliza 26 IA, Emma 2 IA, Cora less than a year IA
Census1880-IA-Cedar-Centre ED 350sheet 6 line 39
Michael Pletscher 78 retired house carpenter-dropsy-PA-Ger.-PA
wife Susannah 74 OH-Pa-Pa 1900 IA- Cedar-Center-
Pletcher, Isaac G. Nov. 1840 widowed married 32 years
ED 23-sh1-li71
Charles A son Feb. 1878 22 IA-OH-Oh,
Carpenter, Harriet servant Aug 1831 69 NY

Census 1910-IA-Cedar-Tipton City
ED 27 sh 20 li
Meridian St. Ward 3

Pletcher, Isaac G. 69 widowed OH-PA-OH own income rent house

Census 1920 IA-Cedar-Fairfield
ED 33 sh 9 li 53

Fell, Matt 64 OH-Ger.-Ger. farmer Emma F. w.f. 52 IA-OH-IA,
Olin F. Son 20 IA-OH-IA farm laborer,
Earl A son 18 IA-OH-IA farm laborer,
Pletcher, Isaac Father in law 79 Widowed Oh-PA-PA

More About ISAAK PLETCHER:
Fact 1: 1860, Census IA-Linn-Monroe 281 19years old born in Ohio
Fact 2: 1870, Census IA-Cedar-Centre twp: 151 PO: Tipton

Children of ISAAK PLETCHER and ELIZA FULWIDER are:
i. EMMA5 PLETCHER, b. 1868; d. 1957.
ii. CORA PLETCHER, b. 1869; d. 1948; m. ARAN ARGA.
More about Cora Pletcher
Fact 1: February 21, 1895, Married Orin H. Arga

iii. LULIE PLETCHER, b. Unknown.

More About LULIE PLETCHER:
Fact 1: April 13, 1893, Married Edwid A. Linsley book H page 240

iv. HATTIE PLETCHER, b. 1874; d. 1949, Buried in Masonic Cem.
Tipton Cedar Co. IA Page 137; m. EDWARD G SCHELLING.
v. JOHN M PLETCHER, b. 1876; d. 1958; m. ELIZABETH.

More About JOHN M PLETCHER:
Fact 1: January 18, 1905, Married Lizzie Mae Schilling Book K page 303
Fact 2: February 10, 1906, Lizzie died Age 25years I month 18 days Notes about John,
I met a woman who lives in the house Michael Pletcher built, her name is Whyde and she
knew John M. Pletcher and Mrs. Whyde has relatives in Goodland and Grand Rapids MN.

vi. CHARLES PLETCHER, b. 1878, Iowa; d. 1951, Farm near Brono MN.
More about Charles
I. have been to the grave sight of Charles and me Bertha Pletcher
his daughter in law. The cemetery is located near Brono and several Pletcher's
lived in this area, plus I have also been to his farm, I did not see this but
there is lake on the property that was called Pletcher Lake.

vii. ETHEL PLETCHER,.

More About ETHEL PLETCHER:
Fact 1: March 15, 1900, Married Lionard N. Barclay Book g or J page 336

AMOS4 PLETCHER (MICHAEL3, HENRY2, SAMUEL1) was born July 06, 1833 in Pickaway County
Ohio, and died September 23, 1910 in Robins IA. H
e married CATHARINE HUNTER December 04, 1862 in Linn County IA,
daughter of WILLIAM HUNTER and MARY HOWE.

More About AMOS PLETCHER:

Fact 1: 1860, Census IA-Linn-Monroe: 281
Fact 2: 1900, Census IA-Linn-Monro
Fact 3: Robins Iowa History,
Iowa, along with other land came under the control of the United States in 1803,
and by an act of congress, was created as a territory in 1838. It did not become a
state until 1846. Linn County was organized as a govermental unit in June 1839, and
Monroe Township was established in 1849.
Appointed commissioners chose a site and staked out lines for the county seat.
The place "Monrion" was named in honor of a Revolutionary General.
As the settlers came, the county grew from 205 persons in May 1838 to 2643 in 1844,
and on to 40,720 in 1855. The first sale of land in the county was to take place in the
summer of 1840. Some of the land had been surveyed, and many people came knowing it
would soon be open for settlement. Travel had to be done by wagon or river boat, by
walking or on horseback. No mode of transportation could have been easy for a man alone,
nor for his families hoping to make a new home in unknown territory.
Joseph Robins, a farmer by occupation, bought 200 acres of land fromn the United
States government in 1842, in Marion twp., Linn Co., Iowa. He was born August 6, 1810
in Ross Co., Ohio the son of Daniel Robins, who also settled here at the same time.
Joseph married Anne McArthur, Noverber 10, 1836, she being the niece of Duncan McArthur
ex-governor of Ohio. She was born also in Ross Co. Ohio, March 3, 1817. They moved to
DeWitt Co. Illinois in 1840, and on to Linn Co., Iowa, 1842. They were of Scotch and
German descent. Joseph died April11, 1893, and his wife Anne died December 18, 1887.
They are buried in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa. They were the parents of five
children. Their only daughter Sarah Jane Robins was born July 7, 1850, and died
January 5, 1929, also buried in Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion. She was the second wife
of Joseph W. Knapp, being married Novemgber 13, 1887. He was buried in the Robins Cemetery.

A part of the original Joseph Robins land purchase was situated on South Mentzer Road,
the present address being 7814 Council Street, N.E., Cedar Rapids. Many persons will
rember it as the Knapp place. This farm was included in the boundary of Robins at the t
ime of incorporation in 1910.
According to abstracts, John M. Robins bought several acres of land in 1860 and more
in 1873, all in Section 21, Monroe Townshi, Linn Co. This was along our Main Street
from Troy Road on the west to the east boundaries of 500 Main St., e. mor commonoly
known as the Sutera farm.
John M. Robins was born in Ross County, Ohio, November 7, 1837. He enlisted in
Co. A. 31st IA Vol. Inf., August 8, 1862, and was discharged in October 1863 because
of continuing illnesses. He was in the seige of Vicksburg, and the Battle at Fourteen
Mile Creek. His first battle was at Haines Bluff and he was in the charge of Vicksburg,
May 22, 1863. He attended Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa for one year previous to
entering the service. On March 3, 1864, he married Hannah Ward, the daughter of William
and Nancy Cochrane Ward, natives of Pickaway Co., Ohio. There wer ten children in the Ward
family one of them was Hannah, the wife of our subject.
Very little was done in the United States in building railways until about
1833-34. By the end of 1848, there were only twenty two miles of track laid in Illinois,
so one can see the importance of the event of June 15, 1859 when Linn County's first
railroad made its entrance into Cedar Rapids coming west from Clinton.
It was the coming of the railroad in 1887 between Cedar Rapids and Manchester
that spurred further development of land and brought business to areas that had previously
had to rely on difficult travel to Marion or Cedar Rapids for living supplies and precious
mail. The Cedar Rapids and Chicago Railroad split the farm ground owned by J.M. Robins
and his wife and they gave the right of way of 50 ft. from the center of the tracks on
either side in July 1887. This tline was later known as the Illinois Central R.R.,
and at present is the Chicago Central and Pacific. The first company served as both
passenger and freight line.
John and Hannah Robins are listed in the Linn County, IA census each year 1870,
1880, and 1900. They went to California and on to Clark Co., Washington Territory
between these years. They wrote several letters home to his parents, one written in
December 1876 is awaiting an answer from Duncan--- (possibly McArthur) as to whether
he is interested in "Buying our place," and "just where our future home is to be.
"They had gone west for health and to escape the harsh Iowa winters. The Ward families
were living in Washington Territory at that time. John and Hannah Robins returned to
California sometime around 1909. He died August 20, 1926, and Hannah died
September 12, 1929. They are buried at the Sunnyside Mausoleum in Long Beach, California.

The Robins house was one of the first houses built in Robins. It was on the
south side of Main St. next to the Alley. This property and other land sold in 1900
to John and Prudence Albaugh Stamy. In later years it had been rented and having been
vacant for a time was torn down in July 1973.
John and Hannah were the parents of five children. Their son William Allen
was born December 8, 1864 in Linn County. He was in the grocery business with his
father in Robins, and later in the Insurance business. He married Mytrle L. Walser,
the daughter of John Walser in October 1895. They moved to Los Angeles Co., California
about 1918. He died February 1, 1958, and his wife died December 26, 1969, at Long Beach.
John and Hannah Robin's , four daughters were Hattie A. born 1866; Elizabeth May "Libbie",
born about 1869, became the wife of W.H. Pletche4r, January 1895; Ella Marie,
born September 23, 1871 and died January 17, 1947 in Los Angeles, California.
She married Leland P. Roberts, June 1899; and Nannie A., born August 1875,
died May 1901. She is buried in Oak Shade at Marion.
I will include the Platt dedication as a part of the documents, it will show
where the Pletcher's lived and show that Amos Pletcher voted on the incorporation of
Robins as a Town.

I have included the Robins genealogy charts since there blood also runs in our veins.

Children of CATHARINE HUNTER and AMOS PLETCHER are:
VIOLA4 PLETCHER, b. 1865. . She married WILLIAM H. PIRKEY
W.H PLETCHER, b. August 16, 1867, Linn County IA; d. July 04, 1933, Los Angeles.
Notes for VIOLA PLETCHER:
Viola Pletchers husband Wm. Henry Pirkey died 7 July 1926 after an operation in
St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids- they lived in Mt Vernox-Linn County at the time
Notes for WILLIAM H. PIRKEY:
1920 Census IA Jones-Greenfield ED 69 sh 4 li 7
Pirkey, William 55 IA-VA-VA farmer, Wife Viola Pletcher 54 IA-PA-Oh,
Ralph W. son 20 IA-IA-IA laborer, Gale A son 18 IA-IA-IA, Hazel E. daughter 15 IiA-IA-IA,
Catherine Pletcher mother in law 79 widowed OH-Ir.-OH

Children of VIOLA PLETCHER and WILLIAM PIRKEY are:
i. RALPH W.5 PIRKEY, b. 1899.
ii. GALE A. PIRKEY.
iii. HAZEL E. PIRKEY, b. 1904.

Notes for AMOS PLETCHER:
Pletcher, Amos July 1834 66 OH-Pa-Oh retired own free house wife Catharine wife
Oct 1841 59 Oh-Ireland-OH married 38 yr. 2 children both living

Death Certificate
State of Iowa, Linn County, ss:
I, Sharon K. Modraced do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of District Court in
and for said County and State, and as such official I have the possession and control
of official records of deaths in and for said County and am charged with the duty of
keeping said records that in Book 4 of said death records, at Page 15, is found and
appears the following entry, to wit:

Place of Death Robins, Iowa Residence Robins, Iowa
Name of Deceased Amos Pletcher Date of Death September 23, 1910

Sex Male Color White Date of Birth July 6, 1833 Birthplace Ohio
Cause of Death Arterial Sclerosis

Fathers Name Michael Pletcher Mothers Name Susan Spadt
Attendant's Name G. S. Muirhead
Burial September 25, 1910

Name of Cemetery Shiloh Cemetery
Location Cedar Rapids Iowa Funeral Director's Name John B. Turner and son
Address Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Date Filed Within one year of death
Given under my hand and official seal on this 10th day of March A.D. 1997

Small newspaper article in the Cedar Rapids Newspaper
Amos Pletcher died at his home in Robins 8:30 PM Friday Sep. 23-1910 Age 77 yr.
Funeral will be at the residence 2pm Monday- Shiloh Cemetery- Rev. Stomey Anna Pletcher,

Ancestors of Catharine Hunter
Generation No. 1

1. SAMUEL1 HUNTER was born 1775 in Tyrone, Ireland, and died September 19, 1848
in Linn County IA. He married CATHERINE HUNTER Shiloh Cemetery. Came from Ireland in 1817
Wives first name Catherine born 1786, Tyrone, Ireland
died Jan. 27, 1854 Linn County Iowa, buried Shiloh Cemetery in Cedar Rapids Iowa.

Children of SAMUEL HUNTER and CATHERINE HUNTER are:
2. i. WILLIAM2 HUNTER, b. September 17, 1812, Tyron Ireland;
d. March 21, 1884, Linn County IA.
ii. JOHN HUNTER, b. September 12, 1812; m. PERMELIA GUNN.
iii. HENRY HUNTER.
3. iv. DAVID HUNTER, b. August 1829. Henry no information, moved to Oregon
v. Mary Hunter date of birth unknown

Generation No. 2

John Hunter (Samuel Hunter) was born Sept. 12, 1812 Ireland, Married 1834 Nov. 2, Ohio
to Permelia Gunn, she was born June 10 1810, Va. Died Feb 6, 1879 Shiloh cem. Linn Co., IA
dt. of James and Permelia Gunn. came to Iowa (America 1842.
John had located about one mile west of Marion Iowa area of Blairs Ferry Rd.
Shiloh cemetery. in 1852 to Janesville, Bremer Co., 1862 to Loulsa Co., IA; 1874
back to Marion area. Raised niece Cassa who married Emmett Jones and lived in Shenanoah.
John later moved to Missouri where he died.

2. William Hunter (SAMUEL1 HUNTER) was born September 17, 1812 in Tyron Ireland,
and died March 21, 1884 in Linn County IA. He married MARY JANE HOWE December 26, 1839,
daughter of MORRIS HOWE and MATILDA GUNN.

Children of WILLIAM HUNTER and MARY HOWE are:
i. CATHARINE3 HUNTER, b. October 26, 1842, Pickaway County Ohio;
d. December 15, 1922, Robins IA.
ii. INFANT SON HUNTER, b. 1842.
5. iii. JACKSON G. HUNTER, b. February 24, 1843.
iv. MATILDA HUNTER, b. September 02, 1844.
v. PAMELIA HUNTER.
vi. SAMUEL HUNTER, b. March 06, 1848; m. EDITH ALSOP.
vii. HENRY M. HUNTER, b. 1850.
viii. MARY INFANT HUNTER, b. March 26, 1852.
ix. CLARISSA JANE HUNTER, b. March 04, 1853.
x. ELIZABETH HUNTER.
6. xi. WILLIAM H. HUNTER.

3. Henry Hunter2 (Samuel 1 Hunter) moved to Oregon

4.DAVID2 HUNTER (SAMUEL1 HUNTER) was born August 1829. He married LURAY ANN REYNOLDS.

Child of DAVID HUNTER and LURAY REYNOLDS is:
i. SAMUEL DAVID3 HUNTER, b. 1851.

5. Mary 2 Hunter (Samuel 1 Hunter) date of birth unknown
Mary born Ireland married to James Reed Lived in Kenwood 1st Ave Cedar Rapids IA.
she was left in Ireland because of lack of funds. Later an Uncle brought her to
this country and she married James Reed. they located on old Marion Road near
Kenwood Golf cou8rse grounds, they reared a family there.

20. W.H5 PLETCHER (AMOS4, MICHAEL3, HENRY2, SAMUEL1) was born August 16, 1867 in
Linn County IA, and died July 04, 1933 in Los Angeles. He married ELIZABETH MAY ROBINS
January 16, 1895 in Robins IA, daughter of JOHN ROBINS and HANNAH WARD.

1900 Census Iowa Linn county- Cedar Rapids, 1303 First Ave.
Pletcher, Wilbert H. Aug 1867 32 IA-Oh-OH Merchant, groceries rents house.
Elizabeth wife Jan. 1870 30 IA-OH-IA. Roy son Dec 1896 4 IA-IA-IA Dorothy M. Daughter
Jan 1900 four months IA-IA-IA1900 Census Pletcher,

{Cedar Rapids Republican (newspaper) Tues. May 7-1901 Partial report of item:
Mr. and Mrs. John Robins formerly lived in Robins, past few weeks living in Cedar
Rapids had sold property in Robins-they were building a house in the "Higley addition"
(South east part of Cedar Rapids at that time) staying with daughter (Elizabeth May)
Mr. and Mrs. Pletcher9Wilbert) on Washington Ave- (once the uppity part of Cedar Rapids
the mother Hannah suffers from a nervous ailment kept her from household duties.
they went last week to move furniture etc. to Cedar Rapids Nanny (Hannah) contracted
a severe cold-pneumonia and died) her two sisters came from out of state and in May 5,
from Western IA. Hattie Baldwin of Mo. and Ella Roberts.

Marriage of Elizabeth May Robins to Wilbert H. Pletcher
Wednesday evening Jan 16, 1895 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Robins, occurred
the marriage of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth, M. Robins, to Wilbert H. Pletcher.
Promptly at 7 Mrs. Rev. Piper began to play the wedding march and the bride and groom
marched to the bay window, which was beautifully decorated and with the ring ceremony,
Rev. W. Piper spoke the words which made them one. The congregation of about
one hundred and twenty five guests were warm in their good wishes for the bride and grooms
future, after which an excellent supper was served. Mrs. Emerson of Marion, having charge.
The home was beautifully decorated by the artistic taste of Miss Clark of Cedar Rapids.
The bride is an excellent young lady.
She was born and lived most of her life at Robins. Cultured and with her many amiable
qualities she had endeared herself to a large circle of friends. The groom was born at
Cedar Rapids, and with a good education he is one of the rising young businessmen of
Linn county. The happy couple were at home the second evening in their new residence
at Robins built and furnished by the groom just recently. It is with the proudest hopes
and brightest prospects of their many friends that they start in life.

Deed Copy shows W.H. Pletcher-single-living Los Angles, Ca. March 25-1924 (file date0
signed March 3-1924 relinquishing all rights to his parents (Amos and Catharine) property
in Robins, IA-giving his sister Viola Wm.
Pirkey right to sell-recorded book 485 p160 Linn Co., IA

ROY EARLE6 PLETCHER (W.H5, AMOS4, MICHAEL3, HENRY2, SAMUEL1) was born December 08, 1895
in Robins IA, and died October 20, 1962 in Goodland MN.. He married ADELE BRACKIN 1916
in unknown, daughter of JOHN BARACKIN and HULDA BRACKIN.

Notes for ROY EARLE PLETCHER:
The following is information I gathered so far about Roy Pletcher, my grandfather.
This information is about my grandfather at age 13. Mother was living #120-29 St.
Cedar Rapids Iowa. Father was living in Goodland MN. He was 4 ft. 8 * inches.
His physique was Stouit. He had a scar on the inside of the calf of his right leg.
His father nationality was German-Irish, occupation Laborer and his mother listed
herself as American and was employed as a Seamstress and Housekeeper, finical condition
poor. The conjugal relation of Parents is listed as Not-good.
This is some more information about my grandfather: He worked in the Naswak Mines
for the Butler Brothers. He also worked as a lumberjack was Justice of the piece
in Goodland. Worked road construction and built floats for machinery to work on.

More About ROY EARLE PLETCHER:
Cause of Death: Wilk Barre or French Polio

Notes about Adele Brackin Pletcher

Ancestors of Adele Brackin Pletcher
Generation No. 1

1. JOHN TRENTON2 BARACKIN (AURON1 BRACKIN) was born February 20, 1857,
and died December 11, 1912 in Goodland MN.. He married HULDA BRACKIN,
daughter of LARS ENGELSON and MATILDA.

More About JOHN TRENTON BARACKIN:
Fact 1: December 11, 1912, Farmer from Pennsylvania ,Died of Cancer

Children of JOHN BARACKIN and HULDA BRACKIN are:
2. i. ADELE3 BRACKIN, b. November 22, 1895, Maybe Elbo Lake MN.;
d. September 1992, Grand Rapids MN..
ii. NELLIE M BRACKIN, b. 1882.
iii. DORA BRACKIN, b. 1887.
iv. EDITH BRACKIN, b. 1897.
v. ETHEL BRACKIN, b. 1897.
vi. LLOYD BRACKIN, b. 1901.

Generation No. 2

2. ADELE3 BRACKIN (JOHN TRENTON2 BARACKIN, AURON1 BRACKIN) was born November 22, 1895
in Maybe Elbo Lake MN., and died September 1992 in Grand Rapids MN..
She married ROY EARLE PLETCHER 1916 in unknown, son of W.H PLETCHER and ELIZABETH ROBINS.

Children of ROY PLETCHER and ADELE BRACKIN are:
i. VIRGINIA7 PLETCHER, b. May 1917.
ii. WILBERT ROY PLETCHER, b. April 1919, Hibbing MN..
iii. GERALD EARL PLETCHER, b. December 26, 1920.

More About GERALD EARL PLETCHER:
Fact 1: 1944, Pvt. U.S. Army World War ll.
Fact 2: 1944, Died in the service making the Alaskan Hwy.

iv. MAX DALE PLETCHER, b. May 1923.

More About MAX DALE PLETCHER:
Fact 1: 1944, Sargent U.S. Army Air Corp World War ll.
Fact 2: May 12, 1990, Died

v. CAROL JANE PLETCHER, b. May 1925.
vi. NORMA JEAN PLETCHER, b. May 1927.
vii. NORMAN DEAN PLETCHER, b. May 1927.

More About NORMAN DEAN PLETCHER:
Fact 1: 1944, Pvt. U.S. Army World War ll.
Fact 2: April 22, 1970, Died in Car accident

viii. ARDELL JOANNE PLETCHER, b. January 1934.
ix. LARRY JOHN PLETCHER, b. August 1931.
x.RAY EUGENE PLETCHER, b. December 1939

The following is information I gathered so far about my grandfather Roy Pletcher.
This information is about my grandfather at age 13.
Mother was living #120-29 St. Cedar Rapids Iowa. Father was living in Goodland MN.
He was 4 ft. 8 * inches. His physique was Stout. He had a scar on the inside of
the calf of his right leg. His father nationality was German-Irish, occupation Laborer
and his mother listed herself as American and was employed as a Seamstress and Housekeeper,
finical condition poor. The conjugal relation of Parents is listed as Not-good.
This is some more information about my grandfather: He worked in the Naswak Mines
for the Butler Brothers. He also worked, as a lumberjack was Justice of the piece
in Goodland. Worked road construction and built floats for machinery to work on.

GOODLAND MINNESOTA

When the town of Goodland first began, it was a major logging camp for the Swan River
Logging Company. The company called the location Gardner. Just who Gardner was named
after has never been fully determined but it probably was named after a local lawyer
in the area by that name.
The Wright and Davis Railroad came through Gardner in 1892 and reached Acropolis in the
fall of that year. For the next three years, the railroad moved northwest between
five and ten miles a year, building side spurs as it went. In 1894, the railroad
reached the Mahoning Mine and began to haul iron ore over the line. By 1895, the
railroad had reached Hibbing; Passenger traffic was initiated with Gardner as one of
the stops. Logging railroads normally used 45-pound rails, but because of the hauling
of iron ore, the line was made of the heavier 60-pound rail. Because of this, the railroad
was valuable to the Wright and Davis people and later to the Great Northern interests.
The Swan River Logging Company had a steam shovel to assist them in their spur making.
As they had several hundred me working in the camps, they no doubt kept man of them on
to make grades in the summer months. The geography in the Gardner area was such that t
here were no good-sized rivers to land and drive logs out of the area. This made the
construction of logging roads and side spurs necessary. A massive web of spurs radiated
out of Gardner in the next few years. To the east they went as far as Long Lake, where
a log lift pier was constructed. A camp was located at Long Lake, and the timber from
all the area hills was cut and dryad onto the ice of the lake near the lift. In the
spring, the logs were lifted up on the pier. A locomotive, with perhaps three or four
cars attached was eased down the grade to the pier and loaded with logs. Once loaded,
the train pulled out of the landing and steamed up the grade and headed for Gardner.
It is doubtful that any more than four cars were brought down to the lake, as there
wasn't enough room for them at the pier and the loaded cars would never have made the
grade. Nevertheless, it must have been an impressive sight to see the locomotive
climbing out of the lakeside pier. Other spurs on the East Side of Gardner went on
the south shore of Long Lake and to the northwest of the lake into the hill country
above George Taylor's place. Some spurs left the Long Lake main spur just east of
Gardner and headed north. The spurs to the west of Gardner traveled in many directions
to the west and north. They went as Far West as the edge of Feeley Township and to the
north to Lake on Five and beyond. In later years, the Northern Logging Company built a
logging spur in from the east, which went to the south side of Floodwood Lake.
Lake on Five is also called a New Lake. The story goes that before the loggers came
the lake bottom was only a low meadow. While the grade was being put through the West
End of the meadow, and the crews were cutting into the hill to make the grade, thy hit
waters. A major spring or underground stream of water flowed into the meadow and
filled it to make the New Lake.
At Beauty Lake, another log lift was put in so that the surrounding area could be cut5.
The Swan River Logging Company ran into problem as the Gardner area was a long ways
from Mississippi Landing where they had a water tower. The locomotives were climbing
tough grades and using a lot of steam and water. They were generally spending a lot
of time in the Gardner area, and so it was decided to construct a water tower at Tank Lake.
There already was a logging camp at Tank Lake, and so the local logging locomotives
filled their water tanks there.
The first inhabitants of the Gardner area were Floodwood Indians. They were living
at Floodwood Lake and had been there for many ears and generations. The legend goes
that Chief Tom Floodwoods forefathers had paddled a canoe up the St. Louis River system
and eventually made it to Floodwood Lake. The hunting and fishing were god, and the
spot was beautiful so they stayed.
Newspaper and personal accounts relate that Tom and others in his family had a bit of a
problem with drinking. My children's grandfather mentioned that one time he appeared
to be lost which was strange for an Indian. When asked if he was lost he said Tom not
lost teepee lost.
Tom and his family lived in the Gardner area from the 1890's until about 1917.
Tom was a member of the Nett Lake Band, but by 1918 he was living on the Fond du Lac
Indian Reservation. They were one of the last remnants of the Indian tribes that had
to be moved off to the reservation. Some of the early settlers ran into traces of the
Floodwood Indian's camps.
There were all sorts of Indian roads that I remember seeing as a kid. They were about
three feet wide and well worn. The Indians need them to travel all over to Big Sandy Lake,
Floodwood, and point's north. Tom Floodwoods band had a work camp or village where our
farm is, and there were all sorts of tools such as tallow scrapers, knives, mails,
grinders, arrowheads, etc. that we found. Dad was busy trying to clear the land
so he had us kids pick up all that stuff and throw it in the swamp. There was also
an Indian camp on the East Point of Floodwood Lake. On or near this point was an
Indian burial mound. There must have been some kind of crypt in the mound because
years ago it collapsed inward and left a big cavity.
In the summer of 1903, Mr. C.H. Phinney and Charles Cater of the C.H. Phinney Land
Company platted a new town site at Gardner, Mr. Phinney didn't think that the name
Gardner had such sales appeal, so he named his plat "Goodland". It seemed to be the
right touches, because people came in droves. The Goodland area had good rich soil
and other attributes, and the town grew fast. "There is now located at the town site
of Goodland one sawmill, hotel, and two saloons. A general store will soon be there.
That store was the C.W. Haigh General Store. It was built about 1904 and stayed
in existence until about 1918 or so. The story of how Mr. Haigh got into the business
is related in this way. "In the early 1900's my grandfather, Charlie Haigh, had a
logging operation at Goodland. He had some large camps, and he had to pick up a
large number of men from Duluth to man his camps. Most of the men only had the shirt
on their backs and not much else. So Charlie started a small store to sell them tobacco,
clothes, etc. In August of 1929, Mr. Haigh sold his store to Sam Grosdonich. It later
burned down. W.H. Garberding started another store. About this same time. Jack Setenich
built his store, which carried on much of the Goodland business for many years. Abe
Palon was also in the merchant business in Goodland for a few years.
On February 17, 1904, the Itasca County Board honored a petition of the Goodland people
to organize three townships as the Town of Goodland. At that point, Goodland included
the towns of 54 and 55, range 22, and the town 55, range 23, or Gran Township. A year
later Gran Township was split away, and the other two Goodland towns stayed together,
and they have remained to this day an organized township.
Some of the first pioneers of the Goodland community were from Herman and Elbow Lake
in Grant County, Minnesota. They were John Brakin, C.W. Post, William Matthiesen,
Ben Post, William Garberding, and Frank Peters. Others came from Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois,
and other places. Some of them were C.W. Haigh, W. Quincy Yost, Joe Passard,
John Taylor, Joe Boyer, Abe Palon, John Bernet, Frank Prebeck, Paul Radiach, and others.
About 1900, the Wright and Davis people had cut all the virgin pine in the Goodland area.
They pulled up all the rail on the spars and sold the main line to the Great Northern.
Up to this point, the peoples main mode of travel was to ride the train to and from
Goodland, and after that, walk to where they lived, or wanted to go. The early town
fathers found that a quick and inexpensive way to set up town roads to the outlying
areas was to simply follow the existing railroad grades. The grades had been well built
and were quite level. They ware perfectly suited for town roads and are still in use
to this day.
The first school in Goodland was a two story wood structure that was used until it
burned in 1911. A second wood school was built in 1911 and was used until 1938,
when the brick school was built. The Featherstone home was located near the school.
After a number of years, it was purchased by the school district to be used for some
classes, as well as for use as a teacherage or home for the local teachers.
In the early years, the Goodland School District #11 was an independent district.
They were getting some assistance from the Grand Rapids School District, and it was
a feared that they might be swallowed up by that district and have the Goodland School
closed. The local school board decided to merge with the Nashwauk District, but
they still lost the Goodland School in the late 1960's.
There was always a problem in maintaining a good attendance when farm duties needed
to be done. Now that potato digging is finished school attendance is more regular.
It is hoped there will be very little absence during the next weeks.
Spring the 1920's; the first school buses appeared. Frank Prebeck, Sr., had a school
bus had pulled by horses. It had wheels on it in summer and skies were put on for the
winter. Charlie Rachjunec had the first motorized bus. It was known as the Blue Goose.
Mr. Nuurimi had the east route and Mr. Kniffen came down from Acropolis.
The depot in Goodland was built in 1901. A bunkhouse for the section crew was also
put in, along with a section foreman's house. The "Wooden Shoe", a local passenger train,
was a familiar sight for many years. Most of the freight that came to town came by
way of the freight train. The local stores got all their merchandise, feed, etc. from
the train. The trains also brought the mail, and in 1903, the first post office was
opened in Goodland. Nick Hinnek was the first postmaster there. The first rural mail
carrier in Goodland was Joe Morgan. After him Charles Rachunek took over and was
followed by his son, Jerry.
In the early 1920's, the first telephone entered the Goodland community. The main lines
came out of Warba where the ""central was located. In time the town needed a cemetery.
Bernie Fairbanks died in 1904 and was the first to be buried at the Goodland cemetery.
As late as 1915, there were still some fairly large logging operations in the Goodland
area. While the major players were about done, a few local loggers still had sizable
operations. "Thomas Kileen and Company closed camps One and Two, between Goodland and
Warba for the present season. They employed 300 men and got out about 13,000,000 feet"
Mr. W. Quincy Yost was a prominent man in Goodland at the time, and he also did a bit of
logging. W.Q. Yost and W.H. Pletcher broke camp last week. The total of their winter''
work is twenty carloads of hardwood and some mining timber. Some of the early settlers
in the Goodland area turned to trapping to supplement their farming or logging incomes.
Perhaps one of the most successful trappers in the Goodland area was N. D. Fairbanks.
"N. D. Fairbanks the Goodland work trapper, was in Grand Rapids yesterday to secure
the bounty on a number of wolf pelts. Mr. Fairbanks has had exceptional luck lately
in getting wolves, having trapped twenty in the past three weeks.
Alf Peck tried another pastime or income making effort. He was a master at taxidermy.
His recreations were a masterpiece and some of his creations are still on display.
The local lumbermen of Goodland had their own chapter of the fraternal order of the
Modern Woodsman Lodge. This was a fun group to belong to and was similar to the present
day Eagles or Moose clubs.
Not to be outdone, the area farmers formed an association of their own. It was known
as the Goodland Farmers Club. It was encouraged and helped by the county agent, a
Mr. D. B. Jewell. The first officers elected were: Charles Featherstone, president,
Joseph Passard, vice president; Mr. Lorence, treasurer, and William Broadbridge,
secretary. This first meeting was attended by upwards of 90 people.
The farming in Goodland was exceptional and the community was aptly named. Potatoes
grew quite well. "There are three wagon roads out of the settlement of Goodland.
On the road to the west the first settler is Mike SmithŠ He has raised 400 bushels of
potatoes to the acre in times past and being so close to the range has been able to
dispose of them at a good figure. Another cast crop tried was strawberries,
"John Taylor, who resides on a farm of 80 acres beyond the Yost place, has already
made a fine showing. He has realized that the Hibbing market is a good one for fruits
and has accordingly started raising strawberries. He raised several hundred quarts
the past season and is preparing to have a much larger crop next season.
Perhaps the most wealthy of the Goodland farmers was J.W. Reynolds, who had a farm
south of Goodland. "The largest farm out on this road is that of J.W. Reynolds a
Duluth attorney. He has 2,400 acres of land with about 80 under cultivation.
One of the main landmarks just to the south of Goodland was the Anderson house.
It was a house made entirely out of cement. The Anderson's used to cook meals and
board loggers in their cement house.
There were a number of individuals in the area who were pretty good musicians.
Archie and Vera Peters were both good fiddle players. Henry Post would play the
fiddle while Bill Hall played the piano. One Post could also play the fiddle.
Albert We3hde played the button box accordion.
Wayne Dredlow was good on the harmonica too. Most of the music in the early years
were polkas, schottisches, etc.
Goodland was one of the communities which consistently put together good baseball teams.
Since the very beginning, Goodland has been known as an avid baseball town. T
here would be intense rivalries with Pengilly, Warba, Blackberry and other towns.
The whole Goodland community would show up for the ball games and make a day of it. "
The longest hit ball in the world happened between Goodland and Pengilly. A batter
hit the ball and it landed in an open ore car and was carried all the way to
Superior, Wisconsin. This longest hit ball was in the Guineas Book of World Records
for a time.

24. WILBERT ROY7 PLETCHER (ROY EARLE6, W.H5, AMOS4, MICHAEL3, HENRY2, SAMUEL1)
was born April 1919 in Hibbing MN.. He married RUTH MOLYNEUX April 21, 1942
in Hibbing MN..

Children of WILBERT PLETCHER and RUTH MOLYNEUX are:
25. i. THOMAS DWIGHT8 PLETCHER, b. June 14, 1946, Duluth MN..
ii. CLAUDIA JOY PLETCHER, b. September 08, 1948.
iii. BRUCE ALAN PLETCHER, b. December 02, 1956.