This is a scanned copy on CD of the original book published in 1880.

The

History

of

Keokuk County,

Iowa

Containing

A Biographical Directory of its Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Keokuk County, Constitution of the United States, Constitution of the State of Iowa, Miscellaneous Matters, &c

ILLUSTRATED

Des Moines:

Union Historical Company

1880

822 pages on 1 CD

An essential resource for Genealogists

Actual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect.

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CONTENTS

The Northwest Territory

History of Iowa

History of Keokuk County
Origin of Name
Physical Geography 
Mathematical Geography
Indians and Indian Affairs
Keokuk and Wapello
Indian Incidents and Reminiscences
Early Settlements
First Settlers
A New Departure
Pioneer Life
Claim Clubs and Claim Laws
A Border Sketch
Surveys and Land Sales
Trading Points
Trapping and Hunting
Growth of the County
Table of Events
County Organization
Election Precincts
First Commissioners' Court
First Grand and Petit Juries
First Claims Allowed
First Tax Levy
Township Organization
First Court
Old Records
Territorial and County Roads
Old Court House
The Jail
County Seat Contest
The Second Contest
The Fools' Book
Early Reminiscences of Men and Things
The First District Judge
The Poor Farm
Railways
The C. R. I. & P. Railroad
The I. & W. Railroad
Political
County Finances
Religious
Gold Excitement
John Brown's Soul and Bleeding Kansas
The Great Tornado 
A Western Romance
The Skunk River War
the Keokuk County Vigilance Committee
The Press of Keokuk County
Educational
Old Settlers' Association
Agricultural Society
County Medical Society
Accidents and Crime
Prominent Citizens, Living and Dead

War History
Sherman's March to the Sea

Township Organizations
Richland
Jackson
Steady Run
Benton
Warren
Lancaster
Clear Creek
German
Sigourney
Van Buren
Washington
Prairie
Adams
English River
Liberty
Lafayette

Illustrations

Lithographic Portraits

Biographical Township Directory

Adams

Benton

Clear Creek

English River

German

Jackson

Lancaster

Liberty

Lafayette

Prairie

Richland

Sigourney

Steady Run

Van Buren

Warren

Washington

Abstract of Iowa State Laws

Miscellaneous