Who's Who at Iowa Falls Meeting Room, IA

Iowa Falls Meeting Room, Iowa Falls, Hardin, IA (TW-eb) +1914-current

Contents

Early Correspondents

• Dr. Dennis Vivian Moore +1914-1923+ (1880-1936)
• Charles Ulysses Nicolet +1923-1949+ (1867-1951)
• Kleber Huff +1927-1933+
• Harold Campbell +1927+
• Edward E. Brand +1944+
• Ulysses A. Nicolet +1944+
• Dennis G. Brinkmeyer +1949+
• Roy L. Nicolet +1951+
• Charles A. Conner +1951+
• Lyle M. Campbell +1951-2005+
• L.M. Henry +1962+
• C. John Campbell +1962+, +1973-1985+; +2010-2016+
• Cleo Reynolds +1962-1985+
• James L. Campbell +1966-1985+

Families

Brand family

• Dr. Edward E. Brand +1944+ (b. 1903 Sully, Jasper, IA - d. 1996 Grand Rapids, Kent, MI), son of Henry Brand (1863-1933 Pella, Marion, IA) & Catherina Lautenbach Brand (b. 1868 Netherlands - d. 1946 Pella, IA). 1920 @ Richland, Mahaska, IA. In 1940, Edward was a professor at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls. 1950 taught English @ Holland, Ottawa, MI.
• Hendrina Marie "Mary" Vanderbeek Brand +1944+ (b. 1905 Leighton, IA; m. 1930 Pella, IA; d. 1991), daughter of Teunis John Vanderbeek (b. 1878 Netherlands - d. 1952 Oskaloosa, IA) & Hattie Johanna Meinders Vanderbeek (b. 1879 Wageningen, Netherlands - d. 1921 Spring Creek Twp., Mahaska, IA). 1930 @ Oskaloosa, IA. Wedding officiated by John Wesselink.
  • Richard John Brand +1944+ (b. 1941 Sioux City, Woodbury, IA). Wife (1963 @ Holland, MI): Marjorie Joyce Hanchett Brand, daughter of Lyle John Hanchett (b. 1906 Polkton, Ottawa, MI - d. 1997 Cooperstown, Ottawa, MI) & Helen Ida Busman Hanchett (1904-2008 Coopersville, Ottawa, MI). In 1950, Lyle was superintendent of schools, while residing in White Pigeon, St. Joseph, MI. Richard & Marjorie 1963+ @ Ortonville, MI.

Brinkmeyer family

• Dennison "Dennis" Gustav Brinkmeyer +1949+ (b. 1925 Hubbard, Hardin, IA - d. 2021 Des Moines, Polk, IA), son of Emil Wilhelm Julius Brinkmeyer (1889-1981 Hardin Co., IA) & Ida Emma Minna Lehmeier Brinkmeyer (b. 1894 Grant Twp., Hardin, IA; m. 1914 Hardin Co., IA; d. 1988 Radcliffe, Hardin, IA). Emil & Ida's parents were all born in Germany, emigrated in the 1880's.
• Ruth Lucille Campbell Brinkmeyer (b. 1924 Iowa Falls, IA - d. 2014 Des Moines, IA), daughter of Harold Alexander Campbell (b. 1894 Williams, Hamilton, IA - d. 1949 Iowa Falls, IA) & Grace Elyse Nicolet Campbell (b. 1901 Cleghorn, Cherokee, IA; m. 1922 Hardin Co., IA; d. 2001 Iowa Falls, IA).
  • Elizabeth "Lizabeth" R. Brinkmeyer (b. 1948 Hardin Twp., Hardin, IA)
  • Scott D. Brinkmeyer (b. 1949 Hardin Twp., Hardin, IA)

Campbell family

• Harold Campbell +1927+ (b. 1894 Williams, Hamilton, IA - d. 1949 Iowa Falls, IA). 1950 @ Alden, Hardin, IA. He farmed the family homestead until 1963, moving to Iowa Falls from Alden in 1953. In 1963, he and his brother started "Campbell Supply Co.", he retired in 1999.
• Grace Elyse Nicolet Campbell (b. 1901 Cleghorn, Cherokee, IA; m. 1922 Hardin Co., IA; d. 2001 Iowa Falls, IA). Grace worked for Star Clothing & This Olde Antique Shop, and was a member of Ellsworth Hospital Auxiliary Guild, Iowa Falls Women's Club & Women's Christian Fellowship, as per her obit in the Des Moines Register.
  • Ruth Lucille Campbell Brinkmeyer (b. 1924 Iowa Falls, IA - d. 2014 Des Moines, IA). See Brinkmeyer family.
  • Lyle Maurice Campbell +1927-2005+ (b. 1926 Alden, IA or Wright Co., IA - d. 2016 Iowa Falls, IA). Wife (1950 @ Allegheny, PA): Elizabeth Franke Campbell, daughter of H. Amil Franke (b. Germany) & Anna Franke (b. Library, Allegheny, PA). Amil was employed in 1950 as a carpenter.
  • James Louis Campbell 1928-1985+ (1928-2003 Iowa Falls, IA). Wife: Dorothy Jean Lyle Campbell (b. 1933 Chicago, Cook, IL - d. 2019 Iowa Falls, IA), daughter of David Lyle (b. 1903 Homestead, Allegheny, PA - d. 1981 Pittsburgh, PA) & Thelma Garland Lyle (b. 1904 Munhall, Allegheny, PA - d. 1977 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA).
    • Harold "Hal" David Campbell 1955-1975+ (b. 1955 Iowa Falls, IA - d. 2004 Tucson, Pima, AZ). Wife (1975): Suzanne Budde Campbell. Hal was killed in a motorcycle accident near his home.
    • Robert N. Campbell - Iowa Falls, IA
    • John A. Campbell - Oro Valley, AZ
    • Sharon A. Campbell Zwanzig - Bloomington, IL
  • Miriam E. Campbell Renaud 1933-1951+ (b. 1933 Alden, IA) - Iowa Falls, IA
  • Charles John Campbell 1935-2016+ (b. 1935 Falls, Hardin, IA)
  • C. Jeanne Campbell Kastendick 1936-1954+ (b. 1936 Hardin Co., IA). Husband: Norman Henry Kastendick (b. 1933 - d. 2011 Iowa Falls, IA), son of Henry Kastendick & Anna Klein Kastendick. He graduated Alden High School in 1951, then served in the Korean War (1953-1955) as an Army Ranger, earning a Bronze Star, and served as head of the Quartermaster Corps. Employed later in family farming and the USDA, as per his obit, and was a "direct pay agent" for Wellmark BlueCross/BlueShield. "...above all his accomplishments, his trust in the Lord Jesus Christ was the most important thing in his life". Memorial @ Bethany Lutheran in Iowa Falls.

Conner family

• Charles A. Conner +1951+

Henry family

• L.M. Henry +1962+

Huff family

• Kleber Leslie Huff +1927-1933+ (b. 1889 Wellington, Piscataquis, ME - d. 1946 Eldora, Hardin, IA), son of Isaiah Melvine Huff (1845-1908 Wellington, ME) & Helon "Helen" Lucasta Jones Huff (b. 1850 Brighton, Somerset, ME - d. 1910 Guilford, Piscataquis, ME).
• Florence Irene Chase Huff (b. 1896 Racine, Hardin, IA - d. 1974 Wheeler Co., OR), daughter of James Albert Chase (b. 1868 Maidstone, Essex, VT - d. 1920 Iowa Falls, IA) & Irene Jenny Cummings Chase (b. 1863 Castile, Wyoming, NY - d. 1946 Des Moines, IA).
  • Francis Maxine Huff (1920-1923 Iowa Falls, IA).
  • Edith Irene Huff (b. 1921 Iowa Falls, IA - d. 2020 Meridian, Ada, ID). Husband (1940): Gerald "Jerry" Elwood Walters (b. 1918 Novinger, Adair, MO - d. 2002 American Falls, Power, ID), son of William "Willie" Walters (b. 1889 Novinger, MO - d. 1968 Kirksville, Adair, MO) & Ethel May Chesser Walters (b. 1895 Novinger, MO - d. 1939 Morrow, Adair, MO).
  • Leslie Kleber Huff (b. 1923 Iowa Falls, IA - d. 1962 Glendive, Dawson, MT). Married.
  • Cpl. Melvin Loyd Huff (b. 1925 Iowa Falls, IA - d. 1945 Cape Wom, Wewak, New Guinea). Cpl. @ USAF 1943-1945, earned Purple Heart. Tailgunner on a B-26, his plane crashed near Papua New Guinea, declared MIA/KIA on Jan. 21, 1946, along with 2nd Lt. Alfred J. Hamwey & Cpl. Carmelo J. Palermo.
  • Clifton Dale Huff (1928-1929 Iowa Falls, IA)
  • Clifford "Cliff" Gale Huff (b. 1928 Iowa Falls, IA - d. 2013 Marysville, Snohomish, WA). Wife (1952 @ Lusk, Niobrara, WY): Dolores "Dolly" Marie Deitchler Huff (b. 1931 Hemmingford, NE - d. 2023 Marysville West, WA), daughter of Gustave Leo Deitchler (b. 1887 Minneola, Mills, IA - d. 1953 Lusk, WY) & Clara Margaret Kay Deitchler (b. 1888 Mills Co., IA - d. 1978 Lusk, WY).

Moore family

• Dennis James Moore (b. 1840 Halifax Co., NC - d. 1914 Grand Prairie, Dallas, TX), son of Alfred Washington Moore (b. 1815 Tar River, Halifax, NC - d. 1852 Milan, Gibson, TN) & Nancy Sorey Moore (b. 1820 Halifax Co., NC - d. 1842 Orange Co., NC). James lived in Lavinia, TN for 50 years, considered a pioneer citizen, and a Civil War vet. He was a great-grandson of James Moore (1765-1851) who served in 1782 as a private in Capt. Evan's co., 10th Regt., NC Continental Line during the Revolutionary War.
• 1st wife: Donetia Ellen "Mary" Townes Moore (1842/1844-1873 Lavinia, Carroll, TN), daughter of James "Jim" Mastin Townes, Sr. (b. 1817 Pittsylvania Co., VA - d. 1892 Carroll Co., TN) & Sarah Ann "Annie" W. Jones Townes (b. 1819 Nottoway Co., VA - d. 1895 Huntingdon, Carroll, TN).
  • Stephen Halcuit Moore, Sr. (b. 1867 Lavinia, TN - d. 1957 Dallas, TX). Wife: Stella Ann Foster Moore (b. 1879 Nelsonville, Austin, TX - d. 1968 Dallas, TX). Stephen taught at Southwestern University at Georgetown, TX until 1920-1937 when he taught until retirement at Southern Methodist University.
  • James Albert Moore (b. 1868 Lavinia, TN). Wife: Lula Diadema Murrell Moore (b. 1866 KY - d. 1938 Dallas, TX).
  • Robert Scurlock Moore (b. 1871 Lavinia, TX - d. 1945 Jacksonville, Duval, FL). Wife (1894): Estelle B. Lanier Moore (b. 1874 Madison Co., TN - d. 1940 Ada, Pontotoc, OK). In 1900, Robert owned a hardware store in Clarksville, Red River, TX. In 1920, he was a commercial tractor salesman, while based in Ada, OK.
• 2nd wife: Martha "Mattie" Adeline Woolfolk Henderson-Moore (b. 1842 Cotton Grove, Madison, TN; m. 1874; d. 1930 Long Beach, CA), daughter of Dr. Vivian Broadus Woolfolk (b. 1815 VA - d. 1895 Medina, Gibson, TN). Dr. Woolfolk practiced medicine in Cotton Grove, served as postmaster, and was among those the Whigs who represented Madison Co., TN in Nashville in 1847 which assisted in electing the 12th Governor of Tennessee, Neill Smith Brown (1810-1886) who served this post 1847-1849. Dennis was a descendant of John Moore, Sr. (b. 1635 Eng. - d. +1660 Isle of Wight, VA).
  • Bertha Eloise Moore Rogers (b. 1876 Madison Co., TN - d. 1954 Alameda Co., CA). Husband: Dr. Jesse Thomas Rogers (b. 1874 Dog Fennell, Tattnall, GA - d. 1918 Savannah, Chatham, GA), son of Uriah Allen Rogers II (b. 1855 Tattnall Co., GA; 1860 Tallokas, Brooks, GA; d. 1923 Daisy, GA) & Mary Ann DeLoach Rogers (b. 1851 Tattnall Co., GA - d. 1929 Claxton, Evans, GA). Dr. Rogers grad. 1898 from Bellevue Hosp. Med. Col., in NYC, which was the first hospital to connect to a school, and also the oldest public hospital in the U.S.
  • Roy Albert Moore (b. 1878 Lavinia, TN - d. 1973 Riverside, CA). Wife: Ethel Doak Moore (b. 1883 Cross Timbers, Hickory, MO - d. 1963 Riverside Co., CA), daughter of Richard Dickenson Doak (b. 1858 Cross Timbers, MO - d. 1927 Riverside Co., CA) & Addie Jane Noland Doak (b. 1858 Hickory Co., MO - d. 1939 Riverside, CA).
  • Mary Anne "Annie" Moore (b. 1873 Lavinia, TN - d. 1966 Dallas, TX).
  • Dr. Dennis Vivian Moore +1914-1923+ (b. 1880 Lavinia, Carroll, TN - d. 1936 Los Angeles, CA).

Dennis graduated from the American School of Osteopathy in 1910, and had relocated to Los Angeles by 1930. Wife (1906 @ Chicago, IL): Bessie Maple McElvain Moore +1914-1923+ (b. 1883 Bushnell, McDonough, IL - d. 1969 Los Angeles Co., CA), daughter of Oscar Marcellus McElvain (b. 1852 Bushnell or Good Hope, McDonough, IL - d. 1942 Macomb, IL) & Mianna Stickle McElvain (b. 1861 Macomb, IL - d. 1926 Los Angeles, CA). Oscar was a lifelong farmer. In 1881, his cousin I.N. McElvain was the local blacksmith in Bushnell. The family farmed McDonough Co. since the 1840's. Their immigrating paternal ancestor was Andrew McIlvaine, Sr. (b. 1694 Scotland; m. 1717 Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland; emig. 1719-1722 Bolton, Worcester, MA; d. 1754 Lancaster, PA).

• • • Dr. Dean Vel Jean Moore (b. 1910 Kirksville, Adair, MO - d. 1994 Fresno, CA). Wife (1945 @ Santa Barbara, CA): Audrey Jean Sprague, daughter of Dr. Norman Frederick Sprague of Beverly Hills. At the time of their wedding, Audrey was a member of the Junior Philharmonic Orchestra of California.
    • Ellen Lucile Moore (b. 1915 Iowa Falls, IA - d. 1982 Cardiff By The Sea, San Diego, CA).

Nicolet family

• Charles Ulysses Nicolet +1923-1949+ (b. 1867 Neuchatel, [[Switzerland - d. 1951)
  • Ulysses A. Nicolet +1944+

• Roy L. Nicolet +1951+

Reynolds family

• Cleo Reynolds +1962-1985+

Sources

• TW-eb LoG's 1914-current
• Ancestry.com