Can you imagine finding an entry in a county history that gives tons of biographical information on your ancestor?  It’s possible! I found the following entry in the History of Jones County, Iowa.  It reads: “BENJAMIN CHAPLIN, farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Anamosa; was born in Cortland Co., N. Y., in 1816; his father’s family removed [...]

Marietta (Chaplin) Gleason Overbaugh spent the last years of her life in Jones County, Iowa and died there in 1879.  I went to the USGenWeb Project, selected Iowa from the state list, then chose Jones County.  I had my computer’s volume turned on and when I reached the Jones County page an old fashioned tune [...]