Early Solon Settlers
References

Abbreviations used:

1. "Back in 1877: Solon was a boom town," West Liberty Index, July 7, 1977, Solon, Iowa.

2. Aurner, Clarence Ray. Leading Events in Johnson County, Iowa, History
(Cedar Rapids: Western Histoical Press, 1912-13) pp. 164, 309.

3. 1838 Wisconsin Territorial Census for Johnson County, Iowa, comp.
Ronald Vern Jackson (Bountiful, UT: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1981)

4. 1844 Iowa State Census, Johnson County, transcription at
   

5. Petit Jurors, Johnson County District Court 1858 Special Term, sheriff's summons, 9 Aug 1858; Johnson County, Iowa Miscellaneous Records, item #1, microfilm 985414, LDS.

6. "Johnson County, Iowa, Military Service Eligible Males, 1848," reproduced at
   www.rootsweb.com/~iajohnso/JCmilitary1848.htm

. 7. 1839 signatory to Constitution and Laws of the Claims
Association of Johnson County, Iowa, adopted 9 Mar 1839 as transcribed at
www.kinyon.com/iowa/claim/constitution.htm

8. 1830 U.S. Census, Chautauqua County, New York, Ripley, p. 137,
trans. Virginia Barden and Lois Barris, Chautauqua County Genealogical
Society, 1995, at:
    www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/CENSUS/Ripl1820.htm

9. Although reference 1 (above) attributes the name "Solon" to one of Ander's sons, the 1850 census does not show such a son in Ander's household. Perhaps the child had died by then. Alternatively, the origin of the name "Solon" might reflect the hometown of one of the founders, ae, Solon, Cortland County, New York.

10. "Hamilton H. Kerr," 35th Annual Reunion: Old Settlers of Johnson County (Iowa City: Iowa Citizen Publishing Company, Printers, 1901)

11. 1850 U.S. Census, Johnson County, Iowa, Big Grove Precinct, 8 Oct 1850, NARA microfilm M432, Roll 208.

12. Iowa District Court Records, Johnson County, 1839-1841 Second Judicial District, Iowa State Historical Society, Box 2, LDS microfilm 989168, item #1.

13. Index to 1830 U.S. Census, New York, Ronald Vern Jackson (Bountiful, UT: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1977)

14. 1840 U.S. Census Iowa, Johnson County, comp. Rowena T. Obert (Salt Lake City, UT, 1968)

15. Probate Records, Johnson County, IA, LDS FHL microfilm 985944.

16. World Connect, Rootsweb.com at wcrootsweb.com

17. LDS FHL www.familysearch.org

18. Wilbur D. Cannon Papers, 1860-1915, State Historical Society of Iowa, Special Collection, Iowa City, Iowa City Library Manuscripts, BL 71.

19. Wilbur D. Cannon,Iowa City mansion in series on historic landmarks of Iowa city, Iowa Press Citizen, Aug. 1-4, 2004, Iowa City.

20. Index to 1820 U.S. Census, Ohio, Ronald Vern Jackson (Bountiful, UT: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1971)

21. "Women of Big Grove," comp. Jacob Risora, Johnson County, Iowa Miscellaneous Records, item #1, LDS Film 985414.

22. Dr. James Griffith birth calculated from age given in obituary, Chicago Tribune, 28 April 1884, p. 3.

23. Griffith/Hall, Knox County Probate Court Marriage Records 1808-1838, p. 117, LDS Film 1294304.

24. Mrs. Elizabeth Griffith birth calculated from age given in obituary, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep 1891, p. 3. Elizabeth Griffith, Chicago city Board of Health Death Certificate 1891-5219.

25. James Griffith, Chicago City Board of Health Death Certificate 1884-39938.

26. Alpheus H. Harlan, History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family (np,1914)

27. James Griffith, Certificate 3117, Iowa City Land office, 16 Sep 1850, patent 1 Apr 1850, nw 1/4 se 1/4 sec 22, T81N R6W, Johnson county Recorder Bk. 6, p. 218.

28. U.S. 1860 Census Johnson County, IA, Newport Twp., NARA microfilm M653, 2d filming, roll 327, p. 541, Household 365.

29. Marriages of Johnson County, IA, 1839--1867, Vol. 3, p. 142, Johnson County Recorder, Iowa City.

30. Marriages of Johnson County, IA, 1839--11867, Book 3, p. 22, Johnson County Recorder, Iowa City.

31. 1870 U.S. Census, Johnson County, IA, Newport Twp., NARA microfilm M593, Roll 400

32. Johnson County, IA District Court, Guardianships 1851-1938, UGS 1990, microfilm 1705134, item #1.

33. Johnson County Probate Records, Vol. 8, p. 201, LDS FHL microfilm roll 985947.

34. Johnson County Probate Index, Vol. 1, 1840-1883, UGS microfilm 985942.

35. 1870 U.S. Census, Johnson County, IA, Iowa City, p. 7, NARA microfilm M593, Roll 400.

36. LDS FHL. (No documentary sources cited for this submittal).

37. 1830 U. S. Census, New York, Chautauqua County, Ellery,
p. 322, trans. Jay Priest, Chautauqua County Genealogical Society:
   www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/CENSUS/Elle1830.html

38. 1825 New York State Census, Chautauqua County, Ellery,
p. trans. Mrs. Lester Lewison, NSDAR
   www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/CENSUS/Elle1825.html

39. 1820 U. S. Census, New York, Chautauqua County, Chautauqua,
p. 55,trans. Virginia Barden and Lois Barris, Chautauqua County
Genealogical Society, 1995, at:
   www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/CENSUS/Chau1820.htm

40. Elliot Storke, History of Cayuga County, New York, 1789-1897( Syracuse: D. Mason, 1879), p. 260.

41. Cyrus Sanders and Henry Felkner, "Unfinished History of Johnson County," manuscript, Iowa State Historical Society, Iowa City, Iowa.

42. Iowa State Census 1854 transcribed at
   iagenweb.org/census/johnson/1854/IA-1854-BigGrove.txt

43. Willliam Monroe Spurrier, International Genealogical Index (IGI), LDS FHL.

44. Irving Weber, "Solon History," in "History of Johnson County Iowa," Iowa Press Citizen, 24 Sep 1975, p. 2; see also Solon Reaper, 28 July 1982; and Aurner (2 above), Leading Events..., p. 164.

45. Johnson County Recorder, Iowa City, Iowa

46. Iowa Writers ProgramHistory of Johnson County, Iowa<\/em>,State of Iowa Work Projects Administration, 1941.

47. Yearbook of Old Settler's Association of Johnson County, IA, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.