June 15,1880 census of Keokuk County listed; Rev.John E. RUNYAN 51 Martha Smithart RUNYAN 35 Elizabeth RUNYAN 13 Livenia RUNYAN 11 John RUNYAN 10 Charles RUNYAN 9 Three children not on census were Bill,Russ,& Mary Elizabeth(Lib). Looking for info about any and all of these people. *********************************************************************** FROM 1880 HISTORY KEOKUK COUNTY,IOWA J.E. RUNYAN; farmer in Sec.5 P.O. Manhattan David RUNYAN; Sec 23 TWP 74 Range 10 June 15,1854 (land near town of Richland) Moses RUNYAN; enlisted 08/14/1862 40th. Infantry; transferred to veteran reserve corps 01/10/1865. *********************************************************************** FROM THE WPA CEMETERY RECORDS KEOKUK COUNTY,IOWA Martha J. RUNYAN d. 11/11/1906 Cause: Cancer DOB: 03/29/1845 Father: John Smithart Mother: Millie Ruby Lillie May RUNYAN; 1883 - 08/05/1910 Burial: Mt.Zion in Martinsburg Russell O. RUNYAN; d.07/15/1938; age 62 Burial: Mt.Zion in Martinsburg *********************************************************************** KEOKUK COUNTY MARRIAGES 1844 - 1860 RUNION,David; COX,Olive T.; 07/11/1852 RUNION,Moses; BOWMAN,Amanda J.; 04/16/1859 RUNIONS,Olive; MILLS,Elwood; 12/19/1857 *NOTE: RUNYAN name was misspelled in the record book.* *********************************************************************** ..1 DARBY SMITHART 1755-? KY. ....+ MARTHA POLLY .....2 JOHN SMITHART KY. .......+ MILLICENT"Millie" RUBY .........3 WILLIAM SMITHART .........3 JAMES SMITHART 1845-1925 IA. ...........+ MARY ANN KEASLING ............4 VERNIE SMITHART .............+ JOHN WILLIAM NICOLI ...............5 JOHNNY OWEN HENRY NICOLI ........3 MARTHA J. SMITHART 03/29/1845 - 11/11/1906 Keokuk Co. ...........+ REV. JOHN E. RUNYAN 1829-? Keokuk Co. ............4 ELIZABETH RUNYAN 1867-? ............4 LAVERNA BELLE RUNYAN 1869-? m.05/21/1885 - Martinsburg,IA. ...............+ JAMES HARVEY BROWN 10/22/1863 - 12/09/1947 Martinsburg,IA. ............4 JOHN RUNYAN 1870-? ............4 CHARLES RUNYAN 1871-? ............4 BILL RUNYAN ............4 RUSSELL O. RUNYAN 1876 - 07/15/1938 Martinsburg,IA. ..............+ LILLIE MAY UNKNOWN 1883 - 08/05/1910 Martinsburg,IA. ............4 MARY ELIZABETH [LIB] RUNYAN 06/04/1867 - 08/28/1950 Keokuk Co. ..............+ ALFRED C.J. CARTER 03/18/1862-10/13/1926 Keokuk Co. ********************************************************************** I found the following on the death certificates for the these people. I do not see enough information to make a match, but you may, or they may be worth investigating. John Fletcher RUNYAN, living in Ariel, Cowlitz co. Wife: Liddron? b. 13 Apr 1852, Franklin, Iowa; d. 10 July 1923 at age 71 years 3 months 29 days. Occupation: farmer. Father: Isaac RUNYAN, b. IA; mother: Martha HALL, b. NY. Buried 13 July 1923 in Strait Cemetery. Cert # 75 / 137 Also found Martha Lucette RUNYAN living in Woodland, Cowlitz, as a widow of Isaac RUNYAN. She was b. 6 Mar 1825, Buffalo, NY and d. 4 Nov 1922, an invalid, age 97 years, 8 months, 29 days. Father: Aaron HALL, b. NY; mother: Lucetta SACKETT, NY. Buried at Bankorn? Hollow, 6 Nov 1922 by W.D. VanNote, Kelso. Info by Hattie M. Smart of Woodland. Cert # 89 Note: Ariel was a PO on Lewis river, 27 miles east of Kalama, the co. seat; banking & railroad point on the Northern Pacific Railroad. Shipments may also be made to Woodland on the weekly mail stage.