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- From Yellow Springs and Huron: A local history. By J. W. Merrill. Published by author 1897. Book at Wisconsin Historical Society Library.
page266. John McCollum, a native of Ireland came to this township about 1870, and bought a farm two miles southwest of Northfield. He lived there some time then sold out and lived elsewhere in the township. His wife died in 1889. He went to the home of his son William, and died there in 1895. Their children were Margaret, wife of Isaac Shields; Hugh lived here a short time, then moved to Kansas; William Married Lydia Sinclair, lives in Kansas.
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- US Presbyterian Church Records. Round Prairie Church, Kossuth, Iowa. Minutes of Session page 40. March 1st, 1867. The Session met & the meeting was opened with prayer. The members present were the Rev. H. A. Barclay & Elders McClure, Bergen, Graham, Bannice & Rhea. Selves S. King, Mary Ann Elston, Thomas A. Elston, Lizzie H. Ryker, & Mrs. Catharine McCollem were examined and received into the communion of the Church on profession of their faith. Closed with prayer.
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- Des Moines County Iowa. Filed 21 Aug 1893. W. D. Inghram, Clerk
Last Will and testament of John McCollam. Filed 28 Jul 1893. John McCollam died July 13, 1983 at Paola, Kansas and was buried at Kossuth Cemetery, Iowa, 15 July 1893.
Proof of Will published in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Proof of Will. State of Iowa, Des Moines County, ss. in the District Court, September term 1893, in the matter of the estate of John McCollam deceased. To all whom it may concern. Notice is hereby given, that an instrument in writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of John McCollam deceased, was this day produced, opened and read by the undersigned, and that I have fixed Monday the 11th day of September 1893 as the day for bearing proof in relation therein. Witness my official signature with the seal of said Court thereto affixed, this 28th day of July 1893. W. D. Inghram, Clerk District Court. Publish 3 weeks, once a week in New ERA. 1st publication Aug. 3, 1893. W. D. Inghram, Clerk.
I John McCollam of Yellow Spring Township, Des Moines County, State of Iowa being of sound and disposing mind and memory and desirous of directing the disposition to be made of my estate after my decease do hereby make and declare this to be my last will and testament as follows: First I direct that my executrix pay all my just debts and funeral expenses out of the first money that shall come into her hands from any portion of my estate. Second: I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Jennie Shields all the residue of my estate after satisfying the first item of this will. Third: I hereby nominate my said grand daughter Jennie Shields executrix of this my last will and testament and exempt here from giving bond as such executrix. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this 14 day of May 1892 and request Wm. Harper & Saul B. Heizer to witness the same. John McCollam. Wm. Harper. Saul B. Heizer.
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