Glenn's Of Adel, Iowa

The families included within this page are all from the same branch The main part of the tree of the surname of Glenn is incomplete before 1840. Other surnames within this tree are England,Russell,Akers,Houghton,Bailey,Guske,Frush,Blanchard,Clayton,Plummer,
and others.
Places of origin mostly England,Allgehny County, Pennsylvania Ohio, Indiana, Illionis, Nebraska, Colorado, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucy, Adair County, Most of these pioneers ended up settleing in Iowa. Some moved on but most stayed the Hawkeye State.
In the language of Native American's it meant "Beutiful Land."

The Glenn's settled in Polk County Iowa first near Mitchellville. One brother, Frank sold his share of the farm and moved to Dallas County, Iowa. Between Waukee and Adel. There Frank and Melinda raised 13 children. While his brother stayed on the old family farm near Mitchellville. Frank's older brother, Charles Craig Glenn & Elizabeth Depew also had a large family.

It was common to have large families in those days so when the parents were older they would have help for the farm work and manytimes the boys would keep the farm to work, after the parents were to old to do the work.

I Believe most of the Glenn's in Dallas & Polk Counties in Iowa are Descendants of these two brothers.Although unsubstantiated.

Family Photos

• Adnoiram Russell (22 KB)
  J.W. Russell's father, in Mexican and Civil War Adnoiram's father was Daniel L. Russell
• Hon. J.W. Russell (32 KB)
  Mayor of Adel, Iowa in 1890's also a Banker.
• Barbara Anna Miller Akers (30 KB)
  Died in 1959 at 102 in Van Meter, Iowa
• William Franklin Glenn & Rose Plummer (47 KB)
  With great-grandkids DyAnn,Nancy and Brian
• Thomas Jefferson England (40 KB)
  Lived in Belle Plaine, Iowa
• Samuel T. Akers (62 KB)
  Samuel some years after a Coal mineing accident which took one of his legs.
• Flora Frush (20 KB)
  Lulu Uknown, Flora
• Eli Dickinson Aker & Elizabeth Shockley Akers (38 KB)
  Civil War Veteran also built the Untited Methodist Church in Van Meter, Iowa
• Rachel Weston England (34 KB)
  wife of Thomas Jefferson England
• Frank & Malinda with unidentified children (57 KB)
  Photo assumed to be shot inside Frank's home between Waukee & Adel, Iowa, early 20th century
• John Lincoln England (5 KB)
  
• William F. Glenn and Rose Plummer (36 KB)
  During their 60th anniversary
• John Lincoln & Coral Akers England (39 KB)
  
• Frank & Louise Shrinsky (48 KB)
  with children: Louis Amelia Marie, Martha, Alma Bertha Augusta, Wilhelm Carl Louis, Max Julius, Frankie, and Millie
• Nancy Montgomery (43 KB)
  G'ma Nan's 4th Great Aunt
• Russell Glenn & Barbara England (55 KB)
  Russell, Barbara, DyAnn, Nancy and Brian
• Harold Bailey (59 KB)
  
• Frank Houghton (26 KB)
  Residence- Adel, Iowa photo taken about when he was in his twenties.

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Nathaniel Montgomery (View PDF)


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Thomas Blanchard (View PDF)


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Jonathon England (View PDF)


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Nathaniel S. Akers (View PDF)


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of William Glenn (View PDF)