John Faulkner Cloud
(1816-1876)
Margaret Ann Slusher
(1830-1901)
William Lewis Cloud
(1854-1936)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rachel Iowa Drollinger

William Lewis Cloud 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

  • Born: 21 September 1854, Huntington, Indiana, United States 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  • Marriage (1): Rachel Iowa Drollinger on 25 December 1879 in Lee, Iowa, United States 1 2 3 4 5 6
  • Died: 26 July 1936, Argyle, Lee, Iowa, United States at age 81 10 11
  • Buried: 29 July 1936, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States 10 11
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: William Lewis Cloud
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 26 Jul 1936
Event Place: Argyle, Lee, Iowa, United States
Event Place: Argyle
Gender: Male
Age: 81
Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
Father's Name: Joseph Cloud
Mother's Name: Margaret Slusher
Spouse's Name: Rachel Cloud
Certificate Number: 5684

Citing this Record
"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24D-HNCP : 8 November 2017), Rachel Cloud in entry for William Lewis Cloud, 26 Jul 1936, Argyle, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #5684, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101821060.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1880 US Census, 3 June 1880, Farmington Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States. 2 1880 US Census
Page 474A, District 34, Dwelling 39, Family 41, Roll 367
Farmington Township, Van Buren County, Iowa, United States
William Cloud..Self..25..IN..Farmer

(Living with wife.)

2. 1885 Iowa State Census, 1 January 1885, Jefferson Township, Lee, Iowa, United States. 7 1885 Iowa State Census
Page 5, Family 149, Line 2
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa
William L. Cloud..30..IN..Laborer

(Living with wife and 3 children.)

3. 1895 Iowa State Census, 1 January 1895, Jefferson Township, Lee, Iowa, United States. 3 1895 Iowa State Census
Page 340, Dwelling 88, Family 88, Line 26
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
William Cloud..40..IN..Laborer

(Living with wife and 6 children at the home of the parents of the wife.)

4. 1900 US Census, 4 June 1900, Jefferson Township, Lee, Iowa, United States. 4 1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 69, Dwelling 18, Family 18
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Farm rented
Married 20 years
William Cloud..Head..Sep 1854..45..IN..Farmer

(Living with wife, 5 children, and widowed mother-in-law.)

5. 1910 US Census, 20 April 1910, Jefferson Township, Lee, Iowa, United States. 5 1910 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 77, Dwelling 30, Family 30, Roll 410
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Married 30 years
William L. Cloud..Head..55..IN..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

6. 1920 US Census, 7 January 1920, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States. 6 1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 89, Dwelling 146, Family 147, Roll 498
Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Locust Street; Home rented
William Cloud..Head..65..IN..Laborer, Ordinary Work

(Living with wife and 1 son.)

7. 1925 Iowa State Census, 1 January 1925, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States. 8 1925 Iowa State Census
House 13; Line 6
Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, United States
House rented, $7
Wm. Cloud..Father..70..IN

(Living with wife and 1 son.)

8. 1930 US Census, 15 April 1930, Montrose Township, Lee, Iowa, United States. 9 1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 30, Dwelling 15, Family 15, Roll 664
Montrose Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Valley Road; Farm rented
William L. Cloud..Father..75..IN..Farm Hand, Truck farm

(Living with his wife at the home of his son, Gillis.)



9. Death Image, 26 July 1936, Argyle, Lee, Iowa, United States. 10



10. Cemetery: Montrose Cemetery, 29 July 1936, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States. 11 Find A Grave Memorial 144957919


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William married Rachel Iowa Drollinger, daughter of Abraham Kidd Drollinger and Mary Halferty, on 25 December 1879 in Lee, Iowa, United States.1 2 3 4 5 6 (Rachel Iowa Drollinger was born on 1 March 1856 in Jefferson Township, Lee, Iowa, United States,1 2 4 5 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 died on 22 August 1935 in Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States 15 16 and was buried on 24 August 1935 in Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States 15 16.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1880 US Census, 3 June 1880, Farmington Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States. 2 1880 US Census
Page 474A, District 34, Dwelling 39, Family 41, Roll 367
Farmington Township, Van Buren County, Iowa, United States
William Cloud..Self..25..IN..Farmer
Rachel Cloud..Wife..24.IA..Keeping House

2. 1885 Iowa State Census, 1 January 1885, Jefferson Township, Lee, Iowa, United States. 7 1885 Iowa State Census
Page 5, Family 149, Line 2
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa
William L. Cloud..30..IN..Laborer
Rachel Cloud..29..Lee County, IA
Gillis Cloud..4..Lee County, IA
Grace Cloud..2..Lee County, IA
George E. Cloud..0..Lee County, IA

3. 1895 Iowa State Census, 1 January 1895, Jefferson Township, Lee, Iowa, United States. 3 1895 Iowa State Census
Page 340, Dwelling 88, Family 88, Line 26
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Abraham K. Drollinger..72..OH..Farmer
Mary Drollinger..71..PA
William Cloud..40..IN..Laborer
Rachel Cloud..30..Lee County, IA
Gilliss Cloud..14..Lee County, IA
Grace Cloud..12..Lee County, IA
George Cloud..10..Lee County, IA
Clayton E. Cloud..6..Lee County, IA
Ada Cloud..2..Lee County, IA
Clifton Cloud..1..Lee County, IA

4. 1900 US Census, 4 June 1900, Jefferson Township, Lee, Iowa, United States. 4 1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 69, Dwelling 18, Family 18
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Farm rented
Married 20 years
William Cloud..Head..Sep 1854..45..IN..Farmer
Rachael Cloud..Wife..Mar 1856..44..IA..6/6
Gillis Cloud..Son..Nov 1880..19..IA..Farm Laborer
George Cloud..Son..Dec 1884..15..IA..Farm Laborer
Edward Cloud..Son..Jan 1889..11..IA..Farm Laborer
Ada Cloud..Daughter..Aug 1892..7..IA
Clifton Cloud..Son..Nov 1893..6..IA
Mary Drollinger..Mother-in-law..Sep 1823..76..PA..Widowed..1/1..Landlady

5. 1910 US Census, 20 April 1910, Jefferson Township, Lee, Iowa, United States. 5 1910 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 77, Dwelling 30, Family 30, Roll 410
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Married 30 years
William L. Cloud..Head..55..IN..Farmer, General Farm
Rachel I. Cloud..Wife..54..IA..7/6
Gillis O. Cloud..Son..29..IA..Farm Laborer, Home Farm
Edward C. Cloud..Son..21..IA..Farm Laborer, Home Farm
Ada E. Cloud..Daughter..17..IA
Clifton H. Cloud..Son..16..IA..Farm Laborer, Home Farm

6. 1920 US Census, 7 January 1920, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States. 6 1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 89, Dwelling 146, Family 147, Roll 498
Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Locust Street; Home rented
William Cloud..Head..65..IN..Laborer, Ordinary Work
Rachael I. Cloud..Wife..62..IA
Gillis O. Cloud..Son..39..IA..Farmer, General farm

7. 1925 Iowa State Census, 1 January 1925, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States. 8 1925 Iowa State Census
House 13; Line 6
Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, United States
House rented, $7
Wm. Cloud..Father..70..IN
Rachel Cloud..Mother..68..IA
Gillis Cloud..Son..44..IA


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: William Cloud
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Dec 1879
Event Place: Lee, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
Spouse's Name: Rachel Drollinger
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
Reference ID: p 288

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJW9-1PJ : 18 October 2017), William Cloud and Rachel Drollinger, 25 Dec 1879, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 288, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 959,192.
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Sources


1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 11 Sep 2019), William Cloud and Rachel Drollinger, 25 Dec 1879, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 288, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 959,192.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Farmington Township, Van Buren County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 34, p. 474A, dwelling 39, family 41, William Lewis Cloud and Rachel Iowa Drollinger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 12 Sep 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 367.

3 1895 Iowa State Census, Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States, p. 340, dwelling 88, family 88, line 26, William Lewis Cloud and Rachel Iowa Drollinger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 9 Sep 2019).

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 1B, dwelling 18, family 18, William Lewis Cloud and Rachel Iowa Drollinger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 12 Sep 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 77, sheet 3A, dwelling 30, family 30, William Lewis Cloud and Rachel Iowa Drollinger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 12 Sep 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 410.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 89, sheet 5B, dwelling 146, family 147, William Lewis Cloud and Rachel Iowa Drollinger; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 12 Sep 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 498.

7 1885 Iowa State Census, Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, p. 5, family 149, line 2, William Lewis Cloud and Rachel Iowa Drollinger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 12 Sep 2019).

8 1925 State Census, Iowa, population schedules, Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, United States, family 13, line 6, William Lewis Cloud and Rachel Iowa Drollinger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2224537 : accessed 13 Sep 2019).

9 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Montrose Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 1B, dwelling 15, family 15, Gillis Ophir Cloud; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 12 Sep 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 664.

10 "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2531337 : accessed 11 Sep 2019), William Lewis Cloud, 26 Jul 1936, Argyle, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #5684, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101821060.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); (accessed 11 September 2019), memorial page for William Lewis Cloud (Sep 1854\endash 26 Jul 1936), Find A Grave Memorial no. 144957919, citing Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, USA

12 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Douglas Township, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States, p. 64, dwelling 440, family 422, Abraham Kid Drollinger and Mary Halferty; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 8 Sep 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 311.

13 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States, p. 5, dwelling 38, family 39, Abraham Kid Drollinger and Mary Halferty; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 8 Sep 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

14 1885 Iowa State Census, Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa, p. 48, dwelling 266, family 284, line 10, Abraham Kid Drollinger and Mary Halferty; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 8 Sep 2019).

15 "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2531337 : accessed 8 Sep 2019), Rachel Iowa Cloud, 22 Aug 1935, Colorado, United States; citing certificate #5686, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101821054.

16 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); (accessed 08 September 2019), memorial page for Rachel Iowa Drollinger Cloud (1 Mar 1856'9622 Aug 1935), Find A Grave Memorial no. 144957926, citing Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, USA


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