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Centerville is a city in and the county seat of Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. [3] The population was 5,412 in the 2020 census, a decline from 5,924 in 2000. [4] After the turn of the 20th century Centerville's coal mining industry attracted European immigrants from Sweden, Italy, Croatia, and Albania. [5]
The Courthouse Square Historic District in Centerville, Iowa, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 through the efforts of the Centerville Historic Preservation Commission. The district consists of an area centered on the town square and bounded by Van Buren Street, Haynes Avenue, Maple Street and 10th Street.
Alleged assault on Martha Thomas: Assault victim Martha Thomas was mixed race and the mob was reportedly led by members of the black community. [135] [136] McCutchen, Frank: Latin: Oakdale: Stanislaus: California: November 26, 1887: Arson: Fires had been appearing around Oakdale and McCutchen had allegedly been caught in the act of setting fire ...
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After the funeral service, another statement was released by Tausha and Gail's family where they stated they have no ill will against the Haight family in the wake of the shooting. [13] An obituary of unknown origin praised Haight as a loving father. [14] It was removed after the description sparked outrage. [15]
Thomas Cooper Evans (May 26, 1924 – December 22, 2005) was a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district.First elected to Congress in a close race amidst a Republican landslide, in a district that became less Republican through reapportionment, Evans defied expectations by winning re-election by increasingly large margins.
A college friend of Robert's officiated as the best man, and tobacco was given in bond. The two moved to the vicinity of Centerville (later Kearney, Missouri). Robert James was a commercial hemp farmer, a slave owner, and a popular evangelical minister in the Baptist Church. Zerelda bore him four children. Alexander Franklin James (b. January ...
Centerville was platted in 1855, but the town's growth soon failed to meet the expectations of its founders. [2] The town's mill was destroyed in 1858, and the Centerville dwindled in importance. [3] By 1914, Centerville contained but a "half dozen houses". [4]