• General Notes

  REFN: 3197
  Affidavit in Book 3 pages 363-364, Office of the Iowa County Recorder,
  recites:
  "I, Myrene Shedenhelm, a resident of Iowa County, Iowa, from the 1st
  day of March, 1942, to the 13th day of June, 1960, and presently a
  resident of Buchanan County, State of Iowa, and of the age of 76 years,
  on oath, depose and state as follows:
  That Clarence Shedenhelm, son of Mary Shedenhelm, died intestate, a
  resident of Iowa County, Iowa, on April 2, 1953 at the age of 69 years,
  and that no administration was had upon his estate, and the time for
  original administration for same has expired.
  That I, Myrene Shedenhelm, was united in marriage to Clarence
  Shedenhelm by a Justice of the Peace at Amana, in Iowa County, Iowa on
  May 31, 1906, and again on June 2, 1906 by a Catholic Priest at the
  Catholic Parsonage in Marengo, Iowa County, Iowa, and only eight children
  were born to this union, as follows, to-wit:
  1.  On August 14, 1907,Mary Glene Shedenhelm, nee Mary Glene Yetley;
  2.  On August 1, 1909, Juanita Shedenhelm, nee Juanita Fisher;
  3.  On June 1, 1914, Cecil Shedenhelm
  4.  On September 12, 1916, Marjorie Shedenhelm, who passed away on
  the 17th day of April, 1923, at the age of 6 years and 7 months;
  5.  On June 5, 1919, Evalyn Shedenhelm, nee Evalyn Nace;
  6.  On December 17, 1921, Gale Shedenhelm;
  7.  On July 16, 1924, Duane Shedenhelm;
  8.  On November 10, 1925, Betty Shedenhelm, nee Betty Carlson.
  That Clarence Shedenhelm and Myrene Shedenhelm did not adopt any
  child or children and that Myrene Shedenhelm and all of the above named
  children, except Marjorie Shedenhelm, survived the decedent, Clarence
  Shedenhelm, and are still living.
  The undersigned deponent further states that all debts and charges,
  including last sickness and burial for the decent, Clarence Shedenhelm,
  have been paid.
  Your deponent further states on oath that Clarence Shedenhelm, my
  husband, did not own any life insurance payable either to himself or to
  any other persons or pay any insurance premiums on any life insurance
  policies and that the only assets of the decedent's estate was personal
  property of the value of less than $2000.00, and the following described
  parcel of real estate situated in Iowa County, Iowa, to-wit:
  The E1/2 SW1/4 of Sec. 9 and
  That part of Lot 7 in the N1/2 NW1/4 of Sec. 16 described as
  follows, viz:
  Commencing at the quarter post on the North side of Sec. 16, thence
  West to the NW corner of said Sec. 16, thence South 80 rods, thence East
  to the Iowa River, thence along and with the meanderings of the Iowa
  River to a point due South of the place of beginning, thence North to the
  place of beginning, all in Twp. 81 North, Range 11 West of the 5th P.M.
  And that the above described real estate did not exceed the sum of
  $15,500 in value and that the total of all of the estate of decedent did
  not exceed the sum of $17,500.00. 
  Dated at Marengo, Iowa, this 13th day of July, 1963.
  Myrene Shedenhelm"

Details of Clarence McClellan's family with Myrene Agnes Simmons