NSGS - NE Ancestree, Vol I, no 2 pp 51-52

NSGS Ancestree Nebraska State Genealogical Society Journals

NEBRASKA ANCESTREE

Volume One, no 2, pages 51-52
Fall 1978

Source: Centennial Section, "Sunday World Herald, " Omaha 30 May 1954 (extract)
THESE NEBRASKANS HAVE LIVED MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS

Name

Birthdate & place

Other interesting facts

Mrs. Alice AXTELL

25 Nov 1851 - near Canton, New York

To NE when 29 yrs.
1954: Stuart, NE (w/dau Mrs. Pearle AXTELL

Mrs. Betsy BAKER

20 Aug 1842 - Brighton, England

c1846: To USA w/p and 9 siblings
1881: husband (dec) farmed near Sterling
Res: Tecumseh (w/dau: Mrs. Henry COOPER)

Mrs. Cordilla BATES

14 Feb 1853 - Indiana Twp, PA

c1946: NE
Res: Franklin, NE (w/dau: Mrs. Joe SCHENK)

Mrs. Marie CARSTENSON

24 Jan 1849 - Vordingborg, Denmark

1869: To USA
1880: from WI to sod house near Leigh (land in Platte County)
Res: St. Edward, NE (w/dau: Mrs. Chris MATZEN)

Mrs. Mary CAVE
(husb James, dec)

16 Oct 1853 - Clinton, Iowa

Lived Coleridge, NE 60 yrs
Res: Council Bluffs (w/son Frank)

T. B. CHUDZINSKI

7 Feb 1849 - Nehmark, Eastern Germany

1881: Valley Co., NE
1905: Sherman Co.
Farmer - retired 42 yrs ago.

Mrs. S. B. CLARK

27 May 1852 - Mercer, PA

To NE in 1896.
Husb (dec) ranched near Taylor.
Res: ranch near Taylor.

Mrs. W. B. CUMMINS

26 Dec 1853 - Wenona, Illinois

Res: Omaha (w/dau: Mrs. E. H. ROBINSON. Has been in same house since 1926.

George DEHM

1 Jan 1853 - New York

To NE abt 75 yrs ago
Res since 1937: Pleasanton (w/dau: Mrs Ed CARMAN & son, Arthur DEHM)

Mrs. Margaret DEERSON

8 Mar 1854 - Schleswig-Holstein

Husb (dec) lumberman at Gretna.
Res: Lutheran Home, Omaha.

Mrs. Mary EARTH
(a Winnebago Indian)

date not known - South Dakota
(believed to be 106 yrs old)

Res: Winnebago (w/relatives)

Charles A. FAQUIER

6 Feb 1854 - Troy, New York

To IA when small
To NE: Chambers, NE
Res: Nursing home in Lincoln.

Mrs. Mary HULL

9 Nov 1853 - near Boone, Iowa

Lived at Shelton, NE.
Res: St. Luke's Home, Kearney, NE

Mrs. Anna JOHNSON
(her husband, Frank, in mercantile business at Holdrege)

10 Sept 1853 - Hultzjo, Sweden

At 19 yrs to USA, lived in IL
c1884: to Holdrege, NE

Mrs. Sarah Ellen JOHNSON
(widow of Louis Norton JOHNSON)

22 Mar 1854 - farm near Metamora, Woodford, Illinois

1885: farm near Seward, NE
1893 & 1954: Dawson Co., NE

James KENNEDY

born in slavery about 1853 or 1851 - Mount Sterling, Kentucky

Lived: Fort Worth, TX
c1934: Omaha, NE
Res: w/dau Miss Lillian KENNEDY

Mrs. Mary MOSTEK

12 Oct 1853 - Poland

Married at 27 yrs & immigrated with husband, Mike from Poland to NE.
Farmed near Platte Center, NE.
Res: Tarnov, NE

Mrs. Eunice RATEKIN
Oldest resident of Richardson County

6 Sep 1853 -

Married 1875.
Res: on farm near Falls City (still there) w/dau & son-in-law: Mrs & Mrs. Charles MAZE

Mrs. Sarah SHAW

20 Mar 1854 - Bloomington, Ind.

1880's: farm, Nuckolls Co., NE
Res: Superior, NE (w/relatives)

Mrs. Rebecca SHERWOOD

3 Oct 1851 - Harrison Co., WV

Three times widowed.
Res: w/son Charles OLDHAM.

Mrs. Jane SNELL

10 Oct 1849 - London

To USA: 16 yrs
In Omaha: 60 yrs
Res: Bramwell Booth Convalescent Home.

Mrs. Mary TAYLOR

22 June 1852 - Illinois

c1856: Utah via Mormon Trail w/p
c1857: homestead N of Irvington, NE
Res: Omaha (w/dau: Mrs. Charles LIESCHE)

Ben WHISTLER

3 Sep 1850 - Marion, Indiana

To NE: about 75 yrs ago
Res: near Decatur (w/relatives)

J. Frank WILDMAN

20 Mar 1854 - Zanesville, Ohio

Lived: Mapleton, IA
1913: Kimball Co., NE
Farmed in SW Nebraska (few yrs in MI)

Chief Little WOLF

"claims to be 116 years but is believed to be only 102 or so"

"He spends every day operating a parking lot in Omaha. He claims an athletic career at Carlisle Institute 50 years ago, which would have made him the oldest sprinter in the business."

Mrs. Katherine VINCIK

29 Apr 1852 - Czechoslavakia.

To NE: 1884, farmed near St. Paul
Res: Grand Island w/dau: Mrs. George WEINERT (5 of 14 children survive)

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Name	Birthdate & place	Other interesting facts
Mrs. Alice AXTELL	25 Nov 1851 - near Canton, New York	To NE when 29 yrs. 1954: Stuart, NE (w/dau Mrs. Pearle AXTELL
Mrs. Betsy BAKER	20 Aug 1842 - Brighton, England	c1846: To USA w/p and 9 siblings 1881: husband (dec) farmed near Sterling Res: Tecumseh (w/dau: Mrs. Henry COOPER)
Mrs. Cordilla BATES	14 Feb 1853 - Indiana Twp, PA	c1946: NE Res: Franklin, NE (w/dau: Mrs. Joe SCHENK)
Mrs. Marie CARSTENSON	24 Jan 1849 - Vordingborg, Denmark	1869: To USA 1880: from WI to sod house near Leigh (land in Platte County) Res: St. Edward, NE (w/dau: Mrs. Chris MATZEN)
Mrs. Mary CAVE (husb James, dec)	16 Oct 1853 - Clinton, Iowa	Lived Coleridge, NE 60 yrs Res: Council Bluffs (w/son Frank)
T. B. CHUDZINSKI	7 Feb 1849 - Nehmark, Eastern Germany	1881: Valley Co., NE 1905: Sherman Co. Farmer - retired 42 yrs ago.
Mrs. S. B. CLARK	27 May 1852 - Mercer, PA	To NE in 1896. Husb (dec) ranched near Taylor. Res: ranch near Taylor.
Mrs. W. B. CUMMINS	26 Dec 1853 - Wenona, Illinois	Res: Omaha (w/dau: Mrs. E. H. ROBINSON. Has been in same house since 1926.
George DEHM	1 Jan 1853 - New York	To NE abt 75 yrs ago Res since 1937: Pleasanton (w/dau: Mrs Ed CARMAN & son, Arthur DEHM)
Mrs. Margaret DEERSON	8 Mar 1854 - Schleswig-Holstein	Husb (dec) lumberman at Gretna. Res: Lutheran Home, Omaha.
Mrs. Mary EARTH (a Winnebago Indian)	date not known - South Dakota (believed to be 106 yrs old)	Res: Winnebago (w/relatives)
Charles A. FAQUIER	6 Feb 1854 - Troy, New York	To IA when small To NE: Chambers, NE Res: Nursing home in Lincoln.
Mrs. Mary HULL	9 Nov 1853 - near Boone, Iowa	Lived at Shelton, NE. Res: St. Luke's Home, Kearney, NE
Mrs. Anna JOHNSON (her husband, Frank, in mercantile business at Holdrege)	10 Sept 1853 - Hultzjo, Sweden	At 19 yrs to USA, lived in IL c1884: to Holdrege, NE
Mrs. Sarah Ellen JOHNSON (widow of Louis Norton JOHNSON)	22 Mar 1854 - farm near Metamora, Woodford, Illinois	1885: farm near Seward, NE 1893 & 1954: Dawson Co., NE
James KENNEDY	born in slavery about 1853 or 1851 - Mount Sterling, Kentucky	Lived: Fort Worth, TX c1934: Omaha, NE Res: w/dau Miss Lillian KENNEDY
Mrs. Mary MOSTEK	12 Oct 1853 - Poland	Married at 27 yrs & immigrated with husband, Mike from Poland to NE. Farmed near Platte Center, NE. Res: Tarnov, NE
Mrs. Eunice RATEKIN Oldest resident of Richardson County	6 Sep 1853 -	Married 1875. Res: on farm near Falls City (still there) w/dau & son-in-law: Mrs & Mrs. Charles MAZE
Mrs. Sarah SHAW	20 Mar 1854 - Bloomington, Ind.	1880's: farm, Nuckolls Co., NE Res: Superior, NE (w/relatives)
Mrs. Rebecca SHERWOOD	3 Oct 1851 - Harrison Co., WV	Three times widowed. Res: w/son Charles OLDHAM.
Mrs. Jane SNELL	10 Oct 1849 - London	To USA: 16 yrs In Omaha: 60 yrs Res: Bramwell Booth Convalescent Home.
Mrs. Mary TAYLOR	22 June 1852 - Illinois	c1856: Utah via Mormon Trail w/p c1857: homestead N of Irvington, NE Res: Omaha (w/dau: Mrs. Charles LIESCHE)
Ben WHISTLER	3 Sep 1850 - Marion, Indiana	To NE: about 75 yrs ago Res: near Decatur (w/relatives)
J. Frank WILDMAN	20 Mar 1854 - Zanesville, Ohio	Lived: Mapleton, IA 1913: Kimball Co., NE Farmed in SW Nebraska (few yrs in MI)
Chief Little WOLF	"claims to be 116 years but is believed to be only 102 or so"	"He spends every day operating a parking lot in Omaha. He claims an athletic career at Carlisle Institute 50 years ago, which would have made him the oldest sprinter in the business."
Mrs. Katherine VINCIK	29 Apr 1852 - Czechoslavakia.	To NE: 1884, farmed near St. Paul Res: Grand Island w/dau: Mrs. George WEINERT (5 of 14 children survive)