NSGS - NE Ancestree, Vol 6, no 3
NSGS Ancestree
Nebraska State Genealogical Society Journals
NEBRASKA ANCESTREE

Volume Six, no. 3
Winter 1983


Vol VI, no. 3, page 83 - Winter 1983-84
Submitted by: Barbara Reidy O'Neill, Pleasanton, NE

From: Howard County Phonograph of 14 June 1917

HOWARD COUNTY DRAFT REGISTRATION, 1917

Loup Fork Precinct

Richard ANDERSEN          Niels Marius ANDERSON     George William ASPINWALL 
Carl BARCUS               Louie BEIER               Bernard BISHOP 
Harvey BOZALL             Peter BRANDSTRUP          Veto CARLUCCI 
Andrew CHRISTENSEN        Chris L. CHRISTENSEN      Chris Peter CHRISTENSEN 
John CHRISTENSEN          Otto Peter CHRISTENSEN    George CLAUSEN 
George Peter CLAUSEN      Ralph Robert COX          Leo Ranson FLETCHER 
Christian ENEVOLDSEN      Harry ERICKSEN            Elmer Marten ERICKSEN 
Andrew HANSEN             Chris Hans HANSEN         Albert Christian HANSEN 
Herbert Alton HANDY       Fred Adam HILMER          Thomas Lewis HYDE 
Ole JACOBSEN              Willie JACOBSEN           Jens Peter JACOBSEN 
Ole Sorensen JACOBSEN     Jens Peter JACOBSEN       Soren Peter JENSEN, Jr. 
Niels JENSEN              George Hans JESS          Sidney Fountain JOHNSON 
Edwin Alfred JOHNSON      Leelon Bruce KENYON       Albert Raymond KEOHLER 
Fred Carl KOSCH           William Herman KOSCH      Frank M. KNOX 
August Conrad KNOTHE      Niels Fredulph LARSEN     Robert LARSON 
Willie Henry LEMBURG      Otto LeRoy LINDSTROM      Leslie Oather MANN 
James William MEDLEY      Carl Conrad MOGENSEN      Peter Martin MORTENSEN 
Herman Valentine MOORE    Charles Homer MONASMITH   Andy Joseph MYERS 
Alfred NELSON             Eddie Edward NELSON       Walter William NELSEN 
Harry George PAULMAN      Jens Andreas PETERSEN     William Louis REED 
Emil SCHIPMAN             Walter Paul SCHISSLER     John Edward SEIFERT 
Herman Elmer SMITH        Anton 'SORENSEN           Jens SORENSEN 
Soren Peter SORENSEN      David Chester SORENSEN    John W. SORENSEN 
Wilson Burton STARKEY     Elmer Loyd TRAVIS         Clarence TULLY 
Fred Theodore WIESS       Harry Albert WHITEFOOT    Clarence WHITEFOOT 
George VERBETEN
Dannebrog Precinct
Elmer ANDERSON            Roy G. APPEL              Oliver BLOMGREN 
Ernst J. BLOMGREN         James BRANDT              Axel E. CARLSON 
Viggo E. CHRISTENSEN      Christian M. CHRISTENSEN  Martin CHRISTENSEN 
Arthur CHRISTENSEN        Rainholdt CHRISTENSEN     Emil Kubitschetk DEHNKE 
Jens Jensen DAHL          Jens ESPERSEN             Frank F. FRANDSEN 
August E. GRANLUND        Albine GRANLUND           Fred A. GUGGENMOS 
Harry C. HANSEN           John HANSEN               Theodore F. HANSEN 
Harold RALD               Thomas S. HERMANSEN       Harry L. HERMANSEN 
Thomas N. HERMANSEN       Holger C. JACOBSEN        Jacob H. JACOBSEN 
Magnus M. JACOBSEN        Jens J. JACOBSEN          John JENSEN 
Horace V. JENSEN          Ebbs B. JENSEN            Edward C. JENSEN 
Holger JENSEN             Harold C. JENSEN          Vilhelm C. JENSEN 
Joshver J. JENSEN         William C. JENSEN         Albert M. JENSEN 
Ezra JEPPESON             Peter H. JENSSEN          Erik JOHANSEN 
Thorval JORGENSEN         Viggo JORGENSEN           Willie C. JOHNSON 
Arvid JOHNSON             Jens JULIUS               Walter M. LAMB 
Emil LEMBURG              Martin T. MICKELSEN       Holly C. MICKELSEN 
Harry M. MORTENSEN        Andrew NELSON             Alfred C. NIELSEN 
Juluis W. NIELSEN         Ainer H. NIELSEN          Adolph F. NIELSEN 
Arthur A. -NIELSEN        Enevold NIELSEN           Harry NIELSEN 
Peter NIELSEN             Andrew R. NIELSEN         Arthur W. NIELSEN 
Peter A. PETERSEN         Peter DENNIS PETERSEN     Charley PETERSEN 
Robert L. PETERSEN        Albert John PETERSEN      Harry J. PETERSEN 
Peter Bartel PETERSEN     Niels PETERSEN            Anscar PETERSEN 
Dan A. RASMUSSEN          Siegfriedt C. REIMERS     Thomas H. REIMERS 
Arthur ROE                John A. SAND33ERG         Emil C. SCHMIDT 
Christen O. SCHLYTERN     John SHIPMAN               
John SHIPMAN              Holger SORENSEN           Eddie SORENSEN 
Viggo A. SORENSEN         Edwin Christian SORENSEN  Harley L. SORENSEN 
Siegfred STOCKHOLM        Monroe E. STANDLEE        Walter WILLIAMSON 

Vol VI, no. 3, page 84 - Winter 1983-84
Howard County Draft Registration, 1917 Continued:

Dannebrog Precinct
Ralph WILLIAMSON          Jens S. WINTHER           Albert YUEL 
Einer S. HERMANSEN        Peter Viggo JENSEN        Jens F. PETERSEN 
   
Kelso Precinct
Carl L. BERTHELSEN        Burley O. BERTHELSEN      Harry A. BREMER 
Loni BRILL                Loyd BYDALEK              Chris C. CHRISTENSEN 
Mike DEMINSKI             Egntz GOC                 Paul GUDENRATH 
Albert HILMER             Harry HILMER              John R. IRVINE 
Viggo Albert JACOBSEN     Simon JACOBSEN            Louis JACOBSEN 
Theodore L. JACOBSEN      Leo JAROSZ                Egnatz JEHOREK 
Louis JEHOREK             Frank KOPERSKI            John KOPERSKI 
Alex W. LAMB              Jens LARSEN               Ted LARKOWSKI 
Claus LEMBURG             Walter LEMBURG            Leo LUKASIEWICZ 
Chester A. McLEOD         Valdemir NIELSEN          Carl C. PEDERSEN 
Anton RASMUSSEN           John ROBLING              Gustav SCHADE 
John SEBOLD               Louis SEBOLD              Hellmith SCHADE 
Mike SKIBINSKI            Stanley SMOLA             Rudolph STUDNICKA 
Alex WALTMAN              Mike WIECZOREK            Elmer HILMER 
   
Warsaw Precinct
William Maxwell ADAMS     Edward AMBROZ             Edwin Lester BAILEY 
Joseph V. BLAHA           Charley J. BLAHA          Paul CROWE 
Wallace CROWE             James William DODD        Andrew Henry FAIRBAIRN 
Archie Henry FEATHER      Soren Christian JENSEN    John JENSEN 
August Ansar JENSEN       Joseph KOSMATA            Edward KREMLACEK 
Conrad Albert LARSEN      Norton Charles LAMBERT    John MATOUSEK, Jr. 
William MATOUSEK          Albert NAPRSTEK           Francis Grover NIELSEN 
Albert Fredrick NIELSEN   Frank NOVAK               John NOVAK 
Clarence NUNN             Frank PLESKAC             Edward Joseph POWERS 
Louis John ROHMAN         Frank W. SEVCIK           Stanley SCHACKTA 
Charles Anton SIEGEL      Allen SIEGEL              Jacob A. SMOLCZYK 
Roy Earl STENGER          Louis J. TRUBL            Anton TRUBL 
Jacob TRUBL               Charles A. TRUBL          John Wesley WALL 
William Henry WALL        Sylvester WALTMAN   
       
Posen Precinct
Howard Arthur ARASMITH    Joseph Glen ARMSTRONG     Robert Irvine ARMSTRONG 
Rudolph BARTUNEK          William BILENBERG         Edward Jerome BORZYCH 
Andrew CHRISTENSEN        Edward Carl DETHLEFS      George Anthony DILLA 
Edward Joseph DOLISTA     John Francis DORSZYNSKI   Simon Frank SORSZYNSKI 
Vincent DUSTER            Isidore Alexander GDANITZ Frank GORECKI 
Wojciech Francis GRAJEK   Wladislaw GRACZYK         John Peter GUDENRATH 
Albert Peter HARVEY       Daniel Harrison HARVEY    Cinc Anton HOLECHEK 
Charles James HORKY       James Ceder HORKY         George HORKY 
Ralph HURT                James HURT                Edward James HURT 
Joseph JASNOCH            Martin JASNOCH            Niels Peter George JENSEN 
George JORGENSEN          Joseph KLEIN              Frank Anton KLEPETKO 
Stanislaw Anton KOWALSKI  Benjamin Stephen KOWALSKI Jos. KRAMER 
Louis James KREMLACEK     Adolph KREMLACEK          Toney KRAJEWSKI 
James Joseph FRANCL       Alois FRANCL              Anton Charles KREMLACEK 
Louis John KYHN           Wladysaw John MACIEJEWSKI Frank James MARKWICKA 
Joseph MATOUSEK           Stanislav Louis MARKWICKA Niels Peter MILLER 
Jens Christian MILLER     Joseph Anton MORACZEWSKI  August MUDLOFF 
August Francis NAGORSKI   Michael NESIBA            Leon NESIBA 
Adam NICOLIA              Henry Conrad OBERMILLER   Jens Peter OLSEN 
Clarence Leo PETERSEN     John Joseph PETERS        Henry Anton PLATEK 
Stanislaw Anton ROZMIAREK Stanley Theodor SAWICKI   Anton STEFANOWICZ 
August Michael STENKA     Adolph SVOBODA            Makymilian TYLKOWSKI 
John Charles VanHOUSE     Thomas Jefferson WALL     Thomas Bernard WARDYN 
Aloysius ZELEWSKI         Jos. ZELESKI               

Vol VI, no. 3, page 85 - Winter 1983-84
Howard County Draft Registration, 1917, continued:

Elba Precinct
Arthur Fay ARMSTRONG      Anton BARTORSKI           Anton Jacob BLAHA 
Alois Gauzague BORUCH     Thomas Sylvester BORUCH   John Joseph BRYL 
Arthur Walter CHRISTENSEN Anton Marinus CHRISTENSEN Jens Christian CHRISTENSEN 
Fred Carl CHRISTENSEN     Clarence Earl ENGLEBRECHT Elmer ENGLEBRECHT 
Anders ERICKSEN           Niels Peter FIRGAARD      Henry FISHER 
James FISHER              John FISHER               George Jensen GLARBORG 
Chris GREGERSEN           Michael Victor GRAUS      Arthur Benard HOLMBURG 
Holger Peter HOLM         Walter Christian HOLM     Oscar Milton HUDSON 
Julius Waldemar ISACHSEN  Anton Marius IVERSON      Victor Baltzer JACOBSEN 
Edward JARES              Jos. Edwin KAMINSKI       Andrew KJELDSEN 
Soren Sorensen KUDSK      Fredrick LEHN             Hans George LEHN 
Carl William LEHN         Christen Bertel LETH      William NAPRSTEK 
John Samuel NELSEN        William NIELSEN           Frank Stanley NADOLINSKI 
John Herman PEARSON       Arthur L. RASMUSSEN       Joseph SCRACTA 
Ingver SIVERENSEN         Fredrick Aron SNOW        Andrew Peter SNOW 
William SKOW              John Rudolph SUNTYCH      Joseph Stanley SUMOVICH 
Richard TUMA              John VIGRUS               Thomas John VOGT 
Samuel Hazel VOGT         Victor Vincent VOSE       Frank John WALOWIAK 
Micheal Joseph WALKOWIAK  Edward ZAVITKA            John Mathias ZYNTEK 
Peter Philip ZYNTEK       Chester ZYNTEK             


Vol VI, no. 3, page 85 - Winter 1983-84
From: PONCA ADVOCATE, Dixon Co, NE 19 August 1926

Historian's Report from PONCA ADVOCATE

Robert CAULK, Retired as president of the Old Settlers and Pioneers Assoc.

Names of Old Settlers who died during the past year.

Mrs. Ingra NELSON, Came to Dixon Co. in 1885. Date of death not known.
Mrs. Beryl SCHAFER, nee CLATTERBAUGH, came to NE in 1891. Died 12 November 1925
Jacob Augustus MIKESELL, born in Ponca 4 Dec. 1874, a pioneer by birthright, d. 13 Nov. 1925.
Harry HEMSTREET, pioneer of Dixon Co., died 1 December 1925.
Johannes Mathias JENSEN, born in Germany, came to Dixon Co. in 1906. d. 1 December 1925.
Charles KLINE, came to county when a boy, died 12 December 1925,
Mrs. Josephine HALL, nee HYLAN, a pioneer of northeast NE, died 17 December 1925.
Chas. HEIDY, a pioneer by birthright, died 19 January 1926.
Melvin TUCKER, came to county in 1881, died 23 January 1926.
Dr. J.M. DAVEY, born in Ponca, died 2- January 1926.
Val LOETSCHER, to county in 1908, died 13 February 1926.
Charles DeWITT, lifelong old settler, died 20 February 1926.
John Mack KOSER, to county in 1868, died 7 April 1926.
Mrs. J.T. WHARTON, to county in 1889, died 12 April 1826 (?).
Miss Nora MIILLE, and old settler by birthright, died 17 April 1926.
Cyrus A, THOMPSON, to county in 1873, died in his home in Waterbury, NE, 28 Apr. 1926, An old pioneer and former business man in Allen.
Mrs. Nick BEREUS, to county in 1883, died 29 April 1926.
Hugh SIMPKINS, to county in 1883, died 30 April 1926.
John A. WILBUR, to county in 1859, died 30 June 1926.
Mrs. S.P. MIKESELL, to county in 1867 and died at her home in Ponca on 23 July 1926.
John F. GIBBS, to Co. in 1883, died at his home in Newcastle in 1925. He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving under Gen. Sherman in the 4th Iowa Cavalry.
John V. PEARSON, a pioneer and old settler located in county when a boy. An attorney, Died recently at his home in Spokane, Washington.
Wm. A. STOUGH, old settler, died recently at Los Angeles, California.
Frank HALE, old settler, died the past year.
Nathan Porter HEYDON, pioneer of the county and former business man of Ponca, died recently at his home in Ponca.

Rev. John F. KUHLMAN, born in Germany, a pioneer preacher of the county, died recently at the age of 96 years. He organized Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ponca in 1871. Vernon W. McDONALD, old settler, died at his home at Allen on 26 March 1926. He came to county in 1889. Compiled by Geo. F. SMITH, Historian.



Vol VI, no. 3, page 86 - Winter 1983-84
Submitted by Mrs. Ruby Coleman, North Platte, NE

LINCOLN COUNTY, NE MARRIAGES 1873-1874
  1873   NAME                         AGE RESIDENCE          PLACE OF BIRTH 
   
30 Jan.   AUFTERGARTEN, Louis          24 Ogallala           Germany 
        s/o H. AUFTENGARTEN & H.M. WITTE
          GIFFORD, Alice               19 Ogallala           Iowa 
        d/o Dave GIFFORD and Jane HUGHES. Wit: J.H. UHMSTED & Mrs. E.M. PEARLE.
   
14 Feb.   PARKER, Henry                33 Cottonwood Springs New Hampshire 
        s/o James PARKER & Catherine SYLVESTER
          LONG, Julia                  20 Iowa               Pennsylvania 
        d/o Alex. LONG & Mary STAFFORD. Wit: S. FRIEND & Mrs. S. FRIEND.
   
18 Feb. (no marriage certificate, but application for license)
          VAN CAMP, G.L.               28 North Platte       Pennsylvania 
        s/o A. VAN CAMP and Mary BIRD
          WHALER, Sadie H.             18 Brule              N.Y. 
        d/o B. WHEELER and E.M. MCNELLAYE.
   
4 May     WEEKS, Joseph                24 North Platte       Cleveland, Ohio 
        s/o James WEEKS and Emily GILLETT
          HUNTINGTON, Nellie           22 North Platte       St. Lawrence, N.Y 
        d/o E.J. HUNTINGTON & Kate MARSH. Wit: E.J. HUNTINGTON & Mrs. HUNTINGTON, his wife.
   
3 June    BLANNENBURG, Edward          29 North Platte       Germany 
        s/o Fritz BLANNENBURG & Frederike PFEIFER
          SMIT, Wilhelmina             19 North Platte       New York 
        d/o Peter SMIT and Louise DORN. Wit: Herrmann KALTENBERG & Adolf SCHERZ
   
6 Sept.   CHAMBERLAIN, Octave          20 North Platte       Quebec 
        s/o Charles CHAMBERLAIN and Eloise TALBOT
          ROUT, (HUOT), Josephine      22 North Platte       Quebec 
        d/o Michel HOUT and Sophie BERTRAND. Wit: Mrs. Alvina PICARD, W.H. PEAKE & I.A. PICARDE
   
10 Sept.  COOK, John                   26 Cottonwood         England 
        s/o John COOK & Jane MAY
          OTSON, Anna Barbara (widow)  16 Cottonwood         California 
        d/o Philipp KEIPP & Caroline RITTER. Wit: N.J. PIERCY and Mrs. C. MARSHALL.
   
10 Sept.  TIMM, Charles                22 Cottonwood         Prussia 
        s/o Charles TIMM and Lottie SCHULTZ
          HEDEKER, Lizzie              19 Cottonwood         Prussia 
        d/o Charles HEDEKER and Minnie TILLS. Wis: Harry BLAKE and Kate DUFFY.
   
25 Sept.  SHANDY, Jacob N.             21 North Platte       Indiana 
        s/o John SHANDY and Sarah PAINE
          COLE, Adds Florence          19 North Platte       Indiana 
        d/o Arza COLE & ?. Wit: Arthur S. COLE & Nancy Ellen BRANDY.
   
25 Sept,  COLE, Arthur S.              21 North Platte       Indiana 
        s/o Arza COLE & Sarah ADELL
          BRANDY, Nancy Ellen          20 North Platte       Indiana 
        d/o John SHANDY and Sarah PAINE. Wit: Jacob N. SHANDY & Adds Florence COLE.
   
30 Oct.   LEADER, Charles              36 St. Louis, MO.     St. Louis, MO 
        s/o Henry LEADER and Caroline SMITH
          NORMAN, Hattie C.            27 North Platte       Iowa 
        d/o Robert NORMAN & Lucy BUCKNER. Wit: Mr. & Mrs. J.D. WILSON.
   
15 Nov.   BLAKE, Henry                 24 Cottonwood         New York 
        s/o John BLAKE and Lottie SEYMOUR
          DUFFY, Catherine             22 Cottonwood         Ireland 
        d/o Paul DUFFY and Hannah McCRAYL (McCRAIGH?) Wit: Mr. & Mrs. Charles TIMM.
   
14 Nov.   ROBSON, David                24 North Platte       New Swindon, Willshire, Eng. 
        s/o Jeffry ROBSON and Isabell GARDINER
          STRUTHERS, Maggie            17 North Platte       Canada 
        d/o Andrew STRUTHERS and Margaret HOSSICK. Wit: Mr. & Mrs. Alex. STRUTHER & others.
   
19 Nov.   MORAN, Thomas                26 North Platte       Connecticut 
        s/o Michael MORAN and Margaret FAUGHNIN
          MILLER, Kate                 18 North Platte       Nebraska 
        d/o Henry MILLER and Maggie SNELL. Wit: A.J. RHODES and A.H. BRADLEY
   

Vol VI, no. 3, page 87 - Winter 1983-84
Lincoln County Marriages, continued
.

    1873  NAME                        AGE RESIDENCE          PLACE OF BIRTH 
10 Dec.   PICARD, Andrew               27 North Platte       Quebec, Canada 
        s/o Andrew PICARD & Victoria GARNETT
          HUOT, Georgiana              27 North Platte       Quebec, Canada 
        d/o Michel HUOT and Sophie BERTRAND. Wit: Joseph PICARD & Octave CHAMBERLAIN.
   
18 Dec.   McMAHON, John Mott           28 Cottonwood         Scotland 
        s/o Daniel Mott McMAHON and Mary Alice ROSS
          EGAN, Catherine              16 Cottonwood         New York 
        d/o Frank EGAN & Anna C. LOCKE. Wit: Michael A. McGANN & Miss Mary G. SMITH
   
27 Dec.   OUIMET (QUIMET), John        24 Cottonwood         Montreal Canada 
        s/o Casmire OUIMET (QUIMET) & Mary HORKS
          DIMARD, Josephine            21 Cottonwood         New York 
        d/o Richard DIMARD & Josephine WESLEY. Wit: Jas. BELTON & A.H. CHURCH.
   
  1874 
1 Jan.   LEVINE, Alfred               19 Cottonwood         Denmark 
        s/o Jacob LEVINE and Julia HINKLAR
          MILLER, Frances              19 Lincoln Co.        Iowa 
        d/o Dunt (?) MILLER & Nancy Jane WAVER. Wit: B.J. HINMAN & A.H. CHURCH.
   
10 Jan.   MORLAN, Webster S.           26 Lowell, NE         Ohio 
        s/o Joseph MORLAN and Mary JACKSON
          EVANS, Mary E.               25 North Platte       Pennsylvania 
        d/o Evan EVANS. Wit: J.E. EVANS & A.J. MILLER
   
29 Jan.   REED, Robert                 29 Lincoln Co.        Pennsylvania 
        s/o Sam'l REED and Martha YARNELL
          McGINN, Agnes                21 Lincoln Co.        Scotland 
        d/o Wm. McGINN and Agnes KENNEDY. Wit: William M. MONAHAN & Lizzie JONES.
   
3 Feb.    VOLLMER, Fred                28 Ft. McPherson      Germany 
        s/o Fred VOLLMER and Lizzie HEINS
          RANGE, Carrie Yette          27 Ft. McPherson      Germany 
        d/o Charles RANGE & Lizzie SCHWATKA. Wit: William LYON & Katie HENDY.
   
9 Apr.    DISTELL, Fred                37 North Platte       Germany 
        s/o William DISTELL and Dora NOREN
          KOBEL, Mary                  25 North Platte       Germany 
        d/o Henry KOBEL and Margrett LARSEN. Wit: August GRANNEMAN & Hannah ALBERS.
   
2 June    O'HARE, Patrick              28                    Ireland 
        s/o Francis O'HARE and Bridget McLAUGHLIN
          FAY, Mary                    18 North Platte       U.S. 
        d/o William FAY and Maggie RING. Wit: William T. CAGNEY & Margerat SULIVAN.
   
29 June   DINDIE (PURDIE?), W.R.       38 Lincoln Co.        New York 
        s/o W.T. DINDIE (?) and Harriet HODSWORTH
          ELDRIDGE, Mrs. Mary          18 Lincoln Co.        Iowa 
        Wit: C.H. STREET and Ella J. ETURBIE.
   
2 July    ROSS, Charles G.             34 Lincoln Co.        N.Y. 
        s/o John ROSS and Katharine J. DRESTON
          OSBORNE, Liddia L.           30 Lincoln Co.        Illinois 
        d/o Peter OSBORNE and Ann ABDON. Wit: Henry BLAKE & Holden PETERSON.
   
16 Aug.   DeLANY, John                 40 Lincoln Co.        N.Y. City 
        s/o Jas. DeLANY and Elizabeth HONER
          HAINES, Emma F.              30 Lincoln Co.        Harrodsburgh, Ky 
        d/o Joseph HAINES and Mary M. ROACH. Wit: F.H. LONGLEY & Anna DeLANY
   
18 Aug.   REYMONDS, Bernard            23 Lincoln Co.        Ireland 
        s/o John REYNOLDS and M. HAMILTON
          RAMBOUGH, Cassinoh M.        18 Lincoln Co.        Iowa 
        d/o Jesse RAMBOUGH and Maria HIBBITTS. Wit: Alex STRUTHERS & Wm B. PURDE.
   
14 Sept.  CRAWFORD, Adam               32 Illinois'          Scotland 
        s/o Adam CRAWFORD & Agnes SHEARER
          WALLACE, Grace D.            18 Nebraska           Scotland 
        d/o David WALLACE & Grace ANDREWS. Wit: Cyrus H. STREET & Alonzo CHURCH.

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Lincoln County Marriages continued.

	1874   NAME                        AGE RESIDENCE          PLACE OF BIRTH 
14 Sept.  WALLAS, Hugh                 26 Dawson Co.         Scotland 
        s/o David WALLACE and Grace ANDREWS
          CRAWFORD, Annie              18 Illinois           Scotland 
        d/o Thomas CRAWFORD and Janet PEDDIE. Wit: Cyrus H. STREET & Alonzo CHURCH.
   
23 Sept.  BURKE, Chas. L.              30 Lincoln Co.        Ohio 
        s/o Thos. J. BURKE and Lucetia GREY
          CLAY, Cordelia               18 Lincoln Co.        England 
        d/o Richd CLAY and Elizabeth TAYLOR. Wit: T.W. LANNINGAN & ? VROMAN.
   
19 Oct.   CARVER, William F.           33 Lincoln Co.        New York 
        s/o W.D. CARVER and Cynthia PETERS
          MORRIS, Lizzie               18 Lincoln Co.        New York 
        d/o Benj. MORRIS & Elizabeth OSBORN. Wit: Thos R. WILLIAMS.
   
29 Oct.   WAITS, Anthony W.            26 Lincoln Co.        Ohio 
        s/o Samuel WAITS AND Harriet DAY
          HIGGINS, L.J.                18 Lincoln Co.        Mass. 
        d/o Frank HIGGINS and L.J. HARRINGTON. Wit: James ALPOUGH & Thos HARVEY, Esq.

Silver Creek, Merrick Co., July 24, 1896

   Old Soldier's Picnic: The picnic will be held in J.V. BENSON'S grove in Polk County about 6 mi. southeast of Silver Creek on Aug. 8, 1896. A speaker will be Rev. Mrs. E.B. PERKINS, of Hastings, who was over some of the battle fields of the south soon after the war. Committee: J.V. BENSON, T.A. MOORE, C.R. CLARK, Jennie V. YEOMAN, Annie TOWSLEE, M.E. BENSON.



Submitted by : Mrs. Georgene Sones, Omaha, NE
From: The Omaha Bee, 6 Jun 1931 (extract)

DRAMA OF CIVIL WAR UNFOLDS IN OMAHA FAMILY BIBLE

Family Bibles of Mrs. Mary HULST and sister Miss Elizabeth MITCHELL, granddaughters of the men who owned the Bibles.
Both families moved to Nebraska in the 1860's.
Tucked into one was a 1862 land deed for a homestead at Grand Island signed by Rutherford B. Hayes.

1.

Bible of Louis RAMSBURGH of Frederick, MD., printed in 1824. Banker - forced by southern troops to give them bank money, his daughters had to count it.

2.

Bible of Dr. T. Edward MITCHELL, surgeon served in the CW, "who also lived in the town of Barbara FRITCHIE".



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