NSGS AncestreeNebraska State Genealogical Society Journals
Volume Nine, no. 1
Summer 1986
Nebraska Ancestree Volume Nine, no 1, page 17 Summer 1986
Empty Houses on the Prairies by Oma Lou Myers
Empty houses on the prairies,
Which were one time called a home;
And became so all too sudden
As their youth began to roam...
Into cities large and noisy,
Into states that took them in,
Where they made new friends and neighbors,
'Though they longed for "kith and kin."
Mom and Dad kept tilling "their" land,
Wiping back the lonely tears,
'Til the day when they were finished,
And their lives were crowned with years!
Now, these children cross the prairies,
Racing by from East to West,
Pained a bit by empty houses,
Knowing now, how they'd been blest...
As they'd grown up during childhood,
In those homes of "yester-years",
And recall with happy memory,
"Peace and "love" that knew no fears.Miss Oma Lou Myers is a retired minister in the Christian Church {Disciples of Christ}. Born and raised near Broken Bow, Nebraska and now resides in Lincoln, Nebraska.
"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave." -- Calvin Coolidge
Transcribed by Kathie Harrison on October 29, 2000 by permission of the Nebraska State Genealogical Society.
Nebraska Ancestree Volume Nine, no 1, page 28-30 Summer 1986
INDEX - VOLUME 9 # 1 Adams 17, 22 Bugbee 21 Douglas 22 Adamy 12 Buntgen 11 Dowling 21 Aleven 11 Burkett Homersham 21 Dozzard 11 Allen 11, 12 Bushee 17 Drawbaugh 11 Allwart 19 Butler 17 Dry 21 Alt 11 Calkin 17 Duhrkop 21 Amos 17 Callaghan 11 Dunn 21 Anderson 21, 22 Callender 21 Eastwood 21 Anderson 21 Campbell 21, 22 Eastwood 19 Arpke 21 Campbell Zurick 21 Eckerson 17 Astor 22 Card 17 Edgington 21 Atchison 25 Carey Cornelius 21 Edgington Bennett 21 Athen 17 Carpenter 11, 12 Edgington LePoidevin 21 Ault 6B Carr 17, 22 Eick Deuel 21 Austin 22 Carter 25 Ellis 21, 22 Babb 11 Cavett 21 Ellison 17 Baker 22 Cavett Hirsch 21 Emery Clark 11 Baldwin 17 Cavett Hurst 21 Emmert 19 Ballard 20 Cecrie 8 Erickson 19 Bardwell 22 Chase 22 Ertel 11 Barker 22 Cherry Brockley 21 Eschilman 11 Bates 22 Chilcott 22 Ewing 21 Baughman 117 Christensen 10 Fairbanks 21 Beall 19, 20 Clark 21, 25 Fanders 21 Bean 22 Clewett 17 Farmer 17 Beany 25 Close 22 Ferguson 11 Beard 17 Cole Stull 21 Fickes 17 Beck 22 Conger 22 Fifield 22 Beckwith 21 Conkling 22 Fish 21 Bedell 21 Cooley 17, 22 Flora 25 Beierle 11 Cooper 7 Fluharty 11 Bell 21 Cornelius 22 Fohl 11 Bell Dunn 21 Crawshaw 19 Folkers 21 Bell Gemeny 21 Crocker 21 Folsom 22 Bell Hall 21 Cromer 17 Foree 21 Bell Tincher 21 Crownover 17 Forsythe 21 Bell Waggoner 21 Cully Remley 21 Foster 17 Bendefeldt 11 Cunningham 17 Fouts 21 Benjamin 21 Cyphers 11 Fouts Diffey 21 Berkland 17 Dale Hale 21 Fowler 22 Berkley 25 Darr Eick 21 Fozzard 11 Berry 22 Dasher 19, 20 Fralick 17 Biggs 17 Davey 10 Frazee 19 Bishop Arnott 21 Davis 17, 22 Freeman Bueoy 21 Bittner 11 Davis Bloom 21 Freeman Campbell 21 Bixby Smith 21 Davis Nelson 21 Freeman Stapaules 21 Blackstone 22 Deason 17 Freeytag Carper 21 Blauser Shimmon 21 Deavers 11 Frisbie 21 Blauser Tapley 21 Dechert 11 Frisbie Hale 21 Boner 19 Delahamet 11 Fritz 17 Bowers 17, 21 Derickss 11 From 11, 12 Bowman 6B Dickinson 22 Fry 21 Boyd 7 Diehl 21 Gale 11 Boyers 11 Diller 21 Gallaghan 11 Braden 17 Diller Blauser 21 Garhan 11 Bredwell 11 Diller Bradley 21 Gates 22 Breed 22 Diller Clark 21 Geer 12 Briggs 17 Diller Lowell 21 Geer Weaver 21 Bright 17 Dillon 17 Gibson 22 Brodhead 17 Doane 17 Gilkerson 22 Brookings 22 Domer 19 Gilmore 25 Brooks 22 Dore 10 Goodwill 22 Buchrer 11 Dott 22 Green 21
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Green Raymond 21 Kelly 22 Meyers 12 Green Walker 21 Kendall Osborn 21 Michael 22 Greenleaf 22 Kerrey 7 Mickey 17 Greider Freitag 21 Killen 17 Miller 12, 17, 19, 21, 23 Gretzinger Nider 21 Kinney 17 Miller Fish 21 Griffen 22 Kosch 11 Miller McKinley 21 Grone Ulm 21 Lamb Blauser 21 Minick 12 Grubb 17 Lamb Blauser 21 Mitten 22 Habicht Blauser 21 Lamb Green 21 Moorish 17 Hadley Mason 21 LaMunyon 11, 12 Morehouse 22 Hadley Shepherd 21 Lange 22 Morey 25 Hale 21 Langford 22 Morgan 12 Hale 21 Larsen 17 Morrow 22 Hale Greenwood 21 Larson 17 Mulgrue 12 Hall 22 Latta 22 Mullen 12 Haney 11 Laughlin 22 Murphy 17 Haney 11 Lawrence 17 Murrau Southwick 21 Hanneman 19 Lawthers 11 Musser 12 Hansen 17, 21 Leaming 17 Myers 21 Hanson 10 Leimser 12 Myers Cummins 21 Harney 22 Linch 1_9 Neely 25 Harrington 22 Lindberg 17 Neff 10 Harris 11 Line 21 Nelson 10, 17, 19, 22 Harrison 23 Line Beckwith 21 Nesbit 22 Hasselbaich 11 Line Frownfelter 21 Newcomer 17 Hayhurst 11 Line Steffen 21 Newell 17 Hays 21 Logan 17, 21 Newton 22 Hays Kent 21 London 21 Norton 17 Haywood 22 London Gerard 21 Novotny 21 Hedrick 21 Loock 21 Novotny Gerwick 21 Helwig 12 Lowe Adcock 21 Novotny Van Leningham 21 Henfling 12 Lowe Clark 17 Oberst 6B Henfling 11 Ludington 19 Ocker 19 Hennen 22 Lukens 22 Oldiphant 19 Hilbert 11 Lundack 19 Olinger 22 Hilder 21 Lydick 22 Oliphant 20 Hilder Davis 21 Madden Diller 21 Ord 19 Hilder Weigel 21 Mahlin 12 Osborn Colman 21 Hill 11 Mann Hudson 21 Ott 22 Hineline 6B Mann Nickeon 21 Outher 12 Hite 17 Mann Wierman 21 Palish 23 Holcomb 11 Marti 12 Parmelee 22 Homersham 21 Martin 12 Parsley 12 Hood 21 Maser 22 Patton 17 Hopewell 22 Mason 22 Patton Drake 21 Hopewell 22 Mathison 22 Patton Pierson 21 Houston 22 McCoskey 22 Pearce 21 Hutchinson Wible 21 McCreary 17 Pearson (Person) 17 Hutchinson Lammel 21 McCreight 21 Peck 12 Hutchinson 21 McCreight Long 21 Perine 12 Innis Flowers 21 McDaniel 22 Peterson 22 Jacobs 11 McDonald 19, 20 Phillip 11 Janike 11, 12 McElwee Finelli 21 Phillips 17 Jantze 19 McFadden 17 Pickard Cruise 21 Jauch 11 McGowan 12 Pierce Jeep 22 McGuire 22 Pierce 17, 22 Johnson 22 McHenry 12 Pitser 17 Johnson Moore 21 McKeekin 12 Pitts 21 Jones 11, 22 McKitrick 21 Pitzer 12 Jones Cairns 21 McLatchy 17 Place 21 Kallenbach 11 McMullin 22 Poeffel 12 Kelgore 11 Medinger 12 Polock 25 Keller 21 Mercer 25 Pospisil 21
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Powell Reed 21 Skoda 12 Weaber Diller 21 Powers 11 Slentz 11 Weber 12 Pratt 22 Smith 6B, 11, 12, 19, 22, 25 Weinhart 18 Price 21 Snyder 21, 22 Welch 18 Price Seymour 21 Snyder Sandman 21 Wells 11 Prouty 17 Sparks 17, 21 Westcott 19 Radgley 17 Sparks Atkinson 21 Wheeler 22 Rager (unreadable) Sparks DIller 21 White 22 Raymond 21 Sparks Miller 12 Whiting 18 Reese 19 Sparks Myers 16 Widdowson 12 Reichenbach 12 Specht Saar 21 Wilkinson 18 Reinert 22 Speicher 12 Willems 21 Reinhart 21 Spielman 22 Willems Miller 21 Remley 21 Sprague 17 Willert 22 Reyman 22 Springer 19 Williams 12 Rhoades 17 Starr 21 Wilson 12, 22 Richardson Frisbie 21 Steffen 21 Winterfield 12 Richardson Frisbie 21 Steiner Brandt 21 Witty Colman 21 Robertson 17 Stevenson 12 Wixer 22 Robinson 17, 22 Stilwell 19 Wohlfarth Ellis 21 Rock 22 Stineman 12 Wolters Miles 21 Rogers 11, 12 Stork 22 Wont 12 Rork 22 Story 22 Woodard 22 Saathoff 19 Stotts 21 Woodruff 22 Salholm 17 Stotts Hopkins 21 Woods 21 Sandig 22 Strong 17 Woolridge 18 Sandman 21 Styer 12 Worik 18 Sandman Campbell 21 Sweenie 12 Wright 7 Sanford 17 Talbot 12 Wright Koenig 21 Sanley 12 Tanner 17 Wrigley Dale 21 Sanmann 21 Taylor 21, 22 Yanike 11 Schaefer 22 Telyea 22 Yoakam 18 Schaf 12 Templeton 22 Zollars 11 Schelby 12 Thomas 22 Zook Thompson 17, 21 Schindler 19 Thomason 22 Additional Names Schnuelle 21 Thompson 21 Bond 25 Seaming 17 Thompson Andelt 21 Russel 25 Sears 22 Tinstman Hedrick 21 Deland 25 Sears Keeler 21 Tintsman Herwig 21 Cowin 25 Seiford 12 Townley 12 Layman 25 Seldon 12 Tracy 18 Selkman 19 Trauger 18 Shafer 22 Tucker 21, 22 Shartel 22 Tucker Harding 21 Shaw 22 Tuttle 22 Shea 21 Valder 22 Sheldon 11, 12 Van Matre 12 Shelley 17 Van Nostrand 22 Shellhammer 17 Vandiver 18 Shenefelt 12 Vansel 19 Shepherd 21, 23 Varney 19 Sherard 17 Vass 12 Sherer Veiths 21 Shields 12 Volman 21 Shultz 17 Wade 12 Shunk 12 Wagonner Davis 21 Shutt 12 Walbridge 22 Siebolts Lueker 21 Walker 18 Siedel 12 Wallace 12, 22 Sinkey 19 Ward 22 Sipp 12 Warman Stahl 21 Sisson 22 Warner 12 Skinner 22 Watson Logan 21Transcribed by Kathie Harrison - 24 January 2001 by permission of the Nebraska State Genealogical Society
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