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NEBRASKA ANCESTREE - SPRING 1993 - VOL. 15 - NO. 4 - PAGE 122
Submitted by: Phyllis Willuweit
DEATHS from the AURORA SUN, Hamilton County
Date of Name of person who Date of Name of person who
newspaper died or parent newspaper died or parent
8 Aug. 1885 Alex STEWART 16 Oct. child of Mrs. NELSON
? BUZINSKTI Mrs. Martha EVANS
Mrs. Mary Ann CUNNINGHAM 6 Nov. Walter McDOUGLE
W. H. CASE Anthony ROCKENDORF
5 Sept Mrs. Horace PAYNE 13 Nov. baby of Thos. HOOBEN
Joe McMAHON Mrs. Archie EDMONDSON
Mrs. Francis TRAVIS dau. of Aug PAGE
12 Sept. infant of Geo. MYERS G. L. DOUGLAS
19 Sept. infant of C.E. HICKMAN 4 Dec. Miss Belle E. SMITH
Mrs. Anna HICKMAN Mrs. Victoria CRAMMER
26 Sept. William FRY Wm D. YOUNG
David PARPONT 11 Dec. Patrick RIORDEN
10 Oct. Miss Louise SPLINTER 18 Dec. D. M. BYERS
Miss Ada GOODRICH Mrs. Eleanor FARIS
24 Oct.. dau of Amos FARRIS August SHAFER
31 Oct. Mrs. Miller Mrs. Anna M. WORTHINGTON
7 Nov. Ben LOMELS 19 Mar. 1887 dau of Reuben COX
19 Dec. James STEVENS Lelia Alice BARRICK
26 Dec. F. M. BARNES 2 Apr. Edith CHAMBERS
2 Jan. 1886 S. N. CASE Cyrus WHITTEMORE
16 Jan. Henry EGGERT infant of Thompson MARVEL a twin
6 Feb. Jake EBERHART 30 Apr Hattie E. NEIHARDT
13 Feb. Mrs. Sant BUSH & infant 7 May Susie CRUFF
20 Feb. Mrs. Henry EGGERT Anna Peterson, & infant
29 May Nick MARTIN 4 June son of D. T. DAVIDSON
26 June Don RYAN 11 June J. SCHWARL
3 July Mattie JEFFERS 25 June John P. RUSSELL
10 July J. W. ELLERTON 9 July James WALLACE
Nancy MOORE Mrs. Geo. HUNNICUTT
Minnie BERRY 23 July son of A. P. ANDERSON
7 Aug. Mrs. Ellsworth PARMENTER 6 Aug child of Martin STEWART
14 Aug. child of H. S. WOODS Buelah June FARR
child of H. M. BOWMAN infant of M. DUNK
child of B. F. WOODS infant of Sam WYMAN
21 Aug. son of Geo. W. PIERCE 13 Aug infant? of Chas THOMPKINS
child of Wm MAXWELL 20 Aug Perry Edwin NEWBERRY
Andrew PETERSON 22 Oct dau of J. M. HUNT
28 Aug. child of Dug CARBAUGH 29 Oct Miss Maggie MILLER
child of Rev. SWAN Hugh O'HARE
Effie BOORAN L.P. WHEELER
Mrs. P. E. FRAZIER 2 ch of Mr. PENITZ
Infant OF Dr. BRECKER 5 Nov. Maggie FRAZIER
4 Sept. Edith REYNER dau of Jefferson WILLIS
Rev. D. B. DAVIDSON dau of Wm BURNDT
18 Sept. Ada REYNER 19 Nov. James RUSH
Dau of A. CANADA 10 Dec. dau of Samuel GRIGSBY
2 Oct. Mrs. Emma REYNOLDS Mrs. John RAAB
Lyman ALDEN 31 Dec. dau of James K. HUPP
NEBRASKA ANCESTREE - SPRING 1993 - VOL. 15 - NO. 4 - PAGE 123
DEATHS from the Aurora Sun continued:
Date of Name of person who Date of Name of person who
newspaper died or parent newspaper died or parent
14 Jan.1888 Rev. Alonzo WHITMORE 14 July Stella SHARP
21 Jan. son of Stephen WILCOX Mrs. George ENGLAND
4 Feb. Chas A. KENNEDY son of M.&M. BURDEN
18 Feb. Mrs. R. U. WHITACRE Aaron JANES
J. N. MORRISON 28 July child of A. M. JOHNSON
Mrs. Emma L. WHITACRE 4 Aug child of Andrew WERT
Sally A. LANE child of A. W. VERBECK
3 Mar infant of Hans JENSEN Mrs. W. J. DOUGLAS
infant twins of M. KOHN Dr. Thomas L. MYERS
17 Mar Alfred REUBER 25 Aug James CHISHOLM
Bessie BECKEL "Grandfather" COFFMAN
31 Mar. Geo. N. KEPNER 1 Sept. child of Earnest STANER
2 ch of Phil ESTES Mrs. John SCHULTHEIS
14 Apr. Clay HOWELL Samuel A. MILLER
21 Apr. Owen Albert DANIELS Chas. HURD
19 May Chas L. CROFOOT 15 Sept. child of H. F. SMITH
26 May Elizabeth PARKS 6 Oct. infant of Frank MALONE
23 June E. G. BAKER Mrs. Cure ERICKSON
Mrs. Jane DEWSTOE 13 Oct. Mrs. N. S. COLE
child of James LOCK 20 Oct. Christian LARSON
Miss Mary O'BRIEN 27 Oct. Richard HUNT
30 June child of Peter METES
A. P. PETERSON
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BIRTHS from the AURORA SUN, Hamilton County
Submitted by Phyllis Willuweit
Date of Name of parent Date of Name of parents
newspaper newspaper
8 Aug. 1885 Albert CARSON--triplets 20 Feb. 1886 Ed KEMPER
29 Aug. Chas WILSON 6 Mar William TOWNSLEY
Rev. Joseph FYE Hans JENSON
John JAMIESON E. BRISTOL
5 Sept. C. P. WHITESIDES 27 Feb. ? SPANOGLE
M. CASTEEL 13 Mar Charley BRADLEY
12 Sept. Geo. CRAFT Mr. ELLIS
? BONNER 20 Mar. C. B. CONDON
? McCONNELL Mr. FARR
Wm. FALLS Edwin AMES
J. P. WILLIAMS 3 Apr. Benjamin KIKER
10 Oct Garret HUBBEL E. NYE
Rev. WEHN 17 Apr. Dr. BRICKER
24 Oct. Rev. SWAN--twins A. C. PETERSON
7 Nov. John McCARTY 1 May Pat SAUAGE
6 Feb. 1886 Geo CARDESTY Jas A. DAY
20 Feb. James MURPHY 12 June J. H. BELL
V. SWANSON G. W. CURRY
J. A. WILKINS
NEBRASKA ANCESTREE - SPRING 1993 - VOL. 15 - NO. 4 - PAGE 124
Births from the Aurora Sun continued:
Date of Name of parent Date of Name of parents
newspaper newspaper
12 June 1886 Wm WIDETT 25 June W. W. LIEBHART
E. J. ADAMS 13 Aug. Alden GARWOOD
19 June D. J. DeNOON Sam WINEMAN
26 June D. M. BYERS James ROGERS
3 July Wm GLOVER 27 Aug. Elder MYERS
J. D. FERGUSON 10 Sept Will EVANS
10 July J. W. ELLERTON Ed COXEN
17 July Mr. HARTMAN 17 Sept. John JAMISON
24 July George FOWLER S. S. SEARS
Nelson MILLER ? HAINER
Cliff DEERING Harry DEAL
31 July Lew BAUM Gus SIMPSON
Ausil PHELPS--twins 29 Oct. Frank WANEK
Robert MILLER Dave & Zena GARISHAM
J. H. CASSARTS Edgar NOBLE
7 Aug. J. H. SMITH 19 Nov. Will & Cora GRISHOM
Petry JAROBS Fritz SCHNADER
21 Aug. E. C. ROGGY 3 Dec. Pete HONGER
J. G. CRUFF 10 Dec. Dan EBERHART
28 Aug. P. C. WESTOVER S. BICKFORD
Frank MALONE A. L. BISHOP
4 Sept. E. H. JACKSON 24 Dec. Chas MERCER
2 Oct. Geo. WILDISH 31 Dec. Ed CUTTS
9 Oct. Frank BUCHAN 7 Jan. 1888 Ben MAPES
Henry STEWART 14 Jan. Jim HAUK
Ab IRELAND 21 Jan Vic SWANSON
Robert STEWART A. L. BISHOP
16 Oct. Joe ERNST 18 Feb. Charles WILLIAM
Walter HYLER W. H. FALL
Filmore MILLER 25 Feb. Fisher HARTMAN
Will TALBERT 24 Mar. M. E. FARR
23 Oct. Samuel MOORE 31 Mar. Clarence HARTNELL
30 Oct. W. HAFER 7 Apr. Frank MALONE
Wes SORRELL James STORY
13 Nov. Mr. DAWSON Geo. SALTERS
4 Dec. J. W. HEVRING Sam WILLIAMS
18 Dec. M. RANDALL Wm LONG
Mr. McCANN 14 Apr. A. M. GLOVER
Chas TEMPLE W. P. HELLINGS
Fremont SCOTT Chas TALROE
Fred HAWLEY 21 Apr F. C. PUTMAN
19 Mar.1887 B. O. BURGESON 28 Apr Dick PEARD
26 Mar. Frank ENGLAND W. H. ALDEN
James COMER Peter LOUIS
2 Apr. Thomas POWELL 26 May J. M. SIDERS
B. F. BECKEL Harry DODD
7 May W. J. GIBBS William SOLTS
14 May John F. CHAPIN Robert BOYD
Fred SMITH 2 June H. S. SMITH
4 June W. E. LOUNSBARY N. C. BOYD
Continued on page 128
NEBRASKA ANCESTREE - SPRING 1993 - VOL. 15 - NO. 4 - PAGE 125
AT HARRISON, NE, METHODIST CHURCH, 1920-1923
Submitted by Ethel VanMetre Dedering
Age
12 Sep. 1920 William L. CANNON, Lost Springs, WY 38
Viola K. GANDER, Harrison, NE 24
24 Dec. 1920 Walter Ford PORTER, VanTassell, WY 23
Mildren Agnes McBRIDE, Mitchell,NE 19
27 Dec. 1920 Hardin Lee VAN METRE, Valentine, NE 22
Marcella Frances MUNDORF, Valentine, NE 20
30 Dec. 1920 Courtney D. MILLER, Mt. Harris, CO 28
Frances H. FOX, Kilgore, NE 25
3 Jan 1921 Guy N. SMITH, Crawford, NE 28
Josephine J. BURNETT, Hull, England 34
12 Mar. 1921 Willard KENNISTON, ND 27
Helen West GORDON, Valentine, NE 19
27 Mar. 1921 Chester Neff ROBB, Douglas, WY 28
Emma May TAYLOR, Harrison, NE 23
10 May 1921 Will E. BANCOM, Casper WY 26
Mrs. Gladys E. EMERY, Casper, WY 28
21 May 1921 Lee STOCK, Casper, WY 23
Mary LaVELLE, Casper, WY 22
8 June 1921 George C FOX, Agate, NE 25
Opal N. EMMONS, Harrison, NE 18
15 June 1921 Forest W. PORTER, Van Tassell, WY 27
Helen K. DAVIS, Harrison, NE 22
3 Jul 1921 William C. HAUX, Bakersfield, CA 23
Valonia M. SKEEL, Harrison, NE 23
27 Jul 1921 William S. SHERMAN, Torrington, WY 25
Irene C. SMITH, Henry, NE 18
30 Oct 1921 Seth TIPTON, Harrisoh, NE 31
Lulu ROGERS, Niobrara, NE 23
1 Dec 1921 Earl A. ELLICOTT, Van Tassell, WY 34
Ruby V. HAMAKER, Van Tassell, WY 36
17 Mar 1922 John K. PARSONS, Harrison, NE 21
Bertha E. EBERSPICHER, Harrison, NE 20
NEBRASKA ANCESTREE - SPRING 1993 - VOL. 15 - NO. 4 - PAGE 126
9 Apr 1922 Chester THOMPSON, Lusk, WY 19
Alice HALTHINS, Casper, WY 21
16 Apr 1922 Harry J. MILLER, Lusk, WY 24
Ruth REYNOLDS 22
22 Apr 1922 Rufus C. GATES, Scottsbluff, NE 25
Mildred F. VOIGT, Davenport, NE 21
14 May 1922 John Harlan LOHR, Kirtley, WY 23
Ruby M. HANSON, Harrison, NE 23
31 May 1922 William A. HERRON, Casper, WY 33
Gertrude J. RICE, Casper, WY 30
7 June 1922 Clarence A. PFEIFFER, Harrison, NE 20
Irene E. DE KARF, Harrison, NE 21
20 June 1922 Harry E. HECKERT, Story, NE 28
Grace E. MESROPIAN, Omaha, NE 22
27 June 1922 Tonie F. PEEBLES, Casper, WY 22
Lenna M. HORNBACK, Casper, WY 21
2 Sep 1922 Glen H KREEMAN, Glen, NE 30
Bessie M. NEWLIN, Harrison, NE 27
10 Jan 1923 Vernon KENDRICK, Whitney, NE 23
Vienna DIPPERT, Ft,Robinson, NE 22
22 Jan 1923 Clarence C. YORK, Casper, WY 28
Mrs. Hester ADAMSON, Casper, WY 22
25 Jan 1923 Carl E. PEINZE, Douglas, WY 27
Mercy E. DAVIS, Harrison, NE 23
7 May 1923 Joseph C. McINNIS, Casper, WY 45
Lorraine A. McKNIGHT, Casper, WY 46
14 May 1923 Hiram, J. WOLFE, Casper, WY 30
Maxine E. GLADMAN, Casper, WY 30
14 May 1923 John W. WHITTLE, Casper, WY 35
Olive M. STEVENS, Casper, WY 44
4 June 1923 John W. LANE, Casper, WY 43
Essie E. MORTIMORE, Casper, WY 30
7 June 1923 Anthony DANIELS, Crawford, NE 21
Cora M. BARBER, Whitney, NE 21
2 July 1923 Irvin S. ZIMMERMAN, Harrison, NE 45
Maud E. KJOSE, Oregon 36
NEBRASKA ANCESTREE - SPRING 1993 - VOL. 15 - NO. 4 - PAGE 127
HARRISON, NE, SEPTEMBER 1921 - SEPTEMBER 1923
Wilbur DE HAVEN, born 21 Feb 1874 in Washington Co, PA; died 25 Jan 1922, age 48 Thedor WAGNER, born 25 Dec 1845 in Germany; died 26 Jan 1922, age 76 Golda Mae HARRINGTON, born 28 Apr 1921; died 24 Jan 1922 Charles Noble MARTIN, born 2 Mar 1859 in Palestine, IL; died 23 Aug 1921 Camilla THOMPSON, born 8 Dec 1919, Kirtley, WY; died 25 June 1921 Esther Sophia HOLTZ, born 2 Sep 1906 near Harrison, NE; died 8 June 1921 Mrs. Quince FLEMING, born 4 Mar 1895 at Dorsey, NE; died 12 Mar 1922 Ronal Winston DEUEL, born 18 Feb 1920 at Harrison, NE; died 13 Mar 1922 Louis David LYON, born 28 Mar 1905 at Harrison, NE; died 2 Feb 1921 Eunice Esther PARSONS, born 9 Apr 1911 near Harrison, NE; died 26 Feb 1921 John Elmer MARSTELLER, born 19 Mar 1863, Mercer Co., PA; died 10 Feb 1921 Loren TOWNSEND born 21 Jun 1909 at Crawford, NE; died in Wyoming 14 Feb 1921 George P. TAYLOR born 25 Jun 1889 at Reding, MN; died 24 Aug 1922 in Wyoming Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. J. W. FROM, 1 week old, born 8 Sep 1922 Robert R. PHILLIPS, born 24 Nov. 1874 at Seward Co., NE; died 21 Oct 1922 Lola Marie MASON, born 28 Nov. 1920; died 23 Oct 1922 George EVANS born 16 Jun 1856 in New York; died 30 Nov. 1920 Earl E. BUCKINGHAM, born 5 Nov 1894 in Wayne Co. IA; died at Bordeaux France 11 Oct 1916
NEBRASKA ANCESTREE - SPRING 1993 - VOL. 15 - NO. 4 - PAGE 128
Annie CORBIN born 1 Nov 1911; died 1 Nov 1920 Louis Augustus SHALLERS born 11 Nov 1895 at Knox Co., NE; died in action on the Argonne front 2 Nov 1918 John William MARTIN born 10 Apr 1901; died 8 Apr 1922 Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth BROOKS born 28 Aug 1846 in Tenn.; died 23 May 1923 Mrs. Mary H. PLUNKETT born 15 Apr 1856 in IL.; died 25 Apr 1923 Hardman PORTER born 15 Aug 1854 in Knox Co., OH; died 15 Apr 1923 in Wyoming Mrs. N. L. TIPTON born 1 May 1865 in Ripley Co., IN; died 15 Apr 1923 John C. PLUNKETT born 1 May 1839 in Ireland; died 21 Mar 1923 Fernando Burton HAMLIN born 25 Oct 1863 in Audubon Co., IA; died 7 Mar 1923 Mrs. Mary SAILORS born 10 Aug 1845 in Winterset, OH; died 25 Feb 1923 Freda Flora HELLAR age 19 days; buried 26 Jul 1923 Mrs. GRISWOLD of Lusk, WY, died Jun 1923 Mr. BARTLETT, Harrison; no dates ZUMBRUMMER infant; no dates Mrs. HARDIN, Van Tassel, WY; no dates Mr. BROWN Van Tassel, WY; no dates
BIRTHS from the Aurora Sun continued
Date of Name of parent Date of Name of parents
newspaper newspaper
2 June 1888 J. A. REYNOLDS 1 Sept. 1888 Wm. & Anna TALBOT
9 June J. H. COSSART Mr. & Mrs. KIMBALL
? SCOVILL 15 Sept. A. R. MILLER
High DECKER 22 Sept. F. C. MATHER
T. G. WHEELER Ern JACKSON
J. H. ANDERSON 13 Oct. H. M. LULL
30 June Mike SCHUH 20 Oct. Henry W. SIMS
14 July John CHENY 27 Oct. J. H. SMITH
J. H. HARPSTER S. W. BELL
28 July I. D. EVANS Memes? KATH
25 AUG. N. H. CLINE 3 Nov. Gus ANDERSON
James BENSON Jake WAGNER
Len JONES
NEBRASKA ANCESTREE - SPRING 1993 - VOL. 15 - NO. 4 - PAGE 129
Submitted by Bob Ray Abstracted by Angela Fitzgibbons Source McCook Times, 23 October 1891
Continued from Vol. 15, No. 3
Served from New York
NAME RANK CO REG SER ADDRESS
Henry MARSHALL P C 56 inf Danbury
J. C. HEGEMAN P A 40 inf Stratton
O.G. BAILEY P F 169 inf Bloomington
James McLAUGHLIN P K 14 inf Vailton
F.A. SMITH P K 18 Ind Baty Culbertson
Hiram C. PLUMB P A 35 inf Danbury
Orin BATES P B 126 inf Chicago, Ills
W.H. BENJAMIN P I 107 inf Banksville
Ohio
C.M. CHRISTIAN corp B 2 cav Strickland
Jas M. BROWN P K 62 inf Max
Jos C. PEDMORE P G 89 inf McCook
J. H. YARGER 1 lieut G 49 inf McCook
H.W. EATON P H 115 inf McCook
G.W. JONES P A 29 inf Lebanon
S.B. HOFFENELL P A 55 inf Rulo
S.B. HOFFENELL P C 4 U R C Rulo
George BABBITT P G 49 inf Cambridge
Daniel STRAYER P C 5 cav Stratton
Peter REEVES P B 115 inf Graveport
C. WASHBURN P F 1 inf Beverly
S. BAYER P H 130 inf Pacific City, Iowa
F. M. DAWSON corp A 39 inf Stockville
Peter N. LAUTZ P D 49 inf Wauneta
Thos CLARK corp F 123 inf Bartley
J.J. OLIVER P E 1 art Trenton
E.T. MOWBRAY Sergt H 89 inf Daykin
C.B. JONES P C 96 inf Stratton
D.R. STOUTZENBERGER s'gt G 68 inf Stratton
J.C. SAWYER P B 23 inf Franklin
J.C. SAWYER P C 1 inf Franklin
R.T. ALLAM P F 136 inf McCook
Isaac UNDERHILL P F 98 inf Cornell
N.J. JONES P F 7 cav Cambridge
N.G. DAVIS sergt I 81 inf Stratton
J.W. LEHEW sergt H 45 inf McCook
W.H. THOMAS sergt A 153 inf Cambridge
Jno F. DILLEN P E 148 inf Palisade
H.H. WETMORE P D 125 inf Cambridge
Wm. AKERS P I 29 inf Indianola
John W. RUBY P D 42 inf Danbury
W. H. BANWILL Capt B 44 inf Orleans
W.H. MORRISON P H 11 inf Republican City
W.M. IRWIN P F 255 inf McCook
NEBRASKA ANCESTREE - SPRING 1993 - VOL. 15 - NO. 4 - PAGE 130
Roster-A Roll of Honor, continued
NAME RANK CO REG SER ADDRESS
W.M. IRWIN P A 197 inf McCook
T. B. WEEDEN P I 62 inf Cambridge
G .W. SHERBONDY P I 111 inf Benkleman
Samuel WAYSON P E 114 inf Stratton
Samuel WAYSON P F 114 inf Stratton
A.G. DOLE P I 1 inf Indianola
Elias CANAGA P D 55 inf Indianola
J.R. ELRY o s 100 inf Herndon,Kan
John ROWLAND P E 53 inf Banksville
Charles BOAD P C 59 inf McCook
Wm F.GUY P G 31 inf Oak Grove,MO
D.B. BARNES P K 24 inf Banksville
D.B. BARNES 1 lieut C 188 inf Banksville
Pennsylvania
D.L. McBRIDE P G 213 inf McCook
D.E. BOMGARDNER P A 20 cav McCook
R.D. WILSON P L 1 H A
Wm H. PHILLIPS P C 13 cav McCook
Samuel ELLIS P B 13 cav McCook
Lyman MILLER P D 140 cav McCook
J.H. HUMMEL P C 1 cav Ivanhoe, Colo
A.H. TOWNSEND P A 11 cav Stratton
Jeff ANDRE P K 6 inf Hendly
Mattias DANIELS corp I 10 inf Palisade
R.A. WILLIAMS P F 184 inf McCook
W.M. IRWIN P H 2 inf McCook
H.H. MITCHELL P E 168 inf McCook
G.S. FURMAN P K 143 inf Oberlin
V. FRANKLIN P H 198 inf McCook
Wm TAYLOR Sergt M 21 cav Bartley
D. BRYAN P C 12 cav McCook
W.M. TAYLOR Sergt A 3 cav Bartley
I.C. FOYL Sergt H 47 inf Box Elder
VERMONT
E.G. MATSON P G 6 inf Indianola
TENNESSEE
A. HAMMOND Maj 1 inf Indianola
John HONEYCUTT P D 1 inf Wymore
J.D. CAMERON Sergt F 4 cav Cambridge
J. WALLACE P H 1 cav Cornell
West Virginia
Barney N. LEWIS P I 15 inf McCook
Barney N. LEWIS P I 10 inf McCook
T. E. GRAHAM P B 6 inf
Wisconsin
M. H. BACON P H 5 inf McCook
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Roster-A Roll of Honor, continued:
NAME RANK CO REG SER ADDRESS
A.S. BOUGHTON P A 49 inf Indianola
Joseph COTY P I 44 inf Cambridge
Wm COOPER P 12 batry McCook
I.B. GAYLORD P 10 batry Bryon
D.W. ELLIS P H 49 inf Curtis
B.F. INGALLS Sergt A 16 inf Pasadena, Cal
C.D. CRAMER Sergt D 36 inf Indianola
J. H. JONES P 17 inf Herndon
A.E. JOHNSON P D 1 cav Indianola
Alexis C. HART corp K 46 inf Franklin
A.W. CORY P H 30 inf McCook
Miscellaneous
I. B. HAYES P B 13 inf US
H.C. PENNELL 1 lieut K 13 inf MD Eddy
Mark THOMAS Corp G 14 inf US Palisade
Harvey BURGESS P D 9 inf MINN Lebanon
W.W. LEMASTERS P D 12 inf US Bartley
A. BEEMAN P D Walker's I d Bat
A.G. DOLE P I 2 inf US Indianola
J.A. WILCOX 1 lieut A 38 inf US McCook
A.T. KING Capt C 10 inf US C McCook
The following were registered as belonging to the Confederate States Army.
There were but three and we suppose they enjoyed the re-union as much as the
"boys in Blue".
"Jonnies"
S.B. LYON P C 24 inf CSA Va Trenton
P.B. ALEXANDER Sgt E 60 inf N C Box Elder
W.F. SANDERS P C 9 inf MO Danbury
WOMEN'S RELIEF CORPS
NAME CORPS ADDRESS
Mrs. W.M. KNAPP Lincoln
E.E. CURTIS 144 Beaver Crossing
E.E. FURR 144 Beaver Crossing
Maria BALL Akron, Colo
W.C. LATHROP Bartley
C. HUMMELL 14 Red Cloud
CORPS NO.67 of Indianola
Mrs. A. HAMMOND Mrs. S. BILLINGS Mrs. E. HELM
Sarah BOUGHTON Mary E. AKERS Carrie P. MITCHELL
Louis HOTZE Florence CRAMER John T. ROBERTS
Maggie McCLUNG C.M. RUSSELL B.B. DUCKWORTH
CORPS NO.108 of Danbury
Mrs. Emily DANIELS Mrs. S.E. BOYER Mrs. Eliza STILGEBOUG
Maria MARSHALL Elivira A. WOODS Jane SELT
Elimira VANDYKE
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Roster-A Roll of Honor:Women's Relief Corps continued:
CORPS No.66, of McCook
Mrs. M.A. GORDON Mrs. Katie SHEPPARD Mrs. Mary E. EATON
Mattella GORDON Anna DILLON S.H. COLVIN
Matte G. WELLS Eliza G. NETTLETON Jane SPRAGUE
Amanda BERRY Clara EVANS Adella LEO
Nellie GRAY A.J. CHAMBERS Carrie PADE
Ida COLE Susan BENNETT Miss A. ROBINSON
Matie RUSSELL Ida LEWIS Mrs. Ellen PATE
L.E. IRWIN M.E. BATTERSHALL C. B. FOWLER
Nora COLE Ellen LE HEW M. E. YARGER
Estelin FITCH Mary McBRIDE Etta HAMILTON
Hannah McBRIDE
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Submitted by Cheryl Wray, 1014 N. Colorado Ave. Hastings, Ne 68901
The following were found in the Holt County, (Missouri) Sentinel, published in Oregon, MO. Holt county is in the northwest corner of the state. The Sentinel was published on Fridays. Jan. 3, 1890. We are sorry to learn that Peter WHITMER will shortly take his departure for Nebraska, having rented a farm near Tecumseh. A.H. WHITMER, who has been practicing dentistry at Kingston, N. M. but now attending dental college in Kansas City, was visiting his father here this week. He informs us that his brother Ed is working in the Omaha Stereotyping Works. Jan. 10, 1890 Green London who has been for some time in Nebraska has been visiting his mother at this pace. (Sharp's Grove, MO.) Jan. 31, 1890 Walter SNODGRASS shot himself in a suicide attemp. He & his wife were having marital troubles. She tried to have him arrested & was advised to go to her home in Rulo, NE. Feb.21, 1890 Mrs. Will HERSHBERGER Of Rayenna (sic), Nebraska has been spending the week with relatives & friends in our city. Hi HERSBERGER was remembered by her visit in the way of a huge jackrabbit from his NE friends. Feb. 28, 1890 2 letters to the editor from former Holt County residents. From Johnson, Nemaha County, Nebraska and Genoa, Nebraska. Mar. 7, 1890 William PATRICK, of Johnson, NE is visiting relatives above Forest City. Mar. 14, 1890 Miss Fannie DOUGHTY of Craig is teaching near Lincoln, NE. Dr. CHADDUCK & wife of Nebraska City, Nebr. are the guests of the doctor's brother, George B. CHADDUCK of this city (Oregon). William TORPY, an old time Oregon boy,but not living at Tecumseh, NE was shaking hand with his hosts of friends last week. This was his first visit in 10 years. Mar.21, 1890 The family of Peter WHITMER have removed to Stella, Neb.
NEBRASKA ANCESTREE - SPRING 1993 - VOL. 15 - NO. 4 - PAGE 133
Submitted by Hal Hallgrimson
From: 1912 Almanak. Written by Jon HALLDORSSON
On June 4th, 1873, schoolmaster (principal) Torfi BJARNASON from Olafsdalur in Dalasysla, arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At that time, there were quite few Icelanders in Milwaukee. Torfi had in mind to start a settlement of Icelanders in the United States. His stay was short in Milwaukee. Two of his travel companions found permanent homes in Milwaukee. Those two were Gudmundur GUNDMUNDSSON from Kjalarnes and William W. THOMSON from Vestmannaeyjar. He had been a storekeeper in a store now known as Wium. This THOMSON fellow came to Nebraska and stayed there for few years but did not "take land" (homestead.) About Gudmundur and his whereabouts is not certain but rumor has it that he is near the Pacific Coast. Torfi, himself, brought his brother Larus who was then in his twenties, I believe, to Nebraska. The two of them explored the land along the Burlington and Missouri Railroad which owned huge parcels of land. It was advertized as 10 year mortgage with interest only payments for the first 5 years. At this time most of the land in Eastern Nebraska had been settled but plenty was still available in the Western part of the state. Evidently, Torfi carefully scrutinized the parcels that where free of charge, because Torfi told me that they had seen a huge herd of bison (buffalo) which had fled Eastern Nebraska. Torfi must not have been impressed by Western Nebraska even though plenty of good land was available 20-50 miles from the train route (railroad.) He must have felt that it was too isolated from closest populated areas. Eventually, Torfi bought land near the small town of Salt Hills. That town is 8 miles south from Lincoln-which is the capital of Nebraska--but 60 miles west of the river Missouri, which marks the state line between Iowa and Nebraska. Torfi stayed the rest of the summer at his homestead and plowed up 10-12 acres of his land and he is believed to be the first Icelander to begin farming in Nebraska. Late in September that same year, Torfi arrived in Milwaukee, on his way home to Iceland; he did not "go west" again. While Torfi stayed in Milwaukee, quite a few Icelanders gathered together and asked Torfi in detail about Western Nebraska. He spoke well of the land but discouraged moves to isolated areas and recommended staying close to the railroad path. Larus BJARNASON stayed behind and worked on a farm not far from Torfi's homestead. In Iceland, during the winter 1873 to '74 work was difficult to find for those who had recently come back from America or from the Canadian forests, where some had worked. At that time there was much shortage of money. And much talked about was the migration "to the west" and homesteading there. In the spring of 1874, several Icelanders joined an organization which had the goal to pioneer a colony in the 'new country". Its leader, Olafur OLAFSSON from Espiholl in Eyjarfjordur. Sigfus MAGNUSSON, Jonsson from Grenjadarstadur
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Icelandic Settlement in Nebraska continued: was chosen to examine land in Iowa and Nebraska along the Burlington and Missouri railway. Torfi had described this land before. Sigfus chose a man, Jon HALLDORSSON from Storuvellir in Bardardalur (relations to Myvatn area.) The pair left Milwaukee in May 5th, 1874. They started out in Iowa but didn't find enough unsettled land for their friends in order that they all could live near each other, which was the goal too. In Nebraska they found plenty of prime farmland available which the railroad (Burlington and Missouri) offered for #3 to $12 per acre--with some mortgage as I mentioned before. Every other section of this land was settled of locals (Nebraskans) so this would not be "pure" Icelandic settlement. It was not the intent to be secluded by them- selves rather not far from one another where the Icelanders could learn the new language and work habits from their neighbors and find emplyment while settling down. Partners, Sigfus and Jon purchased farmland 20 miles south from Lincoln near a town called Firth; got a job with farmers in the area and both plowed 10 acres on each farm. They wrote to their friends in Milwaukee, describing the area and many were prepared to moved the following spring with their families. Olafur OLAFSSON was among those friends; he was the only one who was affluent. That summer, grasshoppers destroyed most of the corn harvest but left other crop alone. The newspapers described this as disaster and of course it was devastating for especially those who were newly arrived and had few of their acres planted; grasshoppers wiped them out. Those who were already established fared better. This certainly discouraged the Milwaukee people. As it turned out that year, 1874 to '75, John OLAFSSON asked Olafur, the leader of the colony, to go with him to Alaska. Sigfus MAGNUSSON went home that winter to fetch his fiance but resolved to stay in Iceland and did not come back to America until 10 or 12 years later. That winter there were 3 Icelanders in Nebraska, two of them worked on the railroad. The summer of 1875 Olafur OLAFSSON returned (to Iceland) from Alaska. He was still determined to nove to Nebraska, but while he rested from his trip, the migration to Winnipeg and New Iceland started. Olafur believed it to be the right time to "follow the mainstream", and indeed, many of the "Milwaukee men" believed this to be the right time also. They wanted the 3 men in Nebraska to go with them (to Winnipeg and New Iceland) but two of them were getting tired of the friendship, which frequently took different directions. As it turned out, that summer (1875) two additional brothers and the parents of the HALLDORSSON brothers arrived in Milwaukee. These folks had spent a whole winter in an immigration camp in eastern Canada with lot of other Icelanders as well; all of whom were migrating to New Iceland, I believe. This summer Jon HALLDORSSON yielded 80 bushels of wheat off of his land and Sigfus MAGNUSSON'S fields. That was all that the grasshoppers left behind, and will it be mentioned that this was the official harvest that Icelanders reaped in the new land (Nebraska). Icelanders did not "take more land" for a while, as the grasshoppers lasted 3 more years, on and off. Did that scare many a man, even those who were well prepared for the settlement. The influx to the East (leaving Nebraska) was
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Icelandic Settlement in Nebraska continued: almost as great as it had been to the West (coming from Iceland) in the spring. It got so bad that some saw it as bad omen to discuss a settlement in Nebraska. Torfi and Sigfus allowed the railroad company to repossess their land and so did many others. It was possible to rent acreage (fields) that had been tilled and with good buildings on it for next to nothing. This didn't last very long; often those who rented these lands reaped enough harvest to pay for the fields in one year. The first Icelander who got married in Nebraska was Jon HALLDORSSON. He married Thorvor SVEINSDOTTIR from Gardur in Adalreykjadal in Sudur (South) Thingeyjarsysla. That wedding took place on December 19, 1875. The first Iceland to die was Halldor JONSSON. That was September 8, 1876. He was father of Jon K. HALLDORSSON, but step-father of Jon (the older) HALLDORSSON. Icelanders did not seriously start buying land until abourd the year 1879. Those who bought land were: Larus BJARNASON (who we told about before), Jon K., Pall and Sigurdur HALLDOSSONS. Larus still (now, in 1913) accupies his land. Pall and Sigurdur died from typhoid fever that same year (1879). In 1880 all farmland in Eastern Nebraska had been sold. That prevented a totally Icelandic settlement. Land rose in price so much that no one believed it would fetch a higher price. Since then it has risen even more; over $100.00 per acre. Nothing much happened until 1883 when Jon C. HALLDORSSON sold his land for $3200.00. At this time the neighbors of these few Icelanders were already so rich that there were no hoped to be their equal. As it was there was plenty of comesticated (tillable) land to had 200 miles to the west in Nebraska. There, settlements were on the increase and still the opportunity to compete equally with others. During the spring of 1884, John Kr. and Jon HALLDORSSONS (that we have mentioned before) moved west to Brown County, Nebraska. Also settled, Halldor JONSSON from Muli in Rangarthingi, his wife, Ingibjorg GUNDMUNDSDOTTIR from Keldur in same sysla (county) .Gudmundur Haller SIGURDSSON and his wife Sesselja from Eyrarbakki, also Kristin HALLDORSDOTTIR sister of Jon and Jon Kr. arrived as well. All these folks "took land" near a town called Long Pine. In the year 1886, the aforementioned Sigfus MAGNUSSON arrived with his wife, Gudrun Emilia BENEDIKTSDOTTIR Her father Benedikt KRISTJANSSON was a (cabinet) member of the parliament and a minister in Muli in Thingeyjarsysla. In 1891 Olafur Isfeld HALLGRIMSSON (HOLMKELSSON) farm Holi in Kelduhverfi in Thingeyjarsysla; his wife is Skulina SKULADOTTIR, (SEVEINSSON, JONSSON) from Gardur in Adaldalur. In addition this ame year, arrived Sigurdur RUNOLFSSON from Hofi in Rangarvellir. His wife is Gudrun GUNNARSDOTTIR from Kidafell in Kkos. All these people settled in Nebraska. Since then, 5 to 8 Icelanders who are born here (in America) have settled (taken land), among them Albert brother of Torfi in Olafsdalur. My sister, Halldora, is married to a German man, named WHITTSTRUCK. They have a large farm 10 miles from Lincoln with considerable life stock. He settled there before the land was given to the Union Pacific Railway and he has since bought additional land. The BJARNASON brothers, Larus and Albert now carry the last name ARNASON. They both still live in Eastern Nebraska and have
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Icelandic Settlement in Nebraska continued: and have both married American women. Albert bought land there. My sister, Kristin, lives in the town of Long Pine in the West Nebraska County of Brown. She had an exchange of estate from her land and house to a home in town. Jon TOMASSON, HALLDORSSON and Sigurdur, my nephew live there and own their homes. Their brother, Kristjan lives in a town by the name of Chadron, farther west and owns his home and lot. All of them are born in Iceland and can be counted among the first settlers in Nebraska. Also near Long Pine, lives Sigurdur RUNOLFSON. All his children, Bjarni, Runolfur and Kristin, have "taken" domesticated (tillable) land where they currently live. Each one of them is married to Americans but all three were born in Iceland, and can with certainty be counted as Icelanders. G. S. HALLER lives in Rock County. He has six children, all of whom are born here. None of them has taken land but it is understood that their father has enough to give to each of them. Olafur Isfeld HALLGRIMSSON has 12 children, six boys and six girls, all born here in this country (America) and is he considered a wealthy land owner. Sveinn, my oldest son lives in the town of Bassett in Rick County. There he operates a hardware store, and owns a beautiful home and many town lots. There, he and I own a ranch together, approximately 18 miles from Bassett. Sveinn is married to an American woman and together they have four sons. Unfortunately, none of them know a word in Icelandic. I have three other sons and one daughter, all of whom live here with me in Chicago, where we have lived since we moved from Nebraska. My daughter is our housekeeper and her name is Soffia. Tomas and Pall are both learning photography. Tomas has invented a lamp used in photography and has received a patent for it and it sells well. The youngest one, Hrolfur (Ralph) works in a store. Last fall I travelled around Canada and came to Deluth and Winnipeg with my daughter. We only spent 4 days in Winnipeg. I nowhere near managed to visit all those that I wanted to due to the severe cold temperatures there. We had our longest stay near Wynyard, where my brother, Jon C. HALLDORSSON, lives, along with my brother-in-law, Sigurjon SVEINSSON. I want to mention here that Halldor JONSSON from Mula in Rangarthingi lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, where owns a grand home and lives there with his sister and daughter. The most important events of my life since I left Storuvellir I want to write about later. I believe it should be written separate from this. Jon HALLDORSSON. Translated by Inga Maja STEFANSDOTTIR, November 2, 1992.
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Donations to the Library:
CLATONIA CEMETERY IN GAGE COUNTY, donated by the compiler, Duane Wilkinson of
Clationia, Ne, is a 9 page soft cover book. It lists the names of the
deceased in alphabetical order, lot number, date of birth and death.
Russell and Meryl Zimmerman of DeWitt, Ne compiled and donated the folowing 2 items:
PLUMMER CREEK CEMETERY, an abandoned cemetery in Section 24 of Swan Creek Precinct
of Saline County, is 7 pages of burial information with an index and lot numbers.
The last burial was in 1948.
SMITH CEMETERY, an abandoned cemetery in Section 19 of DeWitt Precinct, Saline
County, is one page of burials as early as 1870 and as late as 1943.
BRADY CENTENNIAL HISTORY BOOK 1889-1989, donated by Delores Gengenback of the
Bank of Brady, is a 272 page hard bound book of town history along with 141 pages of
family histories in alphabetical order. Many photos are included.
1988 CENTREX DIRECTORY-UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, a 340 page soft cover book
has names and addresses of administation, regents, deans and personnal in alphabetical
order.
Ancestor Publishers of Arvada, CO donated the following 2 sets of microfiche:
ILLINOIS STATE LIST OF PENSIONERS ON THE ROLL 1812-1865 contains the names of
veterans, widows, fathers or mothers of veterans in the War of 1812 and the Civil
War. The list published in 1883 gives names, cause of those pensioned, monthly
rate, date of original allowance, county living in and pension number.
VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY (ESSEX COUNTY) MASS. TO THE END OF YEAR 1849 consists
of 7 michrofiche in three sections: births, marriages and deaths with names in
alphabetical order from 1668 to 1850.
Dave Wells of Omaha, NE has researched and donated the following 10 items. The
librarian has compiled these into one book with a Table of Contents as follows:
Mr. Wells has done extensive research.
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NEBRASKA GAR POSTS AND WRC CORPS with post numbers.9 pages.
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF POST NAMES OF NEBRASKA GAR POSTS AND WRC CORPS with post
numbers. 7 pages.
LIST OF GAR AND WRC POSTS IN NEBRASKA listed alphabetically by county including
post numbers and towns with a monument. 11 pages
LIST OF GAR POSTS IN NEBRASKA by post number with a brief def ination of the post
name and dates they were in existance. 29 pages. 85% complete.
LIST OF WRC LOCATIONS IN NEBRASKA listed by number, town, post name, dates in
existance and GAR Post affiliation. 16 pages
LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC CIRCLES IN NEBRASKA lists the circle
number, location, name and on occasion date. 2 pages. 50% complete
SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR 1884-1992 This list of 5 pages is
listed by camp number, camp location, camp name and date the camp was known to
be active. 25% complete
DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR IN NEBRASKA 1917 - 1992 is 2 pages
listed by tent number, town, name of unit and dates started and closed. 13 of the
29 tents are still active. 75% complete.
LIST OF SITES OF ANNUAL GAR ENCAMPMENTS & REUNIONS HELD EACH YEAR IN NEBRASKA
1877-1948. 9 pages listing year, location, date and name of comaander. Some
department and district reunions are listed. To host an early day department
reunion the city had to provide 24 acres with food and water for 3000 horses and
50,000 people. District reunions only 50% complete.
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Donations to library continued:
Dave Wells donation continued:
LIST OF MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS IN NEBRASKA TO CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS. This listing
of 20 pages describes the monument or memorial by town alphabetical along with date
of dedication and inscription on the monument.
HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE JEWETTS IN AMERICA Volume I & II was donated by the
publisher, Heritage Books of Bowie, MD. This is a record of Edward Jewett of Bradford
West Riding of Yorkshire, England and of his two Emigrant sons, Deacon Miximilian and
Joseph Jewett, settlers of Rowley, MA in 1639 also of Abrahm and John Jewett, early
settlers of Rowley and of the Jewetts' who have settled in the United States since
1800. Volume I of 572 pages lists the first 8 generations. Volume II of 624 pages
with a complete index list the generations from 8 to 11, appendix and index.
New Quarterlies donated to the library in 1992
TRAILS TO THE PAST published by The Fort Hays Genealogical Society of Hays, KS.
THE NUGGET published by the California Genealogical Society in San Francisco, CA.
CALIFORNIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER published by the society above.
RIO GRANDE RESEARCHER published by the El Paso Genealogical Society at El Paso, TX.
BLAIR COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY published at Altoona, Pennsylvania
VALLEY GENEALOGIST published by Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical Society of Hemet, CA.
RESEARCHIN OUACHITA-CALHOUN COUNTIES, AR published by OUachita-Calhoun Genealogical
Society at Camden, Arkansas.
BOOKS PURCHASED BY THE SOCIETY
HISTORY OF RED WILLOW COMMUNITY AND FIRST SETTLEMENTS IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA
1869-1873, a 145 spiral bound book, has 20 pages of photos all together and 23 pages
of sources used to compile the book.
GENEALOGIES CATALOGED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SINCE 1986, a 1349 page hard
bound book has 744 pages of genealogies listed in alphabetical order along with name
of editor and short description; 376 pages of established forms of family names and
226 pages of genealogies since 1938 converted to microfulm with short descrptions.
HISTORY OF DODGE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES NEBRASKA AND THEIR PEOPLE-Volume I and
II are hard bound books published in 1921. Volume I of 455 pages with index has
histories of each county along with short histories of each township in each county.
Volume II of 466 pages has only biographies without an index. An index is available
under seperate cover.
GRANT COUNTY NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS, a 453 page hard bound book with index,
published in 1980, with emergence of towns Whitman, Hyannis and Asby along with
burials in each of the three cemeteries. There are 209 pages of family histories.
1924 THAYER COUNTY DIRECTORY of 298 pages in a soft bound book lists all
residents over 16 years of age, businesses, organizations, churches and short
histories of each town.
FUNK CENTENNIAL HISTORY 1887-1987, a 104 page hard bound book is a history of
the town along with a 1987 business and resident directory.
HEROS WITHOUT MEDALS-A PIONEER HISTORY OF KEARNEY COUNTY NEBRASKA, a 286 page
hard bound book, published in 1952, has a history of the county . An index is
available under seperate cover.
SOD HOUSE MEMORIES, a 285 page hard bound book with index, published in 1972, has
reminisceses and stories by members of the Sod House Society in Nebraska written in
1963, 1967 and 1972.
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Purchases for library continued:
STORIES OF EARLY DAYS IN BUFFALO COUNTY, NEBRASKA a 345 page soft cover bound
book, published in 1967, was prepared by descendants of Buffalo County Pioneers and
contains historical as well as genealogical information.
CENTENNIAL PRAIRIE-PIONEER TRAILS TO GORDON, an 80 page soft cover book, published
in 1965, was written by a native Nebraskan who spent 30 years in the United States
Indian Service as a school teacher on the Pine Ridge Reservation of South Dakota.
These are true pioneer and Indian tales of Nebraska and South Dakota.
HISTORY OF BRUNING NEBRASKA, an 88 page soft bound book, published in 1967, was
published for Nebraska's Centennial in 1967.
FREMONT CENTENNIAL HISTORY 1856-1956, an 80 page soft bound book of history
including a list of churches, clubs and centennial programs.
A COLLEGE ON A HILL-LIFE AT DOANE 1872-1987 published in 1990, a 380 page soft
bound book with index describes the establishing of a college in Crete, Nebraska in
1872 to its expansion and rebuilding to the present time.
FRONTIER STEAMBOAT TOWN a 257 page soft cover bound book, published in 1989, is
the history of the arrival of the steamboat "AMARANTH" in the spring of 1846 to the
establishment of Old Fort Kearney what today is Nebraska City.
1992 SEWARD COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY, a 128 page hard bound book with index
has very early history of the formation of the county with maps and photos from the
past and present.
1885 OFFICIAL ATLAS OF NEBRASKA, a large 207 page rebound book has a detailed
map of each county and town along with a list of county officials from the time each
county was organized to 1884, businesses and some residents. (Can not be mailed)
An index is being compiled to be sold by NSGS at a later date.
