ELLIS, Walter	1869-1951
Viola	1868--1930
Infant	1908--1908
Cora	1896--1897
Infant, son of S.J. & S.A. born 13 April 1886, d. 19 April 1886
LINGLE, Samuel J.	21 Jan. 1847--7 Aug 1909	Father
Jennie E.	28 Jan 1844--23 Nov 1917	Mother
Luster (Lester) infant son of S.J. & J.E. b. 21 Nov 1884 D. 12 Jan 1885
Baby	no date
Thomas	1859--1937
Mittie	1866--1939
SMITH, John	1867--1933	Father
Noi	1875--1924	Mother
PRICE, Samuel Fay, son of Albert H.& Ola M. d. 25 Jan 1892 aged 3 days
Albert H. d. 28 May 1896 aged 32 yr 5 mo 8 days
Ola N., wife of Albert H. d. 5 Sept 1899 aged 26 yrs 5 mo 9 days
--	11 Feb 1812--21 Feb 1910	Father
Byron	18 June 1887--26 Feb 1920
James R.	1872--1919	Father
Helen E.	1876--1905	Mother
Edna N.	1905--1905	Sister
PETERSON, Peter died 13 Feb 1897 aged 70 yr 11 mo 19 days        Benjamin H., son of S.F. & E.A. b. 15 June 1886 d. 12 Mar 1889
GARTON, Children of J.F. & F. L.
Hazel E.	19 Aug 1897--17 Dec 1913
Ella E.	24 July 1908--8 Apr 1913
ENGSTROM, Gladys	1900--1928
PRICE, Albert H., son of Albert H & Ola 14 June 18, 1897 age 1 yr 1 mo 5 ds

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Submitted by; Marian Fairbairn, Jefferson, IA

NANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS

Public School, District No. 13, Olive, Nance Co. 1901-1902

Teacher: Grace E. LANT

PUPILS

Flora CLAPP	Cinda CLAPP	Eunice EDWARDS	Maggie MESSNER
Clayde MESSNER	Inez McKELVEY	Francis IMUS	Jessie IMUS
Clarence MOORE	Bertha KINNEY	John KINNEY	Samuel ROSEBERRY
Elsie WEISER	Dannie WEISER	Zelphia BROGDON	James BROGDON
Earnest BUNTING	Hattie CLAPP	Mabel EDWARD	Harvey EDWARDS
Hazel MESSNER	Jennie McKELVEY	Bessie IMUS	Gertie IMUS
Willie IMUS	Nellie MOORE	Walter KINNEY	Nellie ROSEBERRY
Willie WOLFE	Joe WEISER	Susan BROGDON	Guy LINDSAY
Ray STEELE	Roy STEELE	Guy WEISER

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Nance County Schools continued:

OLIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT No, 4 Southbranch Tp. 1905

Teacher: Ethel CROUCH

PUPILS

Hazel MESSNER	Fern PICKREL	Harvey EDWARDS	Chauncey EDWARDS
Jennie McKELVEY	Tommy McKELVEY	Roy STEELE	Mirl STEELE
Walter BUTLER	Sybil BUTLER	Fred DICE	Willie DICE
Maggie MESSNER	Mabel EDWARDS	Inez McKELVEY	Cinda CLAPP
Sidney CLAPP	Ray STEELE	Ruth STEELE	Ruth BUTLER
Charles BUTLER	Frank DICE	Bertha KINNEY	Eunice EDWARDS

School Board: Mastin WING, William MESSNER, H. EDWARDS

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OLIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 13 April 27, 1907

Teacher: Jennie L. APPAR

PUPILS

Cinda CLAPP	Inez McKELVEY	Hazel MESSNER	Harvey EDWARDS
Roy STEELE	Bertha KINNEY	Willie BANDT	Eunice EDWARDS
Mirl STEELE	Ray STEELE	Sidney CLAPP	Oliver BANDT
Ruth STEELE	Willie MESSNER	Tommy McKELVEY	Chauncey EDWARDS
Amy EDWARDS	Edna BANDT	Adolph BANDT	Louie BUTLER
Loyd BANDT	Orvel STEELE

School Officers: M.S. WING, Director; Wm. MESSNER, Moderator, H. EDWARDS, Trea.

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FRONTIER COUNTY REGISTER OF PIONEERS, 1933

NAME	Address	Date of Arrival	From	No, in Family	PRECINCT
Andrew JOHNSON	Holbrook, NE	May 1884	Saline Co.	2	Muddy
M.A. MARCELLUS	Stockville	May 1884	Saline Co.	6
J. G, DECKER	Freedom	June 1885	Iowa	6	Orafino
N. GOODARD	Freedom	Mar 1885	Missouri	4	Knowles
J.F. CARROTHER	526 Persing Ave
	Otumwa, Ia	Apr 1885	Va	8	Lincoln
E.H. GILLILAND	Curtis	Sept 1888	Iowa	7
J. HABLRTZEL	Eustis	June 1884	Columbus, NE	12?	Muddy
Allen ROSENFELT	Cambridge	2 Aug 1879	born here		Grant
Bayard H. PAINE	Grand Island	6 Jn 1873	Ohio	3
Newman E. AUSTIN	Stockville	Mar 1898	Chicago, IL
Wm. N. MAUPIN	Hastings	May 1895		10
H. J. PLATZ	Hastings	Jan 1893	born here	5
I. J. BASINGER	Holbrook	Apr 1886	MO	3	Earl
Sarah VAN PELT	Stockville	Nov 1884	Wis	8	Earl
L.H. CHENEY	McCook	Mar 1891	NE	1
Mrs. Clara Vance CHENEY	McCook	Oct 1892	Iowa	1	Horrell
M. Wm ELLY	Wilcox	July 1884	Nebr	2	E. Laird
Theo DOYLE	Maywood	Mar 1883	MO	9
Herbert ALLEN	Freedom	Nov 1873	NE	8	Orafino
Frank GARMAN	Cambridge	Apr 1886	Ind	5	Sherman
Cordy CRAWFORD	Freedom	Nov 1888	KS	1	Sherman
Lee DAUCKY	Stockville	Aug 1874	NE	7	Sherman

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Frontier County Register ctoninued (sic)

Name	Address	Date of Arrival	From	No. in Family	Precinct
E.E. ALLEN	Freedom	Sept 1873	NE	8	Knowles
Wm R. FISHER	Freedom	Sept 1884	NE	2
Chas FRITSCH	Harison	Sept 1873	Wisc	6
W.H. LATHAM	Curtis	1884	N.Y.
N.N. KIBBEN	Curtis	1881
J.W. GAMMILL	Indianaola	18-0
Wm MAGUIRE	Stockville	1884
J.H. WARNER	Stockville	183
S.G. WYMORE	Stockville	1884	Gage Co	3
C.O. MILLER	Orafino	1888	Richardson Co	9	Earl
H.M. RANK	New Raymer, CO	1893	born here	7
John F. WALTHER	Mooréfield	1884	York	8	Moorefield
S.G. FOSTER	Cambridge	1886	Gage CO.	4	Russell
John HEYLIN	Freedom	1886	Saline	2	Stockville
Ethel Allen KELLY	Danbury, NE	1876	born here	4
Addle WHITNEY WYMORE	Freedom	1886	Wisc	4	Stockville
Mrs. M.C. HOGOBOOM	Salem, NE	1886	Indiana	4
Ira E. WYMORE	Freedom	1892	Gage Co	9	Knowles
Geo A, BAILEY	Farman	1885	Mass		Harrell
Wm BASADMAN	Curtis	1884
M/M Coy KNDALL (sic)	Maywood	1884	W.Va	7
Mrs. W.W. WATSON	Carrolton, MO	1884	W.VA	7
Harry CAROTHERS	Maxwell, NE	1884	W1 VA	7
L.O. TAYLOR	McCook	180	Red Oak, IA	8	Clearwater
Sadie ROSENFELT	Cambridge	1888	born here	9	Grant
Lurie M. HINTON	Stockville	1890	Phelps Co.
Mrs. Anna LAWRENCE	Moorefield
Nellie WARD TAYLOR	McCook
Mrs. Emma HEEKELMAN	Curtis	1893	Ill	4
Mrs. C.A. MELVIN	Curtis	1884	Saline Co	4
Mrs. H.T. BURRETT	Orafino	1884	Hamilton	4
Mrs. Mamie ARMSTRONG	Curtis	1890	Ind
W.F. ARMSTRONG	Curtis	1886	Nemaha Co.	1	Sheridan
Mrs. Mary HEATER	Eustis	2886	Greene, 10	4
Hettie Free BALCOM	Cambridge	1889	Greene, C0 Iowa	Grant
Mrs. Ezra HINTON	Wichita, KS	1884	Ill	Sherman
Mrs. George HALLEY	Stockville	1886	born here	North Star
Mrs. O.W. CLAFLIN	Stockville	1885	Fillmore	Sherman
George HINTON	Stockville	1885	Fillmore	Sherman
Maude Elley POAGUE	Wilcox

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NEW BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY

Members of NSGS may order books through the mail from this listing by writing no more than three titles on a 3x5 card along with your name, address and membership number. Enclose $2.00 for each book ordered and a SASE. Send your order to the NSGS Librarian, Route 2, Box 28, Exeter, NE 68351.

DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY:

Cynthia Monroe of Lincoln donated the following 9 LINCOLN CITY DIRECTORIES
      1970-1974-1978-1982-1983-1984-1986-1987-1988

HOLMES COUNTY MISSISSIPPI PIONEERS donated by Heritage Books of Bowie, MD, a 194 page book with index, contains tax lists for 1833, 1837 & 1845; 1850 slave schedule listing owners name with number of male & female slaves; wills for 1833 to 1888; 45 brief early family genealogies and newspaper abstractions of vital statistics from Lexington newspapers in 1838 & 1839.

HIGHLAND CEMETERY AT ADAMS NE donated by Bill & Betty Sorenson of Filley, a 25 page book in a three ring binder lists the names in alphabetical order along with the section the grave is located. A map of the cemetery is included.

INDEX TO 1885 OFFICIAL NEBRASKA ATLAS donated by the compiler Marjorie Sobotka of Elkhorn, is a 77 page index of names in alphabetical order along with page number in a 3-ring binder; Index of Precincts in each county and an index of each town in each county.

Doris Lostroh of Pleasant Dale and Joanne Lostroh of Lincoln compiled and donated the following two books:
PLEASANT DALE CENTENNIAL HISTORY BOOK 1882-1992 a 108 page soft bound book, has a history of the town in stories and pictures including 41 pages of family histories that are not in alphabetical order.
50 YEARS PLEASANT DALE RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT 1942-1992 an 84 page soft bound book with subject index, contains the history of its organization till the 50 year celebration. Many pictures, listing of officers, Board of Directors and members names along with date they joined, resigned and length of time served.

THE GUIDE TO FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS & NEWSLETTERS A-F compiled and donated by Claudette Maerz of Bloomington, MN, is a 40 page soft cover book listing surnames in alphabetical order with name & address of whom to make contact with. This guide is published for sale in three volumes.

EARLY DAYS OF THE HANNIBAL AND SORENSEN FAMILIES IN HOWARD COUNTY NEBRASKA
DONATED BY James C. Patrick of Harvard, a 10 page soft cover book written by Rosa M. Sorensen Christensen. Both families came from Denmark to Wisconsin and on to homesteads in Howard County near Dannebrog where they raised their families. Both homesteaders were Civil War Veterans.

IRELAND-SHORE FAMILY HISTORY donated by compiler, Wallace Ireland of Woodland, CA, a 12 page booklet of charts and stories beginning with James & Sarah Jane Ireland who homesteaded and died in Saline County. George & Ella Shore came to Polk County where they are buried.

JOHN H & NANCY ANN HOUSTON FAMILY, DONATED BY Dan Houston of Michigan, a 9 page publication of the four children who were born in Missouri and Nebraska. The family who settled in Fillmore County have five generations listed.

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Donations continued:
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF DONALD F SAMPSON 1905-1987 a 98 page spiral bound book, written by Donald, is his life story who was born near Central City, graduated from the University of Nebraska Law School, marriage, their travels through every state in the U.S., all but 2 Canadian Provinces, Panama, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, and tours of Europe and the Scandanavian (sic) Countries.

SOME ZAMZOW-SAMPSON HISTORY a 66 page spiral bound book tells of Sophia ZAMZOW and 4 sons coming to Wisconsin from Prussia. Sophia and 2 married sons came to Merrick County, NE in 1874 when the Zamzow name was changed to Sampson. Family charts, photos and stories of the Sampson Family along with allied names of Ferris, Ross, Gaibraith and Scott make up the publication.

RELATIVES AND MORE RELATIVES: BEECHER, FIDLER, GORHAM, GRAVES, PLUMB, SCHMIDT & OTHER FAMILIES a 523 page hard bound book with index donated by the compiler, Dorothy Schmidt Lambert of Woodland, CA, has many family charts, photos, maps and documents. Reading through the ahnentafel many births, deaths, marriages and burials took place in Nebraska.

THE WARREN FAMILY OF TRIGG COUNTY KENTUCKY donated by the author, Martha Jane Stone of Lexington, KY, a large 411 page hard bound book with index, is the genealogy of William Henry Harrison and Nancy (Stewart) Warren and his brothers, Manan, Timothy and Booker in charts, stories, photos and documents. Fairmont and Seward are listed in the Locality Finder Section for Nebraska connections.

Georgene Sones of Omaha donated the following 2 Family Histories:
THE JOPLING-JOPLIN FAMILY a 530 page soft cover bound book with index, contains ten generations of the Jopling-Joplin Family in England and America along with allied families.
FYLER HISTORY & GENEALOGY a 494 page hard bound book with index, contains 11 generations for the years 1640 to 1967 or 327 years of the Fyler Family in America beginning in Connecticut.

THE BARNET BANNER Vol. 1#1, a 7 page complimentary copy of the family newsletter published in Plana, TX has 3 ahnentafel charts, queries arid extractions from American Genealogical Research Institute.

PHELPS CONNECTIONS Vol. 3#l, a 20 page complimentary copy of the family newsletter published in Knoxville, TN, has queries, lineages, wills, deaths and 1850 Indiana census.

GENEALOGICAL JOURNAL Vol. 19 #1&2, donated by Norma Knoche of Friend, NE, is a 96 page quarterly published by the Utah Genealogical Association of Salt Lake City has 2 articles on Estate Fraud.

Barbara B. Cowin of Ontario, C donated the following 39 items:
FORUM 1 issue published by Federation of Genealogical Societies
NGS Newsletter - 5 issues published bimonthly by the National Genealogical Society
NGS/CIG DIGEST - 1 issue published by National Genealogical Society Computer Interest Group at Alexandria, VA
NEXUS-5 issues - bimothly (sic) newsletter of the New England Historic Genealogical Society published at Boston, MA
THE SEARCHER - 9 issues published by the Southern Genealogical Society at Burband (sic), CA
NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY - 6 issues published in Arlington, VA
NEW JERSEY HISTORY - 3 issues published by the New Jersey Historical Society at Newark, NJ.

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Barbara Cowin donations continued:
HERITAGE QUEST - 6 issues published in Orting, WA
GENEALOGICAL HELPER - 3 issues published by Everton Publishers at Nibley, UT

THE ARK VALLEY CROSSROADS a 38 page quarterly of the Wichita, KS Genealogical Society contains newspaper abstractions, mortuary records, cemetery listing, ahnentafil (sic) charts and surname index.

STRING OF BEADS a 14 page quarterly of Konawa, OK Genealogical & Historical society covers Simiole County with school history, marriage records, cemetery inscriptions and 1920 school census.

BOOKS PURCHASED BY THE SOCIETY:

1924 JOHNSON COUNTY NE ATLAS AND INDEX a 52 page spiral bound book showing map of school districts, and each township showing land owners. An index of land owners names with page and section number.

BURIALS OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS IN FOREST LAWN CEMETERY AT OMAHA, a 48 page soft cover book has an index of names, location in cemetery, rank enlistment and discharge dates, birth & death dates, cause of death, place of residence and nearest relative.

PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THAYER COUNTY a 128 page hard bound book is the history of Thayer County in pictures.

HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN LEGION OF NEBRASKA a small 213 page hard bound book published in 1922 has the history of the American Legion following World War I, its Auxiliary and the first four conventions. A roster of the 330 posts with name, location, date organized and offciers (sic) for the years 1919 to 1922.

AND COLUMBUS GREW 1928-1948 a small 46 page hard bound book is the history of the development of public power districts in Nebraska, building of the Loup Power Canal, highways, bridges and viaduct, and the industrial site.

SHIFTING SANDS IN CHERRY & BROWN COUNTIES a small 207 page paper back book written by Henry Voss on his arrival to NE as a baby to ranch country in 1894. Many stories, photos of family, friends & neighbors make up the book.

HISTORY OF NEBRASKA BY ANDRES published in 1882 are large hard bound books. Volume I of 930 pages has the early history of Nebraska as a territory, as a state, railroads, societies and military. Histories of Counties Adam to Gosper, towns in each county and short biographies of prominent men and early settlers. Volume II of 1399 pages had histories of counties, Hall to York with same information as above. A 423 page index is included.

McCOOL JUNCTION PROGRAM OF GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 1887-1937 a 26 page soft cover book has a history of the town, photos and cast of characters in the pageant presented for the celebration.

OMAHA & DOUGLAS COUNTY published in 1917 are 2 hard bound books. Volume I of 472 pages contains the settlement of the city and county from early explorers, Indian history, Louisiana purchase, fur traders and Mormans (sic). Volume II of 997 pages with index of biographies contains only biographies and photoes (sic) of prominent men.

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Purchases continued:
HISTORY OF RICHARDSON COUNTY published in 1917, is a 1417 page hard bound book with historical index and biographical index. This is an extensive history of the county and each town. There are 662 pages of biographies with many photographs.

HARNESS IN THE PARLOUR-EARLY CANADIAN FACT & FOLKLORE a 90 page soft cover book written by a dairy farmerette in the historic counties of Carleton & Lanark in Otawa Valley & Maple, Ontario. Residents of Black Creek Pioneer Village related interesting experiences with the author.

THE CANADIAN REBELLION OF 1937-1938 a 147 page paperback explains the relations of the United States to the Canadian Rebellion that involved Lower Canada and the northern states of the US. Many documents are reproduced.

SKETCHES OF UPPER CANADA 1821, a 339 page paperback book has articles from many settlements of information of Emigrants of every class and some recollections of the United States.

PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN PIONEERS all hard bound books have the original ship lists of arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia. Volume I of 776 pages is for the years 1727-1775. Volume II of 893 pages has the signatures of all males on each ship. Volume III of 709 pages has the index for all 3 volumes and a list of males on each ship for the years 1785-1808. Each book has the names of the ships, with the date of their arrival. Some passengers tell how many came with them;' some recorded the ages of the males and some show their age, occupations, description and baggage. Volume II lists names of married women and children.

THE STORY OF THE VOLGA GERMAN, a 406 page soft cover book with index, is the story of the Germans from Russia that covers the period from as early as 1874. Volga Germans emigrated to Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and South Dakota who went through difficult times during World War t arid II. There are 15 pages of surnames along with name of village and 2 pages of names, number in group with date of arrival in U.S. and place of home.

TO REAP A BOUNTIFUL HARVEST CZECH IMMIGRATION BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI 1850-1900 a 180 page soft cover book with index explains life in the Homeland to the New World with settlements in Nebraska, Iowa and Texas. Struggle of survival in religion, education, politics, and fraternal organization is explained. List of emigrants in 1858 with age and occupation are included.

LYONS CEMETERY 165 pages in a 3-ring notebook has an index. Maps of each of the 25 blocks with tombstone inscriptions from each lot along with additional information such as maiden name, military information, organization or lodge.

LINCOLN & LANCASTER COUNTY published in 1916 are 2 hard bound books. Volume I of 358 pages is the organization and early settlements of Lancaster County, its towns and Lincoln. Reminiscenses (sic) taken from 1907 Plat Book. Volume II of 805 pages has only biographical stories with some photos. An index of biographies is included.

TRACING FOR ROOTS IN THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY FROM SIOUX CITY IA TO INDEPENDENCE MO a 196 page soft cover directory with index, contains records from museums, libraries, courthouses, historical and genealogical societies from 27 counties. Ten Nebraska counties are listed. Maps, vital records forms, names of researchers and a little history of the river and its people are additional features in the book. (on the order of our NSGS County Guides)