Vol 2, no. 1, page 1 - Summer 1979
Submitted by: Mrs. Merlin Hulse, Exeter. Compiled by Faye
Petersen 1977.
Located McFadden Township 3 1/2 m S 1 m W of Waco I-80 Interchange.
BAYLES, Charlotte 1817-1871
BETCHER, Rosannah b 8 Apr
1862
& inf son Frederick
d 8 Feb 188?
BROWN, Vricilla wf of G.W. b 12
Jan 1857 d 16 Oct 1882;
Willis son of G.W.&V.C.
3 Jul 1882-28 Oct 1882
BUCY, Charles R. 27 Jun 1886-13
Mar 1955
Blanche I. wf of Charles R.
26 Dec 1890-14 Oct 1964
GILMORE, Catharine wf of J.R. d
10 Jun 1883 ag 39 y 6 m 15 d
inf son of J.R. & C.E.
10 Jan 1875-17 Mar 1875
inf dau of J.R. & C.E.
1 d
Florence dau of J.R. & C.E.
d 22 May 1883 ag 16 y 5 m 19 d
Arminda J. (Aunt Min)
7 Oct 1857-2 May 1937
Elias
Preston Co WV
12 Mar 1812-20 Aug 1898
Huldah
wf of Elias Fayett Co Pa
5 Nov 1816-29 Oct 1892;
John W.
19 Apr 1853-9 Feb 1915
Oden Sebastian
4 May 1878 at Blue Vale-16 Jun 1951
at York
Orton Eugene
27 Dec 1879 - 9 Feb 1887
Robert L.
16 Mar 1889-2 Feb 1936
Sebastian (Boss)
21 Mar 1847-4 Jun 1943
Lura R. wf of Sebastian
15 Apr 1852-6 Mar 1914
Luther son of S. & L.
5 Mar 1877 3 m 20 d
Evalena dau of S. & L.
22 Dec 1872 14 d
Adas ch of A.&L.
28 Jan 1878 5 y 1 d
Belva E. Dau of S. & L.
15 Jan 1882 2 y 18 d
Ernest son of S. & L.
10 Jan 1887 6 y 5 m 10 d
Lieut Wilson C.
b 5 Aug 1913 killed in action Anzio Italy
5 Mar 1944 WW Vet
COREY, Minna dau of A.G. & M.C.
5 Jan 1874 1 m 27 d
Orville J. son of A.g. & M.C.
27 Sep 1878 3 y 1 m 17 d
Lucy E. dau of A.G. & M.C.
20 Mar 1884 5 y 2 m 1 d
HADAMAN, Mary Anne 10 Sep 1823-24 Mar 1871 ag 48
PFLUG, Dolly 1871
RANDALL, Ira 15 Mar 1882 ag 65 y 5 m 3 d Veteran 1861-1865
E.G. (not readable)
DUTTON, Bettie M. son of S.J. & Ella d ? May 1887 1 y 7 m
NEBRASKA STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Vol 2, no. 1, page 2 - Summer 1979
Submitted by: Mrs. Marvel Skinner Bearg, Ainsworth
Compiled 1916 by Mrs. Lillian L. JONES. (Abstracts from the
booklet.)
Early ranchers prior to '80:
Boiling Springs ranch, owned by
CARPENTER & MOREHEAD.
J. P. ranch on the Niobrara about 12
miles below Boiling Springs.
NEWMANN ranch, 21 miles west of
Boiling Springs.
HUNTER ranch due south of
Gordon.
J. A. MORRIS built the bridge near the present site of Carns in
Keya Paha County.
O'NEILL FRONTIER, newspaper in the 1880's.
Early freighters (still alive in 1916): L. W. GOULD; W. G.
TOWNSEND,
John and George BERRY had contract for stage line to Fort Niobrara
after it was established in 1880,
BASSETT ranch in Long Pine canyon was a stage station. The log
cabin still stands near KYNER'S mill, which was the home of John
DANKS who had charge of the station.
COOK'S ranch on Bone creek was a post office. Ed COOK,
postmaster.
Early ranchers:
COOK & TOWER at mouth of
Bone creek.
A. M. BRINCKERHOFF at mouth of Pine
creek.
G. W. HOLENSTEIN, where HULSHIZER'S
now reside.
J. W. ROSELLE; James ABERNATHY and
G. W. KIRKPATRICK lived further up the river.
BRINCKERHOFF came in 1879.
COOK & TOWER came very early.
Others came around 1880.
Those who came to Long Pine canyon in the late 70's:
Rev. SKINNER.
2 miles further down the creek - Jas. GRAHAM; Bates & Mike
KERNAUS.
1880: F. E. STOCKWELL, employed at COOK'S ranch. He had 5 girls
and 2 boys. One daughter, Mrs. John COLEMAN,
resides at Ainsworth and others at
Bassett.
At Johnstown in 1880: John BERRY: Rev. Elias FRAME;
Jeremian FRAME.
At Ainsworth, Ed. T. COOK and Dr. G. W. TOWER owned Bone
creek ranch.
It was later known as Cook ranch.
Buildings across the creek, north west of this city, near present
home of W. D. McANDREW. In October 1879, Mrs. N. J. OSBORN and
daughter, Nannie, came to live on this ranch.
Henry WOODWARD located here in 1880, where the home of John
SALZMAN is now. He later built a store where E. R. TAYLOR now
lives.
R. R. LULL had a homestead north of WOODWARD'S where Fred HONAKER
farms.
John BRILL built house on claim of Mrs. OSBORN and Nannie.
In 1881, L. W. GOULD filed a claim east of town.
W. T. WOODS, who had been on his brother's ranch near Stuart,
filed on what is now the REMY place, where W. O. MONNETT
resides.
In May: Leroy HALL, Ed. CHENEY & John DeWOODY hired Frank
MERRITHEW to bring them from Atkinson to file claims.
CHENEY took the quarter known as the
BAKER tree claim.
About the same time the CARPENDERS;
W. G. TOWNSEND; B. M. CHASE and E. D. FANCHER settled.
Also Casper LUCHKILLER, Sr., and J.
L. BRIGGS.
NEBRASKA STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Vol 2, no. 1, page 3 - Summer 1979
Brown County cont'd.
(Ainsworth)
The FE&MV RR reached Neligh in 1880 and Long Pine in
October 1881, It extended west to D. B. SHORTS near
where Chas. ALBERTS, Sr. now lives.
Survey was made on R. R. LULL'S place. Engineer in charge was
A. E. AINSWORTH of Missouri Valley.
He was known as "Cap". The town was named for him.
In December 1882, Frank SELLORS and Merritt GRIFFITHS
circulated a petition asking the legislature to pass an act
establishing a new county from
unorganized territory lying west of Holt county. Bills defining
the boundaries of
Brown county were introduced; one in
the senate by Moses P. KINKAID of the 12th district; the other in
the
house by Frank NORTH of the 23rd
district. Gov. DAWES passed the bill on 19 February 1883. Ed.
COOK,
T. J. SMITH and Leroy HALL went to
Lincoln in interest of the new county. DAWES appointed:
D. B. SHORT, clerk; D. D. Carpender,
Thos PEACOCK, I. N. ALDERMAN, commissioners.
J. L. HARRIMAN appointed
superintendent of schools.
Special election, 19 July, following were elected:
Clerk: C. W. STANNARD
Judge: S. G. SPARKS
Treasurer: John STALEY
Sheriff: John SULLIVAN
Supt. of Schools: W. G. TOWNSEND
Coroner: Albert PALMER
Commissioners: 1st dist., Pardon A.
MORRIS; 2nd dist. D. B. SHORT; 3rd dist., D. D. CARPENDER.
Ainsworth was made the permanent county seat.
John SULLIVAN failed to qualify.
Jasper STANLEY was appointed sheriff.
SULLIVAN & COOK were appointed
stock brand inspectors.
First meetings of Board rented at REED'S hall in old SNELL
building.
J. S. CARNAHAN, foreman for bridge construction in 1883.
First bridges set aside by the
county, was at MEAD'S ranch and was opened for use 9 Dec.
1885.
MEAD & STOKES had a ferry
boat.
New county officers in 1883: B. H. McGREW; J. A.
PLYMPTON; H. J. SIMPSON; J. H. SPAFFORD; J. F. BURNS.
In June 1883, Mrs. N. J. OSBORN gave
a small building for a jail.
On 14 October 1884, a petition signed by Ralph LEWIS, John A. PLYMPTON and 243 others to detach a portion of Brown county and erect the same to a new county to be known as Keya Paha. In 1888 Rock county was formed from Brown. In January 1884, Mrs. OSBORN deeded to Brown county the ground where the court house now stands.
Names mentioned in 1886: J. W. ALDEN; Henry WOODWARD; P. D. McANDREW; Leroy HALL; L. K. ALDER; S. P. HART.
Names mentioned in 1887: W. D. VANATTA & Co.; Wm. WHITTICAR; Frank WHITTICAR; J. B. FINNEY; Lew WILLIAMS; S. BACKEY; R. S. RISING; ALTSCHULER & RIPPEY; Ed. T. COOK; A. RATHBURN; W. H. BALDWIN.
AINSWORTH incorporate as a village, 2 Dec. 1883. Signers were: William H. ORCUTT; Frank SELLORS; P. P. SHADE; Nannie OSBORN; R. M. MUNSON; P. D. McAndrew. Early businesses: TRACY & GLOVER; J. D. CRAWFORD; John DeBROWN; HALL & CHANEY; MERITHEW; BRIDGEFORD; MUNSON & ACKERMAN; H. P. SUTTON; BURN; George REED. T. J. SMITH, postmaster, Railroad agent was O. B. RIPPEY, followed by L. A. RODWELL.
First birth is said to have been a son to Leroy HALL and wife in 1882.
NEBRASKA STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Vol 2, no. 1, page 4 - Summer 1979
Brown County cont'd.
First pair of twins were born to Mr. & Mrs. W. H. MAGILL, 24 August 1880 on Pine creek.
First death: Mrs. YOUNG in Ainsworth.
In the west part of the county,
Alfred CHASE, brother of Byron, died of accidental shooting.
Edgar CRANDALL died by shooting.
Both buried in Grand Prairie cemetery, the first in the
county.
Dan CARPENDER accepted flag on behalf of the Grand Prairie community for the largest delegation on the first 4th of July celebration in 1882. His daughter, Mrs. P. J. HOIST, still has the flag.
Lee GOULD and Went CONWAY brought the Christmas tree for first Christmas exercises at the railroad depot in 1882.
First fair was held at Nannie OSBORN'S claim southwest
of town.
Glen NESBIT took prize as prettiest
baby.
Millie CHENEY received a prize for
the most accomplished young lady. Presented by H. P. SUTTON.
First newspaper, THE WESTERN NEWS, was established by T. J.
SMITH. SMITH later with AINSWORTH STAR later with STAR
JOURNAL.
Second newspaper, THE JOURNAL, established 3 July 1884 by Leroy
HALL.
Sunday school was held at home of L. W. GOULD and later in waiting room of the depot. Rev. W. W. THOMAS, itinerant preacher, held services at Long Pine, Ainsworth & Johnstown. Rev. Elias FRAME, a homesteader, also held services. A Sunday school organizer, Frady, assisted. Birdie BRlDGEFORD, W. D. McCORD, singers, Mollie STOCKWELL organist.
First term of court: 27 Nov. 1883 with F. B. TIFFANY presiding. Jurors: H. S. POTTER, W. D. McCORD, O. B. RIPPEY, C. F. BARNES, F. W. SELLORS, A. L. SISSON.
Charles W. WYMAN of Carns, Nebr. was issued, on 10 April 1882,
first land patent within the limits of Brown Co. by the U.S.
Gov't. from the Valentine land office.
Charles R. SWETT, land patent on 13 August 1883.
Mrs. Mary WADE taught first school in 1882 near Bone
creek.
First school in Ainsworth was held the following year in a
residence where the C. F. HOWE home now is.
Judge S. G. SPARKS, teacher.
The next year Mrs. O. B. RIPPEY
& A. W. SMITH, teachers.
A school was built later where D. H.
TROXEL'S home is now.
First teachers exam given in 1883 by Supt. J. L. HARRIMAN.
Applicants: Millie CHENEY Minnie
BRIGGS and A. W. SCATTERGOOD (a graduate from Cambridge Un.)
In 1894 teachers' institute conducted by Supt. W. G. TOWNSEND.
Teachers: Lou RICHMOND, Lou BAIN,
Nellie MURPHY.
First marriage: L. D. BATES & Miss Columbia L. MILLS
on 8 Sept. 1883.
Next marriages: Harry L. BROWN &
Louisa HUMTSAKER
Charles W. STANNARD & Juva
MELINS
Daniel D. BENNETT & Julia A.
CARNS
Jasper STANLEY & Martha E.
BERGE
"Dirty" SMITH & family were first to occupy ground near village of Long Pine.
Three original buildings erected in 1881 in Long Pine still stand and are now occupied by Marion POTTER, H. E. THOMAS, and the residence owned by Mrs. Albert WINKLEY.
Some early residents of Long Pine: Carleton PETTIJOHN, Isaac MILLS, Theron FORD, Abe BAILEY, John W. VARGISON, Nels RINGSRUD, Henry TABLER, Ed. RYAN, Sargeant O'LEARY, W. H. MAGILL, Henry DANKS, John and Henry LEADIS, Granville BUTLER, John HILL, Charles and Thos.
NEBRASKA STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Vol 2, no. 1, page 5 - Summer 1979
Brown County cont'd.
GLOVER, J. L. WHITTEMORE,
Mrs. FOWLER and daughter kept the first eating house.
Dr. LEARN taught the first school.
Johnstown was homesteaded by John BERRY, who drove the mail
stage.
Harrison JOHNSON was postmaster of first postoffice on Plum creek,
called Evergreen - in 1881.
In 1882, W. H. MARRINER opened the first general store.
In 1883, George WEBER of Lincoln started a general store; in 1884
he opened a bank.
FARLEIGH & DIAMOND put in a stock of drugs in 1884. Dr.
FARLEIGH was the first physician.
W. G. TOWNSEND held school in 1882 at the Harrison JOHNSON
place.
First school within the limits of Johnstown precinct was taught by
A. W. SCATTERGOOD in 1883.
Lou RICHMOND taught there in 1884.
TOWNSEND taught in Johnstown that year.
Vol 2, no. 1, page 5 - Summer 1979
Wilber, NE, 9 February 1909.
Submitted by: Mrs. D. JoAnn Schiefelbein, Wichita, KS
Edw. BRHAL, Lancaster County, age 22
Josephine MIKA, Plattsmouth, age 21
Walter
W. WERNER Saline County, age 24
Emelia ENGEL, Saline County, age 24
Frank J. VAVRA, Crete, age 22
Mary ZNANEUACEK, Crete, age 21
Arthur NICKEL, Western, age 21
Marha HOWE, Western, age 18
Edward ROHLA, Saline County, age 26
Barbara POTUCEK, Saline County, age 20
Lewis SWARTZENDRUBER, Dorchester, age 23
Nellie HAMILTON, Longmont, Colorado, age 22
Joseph PICHA, Thayer County, age 23
Emma WINKLER, Saline County, age 22
(They were married by Judge WILD on 9 February)
Vol 2, no. 1, page 5 - Summer 1979
Fairbury, NE, 22 February 1923 (Jefferson County)
Submitted by: Mrs. D. JoAnn Schiefelbein, Wichita, KS
Ira SMITH, Edgar, Neb., age 21
Verna HICOCK, Edgar, Neb., age 21
Fred K. HAGER, Fairbury, Neb., age 29
Antoinette W. CORNERUS, Fairbury, Neb., age 28
NEBRASKA STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Vol 2, no. 1, page 7 - Summer 1979
Submitted by: Mrs. Marge Farrens, Bonners Ferry, ID
Wayne Co.
Children of Mr. and Mrs. Otto WILLERS WOEHLER
Mamie D. William
August 22, 1911 1840-1915
August 10, 1915
Fritz Carl
February 18, 1913 SPLITTGERGER
August 10, 1915 July 9, 1825
April 7, 1904
This cemetery is 1 mile east of Altona.
Vol 2, no. 1, page 8 - Summer 1979
Submitted by: Mrs. Janet Jeffries Spencer, Crete, NE
Brush Creek Precinct is 5 1/2 m S, 2 m E, 1/2 m S of Pleasant
Hill
transcribed 16 Jan 1972 by Mrs. Janet JEFFRIES & Jeanne
BUSBOOM WILLIAMS.
AKINS, Margaret d 23 Dec 1877 ag 9 y 4 m 5 d
BELOHALAVY, Vilhem 1899-1900 (this inscription is on Adam KARMAN stone)
BOALEN, Anna E. wf of D. d 15 Aug
1879 ag 33 y
Daniel Co
C 21 Ky Inf (no dates)
Ellen 5
May 1860-22 Jul 1934
BULLIS, Jennie B dau of J.A. & A.C.
d 26 Nov 1879 ag 2 y 2 m
Silas
d 22 Aug 1884 ag 60 y 4 m 6 d
Jennie M. dau of Silas & Jane
d 19 May 1873 ag 2 y
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Vol 2, no. 1, page 9 - Summer 1979
Saline County Unnamed Cemetery cont'd.
COATES, Hamilton J. 2 Jun 1840-2 Dec 1911 5th Wi Bttry L.A.
Volunteer
Lucy B. dau of H.J. & S.S. d 3
Aug 1892 ag 1 y 3 m 3 d
Susan S. wf of Hamilton J. 9 Jul
1850-7 Aug 1898
DEMILT, Emily E. dau of J.A. & N.E. b & d 3 Dec 1885
FREOUF, Jan 31 Rina (Oct) 1848-9 Dubna (Apr) 1908
Anna 11 List (Nov) 1825-10 Kvetna
(May) 1888
Julie 13 Cervna (Jun) 1879-26 Zari
(Aug) 1881
FORD, David N. d 7 Oct 1887 ag 48 y;
Willis son of A.C. & L.A. d 6
Oct 1883 ag 1 m
HAJEK, Frantisek 6 Jan 1865-5 May 1914
Jan (no dates)
Katerina wf of Jan b Voslasovich
Kraj Kralohnadichy d 5 Sep 1894 ag 68 y
Emma 10 Nov 1861-5 Jun 1899 wf of
Vaclav
Marie wf of Frantisek 6 Jan 1878-11
May 1918
HAYDEN, Effie M. dau of N.B. & R.J. d 5 Dec 1885 ag 11 m 9 d
HAYEK, Vaclav b Divec Kraj Krahi Hradec d 13 Aug 1899 ag 42 y
HOOVER, Adam 7 Dec 1814-22 Feb 1893
Elizabeth Ann 17 Feb 1817-7 Sep
1892
Jacob R. 1855-1930 son
HUDSON, Bertha wf of G.W. d 27 Aug 1889 ag 28 y 11 m 20 d
KARMAN, Adam 1844-1924
Anna A. Barbora d 22 Dec 1880
ag?
Frantiska no dates
Marie wf of Adam 1839-1915
KASPAREK, Frantisek d 18 Oct 1891 ag 71 y
LAWSON, Jacob b Norway 5 Oct 1818-29 Dec 1897 ag 79 y 2 m 24 d
MONG, David son of W.H. & E.S. d 7 Jul 1880 ag 8 m 17 d
Elizabeth S. 1850 - 1932 Mother
Ford 1885-1909 son; Inez F. d 6 Jun
1894 ag 3 y 5 m
Jennie J. d 20 Feb 1895 ag 20 y
Lewie son of W.H. & E.S. 27 Nov
1883-26 Nov 1884
William Co E 150 Ind Inf no
dates
William H. 1877-1952 son
SHIREY, Freddie d 21 Oct 1887 ag 5 m 17 d son of G. &
S.
Job d 2 Feb 1892 ag 19 y 2 m 12 d
son of G. & S.
Rowland A. d 28 Aug 1876 ag 10 m 24
d son of G. & S
Sarah 1846-1897
SMOTHERS, Daniel d 5 Jun 1881 ag 69 y 3 m ? (hard to read)
WEDGEWOOD, George son of J.G. & L.A. d 5 Jun 1883 ag 3 y 6
m 22 d
Jerehmiah G. 25 Sep 1849-1 May
1923
Laura A. wf of Jerehmiah 11 Nov
1848-27 Feb 1923
Nathaniel son of J.G. & L.A. d
21 Jan 1880 ag 16 y 6 m 17 d
Nathaniel G. d 5 Mar 1880 ag 69 y 9
m 8 d
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