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1903 Hamilton County Atlas, Beaver Precinct, continued

29.	Abraham TROESTER	160	32.	James R. Call	240	34.	C. REGIER	80
	J. H. WILKINS	160		M. W. WALSH	240	35.	G. TOEWS	160
	school			Ole STRAND	160		John G. FREISEN	80
	B. WALL	320	33.	J. F. SPLINTER	80		O. B. RUSH	80
30.	Julia B. HAINER	159.15		C. GEORGE	160		J. FREISEN	80
	Abraham TROESTER	160		C. CLARK	80		J. I. KROEKERS	80
	Abraham TROESTER	159.21		Ann BARTLOFF	160		J. MARTENS	160
	J. H. WILKINS	160		B. GOERTZEN	160	36.	C. REGIERS Est.	240
31.	A. S. MATHER	119.06	34.	Bernhardt GOERTZEN	160		Jacob REGIERS	200
	Abraham TROESTER	160		Chas. HALE	80		H. C. EPP	40
	J. & H. WARNER	80		A.J.M. HARNES	80		E. PENNER	90
	Geo. CONOVER	79.78		Albert DULITZ	160		C. REGIERS	30
	M. W. WALSH			O. B. RUSH	80		Isaac BROWN	40

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From Nebraska State Historical Society

THOMAS CO. MARRIAGES 1887-1890

DATE	NAME	AGE	RESIDENCE	PLACE OF BIRTH
Dec. 1, 1887	BURTON, George H.	28	Grant Co. Ne	Fayetteville, Ark.
	Son of Wm. BURTON & Sarah FINNEY
	PHIPPS, Emma	22	Grant Co. Ne	Durant, Ill
	Dau. of Wm. PHIPPS & Emely WEBSTER
March 3, 1888	THROOP, Fred	28	Whitman, Ne	New York
	Son of W.C. THROOP & Ann WHIPPLE
	DICHEARD, Florence	22	Whitman, Ne.	Missouri
	Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. DICHEARD
Jan. 29, 1888	FRIZZELL, Marques L.	24	Cherry Co. Ne	Kansas
	Son of ? & Alice GRINSEY
	BIVENS, Dora A.	16	Thomas Co. Me.	Nebr.
	Dau. of Westley BIVENS & ?
April 25, 1888	LEWMAN, Seth W.	22	Cherry Co. NE	Alba, IA
	Son of Thos. H. LEWNAN & Emeline S. BENNETT
	MONROE, Hellen M.	16	Thomas Co. Ne	Canada
	Dau. of Wm. F. MONROE & Almire PHELPA
May 25, 1888	BRANNON. Levi J.	28	Mullen, Ne	West Virginia
	Son of B. F. BRANNON & E. J. HIETT
	WOLFORD, Mattie E.	25	Mullen, Ne	Ohio
	Dau. of P. V. WOLFORD & Mary J. FORD
Aug. 2, 1888	STEARNS, Irwin W.	19	Thedford, Ne	New York
	Son of Amos L. STEARNS & ELIZABETH JOHNSON
	LYON, Harriett V.	18	Thedford, Ne	New York
	Dau. of Myron D. LYON & Olive A. SHERMAN
Apr. 14, 1888	TAYLOR, Jay R.	25	Grant Co.	Minnesota
	Son of E. H. TAYLOR Eliza TAYLOR
	PHIPPS, Sadie E.	24	Grant Co. Ne	Ill.
	Dau. of Wm. PHIPPS & Emely PHIPPS
Dec. 5, 1888	STEADMAN, Wm.	24	Cherry Co. Ne	Ill
	Son of Jas. STEADMAN & Catherine BLACK
	McNALL, Bertha	17	Cherry Co.	Nebr.
	Dau. of Wilber McNALL & Mary JACKSON
Aug. 9, 1888	EVANS, Robt. M.	20	Thedford	Penn.
	Son of R. F. EVANS & J. L. SHERMAN
	WRIGHT, Luwellon	22	Thedford	Ill.
	Dau. of C.C. WRIGHT & Angeline MACK
Nov. 8, 1888	BROWN, Frank E.	23	Thomas Co.	Iowa
	Son of J. D. BROWN & Silena DYE
	WILCUTT, Maggie E.	17	Cherry Co.	Kansas
	Dau. of John WILCUTT & Eleanor JENKINS
Oct. 19, 1888	JONES, Margue	45	Cherry Co.	Wales
	Son of Wm. JONES & Elizabeth MORAN
	BECKWITH, Anerline	28	So. Loup, Ne	Ill.
	Dau. of Benjamin BECKWITH & Emma MARTIN

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Thomas County, NE Marriages, continued


DATE	NAME	AGE	RESIDENCE	PLACE OF BIRTH
Nov. 21, 1888	KNUDSON, Peter	30	Mullen, Ne	Denmark
	Son of Knud NELSON & M. GESEN
	ROBISON, Abigal R.	32	Mullen, Ne	Indiana
	Dau. of Jacob ROBISON & M. WRIGHT
Nov. 18, 1888	PIERSON, Horace S.	26	Thomas Co.	Iowa
	Son of A. PIERSON & Lucreta METCAFF
	MILLS, Lillie E.	25	Thomas Co.	Iowa
	Dau. of D.O. MILLS & Sarah BROATT
March 14, 1889	JOHNSON, Morton E.	27	Alliance, Ne	Penn.
	Son of J. B. JOHNSON & Mary S. LANCE
	SHARP, Zella	17	Thomas Co.	Iowa
	Dau. of Albert SHARP & Ella K. KENSER
Apr. 2, 1889	JACOBS, Willard H.	28	Blaine Co. Ne	Mich.
	Son of Hiram JACOBS & Sophia CHILD
	PERKINS, Lucia E.	17	Thomas Co.	Ia.
	Dau. of D. E. PERKINS & Martha MARCH
Apr. 5, 1889	WILSON, Wm. A.	30	Mullen	Iowa
	Son of W. A. WILSON & Nancy SEATON
	GAZELL, Mary J.	22	Mullen	Iowa
	Dau. of John GAZELL & Susan FAWCETT
Apr. 18, 1889	GRANT, Waldo K.	37	Cherry Co.	Ohio
	Son of S. GRANT & E. FOSTER
	LOLYMAN, LOUISA	28	Cherry Co.	Wisconsin
	Dau of Henry LOLYMAN & Mary BERBER
Apr. 21, 1889	McWHIRTER, Brough	25	Hastings, Ne	Iowa
	Son of Jas. McWHIRTER & Sarah J. BARTER
	SHARP, Zoe	18	Halsey, Ne	Iowa
	Dau. of Albert SHARP & Ella K. KENSER
May 1, 1889	CROW, Henry	26	Thedford	Iowa
	Son of H. J. CROW & Margaret DAVIDSON
	SPURGIN, Eva	19	Thedford	Iowa
	Dau. of Sam'l SPURGIN & Frances DAVIS
Aug. 6, 1889	GOODROW, AMASA L.	23	Aurora, Ne	Jefferson Co., Wisc.
	Son of Eli GOODNOW & Hannah PENMELL
	WOOD, Mrs. Maggie V.	25	Seneca, Ne.	Fairfield, Iowa
	Dau. of Mr. --- RUSH & Rebecca SCOTT
Oct. 24, 1889	SOIJLE, Wm. A.	20	Norway, Ne	Ohio
	Son of G. W. SOULE & Rebecca Page
	WEST, Clara A.	19	Thedford	Iowa
	Dau. of John WEST & Melissa PIERSON
Dec. 10, 1889	MONTGOMERY, Sam'l	29	Cherry Co.	Ill
	Son of Albert MONTGOMERY & Anna McBRIDE
	VANDERGRIFT, Stella M.	19	Cherry Co.	Kansas
	Dau. of E. R. VANDERGRIFT & Matty EDWARDS
Nov. 25, 1889	PRATT, Merritt S.	30	Cherry Co.	Iowa
	Son of John PRATT & Elizabeth MILLER
	LEWMAN, Ida S.	16	Cherry Co.	Iowa
	Dau. of Thos. H. LEWMAN & Emeline BENNETT
Feb. 6, 1890	HIGHLAND, Isaac	24	Cherry Co.	Iowa
	Son of A. J. & HIGHLAND & Mary FRUIT
	SHRINER, Sarah A.	16	Cherry Co.	Iowa
	Dau. of J. W. SHRINER & Malinda EXLINE
Jan. 29, 1890	SHEPARD, Chas. E.	19	Buffalo Co. Ne.	Nebr
	Son of C. F. SHEPARD & Sarah BEAGLE
	ONG, Irene N.	18	Thomas Co.	Ill.
	Dau. of Ira ONG & Susan H. BALLOU
Mar. 26, 1890	HARPER, John W.	30	Thedford	York State
	Son of Sam'l H. HARPER & Martha J. McLAWRY
	CAMERON, Geneive N.	29	Thedford	Iowa
	Dau. of James L. CAMERON & Synthia T. WORTH
June 10, 1890	LEE, Frank T.	24	Brownlee, Ne	Fremont, Ne
	Son of W. B. LEE & Maggie CASSEDY
	COOK, Rosa M.	21	Brownlee, Ne	Iowa
	Dau. of T. E. COOK & Emma MILLER

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Thomas County, NE Marriages, continued

DATE	NAME	AGE	RESIDENCE	PLACE OF BIRTH
July 7, 1890	CLINE, Wm. E.	22	Thomas Co.	Mich.
	Son of J. S. CLINE & Dixie ALDRICH
	KERTERSON, Fannie B.	16	Thomas Co.	Iowa
	Dau. of T. J. KERTERSON & Maranda BROWN
July 7, 1890	SIGLER, Abraham H.	41	Broken Bow, Ne	Ill.
	Son of C. J. SICLER & Sarah A. FIGHT
	OSMON, Minnie	18	Thedford	Minn
	Dau of S. H. OSMON
July 23, 1890	TRUSSELL, Moses B.	29	Cherry Co.	Va
	Son of Moses B. TRUSSELL & Sarah E. YOUNG
	GRAHAM, Susan J.	22	Thomas Co.	Iowa
	Dau. of John GRAHAM & Mary A. PRATT
Aug. 14, 1890	BROWN, S. Melvin	49	Thomas Co.	York State
	Son of H. A. BROWN & Susan MINCE
	GRAVES, Mrs. Susan	34	Thomas Co.	N.C.
	Dau of WYAT MORE & Mahala RANKS
Dec. 14, 1890	GADWAY, Moses	26	Thomas Co.	N. Y.
	Son of Allex GADWAY & Adaline HERBERT
	GOUDY, Lizzie	21	Thomas Co.	Virginia
	Dau. of Jas. P. GRADY & Susan CASSIDAY
Sept 29, 1890	HECKNAN, Louis H.	31	Cherry Co.	Iowa
	Son of Henry HECKMAN
	GRAY, Maggie	27	Cherry Co.	New York
	Dau. of Parnel GRAY & Jane CALDWELL
Dec. 20, 1890	PROCTOR, Ebenezer	22	Grant Co.	Iowa
	Son of Wm. PROCTOR & Elizabeth EDWARDS
	HAZELBACKER, Ida N.	18	Thomas Co.	Nebraska
	Dau. of John HAZELBACKER & Amy JOHNSON

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From: Broken Hoops and Plains People; Nebraska Cirriculum (sic) Development Center---1976

EARLY BLACK MIGRATION TO NEBRASKA

1842---Tom BROWN, the slave of a Missourian, accompained (sic) his "master" to Nebraska on a Buffalo hunt. He escaped to Canada. He returned to Nebraska in 1907 and remained until his death in 1939.

1855---Sally BAYNE, settled in Omaha and is credited with being one of the very first settlers.

1862---Homestead Act claim first filed in Nebraska.

1865---Smith COFFEY, blacksmith, came to Omaha.

1866----L. B. MATTINGLY, Settled near David City, Nebraska.

1866--Henry BURDEN, Settled in Saline County

1867---George CONWAY, Missouri-born ex-slave came to Omaha

1868--The first "Negroes" settled in Lincoln, Nebraska.

187O---Arnos HARRIS, came to Loup Valley, worked as a ranch hand, becoming an independent rancher in Valley and Wheeler Counties.

187O---Robert ANDERSON, ex-slave, one of the first Homesteaders in the state.

1873---David PATRICK, the first Negro homesteader in Hamilton County.

1876---James KELLY, a rancher settled in Custer County.

1877----Mrs. Emma STEWART and her mother, settled in Hastings, Nebraska

1880----Tom CUNNINGHAM, the first Negro policeman in Lincoln.

1883----Jenny MORGAN, faced homesteading alone.

1885---Charles MEEHAN, settled in Overton, Nebraska

1888----Eliza GALLOWAY, an ex-slave, settled in Kearney, lived there until her death in 1936, having reached 100 years of age.

1893-95 M. O. RICKETTS, House member.

1893-----Jules MILES, an ex-slave, and Civil War veteran settled in Omaha.

1894---Jubilee JOHNSON, an ex-slave, died in Schuyler.

1848-1913-Rev. George MASTON, ex-slave, lived in Lincoln, Nebraska Minister in Newman.

1907---Charles MEEHAN, settled in Cherry County and the DeWitty Settlement was formed.

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Abstracted by Mrs. Georgene Morris Sones, Omaha, Ne.
Source: THE DAILY NEBRASKA STATE JOURNAL, Thursday Morning, 6 July 1882.

List of Letters unclaimed at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska post office for the week ending July 5, 1882.

LADIES LIST

ADEN, Mrs. May	GLEBE, Miss Maggie	PREYER, Miss Kate
BROWN, Mrs. C. A.	HARSON, Miss Anna	RYDER, Mrs. J. W.
BING, Miss Emma S.	HIGGENBOTTOM, Miss Vina	ROBERTSON, Mrs. M. W.
BELL, Mattie	KIERNER, Mrs. William	SYNSTREDT, Mrs. J.
BURNETT, Mrs. Sarah J. 2	LYTLE, Miss Clara	SWANEY, Miss Mary Ann
CASEY, Miss Ann	McNAMARA, Mrs. C.	VANETTA, Mrs. Jennie
CARLSON, Mrs. N. L.	MINGES, Mrs. John	WEST, Mrs. Anna A.
DOUGLASS, Miss Florence	MARLAM, Miss Klara	WARNER, Mrs. J. C.
EASTMAN, Mrs. Clara	McNEIL, Mrs. Mollie	WILSON, Miss Mollie
GARTON, Mrs. Joe	PORTER, Mrs. A. Corden	WAGNER, Mrs. Mary
GARRETT, Miss Lizzie	PALMQUEST, Miss Anna	NIELSON, Miss Anna
GRAVES, Mrs. Louisa	PARKER, Miss Marie

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GENTLEMEN'S LIST

BRUNER, Prof. C. H.	HARY, C. F.	PROCTOR, H. A.
BYER, Clem	HANSEL, David	PERSON, John
BROOKS, Frank	HALLETT, Herbert	PENROCK, Lewis R.
BARTON, H. D. 2	HANSLING, Herman	OSTRANDER, Frank
BURROWS, J.	HOPDER, George	RICE, Allmer
BROWN, Chas. W.	HOUSTON, Harry	RISS, A. J.
BAGNELL, J. N.	HALLENBERG, Heinrich	SWEET, H. L.
BURNABY, James B.	HOCHSTESTTER, J. W.	SULLIVAN, John
BRAUM, W. C.	HAYS, Jefferson	SLAFFELIN, P.
CAMPBELL, A? B?	HIGGENBOTTEM, P. F.	SHEPPARD, R.
CRABTREE, Allen	HOYER, Col.	SIMONDS, Thos.
CRANDELL, A. W.	HOWARD, William	SNYDER, Will
CLAUS, Fredrick	HERSEY, W. H.	TANK, Franz
COOK, Freddie	HOLMES, Wm.	TELLTON, Hennry
COLLEN, Henry A.	JOHNSTON, George W.	TOWELS, J. H.
CRANE, Geo. W.	LOWER, Geo.	WERNTI, Berg
COURTNEY, M. J.	LICH, Jacob	WINSLOW, H. H.
ETHN, Charley	JOHANSEN, O. 2	WALKER, C. A.
CATON, Charles E.	MILLER, A. C.	WARD, J. H.
ELI, John C.	MERNDE, Albert Emil	WOODWARD, J. W.
FRAINEY, B. B.	MOSS, C. R.	WILLIAMS, S. C.
FISKE, D. A.	DUNDAS & MILLER	WARIMER, T. B.
GOODELL, L. E.	MOORE, M.	WILLIAMS, W. W.
HARRINGTON, A. C.	PENNEY, Dwight	J. C. McBRIDE, Post Master

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Submitted by Howard HAMILTON, Omaha and G. SONES, Omaha

JORDAN CEMETERY, Waverly, Lancaster Co., NE.

Cemetery was incorporated 1878. ----MELICK, surveyer (sic). John PARKER, paid for making deed.
Early lot owners from various records kept by Mrs. Loder, Waverly:

Phillip CORE	Huldah MORE	---- CLINE	---- SHEPHARD
Wm. NETHERCUT	T. M. MARSHAL	Wm. RUST	John WILLIAMS
R. G. ARMSTRONG	C. BELLINGER	---- SWANBECK	G. ARMSTRONG
E. H. DOVE	R. E. COLEMAN	John WILLIAM	E. GABLE
S. DEMING	J. P. LODER	Geo. BAINBRIDGE	G. S. BUTTERFIELD
J. F. DOLE	S. W. DENTON	or BUMBRIDGE	E. BAIRD
S. WALTERS	D. B. EMBRY	Eugene ROGERS	W. GABLE
Sam'l ATKINSON	John ARMSTRONG	_i WELTON	Solomon DEMING
James WALLING	Geo. GASKILL	Andrew REITZ	S. ATKINSON
Charles DAILY	V. VANDIZEN	Ed COLEMAN	F. A. HOLLEY
---- SHEPHER	---- HARRIS	C. BELLINCER	Syrenus DEMING
Geo. ORNSBY	C. W. CARPENTER	L. W. DENTON

Geo. GASKILL is Mr. HAMILTON'S g g grandfather

The Lincoln-Lancaster Co. Gen. Society has copied the tombstones in this cemetery.

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Abstracted from " Flashes From the Story of Colorful Old Brownville" by Glenn Noble. Abstracted by: Mrs. Georgene Morris Sones, Omaha, NE

Newspaper, THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER, started 7 June 1856 by Robert W. FURNAS.

Albert FOSTER scalped by Indians and survived. This occured (sic) in 1864 on way to Santa Fe, N. M. His cousin, named EDWARDS, was killed in the raid.

Some names of those connected with early history of Brownville:

Capt. FOSTER	---LUSHBOUGH	John L. CARSON	D. J. MARTIN & Co.
T.E. & J.B. BERXLEY, carriage & wagon factory McPHERSON firm (ca 1855)
James W. COLEMAN - 1856		Theodore HILL shipped first Nebraska wheat in 1859
HOBLITZELL & Co.	Daniel Freeman filed claim in land office 1 Jan 1863

Theodore BEDFORD, Land Office Receiver, brother James BEDFORD was assistant

Richard F. BARRETT, Land Office Register Brownville Land Office began business 2 Sept 1857 Government land could be purchased as low as $1.25 per acre.

R. W. FURNAS said in 1859 that 100,647 acres were preempted in Nemaha Co.

FREEMAN'S clain (sic) under Homestead Act, signed by A. Lincoon on 20 May. 1862 for free land.

Col. George NIXON and Mr. Charles B. SMITH, land officers in 1857

1860 --first telegraph. Edward CREIGHTON, C. S. STICKNEY, -------ELLSWORTH, ---- PORTER were with telegraph line.

Richard BROWN who arrived 29 Aug 1854, established the town in 1854.

Rev. Joel M. WOOD preached 1st sermon in 1854. He and BROWN established the Christian Church 12 Jan 1855.

Rev. T.W. TIPTON started Congregational Church, ca 1858. Rev. Hiram BURCH form (sic) Ill, helped establish the Methodist Church ca 1861.

William WILSON , 1859

John BROWN, Abolitionist

Robert W. FURNAS b. 5 May 1824, Troy, Ohio, d. 1 June 1905 at Lincoln, with burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Brownville. Gov. of Nebr. 1873-1875. Parents died when he was 8, grandfather raised him. Had served as 1st president of the NE State Hist. Soc. and NE State Horticultural Soc. Had 4 terms in the Territorial Legislature.

Early settlers:

Thomas B. EDWARDS	Taulbrid EDWARDS	B.B. FRAZER	William HOBLITZELL
L. T. WHYTE	Henry EMERSON

March 1855 Brownville became the county seat. County then called Forney, rather than Nemaha. Co. organized by Gov. CUMING, 12 Nov. 1854.

Dr. A.S. HOLLODAY first arrived Nov. 1855. First Mayor. Brownville was organized as a town 23 Feb. 1856. Town council met at THORPE home.

1st school completed 1857. Judge James BRADLEY presided at Dist. Court, May 1856.

1857--LUSHBAUGH and CARSON bank firm.
1856--T. H. EDWARDS had first hotel.	1861--C.M. KAUFFMAN started Sherman House
1868--J. N. REYNOLDS	1885-Courthouse transfered (sic) to Auburn
A. A. McININCH had an early store.	1903--fire destroyed much of the town.
1903--Joseph BAKER--blacksmith	1880 found 1309 persons in town

1872--H.C. LETT, democratic candidate for Coy. 1866-Thomas Weston TIPTON in U.S. Senate

1898--Robert V. MUIR, candidate for gov. on Prohibition Ticket.

Thomas Weston TIPTON was born 5 Aug. 1817, Harrison Co., OH to NE 1858.

1855--BROWN, ROGERS & ENMERSON had 1st steam sawmill. Later owned by NOEL, LAKE and EMERSON.

W. S. HALL & Co., saw mill ca 1855

1860-Levi SPRINKLE, saw mill

Dr. John McPHERSON founded Republic. City and hauled lumber from this area to Harlan Co.

1856--WESTFALL & MARLOTT--brick making

1856--FAGIN erected lime kiln

Monument works of Charles NEIDHART was an early business. He studied stone cutting in Europe. Many graves marked by stones from this business.

l863-67---D. H. McLAUGHLIN	1867--J.M. GRAHAM Sam BOHON, early settler
1856--Dr. WYATT.	G.M. McCLEARY	1856--had stage line and mail route
1870-1871--Nebraska State fair held here 4 July
1856--Henry W. LAKE, speaker	1860--JOHNSON'S hall

1856--W.A. FINNEY held a "ball of the season" dancing good, ladies handsome, gentlemen well behaved, supper arranged by Mrs. FINNEY. Music by MCDONALD & DAILY.

1857--Dr. E. M. McCOMAS

1858--Masonic and Odd Fellow Lodges in existence

The Daily Journal was published briefly as a daily as early as Jan 1859 by S. BELDEN, Paper moved from Nemaha.

"Daily Snort" humorously included newspaper started Jan 1859 by LANGDON & GOFF

"Brownville Telegraph Bulletin" started 1 Dec 1860

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"Flashes From the Story of Colorful Old Brownville", continued.

"Nebraska Farmer" started Oct 1859 by FURNAS. Nebraska Educational Assoc. founded here 14 Oct 1867

Supposedly J.W. HALL west of town produced first apples in NE Terr.

J. L. STIVERS early commercial fruit growing operation. J. Sterling MORTON

Robert Hobart DAVIS; b. Brownville 23 Mar 1869, d. 1942. Father Rev. George R. DAVIS, rector of Episcopal Church. Mother, Selvia NICHOLS DAVIS. Robert was a journalist, magazine editor, poet, playwright.

Artist Terence DUREN painted many of Brownville's early buildings.

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From Omaha World Herald, 1 January 1928

First Teacher in Keya Paha County, Nebraska, living all alone in her little home and doing her own work. Herrick, S.D.-----The first teacher who gaught (sic) in Keya Paha county, Mrs. Mary H. RHODES, to living alone in her little home doing her own work with the use of but one hand. Paralysis crippled her nine years ago.

Mrs. RHODES was born in Montgomery county, Illinois and came with her parents to Greene Co. Iowa when she was a very little girl in 1835. Moving again to Madison County she grew up near Winterset Iowa and attended the first high school in Madison county.

She taught there in Audubon county four or five years, then with her husband moved to what is now Keya Paha county, NE in 1879. There thieves stole everything they had. The RHODES couple decided, nevertheless to stick to their homestead south of where Jameson is now and with no neighbor for 13 miles and the only town, Fort Randall, more than 50 miles away. She was the only teacher anywhere about, and a part of the requirement was that a school district could not receive state funds till it had had three months school. Mrs. RHODES agreed to teach the first school known from that time till now as District No. 1. The patrons dug a hole in the ground and covered it with logs so that there was only a hole for a door which was covered with a piece of carpet. The district could not afford a stove so a fireplace was built with stones. There were no seats, but the children sat on logs. There Mrs. RHODES taught a three months' term with nine pupils for $25 paid by the patrons of the school, but not in money. They brought her what produce they could spare. Most of it was corn meal. There were her two boys, Frank and Fred. Four of John MUNDT's children Willie, Lizzie, Janie and Irene, Jackie SCHWARTZ. The place was also used as a Sunday School.

One year Mrs. RHODES taught a school five miles away walking back and forth each day. Her husband worked out, sometimes many miles away.

One year a family moved within a half miles of the RHODES. The nam (sic) later went insane and was taken to the asylum. The woman lived there alone determined to prove up her claim.

Mrs. RHODES taught school in many places and often she taught the first school in the new district. The highlest (sic) wages she ever received in the 35 years of teaching was $50 a month. Mr. RHODES is dead, and one of the boys is in Oklahoma and one in Florida, so she is alone bur (sic) for the friendly neighbors. She has not taught school for 14 years and has lived in Herrick, NE since 1919. Her mind is still active and clear and she enjoys visiting with all who call, but will not tell anyone how old she is.

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Submitted by Miss Gladys Hartwell, Omaha, NE

FAIRVIEW CEMETERY, CLARKS, MERRICK COUNTY, NEBRASKA

The first meeting was held at the Fairview Schoolhouse, Dist. No. 16, 5 June 1875 for the purpose of organizing a Cemetery Association. The following were present.

L. SLOSSON	C.A. NOBLE,	Samuel BATTY	Alfred THOMAS
John GEORGE	William SACKETT	E. M. SOUTHWELL	J. B. HATH
M.A. FAIRCHILD	Henry ROSE	Franklin SWEET

Fairvies (sic) Cemetery Soldiers

John MORSE	1830 to 24 Feb 1913	GAR Co. F 94-105 New York Infantry
John McCLINTIC	1884 to 1919 Dec 11	Private Co. G Illinois Infantry
T. J. TURPIN	1852 to 17 Dec 1880	Co. D 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry
B. CLEVELAND	Sargent Co. C 111th Ohio Infantry
Alfred THOMAS	1824 16 May 1906	Co F 163rd Ohio Infantry
Jared KIMBALL	1826 12 Jan 1899	Co. E 104th Illinois Vol. Infantry
Thomas CANNON	1826 2 June 1919	Co. D 8th Illinois Cavalry

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