This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Busig Arberg Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZY.2ADI/346.2 Message Board Post: Did Charles W. Busig have sisters? Probably as we have found an IGI Individual Record at www.familysearch.org for Johanne Elise Sophie Busig (spelled with two dots over the "u" in Busig) who was born 11 MAY 1863 and christened 28 JUN 1863 at Sankt Martin, Linden Stkr, Linden, Hannover, Preussen. Her parents are listed as Johann Heinrich August Wilhelm Busig (spelled with two dots over the "u" in Busig) and Sophie Charlotte Dorothee Rosine Arberg. In addition, another researcher thinks he had two more sisters (which could be possible, as both mother and one potential daughter shared the name Charlotte) (see below).

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Busig Barton McConnell Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZY.2ADI/356 Message Board Post: Obituary (From October 8, 1985 Columbian newspaper): Bertha M. McConnell, who had been a resident of the Cascade Inn Retirement Home, died Sunday in Vancouver. She was 80. She had been a manager of the bakery for Fred Meyer. Mrs. McConnell had lived in the area since 1942, last at 11613 S.E. Seventh St. Survivors include a son, Harold Busig of Ridgefield; two daughters, Ruth Beedle and Dolores Helton, both of Vancouver; two brothers, Charles Barton of Sterling, Colo., and Rutherford "Bill" Barton of Redwood City, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. She was born Dec. 3, 1904, in Pennsylvania. Mrs. McConnell requested there be no funeral service. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery. -------- Gravestone at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Vancouver, Washington: JOHN H. "POP" BUSIG BELOVED HUSBAND AND FATHER 1901-1971 BERTHA BUSIG MCCONNELL 1904 "MOM" 1985 ---------- My Life (Written by Bertha in 1966 when she was 62, edited): Lydia Koenig and Phillip Barton met in Greeley, Colorado and September 1, 1903 they were married. After their marriage they went to Crystal Spring, Pennsylvania, my fathers home. Then on December 3, 1904, I, Bertha, was born. Fifteen months later on February 28, 1906 my brother Charles was born. In 1907 my parents left Crystal Spring for Sterling, Colorado, my mothers home town. I don't remember the trip, which was by train, but although I was only three I can yet recall my first Christmas in Colorado. We were living on my grandfather's (Peter Koenig) farm just east of town, between the railroad tracks and the Platte River (I believe the house is still there.) A year of so later my parents acquired some homestead land about 20 miles southeast of Sterling. There was nothing on the land except a dugout, with a dirt floor, but we lived in it for several months, until, with the help of friends and neighbors (which were few and far between), Dad managed to put in a cement floor. Later he added a room above ground, which served as our kitchen and living room. My dad plowed the land with a one horse plow, bought some adjoining land and became a very successful farmer. June 16, 1910 my brother, Rutherford, was born. I was six by then, had never enjoyed playing will dolls, but liked anything that was real and alive, especially babies, so helped a great deal in caring for the new arrival, but i still had to carry on with my share of the farm and household chores. By the time i was eight my parents had acquired some cattle, so i learned to milk cows. Charles and I would drive the herd out to free pasture. Tired of walking two or three miles a day we broke a yearling steer to ride, and rode it one entire summer. The next season Dad bought us a pony, i guess the steer went to market. After I finished grade school my folks moved to town. I lived at my uncle and aunts, Ed and Simon Koenig, most of the time I attended Sterling High School, as my parents went back on the farm. After graduation, I went back to school another year and took a post graduate course. In the meantime I had met a young man who lived west of Sterling. His name was John Busig. It was January 18, 1925 that John and I were married and on October 17 that same year I became a mother. Our son Harold Wayne was born at Mrs. Busse's maternity home. Ten months, a week and a day later on August 25, 1926 another boy arrived. We had hoped for a girl this time, so we didn't have a name for him, but finally decided on Kenneth Eugene. We were living on a dry land farm about eight miles west of Sterling and crops were not always good, but that didn't scare the stork away. On July 19, 1928 I went back to Mrs. Busse's for the third time. This time it was a little auburn haired girl, Ruth Evelyn, who we called Ruthie. She is now Mrs. Jack Lander. Again we hung out our white flag, but I guess the stork just didn't see it, because thirteen months later, August 21, 1929 I was back at Mrs. Busse's. This time another girl. We named her Delores Mae. She is now Mrs. Donald Helton. She is known as Lorry and she is still our baby. Mrs. Busse had told me if I were the first o! ne to come back to her for the fifth time she would take care of me free of charge. Dr. Latta was the pediatrician for all four of our babies. In the fall of 1934, when Colorado became part of the Dust Bowl we packed up our few belongings and moved our family to a place near Hood River, Oregon. Then later to Parkdale, Oregon near Mt. Hood. It was while we were living at Parkdale that I lost my Dad. He died November 13, 1938 at the age of 58. Sometimes the death of a loved one, we sorrow at the blows life has dealt him and we wish he might have had a second chance, and so it was with him. I like to think that where ever he may be, I am still his one and only girl. My mother Lydia is living 20 miles south of San Francisco near Rutherford and his family and is a very young great grandmother of 82. Pearl Harbor changed the face of the earth, and so it changed our lives too. The next fall (1942) we moved to Vancouver, Washington where John, Pop as we now call him, went to work in the shipyards and it wasn't long until Harold and Kenneth joined the Navy. After the boys left for war I went to work in a shopping center as manager of the bakery section. The girls were in high school and they helped in the bakery after school and on Saturdays. It wasn't long after the war ended before the kids were all married. The grandchildren were arriving, about two a year, until there were twelve, nine boys and three girls. They are all near us except Lorry's family of two boys and a girl. They live in Auburn, Washington where Don has a mortuary and Lorry works part time in the hospital as a nurse. We usually manage to get them all together at Christmas time, what a time with ten teenagers. I have ceased trying to prepare big Christmas dinners, instead we have cold meats, salads, snacks and desserts, with coffee and cranberry punch, usually on Christmas Eve or when the gifts are opened. I have never had much time for hobbies and I don't like hobbies that cut us off from the world. I like sports and the competition they entail, so about ten years ago, when women all over the country began bowling, I too joined a bowling league. I'm still trying to maintain more than a 136 average. I also like to swim, but I'm no bathing beauty. I have always had a secret desire to try my hand at the easel, but as for my seccret vices, I would rather keep them a secret. Pop has retired, so now I have twice the man on half the income and as for him, instead of wine, women and song, it is fishing, social security, and television. When life gets monotonous we load up our little travel trailer and go to the beach or to the hills. Sometimes in the fall we go to Colorado and in the winter to Arizona or California. We like trailer traveling, especially when we can travel with friends and relatives, and hope to continue our journeys, but we intend to maintain our home in Vancouver, because we enjoy living near the children and grandchildren. I have resolved to try to adjust myself to the fact that i am now 62 years old. There may be other resolutions I should make, and there are probably mistakes and personal faults I haven't mentioned, but this is a synopsis of the life I have lived thus far.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZY.2ADI/355 Message Board Post: I am looking for certain information relating to Omer Lapointe (Audet dit Lapointe) born on January 12, 1870 in St-Gervais, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada. He is the son of Narcisse Lapointe and Marcelline Labonté. He married in Holyoke, Mass., the USA, February 13, 1892 Marie Fournier born: ?, died October 24, 1929 in Holyoke, Mass. I should like to know the name of their children as well as the date of the death of Omer Lapointe. Marie Fournier is the daughter of Louis Fournier and Marie-Sarah Dion I thank you for your assistance.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Busig Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZY.2ADI/346.1 Message Board Post: CHARLES AND VICTORIA BUSIG (edited), by Inez Tompkins: Charles Busig was born January 8, 1869 in Hanover, Germany, the son of August and Rosine Arberg Busig. He came to the United States at the age of 18, in 1887, to evade the military service. He told me he saw piles of corn in Iowa and didn't know what it was as corn wasn't grown in Germany. He worked on farms to get farming experience. Victoria Catherine Martin was born June 29, 1873, and came to this country from Ontario, Canada with her family. On March 24, 1892, Charles and Victoria were married at Swanton, Nebraska. Grandma told me all they had when they married were a few chickens and cows. The couple resided on farms near Fairbury and Grand Island and became parents of Bill, Emma, John, Ervin, Mabel and Ferne. Emma told me her Mother's hair was so black that it had a blue shine and her eyes were almost black. No one else's hair had a blue shine and Emma was a little embarrassed as a child. For a time they lived along the Blue River and the boys enjoyed fishing and swimming. Ervin said they had a big dog that once drug John out of the deep water and saved him from drowning. They lived in a German community and went to a German school, in the early years. Ervin told of a man teacher who for punishment made them hold their hands out in front of them. He said if your hands drooped a little he would rap them with a ruler. Ervin told about going to barn dances with his family. He loved the beer the old German farmers brewed in big wooden kegs. It was the best beer he ever tasted. The old farmers would guzzle the beer until they got going good, then they would throw their glasses in the corner and dance their cares away. In 1917, the family decided to have a sale and move to Colorado. His Father put the results of the sale in his wallet and started packing. Then the wallet was missing. An honest person found the wallet and returned it, but you can imagine what was thought and said in the meantime. The Busigs bought a farm six miles northwest of Sterling and lived in the granary until Mr. Busig could build a house. He was a very good carpenter and built a nice house, a large barn, garage and chicken house. By that time they had a Model T Ford. Ervin said his Dad never got used to driving the car, he would let up on the gas going up hill and give it the gas going downhill. Someone was always pulling him out of the ditch. Ervin and his Dad worked for a number of years at the sugar factory and Mr. Busig would walk to work and ride part way home and walk the rest of the way. On May 2, 1919 Emma married Charles Daniels at Ft. Morgan. Emma worked in the schools and Charles worked for the railroad and they lived in Sterling, Both are gone. Bill Busig married Blanche Hyde on April 14, 1925. They lived on a farm northwest of the home place. To them were born Naomi and Bill. John Busig married Bertha Barton. They were parents of Harold, Kenneth, Ruth and Lorry. In the fall of 1934 they moved to Parkdale, Oregon where John had a garage and worked repairing cars. During World War II the family moved to Vancouver, Washington as John also worked in the shipyards. Mabel married Miner Pickell of Tabernash when she was teaching there. They moved to Denver and Miner worked in the house building trade and taught his boys the trade. Mabel taught in Denver but gave up teaching because no way was she allowed to discipline the students. They were the parents of Warren and Allan of California, Charles, Paul and Mark all of Denver and Ervin of Castle Rock. Warren and Allan stayed in the building trade, Warren painting water tanks high in the air. Charles is sales Rep for car parts, Paul is a mechanic, Mark was lay out man for Pearl Mack, now doing appraisals and Ervin is a lawyer for the E.P.A.. Ferne worked for Western Union and married Walter Borer. They lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ferne moved to San Francisco but developed M.S. and passed away. Ervin and I (Inez Tompkins) were married in September of 1935. Grandma hated to part with her last chick. He was her transportation. At 63 years of age she was carrying two buckets at a time of grain to feed her chickens, carrying their water and gardening besides doing her housework. In her spare time she was piecing pretty quilts. I don't think Grandma ever bought a blanket at the store. She made comforters out of the good parts of worn overalls, pants and whatever came her way. If Grandma and Grandpa ever ate in a restaurant or short order place I never knew about it. Their daily meals might have been simple but they were on time and adequate. Emma told of one time growing up, she had a toothache so her Father took her to a dentist. When the dentist had fixed her tooth he charged her Father $5.00. Emma said her Father had a fit and never really got over spending $5.00 on one tooth. Grandpa caught a lot of hell for things he did too. When he built the house in town he fixed a secret place in the basement foundation and kept money there. One day when an old friend from Oregon was visiting, Grandad got real congenial and showed Simon Richards this secret place. I don't think any of us knew about it until then, but before Grandma got through with him we found out about it. Grandma Busig often told me she believed that children should be seen and not heard. Consequently Ervin was very timid as a child. He sort of out grew it but he was not comfortable socially. He referred to his Father as Cap, I always thought he meant Captain. The boys were all very mechanical. A neighbor has said the boys would be all over the Model T Ford working it over and Grandpa would be trying to pry one of them loose to help him. Ervin told that Bill was quite a swain in his younger years. He had a motorcycle with a side car and he was very popular with the girls. In 1935 they sold the farm and started the move to town. Grandpa built the house at 330 West Main where they made their home. Grandpa took care of his own yard until the last couple of years. He made one trip home to Germany before I knew him. At the family Christmas dinners he always said a prayer in German. He really enjoyed the family dinners. At age 92 he passed away on May 8, 1961. Grandma Busig really couldn't live alone so she went to the nursing home section of Logan County Hospital. She passed away on January 30, 1962 at the age of 89. Their gravestone is a little north and east of the office building at Riverside Cemetery, Sterling, Colorado. After Mabel read the story of the Busig family she wrote this, "I often think about my Dad and Mother being immigrants. I never knew how old Mom was when her Mother brought her from Canada. Her Mother must have been a very sufficient woman as she always seemed to have a farm. Emma told me that when we lived in Fairbury, Nebraska she would come to our house in her horse and buggy to sew for our family for a few days and then go home. I was too young to remember her, but wish I had known her. Dad, I guess, was willing to risk leaving country and family to avoid the German Army. I imagine there was an adventurous spirit also involved in that move." Ervin spoke of an Uncle Bill Martin and said what a crack shot he was. In those days wild game often provided the meat for a meal. There used to be abundant rabbit, duck, geese, pheasant, squirrel and grouse.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZY.2ADI/353.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Carol, thanks for your suggestions. I am replying on this post, because I think it might help others if they are running up against the same brick walls. I will need to check my files, but I believe the lookup person in Sydney told me that no death was recorded that they found at the courthouse. And as early as 1888 no death cert. was legally necessary. Since the Ewin/g's left the Sterling area and I know where they went back to Iowa....I don't believe there are any descendants remaining in either Sydney or Sterling. I appreciate your suggestions and will recheck my files. And I thank you for the tele number that you gave me. I will check with them. I would love sometime to go to the Sterling - Sydney areas....to poke around myself. Is there old newspapers on microfilm that go back that far? I have found the old gossip community columns so fun to read. Oh...and the time that my ancestors were in the Sydney-Sterling area was between census......family story always said that they all left and went back to Iowa by 1889. And we all know what happened to the 1890 census! In 1883...this Wm. Ewin/g was living in Creston, IA....but then moved WEST.......and died in Sydney. I found him in the 1883 City directory for Creston, IA. I appreciate your suggestions....and will keep searching diligently. Linda Z.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZY.2ADI/353.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Linda! How frustrating! I completely understand what you are going through. You may want to order his death certificate. I know in Colorado, it lists where they are buried. The downside is, if he lived and died near Peetz, CO, they are frequently buried in Sidney, NE but the death certificate would be in Colorado, so you may want to try both states. In this area, it wasn't unusual for people to be buried on their farm. There are several family plots on local farms. I don't know what the laws were then, but now you can be buried on your farm, if you own the property. In fact, a man was buried on his land just a couple of years ago. Do you show them on a census that would give you an idea of where they lived? Possibly then, the person who is doing the lookup for you could find it and talk to the current owners. Also, here is the phone number for Sidney Public Library, (308) 254-3110. Sometimes they have cemetery books, county history books and/or listings. Someone there might check them for you. The only other suggestion I can think of, is there are Ewing's who still live in this area. I had John Ewing as a teacher in school. You may want to call them and see if they are connected and if they have any idea of what happened to William. There is also a Ewing in Sidney, NE. I didn't find any Ewin's. So, after this extremely long email, I am still no help. Sorry! Good Luck! Carol Silvey

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZY.2ADI/353.1.1 Message Board Post: Carol, thanks so much for your search effort for me. I appreciate that so much and promise to repay by helping others with their searches. I enjoy doing that! You have been able to help me realize that my ancestor is not in the cemeteries that you checked at or near Sterling. My grandfather was born at Sterling, Colo....apparently his parents had gone there with their small children to start a new life. My grandfather was child #4 of 9.....he was the only one born in Colo. The others after him born in Iowa. So that family returned to IOWA--not staying in Colo. The old GG Grandpa is said to have died in Sydney, Nebr. I have had someone there do lookups for me and no burial record or place of burial was found for Wm. Ewin/g. So I wonder what they did with him in that year 1888? Another of his sons lived at Creston, IA......I have checked there and no burial record either for Wm. Ewing died 1888. Could they have just buried him any ole place that they desired? I hear stories of people being buried along the trail. I know this family (like most) had little or no money. Any ideas that you can think of regarding the Sterling area......I know that Sydney, NE, is not that far away from Sterling.....any suggestions appreciated. Thanks a billion......"In Search of that Elusive Ancestor" Linda Ziemann

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZY.2ADI/353.1 Message Board Post: Here are the Ewings I show at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling: Ewing, Dudley Lot: 0002 Space: 04 Section: 1-140 Lot Owner: Ewing, J.D. Ewing, Elmer Burial Date: 6/29/29 Lot: 0002 Space: 06 Section: 1-140 Lot Owner: Ewing, J.D. Ewing, Infant Death Date: 3/12/1911 Burial Date: 3/13/1911 Lot: 0002 Space: 08 Section: 1-140 Lot Owner: Ewing, J.D. Comments: Infant Ewing, Lenora Alice Death Date: 11/21/1936 Burial Date: 11/23/1936 Lot: 0002 Space: 05 Section: 1-140 Lot Owner: Ewing, J.D. Comments: Infant Ewing, William H. Death Date: Burial Date: 5/31/1929 Lot: 0034 Row: 07 Space: NS Lot Owner: Ewing, William H. Ewing, William W. Burial Date: 5/31/1929 Lot: 0002 Space: 07 Section: 1-140 Lot Owner: Ewing, J.D. I am assuming that all of those listed above except William H are infants, since they are all buried in the same area. I looked online in surrounding counties, and did not find any Ewin's or Ewing's. Did your ancestors live in Sterling, or in a community, close to Sterling? Sorry I am not more help. Good luck in your research! Carol Silvey

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZY.2ADI/353 Message Board Post: Could someone in/near Logan County do a burial record lookup for me? I am searching for the grave of my gg grandfather, William Ewin or maybe it was spelled Ewing. I have seen it both ways. All I know right now is that he died in the year 1888.......my Grandfather was born May 22, 1888, in Sterling, Colorado. I do NOT know the place of death for the gr gr grandfather, but was thinking it might make sense that he was with his son's family at Sterling, Colo. If he is buried in or near Sterling, it is my guess there is no grave marker. I am hoping there might be burial records for the different cemeteries that include those buried w/out tombstones. Thanks in advance for any help. I will gladly pay any look up fees......just let me know. Linda (Ewin) Ziemann

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZY.2ADI/352 Message Board Post: In 1951 James Lane Cauble and his brother Walter M. Cauble were listed as living in Sterling, CO. What happened to them? I know their parents but nothing about their own families. Any information will be appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZY.2ADI/351 Message Board Post: Interested in corrsponding with descendants of HEGGS family residing in Merino and surrounding area, early 1900s... I know of William R. HEGGS, and wife Lillian.... William was born in England . Possible brother was Thomas HEGGS, William may have come to Colorado from Iowa. And earlier the family may have been in NJ ? William was born abt 1844 . One known daughter was Amanda HEGGS born Jan. 1880 . Thanks for any help on this HEGGS family. Zelime@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lehr, Bertsch Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZY.2ADI/350 Message Board Post: Looking for any information on the above family....they were to have had 13 children, and lived in Sterling CO. They were Germans From Russia, and Mollie's maiden name was LEHR. Please contact me if you have any obituary or burial info on this family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZY.2ADI/337.1 Message Board Post: I have a George Davis with last know residence was Sterling,Colorado. He was born in 1867 Iowa to a William & Lucy Jane (Quimby) Davis. Found in census:1870 with parents, in 1880 with wife & 4 children. could this be your George Davis.

I have a team photograph of my father-in-laws baseball team. His name was Fred Whittaker and he lived in the Sterling area from at least 1928 to the early 1940's. He was married to Erma Basford in 1928. Fred was employed at the Great Western Sugar Company. I believe this was a semi pro team, but I don't know if it was associated with Great Western. There are 12 team members pictured. The uniforms have a letter A on the shirt. This picture was taken by a Sterling photography studio called I.X.L. Studio. Baseball was a major part of Freds life until his death in 1980. Can any one tell me anything about this team from the little information I have given you. I would be happy to share this picture with interested researchers. Leigh Whittaker

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ESTBY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZY.2ADI/349 Message Board Post: Was there a newspaper published in 1887 covering Logan County? I am looking for information on the death of Hans E. ESTBY. Date of death is: 22 October 1887 in Logan County, Colorado.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZY.2ADI/348.1 Message Board Post: Here are the Widener listings that I found at Riverside Cemetery: Thomas Widener BURIAL LOCATION Lot: 0180 Section: NAS Birth Date: 09/04/1891 Death Date: 09/21/1981 Burial Date: 09/24/1981 Lot Owner: WIDENER, THOMAS C. Mortuary: CHANEY-WALTERS John (Perk) Fulton Widener BURIAL LOCATION Lot: 0014 Row: 19 Section: NS Birth Date: 04/28/1889 Death Date: 03/10/1965 Burial Date: 03/12/1965 Lot Owner: WIDENER, THOMAS Mortuary: WALTERS Stone: Y Sarah Ethel Widener BURIAL LOCATION Lot: 0181 Section: NAS Birth Date: 05/11/1897 Death Date: 03/16/1961 Burial Date: 03/18/1961 Lot Owner: WIDENER, THOMAS Mortuary: JACKSON You can search online for Riverside at: http://www.sterlingcolo.com/cemetery/index.cfm If you go to the Logan County Genweb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/co/logan.htm there are a couple of other cemteries listed. You may also check, Phillips County, Washington County and Morgan County. I hope this helps! Have a great weekend! Carol Silvey

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZY.2ADI/348 Message Board Post: Is there a cemetery book and/or marriage license book for your county? In 1920 Census, 17th Precidnt (Fisher) I found Thomas C. Widener, b. 1893 VA; Wife, Sarah E, b. 1898 Iowa; son Thomas b. Dec 1917 Colorado; daughter Fay b. Jan 1920 Colorado. Is there a marriage record or a cemetery record for these people? Your assistance will be sincerely apprecaited

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Barton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZY.2ADI/347 Message Board Post: Lydia Ann Koenig Born: 29 DEC 1884 in Canada Died: 6 MAY 1981 in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California Buried: 11 MAY 1981 Riverside Cemetery in Sterling, Logan County, Colorado Obituary: Funeral services for former area resident Lydia Ann Barton Andersen, 96, will be held 2 p.m. Monday at Chaney-Walters Funeral Home. Rev. Dennis Sillaman will officiate. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Mrs. Andersen died Wednesday in Sunnyvale, Calif. She was a resident of Redwood, Calif., at the time of her death. She was born Dec. 29, 1884 in Canada to Pete and Madaline Heist Koenig. Mrs. Andersen came to the LeRoy community with her parents from Canada, where they homesteaded. On Sept. 1, 1903 she married Phillip Barton. After her marriage, the couple homesteaded in the LeRoy community where they farmed for several years. Mr. Barton died in 1938. In 1949, Mrs. Andersen moved to California where she lived until her death. She is survived by a daughter, Bertha Busig McConnell, Vancouver, Wash.; two sons, Charles E. Barton, Sterling, and Rutherford W. Barton, Redwood City, Calif.; four brothers, Ervin H. Koenig, Portland, Ore., Simon P. Koenig, Sterling, Percy Koeni! g of Austin, Texas and John Koenig, Greeley; a sister, Elsie Buss, Sterling; 11 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Chaney-Walters Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Tombstone in Riverside Cemetery in Sterling, Colorado: PHILLIP Nov. 27, 1879 Nov. 13, 1938 LYDIA A. ANDERSON DEC. 29, 1884 MAY 6, 1981 BARTON

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZY.2ADI/346 Message Board Post: Charles W. Busig Born 8 JAN 1869 in Hanover, Germany Died 8 MAY 1961 in Sterling, Logan County, Colorado Obituary: Final rites for Charles W. Busig, 92, of Sterling who died early this morning in a local hospital, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday from the Jackson Funeral Home, the Rev. Darrell Davis officiating. Mr. Busig was born March, 1892 (submitters note - this is wrong date, he was born on January 8, 1869) in Hanover, Germany, the son of August and Rosine Arberg Busig. He came to this country in 1887 and married Victoria C. Martin March 24, 1892, at Swanton, Neb. The couple resided near Fairbury and Grand Island, Neb., before moving to a farm six miles northwest of Sterling in 1917. They farmed until 1938, when they moved to Sterling. Mr. Busig was a member of the Presbyterian Church and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Victoria Catherine Busig of 330 W. Main; three sons, William F. Busig and Ervin S. Busig, both of Sterling, and John H. Busig of Vancouver, Wash.; three daughters, Emma M. Daniels of Sterling, Mabel G. Pickell of Denver and Ferne ! E. Borer of San Francisco, Calif.; 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Jackson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rutherford, Roberts Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZY.2ADI/339.1 Message Board Post: Hi Jackie! My grandmother, Hazel Osborn, was friends with Thelma Rutherford, here in Sterling. Is she the same one? As I recall, they belonged to a book club and possibly the Zonta Club or the Quota Club, together. Mrs. Rutherford was a teacher and I think my brother had her in the first grade at Pantell Elem. She is listed in the 2001 Sterling City Directory, but not in the current phone book. It shows her address as Robin Road, which is where Sand Lily Assisted Living is. There is an A Rutherford listed in the current phone book. Could that be one of her children? The address shown is 8181 Hwy 61, Sterling, CO 80751 and the phone number is 970-521-9905. Sorry I couldn't be more help. Take Care! Carol Silvey