This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sitton, Bobbitt Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4301 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. March 16, 1922. "TRAGIC DEATH OF JESS SITTON".-- Full particulars of the death of Jesse Sitton at Cheyenne, Wyoming, have been learned from a letter from his wife, formerly Miss Merle Bobbitt of this place, to the relatives here. "On the night of March 2, Mr. Sitton, who held a position as special officer with the railroad company, observed a man whom he took to be a negro or Mexican sneaking behind a pile of ties in the yards.He followed the prowler and demanded to known what he was doing there. The man replied, "I'll show you what I'm doing" and shot Mr. Sitton in the chest with a 45 caliber revolver. The heavy ball passed entirely thru one lung and lodged in the spine causing paralysis of the entire body below the wound. With their son, Gerald, the wife of the wounded man hurried to his bedside and helped to comfort and soothe him until the end which came Saturday night March 4 at ten o'clock. The body was laid to rest at Cheyenne Tuesday. It is said that indignation is ro high that should the murderer by ....(unreadable).....summarily.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sitton, Bobbitt, Darby Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4300 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. March 9, 1922. "SHOT IN CHEYENNE".-- Ora Sitton received a message Sunday stating that his brother, Jesse, a nightwatchman in the railroad yards at Cheyenne, Wyoming had been shot on Friday, passing away Saturday from the effects of wounds inflicted by a gun in the hands of a negro assassin. Jesse was a former Sidney boy, being the odlest son of Mr.and Mrs. John Sitton. He was married to Merle Bobbitt and the widow with one son morn his loss. Shortly after his marriage Jesse moved to western Nebraska where he served two terms as sheriff of his county. Burial was made in Cheyenne Tuesday morning. Further particulars regarding the negro who did the shooting has not been learned. N.B.: His father, John Harding Sitton, lived in Lacy Grove according to the D. D. Darby outline of the residents of that neighborhood. SEARCH with the words "Darbys outline" and scroll down to the 27th posting.--W.F.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sitton, Landreth, Bobbitt, Miller, Lockett, Prescott, Alkire, May Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4098.27 Message Board Post: 1.-- SITTON of Lacy Grove, Fremont county, Iowa: a.-- Roy Sitton cut his leg with an ax; Dr. DeFreece of Sidney dressed the wound.--Sun of January 2, 1896. 2.-- JOHN HARDING SITTON, b. Feb. 7., 1858 in Scott county, Illinois - d. Apr. 28, 1917; married MARY OLIVIA LANDRETH, b. March 1862 in Morgan county, Illinois - d. after 1920; married in 1880....Buried at Lacy Grove; his obituary is posted here on Rootsweb.......Mary Olivia was the daughter of Jonathan and Martha Ann (Yowell), which makes the following children cousins to the founders of the Earl May Seed and Nursery Company. (Mrs. Earl May made frequent visits to Sidney). In the l910 census for Sidney township, Mary Olivia said that she had been married for 30, was the mother of 11 children, nine of whom were yet living.......Lived 4 miles northwest of Sidney......They came to Fremont county in 1889.......His father was a Baptist minister......His obituary says he was a baker in Sidney, but he is always found living in Sidney township, in the 1895, 1900, 1910, and 1915 census reports.. Children as far as known: 1.-- Jesse L. b. July 1881 in Illinois - d. April 4, 1922 (He was killed in the railroad yards in Cheyenne, Wyoming, while acting as as nightwatchman.); married Merle Bobbitt, b. July 29, 1883 - d. May 11, 1922.....In 1917 was living in Sidney, Nebraska. 2.--Felix LeRoy "Roy", b. June 1883 3.--Elsie, b. ca. 1884 - died 1895 - 1900. 4. Myrtle, b. March 1886 - d. 1959. Unmarried. She was a school teacher. (In 1910, she was teaching in Riverside township.) 5.-- John Ora, b. March 1888 - d. 1965; married Edna M. Miller, b. 1893 in Minnisota - d. 1969; married on Sept. 1, 1912 in Sidney. Buried at Sidney. Daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Lockett) Miller......In 1918 was living in Sidney......On Sept. 18, 1941, a son Herbert and his wife were living in Oskaloosa, Iowa. 6.-- Frederick, b. Feb. 1890....In 1917 was living in White Sulphur Springs, Montana.....In 1920 was of Tabor. 7.-- Joseph Albert, b. Apr. 1892; married Roxanna Prescott, b. ca. 1893; married on Feb. 19, 1913 in Thurman. Daughter of Thomas and Mary J. (Alkire) Prescott. 8. Son, who died Jan. 28, 1900 aged circa 4 years. 9.-- Leonard Roy "Lee", b. May 12, 1900; his wife's name was Zelpha. 10.-- Donald Elbert, b.May 12, 1900; he was married on July 16, 1921 in Mills county, Iowa. 11.-- Eva O., b.ca. 1902. 12.--Martha Alice, b. ca. 1905.

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/ok.2ADE/4235.1 Message Board Post: Re: "N.B.: Howard Nichols was a brother of "Don" Nichols of Tabor who married Carrie Irwin, daughter of Solomon Irwin.-- W.F." -------------------------------------------- Walter - If you know of an newspaper articles regarding the marriage of Don Nichols and Carrie Irwin, I would be very grateful. I am interested in the descendants of Solomon Irwin.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Webber, Grindle Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4299 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. March 14, 1918. "Webber - Grindle".-- Miss Nellie Webber, one of Sidney's girls, and Curtis Grindle of near McPaul, stole a march on their friends last Wednesday evening, March 6, and quietly went to the Christian parsonage in Thurman, where they were married by Rev. Kindig. The bride is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al. Webber. She was educated in the Sidney schools and since her graduation has been a very successful teacher in the rural schools of the county. She is an attractive young lady and can count as her friends all who know her. Mr. Grindle is a comparative stranger in Sidney but no doubt his bride has chosen a worthy helpmate. He is subject to the draft and expects to be called in the next contingent, so in the meantime they will live with his sister and Mrs. Grindle will complete her term of school at Bartlett. All wish these young people happiness. N.B.: Bartlett would soon incorporate with several other rural schools, and with all attending at the new school building in Bartlett, this rural school would become a consolidated school district. But as of March 1918, it is appearing as a district school in Fremont county.--W.F.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Baldwin, Proctor, Irwin, Leeka, Gelatt, Lord, Murray, Parkison, Lookabill Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4298 Message Board Post: --Mrs. Charlie Baldwin is the sister of Joe Proctor of Oklahoma who has recently married.--"Thurman News" of Aug. 1899 (paper not known). --Mrs. Cynthia Irwin has a birthday this week.--"Thurman News" of Aug. 1899 (paper unknown). --William Leeka's sister, Mrs. J. M.Gelatt, lives in Louisville, Ky.-- "Thurman News" of Aug. 1899 (paper not known) --Mrs. Rosa Lord and son George were called here by the illness of Emmett Lord.--The Fremont County Herald of Nov. 28, 1918. --"One of life's romances recently occurred in the experience of George Murray. Divorced from his first wife and twelve years with the second until death: he now retunrs to his first love, remarrying her a few days ago."-- "Thurman News", of August 1899 (paper not known). -- Mrs. James Parkison and sons Kenneth and Max, spent Thanksgiving with her parents, the Lookabills of Hastings.-- The FremontCounty Herald of Hov. 28, 1918.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Asman, Barrett, Malone, Chambers, Savidge, Hardy, Kemps, McClenahan, Kent,McClelland, Rohrbough, McCowan, Rogers, Sheldon, Graham, Hunter, Webb, Stiles, Young, Godward Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4297 Message Board Post: --Mrs. Emma Asman was married the first of the week in Omaha.--"Tabor News", The FremontCounty Herald of Aug. 6, 1907 --John Barrett is the father of Mrs. Charley Malone of Little Sioux.--"Percival News", Sidney Argus - Herald of Oct. 25, 1934 --Samuel A.Chambers of Anderson married Miss Lizzie Savidge on July 27 at her mother's home three miles northeast of Tabor.--"Tabor News", The Fremont County Herald of Aug. 6, 1907 --Ernest Hardy's daughter was born July 28.-- "Tabor News", The Fremont County Herald of Aug. 6, 1907 --The Kemps are the parents of Mrs Lulu McClenahan of Henderson.--"Tabor News", The Fremont County Herald of Aug. 6, 1907 --C. T. Kent, former sheriff of Fremont county twenty five years ago, has died.-- Sidney Argus - Herald of Sept. 16, 1933 --Robert McClelland is the nephew of Mrs. Rohrbough of Omaha.-- "Tabor News", The Fremont County Herald of Aug. 6, 1907 --Robert McCowan is the father of Miss Belah McCowan of Shenandoah.--"Percival News", Sidney Argus - Herald of October 25, 1934 --J.D. Rogers is the father of J. E. Rogers of Denver.--"Percival News", Sidney Argus - Herald of Oct. 25, 1934. --"Mrs. Mary Sheldon received a bad fall last Tuesday. When she was found unconscious a doctor was called and learned her hip was cracked. She has a nurse caring for her from Riverton. Her daughter, Mrs.Mae Graham, was in Omaha at the home of her daughter, Mrs.Ralph Hunter."--"Percival News", Sidney Argus - Herald of Oct. 25, 1934 --Edgar Webb is the brother of Mrs.John Stiles of Ft.Lupton, Colo.-- "Tabor News", The Fremont county Herald of Aug. 6, 1907 --C.S. Young is the brother of Miller Young of Iowa City.......C.S. Young is the father of Mrs. Mattie Godward and of John Young of Falkner, S.D.-- "Tabor News", The Fremont County Herald of Aug. 6, 1907

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brackney, Chambers, Willis, Fichter, Lightfoot, Priest, NIchols, Durgin, Henderson, Porter, Stephenson, Trullinger, Snyder, Webber, Cupp Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4296 Message Board Post: --E.C. Brackney's son, Quay, and their daughter, Mildred Brackney live in Los Angeles.-- Sidney Argus - Herald of July 20, 1933. --Clyde Chambers' (of Walnut Creek) daughter Mrs.Wayne Willis lives in Wichita.-- Sidney Argus - Herald of July 20, 1933 --Mrs. Paul Chambers is the daughter of J. H. Fichter of near Randolph.-- "Anderson News", Sidney Argus - Herald of June 20, 1935 --Mack Lightfoot is the uncle of Dale Priest of Atlantic.-- "Farragut News", Sidney Argus - Herald of June 20, 1935 -- Mrs. Don Nichols funeral was held at Tabor.....Mrs. Maude Durgin of Hemingford, Nebraska, and, Mrs. Belle Henderson of Gordon,Nebraska , sisters of Howard Nichols, attended her funeral.--Sidney Argus - Herald of July 27, 1933 --Mrs. L.R. Porter's parents, the Oscar Stephenson's, live at Hemingford, Nebraska, and her sister, Mrs. Diehl, at Crawford.-- Sidney Argus - Herald of July 27, 1933 THURMAN TRENDS: "The work of graveling the street across town has this week been completed, and before long the road will be connected with that up from McPaul. Thurman will, after years of struggling with mud to get to a railroad, soon have a hard surfaced road the entire distance."-- Sidney Argus - Herald of July 27, 1933 --H.B.Trullinger is the father of Mrs.Merrill Snyder of Shenandoah.-- "Farragut News", Sidney Argus - Herald of June 20, 1935 --Mrs. Elizabeth Webber is the mother of Earl Webber of Nebraska City, and of John Webber and Mrs. Eva Cupp of Thurman.-- Sidney Argus - Herald of July 27, 1933

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Beedle, Brown, Carpenter, Inman, Proctor, Reed, Tyner Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4295 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. Feb. 27, 1947. "Mrs. Perry Beedle Dies At Minden".--Mrs. Perry Beedle, 64, of Minden, Ia., passed away Feb. 18, at her home there. Funeral services were held Friday Feb. 21, at the Methodist church at Oakland and burial was made at the Fairview cemetery. She is survived by her husband and six sons. Relatives from Sidney and other points attending the services were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Beedle of Sidney (?) Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Beedle of Sidney (?) Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brown of Holyoke, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Carpenter of Sidney (?) Mrs. Stace Carpenter of Shenandoah Mr. and Mrs. N. C.Inman of Shenandoah Mr. and Mrs. Sam Proctor of Sidney (?) Mrs. Josie Reed of Shenandoah Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Tyner of Waterloo

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Clapper Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4294 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. February 27, 1947. "Child Dies On Way To Doctor".-- Garry William Clapper, son of Mr.and Mrs. Gerald LeRoy Clapper, of Thurman, died suddenly enroute to a doctor's office Monday noon. The child was born Dec. 14, 1945. He seemingly had a deep cold for the past few days, and suddenly became worse, and died before medical assistance could be obtained. Pneumonia was thought to be the cause. Burial was made at Thurman. There are two older children in the family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Blades, Hawley Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4293 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. February 27, 1947. "MRS. LESLIE BLADES DIES IN CALIFORNIA".-- Mrs. LeslieBlades passed away recently at her home at Laguna Beach, Calif. Funeral services were held at Long Beach February 17th. Burial was made at Fresno where her parents also are buried. Mrs. Blades was formerly Miss Edith Hawley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.H. E. Hawley, of Sidney. Her father was Fremont county recorder for a number of years. She was born and raised in Fremont county living at both Sidney and Percival. She is survived by her husband and three sisters.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DeFreece, Kesterson, Wade Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4292 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. February 27, 1947. "FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN COLORADO".-- Pete De Freece, 72, of Monta Vista, Colo., passed away Monday, Feb. 17, at his home there. Funeral services were held Thursday, Feb. 20, with burial at Monte Vista. The Masonic order had charge of services at the grave. Mr. DeFreece was the son of the late Monas (sic) and Sophia DeFreece of Fremont county and was born near Sidney in 1875. He grew to manhood in this vicinity and was married to Miss Maggie Kesterson. To this union two children were born, a daughter and a son, who both live at Monte Vista. The family left Fremont county a number of years ago. In 1928 Mr. De Freece returned to Sidney for a visit. His only brother, G. T. DeFreece, of Sidney, visited them at their home in 1936 and 1938. He is survived by his wife and two children, a brother, G. T., of Sidney, and a sister, Mrs. Anna Wade, of Oklahoma, the only two survivors of a family of ten. N.B.: The father's name was Moses DeFreece, not Monas.-W.F.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Loiler Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4291 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. June 20, 1935. "Back to the South".-- Mrs. R. A. Loiler and daughter Dorothy left early in the week to drive to Arkansas, where Dr. Loiler is engaged in government veterinary service. Mrs. Loiler had been in the south with her husband until a few weeks ago, returning here to look after business matters and await the return of her daughter from school at Ames. Miss Loiler plans to return next fall to resume college work. N.B.: I am wondering if Dr. Loiler's work had anything to do with testing milk cows for tuberculosis? If so, this story has a much larger context than what shows up here.--W.F.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hendrickson Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4290 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. June 20, 1935. "Former Citizen Dead"-- Sidney friends have been notified of the death of Paul Hendrickson at Los Angeles about two weeks ago. Paul spent his boyhood days in Sidney, son of William F. Hendrickson, who was the first carrier out of Sidney after rural mail service was established. His mother died a few years ago at the Eastern Star home in Boone. Paul had lived in California for the past quarter century.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bussard, Webb Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4289 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. Nov. 9, 1933. -- Estell C. Bussard and Hazel M. Webb, both of Imogene, were married in Sidney November 7, by the Rev. C. W. Howard.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lankton, Ross Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4288 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. November 9, 1933. "Mrs. Lankton a Bride".-- A newspaper clipping from Alliance, Ohio, carries an account of the marriage of Mrs. Nora V. Lankton of Sidney to Dr. C. H. Ross of that city, who were married Wednesday afternoon by Rev. E. R Romig at the Methodist parsonage. Following the ceremony a wedding supper was served in the Ross home, with Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ross of Cleveland, son and daughter - in - law of the bridgegroom present for the event. For the present Dr. and Mrs. Ross are at home in Alliance, but will leave soon for Florida for the winter.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Abbey, Liggett, Tilman, Malcom, Coleman, Hatten, Tolen Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4287 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. October 5, 1933. "Twenty Years Ago": --L. H. Abbey, for more than forty years a resident of Sidney and community, passed away Sunday. As a farmer and carpenter, the deceased became a resident of Iowa in 1862. --W. S. Liggett and J. W. Tilman came home Monday from Scott City, Kansas, where they had been on a land "deal". --A. G. Malcom of Prairie township and who had lived in one community fifty-four years was planning to move to the Coleman farm east of Farragut in the spring. --SIDNEY TRENDS: The last of the plank walks around the square was disappearing. J. W. Tilman was tearing out a section from the Nix cafe to Knights of Pythias hall and planned to lay a concrete walk. --SIDNEY WATER SUPPLY: Mayor G. T. Hatten had called a mass meeting for Friday evening to be held at the courthouse for the purpose of hearing the report of a water expert concerning the water at Tolen Springs. Sidney's supply of water was practically exhausted and officials were seeking means of combatting the situation.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fichter, Tyner Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4286 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. June 20, 1935.--Sunday, June 16, was the date of the wedding of Miss Dorotha Fichter and Jack Tyner, the ceremony taking place at Hamburg. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fichter and the groom the only son of Mr.and Mrs. John Tyner. Both were born and raised in this community and are graduates of the Randolph high school. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Tyner proceeded on their way to spend a few days with friends in Kansas. On their return they will begin housekeeping in the new home which is furnished and where they will begin lfie together as tillers of the soil.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Norton, Atkinson Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4285 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. June 20, 1935. -- Miss Lucile Norton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Norton, and Percy Atkinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Atkinson of Malvern, were united in marriage June 5. The ceremony was performed in Council Bluffs by Rev. Paul Hicks, a former Malvern pastor. The bride is a graduate of the Randolph school and has been a successful rural teacher. The couple will reside in Malvern.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Vaughan, Richards, Milliken Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4284 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY - ARGUS HERALD. June 27, 1935. "Stroke Fatal to Pioneer".-- Florence E. Vaughan, son of Ara B. and Rosina Vaughan, was born on a farm three miles north of Hamburg, October 1, 1865, and passed from this life June 22, 1935, at the age of 69 years 8 months 22 days. All of his life, except about three years when he was a young man engaged in business in California, was spent in Fremont county where he died, within three miles of the place of his birth. He was united in marriage October 1, 1901 to Lula J. Richards, who survives him. He was a graduate of the Western Normal College at Shenandoah, also a graduate of a business college at Omaha. He was a student of law for sometime, but spent most of his life in farming. When a young man he united with the Methodist church of Sidney, of which he was still a member. His parents were prominent among the pioneer settlers of this section, and he lived to see many changes take place since his childhood. He was a long-standing member of the Masonic lodge, also of the Knigthts of Pythias organization. He leaves to mourn his death his devoted wife, one brother, L. K. Vaughan, of Woodland, California, and three sisters Miss Ella Vaughan, of Norfolk, Nebraska, Mrs. Xantia Milliken of Elgin, Nebraska, and Mrs. Maude Richards of Sidney. Although having no children, he was always a great favorite among the children and young people, and many were the social gatherings enjoyed at his hospitable home by his nieces and nephews, and his friends both young and old. The young people and children of his community were always sure of a hearty welcome, and he enjoyed their pleasures with them. He was also a real friends and helper to the younger people as he was always glad to aid them with their problems and decisions. His acquaintances were many, and all who knew him were numbered among his friends. His passing will leave much sorrow in his community as "a friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon and the remains were laid to rest in the Sidney cemetery. The pallbearers were six Richards boys, all nephews of the deceased. Masonic rittes were held at the grave,and large group of brother Masons were present to pay their last repsects.