This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gagnebin, Fried, Hendricks, Burnett, Harmon, Dutcher, Reubsamen Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4155 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD.June 1, 1916. "William T. Gagnebin".--William T. Gagnebin, an old-time resident of Sidney, but for the past 30 years a citizen of Omaha, died at his home in that city on Wednesday morning, May 24, 1916. Mr. Gagnebin retired Tuesday evening apparently in the best of health, but at 2:45 was seized with an attack of heart trouble and died a few minutes later. He is survived by his widow and five children: Wilba and Byron, Winfrey T., Mrs. C.A. Fried and Mrs. L.L.Hendricks, all of Omaha; brother Walter F. Gagnebin of Auburn, and four sisters: Mrs. Louise Burnett, California; Mrs. Anna Harmon, Mrs. Katherine Dutcher and Mrs. Geneva Reubsamen of Omaha. In 1863, when W. T. Gagnebin was two years of age he came to Sidney with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Gagnebin. His father for many years held the office of county surveyor. William grew up here and was educated in the Sidney schools. He married Miss Linnie Dutcher, a former resident of this city. As a man he is highly spoken of by his old acquaintances and by others who knew him in his later years. He never lost interest in his old home town or his old Sidney friends. He spent chautauqua week here last year and was a regular attendant at the sessions. His last visit here was made a couple of weeks ago when he came down to bid on the plans for the new high school building. He was a successful architect and was for several years in the regular employ of the Cudahy company in this line of work. He was an active member of the M. E. church and served as usher in the Sunday meetings in Omaha last fall. He attended every meeting and it gave him great pleasure to meet his friends from Sidney and be of service to them.He was a good man and leaves behind him a fragrant memory.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bryan - TO - Wright Classification: Military Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4154 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. June 1, 1916. "IN MEMORY OF FALLEN HEROES. Memorial Services Held and Soldiers' Graves Appropriately Decorated".-- Memorial day was observed in Sidney in a quiet way. Union memorial services were held last Sunday a 11 a.m. at the Presbyterian church. There was a large attendance, good singing, and an excellent memorial sermon by Rev. M. W. Lorimer.There were 13 (sic) old soldiers present. Tuesday, May 30, was a ideal day. Many people were in town, and quite a number who live in other towns and other states came to place flowers on the graves of relatives. The cemetery is well kept and beautiful.The members of the Grand Army post met at the cemetery at 10 o'clock. They gathered at the grave of Charles C. Hardy, the last old comrade buried here, and held the usual services, conducted by Post Comander R. T. Bryan, Chaplain W. A. Forbes and Officer of the Day, John Hindman. There were just 12 in line: 1. R. T. Bryan 2. S. W. Conwell 3. W. A. Forbes 4. George Gould 5. John Hindman 6. Lewis Love 7. Henry Spittler, Sr. 8. B. F. Stubbs 9. G. R. Thatcher 10. Joseph Wilson 11. Joseph Woodlands 12. James Wright There are four others who live here, who were not present: 13. A. J. Focht 14. John Carter 15. Jerry Thomas 16. M. J. Reed There was no martial music, no fife nor drum. John Hindman was present, but he is bent and old. He cannot carry the big drum any more. We are told the youngest of the 12 is 68 and the oldest four score. They were grouped near the entrance to the cemetery. They waited awhile for the people to arrive. One grizzled old veteran said: "These days ain't like they used to be." There was a pathetic sadness in his tone. Col. Bryan stepped out, saying "Come on, boys. fall in, boys." "Boys? Boys?" said another, "where did Lincoln get his army? We were boys then." The "boys" were bent and gray. Their gait was unsteady and their hands, trembly. Two carried canes. These and a few more like them are all that are left of that grand army of conquerors who 51 years go marched up Pennsylvania avenue in Washington with whoop and hurrah, the veterans of the western army. A German baron had looked on all the other soldiers. Of some he said, "What fine men"; of others "These men can whip the world", but when he saw the boys from the west he cried out: "These men can whip the devil!" Some of the Sidney boys marched through the streets of Washington that day with those invincible veterans, others had been mustered out. Soon they will all be "mustered out". Their last requiem will be sung. In the 60's they were gallant and brave. They were patriots ready to give their lives that the nation might live. And they are immortal. The historian, the orator, the sculptor and the poet will keep their memory green in the hearts of the generations yet to come. In a few more years we shall sing over the grave of the last veteran of the Civil War. "Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not waking! Dream of battled fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking. No rude sounds shall reach thine ear, Armor's clang or war steed champing, Trump nor pilbroch summon here Mustering clan, or squadron tramping. "Soldier, rest! thy race is run, Think not of the rising sun. For at dawning to assail ye Here no bugles sound reveille."

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Laird Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4153 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY SUN. July 7, 1904. "Forty - Four Years Ago".--While at this office one day last week, Mr.H. R. Laird, president of the First National Bank, recalled the fact that 54 years ago (sic), June 1853, his parents moved to Fremont county from Ohio, making the trip overland with ox teams. One would suppose that such a long tedious ride would have been enough to knock all the enthusiasm out of a young man for a similar trip. But not so with Mr. Laird, who seven years later did what no young man of today will ever have an opportunity to do. The reported discovery of gold at Pike's Peak created a regular stampede to that country about 46 years ago, but it was not until two years later that Mr. Laird got the "fever", when in company with an uncle he fitted up a tourist car consisting of a wagon and two milk cows and a yoke of oxen for motive power, and made the long journey across the plains to Pike's Peak. At this time it was necessary for tourists to go in compact bodies to guard against the Indians, and frequently there would be about 500 teams in a single caravan strung out for miles. The two milk cows were hitched to the wagon tongue and the ox team yoked in front. The cows furnished plenty of milk for Mr. Laird and his uncle during the entire trip. He can relate many interesting incidents of the long ride and scenes about the mines. After working in the mines for a while Mr. Laird concluded that the reports about fortunes being dug out of the ground in a day or two were greatly exaggerated and he decided to "hit the trail" for old Iowa. The return trip was made in the same manner as the trip going. Twenty miles was considered a good day's drive and the trip each way took about four weeks. Mr. Laird has since made two or three trips across the same country by rail, but none have been more enjoyable than the one made 44 years ago.--Tabor Beacon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hiatt, Esden, Everett, Denny, Runyon, Mitchell Classification: Immigration Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4152 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. July 29, 1910. "Says South Dakota Is Alright".-- Fred Hiatt who last fall sold his farm just north of town and bought land in Spink county, South Dakota, came in last Friday evening for a short visit with relatives and friends. Fred's many friends here will be pleased to learn that his move has proven a very profitable one and that he has just disposed of his holdings up there at a price almost double the amount paid for the land last fall, and that, too, after considerable persuasion on the part of the purchaser and an equal amount of reluctance on his own part. He takes in trade as part payment a stock of hardware at Cullom, Illinois, the balance in cash. In company of C. J. Esden of this place he left Sunday for Cullom to invoice the stock and close up the deal, and a card to one of his brothers here states that he found the stock in much better condition than he expected. Upon his remova lto Redfield Mr. Hiatt leased his farm land to other parties and entered the employ of the Everett Denny Land company--the company through which Runyon & Mitchell of this city operate--as rental agent, and in this capacity traveled a great deal over Spink county and adjoining counties and is pretty familiar with conditions up there. Though he is now to remove to other territory, Fred is loud in his praises of that section of South Dakota and avers that the recent reports of dry weather and failing crops have been overdrawn to the point of untruthfulness. He says that further north in the state and extending up through North Dakota the drouth has been severe and some sections are burned out, but in the section through which he was called to travel crops are fine; wheat made 80 percent of a full crop and present prospects are that corn will do equally as well. That farm lands are rapidly icnreasing in value is evidenced by the sale of his own tract. There are a great many former Fremont county people now living on farms in that region and a number of others have large holdings there as an invetment...etc...etc.

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/1894.1 Message Board Post: Copeland Townsend White are all quaker familys from Lancaster U.K mid to late 1600 centry shown on court papers and title deeds

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sells, Lang Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4151 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. November 28, 1918. "Mrs. Fred Lang Dies".-- Randolph and vicinity was shocked and surprise with the sad news Monday morning when word was received of the death of Mrs. Fred Lang at her home in Greeley, Iowa, after a brief illness with influenze followed by pneumonia. Mrs. Lang, who was formerly Miss Fern Sells before her marriage was born in Randolph and here she spent her girlhood days and grew to womanhood, only having been from Randolph but a few years. Her mother, Mrs. M. W. Sells, was with her in her last hours of illness and Mr. Sells left at once for Greeley upon receiving the sad news.--Randolph Enterprise.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mincer Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4150 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. August 12, 1910. "A Profitable Orchard".--Fruit growers and those who are in position to know what they are talking about claim that in all Iowa there is only one full bearing apple orchard this year. It is the property of C. E.Mincer of Fremont county and its well laden trees bear testimony to the value of painstaking care and scientific methods in fruit growing and farming. Mr. Mincer foritfied his orchard against the late frosts that destroyed the apple blossoms throughout this section of the west. He laid in a generous supply of crude petroleum and firepots and during the cold nights he kept up a thousand fires and smudges in his orchard. It meant an outlay of money and much patient labor, but it paid.The blossoms were saved and his trees will yield a 90 per cent crop, whose value in the market at the nearest town of Hamburg is estimated at not less than $10,000. Other orchardists in the county adopted the same means for protecting, and perhaps labored as diligently as did Mr. Mincer to protect their crops, but with indifferent success on account of being less advantageously located. This orchard lies at the foot of a high bluff which protects it from the wind and the use of firepots proved very effective, while on high ground where the wind had full sweep they were of little or no value. Mr. Mincer has a fine crop and the present prospects are tha the will reap a rich reward from his endeavors.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gale, VanLeewen, Dall, Whitney, Frye, Lewis, Milz Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4149 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. Janaury 16, 1936. "The Marriage Record": Ruth GALE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gale of Sidney, and Woodrow VanLEEVEN were united in marriage Thursday by Rev. C.M. Corrie. Mr.VanLeewen came here from Orange City and is employed as baker at the CCC camp. Emil T. DALL of Fort Calhoun and Catherine E. WHITNEY of Florence, Nebraska; Lawrence E. FRYE of Valley, Nebraska, and Irene R. DALL of Fort Calhoun were married in a double ceremony at the Sidney courthouse on January 11. Justice C.B.Hatten officiated. Eugene LEWIS of Woodbine and Grace MILZ, Fort Crook, were married by Mr.Hatten the same day.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shepard, Johnson, Voss, Leimbach Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4148 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. January 16, 1936. "NATIVE BORN CITIZEN LAID TO REST IN OLD HOME".--Mrs. Anna Shepard, nee Anna Johnson, was born in Sidney October 10, 1873, the third child of Andrew Johnson and his wife Elizabeth. Death came January 9, 1936, at the Hamburg hospital following an operation, at the age of 62 years 2 months and 27 days. Her last illness was brief. The deceased was united in marriage to Thomas Elsworth Shepard July 26, 1922.All her life she was a resident of Fremont county, she and her husband living on a farm north of Sidney until two years ago when they moved to a home of their own in Anderson. Mrs. Shepard joined the Anderson Presbyterian church May 6, 1930, and leaves this testimony in her own handwriting: "I believe Jesus is the Chirst." She is survived by her husband; three sisters, Mrs.Herman Voss of Madison, Nebraska; Mrs.Fred Leimbach of Carson; Mrs. O. F. Leimbach of Anderson; one brother, J. N. Johnson of Anderson, and numerous other relatives of lesser kinship. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at the Sidney Presbyterian church by the pastor, Rev. Ludy, and interment was in the Sidney cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Leonard, Carl, Ridenour Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4147 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. January 16, 1936. --Following funeral services Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. Ludy, newly installed pastor, the body of I. O. Leaonard, Sidney dry goods merchant, who died sundenly Saturday morning at his store, was taken to Edison, Nebraska, where burial was made Monday. When Miss Nelle Carl, saleslady, arrived at the store between 8:00 and 9:00 Saturday morning she found her employer prone upon the floor, a broom resting across his body. She hastily summoned nearby business men, but life was extinct. Apparently he had gone to the basement, replenished the furnace fire, and started to sweep out when he was seized with a heart attack. In accordance with his wishes, previously expressed, no obituary was read at the funeral service. Mr. Leonard was about 68 years of age and most of his life had been spent in merchandising. He at one time was located at Logan. He had been twice married and was the father of nine children by his first wife. He and the present Mrs. Leonard came to Sidney some nine years ago and opened a dry goods and shoe store. Ridenour Brothers of Lincoln, manufacturers of Ridco brand of work clothing, had an interest in the Sidney store. Verne Ridenour came to Sidney at once upon being notified of Mr. Leonard's death, and has put in the week invoicing the stock and preparing for settlement of Mr. Leonard's estate. At the present time no decision has been reached as to whether or not the store is to continue. A sale of merchandise starts tomorrow.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davidson, Harris, Love, Lytle, Reeder, Scoles, Bennett, Smith, Payne, Stubb, Gray, Vaughn, Root, Bently,Waltenberry, Pierce, Weavers, McCracken, Yowlell Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4146 Message Board Post: 1.--The Davidson's of McPaul are the parents of Mrs.V. E. Harris of Bartlett.--The Fremont County Herald of Aug. 12, 1910 2.--Comrade L. Love is one of our oldest subscribers.--The Fremont County Sun of Feb. 6, 1896. 3.--Alfred Lytle of Akron, Colorado is the brother of Mrs. Reeder; he also has a daughter in Shenandoah.--The Sidney Argus - Herald of Jan. 2, 1930. 4.--Mrs. O.B.Scoles is the mother of Winnie Bennett of Northboro.-- The Sidney Argus - Herald of Jan. 2, 1930 5.--John Smith has secured the contract of sawing one million feet of lumber for one of the Payne's, near Payne Junction.--The Fremont County Sun of Feb. 6, 1896 6.--Mrs.William Stubb's father, Mr. Gray, has died at Des Moines.--The Sidney Argus - Herald of Jan. 2, 1930 7.--Mrs.Vaughn and Mrs. Root of Farragut are cousins of O. F. Bently.--The Fremont County Sun of July 21, 1904 8.--Jake Waltenberry is the father of Mrs. Maggie Pierce of Onawa.--The Fremont County Herald of Aug. 12, 1910 9.--Elder Weavers and Elder McCracken of Tabor, Holiness people, will hold a camp at Riverton Aug. 4 to 14.--The Fremont County Sun of July 21, 1904 10.--James A. Yowell, local manager of the Sun for nearly three years, has severed his connection with The Sun to devote his entire time to the Christian Press.--The Fremont County Sun of Feb. 6, 1896

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Baily, Carter, Dinsmore, Duncan, Randall, Ellicott,Bain, Hastings, Hinkle, Chambers, McAllister, Hurst, Needham, Bagley, Rea, James, Eilcoxson, Lightfoot, Dunfee Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4145 Message Board Post: 1.--Frank Baily has received his army discharge at Camp Dodge.--The Fremont County Herald of May 8, 1919 2.--George Carter is the son of William Carter of Shenandoah.--The Fremont County Sun of May 8, 1919 3.--F. Dinsmore is the father of Harry Dinsmore of Hamburg.--The Fremont County Herald of May 8, 1919. 4.--John Duncan is the father of Mrs.F.W.Randall of Spencer, Iowa.-- The Fremont County Herald of 7/29/1910 5.--The parents of Mrs. J. M. Ellicott are the Oscar Bain's of Oakland, Iowa.--The Fremont County Herald of 7/29/1910 6.--L. L. Hastings has a brother Gus Hastings of Kent, Iowa.--The Fremont County Herald of May 8, 1919 7.--A.L. Hinkle is the father of Mrs.Clyde Chambers.--The Fremont County Herald of May 8, 1919 8.--Mrs. M. E. McAllister is the mother of Mrs. O.J. Hurst of Locust Grove.--The Fremont County Herald of May 8, 1919 9.--J. S. Needham is the father of Mrs.Bagley of Atlantic, Iowa.-- The Fremont County Herald of May 8, 1919. 10.--Caleb Rea is the father of Mrs.Sam James of Hamilton,Missouri.--The Fremont County Herald of May 8, 1919 11.--Guy Wilcoxson is the father of Mrs. Milo Lightfoot of Omaha, and of Mrs.Ed Dunfee.--The Fremont County Herald of May 8, 1919

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Harvey, McClure, Adams Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4144 Message Board Post: "THE PATRIOTS OF AMERICA": Sometime ago when this board had postings regarding the "Patriots", and their amphitheater at Riverton, the names of men from Fremont county involved with that organization were given -- and -- the question was asked to what the organization stood for. The following appeared in the FREMONT COUNTY SUN of January 2, 1896: A new political order, to be known as "The Patriots of America," has been organized by W.H.Harvey, assisted by many welll known men, in the interest of free coinage of silver. Mr.Harvey, in speaking of the new organization says: "The cause of free silver is to be enlarged through the agency of a new political organization." With the parent society in Chicago and thousands of others in every state and territory in the union, it is Mr. Harvey's intention to make free silver a reality and a vital issue in the next national campaign. "The free silver question," Mr.Harvey continues, "is not the only one of the order. Back of this is the spirit of humanity which looks to the accomplishment of better government by eliminating personal selfishness from the acts of private citizens and public officials. The new order assumes the existence of evil influences, which is consciously exerted by wealthy corporations and individuals upon government legislatures and courts. To successfully combat this influence the society will endeavor to arouse in the public breast the latent fire of patriotism and love for humanity. "The order of the Patriots of America, with the national headquarters in the Fort Dearborn building, Chicago, has issued a prospectus in book form, giving the objects of the order and the reasons which have caused the organization of such a movement. Its national officers are a first national patriot, a national recorder and a national treasurer. It also provides for a first state patriot in each state, who consitute a congress of patriots. There is also to be a first patriot for each county. The plans provide for opening lodges throughout the United States and all power is derived from the people voting in their lodges. "It is a non-partisan organization and will put no candidates in the field. Each four years its members by ballot will decide by a majority vote what political chief is demanded and will then proceed to select by a majority vote the candidate of their choice for president and congress in each district from the candidates nominated by the existing political parties. "Its objects and aims are given the widest publicity, but the lodge meetings will exclude all who are not members. The promoters of the order say its policy as to secret session is modeled after the executive sessions of the United States senate and like it they must exclude the public from their private deliberations. In this way, as in the case of the United States senate, the welfare of the public can be best promoted." William H.Harvey, author of "Coin's Financial School," is named as temporary first national patriot; Charles H. McClure of Michigan, national recorder, and James F. Adams of Chicago, national treasurer. The constitution provides that there shall be no salary for the national officers, except the national recorder, and Mr. McClure, who will fill the office until the first regular election, declines to receive a salary. Mr.Harvey says he will in addition to charging no salary put his income behind the order. There is no membership fee in the order except in the way of a voluntary offering. The monthly dues are classified at 10 cents to $1.00 per month. There is a coordinte branch of the order known as the "Daughters of the Republic," a charitable organization to look after the poor in the "Patriots of America." The first national patriot, first state patriot and first county patriot take an oath renouncing political office by election or appointment. They also renounce for life the ownership of property in excess of $100,000. These officers, one in the nation, one in each state and one in the county, are the censors of the order and are given power not conferred on others. The reununciation of office and wealth does not apply to others in the order. The plan of organization is directed against individual selfishness being carried into the laws of the government and treats political questions as questions of civilization and proposes to settle these questions in rotation as they are likely to arise. Mr. Harvey in an interview today said: "There is no money behind the order to put organizers into the field. Its success must come from the people. It must be spontaneous. It is based on the theory that the leaders do not reflect the opinions of the people generally and this organization is to give expression to the will of the people and carry that will into the laws of the government. The success of the order depends upon the people having an appreciative comprehension of the evils afflicting the country and a necessity for the judgment of the plain people being felt in its affairs. Wherever selfish interests have furnished money to run political campaigns value received has been demanded in exchange. We are going to have a compaign based on the voluntary and patriotic action of the people free from the interference of all selfish interests. On the one hand are the foreign money dealers and their allies in this country, with greed and vanity as their incentive to action. On the other hand, we are organizing the! people with a love of country and a love of humanity as the motives that inspire them. Foreign influences, financial and otherwise, are Europeanizing this country. We propose to free the country from European dictation." In reply to whether the silver bullion owners were assisting in this movement, Mr.Harvey said: "Not one dollar. Neither are they in our councils. The people don't seem to understand that the silver miners are all bankrupted, except the bankers in the silver states who own the only paying mines and the smelters; and they are at heart against us and sympathize with Wall Street. Money is not a local question, but concerns all the people. It is as much of a necessity as bread or meat. If it were an argument against the free coinage of silver that it was in the interest of silver miners then it would be a good argument against the free coinage of gold (that now exists), is in the interest of gold miners. Money is made by law for the benefit of commerce and society. The money dealers who deal in money as a crop are trying to limit the supply and thus give it an enhanced value; it means fow prices for all commodities."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Martin, Phipps, Jeffrey Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4098.18 Message Board Post: 1. MARTIN of Lacy Grove, Fremont county, Iowa a.-- The Jeffrey family of Randolph visited the Fred Martin's.--Sun of Feb. 13, 1896. b.-- Fred H. Martin is down with a severe attack of bilious fever.--Sun of Mar. 19, 1896 c.--William Martin's stable was burned from lightning last week.--Sun of May 7, 1896. 2. Fred Hutchison and William Henry Martin were brothers, the sons of Archelaus Martin and his first wife, Harriet Phipps. According to the obituary of George J. Martin (d. May 12, 1942), the Archelaus Martin family lived in the Mt.Zion neighborhood, so it would appear that after their marriage, these two sons had moved westward into the Lacy Grove neighborhood. I have no information on these brothers in addition to what has already been posted -- as under "Archelaus Stanley Martin md. (1) Harriet Phipps"......Be sure to institute a SEARCH here on Rootsweb, using "Archelaus" as your search word......Oh, yes, Paonia, Colorado, is in Delta 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/rw/ok.2ADE/4133.1 Message Board Post: Walter, You've done an absolutey fantastic job for this board. If you didn't put another message on, you've certainly earned a 100 carat diamond star on your crown!!! I, for one, thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Taylor, Shirley, Kierstead, Huffine Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4143 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. May 8, 1919. "TWO OLD PIONEER LADIES PASS. (Mrs. Joseph Hiatt of Glenwood,Iowa, and ) Mrs. A. E. Shirley of Sidney Passed From Our Midst."-- A good woman, a devoted wife and mother, an accommodating neighbor, a humble believer who was not a stranger to the promises of God, passed away Tuesday morning, April 29, when Mrs. E. A.Shirley was summoned to lay the cares of this life down for the untried realities of the life that is yet to be. Susan P.Taylor was born at Center Hall, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1853. She came to Iowa at the age of 16. For a time she continued her education at Hamburg, after which she taught school in Iowa for 7 years. She was united in marriage to E. A.Shirley on December 3, 1879. Four children were born to this union: Namely Mrs.Edna Kierstead of Denton, Montana; Mrs. Iva Huffine of Belgrade, Montana; Miss Minnie at home; and Glenn, who is married and lives adjoining the old home place. Three children with the father and husband, three grandchildren and two brothers still living, deeply mourn the departure of this loved one out of the family circle. In childhood Mrs.Shirley was converted and joined the Presbyterian church. Her faith in Christ, however, found a larger means of expression than that of being merely a church member. It was her joy and constant purpose to do good. Here life bore fruits mete for the the Master's kingdom. "Blessed are the dead, that die in the Lord: Yes, saith the Spirit, that they rest from their labour: and their works do follow after them." The funeral services were held from the home Friday afternoon. Nothwithstanding the inclement weather an unusually large number of smpathizing friends and neighbors were present. A quartet from Sidney, composed of Mesdames E. A. Engelke and G. W. Engelke, and Messers. George Engelke and John Hodges sang the songs that were dear to the deceased and the family. Mrs.John Hodges presided at the organ. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Raoul R. Moser of the Sidney Methodist church. The burial took place in Sidney's quiet and beautiful cemetery. A life such as her's builds her own monument.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DeFreece, Curby Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4142 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. April 23, 1903. "MARRIED 50 YEARS. Uncle Mose DeFreece and His Good Wife Celebrate Their Golden Wedding."-- The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Mose DeFreece was celebrated at their home in this city Friday the 17th inst., by their sons and families assembling and spending the evening in the most pleasany manner and they also remembered their parents in a substantial way by leaving them two splendid rocking chairs. The sons present were Dr. S. O., L. R., W. M., G. T., and S. A. DeFreece. M.De Freece was born in Sumner county, Tenn., February 15, 1830, and at the age of two years moved with his parents to Lafayette county, MO., where his parents died when he was six years of age and left him in the care of an uncle. Sophia Curby is a native of Lafayette county, Missouri, dating her birth to May 28, 1835. It was in Atchison county, Missouri, that this couple were united in marriage on March 17, 1853, and where they resided during the civil war, but in February, 1866 they moved to Fremont county, which has since been their home. They first settled on what is known as the Van Eaton farm and after living there four years they purchased a home of forty acres of Wm. Lovelady, paying fifteen dollars per acre. Later other acquisitions have been made until now they possess a good farm in the southeast part of Sidney township, but wishing to retire from farm life they moved to Sidney a year ago and purchased property and have a nice comfortable home. Mr. DeFreece can relate much of Fremont county's early hstory as he was here in the fifties and helped build the first court house. He hauled the timbers from the Lacy Grove district and the lumber from Abe Fletcher's saw mill at Plum Hollow, now Thurman. Judge Bradford and Harve Cowles had the contract to build this structure. He is, so far as known, the only living person that perfored labor on this building.. He spoke of the sparsely settled country in those days stating that there were perhaps but four houses between here and Hamburg, and recalls the events of earlier days with remarkable clearness. The associations of fifty years of married life has been pleasant and affords pleasant meditation as the family of children, nine of whom are living (one son being dead) are well to do and delight to honor their parents. All wish Mr. and Mrs. DeFreece many happy wedding anniversaries before the earthly ties of association may be severed.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hiatt, Irwin, Houston, Trotter, Foster, Lankton, Colbert Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4141 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. May 8, 1919. "TWO OLD PIONEER LADIES PASS AWAY. Mrs. Joseph Hiatt of Glenwood,Iowa (and Mrs. A. E. Shirley) of Sidney Passed From Our Midst".-- Augusta Minerva Irwin was born in Meigs county, Ohio, April 10, 1848 and died in Glenwood Iowa, April 30, 1919, at the age of 71 years and 20 days. She was the daughter of George and Martha Irwin, who are buried north of Sidney. There were nine children in this family, five boys and four girls. The sons were Hugh, Harrison, John, Marion and Orin. Hugh, Harrison, John and Orin served in the civil war. Harrison and Orin died in the army. The daughters were Mrs. Mrs.Jane Houston, Mrs.Susan Trotter, Dilla Irwin and Mrs. Joe Hiatt. Mrs. Hiatt came with her parents from Ohio at the age of three weeks, and after the death of her parents, just a year apart, she was "bound out" at the age of 7 years to a family named Foster, living near St. Joseph, Missouri. This man was a slave owner. After living some time with them and receiving more the treatment of a slave than a "bound child", she was stolen by a brother and brother-in-law, who took her to her sister's home. The men came pretending to buy Foster's mill. They told her to meet them at a certain road,as they were going to carry her away. She did not realize the meaning of it until they were driving away,and then she started to do as they bid her. Being discovered by Mrs. Foster, who called for help, the child falling on hands and knees crawled through a field of stubble and met her brothers just in time to be carried away. She was concealed from sight by the long cape worn by her brother. Her young womanhood was spent near Forest City, Missouri, and Hawleyville,Iowa.She was married to Joseph Hiatt in Sidney, Iowa, 49 years ago last February and plans were laid for the 50th anniversary this coming year.There were four children, two boys and two girls, born to this union: Mrs. Mina Lankton of Omaha; Walter, who died in infancy; A. G. Hiatt and Mrs.Nellie Colbert of Glenwood, Iowa. There are nine living grandchildren and six dead, and four great grandchildren; one brother, John Irwin of Cleveland, Oklahoma; and many nieces and nephews who loved her as a mother, and are left to mourn her sudden departure. One grandson is in France. Her life was one of sacrifice and love. Devoted to home and family, a true neighbor and friend, she has left a place that never can be filled. The funeral services were conducted from the home on south Hazel street in Glenwood on May 2, at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. C. E. Hillis, of the Baptist church, assisted by Rev.Howard Mintle. Beautiful music was rendered by a mixed quartet, accompanied by a violin. The many floral offerings from the ladies of the Baptist church, of which Mrs.Hiatt was member, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Institution, and many neighbors and friends, speak of the high esteem with which she was held. Her beautiful life went forth without a struggle; her life work is ended, and ended well.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gray Lewis, Monfort, Quantrell, Younger, James, Fremont Classification: Military Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4140 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. July 29, 1910. "A Beautiful Old Age".--The Sunday World Herald and the Sunday Register and Leader contain an excellent likeness and a short historical sketch of the life of Mrs. Elizabeth Gray who recently her 80th birthday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. B. Thornell, in Sidney. Both the picture and the write-up are by J. F. Lewis of this city, consequently both are good. Elizabeth Jane Monfort was born in Indiana in 1830 and married John B. Gray in 1861. They first lived at Charleston, Illinois, but emigrated to Missouri and were living there at the breaking out of the war in 1861. The citizens of Missouri were divided in their allegiance and sympathies between the north and the south, and the unfortunate dwellers in the rural districts were preyed upon by marauding bands of guerrillas on both sides. Mr. and Mrs. Gray lived in the worst section of the state in this respect, the locality that produced the James and Younger boys. The father of the Younger boys was one of their near neighbors. He tried to maintain a position of absolute neutrality, but his fine horses were stolen and when he protested he was shot down by alleged union sympathizers. This so enraged his sons, Bob, Jim and Cole Younger, that they joined Quantrell's band of guerrillas, which surpassed all others in devilish cruelty. The Grays sympathized with the north, but tried to maintain neutrality as the only position consistent with self-preservation, and even that failed. Things got so hot that Mr.Gray loaded his family and a few personal effects in a wagon one night and took flight for lthe north, muffling his wagon wheels so as not to betray his movements. He was compelled to hide in a grove for 24 hours to escape bushwhackers. He finally made his way across the border of the state and settled with other refugees near Sidney, where he lived on his farm until his death, which occurred in 1889. He served eight years as county recorder in the early 70's. N.B.: The James, Younger boys lived in Clay county, Missouri. Southern sympathizers captured the United States arsenal at Liberty, and armed themselves with weapons they found there.......The Grays must have come up the Council Bluffs - St. Joseph stage coach road to the Missouri bottom, just west of the Hamburg area. This camp of refugees in Fremont county caused the Iowa General Assembly to halt its regular course of business for a day, so that the Assembly might hear reports on the situation in Fremont county.....General John Charles Fremont was put in charge of the Union Army for this section of the State of Missouri, and was able to bring about a peaceful resolution to the situation. (I have never understood the reason for his removal.)......"Thumbprints" has a write-up of these Civil War events.--W.F.