This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: farwellwalter Surnames: Beck, Beezley, Bell, Bellew, Brown, Gladson, Bidwell, Menefee, Allen, Nihart, Welchans, Norman, Bivens, Martin, Blackwell, Davis, Thomas, Booher, Paris, White, Lockett, Chandler, Allen Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.fremont/7521/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mrs. Elizabeth Beck died at her sons near Hamburg on July 6, 1903 aged 74 years 9 months; buried at Mt. Olive. Her husband is buried at the old home in Ohio. Leaves son Charles, J. E. Beck, 3 daughters and 3 sons. Newt Beezley died Jan. 24, 1970 aged 84 years. James T. Bell, born in Jonesboro, Tenn. on June 2, 1837 died Sunday on North Washington St. in Hamburg; moved here from Tennessee about four years ago.--Paper of Apr. 14, 1904. (WPA Graves Registration says James T. Bell, Civil War Veteran of the 12th Tenn. Cav., n.d.; Mary Elizabeth Bell, b. Sept. 6, 1843 - d. Oct. 12, 1925.) Meltha F. Bellew, 69 years of age, died Feb. 5, 1981; her entire life was spent in Fremont county; buried at Sidney. Sisters were Ora who married Harley Brown of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Mary who married Charles Gladson of Nampa, Idaho. Harry Edgar Bidwell married Georgie Menefee: Children - (1). Kenneth O., Bidwell, b. Oct. 9, 1899 at Brighton, Iowa - d. Aug. 1980 at Sidney; married Hope Allen in 1918 at Brooklyn, IOwa; lived at Farragut until 1944, moving to Casper, Wyo. Wife is deceased. Their children included (a) Mrs. Jack (Araruth) Nihart of Farragut; (b) Mrs. Carl (Martha) Welchans of Hamburg; (c) Mrs. David (Jane) Norman of Moocroft, Wyo.; (d) John Allen Biwell of Casper,Wyo. (2) A son, dec'd. (3) A dau., dec'd. (4) A dau., dec'd. Henry Bivens died at his sister's, Mrs. Isabel Martin, south of Sidney, on Wednesday; buried at Sidney.--Feb. 7, 1901 Andrew J. Blackwell, aged 22 years, died Friday at home of W. H. Davis east of Sidney; two cousins by the name of Thomas were working in the same neighborhood; buried at Hendersonville, N.C. -- Feb. 18, 1904 John H. Booher married Viola Jane Paris; Their children - (1) Paul H. Booher, born Jan. 2, 1893 in Taylor county, Iowa - died Dec. 15, 1981; served in Navy during WWI; married Mary Elizabeth White on Dec. 26, 1923; buried at Thurman. Children included (a) Levi, deceased; (b) Vongene, deceased; (c) Wandalene Lockett of Sidney. (2) Viola Chandler of Lenox (3) Mary Kate Allen of Grant City, MO. (4) Virgil Booher of Fleming, CO Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.