Hello, all, It's a long shot (because it's been a long time!), but if anyone out there has memories of the old Priest Drug Store, and its owner "Doc Ed" Priest (George Edward Priest) and his lovely wife Susan, who was choral director at the Episcopal Church and gave Sunday concerts on the courthouse grounds, I'd love to hear your stories. They were my great-grandparents and both died before I was born. I made one trip to Clay Center about 8 years ago and actually met one or two folks who had memories of them. Now that so many of us "rootdiggers" are on line, I thought I'd ask. Also, if any of you have old medicine bottles or any other souvenir of the Priest Drug Store, I would love to buy some for my children and grandchildren. Thank you. Sandra Lassen West Jefferson, NC

Dear List Members, It is time again for one of my information messages. First of all I want to thank each of you who go out of your way to follow the list rules. I belong to many lists in my research and truly feel you are the best list members out there. If you are enjoying this list and would like to know what other genealogical lists Rootsweb has for you, go to John Fuller's site located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html It is the best source for Genealogical mailing lists that I know of. If you would like to visit the archived messages for this list or any Rootsweb List you may go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com and type in the name of the list and from there you can search by date. There is a great Rootsweb site, Password Central, you can go to if you want to find out what Rootsweb lists you are a member of or need to unsubscribe from a list, just follow the instructions. http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ To unsubscribe from any Rootsweb list send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to XXXX-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM Naturally exchange the XXXX with the name of the list and the L with a D if you are on the Digest List. I have very few rules on the lists I take care of; the main one is to treat your fellow members as you would like to be treated, also Roll Calls will be called by me, with a beginning date and an ending date. The posting of virus warnings, chain letters, political announcements, current events and test messages are NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact me, KathleenBurnett@earthlink.net Please remember that I am here, working behind the scenes. When an offending message is posted, just DELETE it. Know that I am most likely taking care of the problem personally with the person who posted the message. When you send your unhappiness to the list you just continue on the problem both for the members and for myself. If you are concerned that I have missed the message, you can send me a message at KathleenBurnett@earthlink.net. Would you like to see the growth in the United States between 1650 and 1983? This is a great visual. I have shared it before but I am sure we have many new members since then. http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Animation/us.gif This is your list. I am only here to take care of it for you and to make sure it runs smoothly. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to send them to me. KathleenBurnett@earthlink.net Kathleen Burnett List Mom

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/wl.2ADE/68 Message Board Post: Could someone e-mail a copy of the 1900 census that would contain Abner and Elizabeth Harris with daughter Caroline to me? They resided in Clay County, Kansas. I am needing this for some documentation. Thanks, Beth

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/wl.2ADE/67 Message Board Post: I search any information about the family Adolf Hauserman and wife Anna, born in Denmark, and children Robert, George, Emma and Ida. They are mentioned in the census 1880 Chapman, Clay.

Dear List Members, I adopted the Orphan-Trains mailing list this evening and wanted to invite you to join if you have an interest in the history of the Orphan Trains which carried thousands of children to their new homes and families in many states from the 1850's to 1930, including Kansas. If you would like to subscribe, send only the word SUBSCRIBE to ORPHAN-TRAINS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM Kathleen Burnett List Mom

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/wl.2ADE/66 Message Board Post: Brothers of my great-grandmother migrated to Kansas from North Carolina in the late 1870's. Clingman Brown was b abt 1851 and possibly married an Ella Unknown. Solomon Brown was b abt 1853 and possibly married a Cora (possibly Bagby). They both appeared in Clay Co. in the 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920 census records, but not the 1930 census. Is there any way to obtain death certificates since I'm not an immediate family member? I would like to know the parents of these men to make certain they are the one's I'm trying to locate. Any help is greatly appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BARRETT, BUCHMILLER, LEWIN, McGUIRE Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wl.2ADE/65 Message Board Post: Hildred M. Barrett Hildred M. Barrett died at West Sacramento Monday, March 24, 2003, at age 81. Born April 18, 1921, in Oakhill, Kan., Mrs. Barrett had resided in West Sacramento for many years. Survivors include her children, Phyllis Buchmiller, Beverly Lewin, Marsha McGuire, and Gary Barrett; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters; and three brothers. The family requests memorials be directed to American Diabetes Association. Arrangements are under the direction of East Lawn Mortuary Sierra Hills. Services: Visitation is scheduled from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 28, at East Lawn Mortuary, 5757 Greenback Lane, Sacramento. There will be a services at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 29, also at East Lawn. Burial will follow the services. (Obituary from the Woodland "Daily Democrat," Thursday, March 27, 2003, (Woodland, Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Daily Democrat," 711 Main St., Woodland, CA 95695. <http://www.dailydemocrat.com/> Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information 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/wl.2ADE/40.3.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I am sorry but at this time I cannot find either one of these names. Dan

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Linda, I was unable to track down your Isabelle/Belle Austin or Gleed, I searched the Australian Vital Records, checked out the [State of] New South Wales of which Sydney is the capital city and I also checked the North American Vital Records Index, in particular for Iowa and then for the whole of the U.S, alas no hits at all. I've sent a separate email to you with an attachment giving details of other people with the surname Gleed and Austin which were found, related directly to the Australian Search. I wish you well with your on-going research Don in Melbourne

Hello Kath, I thought this may be a good moment to extend to the Group any help I can offer if any require Australian infromation, I would only be too happy to help anyone who may need advice or some look-up's if it is of any help, I do have the AU Vital Records Index and also the British Isles, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales Vital Records [Second Edition] CD set plus some others. I don't mind whether the requests are sent On or Off List however On List may be better as there maybe a link for others. I also have that bible of a book "Pioneers of the Bluestem Prairie". Best Wishes Don in Melbourne AU Moderator: Northern Ireland Genweb-County Antrim http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirantri/ Moderator: Campbells in Australia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CampbellsAustralia Moderator: Irish Ancestors Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irishancestorsgroup

Would you be able to look for a death of Isabelle/Belle (nee Gleed) Austin in Sidney? She was born in 1859 in Iowa, married a Mr. Austin (first name unknown)and was living in Sidney, Australia at the time of her mother's death in November 1917. Thanks for any help you can offer. Linda Simons ----- Original Message ----- From: "don johnston" <petenv@optusnet.com.au> To: <KSCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 5:28 AM Subject: [KSCLAY] Re - Any Australian Connections > Hello Kath, I thought this may be a good moment to extend to the Group > any help I can offer if any require Australian infromation, I would only > be too happy to help anyone who may need advice or some look-up's if it > is of any help, I do have the AU Vital Records Index and also the > British Isles, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales Vital Records > [Second Edition] CD set plus some others. I don't mind whether the > requests are sent On or Off List however On List may be better as there > maybe a link for others. I also have that bible of a book "Pioneers of > the Bluestem Prairie". > Best Wishes Don in Melbourne AU > > Moderator: Northern Ireland Genweb-County Antrim > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirantri/ > Moderator: Campbells in Australia > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CampbellsAustralia > Moderator: Irish Ancestors Group > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irishancestorsgroup > > > > ==== KSCLAY Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hello everyone! This is my first time posting to the Clay County list, so I thought I would write in and see if anyone can help me. I'm looking for an obituary for my great-great grandmother, who I believe may have died while living in Idana, KS. Does anyone know who I can contact in the Clay County area or perhaps at any state archives that would be willing to search through any of the local newspapers that would have been around in September of 1913? Any help would be greatly appreciaed. Thanks all! _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Dear List Members, If you are interested in knowing about other mailing list out there, one of the very best inventories of genealogical mailing lists is John Fuller’s Genealogy Resources on the Internet located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html If you ever need to unsubscribe from this list or any rootsweb list all you need to do is visit Password Central located at http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ Follow the instructions and you will received an e-mail of all lists you belong to and from it you can unsubscribe from the ones you want to. Always know that I will be more than happy to help you if you are having problems unsubscribing, you only need to ask. Please send this request to KathleenBurnett@earthlink.net not to the entire list. If you would like to visit the archived messages of this list or any other Rootsweb mailing list, go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ and type in the name of the list you would like to search and from there you can search by dates. There are a few items I would like to suggest for the benefit of each of us. 1. When sending a posting to the list it would help if you would put the subject of your posting in the subject line. Doing this also might give you a better chance to attract the attention of someone who has the information you are looking for or the attention of someone who is searching for the information you are posting. Many members are on many many lists and when they see a subject line that reads "My Ancestors" they just delete it. 2. When posting a query regarding a surname it would help all of us if you would put your surname in CAPS. This way the members can easily pick out the surnames you are looking for. 3. Please remember to delete the tags and un-needed words when you re-send a message to the list with your answer. If you don't check this, your responses can become quite large and may cause problems with some of our member's servers. This member who might not be able to receive your message because of its size, just might be your long lost second cousin with all the answers you are looking for. 5. Remember to keep your Virus protection up to date and never open any attached file unless you are 100% sure what it is and even then you are taking a chance. 6. Now, the hardest thing is, when one of our own, a fellow member becomes upset about a posting from one of us. It is so hard not to jump in and add our two cents when they send their unhappiness to the entire list. I want you to know how much I appreciate it when you just let these posting go by and delete them. Know that I am behind the scenes taking care of the problem. If you ever have a concern that I might have missed a message that needs addressed you are welcome to contact me during the day at Kathleen.burnett@era.com or in the evenings at KathleenBurnett@earthlink.net. Please remember, so that this list is better for each of us, the posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc., in other words Spam is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact me at KathleenBurnett@earthlink.net I want to thank each of you for your continued support of me and your willingness to help make this list the success it is. It is your list and is here for your benefit. If you have suggestions or comments you would like in future reports, you only need to send them to me. Kathleen Burnett List Mom KathleenBurnett@earthlink.net

The second annual reunion for Fielder, Gano, Singleton, Honts, Brazzle families will be held on June 14, 2003 at the 1st National Bank in Washington, Kansas. All relatives of these and related families from the Washington Co, Kansas area are welcome to attend. For more information please contact: Karen Pickett karepickett@hotmail.com Researching my Cain, Brazzel, Boettcher, Schild, Brandt families http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brandt/index.html _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

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/wl.2ADE/63 Message Board Post: HENRY AND RHODA MICKLIN, AND BERT MECKING IS THEIR SON. HE HAD A BROTHER NAME SETH MECKLING.

Researching William Henry Rose b. 1857 Will Co., IL. d. 1940 Garfield Co., OK. md. 1891 in Clay Co., KS to Ida Nancy BEARDEN, b. 1874 Cedar Co., MO. d. 1938 Garfield Co., OK. d/o Joshua BEARDEN (BIRDEN) b. 1839 Barry Co., MO. d. 1917 Kingfisher Co., OK. Other children of Joshua's: John b. abt 1863; Mary b. abt 1867, believed to have married William Dalrymple; Thomas b. abt 1869, believed to have married Mattie Foster and Cordelia b. abt 1873. All information appreciated. Fred Rose Madison, TN ----- Original Message ----- From: <KSCLAY-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <KSCLAY-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 10:11 AM Subject: KSCLAY-D Digest V03 #10

Dear List Members, Remember tonight, Monday, February 10th is the end of the Roll Call. You are more than welcome to continue posting information regarding your Ancestors and even are encouraged to, but please take Roll Call OUT OF THE SUBJECT LINE. For those who participated, thank you and for those of you who do not like Roll Calls and have put your delete button to use the last 3 days, I also thank you for understanding. It is because of each of you this list is the success it is. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

McCULLY, William.J [B Ireland 1846 D 1915, Buried Greenwood Cemetery Clay Co] Married JOHNSTON, Hannah [B 1855 Co Antrim Ire, 1846 D 1933, Buried Greenwood Cemetery Clay Co]. JOHNSTON, Margery [B 1833 Co Antrim Ire, D 1844, Buried Greenwood Cemetery Clay Co] Married HEMPHILL, Henry [B 1828 D 1909, Buried Greenwood Cemetery Clay Co]. HEMPHILL, William J, [B 1864 Co Antrim Ire, D 1925, Buried Greenwood Cemetery Clay Co], HEMPHILL, James [B 1861 Co Antrim Ire, D 1928, Buried Rockford ill]. Thanks Don in Melbourne AU Moderator: Northern Ireland Genweb-County Antrim http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirantri/ Moderator: Campbells in Australia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CampbellsAustralia Moderator: Irish Ancestors Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irishancestorsgroup

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ROBISON / ROBINSON / ROBISSON / RICHARDS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/wl.2ADE/62 Message Board Post: Searching for information on the following surnames that were known to be in Clay County during the 1880 census