searching for info on elusive great-gm'parents William Martin Need b 3/14/1850 Freedom, Owen Co., IN d 12/9/1934 Atlanta, Cowley Co., KS wed Malinda Isabell Scott b 11/7/1854 Spencer, Owen Co., IN d 11/29/1925 Winfield, Cowley Co., KS parents of 1. John William - wed Nellie Unk 2. Edward - wed Ruth Unk 3. Charles - wed Cora Unk 4. Lulu - wed Swan W Thompson 5. Mary - wed John H Ewalt 6. Lottie Belle - wed William Hall 7. Bert Claude - wed Blanche Haaga 8. Nora - wed Unk Moore Any info appreciated Contact [email protected]

I am looking for any information on the Nommsen family in Winfield, KS around 1880. F.C. Nommsen was a barber and had a partner named Stueven (Nommsen & Stueven). Together they operated baths and rooms at the Brettun House. Any info on the Brettun House or the surname Nommsen in the Winfield area would be GREATLY appreciated!

Hello, After being with ionet for several years, I have decided to change my internet service provider. My new address is: [email protected] Please update me in your address book and send me a note sometime! Regards, Pat Towns

Diane wrote: > > Many thanks to all who have responded about the location of Highland > Cemetery in Winfield. I appreciate the information and am looking > forward to going to see the cemetery and Winfield. Your help will save > us some time in locating the cemetery. > Thanks! > Diane Good luck! It's a BIG sucker, and really the main cemetery for the city of Winfield. As mentioned, easy to find if you just go south out of town and cross the (Walnut) river, and start looking right...it's a kinda winding road the leads up a hill to open up on a high plain. If you are looking, you better have a plat with the locations of the plots of interest!!! <grin> Gary&Mary Lee Presson, Wichita

Many thanks to all who have responded about the location of Highland Cemetery in Winfield. I appreciate the information and am looking forward to going to see the cemetery and Winfield. Your help will save us some time in locating the cemetery. Thanks! Diane

Diane, Highland Cemetery is on the SOunth end of Winfield past the River Bridge on U.S. Hwy. 77, Sign dircting you back West off an access winding road. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 4:04 PM Subject: [KSCOWLEY] Highland Cemetery > Can anyone tell me where Highland Cemetery is located in Winfield? > Thanks, > Diane > >

Can anyone tell me where Highland Cemetery is located in Winfield? Thanks, Diane

Hello Listers, I have completed an update of my Elmer & Alva (BIRCHFIELD/DAVIS) BRADFORD web page (from Blackwell, OK). (Thanks to cousin Gary BELL!) I invite you to take a look at their information as well as other related surnames such as; RUTTER, (BULLOCK), (BUSER), (GONZOLEZ), (REYES), BELL, SLOAN, BENSON and (SIPE). Photo's also...... Enjoy....... Marla Andrus {Marla's Tree House} http://www.angelfire.com/on/davisfamilytree/alvaelmer.html

Apparently this list is set to: When you REPLY, the reply goes to the individual who posted originally, and not back to the list, itself, which is to all members. MOST mailing lists of general interest (surnames, counties, etc.) are set to "reply" back to the list. So, for those of you who are not aware, or careful, you need to pay attention to where any of your replies are going. IF all you see is a person's personal mail address, and you wish to make your reply to the general populace of this list, then you should tell your mailer to REPLY TO ALL, then VOILA! everybody will get it. I have no idea why the listowner has this list set up to make personal replies as a default. ============================================= Re: [KSCOWLEY] Looking for Grandparents and Great-Grandparents Resent-Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 08:16:16 -0600 Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 09:16:15 -0500 From: "Gary F. Presson" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] References: 1 Janice K wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > RE: Wilmer Chester Osborn Jr family tree. > > I am just beginning to build my family's tree. I have been running into a lot of dead ends. I started at the cemetery where my grandparents are buried. I found out that my grandfather (according to the funeral records) is from Happy Prairie Ks. and was born on Oct 31, 1895. According to the Kansas State Historical Society, there is no such place. > Good morning, Janice. There is a "Pretty" Prairie, Kansas, in Reno county. Don't know what would have been there in 1895, however. Reno county is not too far from Cowley county. Where is the cemetery located where you found the graves? You didn't supply that information. <smile> There also is a Happy township out in western Kansas, however in 1895, that would surely not have been in existence. There is no reference to a "Happy Prairie" in either of Daniel Fitzgerald's "Ghost Towns of Kansas" books, either. Good luck! Gary&Mary Lee Presson, Wichita =================== Then this comes to my personal mail..and it appears [email protected] intended this to go to Janice and others, instead of just to me.... ============================ Re: [KSCOWLEY] Looking for Grandparents and Great-Grandparents Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 11:12:12 EDT From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Check [email protected] and Harmon Orsborn at [email protected]

Janice K wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > RE: Wilmer Chester Osborn Jr family tree. > > I am just beginning to build my family's tree. I have been running into a lot of dead ends. I started at the cemetery where my grandparents are buried. I found out that my grandfather (according to the funeral records) is from Happy Prairie Ks. and was born on Oct 31, 1895. According to the Kansas State Historical Society, there is no such place. > Good morning, Janice. There is a "Pretty" Prairie, Kansas, in Reno county. Don't know what would have been there in 1895, however. Reno county is not too far from Cowley county. Where is the cemetery located where you found the graves? You didn't supply that information. <smile> There also is a Happy township out in western Kansas, however in 1895, that would surely not have been in existence. There is no reference to a "Happy Prairie" in either of Daniel Fitzgerald's "Ghost Towns of Kansas" books, either. Good luck! Gary&Mary Lee Presson, Wichita

Hello Everyone, RE: Wilmer Chester Osborn Jr family tree. I am just beginning to build my family's tree. I have been running into a lot of dead ends. I started at the cemetery where my grandparents are buried. I found out that my grandfather (according to the funeral records) is from Happy Prairie Ks. and was born on Oct 31, 1895. According to the Kansas State Historical Society, there is no such place. I went to the genealogy dept of my local library and found out from the 1920 Census that my grandfather was born in Cowley county, in Arkansas City, Ks and was 23 and married in 1920 , it also shows his father is from Ky and his mother is from Mo. I have also found from the census that we have been spelling our last name without the e at the end. On the funeral records it shows my grandfathers father as unknown, his mother is Fannie Whitaker. I have been unable to find out any info on my grandfathers parents using the census. I'm guessing I will need to write the Vital Records dept of Topeka to get a copy of grandfathers birth certificate. That is about all the info I have at this time.. If anyone can help me, I would really really appreciate it... Thank You Janice [email protected]

I have posted to this query before and a gentleman did answer but I am sorry to say that his message was deleted before I had a chance to answer him. I am looking for Harry Lee O'Laughlin, married Lela Faye Bennett (Hendrickson by 1st marriage). They had 2 children: Sharon Kay and Gary Lee. Lela had a daughter Joan Shirley Hendrickson by her first marriage. Harry's father was Michael Patrick O'Laughlin of MO. Lela's mother's maiden name was Pelham. I believe she married a John (?) Bennett and her first name was Flora. I believe Harry and Lela address may have been 815 West Lindes in Arkansas City in 1938 when I (Gary) was born. Harry worked in the press room at the Arkansas City Daily ? (believe it was the local newpaper) from what my birth certificate says. I believe he may have also worked at one time for the Post Office. Lela was a housewife. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Gary Lee O'Laughlin

I have information that my great grandmother, Lucindi Chase was buried at New Salem, KS about 1896. Does anyone know what cemeteries are located in that community. Are any cemeteries indexed? Thanks, Rayman Carlton

Posted on: Cowley Co. Ks Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ks/Cowley/10053 Surname: Hunt, Isenagle, Isenoggle ------------------------- Looking for information on Rhoda Ellen Hunt, aka Ella Hunt, b. abt 1860, d. aft 1940 Married Thomas J Isenagle in 1887 Children: Manilla Isenagle and Carl Emerson Isenagle. Carl was born in 1895 in Winfield, Cowley, KS Suspect Rhoda and Thomas were married there.

Posted on: Cowley Co. Ks Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ks/Cowley/10052 Surname: Green, Stinson, McGuire, Beck, Hanan ------------------------- Eva Cinderilla Green8 (Reuben M.7, Luke6, Judge Edward5, Joseph4, John3, Benjamin2, John1) b. Canton, Fulton co., Ill. Dec. 20, 1848; m. (1) Canton, Ill. Nov. 5, 1865 to Richard Stinson of Nottingham, England; m. (2) in Republic City, Kan. May 16, 1873 to William McGuire, a farmer near Dexter, Cowley Co., Kan. Children (1): I. Charles Henry Stinson b. June 1, 1866; m. Elizabeth Beck. res. Northern Kansas ca. 1894. II. John William Stinson b. May 25, 1868; m. Mattie _____ who d. Feb. 1890. Res. Dexter, Kan. III. Richard E. Stinson, Jr. b. Sept. 13, 1870 Dexter, Kan. (2): IV. Walter McGuire b. Sept. 6, 1874. V. Noble McGuire b. Sept. 10, 1876 VI. Royal Cyrus McGuire b. Sept. 4, 1879 VII. Cora Pearl McGuire b. Apr. 12, 1882 Eva was dau. of Reuben M. and Margaret A.(Hanan) GReen. The Hanans were from Harrison Co., KY. Eva's grandfather, Luke, enlisted from Alfred, NY in the War of 1812. Eva's g-grandfather from Westerly, RI served in Revolutionary War. SOURCE: Greene, Frank L. Descendants of Joseph Greene of Westerly RI. 1894. p. 57-58,240.

Seeking info on family of Cyrus E Chance d. 21 June 1929 in Winfield and buried in the Highland Cemetery there. He was the son of Levi Chance and Martha Jane Fesmire and b. 15 Nov 1864 in Union Grove, Hamilton Co, Indiana and married Henrietta Stull on 20 Oct 1894 in Alva, Woods Co, OK. Henrietta, dau of Rev John Wesley and Eliza Ann Stull, was b. 24 Jan 1867 in Scotland Co, Missouri and d. 26 July 1941 in Colorado and was buried in Highland Cemetery, Winfield. They had a daughter, Helen Grace Chance b. 21 Nov 1906 - who married Herbert Schmidt. They were last known residing in Colorado. Grace Schmidt may have died 15 Sept 1996 possibly at Littleton, CO - (SSDI). Herbert Schmidt may have died Nov 1975 possibly at Englewood, CO - (SSDI). They may have been brought back to Highland Cemetery in Winfield for burial. Henrietta Chance had a sister Rilla Stull who also possibly lived in Winfield - as well as brothers Vandy and Francis Stull and other sisters - Mrs. W G Pennington, Mrs G W Dudley and Mrs W R Rosington. I have no idea at this time if any of these family members happened to reside in Winfield. Would like to know if anyone in the list may have access to obits from Winfield newpaper, Highland Cemetery info or any other helpful info? Thanks for any reply to my query. Diane

Posted on: Cowley Co. Ks Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ks/Cowley/10051 Surname: DAMEWOOD ------------------------- Looking for an obituary for Thomas J.DAMEWOOD and one for John H. DAMEWOOD. Thomas drowned in 1898 as stated in The Buffalo Advocate-- do not have the actual obituary just want it was suppose to have said. The body of Thos. Damewood who was drowned in the Arkansas River near Wichita last fall was recovered about Jan. 1, 1899, ten miles west of Winfield. He had gone with a party of buffalo hunters from Neodesha last fall. He was a son of J. H. Damewood in Cowley Co. this was in the Buffalo Advocate 3-3-1899 - - 9-26-1902 Aug. 11, 1899 I have not been able to locate this Buffalo Advocate. We just know John was in Cowley county at the time of his son's death. We do not know what happened to him after that. Kath [email protected]

Posted on: Cowley Co. Ks Wills Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ks/CowleyWill/10002 Surname: DAMEWOOD, MOORE, KNOWLES, REYNOLDS, STEPHENS, PROFFITT, BULLARD ------------------------- I am trying to find any information on my great great grandfather John H. DAMEWOOD.(Believe his middle name to be Harrison) He was born 1822 in TN (believe to be Knox county) He married Lucinda Moore in Dubois county IN March 29, 1849 I have found them on the Dubois county 1850 census with 3 month old son Thomas J. John and Lucinda divorced .. we are not sure when or where the divorce took place. Thomas died in 1898 and John is listed in the obit as living in Cowley county at the time. That is the last place we have record of him. Kath [email protected]

Posted on: Cowley Co. Ks Pensions Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ks/CowleyPens/10002 Surname: DAMEWOOD, MOORE, KNOWLES, REYNOLDS, STEPHENS, PROFFITT, BULLARD ------------------------- I am trying to find any information on my great great grandfather John H. DAMEWOOD.(Believe his middle name to be Harrison) He was born 1822 in TN (believe to be Knox county) He married Lucinda Moore in Dubois county IN March 29, 1849 I have found them on the Dubois county 1850 census with 3 month old son Thomas J. John and Lucinda divorced .. we are not sure when or where the divorce took place. Thomas died in 1898 and John is listed in the obit as living in Cowley county at the time. That is the last place we have record of him. Kath [email protected]

Posted on: Cowley Co. Ks Deeds Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ks/CowleyDeed/10002 Surname: DAMEWOOD, MOORE, REYNOLDS, STEPHENS, PROFFITT, BULLARD ------------------------- I am trying to find any information on my great great grandfather John H. DAMEWOOD.(Believe his middle name to be Harrison) He was born 1822 in TN (believe to be Knox county) He married Lucinda Moore in Dubois county IN March 29, 1849 I have found them on the Dubois county 1850 census with 3 month old son Thomas J. John and Lucinda divorced .. we are not sure when or where the divorce took place. Thomas died in 1898 and John is listed in the obit as living in Cowley county at the time. That is the last place we have record of him. Kath [email protected]