This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Vandruff, Allensworth, Beckley, Foley, Percival, Gilstrap, Shrader Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Zl.2ADI/73 Message Board Post: >From the Leavenworth Times Leavenworth, Kansas (Douglas County) Wednesday, May 22, 1996 Alta Marie Allensworth Vandruff, Lansing, a homemaker, died Tuesday, May 21, 1996, at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. She was 87. She was born March 31, 1909, at Marion, Iowa, the daughter of Earl and Della Beckley Allensworth. Mrs. Vandruff was a member of the Pentecostal Church. She married Van Vandruff July 3, 1924, at Leavenworth. He died April 17, 1959. She was also preceded in death by four brothers, two sisters, four sons and one grandson. Survivors include two daughters, Lila Foley, Leavenworth, and Edna Colleen Percival, Eudora; three sons, William Garland Vandruff, Leavenworth, Leonard D. Vandruff, Kansas City, Kan., and Jack D. Vandruff, Lansing; one brother, Clifford Allensworth, Leavenworth; two sisters, Louise Gilstrap, Scappose, Ore., and Lillian Shrader, McLouth; 19 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Davis Funeral Home. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral chapel. Pastor Todd Nance of the Pentecostal Church will officiate. Burial will follow in the Mount Muncie Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.

Thank you very much Loretta. Colleen

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/Zl.2ADI/72 Message Board Post: Colleen: Yes, German Baptists, Old Order Dunkards and Church of the Brethern are all the same group of people (slight variations). I've found them mostly from Ohio and Indiana and moved on to Kansas. A branch of my husband's people came from Indiana to Kansas. Their names were Badsky and Kes(s)ler. There was an Elizabeth Kesler that married a Bowers. But maybe they had a daughter named Elizabeth that married a Baker. I really don't know but I can check it out. I get the Lawrence newspaper and a few weeks ago there was an article about an Ulrich fella that was quite elderly. I think I sent the article to my brother-in-law in Lyndon, KS, so I will see if he still has it. But, there is an Ulrich Cemetery south of Lawrence that I can see from the highway that I drive every day. The fella talked about that cemetery in the article. Since today is Sat. and cleaning day for me, this evening I will check some of my records and see what I can find for you. If I start researching this morning, I won't get ANY work done! Hope I find a clue for you. But, I bet this Ulrich fella could help you out. Loretta

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/Zl.2ADI/52.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi , I believe they were.Dunkers or Church of the Brethern.Is that the same? I think it is. Colleen

----- Original Message ----- From: James Laird To: None Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 5:36 PM Subject: Death of Mr. R.J. PETTY. The McLouth Times Friday February 2, 1900 Death of Mr. R.J. PETTY Mr. Johnson PETTY died at his home in north Lawrence at 2:30 Thursday morning Jan. 25, 1900. He was born January 16th, 1841 near Pontiac, Oakland county, Michigan. Mr. PETTY was a member of Company E, Sixth regiment Kansas volunteer cavalry. He received a bullet at Dry Wood, Missouri in a battle, which he carried in his body to the end of his life. He was a member of the city council from the fifth ward for ten years. He was married in the spring of 1875 to Miss Jennie COLE. He leaves a wife, one son, two brothers and three sisters. He has been an Odd Fellow for twenty-seven years. There is probably no one in north Lawrence who can claim so large a list of personal acquaintances and friends as did Mr. PETTY. His home has been in north Lawrence for thirty-five years, where his constant and faithful attendance upon the duties of life, his uniform courtesy and kindness, his agreeable manners, accommodating disposition, and patient application to the details of life won for him the highest respect and esteem of all with whom he came in contact. And though decided in his convictions and firm in the expression of his opinion with all, he bore himself so meekly that he was never known to make an enemy. He is dead now. The heart that throbbed quicker when a friend was near, is still now, though friends and all about him. The brain that had won him a man's place in the world, while he lived, is at rest. The voice that has sounded kindly in the ears of thousands, that has brought him friends and bound them to him is hushed forevermore. And as he would have de for us had it been thus decreed so we for him. "Write him before the world, and For old time's sake The strongest and the sweetest plea That yearning love has learned to make. Scatter flowers upon his grave, And may he rest in peace." The funeral was held at the house on Locust street, January 26, and was conducted by the Odd Fellows and G. A. R. members. --Lawrence Journal.

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/Zl.2ADI/52.1 Message Board Post: Were these people German Baptists? Loretta

The email for the Douglas County research site with billions of names to be added is an email harvesting scam I've received this from other lists. Liz Harrison

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/Zl.2ADI/71 Message Board Post: Douglas Found a great Douglas County Genealogy Site: http://65.10.15.149/FreeGen/Home.html They will be adding over 1 billion names to their online database over the next few months.

----- Original Message ----- From: James Laird To: None Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 7:44 PM Subject: Mrs. GOURLEY Dead. The McLouth Times Friday July 14, 1899 Mrs. Gourley Dead. Mrs. T. H. GOURLEY died this morning at 6:30 at the home of Mrs. DOBSON, 909 Ohio street, was 27 years old and the wife of Rev. T. H. GOURLEY of this city. Her death was somewhat unexpected, although it was the result of an illness that has been growing up on her for the last sixteen years or more. She has been seriously ill for the last three weeks. Rev. GOURLEY and his wife were married three years ago. She was formerly Miss Effie MASDEN of Lenora. She wa a school teacher in Norton county before her marriage and expected to attend the Normal here this summer, but was prevented by her sickness. Mr. and Mrs. GOURLEY have lived in Lawrence for the last two years and Mrs. GOURLEY has many friends in the city who will mourn her death. She was a member of the First Congregational church and was converted to the Christian faith about four years ago. Her death was a very sad one, coming as it did just as she had entered upon her wedded life, when life was so full of promise and she was so confident and hopeful. (The above is a clipping from a Lawrence paper of this week and handed to us by Mrs. O.W. GLYNN for publication.)

Your geography is 100% correct about Wash Ct. House Sandy

I can probably check the microfilm of the Lawrence Journal-World newspaper when I am in Lawrence and see if an obituary exists. The date of death (per the Gen. Soc. cemetery book ) for Frithjof H. Elvig is 27 Aug. 1984. According to the 1969 Lawrence City Directory, he is listed as follows: Frithjof H. Elvig, Mfgrs. Agent, Lewis & Kane (KCKO) 1511 Stratford Rd. I'm not sure what the KCKO is supposed to be indicating, but thought you might be interested. In the current Lawrence phone book is one person with surname of Elvig: Margaret B. Elvig, 207 N. Regency Place, Lawrence, KS 66049 and phone no. (785) 843-7970. Have no way of knowing if she is any relation to Frithjof, but sure is not a common surname. Richard Wellman Baldwin City, KS ----- Original Message ----- From: <dufmur@aol.com> To: <KSDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:21 AM Subject: [KSDOUGLA-L] Frithjof Elvig and Grace Morrison 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/Zl.2ADI/70 > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for obituary for the. Grace died January 16, 1966 and Frithjof I am not sure of date. Also if anyone knows of any remants of this family I would appreciate any information. Many thanks > >

The Washington C. H. is Washington Court House, a town also in Ohio just west of Circleville. Nancy Columbus, Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: <SCHcrochet@aol.com> To: <KSDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [KSDOUGLA-L] Smith, Hause, Blackmore, Mallow, Clifton > In a message dated 9/17/2001 6:01:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > get@sunflower.com writes: > > > > There is a Circleville KS, north of Topeka KS > > > > > > > > The Circleville referred to is the one in Ohio in Pickaway County, about > 50 miles south of Columbus the Capital. It's nickname is round town. > > Sandy <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/idigclues/">Digging For Your Family Genealogy</A> >

The address is SCHcrochet@aol.com my people came from Circleville OH 1830/40 Herren ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Tennyson" <get@sunflower.com> To: <KSDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [KSDOUGLA-L] Smith, Hause, Blackmore, Mallow, Clifton > > There is a Circleville KS, north of Topeka KS > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jillj" <jillj@gateway.net> > To: <KSDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 1:50 PM > Subject: Re: [KSDOUGLA-L] Smith, Hause, Blackmore, Mallow, Clifton > > > > Hi: > > > > Do you know who asked for this information? I'm researching the same > family. > > > > Jill Joseph > > jillj@gateway.net > > -----Original Message----- > > From: SCHcrochet@aol.com <SCHcrochet@aol.com> > > To: KSDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com <KSDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Monday, September 17, 2001 1:17 PM > > Subject: [KSDOUGLA-L] Smith, Hause, Blackmore, Mallow, Clifton > > > > > > >Feb 1923, from a Circleville Newspaper without the header photocopied. > > >Circleville is in Pickaway County, Ohio. Thought this might be of some > > help. > > > > > >DIED IN KANSAS > > >Mrs. B. Frank Smith Passed Away in Her Seventy-Seventh Year. > > > > > >Mrs. Phoebe Josephine Smith, wife of B. Frank Smith, died at her home in > > >Lawrence Kansas, January 25, 1923 near her seventy-seventh birthday > > >anniversary. > > > > > >the deceased was three times married. She was married to her first > > husband, > > >John Hause, in 1879, and he died two years later. In 1878 she was > married > > to > > >Charles Blackmore, of Washington C. H. Following is death, she made her > > home > > >in New Holland with her brother, William L. Mallow. In 1890 she was > > married > > >to B. Frank Smith in Lawrence Kansas. > > > > > >The deceased was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Mallow and was born > on > > a > > >farm near Austin, Ross County. One sister, Mrs. M. J. Clifton of > > Washington > > >C. H. and one brother, John Mallow of Austin, and her husband survive. > > > > > >It looks like the article is cut off before it's end, and appears to be > > from > > >a Feb 7 or 8th newspaper, in 1923. > > > > > >Perhaps, this is of some help. > > > > > >Sandy > > > > > > <A > > > HREF="http://schgenealogy.tripod.com/searchingfamilystorieswithsandy/">Searc > > hing Family Stories with Sandy</A> > > > > > > > > >

In a message dated 9/17/2001 6:01:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, get@sunflower.com writes: > There is a Circleville KS, north of Topeka KS > > > The Circleville referred to is the one in Ohio in Pickaway County, about 50 miles south of Columbus the Capital. It's nickname is round town. Sandy <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/idigclues/">Digging For Your Family Genealogy</A>

There is a Circleville KS, north of Topeka KS ----- Original Message ----- From: "jillj" <jillj@gateway.net> To: <KSDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 1:50 PM Subject: Re: [KSDOUGLA-L] Smith, Hause, Blackmore, Mallow, Clifton > Hi: > > Do you know who asked for this information? I'm researching the same family. > > Jill Joseph > jillj@gateway.net > -----Original Message----- > From: SCHcrochet@aol.com <SCHcrochet@aol.com> > To: KSDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com <KSDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, September 17, 2001 1:17 PM > Subject: [KSDOUGLA-L] Smith, Hause, Blackmore, Mallow, Clifton > > > >Feb 1923, from a Circleville Newspaper without the header photocopied. > >Circleville is in Pickaway County, Ohio. Thought this might be of some > help. > > > >DIED IN KANSAS > >Mrs. B. Frank Smith Passed Away in Her Seventy-Seventh Year. > > > >Mrs. Phoebe Josephine Smith, wife of B. Frank Smith, died at her home in > >Lawrence Kansas, January 25, 1923 near her seventy-seventh birthday > >anniversary. > > > >the deceased was three times married. She was married to her first > husband, > >John Hause, in 1879, and he died two years later. In 1878 she was married > to > >Charles Blackmore, of Washington C. H. Following is death, she made her > home > >in New Holland with her brother, William L. Mallow. In 1890 she was > married > >to B. Frank Smith in Lawrence Kansas. > > > >The deceased was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Mallow and was born on > a > >farm near Austin, Ross County. One sister, Mrs. M. J. Clifton of > Washington > >C. H. and one brother, John Mallow of Austin, and her husband survive. > > > >It looks like the article is cut off before it's end, and appears to be > from > >a Feb 7 or 8th newspaper, in 1923. > > > >Perhaps, this is of some help. > > > >Sandy > > > > <A > HREF="http://schgenealogy.tripod.com/searchingfamilystorieswithsandy/">Searc > hing Family Stories with Sandy</A> > > > > >

Feb 1923, from a Circleville Newspaper without the header photocopied. Circleville is in Pickaway County, Ohio. Thought this might be of some help. DIED IN KANSAS Mrs. B. Frank Smith Passed Away in Her Seventy-Seventh Year. Mrs. Phoebe Josephine Smith, wife of B. Frank Smith, died at her home in Lawrence Kansas, January 25, 1923 near her seventy-seventh birthday anniversary. the deceased was three times married. She was married to her first husband, John Hause, in 1879, and he died two years later. In 1878 she was married to Charles Blackmore, of Washington C. H. Following is death, she made her home in New Holland with her brother, William L. Mallow. In 1890 she was married to B. Frank Smith in Lawrence Kansas. The deceased was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Mallow and was born on a farm near Austin, Ross County. One sister, Mrs. M. J. Clifton of Washington C. H. and one brother, John Mallow of Austin, and her husband survive. It looks like the article is cut off before it's end, and appears to be from a Feb 7 or 8th newspaper, in 1923. Perhaps, this is of some help. Sandy <A HREF="http://schgenealogy.tripod.com/searchingfamilystorieswithsandy/">Searching Family Stories with Sandy</A>

Hi: Do you know who asked for this information? I'm researching the same family. Jill Joseph jillj@gateway.net -----Original Message----- From: SCHcrochet@aol.com <SCHcrochet@aol.com> To: KSDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com <KSDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, September 17, 2001 1:17 PM Subject: [KSDOUGLA-L] Smith, Hause, Blackmore, Mallow, Clifton >Feb 1923, from a Circleville Newspaper without the header photocopied. >Circleville is in Pickaway County, Ohio. Thought this might be of some help. > >DIED IN KANSAS >Mrs. B. Frank Smith Passed Away in Her Seventy-Seventh Year. > >Mrs. Phoebe Josephine Smith, wife of B. Frank Smith, died at her home in >Lawrence Kansas, January 25, 1923 near her seventy-seventh birthday >anniversary. > >the deceased was three times married. She was married to her first husband, >John Hause, in 1879, and he died two years later. In 1878 she was married to >Charles Blackmore, of Washington C. H. Following is death, she made her home >in New Holland with her brother, William L. Mallow. In 1890 she was married >to B. Frank Smith in Lawrence Kansas. > >The deceased was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Mallow and was born on a >farm near Austin, Ross County. One sister, Mrs. M. J. Clifton of Washington >C. H. and one brother, John Mallow of Austin, and her husband survive. > >It looks like the article is cut off before it's end, and appears to be from >a Feb 7 or 8th newspaper, in 1923. > >Perhaps, this is of some help. > >Sandy > > <A HREF="http://schgenealogy.tripod.com/searchingfamilystorieswithsandy/">Searc hing Family Stories with Sandy</A> > >

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/Zl.2ADI/70 Message Board Post: Looking for obituary for the. Grace died January 16, 1966 and Frithjof I am not sure of date. Also if anyone knows of any remants of this family I would appreciate any information. Many thanks

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/Zl.2ADI/56.1 Message Board Post: I too am looking for an obituary lookup in Douglas County. I don't see a reply to your message, did someone offer to do one for you? I need January 16, 1966 death date obituary in Lawrence Kansas of Douglas County. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sneegas, Owen, Long, Lamaster, Cook Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Zl.2ADI/69 Message Board Post: >From the Lawrence Journal World Lawrence, Kansas (Douglas County) Tuesday, November 10, 1931 Mrs. F. W. Sneegas, 64 years of age, died last night at Memorial hospital. Surviving relatives include the husband of the home, 1025 Mississippi street; three sons, Carl Edward, Walter Byron and Ralph Lewis, all of Lawrence; four daughters, Mrs. Arthur E. Owen and Mrs. John Long, both of Lawrence, Mrs. Maurice Lamaster, LaCygne, and Mrs. Perry E. Cook, Meriden; and sixteen grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from the Rumsey Funeral home at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The Rev. C. L. Heatherington will have charge of the services and burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. (Ed. note: Mrs. Sneegas' maiden name is not known to this author, and if anyone knows the name, please contact the author)