Message not delivered Sunday - The new home for the Jefferson county mailing list has been set up. In a few minutes, I'll send out personal invitations to the subscribers of this list who wish to join the new group will be able to do so. I can not add members directly. It should be a link you can click that will let you 'accept' the invitation to join the new group. You may need to check your spam folder as I can't say when such will be delivered. If you don't find an invitation in your email you may also go to this site - https://groups.io/g/KS-JEFFERSON and select Join Group. Of course, folks may still post to this list through 3/1. Tim Stowell

As of now, the Jefferson county list has 42 subscribers. In light of this list closing on March 2nd, I have set up a new home for this list. In my next email, I'll send you further information regarding this and how to join the new home for this list. Tim Stowell Chattanooga

There used to be an annual Gibson reunion in Winchester.  I made it there once, invited by Richard Wellman. Are there still Gibson reunions? Robert Leopard 'Sometimes doing your best is not good enough. Sometimes you must do what is required.' - Winston Churchill

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Which William Meredith? Birth and death dates, if you have them, would help. Robert Leopard -----Original Message----- From: Barb Luthi <[email protected]> To: ksjeffer <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Dec 20, 2017 5:33 pm Subject: [KSJEFFER] William Meredith obit Any ideas for his obit? He lived in Plum Grove. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm not sure what you want.  The tombstone inscription book has two possibles:   Will Meredith d May 1888 buried UNKN Wm Meredith d Nov 1887 buried PLGR   There's also        Benjamin Franklin Meredith 30 Oct 1849-20 Mar 1935 s/Nancy & William Meredith, h/Nancy Elizabeth                   Jeffries PLGR  (plus several infants/children belonging to Ben Meredith)     at least two sons of this couple who lived into adulthood.     The marriage book doesn't have a Will or William but does have a Ben W.   What are we looking for?   Jan          In a message dated 12/20/2017 4:33:06 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:   Any ideas for his obit? He lived in Plum Grove. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Any ideas for his obit? He lived in Plum Grove.

Do you have any idea what year he would have died? Or a birth year to narrow down the time frame? There is a William Meredith on Findagrave in Jefferson Co. in 1888--is he the one? On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 9:21 AM, Barb Luthi <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there an obituary for William Meredith who died in LeCompton, Kansas? > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

There is still a research library in Oskaloosa and there is a large collection of obituaries. Open Saturday afternoon's or by appointmentm Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Kenneth Tompkins <[email protected]> Date: 11/22/17 10:21 AM (GMT-06:00) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [KSJEFFER] William Meredith The last time I visited Old Jefferson Town at Oskaloosa, there was a Genealogical society research office in one of the buildings, and I think perhaps they collected newspaper obituaries of folks with a local connection.   Are you familiar with the Jeffco Genealogy Society and the historical society, which have a very nice quarterly publication?   Jan   In a message dated 11/22/2017 9:22:26 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:   Is there an obituary for William Meredith who died in LeCompton, Kansas? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Is this the William Meredith you're looking for? William Meredith was born 1 on 10 Oct 1807 in Abingdon, Washington, Virginia. He died 2 in May 1888. William married Nancy E Faubion on 27 Oct 1836 in Liberty, Clay, Missouri. Robert -----Original Message----- From: Barb Luthi <[email protected]> To: ksjeffer <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Nov 22, 2017 10:22 am Subject: [KSJEFFER] William Meredith Is there an obituary for William Meredith who died in LeCompton, Kansas? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The last time I visited Old Jefferson Town at Oskaloosa, there was a Genealogical society research office in one of the buildings, and I think perhaps they collected newspaper obituaries of folks with a local connection.   Are you familiar with the Jeffco Genealogy Society and the historical society, which have a very nice quarterly publication?   Jan   In a message dated 11/22/2017 9:22:26 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:   Is there an obituary for William Meredith who died in LeCompton, Kansas? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Lecompton is in Douglas County, so I checked the one volume of Douglas County family biographies I have (Vol.1) but didn't find any Merediths.   I looked in the Jefferson County marriage book and found about a pageful of Merediths, none of them with the first name William.  In the tombstone inscription book for Jefferson County it looks like about half a page of Merediths, at the bottom of which I find two:       MEREDITH, Will, d May 1888, UNKn          MEREDITH, Wm.  d Nov 1887, age 81 y  PLGR   PLGR stands for Plum Grove Cemetery.  UNKN is unknown.   I don't know where in Jefferson County Plum Grove Cemetery is.   The old cookbook I found is from about 1900 (calculated by the surnames of my kinfolk at the time they submitted recipes), and it has no index.   Happy hunting.   Jan T   In a message dated 11/22/2017 9:22:26 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:   Is there an obituary for William Meredith who died in LeCompton, Kansas? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Is there an obituary for William Meredith who died in LeCompton, Kansas?

Hi Jan. Yes, this group has been really quiet. I miss Jim's posts from newspapers. The cookbook sounds like fun. My cousin, Patty Kane Morgan, my sister & I visited the old Gibson homestead near North Cedar last summer and found an old cemetery just outside of Valley that we hadn't seen before. Robert Leopard -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Tompkins <[email protected]> To: ksjeffer <[email protected]om>; ksjeffer-l <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Nov 21, 2017 11:35 am Subject: [KSJEFFER] anybody out there? Today while looking for something else I found the (no longer bound, no cover) remains of some kind of little cookbook that seems to have Jefferson County ties, though I've yet to see anything that says so. However, there's something at the beginning by Rev. E E McAferty, and skimming through I find recipes that seem to be from familiar names: Devil's Food Mrs Rachel EdmondsDevil's Food Mrs C M Rankin Apricot Ice Cream Miss Lettie A Kimmel etc etc I'm thinking of sending this on to the Jeffco Historical Society after I skim through for more Kimmel & Bowman names. Jan Tompkins -------------------------------To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Today while looking for something else I found the (no longer bound, no cover) remains of some kind of little cookbook that seems to have Jefferson County ties, though I've yet to see anything that says so.   However, there's something at the beginning by Rev. E E McAferty, and skimming through I find recipes that seem to be from familiar names:   Devil's Food    Mrs Rachel Edmonds Devil's Food    Mrs C M Rankin  Apricot Ice Cream    Miss Lettie A Kimmel   etc etc   I'm thinking of sending this on to the Jeffco Historical Society after I skim through for more Kimmel & Bowman names.   Jan Tompkins

I've added a few items to the Jefferson Co. Kansas History and Heritage website. Thanks to Corrine Ardoin and Jan Tompkins for their contributions ! http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kajeffer/index.html ~ Roster of county teachers, 1889-1890 ~ "Sketches" of Valley Falls Teachers, 1914 ~ 1890 County Business Directory published by the *Oskloosa Independent* ~ "Surely You Should Know about the Shirleys," a delightful family history written by Jan Tompkins ~ Added McLouth and Meriden listings to the 1894 Gazetteer and Business Directory ~ Added several photos of Valley Grove School--thanks, Corrine Ardoin! ~ a few older obituaries added. Sheryl KHHP host

Surely You Should Know about the Shirleys by Shirley Janice Bower Tompkins There’s a reason my first name is Shirley. Yes, I’m from the Shirley Temple era, but that’s not the reason. I’m Shirley Janice because my great-grandmother was Nancy Jane Shirley. The Shirleys had southern roots— Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky— and they were farmers. Moses Shirley, the earliest Shirley ancestor we’re sure of, was born about 1780 in Abbeville, South or North Carolina. December 3, 1798, in Warren County, Kentucky, Moses married Nancy Dale, daughter of a respected southern family with roots going all the way back to Jamestown. He had a land grant in Barren County, Kentucky, in 1799. Moses and Nancy had 10 children, most of them born in Kentucky. After the Shirleys left Barren County, they are recorded as buying land in Hamilton County, Illinois, as early as 1818. They were charter members of the Ten Mile Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Hamilton County, IL. Primitive Baptists are sometimes known as “hardshell Baptists,” because they opposed Sunday schools as interfering between parents and their duty to teach their children. They sing hymns a capella because they only allow musical instruments mentioned in the Bible. An 1827 listing of pastors for the denomination shows Moses Shirley as an ordained pastor at Ten Mile Creek, Hamilton County. During the year, the report says, Ten Mile Creek lost two members to death, received seven members by letter, excluded two members but restored one. When Moses died in 1861, he was buried at Ten Mile Cemetery at McLeansboro, as was Nancy when she died a year later. Of their 10 children, the one we’re most interested in is Isaac Shirley, the second son, born in 1805 in Barren County, Kentucky. He married Elizabeth Cox in 1828, likely in Kentucky. Apparently the younger Shirleys moved from Hamilton County to Shelby County, Illinois. Records of land transfers for Shelby County (from Illinois Land Purchase Records 1813-1909) show Isaac Shirley buying 80 acres of ground on March 20, 1830, for $1.25 per acre, or a total price of $100.00. On April 14, 1836, he bought another 40 acres at $1.25 an acre, and on November 14, 1836, he bought 80 acres at $1.25 per acre. Isaac was one of the purchasers at an estate sale in 1842 in Shelby County, Illinois. Then Isaac heard of “cheap land in Missouri,” around Linn County and moved his family there sometime after 1842. More children joined their family in Missouri. (Moses Jr, Isaac’s brother, was one of the early settlers at Eagleville, Harrison County, Missouri. Most of the other family members apparently stayed in Illinois.) In the 1850 census records, Isaac’s family is in Linn County, Missouri. Isaac is 45, born Kentucky, a farmer, and his net worth is $1500, the highest net worth figure on that page. Elizabeth is 42, born Kentucky. “ William” is 21 and a farmer, born in Illinois. Martha A. Is 17, and Hannah E is 14, both born in Illinois. John W is 12, Nancy J (my great-grandmother) is 9, George W is 5, and Mary E is 1; all these children were born in Missouri. There’s also a William Dawers, 63, born Pennsylvania, living with the family; he is described as having “no occupation.” [Is he a relative?] The census listing for “William Shirley” presents a puzzle. Is this merely a misunderstanding of Wilburn’s name? Or is there really a William, one year younger than Wilburn? For that matter would Wilburn be living with the family in 1850 in Missouri? Or had he already joined the California gold rush? Says the Lecompton Bald Eagle (summer 1991) about Wilburn: “[In 1849] he became interested in the discovery of gold in the west, and joined a train with his ox team and went to California. There he mined gold for two years, and was successful. He decided to return home with his gleanings....” In 1852, the Bald Eagle says Wilburn came to eastern Kansas on horseback and did some prospecting: “...being favorably impressed with the country, he went back to Missouri, sold his real estate and moved his family to a place west of Lecompton...” Isaac Shirley followed his son to the Lecompton area. Isaac built an impressive two-story rock house (the ruins of which still stand) for his family a few miles from town. These were the days of Bleeding Kansas, when pro-slavery Missouri militants were harassing anti-slavery folks before the official beginning of the Civil War. Anti-slavery Kansans led by Jim Lane were shooting back at the Missourians. Even the county sheriff—a Democrat partisan—was making war on our Free Staters. The Shirleys were on the abolitionist, anti-slavery side. Says the Lecompton Bald Eagle: “Isaac was an avid Free State proponent, so when trouble loomed between the North and South, they sold their farm and went to Kansas Territory, where they pre-empted 160 acres near the Kansas River, about 2 ½ miles west of the present town of Lecompton. As he was an outspoken abolitionist, on numerous occasions, for his personal safety , he was compelled to hide in brush heaps to avoid ill treatment by the border ruffians. One of our family’s favorite stories comes from the Bald Eagle: “...Alex Glenn was working at the Isaac Shirley farm cutting wood near the river, when Isaac’s little son and his dog came to the timber to play near where [Alex] was working. The boy had a little tin whistle. While he was busy and the boy nearby, he heard what he thought to be Missourian raiders coming up the river bank. Alex’s first concern was for the boy, who suddenly blew his whistle. One of the raiders, upon hearing the whistle, yelled ‘Let’s get out of here—that’s Jim Lane and his men!’ They left, and Alex was saved by a boy and his whistle.” At the time, Lecompton was expected to be the capital of a slave-state Kansas. Congress itself allocated $50,000 to build a capitol building there, and construction of the foundation was actually begun, then abandoned. One history of Lane University (named presumably for Jim Lane) says: “It was also from here that the 13 stone masons who were working on the building picked up their guns and headed south on the Lecompton road to meet Col. Shombre and Captain Walker [Free Staters], in their projected attack on Lecompton. This was to be known as the Battle of Fort Titus.” Located about two miles south of Lecompton on the east bank of Coon Creek, Fort Titus wasn’t really a fort. It was the heavily fortified cabin of pro-slaver Col. Henry T. Titus, who had actively participated in the sacking of nearby Lawrence, KS, on May 21, 1856. His cabin is described by the Civil War Muse as a rendezvous point for pro-slavery ruffians. The battle at Col. Titus’ cabin, which occurred August 16, 1856, may have been either a retaliatory or a preventative measure. After the Free Staters’ “advance guard” was fired upon by a company of Pro-Slavery men led by Col. Titus on the California road, Wikipedia says: “Early in the morning, a party of Free-State cavalry made a charge upon some tents near the cabin, the inmates of which ran for the cabin, and were followed by the horsemen, who went too near the cabin, when they were fired upon by those inside...” The battle was brief, the Civil War Muse tells us, because the Free Staters brought in their cannon and fired it. “Ft. Titus and its 34 defenders, including Colonel Henry Titus, surrendered. Also surrendered were 400 muskets, a large number of knives, 13 horses, several wagons, a large stock of household provisions, farm equipment and $10,000 in gold and bank drafts. Slaves and servants owned by Titus were set free and instructed to go to Topeka....” Still, my Shirley family stayed on and prospered. At the height of its prosperity, according to one Town of Lecompton history, “Lecompton was quite a flourishing town (1857-1858) . It was the Seat of [Kansas] Territorial Government. It had several large hotels, four church groups, the United States Court and Land Office and was headquarters for seven stage lines to Kansas City, Leavenworth, and St. Joseph, Missouri. At this time the population was over 1,000.” Isaac Shirley died April 27, 1858, at the age of 53, before the Civil War officially began. (Anything that doesn’t happen on the East Coast, doesn’ t count.) His wife and family stayed on. During the Civil War, the town of Lawrence was sacked again, on August 21, 1863. According to the Lecompton Bald Eagle (Summer 1991): “In 1863 when Quantrill and his men sacked Lawrence, the people near the Shirley farm were warned as to what was happening and rushed to the Glenn farm to ask for help, as at that time nearly every able-bodied man and boy were away from home, fighting in the campaign against General Price’s confederate raiders in the Battle of the Blue. Old Mr. Glenn had them taken his best team of horses to the nearby creek, and hide them in the brush. The cows were then driven to the woods and scattered. He suggested that all the people go to the corn field and brush to hide. “They spent the entire day there, singing hymns and conjecturing what they ’d do if Quantrill came. One woman brought her valuables with her in an old copper pot; this she buried in the presence of others, so that if she were killed others would know its location. They stayed hidden until eleven o’clock that night, with the little ones hungry and crying and everyone miserable. Finally it was suggested that they go back to the house as they did not think Quantrill would kill them all. The next morning a man rode out from Lecompton and told them Quantrill had left. That same day, some of the men who had been fighting Price, returned home.” Shirley men and their neighbors were part of the Kansas State Militia. The militia was separate from regular army units from Kansas. The Kansas State Historical Society tells me that the KSM “...was primarily used in emergencies and the periods of service were usually very short. Therefore there was no need for extensive records and paperwork, and no pensions resulted...” KSM records show: “Shirley, W 4"Sgt, Co G, 4th Regiment, KSM Enlisted September, 1863, in Jefferson Co. Mustered in October 8 , 1864, in Jefferson Co. Mustered out October 24, 1864 Period of actual service: 15 days” “Shirley, John Private, Co A, 9th Regt KSM Mustered in October 11, 1864 Mustered out October 29, 1864 Period of actual service - 19 days” and their brother-in-law, married to Mary Elizabeth Shirley, Isaac’s daughter: “Brown, Wm R Priv. Co A, Second Regiment, KSM Enlisted May 10, 1864, at Topeka Mustered out October 30, 1864 Period of actual service: 20 days” Wilburn Shirley didn’t stay in Douglas County forever. According to the Bald Eagle: “...He had a very successful farming operation going, but his cattle would frequently swim the Kansas River, to pasture on the north side [in Jefferson County] and eat the grass there. As a result, he sold his 160 acres he had pre-empted and located in Jefferson County across the river from the previous farm. There he prospered in his farm operation and lived on that farm the rest of his life, rearing ten children.” Now, how does my great-grandmother, Nancy Jane Shirley, fit into all this? Nancy Jane was Wilburn Shirley’s little sister. She was born May 14, 1843, in Shelby County, Illinois, the sixth child of Isaac and Elizabeth Shirley. When she was nine, she moved with them to Linn County, MO, and then to Douglas County KS. She may be the grandma who told stories to my mom about hiding under the bed during Quantrill’s raid, though by that time she would have been a married woman. Nancy Jane married Smith Champion at Lecompton on January 12, 1862; they had six children, one of whom, Frederick Champion, was my grandfather. Mom remembered Nancy Jane as the great-grandma who always had peppermints in her apron pocket to share with the little folks. She died January 24, 1916. And she’s the reason my first name is Shirley. ---Jan Tompkins 10/21/15

Hello everyone-- I have added new data to the Jefferson Co. KHHP website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kajeffer/index.html ~ 1909 Old Settlers' Reunion, 428 registrants. ~ Pension increases for veterans and widows: Amanda Brewster, Jonathan Hull, Lydia Ripley and Hannah Vandenburg ~ 1878 Farmers' Directory ~ 1889 Post Offices and Postmasters ~ 1877 Obituaries and death notices from the Valley Falls *New Era.* I have also removed the defunct search engine and added a new one. Thanks for visiting, and I hope you find something useful. Sheryl

I've "rescued" a group of 16 family photographs belonging to the TOBEY Family including photographs of Charles TOBEY, Alice TOBEY, Will TOBEY, Helen C. TOBEY, Charles TOBEY'S Mother, and Sidney TOBEY. Based on limited research I was able to locate the following information regarding this TOBEY Family: Charles Edward TOBEY was b. 1857 or 1858 in Thomaston, ME to parents Lucinda FLINT (b. 9 Feb 1819 in Damariscotta, ME) and William TOBEY (b. 1817 in Damariscotta, ME). Charles was one of 5 children born to this couple including, William J.; Lucinda; Charles E.; Frank H.; and Martha Ellen TOBEY, all born in Thomaston, ME between 1845 and 1860. Charles died 17 Feb 1921 and is buried in the Nortonville Cemetery in Nortonville, KS. Alive H. TOBEY was b. 1878 in Thomaston, ME to parents Capt. William Joseph TOBEY (1845-1928) and Lucy A. HENDERSON (b. 1855). Alice was one of three children born to this couple including, Alice H.; William Henderson; and Lucy A. TOBEY, all born between 1878 and 1887. William Henderson TOBEY was b. 12 May 1879 in Alameda, CA to the same parents as Alice H. TOBEY noted above. William "Will" married charlotte J. AYRES (1881-1980) and they had a daughter Elizabeth A. TOBEY (1916-1995). Will died in Portland, OR on 17 Mar 1970. Helen CASE TOBEY was b. 26 Oct 1865 and died 12 Jan 1940 and is buried in the Nortonville Cemetery in Nortonville, KS. Lucinda FLINT was b. 9 Feb 1819 in Damariscotta, ME to parents Joseph FLINT (1792-1864) and Sarah JONES (1795-1860). Lucinda was one of 5 children born to this couple including, Lucinda; Windsor I.; Thomas; Elizabeth Kinsman; and Benjamin FLINT, all born between 1819 and 1833. Lucinda died sometime after 1880. Sidney Case TOBEY was b. 4 Feb 1891 in Cuba, KS to parents Charles E. TOBEY (noted above) and Helen CASE (noted above). Sidney was their only child listed as a student in 1917 when he registered for the draft and indicated that he had Asthma as well. Sidney died 31 Aug 1986 and is buried in the Nortonville Cemetery in Nortonville, KS. Census records provide the following details: 1880 census of Thomaston, ME: William TOBEY, age 63, a Shipmaster, born ME, parents born ME Lucinda TOBEY, wife, age 61, born ME, parents born ME William TOBEY, son, age 33, a Shipmaster, born ME, parents born ME Lucy TOBEY, dau, age 25, born ME, parents born ME Lucinda TOBEY, dau, age 24, born ME, parents born ME Charles TOBEY, son, age 22, born ME, parents born ME Frank TOBEY, son, age 20, a Writer, born ME, parents born ME Alice TOBEY, granddaughter, age 2, born ME, parents born ME Willie H. TOBEY, grandson, age 1, born ME, parents born ME 1900 census of Greenleaf, KS: Charles E. TOBEY, age 43, born Dec 1857, married 12 years, born ME, parents born ME, a Bank Cashier Helen C. TOBEY, wife, age 34, born Oct 1865, married 12 years, 2 children/1 living, born OH, parents born NY/OH Sidney C. TOBEY, son, age 9, born Feb 1891, born KS 1910 census of Greenleaf, KS: Charles E. TOBEY, age 52, married 22 years, born ME, parents born ME, a Bank Cashier Ellen C. TOBEY, wife, age 43, married 22 years, 1 child/1 living, born OH, parents born NY/OH Sidney TOBEY, son, age 19, born KS 1920 census of Norton, KS: Charles E. TOBEY, age 62, born ME, parents born ME, a Retail Lumberman Helen TOBEY, wife, age 53, born OH, parents born NY/OH 1930 census of Boulder, CO: Helen CASE TOBEY, age 64, a widow, born OH, parents born NY/OH Sidney Case TOBEY, son, age 39, born KS, parents born ME/OH, an Agricultural College Teacher 1940 census of Fort Collins, CO: Sidney TOBEY, age 49, born KS, a College Teacher (listed as married but no wife on census) I am hoping to locate someone from this TOBEY Family so that all these wonderful photographs can be returned to the care of family. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley