The thanks just keep on coming. You've found a couple more pieces of my puzzle. Thank you. By the way, you might find this amusing. My Aunt Ruth Ann -- who is the oldest living member of my family -- tells me she remembers Goldie very clearly, but only from behind. Seems there were so many people to feed in the household that she spent most of the day standing in front of the stove with her back to everyone. <grin> I'll check in to the Marks in McClouth and see if I can turn anything up. All the best, JoLynne -----Original Message----- From: ksjeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ksjeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of KTompk7744@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:23 PM To: ksjeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: [KSJEFFER] Lindsay siblings In the Jeffco Gen Soc's wonderful tombstone inscription book I found these folks among the Lindsays: Lindsay, Edward C, 20 Mar 1869 - 22 May 1935, h/Ida McClaine, h/Margaret Wilkerson, RFPR. Lindsay, Margaret (Wilkerson), 24 Jan 1871-13 Mar 1935, w/ Edward C Lindsay, RFPR. No Ida, no James, no Lou, no Mattie, no Sallie, no Joseph or Goldie, alas, amonst the Lindsays. No Fairhurst. No McClain. No Bonner. Lots of Kellers but no Peter or Sallie. A bunch of folks named Mark at McLouth & Meriden, but no Goldie. Jan

Hmmm. I'm wondering if Robie and Geneva were relations? I'll have to check into that. Thanks. -- JoLynne -----Original Message----- From: ksjeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ksjeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of KTompk7744@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:30 PM To: ksjeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: [KSJEFFER] Van Meter Bohan No Bohan in the tombstone book. No Van Meter except Percy Norton. I looked under Norton as suggested and found: Norton, Percy, 20 June 1884, 19 Dec 1884, s/Robie & Geneva M Van Meter, RHVF. RHVF is Rose Hill Valley Falls Cem. Jan

You guys are the greatest. This is indeed the Martin Walz I am looking for. I have an old obituary for him, but no info on which paper it was from, and either the one I have didn't mention where he is buried or it was cut off. I would certainly appreciate a copy of the obituary you are referencing, Richard. I had found the information from the Annals of Platte County. Thank you very much for going to the trouble to look that up as well. ' I was wondering why they buried Martin in the Reformed Presbyterian churchyard. Looks like the Lindsays were associated with that church, so he isn't alone after all. Funny, but the idea that he might have been laid to rest among strangers bothered me. And the rest of the info you provided is new to me. So, thank you, thank you, thank you. -- JoLynne -----Original Message----- From: ksjeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ksjeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Richard & Joy Wellman Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:21 PM To: ksjeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KSJEFFER] Introduction Hello JoLynne, There is record of a Martin Walz, b. 30 Mar. 1864, d. 30 Dec. 1913, buried at Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery, Winchester, KS. An obituary appeared in the Winchester Star of 2 Jan. 1914, stating that he was born in Bavaria and leaves wife & 7 children. Burial at Reformed Presbyterian cemetery. [If this the person you seek, I can copy the obituary from the microfilm and send you a copy.] The Annals of Platte Co. Missouri provides the following on pages 105-106; James C. Lindsay's estate is administered on by Emily Lindsay. Bond $1,200. James C. Lindsay ceme from Pennsylvania in 1838 with Emily, his wife, and settled near Bee Creek Mills. She was killed, a year after her husband's death, by a fall from a horse. Their only child: James C. Lindsay, b. 15 july 1840, m. 29 Feb. 1865 to Ruth Crutchfield. They live near Woodruff. Children: 1. Edward C. Lindsay, married 20 Dec. 1891 to Ida McClain, dau. of A. J. McClain 2. Lula Lindsay, married 31 Jan. 1894 to James T. Fairhurst 3. Cora B. Lindsay, married 28 Feb. 1894 to B. M. Van Meter 4. Joseph H. Lindsay 5. James P. Lindsay 6. Sallie Lindsay. ------------------------- From Jefferson Co. death records-- Edward C. Lindsay, b. 20 Mar. 1869, d. 22 May 1935, bur. Ref. Presby. hus. of Ida McClain, hus.(2) Margaret Wilkerson Margaret (Wilkerson) Lindsay, b. 24 Jan. 1871, d. 13 Mar. 1935, bur. Ref. Presby. cem. Herman L. Lindsay, b. 2 June 1893, d. 16 Oct. 1982, bur. Nortonville Cem. son of Edward C.& Ida (McClain) Lindsay hus. Fern S. Fletcher Herman L. Lindsay, age 31, of Nortonville, married Fern Fletcher, age 24, of Nortonville, on 11 Sep. 1924. {Book K, page 15} There are no records of Van Meter or Walz marriages in Jefferson Co. Hope this is of help. Richard Wellman.

Jan, how can I thank you? I knew where Bertha Anna was buried. She's in the Catholic cemetery, because her mother was Catholic. But Martin was not, and he wasn't buried with any of the other family members. I looked and didn't find him in any of the online cemetery listings. Thank you, thank you, thank you. All the best, JoLynne -----Original Message----- From: ksjeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ksjeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of KTompk7744@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:11 PM To: ksjeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: [KSJEFFER] Walz I found eight or so WALZ listings in the Jeffco Gen Soc's tombstone inscription book, including: Walz, Martin, 30 Mar 1864 - 30 Dec 1913, RFPR Walz, Bertha, 17 Oct 1903 - 26 Nov 1905, d/M & B E Walz, CRCR CRCR is Corpus Cristi (Mooney Creek) Cem. RFPR is Reformed Presbyterian. The numbering on the map in the tombstone book is a bit hard for me to read, but it looks to me like RFPR is closer to Winchester than CRCR. Jan

The Reformed Presbyterian cemetery in Winchester is the only cemetery within walking distance from the town of Winchester. Many persons are buried there because of proximity to the town. Several of my ancestors are there and none were members of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. My grandmother buried my grandfather there so she could walk to the grave as she had no automobile. The Wise cemetery is a couple miles SE of Winchester, which is often called the Winchester cemetery. I will copy the newspaper items the next trip I make to the Gen. Soc. Library in Oskaloosa. It will probably be a couple weeks due to the recent snow. Richard --------------------------------- Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut.

Here are 4 more items from the index to the Winchester newspaper that may be of interest. Winchester Star: 26 June 1914 issue Mr. and Mrs. M. VanMeter remarried on Tuesday. 17 May 1918 issue James Christian Lindsay died. Five children survive including Cora B. Van Meter. Buried at Woodruff, MO. 14 Feb. 1919 issue Mrs. Mary Van Meter died 30 Jan. 1919 at Agency, MO, age 85Y, mother of B. M. Van Meter. 16 June 1922 issue Cora Belle (Lindsay) Van Meter died 9 June 1922 in K.C. MO. includes list of survivors and some attendees at funeral. I can transcribe copies from the microfilm if you do not already have copies of these records. Richard Wellman --------------------------------- Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.

Hello JoLynne, There is record of a Martin Walz, b. 30 Mar. 1864, d. 30 Dec. 1913, buried at Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery, Winchester, KS. An obituary appeared in the Winchester Star of 2 Jan. 1914, stating that he was born in Bavaria and leaves wife & 7 children. Burial at Reformed Presbyterian cemetery. [If this the person you seek, I can copy the obituary from the microfilm and send you a copy.] The Annals of Platte Co. Missouri provides the following on pages 105-106; James C. Lindsay's estate is administered on by Emily Lindsay. Bond $1,200. James C. Lindsay ceme from Pennsylvania in 1838 with Emily, his wife, and settled near Bee Creek Mills. She was killed, a year after her husband's death, by a fall from a horse. Their only child: James C. Lindsay, b. 15 july 1840, m. 29 Feb. 1865 to Ruth Crutchfield. They live near Woodruff. Children: 1. Edward C. Lindsay, married 20 Dec. 1891 to Ida McClain, dau. of A. J. McClain 2. Lula Lindsay, married 31 Jan. 1894 to James T. Fairhurst 3. Cora B. Lindsay, married 28 Feb. 1894 to B. M. Van Meter 4. Joseph H. Lindsay 5. James P. Lindsay 6. Sallie Lindsay. ------------------------- From Jefferson Co. death records-- Edward C. Lindsay, b. 20 Mar. 1869, d. 22 May 1935, bur. Ref. Presby. hus. of Ida McClain, hus.(2) Margaret Wilkerson Margaret (Wilkerson) Lindsay, b. 24 Jan. 1871, d. 13 Mar. 1935, bur. Ref. Presby. cem. Herman L. Lindsay, b. 2 June 1893, d. 16 Oct. 1982, bur. Nortonville Cem. son of Edward C.& Ida (McClain) Lindsay hus. Fern S. Fletcher Herman L. Lindsay, age 31, of Nortonville, married Fern Fletcher, age 24, of Nortonville, on 11 Sep. 1924. {Book K, page 15} There are no records of Van Meter or Walz marriages in Jefferson Co. Hope this is of help. Richard Wellman. --------------------------------- Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know.

Hi, Jan. Thanks for checking resources. Many of my Lindsay and Van Meter ancestors -- including Cora and Baily Mack -- are buried over in Platte County, Mo., where the families lived before relocating to Winchester. However, I have yet to locate the grave of my great-grandfather, Martin Luther Walz (he also went by the given name Matthias). I didn't see him in the cemetery listing next to his two-year-old daughter, Bertha, who is the only other family member I know of interred near Winchester. I have very little information on marriages, so any lookups there would be most helpful. I'd be looking for Baily Mack Van Meter and Cora Bell Lindsay c. 1890s. I'd also be looking for any marriages of her siblings: Lou Lindsay and James Fairhurst ... Edward C. Lindsay and Ida McClain ... James P. Lindsay and Mattie Bonner ... Sallie Lindsay and Peter Keller ... Joseph Hunt Lindsay and Goldie Mark. On the Van Meter side of the family, I would be looking for Mary Louise Van Meter and ? Bohan ... Eugene Van Meter and Dorcas ? Those would be c. the 1920s. On the Walz side of the family, I would also be looking c. the 1920s for the marriages of Rosina Justina Walz (who also was known as "Aunt Teen," "Tina" and "LaVerne" -- go figure) and Merritt L. McKay ... Andreas Josepf (Uncle Joe) and Gladys Phelps ... Martin Johan Walz (Martin) and Jeanette Virginia Van Meter ... Heinrich Friederich Walz(Uncle Henry) and Marie Nielsen ... and Emma Cecelia Jean Walz and Raymond Larson. Thanks for the clue on Percy Van Meter. I'll follow up on him. The Van Meters are pretty elusive. I know they came from Hardin County, Kentucky,and the family there is pretty well documented, but there are a lot of blanks in between. Best wishes, JoLynne -----Original Message----- From: ksjeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ksjeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of KTompk7744@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:42 AM To: ksjeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KSJEFFER] Introduction You didn't say what you wanted to know about the Van Metre or Lindsay families, neither of which appear (so far) on my family tree. However, I checked the Jefferson County Genealogical Society's book, "Tombstone Inscriptions and Burials, Jefferson County, Kansas, 1854-1986," and found about a dozen folks named LINDSAY plus a couple of LINDSEY listings. Let me know if you're interested in more information about any of these people. I didn't see a Bailey or a Cora listed. I only found one VAN METER: VAN METER, Percy Norton, see NORTON, Percy. RHVF The RHVF is the abbreviation for the cemetery in which Percy is buried. I also checked the Jeffco Gen Soc's book, "Marriage Licenses of Record, Jefferson County, Kansas, 1855-1930," and found about half a dozen listings variously spelled LINDSAY, LINDSEY, and LINSEY (sometimes within the same record). If you think any of this information might be helpful, let me know, and I'll be happy to do specific lookups for you. Happy hunting. Jan T

You didn't say what you wanted to know about the Van Metre or Lindsay families, neither of which appear (so far) on my family tree. However, I checked the Jefferson County Genealogical Society's book, "Tombstone Inscriptions and Burials, Jefferson County, Kansas, 1854-1986," and found about a dozen folks named LINDSAY plus a couple of LINDSEY listings. Let me know if you're interested in more information about any of these people. I didn't see a Bailey or a Cora listed. I only found one VAN METER: VAN METER, Percy Norton, see NORTON, Percy. RHVF The RHVF is the abbreviation for the cemetery in which Percy is buried. I also checked the Jeffco Gen Soc's book, "Marriage Licenses of Record, Jefferson County, Kansas, 1855-1930," and found about half a dozen listings variously spelled LINDSAY, LINDSEY, and LINSEY (sometimes within the same record). If you think any of this information might be helpful, let me know, and I'll be happy to do specific lookups for you. Happy hunting. Jan T

Then I guess you have checked the archives. Good Luck. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "JoLynne" <jmartinez5@kc.rr.com> To: <ksjeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 4:17 PM Subject: Re: [KSJEFFER] Introduction > Thanks, Jim. I actually have a good start on the family history, because > of > work older relatives have already done. However, what they had were > simply > lists of names and dates. I'm working on fleshing out the family history > with more details and documentation. > > So as I plug along, I'll most likely be putting out requests for specific > information or sources of info. > > Also, I'm in Kansas City, Mo., and if anyone has family history here and > needs a lookup, just let me know. > > -- JoLynne > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KSJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Not yet, but I will. Thanks. -- JoLynne -----Original Message----- From: ksjeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ksjeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Laird Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 6:53 PM To: ksjeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KSJEFFER] Introduction Then I guess you have checked the archives. Good Luck. Jim

I will add those names to the list I carry around for Jefferson county. In the meantime, if you haven't already, you should check the archives going back several years, for these surnames, that may have been posted to the mailing list. Have a good one!! Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "JoLynne" <jmartinez5@kc.rr.com> To: <ksjeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [KSJEFFER] Introduction > Hello. My name is JoLynne Martinez, and I'm a new list member. I am > researching the history of my grandparents, Bailey Mack and Cora Bell > (Lindsay) Van Meter. Is anyone else on this list researching the Van > Meter > or Lindsay surnames? > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KSJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks, Jim. I actually have a good start on the family history, because of work older relatives have already done. However, what they had were simply lists of names and dates. I'm working on fleshing out the family history with more details and documentation. So as I plug along, I'll most likely be putting out requests for specific information or sources of info. Also, I'm in Kansas City, Mo., and if anyone has family history here and needs a lookup, just let me know. -- JoLynne

The Valley Falls New Era Jefferson County Thursday September 30, 1909 Wm. Wesley, seventh child of Wm. N. and Rachel L. BRITTAIN, was born at Lamont, Pettus county, Missouri, March 15th, 1878 and died at his home near Valley Falls, Sept. 22, 1909, aged 31 years, 6 months and 7 days. He was married to Miss Mary PUCKETT, May 2, 1901. He leaves a widow, an adopted daughter, an aged mother, two sisters, and one brother to mourn his departure but goes on to join a father, one brother and three sisters where no sorrow or death ever comes. He was converted at the Boyle tent meetings in 1905 and joined the M.E. church at Dunavant, but later transferred his membership to Valley Falls. All through his sickness he never complained, was always cheerful, and told his relatives if his time had come he was ready and willing to go, as he feared no evil. And when death came he met it without fear. And while we mourn for him we know that our loss is his eternal gain and we shall soon join him never to part again. Card of Thanks. We desire to convey our heartfelt thanks to the friends who so kindly assisted us through the recent sickness and death of our husband, son and brother. Mrs. Mary E. Brittainn, Mrs. Rachel L. Brittain, Mrs. Lydia O. Fisher, Mrs. R.M. Walker, J.W. Brittain and family.

The Valley Falls New Era Jefferson County Thursday September 30, 1909 Death of Grandma Bean. Mrs. Margaret BEAN familiarly known as grandma Bean, aged 91 years, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. McKANNA, in Russel county. Was brought here and buried by the side of her husband, Reuben Bean. Deceased had formerly lived in this vicinity many years and was widely known and loved. Rev. Jesse Zabriskie preached her funeral at Methodist church, Friday, the edifice was filled with mourning relatives and friends. Her son George BEAN and family, Mrs. BUCKLEY of Armourdale, McKANNAS from Luray, Russel county, the JUDY's, GARDNER's, HOUSH, GWARTNEY's, and other well known people of Jefferson county attende the funeral.

The Valley Falls New Era Thursday September 30, 1909 Amos EDMONDS has sold his town residence to J.F. WILLITTS and bought Herman ELLARS' property adjoining the HARKER residence. Hon. J.F. WILLITTS will reside in the EDMONDS property and rent the JOHNSON place which he purchased this summer.

The Valley Falls New Era Jefferson County Thursday September 30, 1909 Married. At the home of the bride, Seneca, Kansas, Mr. Owen GOFF and Miss Grace BARNARD were married September 29. The bride and groom were receiving the congratulations of friends here Thursday.

The Valley Falls New Era Thursday September 30, 1909 Wm. McCLURE and wife of Rock Creek, Mrs. Alfred POWELL and daughter of Great Ben, and Mrs. Edna McCLURE and son Albert of Atchison were guests of John McCLURE and wife during the fair.

The Valley Falls New Era Jefferson County Thursday September 30, 1909 Death of Little Grandchild. Grandma J.W. COOLING east of town is in receipt of the sad word of the death of her little granddaughter Birdean at Grenola, Kansas. Alma Birdean CLARK, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lambert CLARK, died August 27, 1909, aged one year and twenty-one days, after a short but severe illness. She was a patient sufferer. The funeral was held August 28, at 2 p.m. from the family residence conducted by the family pastor, Rev. H. W. Todd. He took for a text, "I will go to her. She can not return to me." The music was furnished by the Ladies Quartett who very appropriately and tenderly rendered as one of the selections, "Safe In The Arms Of Jesus." The large concourse of friends and the beautiful floral offerings attested the little darling had captured the hearts of others as well as father, mother, brothers and sisters.

Hello. My name is JoLynne Martinez, and I'm a new list member. I am researching the history of my grandparents, Bailey Mack and Cora Bell (Lindsay) Van Meter. Is anyone else on this list researching the Van Meter or Lindsay surnames?