Hi, folks. One more list of obituaries, this time for the 1900 Lincoln Sentinel. This list is missing the last three months of the year; I'll get those eventually. Tracee Block, Ernest Emmanuel Bogh, S.H. Bolier, Della Cassell, Logan Chamberlain, Harriette M. Cooper, D.W. [David] Crosby, Guy Dehler, Dewey Farquharson, Infant Hansen, Elida nee Nielsen Hansen, Infant Heminger, James Edmund Kindlesparger, Jacob Koppe, G. Lamont, William B. Lawson, Thomas Lyon, Octavius A. Mabry, D.B. McKinney, Lewis Meitler, August Montgomery, Thomas Moore, Isom Steven Nagele, John Nelson, N.O. Oppliger, Friedoline H. Schwandt, August Seger, Roy Shideler, Edward Sill, Ida Laura VanMeter nee Bloyd Simpson, Mary Stover, Anna R. nee Bird Tatum, Charles O.

Hello Lincoln COunty researchers.... Thanks to Lori Graff, we have two new obituaries on the Lincoln County KSGenWeb page: KIRCHNER, Emelie [Emilie] A. http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/obitk.htm and HUNTER --- Mrs. Ellen (Nancy Ellen BOYLE HUNTER) http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/obithi-hu.htm Thanks to Lori for sharing her family information with us all. We've also rehauled the Lincoln County query pages. There are now two query pages so we've set up a directory page for queries at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/dirquery.htm There you'll see links to queries, 1996-2000, as well as the new page for 2001. There are three new queries on the 2001 page with surnames: BLAIN, CHRISTY, EARL, McCONNELL, MAY, MERRIHEW, PLANT, ROADS, RUGGLES, SANFORD, SHAFER, STARKS, STONE, and WATSON Bill and Diana Sowers

Hi, folks. One more addition to the page, and this should be all for awhile. I've indexed all the 1890 obits and the first month of 1891. Enjoy! Tracee 1890 Anderson, Rasmussen Anderson, W.R. Berryman, Spencer Blackwell, Ida DeLong, Rosa Donovan, Harry Foley, Peter Gilpin, Anner nee Smith Harbin, Francis Bruce Henderson, Melissa Hicks, George Henry Hoover, Jane Johnson, Hans Jones, Isaac Kingsley, Louisa M. Lambert, William Marshall, John S. McMillan, Charles F. Morrical, Reuben L. Pierce, Elizabeth Sahlman, Sophia Schroeder, William Shoemaker, David C. Smith, Annie Elizabeth Soldner, Paulina Stewart, Henry Topping, Agnes A. VanFleet, Henry H. 1891 Adamson, Emmett Nordboe, Martha Rockwell, Lester Willis

Hi, folks. I've indexed 1889 obituaries from the Lincoln Beacon. Not too many, but some very interesting ones. If the file is small enough, I might put the whole thing on the page, but for now, here's the list. Tracee Alexander, John T. Bannister, Benjamin Beach, W.E. Brown, Daniel Brown, Mary nee Samis Cashman, Jeremiah Coker, Newman Donovan, George Fitzwater, Gilford Gee, Mary Hanford, Gertrude Helvey, Lyona Hewes, Rhoda M. Lamont, Barkman McCune, Sarah Miller, Charles Franklin Minnick, Charles G. Mollenkamp, Catherine A. Porter, Alexander W. Sahlman, Henry F.J. Shaver, Ralph Spears, Lucy M. Tiemann, Mary Van Alstine, Henry Walter, Frederick William Whiteman, G.H. Wilson, George W. Wodden, Levin

I couldn't resist sending this along, since I know there are a lot of STRANGE researchers out there. These are birth announcements: Lincoln Beacon, Nov. 22, 1888 Goff - Nov. 21, 1888, to J.B. and S.A. Goff, a daughter. Wise - Nov. 8, 1888, to William Wise and wife, of Indiana township, a daughter. Strange - To Geo. Strange and wife, of Marion township, a son was born, Saturday, Nov. 17, 1888. We understand that George has named the boy Gen. William Henry Benjamin E. Pluribus Unum Harrison Strange.

Hi, folks. Lots of additions to the Lincoln County page. First, obituaries for the following people: Abbott, Clarence Ball, Hattie Cipra, Wenslow Doolittle, Franklin Edgett, Mamie Erickson, Ingman M. Farnsworth, Pettie Hedrick, Mary A. Hinds, Jacob A. Hunter, Winona Limpus, Burritt P. Limpus, Frank Nelson Lott, Lewis Metzger, Rachel Ann Pershing/Persing, Catherine L. Rilly, Mary Ann Roenigk, Adolph Sill, George O. Snyder, Margaret Carolina Hiitter Strange, Lafayette, S. Tilman, Sarah M. Van Valkenburg, Adeline Whalen, Margaret (Thanks again to Clarence Suelter for sending along many of those.) Second, an index of obituaries from the 1888 editions of the Lincoln Beacon. It's a short list so I'm just going to include it here. Adkins, Ella Allen, George Barnhart, Thomas Bloomfield, Rozena Hoyt Robinson Boyer, William Boyles, Frank W. Bradbury, Elbridge Burdick, Edward Burns, Bertha V. Campbell, Florence nee Hart Cline, Lena Gertrude Doherty, Lydia A. Doll, Ada Eiman, Hattie N. Farnsworth. Sophronia Good, Joseph H. Hay, Margeret Fidella Hendrickson, Ellen Ides, Chauncey Johnson, Ellen Kiddoo, Harriet Simmons LaBarr, Elam Lawson, Robert Lewick, Mary Jane Loy, Alta A. nee Saunders Lyster, Isdell D.H. Milton, Charles Mohr, Beulah Moss, Eunice A. Owens, Sarah S. nee Thornton Payne, James E. Pfaff, Elizabeth Phillips, Infant daughter Poff, Isabel Smith, Washington Spurgeon, Lee Stites, Mary Ann nee Sultzer Weirbach, Sylvanus T. Wilson, John E. Wooldridge, Mamie Third, some various new pages: "Shooting Affray," an account of an 1889 shooting incident between Woody and Gilpin. Names mentioned: Woody, Gilpin, Saunders, Mills, Ballard, Lee http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/shoot1889.htm "A Pioneer Recalls the Early Days," by W.B. Rees. Names: W.B. Rees, Tom Hedrick, John LaBarr, Dave Pontius, Cap Henderson, Dr. Ed Culvar, George Weeks, Dr. Sherick, Dr. Bryant, Mr. Webster, Mr. Adams, Mac Stearns, Bob Loomis http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/stories19.htm "Many Lincoln People Have Seen But Do Not Realize Existence of Old Government Trail". Names: Hendrickson, Tieman http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/stories20.htm Two 1932 articles about old pioneers in the county. Names: J.J. Peate, George Strange, Mr . and Mrs. Charles Anderson, J.R. Wolford, Mrs. W.C. Page, Mr. Page, Anderson, Shaver, Dobson, Hancock, Hall, Moore, Kilmer, Rees, Bell, Morton, Skinner http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/stories21.htm "City Hall extensively damaged by fire Friday night," the story of the fire that gutted City Hall in 1981 http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/fire1981.htm A history of the bell donated to St. Patrick's Catholic Church http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/bell.htm "Twin Creek Settlement," the story of the settlement of an area near Sylvan Grove. Names: C.M. Heaton, A.T. Biggs, Thomas Smales, John Riley, H.G. White http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/twincreek.htm Enjoy! Tracee

Posted on: Lincoln Co. Ks Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ks/Lincoln/25 Surname: Knapp ------------------------- I'm looking for information on a man named Knapp, who was buried in Russell Springs Kansas between 1860 and 1900. He had at least one son named Gilbert Clyde Knapp who later moved to Clark's Ridge Arkansas in the early 1920's. Any information is greatly appreciated. I believe his uncle or father was Samuel Knapp. I believe that settled in Lincoln county after leaving New York.

Hello Lincoln COunty researchers.... Sorry for writing so soon but I just got an email that might be of some help to those of you who subscribe to more than one rootsweb.com email list. This comes from Kathleen, who runs a bazillion email lists and is one of the most helpful people out there on the Internet. -----------------------Kathleen writes: One more item: In all of this mess, you might have been unsubscribed from a list by the system. I suggest you go to Password Central http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ and type in your e-mail address and ask for a list of mailing list you are subscribed to. You will receive it in just a few moments. This way, you can see if you have been unsubscribed from a list you do not want to be removed from. I can see this is going to be a long night. Kathleen Burnett List Mom -------------------------------------------------

Hello Lincoln COunty researchers.... As Tracee pointed out in an earlier email today the Lincoln County genealogy email list has been down for at least a day. The company that runs the list, rootsweb.com, took down a bunch of their email lists in order to do some "plumbing work." This is the sort of necessary stuff that causes problems but must be dealt with when you live along the Information Super Highway. Unfortunately with the down time came a few problems. Some folks were inadvertantly logged off email lists by mistake. Of course sending this email out to the list isn't helpful for the folks who have been disconnected from the Lincoln County list because they're not getting it! But I would say that if you don't hear from another rootsweb.com email list that you subscribe to and get mail from regularly within a week you might want to check to see if you are still subscribed. Many thanks to Tracee for ALL OF THE INFORMATION (excuse me for yelling but that was a heck of a lot of stuff, Traccee!) she has recently put up on the webpage. Keep in mind that this is a volunteer run effort so thank you's are the "pay" contributors get. With that in mind I told Tracee she needed her "salary" doubled for all the work she's done.... so I'm giving her a THANK YOU!!!!! that's twice as big as usual!<grin> Happy hunting Bill Sowers

Hi, folks! The Lincoln list is finally back up; it was down for at least 24 hours. Hopefully we didn't lose anyone along the way. Some new items on the Lincoln Co. page: Agriculture: County Extension Agents and Home Economists, 1918-today: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/agagents.htm Business: Short history of Anderson's Store: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/andersons.htm Cemetery: The Suitcase Stone (if you're interested in cemeteries or know a little about this unique tombstone, you'll want to check it out. It's one of the more famous tombstones in the state). http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/suitcase.htm Distasters: Snowstorm of 1912: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/snow1912.htm Tornado of 1952 (this will be of interest to folks with connections to the Emmanuel Church south of Vesper, and has lots of names of farmers in that area) http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/tornado1952.htm Education: County Superintendents, 1898 to 1966 (consolidation) http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/supers.htm Government: Elected Officials, 1898-today http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/elected.htm County Commissioners, 1898-today http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/commiss.htm Towns and Townships: Story about the dedication of the hall in Denmark, unique for such a small community and still in use today http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/denmark3.htm Coming attractions: Some obits from 1885 and 1886, thanks to Clarence Suelter, and an index of all obituaries from 1888. Tracee

Hello Lincoln County Kansas researchers.... If you have a query on the Lincoln County page you should have gotten an email from us yesterday checking on the status of the email on your query. We got several bounce backs and I have set up a message on the query page for each of these queries stating that the email address is no longer working. I'm listing some of the bounce backs here on this email. If you know any of these folks and have a different email for them please ask them to contact me so we can update their email addresses on their queries on the Lincoln County page.: Cheryl Gowan - hgowan67@aol.com Dale and Helen Baldwin - lbaldwin.att@worldnet.att.net Charles - cahub38@aol.com (no name given) - DragonLdyJ@aol.com (no name given) - MilanLady@aol.com Mitch Crumpton - crumpton@tuttle.kansas.net Penny Ross Hoffman - Nicklhoffman@webtv.net Don and Phyllis Blythe - dophbly@greatbend.net (no name given) - lilyvalentine@earthlink.net David Acton Brown - DBrown@RN-T.Com Thanks Bill Sowers Bill & Diana Sowers 1746 Fairmont Rd, Topeka, KS 66604 - wrs@cjnetworks.com Lincoln Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/index.html Gove Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/gove/index.html Graham Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/graham/index.html Allen Co KS ALHN: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ks/county/allen/index.html Barton Co KS ALHN: http://www.geocities.com/irus86/ Barton Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/barton/index.html

Hi, folks! This is a test of the list because some Kansas lists are apparently down and some aren't. Also, I wanted to tell you about a new addition to the page: A roster of Ex-Union Soldiers and Soldiers' Widows living in Lincoln County in 1889. http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/union.htm Tracee

Hi again. A few more new things to report: A list of enrollment for the Normal Institute for 1890: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/normal1890.htm A list of enrollment for the Normal Institue for 1900: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/normal1900.htm (Both of these contain surnames that will be of interest to many of you out there, so I encourage you to take a look.) A story about Hazel Avery, the Lincoln woman who apparently made the first Kansas flag: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/stories18.htm A bit about the Bethany Baptist Church: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/bethany.htm Now I promise that's it. Tracee

Hi again. The "H" obituaries are now split into two pages, Ha-He and Hi-Hu. I added two obits, Alice Hall and Mary Harbin, as well. Tracee

Hi, folks. I've added some new obituaries to the Lincoln County page: Andersen, Karen Berger, M.L. Bower, Bradley Boyle, James H. Callahan, Mary Noon Gourley, Abe Grim, J.P. Green, Charley Lienhard, Susan McGeary, Henry S. Mellor, Louisa VanAlstine Metz, Daniel Swihart Shaffstall, Susan Cuberly Smith, Mrs. J. Albert Stout, Nathan A. Also, a few gleanings, so short I'll just include them here: Lincoln Beacon, Oct. 13, 1887 --- Born to our genial German friends, Jacob Weidman and wife, of Indiana township, on Monday, Oct. 8, 1887, a fine daughter. --- Married: Sunday, Oct. 1, 1887, at the resident of H.A. Talley, in Lincoln, Grant Joslyn with Mrs. Ida Moss, both of Tower Spring, Lincoln county. Rev. A.D. Goodwin, of Salina, officiated. --- Married: Monday, Oct. 8, 1887, in Salina, J.M. Marquis with Miss Adda Clinton, both of Lincoln. Mr. Marquis is a staunch business man and old resident of Lincoln, with sterling qualities that recommend him to the confidence of all. Mrs. Marquis is an estimable lady, held in the highest esteem by a wide circle of acquaintances. Lincoln County Sentinel, June 19, 1890 ---Stumbf-Kolb - By Rev. A.J. Engler, at Rosette, Lincoln county, June 14, 1890, John Stumbf, of Wilson, to Miss Elizabeth Kolb, of Orbitello. That's it for now. Tracee

Hi, folks. The 2000 obituary index is complete and another year begins (sigh). Here are the final batch of names I've added to the index. Let me know... Tracee Baccus, Larry Kay Sr. Black, E. Caroline Bruce, W. Dale Davis, Wilbur C. Garrison, Eulah V. nee Ellison Gerbitz, Leon Gier, Lena M. nee Stroemer Greene, Mary Ann Haas, William H. Howg, Lucas Gene Kimerer, Norman V. Lake, Winnifred nee Boyd Lewis, Lyle E. Loop, David A. Maze, Bernita Mae nee Webb McCormick, Clyde Dean Miller, Loal Mueller, Audrey L. nee Gier Nelson, LeRoy Novotny, Alvina Rose nee Lyne Parker, George F. Peterman, John K. Peterson, Richard R. Richards, Raymond V. Robinson, Arvella Rae Schwerdtfager, Elmo H. Serrien, Frieda Shivers, Winfred Roy Smith, Charles Robert Spear, Ted D. Suelter, Roland G. Thaemert, Viola E. nee Thaete Trapp, Weldon D. Vanover, Lois Herrington nee Taylor

Posted on: Lincoln Co. Ks Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ks/Lincoln/24 Surname: McCormick, Harbaugh ------------------------- My family of McCormicks were in Lincoln County, Kansas as early as 1874. The ones I am sure of are ....Obediah McCormick who married Ida Harbaugh. There was also a Lafford and William McCormick { brothers}who are buried in the city cemetary. William is my grandfather and father of Obediah. There is a picture of the class and teacher of a school that hangs in the Lincoln Co. court house. There are four of my McCormicks in it. I would appreciate any info on any McCormicks or Harbaughs in this county. Thank you.

Hello Lincoln Co researchers.... We have a new query on the Lincoln Co KSGenWeb page. I have the full text of it here for you: - --------------------------------------------- Gerry Oehler (email: digers@sk.sympatico.ca) - 28 Dec 2000 Thanks in advance for your attention. I'm looking for any information with regards to my grandfather: John K. OEHLER. Born at Sylvan Grove in 1897. Also looking for any history that would help me locate the land that my G-Grandfather Jacob OEHLER farmed for 10 years near Sylvan Grove. They farmed that land from 1892 until 1903. They then moved on to Oregon, then finally Canada. My grandfather often talked about the river that flowed thru that land. All my grand-father used to talk about, was his childhood in Kansas. I would love to visit Lincoln County some day, and hope to even find the land he so fondly talked about. Thanks Gerry Oehler -- Saskatchewan, Canada - ------------------------------- later Bill Sowers Bill & Diana Sowers 1746 Fairmont Rd, Topeka, KS 66604 - wrs@cjnetworks.com Lincoln Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/index.html Gove Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/gove/index.html Graham Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/graham/index.html Allen Co KS ALHN: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ks/county/allen/index.html Barton Co KS ALHN: http://www.geocities.com/irus86/ Barton Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/barton/index.html

Oops..... One thing I forgot to mention. At the bottom of the new census directory page on Lincoln County KSGenWeb is a directory to online census information we know of of other Kansas counties. If you are aware of any we've left out please let us know. The census directory page is found at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/dircensus.htm Thanks Bill Bill & Diana Sowers 1746 Fairmont Rd, Topeka, KS 66604 - wrs@cjnetworks.com Lincoln Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/index.html Gove Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/gove/index.html Graham Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/graham/index.html Allen Co KS ALHN: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ks/county/allen/index.html Barton Co KS ALHN: http://www.geocities.com/irus86/ Barton Co KSGenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/barton/index.html

Hello Lincoln County researchers...... Tracee, Diana and Bill have been working hard the past month or so to revamp the Lincoln County KS page. We had become a victim of our own success. The main page went on and on and on. So we've set up a three menu arrangement which we're hoping will assist you more easily in navigating the page. Take a look at the new page at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/index.html This is the same URL as the old page... we've just covered it over. The Lincoln County menu will take you to various subject area pages within the Lincoln County site. We tried covering everything we could think of. Comments and suggestions are appreciated. Our best wishes to all of you for a healthy, happy 2001. Tracee, Diana and Bill