Hello Lincoln County researchers.... My apologies to Mike Woody but we finally have his contributions to the Lincoln County newspaper gleanings pages. Mike has donated articles from 1932 issues of the Beverly Bee and they can be found at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/glean1931.htm Some of the surnames you'll find on the 1931/32 gleanings page: ROLLETT, CLARK, PIERCY, JAMES, PIERCY, KING, JONES, MARSHALL, TROUTMAN, OETTING, PEPPER, WOODY, SHROEDER, CLAUS, McFALL, HARSHBARGER, WEBB, HARRELL, KEELER, PIERCY, HUFFMAN, CLARK, KISSICK, CORMAN, DYER, PERCIVAL, RATHBURN, BELL, LOY, TURNER Good luck with your research 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

I got inspired and put a bunch of new pictures up on http://www.geocities.com/rlsteven_2000/ , our Lincoln County Photo Album. I received another group from Lori Graff that are wonderful. I also took the time to scan all those ad pages from the "Souvenir History" that I had been meaning to do for ages. These last pages take some time to load so be patient as I think you will enjoy what's there. More, more, more - I know there are many interesting pics out there just screaming to be in our album. Please let me know if you have any problems with the site and thanks to my wonderful (and brilliant) daughter who is the one that actually puts everything up on the web. Joan

Hi, folks. I have finished indexing the 1986 obituaries and because there are so many names, I didn't want to send them all on an e-mail, so check out this URL: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/obit1986.htm Warning: if the page says "incomplete" at the top, try again later. The HTML program was really dragging this morning and it might take awhile for the changes to show up. Let me know if you'd like full obits on anyone! Tracee

Hi everyone - there is a new photo on page 6 of our site. The url for the site is http://www.geocities.com/rlsteven_2000/ and the picture is at the bottom of the page. Thanks to Lori Graff for contributing and we need more so check out those dusty boxes to see what you can find. I can use a good photo copy and I will do all the scanning. Maybe one of you that lives nearby Lincoln County could even take some current pictures to submit. Joan

Hi Everyone, I finally have located my ancestors in the Pleasant twp., Lincoln Co., KS 1880 census. The family of Merrit Smith/Merritt Smith and his wife Francis Curtis Smith have left records across 5 states from census to census (VT, MI, IA, OH, and KS, in that order). The family is not listed in the 1885 Lincoln Co KS census at the website. Can anyone tell me if the 1885 KS census is available statewide in index form? If so, does anyone have access to this index that could please check to see if my people are listed. Thank you very, very much. Sincerely, richkurlich@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Hi, folks. I have transcribed the following new obituaries from recent editions of the Lincoln Sentinel-Republican. Holler if you'd like a full obit on anyone... Amerin, Doris M. Anschutz, G. Reid Blanding, Floyd R. Chard, Norma A. Clanton, Velma Langdon nee Tebow Covington, Devida "LaVone" Damker, Evelyn May nee Abernathy Dowlin, Viola M. Feldt, Hulda B. nee Meyer Foran, Dorothy M. nee Kratky Fry-Doll, Gladys M. Hilgendorf, Robert D. King, Kathryn V. McCreight, Rev. Clarence William Meyer, Alvena W. nee Von Fange Meyer, Bertha M. Moss, Bernard A. Parson, Almon Jr. Rahmeier, Minnie M. Rosebrook, Sylva Elvina Schroeder, Herman C. Small, William Ray Snapp, Carol White nee Saunders Tanner, Carl Allen Wallace, Tonya L. nee Hofer Wester, Darrell Wiegert, Helen Marie Wiemerslage, Ivan L. Tracee

We stayed at the Post Rock Motel last Memorial Day Weekend. The propriators are really nice and very freindly and hospitable. They took good care of us. Unfortunately, the buildings are rather old, and there is no wheelchair access, for those who need that. The air conditioners were old and noisy, but the biggest problem was that most of the "guests" were truckers. That isn't a problem in and of itself - the truckers were nice enough, too. But unless you go to bed late and rise very, very early, or are 95% deaf, you don't get the amount of sleep you would like! It does have the advantage of being next door to the world famous Post Rock Restaurant. The food there was OK - some days better than others. It is frequented by locals, so it was interesting to sit and listen to people talk about Lincoln. We even ran into some distant relatives we have never met before, because we overheard some family names in their conversation! One thing I can say for Lincoln is that on both recent visits we ran into a lot of especially nice and helpful people. Only one exception. But most people bent over backward to help us. Wilda

Thanks Clarence for the information on the Woody House Mike Woody -- Visit Woody Gap and "Dig through the Woodpile". http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~woodygap/ Surnames: WOODY, WALSTROM, CROWL, BOWLIN, KLOER, HAFFTEN, AWE, BAUER --------------------------

Dear members of Lincoln List I am pleased to report that my wife and I stayed at Woody's House the first weekend of September. A very pleasant place. They have three rooms Rate $35-$45. Their continental breakfast was wonderful. The historical 1906 Queen Anne Victorian house contains many antique pieces of furniture. They even have a pen of antique chickens in their back yard with roosters that love to announce the beginning of a new day. Each room has a wash basin but the bathroom is shared. We recommend it highly. Their telephone No. 785-524-4744. Clarence Suelter

Well, looks like it's the Woody house for sure. I know for a fact that they are a hospitable lot <BG>. If anyone stays there please let us know what it's like and what you find inside. There is some history there in that house. We have a picture of it before it was moved and later became a B&B. If any one would care to ponder, the URL is http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~woodygap/awebb.htm Happy Trails, Mike Woody ============================== Visit Woody Gap and "Dig through the Woodpile". http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~woodygap/ Surnames: WOODY, WALSTROM, CROWL, BOWLIN, KLOER, HAFFTEN, AWE, BAUER, McDONALD -------------------------- Tracee Hamilton wrote: > There is a B&B called the Woody House, which is just east of town. The > folks that own it are very involved in Lincoln history, etc., and I think > it's nice. The motel is nothing to brag about, The Post Rock, but it's all > there is. There is a hunting lodge up near Denmark that also is supposed to > be nice but can't think of the name. Shouldn't be hard to find, though; I > think it technically is in Hunter, Ks. > > Tracee

There is a B&B called the Woody House, which is just east of town. The folks that own it are very involved in Lincoln history, etc., and I think it's nice. The motel is nothing to brag about, The Post Rock, but it's all there is. There is a hunting lodge up near Denmark that also is supposed to be nice but can't think of the name. Shouldn't be hard to find, though; I think it technically is in Hunter, Ks. Tracee

Hello all.... For those of you familiar with Lincoln County...... I've gotten an email from a couple who plan to visit the county area in the near future. They're interested in hotels/motels/bed-an-breakfasts in the area. Can anybody out there help me help them with info like this? I remember Tracee mentioning a great bed-and-breakfast near Lincoln a while back but of course I can find nothing of it now! Thanks in advance. 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

At 11:23 AM 9/24/00 -0500, you wrote: >Orbitello had a post office from 4 Feb 1880 to 31 Oct 1899 (Robert W. >Baughman, _Kansas Post Offices_. Topeka: Kansas Postal History Society, >1961, p. 96) > >Marvin > Thanks, Marvin.... It's not the best map on the Internet but if you'll go to: http://history.cc.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/graphics/maps/lincoln.jpg you'll see Orbitello in Highland Township (southwest corner of county). A better map (that takes a loooong time to load) showing Orbitello can be found at: http://www.cjnetworks.com/~wrs/1884map.jpg Also... the State Historical Society is currently working on a project to put the entire Kansas Post Office Directory up online. It's a great source for locating Kansas towns no longer around. Only the letter, "A" has been proofread so far but if any of you have Kansas place names you'd like to know about let me know. Diana and I have a copy of this book next to the computer. 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

Orbitello had a post office from 4 Feb 1880 to 31 Oct 1899 (Robert W. Baughman, _Kansas Post Offices_. Topeka: Kansas Postal History Society, 1961, p. 96) Marvin =================================== Marvin A. Huggins Saint Louis, Missouri marvinh@pobox.com -----Original Message----- From: Scott Holl [mailto:scottholl@earthlink.net] Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2000 12:12 AM To: KSLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KSLINCOL] Unknown Photo from Orbitello, KS Orbitello? I know Goldenrod, Juniata, Ash Grove and Milo, but this is a new one on me. Bill & Diana Sowers wrote: > Hi Lori..... > > Have you talked with Joan Stevenson about putting the photo up online on > the Lincoln County Kansas online photo album? Joan has done a terrific > job with this site at: > > http://www.geocities.com/rlsteven_2000/ > > Joan's email address is > rlsteven@flash.net > > We would encourage any of you who haven't seen the Lincoln County photo > album before or who haven't been there in a while to check it out. > > later > > Bill and Diana Sowers > > At 07:12 PM 9/23/00 -0500, you wrote: > >I have found a copy of a photograph of an unknown young woman. The > >photograph was taken by E. E. Miller and it is from Orbitello, KS. From the > >Lincoln Co. Web page, I have found that Orbitello no longer exists in > >Lincoln Co. but was once located in the Highland Twp. The photo would have > >been taken 1880-1889. If anyone has family from Orbitello, I would like > >help in trying to identify this person (I can scan the photo and email > >copies). > >Thanks, > >Lori Graff > >rastus@pld.com > > > 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

Orbitello? I know Goldenrod, Juniata, Ash Grove and Milo, but this is a new one on me. Bill & Diana Sowers wrote: > Hi Lori..... > > Have you talked with Joan Stevenson about putting the photo up online on > the Lincoln County Kansas online photo album? Joan has done a terrific > job with this site at: > > http://www.geocities.com/rlsteven_2000/ > > Joan's email address is > rlsteven@flash.net > > We would encourage any of you who haven't seen the Lincoln County photo > album before or who haven't been there in a while to check it out. > > later > > Bill and Diana Sowers > > At 07:12 PM 9/23/00 -0500, you wrote: > >I have found a copy of a photograph of an unknown young woman. The > >photograph was taken by E. E. Miller and it is from Orbitello, KS. From the > >Lincoln Co. Web page, I have found that Orbitello no longer exists in > >Lincoln Co. but was once located in the Highland Twp. The photo would have > >been taken 1880-1889. If anyone has family from Orbitello, I would like > >help in trying to identify this person (I can scan the photo and email > >copies). > >Thanks, > >Lori Graff > >rastus@pld.com > > > 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.... Wilda Morris has donated her personal name index of the book: HISTORY OF LINCOLN COUNTY / by Mabel S. Wallace (written as a partial fullfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts at the Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colorado, the Graduate School, Division of Social Studies, August, 1938. ...to the Lincoln County Kansas Genealogy/History page at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/wallace_index.html Thanks Wilda! I also have some things to add donated by Mike Woody but don't have them up online yet. We've had our first major rain in Topeka since June this weekend. Thank goodness for the cold and wet days!!!! later 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

Hi Lori..... Have you talked with Joan Stevenson about putting the photo up online on the Lincoln County Kansas online photo album? Joan has done a terrific job with this site at: http://www.geocities.com/rlsteven_2000/ Joan's email address is rlsteven@flash.net We would encourage any of you who haven't seen the Lincoln County photo album before or who haven't been there in a while to check it out. later Bill and Diana Sowers At 07:12 PM 9/23/00 -0500, you wrote: >I have found a copy of a photograph of an unknown young woman. The >photograph was taken by E. E. Miller and it is from Orbitello, KS. From the >Lincoln Co. Web page, I have found that Orbitello no longer exists in >Lincoln Co. but was once located in the Highland Twp. The photo would have >been taken 1880-1889. If anyone has family from Orbitello, I would like >help in trying to identify this person (I can scan the photo and email >copies). >Thanks, >Lori Graff >rastus@pld.com > 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

I have found a copy of a photograph of an unknown young woman. The photograph was taken by E. E. Miller and it is from Orbitello, KS. From the Lincoln Co. Web page, I have found that Orbitello no longer exists in Lincoln Co. but was once located in the Highland Twp. The photo would have been taken 1880-1889. If anyone has family from Orbitello, I would like help in trying to identify this person (I can scan the photo and email copies). Thanks, Lori Graff rastus@pld.com

Hello Lincoln COunty researchers.... Sandy Foulke tried sending this to the list but I don't think it made it! So I'm going to send it. If it did make it please forgive the duplication..... sometimes we get bounceback messages from rootsweb indicating that a message wasn't sent and it looked like this was one of those bounce backs: >From the Lincoln Sentinel-Republican, Thursday Sept 21,2000 Letter to the editor: Recently I was given a box of papers belonging to Emory Wirth, born 1919 in Lincoln. I would like to get in touch with any family that might still be in the Lincoln County area who would like to have these papers, which include numerous World War II documents. Sincerely, Von Rothenberger 713 W New Hampshire Osborne, Ks 67473 Thought someone might like to have this. Sandy ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail 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

This doesn't ring a bell with me. You might see if this was a Springfield MO company. Wilda Morris TraceeHamilton@aol.com wrote: > Hey, folks, here's a question for you. Have you ever heard of a Springfield > Iron Company being in LINCOLN? I bought a rather odd stereoview on ebay. It > is of what looks like the Springfield Iron Company Store, with what looks > like a mill (a steel mill, not a roller mill) next to it. On the back is a > stamp that says "N.B. Rees, Photographer, Lincoln Center, Kansas." I bought > it based on the stamp, but I don't know if the actual picture was taken in > Lincoln. Does this ring a bell with anyone? Do any of the Rees family > connections out there have any ideas? > > Tracee