Looking for information on a family legend that I am trying to validate. According to this family tradition, my 2nd great-grandfather Samuel G. Pillsbury moved his family to Frankfort, KS, from Massachusetts, in 1872, where some of his relatives lived. Sometime, shortly after moving to Frankfort, a tornado hit the area, killing two of Samuel's relatives (I don't know the names of the relatives killed) and nearly ripping all the clothers off of Samuel. As the story goes, Samuel was so traumatized by this event that he picked up his family and moved them to Phillips County, KS. Does anyone know how I would go about finding out more info and when this event occurred? My best guess is that it had to have happened sometime between 1872 and 1874, most likely in 1873, possibly even latter part of 1872. I have checked the Kansas Historical Society website for newspaper microfilm of Frankfort, but there is none listed for that timeframe. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I might be able to trace down more info on this? Would there have been newspapers of any other nearby towns that I should be checking? Jerry I. Rupke Ephrata, WA

Which ones??? There are several there....... Skip Osborn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Redirected by "DC & Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com>" <carol.wilson1@attbi.com> To: <KSMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 12:29 AM Subject: Hendricks in Willow Hill Cemetery-Frankfort, KS > (Redirected by "DC & Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com>) > > *********** BEGIN REDIRECTED MESSAGE *********** > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Hendricks > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Jm.2ADE/56 > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for information about the Hendricks buried in the Willow Hill Cemetery in Frankfort, KS. > > > > *********** END REDIRECTED MESSAGE *********** > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

(Redirected by "DC & Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com>) *********** BEGIN REDIRECTED MESSAGE *********** This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hendricks Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Jm.2ADE/56 Message Board Post: Looking for information about the Hendricks buried in the Willow Hill Cemetery in Frankfort, KS. *********** END REDIRECTED MESSAGE ***********

(Redirected by "DC & Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com>) From the message boards--reply needs to go via the URL itself, or the personal email address of the poster in case they are not a member of this list. That email address is newell@gnt.net Alice US GenWeb County Coordinator for Marshall Co., KS http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/marshall/ Listmom for KSMARSHA-L *********** BEGIN REDIRECTED MESSAGE *********** 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/Jm.2ADE/54 Message Board Post: I am interested in any and all information about Christners in North America. I have a large data base on christners and am willing to share. Thanks Chris A Newell newell@gnt.net *********** END REDIRECTED MESSAGE ***********

(Redirected by "DC & Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com>) This came through the Skyways Query system. If you can help, you will need to follow instructions in the email, and reply on the Boards. This person may not be a member of the KSMARSHA-L list and won't see the answer if you just reply to the list. Their email address is also listed in the query (jcurtis@plixtel.com) Alice US GenWeb County Coordinator for Marshall Co., KS http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/marshall/ Listmom for KSMARSHA-L *********** BEGIN REDIRECTED MESSAGE *********** From: "James Curtis" <jcurtis@plixtel.com> Seeking any & all information on: Thomas E. GOLDSBERRY. Born: 31 Jan 1884. Married a Minnie Nelsen in Fremont (?) D: L.C. Goldsberry 1919 Fremont. To reply: mailto:ksmarshall-query.47737@wb.kumc.edu To start a new topic: mailto:ksmarshall-query@wb.kumc.edu To login: http://wb.kumc.edu:8080/~ksgenweb/ To (un)subscribe: mailto: ksmarshall-query.list-request@wb.kumc.edu *********** END REDIRECTED MESSAGE ***********

(Redirected by "DC & Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com>) *********** BEGIN REDIRECTED MESSAGE *********** 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/Jm.2ADE/53 Message Board Post: Looking for the family of Michael Koppes and Marie Ries family. Or any other Koppes In Kansas. *********** END REDIRECTED MESSAGE ***********

(Redirected by "DC & Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com>) I received this personally a few days ago, and am passing it on to the list. If anyone interested in having a copy of this postcard, please email Dick personally in case he is not a member of the list. His email address is beaucouc@up.net Alice US GenWeb County Coordinator for Marshall Co., KS http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/marshall/ Listmom for KSMARSHA-L *********** BEGIN REDIRECTED MESSAGE *********** Hello. I've got a divided back postcard entitled "Taking a Day Off in Axtell Kansas." which I acquired on eBay recently. It shows a young lady of perhaps 12 years with puffed sleeve dress and large bow back of head (c. 1910?) a la the outfits in the video "Anne of Green Gables." She is standing on a porch tearing off a day on a calendar. The postcard was not mailed but has on the back in what looks like child's hand, "From Verah" and "Lista Walter" on the address side. Under Verah is written in adult hand "Livingston." As the card is not dated and there is no address, it does not reach the dignity of informal census achieved by a postmarked and addressed card, but---I sure hate to waste the names. Please let me know if you've got a suggestion. By the way, the reason I got the card is that my paternal grandmother Gertrude Edna Bailey (called Edna), b. near Baileyville 19 Nov 1886, was attended to by Dr. Wachter who lived in Axtell. I've got a photo of the Dr., his house and I think a wife (there were two?). Dr. Wachter took Edna shortly after birth to raise (the why of that is another story). Edna was the Dr's ward for about 12 years. When the Dr. either m. or re m., Edna allegedly left because she did not care for the new woman of the house. Edna was a handsome girl who I believe liked to be the center of attention. Let me know if there is any interest in the Dr. Wachter photos and I will have film copies made at no charge to genealogists or historians. Regards, Richard Allen "Dick" Couch Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan <beaucouc@up.net> *********** END REDIRECTED MESSAGE ***********

(Redirected by "DC & Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com>) *********** BEGIN REDIRECTED MESSAGE *********** 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/Jm.2ADE/52 Message Board Post: Need inforrmation on Michael Koppes and Maria Ries children: Johannes Koppes, Nicholas Koppes, Peter Koppes, Maria Koppes, Jacob Koppes, Anna Koppes, Angelique Koppes, Susanna Koppes, Nicholas Koppes, Johannes Pierre Koppes. *********** END REDIRECTED MESSAGE ***********

--- DC & Alice Allen <dcaallen@pacifier.com> wrote: > I read George Bradford's age as 56 in the 1860 > census, and age 70 in 1870. Gosh you are so right. I think I wrote 36 then when I saw 70 in the 1870 census was going to go back to check then got sidetrack and didn't change either.. sheesh. I'm so sorry. > > Too bad they didn't make the > census enumerators take a penmanship test before > they were hired <g> > Alice Allen No kidding! Spelling too. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

You guys are awesome! Thanks for getting back to me with an answer so fast! I have known that Mary Bradford who was born about 1845 was from MA with father from ENG and mother born in SCOT from the 1880 Census for some time, but never could find Mary's parents since I believed they were probably still in OH or MA. Mary's husband was from OH and I thought they probably married back east and came to KS as husband and wife, but evidently they each came as children with their families. I just found George through looking on the 1880 searchable census on familysearch.org and thought I'd try searching KS in 1880 for any Bradford (I didn't know his first name) that was of the right age and born in England. Believe it or not, only ONE Bradford came up AT ALL in KS in 1880 that was born in England, and it was George, and he happened to be the right age to be her father AND Mary and her husband have a son named George, so I had a feeling I was on to the right family. But by 1880, George is a widower and living alone, so I had no way of knowing if he had Mary as a daughter without the 1870 and/or 1860 censuses!!! THANK YOU! You have just found the parents for me AS WELL AS siblings, which I knew nothing about! Mary Bradford married William Hamilton Auld (originally from OH) and they had many children including my husbands g-grandfather John Frederick Auld, who married Jennie Rebecca Hays in Marshall Co. and had Mark Hamilton Auld (my husband's grandfather) who married an Elsie Fenton in Marshall Co. She and her baby died in childbirth at age 19 with their first child and he buried her there and came to Kansas City and went to dental school and married a woman from Missouri with whom he had all his offspring and that was the end of our line of Auld's in Marshall Co. Anyway, thanks for opening this door for me. Valerie

I read George Bradford's age as 56 in the 1860 census, and age 70 in 1870. I've transcribed the 1870 Marshall Co. census for one of the USGenWeb census projects, and wrote down "Grimes," Hezekiah (with a "?" after the "Grimes") because I couldn't tell what it said either. This census taker's handwriting was pretty "flowery." I double-checked it on the Ancestry site too, as well as what I transcribed. Too bad they didn't make the census enumerators take a penmanship test before they were hired <g> Alice Allen US GenWeb County Coordinator for Marshall Co., KS http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/marshall/ Listmom for KSMARSHA-L *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 1/25/2003 at 9:50 AM mywebtree@yahoo.com wrote: >--- VHAuld@aol.com wrote: >> I am looking for GEORGE BRADFORD born in 1800 and >> wondered if anyone has >> access to the 1860 Census--- > >1860 Vermillian Twnship, Marshall, KS >(pg31/32 of 62 on a.com) >Post Office: Barretts Mills >George Bradford 36 Farmer England >Ellen 44 Scotland >John 20 Frm lbr Virginia >Sarah 18 Domestic "" >Ann 16 "" >Mary 14 "" >James 12 "" >George 10 "" >William 8 "" >Joseph 7 "" >Marth (Martha?) 6 (female) "" >Joseph Graham 22 Farm Labor Virginia >----------------------------------------- >1870 Vermillion Twnship, Marshall, KS >Post office: Barrett, KS pg 346 of census >(page 105/180 on a.com) >Bradford, George 36 Farmer England >Joseph 16 wks on farm Virginia >Arthen? (female) 14 at home "" >Mosley?, Josiah 60 (cant read) England > """ , Sophia 44 "" > """", Wm Nulter? 17 "" >Graham, Sammuel? 30 Farm Labor Masachusetts >"""", Mary E. 24 Keeping House Illinois >James 22 "" Mashachusetts > >----- >Also I saw Ellen Bradford 53 (Dockers (occ)) Scotland >in the next household but I cant read the name of the >people very well. I think this is/was his wife. > >---------- >I looked at 1850 and I didn't see a George Bradford >that fit the family .. you might have someone else >check.

I am looking for GEORGE BRADFORD born in 1800 and wondered if anyone has access to the 1860 Census---I found him in an index for Marshall Co., Vermillion Twp, Dwelling #269. If anyone has access could you give me the detail on that please? He was born in England in 1800 and should have a daughter named Mary born in about 1845. Also I wonder if he is in the 1870 census in Marshall Co.? I have not had access to an index for that time period, but I would bet he is ther because I did find him in 1880 in Center, Marshall Co, KS at age 80 living alone, apparently a widower. If anyone has access to this, I'd appreciate this info also. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Valerie in Kansas City

--- VHAuld@aol.com wrote: > I am looking for GEORGE BRADFORD born in 1800 and > wondered if anyone has > access to the 1860 Census--- 1860 Vermillian Twnship, Marshall, KS (pg31/32 of 62 on a.com) Post Office: Barretts Mills George Bradford 36 Farmer England Ellen 44 Scotland John 20 Frm lbr Virginia Sarah 18 Domestic "" Ann 16 "" Mary 14 "" James 12 "" George 10 "" William 8 "" Joseph 7 "" Marth (Martha?) 6 (female) "" Joseph Graham 22 Farm Labor Virginia ----------------------------------------- 1870 Vermillion Twnship, Marshall, KS Post office: Barrett, KS pg 346 of census (page 105/180 on a.com) Bradford, George 36 Farmer England Joseph 16 wks on farm Virginia Arthen? (female) 14 at home "" Mosley?, Josiah 60 (cant read) England """ , Sophia 44 "" """", Wm Nulter? 17 "" Graham, Sammuel? 30 Farm Labor Masachusetts """", Mary E. 24 Keeping House Illinois James 22 "" Mashachusetts ----- Also I saw Ellen Bradford 53 (Dockers (occ)) Scotland in the next household but I cant read the name of the people very well. I think this is/was his wife. ---------- I looked at 1850 and I didn't see a George Bradford that fit the family .. you might have someone else check. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

-- Donna & Duane DeVoe Come Visit Lena, Illinois! http://www.villageoflena.com >>> mywebtree@yahoo.com 01/20/03 10:18PM >>> Is this all you know about them? I looked at the 1920 and 1930 census.. and there are only like 4 Jacob Troxels and only one in each census in KS.. the only one with right age was with a Myrtle not a Ida May... do you know which county in ks? Good eve to you, sorry, this was the only info that we, wife and I , can come up with. We are doing fine with this couples wife's Thompson line but nothing about her. I thank you for your interest. There are times I wish we could get into a time machine and go back and interview our kin. my luck the time machine battery would run out of power and I would be stuck in 1805 or somewhere. Yuk!! Duane --- Donna DeVoe <devoe@le-win.net> wrote: > Looking for help with this couple. I believe they > lived in KS. > Jacob Troxel b. 12-11-1885 d. 8-24-1973 at ? > Ida May (Thompson) b. 8-20-1884 d. 11-12-1970 > Thank you, Duane > > -- > Donna & Duane DeVoe > Come Visit Lena, Illinois! > http://www.villageoflena.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ===== mailto:mywebtree@yahoo.com :: alt mailto:webstuff@planetkc.com Researching: WAL.LACE(I.L-M.O),EA.RP(T.N-M.O),HAR.MON*CRU.MP*GRIN.DSTAFF*SA.PP*WR.EN(M.O),DEC.KER(T.N-M.O),M.OO.RE(T.N),MC.GUIRE(N.C-M.O-A.R-T.X),JAR.BOE(K.S-T.X-M.O) DED.MAN(A.R), MA.XWELL(A.R),MO.RRIS.ON(K.Y-I.N-K.S-N.E), AL.LEN*BU.CK*WO.ODB.URY(M.E), MCDO.NALD(K.Y),HUN.TER(P.A-O.H), HEI.SLER, DRA.PER(N.E), MY.ERS(I.L-N.E), GIL.SON(M.I-N.E), STA.AL(N.E-O.K), WIS.NER(M.I), FI.NES (I.L-N.E), LO.VE(N.Y-M.I),IS.TE.D(N.Y-M.I),BRO.TT(N.Y-M.I), TAL.MA.GE(N.Y-M.I),DEC.KER(N.Y-M.I), SMI.TH(M.I) ...more to follow :) :) :) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Looking for help with this couple. I believe they lived in KS. Jacob Troxel b. 12-11-1885 d. 8-24-1973 at ? Ida May (Thompson) b. 8-20-1884 d. 11-12-1970 Thank you, Duane -- Donna & Duane DeVoe Come Visit Lena, Illinois! http://www.villageoflena.com

Okay let me try this again... how/why do you think they were in KS? Where did you get the birthdates? have you found them on any census? Do you know the children's names (any dates)? __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Is this all you know about them? I looked at the 1920 and 1930 census.. and there are only like 4 Jacob Troxels and only one in each census in KS.. the only one with right age was with a Myrtle not a Ida May... do you know which county in ks? --- Donna DeVoe <devoe@le-win.net> wrote: > Looking for help with this couple. I believe they > lived in KS. > Jacob Troxel b. 12-11-1885 d. 8-24-1973 at ? > Ida May (Thompson) b. 8-20-1884 d. 11-12-1970 > Thank you, Duane > > -- > Donna & Duane DeVoe > Come Visit Lena, Illinois! > http://www.villageoflena.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ===== mailto:mywebtree@yahoo.com :: alt mailto:webstuff@planetkc.com Researching: WAL.LACE(I.L-M.O),EA.RP(T.N-M.O),HAR.MON*CRU.MP*GRIN.DSTAFF*SA.PP*WR.EN(M.O),DEC.KER(T.N-M.O),M.OO.RE(T.N),MC.GUIRE(N.C-M.O-A.R-T.X),JAR.BOE(K.S-T.X-M.O) DED.MAN(A.R), MA.XWELL(A.R),MO.RRIS.ON(K.Y-I.N-K.S-N.E), AL.LEN*BU.CK*WO.ODB.URY(M.E), MCDO.NALD(K.Y),HUN.TER(P.A-O.H), HEI.SLER, DRA.PER(N.E), MY.ERS(I.L-N.E), GIL.SON(M.I-N.E), STA.AL(N.E-O.K), WIS.NER(M.I), FI.NES (I.L-N.E), LO.VE(N.Y-M.I),IS.TE.D(N.Y-M.I),BRO.TT(N.Y-M.I), TAL.MA.GE(N.Y-M.I),DEC.KER(N.Y-M.I), SMI.TH(M.I) ...more to follow :) :) :) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Obituary; Hanover Democrat, March 30, 1917 A large concourse of people attended the funeral of Mrs. Maria Boettcher (nee Weselah) on Monday, March 26th. Deceased was born at Linden, Hanoverland, Germany, Jan 14, 1833; was married to Christoph Boettcher in 1856. The family came to America in 1864, lived for 5 years in Wisconsin and settled on a homestead 2 miles east of Hanover in 1869 which is still in the possession of the family. Mr. Boettcher died 24 years ago, and the widow has lived ever since with one or the other of her children, for the last 2 years and a half she made her home with her youngest son Fred Boettcher at Antelope, Kansas, where she died after an illness of only 4 days on March 23 at the good age of 84 years, 2 months and 9 days. Mother Boettcher was a respected, home loving, christian woman. She leaves to mourn her all her nine children, Henry, Wm., Christopher and John, all living near Hanover, Kansas; Fred of Antelope, Kans., Mrs. Dora Halloway of Herkimer, Kansas, Mrs. Anna Mahlmann and Mrs. Mina Dusch of Hanover, Kansas., and Mrs. Emelie Niemann of Colorado, 29 grandchildren. After servicesin the Lutheran church the remains were laid to rest in the Hanover cemetery. Researching my Cain, Brazzel, Boettcher, Schild, Brandt families http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brandt/index.html _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

The second annual reunion for Fielder, Gano, Singleton, Honts, Brazzle families will be held on June 14, 2003 at the 1st National Bank in Washington, Kansas. All relatives of these and related families from the Washington Co, Kansas area are welcome to attend. For more information please contact: Karen Pickett karepickett@hotmail.com Researching my Cain, Brazzel, Boettcher, Schild, Brandt families http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brandt/index.html _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

I am looking for information on the Bull, Grover and Reed Families that lived in the area. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail