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/Fm.2ADI/315 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on the death of Roddy Ryan. He was appointed postmaster of Shaw KS 2-20-1895 and another person was appointed on May 16, 1896. So he probably died close to that May 1896 date. I understand that Shaw KS information was published in the Chanute Blade. Any help would be appreciated. thanks Sue

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Biggs Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/314 Message Board Post: THE CHANUTE BLADE, VOL. XVI, NO. 24 FRIDAY, JAN. 13, 1899 Obituary. Died at his home near Chanut, Kan., December 2, 1898, John A. Biggs. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Bayless at the F. B. church and were largely attended. Interment in the F. B. church cemetery. Father Biggs was born in the year 1827 in the state of New Jersey. He went with his parents to Ohio where he resided until manhood. He moved from there, to Kansas where he remained until his death. He leaves a wife and six grown children to morn his loss. Early in life he embraced the Savior as his guide. In him the church has lost a worthy member. He had not been able to attend church for several months on account of failing health. About two weeks before his death, to all members of his family and to others who were present at his bedside, he very earnestly gave this invitation: "I want you all to meet me in heaven.: He also said, "I am just waiting to cross over the river.: Yes we may say, " that he was simply waiting for his spirit to be freed from its earthly casket." The call came in the silent hours of the night; the transposition was made so peacefully and quietly without the utterance of a word. His work on earth was done. To those nearest and dearest to him a strong tie has been severed in their home, and light gone out to return no more. But in their bereavement they have the full assurance that he has entered the home of rest. To all the voice speaks loudly: "Be ye also ready for in an hour ye know not, the Son of man cometh."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hickey and Dewey Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/312 Message Board Post: THE CHANUTE BLADE, VOL. XVI, NO. 41 FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1899 Married. At the residence of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Dewey, at 10 a. m. Wednesday, May 10, 1899, Mr. D. B. Hickey of Rich. Hill, Mo., to Miss Millie Dewey of Chanute, Rev. Stafford officiating. Only the intimate relatives and friends of both parties were present. The bride is the daughter of Editor G. M. Dewey and is one of the very best young women Chanute has ever produced, and the groom is a former Chanute young man and is entirely deserving of the love and esteem of his chosen wife. The happy couple left on the noon train the same day for their future home in Rich Hill, where Mr. Hickey is in the drug business. The Blade extends felicitations.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johnston Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/311 Message Board Post: THE CHANUTE TRIBUNE, MARCH 31, 1908 DEATH OF CAPTAIN JOHNSTON HE HAD LIVED IN CHANUTE 24 YEARS-FUNERAL SERVICES AT LATE HOME AT 8 O’CLOCK THIS EVENING AFTER WHICH BODY WILL BE TAKEN EAST FOR BURIAL. Captain G. W. Johnston died at his home, 219 South Steuben avenue at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Service of comfort for the friends and loved ones will be held at the home by the Rev. H. G. Mathis, pastor of the Presbyterian church at 8 o’clock this evening. The family will leave on the midnight train for Pittsburg, Pa. Taking with them the body to be laid to rest in the family burying ground in Allegheny cemetery. Death was caused by a general breaking down due to age. It came after an illness which lasted for sev- eral months. George Wintermute Johnston was born September 8, 1832, at Brownsville, Pa. He spent his boyhood days in the schools there and completed his education, at Kenyon College, Gambier, O. He then returned to Brownsville and engaged in mercantile pursuits. A little later he was attracted to steamboating and rose from the position of clerk to captain and owner. He continued in this work on the Ohio and the Mississippi rivers for seventeen years and during the Civil war was several times called to carry United States troops down the river. In 1868 he moved with his family to Iowa near the City of Des Moines where he became a large land owner. Again, in 1884, with his family, he moved to Kansas and engaged in the banking business here. At one time he was the proprietor of the Chanute Bank, afterward merged into the Chanute National of which he was president. Some ten years ago he retired from active business life and has continued to make his home in this city. September 30, 1862 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Josephine Ewing, the daughter of Judge Wm. D. Ewing of Pittsburg, Pa. To this Union were born six children: John Oley of Baltimore, Md.; George Anson, Wm. Ewing, and Chestor F., all of Pittsburg, Pa.; Mrs. Mabel Bertha Camp of Chicago, and Mrs. Mary Johnton Pates, Whose sad death occurred in Monongahela, Pa., Feb. 15, 1907. Captain Johnston was christened in the Episcopal Church, professed his faith in Christ in 1892 and Joined the Presbyterian church of Chanute at that Time. Of this church he continued an unassuming But faithful member until his death.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McKinney Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/310 Message Board Post: THE CHANUTE TRIBUNE, APRIL 3, 1901 Dies Very Suddenly. Aaron McKinney, an aged gentleman living on N. Evergreen avenue, died very suddenly at his residence last evening at 6 o’clock. He has been rather poorly all winter, but yesterday was feeling so well that he went out to vote in the afternoon and while down town got shaved. He went back home and laid down to rest, and in just about an hour his wife found him there dead, he having passed very quickly and without pain into the next world. Mr. McKinney has been a resident for the past six years has lived in Chanute. He was born June 9, 1827, in Mauchchunk, Pa. He is well known to the old settlers, and to the old soldiers as he was one of them. The funeral will be held at the Presbyterian church Thursday at 2 p.m., Rev. Barrett in connection with the G. A. R., officiating.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ALLEN,McRAE,CAMPBELL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/309.1 Message Board Post: Are you related to the Allen family also. Georgianna Allen married a Bond near Erie. Regards, mary

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bond Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/309 Message Board Post: Would someone be able to get a copy of the will and an obit for James S. Bond of Erie area. Will pay. Thanks, John Bond

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith and Collins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/51.3 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Mary Louisa Smith. She was born in 1854 in Illinois, died 1931 in Kansas, and she married Leroy Collins in 1869 in Kansas. I see that Joel Walker Smith was born in Illinois, could he be her father? Thanks for any help.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: TROTTER, GRAY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/308 Message Board Post: I'm looking for information on the surnames TROTTER and GRAY, known to be in Neosho Co., Kansas around 1912. I only have limited information: Gertrude I. TROTTER was born 5 May 1912 in Neosho Co. to Unknown TROTTER and Nina GRAY. Unknown and Nina also had James and Elmer (who died as a child after getting hit by a car). Nina was born 1 Mar 1892 in Colorado. Nina was known to have left Unknown TROTTER with her children Gertrude and James and go to Arizona, sometime before 1919. Does anyone have any information on these individuals? Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: STANLEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/301.1 Message Board Post: The obituary you are seeking is in the April 1, Chanute Tribune and it is found on page 8. A copy may be obtained from the Chanute Public Library.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/307.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you, this is wonderful, and so very Gracious of you. the name on my great grandmother lillie's death cert. is mother: sora richardson. Thank you again for the extremley fast response.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/307.1 Message Board Post: Neosho County Death records show Wm. Elmer Hunt died 3 Aug 1936. He was aged 79 which would make him born 1857. You can see the information about where he is buried using this link: http://www.chanute.org/government/departments/cemetery/cemetery.htm I checked the obituary index from 1900 to 1920 and do not find an obit for Fannie. Wm. Elmer Hunt's obituary is found in the Aug. 5, 1936 Chanute Tribune. A copy may be obtained from the Chanute Public Library.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: VAHLDICK, HUNT, RICHARDSON,ESTES Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/307 Message Board Post: Looking for relations and Information of WILLIAM HUNT b.1855-57, who married 2-18-1878, MARY FRANCIS "FANNIE" "SORA OR SARA" RICHARDSON b. 1854, Their children are 1. William "willie" b.1878-1879, 2. LILLE BELLE B. MARCH 10, 1880-82,(married herman Herbert Vahldick)this is my Paternal GreatGrandparents.) 3. Minnie b: oct 1881 4. Elmer L. b: jan 18,1886 d. nov 22, 1973 5. Benjamin Harrison b: mar 11, 1889 d. oct 1, 1980. In 1912 the family came from Greene Co. Missouri area to Chanute,Neosho,KS, elmer & ben went Iola & Humboldt Allen co. In 1920 William was living with Benjamin as a widow in Iola. Would like to know when William and Fannie died as well as their first son Willie,& Minnie and where buried. would like to have copies of obits, death certs. ect.... looking forward to hearing from you...

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BAKER, DURHAM Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/11.11 Message Board Post: I may be able to help with this, too. I'm out of town right now but after I get back I'll send you what I have on the Baker family. Jennifer Dorner dorner@comcast.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Baker, Durham Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/11.10 Message Board Post: I can help some with John's mother Mary Catherine Durham, but all I have on his father is his name Isaiah Baker and his siblings. I am related to Mary Catherine, she was a g-g-g-grand aunt. If you are still interested in information, please let me know and I will e-mail you the relevant information in a gedcom file.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BREWSTER SAVAGE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/306.2 Message Board Post: Hi, Mary I think we have corresponded before in about 2000. I would love to have your info on Edward Deats as he is the grandson of Marshall and Chloe Brewster:! Thanks!! I already have the info on the other Brewsters from the source you mentioned (1902) but I am missing the Deats information. His (Edward's) mom and dad died in Indiana and thanks to a wonderful cousin I now have their death & cemetery info so it will be wonderful to learn more about their son. I found the KSHS site you mentioned this AM before I got your e-mail and they have two newspapers (Headlight and Thayer Independant News) from Thayer and more from the surrounding area for the period I am interested in.I also checked on the interlibrary loan and will follow up on that:) You mentioned that obituaries from this period are difficult-could you let me know the difficulties you have found? I am not sure who little Willie belongs to but I am beginning to think there may have been another Brewster (unrelated) family in the area as another very kind person e-mailed me info on some Brewsters whose names I did not recognize. Either that or it could be that Willie is a great grandchild of Marshall. I have the cemetery info on Sidney & Louisa's little fellas as I ordered the microfilm on Neosho Cemeteries. Do you have any insight as to why the mortality seems so high for infants/toddlers at that time? Was there any epidemics that you know of in the 1877-1893 year range? I also found that the 1885 KS State Agricultural Census is available for this area and should include at least a mention for one of the children, James Savage and maybe (if I am really lucky) Amy depending on the date of the census enumeration. I know from reading the 1895 agricultural census record for the family that it had fantastic info on the family:) Thank you again for your reply & kind offer-I will look forward to receiving your info on Edward Deats at your convenience. I am trying to compile info for the family to add with my photos of the family and Chetopa TWP at that time. B. Brewster

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BREWSTER SAVAGE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/306.1 Message Board Post: Hi, Thank you for the offline message, Randy. I appreciate your response. It is possible we are referring to two different Edward Brewsters (I believe there may have been other unrelated Brewsters in the area) or the census record for 1880 may have been incorrectly enumerated by the census taker (I have seen big mistakes on them before!). I have seen the census record you mentioned - it is in Chetopa where the family lived and they were there in 1880 but does not fit with other family records I have found. (another mystery to solve!) I have included a little more info on my family. Per the 1850,1860 census records of Harrison TWP, Bartholomew, IN and the Brewster Genealogy, Emma C Brewster Jones plus other records (MA, OH, IN, KS records of marriage, death, etc.) these are the children of Marshall Brewster (son of Jasper Brewster & Theodosia Lyman) & Chloe K. Smith (son of Stephen Smith & Clarissa Wheler) that I have and then below them the Edward Brewster family: 1. Clarissa Theodosia (died prior to the move to KS) Married Edward Henry Deats 2. Jasper W. Married Amanda J Keyser 3. Oscar Fitzallen (died in IN) Never married 4. Sidney L Married Louisa Curry 5. Edward Married Catherine "Kate" Savage 6.Samuel W. Married Hattie M Mills Marshall was born in Washington, MA - you should find his listing online. Chloe was born in Harpersfield, OH. From the KS State Census 1895 census microfilm (available through Family History Centers) these are the children of Edward Brewster (born 1851, IN) and Catherine Mary Savage (born 1856, MI) alive at that time: Marshall Junius Theodosia Allen * twin Anson *twin Dwight Chloe (Edward's mom was also living with the family at that time-I have old photos showing her at the homestead with her grandchildren and at a BIG Brewster reunion in Kansas). Another child was born in KS after the state census: Myrtle Margery The 1895 KS census, an agricultural one was awesome and gave me a full report on the family's livestock, crops, etc.The family also appears on AZ census records after their move there. (1900-1930) Are you a descendant of this family or do you have a connection with them? If so please let me know. I am currently in the process of doing a website that will contain lots of Brewster info and photos from the 1872 period on - including one of Edward's dad, Marshall). Thank you for your information -I will try to follow up with the newspapers you mentioned-I would love to solve this mystery and they sound very promising! B. Brewster

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BREWSTER SAVAGE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/306 Message Board Post: Hi, all:) I am looking for any records on these children of Edward and Kate Brewster who lived in Chetopa Twp (near Thayer) from 1871-1898 before they moved on to AZ with their surviving children. Per The Brewster Genealogy, by Emma C. Brewster Jones, they had 11 children.The following children died in infancy/childhood and I have not found any record of where they were buried or the reason for their death at so young of age: An unnamed son: 14 Dec 1877 to 22 Dec 1877 Amy Brewster: 2 Jul 1883 to 16 Feb 1885 James Savage Brewster: 24 Sep 1884 to 14 Jul 1886 Inez Brewster: 16 Oct 1889 to 17 Oct 1893 Would anyone have access to a newspaper of the day or another source of info that would be willing to check for this info? I could not find a burial record for them at the Thayer Cemetery where many of their relatives are buried. Would it be common for that period for young children to be buried on the family homestead?Also would anyone know if there were any epidemics during the years 1877-1893? Is there any sources you would recommend I check? (I live on the west coast) Thank you, B. Brewster

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Nope......... The surname Clerc is not listed in the index of The history of Neosho County nor Annuals of Osage Mission. These are the only two Book references pertaining to the history of St. Paul, Ks as it is known today. Both were written by W. W. Graves a local newpaper publisher. Your only other source would be newspaper microfilm that is not indexed. Sorry to say there are no volunteers to search out the data. Copies of the microfilm and a reader is available at the Osage Mision Historical Museum in St. Paul. I do have this on file: Descendants of Cler Generation No. 1 1. CLER1 was born in Switzerland. Children of CLER are: 2. i. HARRIET E.2 CLER, b. Abt. 1836, IN. ii. LOUIS CLER, b. Abt. 1857, MO. Generation No. 2 2. HARRIET E.2 CLER (CLER1) was born Abt. 1836 in IN. She married EPPAH E. ROBBINS, MD. He was born 1814 in Pa, and died February 15, 1892 in Osage Mission, Ks. Notes for EPPAH E. ROBBINS, MD: Came to Osage Mission in 1872 City Councilman 1877 1880 Census Place: Osage Mission, Neosho, Kansas Source: FHL Film 1254391 National Archives Film T9-0391 Page 259B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Eppah ROBBINS Self M M W 65 PA Occ: Physician Fa: PA Mo: NJ Harriet E. ROBBINS Wife F M W 44 IN Occ: Keeping House Fa: SWIT Mo: NY George ROBBINS Son M S W 23 IL Occ: Dentist Fa: PA Mo: IN Maggie ROBBINS Dau F S W 14 IL Fa: PA Mo: IN Louis CLER BroL M S W 23 MO Fa: --- Mo: --- Sadie HUGHES Niece F S W 8 MO Children of HARRIET CLER and EPPAH ROBBINS are: i. GEORGE E.3 ROBBINS, MD, b. Abt. 1857, IL; d. June 12, 1893, Arkansas River, Arkansas City, Ks. Notes for GEORGE E. ROBBINS, MD: Re-located to Arkansas City 3. ii. MAGGIE ROBBINS, b. Abt. 1864, IL; d. October 19, 1884, Osage Mission, Ks. iii. E. M. ROBBINS. Generation No. 3 3. MAGGIE3 ROBBINS (HARRIET E.2 CLER, CLER1) was born Abt. 1864 in IL, and died October 19, 1884 in Osage Mission, Ks. She married JAMES E. DALE September 17, 1880 in Neosho Co., Ks. He was born Abt. 1866. Child of MAGGIE ROBBINS and JAMES DALE is: i. CHILD4 DALE. MehdiFakhar@aol.com wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADI/305 Message Board Post: Are there any local books written about the county history and it's citizens during the time period of 1887 - 1892? I am looking for Pierre Louis Charles CLERC, who immigrated from France in 1887 and lived in Kansas until 1892. The remainder of his years were spent in Jefferson County, MO, where he made a living 'making' , packaging and selling his products, such as stove polish. He did quite a business with poultry products - from feed to medications. Usually these types of things are documented in the county's history. If anyone can guide me as to where to find this information, I would appreciate it. Thank you, Kay, FL MehdiFakhar@aol.com Randy Dunavan Longview, Texas, USA dunavar@sbcglobal.Net Randy.Dunavan@Dayco.Com