Ardie I am over here at Oberlin, Decatur County, this weekend and I can go to the library and check out the Jennings History book if someone needs a lookup in it. We will be going into town tomorrow morning so it would be no problem to get it. Sharleen Wurm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victoria" <Flower2@sofnet.com> To: <KSNORTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 1:53 PM Subject: Re: [KSNORTON] EMMERSON // JENNINGS > Dear Ardie and List, > > Is there a place where one can go and take a look at the pioneer families of > Norton, Kansas? > > With Best Regards > Victoria Brittain Allen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ardie & Greg Grimes <agrimes@inetnebr.com> > To: <KSNORTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 7:55 PM > Subject: [KSNORTON] EMMERSON // JENNINGS > > > > None listed in indexes of "The History of the Early Settlement of Norton > > County, Kansas" by F. M. Lockard or in "Seventy Years in Norton County, > > Kansas" by Bowers, but those sources are not all-inclusive. > > > > > > Jennings, KS is in Decatur County, the next county west of Norton. I > > know nothing about its origins or why it's named Jennings. > > > > > > Victoria wrote: > > > > > Were there ever pioneer familys by the last name of EMMERSON or > JENNINGS? > > > > > > Victoria Brittain Allen > > > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the list, send a NEW e-mail > message to: KSNORTON-L-request@rootsweb.com or > KSNORTON-D-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode) > with only one word in the body: unsubscribe > > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Dear Ardie and List, Is there a place where one can go and take a look at the pioneer families of Norton, Kansas? With Best Regards Victoria Brittain Allen ----- Original Message ----- From: Ardie & Greg Grimes <agrimes@inetnebr.com> To: <KSNORTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 7:55 PM Subject: [KSNORTON] EMMERSON // JENNINGS > None listed in indexes of "The History of the Early Settlement of Norton > County, Kansas" by F. M. Lockard or in "Seventy Years in Norton County, > Kansas" by Bowers, but those sources are not all-inclusive. > > > Jennings, KS is in Decatur County, the next county west of Norton. I > know nothing about its origins or why it's named Jennings. > > > Victoria wrote: > > > Were there ever pioneer familys by the last name of EMMERSON or JENNINGS? > > > > Victoria Brittain Allen > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >

from Norton Daily Telegram, 07 Sep 2000 A new notebook about the Devizes Cemetery has been placed in the files at the Register of Deeds office in the Norton County Courthouse. Wayne L. Plucheck, Sr. of Littleton, Colo. has redone the Devizes Cemetery records of those buried and those who own plots in the cemetery. Genealogy buffs will like the computer format. I don't have either a mailing address or email address for Mr. Plucheck - anyone out there know him? Ardie > The original Michals emigrant came to the New World in the mid-1850's, > settling in east central Illinois. The family migrated west after the Civil > War, settling briefly from time to time elsewhere before arriving in the Devises > district of northwest Norton County, by 1884. The emigrant clearly came from

None listed in indexes of "The History of the Early Settlement of Norton County, Kansas" by F. M. Lockard or in "Seventy Years in Norton County, Kansas" by Bowers, but those sources are not all-inclusive. Jennings, KS is in Decatur County, the next county west of Norton. I know nothing about its origins or why it's named Jennings. Victoria wrote: > Were there ever pioneer familys by the last name of EMMERSON or JENNINGS? > > Victoria Brittain Allen

Dear List, Were there ever pioneer familys by the last name of EMMERSON or JENNINGS? With Best Regards Victoria Brittain Allen Looking for family in Ottawa county, Oklahoma in 1917-1918? See my new site at WWW.BrittainsBookBarn@Homestead.com a full directory on the net.

Hi Sharleen, You've probably noticed some of my other replies. My Michals not only had the "s" but it also had only an "a", and from what you mentioned, I think that we're talking about two different family lines. Too bad, I need all the help that I can get! My wife's maternal grandmother had the maiden name of Thompson. Her parents ran sheep in the northwest part of the county back in the 1870's plus. I suspect that there maybe Thompson descendants still around. Sorry that I can't help, Sharleen. Keep trying! Chuck Mallette, Houston, Texas Sharleen Wurm wrote: > Charles, > > I don't know if this will help but I am working on the surname of Michael in > Norton County. I don't know since mine doesn't end with "s" if they could > be related. My family of Michael was in the Lenora, KS area. There was > John Michael who married Polly Gehr. One of their children: Sylvia, my > grandmother was married to Martin Wiley. I do have a lot of information > about them if you would be interested in seeing if there was a connection. > I can give you more information this evening when I get home from school, > but thought I would send this quick message this morning. > > Sharleen Boland Wurm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Mallette" <cmmallette@ev1.net> > To: <KSNORTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 10:57 PM > Subject: [KSNORTON] New Subscription... > > > My object in subscribing to the Norton County List was to identify > > any queries concerning the Sarvis and Michals families, both being old > > settler families in Norton County. > > > > My late wife was Joanne Sarvis, NCHS Class of '49, whose father was > > the business manager of the San for many years. Joanne's mother was a > > Michals from the northwest part of the county. > > > > I have been researching both family lines for many years, and I keep > > hoping someone new, something new will emerge from history. > > > > Anything for me, anyone? Or, may I answer questions? > > > > Chuck Mallette, Houston, Texas > > > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to the list, send a NEW e-mail > message to: KSNORTON-L-request@rootsweb.com or > KSNORTON-D-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode) > with only one word in the body: subscribe > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Hi Jim, I suspect that the Michaels you mentioned as being in Jefferson County are not "my" Michals -- that "e" makes the difference. The original Michals emigrant came to the New World in the mid-1850's, settling in east central Illinois. The family migrated west after the Civil War, settling briefly from time to time elsewhere before arriving in the Devises district of northwest Norton County, by 1884. The emigrant clearly came from Germany, location yet unknown, and to this day I do not know what his name might have been prior to emigration -- there was a name change when he walked off the boat! Thanks for writing. Chuck Mallette, Houston, Texas. Jim Laird wrote: > Good Morning Chuck, > This may be nothing, but I post a lot of information to the Jefferson > County mail list from old newspapers. The surname Michaels I posted, I > believe, two items last night to that list. You may want to check the > archives for that surname in Jefferson county. One item, if I remember > correctly was a marriage. > As I said it may not be who you are looking for but won't hurt to > look. Jim Laird, Fl. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Mallette" <cmmallette@ev1.net> > To: <KSNORTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 11:57 PM > Subject: [KSNORTON] New Subscription... > > > My object in subscribing to the Norton County List was to identify > > any queries concerning the Sarvis and Michals families, both being old > > settler families in Norton County. > > > > My late wife was Joanne Sarvis, NCHS Class of '49, whose father was > > the business manager of the San for many years. Joanne's mother was a > > Michals from the northwest part of the county. > > > > I have been researching both family lines for many years, and I keep > > hoping someone new, something new will emerge from history. > > > > Anything for me, anyone? Or, may I answer questions? > > > > Chuck Mallette, Houston, Texas > > > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

Hi Judith, Thank you for responding. Yes, I'm very familiar with the name, Shirley Sarvis. She is my wife's first cousin. She and her late older sister, Phyllis, lived across the State Street from the old high school. Their father was Vern (George V.) Sarvis, and he was the County Clerk there for a number of years, quite sometime back. Yes, Shirley stills lives in San Francisco. Yes, that's the right family. Like so many other old pioneers families in and around Norton, there aren't any descendants left there that I know of. The Sarvis presence in Norton was commenced by the arrival of two brothers, Samuel MacD. Sarvis and George Madison Sarvis, in about 1878. Nothing stays the same. A pleasure to hear from you. Thanks again for writing, Chuck Mallette, Houston, Texas

Hi Ardie, Good to hear from you. Thanks for the offer of the obits. I'm familiar with the one for Pauline Sarvis -- I'm the one who wrote, the dutiful son-in-law. However, I would, indeed, appreciate a copy of the obit for Emma Bruinekool, the mother-in-law of Clyde Sarvis. Clyde was a brother to both Lyle and Vern. The Michals family lived on a small farm out near the old Blickenstaff place, six or eight miles northeast of Norcatur. I would suspect that the family would not be covered in the Norcatur books. You surprise me -- you didn't include an "e" in the Michals! Thank you for your assistance. Chuck Mallette, Houston, Texas

I am not sure this is the family you are hunting for but here goes anyway. In 1950 there was a Sarvis family in Norton. The girl I knew was Shirley Sarvis. She graduated in 1949 from the Norton Junior high school and went on to high school there. I left Norton in 1952 but my family is still there. The last time I heard about Shirley was a lot later and whe was writing for the Hearst Newspapers there in San Francisco. This Sarvis lived right across the street east of the High School. I think her dad had a political job there in Norton but I am not sure about that so this may not be the family you are looking for. Judy Charles Mallette wrote: > > My object in subscribing to the Norton County List was to identify > any queries concerning the Sarvis and Michals families, both being old > settler families in Norton County. > > My late wife was Joanne Sarvis, NCHS Class of '49, whose father was > the business manager of the San for many years. Joanne's mother was a > Michals from the northwest part of the county. > > I have been researching both family lines for many years, and I keep > hoping someone new, something new will emerge from history. > > Anything for me, anyone? Or, may I answer questions? > > Chuck Mallette, Houston, Texas > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/

Charles, I don't know if this will help but I am working on the surname of Michael in Norton County. I don't know since mine doesn't end with "s" if they could be related. My family of Michael was in the Lenora, KS area. There was John Michael who married Polly Gehr. One of their children: Sylvia, my grandmother was married to Martin Wiley. I do have a lot of information about them if you would be interested in seeing if there was a connection. I can give you more information this evening when I get home from school, but thought I would send this quick message this morning. Sharleen Boland Wurm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Mallette" <cmmallette@ev1.net> To: <KSNORTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 10:57 PM Subject: [KSNORTON] New Subscription... > My object in subscribing to the Norton County List was to identify > any queries concerning the Sarvis and Michals families, both being old > settler families in Norton County. > > My late wife was Joanne Sarvis, NCHS Class of '49, whose father was > the business manager of the San for many years. Joanne's mother was a > Michals from the northwest part of the county. > > I have been researching both family lines for many years, and I keep > hoping someone new, something new will emerge from history. > > Anything for me, anyone? Or, may I answer questions? > > Chuck Mallette, Houston, Texas > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ >

Good Morning Chuck, This may be nothing, but I post a lot of information to the Jefferson County mail list from old newspapers. The surname Michaels I posted, I believe, two items last night to that list. You may want to check the archives for that surname in Jefferson county. One item, if I remember correctly was a marriage. As I said it may not be who you are looking for but won't hurt to look. Jim Laird, Fl. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Mallette" <cmmallette@ev1.net> To: <KSNORTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 11:57 PM Subject: [KSNORTON] New Subscription... > My object in subscribing to the Norton County List was to identify > any queries concerning the Sarvis and Michals families, both being old > settler families in Norton County. > > My late wife was Joanne Sarvis, NCHS Class of '49, whose father was > the business manager of the San for many years. Joanne's mother was a > Michals from the northwest part of the county. > > I have been researching both family lines for many years, and I keep > hoping someone new, something new will emerge from history. > > Anything for me, anyone? Or, may I answer questions? > > Chuck Mallette, Houston, Texas > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > >

Sure you can ask questions. Fire away! I can send you obits for Pauline Sarvis from the Norton newspaper and Emma Bruinekool, mother of Mrs. Clyde Sarvis if you would like. I have the two Norcatur books - if the Michals family was from the Norcatur area. These books are not indexed, so I only find things by serendipity. Ardie Charles Mallette wrote: > > My object in subscribing to the Norton County List was to identify > any queries concerning the Sarvis and Michals families, both being old > settler families in Norton County. > > My late wife was Joanne Sarvis, NCHS Class of '49, whose father was > the business manager of the San for many years. Joanne's mother was a > Michals from the northwest part of the county. > > I have been researching both family lines for many years, and I keep > hoping someone new, something new will emerge from history. > > Anything for me, anyone? Or, may I answer questions? > > Chuck Mallette, Houston, Texas > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/

My object in subscribing to the Norton County List was to identify any queries concerning the Sarvis and Michals families, both being old settler families in Norton County. My late wife was Joanne Sarvis, NCHS Class of '49, whose father was the business manager of the San for many years. Joanne's mother was a Michals from the northwest part of the county. I have been researching both family lines for many years, and I keep hoping someone new, something new will emerge from history. Anything for me, anyone? Or, may I answer questions? Chuck Mallette, Houston, Texas

"The new town is called Norcatur instead of Lookout." Norton Champion, 23 Jul 1885. It was established in the wake of the Burlington Northern Railroad, and called Lookout because it was built high on the "divide". Norcatur Post Office was established 30 Oct 1885 with Jonathan D. Riggs as first postmaster. A new post office building was dedicated on 13 Aug 1979. I don't know if Norcatur still has its post office - anyone out there know? There are two excellent histories of Norcatur. The 108-page "A Time to Remember...Norcatur, Kansas, 1976" edited by Ron Temple, Sharon Schulze and Karen Cozad and the 350+ page "Norcatur Centennial, 1886-1986" edited by Ron Temple and Sharol Schulze. Neither one is indexed, so finding information is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Here are just a few highlights: Norcatur is located on the Norton-Decatur county line and is so named, "Nor" for Norton and "catur" for Decatur. The first building in Norcatur was the Rockwell store, which was moved from Rockwell City when it was bypassed by the railroad. The first train came into Norcatur in September 1885. The depot was completed in May 1886, with Sam Young as first agent. Fires have impacted Norcatur many times through the years - twice in 1887, 1905, 13 April 1908. The town was incorporated in Oct. 1901. The first mayor was J. H. Rooney.

Would someone share more information on the Dolphin surname? I have a family member named Dolph as his middle name and according to his sisters obit of 1956 they were from Norton, Kansas. Just kind of has me wondering. His sisters name was Maude.....Just fishing. Victoria ----- Original Message ----- From: Judith Bivens <jbivens@kc.rr.com> To: <KSNORTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [KSNORTON] Surename check > HI Ken > Yes there is a Herby and Clarence Norton Shaw in the book. There is a > whole long paragraph about them. Clarence Norton Shaw was born at a > place called Devises and was the first child born in Norton Co. That is > the reason for his middle name. They are listed as going elsewhere both > of them. > If you would like more information or if you would like the book itself, > it is for sale on Ebay or I purchased mine whene I found out my > ancesters were in it from the NOrton Daily Telegram who sold it to me in > 1976 for $9.95 plus plstage. I suspect it is a great deal higher by > now. > For more information email me provately and I can let you know what it > says completely in a day or two. > Judy > > K Dolphin wrote: > > > > > Judy > > > Could you please check for me in your History of Early Settlement of > > Norton Co. > > > by F.M. Lockard these surenames. > > Dolphin, Shaw, and Searls > > > Thanks ever so much > > Ken Dolphin > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > List Co-ordinator: Ardie Grimes > > agrimes@inetnebr.com > > > > ============================== > > The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family > > members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. > > http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp > > -- > Judy Bivens > Proud member of International Ships Transcribers Guild > jbivens@kc.rr.com > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > List Co-ordinator: Ardie Grimes > agrimes@inetnebr.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Yes, you will find conflicts between Bowers and Lockard (spelled Lockard, pronounced as Lockhart). Keep in mind that Lockard's book was originally published in 1894; while Bowers' book was not published until 1942. Lockard has info on much earlier families and events, while Bowers concentrates more on the history of town organization, education, churches, etc. Lockard provides much more narrative about individuals (and sometimes even gossip), while Bowers focuses more on organizations, and has less info about individuals. Also keep in mind that while these books are valuable for finding clues, and adding flesh to the bones of your long gone families, they are still only derivative sources, i.e. "Lockard/Bowers says that my great grandfather did thus and so". We still need to look at original, at the time of the event records for confirmation. Judith Bivens wrote: > > Apparantly there must have been some conflict there between Bowers and > Lockhart. Ornocque and Edmund being almost like being in another Country > would be now. My mom said it used to take grandpa and grandma 2 days to > go to Norton and they only lived 12 miles east and 4 1/2 South of > Norton. So it is understandable to me that they aren't in oboth books > but to confusing to some I guess. Ornocque was 9 miles west on 36 and > Edmund was 14 miles south and 2 miles east of Norton. Both distances in > 1984 were considerable. > > Ardie & Greg Grimes wrote: > > > > Philo E. Doolittle was one of the members of the Norton Town > > Association, organized in 1872. "Seventy Years in Norton County, Kansas" > > by D. N. Bowers, p. 37 > > > > "The Redd Postoffice was located on the farm of B. P. Rule's father (now > > the Bent Doolittle farm) before there was a town of Oronoque." "Seventy > > Years", p. 97 > > > > Mrs. M. Spurlin was one of the signers of the petition asking that > > Edmond be incorporated in 1916. "Seventy Years", p. 129 > > > > Judith Bivens wrote: > > > > > > HI all. > > > This is in answer to a Doolittle or Spurling inquiry. There is no > > > Doolittle or Spurling in Lockharts book. However, a lot of the people > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > Check the RootsWeb Queries bulletin board for Norton County, Kansas at > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ks/Norton > > > > ============================== > > The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family > > members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. > > http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp > > -- > Judy Bivens > Proud member of International Ships Transcribers Guild > jbivens@kc.rr.com > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > Check the KS GenWeb Queries for Norton County, Kansas at > http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/norton/queries.htm > For more recent queries, be sure to click on "Use our new query system" at the top of the page > > ============================== > Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

In my research I have found that the first record of the name Dolphin in Norton County, Kansas was the birth of the children of Angus Dolphin. Margaret Jean was born in Parsons, Kansas. Frank was born somewhere in Kansas. Henry was born in Osburne County, Kansas. Mary Oleva was born in Kansas. These births go from 1873 to 1889. My interest in the Searls family is because of the marriage of Margartet Jean to George Washington Searls in 1899 in Norton, Kansas. My interest in the name Shaw is because Frank Dolphin married Carrie Shaw who was born in Rock Branch Township, Norton County, Kansas to William Henry Shaw and Maria Blakely in 1882.. William and Maria moved to Norton County, Kansas in 1878 and homesteaded 15 miles northwest of Norton. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victoria" <Flower2@sofnet.com> To: <KSNORTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 11:29 AM Subject: Re: [KSNORTON] Surename check > Would someone share more information on the Dolphin surname? I have a > family member named Dolph as his middle name and according to his sisters > obit of 1956 they were from Norton, Kansas. Just kind of has me wondering. > His sisters name was Maude.....Just fishing. > > Victoria > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Judith Bivens <jbivens@kc.rr.com> > To: <KSNORTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 7:13 PM > Subject: Re: [KSNORTON] Surename check > > > > HI Ken > > Yes there is a Herby and Clarence Norton Shaw in the book. There is a > > whole long paragraph about them. Clarence Norton Shaw was born at a > > place called Devises and was the first child born in Norton Co. That is > > the reason for his middle name. They are listed as going elsewhere both > > of them. > > If you would like more information or if you would like the book itself, > > it is for sale on Ebay or I purchased mine whene I found out my > > ancesters were in it from the NOrton Daily Telegram who sold it to me in > > 1976 for $9.95 plus plstage. I suspect it is a great deal higher by > > now. > > For more information email me provately and I can let you know what it > > says completely in a day or two. > > Judy > > > > K Dolphin wrote: > > > > > > > Judy > > > > Could you please check for me in your History of Early Settlement of > > > Norton Co. > > > > by F.M. Lockard these surenames. > > > Dolphin, Shaw, and Searls > > > > Thanks ever so much > > > Ken Dolphin > > > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > > List Co-ordinator: Ardie Grimes > > > agrimes@inetnebr.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family > > > members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp > > > > -- > > Judy Bivens > > Proud member of International Ships Transcribers Guild > > jbivens@kc.rr.com > > > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > List Co-ordinator: Ardie Grimes > > agrimes@inetnebr.com > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to the list, send a NEW e-mail > message to: KSNORTON-L-request@rootsweb.com or > KSNORTON-D-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode) > with only one word in the body: subscribe > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >

No Dolphin or Searls in "Seventy Years in Norton County, Kansas" by D. N. Bowers "Having traced the first settlements made in two of the principal valleys in the county, we not turn our attention to the northwest. The Sappa valley comprises the northwest corner of the county. Very early in the history of this section of the county, settlers crossed over the high land and began the settlement of this fertile valley. The name Devizes is associated with the early history of the county. The first settlement near this point was made in December 1872, when Henry Zimmerman and Herbert Shaw, coming from the east setled on claims one mile west of where Devizes is not situated. "Seventy Years", p. 6,7 [Bowers cites his source as the Norton County Historical Edition, Oct. 1916.] "Our local poet, Mrs. D. M. Shaw, expresses the following beautiful sentiments as a tribute to the pioneers: Our Pioneers We speak about this land of freedom, Of America, land of the free; Who fought and died for this country of ours, To make it safe for Democracy. Our Pioneers! Who fought the desert step by step, Through weary days of strife, Who hewed the logs and laid the rails, Who drove the shining spikes. Our Pioneers! The breast-works of our nation are trembling today, We are threatened on every shore; Will we pause and parry, or face the fire, As our fathers did before? Our Pioneers! [article about Clayton written by Byron F. Salisbury for "Seventy Years, p. 115 K Dolphin wrote: > > > Judy > > Could you please check for me in your History of Early Settlement of > Norton Co. > > by F.M. Lockard these surenames. > Dolphin, Shaw, and Searls > > Thanks ever so much > Ken Dolphin > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > List Co-ordinator: Ardie Grimes > agrimes@inetnebr.com > > ============================== > The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family > members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. > http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp

No Klentz, Gay or Moorman in Seventy Years in Norton County, Kansas by D. N. Bowers Judith Bivens wrote: > > HI all. > This is in answer to a Doolittle or Spurling inquiry. There is no > Doolittle or Spurling in Lockharts book. However, a lot of the people > in Norton County came from Nebraska or from other countys even. Those > counties are small. A lot of my relatives were mostly kept track of > through Phillips county and Decatur County yet their land was from > Norton Co. The whole bunch of them. > The name doolittle is familiar to me in later years but evidently not in > the earliet times. > Judy > > Ballakelly@aol.com wrote: > > > > There is no Klentz or gay. > > However there is a Moorman, A S page 243. > > > > Yes, it surely is interesting, and does indeed help! The 5th child, > > Carl C. Moorman was my grandfather! Does it say anything more about the > > Doolittle surname? Or Spurlin? (I think L. B. married a Jessie Spurlin). > > Gee whiz, I've been looking in the wrong place for Andrew Moormans birth! > > Many thanks, Judy. > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from the list, send a NEW e-mail > > message to: KSNORTON-L-request@rootsweb.com or > > KSNORTON-D-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode) > > with only one word in the body: unsubscribe > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > -- > Judy Bivens > Proud member of International Ships Transcribers Guild > jbivens@kc.rr.com > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to the list, send a NEW e-mail > message to: KSNORTON-L-request@rootsweb.com or > KSNORTON-D-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode) > with only one word in the body: subscribe > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog