Billingsville was established as a post office on 10 June 1872 and discontinued 28 Oct 1872. The first postmaster was Nathan H. Billings. Billingsville was located approximately 3 miles east of Norton; on the NE 40 of the SW 1/4 Sec 3, Twp 3 S, Range 23 W. Billingsville was little more than a "paper town" established by Nathan Billings, who was involved in creating and presenting fradulent petitions and documents to the governor in the process of county organization. It was temporarily designated as the county seat by Governor James M. Harvey, but the first county commissioners held an election, and Norton was declared the permanent county seat with 38 votes.

I am looking for some information on Robert Wilson Ellis.He was born in Shelby County Kentucky.Latter married Matilda Jane Taylor, near Brownsville Indiana. They lived in Iowa and Indiana both and then moved to Norton County Kansas.He served as County Treasurer for one term. Passed away in 1893. He is my great grandfather. Need also information on of his son's. John Warren Ellis. He is the father of Leo James Ellis. My father. Matilda Jane Taylor is the daughter of Benjamin Taylor and her mother was Peggy Taylor Vancleave. Robert Wilson is the son of Thomas Ellis and Margaret Hanna. She is the grand daughter of William Poage. Any information will be useful.

Bath was established as a post office on 05 Feb 1879 and discontinued 21 November 1879. The first postmaster was William Dobbie. William Dobbie settled in Sand Creek township about 1877, so it is likely that this post office was located at/near his home site but this is just assumption, not documented. Bell was established as a post office on 25 June 1879 and discontinued 02 May 1884. Norman C. Workman was the first postmaster. It was located approximately at the SE corner of Sec 12, Twp 2 S, Range 25 W. The Bell post office was moved and renamed Rockwell City on 02 May 1884.

According to Robert Baughman's "Kansas Post Offices" Alfalfa was established as a post office on 13 February 1882 and discontinued on 16 May 1882. The first postmaster was James V. Smith. In the same book, Alverd was established as a post office on 06 April 1900 and discontinued on 31 December 1900. Frank M. Lockard was the first postmaster. To date I have found no additional information about or corroboration of these town sites. Let me know if you have any documentation. Ardie

I enjoy these bits expecially as that is where my ancestors setteled in the 1870. Judy Ardie & Greg Grimes wrote: > Ailanthus Grove had a post office from 27 May 1879 to 08 December 1879. > The first postmaster was John R. Taylor. [Kansas Post Offices by Robert > W. Baughman] > > I haven't figured out where this post office was located. One > possibility is in Sand Creek Township where a John Taylor lived from > 1875 - 1882. If anyone has any additional information/clues about this > location, please let me know. > > Also let me know whether you like receiving these bits of Norton County > information and other things you might like to see posted. Thanks, > Ardie > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > New ListMom as of 3-3-2000: Ardie Grimes > agrimes@inetnebr.com > Please be patient while I learn how to do this! > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

Ailanthus Grove had a post office from 27 May 1879 to 08 December 1879. The first postmaster was John R. Taylor. [Kansas Post Offices by Robert W. Baughman] I haven't figured out where this post office was located. One possibility is in Sand Creek Township where a John Taylor lived from 1875 - 1882. If anyone has any additional information/clues about this location, please let me know. Also let me know whether you like receiving these bits of Norton County information and other things you might like to see posted. Thanks, Ardie

Hanback was a Post Office from 04 Mar 1884 to 31 Dec 1892. The first postmaster at Hanback was Devillo R. Blanding. It was previously called Reagle from 28 Aug 1882 to 04 Mar 1884. Before it was Reagle it was Wilmot, NE. The first postmaster at Reagle was Joseph M. Miller. This info from Kansas Post Offices by Robert W. Baughman. pub 1961 by Kansas State Historical Society. You should find Reagle on the 1880 Cutler map at http://history.cc.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/graphics/maps/norton.htm According to "The History of the Early Settlement of Norton County, Kansas" by F.M. Lockard, "...Hanback was named in honor of Louis Hanback, our congressman at that time."

This information is on the Kansas State Historical Society site at http://www.kshs.org/library/kscon.htm Abernathy, Charles. Devizes. Newell, IA: Bireline Publishing Co., 1982. (K978.1/-N82/Pam.v.1/no. 3). * Almena Community Chamber of Commerce. Treasure the Memories: Almena Centennial, 1893-1993, Almena, Kansas. N.p.: n.d. (K978.1/-N82/Al65). * Bowers, D.N. Seventy Years in Norton County, Kansas, 1872-1942. Norton, KS: Norton County Champion, 1942. (K978.1/-N82/B677). * Cameron, Roderick. Pioneer Days in Kansas. Belleville, KS: Cameron Book Co., 1951. (K978.1/-N82 /C146). [on order - should be delivered in 2-3 weeks] * Dieterich, Virgil C. A Story of Lenora, Kansas, 1873-1974. N.p.: n.d. (K978.1/-N82/Pam.v.1/no. 2). Duvall, Mrs. Fred. "Recalls School in Dugout 1873." Norton Daily Telegram. Nov. 21, 1934. [1 p.]. (Reel: N893). Foley, Bessie. Norton County. N.p.: n.d. (K978.1/-N82/Mss.). Hickert, John W. The First Eighty Years in New Almelo, 1878-1958. Norton, KS: Wilson Carter Printers, 1961. (K978.1/-N82/N42). Kansas State Historical Society. Norton County Clippings, 1879-1988. (2 vols.). Topeka, KS: KSHS, n.d. (K978.1/-N82/Clipp.). Lathrop, Amy. "Early History of County and State is Summarized by Norton Writer." Norton Daily Telegram. Aug. 21, 1957. [1 p.]. (Reel: N252). * __________. Tales of Western Kansas. Kansas City, MO: La Rue Printing Co., 1948. (K978.1/-N82/ L348). * Lockard, Francis M. The History of the Early Settlement of Norton County, Kansas. Norton, KS: Norton Daily Telegram, 1967. (K978.1/-N82/L78/1967). N.A. Norton County, Kansas Handbook. N.p.: n.d. (Ck/K978.1/-N82/Pam.v.1/no. 1). N.A. The Norton Traveler. N.p.: n.d. (K978.1/-N82/Pam.v.2). N.A. Welcome to the "Hub" of Northwest Kansas: Norton, Kansas. N.p.: n.d. (K978.1/-N82/ Pam.v.2). Nicholson, John H. "A History of Norton County, Kansas." Master's thesis, Colorado State College of Education, 1941. (K978.1/-N82/N523). Norton Centennial Historical Committee. Norton Centennial, 1872-1972: >From a Covered Wagon Ride to Community Pride, Norton, Kansas. N.p.: 1972. (K978.1/-N82/N82). * in my personal library. I will do lookups, time permitting. Many of these titles are not indexed.

The book "The History of the Early Settlement of Norton County" by F. M. Lockard, 1894 lists these Robinsons: Robinson, A.M. Robinson, David M. & wife Sarah E.(Dey), children David, Lou, Myrtle, Nell Robinson, Dexter Robinson, Francis H. & wife Mary E. (Dey) Robinson, Nanny C. (Mrs. John Madder) Robinson, Rebecca L. (Mrs. Lewis Dey) Robinson, William W. and wife #1 Elizabeth (Robertson); wife #2 Amanda Hodgen, family Carl A., Cora, Francis H., Harry A., Oliver O. Let me know if any of these are your family and I can send additional information from the book. Ardie pam peckham wrote: > > Looking for information On Eli Robinson (d)3-19-1880 in western KS. > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > This KSNORTON list is currently available for adoption! > Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/clusters/adoptcounty.html > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

The new URL for researching surnames in obits is http://www.obitcentral.com This page is the Obituary Archive Search Engine which allows keyword searches through over 290,000 fulltext obituaries and access other various obituary search engines by locale. There's also a link to the awesome Legacy Obitfinder that searches through over 1000 online newspapers. This page is a sister page to the Obituary Links Page at http://www.geocities.com/cribbswh/obit/ which has hundreds of links to obituaries, marriage, birth, and death notices, cemetery inscriptions, and mortality schedule, arranged by state and county and Canadian province. Bill

I am researching the JOHN, SAMUEL, THOMAS and JAMES GLENNS, --- THE ABRAHAM HOBBS, --- THE HENRY LEONARDS--- and THE SAMUEL, JAMES, and JOSEPH SCOTTS, and all their respective families. They have reportedly lived or died in each of these respective counties. Any and all information is quite relevant to me. Thank you in advance for any and all information. Mary leonard stephenson

Looking for information On Eli Robinson (d)3-19-1880 in western KS.

Hello - This is my first post to this newsletter. I am seeking info on a Mary Meade Bishop b 1831 in PA d 28 Nov 1898 in KS. She was m to James W. Bishop in 1850 in Ohio. According to some info that I have found, they were divorced in 1882 in Greene County, MO. Her sons, George W. and David were druggist in MO and later moved to KS. I believe she is buried in Rockwell, Maple Grove Cemetery (Norton County) KS. I would like to secure an obituary and any information that I can on this family. James W. Bishop is believed to be the brother of my g-grandfather, John Leonard Bishop of MO and Mary Meade Bishop, the sister of my g-grandmother, Jane Cynthia Meade Bishop, wife of John Leonard. Any information that I can possibly get will be greatly appreciated. Thank you so very much. Shirley

Hello I am new to this list. I am researching the Sedoris name. I came across a webpage that had a S.C. Sedoris in Norton County abt 1873. I am wondering if anyone has information on this Sedoris. The page states that he was the second Postmaster at Lenora and that he settled at the Solomon at the mouth of Marsh Creek. Has anyone seen anything on him?? Does anyone has access to the 1880 Census or index of this county??? Here are some other surnames I am researching mostly out of Kentucky. Degener, Vogel, Hoertz, Brown, Brown, Stiles, Weedman, Metts, Roy, Snavely from Kansas, Morgan, Poulter, Turner, Summers. Thanks, Sam Sedoris

Looking for relatives in Russell, Norton,Linn Counties. Ellis MILES, Henrietta JOHNSTON MILES DRESSLER KLUSENER KOCH There is a piece of property in Russell Co. that has an oil well still pumping. It belonged to my g grandfather William KLUSENER from Germany to Kansas. Any information on any of these families? My uncles, John and Emmitt MILES are still alive and living in No. Ca. My Mother, Lorraine MILES HUTTON was born in Dorrance/Dubuque Ks. Thank you Sharol sharolb@jps.net

Looking for family from Norton Co. and Russell Co. Surnames of Miles, Klusener, and Koch. From 1880 to present. Thank you Sharol sharolb@jps.net

Looking to contact descendants of Isaac S. POE born August 20, 1830 in Chatham Co., NC married August 11, 1855 Morgan Co., IN to Hannah MILLS, and died November 20, 1909 in Norton, Norton Co., KS. Isaac was a Civil War Veteran from Indiana. Known children: Elizabeth, Henry M., Francis W., Pleasant E., Origin M., Charles M., and Curtis W. Poe. Would like to contact relatives of this family. Travis J. LeMaster travisl@netusa1.net ICQ # 9962010 Travis' Genealogy Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/8494

Hi List: I am doing a one name study on the name COVEY. If anyone has run across any of these folks I would certainly appreciate hearing from you. My direct line goes back to 1639 in Braintree, Massachusettes. I'm now trying to fatten the tree and perhaps add a little color. Thanks in advance for your efforts. Bill Covey Creator of Ol' Tubby Joe Stottlemeyer Author of: Watson Is Where It Wuz http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Station/3265/Welcome.html

http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/books/cutler/saline/saline-co-p7.html#BIOGRAPHICAL_SKETCHES_HAGLER-NORTON See URL for bio of Lewis Hanback

> Hanback or Handback on any old Norton County maps. I am > interested in learning more about this town-- >From F. H. Lockard's History of the Early Settlement of Norton County, 1894, p. 130 [Devillo R. Blanding] moved back to the farm on Dry Creek [in the north part of the county] and put in a small stock of general merchandise; shortly after this he got a post office established at his place which was named Hanback in honor of Louis Hanback, our congressman at that time. He was postmaster at the time of his death. Mrs. Blanding was then appointed and held the office one year. The office has since been discontinued. also p. 231 [listing early settlers in near Dry Creek in Aldine township] John A. Blauvelt and his father-in-law, Mr. O'Brien came to Aldine in 1877. Blauvelt was elected county surveyor in 1879 and served one term. He moved to Nebraska in the fall of 1881.