This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Culley, Howell, Means, Butler, Cooper, Draper, Dennis Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Vm.2ADE/1337 Message Board Post: Rev.Thomas Culley Died Rev. Thomas Culley was born in Posey county, Indiana, December 14, 1819 and died February 13, 1908, at Nickerson, Kansas, at the home of his son-in-law, W. H. Howell, with whom he had been making his home the past sixteen years. Rev. Culley was an unusually strong and rugged man, physically, and often made the remark that if he lived until he wore out, he would be a century old. But thro a sudden attack of la gripp, death claimed him twelve years sooner. He was a minister of the Christian Church, being called to this work at the age of 25, and for 63 years has preached the Gospel. He flat-boated up and down the Mississippi river to New Orleans, in the early days long before steamboats navigated this stream, and when the country on each side was a wilderness and most in possession of the Indians. In 1871 the wife who had been his greatest inspiration to acts of goodness and mercy, was stricken and soon called to the great eternity. She was the mother of Mrs. U. L. Means of Kansas City, Mrs. W. H. Howell of Nickerson, and Mrs. F. H. Butler of Clyde, Kansas, and her sons were W. H.Culley of Mattoon, Illinois, and T. P. Culley of Washington, D. C. Soon after the death of his wife, Rev. Culley bec! ame a traveling evangelist through northern Illinois. In 1877 he married Miss Josephine Cooper. To this union were born three children: Mrs. Will Draper of Sylvia, Mrs. Pearl Dennis of Loveland, Colorado and Frank Culley of Washington, D. C. Although Rev. Culley was then sixty years old, yet in his body there was the vigor of youth and his ambition drew him westward once more to the very outposts of civilization. He homesteaded in Reno County, Kansas, one of the very first settlers in Medford township and like all early settlers, made a comfortable home from the sod that was covering some of the most fertile soil in the world. Then began a series of struggles and hardships still vivid in the memories of the old settlers. School houses were built before churches and Rev. Culley drove far and near with his yoke of oxen, until there is hardly a district in Reno county where he did not at one time gather the settlers together and teach them from the Gospel. For over 88 years he has walked upon the earth under the watchful eye of Him who constantly watches over all. He has met with reverses in life and made some mistakes, as everyone is bound to do, but thro it all he never made that greatest of all mistakes, of forgetting his Lord, for he clung to HIm with that tenacity that bids well to bring the "peace that passeth all understanding". His last words were, "What a blessing to live so that you may die happy; for I am going to my happy home."

I am looking for CHASE surnames listings in the Reno County Cemeteries Book. Would be interested if the following are there: Chase, Aaron Warren born 1840 Chase, Edward Franklin, born July 1896 Chase, Bertha Elizabeth, born September 2, 1887 and died April 2, 1948. (She could be under WARREN or WORRELL, which were her two married names) Thanks, Carl M. Sprouse

Dear List---I am looking for information regarding the SPENCE family of Reno County, KS. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Melody Spence mbutterfly@kewanee.com

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/Vm.2ADE/1336 Message Board Post: I am looking for imformation on Joanna Finnell who died May 2, 1899 and is buried in Arlington Cemetery, Arlington,Ks. She married Thomas Jefferson Finnell July 4, 1875 in Hancock, Indiana. She was born Joanna Castor (Caster, Kaster) in about 1860 in Kansas. She had Mammie b. abt 1876, James Oscar b. 7-30-1878, Sarah A. b. abt 1880, Aussie b. abt. 1882, Clara b. abt. 12-1882, Joe Tom F. b. abt. 1884, George b.abt. Jan. 1885 and Mattie b. abt. 1889 all in Kansas. I was needing to find information about who her parents were and about when and where she was born. Any information would be very helpful. Thank you in advance. Caroline Barrow Yukon, Ok.

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/Vm.2ADE/321.332 Message Board Post: I am also searching out the rush family more importantly ralph rush of mississippi, we may be able to share info and see if this is the same person or another let me know

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/Vm.2ADE/741.740.1 Message Board Post: I have a Kountz in Mo. near Buchanan County anyone in your line come from Swit. to Ill to Mo.?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lamb Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vm.2ADE/1335.1 Message Board Post: Found no date just only the year of death for Mary A Lamb. Did find the following information that might be helpful. ------------------------------------- Cemetery Records for Reno County Kansas 1865 - 1978 (book) Huntsville Cemetery (sometimes called Pleasant View) Huntsville Twsp. north/west of Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas William Lamb 1844 - 1926 Mary A. Lamb 1854 - 1923 Samuel W. Lamb 30 May 1875 - 12 Oct 1903 parents P.W. & M. Infant son of W. & M. Lamb 22 Mar 1900 ---------------------------------- You might try writing to these funeral homes in Reno county or look for an obit in the Hutchinson News paper on microfilm for the year of 1923. There are seven microfilm rolls total for the year of 1923. Copies of the microfilms can be obtained through your locale Library on Library loan from the Kansas State Historical Society. http://www.kshs.org/library/news.htm ------------------------------------ Lamb Funeral Home 101 North Paine Nickerson, KS (year established: 1920) No longer in business, but can request records. Johnson & Sons Funeral Home 300 East 30th Hutchinson, KS 67502 (year established: 1885) Heritage Funeral Home 528 North Main Hutchinson, KS 67501 (year established: 1914) Formerly known as: Osenbaugh Funeral Home Volkland’s Funeral Home Gustafsons Funeral Home Friesen’s Funeral Home

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/Vm.2ADE/1335 Message Board Post: Looking for a date if interment in the Huntsville Cemetery for Mary A. Lamb. It was sometime in 1923, but I need the date.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Wightman, Kinnamon, Love, Maxey, Boughton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vm.2ADE/1334.5 Message Board Post: I have both obituaries of Horace P. and Paulina (Wightman) Smith plus their descendants and the parents of Horace Smith. I would be happy to make contact regarding all the lines.

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/Vm.2ADE/1291.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Teresa Wish that I could help futher but I'm not connected to this family & wouldn't know where eles to look. Sorry Rose

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/Vm.2ADE/1333.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for the great information! I will check those out. As an update, I have learned that her surname at death may have been Lindsy/Lindsey/Lindsay, not certain of spelling. Thanks again for the help! Cassandra

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kinnamon Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vm.2ADE/1334.4 Message Board Post: Plevna Congregational Church Memebership List Plevna, Reno County, Kansas Lila Bell Kinnamon - 3/31/07 Grace Adelaide Kinnamon - 3/31/07 Edith Kinnamon - 11/29/08 Stella Kinnamon - No Date

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Broyles, Kinnamon, Moore, Shuff, Smith Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vm.2ADE/1334.3 Message Board Post: Reno County Kansas Marriage Records 1872 - 1913 (book) Jay S. Kinnamon 25 Bordeaux, WY (record: 10 - 423) Cora A. Broyles 25 Hutchinson, KS 8 Jan 1913 Nicherson, KS by: L. F. Abernathy, Min. S. W. Kinnamon 32 Reno Co, KS (record: 2-185) Sylvia E. Smith 28 Reno Co, KS 5 Jun 1885 Pleasant Valley, KS by: Thomas H. Watt, Min. Laurel B. Moore 28 St. John, KS (record: 9-56) Cora P. Kinnamon 19 Sylvia, KS 20 Oct 1908 Home of bride by: Rev. M. A. Draper David E. Shuff 31 Reno Co, KS (record: 6-406) Alice F. Kinnamon 19 Reno Co, KS 29 Nov 1900 Home of bride by: M. A. Draper, Min.

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/Vm.2ADE/1333.1 Message Board Post: Contacted the three cemeteries in Hutchinson. According to their records there is no Lulla Blanche Hutton Cranmer buried in the Hutchinson cemeteries. I also found no Cranmer in the Reno County Cemetery book. Would suggest that you apply for her death certificate from the Kansas Vital Records Office in Topeka, KS. The information on how & where to oder can be found on this web site. This may take them some time to find since there is no death date. http://www.vitalrec.com/ks.html#County Once you have obtained the death certificate with her death date then you could search the Hutchinson News paper which is on microfilm. The Kansas State Historical Society has copies of the Hutchinson News paper microfilms of Reno Co, KS & offer them on Library loan to your local Library. To oder the microfilm you must go to your local Library who will order the microfilm for you & this will require a small deposit. The Library can look up on the Kansas Sate Historical Society web site to see which microfilm that you would need to order according to Lula's death date. If you would prefer to search the whole 1963 Hutchinson News papers without a death date here is the web address to the KS Historical Society internet site which shows nine different microfilms for the year of 1963. http://www.kshs.org/library/search.php?city=hutchinson&title=&county=RN&state=KS&begyr=1963&endyr=1963&arrange=title&submit=SEARCH Sorry I that I could not have been of more help. Rose

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/Vm.2ADE/1291.1.2 Message Board Post: I believe the Nancy Bird you are talking about is my great-great grandmother... But I had her name listed as Nancy Jane Roberts.. Willoughby Winchester b:1827 is my great-great grandfather and he married Nancy and they moved to Arkansas and then Texas... I think they followed their family to Oklahoma, but I am not able to prove that... I see that you have Nancy listed with an Indian Name of "Kena". Do you have any information about there... There has been a long rumor that one or both of them with Cherokee's saved from the trail of tears, but nothing to confirm that. Any information you can proved me with would be greatly appreciated, I have hit dead ends with this family..

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vm.2ADE/1334.1.1 Message Board Post: Cemetery Records for Reno County Kansas (book) Plevna Cemetery Plevna Twsp. west of Plevna, Reno County, Kansas Agnes K. Smith 1916 - 1938 Henry Serman Smith 1911 - 1914

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kinnamon Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vm.2ADE/1334.2 Message Board Post: Cemetery Records for Reno County Kansas 1865 - 1978 (book) Hazen Cemetery Plevna Twsp. south/west of Plevna, Reno County, Kansas Alice Kinnamon 1889 Carrie Kinnamon 1889 - 1889 Clyde Kinnamon 1886 - 1889 Emmeline (Smith) Kinnamon 18 Mar 1861 - 14 Jan 1946 George F. Kinnamon 1876 - 1968 Grizzilla Kinnamon 6 Oct 1885 72yrs 8m 4d husband: Samuel Lloyd Kinnamon 1894 - 1908 Madeline Kinnamon 1851 - 1938 Ralph Kinnamon d: 21 Apr 1901 14yrs 1m 23d parents: R. & M.L. Richard Kinnamon 1847 - 1939 Samuel Kinnamon d: 4 Mar 1891 72yrs 5m 16d wife: Grizzilla Samuel Wilson Kinnamon 18 Feb 1853 - 25 Feb 1928 (according to the cemetery book these were the only Kinnamon buried in Reno Co, KS)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vm.2ADE/1334.1 Message Board Post: Cemetery Records for Reno County Kansas 1865 - 1978 (book) Hazen Cemetery Plevna Twsp. south/west of Plevan, Reno Co, KS Albert W. Smith 15 Aug 1897 38yrs 6m 15d Claude M. Smith 1905 parents: John H. & May Horance P. Smith 10 Sep 1835 - 6 Mar 1896 John H. Smith 1866 - 1944 Johnny H. Smith 29 Jun 1915 - 8 Aug 1967 WWII L. May Smith 1867 - 1951 Merle V. Smith 15 Mar 1900 - 16 Jun 1959 Pauline E. Smith 22 May 1838 - 28 Mar 1920 husband: Horance P.

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/Vm.2ADE/1326.1 Message Board Post: We now have a postal address and a new email address, both of which are also posted on our website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kshcgs/contact.htm. Our postal address is: HARVEY COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY P. O. BOX 75 NEWTON, KANSAS 67114-0075 Our new email address is: kshcgs@gmail.com The old email address (harveycounty.gen.soc@cox.net) will be deleted at midnight on March 3, 2005. For those who include our information on their website(s), we request that you do not use an individual's name for the email link...please use the word "email" or a general reference to the Society instead. We also request the use of coding for the email address to defeat spam (instead of the general "mailto:" tag; we can send you the coding options and instructions upon request if you do not already know how).

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Boughton, Wightman, Kinnamon Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vm.2ADE/1334 Message Board Post: Still hoping to obtain copy of a newspaper obituary and other material for: Horace Putnam Smith d 6 March 1896; bur Plevna cemetery, Reno co, KS. He was b 1835, Illinois, son of Horace Smith and Emeline Boughton; married Pauline Wightman; many descendants including Kinnamon etc.. All advice, info on source for obit etc welcome. See my earlier posts. Marilyn Noe/Atlanta/GA