This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kzw2007 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/289.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for the civil war infor but does not say what unit? Any idea's Should have said on tombstone? If you do not know our researcher with the information you gave may be able to find out. I will e-mail you with what I have and an envite to become Henry Morton sponsor in our project. The CW vets obits I made on genweb along time ago and they are Snohomish GAR vets and do not have any Everett yet! Be glad to share with you. Karyn at Washington Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I seek any data on Samuels family, probably prior to 1930, especially cemetery. Paper news items and any civil records, on line. I believe the elder Samuels , John live his final years with a daughter Jeannie Rippey or perhaps an Easton. I think they came to the area after the civil war but this may be a misconception. I know they came from Missouri. James Henry Samuels is the son of, and it is said John had six children with his second wife; Mary Ellen GIMMERSON. But by 1910 the daughters are not on the census where the count says 6 children. Who are the girls and when did they die.? I have a very good book on Gimmerson lines, not research by me and I will do look ups. Gimmerson get many spellings and for me begins as an Ohio family. dwsbgs@centrytel.net Bud in Mo.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: elaine3651 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/289.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: regarding Harriet Betts-In 1911 she is listed as being from Logan , Kansas on her first daughter Alice's obit. Alice's husband nurdered her and then himself in front of their oldest child.(Seattle times archives june 7,1911.) In 1916 she is NOT listed as a child on her mother's requst for entrance into Retsil Veteran's home with her 2nd husband Otis Sanders. I'm thinking she died between 1911-1915.Her mother Martha Betts married O.S.Sanders. He died in 1920 and I can't find Martha anywhere after that. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: elaine3651 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/289.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The info I have is Charles henry morton age 22 enlisted 12/26/62 Syracuse.mustered in asSGT Co F 4/28/63 to serve 3years.captured 04/20/1864@ plymouth N.C. escaped Andersonville date not stated,mustered out 7/19/65 at Raleigh N.C..I'm sorry I can not remember his name but I contacted someone who takes pictures of graves at Andersonville and he confirmed above info.It fits in with other info I have census,marriage etc. He died in Washington state 1900.He went by Henry but is listed as Charlie on his daughter's funeral papers.Not positive it's him but it looks like it. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

What a beautiful post. My Rooks County Kansas family(SAMUELS and GIMMERSON) left no such information. I was fascinated to learn the French storytelling tradition and see a French marriage document. Bud in MO. -----Original Message----- From: ksrooks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ksrooks-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of ksrooks-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 2:00 AM To: ksrooks@rootsweb.com Subject: KSROOKS Digest, Vol 5, Issue 16 Today's Topics: 1. Re: Simoneau (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) 2. Re: Simoneau (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) ****************

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: larrydesaire Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/280.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I would suggest Luc Brown was the father of the Brown who married Helen Simoneau. Luc Brown was born in Munster, Germany. He married Louise Marie Couet who was born in 1761. I have three children for them at this time: Anne Marie Brown who married Charles Simoneau. They had eight children: Louise, Augustin, Francois Xavier, Joseph, Julien, Rosalie, Sophie, and Venerade. Their son Joseph born in 1822 married Angele Lacombe. They had a daughter named Helene who was born in 1850. This is where the Simmoneau family connects with the Brown family. Good luck in your search. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: larrydesaire Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/280.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Married information: St John the Baptist Church Records, L'Erable, Illinois, page 305, entry #1587, marriage record, by Fr. John Rouquie, Witnesses: Baptiste Simoneau Sr, Joseph Simoneau, Baptiste Simoneau Jr. and Flavie Lanoue. Peter's age is 22 years. Married record reads: "The 27 June eighteen hundred seventy five, I, the undersigned missionary priest announce the benediction nuptials of Pierre Simoneau, age 22 years, age of majority, legitimate son of J. Baptiste Simoneau and Olive Hebert, parties of the first part, and the bride Delphine Bechard, age 17 years, daughter of the legitimate marriage of Israil Bechard and the late Petronith Lanou, substitute in her place, Madam Flavie Lanou, her grandmother, The marriage was celebrated in the presence of Baptiste Simoneau, Joseph Simoneau, Baptiste Simoneau, son, and Dame Flavie Lanou. (Signed) J. Rouquie Interview with Ulysses and Eugene Simoneau, sons of Emile Sinoneau, grandsons of Peter Simoneau. Ulysses said his grandmother, Delphine Bechard Simoneau, would read from a new book, evening after evening, to his grandfather, Peter Simoneau. After the book was finished his grandfather could repeat the story almost word for word. Ulysses recalled that his grandfather sang in the church choir and always held a songbook, but said he couldn't read. He played the violin left-handed and taught all his sons to play. Peter Simoneau was a carpenter and a farmer. He was a great story teller, and had short and long versions of the same story. The long version could go on for hours. Eugene remembers when he was in about the third grade of his grandfather Simoneau telling the stories of his ancestor in France, describing the hills, trees and streams in the place where the Simoneau's lived in France. Eugene said his grandfather spoke of story telling parties on Saturday evenings. Guests would stay overnight and the host was always the storyteller. 1900 Federal Census Federal Census for June 17 & 18, 1900, Richland City, Rooks County, Kansas Simoneau Peter Delphine Medore Alice Adela Emily Eveline Emile Oliver Relationship to Family Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Son Color and Sex White, Male White, Female White, Male White, Female White, Female White, FemaleWhite, Female White, Male White, Male Date of Birth Jan 1852 Jul 1858 Jan 1878 Aug 1882 Oct 1884 Dec 1886 Jan 1890 Dec 1892 Mar 1898 Age 47 41 22 17 15 13 10 7 2 Married Status Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Years Married 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Number of How many children 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Number of these children living 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Person Birthplace Can-Fr Illin Illin Illin Illin Kans Kans Kans Kans Fathers Birthplace Can-Fr Can-Fr Can-Fr Can-Fr Can-Fr Can-Fr Can-Fr Can-Fr Can-Fr Mothers Birthplace Can-Fr Can-Fr Illin Illin Illin Illin Illin Illin Illin Occupation & Other Data Farmer N/A Helps Father Helps Mother Helps Mother School School N/A N/A Can Speak English Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A Can Read No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Can Write No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Owned or Rent Owned N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Free of Mortgage Free N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Farm or Home Farm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Volume # ?, Sheet 4, Line ?, Enumeration District ?., Peter is my g,great grandfather, Research 3-16-97 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: larrydesaire Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/290/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Maxim Desaire The Ninth Generation of Deserre- Son of Frank Desaire Father of George Desaire Born -- January 11, 1885 at Rice Lake, Wisconsin, died April 5, 1957 at Damar, Kansas. Married -- Blanche Newell, born April 21, 1886 at Damar, Kansas, married February 27, 1905 in St. Joseph Catholic Church at Damar, Kansas; died July 26, 1966 at Damar, Kansas. He was baptized in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church at Dobie, Wisconsin. He is buried in the St. Joseph Cemetery at Damar, Kansas. Maxim Desaire rode a paint horse all the way to Cloud County Kansas from Rice Lake, Wisconsin when he was 16 years of age. He later settled in Damar, Kansas first working for Mack Newell in a horse and mule livery stable. He then turned to farming until he lost the family farm following the Great Depression during "dirty thirties" when a severe drought settled over the prairie for a second time. Dust storms were so severe ropes were tied from the farm house door and stretched to the windmill so water could be drawn from the well and delivered to the farm house. Cattle and hogs were turned loose and roamed the prairie looking for any bit of green vegetation to eat. Most of them starved to death during the severe drought. After Maxim lost his farm ground, he fed his large family using his carpenter skills and common labor. He retained a meager income off a small farm he was able to keep. Maxim was a severe alcoholic. While it is said that Frank Desaire never touched alcohol, Maxim gave Blanche a lifetime of heartaches because of his drinking. I recall one moment when I was about seven years of age. I found him burying a bottle of "rot gut" wine in Blanche's flower bed as she cursed him in French, "Cashaw" - meaning "the hog". He buried his bottle of rot-gut wine so Blanche would not pour his home-made wine into the hog slop bucket. Maxim's sons were heavy drinkers too. Christmas and New Years were holidays when the whole Desaire clan would gather together at Memae's (the French word for Grandma) house. Many times the children would be herded into the north bedroom by the wives of the Desaire brothers, as the Desaire brothers had fist-fights in the living room while kicking out the windows of Blanche's home in the cold of winter. All my cousins should appreciate this story. On Sunday mornings we would drive to town to MeMae's before going to church. Blanche would grab each kid by the hair of our heads and scrub our faces with her greasy, dirty dish rag before allowing us to enter the church. If her dish rag wasn't wet enough, she would spit on it and then scrub our face until it was squeaky clean! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: djnla Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/284.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry to hear about your string of bad luck. When it rains it pours some time. I lost my mother to old age Feb 15, 2004. I was not with her but my sister and brother were there. Mom was in a semi-coma and my brother and sister were on each side of her bed telling stories about their younger days and were enjoying themselves laughing and carrying on. Well there is a very small space between laughter and crying and one of the stories got both of them crying. As they were wiping the tears, Mom opened her eyes and looked at them and said, "Don't cry," and drifted back off into her coma. She was still taking care of them until her last dieing breath. We have introduced two new grandchildren since we last were in contact. Our son Tony an Lynn have a little boy Anton Maxiam (named after my wife Betty's father Anton Dome and my grandfather Maxim Desaire. He was born Sept 3, 2005 and his sister Jessie Lynn born Oct 8, 2007. Our dauther Heather Desaire is a college professor at Kansas University. She is working on developing a vaccine for Aides and learned recently the man who heads up giving the research grants for the National Science Foundation is reviewing Heather's research for a large research grant to expand her research work. Heather is working in an area that other researchers have said would not work for about 5 years and she is about ready to begin to test a number of possible vaccines. She has developed her own company with two other women and they will market the products they develop through this company. Researchers around the world have been trying to develop a vaccine for about 25 years now without success. Heather's group has developed a technique whereby they can tell whether a product will work or not before a vaccine is every developed. I have semi-retired from the seed business - I sell a little seed in Nebraska and I took on a company called Stoller that has some very good products. We are attempting to get the Stoller products into the largest seed companies. We have some success but not enough yet to be satisfied. My wife Betty has 4 more years to go before she retires from being a grads school principal here in Grand Island, nebraska. We are looking forward to the day she can call it quits. We have been doing some traveling over the last two years. We went to Paris, France two years ago with our daughter and her boyfriend. Then this summer in June we went to Rome Italy with Betty's sister and her family. Enjoyed both trips. I am still doing the genealogy work every day almost. So far I have connected 198,850 names in my gedcom. I get a lot of inquiries from folks looking for their ancestors and I try to help them out as best I can. It is an enjoyable hobby. Gold Bless you Larry and Betty Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vwheeldon Surnames: Wheeldon, Staley, Sill, Jackson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/284.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Larry, It was good finding you again and reading your story about George. I lost contact with you several years ago after I crashed my computer. I always enjoy reading your stories and looking at photos. We have lost several in our line since I last had contact with you. I lost my husband Joseph Leroy Wheeldon on November 13, 2007 (birth July 30, 1936). He won his battle with lung cancer after surgery in 2000 but died from a massive heart attack. All 4 of our kids, their spouses, and a granddaughter and one of my sisters were with me at the hospital when he died. Then on February 21, 2009 my youngest son's wife Bette Jean Staley Wheeldon lost her 1 1/2 year battle of breast cancer. Their two daughters are turning 14 and 13 this year. I also lost a sister Linda Kay Sill March 29, 2003 from cancer. She was born September 24, 1943 the daughter of Orville Clifton Sill and Mary Virginia Morr. A cousin Gary Leland Sill was born April 11, 1941 and died May 27, 2003 from ! cancer. Gary was the son of Keith Leland Sill and Grace Louise Jackson. Everything in our lives isn't black though. In the last four years I have gained two great-granddaughters. I think you probably need more dates and places to update your files. If you are interested, please let me know. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: elaine3651 Surnames: morton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/289.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Henry Charles Morton was my great grandfather.I do have some info. not alot but would love to share. Elaine elaine_365@hotmail.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GLester8838 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/280.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Found a Peter Simoneau in the Rooks Co., Kansas, censuses. 1900 - Peter, born Jan 1852, Fr. Canada, and wife, Delphine, July 1858, Illinois, and 7 children. 1910 Peter is a widower living with his daughter, Emily, and her family. 1920 Peter is head of household, son Oliver living with him and also daughter Emily and her family. Haven't looked at 1930. How will you know if this Simoneau is related? Gloria Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lizreed100 Surnames: helen Castle Simoneau, William Jones Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/280.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: We are looking for the family of Helen Castle Simoneau b. in 1816 in Quebec Canada. She married my my Ancestor William Jones who was born in Martinique in1814 ( known as a British Subject) We know that they were in Lambeth England when their first daughter was born in 1837, but have no reord of their marriage. We know that there is a french relative who came from Granville and was about the same age as helen Castle Simoneau / Jones. If you are able to help us we'd be very grateful. many thanks, John Reed Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GLester8838 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/289.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Wash. State Archives has an interesting birth image for the son of Henry and Hallie, born 1898. http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ You can search the marriage records for the children on this site, too. There is a 1942 marriage for a Vina Dubuque, but can't tell if it's your LaVina. By the way, I checked the 1900 Snohomish Co. census and it says Henry and Harriet had been married 15 years, which makes it 1885, and Harriet had 6 children with 6 living at the time, although only 5 are listed in this census. And this census gives the month and year of births. Gloria Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GLester8838 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/289.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Snohomish County has a Civil War Veterans Obituary Index, but I don't find Henry C. Morton there. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wasnohom/cwobits.htm There is also a Civil War Veterans Project, but, again, don't find anything for Henry. Gloria Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kzw2007 Surnames: Morton, Betts, Dubuque, Kimble, Pattison Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/289/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Researching Henry C. Morton who died 1900 and is buried at Monroe, Snohomish Co. WA cemetery. He is noted as being a Civil War vet of KS but gives no unit and cannot find in CW information. He married Harriet Betts 1883, and resided in Sugar Loaf, Rooks Co. till 1889 when he was found in Monroe, WA. His children were noted as Alice M. 1884/KS, Algernon Romeo 1886/KS, LaVina Martha 1888/MO, Louis 1890/WA, Adela M. 1892/WA, Silvan 1898/WA. When Henry died Harriett was living with her daughter 1910 LaVina who first married Isaac Dubuque. Can not find her after that. As she was only 47 per 1910 census she probable remarried. Would like to locate the Morton family in KS and find what unit Henry Morton served. Be glad to share what I have. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: scrapbookingqueen Surnames: Smith Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/147.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: HI Roxanne ! I sent you an email the other day, so hope you get it. I'm interested in trading info. on our Smith family. Maryetta Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RoxanneBruce57 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/147.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Family Relative, William A. Smith and Harriet Marie Lincoln were my Great-Great Grandparents. I too am looking for parents for Harriet. Do you have pictures that you can attach to an email? I am at: roxanne_bruce@hotmail.com. Thanks, Roxanne Bruce My mother was a Smith Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: smbp Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.rooks/288/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for anyone with connections to the Overhulser/Overholser lines. These families came to Rooks Co, KS from TN and some moved on farther west. If you have connections to them, please contact me at spowell40@verizon.net. I am especially interested in photos of deceased family members. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.