I was wondering if anyone could look up an obituary for me. It would be fore Hannah Fisher Balderston. She died July 29, 1910 and is buried at Clifton. I am searching for the names of her parents. Is possibly a lead on a family that I have lost. Any help would be appreciated. Family Search has him buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery and she at loof. Both Clifton. Perhaps the same cemetery. Thanks in advance. Jerilyn

To all of the wonderful people who replied to my query, Thank you so very much. It was a big help and I was able to locate some families who I was searching for in the 1900 census. You have saved me a lot of time in my search and was great appreciated! Sincerely, Laurie Carpenter

Hello list members, I am currently searching through the 1900 census for Washington County. Having a problem, without an index, I am having to search through each Township or City to find those I am looking for. Would anyone be able to help me locate which Township or City to find where those in Mahaska would be listed as there is not a Mahaska Twp listed for a choice. Also looking for Hollenburg and not among the list to choose from either. I have already gone through a few and would hope someone out there may be able to help me narrow down my choices. Thank you for your time, Laurie Carpenter Surname of interest in the Washington Co., Kansas area are: LAKEY, JUSTIS/JUSTICE, VINING/VINNING, AND WOOLSEY

The second annual reunion for Fielder, Gano, Singleton, Honts, Brazzle families will be held on June 14, 2003 at the 1st National Bank (community room) in Washington, Kansas. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All relatives of these and related families are welcome to attend. Potluck dinner at 12noon. Please bring a covered dish and your own table service. You are encouraged to bring family pictures and genealogical research for the group to see. For more information please contact: Karen Pickett karepickett@hotmail.com Researching my Cain, Brazzel, Boettcher, Schild, Brandt families http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brandt/index.html _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Dear Listers: I am wondering if there are any records in Washington Co., KS that would give birth information around the yer 1873-1877. I located the family of Joseph Fitch in Mill Creek, Washington Co., KS and need to confirm birth of 2 children (Fannie & Martha) and the full names of each parents. Any help would be appreciated. Karen

The second annual reunion for Fielder, Gano, Singleton, Honts, Brazzle families will be held on June 14, 2003 at the 1st National Bank in Washington, Kansas. All relatives of these and related families from the Washington Co, Kansas area are welcome to attend. For more information please contact: Karen Pickett karepickett@hotmail.com Researching my Cain, Brazzel, Boettcher, Schild, Brandt families http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brandt/index.html _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

Obituary; Hanover Democrat, March 30, 1917 A large concourse of people attended the funeral of Mrs. Maria Boettcher (nee Weselah) on Monday, March 26th. Deceased was born at Linden, Hanoverland, Germany, Jan 14, 1833; was married to Christoph Boettcher in 1856. The family came to America in 1864, lived for 5 years in Wisconsin and settled on a homestead 2 miles east of Hanover in 1869 which is still in the possession of the family. Mr. Boettcher died 24 years ago, and the widow has lived ever since with one or the other of her children, for the last 2 years and a half she made her home with her youngest son Fred Boettcher at Antelope, Kansas, where she died after an illness of only 4 days on March 23 at the good age of 84 years, 2 months and 9 days. Mother Boettcher was a respected, home loving, christian woman. She leaves to mourn her all her nine children, Henry, Wm., Christopher and John, all living near Hanover, Kansas; Fred of Antelope, Kans., Mrs. Dora Halloway of Herkimer, Kansas, Mrs. Anna Mahlmann and Mrs. Mina Dusch of Hanover, Kansas., and Mrs. Emelie Niemann of Colorado, 29 grandchildren. After servicesin the Lutheran church the remains were laid to rest in the Hanover cemetery. Researching my Cain, Brazzel, Boettcher, Schild, Brandt families http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brandt/index.html _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

Obituary of Christoph Boettcher; October 6, 1893 in Hanover Democrat Newspaper: "An Old Citizen Gone." died, at his residence three miles east of Hanover on Sunday October, 1st, 1893 at 1 o'clock p.m. Christoph boettcher, aged 65 years and 6 months. Deceased was in his usual health up to Thursday the 28th of September when during the day, with his son F.J. Boettcher, they were taking care of some colts in the stable, he observed to his son that he felt dizzy headed and was about to fall, when his son caught him and saved him from going down. He was carried into the house and medical aid immediately summoned when it was found that he had sustained a paralytic stroke. He remained conscious and could talk until early Sunday morning, when he sank into a comatose state, with one side of the body paralized and passed away at 1 o'clock p.m. Sunday as above stated surrounded by a loving wife and nine sorrowing children, all grown to mand and woman hood. the deceased was born and married in Germany, but coming to America in 1865, settled first in Sac County Wisconsin, where he remained some five years. He then twenty-four years ago moved to Washington County Kansas and took up a homestead three miles east of Hanover where he resided until his death. At the time he located on his homestead there was not t twig of timber growing on it and this part of Kansas was almost wilderness, by his utiring energy and perseverance he made an inviting farm with most beartiful groves and surrounded himself and family with the comforts of life. Christoph Boettcher was a consistent member of the German Lutheran church, an upright honest man, who was highly respected by his neighbors. He leaves a wife and nine children, five boys and four girls, six of whom are married and three, one son and two daughters, single all of whom were present at his death and burial, besides two brothers and one sister, living in Germany to mourn their loss. The funeral took place Tuesday, October 3d, at 10 o'clock a.m. from the Lutheran church, the Rev. D Schabinger, pastor conducting the services, after which the remains were followed to the cemetery south of Hanover by a long procession of his old neighbors and friends to pay the last sad rites to his memory. Researching my Cain, Brazzel, Boettcher, Schild, Brandt families http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brandt/index.html _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

The second annual reunion for Fielder, Gano, Singleton, Honts, Brazzle families will be held on June 14, 2003 at the 1st National Bank in Washington, Kansas. All relatives of these and related families from the Washington Co, Kansas area are welcome to attend. For more information please contact: Karen Pickett karepickett@hotmail.com Researching my Cain, Brazzel, Boettcher, Schild, Brandt families http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brandt/index.html _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

Does anyone have information on any of these gentlemen? They are all sons of Nora May Lewis Rose, was was married to Earl Rose of Barnes Kansas. Lee Rose died in 1996 in Washington county. Does anyone have access to obiturary records? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Jonathan Loppnow Topeka KS Lee Rose (born ca 1910) LEE ROSE Request Information (SS-5) SSN 511-16-5438 Residence: 66968 Washington, Washington, KS Born 8 May 1909 Last Benefit: Died 26 Apr 1996 Issued: KS (Before 1951) RUSSELL ROSE Request Information (SS-5) SSN 514-38-5950 Residence: 66086 Tonganoxie, Leavenworth, KS Born 21 Dec 1906 Last Benefit: Died Aug 1982 Issued: KS (1956) HOWARD E ROSE Request Information (SS-5) SSN 512-10-8977 Residence: 67501 Hutchinson, Reno, KS Born 30 Sep 1910 Last Benefit: Died 23 Jul 1988 Issued: KS (Before 1951)

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannette T. Walton" <jtwalton@lightbound.com> To: "potwhole" <potwhole@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 1:30 PM Subject: Re: Emmons Cemetery > Hi Karen, > Sorry about being so vague. RAOGK = Random Acts of Genealogical > Kindness, is a part of Rootsweb, where people volunteer to do look ups or > photos, or whatever, in their home county, for others far away. I've had a > lot of fun with it, and found some really old family cemeteries in this > county. The address is www.raogh.org Have a look at it. Maybe it's > something you'd like to do. > I am looking for the graves of ROWELL ancestors. I have a letter dated > 1954 which talks about the Cahrleston-Farmington Township Cemetery District, > and identifies Lots 24 and 27 in the Emmons Cemetery. Does this help you > any? Have any ROWELLS, FIELDS or HENRYS on your family tree? > > Thanks, > Jeannette > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "potwhole" <potwhole@worldnet.att.net> > To: <KSWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 12:24 PM > Subject: Re: Emmons Cemetery > > > > Hi, > > Could you elaborate on your message, for those like me who don't know > about > > this? For instance, what do you mean by RAOGK? And what do you mean by > > "names and lot identifiers?" Do you have the names of people who are > buried > > in Emmons Cemetery?? If so, I sure would like to run a few names of my > > missing ancestors by you! > > > > Thanks, > > Karen Shank in Illinois > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jeannette T. Walton" <jtwalton@lightbound.com> > > To: <KSWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 12:14 PM > > Subject: Emmons Cemetery > > > > > > > Hi listers, > > > I am looking for information and possible photos from Emmons > Cemetery, > > Washington County. I have names and lot identifiers. There doesn't seem > to > > be a RAOGK volunteer for Washington Co. > > > > > > Many thanks, > > > Jeannette in Indianapolis > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Hi, Could you elaborate on your message, for those like me who don't know about this? For instance, what do you mean by RAOGK? And what do you mean by "names and lot identifiers?" Do you have the names of people who are buried in Emmons Cemetery?? If so, I sure would like to run a few names of my missing ancestors by you! Thanks, Karen Shank in Illinois ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannette T. Walton" <jtwalton@lightbound.com> To: <KSWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 12:14 PM Subject: Emmons Cemetery > Hi listers, > I am looking for information and possible photos from Emmons Cemetery, Washington County. I have names and lot identifiers. There doesn't seem to be a RAOGK volunteer for Washington Co. > > Many thanks, > Jeannette in Indianapolis > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi listers, I am looking for information and possible photos from Emmons Cemetery, Washington County. I have names and lot identifiers. There doesn't seem to be a RAOGK volunteer for Washington Co. Many thanks, Jeannette in Indianapolis

Thanks to all of you who responded, much appreciated, especially for the library's address. Faith keahey@fiberpipe.net

Hoping someone can help me identify the August Jaedicke that lived in Hanover City. Looking for an August, (perhaps son of this August), who married Flora Jones. The 1880 has son August as b. 1871 which would work for the August I am looking for. Appreciate any crumb of info. They had dau Dorothy 1905 in Linn Co., KS. Faith keahey@fiberpipe.net

Greetings! I just joined the mailing list. I have a number of ancestors who were born, lived, died or passed through Washington County: Shatto, Boyer, Troup ........ mainly in Linn. Question: Is there a Sherman Township in Washington County?? Regards, Barry Michie - Manhattan, KS

Thank you to everyone who responded to my question about Emmons. I now have an approximate location for this place. What is there now? Farms? I'm hoping to visit Emmons and surrounds this summer. Thanks again, Karen

Emmons is in Charleston Township, just about 3 miles north and then 2 and a half miles east of Washington, Kansas. However the road is shown as going only 2 of those miles east. My grandparents lived there in 1895. It is still shown on the DeLorme map of Kansas. Welcome aboard. dhallgren

Hi Karen, I'm at work now, but at home I have some old maps and information, etc about Washington Kansas. There are also a couple of web sites, but those addresses are at home as well. When I get home and have a chance to look them up, I'll let you know. I was from a small town called Haddam in Washington County, and I know that there are some Bobbits in the Haddam cemetery. And my younger brother was classmates to a Bobbitt. Roger Cox rcox@lamar.colostate.edu potwhole wrote: > Hi, > > I just joined this list. My grandfather wrote of living on a farm in or near a small city called Emmons, KS, which he said was in Washington County. It doesn't seem to exist anymore. His time frame for living there was 1895-1909. He wrote that it was about 50 miles east of Concordia. Could some kind soul out there tell me where it was, and what happened to it? > > Also, where is a good reference for finding cemetery records for Washington County? > > I'm looking for grave sites for BOBBITT, SHANK, and possibly GIDDINGS in Washington County. > > Many thanks! > Karen > potwhole@worldnet.att.net > (i know, funny email addy. has to do with dishes i collect) > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi, I just joined this list. My grandfather wrote of living on a farm in or near a small city called Emmons, KS, which he said was in Washington County. It doesn't seem to exist anymore. His time frame for living there was 1895-1909. He wrote that it was about 50 miles east of Concordia. Could some kind soul out there tell me where it was, and what happened to it? Also, where is a good reference for finding cemetery records for Washington County? I'm looking for grave sites for BOBBITT, SHANK, and possibly GIDDINGS in Washington County. Many thanks! Karen potwhole@worldnet.att.net (i know, funny email addy. has to do with dishes i collect)