This is your lucky day, Carolyn. The Witherspoons have unusual enough names to come up in a digital search of old newspapers. The service that I've using may have more on the family. It is available from home through my library and called Newspaper Archive Elite." I have an obit for J. Bert and a notice of funeral for Lulu and an engagement announcement for Ward's son. Perhaps there was no obit for Lulu in the Missouri papers but will be in Wyandotte county. The KS papers aren't digitized and you will have to look through them on micofilm. I will send the obits off list as attachments. Patricia On 7/5/06, Carolyn Leonard <Buffalo234@cox.net> wrote: > > Dear researchers: > > I am SEEKING any info on this WITHERSPOON family listed in the 1930 > census Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; > I think their address was 2514 North 13th? St > listing number: 754/897 > > WITHERSPOON, John B., head, own, 4,000 age 50 m 21 yrs, IL/IL/IL > Switchman, Steam Railway > Lula B. (DUDREY) (SHAW) wife 49 married 21 yrs > Helen, dau age 24, teacher public school > Ward, son age 21, bookkeeper, retail coal > Nora/Nina?, dau, 20, clerk, dry goods store > > They also had an older son, Glen Witherspoon. I am a relative of > Lula/Lulu. She was born in 1876 Kansas, orphaned as a young child, > and adopted by a family who changed her name. We just recently found > this much info and would like to find obituaries for Lula/Lulu/Lou to > go in our family album. > > Hugs, > Carolyn > Remember, you have a friend in Oklahoma -- endlessly sorting out dead > relatives! > Researching in Ohio: BRANCH, STEDMAN, SMITH, TUBBS, in Meigs Co; BARR > and TROUTMAN in Ross and Pike Counties -- all before 1900. > > > > > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== > KSWYANDO-L Discussion List > List Administrator > John O'Brien > JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

Social Security Death Index Record[image: info]<javascript:showPop('infoPopup')> about Ward Witherspoon Name: Ward Witherspoon SSN: 514-05-7277 Last Residence: 67337 Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas, United States of America Born: 29 Nov 1908 Died: Mar 1982 State (Year) SSN issued: Kansas (Before 1951 ) Name: Neva Fischer SSN: 510-07-5465 Last Residence: 91342 Sylmar, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Born: 19 Apr 1910 Died: Mar 1986 State (Year) SSN issued: Kansas (Before 1951 ) California Death Index, 1940-1997 Record[image: info]<javascript:showPop('infoPopup')> about NEVA BEVERLY FISCHER Name: FISCHER, NEVA BEVERLY Social Security #: 510075465 Sex: FEMALE Birth Date: 19 Apr 1910 Birthplace: KANSAS Death Date: 13 Mar 1986 Death Place: LOS ANGELES Mother's Maiden Name: SHAW Father's Surname: WITHERSPOON Social Security Death Index Record[image: info]<javascript:showPop('infoPopup')> about Helen Rickey Name: Helen Rickey SSN: 443-22-6988 Last Residence: 66112 Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States of America Born: 11 May 1906 Died: Jan 1982 State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951 ) Name: Glenn Witherspoon SSN: 321-34-0625 Last Residence: 20795 Jessup, Howard, Maryland, United States of America Born: 22 May 1903 Last Benefit: 20795 Jessup, Howard, Maryland, United States of America Died: Feb 1978 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (1956-1958 ) On 7/5/06, Pat Williams <genealogistgrrl@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is your lucky day, Carolyn. The Witherspoons have unusual enough > names to come up in a digital search of old newspapers. > The service that I've using may have more on the family. It is available > from home through my library and called Newspaper Archive Elite." > I have an obit for J. Bert and a notice of funeral for Lulu and an > engagement announcement for Ward's son. Perhaps there was no obit for Lulu > in the Missouri papers but will be in Wyandotte county. The KS papers aren't > digitized and you will have to look through them on micofilm. > I will send the obits off list as attachments. > Patricia > > > On 7/5/06, Carolyn Leonard <Buffalo234@cox.net> wrote: > > > > Dear researchers: > > > > I am SEEKING any info on this WITHERSPOON family listed in the 1930 > > census Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; > > I think their address was 2514 North 13th? St > > listing number: 754/897 > > > > WITHERSPOON, John B., head, own, 4,000 age 50 m 21 yrs, IL/IL/IL > > Switchman, Steam Railway > > Lula B. (DUDREY) (SHAW) wife 49 married 21 yrs > > Helen, dau age 24, teacher public school > > Ward, son age 21, bookkeeper, retail coal > > Nora/Nina?, dau, 20, clerk, dry goods store > > > > They also had an older son, Glen Witherspoon. I am a relative of > > Lula/Lulu. She was born in 1876 Kansas, orphaned as a young child, > > and adopted by a family who changed her name. We just recently found > > this much info and would like to find obituaries for Lula/Lulu/Lou to > > go in our family album. > > > > Hugs, > > Carolyn > > Remember, you have a friend in Oklahoma -- endlessly sorting out dead > > relatives! > > Researching in Ohio: BRANCH, STEDMAN, SMITH, TUBBS, in Meigs Co; BARR > > and TROUTMAN in Ross and Pike Counties -- all before 1900. > > > > > > > > > > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== > > KSWYANDO-L Discussion List > > List Administrator > > John O'Brien > > JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com > > > > ============================== > > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > > New content added every business day. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > >