My Uncle had a farm in Sheridan Co. We visited him & his family a few times...mostly when I was a "young Whipper-snapper" ! (1950s ) We'd always pass through Valentine (Cherry Co.) where the July temperature was always over 100 degrees...DUST for DAYS ! I remember jumpng in the back of a pickup truck to help stop a brush fire on my Uncle's farm and riding over some very sandy hills...so I'd say at the very least : Cherry & Sheridan Counties. Paul

Hi, Is anyone looking for these surnames and willing to share information? I can share mine too, but right now I don't have a lot. VONDEROHE (Von der Ohe), POLENSKE, WELTZ, LEU They all lived in Madison County in the 1880s. Some also, later lived in Antelope, Pierce and Stanton Counties. Thank you, Holly Vonderohe

Hi Mark, I forgot to tell you that Cherry County has a web address: http://www.rootsweb.com/~necherry/ I haven't tried it yet but I just subscribed to the list for Cherry County. I was born about 8 miles north of Valentine near the South Dakota line. There is a lot of Sand Hills in and around Valentine so I know it is one of the main counties but I'm sure there are others also. The Historical Society at Valentine could answer your questions as well as the Nebraska Historical Society in Lincoln. I visited the Valentine Historical Society and while there I purchase two volumes of History of the Sand Hills from them. They are mostly about the towns and people in the Sand Hills. I don't think the Valentine Society has an e-mail address but I think the Nebraska Society must have one. I don't have the address right now or I would send it. Best wishes Tom Powell

Since you mentioned Albion as being in the Sand Hills and Also Boone Co. , Would Petersburg also be considered as being in the Sand Hills? My gmother and gfather always said that they had lived in the Sand Hills. The younger children of that family are listed as being born in Petersburg. Marge Esau Weigel- Homestead, Fl MWeigel349@aol.com

Interesting to see how many definitions of the Sand Hills there are. I grew up in NE Nebraska: Tilden, in Madison Co. and thought we lived near the Sand Hills. I asked my parents who still live there and my Dad said "no, they're out around Ainsworth". Great website with maps and info. On the website, it referred to Halsey, NE, and I know thats where the National Forest is, but does anyone know who it was named after. Which Halsey ? I think I read it somewhere. My p.grandparents were both Halseys from VA.

The 'sandhills' are Morrill, Garden, Arthur, McPherson, Logan, Thomas, Blaine, Loup, Rock,Brown, Hooker, Cherry, Grant, and Sheridan Counties. This would be the heart of the sandhills. Cherie from Gering Ne -----Original Message----- From: NEBRRoots-D-request@rootsweb.com <NEBRRoots-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: NEBRRoots-D@rootsweb.com <NEBRRoots-D@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, February 13, 1999 9:45 AM Subject: NEBRRoots-D Digest V99 #60

The Sand Hills are a bit east of Chadron and might "start' about Rushville, county seat of Sheridan Co., the county next east of Dawes Co, of which Chadron is county seat. But the "center" of the Sand Hills is Cherry Co with Valentine as its county seat, though Valentine is a bit to the east side of the "real" Sand Hills area. A special sort of grass grows there which is better capable of holding the sandy soil from blowing away. They often plant telephone or electric poles with old rubber tires around the bass to help keep the loosened soil from blowing from the sides of the pole. One herds very few animals per acre there, lest they eat the grass to thin. Cordially, Karl E. Moyer Lancaster PA (but Chadron in 1990)

everything you ever wanted to know about the sand hills, and then some ;-) http://nesen.unl.edu/csd/illustrations/rr4/rr4.html

In a message dated 2/13/99 12:07:11 PM, m.huhman@Juno.com wrote: <<I have a VANDERLOOP-RUTTEN-HUHMAN line that resided there in the 1870's forth. Would you possibly be researching any of them?>> With all those neat names, are there any KRICKBAUM kinfolk still around from Custer County at that time (1870s)? Wayne Montgomery

Hi Liz, I agree 100% with your description of the Sandhills of Nebr. I had lived in Anselmo, Custer Co., Ne. for about 4 yrs. & my husband was raised there. Unfortunately I wasn't into my husbands side of genie at the time, so missed a great opportunity for research there. I also noticed that you were raised in Boone Co., Ne. I have a VANDERLOOP-RUTTEN-HUHMAN line that resided there in the 1870's forth. Would you possibly be researching any of them? On Sat, 13 Feb 1999 10:58:55 -0600 Liz Henning <he52813@navix.net> writes: >Hi All, > >Actually, I think the Sand Hills encompass a much broader area than >this. Not >having a geographical map at hand I checked Nebraskaland magaizine, >published by >the game and parks commission. From the map I could find there, for >their >purposes anyway, it is roughly defined by parts or all of the >following counties, >beginning slightly north of Albion, Ne. in Boone Co. and north and >west of >Spalding in Greeley Co. and includes, but isn't limited to Custer, >Logan, >McPherson, Wheeler, Garfield, Loup, Blaine, Thomas, Hooker, Grant, >Arthur, Garden, >Sheridan Cherry, Brown, Rock and Holt counties. From another map it >appears to >run pretty much north all the way to the NE./SD border and to a lesser >degree both >east and west of the above mentioned counties. >Liz >now in Thayer Co., NE >Born and raised in Boone Co., NE A lifetime Nebraskan >M.Huhman@Juno.com Researching: DAVIES__ANDERTON---REEVE--HOLCROFT, Eng./Nebr,USA HUHMAN & EICKHOFF, Mo./Ne. VANDERLOOP / RUTTEN, Holland/Belgium, Wisc/Nebr. YAGER--HENRY--SCHROEDER--KOLL & MARTENS Germ/ Il./ OH/ Ia./ Ne. MOON--KOCH--KUHN--LICHTY Oh. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Hi I'm new to this list so here it goes: Researching: RUMBARGER, ?>Grand Island, Nebr. abt. 1908 MCQUEEN, ?>Penn.>Iowa>Hall or Nance County, Nebr. abt. 1892 ALTERGOTT, Russia >Wisconsin>Scottsbluff, Nebr. abt. 1910 till now. REISBICK, Russia>?>Scottsbluff, Nebr. abt. 1924>Colo. GEVARA, ?>Scottsbluff, Nebr. abt. 1910 till now. Any information would be appreciated Kathy Gold Lake Stevens, Washington

Hi All, Actually, I think the Sand Hills encompass a much broader area than this. Not having a geographical map at hand I checked Nebraskaland magaizine, published by the game and parks commission. From the map I could find there, for their purposes anyway, it is roughly defined by parts or all of the following counties, beginning slightly north of Albion, Ne. in Boone Co. and north and west of Spalding in Greeley Co. and includes, but isn't limited to Custer, Logan, McPherson, Wheeler, Garfield, Loup, Blaine, Thomas, Hooker, Grant, Arthur, Garden, Sheridan Cherry, Brown, Rock and Holt counties. From another map it appears to run pretty much north all the way to the NE./SD border and to a lesser degree both east and west of the above mentioned counties. While not as breath-takingly beautiful as the area near Chadron mentioned below, this is area is dotted with dozens of small "fishing holes" that have their own beauty and appeal. Liz now in Thayer Co., NE Born and raised in Boone Co., NE A lifetime Nebraskan FlorenceEm@aol.com wrote: > Mark asks: > > >could someone tell me which counties in Nebraska are associated with the > >"Sand Hills"? I have an ancestor that moved there and I don't know which > >county to look at. Thanks. > > Mark, I was born and raised in Nebraska, and to me the Sandhills were in > North/Northwest part of state, below South Dakota, near Chadron, Nebraska. > There are hills made of sand there, very beautiful part of Nebraska, different > from south. It is tail end of pine ridge. I don't have map here, but look at > County that Chadron, or Crawford, Nebraska is. > > Linda Banks > now of Minneapolis, MN > > born Scottsbluff, NE > > raised: Chase County, NE

I also have Alvin Cooper in my line. My ggrandfather, Jacob Farrington Cooper,was his brother. I can't find a Stephen Cooper, but there were several brothers of Robert Cooper(Alvin and Jacob's father). Nancy Peter

Mark asks: >could someone tell me which counties in Nebraska are associated with the >"Sand Hills"? I have an ancestor that moved there and I don't know which >county to look at. Thanks. Mark, I was born and raised in Nebraska, and to me the Sandhills were in North/Northwest part of state, below South Dakota, near Chadron, Nebraska. There are hills made of sand there, very beautiful part of Nebraska, different from south. It is tail end of pine ridge. I don't have map here, but look at County that Chadron, or Crawford, Nebraska is. Linda Banks now of Minneapolis, MN born Scottsbluff, NE raised: Chase County, NE

>The names that I am looking for help on > >NAME: Amil Kennith CHILDS II b:13-Jun-1932 >from: Emerson~Thurston~Nebraska >Wife: Janet Marie MELOHN >From: Nevada~Story~Iowa >Kids: Kenneth b:1955 - Bonnie b:1960 - Amil b:1964 > >Name: Amil Kennith Childs Sr. b: 07-Jun-1908 d:15-Sep-1962 >from: Albion~ ? ~Nebraska >Wife: Zelma Jane JONES b: 27-Jul-1914 d:? >From: Emerson~Thurston~Nebraska >Kids: Amil b:1932- Donna b:?-Margaret b:?- Robert b:?- >Leroy b:?. They had 3 more kids which died ? > >Name: Allie Kenneth Childs b:? d:? >From: ? >Wife: Alice HOLMES b:? d:? >From: ? >Kids: Amil b:1907, any other kids ? >

Could someone tell me which counties in Nebraska are associated with the "Sand Hills"? I have an ancestor that moved there and I don't know which county to look at. Thanks. Mark S. Ellis R.T. (R), (MR), (CT) ProView Functional Analyst Cerner Corporation 2800 Rockcreek Parkway Kansas City, MO 64117 Phone 816-201-3527 Fax 816-936-9527 email mellis@cerner.com

.Check out this page for former Nebraska senator (John) James Exon http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/exon-ezequ.html and follow the link to his congressional biography at.... http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000284 This site indicates he was born in Geddes, Charles Mix County, South Dakota. journlst@radiks.net Maggie Exon wrote: > I am looking for information on the origins of recently retired > Senator J James Exon of Nebraska. I am particularly interested to > discover if he has any connection with the following family. > > Henry and Sarah Exon, emigrated to Gage County Nebraska, ca 1882 with > children Ernest and Arthur and two other children, names unknown. > Their eldest? son James Henry b. 1858, > emigrated to Charles Dix County, South Dakota, via Canada, 1881. > James was later a lawyer, newspaper owner, banker and judge in > Wheeler, the capital of Charles Dix County.. > > Exon is a very unusual name and a connection is likely. I am > registered as the historian of the Exon name with the Guild of > one-name studies in Britain and would welcome any mentions at all of > the name. > > Best wishes from Perth, Western Australia > Maggie Exon

I am looking for information on the origins of recently retired Senator J James Exon of Nebraska. I am particularly interested to discover if he has any connection with the following family. Henry and Sarah Exon, emigrated to Gage County Nebraska, ca 1882 with children Ernest and Arthur and two other children, names unknown. Their eldest? son James Henry b. 1858, emigrated to Charles Dix County, South Dakota, via Canada, 1881. James was later a lawyer, newspaper owner, banker and judge in Wheeler, the capital of Charles Dix County.. Exon is a very unusual name and a connection is likely. I am registered as the historian of the Exon name with the Guild of one-name studies in Britain and would welcome any mentions at all of the name. Best wishes from Perth, Western Australia Maggie Exon

This is for Robert Cooper who posted looking for a Stephen Cooper-Nemaha, NE. Sorry to post to list. Mail to Robert is bouncing. Robert do you have siblings for Stephen? I have an Alvin Morgan Cooper, born Feb 12, 1895, died Sept, 1985. Lived in Julian, NE. Buried at Glen Rock Cemetery. Linda Stewart

Migration trail to Ne. SCHULER: Jufras, Sundhousen, Bas Rhin, Lower Alsace, France; New Orleans; Warren Co. Pennsylvania; Genesco, Yorktown Twp, Henry County, Illinois; Scribner, Dodge County, Nebraska; Hooper, Dodge County, Nebraska TILLMAN/ THEILMAN: Ernest on Rhine, Germany, Mosel Kries Kochem: Ridgeley Township, Dodge County, Nebraska; Hooper, Dodge Co. Nebraska PARKERT: Prussia; Germany; Hooper, Dodge County, Nebraska KISTLER/KESTLER: Bretten, Baden, Germany; Stockville, Frontier County, Nebraska; Springfield, Sarpy County, Nebraska ALLEY: England; Virginia; Franklin County, Indiana; Mercer County, Missouri; Lincoln Co., Kansas; Chalco, Sarpy County, Nebraska;