A few years ago I received copies of records (warranty deed, certificate of co-partnership, etc.) from Merrick County. They involve my ancestors in both Central City and the town of Chapman. The names are as follows: W. N. Edger and Elizabeth Edger, warranty deed records, 1884 Andrew Nelson and C. O. Dahlstedt, certificate of co-partnership, 1884 John Nordgren and Katharine Nordgren, O. Swenson and Victoria Swenson, warranty deed record, 1885 and 1890 John McGinness, bought property from Charles O. Dahlstedt and Kristene Dahlstedt, 1888 Rebecca Tester, 1898 If any of these names, or events, mean something to any of those on this list, please contact me privately. Carol Granville <JOwenG@aol.com>

Hi all, Linda here from a warmer Calif. I want to share this with all of you because if it had not been for Bill Attwood from Tucson AZ I may not have found my Addison Townsend that was the elusive one in the Townsend family. OK here goes, I had purchased the Social Security CD from Family Tree maker in the hopes that just maybe I would find him and to my disappointment he was not there. I had put out many queries all through U.S. Genweb and nothing, but Bill Atwood from the SCKY list looked at ancestry search and found him on their Social Security list. So I sent to the Social security administration and got a copy of his original application and it list his parents so I know that this indeed is my Addison. And can you believe he lived to be 95 yrs old. Oh and he applied for his SS# when he was 92 ys. So don't give up on one site because another may have the info you need. Here are the three that I know of and make sure you book mark them for future searching. And if any of you can figure why he wanted a SS# at 92 yrs, let me know. Bye for now, Linda Ancestry. Com http://www.ancestry.com/main.htm Sierra Home http://www.sierra.com/sierrahome/familytree/records/ Family Tree http://www.familytreemaker.com/ Oh and while I am in my book marks here is a great site for free look-ups http://seidata.com/~lhoffman/cdlist.html Linda Hendley minnie-s10@worldnet.att.net

SSDI shows only those who applied for SS according the the Social Security Administration. Bill Oliver wrote: > Craig Watkins wrote: > > > Mary, > > > > > A shot in the dark! Social Security does list those who have Railroad > > > Retirement. The person has to have passed on. > > > > My Great Grandfather John Calvin Watkins stopped working for the railroads in > > Gosper CO., Nebraska around 6 Dec 1890. However I can not get them to admit that he > > worked there. The railroads told me my best source would be this NEBRASKA > > mail-list, nebrroots-l@rootsweb.com! I can not find him in the SSDI. > > > > Does anyone know if the NARVRE has a WEB site with the names over a hundred > > years ago. > > > > Craig Watkins > > Hello Craig, > > This is being forwarded to the NEBRRoots-L list as a courtesy as well as to you. Only > subscribers can post to this list. If you wish to join it send a message to > NEBRRoots-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word "subscribe" in the body of the > message. > > Bill > ListMom > --

> SSDI shows only those who applied for SS according the the Social > Security Administration. > It also has people with SSN's starting with 7, which are railroad employees. Do you want some examples? Gary Martens mailto:garymartens@earthlink.net GRDB List Owner - AHSGR Database mailing list GER-Volga Co-list Owner - German Russian Volga mailing list AHSGR Village Coordinator for Schilling - Schilling Village Home Page - http://home.earthlink.net/~garymartens/schilling.html NEGenWeb Lincoln County Coordinator - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelincol/

You didn't say if you'd already tried this, but you can paste the ISBN number into Amazon.com's search and it will call up this book. Their info agrees with yours, but they go on to state "Although it is no longer available from the publisher, we'll query our network of used bookstores for you and send an update within one to two weeks"

DYE, William Sherman (b. 1865)- My g-grandfather was living in Surprise, NE at the time of my grandfather's (George Albert DYE) birth in 1893. In 1900 he and his family were in Grove, NE and his parents, Benjamin H. DYE and Nancy M. ELWOOD, were with them. READ, Allie Attie (b. 1877)- My g-grandmother was born in Nebraska and married William Sherman DYE possibly in Gresham, NE. Her parents were Stephen READ and Eliza CROCKETT. Could anyone tell me more about them? Also, where would I write to get a marriage certificate? Thank you. (And thanks to Mona for the interesting bios.) Leanne Broughton British Columbia, Canada

The address for information from the railroad along with fee is http://www.rrb.gov/geneal.html . Also, to the person who said they did not list her ggfather, they apparently did not keep records until 1936 and so they would not have the information on him. Kay Harding -----Original Message----- From: Kay Harding <kharding@gte.net> To: monakamp@nque.com <monakamp@nque.com> Date: Sunday, January 31, 1999 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [NEBRRoots-L] Railroad Retirement >Really appreciate the offer but he was employed by the CB&Q. Thanks, Kay >Harding >-----Original Message----- >From: monakamp@nque.com <monakamp@nque.com> >To: Kay Harding <kharding@gte.net> >Date: Sunday, January 31, 1999 5:14 PM >Subject: Re: [NEBRRoots-L] Railroad Retirement > > >>Kay-- >> >>I do have a seniority list of Union Pacific railroaders that might be of >>some help. I won't guarantee it, however. >>Send me your gfather's name and I will see what I can find. If it was >>some other rr line, then I won't be of any help. >>Ramona Wickenkamp, North Platte >> >

Craig Watkins wrote: > Mary, > > > A shot in the dark! Social Security does list those who have Railroad > > Retirement. The person has to have passed on. > > My Great Grandfather John Calvin Watkins stopped working for the railroads in > Gosper CO., Nebraska around 6 Dec 1890. However I can not get them to admit that he > worked there. The railroads told me my best source would be this NEBRASKA > mail-list, nebrroots-l@rootsweb.com! I can not find him in the SSDI. > > Does anyone know if the NARVRE has a WEB site with the names over a hundred > years ago. > > Craig Watkins Hello Craig, This is being forwarded to the NEBRRoots-L list as a courtesy as well as to you. Only subscribers can post to this list. If you wish to join it send a message to NEBRRoots-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word "subscribe" in the body of the message. Bill ListMom --

A shot in the dark! Social Security does list those who have Railroad Retirement. The person has to have passed on. MonaNAriz@aol.com wrote: > I come from a long line of Union Pacific Railroad employees in Nebraska. To > my knowledge, there is no on-line list of retirees. Due to confidentiality > laws and people always seeking mailing lists, this kind of info is pretty well > protected. > > Union Pacific Railroad has their own web site, however, as does the NARVRE > (National Association of Retired & Veteran Railway Employees, Inc.). And I > know there are NARVRE groups in Grand Island, Lincoln, and Omaha. > > I hope this is helpful to you. > Sincerely, > Mona Knight

Would like to make contact with anyone who is researching/descended from either William MINER (1844-1931) or his brother Albert Allen MINER (1851-1880), who left IL after the Civil War and homesteaded in NE, where they died. William married Mary Emeline HORNE in 1877, and Albert married Martha Alice OWENS in 1876. Their parents are Allen MINER (1809-1850) and Elizabeth (CARSON) MINER (1820-?). I am descended from William and Albert's older sister Elizabeth (MINER) WADE, who married Henry F. WADE in IL in 1858 and in 1860 returned with him to RI/CT where they remained. Norma (wscnac@cfw.com)

I am looking for information for Albert & Kate Staggs in Box Butte County & Dodge County in the late 1800's & early 1900's. And Sarcy County. And all Torrence's & Spee's in Cass County, in the 1800's & early 1900's. I will be glad to exchange any and all data.

S. Kazmierski wrote: > >Reference: This is from The History of Nebraska,1882, Vol. 1, page 859 (2nd > >column, top paragraph). The book is published by The Western Historical > >Company: Chicago. A.T. Andreas, Proprietor > > I think that this book is already being transcribed online. I think that > it's on the > Nebraska GenWeb site. > > Sharon > > Sharon Kazmierski, Listowner, Latinteach & Latin E-mail Discussion Forums > New on LATINTEACH's Website: > Classroom ideas from Tiffany Wilson and Rose Williams. > Do you have a Latin or Classics Website? Join the LATINTEACH WEBRING! > http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1790/index.html Yes, "The History of the State of Nebraska", A. T. Andreas, pub. (1882) is currently being transcribed and presented on the web. Although a lot of our NEGenWeb people have and are working on it, it is not a NEGenWeb project. It is being done by EKIS volunteers, and can be found as a part of the Kansas Collection, along with it's sister book, "The History of the State of Kansas", A. T. Andreas, publisher. This is also referred to as Wm. Cutler's "History of Kansas, as Wm. Cutler editing of the information for both states. The Fillmore county chapter is not available yet, but many of the other county chapters, and general history chapters are finished and available at: http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/andreas_ne/ Connie Snyder EKIS Associate Manager for "The History of the State of Nebraska"

>Reference: This is from The History of Nebraska,1882, Vol. 1, page 859 (2nd >column, top paragraph). The book is published by The Western Historical >Company: Chicago. A.T. Andreas, Proprietor I think that this book is already being transcribed online. I think that it's on the Nebraska GenWeb site. Sharon Sharon Kazmierski, Listowner, Latinteach & Latin E-mail Discussion Forums New on LATINTEACH's Website: Classroom ideas from Tiffany Wilson and Rose Williams. Do you have a Latin or Classics Website? Join the LATINTEACH WEBRING! http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1790/index.html

In a message dated 2/1/99 7:02:49 AM Pacific Standard Time, cardella@u.arizona.edu writes: > Subj: [NEBRRoots-L] Dixon County > Date: 2/1/99 7:02:49 AM Pacific Standard Time > From: cardella@u.arizona.edu (Michalene Cardella) > To: NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com > > I've been on this list for a long time and I've never seen anyone from > Dixon County, NE looking for information. My ancestors lived there and > some descendants still reside in Dixon County. My gggrandfather was a > pioneer moving from VT to WI to Elk Point SD and then, NE. He is buried in > the Ponca, NE cemetary, (died 1865). > > Am looking for information re: MATTISON, WHITFORD, SISSON, SMITH, BOWMAN > > Michalene Cardella > Michalene, Not to worry, we are here. I am also looking for my Dixon county roots as time permits :) McCloud and Associated families: Obermire, Mahon, Kavanaugh, Gensler, Clabaugh, Dunlap, McGuirk and many others. I have forward to you information pertaining to the Dixon county NEGenWeb Project. Robin Mosier Dixon County NEGenWeb Project http://members.aol.com/RobnMosier/dixoncohome.html

Michalene, I don't know about Dixon County, but Fillmore County shows the following: BOWMAN - Cornelius M,; George; and William H. MATTISON - none WHITFORD - none SISSON - none SMITH - tons; could you give me a first name? there are at least 18 different first names and some of them have pages of references listed in the index. (I can look in the 1880 book this evening - I'm on my lunch break from work right now and just had to sneak a peak at the email on my computer :) saw your request and decided to quickly look up the names. Karen - Kar0557@aol.com

Jim, Sorry, no names for Wall or Koken in the Fillmore County book. This book has a fairly decent index. Does not name all names though. I will file your request in my "other" file to check on as I'm reading through other entries. Will check on the 1880 History book this evening (I'm on my lunch break right now :) and had to sneak a peak at my email!) Karen L.

Karen, I would appreciate if you would do some lookups for me in your 1880 book. Thanks for answering my message. Five people responded within a few hours. I was beginning to think NOBODY in Dixon County was interested in research. thanks so much, Michalene Cardella

Lorie and list: This is from a book that I picked up at the library the other day. I have approximately 30 days to keep it (until Feb 24th). If anyone needs/ wants look-ups, I would be happy to help: J. T. Platt was born in Harrison County, Ohio, in 1817, where he lived only one year, when he moved to Richland County, Ohio, where he remained until he was thirty-one years of age. At eighteen years of age, he was engaged as clerk in a dry goods store at Mansfield, Ohio. Removed to Williams County, Ohio, where he remained for twenty-five years engaged in the mercantile business at Montpelier. In 1869, removed to Orland, Ind., where he was in the hardware business for four years, when, in 1847, he removed to Geneva, Neb., and in the following year, engaged in the mercantile business, firm of J.T. Platt & Co. He was married. In 1847, in Richland County, Ohio, to Lovina Lindsay; they have three children. His wife died in March 1852. Re-married in 1853, in Willliams County, Ohio, to Mary A. Phillips; they have six children. Wife died in August 1873. Remarried, June 1877, to Mrs. Lydia A. Evans, and is still a member of the firm J.T. Platt & Co. Reference: This is from The History of Nebraska,1882, Vol. 1, page 859 (2nd column, top paragraph). The book is published by The Western Historical Company: Chicago. A.T. Andreas, Proprietor Happy to make your day brighter! Karen Original messsage: >Subj: Re: [NEBRRoots-L] Look up Please Fillmore County >Date: 1/28/1999 >To: tljkn@fisi.net > >Lorie, > >I just picked up a book at the library earlier today on Fillmore County. In the index it >shows several Platts. I don't know what else you might have, but the info is from >the book, The Fillmore County Story, published in 1968. I don't see any listings for >J.T. other than as a reference as being the father of Mrs. Ida (Platt) Loghry. > >Platt names listed in the index are for: Platt House, Platt Store, Minor Platt and J.T. >Platt > >Would you like me to transcribe it for you? It would take me a day or two, but I >would be happy to do this if you think it will help you in the search. > >Karen (Kar0557@aol.com) Lorie, This one is still in the making. I was temporarily sidetracked! I hope to finish it up this evening. Thanks for your patience. Karen Lehn Kar0557@aol.com

I've been on this list for a long time and I've never seen anyone from Dixon County, NE looking for information. My ancestors lived there and some descendants still reside in Dixon County. My gggrandfather was a pioneer moving from VT to WI to Elk Point SD and then, NE. He is buried in the Ponca, NE cemetary, (died 1865). Am looking for information re: MATTISON, WHITFORD, SISSON, SMITH, BOWMAN Michalene Cardella

Hi, Listers! Does the NEEDHAM name ring any bells with anyone? We are searching for the family of Grant NEEDHAM b. 1840, married Louisa. Their children were Winfield Scott, Meelisa, Matilda Jane b. 20 Sept 1862, Thomas A., and Mary A. Fingers crossed.................. Thanks KSR