Hello, I am new to the list and am looking for some members of the TOXWORD family that lived in Oakland and Lyons. Niels Toxword b1847 DK, and his brother, Chris b1856DK immigrated in 1868. Niels had 4 children: Carie b1873, Edward S. b1875, Eliz S. b1877 and Jennie Viola b1881. I am looking for Carie and for Jennie, who married William H. Gleeson - and any of the descendants or others interested in this family. Also, if anyone knows how to penetrate an adoption case in Nebraska, please email me. Thanks, Jan N2JJJ in the snowy forested foothills of the Berkshires, Upstate NY Searching for siblings of Andrew Hansen b1870-d1953 and their descendants.

Hello, I don't know your Racheal Miller, but do live in Denver. I would be happy to look up newspaper clippings or something for you-please let me know. Karen Stanley karen_8@email.msn.com -----Original Message----- From: Keith's [SMTP:charmain@southwind.net] Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 10:27 AM To: NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NEBRRoots-L] Racheal Miller What I have on Racheal Miller is very very little. Racheal was in her late 20's in 1951, was working for a car dealership outside of Denver CO. In 1951 Racheal gave birth to a son in Denver. I also have been told that she was from Nebraska, possibly Lincoln or Omaha. Yes I know this is not a lot of information at all. But it is all that I have at this time. Would love to hear from anyone that may know of Racheal, she would have been born around 1920. Charmaine Cremeen Keith charmain@southwind.net

>I would like to clarify a point since I've received lots of e-mails from all >of you nice people. The book I'm copying from is "Biographical History of >Pottawattamie County, Iowa," 1891. It's not actually, as some thought, a >history of Nebraska. Rather, sometimes in the text of a bio about an Iowa >resident, it references their having lived in Nebraska, or other family >members in Nebraska. So, I can't do any "Nebraska look-ups" specifically for >anyone. Sorry. > >That said...........here's the next batch. Happy reading! >Mona As Mona sends them out, the excerpts of the biographies are being posted at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/Pottawattami/excerpts.html She has volunteered to type the full bios later - once the abbreviated data is finished. For now - the excerpts are simply pasted up in page order. If you missed the early ones, check 'em out using the url above, and the find on your browser. Enjoy, T&C

Hi There All Here is what I have, it isn't much but thought I would try and see :) Anton (son of Leopold Miller) born 1897 in Mannheim Russia. Died July 1978 in Tacoma WA. Married Christina Fischer. Children: 1. Edward S of San Jose 2. William of Chicago 3. *Anton of Nebraska 4. Marian Zubak of Chicago 5. Irene Seschke (Gesechke) of Woodstock ILL Frances (daughter of Leopold Miller) born August of 1908 in Leipzig, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was residing in Grand Island, Nebraska. Her married name is unknown. Both of these families were Germans from Russia. They settled first in Aberdeen SD and then went up to Leipzig Saskatchewan Canada and then back to Aberdeen. The families are German - Catholic. Much of the information came from Anton's obit. Not sure if any of this will match up but thought it might help :) Thanks for your time Kelly Mitchell Calgary AB Canada Updated: **St. Joseph's Colony: http://www.rootsweb.com/~skstjose/stjoseph.html Updated: **Kelly's Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/1672/ Updated: **Sheridan's Salt and Pepper Pages: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/7374/ Czer-group Mailing List: http://members.xoom.com/KellyM/czergroup.html ____________________________________________________________ Email: Ketchup@bmlive.com & KMitchell@rocketmail.com

I would like to clarify a point since I've received lots of e-mails from all of you nice people. The book I'm copying from is "Biographical History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa," 1891. It's not actually, as some thought, a history of Nebraska. Rather, sometimes in the text of a bio about an Iowa resident, it references their having lived in Nebraska, or other family members in Nebraska. So, I can't do any "Nebraska look-ups" specifically for anyone. Sorry. That said...........here's the next batch. Happy reading! Mona (Page 386) JOHN C. DAVIS, b. Menard Co, Illinois, June 26, 1860, son of George H. and Emma Jean (Shephard) Davis, natives of Illinois and of Kentucky parentage. George H. was a breeder of fine Hambletonian horses. They had five children: Elijah; John C; Mary E; Cora L; and Amos A. John C. Davis, our subject, married Mary F. Ruckle on July 4, 1882; daughter of Peter Ruckle, native of Maryland. Mary F. Ruckle was born August 26, 1861 and was reared in Avoca, Iowa. After marriage, John Davis remained in Knox Township for half a year and then went to Neola Township before selling out. He then "made a prospecting trip into Nebraska" but returned and bought 80 acres in Neola Township. Children of Mary and John Davis are: Bertha May, Floyd Orville, and Leta M. (Page 387) JAMESON BROS. (W.J. and C.O.) own the "Hotel Jameson" since October 1889. It is under the direct management of C.O. Jameson. C.O. was born in New Brunswick, 1857, son of Charles S. and Jane (McIntyre) Jameson of Scotch and Irish extraction. In youth he learned the carriage trade until his present business which he first engaged in 1873 in Council Bluffs for one year, then in Creston, Iowa, for five years, then three years at Hastings, Nebraska. He was married in 1884 to Miss Minnie Boslough of Mendota, Illinois, who was born Oct 1, 1861. (It doesn't say what hotel he managed in Hastings.)

What I have on Racheal Miller is very very little. Racheal was in her late 20's in 1951, was working for a car dealership outside of Denver CO. In 1951 Racheal gave birth to a son in Denver. I also have been told that she was from Nebraska, possibly Lincoln or Omaha. Yes I know this is not a lot of information at all. But it is all that I have at this time. Would love to hear from anyone that may know of Racheal, she would have been born around 1920. Charmaine Cremeen Keith charmain@southwind.net

Hi There; Which Millers???? Please let me know....I have some in Nebraska as well but will need to do some dig. Are they Germans from Russia by any chance? Take Care Kelly >From Calgary ---------- > From: the rose family <srose@jeffnet.org> > To: NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NEBRRoots-L] MILLERs > Date: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 8:15 PM > > Thank you Mona for those MILLERS. Sarah

Thank you Mona for those MILLERS. Sarah

NEBRRoots-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > NEBRRoots-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 19 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [NEBRRoots-L] More names with Nebr [MonaNAriz@aol.com] > #2 [NEBRRoots-L] More Iowa bios with [MonaNAriz@aol.com] > #3 [NEBRRoots-L] Marshall/Carpenter/L [Ladyh19777@aol.com] > #4 Re: [NEBRRoots-L] Seward County bi ["Cheryl" <cwhitnah@netmeg.net>] > #5 [NEBRRoots-L] LAUBY FAMILY [B1316@aol.com] > #6 [NEBRRoots-L] Re: NEBRRoots-D Dige ["rose" <rose@nternet.net>] > #7 [NEBRRoots-L] Furnas Co. 1827, Nic [CNickmc@aol.com] > #8 [NEBRRoots-L] George Washington Gr [TMccord450@aol.com] > #9 [NEBRRoots-L] Grand Masonic Lodge ["Karen" <kdyer@jps.net>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from NEBRRoots-D, send a message to > > NEBRRoots-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: [NEBRRoots-L] More names with Nebraska connections > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 18:33:50 EST > From: MonaNAriz@aol.com > To: NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com > > (Page 340) ARTHUR I. MITCHELL, physician and surgeon of Macedonia, Iowa; b. > Decatur Co, Indiana, 1847, son of Dr James H. and Nancy (Irmlay) Mitchell, > natives of Kentucky. Dr James Mitchell practiced in Decatur Co, Indiana; in > 1853 he moved the family to Iowa and remained 13 years and also spent three > years in Seward Co, Nebraska, before settling in Pottawattamie Co, Iowa. James > died about 1886 while visiting his son BRUTUS MITCHELL at Axtell, Kearney Co, > NE, the age of 66. James and Nancy Mitchell had 6 children, A.I., our > subject; Mary wife of Henry Davison of Axtell, Nebraska in the livery and > harness business; Brutus I. also in the livery business at Wilcox, Kearney Co, > NE; Lewis E. Stryker, in company with Brutus at Wilcox; E. Summer (deceased); > and Delia, wife of Henry Kennedy. Arthur I was a druggist in Macedonia. > Married April 10, 1869 to Annie Efner, daughter of Dr William H and Sarah C. > (Johnston) Efner. Arthur I. and Annie had one son, Sumner and Frank who died > as an infant. > > (Page 342) M.S. ROOP, contractor and builder, b. Ohio in 1851, son of John and > Mary (Mills) Roop, natives of Pennsylvania. M.S. Roop "spent some time in > Nebraska in the stock business." In 1887 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, he turned > to contracting, and in connection with this business he also keeps a quantity > of and manufactures all kinds of bee supplies, such as veils, comb > foundations, hives, etc. He married in Carson City, Michigan, January 1874 to > Nellie J. Dolson. They have 4 children: Cortez Leo, Francis Ethel, Miles > Archie, and Raymond Wilber. > > (Page 344) JOHN COOL, b. Coburg, Province of Ontario, 1824, son of Benjamin > Cool who was born 1795 on the Mohawk River and was of Holland Dutch descent, > wife Phoebe Hillenboldt, daughter of Adolphus Hillenboldt. Benjamin and > Phoebe Cool had 9 children: Lucinda, John, Richard, William, Ellizabeth, > Albert, Charles, Seymour, and one who died in infancy. Benjamin died in Iowa > in 1878, age 83. "At this writing, Mrs Cool is still living, at the age of 90, > with her son ALBERT COOL in Nebraska. John Cool, of this sketch, married in > 1847 to Sarah Carleton, daughter of James and Julia Carleton. John and Sarah > had one chld, Mary, now the wife of Malcolm Howe of Illinois. Sarah Cool died > 1865 and in 1867 Mr Cool married Margaret Fowler, daughter of Dr Thomas E and > Marilla Fowler, and of this marriage there were 2 sons, Benton and Daniel. > > (Page 347) DAVID DUNKLE, farmer of Crescent City, b. Fayette Co, Ohio, 1834, > son of William and Mary (McMullen) Dunkle, natives of Virginia. David Dunkle > enlisted Nov 4, 1864, in the 13th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged > May 1865. He was married Dec 22, 1852, to Margaret McMullen, daughter of > William and Catharine McMullen, natives of Virginia. She was b. Fayette Co, > Ohio 1834 and died July 1883, leaving 4 children as follows: David William > Dunkle who resides in Florence, Nebraska; Martha A. wife of W.H. Cafferty in > Omaha, Nebraska; Sarah A. wife of John Daggett of Florence, Nebraska; and John > W. at home. > > (Page 348) F.M. LEWIS, Franklin Co, Indiana, 1846, son of Samuel Lewis who was > born in the same county in 1812 and was a son of Daniel Lewis a native of > Pennsylvania. Our subject's mother was Martha (Richardson) Lewis, b. Ohio, > daughter of Nathaniel Richardson, a native of Connecticut. "The mother now > lives in Madison County, Nebraska." F.M. Lewis married Lizzie Devore in 1877 > in Iowa; she born Bartholomew Co, Indiana, daughter of Levi and Rosetta > ((Osborne) Devore, Levi the son of Ben Devore, and Rosetta the daughter of > Jonathan Osborne. F.M. Lewis and Lizzie have 4 children: Tonny Benton, Mary > Elva, Charles Earl, and Irvin. > > (Page 348) WILLIAM BROWN, son of Nathan Brown, who was born in Pike Co, Ohio > in 1813. Nathan Brown married Filinda Odell, daughter of Thomas Odell, and had > 8 children: Johnnie (deceased), Sarah (deceased), Alvira (deceased age 26); > Hattie wife of Dr James Welsh of NY City; Johnson, "still unmarried"; Minor > married to Fannie Parker; William our subject; and Jessie who married Henry > Crommett (deceased) formerly a real estate dealer in Omaha, Nebraska. William > Brown b. 1858; married Allie Irwin in 1882, daughter of J.D. and Emily (Downs) > Irwin; they have 4 children, Leslie, Ira, Jessie and William. > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: [NEBRRoots-L] More Iowa bios with nebraska connections > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 18:43:23 EST > From: MonaNAriz@aol.com > To: NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com > > (Page 356) WILLIAM McKEOWN, b. Upper Canada, March 1828, son of William and > Jane (Lucas) McKeown, natives of Ireland but of Scotch ancestry. William > McKeown was born after the death of his father William McKeown in Oct 1827. > Jane McKeown married second James Kilfoyle and moved to Iowa in 1848. William > mcKeown left home at age 12 "with the consent of his mother and worked as a > laborer, his earnings going to her support." He married Eliza Jane Hall in > 1848 in Iowa, daughter of Joseph and Johanna (Chillis) Hall, natives of NY > State. Eliza Jane Hall b. Indiana July 10, 1826. William and Eliza are > members of the Latter Day Saints; Eliza died 1870 leaving 11 children: William > Alfred of Pottawattamie Co; Thomas Allen "now living in Nebraska," Joseph Hall > of Pottawattamie Co; Mary Elizabeth wife of William Brotherton of Iowa; Robert > Henry "now living in Nebraska"; a girl who died in infancy; Martha Jane wife > of Peter Acton of Pottawattamie Co; Johanna "now living in Nebraska;" Eliza > Ellen (deceased); David Albert resides in Utah; George Wesley who also resides > in Utah. After the death of his wife, Mr McKeown married Jennet Kirkwood, > daughter of Robert and Mary (Muir) Kirkwood whose history is found on another > page. By this last marriage, there were children: Arthur Lee; Agnes Belle; > John Robert; Grace May; Susan Janet; Violet; Margaret; Alice Annye; and Emma > Melissa. (In total, it appears Mr McKeown had 20 children!!!) > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: [NEBRRoots-L] Marshall/Carpenter/Lewis--Friend, Saline Co, NE > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 20:09:45 EST > From: Ladyh19777@aol.com > To: NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi all, > I'm looking for info on the families of Frank Marshall, Thomas Marshall, Ether > Lewis, Branson Lewis, Mark Connell Carpenter and Harry Carpenter. They or > their children were all in Friend, NE from about 1870 through about 1940 > (There may still be some family members living in the area??) Anyone who has > ties to the above families please contact me. I have a lot of info about them > and their descendants but unfortunately not much info on their parents. Any > help will be welcome. > > Thanks! > Alinda Lewis Miller > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: [NEBRRoots-L] Seward County biographies; Businesses, etc. > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 20:43:00 -0500 > From: "Cheryl" <cwhitnah@netmeg.net> > To: NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com > > I recently poured through all that data on the NE gen web page and Seward > County pages. I got lot of good info on my surnname Whitnah, including > references to a "Whitnah & Bros general store" and an E.C. Whitnah in the > farmer's gazetteer (BTW, what is a "Gazetteer"?). My Whitnahs lived in > Utica in the 1890's and must have moved to Beaver Creek by 1900, where my > gramps and his bros and sister are listed as being born. He, in Utica. > > I would like to find earlier references of Whitnahs, there, and more > information on the general store in Utica, which apparently existed in 1890, > and, it seems that his dad (Charles) must have had a brother or two around > there - i.e., E.C. Whitnah (unles that was a woman, its possible, Carrell's > sister was named "Evelyn" and the family does pick names of recent other > relatives to pass along, especially female maiden names and first names, to > preserve their lineage, as my mom carried "Evelyn" after her aunt, above, as > a middle name, and my uncle has "Cary" as a middlle name to remember his > mom's father's name, "Cary Pope". My goodness. I was just handed an email > that told me that Charles, my grandpa's dad, well, HIS dad (grandpa's > grand-dad) was named "Eli" Whitnah. I guess that's the E.C. Whitnah, farmer, > in the gazetteer. > > I sure would like to peruse any other Seward county references from 1870 > through 1950, as some of my family has been around all that time, and might > even still be. > > Also, Lincoln is in Lancaster county? My grandmother came back from Burma > to give birth to my Aunt Margaret in 1924 in Lincoln NE, and then had my mom > back in Burma, 1926, and I am guessing she stayed with family in Lincoln. I > am looking, therefore, for Whitnahs in Lincoln, NE, around 1920-1930, unless > they all came back for a spell and went to Burma again, and therefore I > might find "Carrell and Mildred Whitnah" in Lincoln at that time. > > Any resources or newspapers or church gossip would be great... > > Cheryl > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: [NEBRRoots-L] LAUBY FAMILY > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 20:49:40 EST > From: B1316@aol.com > To: NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com > > Seeking decendants of :Matthew LAUBY/Helena MAYERS > Children: Clemans, William,Michael,Agnes,Edward,Joseph,Henry,John. > One listed as born in Nebraska City, most passed away in Lexington. > I am a decendant of Nicholas LAUBY, brother of Matthew Lauby, born > in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Anyone with information on this family, please > contact me at B1316@aol.com Thank you! > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: [NEBRRoots-L] Re: NEBRRoots-D Digest V99 #17 > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 21:53:16 -0500 > From: "rose" <rose@nternet.net> > To: NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com > > unsubcribe > -----Original Message----- > From: NEBRRoots-D-request@rootsweb.com <NEBRRoots-D-request@rootsweb.com> > To: NEBRRoots-D@rootsweb.com <NEBRRoots-D@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 9:39 AM > Subject: NEBRRoots-D Digest V99 #17 > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: [NEBRRoots-L] Furnas Co. 1827, Nicholson > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 23:03:12 EST > From: CNickmc@aol.com > To: NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com > > Greetings! > Am looking for assistance in locating information on a Nicholson who > homesteaded in Beaver City, NE and died in 1827- "buried in his own yard" > said to have 8 graves there. The information shared with me, by a family > researcher, refers to this individual as Uncle Bill and also as T.J. > Nicholson......same fella? Uncle Bill had brothers- Zacharias and Harvey of > Iowa So, I'm fishing a bit in this branch as I/we try to reconnect it. > > There is a William Nicholson listed on the Rootsweb- Nebraska Civil war > Veterans site. Location confirms the Beaver City location and indicates that > the information came from the 1893 Vet Census. William enlisted in Iowa, no > rank given. Following that up on another Rootsweb site for Iowa, I found a > James B Nicholson in the roster of the 24th Iowa Inf. > > Puzzle pieces not quite matching... > Are William and Uncle Bill one and the same? I am supposing so, until > otherwise enlightened. > Is T.J. the James of the 24th Iowa? > > Is there anyone researching the Nicholson family in NE that could help me out > from afar? > Will share info and connections to other Nick... family researchers... > > Thanks in advance! > Carol Nickelson-McQueen > Iowa > > -In addition to the aforementioned line.. > Searching Nebraska for Nicholson/Nickelson family lines (Spelling changed at > some point...) Nemaha Co and Johnson Co, NE for desc of James W. > NICHOLSON/NICKELSON of Elk Creek, Table Rock area. Associated names: > SUPER/SUPERS, WERT/WART/WARD, KOONS/COONS, SHAW, MEDFORD, VIGGERS **** for > starters. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Persistence and curiosity on the net paid off this summer when I was able to > locate parent and sibling info for GG Grandpa James Wilson > NIcholson/Nickelson. > Good luck to all in 1999! > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: [NEBRRoots-L] George Washington Grandstaff > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 23:09:07 EST > From: TMccord450@aol.com > To: NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com > > Looking for information about the George Washington Grandstaff family. > > George Washington Grandstaff married Mathilda A. Kirby who was born in > Illinois. Mathilda was the daughter or William Kirby and Mary Ellen (Unknown). > Mathilda also married Rev. Robert Benton Curtis in Nebraska. Mathilda died 2 > NOV 1929 in Nebraska. Her body was interred 4 NOV 1929 in Otoe County, > Nebraska, Camp Creek Cemetery. > > George Washington Grandstaff and Mathilda A. Kirby had the following

Looking for additional information about Joseph E. Mccord. Joseph E. McCord was born in Cass County, NE JUN 1869. He married twice. He married Margaret Alvinis Grandstaff in Otoe County, Nebraska, 6 JUL 1891. Margaret was born Illinois AUG 1874. Maragaret died 1948 in Nebraska City, NE. Joseph married Mrs. Cora Ellis McMullen 25 MAR 1914. Joseph E. McCord and Margaret Alvinia Grandstaff had the following children: 1) Rachel E. McCord born in Nebraska APR 1891. Rachel died in Nebraska City, Otoe County, NE. She married twice. She married Unknown Wasson. She married Joseph P. Mullenax 24 FEB 1909. 2) Marshall Alan McCord was born MAR 1894 in Nebraska City, Otoe County, NE. He married Trixie Lee Paxton in Nebraska City, Otoe County, NE 31 AUG 1916. Thanks, Tim McCord

(Page 379) C.M. CRIPPEN, a merchant, b. Great Barrington, Massachusetts, 1847, son of Michael and Elizabeth (Foote) Crippen. Their ancestry can be traced back to the Mayflower. C.M. Crippen was born to Michael Crippen and his second wife. Michael died and C.M. was brought up by his Uncle. In 1880, C.M. Crippen married Mary A. Breckenridge, whose parents were natives of Illinois and of English ancestry. Mary's mother is deceased and her father lives in Nebraska. In Mary's family were 4 children: Lenora, wife of John Garrett in Nebraska; Mary A. Breckenridge; and Frank and Preston both in Nebraska. C.M. Crippen and Mary had children: Bessie May, Carlton F. (Page 381) LYMAN CAMPBELL, of Hardin Township, was born in Tioga Co, NY, in 1834, son of William and Maria (Cross) Campbell, natives of New York. This family moved to Nauvoo, Illinois and joined the Mormon faith, coming to Iowa with a company of Mormons in 1846. They crossed the Missouri River and located for a time in Florence, Nebraska, and in 1846 moved to Missouri, then back to Iowa. Lyman married in 1856 in Pottawattamie Co to Miss Caroline Mary Louisa Hartwell, b. Genesee Co, NY, 1833, daughter of Reuben and Lucinda Almeda (Merritt) Hartwell, natives of Massachusetts. The mother Lucinda Hartwell resides at age 81 with her daughter Mrs Lyman Campbell. Mr and Mrs Campbell have 6 children: George William a carpenter; Almeda Lovisa, Joseph Nephi, Lyman Everett, Robert and Caroline Almira. They are members of the LDS Church. Mr Campbell is a Republican and is a strong man, weighing 277 pounds, and is one of the prominent citizens of the county. (Page 382) RASMUS CAMPBELL, brother to Lyman Campbell. Rasmus married in Atchison Co, Missouri, in 1862 to Miss Martha M. Moffitt, a native of North Carolina. Martha is the daughter of Thomas Moffitt and Nancy Craven, natives of North Carolina. Rasmus and Martha Campbell have children: Alma W. rsiding on the old farm and engaged in the mercantile business and married to Minerva Orme; Edwin N. residing in Keg Creek Twp and married to Josephine Forbes; and Winifred at home. (Page 383) HENRY H. VAN BRUNT, one of the most successful jobbers in carriages, buggies, etc. of Council Bluffs or Omaha. He also has the largest retail trade in agricultural implements in this city. Henry was born in Jefferson Co, NY, son of W.H. and Julia A. (Palmer) Van Brunt, natives of New York and of Holland ancestry. Henry was married in Council Bluffs to Miss Lillie M. West, b. Sheboygan Co, Wisconsin, daughter of E. West. Henry and Lillie are the parents of Harry and George Van Brunt. (Page 384) W.C. UTTERBACK, proprietor of the Broadway Livery Barn, was born 1851 in Illinois, son of Charles and Rachel (White) Utterback, of German descent. When his mother died, W.C. was given in charge of his grandmother, who died 3 years afterward, bequeathing the boy a small amount of livestock, which was never delivered to him by his grandfather. Charles Utterback remarried and W.C. returned again to live with him, moving with his father to the State of Nebraska; he was employed on a shingle-machine one winter in the Missouri River Bottom at $6 a month. Next he was employed on a Nebraska farm at $8 a month for one summer. The next year he worked on the Missouri River 7 miles above Nebraska City. When 10 years of age, he was bound out til of age to a Mr Wood, who in the course of 2 years became so abusive that W.C. was obliged to leave him to save his life. In 1881 he moved to Council Bluffs, taking charge of the brick yards for James Wickham and then for Henry Delany and Richard Foxley. In 1871, W.C. married Harriet C. Hubbard, b. 1852, and they are the parents of 9 children: Eva, Ora, Eddie, Mellie (deceased), Amos, Minnie, Bertha, Thomas and Agnes.

I'm jumping out of page sequence because someone needed the MILLER info, so if I duplicate this later, please forgive me. Page 400, J.W. MILLER, came from Rock Island Co, IL, to Iowa in 1885; b. Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, 1842, son of Joseph B. Miller, who was a son of John Miller, a native of Ireland and an Orangeman. J.W. Miller's mother was Jane (McCall) Miller, b. Butler Co, PA, daughter of John McCall. J.W. Miller served in the Civil War and then spent one year in Madison County, Nebraska, where he homesteaded in 1873; but the grasshoppers being so destructive, and his being 40 miles from the railroad, he returned to Illinois. In 1885, he moved to Iowa. J.W. Miller married in 1867 to Martha Pearsall, b. Rock Island Co, IL, daughter of William C. and Jane (Ellingham) Pearsall, formerly of Steuben Co, NY. J.W. and Martha had children: Joseph, Jane, Martha, William, Emma, Luella. (Page 499) ROBERT MILLER (brother to J.W. Miller). Robert married in 1854 to Eleanor McKee, she b. Washington Co, PA, daughter of John and Mary Ann (Crawford) McKee, of Belfast, Ireland. Robert Miller resided in Pennsylvania until 1854, removing to Illinois until 1868 (with the exception of one year spent at Pike's Peak), then to Page Co, Iowa until 1871, when he moved to Thayer Co, Nebraska (then called Jefferson Co). He then returned to Iowa, then Missouri, and back to Iowa. Robert Miller and Eleanor had children: Mary Jane wife of George Fulton of Thayer Co, Nebraska; Eliza Belle wife of Samuel Bartle of Iowa; Joseph B. farming with his father; William John; James at home, and Robert at school.

Once more, many thanks to the ever-responsive members of this list! May your brick walls crumble! Best regards, Barbara

Does anyone know where Sterling was? I have a lovely group photo of my gggrandfather with his sister and brothers, taken at the Benson studio in Sterling. The bad news? My atlas doesn't show a Sterling--though the name sounds familiar. And while I'm writing, if anyone knows anything about William, Oscar, or Lulu Clark (don't know married name) in the (used-to-be) Sterling area, I'd love to hear from you. Birthdates would be after 1869, when the oldest, Walter, was born in Washington, DC. The photo itself dates from the 1930s, judging from Lulu's clothes and hairstyle. Barbara

Well, Mona, I guess you've gotten alot of helpful responses, they all did what i was going to do but I was a turtle and they got back to ya first. One clue for people to keep in mind might be the general thought that in the late 1800's and early 1900's towns were springing up first along the railroad lines - the maps mentioned and other texts about "badlands" or the plains or "The Missouri Road" will give maps of these towns, many of which changed names as politcal parties and personnel came and went and as owners of the lines (who named them after their little daughters or wives, sometimes) sold the land, or the towns went "bust" after the 30's. This is a general statement about many mid-western and plains states areas, not necessarily NE, and it seems your town is actuallly still around, so I'm glad. Cheryl ----- Original Message ----- From: <mona_houser@juno.com> To: <NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 9:55 AM Subject: Re: [NEBRRoots-L] Re:Where was Sterling? >Sterling is about 35 miles south east of Lincoln in Johnson County. >(Measured roughly with my fingers on the Nebraska state road map.) > >Mona > >On Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:09:04 +0100 Barbara <bcarcher@earthlink.net> >writes: >>Does anyone know where Sterling was? I have a lovely group photo of >>my >>gggrandfather with his sister and brothers, taken at the Benson >>studio >>in Sterling. The bad news? My atlas doesn't show a Sterling--though >>the name sounds familiar. >> >>And while I'm writing, if anyone knows anything about William, Oscar, >>or >>Lulu Clark (don't know married name) in the (used-to-be) Sterling >>area, >>I'd love to hear from you. Birthdates would be after 1869, when the >>oldest, Walter, was born in Washington, DC. The photo itself dates >>from >>the 1930s, judging from Lulu's clothes and hairstyle. >> >>Barbara >> >> > >Mona in MO >Mona_Houser@juno.com >To keep free access to genealogical data, consider sending a donation to >RootsWeb ><http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html> > >___________________________________________________________________ >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] >

Barbara, Sterling is in southeast Nebraska, on state route 41, approximately 18 miles due east of US Hwy 77. My Nebraska map doesn't show county boundaries too clearly, but I believe Sterling is in Johnson County. The map symbol indicates Sterling is a town of less than 2500 people. That's about all I can tell you. Sorry I don't know any of the family you're asking about. Good luck in your search. --Jerry in Livermore, CA Barbara wrote: > > Does anyone know where Sterling was? I have a lovely group photo of my > gggrandfather with his sister and brothers, taken at the Benson studio > in Sterling. The bad news? My atlas doesn't show a Sterling--though > the name sounds familiar. > > And while I'm writing, if anyone knows anything about William, Oscar, or > Lulu Clark (don't know married name) in the (used-to-be) Sterling area, > I'd love to hear from you. Birthdates would be after 1869, when the > oldest, Walter, was born in Washington, DC. The photo itself dates from > the 1930s, judging from Lulu's clothes and hairstyle. > > Barbara

(Page 371) T.J. CADY, proprietor of the Council Bluffs Veterinary Infirmary; graduate of the Boston Veterinary Academy; b. Lake Co, Indiana 1840, son of Samuel J. and Elmira (Beebe) Cady and of Puritan ancestry. Married in 1867 to Miss Ellen Reynoldson, b. England 1849, and they have 3 children: Fred residing in Nebraska; Nellie and Mary. Elle Reynoldson Cady died in 1879, and T.J. married in August 1880 to Mrs Liddie Harris of Craig Missouri, and by this marriage there is one child, T.Jackson. "Mrs. Dr. T.J. Cady in 1890 organized the young ladies of the Berean Baptist Church at Council Bluffs into a society for the work of "Christian Home" an unsectarian institution established for the care of destitute and orphan children. " (Note from Mona: "The Christian Home" was still in existence when I was a child in the 1950's and 1960's, and my mother often threatened to send my sister and me there when we were naughty!) (Page 373) MICHAEL MINAHAN, b. County Cork, Ireland, September 1, 1845, son of Jeremiah and Mary (McCarty) Minahan, natives of that county. Children of Jeremiah and Mary Minahan are Dennis, Michael, Hannah wife of Frank McManus, and James of Chicago. Michael Minahan came to America landing at New York in May 1868. He married January 1878 to Mary Stewart, daughter of Benjamin F. and Ellen (Crampton) Stewart, natives respectively of Ohio and Ireland, Mr Stewart being a fireman and policeman in Cincinnati for many years. Mr Stewart died July 23, 1886, in Neola, Iowa, leaving his wife and 5 children: Morris residing in Council Bluffs; Mary wife of Mr. Minahan; Ellen wife of Barney Jungerman of Neola; Francis residing in Omaha, Nebraska, and Eva wife of William Tanner and residing in the Wyoming Territory. Michael and Mary Minahan had children: James, Kate, Nellie, Annie, Frances.

(Page 346) JOHN M. PHILLIPS, b. March 15, 1820, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sept 10, 1888. Founder of the J.M. Phillips & Co. department stores in both Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, along with his brother A.P. Phillips. Wife of John M. was Olive N. (Cressey) Phillips, married in 1845. His children are Nathan C. Phillips of Council Bluffs, Mary O. unmarried and residing at home, and John M. Phillips Jr. in Washington, along with Emma C. who married F.W. Voswinkel and living in Kansas; Ruth M. married to H.L. Shepherd in Council Bluffs; Granville D. Phillips, unmarried and residing in Seattle. (Page 360) J.D. HOOKER, b. Chautauqua Co, NY, 1837, son of H.M. and Nancy (Palmeter) Hooker, the father a native of Genesee Co, NY and relative of the General "Fighting Joe Hooker." J.D. Hooker farms as well as has a blacksmith shop run by his sons called Pleasant Valley in Carson Township, Iowa. Carries a full line of instruments of all kinds, especially those required in horse dentistry and surgery; inventor of "Hooker's Cure for Flatulent ("wind") Colic, a most prevalent and fatal disease of horses. J.D. Hooker married 1861 to T.J. Wilson, daughter of John and Jane (Crelling) Wilson, the father from Irish ancestry and born in Scotland, and the other of Northumberland, England. J.D. and wife have children: J.M. a contractor and builder in Chase Co, Nebraska; C.M. at home; Edward D of Chase Co, NE; James D, residing at that same place; Jenny L. wife of Frank Perry; Lewis J. at home; Shockey E., Jennie E., Frederick S. (Page 362) B.C. SCHMOOCK, architect, having offices in Council Bluffs and at Hunt's Block, South Omaha, Nebraska. He has erected some very fine buildings in Omaha, among which are the residences of O.W. Butts, L. Hendricks, C.L. Gillette, Porter Bros. fruit warehouses, residence of C.M. Hunt in South Omaha, cottage of J.L. Paxton, and residence of P. Cockrell in South Omaha. B.C. Schmoock b. Michigan 1864, son of William and Louisa (Otto) Schmoock, natives of Germany.

Barbara wrote: > Does anyone know where Sterling was? I have a lovely group photo of my > gggrandfather with his sister and brothers, taken at the Benson studio > in Sterling. The bad news? My atlas doesn't show a Sterling--though > the name sounds familiar. > > And while I'm writing, if anyone knows anything about William, Oscar, or > Lulu Clark (don't know married name) in the (used-to-be) Sterling area, > I'd love to hear from you. Birthdates would be after 1869, when the > oldest, Walter, was born in Washington, DC. The photo itself dates from > the 1930s, judging from Lulu's clothes and hairstyle. > > Barbara A really good place to check when you're having a problem finding a place in Nebraska, is on the NEGenWeb Unknown County pages. Ted & Carole Miller have several steps to finding where your ancestor lived in Nebraska. As part of this process, they have compiled a feature list that includes names of towns, schools, cemeteries, creeks, canyons, etc. They include a link to Pam Reitsch's 1895 Atlas site, and to the GNIS database query form. According to the features list, Sterling was/is in Johnson County. http://www.rootsweb.com/~neunknow/ Connie Snyder NEGenWeb State Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~negenweb/

Sterling is about 35 miles south east of Lincoln in Johnson County. (Measured roughly with my fingers on the Nebraska state road map.) Mona On Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:09:04 +0100 Barbara <bcarcher@earthlink.net> writes: >Does anyone know where Sterling was? I have a lovely group photo of >my >gggrandfather with his sister and brothers, taken at the Benson >studio >in Sterling. The bad news? My atlas doesn't show a Sterling--though >the name sounds familiar. > >And while I'm writing, if anyone knows anything about William, Oscar, >or >Lulu Clark (don't know married name) in the (used-to-be) Sterling >area, >I'd love to hear from you. Birthdates would be after 1869, when the >oldest, Walter, was born in Washington, DC. The photo itself dates >from >the 1930s, judging from Lulu's clothes and hairstyle. > >Barbara > > Mona in MO Mona_Houser@juno.com To keep free access to genealogical data, consider sending a donation to RootsWeb <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html> ___________________________________________________________________ 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]