Hi: More than likely, he was headed for the Yellowstone River drainage somewhere north of Yellowstone park toward Livingston, MT or down the river to Billings, Miles City and then to the North Dakota state line near Williston, ND. MANY miles of country where he could have settled!!!!!!

Hello - I'm looking for information on the SKALNIK family of Verdigre, Knox Co., Nebraska. My 2nd great grandparents were Joseph SKALNIK and Anna KOLAR. Children born to them were: Lillian, Rose, John, William, Joseph, Frank, Anna, Alice and Marie Josephine. Marie Josephine is my great-grandmother. It is known she was born in Verdigre on Oct 8, 1890. The family may have moved to Chicago, IL at one point. Marie SKALNIK married Frank MATOUSEK in Chicago, IL on April 25, 1908. Both the SKALNIK family and the MATOUSEK family where from Bohemia. This is basically all I know about the family. Any help will be much appreciated. Thank you. Gena in Texas

Hello everyone, I am from Wisconsin and new to the list and I'm hoping to find the descendants of my gg-grandmother's only sister, Johanna IRSFELD. She was born in Schoenecken, Germany on May 27, 1849 and moved with her family to Wisconsin in 1852. She married a man named, Joseph BILLESBACH. I cannot find any reference to the surname Billesbach in Wisconsin, but have found the name mentioned in Nebraska. If anyone has run across the name Billesbach, I would love to hear from you, Please email me at: sallia@aol.com

News item in Grand Island (Nebraska) Independent, 7 April 1884: C.D.M. WASHBURN has sold his farm in Merrick county, and will start next week for the Yellow Stone country. He was two terms mayor of our city, and has many friends here who will regret to have him leave. Charles D.M. WASHBURN is my great-grandfather. He was sixty-two years old in 1884. Anyone have an authoritative description of what Yellowstone country is? It seems likely that it would be more than just the Yellowstone Park. What could be the attraction to cause him to sell his farm and move? -- John Clement 6940 E. Girard 205, Denver, CO 80224-2917 Email: jclement@m2.sprynet.com Voice: 303-691-0613

Does anyone know of a genealogical society covering Palmyra in Otoe County Nebraska? John Seymour Santa Barbara, California Reply to: jsey93105@aol.com

My GGgrandfather, William W. Barnhouse, was born in 1836 in Huntingdon Cty, PA. He married Sarah E. Brooks in OH and they moved to Adams Gage Cty NE. He owned a store there and sold grain, coal, etc. After Sarah died, he married a Lucretia Sophia Bryson b 1856 in probably Gage Cty NE. Her father was Silas Bryson who had lived in OH from bef. 1830 to aft. 1850 then moved to NE. Silas was married to Clarinda Young. William W. and his young bridge had two sons, William Silas called Ted, and Paul. Ted committed suicide in a Lincoln Ne hotel in 1908 and Paul married Edith Lockhard and died in KS. What I really would like to know is where or where did William W. and Lucretia go... They are not buried in Adams Cty to my knowledge. Did they return to OH? Did they go to KS and that is why there son, Paul, went there? I would appreciate any information from anyone. Audrey Annable Franklin

I'm researching my mothers Family, Her Grandfather was Robert McClelland McCandlish, b.1880 in NE, her Grandmother was Anna Douglan, b. June 12 1881. Anna's Father was John Douglan, Mother was Antonette Carrol, Anna had a sister Marie Douglan, b. Feb. 19 1888, Marie never married. I have no info if they had any other siblings. Robert's Father was Robert Clelland McCandlish, b. April 1860 his wife was Mary Markel. Robert C. McCandlish's father was the Rev. William McCandlish, b. Sept. 12 1810, his wife was Jane McClelland, b. 1817 I'm searching for any information on the above mentioned familys. Respectfully Yers J.R. Foster USN Ret. Viet Nam Vet, Gunner PCF 99 NRA, NMLRA, DAV, AL, VFW, BPOE Dr. of Outhouse Philosophy Jack Daniel's Tennessee Squire Cigar aficionado Researching, Foster, McCandlish, Graves, Ward, Scott, Rogers, Pitts, Burris, Drown, Rathbun, Sturm, Strum If you Can't get rid of the family skeleton, you mite as well make him dance. G.B. Shaw

Hello, list, I am trying to conncect with descendants (if any) of Lucian Carpenter, b. 7 Sept. 1866 and Laura Carpenter b. 4 Nov 1880. Both were probably born in either Gage County or Pawnee County and they may have been siblings, though the 14-year age gap is puzzling. Their names come from a family Bible that lists ancestors and descendants of my ggrandmother, Lorinda Parthenia Carpenter, Lucian's sister. Parents of Lucian were Leander J. Carpenter, b. 1834 in Ohio and Permelia Howe, b. 1840 (don't know where). Leander's family moved to Lafayette Co, WI and Leander & Permelia m. there in 1856 and moved to NE in 1866. Any information about Lucian's and Laura's descendants woule be appreciated. Barbara Archer

Is this anyone else's Christmas wish? Dear Santa: Don't bring me new dishes; I don't need a new kind of game. Genealogists have peculiar wishes; For Christmas I just want a surname. A new washing machine would be great, But it isn't the desire of my life. I've just found an ancestor's birth date, Now I need the name of his wife. My heart doesn't yearn for a ring that would put a real diamond to shame. What I want is a much cheaper thing: Please give me Martha's last name. To see my heart singing with joy, Don't bring me a red leather suitcase. Bring me a genealogist's toy: A surname, with dates and a place. == Author Unknown Betty

Courtesy forward: ========================begin===========> Pedro Macias wrote: > Does census include birth places? If birth place is Wales may have > leads for you. Email me at salpete@yahoo.com. > Sally > > ---NEBRRoots-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 > > > > NEBRRoots-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 253 > > > > Today's Topics: > > #1 [NEBRRoots-L] KINSEY in Red Cloud, [flavia > <flavia@hotcoco.infi.net>] > > #2 [NEBRRoots-L] Carters ["Samuel P Massie" > <smassie@iwinet.] > > #3 [NEBRRoots-L] KUCKKU, SCHUBERT, HA [Beverly Schubert > <bkelsey@worldacc] > > > > 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. > > > > ______________________________ > > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 > > > > The Federal Census 1900, Nebraska, Webster County, Red Cloud > > > > has KINSEY, Isaac age 74 > > John age 37 > > Hattie A. age 11 > > Bertha F. age 9 > > Charles E. age 7 > > John C age 4 > > > > Can anyone tell me of a cemetery in this area where Isaac Kinsey could > > be buried?? No death date but probably between 1900-1910. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Flavia Hodges, San Pablo, California > > > > ______________________________ > > ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822 > > > > I'm new to this listing and am searching for family that came to > > Nebraska in the late 1800's, early 1900. These would be Carters and > > from Grayson County, Virginia. Ancestor there would be Daniel Carter > > m. Millie Anderson with sons Wallen and Sanders. Wallen m. Elizabeth > > Sebastian and had sons LaFayette, Marshall and others. Believe > > LaFayette to have come to Neb., sons Henderson, Hurley and daughters. > > Anyone help? I have extensive Virginia listings of these. Thanks Sam > > > > ______________________________ > > ATTACHMENT part 4 message/rfc822 > > > > I need help! > > > > Looking for any information on the parents, siblings and children of > > Bertha Minnie KUCKKU; b 1864 Wisner, Cuming, NE; m 1) John Ernest > > SCHUBERT (b 17 Dec 1844 Germany; d 18 Jan 1912 at Rushville, Sheridan > > Co, NE). They were divorced bef 1895 > > She m 2) George Jacob HAUSERMAN in 1895 at Box Butte Co, NE. > > There was a cousin, Mary KUCKKU, who d 10 Jan 1910 in NE and a cousin, > > Alma KUCKKU who was living in Wisner, Cuming Co, NE in 1910. > > Known children of Mary KUCKKU and John Ernest SCHUBERT were: > > 1) Joseph Ernest SCHUBERT; b 16 May 1887 Wisner, Cuming, NE; m Mary > > Lillian SAXTON 30 Dec 1914 at Merriman, Cherry Co, NE > > > > 2) Frank SCHUBERT; m Bef Sep 1949 to Arsenath Deborah RANDALL at > > Teresita, Shannon Co, MO > > > > 3) Catherine "Kate" SCHUBERT; Never mawrried. Was at Norfolk State > > Hospital as of June 1932 > > > > 4) Susie SCHUBERT; m Clarence E. HUFF. Living in Fawcett, NE in 1949 > > > > I would appreciate any help or information on any of these surnames. > > > > Thanks > > > > Bev Schubert > > Vancouver, WA > > e-mail: bkelsey@worldaccessnet.com > > > > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi all, I am searching for anyone who might have any information on Frank Morgan(?) Strickland born abt 1890 thought to have been in Nebraska. Married to Sarah Jones. Frank and Sarah had the following children that we know of: Rosella Opal Alta May(my grandmother) and Donald It is believed that Frank and Sarah lived in Inavale at one point . However I don't know the time frame I am assuming that it was sometime around 1928 as I have been told that my grandmother was born somewhere close to Inavale.I would greatly appreciate any help that anyone can give me!! Trish Wolfe 0=-) -- _ _ (( \__ __//) / \_ _/ \ Friends are a great resource! | ^ )( ^ | ) { } ( / \;__:, \ \ Take time to tell your friends | \ ) / | What they mean to you!! | '-----'--' | (\ / \ /) | || || | And SMILE =-) it confuses people!! | )) (( | `""""`` ``"""`

Subject: {not a subscriber} HARRISON & OWEN families of Memphis,Ne Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 07:10:17 -0800 (PST) From: NelliBlu28@aol.com To: NebrRoots-L@rootsweb.com I am looking for information on my GGgrandfather John C Owen & his wife Lydia Fox. They homesteaded the Memphis,Ne area & sold some of their land to Burlington. Their daughter Ellen Josephine ( Josie ) was my Ggrandmother who married Herman Harrison of Yutan,Ne. I wonder if there are any other living relatives out there who could help me with John C Owen's other childrens names,dates,etc.? Ellen's brother Rosa Owen married Herman Harrison's sister Ella in 1897. Her brother F.G.( need 1st name ) married Sarah Curfman 23 June 1896. Her brother Edward Owen married Amanda Wagner 10 Aug. 1896. I would like more on these people if possible. I acquired some marriage certificate copies on these people recently from a lookup volunteer in Saunders County. I would like to find out the dates of birth ,death ,etc. on all, but of course we all would like immediate answers!! Any help is appreciated.

My family and I resided in Omaha from 1960 to 1962 and was wondering if someone could look in the old phone directories for 60, 61 and 62 and find out what our address was in Omaha during this time. I was only in the first and second grades and ofcourse don't remember our address and have nothing documenting it. The listing would be under the last name of MOZINGO. There is no absolutely no rush and we greatly appreciate any effort. Thank you very much and happy holidays and new year to everyone. Sincerely, Bill Mozingo

Terry and All, It's tough when you only know the state where an ancestor was born or died but there are plenty of online resources to assist you. Below are 3 sites where they offer FREE census record lookups to pinpoint where you ancestors were. Some quite wonderful volunteers are there to assist you. Just read and follow the procedures at each site. Between the 3 sites they have most all census records years/counties available to you. Below below are more sites that may assist you. Rootsweb's Census Central: http://www.rootsweb.com/~uslookup/census.html Ancestral Findings: http://web.mountain.net/~wfmoney/cd/ Genealogy CD List: http://members.tripod.com/~GrannyGrump/cdlist.html Once you get a county name, go to http://www.usgenweb.com/ . USGenWeb has wonderful county genealogical webpages for almost every state in the Union. You can send in Queries, look at databases of cemeteries, marriage records, tax lists, census records and more on most of the county sites. For how to obtain Vital Records state by state and the years available try: http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/howto/w2w/alphabet.htm#p Also try Cyndi's List at: http://www.cyndislist.com . She had over 30,000 links to every genealogical subject known to man. Hope this helps, Catherine

The W. Dale Clark Library here in Omaha has gotten another 350 reels of film in during the past three weeks, mostly 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, & 1860. Close to another 600 are expected within the next two to three weeks, 1840, 1920 Iowa, and some miscellaneous reels from the last 5 years that aren't filled in yet. The newer ones won't be on the film list in the book room because Lynn had just put out a new listing, and she's waiting for the new year and as many as possible of the 1840 reels (about 400 in one order) to come in. The above years ARE completely ordered now, and we're just waiting for them to trickle in. (So if you come down to the library and don't see the county & year you want on the list, check the film room anyway. It MIGHT be there.) 1920 Iowa has been completely ordered now, so that Iowa will be complete for all federal censuses. (Sorry, we haven't gotten soundex yet...and probably won't at least for 1880 with LDS coming out with their 1880 CDRoms soon.) We've also got some of the Iowa State censuses in now as a supplement. Also ordered: 1880 Mississippi, Lancaster co PA through 1920, Berks co PA through 1920, Knox, Union, & Grainger co's of TN through 1920. If you're coming down to Omaha, you can always e-mail Tom Heenan and ask him to mail you the current film list a week or so before you come to help you plan some of the films you want to look at. His e-mail address is: Heenan@omaha.lib.ne.us I promise you though, we are doing our level best to keep the list outdated until we get all of the reels in. Progress WILL slow down after the first of the year sometime, because our supplier is now advertising that he is going to be raising the price from $7.95/reel to $13.95/reel. If you live in the Omaha area and are likely to be using the collection, you might want to consider donating the county years you need while the price is low. It's always a tax deduction. Karen

To Whom It May Concern; I am having problems locating where my great grandmother was born and married. Her name was Blanche Lula Baxter (SSN 447-36-4789). She was born December 30, 1894 someplace in Nebraska and passed away June 6, 1981 in Los Angeles County. According to her death certificate she was 86 at the time of her death. Her parents were John W. Baxter from Michigan and Jennie Adams from Iowa. Blanche married Henry Odegard. Together, they had two children: Pat Odegard (my grandmother) and Helen Odegard. I would like to get a hold of her birth certificate. In order to do so, I need to find out which county she was born in Nebraska. Her death certificate only indicates a state. With Much Thanks, ~Terry

I think what you need is NOT precinct data, but the names of the townships because that's how they generally break down a county's census records unless you are talking about a very large city (something Nebraska simply did not have in the 1880's). There is an excellent reference called a Township Atlas that is often available at genealogy libraries that shows the breakdown of townships within each county within the state. It's quite a large book, and I believe that paperback copies are about $85, so it isn't something that we're going to all run out and purchase for our home libraries as a rule. However, I've made a lot of xerox copies of the counties I have ancestors in so that I can study the relationships of the townships in that county...helps determine the likelihood of which "Mary Jones" someone might have married, for example, if there are several people with the same name, and the same approximate age. Also good for determining whether a township was close to a county line, so that the possibility of someone marrying in another county because their intended was in the next county shows up. Check it out. Karen

I don't know if the precints have changed from what they were then. You should be able to get this information from the court house in Wahoo. Saunders Co. Clerk of Court Wahoo, Nebraska 402 443-8101 Mike N & N Johnson wrote: > > Hi, > > Can anyone help me find the precints for Swedeburg and Wahoo (Saunders Co), > NE as they were listed in the 1880 census? Thanks for your help. Please > respond directly to me, if you wish. > Norma Johnson

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I need help! Looking for any information on the parents, siblings and children of Bertha Minnie KUCKKU; b 1864 Wisner, Cuming, NE; m 1) John Ernest SCHUBERT (b 17 Dec 1844 Germany; d 18 Jan 1912 at Rushville, Sheridan Co, NE). They were divorced bef 1895 She m 2) George Jacob HAUSERMAN in 1895 at Box Butte Co, NE. There was a cousin, Mary KUCKKU, who d 10 Jan 1910 in NE and a cousin, Alma KUCKKU who was living in Wisner, Cuming Co, NE in 1910. Known children of Mary KUCKKU and John Ernest SCHUBERT were: 1) Joseph Ernest SCHUBERT; b 16 May 1887 Wisner, Cuming, NE; m Mary Lillian SAXTON 30 Dec 1914 at Merriman, Cherry Co, NE 2) Frank SCHUBERT; m Bef Sep 1949 to Arsenath Deborah RANDALL at Teresita, Shannon Co, MO 3) Catherine "Kate" SCHUBERT; Never mawrried. Was at Norfolk State Hospital as of June 1932 4) Susie SCHUBERT; m Clarence E. HUFF. Living in Fawcett, NE in 1949 I would appreciate any help or information on any of these surnames. Thanks Bev Schubert Vancouver, WA e-mail: bkelsey@worldaccessnet.com