Lancaster County, NEGenWeb Project has had several biographies added and these can also be found on the DCHS (Denton Community Historical Society) web site. Many of these people were of German ancestry and came to Nebraska from Iowa. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/bios/index.htm or: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nedchs/index.htm Oakley ADAMS | Carl H. BECKER | BERGMAN | Edward F. BOHL| John Frederick BRAHMSTADT | Charles M. BRANSON | Thys BROEKEMA | Byron Clay CHARLTON | William H. CHARLTON | Dietrich CRAMER | Wilhelm FISCHER | Henry FREYE | Henry W. FROHN | Hubert FROHN | William FROHN | Samuel Henry GRIFFIN | Samuel Sylvester GRIFFIN | Henry GRIMM | E. E. HOMRIG | Daniel HOY | John & Marie JOHNSON | Frederick KOCH | William W. KRULL | Charles W. KURTZER | George W. LEE | John Charles MATTHEWS and Harriet Elizabeth HARPER | Herman Henry MEYER | John Joseph MEYER | Clinton J. MITCHELL | William Henry Harrison MOORE | Charles PERKINS | George Daniel RADER |Adelbert William REDDISH | Eilert SCHNIEDER | Friedrich SCHNIEDER | Hon. F. Charles SEVERIN | Julius Charles Imanuel SITTLER | William SPRONG | Edward H. STUTHEIT | Edmund L. TEMPLE | UMLAND Thank you, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html

The following biography is from "LINCOLN The Capitol City and Lancaster County, Nebraska" Published Chicago, Illinois The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1916 WILLIAM H. CHARLTON William H. Charlton, who is operating three hundred acres of the Charlton homestead on section 26, Centerville precinct, is a native of Bonaparte, Van Buren county, Iowa, born on the 15th of February, 1873. His father, William Charlton, was also born in that town on the 10th of August, 1845. He remained at home until he was eighteen years of age, when he went to California, where he engaged in farming for eight years. He returned to Iowa, but at length removed to Lancaster county, Nebraska, and turned his attention to farming on section 26, Centerville precinct, near the town of Roca, where he remained for many years, but in 1906, having acquired a competence, he retired from active life, although he still lives upon the home farm. He purchased tracts of land at various times and acquired title to fourteen hundred acres of land in Centerville precinct. He supervises the operation of all of his farms and at one time specialized in breeding shorthorn and Hereford cattle but during the greater part of his active connection with stock raising interests in this county engaged in feeding large herds of cattle for the market. He managed his extensive business affairs well and is now a man of independent means. He was married at Bonaparte, Iowa, on the 13th of May 1872, to Miss Mary Lidolph, who died on the 3rd of March 1877, on the Charlton homestead on section 26, Centerville precinct. William H. Charlton was but a year old when he was brought to this county by his parents and his education was acquired in the district schools. He early began assisting his father with the farm work and gave the latter the benefit of his labor until he attained his majority, when he took charge of one of his father's farms and began operating it on his own account. He now lives upon the homestead on section 26, Centerville precinct, and is operating three hundred acres of his father's land. He grows the usual grains and also feeds stock extensively for the market, deriving a gratifying financial return from his labors. Mr. Charlton was married at Beatrice, Nebraska, January 25, 1904, to Miss Elizabeth Oltjenbruns, who was born in the grand duchy of Oldenburg, Germany, on the 28th of May, 1884, a daughter of Christ and Margaret (Libben) Oltjenbruns, both natives of the fatherland. The father, who was a farmer by occupation, settled in this county with his family, in 1888, and followed agricultural pursuits here for some time. At length, however, he removed to Pierce county, Nebraska, where he purchased land, which he operated until he retired from active life in 1914. He has since made his home with Mrs. Charlton. His wife died in Pierce county, Nebraska, on the 28th of September, 1910. Mrs. Charlton was four years of age when she was brought to America by her parents and received her education in the public schools of Lancaster county. Mr. Charlton is a republican in politics and in religious faith is a Methodist, while his wife belongs to the German Lutheran church. They have a wide acquaintance in the county and have gained the warm friendship of many. Thank you, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html

The following biography is from "LINCOLN The Capitol City and Lancaster County, Nebraska" Published Chicago, Illinois The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1916 CARL H. BECKER On the list of Lancaster county's native sons appears the name of Carl H. Becker, who was born in Middle Creek precinct April 14, 1879, his parents being Carl F. and Mary (Kloeckmeyer) Becker. The father was born in Wisconsin and the mother in Illinois. Carl F. Becker was a farmer by occupation and in 1867 came to Lancaster county, where he purchased land. He made the trip with his parents, who also bought land, and he became the owner of the farm which is now operated by his son, Carl H. Becker. His diligence and determination were soon manifest in the changed appearance of the place, which he set about improving, operating the farm until 1903, when he retired. He was also engaged in grain business at Emerald for eighteen years and both branches of his business proved profitable. He is now retired, making his home in Emerald, no longer finding it necessary to resort to active business in order to provide for support as he has accumulated a competence sufficient for his remaining days. Carl H. Becker was reared and educated in this county and continued under the parental roof until he reached the age of twenty-three years, when he began farming on his own account by renting the old home place of one hundred and fifty acres.There he continued to reside until 1911, when he purchased eighty acres of that tract, the farm upon which he was born, on section 26, Middle Creek precinct. He has made splendid improvements upon the place and today has one of the fine farm homes in the county. In addition to cultivating his own land he also cultivates a rented farm of one hundred and fifty acres, and carefully, systematically and wisely are his interests carried on that a gratifying measure of success has crowned his efforts. He is now conducting a dairy, milking about twenty head of cows, all high grade Jerseys. He is one of the directors of the Lancaster Milk Producers Association and has been one of its stockholders from its organization. He was also formerly a stockholder in the Emerald State Bank. On the 31st of January 1901, Mr. Becker was married to Miss Mary Nobbmann, a daughter of Christian and Wilhemina (Wendt) Nobbmann, both of whom were natives of Germany. They came to America in an early day, settling in Iowa, where the father engaged in farming for a number of years, and later they arrived in Lancaster County, Nebraska. There the father purchased land, which he continued to cultivate throughout his remaining days, his death occurring August 28, 1904. His widow still survives and occupies the old homestead in Middle Creek precinct. Mr. and Mrs. Becker have became the parents of three children: Otto C., born November 17, 1901; Walter J. H., born April 3, 1903; and Berdina W., born March 2, 1908. Politically Mr. Becker is an earnest republican and for four years he served as assessor of his precinct, while for six years he was road overseer. His religious faith is that of the German Lutheran church and in its teachings he finds the guiding principles of his life, shaping his relations with his fellowmen. Those who know him esteem him highly, recognizing in him one who can be relied upon to follow the dictates of his conscience and to shape his course according to the recognized commercial and business standards. Thank you, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html

Updated today for Lancaster County, Nebraska: School section and the Biographies section. Many thanks to Jennifer David and Teresa Sullivan! The biographies can also be found on the DCHS web site. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nedchs/index.htm If you have any school alumni lists prior to 1925 and would like to submit them for addition to this page, please e-mail me, and I will add them as soon as possible. Old school photos, including individual and group photos must be submitted separately with a description and a contact e-mail address. Please be sure that you put LANC-SCHOOLS in the subject line of the e-mail. Do not send any files to me without contacting me first! http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/schools/index.html **New- UNL Class Lists 1940 |**UNL Cornhusker Yearbook 1924 - work in progress | Elliott School Children 1910 | Cathedral High School 1951 | Elliott School Boys 1928 | 1879 UNL Students List | UNL Class 1909 Industrial College | UNL Class Arts & Science 1909 | 1909 Civil Engineering Class UNL | UNL Class 1909 - pg.1 | UNL Class 1909 - pg.2 |UNL Law School 1909 | UNL Teachers College 1909 | 1911 UNL Yearbook Students | Haynes Branch School - Denton, NE | Lincoln Schools 1910 | Lincoln Schools 8th Grade Promotions Jan. 1910 | 1936 Lincoln High School Faculty & Senior Class List | Sacred Heart 8th Grade graduates 1949 | Ceresco Students photo | Lincoln High School 1932 Track Team | 1932 LHS Rotary Club Awards | LHS 1932 Commencement Program Cover | LHS 1932 Commencement Program | LHS 1932 Class List #1 | LHS 1932 Class List #2 ------ http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/bios/index.htm BERGMAN | John Frederick BRAHMSTADT | Thys BROEKEMA | Byron Clay CHARLTON | Wilhelm FISCHER | Hubert FROHN | William FROHN | E. E. HOMRIG | Daniel HOY | John & Marie JOHNSON | Frederick KOCH | John Charles MATTHEWS and Harriet Elizabeth HARPER | John Joseph MEYER | Clinton J. MITCHELL | Charles PERKINS | George Daniel RADER |Adelbert William REDDISH | EILERT SCHNIEDER | FRIEDRICH SCHNIEDER | Edmund L. TEMPLE | UMLAND More to be added very soon! Thank you, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html

Hi, Here's more from Steve Baker. Lewis, Scott, Pember, & Baker families in Buffalo County (Gibbon and Shelton areas) http://community.webshots.com/album/124285650naKuDM/0 Thanks, Steve! Mona Houser63@brick.net List Mom - DEU-Nahausen-L@rootsweb.com Host - Buffalo Co., NEGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebuffal Our Family - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monajo/ My GedCom -http://wc.rootsweb.com/~monahouser

In a message dated 3/12/2004 10:02:42 AM Central Standard Time, ArtSD@aol.com writes: Hi, Is there a way for me to do an online search for an Obituary in the Lincoln Journal Star? Specifically, I am looking for an Obituary for Nellie Mae McKINSTRY who was born 7 JUN 1889 in Nehawka and died 6 JAN 1965 in Lincoln, NE. This would be my grandmother on my Mother's side of the family. Thanks, ----------- There are no online obituary indices for Lincoln Journal Star. They have their own library and they charge a fee for a search and copy, just as does the Nebraska State Historical Society. See their web sites for fees, etc. The NSHS has a large index and can do a search and copy for you. I prefer them to LJS. Good luck! https://secure.lee.net/journalstar.com/circulation/library.php http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/services/refrence/la_pubs/guide1.htm Thank you, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html

> > Hi, Is there a way for me to do an online search for an Obituary in the Lincoln Journal Star? Specifically, I am looking for an Obituary for Nellie Mae McKINSTRY who was born 7 JUN 1889 in Nehawka and died 6 JAN 1965 in Lincoln, NE. This would be my grandmother on my Mother's side of the family. Thanks, Art artsd@aol.com

New Biographies for Lancaster County, Nebraska have been added today. This page has been created for biographies submitted by people that have Lancaster County ancestors. If you have any biographies that you have written or that were printed, before 1925 I would like to hear from you. Please be sure to put LANC-BIOS in the subject line of your e-mail and send it to me. I can't post any copyrighted material that was written after 1925, so please be sure of dated material before submitting it. Names listed so far..... BERGMAN | John Frederick BRAHMSTADT | Thys BROEKEMA | Byron Clay CHARLTON | Daniel HOY | Charles PERKINS | John & Marie JOHNSON | Frederick KOCH | John Charles MATTHEWS and Harriet Elizabeth HARPER | Adelbert William REDDISH | UMLAND http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/bios/index.htm Also some class photos for the UNL Cornhuskers 1924 yearbook have been uploaded today, more coming soon. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/schools/unl/index.htm Have you looked through those scrapbooks, photo albums, etc? Look in your attic for some treasures to share if they have a Lancaster County, Nebraska connection. I would love to hear from you. Thank you, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html

If you have interest in Gibbon or Shelton, Nebraska, you'll want to visit Steve Baker's WebShots pages called "Gibbon Connection" which contains photos of Gibbon, Shelton, and some early families from that area. It's at http://community.webshots.com/album/123779823zDMZnP Thanks, Steve, for making that available for us! I also added links to it on the Buffalo County NEGenWeb pages. See the Links page, or the Stories, Memories and Pictures Page(under Villages and Towns), or go to the Recent Changes Page. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebuffal/ Mona Meadowlark7@juno.com Buffalo Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb -http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebuffal/ Houser63@brick.net

New to the Schools section of the Lancaster County, NEGenWeb Project: The 1924 University of Nebraska Lincoln Cornhusker Yearbook is being scanned by a helpful volunteer ---Jennifer David. Please be patient as we add images to this section of the web site. This will take some time to scan and add the pages online so check back often. Many thanks to Jennifer! http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/schools/unl/index.htm Thank you, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html

Upcoming meeting program for the Denton Community Historical Society of SW Lancaster Co., Nebraska - March 23, 2004, 2:00 p.m. Eldon Hostetler will share his memories about Camden, NE. DCHS meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday in the Denton Community Center, 7115 Lancaster Avenue, Denton, NE. All programs are open to the public. A snack is served to all who attend. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nedchs/index.htm Thank you, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html

Sharpie: Nebraska's "Queen of the Air" Born to parents who marry to give their baby a name, Evelyn Genevieve Sharp was adopted when only two months old. A move to the Nebraska Sandhills and an overdue room and board bill during Depression Times, put her in the front seat of an Alexander Flyabout. She was a "natural", earning her private, commercial, and instructor's rerating by age twenty. Sharpie became one of the first women to fly the fighters for the Army Air Forces during WWII, ultimately giving her life for her country. Come here the exciting story as told by Diane Bartels at the March 17th meeting, 7:00 at NewCassel, 900 North 90th Street, Omaha. Bring a friend. The new G.O.G.S. writer's group is up and running. The next meeting will be the fourth Saturday of March at the Crossroads food court--back area. Grab a coffee or juice and a doughnut at one of the food shops and come write with us. We're talking about both writing journals (be a good ancester and write the story of your own life) and writing the stories of our ancestors. If the date & place don't work out for us, we're not locked into anything yet. Bring something you've written about yourself or an ancester to share. Karen

If you have any school alumni lists prior to 1925 and would like to submit them for addition to this page, please e-mail me, and I will add them as soon as possible. Old school photos, including individual and group photos must be submitted separately with a description and a contact e-mail address. Please be sure that you put NELANC-SCHOOLS in the subject line of the e-mail. Do not send any files to me without contacting me first! The following are on the Schools section of the Lancaster County, Nebraska web site. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/schools/index.html Sacred Heart 8th Grade graduates 1949 Ceresco Students photo 1879 UNL Students List UNL Class 1909 - pg.1 1936 Lincoln High School Faculty & Senior Class List 1911 UNL Yearbook Students UNL Class 1909 - pg.2 UNL Law School 1909 UNL Teachers College 1909 Lincoln Schools 1910 1909 Civil Engineering Class UNL Lincoln Schools 8th Grade Promotions Jan. 1910 UNL Class 1909 Industrial College Haynes Branch School - Denton, NE UNL Class Arts & Science 1909 Elliott School Children 1910 ** NEW Please help identify the children & teacher in this photo! Cathedral High School 1951 ** NEW Elliott School Boys 1928 http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html Thank you, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html

The next class presented by Greater Omaha Genealogical Society and the W. Dale Clark History-Social Science Department will be held March 20 at the Mormon Trail Center, 3215 State Street (because we outgrew the space in any of the library classrooms). It will start at 9:00 AM and be over about noon or a bit before. The classes are free, but pre-registration is required so we can have adequate handouts prepared. Pre-register by email at: Genclass@aol.com or by calling Merrily 706-1453 or Sandy 344-2887. Twice in the 7 years we've been holding these classes, we've reunited cousins who had never met before. Will you be one of the next to find kin at these classes? 365+1 Genealogy Tips will be available at the classes if you saw a flyer and wanted to get a copy. All proceeds from the sale of this generic (no year given so it can be used any year) calendar book with a genealogy hint for every day go to buy materials for the W. Dale Clark Library so that we can all find more ancestors. (We're up to 52% of the released 15,208 federal census reels...purchased primarily with donations and projects like the calendar book. There will be handouts on what's available at the library at the class.) We're also hoping to have a laminated "Handy Census Reference" sheet available by then for sale also. (So you can figure out which questions were asked without having to go clear to the top of the page and lose your place, or not be able to read it because it's blurry, all the questions will be by year on one double sided sheet, laminated so it will hold up longer.) There will also be some family group sheets and pedigree charts available for sale, for those who don't have a genealogy computer program, so bring your genealogy inclined friends that may not be on the list...just have them pre-register also.

If you have any high school or college year books that you don't want any more, W. Dale Clark Library in Omaha would be glad to have donations. They just received a couple from Tech High l: 1930-1 and 1931-2, which I'm working on indexing for them, but they have a lot of missing years. While we were picking them up, a friend was paging through them looking for names and found her Dad's sister & Mom's brother--on the same page. Don't just pitch them out, or put them out in a yard sale. Someone might be looking for pictures of family that would be included in those books. (And don't forget, if you are done with genealogy books or CD/roms, or if you find they didn't have what you needed; the library would be very happy to receive them as well. It's a tax deductible donation, and we'll all find more ancestors as a result.) Karen

G.O.G.S. is going to start a spin-off or umbrella group for people wanting to work on writing their family histories--whether focusing on their own personal history or that of an ancestor. Initial meeting: Tuesday, Mar 9, 6:30 at the W. Dale Clark Library meeting room 2-3. We can have the room til 8 when the library closes. Very informal. Decide what you want to do with the group. I would suggest jotting down a few thoughts about who you want to write about: your own autobiography (VERY IMPORTANT) or the life of an ancestor. Then, try writing a paragraph to share with everybody. This doesn't have to be polished and professional, just you starting to break the writers block. Karen

I've lost email for Ken Beckman who was researching Barbara Ellen Wiles & Charles H. Warner. Would you please email me, Ken? Kris in IL

I have re-vamped the online book, "Growing Up With Tulsa" by Blanche Opal Kern Schad. This book has been reprinted by permission from Harry Schad, son of the author Blanche Opal Kern Schad. This book was written and self published by Blanche Opal Kern Schad of Tulsa, OK. Her family came from Saunders County, Nebraska to Oklahoma in 1893. Opal was a Harrison descendant and first cousin to my G-grandfather, Herman Harrison who lived in Saunders Co., Nebraska. Opal's mother Emma Justine Harrison and my GG-grandfather Richard Harrison (Cuming Co., NE) were siblings. Emma and her husband Charles Wesley Kern went from Saunders Co., NE to OK Territory in 1893 and settled in Tulsa. Enjoy! http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/tulsa/index.html >From the book: "In 1893, my family lived in Weston, Nebraska, where Dad had a wagon and cabinet shop and was a building contractor. My grandfather, William B. Harrison, decided he wanted to see the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in Oklahoma Territory. He was eighty years old at the time and Mother tried to discourage him. Dad was working at the shop cutting lumber for door frames, window frames, and other items that could be precut or fabricated before hauling to the job site. He always did this and would say that anyone not knowing how would ruin more material than he would use. Mother sent my eight-year old brother Harry to get Dad to see whether he could talk my grandfather out of wanting to make the trip – a trip that was not a small undertaking in those days. Dad could not talk Grandfather out of going to see the opening, so Dad told him that if he would wait a few days to give Dad time to close up the shop and get a wagon fixed up and equipped for traveling, Dad would take him to see the run. Making the trip from Weston, Nebraska to the Kansas – Oklahoma Line took them quite a spell. My Dad and Grandpa Harrison were traveling in a covered wagon and did their own cooking along the way. They passed through some orchards and helped themselves to some peaches. Grandpa kept eating the fresh peaches and Dad was afraid he would get sick, but Dad didn’t want to hurt Grandpa’s feelings by asking him to stop. Finally Dad said, “ Don’t you think those peaches would be good cooked?” To his surprise Grandpa agreed. This solved the problem of possible sickness delaying their trip and added to the enjoyment of eating fresh – cooked peaches. Dad and my grandfather reached the Oklahoma – Kansas border several days before the run was to begin. People were camping and waiting for the opening of the territory. Since the water supply was very scarce, Dad got some barrels and filled them with water. He drove through the crowd saying, “Water! For five cents a drink and, if you don’t have a nickel, you can drink anyway!” He must have made many trips a day because he told me that some of the people he had given free drinks to often gave him a dime for their next drink. Dad put the horses and wagon up at a livery stable and he and Grandpa boarded a crowded train that ran from the border to Ponca City. They watched the crowds of people racing their horses to try to get to a place to stake out their claims. They watched the towns pop up overnight. Dad being a building contractor decided that Oklahoma was going to be a growing and prosperous place to live even though it was still Indian Territory. The following year, 1894, my father moved the family to Oklahoma. Grandfather Harrison stayed in Nebraska with his daughter, my Aunt Clysta. The family consisted of my father, Charles Wesley Kern, my mother Emma Justine Harrison Kern, my brother, Harry L. Kern (1885), and my sister, Princess Marie Kern (1893). They stayed in Ponca City in Oklahoma Territory for a few months and then moved to Tulsa, Indian Territory. Dad built a window frame and cabinet shop on the north side of the Frisco depot facing the depot to the south. There were no power tools in those days. All woodwork was done with hand tools, such as saws, hammers, chisels, bit and brace. He did rig up some treadle-powered tools, which were considered rather ingenious for the times. The family home was above the shop." Thanks, Kathie Harrison Harrison Roots & Branches http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/index.htm

Nebraska Obituary Abstracts updated today with 10 new pages added in the last 48 hours. We now have 350 pages online and the site is 3 years old this week! The obituaries posted here are abstracts because these are recent. We are sorry but we do not have any further information and suggest contacting the newspapers listed for more information. If you have any old obituaries published before 1923, please consider submitting them to the county coordinator at NEGenWeb Project, that your obituaries pertain to. None of the abstracts on this site are any further back than 2001. Older obituaries can be found either through the individual county sites or check your local LDS Family history center, Nebraska State Historical Society and local newspapers & genealogical societies. If you have any questions about this site please let us know. We are not accepting submissions for this site. This site will be updated at least once a month. Please be sure and put NE-Obits Abstracts in the Subject line when contacting us about this site. Site coordinator is Kathie Harrison. http://www.rootsweb.com/~neobits/index.htm Thank you, Kathie Harrison NEGenWeb Project - Nebraska Obituary Abstracts http://www.rootsweb.com/~neobits/index.htm

Extracts of obituaries of residents and former residents of Buffalo County Nebraska have been posted on the Buffalo County NEGenWeb Project pages. http://rootsweb.com/~nebuffal/obit/2004/index.htm If you have interest in history and/or genealogy in Buffalo County, be sure to check out the Buffalo County Historical Society web-site. http://bchs.us/ They have all (or at least most) of the articles from their newsletters, beginning in 1978, indexed and searchable, posted for you there. Happy birthday, Nebraska!! Mona Meadowlark7@juno.com Buffalo Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebuffal/ - http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~monajo/ Houser63@brick.net