Barbara, I used to live in Beatrice. It is a wonderful town and has an active genealogical group that meets monthly. Since I haven't lived there in 9 years, I would suggest you contact the Beatrice Public Library. That is where much of the historical information is kept. There used to be a catalog of cemeteries there too. Is there any chance that there person you are looking for was actually living in Kansas? Good luck, Bruce NEBRRoots-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > NEBRRoots-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 5 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [NEBRRoots-L] Gov. Silas Holcomb [jorit@midmo.net (Joy Ritchie)] > #2 [NEBRRoots-L] Re: Censs mystery [Barbara <bcarcher@earthlink.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] Gov. Silas Holcomb > Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 04:02:59 -0600 > From: jorit@midmo.net (Joy Ritchie) > To: NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi, > I was wondering if anyone could tell me if Gov. Silas Holcomb had any > children. Also, the names of his siblings. I believe he was governor > of Nebraska in 1894 and 1896. > > Thanks, > Joy R. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [NEBRRoots-L] Re: Censs mystery > Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 09:02:13 +0100 > From: Barbara <bcarcher@earthlink.net> > To: NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com > > I am hoping the ever-helpful members of this list can help me clear up > a mystery. I know for sure that my gggrandfather, Leander J. Carpenter > married Permelia Ellen Howe in 1856 in Wisconsin and migrated with his > young family to Nebraska in 1866. Sources include a family Bible > belonging to his wife, family members, and his daughter's lengthy > obituary from a Liberty newspaper. Moreover, he is listed on page 716 of > "Portrait and Biographical Album of Gage County, Nebraska," published by > Chapman Brothers in 1888. > Leander settled first in Pawnee County near Mission Creek and later in > Gage County, in or near Liberty. He died in 1893. > The problem? Not one state or federal census--1870, 1880, or 1885 > (state) includes Leander and his family. Records for the 1890 census, I > recall, were largely destroyed. While I have no access to these records > myself, a kindly volunteer worked overtime to hunt down this individual, > with no luck. > Can someone tell me how this elusive individual could have evaded every > census? One, I could understand. > > Sorry for the long post, but I am really curious. > > Barbara Archer