Hi Audrey, I was born in 1938 at home on the Burris ranch. A ranch of 1839 acres that belonged to all of my Fathers brothers and sisters. 100 acres of the New Helena State Park was donated for the park by my Grandfather. The ranch was purchased from Harve Andrews in 1901. My Mother was Myrtle (Brown) Burris and was born and raised just south of New Helena on the way to Merna. She was born in a sod house and the house that is now standing is just north of where the sod house was. If my memory serves me right I think that your mother may have helped my Mother out when she needed some help maybe in the summer one year. I can remember her talking about Lucille Farritor. I of course knew the Knoells and the Christians very well. One year Harold Knoells two boys Doug and Don stayed with their grandparents Ed and Mary and went to New Helena School with us. The Frank Knoells were living in Phoenix when we moved to Arizona and we used to go and visit there real often. My Mother attended the school at Victoria Springs and we three also attended their. I think it was five of Daddy's brothers and sisters also attendedthe school at Victoria Springs. All 7 from my Mothers family attended school there. Both my Mother and Father are gone. I have lots of fond memories of Nebraska and it was never my choice to move to Arizona. I have lots of names and clippings from the Custer County Chief that my mother collected over the years. Sincerely, Mary M. in Arizona, USA researching Burris - Brown bigj@primenet.com Jack Franklin wrote: > Mary: I have no idea how old you are but my mother taught at the Victoria > Springs school in New Helen in about 1936. Her maiden name was Farritor and > she was also related to Knoells, Christians, Clarks, etc. Did you happen to > know any Farritors? My mother's name is Elenora Lucille Farritor Annable and I > am Audrey Annable Franklin. Audrey > > Mary Myers wrote: > > > Hi Barbara, > > My name is Mary (Burris) Myers. I have an Aunt and Uncle living in Idaho > > whose names are Fannie and John Pinkston. I believe that Uncle Johns > > fathers name was Homer Pinkston and they lived around the Arnold - Calloway > > area. I can't remember all of Uncle Johns brothers and sisters. One > > sisters name was Ena. I can find that out though without any problem. I > > was born and raised around Anselmo, Nebraska all of my younger years and > > went to the country school at New Helena where the New Helena State Park > > is. That was the favorite time of my life grawing up in Nebraska. > > Hope this may help you. > > Sincerely, > > Mary M. in Arizona, USA > > researching Burris, Brown > > at bigj@primenet.com > > > > Barbara Pinkston wrote: > > > > > My grandfather, Frederick, and his brother William from Hanover, Germany > > > homesteaded near Holbrook, Furnas Co., NE sometime after 1885. > > > They were Missouri Synod Lutherans and belonged to a church out in the > > > country. The church is gone now but the graveyard is still there. I am > > > just starting my search into the family history. I am especially > > > interested in finding a cousin who moved away after his father died at a > > > young age. His father was my dad's brother. I think the brother's name > > > was Edward. Hope to get back to NE one of these days to do some > > > personal searching. I am also looking for my cousin, Gary, who was in > > > Colorado the last I heard. > > > Barbara > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com