As coordinator of the Butler Co. NEGenWeb pages and this discussion list, I want to welcome those who have subscribed in the last few days. Glad to see you here. This is a quiet group, so I would suggest this for new members: 1. Post a message here outlining your families/surnames with some dates, so others know who you are looking for or what you have already found. OR 2. Post a query for your surnames or whatever you are searching for on the Butler Query forum (query puzzle piece icon). You can do this for most "old countries" also as GenConnect query pages exist for most countries. Doing either of these things may bring you new information. If you have been searching for years, an effort to renew your search interests may help. There are lots of new users on the genealogy web that were not there 3 years ago. They may know something you don't (grin). If you own a reference for Butler Co. NE, would you do Lookups via email?? In round figures, there are about 60 subscribers to NEBUTLER-L or NEBUTLER-D and presumably all have links to Butler Co. There are about 350 links on the Butler home page, so there is lots to explore. Happy holiday, Emmett Mason

> Hi, My g-grandmother Katernia Codr Cerny's sister Anna Marie Codr married your g-grandmother's brother John Parolet. What that means, is we are not related, but do have some relates in common, ie. the John and Anna Codr Parolet Family. I've got names and dates, etc of many of there descendants. If you have any interest in that branch I can send a copy of what I have to you. There is a St Mary's Catholic Church in Schuyler, NE - I'm really not sure where there cemetery is - if they have a cemetery - seems to me that they had a Catholic Section in the town cemetery which I think is simple called the Schuyler Cemetery. My memory is a little fuzzy about this so don't quote me on it. I don't have any burial information for John and his wife, but I show they were living east of Schuyler in Colfax County when she died in 1940 - John lived till 1955. Ken Chromy Ohiowa, NE P.S. The cemetery in Abie is the "Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery" - not the St. Peter John Cemetery. :-) > > > Subject: [NEBUTLER] Search for cousins-Paroleks > Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 21:53:06 EST > From: Behrend926@aol.com > To: NEBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com > > My GG Grandparents Jan and Frantiska Parolek came to Linwood, NE abt. 1883 from > Czech. > I stopped in Albe NE this past summer and found their grave sites in St Peter > John Cemetery. It was great to be able to find where they lived and were > buried. > I stopped a a gentleman's home to get directions - he had a sign in front of > his house saying Parking for Czech's only! Knew I could go wrong there. > I am sorry I forgot his name - if anyone has any idea who he is. > He actually knew my G Grandmother Fannie Parolek Draper's brother > Frank and John Parolek. I think they lived in Schyler NE part of the time. > I did not find the St Mary's cemetery where they are suppose to be buried. > They weren't in the one in David City - is there one closer to Schyler? > I would like to hear from anyone that might have any other info. > Thanks in advance. > Behrend926@AOL.Com

My GG Grandparents Jan and Frantiska Parolek came to Linwood, NE abt. 1883 from Czech. I stopped in Albe NE this past summer and found their grave sites in St Peter John Cemetery. It was great to be able to find where they lived and were buried. I stopped a a gentleman's home to get directions - he had a sign in front of his house saying Parking for Czech's only! Knew I could go wrong there. I am sorry I forgot his name - if anyone has any idea who he is. He actually knew my G Grandmother Fannie Parolek Draper's brother Frank and John Parolek. I think they lived in Schyler NE part of the time. I did not find the St Mary's cemetery where they are suppose to be buried. They weren't in the one in David City - is there one closer to Schyler? I would like to hear from anyone that might have any other info. Thanks in advance. Behrend926@AOL.Com

December update: This week, I added a page which displays the photos that have accumulated on the Butler Co. site. It is not a perfect creation but it provides some ease in seeing all the photos there. It also has a link to the NEGenWeb Photo Project page. Also, many more Butler surnames have been made available via Surname Helper. There are now about 4000 surname entries. Many surnames appear in more than one document, so I am not saying 4000 surnames, but it is an impressive listing. For example a surname might be in the Farm Directory, a cemetery list, and in the veteran's list. Surname Helper will let you jump to each of these easily. The National Endowment for the Hunamities has created a new web site aimed at the personal "My History" approach. Genealogy is one part of this. The site is not completely done but you can see it at http://www.myhistory.org And you can search the card catalog [just see book information] of the National DAR in Washington D.C. at http://www.dar.org/library/library.html Lastly, I would like to ask a favor, if you use, or know anyone else who uses, WebTV I need feedback on any problems with the Butler Co. web pages and WebTV. The home page is almost 70KB and I am curious if that size is causing problems. Happy Holidays, Emmett Mason Masontree@aol.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler

> >This was passed along to me, and it must be shared. > >Unique Full Moon December 22! > > > > > > This year will be the first full moon to occur on the winter solstice, > > Dec.22, commonly called the first day of winter. Since a full moon on the > > winter solstice occurred in conjunction with a lunar perigee (point in the > > moon's orbit that is closest to Earth) the moon will appear about 14% > >larger > > than it does at apogee (the point in it's elliptical orbit that is > farthest > > from the Earth). Since the Earth is also several million miles closer to > >the > > sun at this time of the year than in the summer, sunlight striking the > moon > > is about 7% stronger making it brighter. > > > >Also, this will be the closest perigee of the Moon of the year since the > >moon's orbit is constantly deforming. If the weather is clear and there is > a > > > >snow cover where you live, it is believed that even car headlights will be > >superfluous. > > > > On December 21st. 1866 the Lakota Sioux took advantage of this combination > > of occurrences and staged a devastating retaliatory ambush on soldiers in > > the Wyoming Territory. > > > >In laymen's terms it will be a super bright full moon, much more than the > >usual AND it hasn't happened this way for 133 years! > > > >Our ancestors 133 years ago saw this. Our descendants 100 or so years > >from now will see this. But we get to see it in 2 weeks! > > I will be thinking of all my friends and family who will share this moonlight with me around the world. Good tiding to one and all. -- "Bureaucrats need crisis in order to survive. If there isn't a crisis of some kind, someone might decide that a number of positions could be eliminated." Oscagne in _Domes of Fire_ by David Eddings | VikingRose email: tplotz@luna.cas.usf.edu

November has been a quiet month for the Butler Co. NEGenWeb pages. About one query per week. And there were three new subscribers to this list in its -L or -D form. I want to welcome these subscribers and remind all subscribers to use this list for any Butler Co. NE genealogy purposes. Many of you may have already found all the Butler Co. data your need for your personal genealogy by now. But suggestions about sources or questions about the "cousin" who has not been found are welcome here. As you talk to relatives during the holidays, tell them about how easy it is to use GenConnect, NEGenWeb, and RootsWeb. Especially, tell the young ones who are comfortable with computers. Have a joyous holiday season, Emmett Mason, Butler Co. NEGenWeb coordinator

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I don't usually forward informtion like this, but RootsWeb is changing its services so much lately, that I thought some of you might be interested in this information. Especially, if you have ever thought of putting your personal genealogy into a web page. RootsWeb can now do this free, if you provide a GEDCOM file of your genealogy data. This is all described below. The following is extracted from the online newsletter, RootsWeb Review. Emmett Mason, Butler Co. NE County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler >> Subj: RootsWeb Review, Vol. 2, No. 45 Date: 11/11/1999 5:31:11 AM Eastern Standard Time From: Julie_Case@rootsweb.com (Julie Case) To: RootsWeb-Review@rootsweb.com Editors: Julia M. Case and Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG <RWR-Editors@rootsweb.com> RootsWeb HelpDesk: <http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/> o DONATIONS HELP ROOTSWEB HELP YOU AND ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED. For details about support levels, benefits, and payment options (check or credit card), e-mail <RW-info@rootsweb.com> or visit <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html>. Mailing address: RootsWeb.com, Inc., P.O. Box 6798, Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798. (Please write your e-mail address on all correspondence and checks.) * * * * * ANNNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CEO, by Robert R. Tillman o ROOTSWEB ANNOUNCES BETA TEST OF MAJOR NEW CONTRIBUTOR BENEFIT. We have been thinking very hard about how we can reward the numerous RootsWeb contributors without whom RootsWeb would not exist. We asked ourselves what tool we, as avid genealogists, would find most useful. Our answer to this question is the RootsWeb Personalized Mailing List (PML). This feature allows a RootsWeb contributor to enter multiple complex search terms and receive by e-mail notification each day of ANY new post that matches these search terms on ANY of RootsWeb's almost 15,000 archived mailing lists. Never again miss a vital piece of information on a mailing list to which you have not subscribed. RootsWeb contributors at the $24/year level and above are invited to beta test this new feature at <http://pml.rootsweb.com/>. The RootsWeb Personalized Mailing List is another achievement of Randy Winch, who is also the author of the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project. "This may be the best single tool I have ever used for online genealogy. Magnificent. Simply magnificent," Dr. Brian Leverich said. "That's not to say there aren't rough spots to be worked out before it leaves beta, but the functionality is a killer," he commented. A note of caution: Be careful about the search terms you enter. Simply entering "Smith," for example, will result in a huge number of e-mails. Also, please be patient with the inevitable glitches you may encounter. You may provide us with feedback on the Personal Mailing List message board at <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/PML>. If you wish to become a RootsWeb contributor or wish to upgrade your membership to the $24/year level, please visit <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html>. o ROOTSWEB ANNOUNCES BETA TEST OF NEW ONLINE WEB PAGE EDITOR ON FREEPAGES. Many of our Webmasters have been asking us for an online Web page editor. Now you can beta test the RootsWeb Web Page Editor at <http://freepages.rootsweb.com/fileman/file_manager.cgi>. This new RootsWeb feature has been authored by Alex Midgley, one of the newest and, at 18, the youngest member of the RootsWeb staff. We are very proud of Alex's first effort for RootsWeb. Documentation for the RootsWeb Web Page Editor was written by Jim Wolcott, an industry veteran who has written manuals for hundreds of hardware and software products, including the first Palm Pilot. As always, please be patient with us during the beta test period and provide us with the feedback necessary to improve and finalize this new feature on the Web Page Editor message board at <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/webeditor>. o OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF WORLDCONNECT PROJECT. NOW MORE THAN 5.3 MILLION NAMES. After four weeks of beta test, the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project is now officially released for general use. As of today, RootsWeb users have uploaded more than 5.3 million names of their ancestors to the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project. Search the names already uploaded and/or upload your own GEDCOM at <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/>. We thank all of you who have used the WorldConnect Project during its beta test period. You can expect to see many new WorldConnect Project features in the future based upon your generous feedback. Search the WorldConnect Project frequently as new GEDCOMs are being uploaded at the rate of one million names per week. o ROOTSWEB ACCEPTS GEDCOMs ON REMOVABLE MEDIA. If you experience difficulty uploading your GEDCOM for any reason, please feel free to send it to us on a floppy disk or ZIP drive disk. Mail it to: RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, 1001 Tower Way, #120, Bakersfield, CA 93309. We will upload it for you and send you notification by e-mail of your account name and password. Our default display choice will be to exclude the names of everyone in your GEDCOM who was born within the past 100 years. Please make sure that you have (at least approximate) birth dates listed for any living people in your GEDCOM, as the WorldConnect software will not know to exclude them otherwise. Thereafter, you can change the viewing options at any time by going to <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/>. Remember to enclose your e-mail address with your disk or we will have no way to notify you of your account name and password. Please also note that we will destroy the disks we receive after uploading the GEDCOMs contained on such disks. You have full control over your uploaded GEDCOM at RootsWeb. You can change or remove it completely at any time and RootsWeb will never burn it onto a CD-ROM or charge others to access it. o MORE THAN 3,000 FULFILLED FREE PAGES REQUESTS. As of today, RootsWeb has fulfilled 3,208 requests for unlimited free Web space. To see the complete Free Pages announcement, please visit <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/press/freepages.html>. You can change or remove your Free Pages at any time and RootsWeb will never burn it onto a CD-ROM or charge others to access it. FREEPAGES Directory (users' pages at FREEPAGES): <http://freepages.rootsweb.com/>. o REGISTER YOUR WEB SITE ON ROOTSLINK. Don't forget to register your own or your favorite genealogical or historical sites at RootsLink -- RootsWeb's free URL registry. Search the thousands of sites already registered and register new ones at <http://resources.rootsweb.com/~rootslink/search.html>. Your site need not be located on RootsWeb to register. o TOOLS FOR ROOTSWEB WEBMASTERS. We now have available a number of convenient tools for RootsWeb Webmasters, including: o Guest Books at <http://resources.rootsweb.com/~guestbook/> o Calendars at <http://resources.rootsweb.com/~calendar/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi> o Counters at <http://counter.rootsweb.com/>. * * * ROOTSWEB'S GUIDE TO TRACING FAMILY TREES. Lesson 18, FRATERNAL SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS, provides information about and links to organizations worldwide. Lesson 13 is MILITARY RECORDS WORLDWIDE and Lesson 14 is AMERICAN MILITARY RECORDS. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/>. * * * * * >>

This was posted to a genealogy list to which I belong. It is the kind of story that was written to be shared: > TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, > HE LIVED ALL ALONE, > IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF > PLASTER AND STONE. > > I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY > WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, > AND TO SEE JUST WHO > IN THIS HOME DID LIVE. > > I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, > A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, > NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, > NOT EVEN A TREE. > > NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, > JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, > ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES > OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. > > WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, > AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, > A SOBER THOUGHT > CAME THROUGH MY MIND. > > FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, > IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, > I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, > ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY. > > THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, > SILENT, ALONE, > CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR > IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME. > > THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, > THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER, > NOT HOW I PICTURED > A UNITED STATES SOLDIER. > > WAS THIS THE HERO > OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? > CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, > THE FLOOR FOR A BED? > > I REALIZED THE FAMILIES > THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, > OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS > WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. > > SOON ROUND THE WORLD, > THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, > AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE > A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. > > THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM > EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, > BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, > LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. > > I COULDN'T HELP WONDER > HOW MANY LAY ALONE, > ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE > IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME. > > THE VERY THOUGHT > BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE, > I DROPPED TO MY KNEES > AND STARTED TO CRY. > > THE SOLDIER AWAKENED > AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, > "SANTA DON'T CRY, > THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; > > I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, > I DON'T ASK FOR MORE, > MY LIFE IS MY GOD, > MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS." > > THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER > AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP, > I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, > I CONTINUED TO WEEP. > > I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, > SO SILENT AND STILL > AND WE BOTH SHIVERED > FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL. > > I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE > ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT, > THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR > SO WILLING TO FIGHT. > > THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, > WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, > WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA, > IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE." > > ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, > AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. > "MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, > AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT." > > This poem was written by a Marine stationed in Okinawa Japan. The > following is his request. I think it is reasonable.....PLEASE. Would you do > me the kind favor of sending this to as many people as you can? Christmas > will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S. service men and > women for our being able to celebrate these > festivities. Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. > Make > people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed > themselves for us. Please, do your small part to plant this small seed. -- "Bureaucrats need crisis in order to survive. If there isn't a crisis of some kind, someone might decide that a number of positions could be eliminated." Oscagne in _Domes of Fire_ by David Eddings | VikingRose email: tplotz@luna.cas.usf.edu

Latest from Butler Co. NEGenWeb: Four new people joined this list in October. If you need to unsubscribe (vacation periods, etc.) or want to help others subscribe, the easiest method is to visit this page and use its links. In fact, if you work thru Butler Co. pages often, you should bookmark (favorites) this address. It is also linked to the first RootsWeb icon you see on the Butler home page. Change the /ST/County/ part of it and you can go to any county in the USA--handy! http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/NE/Butler/ Go directly to Butler query forum at this address. Again, you can change the /St/County part of it and go to any USA county query forum. In both of these addresses the UPPER/lower case is important. And two word states like South Dakota (SD) would be UPPER case in both addresses--sorry about how they set that part of the address up. (grin) http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Butler Surname Helper now includes the surnames in the 1890 Gazetteer and Who's Who in 1940 (surnames are actually earlier than 1940). The GenConnect forums are working nicely. Nobody had complained, so I need your help. As you use the Butler Co. genealogy pages, what can be reorganized to make it easier to use? * What links should be relocated or made more handy? * What is awkward to find or use? * What needs to be explained more? * Is there a link to any genealogy site, with a Butler connection, that is not there? * Are there any European, Canadian, etc. sites that are really useful? for example http://feefhs.org/ Federation of East European Family History Societies This is a plain, probably old site that seems to have several useful links for eastern Europe. This list is really quiet, anyone got any thing to share? Like part of the 1885 Census or a cemetery list? Emmett Mason Masontree@aol.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler

Does anyone have a Ponie Smith or Jet Smith from the 1800s ... probably born sometime between 1810 and 1822. Father John Smith, mother probably from a good neighborhood. According to an old letter Ponie and Jet were the sons of John Smith, but we are not positive those were their real birth names. Thanks. Virginia

Please accept my apologies for sending the note to Gail via the list...I thought I'd responded to her personally. Thanks. Sharon

oops, Gail--I'll bet Butler Co. Genealogical Society will think I'm nuts--I mailed the envelope to them today! I'd questioned it because of the Minnesota after your name, but didn't get this in time! Oh well, if you find anything out about my Catlin line, just let me know and I'll send another envelope to you. In the meantime, here's what I have on the Reininger family from Germany. Descendants of David and Anna Maria (Stroh) REININGER Generation No. 1 1. DAVID1 REININGER was born Abt. 1684 in Naurod, Germany, and died 05 November 1749 in ?. He married ANNA MARIA STROH Abt. 27 April 1711 in Niedernhausen, Germany, daughter of BARTHEL STROH and ANNA. She was born 10 March 1688/89 in Niedernhausen, Germany, and died 13 January 1759 in Niedernhausen, Germany. More About DAVID REININGER and ANNA STROH: Marriage: Abt. 27 April 1711, Niedernhausen, Germany Child of DAVID REININGER and ANNA STROH is: 2. i. JOHANNES2 REININGER, b. 08 September 1721, Niedernhausen, Germany; d. Abt. January 1797, Niedernhausen, Germany. Generation No. 2 2. JOHANNES2 REININGER (DAVID1) was born 08 September 1721 in Niedernhausen, Germany, and died Abt. January 1797 in Niedernhausen, Germany. He married MARIA CHRISTINA LINDT Abt. 18 January 1743/44 in Niedernhausen, Germany. She was born Abt. 1719 in ?, and died 03 March 1773 in Konigshaßen, Germany. More About JOHANNES REININGER and MARIA LINDT: Marriage: Abt. 18 January 1743/44, Niedernhausen, Germany Child of JOHANNES REININGER and MARIA LINDT is: 3. i. JOHANN PETER3 REININGER, b. 11 October 1750, Niedernhausen, Germany; d. Unknown, Niedernhausen, Germany. Generation No. 3 3. JOHANN PETER3 REININGER (JOHANNES2, DAVID1) was born 11 October 1750 in Niedernhausen, Germany, and died Unknown in Niedernhausen, Germany. He married MARIA ELISABETHA PIROTH 02 February 1774 in Niedernhausen, Germany. She was born Unknown in ?, and died Unknown in ?. More About JOHANN REININGER and MARIA PIROTH: Marriage: 02 February 1774, Niedernhausen, Germany Child of JOHANN REININGER and MARIA PIROTH is: 4. i. JOHN4 REININGER, b. 08 April 1775, Niedernhausen, Germany; d. 18 October 1835, Niedernhausen, Germany. Generation No. 4 4. JOHN4 REININGER (JOHANN PETER3, JOHANNES2, DAVID1) was born 08 April 1775 in Niedernhausen, Germany, and died 18 October 1835 in Niedernhausen, Germany. He married MARIA ELIZABETH WOLLSTEIN Abt. 02 February 1800 in Lenzhahn, Germany, daughter of JOHANN WOLLSTEIN and ANNA RAGUE. She was born 24 January 1778 in Lenzhahn, Germany, and died 15 August 1856 in Niedernhausen, Germany. More About JOHN REININGER and MARIA WOLLSTEIN: Marriage: Abt. 02 February 1800, Lenzhahn, Germany Children of JOHN REININGER and MARIA WOLLSTEIN are: i. ANNA MARIA5 REININGER, b. 1801, Germany; d. 1875, ?; m. PETER HORNE; b. Unknown, ?; d. Unknown, ?. Notes for ANNA MARIA REININGER: Anna Marie Reininger, who married Peter Horne, was born 1808 and died 3 Aug 1846. She was buried, according to the History of New Braunfels, on the Guadalupe River banks. Came to Texas on the same ship as her brother Heinrich, (The Ferdinand) in 1844. A nephew John George arrived with the Horne's and lived with them. I think Peter Horne must have married again after she died Immigration: 1844, Immigrated on FERDINAND with husband and nephew John George Reininger More About PETER HORNE: Immigration: 1844, Immigrated on FERDINAND ii. JOHANN REININGER, b. 1805, Germany; d. 1888, ?; m. ANNA MARIA FORNBERG; b. Unknown; d. Unknown, ?. More About JOHANN REININGER: Immigration: 1845, Immigrated on SARAH ANN, married, 3 children More About ANNA MARIA FORNBERG: Immigration: 1845, Immigrated on SARAH ANN with husband John Reininger and 3 children iii. HEINRICH REININGER, b. 1813, Germany; d. 1886, ?; m. MARGARETHA SCHELLHAUS; b. Unknown, ?; d. Unknown, ?. Notes for HEINRICH REININGER: Heinrich Reininger and sister Anna Marie, Peter Horne her husband and a nephew John George, son of John and Marie Fornberg Reininger came to Texas on the ship Ferdinand in 1844. John and Marie Fornberg Reininger with two children, and George John Reininger arrived in Texas aboard the ship Sarah Ann in 1845. Everett Fey who wrote the 2 vol. books on New Braunfels First Founders has a lot of information on Reiningers. Immigration: 1844, Immigrated on FERDINAND iv. GEORGE JOHANN REININGER, b. 14 September 1815, Niedernhausen, Nassau, Germany; d. 23 May 1889, New Braunfels, Comal Co., TX; m. CHRISTINA WINTERLING, 26 September 1852, New Braunfels, Comal Co., TX; b. 07 February 1833, Langenschwarz, Kreis Hunsfeld, Hessen, Germany; d. 25 August 1908, New Braunfels, Comal Co., TX. More About GEORGE JOHANN REININGER: Burial: Abt. 23 May 1889, Schwab Cemetery, New Braunfels, TX Christened: 01 January 1855, Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, New Braunfels, TX Immigration: 1845, Immigrated on SARAH ANN, single, aged 32 Religion: Roman Catholic More About CHRISTINA WINTERLING: Burial: Abt. 25 August 1908, City Cemetery, New Braunfels, TX Religion: Lutheran More About GEORGE REININGER and CHRISTINA WINTERLING: Marriage: 26 September 1852, New Braunfels, Comal Co., TX

Hello, I need to clarify my offer to do look-ups. I will do look-ups in Federal Butler County: 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920, and 1890 Veterans census for the next two weeks. I can only do look-ups on Saturdays so it is important to send me the first and last names, city, and year VERY soon. The Historical address that I included in my original offer is NOT my address but an address that someone else had requested. If I find your person, I will notify you, and you will need to send me a self addressed stamped envelope for the information. I am not willing to type it into the computer. Questions? please email. Gail Holdeman, MINNESOTA, gaile@sherbtel.net ô¿ô Searching for: BEST(OH, IL, NE), BIRD(NE, NJ), BUTLER (IA, NE, CO), DOLL (FRNC, CO), HOLDEMAN (IN, CO), KREPPS (CO), LEMKE (DEU, CO, UT), MOHLER (PA, NE) , PARNELL (ENG, OH, IL, NE, CO), REININGER (DEU, CO), SHEELOR (IL, NE), STARR (OH, NE), VANDERKOLK (Holland, IA, NE)

Hello listers, I will be doing a search in the Butler County Federal Census for 1880. 1900, 1910 and 1920, and the 1890 Veterans Census, I have them for the next 30 days. If you would like a look-up, please let me know by October 15th (the sooner the better). I need first and last name and year. You will have to send me a stamped envelope to send the copy to, no charge for the xeroxing, I prefer that over typing the information into the computer. Butler County Historical Society 200 D Street David City, NE 68632 (402) 367-4734 Gail Holdeman, MINNESOTA, gaile@sherbtel.net ô¿ô Searching for: BEST(OH, IL, NE), BIRD(NE, NJ), BUTLER (IA, NE, CO), DOLL (FRNC, CO), HOLDEMAN (IN, CO), KREPPS (CO), LEMKE (DEU, CO, UT), MOHLER (PA, NE) , PARNELL (ENG, OH, IL, NE, CO), REININGER (DEU, CO), SHEELOR (IL, NE), STARR (OH, NE), VANDERKOLK (Holland, IA, NE)

I'm researching the Jacob HAAG of Rising City, Nebraska. Does anyone know if there is a Historical Society in Rising City? Connie Meyer

My husband is a descendant of the Koskan-Dusatko marriage. We have some of our line put together, but nothing much on Vaclav's and Vincent Koskan's family. They settled the area around 1880 living west and a little north of Abie. Tried several years ago to put things together, but not much reaction to my letters so perhaps the younger generation would like to work on it. Jerilyn Koskan

Sept. has been quiet with a dozen queries posted and biog. or obit. for Butler Co. site Rootsweb.com had been changing computers and so has been down some of its pages have not been working including the "search" of Butler Co. files. This was short lived and works now. I thought I had some donated 1885 Census but it turned out to be for Nance Co. and not Butler. Remember to post your oldest families in a query, if there is any chance that others may be looking for your lineage/surname. Some times we are so "close to home" with our own searches that we forget that distant cousins may be looking for an old pioneer or immigrant as a starting place for their search. Accurate queries also help document a county in an informal way. We ought to have one query for each surname or couple don't you think? If you have a personal genealogy web page, use a query and include the address (URL) in the space provided. Lastly, if anyone on this list attends meetings of the Eastern Nebraska Genealogical Society, Columbus Kin Seekers or other similar group, tell the group that free classified ads for genealogy purposes can be placed on the Butler Co. Rootsweb resource page. Sale/Want Ads could be for books, cemetery lists, marriage lists, lookup services, etc. Or just an ad informing people the organization exists. This is available in all US county sites. Emmett Mason

Oct 24, 1912 KIDNAPPED THE GROOM: Wilbur Dougherty, who was married Wednesday of last week at David City, Neb., to Miss Alice Clark of that city arrived in Stronghurst with his bride last Saturday morning on Santa Fe train No. 5. If the newly wedded pair had hoped to make an unobtrusive entrance into the village in the usually quiet hours of the early morning, they were quickly disillusioned when they stepped off the train. A large and enthusiastic crowd of the groom's friends were on hand to welcome them. An automobile was waiting where a portion of the crowd took charge of the bride and volunteered to escort her to the home of the groom's parents in the east part of town. Wilbur was invited by another group to enter another automobile and take a joy ride. He objected somewhat to this arrangement, no doubt feeling that the joy of the ride would be largely eliminated because of the absence of his companion. By muscular force his objections were overcome and the car with Albert Kaiser at the wheel was soon speeding away with the victim. A stop was made at the Kaiser home and taking advantage of a momentary lapse in vigilance on the part of his captors, Wilbur made a leap for liberty. Swift runners in the bunch, however, recaptured their victim and brought him back, promptly hustling him into the car. Resuming the journey on the road leading south from town to the Gustafson place, which is two miles out, a stop was made and the newly made benedict asked kindly but firmly to alight. The machine was then headed for town and the victim was soon standing alone in the road watching the fast receding tail lights of the car while the chug chug of the motor came fainter and fainter to his ear. With two weary miles separating him from home and happiness, Wilbur took up the return journey on foot (his thoughts whether spoken or unspoken will never be known). When he finally reached the home of his parents, he found that the bride had been kindly looked after, although she had abandoned the hope of seeing him again before the dawn of another day. In the joy of the reunion, the feeling of resentment which may have been harbored during the weary journey was no doubt obliterated and all will probably be forgiven.

Having missed the recent roll call because I couldn't get my act together, and to help generate some traffic on the list, here's my line: I'm looking for ties to the CATLIN/REYNOLDS/BURGESS family? Wright Wilbur CATLIN (b. 25 June 1825, place unknown; d. 28 Nov 1897 possibly Rising City, NB) and his wife Mary Ann REYNOLDS (b. 16 Dec 1825, place unknown; d. 10 Apr 1881 Rising City, Butler, NB) had two children: 1. Ida May CATLIN (b. 15 May 1861, probably Green Co., NY; d. 2 July 1878 probably Rising City NB), and 2. John Lorenzo CATLIN (b. 6 Oct 1854 Greene Co., NY; d. 26 May 1923 OK) married Sally Ann BURGESS ca Sept 1877 in NB. Sally Ann (b. 11 Aug 1859, Haines Falls, NY; d. 16 Mar 1924, Vinita, OK was the daughter of Harvey Smith BURGESS (b. 29 Dec 1819, Greene Co., NY; d. 2 Aug 1914 Rising City, NB) and his wife Harriett Caroline Brewer (b. 09 Apr 1828, Greene Co., NY; d. 03 Oct. 1878 Rising City, NB). Wright CATLIN was employed as a marble agent for C.B. Parker & Company out of Lincoln. He went to Nebraska in 1871 from Michigan, and homesteaded on Section 4, Town 14, Range 1 east where he resided until January 1882, when he purchased the Commercial House (a hotel) in Rising City and made that his home. Wright was a member of the Congregational Church Society in Rising as well as a member of the A. F. & A.M. He was among the first settlers of Reading Precinct. What was the A.F.&A.M.? Are records of the Commercial House available? Is the Congregational Church Society still in existance? What epidemic was there that could possibly have killed a grandchild and grandmother within 3 months of each other? Any answers, assistance on where or how to proceed is greatly appreciated. Sharon (Catlin) Coleman