I've "rescued" an old photograph of William & Mortimer EVANS which was taken at the Petersen Studio in South Omaha, Nebraska. A note on the photograph of the photograph suggests that it was taken in 1891 or 1892 and the two boys appear to be 4-10 years old at the time. I'm hoping to locate someone from this family so that this wonderful old photograph can be returned to its rightful place with family. If you are a member of this family, or know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yNB.2ACE/2809.1 Message Board Post: I did find a obit on Roland Scovill on June 9, 1986 if you like a copy of the obit please e-mail at. nancymancuso_2000@cox.net Nancy

Hi Roberta, that would be the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. The depot in Omaha was known as the Burlington Station or Depot! It is still there but has been abandoned for years. There has been efforts to restore it but I don't know where that stands. You can find pictures of it with Google! rfs in omaha, ne On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:06:16 -0600 "Roberta" <turtle@restel.net> writes: > Hello List, > Wondering if anyone might know where I could locate information on > the former C.B.& Q Railway Passenger Depot in Omaha. I have an > Albert H. Bretz who's occupation is listed as "Railway Mail > Service". I'm "assuming" that this is his last place of employment; > in 1930 he was working construction on the railway highway. > Thank you > Roberta Bear > North Dakota > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEDOUGLA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Combs, Allyn, Wright, Vinduska, Rowley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yNB.2ACE/2486.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks very much for this information. I was able to find Esquire "Squire" Combs in the 1880 Wood County, WVA census: ----1880, 23 Jun, Census, Wood Co WVA, Walker Dist, p. 362A, #301/304: COMBS, SQUIRE - W, M, 38, Md, Teamster, OH, ---, --- ............, Maggie - W, F, 27, Wife, Md, Keeping House, OH, VA, VA ............, Samuel - W, M, 8, Son, S, WV, OH, OH ............, Lucy - W, F, 6, Dau, S, WV, OH, OH I haven't been able to find Squire in 1900. Do you know where the family was? Probably Walter would have been with them then showing he was their son. As I wrote earlier, the first census I found Walter in was the 1910 Douglas County, NE census: ----1910, 20 Apr, Census, Douglas Co NE, Omaha city, Ward 11, p. 8A- 8B, #183/187: WATSON, Caroline - Head, F, W, 56, Wd, Mother of 0 - 0 living, PA, Germany, Germany, None BRICK, Thomas W. - Lodger, M, W, 29, S, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, Fireman, City COMBS, WALTER - Lodger, M, W, 26, S, WVA, WVA, WVA, Plumber, Plumbing ROBEL, Jacob H. - Lodger, M, W, 33, S, PA, Germany, Germany, Book Keeper, Plumbing Walter married about 1911, probably in Douglas County. In the 1920 and 1930 Douglas Co. census records, he had wife Francis A., and children Ward A., Edwin W., and Ruth: ----1920, 13 Jan, Census, Douglas Co NE, Omaha city, 39th St, p. 239B, #219/232: COMBS, WALTER B. - Head, Owned, Mtg, M, W, 36, Md, WVA, OH, OH, Salesman, Stock ............, Francis A. - Wife, F, W, 28, Md, CT, CT, CT, None ............, Ward A. - Son, M, W, 7, S, NE, WVA, CT, None ............, Edwin W. - Son, M, W, 6, S, NE, WVA, CT, None ............, Ruth - Dau, F, W, 3 and 6/12, S, NE, WVA, CT, None ----1930, 3 Apr, Census, Douglas Co NE, Omaha city, Ward 1, Block 163, Kansas Ave, p. 143A, #26/27: COMBS, WALTER B. - Head, Owned, Had a radio, Not a farm, M, W, 47, Md, 27, WVA, WVA, WVA, City Salesman, Electric Refrigerator, Not a Vet ............, Frances A. - Wife, F, W, 39, Md, 19, CT, CT, CT, None ............, Ward - Son, M, W, 17, S, NE, WVA, CT, None ............, Edwin - Son, M, W, 16, S, NE, WVA, CT, None ............, Ruth - Dau, F, W, 13, S, NE, WVA, CT, None Ward Allyn Combs married Helen Marie Wright, date unknown. Edwin Willis Combs married Alice Philothea Vinduska, 5 Oct 1940 in Plattsmouth, Cass County, NE. Ruth E. Combs married Walter H. Rowley, Jr., 11 Jun 1942 in Omaha, Douglas County, NE. (I was able to get the obituary this week for Ruth Combs Holman Mensink, and found her parents were Clarence Matthew Combs and Sarah Jane Bates. Then another researcher found the Combs-Rowley marriage date. Hope this info will help in your records.) Thanks again for your help.

Thank you to those who replied to my query. I will apply to the state and find out how co-operative they are.

The gal that has some of our cemetery data bases on her computer just left for Thanksgiving this morning. Check back with me next week if you don't find out what you need before then. Karen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yNB.2ACE/2809 Message Board Post: Looking for Roland Scovill headstone or any information, died June 1986 in Omaha, wife unk

Hello List, Wondering if anyone might know where I could locate information on the former C.B.& Q Railway Passenger Depot in Omaha. I have an Albert H. Bretz who's occupation is listed as "Railway Mail Service". I'm "assuming" that this is his last place of employment; in 1930 he was working construction on the railway highway. Thank you Roberta Bear North Dakota

Omaha Public Library has all of the Omaha City Directories ever published at the W. Dale Clark Library. Karen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: TOMPKINS, HILL, FARMER, McCAFFREE, LEONARD, BROWN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yNB.2ACE/2808 Message Board Post: I am hoping I can find a kind and generous person that would do a lookup in the city directories located in Lincoln at the NE State Historical Society. The family that I am looking for is: Frank Tompkins Wife: Eunice/Una Driscoll Tompkins Son1: Fred/Frederick Tompkins Son2: Cecil Tompkins Son1 and Son2 were born in Omaha on Jan1906 and Apr1907 respectively. So a lookup in and around that time period is what I am requesting. Please contact me with any questions. http://nebraskahistory.org/databases/citysearch.cgi The above link shows the city directories available on microfilm at; Nebraska State Historical Society 15th & R Streets, Lincoln, NE. They have city directories for 1906 and 1907 along with almost every year from 1866-1949 for Omaha. Thank you.

The delayed birth certificate was probably to send to the Social Security Adm. when applying for Social Security Benefits. If it's the parents or place of birth that you are looking for you could also send to Social Security for a copy of the application using their SS-5 form. Social Security Administration OEO FOIA Workgroup 300 N. Green Street P.O. Box 33022 Baltimore, Maryland 21290-3022 Please send me a photocopy of the actual application for a Social Security card (Form SS-5--Social Security Number Record Third Party Request for Photocopy) filed by the person listed below. I obtained this information from the Social Security Death Master file at RootsWeb.com, Inc. who obtained it from the Social Security Death Master file, originally compiled by the Social Security Administration. My understanding is that the fee is $27, when the Social Security number is provided or $29 if the Social Security number is unknown or incorrect. Enclosed is a check or money order for $___________, made payable to the Social Security Administration. Thank you for your assistance. Their name Their Social Security number Birth: Death: Sincerely, Address: Daytime Phone Number: You can go to RootsWeb's Social Security Death Index, http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?lastname=&firstname=&nt=exact to look up the subject's social security number if you don't have it. When you find it, there is a box on the right that you can click to get this form already printed out and needing only your name and address....and money. Good luck! Carole

Was the family Catholic? I have emailed a couple friends who have databases for Omaha area cemeteries & will check the ones that I have. Knowing the family's religion could narrow the search though...as there are several very large Catholic cemeteries in Douglas county, and for the most part, they don't have non-Catholics buried there. The non-sectarian cemeteries, however, may have people of any/all religions buried there. (Just trying to narrow the search a bit here.) Karen

There are no records for births that recent at the library. You could probably get it by applying to either the county vital records or to state vital records. Be prepared that Nebraska is not nearly as generous with access to their records as some states that have the information posted on-line. Karen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yNB.2ACE/2486.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Walter Brabham Combs was the son of Esquire Combs and Margaret (Maggie) Brabham. Esquire Combs was the son of John Combs and Sophronia Starling. John Combs was the son of James Combs (1794) and Lydia Unknown. John was born in New Jersey. Walter and Francis Emily Allyn Combs are buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha Nebraska. Francis was the daughter of Erastus Eugene Allyn and Minnie M. North. (I am descended from James Combs, his second family with Mary Findley) Ward married Helen Marie Wright. Ward died June 13, 1998. Helen died August 11, 2004. Ruth married Oscar Holman then an Unknown Mensink. She died February 22, 2003. Lime Springs, Howard county, Iowa

At Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha: Combs Walter B 51726 7/6/1965 TIME 293 3 Combs Frances A 58810 2/9/1973 TIME 293 4 Combs Edwin Willis 66999 3/12/1982 PRAY 197 1 Combs Helen Marie Wright 86157 8/16/2004 PRAY 198 2 Combs Ward Allyn 80533 6/13/1998 PRAY 198 1 No listing for Alice. Key: Last name, first name, middle name; Interment No., Interment Date, Section, Lot, Grave No. Forest Lawn will provide additional information for a research fee. More info and database of interments at www.forestlawnomaha.com Douglas County marriages are online: http://www.co.douglas.ne.us/dept/Clerk/marriagelicense.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <stan4d@nc.rr.com> To: <NEDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 7:17 PM Subject: [NEDOUGLA] Walter Brabham Combs > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Combs, Vinduska > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yNB.2ACE/2486.1.2 > > Message Board Post: > > I'm looking for information on Walter Brabham Combs, wife Frances, and > children. Walter was born 26 Oct 1883 and died Jul 1965 probably in > Douglas Co NE. Where was he buried? According to the 1910 Douglas Co > census, he and his parents were born in West Virginia. Who were his > parents? > > ----1910, 20 Apr, Census, Douglas Co NE, Omaha city, Ward 11, p. 8A- 8B, > #183/187: > WATSON, Caroline - Head, F, W, 56, Wd, Mother of 0 - 0 living, PA, > Germany, Germany, None > BRICK, Thomas W. - Lodger, M, W, 29, S, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, > Fireman, City > COMBS, WALTER - Lodger, M, W, 26, S, WVA, WVA, WVA, Plumber, Plumbing > ROBEL, Jacob H. - Lodger, M, W, 33, S, PA, Germany, Germany, Book Keeper, > Plumbing > > Walter married around 1911 probably in Douglas Co, Frances A. _?_, born > 1891 in Connecticut and died Feb 1973 probably in Douglas Co. Where was > she buried? Is there a marriage record for Walter and Frances in Douglas > Co? What was the maiden name of Frances and who were her parents? They > had three children, Ward A., Edwin W., and Ruth E. Combs. Edwin married > Alice P. Vinduska. What became of the other children? > > ----1920, 13 Jan, Census, Douglas Co NE, Omaha city, 39th St, p. 239B, > #219/232: > COMBS, WALTER B. - Head, Owned, Mtg, M, W, 36, Md, WVA, OH, OH, Salesman, > Stock > ............, Francis A. - Wife, F, W, 28, Md, CT, CT, CT, None > ............, Ward A. - Son, M, W, 7, S, NE, WVA, CT, None > ............, Edwin W. - Son, M, W, 6, S, NE, WVA, CT, None > ............, Ruth - Dau, F, W, 3 and 6/12, S, NE, WVA, CT, None > > Thanks for any help. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEDOUGLA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Chiles, Zoeller, Chambers,Chadwick Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yNB.2ACE/2807 Message Board Post: Looking for any infomation in regards to the following person in picture attached to this message. Unknown name or date on picture. Found in grandmother's baby book. Per family information grandmother Sydney Chiles Chadwick didn't know lady in the photo. Any help would be great. Possible linked to my grandmother's bioloigcal mother...

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Combs, Vinduska Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yNB.2ACE/2486.1.2 Message Board Post: I'm looking for information on Walter Brabham Combs, wife Frances, and children. Walter was born 26 Oct 1883 and died Jul 1965 probably in Douglas Co NE. Where was he buried? According to the 1910 Douglas Co census, he and his parents were born in West Virginia. Who were his parents? ----1910, 20 Apr, Census, Douglas Co NE, Omaha city, Ward 11, p. 8A- 8B, #183/187: WATSON, Caroline - Head, F, W, 56, Wd, Mother of 0 - 0 living, PA, Germany, Germany, None BRICK, Thomas W. - Lodger, M, W, 29, S, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, Fireman, City COMBS, WALTER - Lodger, M, W, 26, S, WVA, WVA, WVA, Plumber, Plumbing ROBEL, Jacob H. - Lodger, M, W, 33, S, PA, Germany, Germany, Book Keeper, Plumbing Walter married around 1911 probably in Douglas Co, Frances A. _?_, born 1891 in Connecticut and died Feb 1973 probably in Douglas Co. Where was she buried? Is there a marriage record for Walter and Frances in Douglas Co? What was the maiden name of Frances and who were her parents? They had three children, Ward A., Edwin W., and Ruth E. Combs. Edwin married Alice P. Vinduska. What became of the other children? ----1920, 13 Jan, Census, Douglas Co NE, Omaha city, 39th St, p. 239B, #219/232: COMBS, WALTER B. - Head, Owned, Mtg, M, W, 36, Md, WVA, OH, OH, Salesman, Stock ............, Francis A. - Wife, F, W, 28, Md, CT, CT, CT, None ............, Ward A. - Son, M, W, 7, S, NE, WVA, CT, None ............, Edwin W. - Son, M, W, 6, S, NE, WVA, CT, None ............, Ruth - Dau, F, W, 3 and 6/12, S, NE, WVA, CT, None Thanks for any help.

Could someone please tell me where would one look to discover if a delayed birth certificate was applied for in 1945-1955 by someone living in Douglas County. Are those records something that would have been sent to the state? or would there be something on microfilm at the library? Thank you.

Ancestry has an index on line, but they didn't have the images when I was on last. Karen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Baker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yNB.2ACE/2805.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you. I will look forward to what you find. I appreciate your help to people like me who live far away. Carol