Hi Bonnie. WOW! I didn't expect to get so much information. Thank you soooo much. I did notice from your prior message that the book wasn't indexed and I know it must have taken a bit of time for you to gather all that for me and I really appreciate it. I was hesitant to ask you to do the lookups because I knew how much work it would be. None of the surnames on your web page match any of mine so unless you had ancestors in south central Wisconsin where I live, there's probably not anything I have to offer you in return. I hope that your act of kindness towards me will eventually make it's way back to you through someone else. If we didn't all help each other with these kinds of things none of us would get very far. More than likely all those Kerseys and Regniers are connected, as you suggested. The Regniers went to Oklahoma from Pottawatomie County Kansas, same as my Kerseys. I was in Wamego this spring and there are lots of Regnier graves there, as well. Thanks also for putting the locations of the cemeteries in your e-mail. If I or my mom's cousin ever make it down that way this will be a great resource. Now that I have some names to go on it will help a lot. Thanks again for all of the information (never too much!) and I hope you continue to feel better. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Johnson" <bonniej@southwind.net> To: "Jane" <jane@merr.com> Cc: <OKKAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 9:18 AM Subject: Re:Kersey - Regnier - Kay Co, Ok look-up > Jane - nice hearing from you, and to hear that you enjoyed my Web Site > Yes - I mentally thank Great-Grandpa everyday for saving so many things > Of course my husband grunchs as I inherited that trait of "saving" from both > Grandpa and from my Father - so our house tends to get full and messy. I > have a lot more to add, but I don't know how, and my daughter hasn't learned > how yet. > > You may have noticed from the message of mine that you read, that the book, > Cemetery Inscriptions, Kay County, Oklahoma, published by the Pioneer > Genealogical Society of Ponca City, Okla, is not indexed. The names in each > cemetery are alphabetical, so every person with a certain name may not be > related, or buried in the same plot, etc. The persons doing the various > surveys did make notations of relationships that help. > > BLACKWELL IOOF Cemetery - in south part of town. > > Alfred Kersey Jul 19 1866 Jan 15 1945 > Albert H Kersey Apr 14 1833 Jan 9 1901 > Caroline Kersey Mar 2 1832 Jan 30 1926 > Hattie M Kersey Dec 5 1874 Jul 8 1917 > Kelly J Kersey Jul 18 1866 Nov 1 1942 > Minnie S Kersey Aug 31 1870 Feb 20 1942 > > I did not find any Regnier in the Blackwell Cemetery so I checked all the > other cemeteries for any other Kerseys and/or Regniers and had some success. > = = = = = == > > NEWKIRK Cemetery - 2 miles north on Highway 77, cross over RR to the right. > > Aro Ellender Kersey Jun 26 1898 Sep 26 1962 > Vierling Eli Kersey Nov 24 1868 Mar 20 1953 > = = = = = > > PONCA CITY IOOF Cemetery - south of town on Waverly. > Mausoleum > > Alfred Louis Regnier 1894 1924 (Father) > Alta M Regnier 1897 1940 > Louis J Regnier 1859 1937 (wife Lulu B) > Lulu B Regnier 1873 1953 (Hus Louis J) > - - - - > > Regular Cemetery > > Clarence C Kersey Aug 9 1912 Apr 30 1976 (common stone with wife LaVonta) > LaVonta P Kersey Jan 22 1908 Apr 2 1974 > = = = = > > PRAIRIE VIEW Cemetery - 3 miles south of Tonkawa on Highway 177, 1/2 mile > east & 2 1/2 miles south > > Florence Lee Regnier Oct 24 1885 Jan 11 1920 (Husband A G) > = = = = > > RESTHAVEN MEMORIAL PARK Cemetery - Township 26 in Ponca City > > Archie C Regnier Apr 23 1885 Aug 29 1969 > Dora Regnier Feb 6 1888 Oct 13 1967 > = = = = = == > > TONKAWA IOOF - northwest of town on highways 77 and 66. > > Joseph H Regnier 1852 1929 > = = = == > > This may be more than you ever wanted to know - but the names are not that > common, so they may all be connected. > > Good Hunting, > Bonnie Johnson @ Wichita, Ks, > New Web Site Address, > http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~grandpasletters/ > A collection of 1890-1920 family letters and photographs