Neosho County, Kansas Queries July - December 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------- KSGENWEB INTERNET GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY COPYRIGHT NOTICE: In keeping with the KSGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDERSON...SHELTON Don Bosley (dbosley@enol.com) 30 December 1997 Looking for information and old photos and descendants of James W. ANDERSON, b: 1844 in Illinois. Son o John W. and Sarah E. ANDERSON of Wilson Co., KS (lived there 1870-1897). James married Elizabeth SHELTON and had the following children; E. John, W. William, Minerva C., Lusetta, Ather and Lowery. James W. ANDERSON lived the most part of his life in Neosho County. ------------------------------------- BARNHART Sherry Rogers (srogers@news2.tds.net) 26 December 1997 Please forward any information on the marriage of Lawrence (Larry) Edward BARNHART to Mary Joleen (surname unknown) to bama36@hotmail.com. ------------------------------------- LOCK/LOCKE...BARKER...WARRENSFELT Tammi Hawk (tamihawk@flinthills.com) 16 December 1997 I am researching the Solomon LOCKE descendants who settled in Neosho Co. in the 1870s, including wife Mary Elizabeth WARRENFELT LOCK. Solomon and Mary are buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Chanute. Have 2,000 names of the descendants of John LOCK, Frederick Co., Maryland, including some information on Solomon and his children. ------------------------------------- DOUGLASS...WILLIAMSON Mary Ann Hanson (maise@continet.com) 5 December 1997 Seeking information on the family and descendants of James R. DOUGLASS, b: 1852, and America Ann WILLIAMSON, b: 1855. They moved to Morehead, Neosho Co., KS shortly after 1872 from Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL. They had 13 children, some of whom must have been born and died in Neosho Co., before they moved to Albany, Linn Co., OR on 3 March 1889. Children known to be born in Kansas were; Gilbert M., b: July 1876, Ezra T., b: Nov 1877, Bertha Ann, b: 14 January 1880, Lady B., b: 27 September 1882, and Maude E., b: 11 October 1884. This is my direct line. Any assistance is appreciated. ------------------------------------- GROSS...DIXON...BOSWELL Robert Reese (RDR2@earthlink.net) 3 December 1997 I am looking for information about the GROSS and DIXON families that lived in Chanute in the 1900s. Anna W. GROSS and her daughters; Herriett and Hannah. I believe that Herriett's last name was DIXON, and that his father's name was William DIXON (unconfirmed). And that Hannah's married name was BOSWELL, (I think). Please contact me if anyone has any info. ------------------------------------- McCARTHY...McGOUGH Candace McCarthy King (CandaceK@aol.com) 6 November 1997 Looking for information on Michael Timothy McCARTHY, 1848-1914, his parents were Timothy McCARTHY and Julia O'Leary McCARTHY. Also on Ellen Nora McGOUGH McCARTHY. ------------------------------------- HARRIS...PERKINS Clint Harris (74203.1116@compuserve.com) 26 October 1997 My family, HARRIS moved from around Bethlehem, Indiana and settled near the Altoona, Wilson CO.,/Thayer, Neosho Co., area. Great-Grandfather John Jasper HARRIS and wife Caroline Virginia PERKINS moved there after the Civil War. My Grandfather George Allen HARRIS was born in the Altoona/Thayer area on 7 August 1875. George left for Arizona and died in California on 12 October 1933. I'm looking for info on John Jasper HARRIS, Grandfather George Allen HARRIS as well as any leads at all. ------------------------------------- ELLIS...RADCLIFF...FERGUSON...GIBSON...STROUD ...COLEMAN...RAWLINGS...SHIRELL...RINGLE John Burdick (jburdick@earthlink.net) 16 October 1997 Looking for info on families of the ELLIS and RAWLINGS sisters from Washington & Harrison Counties, Indiana who settled in the Morehead, Neosho County area in the 1870s. Includes John and Sarah (ELLIS) RADCLIFF, Elisha and Ruth (RAWLINGS) STROUD, Levastain & Elizabeth (RAWLINGS) COLEMAN (she later married John RINGLE), Benjamin Franklin & Eliza (ELLIS) FERGUSON, Isaac & Margaret (ELLIS) SHIRRELL. Other family names include GIBSON, LEWIS, NORDURFTH, MCPHEETERS. ------------------------------------- STEWART...ADAMS K Brady (KBrady5621@aol.com) 14 October 1997 STEWART - Dr. E. H. (Eber) STEWART moved to Chanute, Neosho Co., KS in the early 1900s. He specialized in ear, nose and throat and had an office over the Dixon Tea & China Company's store. He lived at 306 South Wilson Avenue. His obit was listed in the Emporia Daily Gazette on 29 December 1926. He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery. Had an adopted daughter, Mrs. Frank ADAMS. ------------------------------------- SULLIVAN...O'BRIEN Jean Schneider (garys@primary.net) 11 October 1997 Came across an article in "Old Fort Log" which mentioned an 1867 caravan consisting of 30 covered wagons starting in Illinois and going to Ft. Scott, Bourbon County first, from there the road was an angling trail until they reached Neosho County. The Shawnee Trading Post, (which may have been in either Labette, Bourbon or Neosho counties), Humboldt and Osage Mission were the closest towns. Does anyone have any info of this wagon train or others that came through this area during the late 1860s? Does anyone know where the Shawnee Trading Post was located? Patrick SULLIVAN cam to Indian Territory around this time, later purchased 160 acres of Osage ceded land in Neosho County, married Katherine O'BRIEN, and raised a family on that land. Any info much appreciated. ------------------------------------- YOUNG Stuart Young (youngl@gte.com) 6 October 1997 Looking for any info on William T. YOUNG. Possibly buried in Elmwood Cemetery. I'm not even for sure on the dates, possibly 1870-1880s. Also looking for any info about his father, James M. YOUNG. Thanks ------------------------------------- EDMONDS Tracy Edmonds Patterson (tpmemphis@aol.com) 4 October 1997 Searching for any information on Harold Monroe EDMONDS, b: February 27, 1890 in Chanute, Neosho County, and his parents Inez J. and J. H. EDMONDS. They are my Grandparents and Great-grandparents. They later moved to Enid, Oklahoma where my father, Cecil U. EDMONDS was born on July 228, 1921. ------------------------------------- COVERDALE Gordon Boorman (gboorman@nanogen.com) 28 September 1997 I am searching for any record of my Grandmother. Her name was Mary Elizabeth COVERDALE, and she was born in Stark, Neosho County, Kansas. I believe she was born on September 1890. Her family moved to Canada in March of 1906, and she died in Lacombe, Canada on September 15, 1924, which was the day she gave birth to my father. ------------------------------------- WINTERS...CARTER...CARVER...OGDEN Felicia Kruse (fkruse@waonline.com) 21 September 1997 WINTERS/CARTER - Mary Ella ('Ella') WINTERS was b: 17 February 1859 in Washington County, Iowa. In the 1880 census she is listed as living in the household of her brother-in-law, Jefferson D. OGDEN and her sister, Susan Elizabeth OGDEN in Pleasant Valley Twp., Wilson County, Kansas. Some time after that (date unk), she married M. Lindsey CARTER. They had at least the following children (birthdates unk); Oral, Orvil, Helen, Herschel, Cora (m: CARVER), and Frank. The family may have settled in Wilson County or Neosho County, as I possess family pictures taken by studios in Chanute and Altoona, KS. I have not yet succeeded in finding this CARTER family in the 1900 or 1910 Federal Census. I would appreciate any information about them. ------------------------------------- WINTERS...OGDEN Felicia Kruse (fkruse@waonline.com) 21 September 1997 WINTERS - Francis Jacob ('Frank') WINTERS was b: 6 September 1854 in Martic Twp., Lancaster County, PA. His family settled in Washington County, Iowa in 1855. Frank WINTERS is listed in the 1880 census as living with the family of his brother-in-law, Jefferson D. OGDEN and his sister , Susan Elizabeth OGDEN in Pleasant Valley Twp., Wilson County, Kansas. His obituary reports that he drowned at Austin Mill, Neosho County, Kansas on 12 July 1881, and left a young wife (un-named in the obit). Searching for information about Francis Jacob WINTERS' wife and any possible descendants. ------------------------------------- WINTERS...OGDEN Felicia Kruse (fkruse@waonline.com) 21 September 1997 OGDEN - Jefferson D. OGDEN married Susan Elizabeth WINTERS on February 1875 in Washington County, Iowa. This couple moved to Pleasant Valley Twp., Wilson County, Kansas abt. 1877. Sometime between 1889 and 1898 the family had moved to California, but returned to Kansas before 1900 and settled in Canville Twp., Neosho County. Known children; E. Nellie (b: abt. 1876), Flora (b: abt. 1878), Wilma (b: May 1889), Hallie (b: April 1898). Seeking information about this couple and my descendants, other children they may have had, and the family's movements between 1880 and 1900. ------------------------------------- THOMAS...EDWARDS Kenneth Thomas (thomask@iland.net) 13 September 1997 I am currently looking for any information on one of my GGreat Aunts. Her name was Lura (Laura) THOMAS, birth, death, marriage dates are all unknown. Do know that she, married a fellow with the last name of EDWARDS. Have been told by a Great-Aunt that Lura EDWARDS lived there in Chanute, Neosho Co. KS. She had 4 sisters, and two batteries. Any information will be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------------- THOMAS...GLASSCOCK Kenneth Thomas (thomask@iland.net) 13 September 1997 I am currently researching for any and all information on Lewis THOMAS, b: 29 May 1836 in Monroe County, WV, m: 30April 1856 in Deer Creek Twp, Carroll Co., IN, d: 9 April 1915 in Chanute, Neosho Co., KS. He married Sarah Ann GLASSCOCK., b: 22 January 1840 in Carroll County, IN, d: 11 August 1913 in Chanute, Neosho Co., KS. Lewis served in the Civil War till the close of the war, then moved with his wife (and as I suspect, a few children also), to Kansas in 1864 and settled in the Independence Township, Montgomery County, KS. The entire family moved to Chanute, Neosho Co., KS in 1877, They had a total of nine children, two of which died in childhood, so not much is know about those two. The children are as follows; Frederick Wharton THOMAS, John William THOMAS, Lura/Laura THOMAS, Anna THOMAS, Mary J. (Jeannie) THOMAS, Ella THOMAS, and Rosa Bell THOMAS. Not sure about the other children, but my Great-Grandfather Frederick Wharton THOMAS is known to have graduated from Chanute. ------------------------------------- DONALDSON...LEISE Hazel Thornton (hazelt@prodigy.net) 12 September 1997 Looking for any information on James W. and Caroline Virginia DONALDSON and her father, Thomas LEISE. They were in the 1870 census in Neosho County and then moved to Elk County early 1870s. I can't find a death record for Thomas in either county, although I am pretty sure he died there. The DONALDSONs lived in Elk County until about 1880, had one son, William DONALDSON. James was a freighter, I found several articles in an old paper about him. They lived in Elk Falls too, I think. Any information on this family would be appreciated. ------------------------------------- GILLMORE...CARRIE...MOSS Laura Gilmore (lgilmore@micron.net) 7 September 1997 Looking for a Wm. Lee GILLMORE, born abt. 1850. I have a copy of a receipt dated Aug. 9, 1913 from Cemetery, Topeka, Kan., for $2.50 for care - Lot 1913, signed by a W. R. CARRIE, Superintendent. I did not know that Wm. L. GILLMORE was in this area of Kansas, but apparently so. Any light anyone can shed on this is greatly appreciated. He has at least one son by the name of Clarence James GILLMORE, born 1868, who married Mollie MOSS. I don't believe they lived in this area, but in Sebastian County, AR. ------------------------------------- KOEPSEL...HANDLEY Marian Gieger (roskix@neosoft.com) 4 September 1997 I am interested in information on the KOEPSEL family. Herman Handley KOEPSEL was born in Erie, Neosho County, Kansas on January 15, 1905. Parents were Addie Belle HANDLEY KOEPSEL and Louis H. KOEPSEL. The father was a Methodist minister and might have been pastoring a church in the area. There was at least one older sister, Helene. ------------------------------------- SLEEPER...SWINDELL...SHARP John Hoff (johnhoff3rd@email.msn.com) 1 September 1997 Who was Maggie SLEEPER? She died at the age of 22 in Thayer, Neosho County, KS., probably during the 1890s. There is a lock of her hair in the family Bible of William L. and Margaret L. (SWINDELL) SHARP of Springfield, MO. ------------------------------------- CRONK...SCOTT Larry R. Scott (2maineiacs@email.msn.com) 17 August 1997 CRONK, Lydia Jane, born April 5, 1849 in Clark County, Indiana. Married: April 1, 1871 to James D. SCOTT, Osage Mission, KS. She bore 11 children, 1 of which was my Grandfather, Fred Herman SCOTT, b: May 6, 1886, in Rooks County, KS. Any information is gratefully appreciated. ------------------------------------- HANKE...SENN Don Hanke (hanked@3rddoor.com) 5 August 1997 I am seeking information about Joseph F. HANKE. He was born in Austria, came to Illinois in 1867, where he lived for more than 30 years. He was married to Caroline SENN in 1880 at Trenton, Illinois. In 1905 he moved with his family to Neosho County, Kansas. He died in Thayer, Kansas in 1930. He died at the home of his son, Henry HANKE. I believe that his wife Caroline died shortly after his birth. Joseph is buried in the Thayer Cemetery. His son Julius HANKE died in Erie in 1987. ------------------------------------- BRUNDAGE...CONKLIN...DAVIS...POWERS A/D Davis (adavis@neb-sandhills.net) 20 July 1997 Seeking information on family of Albert Harmon BRUNDAGE and Harriet H. DAVIS, (born 1848 in Meigs Co., OH), POWERS, BRUNDAGE, who married in Erie Co., OH on 11 October 1868, and whose eldest surviving child, Mae Belle, was born in Chanute, Neosho Co., KS on 16 February 1872. Harriet's sister, Louisa CONKLIN may have been living there at the time also. ------------------------------------- TOWARD...JONES...CHAFFIN...MONTGOMERY Sandy Buckley (sbuckley@worldnet.att.net) 13 July 1997 I'm searching for family of Charles TOWARD, b: June 1852 in England, came to America in 1870, probably through Texas. Married Amanda Elizabeth JONES, b: 11 February 1856 in MO (where?). Mandy died of Bright's disease, 7 October 1914, in Springfield, Greene Co., MO, buried in Maple Park Cemetery, Greene Co., MO. Charles died 9 April 1928 in Chanute, Neosho Co., KS. Believe he was living with a daughter at the time of death. Either Lydia TOWARD CHAFFIN (Clarence CHAFFIN), or Louella TOWARD MONTGOMERY (William H. MONTGOMERY). Charles was brought back to Springfield for burial in Maple Park. Would like to find descendants of Charles TOWARD who may still be living in NEOSHO County or nearby. Was there an obit? Any help will be appreciated. -------------------------------------