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From “ MARRIAGE LICENSES OF RECORD, JEFFERSON COUNTY, KANSAS, 1855 – 1930”
Page 296

NEVINS, Nancy 20, Grasshopper Falls, KS (In Jefferson County, KS)
Mc Guire Levi, 23, Pottowattomie, Vienna, KS (county, city, state)
Dec 25, 1870, Jefferson County Marriage Records, Book A, page 198, #394

There are two NEVINS marriages listed, that took place during the 1920’s. I am not sure if they are related (grandchildren of John & Sarah?) or not. Let me know if you would like the information for them.

From “ Tombstone Inscriptions and Burials of Jefferson County, Kansas 1854 – 1985”
Page 108

FASSNAUGHT
Isa V., d. 7 Mar 1896, age 2y 4m, 4d, OPNR
Sara A., d. 28 Feb 1899, age 36y 28d OPNR
w/G FASSNAUGHT

Page 259
NEVINS
Ephraim P. 9 Jul 1869 – 28 Mar 1932 FRVF
s/John & Sara NEVINS
G. W. 31 Jan 1861 – 7 Aug 1862 OPNR
H. H. 15 Nov 1846 – 5 Aug 1864 OPNR
John d. 4 Jul 1870, age 50y 1m 21d OPNR
John Jacobs 21 Nov 1866 – 3 Jun 1952 FRVF
John William 2 Mar 1905 – 17 Oct 1982 VFAL
s/John & Gertie NEVINS h/Mary HOLBROOK
Mary Gertrude 11 Jun 1878 – 5 Jul 1956 FRVF (John Jacobs wife????)
Sarah d. 27 Oct 1878, age 48y 9m 17d OPNR

OPNR = Old Pioneer (Grasshopper Falls) S24 T8S R17E

FRVF = Fairview SE 1 / 4 – NE 1 / 4 S14 T9S R18E

VFAL same as Old Pioneer

There were several other NEVINS listed. However, no connection was apparent to me. Again, if you would like this information, let me know.


“1875 Census Index for Jefferson County Kansas”
page 139

NEVINS

Eph. – 5 – M W -- KS—KS – DE 29
John – 8—M W – KS – KS – DE 29
Lafyette –16 – M W – KS – KS – DE 29
Sarah – 45 – F W – IN – IA – DE 29
Sarah – 12 – F W – KS – KS – DE 29
Wm.C. – 22 – M W – IA – IA – DE 29

Where you have name, age, sex, race, State born in, State emigrated from when coming to KS, Township and page in the census documents (Delaware Township, page 29). Not shown is OCCUPATION – all members of the family were listed as FARMER.

There were no listings for Mc Guire or FASSNAUGHT

“1885 Census index for Jefferson County Kansas”

No listing for NEVINS, Mc Guire or FASSNAUGHT


Other sources of information you might want to check out:

For obituaries, possibility everyone except G. W. and H. H.,

The Kansas State Historical Society has newspaper microfilms available for interlibrary loan…..Search at this link (best to just enter the county and years of interest, leaving the city/town blank) results will give all papers published in the county for the specified time frame……

http://www.kshs.org/library/news.htm

County Records

Probate and Land records for Jefferson County have been micro filmed. These films are available from either the Kansas State Historical Society or your local Family History Center. Here is a link to the listing at the KSHS, just scroll down to the bottom of the page and select Jefferson County…

http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/localgovt/microfilm/index.htm

Census Records

The State of Kansas conducted their own census every ten years, starting in 1865 and ending in 1925. 16mm microfilms of the 1865 and 1875 ALL PERSONS INDEX are available for interlibrary loan from the Kansas State Historical Society. The 1885 census is partially indexed, but no microfilms are available. The 1885 indexes that exist have been done by local county genealogy societies. Most can be found in book form. The Kansas State census films are also available via interlibrary loan from KSHS. I don’t have a complete link for that page. But if you visit the KSHS home page you can find it….

http://www.kshs.org/

All four books mentioned above were compiled and published by the Jefferson County Kansas Genealogical Society.

Dave Goldy
Overland Park, KS