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They were my wife's Grandfather and Grandmother and my son's Great-Grandparents. RIFFEL...BRUNNER...HENKE SCHULZ...MEYER Judy Riffel (j.a.riffel@worldnet.att.net) 26 December 1999 Researching the Marion County families of Gottfried RIFFEL (1842-1926), and Maria BRUNNER 1843-1908); Otto HENKE (1846-1937) and Maria Dorothea SCHULZ (1852-1932); and Heinrich Wilhelm MEYER (1841-1917) and Katarina Elizabeth SCHULZ (1837-1910). Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. HIEBERT...LOEWEN Carol Cantrell (clavonec@excite.com) 19 December 1999 I am trying to research my mother's family lines. Her father was Heinrich James HIEBERT, born October 18, 1884 in Marion, Kansas. I have information on the HIEBERT's, but would like his mother's line. She was Maria LOEWEN, she was married to Johan HIEBERT, who was the son of Johann and Eva (KNELSEN) HIEBERT. I have nothing on the LOEWEN line, would like parents, Grandparents and all siblings if anyone would share the information with me. Also searching for my mother's Grandmother (and back further if possible) on her mother's side. Rachel NUSZ was the daughter of George Peter NUSZ and Catherine WOLFE, they had children born in Marion, Kansas. They had come to Marion, Kansas from Dobrinska, Russia to work for the railroad, don't know which line, but that in 1892 Peter NUSZ went to Oklahoma and made the land run that opened Blaine County, Oklahoma. He settled at Isabelle, Oklahoma, later moving into Okeene. He had a feed store and grocery store in Okeene and started the First Church of God there buying building and property from the Lutherans. He has descendents living today in the Hillsboro area, a grandson, Harold NUSZ, son of John NUSZ and Sarah PENNER. Any information on these families and their life in the Marion County, Kansas area would be greatly appreciated. I am putting together a family book on my sons family and for my two nephews, would like to have these pioneer women and their lines in it as well. I do not know the parents of Peter NUSZ and would like that information and the siblings also, along with his wife, Catherine WOLFE's family. I have a book on the Johann HIEBERT family written back in the 1940's, but it tells very little of the wives of my Grand parentage line. PANKRATZ Ann Alfaro (ann.alfaro@lasp.colorado.edu) 19 December 1999 Seeking information about my Grandfather's family. His name is Abraham Walter PANKRATZ, b: 15 January 1880 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas. His mother was Eva BOESE, father was Abraham J. PANKRATZ. Reputed to be a cousin of Dr. Peter Jennings PANKRATZ, a dentist from Stafford. Don't know what the connection is, but would like to hear from someone who does. Will share what little I have. STEPLETON...SWISHER Paula Bicket (paulabicket@yahoo.com) 14 December 1999 I am looking for information on my Great-Great-Grandparents that are buried around Peabody, Kansas. Their last name was STEPLETON. My Grandmother was born in Peabody in the early 1900's. Her name was Muriel S. STEPLETON. Also looking for information on SWISHER, that was also my family that lived in Peabody. Any information is greatly appreciated. HARRISON Lanora Haradon-Hurley (nolanora@erols.com) 10 December 1999 I am looking for the ancestors of my Great-Grandmother, Grace Mary Harrison, born August 2, 1893 in Lost Springs, Marion County, Kansas. If anyone has any information please contact me! Thank You. McDONALD Raidene Sticken (raedon@mddc.com) 10 December 1999 Searching for any information on Effie (HARRIS) McDONALD, married to N. B. McDONALD in Warren County, Illinois in 1914, he was a resident of Peabody, Kansas at that time. Effie was living in Peabody about 1940-41. Is she buried in Marion County? HOFFMAN Marcy Caritj (mcaritj@aol.com) 10 December 1999 I am seeking a birth record for my Grand Aunt, Clara Ann HOFFMAN, born November 10, 1887 in Marion, Marion County, Kansas. Parents were; Charles N. HOFFMAN, (also seen as Carl) and Louise (ULBRICK) HOFFMAN (also seen as ULRICH/UHLRICH). Any help would be greatly appreciated. SMITH Richard Smith (Richard_Smith@Panavision.com) 7 December 1999 My Grandfather was Oliver Ray SMITH, son of Charles SMITH who was a resident of Burns, Marion County, Kansas. Charles was killed in a train accident in August 1905. He was survived by his wife Rebecca, sons; Worthy, Archie, Gail, Oliver and daughters, May and Ola. I would like to trace where my Grandfather Oliver (born, 9 November 1900), went into the service sometime in the WW1 era. I think it was in California at a post that no longer exists. That may be why he returned to Redondo Beach, where my father and us were raised. Anyway, his past seems to have been buried with him, and I would like to trace what I can. Also, my Great-Grandfather, Charles had a blacksmith shop in Burns, Kansas. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated! CAIRNS...DUGGAN Joec2putt@cs.com 30 November 1999 My father was born and raised in Tampa, Marion County, Kansas. My Great-Grandfather & Great-Grandmother, as well as my Grandfather and Grandmother, my father and mother and aunt and uncle are all buried in the Catholic cemetery in Tampa. My Great-Grandparents are Patrick (1838 to 1919) and Margaret CAIRNS (1842 to 1924). My Grandfather was Peter CAIRNS (1873 to 1939) and my Grandmother, Mary Agnes (1880 to 1928). Peter CAIRNS was the state skeet championship shooter in the early 1900's. My father is Joseph Patrick CAIRNS (1905 to 1982) and my mother was Lura CAIRNS, 1915 to 1985. My mother was not raised in Marion County. I have two Great-Uncles buried in that same cemetery as well as an aunt and an uncle. My Grandfather's sister married a DUGGAN. One of her son's is a rural route mailman in Marion County. One of my cousins has some papers related to the purchase of the farm by my Grandfather. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. MYERS...SHEETS...STOUT...CLINE Glen Myers (glen_myers@yahoo.com) 23 November 1999 Looking for information on any and all of the following: William MYERS, b: August 30, 1827, married Elizabeth STOUT, b: 1832 Franklin County, Indiana, in 1850. she was the daughter of Ira STOUT, who was born 1811 in Indiana, and Eliza McNUTT, who was born in 1814 in Indiana. William's parents are not currently known and his birth place has been shown in various records as PA, OH, and IN, so I am not absolutely sure where he is from. Children of William MYERS and Elizabeth (STOUT) MYERS include: John MYERS, b: 1850; Salish Viola MYERS, b: 1855; Ira Eugene MYERS, b: August 30, 1857; Mattie E. MYERS, b: 1860; Charles MYERS, b: 1862; Eliza F. MYERS, b: 1865; Ada H. MYERS, b: 1866-1867; William S. MYERS, b: 1869; Frank E. MYERS, b: 1871; and Harry H. MYERS, b: 1874. All the children were born in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana. Ira Eugene STOUT married Lillian Ellen FARMER, b: September 1859, Franklin County, Indiana, on January 31, 1878 in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana. She was the daughter of John A. FARMER and Rachael (UPDIKE) FARMER. Census records indicate her given name may actually be Lilla Ella FARMER. Ira and Lillian disappeared from Franklin County, Indiana before the 1880 census and, until recently, were next found in Marion, Marion County, Kansas. Based on an obituary that was turned up this week, it appears Ira and Lillian made it to Pawnee County, Kansas in late 1878 and resided there until 1883 when they moved to Marion. While in Pawnee County, their first son, 'Roy' was born. He is listed in the 1900 census records as 'L. R. MEYERS', still living with Ira. He apparently went by 'Roy' but, it is believed his actual first name is Leroy based on the birth record for a daughter, Helen, who was born to a Leroy MYERS and Birdie CLINE in Marion in 1907 and a photo taken in 1912 with N. S. Oscar MYERS which states 'Roy, Birdie and children arrived in Long Beach today'. Lillian Ellen (FARMER) MYERS died in 1906 in Marion following a prolonged, unspecified illness. Ira remarried in 1907 to Angelia Emeline STOUT, a Marion school teacher, in 1907. Ira died in 1931 in Marion. Children of Ira and Lillian include Leroy/Roy R. MYERS, b: February 1882 in Pawnee County, Kansas; N. S. Oscar MYERS, b: April 7, 1886 in Marion, Kansas; Myrtle MYERS, b: April 1884 in Mari, Kansas; and Ora Estelle MYERS, b: Marion and died July 26, 1887 as an infant of typhoid fever. There are no confirmed children of Ira and Angelia. However, there are several references to an 'Aunt Carrie' in some photos taken in the 1940's. Since there was no Carrie born to Ira and Lillian, it is speculated that she is either Ira and Angelia's child or one of Ira's sibling's child. Ira and Lillian also had a foster-daughter, Florence. It is possible that Carrie was her first or middle name and that she is the Aunty in the photos, but the Ira/Angelia and the sibling theories are more plausible. Leroy/Roy MYERS married Birdie CLINE around 1906-1907. They had a daughter, Helen, b: April 11, 1907 and a son, b: about 1910. The family moved from Marion, Kansas to Long Beach, California in 1912. Myrtle MYERS married (Leo or Les) Ross SHEETS in Kansas. Myrtle's and Ross' children include: Doris SHEETS; L. Eugene SHEETS; and Louise SHEETS. Myrtle and Ross lived in El Dorado, Kansas for a time and eventually settled in either Mission or Shawnee Mission, Kansas. N. S. Oscar MYERS married Libbie Leona DAVIS, b: 1892 in Bruce, Brookings County, South Dakota, on September 17, 1913 in Long Beach, California. Their children include: Fay Clinton MYERS, b: June 18, 1914, Phoenix, Arizona; Otis Clayton MYERS, b: October 3, 1915, Marion, Kansas; and Hazel Madeline MYERS, b: October 24, 1917 in Marion, Kansas. Hazel died at the age of 6 of diphtheria in Long Beach, California on January 16, 1924, only 4 days after her mother, Libbie, died from what was diagnosed as 'Toxemia from Laryngeal Abscess' but was in all likelihood diphtheria. N. S. Oscar MYERS died of pneumonia in Long Beach, California on December 6, 1943. That concludes the MYERS that lived in Kansas or were the known ancestors of the MYERS who made it to Kansas. If any of that clan matches your clan and you desire further information on more recent descendants or on the clan that stayed in Indiana, please advise and I will provide them. HILL Donald Lewis (itgsl43@earthlink.net) 13 November 1999 I'm seeking information regarding a Valentine HILL and his wife, who are buried in a small cemetery just northwest of Lehigh, Kansas. I anyone could steer me toward any resources which might provide information about this couple, I'd be more than grateful. ZUHARS Judith Chambers (d&jchambers@pahrump.com) 18 September 1999 Looking for information on William ZUHARS, wife Elizabeth, and children. they were all in Peabody, Marion County, Kansas. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. BUEHLER Michelle McGlathery (chelle1668@aol.com) 11 September 1999 Looking for any info on the family of Henry and Maria BUEHLER, they had several children: Lena; Adolph; Marie; and Katherine. Henry and Maria immigrated here from Germany/Russia sometime during the mid to late 1800's. The children were all born in Lehigh, Kansas. I believe the town of Buehler, Kansas to be named after some part of this family. Anyone with info please respond. RABYOR...EWING Mary Rabyor (brabyor@aol.com) 10 September 1999 I am trying to find out information on the following two people who resided in Marion, Marion County, Kansas: 1.) Fred (rick) RABYOR, b: September 1859 in Rock County, Township of Rock, Wisconsin, d: abt. 1928-1935 in Marion, Kansas. 2.) Elizabeth (RABYOR) EWING, b: abt. 1854-1856, d: abt. 1925-1950, m: an EWING abt. 1965-1890. Is there anyway to check vital records in Kansas via the Internet? I would like to know more about Elizabeth and the EWING family, would like to find time of death of Fredrick, an obituary would be really nice. Thanks for any help. MURPHY Janice Ciletti (janabears@aol.com) 6 September 1999 Seeking information on Edwin Lewis MURPHY, b: abt. 1857, married Beulah SMITH, b: abt. 1866. Children were: Maudie MURPHY; Orin Jackson MURPHY and Joseph Lee MURPHY, b: 6 January 1894, married Bertha Louise ARMSTRONG. Children of Bertha and Joseph MURPHY: Gale Edwin MURPHY; Clyde Earl MURPHY and Virgil Lee MURPHY, born in Burns, Marion County, Kansas on 8 January 1923, married Norma Jean LUFT. Looking for any information on Edwin and Beulah family. I believe they may have moved to Pratt County later. KAFTAN...GOOD...POLLITT Mary Treat (gltmlt@fn.net) 26 August 1999 Looking for relatives of Michael/Michard KAFTAN & Louisa (STERN) KAFTAN. Their daughter, Louise Lucile KAFTAN married John Francis Ross GOOD. Louise died giving birth to my father, Clifford E. GOOD in 1912. Both were residents of Marion, Kansas. Lydia KAFTAN was a sister to Louise and she is buried in Marion also. Louise was born in Russia and I believe her mother moved to Lincoln, Nebraska. I would also like to find relatives of Nancy Ann POLLITT, who was my Great-Grandmother, she also lived in the Marion area. KLAASSON...BLOOMER/BLUMA Connie Jo Mitchell (chango111@aol.com) 23 August 1999 Searching for parents and siblings of Annie KLAASSON (CLAUSIN), who married Henry KAMMERZELL at Marion County. KLAASSONs originated in Germany. Henry and Annie went to Oklahoma in the late 1890s to homestead near Okeene, Oklahoma. Both died and are buried near Watonga, Oklahoma. Several of their children married into the BLOOMER/BLUMA family. Any information appreciated. HOMAN GB Nichols (gnichols@nac.net) 13 August 1999 I'm attempting to locate the ancestors of my Great-Grandfather, William E. HOMAN. Mr. HOMAN resided in Peabody, Kansas until his death in 1949. His wife, Elizabeth (RUSSELL) HOMAN, (nee DePUY), died in April 1952. She also resided and passed away in Peabody. LAWHON Mary Baldwin (kuntry.flks.001@worldnet.att.net) 8 August 1999 NOTE: Email address is no longer valid Am searching for information on George W. LAWHON, b: 19 April 1875 in Indiana, and died 21 March 1912 and is buried in a cemetery at or near Burns, Kansas. Would also like information on his wife, Anna. I would like to know what cemetery he is buried in, and would also appreciate any information on his children. McCOY Suzanne Legill (r.d.legill@worldnet.att.net) 1 August 1999 I am searching for information on Job and Jerusha Ann (MOLLOHAN) McCOY, who settled in Peabody, Kansas about 1884. They came from Braxton County, WV. KAMMERZELL...VOGEL Connie Jo Mitchell (chango111@aol.com) 31 July 1999 Searching for information on any ancestor or descendants of Dorthea (KAMMERZELL) VOGEL. Born in Frank, Russia. Came to the USA about 1872, married a Fred VOGEL in Marion County, Kansas between 1872 and 1887. Parents were Jacob KAMMERZELL and Elizabeth Dorthea HEIMBUCHNER. Dorthea VOGEL remained in Kansas when the rest of her family left to homestead in Oklahoma and Washington state. Any information appreciated. KAMMERZELL...VOGEL Connie Jo Mitchell (chango111@aol.com) 25 July 1999 Searching for information on Jacob KAMMERZELL, his wife, Dorthea Elizabeth HEIMBUCHNER and their children: Conrad KAMMERZELL; George KAMMERZELL; Heinrich KAMMERZELL, (married Annie KLAASSON in Marion County); Jacob C. KAMMERZELL, (married Katerina WEIGAND in Marion County); Dorthea KAMMERZELL, (married a Fred VOGEL in Marion County). All of the above KAMMERZELLs were born in Russia. George and Conrad went to Washington state and lived there until they died. Jacob and Heinrich went to Oklahoma to homestead and lived there until they died. The towns in Oklahoma where they lived are, Watonga, Okeene and Hitchcock. Dorthea (KAMMERZELL) VOGEL stayed in Marion Center, Kansas, Would like to find VOGEL descendants as well. PIKE Kelli Perriello (globalgrl@email.msn.com) 13 July 1999 Captain Joshua PIKE moved to Florence from Lawrence in 1870. He had 4 children: Frank, b: 1857; Fred; Jessie, (who married a FRASER); Charles F. He was proprietor of the Florence Hotel from 1870 until ??. Any information appreciated. BURNS Sue Weissinger (allenw@ptsi.net) 7 July 1999 Jesse BURNS was shot near Peabody, Marion County, Kansas in December 1888. He was supposedly passing through and had stopped by a well. He was my Great-Great-Great Uncle. Nay information about him would be much appreciated. Is he buried near Peabody? CARNEY...MONNINGER Mike Monninger (mdmoger@netscape.net) 2 July 1999 Looking for information on descendants of Alice Ermina (MONNINGER) CARNEY, b: December 1865 in Peoria County, Illinois. Married James Henry CARNEY in 1884 in Kansas. Children listed in the 1900 census for Marion County, Kansas are David Leander, b: 1885; F. C., b: 1887; Benjamine Leslie, b: 1889, and George Albert, b: 1891. She was living in Peabody, Marion County, Kansas in 1919. Her parents were Leander and Mary MONNINGER. Her siblings were William, Frank, Jacob, Emma, and George.