Morris County Kansas - Family History Queries, July - December 2000 Kenneth Thomas (kgthomas51@charter.net) 01/07/02 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HUMPHREY Dennis Manahan (manahan@wabash.net) 30 November 2000 I am looking for the daughter of Dolly (Dollie) HUMPHREY, her name is Linda (last name is unknown), her mother was married to my Uncle Howard HUMPHREY, from Illinois. Howard died November 15, 1985 in White City, Kansas, and was born December 15, 1912 in Indiana to Charles Homer HUMPHREY and Bina CARMICKLE. We are needing to get in touch with her daughter Linda regarding the family bible, if anyone knows her whereabouts please contact her of myself regarding her address, phone, etc. as the information in the bible is needed very badly by the family at this time. It is critical that we get in touch with her. ------------------------------------------- PHILLIPS...CARTER...HUDSON Sue Yarbro (syarbro@hillsboro.net) 27 November 2000 I am seeking information on Mary (HUDSON) (PHILLIPS) CARTER and her family who were living in Morris County 1860's. Also, Benjamin Franklin PHILLIPS, he was a son of Mary (HUDSON) (PHILLIPS) CARTER, he grew up in Wilsey, Kansas, married in Illinois in 1883 and brought his wife to Kansas and stayed until about 1898. ------------------------------------------- LOCKWOOD Judy Strain (judys@worldnet.att.net) 18 November 2000 Robison Butler (R. B.) LOCKWOOD, lived in Council Grove from mid 1850s through 1872. He was postmaster for awhile and the 1st mayor of Council Grove. I have more information to share. His daughter, Nellie born in Council Grove was my Great-Grandmother. ------------------------------------------- CUNNINGHAM Lorna Marvin (lmarvin@starband.net) 17 November 2000 Rosalie Virginia CUNNINGHAM, daughter of David and Matilda (ROBEY) CUNNINGHAM moved with her family to Cedar Point, 1865 then to Council Grove, then to Lexington, Missouri, 1870 and back to Chase County, late 1870. Her parents and brothers returned and resided in both Morris and Chase Counties, 1872-75. Looking for information on Frank and Minerva CUNNINGHAM, and their son Fred. Minerva CUNNINGHAM and son Fred resided in Grand Junction, Colorado in late 1896, but Fred returned to Morris County in 1910-1920 after the death of his mother, 1909. Any information on the CUNNINGHAM family is of great importance. ------------------------------------------- CAMPFIRE Barry Campfire (bwc@corcoran.com) 7 November 2000 Inquiring as to the family history/name of CAMPFIRE. Any information would be great. ------------------------------------------- MYERS/MEYERS...DAVIS...KEENE...JONES Sandra Sherman (shermansandra@hotmail.com) 26 October 2000 Mary Katherine (or Katie) MEYERS/MYERS, John DAVIS, Richard Everett KEENE, Abraham JONES and Saltius KEENE were all my Grandparents, they died in Dwight, Morris County, Kansas. I haven't been able to find anything on them. My Grandmother was born in Wilsey on May 16, 1889, she was buried January 1, 1986 at Dwight, Kansas. Can anyone help me? I know that John DAVIS' father was Mary Katherine's 2nd husband and that he served in some war and hurt his leg. Mary's father came from Bradenburg, Germany. She was born in Grant County, Kansas. ------------------------------------------- LUND...WARNER Kathy Carras (steve@olywa.net) 20 October 2000 I am looking for descendants of John LUND of Parker Township. He had two daughters, Josephene and Mary. In the 1910's he was living with his daughter and her husband, Mary and Walter WARNER. He was the brother of my Great-Grandmother. HE was born in Sweden in 1846. I do not know the date of place of death. ------------------------------------------- VINSON...THOMAS Shirley Franklin (shirley@farmwagon.com) 19 October 2000 Looking for information on Sarepta VINSON, who died December 23, 1880 in Valley Township, Morris County, Kansas. She was married to Enas Addison THOMAS, Jr. He died May 16, 1888 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. They had three children: Fani; Lillie and Effie THOMAS. ------------------------------------------- BURNS...WIGGINS Sharon Holden (ljholden@grapevine.net) 7 October 2000 I am helping a friend with her genealogy and have hit a snag. We need any information on her paternal grandparents that may be available. All she knows is they are buried in Delavan cemetery. Their son, Walter D. settled in the Americus area. Thanks in advance for any in formation that you may have. ------------------------------------------- BURDICK...HAWLEY...MUNDORFF Elaine Veloz (fmichael@gte.net) 4 October 2000 My BURDICK and MUNDORFF ancestors lived in Morris County from about 1880 to 1900. My Great-Grandmother was Anna Maria BURDICK. She married Aaron Thomas MUNDORFF, who owned a store (groceries, I think) in Council Grove. My Grandmother, Nellie Mae MUNDORFF was born there in August 1884. Any information about the MUNDORFF store, school records, or the divorce of my Great-Great-Grandparents Nathan and Helen (HAWLEY) BURDICK would be appreciated. Helen remarried after Nathan left (about 1883) to a Daniel NEWCOMB. Would appreciate information about any of these people. ------------------------------------------- BOND...BOGLE M. Roy Harris (mrharris1@juno.com) 28 September 2000 On 24 October 1912, John Galloway BOND married Ella BOGLE, presumably in Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas where they lived until his death on 30 January 1925. At that time Ella was still living. John's first wife, Arinda, had died 11 May 1908. Was BOGLE the maiden name or a married name for Ella? Any information about this Ella BOGLE would be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------------------- SCHWENDIG Virginia Dougherty (swendig@teleport.com) 24 September 2000 The SCHWENDIGs settled in Morris County Kansas after August, 1875, in Council Grove. I have a deed from Celestin and Mary GERARDY, September 1, 1875. They settled on Four Mile Creek. Michael SCHWENDIG died June 16, 1876, and wife, Anna died May 6, 1898. I was told that there are several SCHWENDIGs, SWENDIGs or SWINDIGs buried in Council Grove. The name was changed from SCHWENDIG, but don't know when. Anna SCHWENDIG filed citizenship papers on February 4, 1879, in the 8th Judicial District, Morris County, Kansas. I do have quite a history and lots of names pertaining to them. Am trying to find where they came from to the U.S., arrived in New York in August 1875. Any leads anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------------------- PHILLIPS...REES Carol McCulloch (csunflwr40@yahoo.com) 16 September 2000 I am looking for my maternal Grandmother, Nannie Bell PHILLIPS. I am not sure when they lived in Morris County, but I know she also had a sister, Elizabeth (PIRTLE/PERTLE) REES. Elizabeth was married to A.O. REES, I believe his first name was Albert. I remember visiting Council Grove as a little girl. ------------------------------------------- BRUNTS...AUDLER/ALDER Pam Barnett (pammyb71@hotmail.com) 3 September 2000 Looking for information on family of George W. BRUNTS, who married Eva S. AUDLER/ALDER on February 4, 1884. He is supposed to be buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Council Grove, Kansas. Any information on this family would be appreciated. ------------------------------------------- WEEKS...McGLUMPHY...CHURCH GALBRAITH...FERGUSON Sharon Galbraith (moocowsms@aol.com) 28 August 2000 I am researching my Great-Grandfather and Great-Grandmother. His name was Freemont WEEKS. Her name was Olive Lavina GALBRAITH. Olive had a sister named Martha, whose married name was CHURCH. There was also a cousin named Margaret D. McGLUMPHY and another cousin named Estella Jane FERGUSON. Olive and Freemont had a son named Walter Allison WEEKS, born: February 4, 1888 in White City, Kansas. He is my father's father. If you have any information on any of these people I would be most grateful. ------------------------------------------- LEMON...WEIRICH Tracy Turner (vcturners@wildblue.net) 11 August 2000 I am researching the ancestors and descendants of John Bertram WEIRICH and Lena Florence LEMON of Morris County, Kansas. Any information will be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------------------- McFARLAND Larry Gladd (gladd@intellex.com) 8 August 2000 My brother has a sheriff's badge that has been handed down through the family. It has written on it: C. E. McFARLAND, Morris County, Kansas, Sheriff. We're not sure but, the 'C' possibly stood for Corbin and the 'E' possibly stood for Elzie. The date was possibly late 1800's to early 1900's. The badge was made in Kansas City. This is all the information I have on this. Any information anyone can give me on him would be greatly appreciated! ------------------------------------------- PETERSON Marjorie Southard (Marge623164@cs.com) 4 August 2000 I am interested in finding out about two of my ancestors from Morris County. They are my Grandfather, Lars PETERSON and his brother, Ben PETERSON. Both were born in Sweden but settled in Morris County. Lars later moved to Allen County, but Ben resided in Morris County, all I know is he had eight children. One was Clifford and he died November 1998. Is anyone else look for this line? Please contact me if you are! ------------------------------------------- SHARP Shirley Neal (gnealden@aol.com) 1 August 2000 Looking for descendants of the Anderson SHARP family who came to the Parkerville area between 1855 and 1860. Daughter Phoebe Catherine married a Charles DOE; daughter Sarah married William BLACKBURN and had sons Emery, William, and Albert, and then later married Harmon J. SIMONS; daughter Martha married W. H. COBLE. All of these marriages in Morris County. They had sons John B., James, Alex and Elias Marion. There was a daughter, Lou who married George McALLISTER and lived all the rest of her life in Parkerville. Daughters, Harriet married Madison RAMSEY and Rebecca married Euphratius WISS and both of these families moved to Missouri where they raised their families. Would like to find other descendants of this family. ------------------------------------------- ADAM Dick Ristow (car6147@todays-tech.com) 6 July 2000 Please bear with me as I give all the data I know on this family. The name of my Great-Aunt was Ona and she married a Sam, I do not know the last name, and they had no natural children, however her adopted daughter Edith (or maybe she just raised her), was married to Mr. Clem ADAM. They resided at Route 2, White City. Clem and Edith were alive when I last visited or heard from them in 1958. My Great-Aunt and Great-Uncle Ona and Sam had been deceased since about 1938. My Aunt's farm was deeded to Edith and Clem sometime after that. I was only 6 years old when my Aunt and Uncle passed away. I lost track of Edith and Clem in 1958. When I wrote them in the 1960's, my mail was returned. If anybody has information on the above families I would greatly appreciate knowing about it. Edith and Clem owned a small farm just outside of White City, and my Aunt Ona was crippled with arthritis (in a wheelchair), and gave the farm to my father (her only living relation) in her will, but as Clem and Edith had taken care of Ona for so long he thought it out of line to inherit. He deeded the farm back to them, at least that is the story as I was told.