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Re: Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta, Chase Co., NE

bvalco — 2009-10-26 10:32:20Z

She's in Block 127, lot 1, place 3

Re: Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta, Chase Co., NE

famgene_1 — 2009-10-25 13:19:37Z

I'm trying to find the location of the grave of Elizabeth/Betty Starke who died in Feb, 13, 1970 and according to her obituary is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta, NE. Thanks.

Re: 1880 Chase County, ED 2 Census Online

bvalco — 2009-07-01 02:44:55Z

Sorry, the correct link for Chase County Cemeteries is http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty...

Re: 1880 Chase County, ED 2 Census Online

bvalco — 2009-07-01 02:43:28Z

You might want to add a Chase County cemetery link for findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=19...;)

1880 Chase County, ED 2 Census Online

cgayers — 2009-06-29 17:28:28Z

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Obit Request-Hohnstein, Herbert & Dona

cantrelldr1 — 2009-03-21 23:12:50Z

Looking for help with obits for
Hohnstein, Herbert R died 4/17/2000
Hohnstein, Dona L died 3/24/2004 (wife)
Both died in Imperial
Thanks

Chase County Unidentified Photos

bvalco — 2008-10-06 17:28:23Z

I have posted about 40 pics on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=75263&l=61731&..., most of which are unidentified. Please take a look and see if you can identify any of the people. I think they're all connected to the Carpenter, Judd, and Kitt families (who are connected to each other) in Chase, Red Willow and Dundy counties. Please contact me at bvalco[at]comcast.net if anyone is familiar to you. Many Thanks! Beverly

Re: I have several photos of Ough tombstones at Riverside Cem.

CarolLopez58 — 2008-08-28 15:52:59Z

Harley
Nice to "meet" you
I am Carol and my Grandmother was Cora Ann Hicks Woods
I have done family research on all of my lines, including the collateral lines and am always glad when I am able to make contact with any of the family
If you would care to share any more family information I would really appreciate it-right now I am "tracking" down the parents of Micheal Hicks (Father of William H H Hicks)
Write me direct if you care to my email address is

meanded.us@verizon.net

carol

Re: I have several photos of Ough tombstones at Riverside Cem.

volvomanincv — 2008-08-27 18:52:11Z

yes, Doris is still alive and doing very well. She still lives in the same house that her and Lloyd raised their sons (Mike, Bill and Rod) in. I am Bill's son Harley and my family and I are going to go back up and see Doris in oct 08. Bill married Kay Pedersen and they now live in Chino Valley, Az. Bill has been a Wildlife manager for the Arizona Game and Fish department for the past 30 years.
I am married (to Amy Howe) and have three girls (Alexis, Kassidi and Hallie). We live in Forest Lakes, Az wehre I work for the Arizona Game and Fish department as a fish culturalist II.

Photos from Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta, Chase Co., Nebraska

bvalco — 2008-08-08 21:18:58Z

I have about 200 tombstone pics from Riverside Cemetery in Wauneta, NE. If you'd like for me to look for a family that may be yours, just let me know.

Hardy

ponygirlblack — 2008-01-20 22:37:48Z

I am trying to locate long lost family members. Al and Rose Hardy whose last address was RFD 1, Wauneta. Rose has a daughter Donna Jean who is married to Roger (last name unknown) They have 3 children: David, Heather and Amy who live close to them. Yheir friends, the Moody's, own a ranch that abutts their land. If anyone has any information please contact me.The above information dates back to the 1970's. Thanks!!

Hardy

ponygirlblack — 2008-01-20 22:36:50Z

Where was the Original Town of Imperial Located

LindaMartin20 — 2007-12-07 22:17:35Z

I have found where the town of Imperial was located on the east and west Grant Highway and then the buildings were moved to where the town is now located. What high way was then considered the Grant Highway? When was the town relocated and why?

It also states that the town was formed on the homesteads of Thomas Mercer and Melville J. Goodrich. The Grant High way was where the buildings were built with one side of the street on Mercer property and the other side Goodrich Property.

This took place in the late 1885 and is signed by Benjamin Harrison, President and M. McKean, Secretary.

Re: Writen by George Banks, Sr.

stormcel — 2007-11-26 19:51:58Z

My great-grandfather Leverett Storm moved to Chase County on May 5, 1886. He lived in Jamestown Precinct. I have not been able to determine exactly where that is on the map. I assume somewhere in the NW corner of the county close to the Colorado line. I was told he had the first matched team of horses in that part of Nebraska. His wife died in 1898 and he died in Venango in 1901, when my grandfather was 8. We know very little about his dealings because of his pre-mature death.

Larry

Re: Writen by George Banks, Sr.

c_palsson — 2007-11-24 19:03:55Z

Thank you for sharing this written by George Banks, Sr. It is very interesting. I am working on my father's Family line.
My Father Clifford Charles Hancock's Great Grandparents Nathanial Sylvester Hancock and Francis Hickerson Hancock along with their son Charles Hancock and his wife Cynthia "Jennie" Applegate Hancock and Charles's siblings settled in Chase County's Hamilton later called Champion, NE. in the Spring of 1886.
They origianlly were from Licking County, Ohio and traveled out west with other settlers.
My father's grandparents Benjamin Fulk and Annie Creed Fulk also settled in Benkelman, NE in the 1800's.
Clifford Charles Hancock's families were friends with the Banks Families and had great memories of them. He was friends and attended school with Lloyd Banks. My father Clifford was born in 1918 in Champion, NE. and sadly passed away in August of this year.

Written by Emma Shallenberger

LindaMartin20 — 2007-11-24 16:40:24Z

"ONCE UPON A TIME"

"It was truly "Once Upon A time." I had convinced myself it was to be the usual, long monotonous train trip to Imperial from McCook.

One of those warm September days when the Nebraska landscape has a mysterious cast and I, at least, could go in fancy back through the years. Back through the years of the coming of the homesteader, the ranchman and still farther back to the time when the Indian found here a hunter's paradise.
The train moved slowly on and having my curiousity aroused, I ventured the usual remarks about the weather, crops and whatnot. The lady with who I had timidly started the conversation, replied "I have just been visiting the scenes of my early married life at Wauneta Falls. My son Champion Chase Rowley was the first white child born in Chase County."

I knew enough of the early history of Chase County to know who she was so lost no time in asking questions. As near as I can remember, this is what she told me.

"We, my husband, my mother and I came to Wauneta Falls in the early days and started ranching. Our household goods including an old fashioned square piano was brought overland the long trek to our new home. Among our helpers was a negro man cook who proved to be a treasure when our great trouble came.
Life went on as usual on a cattle ranch in those days. Horse back riding was my chief pastime and it later proved a great blessing to me as the training I had in the way carried me and mine to safety.
It was my husband's custom to go to one of towns on the Union Pacific for mail and supplies. This he did at intervals and we thought little of danger when he started out. The time came for one of these trips but time he never returned.
He had attended to his mission in the town, and was following the usual trail that would take him by a spring at the head waters of the north fork of Spring Creek. As neared the spring, he was evidently attacked by a band of Souix Indians; murdered and robbed. What evidences remained of the tragedy, indicated he had been brutally killed without a chance of defense.
News had reached the ranch in the meantime of the warlike Sioux and that they were coming in our direction. We hurriedly got our silver and other valuables that could be carried on horseback and started on the long trek to Arapahoe, the nearest haven of safety.
I rode all night without resting, carrying my baby son with me on the horse's back. It nearly broke my heart to have to leave my piano as it was a source of great pleasure to me on the ranch. I little knew how much greater loss I could and even then had sustained.
The Soldiers eventually overtook the maurauders but not until they had played havoc as they went, doing considerable damage to our home.
One of the men who lived along farther up the Frenchman went insane from fright. He happened to be the brother of the man I afterward married and with who I am making this trip.
Of course, I met him, Louis Armacost, and a very interesting gentleman he proved to be. Mr. Armacost had been a cowboy on th Rowley ranch at the time of the exodus."

Some where among my various scrapbooks, I have a picture of Champion Chase Rowley and a short sketch of his life. If and when I come across it I will try to have the biography copied and send it to the Chase County Historical Society. Mr. and Mrs. Armacost were living in the state of Washington at the time I met her. Emma Shallenberger
(Emma Shallenberger, wife of O.P. Shallenberger, was before her marriage a daughter of Judge james Burke of Imperial, Nebraska, all pioneers of Chase County.)"

Notice: Mrs. Armacost claims that her son Champion Chase Rowley was the first white child born in Chase Co.

C.N. Cottrell talk given 10/11/1938

LindaMartin20 — 2007-11-24 16:02:37Z

In a talk at the Historical Society Meeting Oct. 11, 1938 by C. N. Cottrell.........
"My experience would date from the spring of 1886, and would be about the organization of the County that Mr. L. W. Smith spoke aboout.

There was no organized Chase County in 1885. We were taken from Hayes County in June, 1886, and Governor Dawes appointed the first set of officers, entirely. The commissioners, judge, clerk and all.

The first County Clerk was John McClellan of Wauneta. County Treasurer was Horace or Hod Cole. The County Judge was Carpenter. He was the first appointed Judge, but not the first elected Judge. The first commissioners were Charley Fisher of Wauneta, A.S. Allen of Lamar, which was known as Allendale at that time in honor of this A. S. Allen, and J. I. Mosberger of Champion, which was then called Hamilton. The sheriff was Robert Mulligan, he was the first appointed sheriff and the first elected sheriff also.

The first child born in Chase County, as far as we know, was Mrs. Bert Crandall, who was Maude McClellan, or else Mrs. John Newman, my daughter Inez Cottrell. We never knew for sure just which was the first.

The County Superintendent was W. A. Reed, and he organized School District No. 1, which is still No. 1. Then District No. 2, south of the river, Imperial No.3, and Lamar No. 4, the first three still are the original districts. Mr. Reed used to drive around in an old spring wagon."

Re: Written by George Banks, Sr.

LindaMartin20 — 2007-11-24 15:40:59Z

The stories were written in 1938. One of the stories by K. S. Douglass who lived in the Bussell Precinct states: "Bussell Precinct has had its part in County affairs. E. B. Sutton (deceased)was County Treasurer, I believe two terms. Earn Walker, Harry Jeff Goddard and J.S. Mayo (deceased) each having served as county commissioners."
"Among those engaged in Educational work came names such as Ida Kimberling, County Superintendent, prominent among the teachers wereMrs. J. B. Layman, Clara Hickman, Minnie Kimberling, Nellie Kimberling(deceased), Lou Freeland Schultz, (deceased) Eva Freeland Martin, Anna Freeland Douglass, Leota Mayo Statz of years gone by. An attempt will not be made to name the later teachers."

Also in a story written by F.A. Freeland mentioned "called a meeting at the Goddard Schoolhouse......"

I have not found Goddard mentioned in more stories.

John A. Legan

2006-10-30 23:10:49Z

Looking for any info. on John A. & Mary C. Legan. They were living in Imperial Township in the 1920 and 1930 census. In 1930 their ages were 76 and 79 respectively. Any help will be appreciated.
John E. Sparks

suggest genealogy site [or click Links & Announcements]

2006-08-02 23:00:42Z

You might like to visit this site, and contact someone for help in locating your family information.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chasecountyne/

Abitz relatives buried in chase county

2006-08-02 22:56:44Z

i have information that relatives of my great great grandfather lived and died in chase county. i am looking for a death date and burial place for one in particular. his name is michael abitz. he would be my great great grandfathers father. i know he lived with his son, martin, in 1900 in canby pct. in chase county. at the time he was 87 years old. he is not on the 1910 census and my gues is he died between 1900 and 1905. a long shot would be after 1905 but i dont think so. 1910 martin lived in the imperial pct. in chase county. i think michael may of died either in canby or imperial pct. if anyone can help or related to these persons it would be greatly appriecated. any questions or information please email me.

Re: relatives buried in chase county - Abitz, Michael F. (b. 1813)

2006-08-02 22:56:02Z

thank you for responding to my thread. i should of included in my thread that michael abitz was born in 1813 in germany and probalby died between 1900 - 1905 - 1910 in canby or imperial pct.. if this helps good and if not any help or addresses to find a cemetery and/or death date would be greatly appriecated. this is my last piece of the puzzle in my research. thank you again.

Re: Herman Neumann's Petition for Naturalization Record of 1913 gave birthdates

2006-03-04 14:41:45Z

Louis B. Neuman's b-day is wrong. I will ask my mom for the correct date, but he served in WWI, and was in his 90's when he passed, and that was in the late 80's, so, he was born prior to the turn of the century.

Re: Samuel and Eva Lawrence Stinnette family

bvalco — 2007-06-17 16:38:16Z

I do have pics of grave markers for several members of the McBride and Stinnette families. Will send copies if you'd like. Also one for a Helen Grace Lawrence (1913-1913).

According to the 1920 census, there was also a son named Ray. I have a photo of a marker for an Arthur Ray Stinnette, 1913-1986, US Army, WWII. Beverly (bvalco@comcast.net)

Re: Samuel and Eva Lawrence Stinnette family

bvalco — 2007-06-17 13:02:27Z

I have this family in my database with little info, other than the following:

Samuel Smith STINNETTE was born on 25 Dec 1876 in , , Missouri, USA.1 He registered for the draft on 12 Sep 1918 in , Chase County, Nebraska, USA He is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta, Chase County, Nebraska, USA.

Samuel Smith STINNETTE and Eva June LAWRENCE were married before 1918. They appeared in the census in 1930 in Wauneta, Chase County, Nebraska, USA.2 Eva June LAWRENCE1 was born in 1896 in , , Nebraska, USA.

Sources

1. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 , www.ancestry.com online [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6482&am...], accessed 4 Mar 2005.
2. , 1930 Federal Census, Wauneta, Chase, NE,;.

I do have ancestral info on the Stinnette family and info on Samuel's brother John Pleasant Stinnette's family. Let me know if you're interested. Beverly

Re: Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta, Chase Co., NE

bvalco — 2007-08-29 12:21:05Z

Jennifer,

I have tried to send you Petsch pics, but they've been returned twice because of size (even though I made them smaller). When I tried to email you to tell you (no pics attached), that email was returned also. Will you please contact me at bvalco@comcast.net

John & Sarah Folden Lawrence info on World Connect

ScottHatch77 — 2007-06-18 14:54:31Z

Hi Kris, I will the forum with no "e" have not looked there, thanks.
For some Lawrence info try my GED @ http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shatch2...

Samuel and Eva Lawrence Stinnette family of Wauneta

ScottHatch77 — 2007-06-16 21:19:53Z

Looking for information on this family who lived in Wauneta. They had three children, twins Loyd and Lola born 1916 and Woodson born 1919. Lola married Robert George McBride on Aug. 17, 1935.
Eva was my grand aunt.
Thank you for your time.

Re: Samuel and Eva Lawrence Stinnette family

ScottHatch77 — 2007-06-17 17:51:26Z

Hi Beverly, thank you for replying to my post. I would really like to have information on Sam's parents and grand parents if you have it. And the photos would be great along with Rays marker. Ray was not the son of Eva but of her sister Ophra who was the first wife of Sam, she died in 1915, and is buried in Moorefield, Frontier Co. Eva and Sam were married shortly after that.

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=shatch2&I11.x=...

Edward T. & Sarah E. Morris Stinnette family

AnnaKris — 2007-06-18 05:01:10Z

Hi Scott,

Beverly sent me the link to your query. Samuel Stinnette was the son of Edward Thomas Stinnette (1846-1925) and Sarah Elizabeth Morris (1846-1920). Edward Thomas was my great-grandfather, and my grandfather was his second to youngest son, Robert Lee (5 years younger than Samuel), therefore making Samuel my great grand-uncle.

I have information on the Stinnettes dating back many years and would be happy to send you the link to my tree here on ancestry.com. If you haven't looked, try posting your query on rootsweb -- there's a Stinnett (no "e") mailing list there that stays fairly active and folks may have more information regarding the Lawrence connections (which I don't have). I know there are descendants of other siblings to Samuel on the list.

~Kris

Re: Written by George Banks, Sr.

dennisgboatright — 2007-11-23 23:29:28Z

My g-grandparents, Samuel and Eldora Story moved to Chase Co. from Iowa in 1887. They attempted to farm for 3-4 years after which they returned to Iowa.
Might they be mentioned in the "History of Chase County" by George Banks?

I'd appreciate any reference you might find.

Thanks,

Dennis

Lloyd Ough may be son of Agnes Hicks Ough?

carolwilsonlopez18 — 2006-06-15 23:42:14Z

Kermit
Thank you for your reply, I would be very grateful to have any information you can share.
Thank you for the name of Doris Ough
The social security records have Aunt Agnes dying in 1969 -her Gusband (at least I thought it was her Husband) Lloyd W. Ough in 1989 but his birthdate was 1918 this could be a Son and then Lloyd V. Ough 1901-1990
There just has to be an answer and I guess if you have some information I could sure use it.
Thanks
Guess after I go through all of it I may have to order death certificates for all of them.
Thanks again
I wait for your information

Carol

Yes, I would like the photos

carolwilsonlopez18 — 2006-06-15 23:42:14Z

Beverly

Yes, I would dearly love to photos so tell me how much for printing and postage and I will send

here is my address
Carol W. Lopez
665 Deardorff Dr
Hemet, Ca 92544

That is fine

carolwilsonlopez18 — 2006-06-15 23:42:14Z

Beverly

That's fine, great-faster too

Thanks
Carol

click Author's name for email address

carolwilsonlopez18 — 2006-06-15 23:42:14Z

Beverly

Sorry I thought it showed on this site-guess not

email

meanded.us@verizon.net

Re: Written by George Banks, Sr.

MacRorieJA — 2007-11-24 14:35:05Z

I've thought of a few names: the family of Christopher Reynolds (1832-1883). He died in Seward County, Nebraska and his widow and most of his children moved to Chase County afterwards.

Widow Margaret Reynolds.

Son William Edward Reynolds who married Adeline Benson. Daughter Lily.

Son John Albert Reynolds who married Beulah Nedrow. Children Naomi, Wava, Albert, and Neva.

Daughter Margaret Reynolds who married Charles Terwilliger in Seward County before the move. Daughter Alice Terwilliger who married Homer Browning.

Thanks,

Jim McCrory

Re: Written by George Banks, Sr.

MacRorieJA — 2007-11-24 14:30:06Z

I thought of a few names to look for:

William Edward Reynolds and wife Adeline Benson. Daughter Lily Reynolds.

Charles Terwilliger and wife Margaret Reynolds. Daughter Alice Terwilliger who married Homer Browning.

John Albert Reynolds and wife Beulah Nedrow.

Most of the family of Christopher Reynolds moved from Seward County, Nebraska to Chase County in the late 1880s/early 1890s.

Thanks,

Jim McCrory

Thanks, did it list parents?

grammie33467 — 2006-04-14 01:18:03Z

Thank you so much for looking that up for me, by any chance did it say who her parents were? Sherry

Written by George Banks, Sr.

mother9earth — 2007-11-24 04:59:05Z

I would appreciate anything about the Goddard's. George's sons John married Arie Minerva Goddard in 1910.

Re: Lige Goddard/Anna Elizabeth (Taylor) Goddard

mother9earth — 2007-08-20 01:27:13Z

Vickie - bak in 1980 I wrote to about the Goddard family work I am doing. At the time you did not respons, however I may have had the wrong address.

Lige died in Lamar Chase Co NE on 8/3/1919. I would love to talk with you more. Please contact me.

mother9earth@yahoo.com M Goddard

David Bellamy, Wauneta, NE Typesetter for newspaper, looking for obit

CherriLusk48 — 2007-04-06 21:41:39Z

I am trying to find out if David actually died in Wauneta instead of Stratton. He is in Wauneta in the 1930 census and he died 14 Mar 1939. I would think there would be an obituary in the newspaper that he worked for. He is buried in Stratton. He was married to Ida Irelan.

Louis Neuman/Newman, 1900, 1910 Census

MaryBoudreau51 — 2006-03-04 14:40:40Z

Hi Ric

The birth date on the Nat. record was in error. If your mother's grandfather was Herman F. Neuman, then I have the right Louis. On the 1900 census, Herman's son Louis birth was listed as: Aug 1895, I am including the 1900 and 1910 census.

1900 U.S. Census

Nebraska, Gage County, Glenwood Pct

Sheet 4A, Enumeration District # 51

Enumerated by the 15th day of June 1900

97/97 – Line 21-28

Heritage Quest – Series: T624 Roll: 846 Page: 4

Newmann, Herman, Head, MW, Dec 1855, 45, M-19 yrs, Prussia Ger, Prussia Ger, Prussia Ger, IMG: 1880, In America: 20 yrs, Farmer

Maria, Wife, FW, July 1859, 40, M- 19yrs, 7 children, lost 1, Prussia Ger, Prussia Ger, Prussia Ger

Martha, Dau, Oct 1886, 13, At School, Nebr, Prussia Ger, Prussia Ger

Robert, Son, April 1888, 12, At School, Nebr, Prussia Ger, Prussia Ger

Katie, Dau, March 1890, 10, At School, Nebr, Prussia Ger, Prussia Ger

Mary, Dau, March 1892, 8, At School, Nebr, Prussia Ger, Prussia Ger

Ralph, Son, Dec 1894, 5, Nebr, Prussia Ger, Prussia Ger

Louis, Son, Aug 1895, 4, Nebr, Prussia Ger, Prussia Ger

1910 U.S. Census

Nebraska, Gage County, Glenwood TWP

Sheet 4A, (1331) Enumeration District Number 53

Enumerated by the 21 & 25 day of April 1910

Visitation Order: 35/35 – Line: 21-28

Heritage Quest: T624 Roll: 845 Page: 4

Newmann, Herman F, Head, MW, 54, M- 30 yrs, Ger, Ger, Ger, IMIG: 1875, Farmer, General Farmer

Mary, Wife, FW, 50, M- 30 yrs, Ger, Ger, Ger, IMIG: 1876, None

Ralph E, Son, MW, 16, Nebr, Prussia Ger, Prussia Ger, None

Louise, Son, MW, 13, Nebr, Prussia Ger, Prussia Ger, None

Minnie, Dau, FW, 9, Nebr, Prussia Ger, Prussia Ger, None

Christina, Dau, 5, Nebr, Prussia Ger, Prussia Ger, None

I would like to e-mail you. Let me know if I have found the right Louis Neuman. I would love to share Neuman information with you. The Neumann name varies from Neuman to Newman in our in our branch.

Mary

Abitz, Michael F. & Martin

Eileen_Brudwick — 2006-08-02 22:57:49Z

I located this for you. I hope it's helpful.

Good luck with your research.
Eileen

Name: Abitz, Michael F.
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1888
Birth Place: Milford NE
City/County: Marathon# 2
State: WI
Ethnicity: W

WWI Civilian Draft Registrations Record

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record
Name: Michael F Abitz
City: Not Stated
County: Marathon
State: Wisconsin
Birthplace: Nebraska
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1888
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1674774
DraftBoard: 2

Image Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Imperial, Chase, Nebraska; Roll: T625_983; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 649.

Name: Martin Abitz
Age: 61 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1859[abt 1853]
Birthplace: Germany
Race: White
Home in 1920: Imperial, Chase, Nebraska
Home owned: Own
Sex: Male
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Year of immigration: Un
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Image: 649

Re: Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta, Chase Co., NE

JenniferThirteen — 2007-08-19 16:01:00Z

I have an obituary for Jessie Emma (Crosson) Crampton which mentions she is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta. She died 3Feb2002 and had outlived 2 husbands: Guy F. Petsch and Wesley Crampton. Any information on other graves for these 3 surnames (Crosson, Crampton, and Petsch) would be appreciated.

Thank you,
Jennifer K.

Re: Written by George Banks, Sr.

LindaMartin20 — 2007-11-24 13:21:31Z

Dennis,
Sorry, I do not find the Story name mentioned any where in this.

Re: Written by George Banks, Sr.

LindaMartin20 — 2007-11-23 22:48:55Z

I have the rest of this History of Chase County Published by The Chase County Historical Society in Dec. of 1938. I would be glad to do look ups or send parts to interested parties. There are many settlers stories and a history of the County. Plus aritcles on the indians and such of the area.

Writen by George Banks, Sr.

LindaMartin20 — 2007-11-23 22:04:44Z

Printed in the "History of chase County' By The Chase County Historical Society December 1938

"Early Experiences in Chase County, Nebraska of George Banks, Sr."

"I came to chase County on March 3, 1886, along with quite a few other settlers. Most of them later went back to where they came from, except the Gardners and Val and Angelo Hill, who still live in this County. There were two brothers of the Gardners. We came from Iowa to Holdrege on the train, shipping by frieght our horses and farm machinery, wagons and so on. The minister who preached at our church in Iowa told us about this part of the country. He thought it was wonderful, and he was responsible for quite a number of families from there coming out here. It was at Holdrege that we met Val and Angelo Hill and as they said they were coming to Chase County too, we traveled together. Most of us who settled in Canby Precinct were Scotch."

"In Iowa I was a coal miner, but had a farm and a man to work it for me. I had never plowed a furrow before coming to this country. I sold my farm in Iowa and used the money to settle here."

"When we arrived in Holdrege there was a very bad snow storm and blizzard, and we had to stay there several days before we could come on. The snow was from six to eight inches deep. The storm finally stopped and we came on the rest of way in covered wagons. We did not have our families with us when we first came out but sent for them later after we were settled a little."

"When we first got here we thought it was a wonderful country. There were many lakes and lagoons and little creeks, as there had been much rain and snow that winter, and just thousands of wild ducks, geese and all kinds of wild game. We thought it wold be like that all the time, but later the water holes and lagoons and creeks dried up, and when it didn't rain the drouths were as bad or worse than now. I have seen cane and corn that didn't grow over three feet tall for lack of moisture."

"A man by the name of Cap Hayes located me and most of the fellows who came in the same bunch with me. We had to go to McCook to file our claims. There were three different kinds of claims we could take at that time. The Pre-emption claim, Tree claim and a homestead."

"A lot of us including Tom and John McGinnis, Old Mr. Holstead, who is the father of Mrs. Angelo Hill, John Alexander, Judge McCawley, Val and Angelo Hill and the Gardners got our homesteads and settled in what is now Canby Precinct. About the first thing we did was get together and build a school house. It was made of sod and is where District #22 now stands. We also organized a Sunday School and held the meetings in the schoolhouse. It was one of the first Sunday Schools organized in Chase County. This same Sunday School is still in existence out in Canby Precinct, except that those attending now are the children and grandchildren of the organizers."

"We sent for our families then and built sod houses to livein. Our barns, chicken houses, cow sheds and all out buildings were made of sod. The first houses had nothing but dirt floors and then later we put in wood floors. We plastered them on the inside and many were papered also. I was a plasterer and did a lot of that kind of work. One time I plastered for a family living near Lamar, and when I had finished they said they could not pay me. They had just killed their winter's supply of meat, about five or six deer, which were hanging out in the yard, so I asked them to give me one of the deer for my pay and they gladly did so. There were quite a few deer here then and many antelope, but we didn't often kill any, so it was quite a treat for us, and a surprise to my family when I came riding home with a big deer across my horse. We gave our neighbors some of it , too."

"There were only a few houses in Imperial when we first came. Mr. C. N. Cottrell was here, and Mr. Fliesbaugh. Thomas Mercer had the post office and one of the fist houses in town. Mrs. Cottrell used to bake bread for some of us who hadn't gotten our families out here yet. She was a good cook and a very nice young lady."

"The first house built in Canby Precinct was for a man by the name of John Alexander and was made of sod. It stood about where the Adam Jaeger place is now. The first election held in Canby Precinct was about 1888 and was held in the farm house of a man called Judge McCawley. His place was about where the Casebeer place now is."

"I helped dig the first well in Canby Precinct. Before that we had to drink water out of the creeks and lagoons and we didn't like that very well. After the well was dug the people living around there hauled the water in barrels to their homes. There were no roads then, and when we went from one place to another we just set out across the prairie. There were many buffalo trails, and we sometimes followed them from one place to another."

"All of the supplies here, like lumber, food supplies, wagons, hardware and so on, had to be hauled by wagon. I had some very good horses and did a lot of hauling from Ogallala, Benkelman and Stratton. We got about $15.00 a trip. I hauled some of the first loads of supplies to Mr. Cottrell and Mr. Fliesbaugh. It took a day to get there and two days to come back loaded. We would stop at night about half way back and feed our horses and eat a little supper and stay the night. After our fire went down a little the wolves and coyotes would start howling and would keep us awake a lot. They wanted to get to our horses."

"There were no fences from here to Colorado then, and we had to lariat our horses to keep them from running away. There were many bands of wild horses here then and our horses wanted to join them whenever a bunch came near. We had to go out and simply hold them as much as we could to keep them from breaking their ropes and running away. I have seen bunches of wild horses over a mile long, with a leader at the head of the column."

"After the first year or so times got hard, much harder than any since and I would hate to see anyone have to go through what we went through then. I have hauled corn from here to Grant and then got 10 cents a bushel for it, and have sold hogs for 2 1/2 cents a pound at Wauneta. However all of us early settlers went through the same hard times. There was nothing but prairie and all we had was what we brough with uss"
------December 7, 1938

Charles & Cynthia Anderson Ferrel of Lamar, Chase Co., NE

debbiekoch96 — 2006-11-14 06:21:13Z

I am looking for a time period that Charles and Cynthia Anderson Ferrel were living in Lamar, Chase County, after living in Venango, Perkins County, Nebraska and if they had any children with them. So far I have found at least three children, Cornelius, Elfie/Effie, and Grover; all born in Iowa, around 1879. The last census that I find the Ferrel family is in 1880 in New London, Henry County, Iowa. From a photo, I believe that they moved on to Lamar, Nebraska, then to Loveland, Colorado and Cynthia dies in 1941. I think Cynthia may have died in Loveland and would like to find an obit and death and burial information. Any clues to this family is appreciated.

Charles & Cynthia Ferrell of James, Chase Co., NE -1920

debbiekoch96 — 2006-11-14 06:21:13Z

I am looking for any and all information on the family of Charles L. and Cynthia Ann Anderson Ferrel of James, Chase County, Nebraska in 1920. I would like to find their death dates and place of burial. I think they are buried in this same area. Cynthia died in 1941 from family information. The were the parents to Cornelius William, Elfie Ann, Della, Alta and Grover Anderson Ferrel. Any information on this family is greatly appreciated

Grover Anderson Ferrel, d. 1/7/1989, Lamar, Chase County, NE

debbiekoch96 — 2006-11-14 06:21:13Z

I am looking for the obit of Grover Anderson Ferrel, who died 1/7/1989 in Lamar, Chase County, Nebraska. His wife, Alta died May 31, 1976, don't know where. Would like to find family on this couple. Any and all help is appreciated.