Clark - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Missing Ancestor

ReliSearcher2 — 2013-05-18 04:45:26Z

ken4af,
I do not know of any LaPlante's that moved to MT. I know some moved to ND, and others went to Utah or Idaho. Fred's Parents were both buried in either very northern SD or ND, they lived close to the border.
Thanks for checking.

Re: Missing Ancestor

ken4af — 2013-05-17 18:35:33Z

Is he related to the LaPlante Ranch in Browning, Glacier County MT? I'm trying to find the specific location of that ranch, thanks! I will look for more info on Fred, too.

Re: "Southern Clark County" book

maryacrabe_1 — 2013-03-10 01:36:02Z

There is a copy of a book at Emil M. Larson Library, Clark county, SD. and Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD. Books; Southern Clark County and Centennial History were put together for Bi-Cenntenial in 1976. A list is posted on line for the name in these book, I noticed some names of interest to me. Lots of townships listed, one is Washington (Brelin). I need Southern Clark county.

http:itctel.com/sdclark/cemeteries/database.html

Do you know of these books?

Thank you.

Re: "Southern Clark County" book

gowesttokar1 — 2013-03-09 17:11:44Z

I live in clark county washington---is this the county you are referring to?

Re: Seek William H. Williams, Homesteader, Carpenter, Clark Co. South Dakota 1883

bdloveall — 2013-03-07 16:42:05Z

Well, darn! Quite a few coincidences, but I guess that is par for the course with such a common name.

Re: Seek William H. Williams, Homesteader, Carpenter, Clark Co. South Dakota 1883

Roger_W_Ashbaugh — 2013-03-07 16:24:54Z

Here is what I have on Henry Williams:

Timeline for William Henry Harrison Williams

1838---Born New York state, March 19,1838 to Thomas and Lydia (Champlin) Williams

Parents migrated 1849 from New Albion, Cattaraugus Co. NY to Fond du Lac Co. Wis.

William Henry Williams, 1860---Farm helper 1860 Waupun, Fond du Lac Co. Wis. on Eli Johnson farm.

1861---Enlisted 3rd Wisconsin Infantry Company D Private 25 Apr 1861
Mustered 12 Jul 1861
Discharged for disability 12 Aug 1861

1862---Enlisted 6th Minn. Regiment Infantry, Company D, 17 Aug 1862, age 24
Transferred 3rd Minn. Battery 1 May 1863.
Private of Capt. Jones Company of 3rd Section
Furlough 30 days Fort Snelling Hospital 5 July 1864

Mustered out 27 Feb 1866 Fort Snelling. Minn.

1866- (Parents) Thomas and Lydia Williams migrated to Faribault Co. Minn.

William H.H. Williams went west and disappeared (according to family records).

Re: Seek William H. Williams, Homesteader, Carpenter, Clark Co. South Dakota 1883

bdloveall — 2013-03-07 03:19:46Z

I believe you are looking for a William Haner Williams (my 4th great grandfather). He was born 17 Feb 1936 in New York and died 15 Sep 1928 in Toledo, Oregon. He is buried in Bethel Cemetery in Polk County, Oregon.

I have his obituary and other related information in my Ancestry tree. A book entitled "Genealogy of the Balch Families in America" mentions his family's move from Aurora, Waushara Co., WI to Raymond, Clark Co., SD in 1884 where they stayed "for a time". They came to Oregon in 1902. And he did serve in the Wisconsin 3rd Light Artillery "Badger Battery".

I would like to hear what you have found. Are you related?

Re: Missing Ancestor

ReliSearcher2 — 2013-02-26 21:10:18Z

Hi Bill,
Thanks for your reply. I have seen the Fred & Virginia La Plant in the 1910 Dewey County Census. His race is listed as Indian and the children are not the same as the 1900 census in Clark County. This Fred from 1910 is also listed on the 1900 census in Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, Dewey County, SD.
I appreciate everyones help in looking into this, but my "Fred" LaPlant was not Indian.

I know from following (& documents) the family, that Madres divorced Fred in Feb. 1904 and married John Understock in Spink County, SD. In the divorce document, she stated that she last saw Fred on June 21, 1901; when he just left and never came back. I've heard from family stories that he went out fur trapping and never came back, and in another story I heard he was shot dead. But if he was shot dead before 1904, why would Madres need the divorce document?

Thanks for the info on fur trapping, it does make sense that it would be done in the winter season. So, if he was last seen June 21, 1901- then the story of fur trapping is probably not true either. What else could he have went to do in Summer? Unless he did mysteriously met his death?

Thanks again for helping me work this out.

Re: Missing Ancestor

goodfeller — 2013-02-26 13:15:48Z

Hi Reli,
I am not related, just thinking I might add something.
This looks like a tough one. It looks like it would be easy to confuse your Fred with another Fred LaPlante. The 1900 census shows his wife as Virginia (not Madres) married 13 yrs. Then, subsequently, the 1910 shows a Fred still married to a Virginia for 23 yrs, but in Dewey County. It would look like the same Fred, except that the birth places don't match. Finally, a Fred & Virginia are both buried in Pierre, Hughes Co, SD. The ages are not exactly what you have given, but not that far off. But this all seems weirdly coincidental.
So back to 1900, the census taker must have erroneously written Virginia for both mother & daughter. .....But was Fredric even alive, or living with the family at that time? Nothing proves that. That was June 20, 1900. Just one year later, Madres filed for divorce, contending that Fred had been gone over a year. Trapping season is in the winter, suggesting that Fred disappeared the winter that included Jan of 1900. You say Fred hadn't been heard of since June 1901, but that was actually just the court date. .....
I would suggest that anyone searching newspapers should start by looking at disappearance in the winter of 1899-1900. .... If Fred went trapping, he could have gone right in the neighborhood. There would have been no certain place to look for him. The terrain in Clark Co. provided fur-bearing animals of all kinds just about anywhere --- coyotes, fox, raccoons, mink, muskrats, etc....... Actually his death could have been a combination of both your stories. He could have very easily accidentally shot himself tripping thru slough weeds while out trapping.
Bill Feller

Re: Missing Ancestor

ReliSearcher2 — 2013-02-26 02:18:46Z

Thanks for the reply, but yes I am sure it is the correct Fred LaPlante in the 1900 Census. I know the family was in the area in that time frame (from baptisms, etc) and the other data matches up. It is very common for the censuses to not be completely accurate; i.e., years of birth, and sometimes names (or spellings).
I believe the other Fred LaPlante you speak of was of Indian Heritage.

Re: Missing Ancestor

frogbait — 2013-02-25 16:17:23Z

Are you sure you are following the correct "Fred" LaPlante into Clark Co, SD. your 1900 census shows him to be 35 yrs old, not 32. There is another Fred LaPlante in SD, born in 1861, who ended up farther west in Dewey or Hughes County.
Things just don't correspond, since you give the 1900 census as Fred with wife Virginia, not Madres.

Missing Ancestor

ReliSearcher2 — 2013-02-23 22:19:13Z

I am looking for information on the DEATH of Philorome Jerome "Fred" LaPlant/e.
He was born in May 1868 Illinois (probably Kankankee County); to Joseph Joel "Joel" LaPlant/e ( 1836-1925) and Julia Mary Ponton (1839-bef 1930).

"Fred" married Madres Ponton (1873-1934) on Nov. 28, 1889 in Elrod, Clark, South Dakota and they had 3 children together; 2 of which survived to adulthood. Frederick Joseph La Plant (1891-1971) and Virginia Adeline La Plante (1898-1985).
I have found "Fred" on the following census records:
July 4, 1870 Montana township, Labette County, Kansas
Name Age
Joel Leplant 34
Julia Leplant 33
John Leplant 13
Mary Leplant 11
David Leplant 9
Rosa Leplant 8
Joseph Leplant 5
Jerome Leplant 2 <- this is Philorome Jerome "Fred" LaPlant

NOTE: John, Mary, David & Rose's surnames are actually Latrimouille, they are Julia's children from her first marriage to Jean Baptiste Latrimouille.

June 16, 1880 Bourbannais County, Illinois
Name Age
Joel La Plonte 44
Julie La Plonte 43
Philosome La Plonte 12 <- this is Philorome Jerome "Fred" LaPlant
Denis La Plonte 8
Ulger La Plonte 2
George La Plonte 5m
Mary Latiemouille 21

June 21, 1900 District 0086, Cottonwood, Clark County, South Dakota
Name Age
Frank H Rarick 46
Cara A Rarick 11
Artha E Rarick 8
Katie A Rarick 6
Fredric Laplant 35 <- this is Philorome Jerome "Fred" LaPlant
Virginnia Laplant 25
Virginnia Laplant 2
Fredrick Laplant 9

I had been told by some family members that one day he went out fur trapping, and never came back. Another story I heard was that someone killed him in a barn, by shooting him in the back of the head. But if that is true, where did this happen and where is he buried?
The first story of him disappearing is more probable since in 2010, I came in the pocession of his wife's divorce documents. The documents dated February 23, 1904 states "That on or about the 21st day of June 1901 the
defendant (Fred, who did not appear) disregarding the solemnity of his marriage vows willfully and without cause deserted and abandoned the plaintiff (Madres) and ever since has and still continues so to willfully desert
and abadon the plaintiff and to live seperate and apart from her, without any sufficient cause and against her will and without her consent." The document further stated that "Fred" failed to provide for Madres for more than one year and that she had been compelled to live upon the charity of friends and to go out at hard labor to support herself and minor children.
The divorce was granted and Madres remarried to John Understock the same day.
So, "Fred" had not been seen or heard from since June 21, 1901.
What I'd like to know is if anyone had heard anything about this man from their families? If something happened, it had to have been talked about.
Does anyone have access to local Clark County newspapers from this time period? Is there anything in the paper about him disappearing?
Does anyone have knowledge about fur trapping/trading, of this time period? Where would he have gone if this is what he was doing?
I would greatly appreciate any help anyone can provide. Thank you!

Re: Hollister from Naples

1_crlamb — 2013-02-19 01:39:28Z

You may be interested in knowing that the primary north/south street in Naples, South Dakota, is named North Hollister Ave. north of Main Street and is named South Hollister Ave. south of Main Street.

Hughes County

MarilynRoth58 — 2012-08-12 18:41:58Z

According to the various censuses, James W. CLARK[E] and his parents were born in England. He was born in May 1861/2, migrated in 1870, and was naturalized. Ancestry trees say that he was son of William CLARK[E] & Mary GREENWOOD. The last address I found for him, 1940 census, was Gevinn [Gwinn?] St., Medina, Orleans Co., NY. He was of Orleans County, NY, by 1905, perhaps by 1902, as Joseph was born in New York. He was of Pierre, Hughes Co., SD in 1900, and he must have been there by 1894, when Seth was born.

FindaGrave shows them in Boxwood Cem., Medina, Orleans Co., NY, CLARK, James W. (23 May 1859 [?]- 6 Apr. 1941) & Edna A. [GOODMAN, dau/o Wm. GOODMAN & Nancy J{ane} WILSON] (20 Oct. 1872 [?] - 14 June 1943).

James W. CLARK m. 1892/3 [m. 7 y. in 1900, 17 in 1910] Edna A. GOODMAN, b. Oct. 1871, MO, father b. Missouri, Iowa, or West Virginia; mother b. Iowa or Indiana, per censuses. Birth months in the family are from the 1900 census.

Children:

Seth Sanford CLARK (13 May 1894, Pierre, Hughes, SD [WW I registration] - 1961) m. ca. 1918, Celia Caroline FLECHSENHAAR (16 Sep. 1894, Niagara Co., NY - 10 Feb. 1997, Erie Co., NY [SSDI]).
Leslie W., b. 17 Nov. 1895, Pierre, SD., m. Marian.
James P., (Oct. 1897, SD - 29 Sep. 1918 [Ancestry, Bougard-Bowsher Clan])
Joseph, b. 1902, NY.

Seth had Dorothy Helen (ca. 1920, NY - 2007) & Kenneth Sanford (1923, NY - 21 May 2001).

Niagara Falls, 1930, CLARK, Leslie W., 33, b. SD.
B. NY: Marian A., 30; Daphne F., 8; Marian J., 5.

Hackberry, Polk, NE, 1880, STALMAKER, Santford, 38, he & parents b. WV.
Wf. Jane, 35, IN KY KY; daughters b. NE: Mabel, 3, & Sissie, born in May.
Stepdaughters GOODMAN, Dellie, 10; Edna, 9, they & their father b. Missouri.
Brother Draper STALMAKER, 27, & sis, Jennie, 27.

Your query should probably be in Hughes instead of Clark County, SD.

--not my family

Clark's of Pierre, hughes, south dakota

jensuberawesome — 2012-07-26 17:37:37Z

I am looking for further information on James (1861) and Edna (goodman) Clark (1862) who resided in Pierre, hughes south dakota. They had four sons named, Seth, Leslie, James and Joseph. Joseph was born in New york where they traveled to around 1910.

Herman and Bertha Dahlstrom

MarilynRoth58 — 2011-10-27 14:27:48Z

I have no proof, but I would guess that they probably moved to South Dakota for cheaper land. BLM Land Patents include a patent for a Herman DAHLSTROM in 1912 in western SD.

Re: Herman and Bertha Dahlstrom Family

lanell70 — 2011-10-27 03:26:01Z

My husband's g grandfather is Herman Fehlhafer- a brother to Bertha. I'm in Garnvillo Iowa right now doing some research. Do you know how Betha and her family ended up in S Dakota?

Sulier family

SandieBK — 2011-09-15 17:36:49Z

I am in need of obituaries please. I have information that Julia Sulier died in Willow Lake on April 2, 1902 and her husband Leon Charles Sulier died October 14, 1906. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could do an obituary lookup for these individuals. Thank you in advance,

"Southern Clark County" book

maryacrabe_1 — 2011-09-02 01:33:29Z

I am looking for someone to look up and copy some names and information for me from a book called, "Southern Clark County". There is a copy in the Emil M. Larson Libray. If you can help I'll send you the names and my contact information.
Thank You.
Mary A. Crabe

"Southern Clark County" book

maryacrabe_1 — 2011-09-02 01:33:29Z

Re: Sarah Jane Reynolds Kiggins Willenberg

markyoungmo — 2011-08-15 15:16:51Z

Kelly,
In reference to you posting about Sarah Jane Reynolds Kiggins Willenberg, I would be interested if you know anything about her sister, Tabitha Reynolds. I believe Tabitha married a John Fox. Only based on the census records, Tabitha died before 1900, but her husband and children lived on in Clark County after that. I would be most interested in knowing more about George Reynolds and Susanna Burrier. Thanks.

Obit Lookup

iluvelvis1 — 2011-04-21 21:22:01Z

I was wondering if anyone could do a obit lookup for me. It is for a Reinhard Nommensen he died May 15 1902 in Raymond, Clark, SD.

Thank you to anyone who can help me find this.
Rachel Nommensen

Seek William H. Williams, Homesteader, Carpenter, Clark Co. South Dakota 1883

Roger_W_Ashbaugh — 2011-03-28 00:30:00Z

William Henry Williams arrived in Clark Co.South Dakota in June 1883. A Union soldier veteran from 3rd Wisconsin Light Artillery, he received a land patent of 160 acres in Carpenter, Clark Co. in 1888 He is listed in the Civil War Union Veterans Census of 1885 and the Special Schedule of the 1890 Census in Enumeration District 121. I seek any information on this veteran, especially a death record, obituary, or cemetery listing.

Emma

MarilynRoth58 — 2011-03-13 17:42:16Z

Sorry, I see nothing on Emma.

Re: Herman and Bertha Dahlstrom Family

RvnButterfly — 2011-03-11 17:56:09Z

Thank You. Do you have anything on Emma?

Herman and Bertha Dahlstrom Family

MarilynRoth58 — 2011-03-08 21:20:21Z

FamilySearch.org:
Boardman, Clayton Co., IA, 1880, DAHLSTROM
Charles, 49; Mary, 49; Herman, 19, all b. Prussia
B. Iowa: William, 13; Annie,11; August, 10.

Clayton Co., IA, Herman DAHLSTROM m. 13 Mar. 1889, Bertha FEHLHAFER.

Elkader, Clayton, IA, 1900, DAHLSTROM, Carl, b. Je. 1830, wf. b. Oct. 1830, they & parents all b. Germany, married 43 years. She had nine ch., four living.

St. Olaf, Wagner Twp., Clayton, IA, 1900, DAHLSTROM
Herman, b. Dec. 1860, he & parents b. Germany, imm. 1861, m. 11 years
Wf. Bertha, b. May 1869, IA GER GER, had 3 ch., 2 living
Son Alva, b. Feb. 1891; Emma, Mar. 1896.

IA Deaths, Boardman Twp., Clayton, IA,
Carl F. T. DAHLSTROM (1830, Germany - 2 Sep. 1900)
Maria (1830 - 22 July 1901)
Anna (1867 - 14 Feb. 1894)

State Census, SD, 1905, Herman DAHLSTROM, 44, he & parents b. Germany, arr. US 1861, arr. SD 1904.

Richland, Clark, SD, 1910, DAHLSTROM, Herman, 50; Bertha A., 40; Alva F., 18; Emma S., 13; Helma A., 8; Hattie, 6.

SD, 1915, Herman DAHLSTROM, 55, b. Germany, married 1895 ['89?] wf's maiden name Bertha FEHLFAHER [sic], 55 years in US, 11 y. in SD, Lutheran.

Clark Co., SD, 1920, Herman DAHLSTROM, 59, b. Germany; Bertha, 49; Alva F., 28; Emma, 23; Hilma, 17; Hattie, 14.

SD, 1925, Herman, 64, b. Germany, m. Bertha in 1889; 21 years in SD, Lutheran.

Social Security Death Index, SSN issued SD, DAHLSTROM
Jessie (11 Sep. 1888 - Sep. 1981, last res. Huron, Beadle, SD)
Carl (3 Sep. 1892 - Oct. 1975, lr. Buffalo, Johnson, WY)
Ruth (25 July 1897 - 8 Mar. 1991, lr. Aberdeen, Brown, SD)
Hattie (17 July 1904 - 6 May 1996) lr. not shown
Claus A. (21 Jan. 1930 - 24 July 1998, lr. Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, SD).
SSN iss. SD, lr. Wright Co., MN, POACH, Hilma (21 July 1901 - 8 Dec. 1992).
--Obituaries should help.

You can find more about the family on GenWeb > IA > Clayton County. Carolina Maria [1872 - 1939] (dau/o Fred FEHLHAFER) m. 17 Nov. 1897, Fred TACKMAN. She was survived by sister Bertha DAHLSTROM of Clark Co., SD.
--Guttenberg Press, 8 Je. 1939.

--not my family

Herman and Bertha Dahlstrom Family

RvnButterfly — 2011-03-08 17:12:56Z

This family lived in Clark, South Dakota. Any information on their daughters Emma, Hattie, Hilma and their son Alva. Herman and Bertha are buried in Mount Pleasant, Clark, South Dakota, USA Rose Hill Cemetery, Bertha (Fehlhafer) Dahlstrom: Blk C, Sec 11, Lot 2, G5. Herman Dahlstrom:Blk C, Sec 11, Lot 2, G6. Alva F Dahlstrom is Buried in St Mary's Cemetery East Moline, Illinois. Hilma Dahlstrom/Poach is Buried in Buffalo, Wright, Minnesota, USA. Any additional information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hanson, Tarum, Mettrick

BillHantke45 — 2011-02-14 23:09:06Z

Searching for descendants of Ole Hanson 1854-1893 and his
wife Karen Olsdatter 1860-1948 that lived in Hayti & Clark County SD, also Sherwood ND. Ole & Karen lived and were buried in New Hope Lutheran Cemetery - Hayti, Hamlin, SD

Re: EDWARDS, Samuel+

goedwards2000 — 2011-01-13 06:23:55Z

So sorry about the vauge information. I was trying to reach out to any distant cousin who might be working along the same family lines. Was thinking more about sharing than gathering, but you did me a huge favor as some of the information I did not have. Most of what you wrote belongs to my family. Thank you so much. Samuel had 7 children, Emanuel, Eliza, Esther, Samuel, William H., Eunice M., Ellen E. and Franklin L. You mentioned most of them in your reply . Thanks again.

EDWARDS, Samuel+

MarilynRoth58 — 2011-01-12 21:20:39Z

Condensed from Memorial and Biographical Record, Illustrated Compendium... Emanuel F. EDWARDS was of Mt. Pleasant Twp., Clark Co., SD, farming in Section 23. He was born in Steuben Co., NY, 27 Oct. 1842, oldest of seven children of Elizabeth FLORANCE / FLORENCE & Samuel EDWARDS, who lived in Ohio ca. 1850 - 1854 ['58?], and then moved to Whiteside Co., IL. There, Emanuel EDWARDS m. 27 Dec. 1867, Mary LENHART. They had three children, Frank J., Elizabeth A. (wf/o Wm. COOK), & Clara E. (wf/o Jas. ADAMS). Emanuel EDWARDS moved to Clark Co., SD, in the fall of 1881. In April 1882, his family came via Watertown, SD.

Samuel EDWARDS was born in Gorham, Ontario Co., NY & married in Chemung Co., NY [online post].

Illinois Marriage Index, Whiteside County, EDWARDS
Eliza A., 8 Feb. 1864, Wellington K. MOORE
Esther E., 29 Oct. 1865, Wilson S. LENHART
Mrs. Mary E., 13 Sep. 1866, John G. LOW
Emanuel, 27 Dec. 1867, Mary Jane LENHART
Adella M., 14 Sep. 1869, James C. KIEN
Hugh R., 25 Dec. 1869, Emma E. WILSON
William, 13 Jan. 1870, Mrs. Anny PITTMAN
Thomas H., 9 Sep. 1872, Addie B. COCHRAN
Eunice, 10 Sep. 1873, John H. MITCHELL
Annie, 19 Je. 1875, Jasper MIDDAUGH
Ellen E., 24 Je. 1875, Albert L. ROGERS
Eliza, 2 Aug. 1876, Jerry WRIGHT
Lena B., 8 July 1891, Charles A. CLARK
Mina, 9 Nov. 1895, Earl E. CURTIS.

Consecutive entries, Fenton, Whiteside, IL, 1870, EDWARDS
Samuel, 50, & Elizabeth, 52, b. NY
B. Ohio: William, 17; Eunice, 16; Emily, 14; & Franklin S., 12.
EDWARDS, Emanuel, 27, NY; Mary, 21, IL; Franklin, 7 mos., IL.
LENH[E]ART, Wilson, 31, OH; Esther [EDWARDS], 22, NY
B. IL: Adda, 3, & Samuel, 1

Fenton, Whiteside, IL, 1880, EDWARDS
Samuel, 59, & wf. Elisabeth, 62, they & parents b. NY; son Frank, 22, b. IL; servant Esther MONICKEY, 12, IL.
Emanuel, 37; Mary A., 30; ch. Frank, 10; Elisabeth, 8; & Clara, 1.

BLM Land Patents, Clark Co., SD, EDWARDS
Edward O., Twp. 115 - 59, Sec. 33 NE, 7 Oct. 1891
Justus E., 116 - 59, Sec. 22 NE, 30 Je. 1884
Emanuel, 117-57, 22 NE, 23 Jan. 1885, & 15 NE, 29 May 1888
Frank L., 118-57, 34 NW, 23 Jan. 1885
Samuel, 118-57, 27 SE, 19 Sep. 1890, & 26 SW, 17 Mar. 1892.

SD Births, Clark Co., EDWARDS
Edward, & Anna KELLEY had Edna, 10 Sep. 1891
Edward, & Ann KELLEY had Eva, b. 23 Sep. 1893
Franklin, & Margaret STEWART had Samuel, 11 Apr. 1886; George, 19 Nov. 1887; Elmer, 10 Jan 1891; Fred, 18 Sep. 1893; & Ray, 15 Apr. 1902
Frank, & Daisy STEWART had Mary, b. 20 July 1907
George, & Myrtle JURROW had son b. 31 Dec. 1907
George, & Myrtie JERRON had son b. 24 Apr. 1909
George & Myrtie JERROW had Glenn, 11 Je. 1910
EDWARD, Guy, & Annie CHAMBERS had Annie, b. 15 Nov. 1910.

Mt. Pleasant T., Clark Co., SD, 1900, EDWARDS,
Emanuel, b. Oct. 1842, NY NY NY, m. 32 years
Wf. Mary A., b. Aug. 1849, IL PA OH, had three children, all living.
Separate household: Frank, b. Dec. 1869, IL NY IL

The following were on the same page, Day Twp., Clark Co., SD, 1900
JERROW, Wm. J., b. Nov. 1844, he & parents b. Ireland, imm. 1879
Wf. Christiana, b. Apr. 1837, she & parents b. Scotland, had 3 ch., 3 living
James McC, b. May 1876, Scotland; Thomas, b. Sep. 1878, Ireland; Laverner? b. May 1880, Illinois.
EDWARDS, Daisey, b. Apr. 1870, WI NY PA, married 15 years, 5 ch., 5 living
Ch. b. SD: Fred, Sep. 1892 [?], & Lula R., Nov. 1894
Brother George W. STEWART, b. May 1879, WI.

Spring Valley Twp., Elmer EDWARDS, b. Jan. 1890, SD WI WI, was in the household of John? HARBISON, b. Sep. 1841, Ireland.

Can you fill in details about Samuel EDWARDS and his descendants? Which particular couples with the other surnames are your ancestors? It is helpful to post specific information to identify individuals. Be as specific as possible about who, what, when, and where.

--not my family

Edwards /Jerrow/Stewart/Boyd

goedwards2000 — 2011-01-09 04:26:51Z

I am searching these family names which were living in Clark Co. SD in the early 1900. If anyone else is interested in the same families please contact me at goedwards2000@yahoo.com . I have information on most of these names and am willing to share.

Re: Oulman/railroad accident 1892.

photomoulman — 2010-01-22 05:46:34Z

These links do not work. Can you post? thnx

EDWIN GALE

jamesmgray1 — 2009-09-27 02:57:17Z

I am trying to acquire any information available on Edwin Gale, his family, his death and a copy of a death certificate for an Edwin Gale, born October 1843 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and died in 1923 and was buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Clark County, South Dakota. He was an American Civil War veteran.

Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
James Gray
www.acwv.info
AVWRTQ

Re: HOLLISTER

letcher_sd_researcher — 2009-08-19 07:48:30Z

I believe Sallie given name might have been Sarah as some family records show on Ancestry.com.

Still Leon just doesn't seem to fit.

Re: HOLLISTER

letcher_sd_researcher — 2009-08-19 07:31:44Z

One thing that must be considered if the census taker knew the family and the family used nick names in everyday life.

I took the Lee R as just being messed up Robert Lee like some of the other census for other families I have worked on. where they switch the first and middle names around.

I picked up a few locations where they lived from James' daughter's story. It seems that the family moved aroound a great deal.

Leon has me puzzled. as he doesn't fit in and the Census says both parents born in SD.

Did they take in any grandchild, niece, nephews, or a neighbors child? I know that was sometimes done and they claimed the child as there own. Remember early on no offical formers where needed to change name.

I have a family here in Letcher where the children where born to one father and when the mother renamed took the step-father's name. Also in my own family it appears that my gr gr grandfather from KY decided to leave his unit and is next found in IL known by a different name all together.
He did take a different spelling of his mother's maiden name as a surname. I only found this out while researcher for him and a person researching this father's family said it was oral history for them. Also another member of the family remembers her grandfather telling her of the change.
So before offical records were kept on just about everything we do it was easy to change names completely. No one asked questions like SSI no., birth cert. and such.

Re: HOLLISTER

letcher_sd_researcher — 2009-08-19 06:55:28Z

that is why I like genealogy a big puzzle to figure out.
I have also found the name as Hallister on some census.
What I do is refer to what I have and birth dates and see if any might fit. Maybe she stayed there when James went to dentist school.

HOLLISTER

MarilynRoth58 — 2009-08-18 23:47:37Z

You can see the 1900 census at the pilot site of FamilySearch. In Vienna (Village), Foxton Twp., Clark Co., HOLLISTER, Isaac, b. Mar. 1823, married 55 years, wf. Sallie, b. Mar. 1825, they & parents b. New York. She had had 3 ch., two living. Also in household, partner Jacob HOFFMAN, b. Oct. 1859, & family.

In Woonsocket (city), Sanborn Co., 1900, James A. HOLLISTER, b. Oct. 1854, NY NY NY.

Watertown, Codington Co., SD, 1900, Fred B.HOLLISTER, b. Je. 1856, married 25 y; wf. Agnes L., b. Mar. 1858, they & parents b. NY; she had 3 ch., 3 living
Mable, b. July 1885, SD {should be 1886, per SD Births}
adopted son Leon, b. Apr. 1892 {1898?), aged 2 , SD SD SD

In Sanborn Co., 1910, HOLLISTER,
James A., 56; Mary J., 59; Sallie A., 85.
F. B., 54; Agnes L., 52; Lee R., 11; Sally Ann, 85.
[Sallie/Sally must have spent time with each son. Agnes was ROBINSON, per SD Births. That really messes up the records. SD Births has Robert L., b. 9 Nov. 1896, as you have Robert, but the 1900 census has adopted son Leon, aged 2; & 1910 census has has Lee R., 11. ]

Isaac could be the one listed on FamilySearch as Isaac HOLLISTER, b. 22 Mar. 1823, Dryden, Tompkins, NY, son of Kenner or Kinner HOLLISTER & Mary WINCHELL.

Have fun sorting this out!

Hollister from Naples

letcher_sd_researcher — 2009-08-17 04:38:23Z

I am doing researcher on families from Sanborn Co., SD. I came across a record for Hollister that said they lived in Clark Co.
"In 1882 the family moved to Clark County, South Dakota and settled on a claim which joined the town of Naples."
Hollister that settle in that area:
James A
wife Mary Jean
daughter Anna
His father, his mother and brother Fred with 4 children.
Possible father: Isaac M Holllister 1823-1900
mother: Sarah 'Sally' Ann 1825-1913
Brother Fred 1857 - ? wife Agnes Louise 1858 - ?
Fred's Children:
Mabel Clair Hollister July 1886 Clark Co., SD married Walter Holt
Robert Lee Hollister Nov 1896 Codington Co., SD

Coould someone do a look up of area records? I am contact with a woman researching Fred's line and would like to help her find more information.

Obit

debbiejoseph87 — 2009-06-03 14:41:04Z

I am looking for an Obit for Audrey Y Stanley. She was born Jan 3 1917 & died Nov 1983 in Clark Clark South Dakota. Her maiden name was Stedman. Thank you, Debbie

Re: Oulman/railroad accident 1892.

bethrau1 — 2009-03-10 16:34:06Z

I find his name in the list of Clark County Deaths 1885 - 1920, found on the volunteer-run Clark County, SD, genweb site:

http://sdgenweb.com/clark/ClarkCountyDeaths.htm

There may be more information on the county site:

http://sdgenweb.com/clark/index.htm

Oulman/railroad accident 1892.

marlagray — 2009-03-07 20:41:54Z

I am seeking information on a death in Clark, Clark County, SD.

The information I have shows that Lucius Oulman (possible spelling Aulman), born Mar 14, 1870 in Bristol, Iowa, was killed in a railroad accident on June 24, 1892. I also show that he was buried in Clark, Clark Co. SD.

Any type of verification of either the death/accident or actual burial location would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.
Marla Gray

Wika

dkoop1 — 2008-08-22 15:42:53Z

Looking for any one by the name Wika in Clark.

Grandmother's Treasure Trove of Obits: Clark County

johnsonalice — 2008-06-27 23:03:33Z

My Grandmother kept a scrapbook, mostly of obits from the Clark County area 1900-1920. I have transcribed these onto a blog...there are over 40. The link is http://oldfamilyobits.blogspot.com/ If anyone can use the information, help yourself. She did not date the clippings, so I tried to give approximate dates based on the other clippings surrounding the obit.

Re: Help please! Is anyone doing obituaries for Clark County?

johnsonalice — 2008-06-27 22:56:47Z

I have found an old scrapbook of my Grandmother's full of obits. I transcribed those onto a blog site; http://oldfamilyobits.blogspot.com/2008/06/elma-owen-larsen-...
You are certainly welcome to look through the list and maybe find what you are looking for. There are over 40 I believe, mostly from 1900-1922

Re: Larsen's of South Dakota

johnsonalice — 2008-06-27 22:52:46Z

Not sure if this will help, but I've typed a bunch of Clark County obits onto a blog...http://oldfamilyobits.blogspot.com/2008/06/elma-owen-larsen-... and there are some Larsen's in the bunch. Maybe one of them will give you helpful information.

Sarah Jane Reynolds Kiggins Willenberg

KellySwick1 — 2008-06-27 17:54:37Z

Looking for any information about Sarah Jane Reynolds b: 1860 OH who first married John F. Kiggins of OH and then married Paul Willenberg and moved to MO after John Kiggins died. Sarah's parents were George and Susanna (Burrier) Reynolds. They are buried in Naples Lutheran Cemetery, South Dakota.

Chris A Worm

msmartins — 2008-06-19 00:56:53Z

Looking for additional information on Chris A Worm who was living in Clark County, South Dakota in 1917 for Draft Registration, 1920 and 1930 census. He may be the Christian A Warm listed on the death index in Day County on 24 May 1930. Chris was born Kristian Hansen Andersen Worm on 10 Feb 1887 in Denmark. He immigrated to US 20 Feb 1907 and was living with his brother in Waterloo, Iowa.

Re: Newspaper clipping - Freeman Kelley, B.C. Talbot

lstine1 — 2008-02-17 18:24:02Z

Hey Barb,
Thanks so much, that is like going back in time, I enjoyed those very much and they really give one a real feel for how times really were. I will add them to my grandkids family history.

Thanks again,
Linda

Newspaper clipping - Freeman Kelley, B.C. Talbot

andersonbga — 2008-02-17 17:57:40Z

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From the Aberdeen Daily News, dated July 15, 1897:
Bath, S.D., July 14 -

Freeman Kelley and family, accompanied by Mr. Tomlin, made B.C. Talbot, Mr. Kelley's uncle, a brief visit last Friday. They were on their way from Edmonton, N.W.T. to their former home near Vandervoort, Clark county, having made the entire distance, fifteen hundred miles, by team. The roads were first class all the way, the first muddy highways they met with being between Leola and here. The best crops they saw along the road were also between Leola and here. The route they took was south to Calgary, then southeast to the Milk River in Montana, to the Missouri and down that stream to a point west of Leola. In the Milk River Valley they saw a great many carcasses of cattle which perished last winter. It was no unusual thing for them to turn out of the trail to avoid the strong odor arising from the dead bodies. They estimate the number they saw in the Milk River valley alone at 5,000. After they entered the Dakotas, they saw very few. The trip was a very pleasant one and lasted sixty days. The country which they left is a good stock country, but is not much good for farming. They will probably make their permanent home in Clark county.
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Newspaper clipping - Anna Talbot, C.T. Kelley, Ben Kelley

andersonbga — 2008-02-17 17:54:17Z

Linda,

I also found a couple of newspaper clippings that may be of interest to you.

Barb

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From the Aberdeen Daily News, dated January 11, 1896:
Bath, S.D. -

Anna Talbot, whose condition has been quite serious, is somewhat better today.

C.T. Kelley of Le Seueur Centre, Minn., and Ben Kelley, of Vandervoort, S.D., who have been visiting their uncle, B.C. Talbot, went east Saturday morning.

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