Butler County Kansas - Family History Queries, July - December 2000 Kenneth Thomas (kgthomas51@charter.net) 06/30/02 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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Any information would be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------------------- BURNHAM Martin Hall (marty43@gte.net) 26 December 2000 Willis BURNHAM, b: abt. 1844 in Dekalb, St. Lawrence County, New York, moved his family to Kansas, possibly to the Latham area, date unknown. There were two known sons, John and Fred. There may have been others. Fred married his cousin, Mildred BURNHAM. Fred lost a leg to a rattlesnake bite. They had no children, but I do not know about any ancestors for John. An obituary I have of Mildred's mother, has Mildred in 1943 in Latham, Kansas. After being in Latham they may have moved to the Severy area. My mother visited her there just before Mildred's death in 1977, age 96. Looking for anyone that may have a tie back to these BURNHAM's. ------------------------------------------- PATTON...PATTERSON Fran O'Brien (fran.obrien@triadhospitals.com) 21 December 2000 I am searching for Fred L. PATTON, born in Monroe County. West Virginia, 23 March 1887. He migrated to Douglass, Butler County, Kansas in 1916 and married Opal May PATTERSON (daughter of Robert), on 7 September 1918. Fred Worked in the oil business while living in Douglass. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church there. He died 4 October (approximately) 1920 in a Halstead Hospital. Fred was buried in a Douglass Cemetery, although I don't know the name of the cemetery. Fred and Opal (PATTERSON) PATTON had a baby daughter at the time of his death, but I do not know her name. Can anyone help me find her and her family? I would love to learn more about this couple and their daughter. ------------------------------------------- ALLEN...PERRY Larry Hardesty (lhardesty@austinc.edu) 13 December 2000 Searching for information on Levi ALLEN and Elizabeth ALLEN. Elizabeth (DANGLER) (MARTIN) (BALDWIN) (ALLEN) PERRY lived until the 1920's. ------------------------------------------- MEEKER Heather Metheny (h.m.metheny@att.net) 8 December 2000 Looking for information on John MEEKER, b: 1846 in Butler County, Kansas. He married Violet HENDERSON who was b: in Tennessee. They had 9 children (not all born in Kansas) 1. May, b: 1869 2. Amos, b: 1872 3. Charles A., b: 1873 4. George Thomas, b: 1874 5. Mary Jane, b: 1877 6. James H., b: 1880 7. John 8. Mack 9. Violet The above #4, George Thomas "Tom" MEEKER, b: 1874 was my Great-Great-Grandfather. Any information will be appreciated. ------------------------------------------- McLAUGHLIN...GOSNELL Lois Jump (highmountaintrails06@yahoo.com) 25 November 2000 I am interested in learning more about my Great-Great-Grandfather's descendants: Daniel W. McLAUGHLIN (1847-1915) married Mary J. GOSNELL (1848-1924), both died in Butler County, Kansas. They had four daughters who survived to adulthood. Carrie (1876-1910) married Albert BUSHNELL Florence (1884-1950) married Verlin HINSHAW Mary Edna (1887-1980?) married J. Alonzo BAKER Ruth (1889-1971?) married Carl SMITH ------------------------------------------- MONEY...HIGH...MORSE...LYON BARNEY...RAMBOW...LEGGETT Lois Jump (highmountaintrails06@yahoo.com) 25 November 2000 I am researching the siblings of my Grandmother, Rachel (MONEY) LEGGETT. Israel MONROE "Azzle" (1869-aft. 1949) married Parrie Lulu HIGH. Lucy (1871-1949) married Fred MORSE Simeon (1873-1938) married Pearl ____ Josie (1875-1921) married Peter LYON Mary (1877-1951) married George BARNEY James (1882-1917) married Lucille RAMBOW Grandma Rachel (1882-1978) married Fred LEGGETT. Azzle was living in Augusta Township, Butler County, Kansas in 1920. Simeon may also have been in Butler County for a time. I would love to know more about these kinfolk of mine. Any help would be appreciated. ------------------------------------------- LEHR...THOMAS Bobbie Mee (fdmee@aol.com) 24 November 2000 I was born in Cowley County when my parents were living in Butler County. My Grandparents were from Augusta, C. J. LEHR, Mary (JOHNSON) LEHR, Ola V. THOMAS and Robert "Bob" THOMAS. I have been working on a little family history and I would appreciate any and all information on these people. ------------------------------------------- DUPREE/DUPEE Karla Dupree Harp (jarronita@yahoo.com) 14 November 2000 I am in desperate need of someone who can help find information concerning my 3rd Great-Grandfather, Peter DUPREE. I have been searching for information as to when and where he died. He lived in Jefferson County with his son, Adam DUPREE, until about 1880. After that Adam and his family moved to Butler County (around Winfield, I believe) and, since I can find no information on Peter's death in Jefferson County, I am hoping that he moved with Adam to Butler County and there will be a record of his death there. Adam and his family moved from Butler County to Oklahoma in June of 1889 so there is only about a 9 year period when the DUPREE's lived there in Butler County. I also believe Adam owned and operated a sawmill there. If anyone has information on Peter DUPREE or know where I can search for information concerning either his move to Butler County, or an earlier death please contact me. ------------------------------------------- ZOOK James Cordy (jcordy@wcnet.org) 14 November 2000 Caleb Wheeler ZOOK moved to Butler County around 1920 with his family. He was born in Ohio. Looking for an obituary or tombstone for him and his wife, Grace. Are there any ZOOKs living around Butler County today that are related to him? ------------------------------------------- COFFMAN...BRYANT Sue Peterson (larrysue@digisys.net) 13 November 2000 I'm searching for information on Benjamin James and Nancy Catherine (BRYANT) COFFMAN, who lived in either Butler or Cowley County, Kansas in 1887. ------------------------------------------- HUNT...STEADMAN Christina Stanga (genmom56@gmail.com) 6 November 2000 Looking for any information on these deceased relatives, George McClellan HUNT and Sadie Maude STEADMAN. I know they had a child, Harold Harry HUNT, who was born in Butler County on June 12, 1905. Other children included Roy H., Walter (died young), and Lloyd (who lived and died in El Dorado). ------------------------------------------- GROVE SueEllen Grove Trout (paulsuet@prodigy.net) 4 November 2000 My Great-Grandparents, Wendle Daniel and Sarah Jane (HODSON) GROVE, left Kokomo, Ripley County, Indiana to move westward. They settled in or around 'Bois d'Arc on the George HILLS Homestead. They moved here after 1859. Where was Bois d'Arc and how can I find anything on the census to support their name and life? I believe they are found in the Fowler cemetery. I think I found ties to the Philadelphia area in the 1700's. ------------------------------------------- AVAILABLE PHOTOGRAPH Diana (Mo2okie@aol.com) 25 October 2000 I have a photograph from the Landifer Studio in El Dorado, Kansas that I bought at an antique shop. The woman in the photo is someone's ancestor and I would like to get this photo returned to a descendant. I have the photo scanned onto a Zing page, so if you email me I will send you a link. Take a look and see if she's your Great-Grandmother. ------------------------------------------- ROGERS April Staring (aprilstaring@hotmail.com) 23 October 2000 I am searching for any information on Walton and Gertrude (BAILEY) ROGERS, who had a farm in El Dorado in the 1880's. They moved there from their home in Oneida County, New York. Walton died on his farm on March 18, 1887. Gertrude packed the kids up and went home to New York. Any information will be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------------------- CRAWFORD Carol Levine (stovercj@aol.com) 23 October 2000 Riley CRAWFORD, b: 1841 New York, d: 1891 Kansas, served in the Civil War with the New York 94th Infantry. He came to Butler County around 1882 and farmed in Logan Township, near Leon, Kansas. Does anyone know how I can find out if he belonged to the GAR in Butler County? He had moved from the farm into El Dorado itself by 1887. ------------------------------------------- COURTER Christopher Courter (KitAtHome@aol.com) 29 September 2000 Looking for information on the family of John A. COURTER. Originally from Genesco, Livingston County, New York and Ionia, Michigan, moved to Benton, Butler County, Kansas around 1890. John's brother, Cornelius P. COURTER, my Great-Grandfather, reportedly accompanied John to Kansas around 1890 but returned to Michigan a few years later. ------------------------------------------- DOWNING...VINSON...DURFLINGER STONE David Burrell (burrell2@inreach.com) 28 September 2000 I am looking for any information on a Stephen G. DOWNING, b: in Frenchtown, Michigan, d: May 3, 1901 in Latham, Butler County, Kansas or his sons, George Walter DOWNING, b: September 11, 1861, d: February 22, 1931, and William Henry DOWNING, b: September 22, 1856, d: August 30, 1940. Stephen G. first came to Sedan, Kansas in 1871. Died in Latham, Kansas possibly at his son George's home. I am not sure how long in Butler County. Stephen was married to Emily J. POTTER June 4, 1852, George was married to Jennie Belle HITCHCOCK, William married to Sarah Hulda LUSE. George's daughter, Emma Jane DOWNING married Clarence William VINSON of Latham or Leon, Kansas. Clarence's parents are John William and Annie Maria (BUNDY) VINSON, also of Latham/Leon, Kansas, (7 children in family). Also this family is connected to Ernest A. and Emily Ann (STONE) DURFLINGER, also of Burrton, Kansas and Joseph STRYKER and Ann Maria (COPELAND) STONE of Burrton, Kansas. Any information will be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------------------- HOARD Deloris Schwarz (deloris@slsoft.com) 20 September 2000 I am searching for descendants of James W. and Emily (SCOTT) HOARD. They were my Great-Grandparents. They were both buried in the Latham Cemetery. I know that I have cousins that I would like to contact. Several of their children lived in and around Latham and are also buried at Latham. I am descended from their son, George Anderson HOARD. ------------------------------------------- BELFORD...SUITS...BEAVER Laurie McKeague (mckeaguel001@hawaii.rr.com) 8 September 2000 In search for family of Robert and Margaret (McKEAGUE) BELFORD. They resided in Andover, Butler County, Kansas about 1900/1910. They had 14 children: John, Emma, Mary Ann, Sarah and Mattie. Sarah married (unknown) BEAVER. She had a son, William BEAVER, born 9/12/1888. Mattie married Randolph/Rudolph SUITS. She resided in Augusta. Any information or direction will be very much appreciated. ------------------------------------------- McILVAIN Kellie McIlvain (wolf104inf@aol.com) 25 August 2000 Looking for any information on Mills and Rebecca (STEWART/STUART) McILVAIN. I have been told that Mills died in Augusta, Kansas in 1888 and Rebecca, I believe died in 1902 or 1906. Is there anyway I can find out for sure? Any information will be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------------------- DOBSON...MURPHY Jean Dobson Sellers (sjeanbug@aol.com) 22 August 2000 Minerva E. (DOBSON) MURPHY b: 1873 in Butler County, Kansas. Minerva aka "Bessie" was born 1873 at Glencoe, Butler County, Kansas to Chas. J. DOBSON and Clara (BIXLER) DOBSON. Her parents moved to Payne County, Oklahoma. Don't know if she moved with them or not. Any information would be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------------------- WINFIELD...LOWE...SALADIN Harry Sprague (HarryGSprague@aol.com) 10 August 2000 I am seeking information about the ancestry of Richard W. WINFIELD. He was born in Latham, Butler County, Kansas on October 12, 1896. He died December 14, 1973 in Los Angeles, California. He married Lula M. LOWE, who was born on May 22, 1898 in Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas. Richard and Lula had a son, Richard WINFIELD, who was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1925. He married Shirley J. SALADIN, born in 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri. Richard W. WINFIELD had a brother, Ransom D. WINFIELD who was born October 22, 1890 in Kansas, and died June 20, 1974 in Los Angeles, California. Richard and Ransom WINFIELD were sons of Ransom WINFIELD, who may have been born in New York in 1857, and Emily SCURR, daughter of Thomas SCURR of London, England. ------------------------------------------- ADAMS...McGUIRE Kathleen Manzanares (HorseCapitolUSA@cs.com) 19 July 2000 I am currently researching my family lines of ADAMS and McGUIRE. Of special interest to me is Oliver ADAMS and his wife Maggie, Joseph ADAMS and his wife Lucy Sophronia BROWN. I have heard the Sophronia BROWN may be buried in Belvue, Kansas. I have almost given up on my McGUIREs. I hop e that someone may recognize these names and be able to provide me with some information. ------------------------------------------- BRIGHT Larry Bright (lbright@oregontrail.net) 18 July 2000 I am looking for any documents on my Grandmother, Almira (ELMER) BRIGHT. My father, James Larry BRIGHT was born in Butler County, Kansas on September 17, 1907. I would very much like to obtain a birth certificate for James Larry BRIGHT which, I hope will show some genealogical information on my Grandmother. Hopefully, someone would have noted her nationality correctly. She was Native American, but like so many in those days, they did not indicate such on such records. Thanks for any help or advise anyone may offer. -------------------------------------------