Butler County Kansas - Family History Queries, January - June 2003 Kenneth Thomas (kgthomas51@charter.net) 01/01/2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HOGOBOOM Jim (mgraves490@aol.com) 23 June 2003 Looking for locations in sunset Cemetery, El Dorado, Butler County for Dean and Dorothy (HUDSON) HOGOBOOM. I live in Wichita, Kansas and would like to get photos of headstone. With Sunset being so large, and not knowing where to look. Could anyone please help? ---------------------------------- SATCHELL Joan Acridge (sweetjolieblon@cox.net) 19 June 2003 SATCHELL: Satchell's Creek was named for my Great-Great-Grandfather, Thomas W. SATCHELL husband of Hannah (PEACOCK), father of: Mary M., Georgiana, Ethan, John, Joseph, Mary E., Sarah C., (taught 1st school in Butler County), Andrew, Hannah J., Carry, Emma R. and Thomas W. Willing to share information and have some photos. Wanting a photo of the stone house they had was where the lake is now. ---------------------------------- BUSH Pat Henderson (pathenderson@tcworks.net) 9 June 2003 Per the 1880 US Census, Douglas, Butler County, Kansas, I find my Great-Grandfather, Joseph Shelby BUSH. I later find him listed in the 1910 US Census, Kay County, Oklahoma along with his wife, Carrie T. KNAPP and children: Jocie Mae, Mattie B., and Jordan B. Jocie Mae BUSH is my Grandmother and I am attempting to confirm she was born in Douglas, Kansas. In addition, it would be nice to confirm the births of Mattie and Jordan. If there is any other information available about this BUSH family, I would appreciate it. I have just recently started to search for my family history. Unfortunately, I have waited until I am the senior member and no longer have a grandmother or someone older to tell me about my ancestors. Thanks very much for your help! ---------------------------------- HANSON Charles Mansfield (cmflatlander@wildapache.net) 9 June 2003 I am searching for information on a Nels Charles HANSON. ---------------------------------- MORGAN...WHEELER Colleen Lill (sassenach@shaw.ca) 8 June 2003 I am searching for any information on the family of Isaac Gillett MORGAN, married to Margaret SMITH. Known children: Sadie, Ethel Jane, Frances Louise, Frank Richard, Susie Adell, Jeanette "Nettie", Joseph Bradford, Isaac, Margaret Silvia, Lois, and Willard. I have information on Ethel Jane (married Jay Bertram WHEELER), however, I would also like information on the other children of Isaac Gillett MORGAN. ---------------------------------- JACOBS...SNODGRASS Fran Cobb-Arnold (angel4pa@yahoo.com) 4 June 2003 I am looking for information about Erastus JACOBS, who married Mary Jane SNODGRASS. The family was found on the 1880 census "Clay, Butler County, Kansas" The story from Rose Etta JACOBS was that Indians had killed her brother in Kansas. She also said that the Jesse James gang use to visit them when she was a child. Her Grandson, my father was given the middle name of James because this family felt he looked like his cousin Jesse James. ---------------------------------- KELLEY Carole Krejci (vkrejci@cox.net) 26 May 2003 Trying to find information on Jesse Marklyn KELLEY, born in 1852 in Yadkin, North Carolina. He had a brother, Samuel KELLEY and their parents were Henry & Sarah KELLEY. Jesse lived in El Dorado, Kansas. ---------------------------------- DAVISON...JONES Christy Griffith (christygriffith@bigfoot.com) 24 May 2003 I am looking for any information on a Peter Wilson DAVISON, who died on August 18, 1881 in Cassoday, Butler County, Kansas. Also his daughter, Susie Sophia, and her husband, David J. M. JONES, who married on December 22, 1881 in Chelsea, Butler County, Kansas and had the following children: Elizabeth May, Anna Belle, John Wilson, Mamie Elenora, Susie Edith, Lura Ada and Margaret Frances. Any help would be greatly appreciated! ---------------------------------- LAURY Daisy Shepard (dshep@fidnet.com) 24 May 2003 My Grandfather, David LAURY is on the 1880 census for Butler County (Augusta). His wife is listed as Nettie. I don't believe they lived there very long as I think they were in Colorado in 1885. However, is there an 1885 census? A way of seeing if Nettie died? Any other information on David LAURY and the child, Belle, who is listed on the 1880 census. ---------------------------------- BAIN...KIMBERLIN Carolyn Golding (cgold10617@aol.com) 15 May 2003 Looking for information on John T. BAIN, b: 1841 Kentucky?, m: Mary Josephine KIMBERLIN (b: August 1, 1855/1856 in Washington County, Kentucky) abt 1878 in Butler County, Kansas, nine children. Mary J. (KIMBERLIN) BAIN d: 1922 Butler County, Kansas, John T. BAIN's death date and place unknown. They and their children are shown in 1880 and 1900 census. Any information on John T. BAIN and his antecedents appreciated. ---------------------------------- YOUNG...McCANN Jane Drennan (shadow@accnorwalk.com) 7 May 2003 For four years I have been searching for Ernest YOUNG, Florence YOUNG and Bill YOUNG, their son. Someone has to have known them. Bill would be about 74 now, and he married LaVona APPLEBAUGH. Bill also went to the Augusta schools, I am sure. Somehow I had heard that he also was in the Air Force during WWII. Grandfather Benjamin McCANN lived with this family in Augusta, Butler County, Kansas too. The last that I communicated with any of them was in 1935, when I too, lived with them fro about 5 months. ---------------------------------- PARKER Clifford Morgan (clmorgan36@earthlink.net) 7 May 2003 I am looking for additional ancestry information on my Grandfather, John Henry PARKER, b: October 1, 1870 in Illinois, d: May 29, 1949 in Latham, Kansas. He was a resident of Latham from before 1920 until his death. ---------------------------------- RAINE...CARSON Scott Raine (scott@rainefamily.com) 28 April 2003 Looking for information about Ruby CARSON, Charles RAINE. ---------------------------------- HILL...RICHARDSON Elaine Sunde (elaine@sunde3.com) 24 April 2003 I am interested in the family of Dr. Harvey Daniel (H. D.) HILL (1868-1913) of Augusta and Leon, Kansas and also the family of Warren Leslie RICHARDSON (1843-1894) of El Dorado and Chelsea, Kansas. Would like to hear from anyone working these names. Thanks! ---------------------------------- QUINN...TAYLOR...ABRAMS Susan Richardson (suejason@scican.net) 22 April 2003 My Great-Great-Grandmother, Rebecca J. (QUINN) TAYLOR moved to Kansas from Indiana, pre 1900. She was married to William A. TAYLOR and they had seven children together. They wound up splitting their union and William went back to Indiana with half of the children and Rebecca stayed in Butler County with the other half on their farm. Rebecca later sold her property for top dollar to the oil industry. She also remarried to one Harvey ABRAMS. They had no children together. Harvey remarried Rebecca's nurse, Lora upon Rebecca's death. Some of Rebecca and William's children were Eunice, Ruth A., Ora and Henry Franklen "Frank" TAYLOR, who is my Great-Grandfather. I would love to trade information with cousins, have been hitting brick walls on this line for quite some time. Am anxiously waiting to hear from you! ---------------------------------- CRAIG Connie Kline (gregkli@aol.com) 13 April 2003 My Grandfather, Foster Vivian CRAIG was born in Rose Hill, Butler County, Kansas in July 1904, to Looker "Luke" Nixon CRAIG and Mabel Clara BENNETT. I am trying to locate birth records for Foster. I would also like to know what census township this area would have been in for the 1900 and 1910 Federal Census. Thanks very much for any assistance. ---------------------------------- PLUM GROVE Olin Claassen (occlaassen@wheatstate.com) 13 April 2003 I would like to have any information on the town of Plum Grove in northwest Butler County. If anyone has pictures, they would also be appreciated. We presently live on the property that was the town site of Plum Grove. The town existed between 1870 and 1884. Thanks! ---------------------------------- DAVIS...OEHMS Barbara Blimm (bblimm@netnitco.net) 8 April 2003 I am working on my family genealogy. According to the Social Security Death Index, Myrtle DAVIS passed away 25 October 1989, and her death residence was Leon, Butler County, Kansas. I believe her father was Herman B. OEHMS. Myrtle married J. Munson DAVIS in November 1927. I believe she had two children. My Great-Grandmother was Wilhelmina (OEHMS) YESTER. Would like to make contact with someone researching Myrtle (OEHMS) DAVIS. ---------------------------------- CHRIST...SCHUPP Sandra Kralicek (skralice45@hotmail.com) 4 April 2003 I am looking for more information on Catherine "Kate" CHRIST. She married Henry J. SCHUPP. They lived around the Furley area. ---------------------------------- HAGER...CLARK...MAILEN Tami Murphy (murphyt@oregontrail.net) 30 March 2003 Looking for Jonathan H. HAGER, Hiram C. CLARK, Mary Elizabeth CLARK, William Thompson CLARK and Hiram Commodore Perry CLARK. ---------------------------------- CUPP...STRAW...PIERCE Yvonne Brunson (lbrunson@cox.net) 30 March 2003 I am looking for information on Dan & Sarah C. (MAILEN) CUPP, Julius & Rachel (STEWART) STRAW, Frank E. & Carrie (CUPP) STRAW, John C. & Dollie A. (PIERCE) STRAW. All are from Towanda, Kansas. ---------------------------------- SMITH...SCOTT Rick Rantz (rrantz@uh.edu) 26 March 2003 I am searching for information on Lawson C. SMITH, born 1834 in Pennsylvania, died 14 November 1904 in or near Potwin, Butler County, Kansas. Lawson was married to Catherine Margaret SCOTT, born 24 February 1839 in Illinois, died 8 June 1910 in or near Potwin, Butler County, Kansas. Children of Lawson C. SMITH and Catherine Margaret SCOTT are: SMITH, Effie Ann, b: 21 October 1870 SMITH, Sarah M. SMITH, Weltha C., b: 22 June 1861 SMITH, Charles A., b: 1867 SMITH, Rachel Mary, b: 7 September 1866 SMITH, Thomas William, b: 21 October 1869 SMITH, Elmer E., b: 1874 SMITH, Frank M., b: 1876 SMITH, Mamie, b: 26 August 1879 3 other daughters died as infants. ---------------------------------- VALENTINE...CLARK Debbi Collins (collinsbnd@mchsi.com) 14 March 2003 I am looking for the marriage record of Charles G. VALENTINE and Barbara Ann CLARK or any other information you can give me. They were married October 8, 1878 in Butler County, Kansas. ---------------------------------- BRENNER...BATRUM...TOLER Christine Roszak (croszak@excite.com) 3 March 2003 I am searching for information on the BRENNER family. John George BRENNER died there August 28, 1898. His daughter Anna May married John W. BATRUM in El Dorado on March 2, 1892. In the early 1900's Henry TOLER lost his wife and he and his two sons came to live near Anna May and John BATRUM. Henry married Anna May's sister, Minnie BRENNER, she died in childbirth in 1903. Any help with any of these people would be greatly appreciated. ---------------------------------- EVANS...NIXON Mala Buck (daughterofsouth@yahoo.com) 26 February 2003 I am trying to find a way to get an obituary copy for my husband's Great-Grandfather in the hopes that it will contain further genealogical information that we don't have. The problem is that w don't have dates of birth or death. His Great-Grandfather was Jerome Melvin EVANS, (born sometime around 1880?) who married Fannie Mae NIXON. They lived in El Dorado and raised their children there. Jerome worked for the Butler County Courthouse in El Dorado in maintenance and retired from there. Jerome and Fannie's children's names were: Pearl EVANS, (who married Earl BRANAMAN, and they lived in Plevna, Kansas), James EVANS, John EVANS, Claude Chester EVANS and Jerome Melvin EVANS (who married Anna Louise HASH and they lived in Hutchinson, Kansas). Any help or advice you can offer us would be greatly appreciated. ---------------------------------- JOHNSON Frank (famtree812@aol.com) 25 February 2003 Trying to find out information on a Gaylord JOHNSON, moved from Florida, and not sure his ancestors lived in Kansas. ---------------------------------- WAGGY Heather Seaton (t-bell2u@lycos.com) 16 February 2003 I am looking for information on William Arthur WAGGY, born 1884 and died 1928. He married Lucille MONTGOMERY about 1911. Had at least one brother named Chester. ---------------------------------- DUNNIGAN...SMITH Virginia Withnell (virginialr_56@hotmail.com) 13 February 2003 Looking for a Lucy DUNNIGAN, whose mother was Millie DUNNIGAN, could be Lucy SMITH, born in 1869. ---------------------------------- SUBLETT Joan Linam (jlinam@frontiernet.net) 12 February 2003 Looking for the family of Tony SUBLETT and Sarah Ann "Sadie" CROUTHERS. Sadie was born in 1885 and died in El Dorado, Kansas in 1958. Do not know the birth or death date for Tony (maybe Anthony) SUBLETT. ---------------------------------- CAIN...BURKHOLDER...HALL BLANKENSHIP Harve Wolfe (hwlobo@aol.com) 9 February 2003 Of particular interest is one Abel Homer HALL, father of Homer HALL (who was Mayor of El Dorado around 1926-27). Abel supposedly married Bell/Isobel CAIN or BURKHOLDER in 1878. He seems to have dropped off the face of the earth. ---------------------------------- KRAMER Russ Raines (nikkocat@msn.com) 1 February 2003 Looking for information on paternal Grandmother: Ruth Ann KRAMER, graduated from El Dorado High School in 1930. Father, Jack KRAMER, ran Kramer Cleaners on Main Street. No luck on 'normal' genealogical sites. ---------------------------------- HARRISON...RICKABAUGH Dr. Stephen Berrey (steve_berrey@yahoo.com) 31 January 2003 Seeking details regarding Robert HARRISON and wife (2nd marriage): Mrs. Sarah A. (RICKABAUGH) HARRISON. Robert is my 3rd Great-Grandfather. Need to know if Robert and Sarah are laid to rest in Augusta or anywhere in Butler County. Also, need to know if Robert's son, William R. HARRISON (son from 1st marriage with Ms. Mary Jane DAVIDSON), retired and died in Butler County? Where is he laid to rest? They all resided in Augusta, Butler County, Kansas as identified in the 1880 Federal Census of Butler County, Kansas. ---------------------------------- SPEARS Skip Buhler (doyle_buhler@hotmail.com) 14 January 2003 Does anybody recognize the name, Granville SPEARS? He apparently lived for some time in DeGraff, Butler County, Kansas, and was shot dead here abt. 1927 in a poker game dispute. Was born Granville J. SPEARS in Kentucky, before his death he lived in Hopkins County, Texas with brother, Fountain Jasper SPEARS. Granville may have been married to a Ida WINFREY from Hopkins County. If any of these folks look familiar please contact me. ---------------------------------- HANKS Sarah Armour (linsey@wheatstate.com) 9 January 2003 Jay E. HANKS was my Great-Uncle. I have come across a cemetery deed that he and his wife had purchased in March of 1954, the deed number is535 and it states Sunset Lawn Cemetery, Butler County, Kansas. I am certain he is not buried there but would like to know if maybe other family members are? ----------------------------------