Morris County Kansas Family History Queries, 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- GREEN Kay Brumbaugh (katie@cjnetworks.com) 29 September 1997 I am looking for information on Samuel Vilas GREEN, wife, Charlotte 'Lottie', and son, Samuel Ernest GREEN. Samuel was a traveling preacher, from abt 1875-1910. Son, Samuel Ernest was born 30 April 1887 in Morris County. I would like to find a birth record, if possible. Can someone tell me what records are available, and who to contact? HINTON Vicki Johnson (vjohn1006@aol.com) 29 September 1997 I am seeking obituary info for a Josiah HINTON, who died 5 May 1894 in Council Grove, Morris Co., KS. Any help would be appreciated. WILKES...SARGENT Gloria Wilkinson (mwilk@aracnet.com) 20 September 1997 WILKES, SARGENT. I am looking for a Leander WILKES who married Virginia SARGENT. They lived in and raised three children in Dwight, Morris County, Kansas. Leander served in the Civil War. BERNARD...THOMAS Kenneth Thomas (thomask@iland.net) 13 September 1997 I am currently searching for any information on a lady named Anna BERNARD, her maiden name was THOMAS. I have information that she married a fellow named BERNARD. They lived in the Dunlap, Morris Co., KS area. I have an old copy of the Council Grove Republican dated, 21 June 1949, and in an article about my Great-Grandmother's funeral there is a W. W. BERNARD and a Fred BERNARD both listed. I am not sure which, but suspect that one is the father and the other is a son. I would appreciate any information on these people, especially Anna. MILLIGAN...HANDLEY Pat Sproat (PatSproat@aol.com) 7 September 1997 I am searching for an obituary of a Marie (Mary) MILLIGAN, who died in Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas on August 7, 1874. She is buried around Council Grove, Kansas and would like to locate the place of burial, she was my Great-Grandmother. Also the Chauncy or Charles HANDLEY family are on the 1875 census of Council Grove, Morris County and would like information on this family. Chauncy HANDLEY's wife was Marie (Mary) MILLIGAN's sister-in-law. On the 1875 census, my Grandfather Charles Wood MILLIGAN, age 4 years is living with this family, any help in Kansas would be greatly appreciated. HUFFAKER...BAKER...CARPENTER Craig Carpenter (sawnsand@swbell.net) 24 August 1997 Thomas S. HUFFAKER, who started the Mission in Council Grove, in Morris County, would be my GGGrandfather. I have info on the descendants from Anna, T.S. & Eliza BAKER HUFFAKER's youngest child (my GGrandmother). I am looking for more info on Anna's husband Fred CARPENTER. I have a book that is by Anna's childhood friend, Lalla Maloy Brigham, that has a lot of good info on Council Grove and the people who started it, entitled "The Story of Council Grove on the Santa Fe Trail". Her father was John Maloy, who wrote history of Morris County in the late 1800's. I would also like to find out where Thomas HUFFAKER came from before he got to Council Grove. FUNK...THOMAS Kenneth Thomas (kgthomas51@charter.net) 17 August 1997 I am currently looking for any information about the FUNK family from somewhere around the Dunlap, Morris County area during the approximate timeframe of early through mid 1900's. The only thing I have is that a Cletys FUNK, b: May 1900, d: December 1929 had married my Grandfather, Preston B. THOMAS about 1917-1918 (he had subsequently re-married). She died as a result of a furnace explosion. I have only found two pictures of her, and a picture of a Munce FUNK, which Possibly could be her father. If you know anything of this family, your help will be greatly appreciated.