Neosho County Kansas - Family History Queries, July - December 2002 Kenneth Thomas (kgthomas51@charter.net) 06/30/04 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WELDA...McMILLEN...MEEKER maryachtrh@aol.com 19 December 2002 I am looking for family information on Jacob Theodore WELDA, who married 1.) Sarah J. McMILLEN and 2.) Mrs. Alice MEEKER. Jacob and Sarah appear on the 1900 census of Neosho County with 1 child, Ray Berton/Burton, born 1880 Kansas. Any help would be greatly appreciated. ----------------------------------------------- HUNT...BALDWIN...BURKETT Anna Bertram (abertram@dtccom.net) 18 December 2002 My Grandmother, Berch Louie BALDWIN, was born November 11, 1891 in Neosho County, Kansas to Esther Sarah BURKETT and Henry Nelson BALDWIN. My Grandfather, Harry Clay HUNT, was born June 3, 1888 in Neosho County, Kansas to Martha Hortense BALDWIN and John Asbury HUNT. Berch BALDWIN and Harry HUNT married March 17, 1911 in Neosho County, Kansas. They lived several years in Garfield County, Oklahoma but returned to Neosho County, Kansas after World War II, eventually buying a charming older home at 219 North Grant in Erie. They lived there about 30 years and I spent as much time with them as I could during my growing up years. It was wonderful to feel a part of the community and to be related to so many people there. I would like to share and exchange information with people researching these lines or who knew my wonderful Grandparents. ----------------------------------------------- ATKINSON...STEVENSON/STEPHENSON notejam@aol.com 8 December 2002 I am trying to find out who the parents of James Edward STEVENSON are. Also, I would like to know what towns are close to Lincoln Township, Neosho County, Kansas. James was born in either 1882 (familysearch.org record AFN:DKZF-GR) or 1884 (calculated from age at marriage, and date of marriage to Mary Caroline ATKINSON also born in Lincoln Township, Neosho County, Kansas (AFN:6F6R-JM). Married May 1, 1912 at Edgemont, Fall River, South Dakota. Then at some time they moved to Cow Creek, Oregon, perhaps Myrtle Creek, Oregon for awhile, then moved around 1927 to Patagonia or Nogales, Arizona, then San Diego, California in 1928 and worked as a street car or trolley car conductor, then moved to Central Point, Oregon in 1929. Source: IGI Individual Batch Number 7528812, sheet 46, source call number 0884650 Source: Ardyce Coon, wife of Richard Eldon STEVENSON, son of James. (My mother) James and Mary are my Grandparents. I was told by my father that the name was changed from STEPHENSON or something like that, to STEVENSON, and it was either James' father or Grandfather that changed the name. Therefore, James' parents surname might be either STEVENSON or STEPHENSON or a similar sounding name. Did James have any brothers and sisters and what were their names. ----------------------------------------------- WEIDNER Mary Sargentini (favant@d-web.com) 25 November 2002 My Grandmother, Ethel WEIDNER, we believe was born in Chanute on December 19, 1885. We are trying to find any information on her and her family. She later married Chas. MEIER, born in Lehigh, Kansas. ----------------------------------------------- SLACK Robert Quinn (basq1@juno.com) 21 November 2002 The SLACK family was living in the Erie, Neosho County area during the 1880 US census, Wm. SLACK, Father, age 38 Charlotte SLACK, Spouse, age 30 Joseph SLACK, Son, age 7 Julia E. SLACK, Daughter, age 4 (later WILLIAMS) Lewis SLACK, Son, age 3 All were born in Ohio and some if not all returned. I have no record of any of the rest of the family. Julia E. SLACK lived in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio and died there in July 1965 at the age of 89. ----------------------------------------------- GEORGE Don George (don.george@rogers.com) 14 November 2002 GEORGE, Nicholas & Johanna. My great grandparents moved from Buffalo, NY either in the late 1860's or early 1870's, and settled in St. Paul, KS in Neosho County. They came with other GEORGE family members as there still are GEORGEs living in Neosho County. My Great-Grandfather, Nicholas, is buried at a cemetery in St. Paul. In 1914, Johanna & her grown children moved to Spokane, WA, and eventually settled in Killam, Alberta Canada; where they farmed. I am looking to make contact with any Georges still iving in the county; and if possible find out when Nicholas & Johanna GEORGE moved to St. Paul, and if they were born & raised in Buffalo or if they were born in Europe and moved. My grandfather was born in 1886. Looking for some way to get some kind of verification. ----------------------------------------------- FOOSE June Arnold (seashore_80@hotmail.com) 11 November 2002 Trying to locate some of Ruby Gundy FOOSE's, (my mother) relatives and a record of her birth. She was born in 1908 in Chanute, Kansas. ----------------------------------------------- MISNER/MIZNER Darren Smith (dare@gci.net) 31 October 2002 I am trying to find out information or possibility of an obituary for an Aron MISNER/MIZNER in Neosho or Wilson Counties. I believe he died in 1900, he was born around 1831 in Ohio I believe. He was married to Sidney Ann MESSER in Illinois. Any information will be of great help. ----------------------------------------------- FRENCH Padilla Family (jpadilla@amigo.net) 30 October 2002 Seeking information on a family that was in Neosho County, Kansas area around 1955 or earlier. I have a letter to my Aunt, Jennie (WILSON) DAVIS from Amfie FRENCH. She refers to Jennie as her Aunt. I don't know the connection. In the letter from Amfie she mentions she has a daughter named Eva. She also mentions Alice FRENCH. Any information on this family is greatly appreciated. ----------------------------------------------- SLATER Susan Laubengayer (rfsml@yahoo.com) 17 October 2002 1880 Neosho County Census shows a Benj. SLATER, 75, b: RI and wife, Miranda, 55, b: NY. Looking for death date of either Benj. or Miranda. I believe Miranda married Benj. after 1870. This woman could be Miranda Read CHAPPEL, born in New York, she lived in West Virginia and Virginia. Her children were: George, Charles, Nellie (wife of Joe Risinger, Wilson County, Kansas) and Mary A. (wife of Harvey SURPRISE, Wilson County), are all in the "History of Neosho And Wilson Counties, Kansas. Also, what is the publication date on the original history of these two counties? ----------------------------------------------- BUSS Steve Klokkenga (sklokk@marktwain.net) 17 October 2002 Henry and Lena BUSS lived west of Walnut in Neosho County, Kansas. They moved to their farm in 1908 from Oklahoma. Would like to know the township that this would be in so that I can check the census. ----------------------------------------------- STARTUP Sandra Necco (snecco@msn.com) 12 October 2002 I am researching the family of Charles L. STARTUP and wife Elizabeth (MURPHEY) STARTUP, who arrived in Chanute abt. 1866 from Illinois. Prior to that they were in Licking County, Ohio. Several of their sons were in Neosho county including Franklin Alexander STARTUP, John Crittenden STARTUP and Charles L. STARTUP, Jr. ----------------------------------------------- PHELPS Ron Phelps (ronp@rkpsolutions.com) 16 September 2002 Robert Warren PHELPS Born: April 10, 1873 Died: November 9, 1912 Married: August 6, 1896 - Chanute, Kansas Wife: Esther FIELD Father: James Anderson PHELPS I am looking for information to confirm what I have. Also, to gather information on Robert's father and mother. ----------------------------------------------- MUNDING Luella Faucett (wfaucett@aol.com) 12 September 2002 I have gathered data on many early MUNDING families of the United States that came from Germany originally. One of those groups of families is the Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and California group. When they lived in Kansas they were in the St. Paul, Neosho County, Kansas area. I also had a MUNDING ancestor in Minnesota, and that was my reasoning for the research on the early pioneers that had that surname. I am trying to connect them all to the parish records of Germany. I am willing to share what I have to others, via a gedcom file for a genealogy program on each persons computer, so that we might all have the information on where we came. ----------------------------------------------- McCONN Janice McConn (jmhealy1@attbi.com) 9 September 2002 I am looking for information on the Bethel Cemetery in Neosho County, Kansas. Has anyone done a book or a reading of this cemetery? I am told that Grandmother Barbara A. McCONN and her husband David are buried there. I am also looking for HARDMAN and BARNHART burials as well as anyone working on these lines. David A. McCONN Born: 15 October 1827 Died: 11 September 1880 Kansas Barbara A. McCONN Born: 29 January 1837 Died: 30 March 1911 Hood River County, Oregon and was shipped back to Neosho County, Kansas according to the death certificate. ----------------------------------------------- RHODES shanna1609@aol.com 5 September 2002 Searching for parents of William RHODES, b: 20 December 1831, Illinois, d: 31 March 19009, Neosho County, Kansas, m: Nancy Price. ----------------------------------------------- RICHARD Leeanna Curren (dcurren@cox.net) 16 August 2002 I would like an obituary for my biological Grandfather, John Benham RICHARD, died February 5, 1989, Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas. How would I go about getting a copy of his will? ----------------------------------------------- MOYER debquilt@aol.com 11 August 2002 I would deeply appreciate any information regarding James Marshall MOYER, Margaret (BARGER) MOYER, Almeda MOYER, Parthenia MOYER, and Jacob K. MOYER. Thank you very much in advance! ----------------------------------------------- SIMMONS Doug Massey (massey@interlynx.net) 5 August 2002 Looking for information on Henry and Helen SIMMONS. Henry immigrated to Flat Rock, Neosho County from Norfolk County, Ontario sometime before 1874. His father's name was David SIMMONS and his mother's name was Cicely RONSON. ----------------------------------------------- BERTHOT Helen (bookerhp@aol.com) 1 August 2002 Would appreciate knowing what information would be available for any BERTHOT that died in Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas. ----------------------------------------------- MARTIN...STEWART...GRISWOLD Kevin Martin (kmartin@auburnfmc.org) 26 July 2002 I am looking for information on my paternal Grandparents, Roy MARTIN and Winona (GRISWOLD) MARTIN. I am especially eager to trace the MARTIN name back. The couple lived in Chanute, and had three children: Wanda, Ralph Glenn, and Alice. I believe Roy was born in Frontenac to Irish immigrant parents. There is rumor that his name may have been Glenn Roy MARTIN. The maiden name of Mrs. MARTIN's (nee GRISWOLD) mother was STEWART, a descendant of J.W. STEWART, mentioned in the 1883 history elsewhere on the KSGenWeb. ----------------------------------------------- LANHAM Kathryn Roller (kathryn@rollerfamily.net) 14 July 2002 1900 Census, Neosho County had Samuel and Martha LANHAM with children. Samuel was born 1848 in Kentucky. Need help to find his descendents. He had two sons, Thomas and Alphonse. Samuel and family came to Kansas from Kentucky in 1880. I also would like to receive the complete 1900 census for the Family of Samuel LANHAM. ----------------------------------------------- McCARTNEY Judy Pierce (jpierce6@cox.net) 13 July 2002 Looking for Hiram McCARTNEY family information. I believe he died in 1910. ----------------------------------------------- HEDDEN Arlene Dunkum (adunkum@adelphia.net) 11 July 2002 Does anyone know the address for the Elmwood Cemetery in Chanute, Kansas, or an address of whomever is the caretaker?