Families

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Patton Family
Past Queries

PATTON Family

Ennis William PATTON was born 14 September 1885, Spickardsville, Grundy County, Missouri. He married Minnie Mae PIPPINGER. He died 22 July 1934, Garden City, Finney County, Kansas, and is buried in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, Finney County, Kansas.

Minnie Mae (PIPPINGER) was born 4 August 1885 in St. Clair County, Missouri, and died in 1969 in Sedgwick County, Kansas. She is buried in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, Finney County, Kansas. She married Ennis William PATTON.

Children of Ennis William PATTON and Minnie Mae (PIPPINGER) PATTON are:

i. Laura Belle PATTON
ii. Emery Wallace PATTON
iii. Robert Elmer PATTON
iv. Elvira Mae PATTON
v. Hazel Fern PATTON
vi. Charles Beerne PATTON
vii. Cleo Franklin PATTON
viii. Ruby Rose PATTON

Ladies Aid Society of Lakin or Garden City
Photo taken in the late 1920s or early 1930s.
Minnie Mae (PIPPINGER) PATTON is in the front row, second from right.
She is an ancestor of the contributor of this photo.

Contributed by Leslie W. Saint

Past Queries

These old queries may hold a clue for your family history research.

BATES....REED
Ron Collier (rcollier3@cox.net) Sept 26, 2004
I am looking for the marriage date of Vernie A Bates and Alice Laura Reed. Sept 24, 1932 Needing to see if this is correct date. She is 94 years of age and doesn't remember, but does think they were married by justice of the peace in Garden City KS. Any help would be welcomed.

HUGHBANKS
Patricia Wolfe (pvwolfe@iland.net) Sept 26, 2004
I am looking for information on Oliver Hughbanks born 1853. It had been reported he died in 1908 in Garden City KS. Does anyone have any information on him? Where he might be buried? What happened to his family? Any leads would be greatly appreciated. I believe him to be my Great Grandfather.

ADAMS...SWINDLER
James C. Patterson (lpato@ix.netcom.com) Sept 26, 2004
I have been trying to put together my family history and have had a real difficult time finding one Aunt and her family. Loris Geraldine Swindler was married to Willis A. Adams in 1931 in Sward County and apparently divorced sometime prior to Nov 1941 and moved to Calf. with her daughter Pasty Jo Adams. My father once told me that he had visited them in Garden City in 1940. Any and all assistance is very welcome.

HAMPSHIRE
Claudia Wells (cjwells@socket.net) Sept 26, 2004
Is there any thing on Henry Hampshire that lived in Finney Co. KS. Died there Oct 08, 1902.

FRY
Dennis Evans (dwevans@umich.edu) Sept 26, 2004
I am trying to locate marriage records for Benjamin Shelby Fry and Mary E. they were married around 1886 in Dodge City KS.

MOODY
Harold Chadwick (Haroldchad@aol.com) April 8, 2004
I am looking for a obituary for Willard E. Moody b. 1892 and d. 1970 in Garden City KS.

KEELER
Bob White (whitehb@comcast.net) April 8, 2004
I am looking for a Julius Keeler who died in Garden City, April 20, 1920? He was born in Norwalk OH, in 1832 and spent close to 15 years (1859-1874) in Olathe KS. before moving to Finney County. His son's B and Lewis, also lived in Finney County KS. I am Julius's Great-Grandson, raised in Lawrence.

MARTIN
Aurora Saulsbury (Aurora_saulsbury@hotmail.com) April 8, 2004
I am looking for the Martin family. Wilmetta Martin died there in 1992 on August 26th. Thank you.

MARTIN
Aurora Saulabury (aurora_saulsbury@hotmail.com) 20 Dec, 2003
The Martin family is who I am looking for. Wilmetta Martin died there in 1992 on August 26 th.

HARMAN...STRINGFIELD
Tom Hollis (TOM-HOLLIS@worldnet.att.net) 08 Dec, 2003
I am looking for the obituary of Lois (Stringfield) Harman who died 10 Oct, 1991 in Garden City. I am trying to locate some of her descendents to share ( hand help identify) a number of photographs in my mother's (Maud Fitzpatrick) album taken in Finney County ca. 1913-18, many at the Stringfield ranch (My Old Kentucky Home" north of GC. Mom Lived on a ranch leased by her mother, Nettie E. Warwick in that time period.

CLARK
Linda Unruh (trenton.unruh@sbcglobal.net) 06 Sept, 2003
I am trying to find information on my father's family line. I know that his father's name was Gene Clark. He married Virginia Moore. My father's name is Kervin Dean Clark he also has a twin brother named Kevin Gene Clark. My father married my mother veronica Villalva. I believe all these marriages took place in Finney County KS. I was hoping to find the names and birthplaces of Gene's parents and maybe their parents as Well. I do know that my grandfather Gene is buried in the cemetery in Garden City out on the highway by Towns Riverview. Any and all help would be very helpful.

BROWN
Anne Fraser (AnneFraser5@msn.com) 09 July, 2003
I am looking for the name of someone buried at Valley View Cemetery. I am wondering if the name of the cemetery has changed. My mother, Gladys Hard is buried there, then an unused space for my father, next to him is Alga Hard. I believe the person I am trying to track is buried either right next to Alga or very close to her. The last name is Brown. the wife perhaps Florence died in approx. 1891 her husband later.

WHITE
Marilyn Conte (DoonRock@msn.com) 07 July, 2003
I am trying to locate the Naturalization Records for what I believe to be my great-grandfather, Charles M. White, age 47, listed on "First Naturalization Record A, Finney County KS, Intentions" on Sept, 1887. I recently ordered this document by Frances (Wheller) Embree, Garden City KS through our local library but it lists only the page number, name , age, country, and year. I also found a C. White on the 1880 Douglas County , Nebraska Census, but the family is listed only by their fist initials (with the exception of a child, "Alexander" who would possibly be my grandfather). Once I am certain that this Charles M. White is my great-grand father, I wish to travel to Kansas and Nebraska to do additional research.

BURNSIDE
Alan Booton (alanhomer@aol.com) 04 July, 2003
My wife's great grandfather, J. H. Burnside is mentioned in the on-line history of Finney County as being one of the larger cattle ranchers in the late 1800's. We are looking fro any information , a gravesite, some relation still in the county, or just anything about him and his family. We have in our possession an engraved cup from his Civil War reunion that well be 100 years old this September. The cup was engraved to his daughter Emma who when married became a Clark. He fought in an Indiana Regiment and moved to KS after the war. This tells us he passed away after 1903, but other than his unit's history. My wife has a photo of J. H. and his wife, (who's name we do not know), we have found very little else.

GOFF
Robert Goff (anthonygoff411@hotmail.com) 21 Feb, 2003
I have relatives who use to live in Finney County KS. Any Information on the Goff family would be greatly thankful.

HEMPHILL
Sue Wood (suewood@direcway.com) 18 Feb, 2003
Looking for two obits, Franklin (Frank) Hemphill, he died in Reno Co KS, but lived in Finney Co KS in 1900 and his father and mother also lived there. He died 18 June, 1915. His wife was Francis Hemphill, she died in Harvey Co KS, where she had gone to live. Her date of death was 21 Jan, 1927.

UPSHAW
Alisa Klein (amk1206@hotmail.com) 05 Feb, 2003
Looking for information on Leroy F. Upshaw and his wife Hulda. I have found them on the 1910 census. But that is all of the information I have.

HURST
Dennis Roll (rolldr@telus.net) 04 Jan, 2003
Looking for information , esp. obits. for Albert Hurst and his wife Rebecca Jane or "Jennie" who lived in Garden City from 1880's to mid 1900's. Rebecca was still living in 1937. She was my Great Grandmother's youngest sister. Would like to know it ther are any living descendants.

REEP
Earl Reep (ereep@whidbey.net) 04 Jan, 2003
I have been working on my Reep family genealogy for a number of years now. and have had difficulty determining what happened to the wife of Reverend Solomon Reep Jr. He lived in Garden City KS. He had a shoe repair shop in the 1940's and 1950's and died in Garden City KS in 1961. He was Previously a Captain with the Salvation Army and I believe held the Methodist faith. His wife was Minnie (Withers) Reep. She lived in Garden City KS until at least 1976. That is the last date she is included in the Garden City Directory. She is not buried whit her husband in Garden City's Valley View Cemetery.

THOMPSON
Kenneth Simmons (uffdaken@comcast.net) 04 Jan, 2003
I am looking for information on a Cavlin S Thompson, born Feb 5,1851 (or 49) and died Oct 23, 1923. Buried Oct 29,1923 at the Valley View Cemetery. His wife, Mary V. Thompson (Simmons) is my Great-Grand Aunt. She if buried in Pueblo, Co. Her first husband was a Mr. Phares. Would like to get a copy of and obituary and a close up picture of his Tombstone if there is any.

SIMMONS....CRIST
Kenneth Simmons (uffdaken@comcast.net) 01 Jan, 2003
My GrandFather, Charles E. Simmons and his 5 brothers and 1 sister were born in Finney Co KS. Their father Saulsbury and his brother George W Simmons lived 3 miles west of the Prairie View Cemetery in Friend KS. Also interrest in the Crist family.

HEINBIGNER
Peggy Heinbigner (GGulland@aol.com) 1 Nov, 2002
Looking for marriagae of " Conrad Heinbigner and wife Molly or Amelia. Possibly married near Garden City, Nov, 1909.

HEIMBUCHNER/HEIMBECHNER.....SCHMIDT
Peggy Heinbigner (GGulland@aol.com) 30 Sept, 2002
I am looking for records of a marriage for a Conrad Heimbuchner/Heimbechner to Amelia Schmidt , c. 1910.

HYMAN
Jody Miller (mllerjb@wirefire.com) 25 Sept, 2002
I am looking for a record of birth for Adelia Virginia Hyman. Parents are Samuel and Lucy Hyman: born 1899, probably about June, in Garden city KS.

LINDNER
Cheryl Crouch (TX7cedar@aol.com) 06 Aug, 2002
I am looking for information about or descendants of William Lindner, b: 1847 Germany d: 1911 Finney County KS. and his wife, Katherine Koch, b:1858 FT Madison IA d: 1935 Finney County KS. They lived in Terry Township, Finney County KS. They had 5 children, Frederick William, Gottleb Albert, Carl Ernest, Hilda Laura, and Aldred Pearl. My husband descends form on of Katherine Koch's sisters.

NETTROUER
J.P. Hart (jhart3@ix.netcom.com) 5 July, 2002
Looking to verify the burial location of Albert Owen Nettrouer, born 24 April 1888, died 10 Jan 1960, And his wife Grace Cyble (Hart), born 28 Feb 1900, no death date. Believed to be buried in Garden City.

DOUGHETRY
Teale (tkocher@lpsd.k12.co.us) 6 June, 2002
My Gr Granddad worked at the Garden City Sugar Co for nearly 35 years, from approx 1924 to approx 1959. His name was Maynard "Emery" Dougherty. The Sugar Co closed it doors a long time ago. Where would I find Employment records and how I might be able to them.

SMITH
Beverly Burt (bevfitz@mac.com) 6 June, 2002
I am looking for information on Psyche Smith who died in Holcomb KS Feb 1960. Does anyone know the cemetery for Holcomb or what paper an obit might have been printed in. Her maiden name was Frakes and she was married to Elmer Smith in 1901 in MO.

MITCHELL
Reta (SAMS72427@aol.com) 6 June, 2002
Searching fo a Judge that was in Jetmore KS in the 1930's by the name of James B Mitchell. He married my parents in 1933 and my mother found out later that the Judge was her Grandfather. My Mother had been sent out for adoption in 1918 when she was 4 and had lost all contact with her family. Her mother was Eva Mae Mitchell who married Homer Kiehl and lived around the Garden City Area. Eva Mae died in the 1918 Flu Epidemic and the children were sent away.

AKERS...PICKERTT
Kay (roeroe5518@houston.rr.com) 6 June, 2002
Clara Lillian Akers b:1890 d:1932 m: 1910 to Earl Pickertt. One living child, male, who married an Antrim. Clara's parents are Larkin N Akers b:1862 and Ida L King 1863.

HART
J.P. Hart (jhart3@ix.net.com) 6 June, 2002
Trying to verify the burial of Joseph Johnson Hart, b: 20 Jan 1863, d: 27 Aug 1952. Would like to know what cemetery he is in.

ROUSE
Mary Mackenzie (Macmary1949@yahoo.com) 6 June, 2002
Schyuler Rouse was my G-G-Grandfather. I am descended through his son Sheldon Schyuler and his son Harland Albert and his son Sheldon Albert.

RHODES
Trudy Rhodes (ORMamaBee@msn.com) 06 June, 2002
Searching for information on Curtis H Rhodes b: Oct 1847 in NY: father born in Germany and Mother born in NY. Occupation: Baptist Minister/teacher. His wife Nettie M Rhodes was b: Sept 1858 in IL, married 27 years. Father born in Canada and Mother born in Scotland. They had 4 Children: Frank Pardee b 1877 in MI, Wilson A b: 1879 in MI, Archie D b: May 1882 in IL, Electa E b June 1893 in KS. Eldest son of Curtis H Rhodes, from deceased wife, was born in 1873 in 1873 in NY. Looking for his 1st wife name and b/d information.