Lincoln County Kansas Obituaries: Surnames starting with "N"Obituaries of Lincoln County Kansas
Surnames starting with
"N"
NASH --- Mrs. NASH
Lincoln County Beacon Thursday, November 25, 1880.
---Mrs. NASH, mother of J. FANRSWORTH, living some miles up the river, was burned to death by her clothes catching fire a few days ago... Mrs. NASH was 83 years old.
submitted by Bill and Diana Sowers (Note... We are not related to this person. We found this death notice while looking through the paper.)
NELSON --- Hulda NELSON
Lincoln County Beacon Thursday, August 5, 1880.
---Died August 4th of dysentery, Hulda, daughter of Charles and Ida NELSON of Indiana Township, aged 10 months and 10 days; will be buried today.
submitted by Bill and Diana Sowers (Note... We are not related to this person. We found this death notice while looking through the paper.)
NELSON --- Juanita Faye NELSON
Lincoln Sentinel-Republican, Thursday, September 24, 1936
---Juanita Faye NELSON, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. NELSON, was born at Vesper, Kansas January 13, 1913, and died at her home near Downs, Kansas, September 11, 1936, age 23 years, 7 months and 28 days. Juanita was christened in the Evangelical Lutheran Church March 30, 1913 and confirmed March 31, 1929. She granduated from Wichita, Kansas, high school in 1930 and came with her parents to Downs, Kansas in August, 1933. Six years of her life were spent in Alberta, Canada. She was a member of the Rebekah lodge of Downs....
She leaves to mourn her untimely death her father and mother, two brothers, Kenneth and Cletus, two grandfathers and many other relatives while her friends are numbered by her acquaintances. Funeral services were held from the home and the Lutheran Church in Denmark, Sunday morning, conducted by Rev. Fred BLANDING of Downs... Interment was in the churchyard at Denmark.
submitted by Bill and Diana Sowers (Note... We are not related to this person.
NELSON --- Selma C.
Lincoln Republican, March 17, 1887
---Died at her home near Pleasant Valley, Lincoln county, Kan., March 7th, from effects of diphtheria, Selma C., daughter of Clis and [??] NELSON, aged 11 years, 2 months and 27 days. The Master has called away from earth to his heavenly home a very pure, loving child. He alone knows how much she will be missed at home.
NOON --- Ellen McManamon NOON
Lincoln Sentinel, Nov. 13, 1913
---Mrs. Thomas S. NOON died at the home of her son, William, near Vesper, Sunday, Nov. 9, 1913, at the age of 76.Ellen McMANAMON was born in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1837 and came to America with her parents at the age of 12 years settling in New Albany, Ind. She was united in marriage to Thomas S. NOON in December 1853. To this union were born 13 children, only two survive their mother, William NOON and Mrs. Lizzie SMITH.Ellen NOON came to Kansas with her husband in 1866 and settled temporarily at Ft. Riley. There she volunteered to nurse the soldiers who had cholera. From Ft. Riley they moved to Ft. Harker, now Kanopolis. Then they came to Lincoln county ahd homesteaded four miles west of Lincoln Center where she lived until the end came. She enjoyed relating their experiences of the indian raids. In 1869 she made her escape on horseback over the Saline river at Nicholas Whalen crossing carrying her baby on her shoulder. The Indians destroyed property and massacred those who failed to escape. She was a kind, loving mother and a good kind neighbor, always willing to assist in sickness and trouble.The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Father FITZGERALD and the interment was made in the Catholic cemetery south of Lincoln.
NOON --- Thomas NOON
Lincoln Sentinel, April 14, 1898
--- James A. SMITH furnishes us the following data concerning the life and death of a pioneer citizen of Lincoln county:
Thomas NOON died at No. 1912 Arapahoe street, Denver, Colo., the 5th inst. and was buried on the 7th. He was born in Mayo County, Ireland, in 1831, came to America in 1854, landing at New Orleans. After a short residence in New Orleans he removed to New Albany, Ind., where lived for 12 years, being engaged in steamboating on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers a greater part of that time. He afterwards removed to Kansas and worked for the U.S. government at Forts Leavenworth, Riley and Harker for about three years, during which time he filed papers on the land four miles west of Lincoln, where he resided till the middle of last February, continuously, except when driven away by the Indians when they made their several raids through this country. He was here during the last Indian raid in this county when there were 13 persons killed.
Mr. Noon was married to Miss Ellen McMAHON at New Albany, Ind. Ten children were born to them, only three of whom, with their mother, survive the father. These children are Mary, who is married and lives in Denver, Lizzie, who is married to Henry A. SMITH and lives three miles west of this city, and William, unmarried and resident unknown.
He leaves no near relatives to mourn his loss except his widow, Mrs. Ellen NOON, and the three children above-mentioned, and his brother Patrick, who is two years his senior. The brothers lived close neighbors for the last 25 or 30 years. The surviving relatives have the sympathy of the people of the whole community.
submitted by Tracee Hamilton (Note: No relation that I know of, but I am interested in the early Irish setters. I can be contacted at tracee.hamilton2@verizon.net.)