Lincoln County's Half-Century Club
(Published in the October 19, 1939, Lincoln Sentinel-Republican, the list
includes Lincoln County residents who had lived in the county at least 50
years. Residents are divided into communities in which they lived in 1939.
An asterisk indicates the resident was born in the county.)
---transcribed by Tracee Hamilton
Lincoln
Abbott, E.E. Spring 1884
Ackerman, O.J. May 1878
Adamson, E.T. March 28, 1885
Adamson, Mrs. E.T. 1884
Altman, Mrs. S.A. March 1874
Altman, S.A. Nov. 1875
Anderson, Mrs. C.W. * Nov. 13, 1882
Anderson, Mrs. Charles June 1871
Anderson, Will * Nov. 17. 1876
Armbrust, Howard L. * May 1887
Ashton, A.A. Sept. 1883
Aufdemberger, Mrs. H.W. * April 19, 1878
Baird, W.S. Sept. 1872
Beck, Austin * May 28, 1886
Beck, Mrs. M.J. Dec. 28, 1880
Behrens, Christ April 4, 1887
Behrens, Mrs. Christ April 1878
Berryman. W.J. 1876
Bird, E.F. Sept. 1869
Bird, GW. Sept. 1869
Bloyd, Mrs. J.C. * April 1, 1878
Bohling, Wm. 1884
Bond, W.S. March 1886
Borman, Mrs. Amanda * June 13, 1889
Britegam, Mrs. Grace * Sept. 1882
Britegam, U.G. Nov. 1872
Brockett, Mrs. Jennie * May 25, 1879
Brown, Chas. T. * Aug. 1879
Brown, Mrs. Chas T. * April 24, 1879
Brunt, Ralph W. 1881
Bryan, Cora Donley * Nov. 25, 1874
Burger, Mrs. Pearl * Feb. 1888
Burt, J.H. 1878
Butner, S.S. Oct. 1886
Choate, Mrs. Lucy Oct. 22, 1878
Churchill, Jess Sept. 1878
Clark, Alfred S. * Oct. 21, 1885
Clark, John April 1874
Cleaver, George A. March 1889
Cleaver, James March 1889
Cleaver, Mrs. George A. March 1889
Clinesmith, George April 1886
Coyle, E.S. March 12, 1878
Coyle, Mrs. E.S. April 8, 1885
Crawford, Grant Oct. 1877
Crawford, Mrs. Beulah * July 25, 1884
Crawford, Mrs. Eva H. * Sept. 6, 1871
Damker, Martin March 11, 1872
Davis, Geo. C. April 1873
Detmer, Wm. March 1887
Dill, Mrs. Mary July 1880
Doll, Margaret * Sept. 29, 1886
Donley, Homer * Nov. 1872
Dresselhaus, F.A. May 10, 1884
Dresselhaus, Mrs. F.A. * Aug. 19. 1875
Fancher, James D. June 18, 1880
Feldkamp, Mrs. Henry April 1879
Flaherty, J.M. June 1876
Gilkison, Mrs. L.L. Nov. 1878
Goodykoontz, C.A. Oct. 12, 1878
Goodykoontz, Mrs. C.A. March 1877
Gourley, J.W. * March 16, 1880
Gravener, R.L. March 1878
Green, Will 1885
Green, Will Oct. 1885
Greene, R.W. * Aug. 1880
Grim, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Spring 1885
Hall, Anna M. Oct. 1869
Harlow, E.D. 1885
Hazen, W.B. 1886
Hendrickson, C.C. Oct. 20, 1866
Hendrickson, D.S. Oct. 20, 1866
Hendrickson, J.R. Oct. 20, 1866
Hendrickson, Mrs. C.C. Jan. 1879
Hendrickson, Mrs. J.R. Sept. 2, 1877
Herman, Will * March 3, 1876
Hollingsworth, Mrs. L.T. Oct. 12, 1878
Hollingsworth, Mrs. L.T. Oct. 12, 1878
Holman, Mrs. Will May 1878
Holman, Will March 1878
Horner, Harry O. * Aug. 10, 1886
Hundertmark, George April 1877
Hunter, J.E. Sept. 1878
Hunter, Mrs. Jennie H. Oct. 1884
Hutchison, G.E. Oct. 1, 1888
Jeffers, George E. Feb. 1878
Jeffers, Mrs. Eliza E. 1878
Jones, A.R. 1877
Jordan, Albert O. 1887
Kerr, R.G. May 1877
Kilcoyne, Mike * Feb. 28, 1882
Kilcoyne, Mrs. Mike * Sept. 27, 1879
Kindlesparger, Mrs. Annie * Nov. 19, 1878
Kobbeman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry March 1879
Kowalke, G.M. April 1885
Larsen, J.L. Sept. 1882
Lebien, Mrs. Lizzie March 1886
Lebien, Mrs. W.O. March 1886
Lebien, W.O. Oct. (illegible)
Lessor, Bing 1887
Lessor, Louis * April 1889
Lessor, Mrs. Louis * Feb. 1889
Liss, C.E. * Dec. 1880
Livingood, Roy * June 1885
Lohmann, Charles 1885
Long, Carl A. * Dec. 5, 1882
Lovin, Mrs. Pearl March 1878
Luff, Mrs. Mary 1874
Lyne, T.T. * March 1880
Lyne, W.E. 1878
Lyster, Mrs. Maude Oct. 1884
Marshall, J.B. Sept. 1877
Marshall, Martha April 1873
Marshall, Mrs. J.B. 1872
Mathews, H. 1889
Mathews, Mrs. Ella Sept. 1879
McClain, Rev. W.A. 1878
McClure, Will March 20, 1882
McFarland, E.A. 1883
McFarland, Mrs. J.H. Spring 1886
McGeary, Eber * Aug. 14, 1882
Medcraft, Alfred April 1871
Meili, Rudolf April 1880
Melrose, Archie 1878
Melrose, Mrs. Archie * July 1878
Metz, D.S. Nov. 1885
Metz, Mrs. D.S. April 1879
Minx, Mrs. Etta June 1883
Montgomery, George 1874
Moss, Geo. E. * March 26, 1883
Moss, M.E. * Aug. 1877
Moss, Mrs. M.E. March 1885
Nixon, C.H. * Aug. 27, 1874
Noon, Phillip Oct. 1867
Obermueller, Ernest 1888
Obermueller, Mrs. Ernest 1878
Ostland, Martin L. Oct. 1882
Page, Mrs. W.C. Sept. 1871
Patterson, Mrs. Minnie * Sept. 1872
Peckham, George A. April 18, 1877
Peckham, Mrs. George March 1879
Pierce, T.S. Feb. 1870
Porter, H.U. Feb. 1874
Porter, Mrs. Ella * July 1888
Rohwer, H.J. April 1878
Rohwer, Mrs. H.J. * April 15, 1880
Roush, J.C. * March 1880
Saunders, Mrs. Bessie April 1879
Shafer, Mrs. Ida April 1874
Shafer, Oren H. June 21, 1870
Shaffstall, Leo April 28, 1879
Shaffstall, Mrs. Leo * Aug. 8, 1878
Smith, H.A. Nov. 7, 1877
Smith, Mrs. H.A. * Nov. 17, 1877
Smith, Mrs. Jessie Oct. 1871
Smith, Mrs. Martha * Sept. 8, 1872
Songer, Dr. W.G. 1888
Songer, Mrs. W.G. * Aug. 1888
Spear, W.W. March 1884
Spencer, Dr. B.F. March 1878
Sprague, Fred 1874
Sprague, Mrs. Fred 1884
Stewart, Mrs. Della Fall 1878
Strange, A.O. April 1866
Strange, Alfred E. * Jan. 25, 1877
Tannehill, William * Sept. 11, 1877
Toole, H.J. * April 1882
Veitengruber, George * May 9, 1879
Wacker, Edward J.G. Feb. 1880
Wacker, Herman H. March 1, 1881
Walker, John Fall 1878
Walters, F.A. * 1879
Walters, Mrs. F.A. * 1880
Watson, Gus June 1871
Webb, E.J. Sept. 12, 1874
Webb, Mrs. E.J. 1878
Weseloh, Wm. C. 1879
Wild, Will * 1875
Wolford, S.C. Oct. 1871
Woody, A.W. April 3, 1871
Woody, Mrs. A.W. April 14, 1878
Wright, H.C. * Dec. 1876
Zier, Fred * March 19, 1879
Vesper
Bacus, L.L. 1887
Bacus, Mrs. L.L. * April 12, 1889
Cox, Mrs. O.W. March 1878
Cromwell, Mrs. Jessie D. Aug. 1879
Harlow, E.J. March 1876?
Holm, Mrs. P.W. * July 25, 1872
Holm, P.W. Sept. 1886
Jensen, Andrew * March 9, 1882
Jensen, James * Dec. 16, 1878
Lessor, Mrs. Bing * 1886
McClure, D.I. 1883
McClure, Mrs. Hattie 1884
Nelson, Hans Nov. 1886
Swenson, K.M. July 1879
Twibell, Mrs. Laura 1884
Wiemerslage, Mrs. Wm. Nov. 1876
Wiemerslage, Wm. Sept. 1885
Denmark
Anderson, A.C. April 1872
Dehlin, Mrs. Hulda N. 1885
Nielsen, H.P. * July 31, 1874
Ash Grove
Brown, Clara M. 1875
Brown, F.L. 1875
Brown, Ora M. * 1883
Hunter
Barnhill, Mrs. Louisa April 1871
Sylvan Grove
Frey, Mrs. Mina May 1880
Lantz, Miles H. * 1885
Morgan, Mrs. Eula I. April 6, 1873
Shaffer, Mrs. J.E. * Aug. 5, 1875
Sigle, Frank * Feb. 1878
Vonada, Mildred May 1880
Vonada, Mrs. Mildred Aug. 1882
Barnard
Bowen, Esley 1871
Burns, W.W. 1884
Clark, E.W. * 1881
Clark, H.H. * 1883
Clark, Mrs. E.W. * 1883
Cornelison, Joe F. * Sept. 1882
Cornellisson, C.M. * 1875
Ellis, Charles E. * Nov. 6, 1879
Ellis, Mrs. Charles E. Spril 1886
Griffeth, A.M. Dec. 31, 1887
Griffin, Mrs. Katie 1888
Grimes, J.A. April 1883
Harbin, Mrs. Lucy 1885
Hiserote, George N. 1881
Keeler, A.N. 1888
Keeler, Geo. * 1886
Lancaster, Mrs. A.F. * May 4, 1880
Loy, Chas. F. March 1874
Loy, Geo. E. March 1874
Loy, M.H. March 1874
Loy, Mrs. Chas. F. * Unknown
Mastellar, Mrs. Cora B. 1872
McBride, Tom 1878
Meinhertz, Chas. H. 1884
Mesick, Chas. 1886
Mesick, E.D. 1886
Mesick, Mrs. Chas. 1886
Mesick, Mrs. E.D. 1886
Morrical, J.H. 1872
Murphy, B.F. 1887
Murphy, Mrs. B.F. 1886
Murray, John 1884
Murray, Mrs. Marcella C. 1868
Parsons, Mrs. Sarah March 21, 1886
Resch, J.J. 1869
Saunders, Mrs. Lillian 1874
Snapp, Geo. W. 1873
Snapp, Mrs. Geo. W. 1875
Snook, Mrs. E.M. * 1869
Watson, Mrs. W.T. * 1878
White, George 1879
Beverly
Anderson, George * 1888
Anderson, Mrs. Oscar 1876
Anderson, Oscar 1878
Barnum, W.J. March 6, 1871
Bell, Lew * 1887
Bishop, J.A. Feb. 25, 1870
Bishop, Mrs. James Sept. 1880
Bishop, Mrs. Lota Sept. 1880
Bloomheart, Mrs. R.B. 1882
Bloomheart, Mrs. S.W. 1882
Bloomheart, R.B. 1872
Bloomheart, S.W. * 1873
Borgstadter, H.T. March 10, 1885
Cassell, Oscar 1877
Cavendar, Mrs. J.P. * March 23, 1886
Clark, Joseph F. * 1879
Clark, Mrs. Joe 1882
Cline, Mrs. Martha Spring 1885
Cullum, Mrs. Webb * Aug. 6, 1872
Cullum, Webb 1876
Fenton, Mrs. Flora * July 1876
Greene, Ben J. 1878
Greene, C.A. * June 6, 1872
Hancock, Emma Lewis 1888
Hancock, Waldo 1869
Hinckley, A.J. Feb. 1880
Hinckley, Nora Feb. 1880
House, Mrs. Laura 1879
Ingham, A.K. * 1883
Kernohan, Fred * 1887
Kernohan, Mrs. Fred * 1889
Loy, J.H. * 1878
McIntyre, R.B. 1885
Meili, John R. * 1885
Miller, Will Sept. 1878
Morton, Joseph 1885
Morton, Mrs. Nora S. * April 18, 1870
Morton, S.H. Sept. 1885
Nothern, J.M. * Nov. 18, 1877
Otte, O.C. April 1879
Phillips, Dollie S. Hill Spring 1876
Phillips, Elmer M. 1878
Powell, Hassen 1877
Powell, Mrs. Elizabeth 1878
Ruggels, L.S. 1885
Schroeder, Henry 1878
Schroeder, John 1878
Schroeder, Mrs. Emma 1878
Scranton, Mrs. H.O. * Sept. 14, 1875
Smith, Ab * 1874
Smith, Martha * 1887
Sparks, A.D. 1879
Sparks, Mrs. A.D. 1885
Sparks, Walter * 1885
Stonebraker, Daisy M. * 1872
Stout, Mrs. Nathan 1872
Teach, Mrs. Charlie 1882
Thews, R. April 1880
Wakefield, Mrs. M.W. 1879
Warren, Calvin 1887
Warren, Edwin 1887
Warren, Mrs. Margaret 1887
Wertz, M. * Feb. 23, 1874
Wertz, Mrs. M. 1878
White, P. William * April 1888