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WEAVER posted by Stan Hixson on Thursday, April 3, 1997: Searching for parents and siblings of Frank WEAVER, born March 18, 1857, in Kansas. He was living in Brown County, KS, when he applied for a marriage license in Atchison. (It's possible his family may have lived in Everest in Nemaha County at some time between 1857 and 1885.) He married Lizzie J. Brownfield of Atchison County on his 28th birthday, March 18, 1885, in Effingham, KS. (Her father was Benjamin H. Brownfield.) The Weavers oldest child was my grandfather, Clarence W. Weaver, born in Huron in 1886.

TREES posted by Janet McColley Franklin on Thursday, April 10, 1997: I am looking for any information on Andrew Jackson TREES b. Sept. 25, 1829 in Clemont Co., Ohio d. 5-11-1914 he had a postoffice-store in Sabatha, Kansas. 2 of his children were Lizzie and John. Would like to find further info on him. His wife and the history of his children. Thank You

BRANIGAN, MANGAN posted by Beverly Bierman on Tuesday, April 15, 1997: Richard Jerome BRANIGAN born in Sabatha, Nemaha Co.,Kansas on 29 Sep 1890. He married Sarah Agnes MANGAN but I do not know if it occured in Kansas or Chicago, IL. Would appreciate hearing form anyone familiar with this family. Beverly in CA.

AUSTIN, BRADLEY, BROWN, EYMAN, HITCHCOCK, MANGNAL, MINER, POTTORFF, REEDER, SMARR, YOUNG posted by Debra Eyman-Whitehead on Friday, April 25, 1997: Jacob Washington and Rebecca (Richie) Eyman moved from PA to KS in about 1860. They had children named Gregory Madison, Joseph L., Ella, Ida L., Vanetta, Molly and twins Harvey and Heartly. Joseph became a doctor and practiced and/or taught in Nemaha, Wabaunsee, Sedgwick, Brown and Marshall counties. Harvey became a caretaker of a Harvey house for the railroad and Hartely may have been involved in real estate. Names linked to this family are SMARR, REEDER, MINER, HITCHCOCK, SWARTZLEONARD, BRADLEY, YOUNG, MANGNAL, BROWN, POTTORFF, and AUSTIN.

DEBORD posted by Ronald Simonini on Thursday, June 5, 1997: I am looking for info on DANIEL H. AND LOUISA (BROWN) DEBORD and part of their family. Sometime between 1871 and the 1900 census he moved to Nemaha County, Kansas. The 1900 census shows Wm. N. DeBord b Aug.1863 in Mo; spouses's name was Mattie ?; living with father in Nemaha Ks. Ida J. b Jan 1871 in Mo, single and living with father. James A. b Jan.1871 in Mo; single and living with father. Mason E. DeBord b ca 1872. Daniel H. DeBord was born March 1830 in Kentucky. Married Louisa Brown on October 26, 1855 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. I believe Daniel died in Nemaha County, Kansas.

WHITNEY posted by Joseph H. Whitney on Thursday, June 5, 1997: My father (Charles Howard Whitney) was born in Corning on October 10, 1899. His father (John Wilbur Whitney) was the mayor of Corning at that time until his death (age 42) in April of 1900.

FORD posted by Joseph Ford on Saturday, June 7, 1997: I would like to know about Known information about Fords of Seneca; Known information about Stowell of Wetmore; Known information about Wetmore of Wetmore; I am trying to trace my family history.

DRUM posted by Sherron Logan on Tuesday, June 10, 1997: 1920 Kansas Census-Nemaha Co.-Granada township lists an Earl Drum, age 31 b. KS..father b.Vermont..mother b. Illinois. Although not certain of connection, I believe this man is probably a relative of my g-grandfather, James Leslie Drum. James was born in Vermont and was the son of Henry Drum and Mary Leslie. In 1884, he was living in Ottawa Illinois and was married to Nellie Randle, who was from Alton, Illinois. They had two children, a daughter Eunice and my grandfather, Charles Leslie Drum. I suspect that Earl's father, might have been either a brother or cousin of James. Would really appreciate any information on this family or any other Drum family, in the Kansas area.

DORCAS, HALE posted by Eve Cassady on Saturday, July 26, 1997: Wish to correspond with descendants of Cornelius A. Hale, b. 1822, Kentucky, d. Dec. 1898, near Seneca, Nemaha Co, Kansas, buried in Ford Cem. In 1852 he married Mary Ann Best, daughter of Margaret Harrington and David Best, in Andrew Co., Missouri and in 1855 they and their 6 week old daughter Virginia Catharine Hale Young crossed the Missouri River "on ice" and settled for a time in Doniphan Co, Kansas. On 8 Nov. 1868 another daughter, my great grandmother, Elizabeth Helen Hale was born to them at Troy, Kansas. They later moved to a farm near Seneca. Elizabeth Hale married Eugene Dorcas 9 March 1890 and they had 2 children, Everett Hale Dorcas, b.1891 and Estella Geneva Dorcas, b 19 Nov. 1893. In Feb. 1899 it was the coldest winter in 70 years in Nemaha County. Elizabeth Hale died of smallpox. She is buried beside her parents in Ford Cemetery. I need to know the names of Cornelius A. Hales' parents and where they were from, possibly Virginia. I have information on this family and some of their children and I am willing to share. PO Box 325, Canoga Park, CA 91305 USA

MCCARTHY, OLOUGHLIN posted by Kay Gohl on Sunday, July 27, 1997: I am searching for 5 O'LOUGHLIN brothers that settled at coal creek nemaha, Thomas in 1855, Peter in 1857, Michael,Luke and Patrick in 1860 . any family,names and dates would be much appreciated. contact kaygohl@aol.com thanks. Also interested in John O'Loughlin and his daughter Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy who was the first woman in congress from Ellis Co. kansas.