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John Walter Eagon & Martha M Williams of Stockton

scott6397 — 2013-03-07 04:47:03Z

I am looking to get into contact with anyone who is descended from John Walter Eagon & Martha M Williams Who are buried at the Stockton Cemetery. in the census they are listed as J. W. Eagon & Mattie. i found pictures of there graves via findagrave.com along with the son Clement H Eagon. I am descended from them via there daughter Katherine Amanda Eagon Married to Daniel Francis Ellis, her second husband.

Celia Dunning Sommerhiser

jofrederiksen — 2013-02-08 02:59:42Z

I am looking for information on Celia Dunning b. abt 1868, m. Henry Sommerhiser on Dec. 10, 1886 in Rooks County. Henry appears in the 1900 census living in Sugar Loaf, Rooks County with wife Florence and 2 children Roland and Carrie. According to the information he married Florence in 1892. I would like to know if Celia died and if so, is she buried in Rooks County? The location of her final resting place. Celia is my 2x great aunt and I would be happy to share any info I have on this line.

Re: Chalk Mound Monthly Meeting Quaker Records

RBestrom7380 — 2012-12-28 03:01:59Z

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/QUAKER-ROOTS/2...

If the record you are requesting was "1897" there may not be information for that year. Vol 1 is 187 pages, vol 2 is 228, vol 3 is 133, and vol 4 is 215 pages, Selby publishing and Printing, Kokomo, Indiana.
---In a website dated back in 2008, the Selby company was selling these volumes. http://www.selbypub.com/kansas.htm

As far as William T. Wilson...this name is VERY COMMON. What you know about this person might help further identify his movements and to prove/disprove the above record actually concerns him. This person you inquire upon didn't just show up in Mt. Atr from Chalk Mound and you identified him as your person of interest. In another of your postings, you identify search for records of Anna Wilson, wife of William T. Wilson, who died in Montgomery County, Iowa on 4 Oct 1873. Is there some record you have identified that indicates this William T. Wilson was this person's husband? When you post, it is probably much more important to fully identify the person you seek first, by some criteria information, such as date/place of birth, parents, siblings, spouse...OR that the person's name happens to match a person that you had found somewhere else. I am SURE, POSITIVE, that the records from the Quaker meetings will not identify this person enough to connect him as being ANY of the William T. Wilson in the US at that time. In this case, it "appears" your search first begins with data concerning this Anna Wilson, or whoever was connected. This person's date of birth would be VERY helpful to finding his ultimate date of death, cemetery, etc.

Re: Look Up Rooks county Kansas

judyartley53 — 2012-12-27 03:21:10Z

Hi,

You can contact the Clerk District Court, www.rookscounty.net/district_court.htm for a copy of the actual marriage certificate.

Here's a list of other documents they have, http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/rooks/records.html
Successful Searching!

Re: Chalk Mound Monthly Meeting Quaker Records

judyartley53 — 2012-12-27 02:52:27Z

Hi,

I found the following:

"Quakers settled Mt. Atr and Round Mound areas of osborne County and Laton and Chalk Mound portions of eastern Rooks County in 1877 to 1880."
Source: Rooks County Historical Society, 921 S. Cedar, Stockton, KS 67669, 785-425-7217
www.rookscounty.net/museum.htm

I think the book you want/need is the Kansas Quaker Monthly Meeting Records, Volume 1, Chalk Mound (1879) Rooks Co., Kansas.

Contact your local library and ask if they'll do an inter-library loan. If the holding library won't release the book for a loan, ask to have the pages copies where William T. Wilson's name appears.

I also saw that it was for sale when I did a Google search. Successful Searching!

Look Up Rooks county Kansas

hwsgranny — 2012-09-22 22:51:28Z

Need someone to check an original marriage in Rooks county Kansas.
It is listed in the index online as
John F.Rodes to Viola Trexler , 15 June 1885 Book A 1874-1891
I am trying to verify if this could be John T. Rader married
to Viola Trexler.
I thought perhaps it could have been incorrectly transcribed.
any other information on this couple would also be greatly appreciated.
Barbara

Chalk Mound Monthly Meeting Quaker Records

furuiyes — 2012-09-01 19:54:31Z

Searching for information about the Quaker meeting called Chalk Mound. Searching for the records of a William T Wilson who was granted a certificate (to move) to the Mt Ayr meeting in 1897. Is there more information about him in the Chalk Mound meeting records? Where did he come from to Chalk Mound?

Thanks,
Sally

Re: Potts, Oliver and Lydia Robbins

Potts_Michael — 2012-08-31 04:22:32Z

Lydia's parents were Nathaniel Robbins and Sibyl Tillotson
Oliver's older brother Samuel Aaron Potts married Lydia Tillotson which was Lydia Robbins Aunt
I do have info on the potts's if interested
Nice to find a new relative!!

Re: French Canadian families in Rooks County KANSAS

kittyhawkchild135 — 2012-08-12 07:27:23Z

My Aunt, Helen Louise Russel Page was born in Mclouth, Kansas and your Cloud, Kansas caught my eye. She married a French Canadian named Arthur Bernard Page of the "LePage" family.

Her mother was the niece of the Wright Bros. of airplane fame. Let me know if any of this sounds familiar.

I am writing to you because you just downloaded immagrant papers from my tree and I followed your hints.

Kate Lockhart

Re: Buttermore, W.C. & M.M.

cwhite02 — 2012-06-23 19:20:33Z

Martha Melvina "Mattie" Owens Buttermore, daughter of George Owens
born: Oct. 15, 1879, Frankfort, Indiana
died: April 29, 1979, Stockton, Rooks County, Kansas, just six months shy of being 100

Her obit is posted at Find A Grave. She's buried in the Woodston Cemetery, Rooks County, Kansas.

Re: Buttermore, W.C. & M.M.

cwhite02 — 2012-06-22 15:39:58Z

Took me an hour and a half this morning, but I found it:
William Clifton Buttermore, born April 15, 1877 at Ashland, Nebraska.
Died May 21, 1954, at Woodston, Rooks County, Kansas.

Son of John and Angelina Buttermore.

(I was hoping to connect him to my husband's Buttermore family. Henry Lutellis Buttermore, born May 29, 1848, Connelsville, PA; died Dec. 15, 1927, Beverly, Lincoln County, Kansas)

Buckett, Melvina

ronm145 — 2012-06-07 18:30:55Z

Melvina Buckett was to have been born in 1847 and died Dec. 3, 1905. Was to have been buried in the Woodston cemetery. Can't find her marker. What is her full date of birth?

Buttermore, W.C. & M.M.

ronm145 — 2012-06-07 18:19:41Z

William C Buttermore and his wife Martha M (Owens) are buried in the Woodston cemetery. William's marker reads 1877-1954. Martha's marker reads 1879-1979. What are their full birth and death dates?

Re: Potts, Oliver and Lydia Robbins

wrpjjp — 2012-03-08 21:52:21Z

Does anyone have any records on the parents of Lydia Robbins?

Re: Cora Bell Allard and John W Clayton

thomasker2 — 2012-02-27 20:48:13Z

have you tried -

TRY - Find a grave – FREE SITE - volunteer site all states; frequently has headstone pic
DO NOT SEARCH FOR A MARRIED WOMAN USING HER MAIDEN NAME.

http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/

Need DOB + birthplaces for Cora & John Clayton.

Cora Bell Allard and John W Clayton

mbrunette — 2012-02-27 00:55:28Z

I am looking for any/and all information on Cora Bell Allard who was married to John W. Clayton. I have their marriage record and some of their children, but not where he was buried in Rooks County. His death index stated that he died 11 Oct 1897/98. I looked in the cemetry records and he is not listed.

Shups of Plainville, Rook County Kansas

jshupe1971 — 2011-12-11 01:04:01Z

Looking for information on George R. and Pearl Shup. Their children were Arthur C., Arnold T., Vernice G., and Gordon. I have found the Shups in the 1910, 1920,and 1930 census. I am curious if anyone has information anymore information about them. Thanks.

Re: Plainville Ks Cemetery - Morris

1_jgick — 2011-09-27 04:06:43Z

Yes, he is buried in the Plainville, KS cemetary.
Check it at www.findagrave.com

Re: obit lookup for R. R. Cooper please???

GLester8838 — 2011-08-25 02:04:10Z

Same obit, but also appeared in this newspaper:

The Hays Daily News, Hays, Kansas, Tuesday, November 28, 1972, Page 10
DEATHS
DOLPHY R. COOPER
STOCKTON -- Dolphy R. Cooper, 77, died early Monday morning at the Plainville Rural Hospital.
He was a retired farmer and lifelong resident of Rooks County.
Survivors include his wife Marjorie; five daughters, Mrs. Wanda Morris and Mrs. Leveta Ives, both of Stockton, Mrs. Evalee Ensley of Great Bend, Mrs. Rita Amos of Plainville and Muriela Raye Cooper of the home; three brothers, Worden of Ventura, Calif., Glenn of Greensburg and Kenneth of Stockton; one sister, Mrs. Delores Hoskins of Waterloo, Iowa; 14 grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Smith Memorial Chapel of Stockton with Rev. S. B. Clayton of the United Methodist Church officiating.
Burial will be in the Pleasant Plain Cemetery east of Woodston.
Friends may call at Smith's until the service.

Re: obit lookup for R. R. Cooper please???

pmitsh — 2011-08-24 19:19:03Z

Thank-you very, very much for taking the time to check on this for me. It solved a long mystery but opened another. Genealogy is great!!

Re: obit lookup for R. R. Cooper please???

DGEkey — 2011-08-24 18:51:53Z

Dolphy R. Cooper

Dolphy R. Cooper, 77, Stockton died early Monday morning at the Plainville Rural Hospital.
He was a retired farmer and a lifelong resident of Rooks county.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie; five daughters, Mrs. Rita Amos, Plainville; Mrs. Wanda Morris and Mrs. Leveta Ives, both of Stockton; Mrs. Evalee Ensley, Great Bend; and Mureila Raye Cooper of the home; three brothers, Worden, Ventura, Calif; Glenn, Greensburg; and Kenneth, Stockton; one sister, Mrs. Delores Hoskins, Waterloo, Iowa; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Smith Memorial Chapel of Stockton with Rev. S. B. Clayton of the United Methodist Church officiating.
Burial was in the Pleasant Plains Cemetery east of Woodston.
~The Plainville Times, Plainville, Rooks County, Kansas, Thursday, November 30, 1972

obit lookup for R. R. Cooper please???

pmitsh — 2011-08-23 21:09:03Z

Could someone kindly lookup an obituary for me if they have time and send the info thats on it? The relatives name is Rodolph Ray Cooper, he went by "Dolphy" his entire like. Dolphy died 11/27/1972 in Rooks Co.
How far back do the newspapers for Rooks Co. go back?
Thank-you for any help I'm real stuck on this branch.

Re: Obit request for Sarah Ann Tarbell (1842-1920)

asouthall95 — 2011-06-08 12:59:38Z

Wonderful!
Many thanks,
Amy

Re: Obit request for Sarah Ann Tarbell (1842-1920)

13KimBaker — 2011-06-08 00:45:20Z

Sarah ann Fisher Tarbell's obituary appeared in the Stockton (Kansas) Review on Thursday, July 29, 1920, page 1.

Obit request for Sarah Ann Tarbell (1842-1920)

13KimBaker — 2011-06-08 00:42:42Z

I did the look-up for you in The Stockton (Kansas) Review. The obituary appeared Thursday, July 29, 1920, page 1. Note that I am not related and have no further information. If you would like the photocopy, contact me off site within 30 days at rbaker13@ sbcglobal.net
Kim Baker
Topeka, Kansas
__________________
OBITUARY
Sarah Ann Fisher was born in York County Pa., February 28, 1842. She moved to Pottawatomie County, Iowa, in 1874, and then moved farther west in 1886, settling in Rooks County, Kansas.

On December 6, 1892 she was married to Simon L. Tarbell of Stockton, Kansas and lived in or near the city until the day of her death.

At an early age in life, Mrs. Tarbell united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was always outstanding in her religious convictions and faith. She lived a devoted and consistent christian life, and attended regularly the services of the church of her choice till ill health prevented.

She was an active member of the Relief Corps of Stockton and was always ready to give her time and energy to the furthering of those interests with which she was identified.

Her ill health dates back for many months. She was a patient sufferer during all her illness, and kept asking her Lord for relief from bodily ailment, if it were His will, convinced that anything was not too much for her God. As the disease kept fastening itself upon her, she bowed submissively to what she interpreted as the Divine Will, and concluded she could not fully recover.

However, neither she nor her immediate friends had considered her so near the border line. The evening previous to her passing away, she gave instructions concerning the breakfast meal for the following morning, saying as she said so, she might not feel so well at that time, and would tell them beforehand. She left the circle of earthly companionship at the breakfast hour on the morning of July 26, 1920, to join in the breaking of bread in the Kingdom of God beyond.

The funeral was to have been held at the Methodist Church at three o’clock Wednesday, but a message from her brother en route informed them that he had missed connections and was making the trip by auto. The funeral was then delayed until Thursday at ten o’clock which would give her brother ample time to arrive before the services.

The services are being held this morning from the Methodist church conducted by her pastor Rev. C. A. Fisher and the remains will be laid to rest in the Stockton cemetery.

Re: Obit request for Sarah Ann Tarbell (1842-1920)

asouthall95 — 2011-06-06 20:39:37Z

Sounds great!
I do appreciate that and all your help on this.
Amy

Re: Obit request for Sarah Ann Tarbell (1842-1920)

13KimBaker — 2011-06-06 19:57:35Z

Ahhh, rats. I'll double-check next time I'm doing microfilm research and let you know, okay?

-- Kim.

Re: Obit request for Sarah Ann Tarbell (1842-1920)

asouthall95 — 2011-06-06 18:34:26Z

Hi,

I just caught something & had a question. In Sarah's obit, you state published 7/9/1920, but DOD mentioned toward end of obit is 7/26/1920. I'm sure it's just a typo, but was not sure on which date, whether she died on 7/6 & published 7/9, or died on 7/26 & published 8/9?

I would like clarification there.

Thanks again!
Amy

Re: Obit request for Sarah Ann Tarbell (1842-1920)

asouthall95 — 2011-06-06 13:52:03Z

Thank you, Kim! Thank you so much! What wonderful information in these obituaries for Sarah & Simon. Sarah's confirms a suspicion I had that her name might have been Fisher as opposed to Reichart, though I thought it was her first married name, but I apparently it implies maiden name since it follows with birth detail.

Sincerley,
Amy

Obit for Simon L. Tarbell (1843-1923)

13KimBaker — 2011-06-06 04:53:29Z

I did the look-up for you in The Stockton (Kansas) Review. The obituary appeared Thursday, June 7, page 1. Note that I am not related and have no further information. If you would like the photocopy, contact me off site within 30 days at rbaker13@ sbcglobal.net
Kim Baker
Topeka, Kansas
_________
OBITUARY - SIMON TARBELL.
Simon Lorenzo Tarbell was born at East Freetown, Courtland county, New York on August 4, 1843 and died at Stockton, Kansas, on May 30, 1923. His boyhood days were spent where he was born until September 14, 1861, where he enlisted in Co. D 76th regiment New York volunteers. He served through the Civil War, and was captured in the battle of the Wilderness and held prisoner by the south nine months and twenty-one days in the Andersonville prison. He received an honorable discharged on April 21, 1865.

He was united in marriage on January 17, 1867, to Ellen J. Martin of Freetown, New York, and to this union was born two children - Mrs. S. J. Ballard of Broadview, Mont., and Frank T. Tarbell of Stockton. In the year 1880 they came to Kansas and located at Cawker City, and a year later took a homestead in Alcona township, Rooks county. Three years later the family moved to Stockton, and on May 11, 1885, he lost his life companion.

He was married again, December [6?], 1892, to Mrs. Sarah Chandler of Woodston, who preceded him in death three years ago.

Besides the two children, the deceased leaves a brother, W. M. Tarbell of McGraw, N.Y., a half brother Dan Smith of Elmira, N.Y., and two sisters, Mrs. Leah E. Stevens and Mrs. Ida Salisbury, both of McGraw, New York.

The funeral services were held from the family home Sunday afternoon, and borne to the final resting place by the Sons of Veterans, escorted by the G. A. R., of which Mr. Tarbell was a member.

Obits request for Simon L. Tarbell & Sarah Ann Tarbell of Stockton

asouthall95 — 2011-04-26 15:19:08Z

I am in search of obits for a couple buried in Stockton Cemetery:

1)Simon L. Tarbel, d.1923

2)Sarah Ann (Reichart) Tarbell, d.1920

I cannot find exact DOD, so maybe someone can assist in burial dates to narrow down the search?

Thanks so much,
Amy
jeffsouthall@att.net

Re: French Canadian families in Rooks County KANSAS

larrydesaire — 2011-04-11 01:55:06Z

I have found no dairies for any family I have traced.

Re: French Canadian families in Rooks County KANSAS

hoppesusan — 2011-04-08 21:45:14Z

My mother in Concordia, Cloud County would like to know if there were any diaries kept by the early group who came to Cloud County in a wagon train group of 12 to 15 families. The wives of many were left in Waterville KS while land was bought and settl4ed somewhat. Do you know of any writings. here were Charbonneaus, Bechards. Racettes, Bachands Legesses and other French families in the group.

Re: French Canadian families in Rooks County KANSAS

hoppesusan — 2011-04-08 21:44:33Z

My mother in Concordia, Cloud County would like to know if there were any diaries kept by the early group who came to Cloud County in a wagon train group of 12 to 15 families. The wives of many were left in Wayerville KS while land was bought and settl4ed somewhat. Do you know of any writings. here were Charbonneaus, Bechards. Racettes, Bachands Legesses and other French families in the group.

Re: Hinkhouse obit/cemetery info

larrydesaire — 2011-02-20 16:15:03Z

Matilda Hinkhouse, 102, died Wednesday, November 12, 1980; at Plainville Rural Hospital. She was born October 7, 1878, in St. George, IL, the daughter of Alex and Elizabeth Raymond Belisle. She married Frank Hinkhouse on November 2, 1900; he died in 1967. She had been a long-time resident of the Palco community. She was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Zurich and St. Ann’s Sodality. She is survived by a daughter-in-law; Florence Hinkhouse of Hays. Funeral services were held Friday at St. Ann;s church with burial in the church cemetery.

Re: Hinkhouse obit/cemetery info

larrydesaire — 2011-02-20 16:13:50Z

Frank Hinkhouse, born in Muscatine, IA, July 28, 1877, departed this life, December 15, 1967 at the age of 90 years, 4 months and 17 days. When a small child he came with his parents, Harmon and Hannah to Kansas and lived in the Palco vicinity until his death. He was united in marriage to Matilda Belisle November 2, 1900. Preceding him in death were a daughter who died in infancy; a son, Milan, born February 28, 1912, died May 13, 1947; five sisters, Anna Morton of Orfino, NE, Mary Downey of Cambridge, NE, Celesta Herron of Franktown, CO, Roxie Rardin and Stella Elliott of Palco, KS; four brothers, Ben and Eddie of Palco, KS, Ray of Hill City, KS, and Roy of Scappoose, WA. Survivors include his widow, Matilda; Florence Hinkhouse, daughter-in-law; a sister, Lottie Coddington, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral mass was conducted by Father Kruse and Father Ernest Gallagher at St. Ann’s Church and interment was in St. Ann’s cemetery, Zurich.

Re: MORTON, Henry Charles 1840/NY m Harriett Betts 1863/IA 1883

larrydesaire — 2011-02-19 17:02:13Z

I have a Henry Morton married Nov 4 1884 to Anne Marie Hinkhouse. She was born Sept 8 1867 in Muscatine Co Iowa. She died 1927 in Orafino, Nebraska. They had one son named Delba Morton. Delba Morton married Edna Marie McMichael on April 15th, 1924. They had 5 children: Maurice, Thelma Marie, Lois Marie, Cecile Marie, and Esther Marie.

Maybe you can connect these Mortons to your work.

Re: French Canadian families in Rooks County KANSAS

cwhite02 — 2011-02-19 14:31:37Z

I'm a family researcher from Kansas, and have worked on my husband's family connections using old newspapers on microfilm at the Kansas Historical Society in Topeka. Miltonvale published its own paper, the Miltonvale Record, a weekly, with great little items sent in by county correspondents. Reels of this paper may be borrowed through the inter-library loan system. To find the reel numbers you would need, use the Historical Society's newspaper index:
www.kshs.org
Go to the research link, then find newspapers under that.
It's time consuming research, but sometimes I have found totally unexpected things.

Re: French Canadian families in Rooks County KANSAS

larrydesaire — 2011-02-19 12:58:46Z

I suspect your Jeremiah is the son of Etienne Bechard Beriade and his wife Adeline Marie Bessette. Etienne and Adeline were married in 1882 and had 13 children: Esther, Evalina, William, Peter, Michael, Jeremiah, Lena, Mathilda, Felix, Isadore, Edward, Ella, and Melvina. Jeremiah would have been born about 1890. Etienne's father and mother were Moises Beriade Bechard (1821)and Esther Marie Derome (1827). The next generation would be Louis Beriade (1792 in Acadie) and Marie Girard (1792). The next generation would be Louis Pierre Bechard Beriade (1748 in Quebec City) and his wife Clothilde Marie Remillard (July 6 1761 Quebec City). The next generation would be Louis Jr Bechard Beriade (Sept 22, 1725 Beaumont, Quebec) and his wife Francoise Marie Hemond April 23 1726). The next generation would be Louis Bechard (Nov 25, 1691) and his wife Catherine Ganet-Guenet-Dumont (Jan 31 1698). The next generation would be Louis Rene Bechard Beriade (1665) and his wife Anne Marie Valliancourt (May 7, 1672). The next generation would be Pierre Bechard (1650) and his wife Anne Marie Gallet (1655). That is as far back as I have the Bechard family. I have every generation's children. I am posting my Deserre gedcom on Ancestry that you can use to fill in all the children.

I believe my Jeremiah is your relative but I do not have any birth certificate to verify that situation. I would recommend you look in Catholic church records in Cloud county Kansas for verification.

Re: French Canadian families in Rooks County KANSAS

mbechard150 — 2011-02-18 17:22:38Z

I am looking for information regarding the Bechard's that settled in and around Aurora & St. Joseph, Kansas in the late 1800's. Jeremiah & Roselene (Hebert) Bechard were my grandparents. I think they were married in Miltonvale, KS and my grandmother Roselene Hebert had her first communnion in the St. Joseph Catholic church.

Jolly family

MDoughty50 — 2010-12-12 15:58:52Z

Looking for info on Venner Jolly and wife Eunice Parks Jolly. In 1895 census they were living with son John Jolly in North Hampton, Rooks Co. Kansas. They were in their 70's at that time.
Possibly buried somewhere in Rooks County.
Venner originally from Canada, Eunice from Pennsylvania had many children Elizabeth, Caroline, Asher, George, John, Samuel, Sarah, Absalom. Lived in Missouri in 1880's, children all born in Pennsylvania.

Re: SURNAMES TUTTLE/SMITHER/CHANDLER

mrm1970 — 2010-11-13 20:13:27Z

I saw your post from 2006 and have a little information on William Richardson Chandler from the "Lest We Forget" book of the Rooks County Historical Society. I also have additional information on his wife Elizabeth Winner Kilgore Chandler who was my great great grandmother's sister. If you are interested please send me an email at mrm1970@aol.com.

Regards,

Mike Meisinger

Re: MORTON, Henry Charles 1840/NY m Harriett Betts 1863/IA 1883

elaine3651 — 2010-09-14 23:50:55Z

I'm sorry that is all the info I have. I could not find anything on the tombstone.I contacted both Purdy funeral home and the cemetery neither has any info on him at all.When I called they said they kept it forever but couldn't find it and weren't there when they were supposed to meet us there.I would love the info you have .elaine_365@hotmail.com

Re: MORTON, Henry Charles 1840/NY m Harriett Betts 1863/IA 1883

kzw2007 — 2010-09-14 14:40:33Z

Thank you for the civil war infor but does not say what unit? Any idea's Should have said on tombstone? If you do not know our researcher with the information you gave may be able to find out. I will e-mail you with what I have and an envite to become Henry Morton sponsor in our project. The CW vets obits I made on genweb along time ago and they are Snohomish GAR vets and do not have any Everett yet! Be glad to share with you. Karyn at Washington

Re: MORTON, Henry Charles 1840/NY m Harriett Betts 1863/IA 1883

elaine3651 — 2010-09-11 04:28:02Z

regarding Harriet Betts-In 1911 she is listed as being from Logan , Kansas on her first daughter Alice's obit. Alice's husband nurdered her and then himself in front of their oldest child.(Seattle times archives june 7,1911.) In 1916 she is NOT listed as a child on her mother's requst for entrance into Retsil Veteran's home with her 2nd husband Otis Sanders. I'm thinking she died between 1911-1915.Her mother Martha Betts married O.S.Sanders. He died in 1920 and I can't find Martha anywhere after that.

Re: MORTON, Henry Charles 1840/NY m Harriett Betts 1863/IA 1883

elaine3651 — 2010-09-11 03:56:21Z

The info I have is Charles henry morton age 22 enlisted 12/26/62 Syracuse.mustered in asSGT Co F 4/28/63 to serve 3years.captured 04/20/1864@ plymouth N.C. escaped Andersonville date not stated,mustered out 7/19/65 at Raleigh N.C..I'm sorry I can not remember his name but I contacted someone who takes pictures of graves at Andersonville and he confirmed above info.It fits in with other info I have census,marriage etc. He died in Washington state 1900.He went by Henry but is listed as Charlie on his daughter's funeral papers.Not positive it's him but it looks like it.

Re: Simoneau

larrydesaire — 2010-07-30 15:47:43Z

I would suggest Luc Brown was the father of the Brown who married Helen Simoneau. Luc Brown was born in Munster, Germany. He married Louise Marie Couet who was born in 1761. I have three children for them at this time: Anne Marie Brown who married Charles Simoneau. They had eight children: Louise, Augustin, Francois Xavier, Joseph, Julien, Rosalie, Sophie, and Venerade. Their son Joseph born in 1822 married Angele Lacombe. They had a daughter named Helene who was born in 1850.
This is where the Simmoneau family connects with the Brown family.

Good luck in your search.

Re: Simoneau

larrydesaire — 2010-07-30 15:38:25Z

Married information: St John the Baptist Church Records, L'Erable, Illinois, page 305, entry #1587, marriage record, by Fr. John Rouquie, Witnesses: Baptiste Simoneau Sr, Joseph Simoneau, Baptiste Simoneau Jr. and Flavie Lanoue. Peter's age is 22 years.
Married record reads: "The 27 June eighteen hundred seventy five, I, the undersigned missionary priest announce the benediction nuptials of Pierre Simoneau, age 22 years, age of majority, legitimate son of J. Baptiste Simoneau and Olive Hebert, parties of the first part, and the bride Delphine Bechard, age 17 years, daughter of the legitimate marriage of Israil Bechard and the late Petronith Lanou, substitute in her place, Madam Flavie Lanou, her grandmother, The marriage was celebrated in the presence of Baptiste Simoneau, Joseph Simoneau, Baptiste Simoneau, son, and Dame Flavie Lanou.
(Signed) J. Rouquie
Interview with Ulysses and Eugene Simoneau, sons of Emile Sinoneau, grandsons of Peter Simoneau. Ulysses said his grandmother, Delphine Bechard Simoneau, would read from a new book, evening after evening, to his grandfather, Peter Simoneau. After the book was finished his grandfather could repeat the story almost word for word.
Ulysses recalled that his grandfather sang in the church choir and always held a songbook, but said he couldn't read. He played the violin left-handed and taught all his sons to play. Peter Simoneau was a carpenter and a farmer. He was a great story teller, and had short and long versions of the same story. The long version could go on for hours.
Eugene remembers when he was in about the third grade of his grandfather Simoneau telling the stories of his ancestor in France, describing the hills, trees and streams in the place where the Simoneau's lived in France. Eugene said his grandfather spoke of story telling parties on Saturday evenings. Guests would stay overnight and the host was always the storyteller.

1900 Federal Census
Federal Census for June 17 & 18, 1900, Richland City, Rooks County, Kansas
Simoneau Peter Delphine Medore Alice Adela Emily Eveline Emile Oliver
Relationship to Family Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Son
Color and Sex White, Male White, Female White, Male White, Female White, Female White, FemaleWhite, Female White, Male White, Male
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The story of Maxim Desaire

larrydesaire — 2010-07-26 22:02:44Z

Maxim Desaire

The Ninth Generation of Deserre-
Son of Frank Desaire
Father of George Desaire

Born -- January 11, 1885 at Rice Lake, Wisconsin, died April 5, 1957 at Damar, Kansas.
Married -- Blanche Newell, born April 21, 1886 at Damar, Kansas, married February 27, 1905 in St. Joseph Catholic Church at Damar, Kansas; died July 26, 1966 at Damar, Kansas.
He was baptized in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church at Dobie, Wisconsin. He is buried in the St. Joseph Cemetery at Damar, Kansas.

Maxim Desaire rode a paint horse all the way to Cloud County Kansas from Rice Lake, Wisconsin when he was 16 years of age. He later settled in Damar, Kansas first working for Mack Newell in a horse and mule livery stable. He then turned to farming until he lost the family farm following the Great Depression during "dirty thirties" when a severe drought settled over the prairie for a second time. Dust storms were so severe ropes were tied from the farm house door and stretched to the windmill so water could be drawn from the well and delivered to the farm house. Cattle and hogs were turned loose and roamed the prairie looking for any bit of green vegetation to eat. Most of them starved to death during the severe drought. After Maxim lost his farm ground, he fed his large family using his carpenter skills and common labor. He retained a meager income off a small farm he was able to keep.
Maxim was a severe alcoholic. While it is said that Frank Desaire never touched alcohol, Maxim gave Blanche a lifetime of heartaches because of his drinking. I recall one moment when I was about seven years of age. I found him burying a bottle of "rot gut" wine in Blanche's flower bed as she cursed him in French, "Cashaw" - meaning "the hog". He buried his bottle of rot-gut wine so Blanche would not pour his home-made wine into the hog slop bucket.
Maxim's sons were heavy drinkers too. Christmas and New Years were holidays when the whole Desaire clan would gather together at Memae's (the French word for Grandma) house. Many times the children would be herded into the north bedroom by the wives of the Desaire brothers, as the Desaire brothers had fist-fights in the living room while kicking out the windows of Blanche's home in the cold of winter.
All my cousins should appreciate this story. On Sunday mornings we would drive to town to MeMae's before going to church. Blanche would grab each kid by the hair of our heads and scrub our faces with her greasy, dirty dish rag before allowing us to enter the church. If her dish rag wasn't wet enough, she would spit on it and then scrub our face until it was squeaky clean!

Re: Biographical sketch George Joseph Desaire

djnla — 2010-07-25 17:56:48Z

Sorry to hear about your string of bad luck. When it rains it pours some time. I lost my mother to old age Feb 15, 2004. I was not with her but my sister and brother were there. Mom was in a semi-coma and my brother and sister were on each side of her bed telling stories about their younger days and were enjoying themselves laughing and carrying on. Well there is a very small space between laughter and crying and one of the stories got both of them crying. As they were wiping the tears, Mom opened her eyes and looked at them and said, "Don't cry," and drifted back off into her coma. She was still taking care of them until her last dieing breath.
We have introduced two new grandchildren since we last were in contact. Our son Tony an Lynn have a little boy Anton Maxiam (named after my wife Betty's father Anton Dome and my grandfather Maxim Desaire. He was born Sept 3, 2005 and his sister Jessie Lynn born Oct 8, 2007.
Our dauther Heather Desaire is a college professor at Kansas University. She is working on developing a vaccine for Aides and learned recently the man who heads up giving the research grants for the National Science Foundation is reviewing Heather's research for a large research grant to expand her research work. Heather is working in an area that other researchers have said would not work for about 5 years and she is about ready to begin to test a number of possible vaccines. She has developed her own company with two other women and they will market the products they develop through this company. Researchers around the world have been trying to develop a vaccine for about 25 years now without success. Heather's group has developed a technique whereby they can tell whether a product will work or not before a vaccine is every developed.
I have semi-retired from the seed business - I sell a little seed in Nebraska and I took on a company called Stoller that has some very good products. We are attempting to get the Stoller products into the largest seed companies. We have some success but not enough yet to be satisfied.
My wife Betty has 4 more years to go before she retires from being a grads school principal here in Grand Island, nebraska. We are looking forward to the day she can call it quits.
We have been doing some traveling over the last two years. We went to Paris, France two years ago with our daughter and her boyfriend. Then this summer in June we went to Rome Italy with Betty's sister and her family. Enjoyed both trips.
I am still doing the genealogy work every day almost. So far I have connected 198,850 names in my gedcom. I get a lot of inquiries from folks looking for their ancestors and I try to help them out as best I can. It is an enjoyable hobby.
Gold Bless you Larry and Betty