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195Counties
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Story County, Iowa

6 family lines · 14 biographies

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Illinois 193 Indiana 29 Iowa 1484 Kansas 82 Michigan 62 Minnesota 79 Missouri 92 Nebraska 30 North Dakota 24 Ohio 1457 South Dakota 13 Wisconsin 10

Illinois →193 families · 13 counties

Indiana →29 families · 12 counties

Iowa →1484 families · 64 counties

Kansas →82 families · 4 counties

Michigan →62 families · 7 counties

Minnesota →79 families · 5 counties

Missouri →92 families · 5 counties

Nebraska →30 families · 10 counties

North Dakota →24 families · 3 counties

Ohio →1457 families · 64 counties

South Dakota →13 families · 1 counties

Wisconsin →10 families · 4 counties

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The Boggs Family

Documented from the public record

James Boggs 1822 – 1908

James Boggs
childrenMary Lincoln · Eva Unford
  • Born Mar 28 1822.
  • Died June 4 1908 of old age, aged 82.
  • Moved to Johnson county, Neb. 1879, then Custer county 1880 (Boggs Table, near Weissert).
  • Died at daughter Mrs. Eva Unford's near Sterling, Neb.
  • Buried beside wife in Lone Tree cemetery near Weissert.

Source: Custer County Republican, 1908-06-11

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The Bosley Family

from Fayette County, Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

Elizabeth A. Bosley 1829 – 1903

Elizabeth A. Bosley ⚭ Alpheus R. Turner
childrenT. S. Turner · W. A. Turner · Clara B. Luther · Ora J. Wychoff
  • M. Alpheus R. Turner 1856.
  • 5 children.
  • To IA 1857 (Lee Co.), Benton Co. 1859, Audubon 1886. [Audubon Republican 1903-04-16].
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The Burington Family

from Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

Ethridge H. Burington 1837 – 1917

Ethridge H. Burington ⚭ Mary A. Aldrich
childrenOrrin F. Burington · Eva Humbaugh · Alice B. Harris
  • Born Feb 8, 1837 in Springfield, Erie Co., PA.
  • Died Blue Springs, Neb., Feb 21, 1917, aged 80.
  • Came to Lee Co., IL, then to Blue Springs in 1880.
  • Married Mary A. Aldrich (d. Blue Springs 1898).
  • Member of the Christian Church from age 16.

Source: The Beatrice Daily Express, 1917-03-02

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The Clark Family

from Scotland · documented from the public record

Christina Clark 1843 – 1918

Christina Clark
childrenCharles Clark
  • Mrs. Christina Clark born Scotland Mar 22 1843.
  • Died at son Charles's home in Gordon, Neb. Oct 22 1918, aged 75y 7m.
  • Came to America at age 11.
  • To Gordon 1885 among first settlers of Sheridan county.
  • Maiden name not given.
  • Filed under married surname Clark.

Source: The Gordon Journal, 1918-10-31

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The Cleveland Family

Documented from the public record

Mellie Cleveland 1888 – 1922

parentsH. F. Cleveland
Mellie Cleveland ⚭ Harris O. Gish
childrenDorothy · Carrol
  • B. Hesper, IA.
  • M. Harris O. Gish 1905 at Clear Lake, MN.
  • 2 daughters.
  • Buried Virginia, MN. [Decorah Public Opinion 1922-03-29].
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The Grothe Family

from Zacherick, Brandenburg, Germany · documented from the public record

August Grothe 1843 – 1915

August Grothe ⚭ Henrietta Polzin
childrenWilliam F. Grothe
  • Born Nov 8 1843 in Brandenburg.
  • Died at son's home near Emmet (Holt county), Neb. Married Henrietta Polzin 1869.
  • Four children, only William F. survived.
  • Served in German army in Franco-Prussian war.
  • Emigrated 1880 to Scribner, Neb., removed to Holt county 1887.

Source: The Frontier (O'Neill), 1915-07-01

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The Jones Family

from Brooklyn, New York · documented from the public record

Adelaide Gertrude Jones 1843 – 1919

Adelaide Gertrude Jones ⚭ James P. Jones
childrenJames F. Jones · Adelaide Gertrude Jones · Charles A. Jones · Mary V. Dippy · Franklin S. Jones
  • Born Brooklyn NY Dec 19 1843.
  • Died Clinton, Neb. Dec 28 1919, aged 76 years 9 days.
  • Wife of James P. Jones (d. Sept 6 1891).
  • Maiden name not stated.
  • Filed under printed surname Jones.
  • Funeral at M.E. Church, Clinton.

Source: The Gordon Journal, 1920-01-08

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The Jones Family

Documented from the public record

Sibbitha Jones 1884 – 1912

Sibbitha Jones ⚭ Arthur Jones
childrenRichard Jones · Malcom Jones
  • The Freeman (Indianapolis, Ind.), June 29, 1912.
  • Sibbitha Jones, born Aug 28, 1884, died June 11, 1912, aged 27y 9m 13d.
  • Married Arthur Jones Feb 1905.
  • Two children, Richard and Malcom (Malcom deceased).
  • Funeral by Rev. J. C. Harrison.
  • African American community obituary in Indianapolis.
  • No maiden name given.
  • Filed under married surname Jones as printed.
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The Larsen Family

Documented from the public record

Harry Christian Larsen 1893 – 1918

Harry Christian Larsen ⚭ Mary Johnson
childrenMildred Lucile Larsen · Martin Wilkinson Larsen
  • Born near Filley, Neb. Nov 10 1893.
  • Died at a Beatrice hospital Dec 13 1918 of pneumonia, aged 25.
  • Married Miss Johnson at Beatrice Apr 15 1914.
  • Two children.
  • Headline read 'Harry Larson'.
  • Body spells Larsen.

Source: The Beatrice Daily Express, 1918-12-18

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The Moulton Family

from Rutland County, Vermont · documented from the public record

Charles Moulton 1832 – 1921

Charles Moulton
childrenL. S. Moulton
  • Born Dec 12, 1832.
  • Died Dec 22, 1921 at his son's home in Gordon, aged 89y 1m 10d.
  • Survived by aged wife, son L. S. Moulton (of Gordon), four granddaughters, three grandsons and 20 great-grandchildren.
  • Two sons and one daughter predeceased him.

Source: The Gordon Journal, 1921-12-29

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The Orsborn Family

Documented from the public record

Ida Pearl Orsborn 1890 – 1918

parentsWill Orsborn
Ida Pearl Orsborn ⚭ Hearley Binkerd
childrenMarshall Ray Binkerd
  • Maiden name Orsborn.
  • Married Hearley Binkerd Nov 11, 1908.
  • Born Canton, S.D. Oct 29, 1890.
  • Died Lynch, Nebr.
  • Oct 27, 1918, aged 27y11m29d, of Spanish influenza and pneumonia.
  • Second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Orsborn of Dorsey, Nebr.
  • Son Marshall Ray.

Source: The frontier, 1918-11-07

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The Pannwitz Family

from Germany · documented from the public record

Ernest Pannwitz 1825 – 1909

Ernest Pannwitz
childrenErnest Pannwitz
  • A pioneer of the region.
  • Died at the home of Christ Bonness southeast of Alliance, aged nearly 84.
  • Native of Germany, long resident in the U.S. Funeral at his son Ernest Pannwitz's residence northeast of Alliance.
  • Interred Greenwood cemetery.

Source: The Alliance Herald, 1909-03-25

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The Paustian Family

Documented from the public record

Fritz Paustian d. 1910

Fritz Paustian
childrenMrs. John
  • Fritz Paustian died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John ----.
  • Local Rock Island obituary listing.
  • Thin detail.

Source: Rock Island Argus, 1910-09-02 (Obituary Record column)

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The Shirley Family

from Pendleton County, Virginia · documented from the public record

John W. Shirley 1826 – 1918

John W. Shirley ⚭ Mary J. Swartz
childrenJacob P. Shirley · John R. Shirley · James W. Shirley · Mrs. Anna Sanford · Mrs. Sarah Osborn
  • Born Sept 8 1826, died Blue Springs, Nebr Jan 21 1918 aged 91.
  • Married Mary J. Swartz Nov 5 1852.
  • Thirteen children.
  • Came to Blue Springs with family 1888.
  • United Brethren.

Source: The Beatrice daily express, 1918-01-25

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The Valliant Family

Documented from the public record

Henrietta Valliant 1808 – 1897

Henrietta Valliant
childrenMrs. S. S. Moody
  • Died at daughter Mrs. Moody's home (11th & Grant), aged over 89.
  • Resided in Beatrice 20 years.
  • Invalid from paralysis.
  • Birth year approximate from stated age.
  • Surname as printed (married name).

Source: The Beatrice Daily Express, 1897-11-26

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The Weidenhammer Family

Documented from the public record

Catherine Weidenhammer 1857 – 1922

Catherine Weidenhammer
childrenAlbert W. Weidenhammer · Emma Weidenhammer · Catherine K. Weidenhammer · Mrs. C. R. Schank · Mrs. Harry Kennedy · H. L. Weidenhammer
  • Mrs. Catherine Weidenhammer of 511 North Ninth St. died Wednesday evening after prolonged illness, aged 65.
  • Beatrice resident about 40 years.
  • Funeral at Trinity Lutheran church.
  • Burial Evergreen Home cemetery.
  • Maiden name not given.

Source: The Beatrice Daily Express, 1922-06-29

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