PURPOSE OF THE QUARTERLY: To educate and instruct by the collection, preservation, publication and distribution of Nebraska records of a genealogical value. To encourage accuracy and careful documentation of materials submitted for publication.
NEBRASKA STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
OFFICERS: / President Mr. Gene Bang, Box 62, Fremont, NE 68025Vice-President / Mrs. Gloria Smethers, 1834 Summit St., Beatrice, Ne 68310
Secretary / Mrs. Elaine Batenhorst, 3507 Avenue M., Kearney, NE 68847
Treasurer / Mrs. Lucile Bates, Box 32, Cozad, NE 69130
Publications Director / Mrs. Ruth Anna Hicks, 6703 Holdrege St., Lincoln, Ne 68505
THE EXECUTIVE Board consists of the President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, Publication Director and fifteen elected Area Delegates-at-Large.
THE NEBRASKA ANCESTREE STAFF
Editor / Mrs. Ruth Anna Hicks, 6703 Holdrege St., Lincoln, NE 68505Query Editor / Mrs. Lesta Westmore, 2707 N. 100 Ave. Omaha, Ne 68134
Indexer
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The Quarterly, NEBRASKA ANCESTREE, is published summer, fall, winter and spring. The Newsletter, THE NEW BRASS KEY, is published six times per year. Subscriptions begin with the summer issue of the Quarterly and with the May/June issue of the newsletter. -
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The Nebraska State Genealogical Society reserves the right to edit or reject and assumes no responsibility for errors in the contributed material.
Reprinting of the material appearing in NEBRASKA ANCESTREE (quarterly) publication of the Nebraska State Genealogical Society is strictly forbidden unless permission, in each instance and for each volume, has been given in writing by the Publications Director and/or the Executive Board of the Nebraska State Genealogical Society.
Membership, Renewal, and Change of Address Notification of Change of Address must be sent at least 6 weeks in advance, or the Society must charge $1.00 to cover resulting re-mailing costs. Send Change of Address, Memberships and Renewals to Mr. Ray Billesbach, 925 N. Hewett Ave. Hastings, NE. 68901
Fiscal Year is from May 1 through April 30.
CONTENTS
BOYD COUNTY MARRIAGE INDEX, 1898-1900 / 1 - 3THAYER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 13 / 3
MERRICK COUNTY--Silver Creek Times / 3
THE FRATERNAL HERALD / 4 -- 5
SCOTTSBLUFF COUNTY, Cities and Towns of NE / 5
WEBSTER COUNTY,--Thompson Cemetery / 5
HARLAN COUNTY----Republican City Cemetery / 6 -- 8
HAMILTON COUNTY--1903 Hamilton County Atlas / 9 -- 11
THOMAS COUNTY MARRIAGES--1887-1890 / 11---13
EARLY BLACK MIGRATION TO NEBRASKA / 13
LETTERS UNCLAIMED AT LINCOLN, NE / 14
LANCASTER COUNTY, JORDAN CEMETERY / 15
NEMAHA COUNTY--Newspaper, The Nebraska Advertiser / 15
KEYA PAHA COUNTY--First Teacher in County / 16
MERRICK COUNTY--Fairview Cemetery / l6--l9
BROWN COUNTY----ABC Index, Land Records / 20--21
COLFAX COUNTY--The Schuyler Messenger / 22
KEITH COUNTY--Early Settlers / 22
GAGE COUNTY--From the Beatrice Daily Express / 22
CLAY COUNTY---Glenvil St. Paul Lutheran Baptism Records / 23
JOHNSON COUNTY---Pioneers / 24--26
PAWNEE COUNTY--First Register of Settlers Claims / 27
PAWNEE COUNTY--History of Pawnee City / 27--28
FAMILY RECOGNITION AWARDS / 28
NEBRASKAN'S MARRIAGES IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA / 29--30
HOWARD COUNTY--St. Paul Republican / 3l--33
BURT COUNTY, Early Residents from Barry Co. Michigan / 34
BOOK LEAVES & REVIEWS / 35
TREE STUMPS / 36--37
LOCAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES IN NEBRASKA / 38
STATE CHARIMAN (sic)
Corresponding Secretary / Mrs. Hortense Wilkinson, 2030 E. 1st St Fremont, Nebraska 68025Finance / Mrs. Lucile Bates, Box 32, Cozad, NE 69130
Librarian / Mrs. Cora Esch, Spalding, Nebraska
Legislative Affairs / Mrs. Virginia Foster, Box 756. Alliance, Ne 69301
Membership / Mr. Ray Billesbach, 925 N. Hewett Ave. Hastings, Ne 68901
Publicity & Public Relations / Mrs. Virginia Foster
Research & Correlating
Publishing / Mrs. Ruth Anna Hicks, 6703 Holdrege St., NE 68505Lineage & Surname / Mrs. Florence Schmitt, Box 37, Lexington, Ne 68850
Workshop Co-ordinator / NSGS Staff, Box 62, Fremont, Nebraska 68025
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Kearney, Lincoln. Boyd, Cedar, Merrick, Valley, Box Butte, York, Douglas, Gage, Cherry, Saunders, Sarpy, Madison, Wayne, Thomas, Franklin, Clay, Saline, Lancaster, Johnson, Washington, Otoe, Nance.
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Volume 3, No. 2
Kimball, Grant, Keya Paha, Holt, Madison, Burt, Keith, Custer, Boone, Colfax, Lancaster, Chase Otoe, Clay, Saline.
Volume 3, No. 3
Brown, Cheyenne, Franklin, Dakota, Lincoln, Boyd, Richardson, Cedar, Banner, Johnson, Merrick, Platte, Brown, Thomas, Dodge, Polk, Cass.
Volume 3, No. 4
Buffalo, Cass, Platte, Greeley, Webster, Antelope, Gage, York, Hamilton, Harlan, Dixon, Dodge, Dawson, Adams.
The price is $3.00 per issue (includes Postage). Nebraska residents add tax.
THE NEW BRASS KEY
Vol. 1, 7 issues 3.00 per volume or 50ç per single issue
Vol. 2,10 issues $4.00 per volume
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Send orders for the above to Mrs. Ruth Anna Hicks 6703 Holdrege Street Lincoln, Nebraska 68505
NEBRASKA STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY / Summer 1981Page 1 / Volume IV, No. 1
Submitted by Joyce E. Barlow, Box 194, Butte, NE 68722
MARRIAGE INDEX BOYD COUNTY, NE 1898-1900
DATE / GROOM / BRIDE / VOL - PAGE1 Jan 1898 / ANDERSON, Wilhelm / ZITNER, Fredreca / 1 - 136
13 Aug 1898 / BARER, Martin / NICOLAUS, Amalie / 1 - 148
20 Jan 1898 / BALDWIN, James A. / PHILLIPS, Alice / 1 - 137
10 Mar 1898 / BECK, James D. / WRIGHT, Rose / 1 - 139
20 Nov 1898 / BECHTOLD, Christ / CLINE, Carrie / 1 - 154
12 Feb 1898 / BENNETT, Charles E. / DURALL, Ettie / 1 - 144
19 Apr 1898 / BRAHAN, Geo. / GRATZ, Louise / 1 - 145
26 Dec 1898 / BRIGGS, Charles / BANARD, Rosie N. / 1 - 163
30 Nov 1898 / BRIGGS, Harry S. / BRANS, Razella M. / 1 - 153
5 Apr 1898 / BRUNEIMIER, Henry / KN1TTEL, Dora / 1 - 142
28 Dec 1898 / BUDLOFF, Lewis / BLOOM, Anna / 1 - 157
20 Jan 1898 / COUCH, Frank / GART, L. E. . / 1 - 162
12 May 1898 / DOYLE, Edward / MUNJER, Dora / 1 - 145
10 Nov 1898 / DYKEMAN, W. H. / WISE, Effie / 1 - 159
18 Sept 1898 / FINK, Ludwig / HOFFER, Christina / 1 - 149
9 May 1898 / FOSTER, W. H. / BENZSTON, Anna / 1 - 143
21 June 1898 / CALL, John / GUTHMILLER, Christine / 1 - 147
30 Mar 1898 / GENUQUET, John / MILLSPOUGHM, Mannie / 1 - 161
12 Dec 1898 / GRAN1, Johann / KLINE, Elizabeth / 1 - 155
5 Nov 1898 / GRIM, Marlin / PFAFF, Katie / 1 - 165
5 Nov 1898 / HAMES, Charles / COOK, Berthie / 1 - 154
15 Apr 1898 / HANSON, Nels D. / WESTLAND, BEDA / 1 - 143
4 Jan 1898 / HEALTH, Wm. C. / GRIM, Luella / 1 - 135
1 Feb 1898 / HORST, Fred F. / WAGNER, Caroline L. / 1 - 140
18 Nov 1898 / HORST, Ludwig / KUISS, Lizzie / 1 - 152
6 June 1898 / HEISER, Geo. C. / ALFORD, Mary / 1 - 147
24 Nov 1898 / JANSSEN, Ervin / POLONY, Erma / 1 - 151
18 Jan 1898 / KNITTEL, Geo. P. / FISHER, Katie / 1 - 135
30 Sept 1898 / LAUTS, Fred / BALLEY, Christina / 1 - 149
19 Feb 1898 / LEWIS, Sidas / SCHULTZ, Annie / 1 - 140
1 Oct 1898 / LOMELY, D. H. / EVERTT, Bernice E. / 1 - 150
30 Oct 1898 / LOWELL, W. N. / SHUNN, Katie / 1 - 164
8 Oct 1898 / McCUMBER, Geo. E. / IRISH, IDA M. / 1 - 151
14 Apr 1898 / MARCELLS, T. H. / BRUNER, Grace P. / 1 - 146
1 Oct 1898 / MARTIN. L. H. / SCIRVEN, Elsie / 1 - 150
28 Sept 1898 / NACHTIGAL, Herman / JEIDD, Dora / 1 - 148
9 Feb 1898 / PISTALKA, Anton / HUMPAL, Mary / 1 - 137
8 Nov 1898 / POKORNY, John / CARL, Fannie / I - 152
25 Apr 1898 / RHODES, C. E. / HOWELL, Hattie / 1 - 144
19 Dec 1898 / SCHMIDT, John / KORTH, M. E. B. / 1 - 156
15 Jan 1898 / SPELDON, Samuel S, / ROYALTY, Mildred / 1 - 136
19 Mar 1898 / TRAUTMAN, John / HORST, Louise / 1 - 141
28 Feb 1898 / WAKEFIELD, Henry H. / HILL, Emma E. / 1 - 139
27 Jan 1898 / WILKERSON, Wm. D. / SARLES, Cora / 1 - 138
15 June 1898 / WOOLF, Sidney / ROGERS, Marie J. / 1 - 146
26 Dec 1898 / WRIGHT, Wm. H. / HULL, Mary E. / 1 - 166
1899
25 Nov 1899 / ALLEN, Earl / JAMES, Una / 1 - 180
25 Dec 1899 / ANHORN, Henry / WRIGHT, Ella / 1 - 181
1 Jan 1899 / BECHTOLD, Peter / HIATE, Christena / 1 - 157
14 Jan 1899 / BENTZ, Geo. / JENNER, Rose / 1 - 159
8 July 1899 / BERRY, James P. / KAUL, Augusta P. / 1 - 175
15 July 1899 / BRUNMSIER (sic), Fred / SHERER, Christina / 1 - 172
2 Jan 1899 / BRUMMERHOP, Henry / CONNOR, Lizzie O. / 1 - 158
16 Mar 1899 / CORNICK, Frank T. / FORT, Gertie / 1 - 161
15 Jan 1899 / CAMMINS, Alphes / CRATZ, Tillie / 1 - 160
25 Apr 1899 / CAYWOOD, Henry / LOWRY, Josie / 1 - 168
19 Nov 1899 / CRAMER, Wm. / JENSAN, Julia / 1 - 179
21 Feb 1899 / DAWSON, Martin / BRAITHWAIT, Carrie / 1 - 164
29 May 1899 / DENAMA, W. A. / EVERTT, Grace / 1 - 169
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Marriage Index Boyd County, NE, continued.
DATE / GROOM / BRIDE / Vol - PAGE28 Jan 1899 / DOROTHY, Henry / KAYLE, Lizzie / 1 - 165
17 Mar 1899 / DVORAK, Vincent / VALLA, Fannie / 1 - 166
30 Nov 1899 / GILMAN, A. W. / CLARK, Jenie / 1 - 180
6 Sept 1899 / GRATY, M. R. / McGIMINTIE, Katie / 1 - 176
1 Jan 1899 / HACLER, W. L. / STUMBO, Lula / 1 - 156
17 July 1899 / HAMBECK, Arthur B. / SNYDER, Callie / 1 - 174
(HORNBECK)
22 Mar 1899 / HEMING, Henry / STRAMBERG, Lura / 1 - 168
14 Mar 1899 / HENDERSON, Alda / DEWEY, Gorgie / 1 - 175
24 Feb 1899 / HERNANN, Berhard / ZEITNER, Christena / 1 - 167
5 Jan 1899 / HORNBECK, John C. / DARBY, Mary E. / 1 - 155
17 Apr 1899 / HULL, Wm. Lot / COLEMAN, Mary / 1 - 167
10 Jan 1899 / JADAN, Geo. / CARTER, Della / 1 - 159
31 July 1899 / JAMES, John H. / WILLEN, Gertie B. / 1 - 173
28 Dec 1899 / JOHNSON, B. S. / HAWKENSEN, Christian / 1 - 185
9 May 1899 / KLINE, Fred / FRENTZ, Christena / 1 - 169
25 Feb 1899 / KORB, Henry / WETZLER, Magdalena / 1 - 161
3 May 1899 / LAPPERS, Peter / DAVOLL, Bessie / 1 - 170
24 June 1899 / LUCAS, S. F. / JOHNSON, Cora B. / 1 - 171
9 Jan 1899 / McNAUGHT, James / HAMMELL, Ross / 1 - 158
17 Jan 1899 / MADISON, Peter / TRAUTMAN, Caroline / 1 - 160
16 Oct 1899 / MIKKELSON, Michael / FERGUSON, Amey B. / 1 - 178
7 Mar 1899 / OTT, Geo. / SERR, Amelia / 1 - 163
27 Jan 1899 / OTT, Ulysses / PENCE, Larry G. / 1 - 162
19 Sept 1899 / REMTER, Herman / KAREL, Larry / 1 - 177
22 Aug 1899 / REYNOLDS, J. L. / DAMANA, S. D. / 1 - 174
28 June 1899 / REYNOLDS, Geo. P. / STUMBO, Laurie / 1 - 176
22 May 1899 / RIHA, James / HUMPAL, Anna / 1 - 170
10 Nov 1899 / ROTH, Christ / HOFFMAN, Katie / 1 - 179
7 Nov 1899 / SARLES, Walter / MORRISON, Lottie / 1 - 178
9 Sept 1899 / SINCLAIR, D. A. / DAVIS, Rose A. / 1 - 177
28 June 1899 / SORENSEN, Jens P. / RASMUSSEN, Laura / 1 - 171
20 Dec 1899 / TARPENING, John D. / ELDRIDGE, Jenered / 1 - 182
26 July 1899 / WOODS, Frank W. / KLOKE, Katherine E. / 1 - 172
14 Dec 1899 / YOCUM, Charles E. / LAWSON, Augusta / 1 - 181
29 June 1899 / ZIMMERMAN, B. E. / FIELD, Nary / 1 - 173
11 Apr 1900 / ANDREWS, George H. / COEN, Lydia A. / 1 - 192
13 Sept 1900 / ADAMS, John I. / OLMSTEAD, Emmie / 1 - 205
3 Sept 1900 / AUDISS, Edward / WADE, Cora / 1 - 211
13 Dec 1900 / BATES, Orville / WEIN, Rosa / 1 - 215
7 Nov 1900 / BEDNER, Martin / HOLECEK, Mary / 1 - 210
14 Apr 1900 / BICEK, Locas / COHA, Anna / 1 - 193
22 Nov 1900 / BOETTCHER, Robert / DIERLING, Annie / 1 - 212
21 Dec 1900 / BOETTCHER, Bruno H. / KORTH, Louisa / 1 - 217
22 Oct 1900 / BOWLING, W. F. / WADE, Nettle / 1 - 207
9 Jan 1900 / BRADLEY, Geo. / ROBERTS, Anna / 1 - 187
14 May 1900 / CALDWELL, E. A. / HALVE, Mary / 1 - 196
8 Jan 1900 / CLASSEN, Andrew / SCHWARTZ, Gracie / 1 - 182
16 Apr 1900 / CLAASSEN, Geo. / SCHWARTZ, Mary / 1 - 192
3 Nov 1900 / CROSBY, Edward H. / CLAUSEN, Louise / 1 - 209
23 June 1900 / DAVIS, L. L. / GULLADY, L. N. / 1 - 199
18 Jan 1900 / DELANEY, Orlando / STENSON, Annie / 1 - 184
1 May 1900 / DIRKSEN, Harm / HAWLKOSN, Mata / 1 - 195
3 July 1900 / FAUBANKS, Ed. P. / MORRISON, Myrtle / 1 - 201
10 Feb 1900 / FRASEK, Christ / HAUCK, Katherine / 1 - 189
29 Nov 1900 / FRENCH, T. A. / BOSSHARDT, Lydia A. / 1 - 212
7 Dec 1900 / FRITZ, Herman / AUDISS, Amanda / 1 - 216
27 Jan 1900 / FROST, William / COLLINS, VIVIA C. / 1 - 187
15 May 1900 / FROST, Francis N. / MYERS, Melisse J. / 1 - 197
7 Nov 1900 / GALL, John / SCROLL, Maggie / 1 - 210
1 Mar 1900 / GALLADAY, C. O. / WOOD, Jessie N. / 1 - 190
13 Dec 1900 / GORDON, R. A. / O'MARA, Mary Jane / 1 - 215
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Marriage Index Boyd County, Ne, continued.