Tecumseh Chieftain Extracts

Extracted from Nebraska Ancestree Winter 1987 Vol. 10 No. 3
By permission of the NSGS {Nebraska State Genealogical Society}
Submitted by James D. Wolken, "Early files" from the Tecumseh Chieftain, Tecumseh, Johnson Co., NE

Sept. 1890:
Married - Frank H. CROBT to Hanah SCHLEE.
Deaths - Mrs. Adda CLUTIE, age 62, Sept. 22^ndCaroline COLTON HAMILTON on Sept. 21
Dick McLANAHAN has been in Chicago.

Oct. 1890:
Births - a boy to Mr. & Mrs. J. B. FISHER of Spring Creek; a son to Professor & Mrs. D.A. COOPER
Marriages - William A. RIFFLE and Minnie VAXON on Oct.1 near Smartsville.
William LYNCH to Bertha J. COMPTON, Sept. 30 at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church; Henry FITHIAN and Alfaretta McCOY Oct. 2 in Helena Precinct; J. M. OVERTURF and Minnie YOUNG of Elk Creek Oct. 16; William H. CURRY to Ida WARD Oct. 23.

Deaths - Mrs. HOWE of Pawnee City; "Grandma" DILWORTH age 86; Miss May SEWARD, 20 of typhoid fever, Oct. 12; Joe W. MEYERS, age 62, Oct. 18; Charles LEACH an honored citizen of Tecumseh, age 89.

Other names: Dr. T.E. FAIRALL; Lee LEAKE, 15-yr. old son of G. B. LEAKE.

A family reunion held at home of Mrs. C. M. CHAMBERLAIN in honor of " Grandma" HOLMS 74^th birthday; Mr. HOWELL, father of Robert H., to open a blacksmith shop in Cook; the HOWARTH family received word of the death of Henry HOWARTH in St. Louis; H. S. FERGUSON; Mrs. T. J. CHITTENDEN; I. N. DONALDSON.

November 1890:
Births - a son to Mr. & Mrs. C. H. GREER
A son to Mr. & Mrs. C. N. (print is faded & name can’t be read) Oct. 25
Marriages - David F. GRIM and Nellie DUNLAP Nov. 5; George MYERS to Emma VANLANINGHAM.
Deaths - Allie GOODALE, wife of Frank GOODALE, Nov. 27; other names - D.F. OSGOOD; Fred FARRELL, Dr. HEADRICK and Dr. SNYDER of Sterling.

Edith LYMAN will work for I. L. DONALDSON dry goods; Eugene GRAY; Hon. Wash ROBB of Spring Creek; John SUMMERS; William Frank FLANAGAN to be chief electrician. William RECKEWEY resigns as waterworks engineer to be replaced by C. A. WEBB. Andrew BUSH sold his farm; Lote DOLPH and Sam THURBER open a lunch counter; Will COOK of Cook; F. H. HOPKINS builds addition to G. C. ZUTAVERN’s livery; N. E. COWAN.

December 1890:
Marriages - at the Baptist parsonage, William J. WHITE and Eloise McLAUGHLIN, both of Tecumseh on Dec. 25; Elmore D. MAYER to Sarah J. BUERSTETTA at the home of bride’s mother Mrs. E. BERRY, Dec. 23.
Deaths - Dec. 23 infant child of Mr. & Mrs. R. M. FROST; Dec. 20, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. R. P. BOYLE.

January 1891:
Births - Long Branch - William WALTER has a son and William JEFFREY a girl.
Jan. 14, Mrs. James A. EMMONS celebrated her 66^th birthday.

Marriages - Mr. & Mrs. W. W. JOBES celebrate 20^th anniversary; James FLETCHER to Nellie MATTHEWS, Jan. 6. At M. E. parsonage, Jan. 22, Paul D. GRAFF and Hattie A. FERGUSON.

Deaths - the infant child of T. E. BASS. Other names: J. A. DILLION; George ZUTAVERN; H. W. BRANDSON; Fred BERLET of Talmage.

Gerd BEHRENDS sold farm to Mrs. Jane ELLSWORTH. W. P. BAKER received appointment as deputy U. S. Marshal under Marshal Brad SLAUGHTER. Mr. & Mrs. C. M. WILSON; John MOONEY of Filley; J. U. SANDFORD and D. TAYLOR of Crab Orchard; Dr. W. J. McCRANN traded his farm for R. A. STEWART property; friends celebrate birthday of Mrs. Ed PAINE, age 55.
" Early files" from the Tecumseh Chieftain, Tecumseh, Johnson Co., NE - continued.
February 1891:
Births - a girl to E. D. MILES, Feb.3
A son to Duck MILLARD of Cook
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. Horace TYSON of Long Branch
A boy to Mr. & Mrs. W. DOUGLAS
A son to Mr. & Mrs. Wm. RECKEWEY
A son to Mr. & Mrs. Henry ROSAKRANS

Marriages - licenses issued to: Anton KONLNY and Mrs. C. ULIORKA, Feb. 9
Philip DICKERSON and Mrs. E. WALDRON, Feb. 11
Fred UNVERZAGT and Lydia BIESEMEIER, Feb. 12

Married - Fred VERSAW and Minnie COOK, daughter of Ted COOK, Feb. 12
Theo G. WIDMEIER of Auburn and Mamie COOK, daughter of J. W. COOK, Feb. 11.
Esther A. GOODMAN and John H. HOWARTH at the home of Thomas GOODMAN. At the home of the bride’s parents in Spring Creek, James E. SEAY and Phoebe A. COLLINS.
Joseph A. BENNER and Flora B. JUMP

Deaths - infant child of Robert HOWELL
Early settler, H. B. STRONG, aged 68, Feb. 7 in Elk Creek
Rev. SPRINGSTON of the United Brethren Church in Vesta
At Pawnee City, Feb. 21 Miss Mariel WHITE, age 36

Other names: D.V. BENSCOTER has bought Queen City Hotel
George GORACKE; Mr. & Mrs. W. R. HARRIS celebrate 25^th anniversary
G. BRATT of Hastings and Robert SIEBER will sell furniture
Chas. ROLAND of Dunbar will take business of L. A. WHITE in Cook
Mr. & Mrs. J. M. ROSS celebrate 40^th anniversary
J. W. DOUGLAS of Johnson
George ENTERLINE, Noah NISSLEY, Wiley SANDUSKY and Ferdinand JOHNS of Smartsville. Dr. GAISER; Mrs., S. E. INGRAHM.

March 1891:

Births - a son to Henry WEIDIKIN
A son to Henry HASENYAGER

Marriages - Charles T. JEFFREY and Non MARSHALL, Mar. 3 at M. E. parsonage. E. W. MAVITY and Hattie PEASE, Mar. 4
Extracted from Nebraska Ancestree Winter 1987 Vol. 10 No. 2
By permission of the NSGS {Nebraska State Genealogical Society} continued
Deaths - " Grandpa" DILLION, Mar. 1 at the home of his son, J. J. DILLION, age 85 at Vesta.
Colonel N. F. HITCHCOCK, Mar. 2 in Sterling at age 59
Caspers SANDERS age 74
Mrs. CRAIG, mother of the late J. J. TAYLOR at the residence of John W. TAYLOR in Omaha.

Other names:

George TOURTLOT of city and H. W. MERRILL open store in Sterling
Robert SEIBER sold his farm to Herman BEETHE
Charles NEIDHART of Brownville purchased D. W. FROWNFELTER’s marble yard
Mr. & Mrs. C. T. JEFFREY moved to Mr. ACHIBACH’s farm
Robert Dew; Andy OLDAKER and family are new residents of the city moving to Jud WRIGHT property
Frank and Sam BERRIE open a store in Elk Creek
B. F. STONE of Long Branch
Michael NESTOR
Ralph RUNNION
Extracted from Nebraska Ancestree Winter 1987 Vol. 10 No. 3
By permission of the NSGS {Nebraska State Genealogical Society}
Sept. 1905:

Births - Elk Creek - a son to Mr. & Mrs. John HIMBERG
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. C. W. GRAFF of Tecumseh

Marriages - Charles TYLER and Etta BEARD Sept. 15^th
James LITTLE and Florence JONES of Crab Orchard

Deaths - the 2 ½ year old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. WATERMANN of cholera
Mrs. Pearl ANDREWS of Todd Creek at her brother’s home in Tecumseh Sept. 15^th
Richard PARKER at Hastings
Nellie WARD, age 6, Sept. 25

Other names: J. B. BUSELL; S. C. ROBINSON; Mrs. L. O. DOYLE; Henry HASENYAGER; Fred LANTZ; W. O. TOBER of Cook purchased an automobile
E. ZURLKE sold his farm to Gade EILERS

October 1905:

Births - a son to Mr. & Mrs. Riley WHISTLER
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. John SNODGRASS
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. William ERNST of Graf
A son to Mr. & Mrs. John ROBERTS
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. A. SOMBERG of Elk Creek
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. K. B. SOUDERS of Cook
A son to Mr. & Mrs. Charles SAPP of Long Branch
A son to Mr. & Mrs. D. PENKAVA of Crab Orchard
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. Thomas WILSON who live on the Martin NESTOR farm
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. Charles WILLIAMS
A son to Mr. & Mrs. Guy REESE, Oct. 21 at Sterling

Marriages - William BLANNAR of Gothenburg and Anna EHMEN of Sterling at the German Church
Harriet ROGERS, formerly of Elk Creek, now of Malcolm to F. P. BYERLY of Malcolm, Oct. 7

Deaths - Mrs. Thursy GREENFIELD, an old settler of Sterling, age 72
Rev. Mr. GILBERT preached a funeral for the son of Mr. & Mrs. MILLER of Lexington
Mrs. Eva SOMBERG, wife of A. SOMBERG of Elk Creek, age 26, leaving her husband and three children, the youngest born Tuesday
Oliver CARISS at the home of his parents, Mr. & Mrs. John CARISS, age 17 of diphtheria

Other names:

Alex BEAL
Wood LOVITT; L. A. HANDS; Mr. & Mrs. Frank NORRIS of Table Rock
Frank THURBER; R. M. YOUNG; Samuel J. PENNELL; Mrs. C. E. KROTZER appointed sub - registrar of vital statistics for Vesta by Registrar E. F. PERKINS
Dr. E. HOWARD of Sterling; Mrs. W. D. JONES; Finley TRACEY and John WHITLOCK of Elk Creek
C. D. NEWCOMB and C. L. ROTHELL of Crab Orchard
I.N. HALVERSTADT and George RAGAN of Elk Creek
G. N. CLARK of Elk Creek

November 1905:

Births - a girl to Mr. & Mrs. Adams SCHOENE of Cook
A son to Mr. & Mrs. J. C. HUNT, Nov. 6
A son to Mr. & Mrs. Phil NESTOR
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. Edward GOOSMAN
A son to Mr. & Mrs. John NORRIS

Marriages - Charles SNIDER and Lura CUMMINS, both of Crab Orchard, at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Wilson CUMMINS
Charles OSTRANDER and Nerva McMILLEN of Burchard by Rev. T. A. LINDENMEYER at Pawnee City on Nov. 1
Charles A. KENYON of Virginia and Mrs. Lena C. WERNER of Crab Orchard
Walter S. SIVEY, son of Mr. & Mrs. W. W. SIVEY of Tecumseh and Pearl COCHRAN, a well - known lady of Nebraska City
Clevia Mae WILLIAMS, a daughter of John WILLIAMS, to Earl FRUSHOUR, Nov. 23
Leona RAGON and Leroy TITUS of Elk Creek

Deaths - A. J. FRANK of Cook, age 72
Fred OESTMANN at Sterling; Mrs. Alice E. SMITH, wife of Henry SMITH, Nov. 3
The infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Charles MINER

Other names: Wilson KING; John P. GRAFF sold land to William SUTTON
B. F. DRAKE bought R. B. EARTWELL residence at Elk Creek
John BROADY and William HAHN of Graf

December 1905:

Births - a son to Hon. J. W. WHITHAM
Twin girls to Mr. & Mrs. Charles WRIGHT on Dec. 1
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. Frank B. THURBER
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. William TEVEBAUGH
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. Louis KUSTER, Dec. 8^th
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. Clarence STEWART, s.w. of Cook, Dec. 17
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. Henry FITHIAN of Sterling
A boy to Mr. & Mrs. M. M. TALBOTT of Crab Orchard, Dec. 29

Marriages - in Crab Orchard - Millie JEFFREY, daughter of John JEFFREY and Arthur CUMMINGS, son of T. J. CUMMINGS
Two daughters of James ALLEN, Lula ALLEN to L. R. WALDEN and Hattie ALLEN to E. G. PLATT
Lucy LIBBY of Elk Creek and J. L. MENDENHALL of Beatrice

December 1905:

Deaths - Cook - Mr. & Mrs. Jesse STEVENS lost their 6-month-old baby
The four-year old son of Mr. & Mrs. Harvey BRAY killed
Mrs. John KROUSE of Elk Creek, aged 75, Dec. 12
Thomas JEFFREY, aged 75, on Dec. 8 at Crab Orchard
Mrs. William YOUNG of Crab Orchard at Lincoln
Mrs. G. C. POTTER, aged 71, of Sterling on Dec. 28^th

Other names:

Sterling teachers - Miss Meda CATCHPOLE, George BROWN and Miss Madge ALLISON
Mr. & Mrs. J. O. PEEK of Cook
Postmaster of Cook - J. W. SMITH
Mr. & Mrs. S. L. BLAKELEY of Elk Creek

January 1906:

Births - a son to Mr. & Mrs. Elmer HERVEY
Vesta - Dr. C. H. ZIEGLER delivered a son to Mr. & Mrs. T. E. RICHARDSON of Crab Orchard, Jan. 1
A daughter to Mr. & Mrs. Henry ALBERS, n.w. of the city
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. W. F. ENSOR, Jan. 6
A son to Clarence BENSON, Jan. 6 of Sterling
A daughter to Mr. & Mrs. Peter DAVEY of city
A daughter to Mr. & Mrs. S. W. THURBER, Jan. 9
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. Orville HAZEN of Sterling, Jan. 4
A son to Mr. & Mrs. Virgil HAZEN, northeast of the city
A girl to P. J. TURNER, Jan. 14th at Vesta
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. Arthur TURNER of Elk Creek
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. Alfred SURRATT, north of the city, Jan. 17^th

Cook - a girl to Elmer SHULL and H. H. VERSAW’s
A girl to Mr. & Mrs. FINK of Elk Creek
A son to Elmer NELSON of city
A son to Mr. & Mrs. Alfred WILLIAMS of the city

Marriages - James WARD of Norton, Kansas and Mamie MORRISSEY of city at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
John SAUGER Jr. and Elsie BUEHLER, both of Sterling
Harry HOSIC and Mary MASTALHA of Cook
Robert SHULEY and Mrs. Minnie M. PETERSON both of Nemaha County
J. E. HALTERMAN of Falls City and Mary M. CONN of Talmage
Wilma FORNEFELT and John Ralph HARDIN of Tecumseh
F. H. BOYER and Lettie BAIN of Long Branch
Guy WEST and Edna M. DEMING, both of Syracuse by Judge LIVINGSTON

Deaths - the 2-year-old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. WESCOTT at the home of Daniel MCDONALD
Old settler, Jonathan GRIMES, age 75
Mrs. Margaret LUDDINGTON at the home of her niece, Mrs. Eliza HURLBUTT in Todd Creek, Jan. 5, age 76
Ralph E. PROFFITT, son of J. E. and Stella S. PROFFITT, age one
Mrs. Anna DEMAREE at Auburn
Mrs. Sarah PROFFITT, age 56, Jan. 19^th
E. D. ROUNDS

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