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Submitted by Mrs. Ernest B. Smethers, Beatrice, NE
From 28 May 1907 Beatrice Daily Express, Gage County.
Below is a list of the veterans of the Civil and
Spanish-American wars who are buried in the Beatrice, Evergreen
Home and Catholic Cemeteries:
Three veterans were laid to rest in Evergreen Home cemetery the
past year. Following is the list:
Beatrice Cemetery
Silas B. HARRINGTON William I. HAGEY D.E. MARSH William J. MAXWELL Silas W. PARKER S. CAMERON Ami FILLEY Alfred MILLER J.G. SMITH B. D. SWEET B.F. HOTCHKISS L.T. HOWD Carl EMERY Joseph YORE John ONESS D. SISCO R. WIERS J.B. MOORE H. WHITE Thomas HARRISON Uriah FARR V. B. ARNOLD D. E. TH014PSON W. PENNEY John BUSEY J. A. EVANS N. B. MILLER J. VAN WINKLY N. HERRON Pat DALEY H.W. SHEPARD I. CHANDLER J. I. BARTON P. B. LEE S. CARROL J. C. BAIRD Levi JOENS J. HAUSER Charles SPENCER A. HACKETT George CROFTS G.B. PHELPS Millard FILLMORE Eli MILLER H. HERBERT D.W. ANDREWS W. E. TEMPLE J. G. SMILEY George METZGER W. BALL J. H. HOLIDAY W. H. SCOBY J.W. BALL J. W. MORRELL J. E. BUSH W.W. HEANEY J. F. McGINNIS
Evergreen Home
D.W. BUSBY N. D. HUBBARD F. H. HOLT W.J. SISSON S. BALL S. D. ROBERTS I.N. McCONNELL L. P. GILLETT J.M. RAMSEY C. VINING J.B. PYLE George PALMER Will RYAN George BARTLEY James MATTHEWS George SMARR B. M. SQUIRES R. BODLEY J. PILCHARD T.S. CRAIG C. B. SPERRY J. A. SMITH W. FARLAND J.R. HOLLIDAY 1. H. BRUBAKER J. L. SAUSMAN W. B. CONLEE S. SAMPLE I. N. HICKMAN R. A. SWIFT J. E. COBBEY sr. I. SMITH John MILLER Samuel SCOTT Archibald STEECE Peter HARTMAN Joseph STARER Thomas YULE Francis McGIRR William KITCHEN A. H. BABCOCK J. N. FULLER Major J. W. WILLIAMS William CLARK
The list in the Evergreen Home cemetery has been increased three during the last year as follows Joseph LESCHER, Robert REED, James SAUNDERS
Spanish-American war soldiers buried in Evergreen Home are: Sergeants George GEDDES, William J. EVANS, Privates Frank KNOUSE, Bruce MACY, George ANDREWS, Marsden POWELL and Confederate veteran James BROWN.
Catholic cemetery:
D. McHUGH, Patrick HOWE. Additional names: Patrick
GALLAGHER, J.F. KING
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Submitted by Mrs. Ernest B. Smethers, Beatrice, NE
From Beatrice Daily Express, 24 Oct. 1910
Gage County, Jury List Following is the list of jurymen drawn for the coming term of district court: Ralph Coulter, Beatrice J. E. LINDERMAN, Adepts B.E. BALLARD, Beatrice Jacob RARER, Cortland Alfred PARKER, Beatrice H.S. CALLEM, Beatrice Gus ACTON, Liberty Pete BRUNER, Barneston F. W. MATTOON, Beatrice E.L. YOST, Wymore J. A. BACHLE, Beatrice Ed. KNIGHT, Wymore C. Peter JENSEN, Beatrice John TRAUERNICHT, Wymore C. C. SHERMAN, Hoag Geo. D. MORGAN, Filley John JENSEN, Filley James N. BLOOM, Liberty H. E. HAUSER, Beatrice Geo. W. STEVENS, Beatrice M. F. WOLFE, Beatrice John N. MARTIN, Virginia Hugh CARMICHAEL, Beatrice Wm. PENNER, Beatrice J. M. HIATT, Odell Barry ENDLEMAN, Beatrice W. R. GRANT, Beatrice M. J. MORAN, Barneston J. Ed. C. FISHER, Beatrice Lawrence McCURRAY, Liberty W. R. SPARKS, Hoag L. S. AUSTIN, Wymore J. A. HOWARD, Beatrice J. H. SWILER, Blue Springs J.D. BURTON, Beatrice F. Delebar, Firth W.W. MADISON, Blue Springs Ben GOES, Barneston Henry HOMERSHAM, Odell Fred HENKE, Wilber R. C. LEIGH, Beatrice Grant FORD Beatrice F. L. POPE, Filley Jacob GOEHRING, Barneston James NEFFORD, Beatrice Wallace MOORE, Beatrice W.L. PEARL, Wymore Fred BARING, Liberty
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Gage County, NE 1910 Jury List continued:
Lewis RATHBURN, Odell Alex ARMSTRONG, Odell Tony VOORTMAN, Beatrice Wm. WOODBRIDGE, Virginia Thomas SARGANT, Cortland F.A. CLAUSSEN, Beatrice W. H. BENTLEY, Wymore A. J. JOHNSON, Beatrice Otho BOYD, Virginia A. L. MOSCHELL, Beatrice Frank OVERBECK, Pickrell J. D. NORMAN, Beatrice
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Submitted by Mrs. Ernest B. Smethers, Beatrice, NE
From: Beatrice Daily Express
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST, 9 April 1910
Unclaimed letters in the Beatrice, NE Post Office
O. G. BRIGGS Gilbert COBB Henry DAVIS F. R. HERRINGTON Fay C. JOYCE Anton LARSON G. A. MILLER Samuel GRENBLAT J. H. REED J. B. RIGSLEY Ed. W. ROWLAND Jr. Miss Julia DICYNTRA Mrs. Hattie DILLON Mrs. Ralph JOHNSON Mrs. Edna SMITH Miss Lizzy SWARTS Miss Lottie THERWOOD Mrs. F. WIEBE Miss Ida NICODEMUS
UNCLAIMED LETTERS for 2 April 1910
E.A. FISHERMIER J.T. HALL A.A. MURDOCK Jos. WALLING Roy D. WAY Mrs. Etta ATHERTON Miss Ollie CONNELLY Mrs. Stella KING Miss Lottie THERWOOD Mrs. Grace TURNO Mrs. E.A. WEGNER Barton G. WILSON
UNCLAIMED LETTERS for 16 April 1910
George B. ALLEN Guy B. BATEMAN R. BEEVGRO William DAVIS C.A. DOUGLASS Wm. DUNFER Earl GIDDME B.B. IRELAN Abraham JANTZEN Prof. Chas JONES Will KEMP John LINDSAY J. C. MARTINE C.W. MILLS Allen MAYLOR 0. R. PETERSON Ira ROBERTS A. SANDFORD Albert SWIHART Sam THOMPSON Mrs. Emma ADAMS Miss Etta ATHERSON Nellie BOUGHTING Mrs. H. Aden ENYEART Miss Gladys FARRELL Miss S. MAYER Mrs. Anna SMITH Mrs. Tenna SMITH Miss Lottie THERWOOD
UNCLAIMED LETTERS for 23 April 1910
J. BOOTH J. H. BROWNING Supt. J.S. BUNYAN G. H. CAMPBELL Edgar COBB John DILLON William DUNFEE A. 0. EGGENBERGER Max GRABON J. GREER Bill HAUSER Sherman HILL J. HOLMES Dr. Geo. HOSLAM Martin KLEMAN Dr. E.W. MARTIN A. L. MOORE Dr. H. N. MORROW Frank MURPHY Dr. A.P. OVERJAARD Dr. R.C. McDONALD Henry MEIERS Dr. J.J. METZINGER Bert MORGAN Dr. E.N. LEAKE Ben LIGGETT J. E. REED Edward SCOTT Preston SHELDON Mr. & Mrs. RAHERST Dr. L. B. SMITH George TOOKEY H.E. WIENSS I. N. WOMACK I. WRIGHT Mrs. D. J. AMSTAD Miss Fannie L. BARCLAY Madam M.E. HARRIS Mrs. Margaret MILLEN Carrie SCHULTZ Maud WOODRUFF Ann WOODRUFF Ann HERRINE A.M. HOLLINGWORTH, P.M.
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Submitted by: Mrs. Deanna Holland, Filley, NE
Source: History of Gage County, Nebraska, by Hugh J. Dobbs,
1918
EARLY SETTLERS
MUMFORD, Isms P., b MD, d 6 mi. west of Nebraska City, in 1873. Mar. Elizabeth MALLOCK, b 1830, Adams Co., OH. d Mar 1897 Nodaway Co., MO. Son, Rev. James, 6 more sons & 2 daus born tothis couple. Wife's father served in War of 1812; her grandfather served in Rev. War.
MATTINGLY, James B., b. 8 Apr 1818, Harden Co., Ky. d. 19 Oct 1907 in a little town in northern WA. Wife not named. Son: Joel Thomas was f of Polly.
JONES, Samuel, b 1826 Grayson Co., VA. d 8 Feb 1872, Gage Co., NE. Bur on hill 1/2 mi. South of the old stone dwelling on the NE 1/4 S 15, Midland Twp., Gage Co. Wife, Rebecca, d 1901, Gooding, ID, bur. there. 14 ch born to this union, 7 d before 1918. Sons: John T., Leroy C., Albert. Daus: Elizabeth (mar ----- DWYER), Sarah A. (mar Lorenzo L. DREW), Rebecca (mar ---- PETHOUD)
PADDOCK, Algernon Sidney, b 9 Nov 1830, Glens Falls, N.Y. d ca 1897. Wife, Anna L. (MACK) alive in 1918. mar. 22 Dec 1859. Son, Daniel and dau. Susan d at an early age. Daus: Harriet, mar O.J. COLMAN, Francis Amelia d before 1918. Son: Franklin Algernon. Ira A. PADDOCK, f of Algernon. Daniel MACK, f of Anna.
GALE, George, b 17 May 1828, Columbia Co., N.Y. d 9 Jan 1899, Gage Co. mar 26 Mar. 1850 to Margaret M. SHAW. Sons: Edward B. and Charles F. Daus: Mary A. & Margaret. Husband's pars.: Alonzo and Phoebe (PECK), both natives of Dutches Co., N.Y. Wife's father Stephen P. SHAW. Carrie, sister of George, mar Louis I. GRIGGS, they were pars. of George, Clifford, Albert, Kirk and Mollie.
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Early Gage County Settlers, continued
PARKER, Hiram W., b 17 Dec 1827, Worcester, MA. d 1899, Beatrice, Ne. Mar. Oct. 1852 at Austinburg, OR, to Almira T. DOLE, b OH, d before 1918. Hiram & 2 ch (who d before 1918) bur. Old Evergreen Cem. in Beatrice. Sons: Franklin H. & Louis C.
DORSEY, Charles G., d. Kansas City, MO. mar Mary E. MAJORS in autumn 1871 at Peru, NE. Sons William C. and Harry, d before 1918 at Beatrice. Dau. Edith. Charles G. had brother, George. Wife's father S.P. MAJORS; her bro. Col. Thomas J. MAJORS.
ROPER, Fordyce. d Bakersfield, CA, before 1918.
Vol V, no. 2, page 55 - Fall 1982
Submitted by: Mrs. Georgene Morris Sones, Omaha, NE
From: Liberty Gazette, Liberty, Gage Co., NE. Thursday 28 July
1887, A.C. SPENCER, Editor
Daniel CAMP, who lived 7 miles west of Beatrice, died at his home on 17th. He was over 70 yrs.
An infant was found buried in an isolated place by a Mr. ALLEN who saw a mound of earth, removed the earth, and found a coffin containing the remains of an infant about 1 week old, dressed in fine clothing but much decomposed. An inquest was held and the remains were buried in the Filley cemetery.
Dick McVANN was killed at Beatrice by a brick building
falling.
The land office at Beatrice will close permanently on 15
September.
Fred C. IRVIN, age 25 years, died at Wymore last Friday.
Alonzo LICK of Omaha died on the 22nd.
Dr. RANDALL died in Lincoln on the 16th.
August WIDELL, a Swede, died in Omaha last week.
Walter H. MINTY died in Lincoln.
Mrs. S.M. NEVINS of Kearney died on a train near North Platte.
Lincoln U. DOWNING died at the forks of the Dismal (river) on
the 8th of April last.
A daughter of a farmer named CURRUTHERS, living 12 miles from
Fullerton, died of burns when a can of coal oil exploded.
John CAMPBELL, an old citizen of Omaha, died on the 20th.
David HOFFMAN died in Nebraska City. He was buried at Unadilla.
Sister, Mrs. FITCH; bros.Timothy and Thomas and Paul of Creston,
Iowa.
Lee SHELLANBERGER was lynched in Nebraska City. Burial on old
homestead.
W.C.T.U. officers: Miss Jane FERRIER, Miss Nellie LINN.
W.F. BARRY Post #159 G.A.R. officers: E.T. SPENCE, D. KNOUSE.
Paralell Lodge #152 A.F. & A.M. officers: J.R. BUFFINGTON, J.
M. CAMERON.
Liberty Lodge #107 A.O.U.W. officers: A.R. McDONALD, S.E.
CLAPP.
A. C. SPENCER, Land sale, Liberty
W.F. ROBINSON, implements, Barneston
G.R. VOUKE, Auctioneer, Liberty
A.M. ISBELL, Liberty
Peter BOWHAY, windmills, Liberty
Thos. ORR, boots & shoes, Liberty
E. CLARK, city dray
A. R. McDONALD, swing machines
BARRETT & WHERRY, farm implements
Rev. John PATTERSON
Ralph MOUNT, May windmill agent
E.C. CARNES, gen'l merchandise
W. A. CAMP of Hastings called on friends
N. I. GAUD, money to loan
Bro. GISSELL of the Odell Optic is likely to be a candidate for
register of deeds
George WASHBURN & lady of Wymore visited bro. C.F.
Will CUMMINGHAM has returned to Liberty
Mrs. J. H. GERR ret'd from Denver
Mr. FORSYTHE of Barneston was in town
Mrs. H. ELLISON went to Pawnee City
Mat WEAVERLING & E. LOWE of Barneston were in Liberty.
G. C. SUTHERLAND & lady went to Grinnell, Iowa
Ralph MOUNT will sell cattle
Mrs. N. C. MORRISON ret'd from Iowa
Lincoln HULL & wife & Miss Ida CHENEY from
J. DIMON & dau went to Blue Springs
Lewiston in Liberty
David KNOUSE moved to his farm 5 mi NE & will open small
country store
Dr. LOWES of Barneston in charge of meeting aided by other
ministers
A. SPROWLS is expecting his bro. from Mass. & hopefully he
will supply Methodist pulpit.
W. H. STARR & family went to plaster G. H. BELL'S new home in
the county.
Rev. A.C. SPENCER will be at Baptist Church next Sunday.
A. M. FERRIER'S cattle were killed by the train.
William PURVIS, formerly of Liberty stopped & ordered the
GAZETTE for his father in Horton, Kansas
Morgen SOUDERS of Derby, Iowa, & formerly of this vicinity
was in town .
Mrs. Katie STOCKTON of Beatrice is visiting her mother, Mrs. CISCO
of this city.
D. A. LEMMON was able to be downtown.
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Items from Liberty Gazette, continued:
GAR Campfire: Gov. John M. THAYER. Hon's I. APPLEGATE, J. H.
BROADY, Judges 1st Dist. NE
Also L.W. COLBY, A. H. BABCOCK, N.K.
GRIGGS, G. M. HUMPHREY, J.E. HILL & others.
DR. A.M. PICKETT closed a successful course of lectures.
J. H. HAFFNER of Barneston, a classmate of Ed SHELDON's at Lincoln
Business School was in town.
Mrs. W.T. GORE & her mother, Mrs. NELSON went to Pawnee
City.
L.W. COOK & A.R. McDONALD took a trip to Mission Creek.
N.T. GADD took a trip to Endicott.
Ed. SHELDON is working in this office.
ELLISON Bros. sales
Francis BRERETON, township clerk.