The Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record Vol XIII

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THE NEBRASKA AND MIDWEST

Jas. L. Burger, D, b. in Tenn., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
H. W. Cartwell, W, b. in Ky., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
[p. 2] Joshua Murry^(c) ^(h), D, b. in Mo., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f., free colored.
John Lackarn, D, b. in Ky., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
J. C. Hammond^(c), D, b. in Ala., farmer, "21 past"; 1 m. 21 up.
N. I. Sharp, D, b. in Ill., farmer, "21 past"; 1 m. 21 up.
Irving S. Sharp^(l), D, b. in Ill., farmer, "18 past."
Elias Snuffin^(c), W, b. in 0., blacksmith, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
S. Nuckolls^(j), W, b. in Va., merchant, single; 1 m. 21 up.
John T. Doughty, W, b. in N. Y., merchant, single; 1 m. 21 up.
Arwin Snell, W, b. in 0., tailor, single; 1 m. 21 up.
Luke Wiles^{(c) (k)}, W, b. in N. C., miller, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
G. T. Wrenwick, D, b. in Ill., farmer, single; 1 m. 21 up.
Wilson Shirrit, W, b. in 0., farmer, single; 1 m. 21 up.
Stephen Wiles^(c) ^(k), W, b. in Ind., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Jacob Adams^(l), W, b. in N. C., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 3 f. und. 16.
F. McCall, D, b. in Tenn., carpenter, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. 16 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 5 f. und. 16.
Wm. Craig^(c), W, b. in 0., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
Winslow Bayley, W, b. in Ill., farmer, "19 years old."
Nathan Hughs, W, b. in Pa., joiner; 1 m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 1 f. und. 16.
David C. Brannan, W, b. in Tenn.; farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
Gardner Powers^(c), D, b. in Vt., painter, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Wm. Whitmore, W, b. in Va., millwright, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
H. Walker, D, b. in N. C., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
S. Martin^(c) ^(m), D, b. in Ind., merchant, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16; 1 f. free colored.
M. W. Greene, D, b. in N. Y., merchant, wife; 1 m. 16 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
P. E. Shannon, Ind. W, b. in N. J., lawyer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
H. Queen ^(c), W, b. in N. C., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und.\ 16.
W. H. Shafer^(c) (n), W, b. in Ky., cooper; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 3 f. und. 16; 2 free colored, m. & f.
C. C. Green^(c), FS, b. in Vt., farmer, "Old Batch"; 1 m. 21 up.
C. Loid^(c), D, b. in Mass., farmer, "Old Batch"; 1 m. 21 up.

   (h) Joshua Murray, born 1833, Maniteau Co., Mo., came to Nebraska in the fan of 1854. - Andreas, History of Nebraska, p. 500.
   (i) Ewing Smith Sharp, son of Joseph L. Sharp, was born, Nov. 22, 1836, at Bernadotte, Ill. - Morton-Watkins, History of Nebraska, I, p. 259.
   (j) This was probably Stephen F. Nuckolls of Otoe Co., where he was also ennumerated.
   (k) Stephen Wiles, son of Luke Wiles, was born, Jan 25, 1826 in Henry Co., Ind. Father and son settled near Plattsmouth in the fall of 1854. - Andreas, History of Nebraska, p. 508.
   (l) Jacob Adams, son of William and Rachel Adams, was born Sept. 13, 1814, in Surry Co., N. C. - Same, p. 490.
   (m) Samuel Martin, by permission of the Secretary of War, began the erection of a two-story building for a trading post near the mouth of the Platte in the spring of 1853. This was known as the "Old Barracks" and was the beginning of Plattsmouth. - Same, pp. 472-3.
   (n) William Henry Shafer, born Apr. 4, 1824, Pendleton Co., Ky., located at Plattsmouth in June, 1854. - Same, pp. 503-4.

GENEALOGICAL RECORD

[p. 3] Wm. Loid, b. in Mass., farmer, "Single man 21"; 1 m. 21 up.
W. Mickelwait^(c), D, b. in England, "ferry", wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
H. Watson^(c) ^(o), D, b. in N. C., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
J. Kerns^(c), D, b. in Va., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
J. Watson^(c), D, b. in Tenn., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
T. S. Gaskill^(c), W, b. in 0., tanner, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16 (1 deaf); 1 f. 16 up.; 4 f. und. 16.
W. Cardwell^(c), W, b. in Tenn., potter, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 3 m und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
J. Houdescheldt^(c), D, b. in 0., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
E. Gibbs^(c) (p), D, b. in N. Y., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
Wm. Stevens, W, b. in 0. farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
John Carter, D, b. in Tenn., farmer, widower; 1 m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 3 f. und. 16.
Wm. M. Wiley, Ind. D, b. in Va., farmer, single; 1 m. 21 up.
T. B. Ashley^(q), D, b. in Va., blacksmith; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 1 m und. 16; 1 f. und. 16.
H. McCasun, D, b. in Va., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 1 f. und. 16.
M. Morris, W, b. in Va., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. 16 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
D. Goodwin, D, b. in Mo., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 f. und. 16; 1 m., free colored.
C. Rakes, D, b. in Va., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 3 f. und. 16.
Tho. Tompson, D, b. in 0., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 2 f. und. 16; 1 m., free colored.
M. M. Neff, D, b. in Ind., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
J. D. M. Thompson, D, b. in Tenn., lawyer; 2 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 3 f. und. 16; 2 m.,: free colored, D & W.
J. S. Griffith, D, b. in Ky., lawyer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f., free colored.
Mrs. Dodge, "mother in law of Mr. Griffith Lives with him"; 1 f. 16 up.
Jno. Swap, D, b. in Germany, blacksmith, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1m., free colored, D.
G. W. Winders, D, b. in Va., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
W. Ellington, W, b. in Ky., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 4 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f., und. 16; 1 f., free colored,: "hired girl."
W. I. Rakes, D, b. in Va., farmer; 1 m. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
P. I. Smith, D, b. in "chayston s", farmer; 1 m. 16 up.; 5 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 4 f. und. 16.
Thos. Nickols, D, b. in Ky., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
[p. 5] A. Towner^(r) ^(s) D, b. in Pa., "M. E. Preacher," wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.;: 4 f. und. 16.
B. Spiers^(r) ^(t), D, b. in Germany, farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.

   (o) Henry Watson, born S. C. about 1820, settled near Plattsmouth in the fall of 1854. - Same, p. 506.
   (p) Elias Gibbs was the first pastor of the Baptist Church at Plattsmouth. - Same, p. 483.
   (q) The first sermon in Cass Co., was preached at the house of Thomas Ashley, Oct. 1854, by Abram Towner. - Same, p. 483.
   (r) Residence, "1 precinct."
   (s) Abram Towner of Rock Bluff was the first probate judge of Cass Co. - Andreas, History of Nebraska, pp. 476, 483, 517.

THE NEBRASKA AND MIDWEST

Wm. Kempton^(r) ^(u), W, b. in Pa. ----[?], single.
Wm. France^(r), W, b. In Ky., farmer, wife; 1 in. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f und. 16.
A. Spires^(r), D. b. in Germany, farmer, single; 1 in. 21 up.
Wm. Hollaway^(r), W, b. in Ky., farmer, single 1 in. 21 up.
H. Howland^(r), W, b. in Pa., carpenter, single; 1 in. 21 up.
W. Gentry^(v), W, b. in N. C., farmer, wife; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 in. und. 16.
Michael Murphy^(v) ^(w), b. in Pa., farmer; 1 in. 21 up.

On the back of the last sheet is written:

"Judge of Election in Dr No 3. Nebraska Territory first Ward Comencing at the Weeping Water up to Rock Creek making it the dividing line" Thos. B. Ashley, John Grffith John Carter, Judges. W. H. Daivis B. Thompson, clerks. "To be held at the House of Col. Thompson at Kanoshe N T"

"Second Ward commencing at rock creek Thence up to the Platt" Jas. Oneal, Stephen Wiles, T. G. Palmer, Judges. L. G. Todd, T. S. Gaskill, Clerks. "To be held at the House of S. Martin in Platts Mouth, N. T."

CHARLES WATERS JENNINGS BIBLE RECORD.
Contributed by Mary Bryan Allen, Lincoln, Nebraska. This Bible was the property of Charles W. Jennings and is now owned by his granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Bryan Allen, who is the daughter of Silas Lillard Bryan and Maria Elizabeth Jennings. The Bible was published by Thomas Mason and George Lane, 1837. The entries were made by different persons. MARRIAGES Charles Jennings and Maria Davidson were married the 14 December 1826.

Robert D. Noleman and Sarah Ann Jennings were married on the 22nd of Aug. A. D. 1847.

Benjamin F. Marshall and Harriet R. Jennings were married Nov. 21 in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifty - 1850.

Josephus Jennings and Amanda Couch were married Nov. 24th in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty - 1850

In the Commonwealth of Illinois. Silas Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth Jennings were married November 24th In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two. A. D. 1852.

W. C. Stites & America Jennings were married Nov. 12th A. D. 1857.

Zeddock C. Jennings & Mary J. Baldridge were married Nov. 3rd 1859.

James A. Davenport & Nancy C. Jennings were married Dec. 25th 1861.

A. W. Van Antwerp & Mary Docia Jennings married April 20th 1869.

   (t) Benedict Spires, a German, was the first white settler at Rock Bluff. - Same. p. 517.
   (u) William Kempton, son of Samuel Merritt and Sarah Ann (Reed) Kempton, born Sept. 10, 1820, in Philadelphia, Pa., was an early settler at Plattsmouth and member of the First Territorial Legislature. - Morton- Watkins. History of Nebraska, I, pp. 221-2.
   (v) Residence, "2d Precinct."
   (w) Michael Murphy, son of John C. and Maria (Tiernan) Murphy, born - Jan. 6, 1835, West Virginia settled in Omaha in July 1854. He was a member of the third and fourth territorial legislatures. - Morton-Watkins, History of Nebraska, I, p. 322.

GENEALOGICAL RECORD

BIRTHS

Josephus Jennings was born October 29th 1827.

Sarian Jennings was born October 9th 1829.

Harriet Regina Jennings was born December 24th 1831.

Maria Elizabeth Jennings was born May 24th 1834.

America Jennings was born January 24th 1836.

Zeddoc Casy Jennings was born the 14th of February 1838.

Nancy Carrigan Jennings was born the 24th of January 1840.

Mary Doshephene Jennings was born the 4th of January 1844.

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James Davidson was born April the first 1832.

DEATHS

Sarah Ann Noleman died March 12th A. D. 1859. In the 30th year of age.

America J. Stites Died September 27th A. D. 1861. In the twenty sixth year of her life.

Charles W. Jennings Died August 18th 1872 A. D. Aged 70 years 7 months and one day.

Mariah W. Davidson, born in Kentucky Dec 15th 1802 and was Married to Charles W. Jennings the 14th of December 1826. Mariah W. Jennings was born December 15th 1802 and died April 3rd 1885. She joined Methodist Church at the old Walnut Hill about 1832, under the preaching of Zedock Casey.

Josephus Jennings died at his home near Walnut Hill, Ill. Nov. 20 1890.

Maria Elizabeth Jennings Bryan died in Salem, Ills. June 27th 1896, after an illness of nine months. age 62 years.

Harriet R. Jennings Marshall died in Salem, Ills. May 3rd 1901, aged 69 years.

Mary Doshephene Jennings Van Antwerp died May 28 1920.

Nancy Carrigan Jennings Davenport died Oct. 11th 1921.

Zeddoc Casy Jennings died July 4th 1922.

DOUGLAS COUNTY MARRIAGE LICENSES
Compiled by Vera F. Rasmussen, Omaha, Nebr., assisted by Mary Clark.
[Continued from Vol. XII, p. 36.]
(original text is single spaced) Frank P. Griffin - Rose S. Andrews - Jan. 2. 1867.

Frank G. Parcels, 22 yrs. - Irene Shinn, 20 yrs. - Jan. 2, 1867.

John Montague - Mary Dorsay - Jan. 7, 1867.

James H. Barlow - Dolly McCormick - Jan. 7, 1867.

Charles F. Catlin, 25 yrs. - Josephine Hanson, 24 yrs. - Jan. 7, 1867.

Wattson Elliott, 23 yrs. - Camilia E. Beard, 20 yrs. - Jan. 12, 1867.

Charles A. Holderness, 25 yrs .- Emma E. Letner, 18 yrs. - Jan. 17, 1867.

John Hickey - Margaret Kelley - Jan. 17, 1867.

John F. Adams, 24 yrs. - Catherine Lewis, 18 yrs. - Jan. 22, 1867.

Jacob Hoefer, 31 yrs. - Johannah Stark, 20 yrs. - Jan. 22, 1867.

John H. Maack, 31 yrs. - Anna Muhs, 33 yrs. - Jan. 23, 1867.

William H. F. Brown - Mary E. Bileter - Jan. 25, 1867.

Oliver P. Hurford, 36 yrs. - Louisa C. Coon, 20 yrs. - Feb. 4, 1867.

John Orchard, 21 yrs. - Anna Guy, 20 yrs. - Feb. 6, 1867.

Julius H. Stein, 30 yrs. - Selma Yarston, 28 yrs. - Feb. 6, 1867.

Thomas Lemkum - Ellen Casey - Feb. 17, 1867.

C. H. Boettger, 35 yrs. - M. Kimmel, 26 yrs. - Feb. 25, 1867.

John E. Byrne, 21 yrs. - Mary E. Norton, 17 yrs. - Mar. 2, 1867.

Thomas Leniham - Margaret Fitzgerald - Mar. 3, 1867.

John Collins - J. Fitzsimmons - Mar. 5, 1867.

Nathaniel K. Daves, 22 yrs. - Mary M. Haney, 20 yrs. - Mar. 3, 1867.

THE NEBRASKA AND MIDWEST

Charles C. Schaeffer, 30 yrs. - Margaret Poehlmann, 20 yrs. - Mar. 16, 1867.

Henry Daniels (colored), 28 yrs. - Mary Simons, (colored), 23 yrs. - Apr. 4, 1867.

Jacobs Schlecht, 30 yrs. - Magdolena Hosner, 21 yrs. - Apr. 5, 1867.

James G. Barnes, 29 yrs. - Elizabeth Keith, 26 yrs. - Apr. 16, 1867.

Henry Fase - Mary Uhe - May 7, 1867.

Alonzo A. McCoy, 28 yrs. - Anna Lousa Puetta, 23 yrs. - May 11, 1867.

Frederick William Nolan, 29 yrs. - Catherine Cappins, 19 yrs - May 13, 1867.

James Kinnear, 21 yrs. - Hattie Turner, 18 yrs. - May 21, 1867.

John P. Skoglund, 38 yrs. - Matilda Scotman, 21 yrs. - May 23, 1867.

Henry Gibson, 27 yrs. - Augusta Keyes, 22 yrs. - June 1, 1867.

Edwin P. Hindley, Washington Co., Nebr. - Fanny Fisk, Cincinnati, 0. - June 1, 1867.

John Mull, 44 yrs. - Ingse Johnson, 45 yrs. - June 3, 1867.

Frederick W. Siebelist, 41 yrs. - Bertha Coleway, 30 yrs. - June 8, 1867.

Jerome A. Lillie, 35 yrs. - Caroline Parmeter, 35 yrs. - June 11, 1867.

John W. McCune, 28 yrs. - Anna Dorsey, 26 yrs. - June 12, 1867.

Jonas Bauman, 26 yrs. - Loulsa Bayer, 20 yrs. - June 12, 1867.

Mathew O'Brien, Omaha, Nebr. - Phoeba Chapman, Woodriver, Nebr. - June 13, 1867.

John Lilley (colored), 24 yrs. - Hattie Tinsley (colored), 25 yrs. - June 13, 1867.

Frank Hunter, 24 yrs. - Mary Stonel, 18 yrs. - June 15, 1867.

Peter Kill, 36 yrs. - Hannah Hit, 26 yrs. - June 19, 1867.

Duran Pierce, 34 yrs. - Susan Meldsum, 34 yrs. - June 19, 1867.

William C. Connor, 23 yrs. - Mrs. Elizabeth Rector, 18 yrs. - June 20, 1867.

Edward Charles Erfling, Omaha, Nebr. - Frances M. Schaefer, Cincinnati, O. - July 12, 1867
(married in Omaha Nebr., Sept. 27, 1875.)

Harry J. Astrum, 26 yrs. - Alice Dwyer, 18 yrs. - July 1, 1867.

John Flannery, 22 yrs. - Eliza Flanigan, 22 yrs. - July 3, 1867.

Edmon A. Williams, Muscatine, Ia. - Nancy M. Peterson, Omaha, Nebr. - July 8, 1867.

Henry C. Mason, 25 yrs. - Milla S. Butler, 18 yrs. - July 11, 1867.

Patrick Downey, 32 yrs. - Mary Murry, 20 yrs. - July 13, 1867.

Peter Christen, 26 yrs. - Catherine Asendorf, 21 yrs. - July 20, 1867.

BOOK REVIEWS Census Returns of Lewis County, (West) Virginia for 1850. Compiled by W. Guy Tetrick, Clarksburg, W. Va. 1930. 263 pages and Index.

Census Returns of Barbour and Taylor Counties, (West) Virginia for 1850. Compiled by W. Guy Tetrick, Clarksburg, W. Va. 1932. 375 pages and Index.

These are companion volumes to the two books by Mr. Tetrick, mentioned in the January number for the current year. The name of every free man, woman and child, with age and state where born, is given. Some of the surnames in the first mentioned book, represented by ten or more heads of families, are Bailey, Bennett, Brake, Casto, Cutright, Fisher, Flesher, Hindzman, Phillips, Post, Reger, Rohrbaugh, Strader, Tenney and Westfall. In the other book are Bailey, Bartlett, Bennett, Chrislip, Clevenger, Currey, England, Finley, Gainer, Goodwin, Hall, Hudkins, Keener, McDaniel, Male, Martin, Moore, Phillips, Poe, Poling, Reed, Rogers, Simon, Sturm, and Teter. Every genealogical library should have these books. It is to be hoped that the sales will be sufficient to encourage Mr. Tetrick to continue this work.