QUERIES, Volume 3, Number 1
Looking for information about James Laws, who died April
21, 1878, or Ann Goodnight, who died after 1880. I believe
both died in Franklin County, KS.
Ed & Ruby (Barclay) Johansen
732 Uranium Ct., Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Researching the Barclay, Maddox,
Joel Akers, Albert Smith, and Angell families.
Judith A. Hempel
5302 Manor Oaks Dr., Kingwood, TX 77339
Looking for information concerning Mollie Vandiver Sloan.
She married a Mr. Barnes in Ottawa, Kansas ca. 1895-1897.
Linda Sink
1104 S. Hickory, Ottawa, KS 66067
Looking for information on James Lloyd Sink (born 24 Oct
1883, Franklin Co., VA, died 03 Dec 1965, Franklin Co., KS), & Ida Barnhart Sink (borned 20 Aug 1884, died 25 Sep 1975, Franklin Co.,
KS. Married 05 Dec 1907.
David C. Crankshaw
74 Greenbush St., Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 753-1571
Looking for information about George W. and Irene E. Morton
Crankshaw. George and Irene were married at Williamsburg,
Kansas on December 7, 1871.
Colette Carle Pipkin
16008 E. 83rd St., N, Owasso, OK 74055
Trying to locate information on the death of Rebecca Carle. She would have died before the turn of the century in LeLoup. Her husband, John Carle, was the postmaster at LeLoup. Also looking for information on the Womack family. Jefferson Womack who died near Princeton or Homewood in 1901.
QUERIES, Volume 3, Number 2
Mrs. Jean Suman
6401 W. 83rd St., Overland Park, KS 66204-3950
Seeking information and ancestory of Samuel Courtney, born 29 Jan 1861, Iowa? (son of Robert Brown Courtney & Mary Susannah Ball) married Luella Dressler 11 Sep 1885 (daughter of Fredrick Dressler & Lucinda Hatfield) born 9 Oct 1866, Michigan?. They had eight children, resided, and died in Ottawa, KS. She died 1908 and he died 1935. Also need birth and death dates of Ann Arbuckle Lowe Goodnight, born Kentucky, California, 1800; died Franklin Co., KS, after the 1880 Census.
Glynice Tawney Pomyka
951 Lynn Street, Livermore, CA 94550-3522
Looking for information concerning the Tawney, Stinebaugh, McFarlin, and Campbell families. My grandparents were James and Bessie Tawney who lived near Princeton.
Timothy E. Jefferies
3203 Sandpoint Rd., Lot 19, Ft. Wayne, IN 46809
Request information on Edwards, Hicks, Cook, and Gravel families.
Edith Dressler
8515 Woodland, Kansas City, MO 64131
Looking for information on Claud Howell, and Ada Feugate.
Phyllis Egbert
130 N. Delaware, Dighton, KS 67839
Looking for information on John W. Printy & Theresa Ann McCully Printy.
Peggy Lugthart
6091 Western Dr. #61, Saginaw, MI 48603
Looking for information on Noah Bixler, United Brethren Minister, died 03 Apr 1881, Ottawa, KS.
Wiley Haverty
548 ZinPandel Dr., Escalon, CA 95320
(209) 838-6236
Visited Ottawa Library on 28 Apr 95. Looking for information on Haverty and Kennedy families. Believe lived in the Harrison Twp. area in the 1860's.
Merton Murphy
756 Aspen Ln., Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 272-3329
Visited Ottawa Library on 1 May 95. Looking for information on Stephen Archer who lived in the county from 1860 to approximately 1890.
Anne Hathaway
158 NW Utica, Bend, OR 97701
(503) 382-3547
Visited Ottawa Library on 22 Apr 95. Looking for information on Irene Johnson, Nick Johnson, Cleo Hardy, and Charles Hardy, of the Ottawa area from the 1890's to 1920's.
Florence Roberts
7814 Raritan St., Denver, CO 80221
(303) 429-8701
Visited Ottawa Library on 4 May 95. Looking for information on Moses C. Kellam, Lucy Ann Kellam, and Sophia Nolan. Lived in Ohio and Harrison Townships, from 1860's to 1880's.
Jo Ann G. Post Pendley
11905 Chapel Rd., Clifton, VA 22024
(703) 978-8245
Visited Ottawa Library on 5 May 95. Looking for information on Armfield, Taylor, Bartlett and Markins families. Lived in the Richmond/ Garnett areas from 1860's to 1940's.
Lawrence & Joyce Latimer
124 E. Olive, Canton, IL 61520
Visited Ottawa Library in May 95. Researching Nathan Latimer and Wm. P. Latimer, in the Ottawa area in the 1900's to 1919.
QUERIES, Volume 3, Number 3
Ed & Ruby Johansen
101 Rainbow Dr., #5250, Livingston, TX 77351
(800) 218-3952
Visited Ottawa Library on 22 May 95. Researching: Akers, Haworth, Smith, Angell.
Harry G. Wampler
3232 171st Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98008
(206) 883-9044
Visited Ottawa Library on 25 May 95. Researching: Wampler,
1878-1895, Greenwood Twp.; Kinsey, 1878-1895, Greenwood Twp.;
Houser, 1900-1930, Ottawa.
Tammy K. Hamilton e-mail: snopyht@netzone.com
P.O. Box 21326, Mesa, AZ 85277-1326
(602) 854-2553
Visited Ottawa Library May 30 & 31, 1995. Researching:
Bushnell, 1860-present, Homewood, Pomona area, etc.; Glenn/
Hughes, 1870-; Hamilton,
1900-present, Ottawa/ Harrison Twp., etc.; Woods, 1900-; Wren, 1880-.
Jean (Davis) Hahn
1125 Northwood Rd 2356, Seal Beach, CA 90740
Visited Ottawa Library 21 Jun 95. Researching: Ben Blankenbeker,
1860-?, southwest of Ottawa; John Gettinger, 1870's to 1940,
Homewood; John or Howard Davis, 1870-1950, Greenwood; Henry Rodgers, 1860 to early 1900, Ottawa.
Claire & Dr. Donald Stein
10720 N. Sundust Court, Tucson, AZ 85737
(520) 797-3968
Visited Ottawa Library 21 Jul 95. Researching: Samuel Smith,
1870-1900, Ottawa; Jacob Zellner, 1875-?, Ottawa; Henry
Zellner, 1875-1896, Ottawa; Moses Ring, 1860's?, Ottawa.
Betty Ratliff Gibson
Rt 3, Box 245-C, Rosston, AR 71858
(501) 899-2358
Visited Ottawa Library 25 Jul 95. Researching Howell, Hill, Reed, and Maupin
1858-1872.
Michelle Margo Maxey
4814 Kossuth, St. Louis, MO 63115
(314) 869-7040
Visited Ottawa Library 29 Jul 95. Researching Marelos,
1942.
Loretta Hamilton
3017 Coffey Ave., Omaha, NE 68123
(402) 292-5614
Visited Ottawa Library 8 Aug 95. Researching: Clem,
1900-1920, Ottawa; Abel, 1850-, Ottawa; Akers,
1900, Ottawa; Nichols, Ottawa; Dollard,
Miami Co.
Georgia Hailey
Rt 1, Box 21, Elmdale, KS 66850
(316) 273-6816
Visited Ottawa Library 8 Aug 95. Researching: Clem, 1900; Abels, 1900; Akers, 1900.
Edward L.Dawson
2101 East Ash St., Globe, AZ 85501
(520) 425-6047
Visited Ottawa Library in May 95. Researching Austin,
1800-1860, Peoria/ Ottawa; Dawson, 1800-1840, Peoria/ Ottawa;
Kretsinger, 1800-1840, Peoria/Ottawa; Green,
1800-1860's, Peoria/Ottawa.
Wendy Thompson
5403 N. Englewood, Kansas City, MO 64151
(816) 741-3199
Visited Ottawa Library on 9 Jun 95. Researching Rea, 1864, Ottawa; Steele, 1872; Sharp, 1862; Wemmer; Kesting, 1864.
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Jean (Davis) Hahn
1125 Northwood Rd., 235G, Seal Beach, CA 90740
(310) 493-2779
Researching Great Grandparents: Davis/ Rodgers/ Blankenbeker. Grandparent, John Gettinger. Areas Ottawa Twp., Greenwood & Homewood areas. Families came to Franklin Co. Either right before or soon after Civil War.
Catherine Stephens
2077 Bay Meadows Drive, Placentia, CA 92670
Researching the William and Sarah (Evans) Thornbrugh family. Came to Franklin Co. In the 1850's. Also Swink/ Collett. Living in Agency Twp., Osage Co., KS by 1880.
Kay Taylor
208 SE Winfield, Topeka, KS 66607
(785) 235-8583 call between 11am-2pm
Looking for Cora Vaughn, register nurse, born 1877. Age 43 in 1920 Franklin County census. James T. Vaughn born 1917 or 1918 age 2 years 10 months on 1920 census; James Vaughn, 43 on 1920 census. Two daughters Ethel & Vera.
Nancy J. Carter
22150 West 74th St., Shawnee, Ks 66227
Looking for info on Fields Bledsoe. Particularly interested in his wife, Elizabeth Bledsoe.
Lillian Wilson
715 N. Institute, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Looking for information on John Brown the abolitionist. Family tradition says that he is related ty my grandmother, Mary Catherine Brown Elledge.
Violet King
4560 Arkansas Rd., Pomona, KS 66076
(785) 665-7791
Visited Ottawa Library 19 Aug 95. Researching Charles Allen Morgan, Lived in Ottawa, 1910-1922.
R. J. Urmston, Jr.
244 North Road, Kinnelon, NJ 07405
(201) 838-2474
Visited Ottawa Library 21 Aug 95. Researching: Susannah Urmoston Pottenger, mother in law of Luckey Hostetter. Susannah said to have died 2 Dec 1888. Known to have been in Franklin county on 5 Apr 1883.
Dorothy M. Victory
5841 N. Seneca, Wichita, KS 67204
(316) 838-4847
Visited Ottawa Library 28 Aug 95. Researching: Murel E. Honn, 1925-30, Franklin County.
Larry Newby
1008 Prescott Ave., Endicott, NY 13760
(607) 754-4605
Visited Ottawa Library in 7 Sep 95. Researching Earl V. & Jessie Mae Gibson, 1930-50, Ottawa.
Robert L. Morris
6014 Hillandale Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90042
(213) 257-7783
Visited Ottawa Library on 15 Sep 95. Researching Owens family, Came to Franklin Co. In 1875.
Harvey & Jean Parker
2626 Ashland, St. Joseph, MO 64506
(816) 233-0442
Visited Ottawa Library on 22 Sep 95. Researching Knapp/ Mead/ Woolery. Lived in Ottawa 1870's.
Alice Nash
2415 W. Callender, Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 674-4308
Visited Ottawa Library on 21 Oct 95. Researching James Forrest, 1885-1900, Ottawa; Mary Ward, 1885-1900, Lane; Sherm Ward, 1885-1900, Lane, KS.