Dawson County,
NEGenWeb Project

Posted Queries for October thru November 1998

VINZANT, WILGAMOT, WOLGAMOT posted by Vernon V. Vinzant on Monday, October 5, 1998

In the Dawson County Museum in Lexington, Nebraska, in 1995, the museum had two references in their data files to Vinzant. The FIRST is a note in reference to a piano and Bessie Vinzant (known individual). The SECOND is a note about a Bible:
VINZANT
Genealogical Information from unregistered Holy Bible: Holy Bible, New York, 1878. from badly torn and creased page in the front of the book written in pencil:
"Mary Florence Vinzant was born Dec 18-0
E- - - - - - Vinzant was born May 12, 1872, Linville (sic), Iowa"
I am trying to establish relationship of Mary Florence to Eugene Wilgamot Vinzant, b. 5/12/1872. Eugene is son of William Vinzant (b. 2/9/1845 & bur. Keeley Cem., Bertrand NE) and unknown spouse. Perhaps someone would look at bible and could interpret date? Wilgamot/Wolgamot is also known to be a family name and am seeking a tie between Eugene and any Wilgamot/Wolgamot family.

NICKOL, SMIDT posted by Darleen Berens on Monday, October 12, 1998

NICKOL, SMIDT Looking for a Virginia NICKOL born abt 1911. Believe she may have been born in Dawson Co., NE or had roots here. She may have been married to a SMIDT. Do not know if it would be a first or second marriage. Think her name in 1947 would have been Virginia SMIDT. All responses appreciated.

SCOVILLE posted by Terry Scoville on Tuesday, October 13, 1998

Our family has lived in the Sumner for many years but I did not find it in your register. Myself, my father, and my grandfather (families) all lived in Sumner.

GIFFIN posted by Barbara Giffin Swift on Wednesday, October 14, 1998

I would like any information on W.D.Giffin, senator of sessions 28 and 29 in the Nebraska Government.(ie. From what town.)
We have pictures of (Great)Uncle Will and I'm sure W.D. is the same person. My father was born in 1889 at Brady Island, Lincoln Co. which is close to Dawson.

CULVER, FRANKLIN, INGRAHAM, JOHNSON, PIERCE, UNDERWOOD posted by Catherine Stevenson on Tuesday, October 20, 1998

Searching for JACOB INGRAHAM AND FAMILY ,who was born in New York, Married ELIZA PIERCE, moved to Wisconsin, later son JACOB C INGRAHAM married LUCY FRANKLIN and moved to Custer Co, and later to Dawson Co. where his son JOHN EDGAR INGRAHAM met and married AMANDA UNDERWOOD and then FANNIE CULVER. Will share information.

BISCHOFF, GARNER, KIRKPATRICK posted by Carol Kirkpatrick on Wednesday, October 21, 1998

Looking for others researching BISCHOFF, Charles F. and his wife Hester (McCance). They appear with their daughter, Gladys M. age 2 on the 1900 census of Dawson County, NE. We have several pictures of Gladys with her GARNER and KIRKPATRICK relatives from around 1910.

CLOYD, PALMER, RANDALL, WILKINSON posted by R. J. Francis on Friday, October 23, 1998

Robert Cloyd, b. 04 Apr 1836, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN; died 01 Jun 1902, Farnam, Dawson, NE. m. 31 Mar 1859 Ann Randall in Ohio; m. 06 Oct 1880, Saline County, NE, Celinda Palmer Wilkinson. Looking for descendants, others researching same.

LARSSON posted by David Larson on Saturday, November 7, 1998

Lorens Larsson is supposed to have lived at Gothenburg. He was born 10 March 1849, Christian Lorentz Frithiof, son of Lars Larsson at Kvarna farm, Vamlingbo parish, Gotland, Sweden. According to the new Vamlingbo parish book, Lorens came Gothenburg. When he emigrated in 1869, he first went to Omaha, according to the boat lists at Göteborg, Sweden (1/2 namesake of Gothenburg, Dawson County, Nebraska). Anyone know of Lorens?

BLAINE, BLAIR, MCCANCE posted by Carol Kirkpatrick on Monday, November 9, 1998

Looking for anyone working on the MCCANCE family. We know Charles Henry McCance and his wife Margaret Anna (Blair or Blaine) lived in Dawson County in the 1880's - 1890's. Their children were Flora, Stella, Ethel, Nellie, Elsie, Roy C., Esther, Earl and Grace. We have Charles' parents and grandparents information, will exchange info gladly.

LOVE posted by Pam Frederic on Monday, November 16, 1998

LOVE, William A., settled near Willow Island in 1880's. Is he the same William LOVE who came from Rock Co., WIS? If so, I have info to share. Pam in California

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