Dawson County,
NEGenWeb Project

Posted Queries for August thru October 2002

KENNICUTT posted by Yvonne Wagner on Sunday, August 11, 2002

Kennicutt - In the 1885 Washington Co., NE census my Great - Great Grandfather David C. Kennicutt is listed as living in Arlington. He was born in NY in 1829 and died in Washington Co., NE in 1902. His wife was Isabell Grover born about 1836 in Ohio. They were married in 1853 in Sandusky Co., Ohio. They had two daughters, Alma Kennicutt Brown and Helen Kennicutt Menking. Also in the 1885 Washington Co., NE census living in Arlington is a William Kennicutt age 53 born in NY married to Jennie age 43 born in Ohio. They have the following children Amy age 18, Alfred age 15, Ernest age 12, Chandler age 9, Mayville age 7, Maude age 5 and Pearley age 11mo. They also have a laborer Roy Leach age 23 born in Ohio. Leach maybe Jennie’s maiden name. Williams’s son Alfred and his family are listed in the DAWSON Co. NE 1900 census living in the Wood River prec. Alfred was born in 1872 in NE and died in 1938. He is buried in Elsie, Perkins Co., NE. Does anyone know if William and David are brothers or maybe cousins? Who were their parents? I would appreciate any information on the Kennicutt family. Thank You

JENSEN, PEDERSEN posted by Dawn Carlile on Tuesday, August 13, 2002

I am searching for information on the Jens Christian Jensen and Kirsten Marie Jakobsen family who arrived in the Dwight area after May 1, 1868.
Jens (J C Jensen) was born 23 Apr 1847 in Denmark and came to America in 1868 and settled near Dwight, Illinois. He had 7 children with his 1st wife, Kirsten Marie Jakobsen, who died 10 Apr 1882 near Dwight. They were: Anne Marie, Jens, Dorthea, Maren, Jacobina Oline, Jacob Ole, and Jensine Kirstina.
Jens had purchased 320 acres of land from the railroad near Cozad in 1881 planning to move there for Kirsten's health. He married his second wife Marie Jensen (Kirsten's half-sister's daughter) on 3 Dec 1882 in a little schoolhouse near Darr. They had 14 children: Sophia Marie, Andreas Johnsen, Anne Elsie, Louis Chrasten, Halane Matilda, Adelaide Karen, Waldemar Frederick, Pauline Femtine, Dagmar, Hjalmar, Helga, Halvor, Uffe Sigued, and Ansgar Skien.
My great grandmother Maren (Minnie) Jensen (4th child of Jens and Kirsten) married Neils Pedersen on 19 Sept 1896 and had 11 children all born in the Cozad & Lexington area.
I have some photographs and will exchange info.

GAIL, RITTGARN posted by Gerry Yost on Saturday, August 17, 2002

Looking for any info on a Hannah Gail who married Christian Rittgarn after 1917. His 1st wife died so he remarried to Hannah. Don't know if Gail was a last name or not?? Christian lived in Dawson Co.

HALL, WLASCHIN posted by Julius Wlaschin on Monday, August 19, 2002

I am trying to find some information about my grandfather - Lloyd Hall. He lived in Gothenburg, NE from the early 1950's ( I remember visiting him on Lake Drive) until possibly late 1980's. I believe he passed away in 1990. Does anyone remember him, or know of a possible obit.

AXLING, AXLUND, BIHL posted by Sarah Hales on Sunday, August 25, 2002

I am researching theses surnames. Any dates, biographical information etc. that might be available (primary the Gothenburg area, I believe) would be greatly appreciated!

posted by Mike McGillivray on Friday, September 6, 2002

I wouls like to know if there is an Amish Community in or nearby Lexington. I remember a long time ago, crossing the bridge into Lexinton and following a buggy across. My wife, who is from Gothenburg , disagrees with me. thank you......Mike McGillivray.

ARNOLD, GIBSON, RUBOTTOM posted by Janie Pine on Thursday, September 12, 2002

I am looking for someone that knew NETTIE ANN GIBSON RUBOTTOM ARNOLD, she lived in Cozad Ne. for years. She is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha. Thank you. Janie Pine

EARLL, PUTNAM posted by Geneva Milligan Keinath on Saturday, September 21, 2002

Looking for Warren Earll relatives, want stories of ancestors. I had a lot of information stored in my old email address of sunshine_gk at hotmail.com but they deleted the entire cache, and now I need to rebuild. Please send any information you may have. Warren Earll was my grandfather, my mother was Myrtle Belle Earll. Geneva Keinath.

CLARK posted by Lee V. Burkard on Friday, September 27, 2002

Wishing to find information on the family of John D. Clark, who lived in Farnum, Nebraska as early as 1852. Three Children were born there, Mary clark, b.Dec. 25, 1852, George Edmund Clark, b. March 2, 1855 and Hannah Clark, b. Aug. 7, 1959. I also wish to find out about Farnum and its history.

COOK, SCHINKLE posted by Phil Ross on Wednesday, October 9, 2002

Pauline I believe that William H. Cook is my great grandfather. I am looking for any information regarding William and Maude. Their date of marriage, where they were born and their parents. I found information regarding their burials at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nedawson/cemetery/fairview.html#C. That is where I found reference to the Cozad Genealogy Club.
Should you be interested I am pasting the genealogy report that I have on William H. Cook;
Descendants of William H. Cook
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM H.2 COOK (UNKNOWN1) was born April 30, 1863 in Ohio, and died May 25, 1933 in Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska. He married (1) MAUDE I. SCHINKLE. She was born 1868, and died 1897 in Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska. He married (2) IDA, daughter of UNKNOWN and UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1863 in Iowa.
Children of WILLIAM COOK and MAUDE SCHINKLE are:
2. i. ADDISON BENJAMIN3 COOK, b. February 12, 1895, Lexington or Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska; d. June 23, 1954, Omaha, Nebraska Veterans Hospital.
ii. HAROLD COOK, b. Abt. 1895.
iii. NINA E. COOK, b. 1891, Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska; d. 1970, Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska.
iv. MABEL COOK, b. Abt. 1895.
v. RAYMOND WALKER, b. Abt. 1895.
Generation No. 2
2. ADDISON BENJAMIN3 COOK (WILLIAM H.2, UNKNOWN1) was born February 12, 1895 in Lexington or Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska, and died June 23, 1954 in Omaha, Nebraska Veterans Hospital. He married (1) LOTTIE MAE TAYLOR April 26, 1919 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, daughter of WILLIAM TAYLOR and LOTTIE SABIN. She was born November 21, 1900 in Villisca, Iowa, and died November 26, 1968 in Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001. He married (2) ZOË HYACINTH WEIST December 31, 1938 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska. She was born March 18, 1892 in Sewal, Wayne Co., Iowa, and died November 24, 1968 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona.
Marriage Notes for ADDISON COOK and LOTTIE TAYLOR:
10.5.02 Received marriage certificate for Addison B. Cook and May Taylor dated April 26, 1919. Addison's parent's listed as W. H. Cook and Maude Schinkle - contrary to the census data indicating Addison's parents as William and Ida. May Taylor's parents listed as Wm. H. Taylor and Lottie M. Sabin.
47493 April 26, 1919 Book 48, Paper 517
Children of ADDISON COOK and LOTTIE TAYLOR are:
3. i. JEAN ELIZABETH4 COOK, b. February 17, 1920, Omaha, Nebraska; d. November 13, 2000, Dublin, Ohio.
4. ii. ADDISON BENJAMIN COOK JR., b. February 20, 1925, Omaha, Nebraska.
Children of ADDISON COOK and ZOË WEIST are:
iii. JOY4 ELLENBERGER.
iv. CAROL REDFERN.
Generation No. 3
3. JEAN ELIZABETH4 COOK (ADDISON BENJAMIN3, WILLIAM H.2, UNKNOWN1) was born February 17, 1920 in Omaha, Nebraska, and died November 13, 2000 in Dublin, Ohio. She married HAROLD HARRISON ROSENTHAL July 16, 1943 in New York, N.Y. - Manhattan, son of JESSE ROSENTHAL and GLADYS CAFFELL. He was born May 20, 1920 in New York, N.Y., and died September 06, 1996 in Dublin, Ohio.
Children of JEAN COOK and HAROLD ROSENTHAL are:
5. i. PHILIP TAYLOR5 ROSS, b. April 22, 1953, Brooklyn, N.Y.
6. ii. KENNETH ALLAN ROSS, b. March 05, 1949, Manhattan, N.Y..
4. ADDISON BENJAMIN COOK4 JR. (ADDISON BENJAMIN3 COOK, WILLIAM H.2, UNKNOWN1) was born February 20, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. He married RUTH.
Children of ADDISON JR. and RUTH are:
i. JACK5.
ii. DIANE COOK.
Generation No. 4
5. PHILIP TAYLOR5 ROSS (JEAN ELIZABETH4 COOK, ADDISON BENJAMIN3, WILLIAM H.2, UNKNOWN1) was born April 22, 1953 in Brooklyn, N.Y. He married AGNES JEAN SKURSKI November 29, 1974 in Niagara Falls, N.Y., daughter of FREDERICK SKURSKI and GENEVIEVE OBARA. She was born September 10, 1954 in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Children of PHILIP ROSS and AGNES SKURSKI are:
i. KATASHA JEANNE6 ROSS, b. December 31, 1991, Connersville, Indiana.
ii. SELENA JUDITH ROSS, b. August 24, 1994, Columbus, Ohio.
6. KENNETH ALLAN5 ROSS (JEAN ELIZABETH4 COOK, ADDISON BENJAMIN3, WILLIAM H.2, UNKNOWN1) was born March 05, 1949 in Manhattan, N.Y. He married (1) DIANE MARIE BENGLE. She was born 1946. He married (2) LAUREN LOUISE HENKE August 18, 1968 in Rochester, N.Y., daughter of DELLAS HENKE and CARMELA CURPI. She was born October 20, 1949 in Rochester, N.Y.
Children of KENNETH ROSS and LAUREN HENKE are:
7. i. MATTHEW ALLEN6 ROSS, b. March 12, 1969, Rochester, N.Y.
ii. JASON DOUGLAS ROSS, b. March 18, 1972, Rochester, NY; m. NATALIE TORO, June 08, 2001, Captiva, Florida.
Generation No. 5
7. MATTHEW ALLEN6 ROSS (KENNETH ALLAN5, JEAN ELIZABETH4 COOK, ADDISON BENJAMIN3, WILLIAM H.2, UNKNOWN1) was born March 12, 1969 in Rochester, N.Y. He married (1) MICHELLE ROSE LOCIGNO Abt. 1995 in Rochester, N.Y. She was born 1969. He married (2) VICTORIA SREDINSKI September 13, 1999 in Key West, daughter of JOHN SREDINSKI and CAROL BUNTING. She was born March 09, 1967 in Trenton, NJ.
Marriage Notes for MATTHEW ROSS and VICTORIA SREDINSKI:
Married in Key West on a schooner the "Wolf".
Child of MATTHEW ROSS and VICTORIA SREDINSKI is:
i. ISABEL ALEXANDRA7 ROSS, b. February 10, 2002, Rochester, NY.
Any information that you could provide would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help.
Phil Ross
4497 Summitview Road
Dublin, OH 43016-9525
614.799.2390 Phone
978.231.8368 Fax
philross@columbus.rr.com

GILL posted by Sara Kidd on Tuesday, October 22, 2002

Looking for any and all descendents of John Franklin GILL and wife Sarah Isabell CLARK who moved to Cozad, NE in 1885 from West Virginia. John's sister Catherine Gill Shane McDonald also moved to the area.
John and Sarah GILL had 7 children, John, Edward, Ted, James (my g-grandfather), Charles, Nora Gill Burgett, and Bertha Gill Hart.
Please visit my web page for more details:
http://www.ancestral-acres.com (note: the web address is not working.)

ARCHER, HORNER posted by Lily Jones on Saturday, October 26, 2002

I am researching the ARCHER and HORNER families in Overton, Dawson Co., Nebraska. I know that the ARCHER family moved to Overton sometime prior to 1891.
Parents: William McPherson ARCHER and Mary CAIN moved to Dawson Co from either Ohio or Kansas. Their first child, Lily May ARCHER b. October 25, 1873 in Ohio, m. July 4, 1892 to Eugene Weston HORNER in Overton. Eugene Weston HORNER b. Sept 13, 1869 in Russell, Iowa.
Their second child, James McPherson ARCHER b. December 6, 1881 in Seneca, Nemaha Co., Kansas.
Their third child, Etta Susanna ARCHER b. Feburary 17, 1891 in Overton, Dawson Co., Nebraska.
The family moved sometime after 1892 (I think) to Kansas.
I am a decesendant of Lily May ARCHER (my namesake) and have some information on her parents as well as descendant information on herself and some on her sibilings. Any information would be greatly appreciated!

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