Surnames: AMELIA MAHAN MAURICE LEE
Submitter: GREG LEE (LEO@JUMPGATE.NET)
Date: 22 Aug 1999

I WOULD BE INTERESTED ON THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HISTORY. I KNOW THEY LIVED IN THE IRISH COMMUNITY OF GERRYOWN IN THE NORTHERN PART OF UNION COUNTY.

Surnames: CHAILLE LIMOGES
Submitter: Barbara Shay (BShayann@aol.com)
Date: 19 Aug 1999

I am attempting to find the marriage records of Joseph Chaille and Julia Limoges. Joseph was born in 1833 in Canada and came to this area sometime later. He settled at Sioux Point landing and homesteaded there. He was a fur trader and married Julia Limoges. No record of the marriage can be found as there were no churches here until around 1860. Buriel records and baptismal records are found in either Jefferson or Sioux City. I am unable to locate the marriage records for this area in the 1830's. Any help would be appreciated.

Surnames: STORY WESTER
Submitter: Karen Langer (geniefax@aol.com)
Date: 02 Aug 1999

Searching for descendants of William & Marie (WESTER) STORY of Beresford City who ran the hotel in that city. William died in 1925 and is buried in St. John's Catholic Cemetery. His son, John would have been 16 years old at the time. William was born in England and Marie was born in Houston County, MN. John was born in SD.

Surnames: BARZ BARTZ BERTZ DAMASCHKE ALBRECHT HENNING HENNIG JAGNOW
Submitter: Virginia DeMarce (veasleyd@aol.com)
Date: 01 Aug 1999

Johann BARZ or BARTZ died 1897, Alcester, Union Co., SD. He had taken out a citizenship intention in 1894 as Johan Bertz, but did not complete it. He was an elderly man, born 1819 in Pomerania, Germany. As late as 1884, he reported the death of his wife, Wilhelmine JAGNOW, at Coose (Cose, Kose; now Kozy, Poland), Kreis Stolp, Pommern. He came to Alcester, SD, with a married daughter whose descendants were still there in the early 1940's (name unknown). They were visited by descendants of another married daughter, Bertha Johanna (BARZ) DAMASCHKE, from MN. Bertha BARZ was born 1851 at Oscarshoehe bei Wutzkow, Pomerania. A probable daughter Mathilda BARZ had married (1) Ludwig ALBRECHT and (2) Albert HENNING/HENNIG in Pomerania.

Surnames: NELSEN NELSON NEILSEN PEDERSEN PETERSEN PETERSON LARSEN LARSON
Submitter: Larry Bowles (GFSLarry@aol.com)
Date: 30 Jul 1999

NELSON/NEILSEN/PEDERSEN/PETERSEN: Anna Christina Petersen married James(Jens) Neilsen/Nelson on May 27, 1883 and moved to a small farm at the west edge of Beresford. James Nelson's father, Niels Jensen and Niels Jensen's sister Mary Jensen lived with James and Anna for a short time. Anna had an older brother named Andrew Peter (Andreas Peder?). It is guessed that Anna Christina's step-father settled in Union Co. His name is guessed to be Soren Larsen and her mother is Steine ?. Anna also had a half brother named Lars U. Larsen born Oct. 4, 1864 and died Mar. 4, 1914. Lars married Anna K. ? who died Feb. 3, 1953. All of them are buried in St. Peter's Cemetary in Beresford..although they were all Lutheran. Any help with the pedigree of Anna Christina's family..especially Soren Larsen and wife Steine or her half-brother Lars U. Larsen would be immensely appreciated. The family of James Nelson and Anna are in the Beresford book but no mention is made of Anna's background..unfortunately. Please contact lbowles@pe.net if you have any information. Thank you very much. Larry Bowles

Surnames: MORRIS BRISTOL
Submitter: Roger Gillham (rogerg@marshallnet.com)
Date: 26 Jul 1999

I would like to get any kind of information on George W. Morris and Effie Morris(Bristol).

Surnames: CARTER BROWER
Submitter: Don Casey (n8v@aol.com)
Date: 25 Jul 1999

Looking for any information on my grandmother, Carolyn (or Caroline) Leona Carter (better know as Carrie Carter, born on the Rosebud Reservation Nov 6, 1881. I have photes which indicate indian blood (family tradition says 100%)or mixed indian blood. She may be connected to Oscar M. Carter, and Cinderella Carter a trader and his wife who lived on Rosebud in 1880. Relatives claim her native name was "Redwing" (not the native American actress). Her white (perhaps adoptive) father was James Edward Carter of Elk Point, Union County, South Dakota. She married Erastus L. Brower, my grandfather, and moved to Sioux City. My family has always honored and taken pride in our Lakhota heritage. We would like to confirm and find evidence of it. I've located many Redwing families on the old indian census rolls of the Santee Sioux Reservation in the 1800s, and most of the children of Oscar Carter were all born in Nebraska so there may be a connection. Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated. Don Casey

Surnames: RYAN MAGNER
Submitter: Sue Nicholes (nicholes@netins.net)
Date: 17 Jul 1999

I am looking for any one who has information on Ann L. Ryan she lived in Yankton in the 1920's - 1950's she may have kept house for a Magner. She was born in Clay County in 1778- 1880.

Surnames: MONIGER SMITH
Submitter: Deanna Greenwald (dublbarh@prairieweb.com)
Date: 10 Jul 1999

MONIGER: I am looking for any information on one Jacob MONIGER and his spouse Susannah SMITH who were married at Elk Point about 1870 - 1875. Any information on their descendants would be appreciated also. Thank You.

Surnames: CONNORS HARDING HAVILAND BRUSSEAU COONEY CURRAN GARY O’HARA MONTANGUE
Submitter: John M. Haviland (Haviland@Spacestar.Net)
Date: 08 Jul 1999

I am doing research on CONNORS HAVILAND genealogy in Union County. Interested in sharing information with others. I have scanned photos of JOHN CONNORS, KATHRYN (COONEY) CONNORS, and all John CONNORS CHILDREN if anyone is interested. I also have a number of largely unidentified photos circa 1890-1925 including BRUSSEAU, COONEY, CURRAN, GARY, O’HARA, MONTANGUE and others.

Surnames: STREAN BAKER
Submitter: Jeanne Fillman-Richards (slra@bellsouth,net)
Date: 04 Jul 1999

I am seeking information on Beulah May Strean (b. 7 Feb 1888) and her parents, Emma Baker and David Kirk Strean.

Surnames: POND
Submitter: Robert Burke (burke@intplsrv.net)
Date: 04 Jul 1999

ZEMA POND born abt. 1896 in Elk Point, SD. any information about her or her family appreciated. Thank you.

Surnames: CURRAN
Submitter: Pat Baughn (mrdgras@aol.com)
Date: 28 Jun 1999

I am looking for information on Matthew Curran. He is my great grandfather. He served in the Iowa Calvary in the Civil war and farmed in Union Co after the Civil War. We have his Colt 1850's Naval service revolver, that from family oral tales was burned in his homestead by the Sioux war parties. The Curran's owned the land, through the 1960's. He emigrated from Ireland through Canada. Do you have anymore/confirmation? Thanks for your help, Pat Baughn

Surnames: STEFFEN KIEL
Submitter: Nancy Barnes (missgeny@aol.com)
Date: 27 Jun 1999

Seeking info on my greatgrandparents Henry & Mary (KIEL) STEFFEN who farmed on N. shore of McCook Lake near Jefferson. Henry died in early 1930's and Mary in 1944-45.There were 6 children, probably most gone from home by the time they moved here--Alvina, Henry Edward, Otto, Emma,. Clara, Albert &/or Ernest.Contact missgeny@aol.com

Surnames: HENRICKSEN
Submitter: nola fanger (nfanger@jdv.net)
Date: 27 Jun 1999

I have been looking for a Laura Henricksen who was married to a jake Henricksen from Clinton, Iowa and found Laura who was born 1/17/1875 and died 3/1973 on the SS form from Alsen, S.D. Could someone please let me know if this Laura was once married to a Jake and had a son Lloyd. Thank you.

Surnames: ELESON QUICK DEWOLF MCGREGOR
Submitter: Carole Tucker (wctu@westernnebraska.com)
Date: 25 Jun 1999

I am researching the Daniel Eleson family and the Henry Quick, that were in Union County. Henry and Adaline Quick were some of the earliest members of the Methodist Church in Elk Point. The Cyrus DeWolf's may have been there in the early days too. Cyrus died in Plymouth County Iowa, but were in Union County in the early days. The Eleson's; Daniel and Charlotte (McGregor) Eleson later moved to Dawes Co Nebraska, near Whitney. I have Adaline Quick's death date, but not Henry's.

Surnames: BEAVERS BRUNEAU WYNN DELONEY
Submitter: Jennifer Beavers (purplediva1@yahoo.com)
Date: 11 Jun 1999

I'm looking for any information on the Beavers, Bruneau, Wynn, Deloney families in Union Co., mainly Jefferson.

Surnames: MARTIN FOWLER
Submitter: Susan Schnirring (tedimac@aol.com)
Date: 10 Jun 1999

Searching for information on my biological grandmother, Emaline Martin born March 29, 1899 to Henry and Elsie Martin, born in Sloan, iowa and married an Andrew Edwin Fowler on July 29, 1913 in Elk Point, So. Dakota.

Surnames: BROOKS
Submitter: John Wayland (johnway@abts.net)
Date: 10 Jun 1999
URL: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~wayland/

On the following web page: http://secondwi.com/calvin_brooks.htm are many letters written by Calvin M. Brooks, b. 9 Sept 1835, from the battles of the Civil War to his sister, who was my g-grandmother. I have all of the original letters. He was the first one to join his Second Wisconsin company...information on that is at the same address. He was also one of the few to return. No officer returned and 85% of the men were killed. He was in the worst battles of the war. Calvin was given a federal land grant after finishing his 3 year enlistment and being wounded at Gettysburg. He was among the first settlers to come to Union County, arriving in 1864. In the list of the Union Co. early homesteaders is found: "Brooks, Calvin M. Section 21; Township 95N; Rage 48W; Township: Alcester" I have nothing further on him. He can be found at my URL on the Fowler Genealogy subpage. I would appreciate any information that can be provided me. Regards, John Wayland

Surnames: MCKENZIE BRUNEAU BERNARD
Submitter: anne stadler (cornhuskerwest@webt.net)
Date: 30 May 1999

searching McKenzie, Bruneau, Bernard, famlies in the Jefferson, Area. Ross and Annna (Bruneau) Mckenzie, Pierre Ulrich Bernard (Mary Louise Fontaine) c 1900

Surnames: PROVOST PUTNAM
Submitter: Carmen R. Collins (skicarmen@cs.com)
Date: 24 May 1999

My grandmother, Rose Philomena Provost Fillips Bunge Taylor was born in Jefferson, SD OR Covington, NE on Sept. 15, 1890. Her father: William Provost Her mother: Delphine Darleau She died in Spokane, WA in 1971. No known siblings/relatives except Leroy Putnam of Jefferson, SD at the time of her death. Information needed!! Please reply to E-mail address above.

Surnames: MERRILL
Submitter: Delores Merrill (Gramde1175@aol.com)
Date: 24 May 1999

I'm looking for family member of David M. Merrill,he died Dec. 19,1915,homestead Sioux Valley Township in 1871 later moved to Elk Point for 8 year. Lived in Richland, Hawarden. At time of Death survivors were his Wife, son and 2 daughters, Mrs John Briggs of Alcester and Mrs A.A.Briggs of Hawarden. I'm wondering if there is any family connection here.

Surnames: MERRILL
Submitter: Delores Merrill (Gramde1175@aol.cm)
Date: 24 May 1999

I would like any information about a Zadoc Merrill,b. 1881 d. blf Aug 13 1888; buried in McCook Cemetery, Union County. He is the son of James G. Merrill who lived in Jefferson area.

Surnames: GILBERT LINDBLAD MOLES OLSON
Submitter: Linda Halliburton (halliburtons-mplwd-mn@att.net)
Date: 12 May 1999

Any information related to Martha Pearl Gilbert, born 12/4/92 in Alcester, SD to William Gilbert and Virginia Dare Moles. I have no documentation related to her birth and only have family stories that William was from Canada and served in the Civil War and that Virginia's family was from Virginia. The cemetery in which Hannah Olson Lindblad, died 2/4/1920 near Alcester, SD, is buried. Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to give me. The sites are terrific! What a change from ten years ago when I was researching by hand!

Surnames: GILBERT
Submitter: Linda Halliburton (halliburtons-mplwd-mn@att.net)
Date: 12 May 1999

Any information related to Martha Pearl Gilbert, born 12/4/92 in Alcester, SD to William Gilbert and Virginia Dare Moles. I have no documentation related to her birth and only have family stories that William was from Canada and served in the Civil War and that Virginia's family was from Virginia. The cemetery in which Hannah Olson Lindblad, died 2/4/1920 near Alcester, SD, is buried. Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to give me. The sites are terrific! What a change from ten years ago when I was researching by hand!

Surnames: DUERST HAMERLY THOMAS
Submitter: Kim Heiliger - Jones (kimbri@worldnet.att.net)
Date: 11 May 1999

I am looking for backround and/or descndants of these three families. Elizabeth Duerst and Samuel Hamerly were both born in Madison, Wisconsin. They married each other on 9 November 1886 in Beresford. All of their children were born in Beresford. They were Frank, Vernon, Dorthea, Mildred (who was my great grandmother), Lila, Irene, Leonard, and Mary. Any information would be appreciated. Please send me emails to respond to this query.

Surnames: GREEN WALTER ESLICK ASHMORE PACE CRANDALL SKAIFE LEGRO BOWMAN
Submitter: Joni Vella (outerseventh@email.msn.com)
Date: 09 May 1999

Looking for information on the descendants of Robert Robinson Green and his wife Nancy Jane Ashmore who settled in the Elk Point area about 1864. Their eight children were James Stanford(Martha Webster), Albert Shelton (Henrietta Bowman), William Robert (Rhoda Jane McGuire), Raphael Samuel (Olive Crandall), Edith Ida (William Eslick), Eliza Caroline (Robert LeGro, then Jacob Pace), Nancy Jeanette (Philip Walter, then John Skaife). Robet Green served a term in the territorial legislature as well as owned a store in Elk Point along with a Mr. Faircloth? and or a Mr. Rowe. Robert Green was born August 10, 1811 and died in 1890. Nancy Jane Ashmore Green was born in 1829 and died in 1905.

Surnames: REANDEAU
Submitter: Cindy Sorenson (cgstmart@itctel.com)
Date: 01 May 1999

I am looking for any information on Evangeline Reandeau who was born in Jefferson, SD in 1876. Evangeline is buried at the Elk Point cemetery. Thank you.

Surnames: DETTERMAN BIRGEN MCILVENNIA KRIBELL
Submitter: laura palmer (lpalmer_7@yahoo.com)
Date: 30 Apr 1999

I am looking for any information about predicendents of Carolyn Etta Detterman(i think this was her maiden name) Birgen, married to Michael Charles Birgen. Also information on Thomas Peter Kribell, and his wife, i think she was Helen Catherine McIlvennia, however unsure of her name. any information would be greatly appriciated. my parents were children of these. Thank you!

Surnames: CHICOINE GILL
Submitter: Chris Peterson (bruinzucla@aol.com)
Date: 24 Apr 1999

I am interested in obtaining information about my mother's maiden family whose last name is Chicoine. My grandfather is Stanislaus Chicoine and he is approximately 70 years of age. He is a relative of the Gill family who also live in Elk Point. His offspring and himself lived in Elk Point, SD from the fifties forward and he may have lived their his whole life. Please let me know who Stanislaus' father, mother, etc... are. Sincerely, Chris Peterson Chris Peterson

Surnames: COURTLAND EMMERT CARTLAND
Submitter: Donna Johnson (oma@unitelc.com)
Date: 14 Apr 1999

Looking for information on Rosa Jane Courtland(Cartland) dob 09-04-1869. Married to Auugust (Algred) Emmert. They had 5 children born in Union County between 1897 & 1905.

Surnames: MCKELLAR
Submitter: Bob Shannon (bob.shannon@mcpherson.com)
Date: 14 Apr 1999

Information about McKellars of Union and Clay Counties.