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nickelsons - three generations
margaret nickelson smith
margaret's son george nickelson, his wife, & their son gene
margaret's son james, his wife allie, and their sons john & enos
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margaret koons nickelson medford smith (1835-1903)
Table Rock Argus, Dec. 17, 1903.
Mrs. Maggie Nickelson died at the asylum in Hastings yesterday morning. The remains will be arrive tonight on No. 120. The deceased was for many years a resident of this county and leaves several children.
Dec. 24, 1903.
The funeral of Mrs. Maggie Smith, (whose name was erroneously given last week as Nickelson), was held in the M. E. church of Elk Creek, and the remains were buried in Table Rock cemetery.
Mrs. Maggie Nickelson died at the asylum in Hastings yesterday morning. The remains will be arrive tonight on No. 120. The deceased was for many years a resident of this county and leaves several children.
Dec. 24, 1903.
The funeral of Mrs. Maggie Smith, (whose name was erroneously given last week as Nickelson), was held in the M. E. church of Elk Creek, and the remains were buried in Table Rock cemetery.
Historical Society member Luella Hinrichsen pieced together more of Maggie's story, feeling that Maggie had been shortchanged because of her residence in an asylum in the final years of her life. Luella wrote:
Everybody has a story. Margaret E. Koons was born in Pennsyvania in 1835. On November 15, 1853, she married James Wilson Nickelson. According to her son George, the family lived in Jeffersonville, Indiana when he was born in 1854. On February 1, 1867, Margaret and James and their five children (three sons and two daughters) came west by boat. They arrived on March 3, 1867, landing across the river from Brownville, Nebraska. They lived on a farm near Rockport, Missouri -- not far from Brownville, on the Missouri side of the river -- until October 1867. Then they came to Nebraska and settled on a homestead five miles southeast of Elk Creek, which would be little more than that northwest of Table Rock; Elk Creek is in Johnson County, Table Rock in Pawnee County, but they were apparently close to Nemaha County as well, because when James died on May 5, 1869, he was buried at Mount Zion Cemetery, in Nemaha County, which George later described as near where they farmed. James was only 38 when he died. Margaret was widowed with six small children and was herself only 32.
On January 1, 1870, Margaret was married to Joseph Medford. Margaret and Joseph had three children, Lima Elizabeth, Effie Adelia, and William Fernandis. The means by which that marriage ended, divorce or death, is undetermined. In the 1900 Nebraska Census, Joseph was living with his daughter Lima McCurry and family in Table Rock; he was listed as divorced. In the 1910 census he is living with the same family in Pawnee City, but listed as widowed.
Sadly, the obituaries of Maggie's children do not mention her. It is apparent that she was thought of lovingly when she died, as she has has a very nice stone.
Those were some of the facts I have found. I found nothing about Margaret's marriage to a Mr. Smith, but what little that was published in the paper made it clear that at the time of her death her last name was Smith. She is buried near the other Nickelsons in the Table Rock Cemetery. We may never know the whole story, but I believe this lady deserves our respect, only God knows the trials she endured, may she rest in peace.
Everybody has a story. Margaret E. Koons was born in Pennsyvania in 1835. On November 15, 1853, she married James Wilson Nickelson. According to her son George, the family lived in Jeffersonville, Indiana when he was born in 1854. On February 1, 1867, Margaret and James and their five children (three sons and two daughters) came west by boat. They arrived on March 3, 1867, landing across the river from Brownville, Nebraska. They lived on a farm near Rockport, Missouri -- not far from Brownville, on the Missouri side of the river -- until October 1867. Then they came to Nebraska and settled on a homestead five miles southeast of Elk Creek, which would be little more than that northwest of Table Rock; Elk Creek is in Johnson County, Table Rock in Pawnee County, but they were apparently close to Nemaha County as well, because when James died on May 5, 1869, he was buried at Mount Zion Cemetery, in Nemaha County, which George later described as near where they farmed. James was only 38 when he died. Margaret was widowed with six small children and was herself only 32.
On January 1, 1870, Margaret was married to Joseph Medford. Margaret and Joseph had three children, Lima Elizabeth, Effie Adelia, and William Fernandis. The means by which that marriage ended, divorce or death, is undetermined. In the 1900 Nebraska Census, Joseph was living with his daughter Lima McCurry and family in Table Rock; he was listed as divorced. In the 1910 census he is living with the same family in Pawnee City, but listed as widowed.
Sadly, the obituaries of Maggie's children do not mention her. It is apparent that she was thought of lovingly when she died, as she has has a very nice stone.
Those were some of the facts I have found. I found nothing about Margaret's marriage to a Mr. Smith, but what little that was published in the paper made it clear that at the time of her death her last name was Smith. She is buried near the other Nickelsons in the Table Rock Cemetery. We may never know the whole story, but I believe this lady deserves our respect, only God knows the trials she endured, may she rest in peace.
margaret nickelson's son george & his wife ruth, their son gene, and their son everett & his wife daisy
george nickelson
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ruth eckert nickelson
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Lincoln Evening Journal (Lincoln, NE), Monday, October 20, 1919; pg. 7
TABLE ROCK, Neb, Oct. 20 -- George E Nickelson died at his home in Elk Creek on his sixty-sixth birthday, following a long illness with cancer of the stomach. Funeral services were held at Elk Creek Monday ofternoon (sic). Mr. Nickelson resided in southeast Nebraska more than a half century. He is survived by the widow and three sons, one of whom, Leslie Nickelson, conducts a garage in Lincoln. TABLE ROCK ARGUS (Table Rock, NE), Friday, October 24, 1919. OBITUARY- The burial of G. E. Nickelson, who died at his home in Elk Creek on Sunday, was held on Monday afternoon at Table Rock cemetery (sic) under the auspices of the Modern Woodmen. The following obituary was written by himself and signed on the 4th of September, 1919: George Edward Nickelson was born October 18th, 1854, near Jeffersonville, Indiana, and with his parents and three brothers and two sisters started west by boat, the first of February 1867, and landed just across from Brownville, Nebraska, March 3rd, 1867, and lived on a farm near Rockport, Missouri, that summer and in October came across to Nebraska, and settled on a homestead five miles southeast of Elk Creek and have lived in and around there ever since. My father died May 5th, 1869; leaving my mother with six small children, of whom I was oldest; in this Great American Desert, as this country was called then, and we was left with but very little money for support. On February 13, 1876, I was married to Miss Ruth Eckhert, of Table Rock, Nebraska; to this union there was bvorn three sons, Albert Eugene and E. W. of Elk Creek, L. E. of Lincoln, also have one grandson, Raymond, three brothers living and one sister, one sister died August 8th, 1918, at Galesburg, Illinois, one brother A. O. of Brewster, Kansas, H. L. and Mrs. Ora Super of Penokee, Kansas, Will Medford of Elbing, Kansas, and J. A. of Table Rock and the sisters are Mrs. Della Harter, Fresno, California, Mrs. Lizzie McCurry of Pawnee City. February, 1888, under the preaching of J. W. Swan Mount Zion school house, I was converted and have endeavored by the grace of God to live a consistent christian life since and to do what I could to advance his cause here on earth and am still trusting in God's promise for eternal salvation. george & ruth's son
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TABLE ROCK ARGUS, (Table Rock, NE) Thursday, April 25, 1935; pg.1.
RUTH NICKELSON Ruth Eckart was born in Illinois December 27, 1859. When a child she was left an orphan and lived with her sister, Mrs. Wesley Shaw. They came to Nebraska when she was eight years of age and located on a farm northeast of Table Rock. She was married to George E. Nickelson February 13, 1876 and moved to a farm northeast of here. Later the bought a farm near elk Creek where they made there home until moving to Elk Creek. Mr. Nickelson passed away October 18, 1918. Mrs. Nickelson joined the Methodist Church about 45 years ago and was a faithful Christian ever since. As long as her health permitted she was a loyal worker in the aid society of the church. She wa a patient sufferer with asthma for years and was always so kind and thoughtful of others. She leaves to mourn her passing three sons, A. E. at home, L. E. of Omaha, E. W. of Elk Creek, three grandsons, and many friends. Two sisters preceded her in death. Funeral services were held in Elk Creek Sunday afternoon and interment was made in the Table Rock Cemetery by the side of her husband. george & ruth's son, eugene (1877 - 1963)TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Apr. 18, 1963.
OBITUARY- ALBERT E. NICKELSON Albert Eugene Nickelson passed away at the Johnson County Hospital in Tecumseh, Nebraska on Wednesday evening, April 10, 1963 after a short illness. He had reached the age of 85 years, 6 months and 2 days. Gene was born east of Elk Creek on October 8, 1877. His parents were George Edward and Ruth (Echard) Nickelson. Being partially disabled, Gene made his home with his parents until their death at which time he moved to a nursing home. During his early life he helped with the farm work. Gene was affiliated with the Methodist Church. Survivors are two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Daisy Nickelson of Elk Creek and Mrs. Vina Nickelson of Lincoln, Nebr.; two nephews, Wesley Nickelson, Minneola, Kansas and Raymond Nickelson, Cleveland, Ohio. Rev. Dale Coakley officiated at the funeral services on Saturday afternoon at the Elk Creek Methodist Church. Interment was made in the Table Rock cemetery (sic). |
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margaret nickelson's son james and his wife allie
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Thursday, November 19, 1939; pg. 1
OBITUARY OF JAMES A. NICKELSON James A. Nickelson was born in Clark County, Indiana April 7, 1861, and died at Springfield, Missouri November 10th, 1939, aged 78 years, 7 months and 3 days. He was married March 6, 1890 to Alice Bessie Shaw of Table Rock. Four children were born to this union, three sons and a daughter. Two of the sons died in infancy. James Nickelson came of a pioneer family, his father, James Wilson Nickelson having moved first to Phelps, Missouri and later to Nebraska when Jim was about five years old. The father died a few years later, and the family knew the hardships and struggles of pioneer living. Jim had to fend for himself to a great extent, but he was industrious, dependable and trustworthy, and won an honored place to the respect and affections of his neighbors. With the exception of a few years in Oklahoma, he spent most of his life in Table Rock vicinity. Since the death of his wife in 1922, he has made his home for the most part with his daughter Mildred at Springfield, Mo. He was a member of the Methodist Church. He is survived by the son J. Ralph Nickelson of Houston, Texas; a daughter, Mrs. Gerald Viggers, of Springfield, Mo., and five grandchildren. Also by a brother, Lon Nickelson, and a sister, Mrs. Ora Super, of Russell County, Kansas; two half-sisters, Mrs. Lizzie McCurrey, of Pawnee City, and Mrs. Della Harter of California and a half brother, William Medford, also living in Kansas, and a number of nieces and nephews. Mr. Nickelson was a devoted husband to the wife whose memory he cherished so tenderly, an affectionate and indulgent father, and a good friend. He was quick to lend his services in time of trouble. Like many pioneers he had been trained by necessity to do many kinds of work well, so his services were always in demand. His later life brought him failing health and suffering caused by accidents, afflictions which tried his active spirit sorely. The thought of resting quietly beside his wife comforted him, and we, too may say, "Rest, thou tired heart. Rest in peace." james & bessie's two children who died as babies, John & enosTheir little stones give their ages -- John was 2 months, Enos 11 months -- but not the dates of birth or death.
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One thing he following obituary does not mention is that her father, John Wesley Shaw, was a Civil War veteran.
TABLE ROCK ARGUS (Table Rock, NE), Friday, November 10, 1922; pg. 1 MRS. ALICE B. NICKELSON That grim reaper, Death, has crept into one of our church homes and taken therefrom a dear wife and mother. Our hearts are wrung in sympathy for those who must remain behind to bear the deep sorrow of her going away. But to her he came as the shadow of a rock to a weary land freeing her from a body that had caused her untold suffering thru a period of years. Mrs. Alice B. Nickelson was the daughter of those early pioneers, John Wesley and Maria Louisa Shaw; whom we hold this day in loving remembrance for their sterling qualities of piety, righteousness and good works. She was born July 4, 1868, in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, while her parents were in that state for a brief period following an early experience in pioneering in this county. The summer following her birth they returned to this county and Mrs. Nickelson has since resided here. She attended school and grew to womanhood here. She was converted and on January 27, 1884, at the age of sixteen, she united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has been a faithful, active and honored member ever since. She was married to James A. Nickelson March 6, 1891. Four children came to bless their home, two of whom died in infancy, Ralph, living in Omaha; Mildred S., together with her husband, are left to sorrow over her going away. Mrs. Nickelson has been a great sufferer for five years past, in her late illness being confined to her bed for several weeks. Everything was done for her that medical skill, loving hearts and kindly hands could do. She slipped away to be with the Heavenly Father at 1:30 Wednesday morning, November 8, 1922, being 54 years, 4 months and 4 days of age. She gave clear testimony of her readiness to go and could say with Paul: "For me to die is gain." Funeral services were in the M. E. Church at 2:30 on Thursday afternoon. The church was filled with sorrowing friends who came to pay the last tribute of respect to one whom in life they loved and esteemed. The sermon was preached by the pastor, Rev. G. P. Trites, who paid a tribute to her life in appropriate language and the remains were buried in the Table Rock cemetery. "Life's a labor done, as sinks the clay, Light from its load the spirit flies, While heaven and earth combine to say, How blest the righteous when he dies." |
MARY (maiden name unknown) koSTECKA OLSON
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angeline parker and two of her children, who both died at age 36, frank and mary jane
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This large stone marks the graves of two families, with inscriptions for Ferguson family members on one side and Parker on the other. On the Parker side are Angeline Parker (1826-1890) and two of her children, Benjamin Franklin, known by Frank (1852-1889), and Mary Jane (1860-1896).
Angeline Parker was born in Kentucky and died in Table Rock. No obituary has been found -- no issues of the Argus survive to provide one. Something of her can be found, though, in the obituaries of two of her children. She was widowed while young, with ten children to raise. Her husband died when Frank (Benjamin Franklin), born in 1852, when Angeline was 26, was a mere boy. That was in Brwn County, Illinois. How she came to Table Rock is unknown. Frank's obituary says he made a home for his mother and siblings and then moved to Kansas, eventually coming to Table Rock. Did they travel with him? |
Of Angeline's ten children, the resting places of three are known Frank and Mary Jane are in the Table Rock Cemetery. They died at age 36, Frank of typhoid pneumonia following the measles and Mary Jane of "heart trouble." Edgar (Ed) Parker is buried in the Pawnee City Cemetery; he lived to age 37.....
Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Parker, 1852-1889 Mary Jane Parker (1860-1896)
Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Parker, 1852-1889 Mary Jane Parker (1860-1896)
angeline parker's son
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angeline parker's daughter
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From the Columbus, Kansas Weekly Advocate, 1889
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From the Ilinois State Register of Springfield, Illinois
Died, Saturday, July 11, 1896, at the residence of Robert Cass, in Buffalo Hart, of heart trouble, Miss Mary Jane Parker, after a two weeks' illness, aged 35 years. The deceased was born in Brown county, Ill, in December, 1860, and for fourteen years has held the position of housekeeper at the place where she died. March 24, 1895, she united with the Presbyterian church at Buffalo Hart, and has since proved herself a willing and devoted worker in the cause of Christ, always ready to do whatever was required of her, both as a teacher in the Sabbath school and an active member of the Christian Endeavor society. She has left an exemplary pattern for the three young children who were left to her charge through the death of her sister, their mother, and over them she has exercised a tender care for the past five years. She leaves to mourn her loss four brothers, one of whom, William Parker, was with her at the last. Her parents, two sisters and one brother are dead. The funeral service took place at the house yesterday and was conducted by her pastor. The funeral party leaves this morning for Table Rock, Neb., where the interment will take place. IL State Register, Springfield, IL, 7-12-1896 |
alvin and lillie lane wood parker
ALVIN (1871-1954)NOTE: Alvin Parker was the son of S. H. Parker, who is buried in Nebraska City.
NOTE: While the tombstone identifies Alvin and gives his date of birth, it does not give his date of death, in 1954; his remains are in the Wymore Cemetery. This tobstone is a "cenotaph," a grave marker where no remains are placed. Thanks goes to Jeramie Ford for information about his date of death, needed in order to locate his obituary. Table Rock Argus, March 4, 1954. FORMER CONDUCTOR HERE DIES AT BEATRICE TUESDAY Al Parker, 84, retired railroad man, died at Beatrice Tuesday morning fallowing a heart attack. He was a former conductor on the Wymore-Table Rock run. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at Wymore this afternoon with burial at Wymore. TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Feb. 23, 1923 AL PARKER Al Parker of Wymore was in Table Rock, the fore part of the week, having stopped off here on his way home after having buried his aged father at Nebraska City. S. H. Parker was born in Ohio September 19, 1831, died at Nebraska City on February 15. He died from old age, had not been noticeable ill and passed quietly away. His wife died in 1893. Al is the only surviving son and a daughter in Iowa also survives him. |
LILLY (1872-1944)Lillie was the daughter of George M. and Clara F. (Cooper) Lane.
She first married William L. Wood, a railroad fireman who died at age 27 in an accident at work; they were the parents of two sons, Eugene and Glen Wood. Lilly later married Alvin Parker; no children are known of that marriage. TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Nov. 13, 1941. (pg.5) OBITUARY- MRS. AL PARKER Lillie A. Parker was born in Table Rock, Nebraska December 5th, 1872, and passed away November 7th, 1941 at her home in Wymore, Nebraska. Surviving besides her husband, A. Parker, are two sons, Eugene A. Wood, of Wymore, Glen E. Wood, of Lincoln; three grandchildren, Murry, Alvin and Eugenia Wood; one great-grandchild, Larry Eugene Wood; one brother C. H. Lane of Pawnee City; one sister, Hattie Gibbs of Table Rock; one niece, Mrs. Ruth Ladner, of Lincoln. She was a member of the Eastern Star, of Wymore, and of the Methodist church, also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Burlington Veterans Association, a charter member of the Eastern Star of Table Rock. Burial was in the Table Rock cemetery. |
the pattisons
the original settlers came here in 1870
william p. pattison fannie pattison
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Table Rock Argus, July 24, 1914.
OBITUARY- William Perry Pattison was born in Ohio on August 19, 1836. At the age of six years he came with his parents to Grundy County, Illinois, where he grew to manhood. He enlisted in the 91st Illinois Infantry and served in the war until disabled by a wound received in battle. He came to Richardson County, Nebraska in 1866, and to Pawnee County in 1870, locating on a homestead three miles south of Table Rock. At the time of his death he had lived in the town of Table Rock thirty seven years. Mr. Pattison was married to Fannie B. Fitzpatrick at Morris, Illinois fifty six years ago, and his helpmate of over half a century survives him. To Mr. and Mrs. Pattison were born ten children, of whom six survive to close his eyes in his last sleep and to attend the beloved remains to the cemetery. The funeral service was held at the family residence and the sermon was preached by Rev. Wimberly. Many friends and relatives were present to pay their last tribute of respects to the departed. The Argus, with scores of friends sympathize with the loved ones in this hour of great sorrow. susan pattison harlow
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Two obituaries in1924
Table Rock Argus, Dec. 26, 1924 AN OLD RESIDENT CALLED Mrs. W. P. Pattison, who has lived in Table Rock for many years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Parker, and which had been the home of herself and family for almost a half century, on Sunday December 13. Funeral services were held in the M. D. church on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. L. Ogden. In her death Table Rock loses another of the pioneer citizens who gave to the state the courage , faith and constancy which has made its greatness of today. Fanny B. Fitzpatrick was born in Ohio on September 27, 1838, died in Table Rock, on December 14, 1924, aged 86 years, 2 months and 27 days. She was united in marriage to W. P. Pattison in 1847; to this union ten children were born, four of whom preceeded the mother to the other world; six children living; Mrs. Belle Harlow, Mrs. Alice Wheeler, Mrs. Emma Schelling, Mrs. Lillian Becke, Mrs. Mayne Parker and John Pattison and being present at the funeral services all except Mrs. Becke. With her husband and family she came to Nebraska in 1865 and settled on a farm southwest of town, where they resided for some years. Then moved to town, where she resided until her death. She was a member of the M. E. church for many years, living a consistent life devoted to her family and her home. Table Rock Argus, Dec. 18, 1924. Mrs. Fannie B. Pattison, widow of William P. Pattison, who was a veteran of the Civil war, passed away at her home in Table Rock aged 86 years last Sunday. She had been a resident of Nebraska for 56 years. The family came to Table Rock where they lived several years close of the Civil war and took a homestead 4 miles north of Table Rock where they lived several years moving later to town. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the M. E. church, and the interment was in the Table Rock cemetery. She is survived by two sons and five daughters. alice pattison wheeler
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nina pattison pofahl, class of 1936, granddaughter of w. p. & fannie
a child of john pattison, described as a foster child who came to the family in 1925, when she was 5
Nina Pauline Pofahl, 88, Beatrice, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at Parkview Center, Beatrice. She was born in Blue Springs, NE on Jan 28, 1920. She lived on a farm near Pawnee City before moving to Table Rock and graduating from Table Rock High School in 1936.
She married Arthur William Pofahl on Dec. 24, 1941 in Tekamah, NE. She taught country school near Pawnee City before teaching in Liberty and Diller. They moved to Beatrice in 1953, she owned Hobby Haven Ceramic Store and worked for BSDC until she retired. She was a foster grandparent for 8 years, and loved to knit, crochet and do many crafts. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and a member of B.A.R.S.P.
Survivors include her children, Artis Weinman of Hastings, NE, Byron Pofahl and wife Dianna of Valparaiso, Indiana, Ida Pofahl of Denison, IA, Marilyn Jeffers of Gilbert, AZ, Lorraine Catlin and husband David of Beatrice, Alan Pofahl and wife Sharon of Lincoln, NE, Betty Cummings and husband Rodney of Lincoln; 13 grandchildren, Theresa Anthony and husband David of Crete, NE, Patrick Weinman and wife Judy of Hastings, NE, Sheldon Weinman of Hastings, NE, Kelley Pofahl of CA, Jonathan Pofahl of Evansville, IN, Douglas Pofahl of Macon, GA, Nathan Hufstalder and wife Tanya of Valparaiso, IN, Angela Pofahl of Lincoln, NE, Jennifer Pofahl of Lincoln, NE, Michael Pofahl of Lincoln, NE, Jared Jeffers of Gilbert, AZ, Justin Jeffers of Gilbert AZ, Stephanie Cummings of Lincoln; 10 great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Obituary from https://www.harmanwrightmortuary.com/notices/NinaPauline-Pofahl.
Preceded in death by husband, Arthur (1972); parents William & Beaupha (Wyland) Matthews; foster parents John & Myrtle Pattison; 1 brother; 7 sisters.
She married Arthur William Pofahl on Dec. 24, 1941 in Tekamah, NE. She taught country school near Pawnee City before teaching in Liberty and Diller. They moved to Beatrice in 1953, she owned Hobby Haven Ceramic Store and worked for BSDC until she retired. She was a foster grandparent for 8 years, and loved to knit, crochet and do many crafts. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and a member of B.A.R.S.P.
Survivors include her children, Artis Weinman of Hastings, NE, Byron Pofahl and wife Dianna of Valparaiso, Indiana, Ida Pofahl of Denison, IA, Marilyn Jeffers of Gilbert, AZ, Lorraine Catlin and husband David of Beatrice, Alan Pofahl and wife Sharon of Lincoln, NE, Betty Cummings and husband Rodney of Lincoln; 13 grandchildren, Theresa Anthony and husband David of Crete, NE, Patrick Weinman and wife Judy of Hastings, NE, Sheldon Weinman of Hastings, NE, Kelley Pofahl of CA, Jonathan Pofahl of Evansville, IN, Douglas Pofahl of Macon, GA, Nathan Hufstalder and wife Tanya of Valparaiso, IN, Angela Pofahl of Lincoln, NE, Jennifer Pofahl of Lincoln, NE, Michael Pofahl of Lincoln, NE, Jared Jeffers of Gilbert, AZ, Justin Jeffers of Gilbert AZ, Stephanie Cummings of Lincoln; 10 great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Obituary from https://www.harmanwrightmortuary.com/notices/NinaPauline-Pofahl.
Preceded in death by husband, Arthur (1972); parents William & Beaupha (Wyland) Matthews; foster parents John & Myrtle Pattison; 1 brother; 7 sisters.
philip & edith "myrtle' peck pepoon
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OBITUARY- MRS. P. W. PEPOON
Edith Myrtle Peck was born at Scranton, Pennsylvania, May 12, 1876, and died at Worthington, Ohio, April 27, 1951. She was the daughter of Edmund A. and Marilla (Terrill) Peck, and came to Table Rock with her parents as a small girl. She and her husband graduated from the Table Rock High School in 1896. They were married June 5, 1902. After her graduation from high school Myrtle Peck taught school for several years and will be remembered by many former pupils as an efficient, capable and well-loved teacher. She was on of the first of Table Rock girls to leave home and seek a different field of usefulness by going to Lincoln. She graduated from Lincoln Business College and entered the employ of the Nebraska Teacher as stenographer and bookkeeper, a position she held until her marriage. That experience confirmed her interest in education and she determined to secure a degree in spite of her duties as wife and mother. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Wyoming University in 1927, the same time her husband received his M. A. degree. They taught together for many years in schools in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and Wyoming. Mrs. Pepoon was one who loved the out-door life and the family spent many happy summers touring and camping throughout the scenic west. She was especially interested in wild flowers and used to say: "I never have a garden so I "cultivate" the wildflowers." Though she did not garden she was interested in the many opportunities for welfare work connected with her teaching positions. Mrs. Pepoon leaves her husband and three children to mourn the loss of a devoted wife and mother: Philip W. Pepoon,Jr., of Hampton, Va., where he is connected with the Aeronautics Experiment Department at Langley Field; Lucile Pepoon of the Home Economic Extension Service, Ohio State University of Columbus, Ohio; and Mrs. Bessie Townsend, wife of Donald Townsend of Ft. Morgan, Colo., and four grandchildren. A host of friends and relatives also mourn her passing. Two sisters, Florence and Vesta Peck, preceded her in death. TABLE ROCK ARGUS (Table Rock, NE), Thursday, May 31, 1951 |
Phillip Pepoon, 75, Former Teacher, Dies
Phillip W. Pepoon, 75, of Fort Morgan, Colo., died there Sunday. A graduate of the University of Nebraska, Pepoon taught at Orleans, Neb. and Garden City, Kas. He lived at Waverly for several years. He and his wife lived in Columbus, O., until her death last April. Since then, Pepoon lived with a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Townsend, of Fort Morgan. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Rev. John J. Sheaff officiating. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Townsend and Lucille Pepoon, of Columbus, O.; a son, Philip Jr., Hampton, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Elsie Sutton and Mrs. Mabel Munroe, both of Lincoln, and eight grandchildren. The Lincoln Star (Lincoln, NE), Thursday, June 14, 1951; pg. 5 |
three toddlers of francis O. & Belle pierce
The tall stone has the names of Elmer and Ernest, and small stones to the left and right are Elmer and Ernest. A third stone is tight against Elmer's small head stone and must be Ray's stone. It was probably damaged and someone picked it up and wedged it against Elmer's to protect it. The boys are buried in 3-H-5, 6 and 7.
Research on Ancestry led to the JimBales tree, which included all three boys, and others. Francis O. Pierce married Belle Martindale in Pawnee County in 1887. (Her full name was Missouri Belle.) After these three sons, they had two daughters -- Almeda, born in Peru, NE in 1895, and Esther, born in Table Rock in 1899; by 1900, the family was in Peru again.
Note: Francis O. Pierce was born in 1859, David Piece in 1861. Making a wild guess, perhaps they were brothers. Neither has much information available. Francis's father was Franklin O. Pierce, who died in 1865 at the age of 26. Francis is the only child listed on the JimBales ancestry tree. David Pierce's obituary says that Martha Pierce Hays of Table Rock was a sister.
Research on Ancestry led to the JimBales tree, which included all three boys, and others. Francis O. Pierce married Belle Martindale in Pawnee County in 1887. (Her full name was Missouri Belle.) After these three sons, they had two daughters -- Almeda, born in Peru, NE in 1895, and Esther, born in Table Rock in 1899; by 1900, the family was in Peru again.
Note: Francis O. Pierce was born in 1859, David Piece in 1861. Making a wild guess, perhaps they were brothers. Neither has much information available. Francis's father was Franklin O. Pierce, who died in 1865 at the age of 26. Francis is the only child listed on the JimBales ancestry tree. David Pierce's obituary says that Martha Pierce Hays of Table Rock was a sister.
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November 1888 to March 1890 Son of F.O. & B. Pierce. Plot 3-F-7 Inscription: He took thee from a world of care, An everlasting bliss to share. |
 Elmer's headstone has another wedged behind it. Neither is broken off, they are just small.
March 1890 to April 1891 Son of F.O. & B. Pierce. There is no inscription, and there is no tombstone, only a little headstone wedged against brother Elmer's. |
November 1891 to April 1894 Son of F.O. & R. Pierce. Plot 3-F-5 Inscription: Sleep on, sweet babe, and take thy rest. God called thee home, He thought it. |
the toddlers' parents
Belle Pierce, circa 1887
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Francis O. Pierce, circa 1887
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david pierce (1861-1942)
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Apr. 30, 1942.(pg.1)
Funeral Services Are Held for D. A. Pierce
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for David A. Pierce, 81, who died at a Lincoln, Nebraska hospital April 24. Final rites were held at the Kovanda Chapel with Rev. W. H. Merrill in charge, and burial was made in the Table Rock cemetery.
Mr. Pierce was a brother of Mrs. Robert Hays, living east of Table Rock.
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Apr. 30, 1942.(pg.4)
OBITUARY-
David Pierce was born in Columbia, Indiana, March 13, 1861, and passed away April 24, 1942 while being cared for at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. His age was 81 years, 1 month and 11 days.
Mrs. Pierce died many years ago leaving him with no family.
Mr. Pierce came to Nebraska July 1920 and since then has lived most of the time in Lincoln and worked for the Rail Road Co.
Mr. Pierce leaves to mourn his loss, one sister, Mrs. Robert Hays of Table Rock, and several Nieces and Nephews. Four brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
Info: According to the Ancestry tree of SherryBerthot65, Martha Pierce Hays was born in 1867 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and married Robert Hays in Ness City, KS in 1887. She included a photo of Martha and Robert in later days. Genealogist Lee Day gives Martha's parents as Neriah and Rachel Pierce but does not list David, although there is a gap between a child born in 1858 and the next known one born in 1867.
Funeral Services Are Held for D. A. Pierce
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for David A. Pierce, 81, who died at a Lincoln, Nebraska hospital April 24. Final rites were held at the Kovanda Chapel with Rev. W. H. Merrill in charge, and burial was made in the Table Rock cemetery.
Mr. Pierce was a brother of Mrs. Robert Hays, living east of Table Rock.
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Apr. 30, 1942.(pg.4)
OBITUARY-
David Pierce was born in Columbia, Indiana, March 13, 1861, and passed away April 24, 1942 while being cared for at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. His age was 81 years, 1 month and 11 days.
Mrs. Pierce died many years ago leaving him with no family.
Mr. Pierce came to Nebraska July 1920 and since then has lived most of the time in Lincoln and worked for the Rail Road Co.
Mr. Pierce leaves to mourn his loss, one sister, Mrs. Robert Hays of Table Rock, and several Nieces and Nephews. Four brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
Info: According to the Ancestry tree of SherryBerthot65, Martha Pierce Hays was born in 1867 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and married Robert Hays in Ness City, KS in 1887. She included a photo of Martha and Robert in later days. Genealogist Lee Day gives Martha's parents as Neriah and Rachel Pierce but does not list David, although there is a gap between a child born in 1858 and the next known one born in 1867.
David's sister Martha Pierce Hays with her husband Robert, shared on Ancestry by SherryBerthot65.
harry donald pugh
(Posted courtesy of the Table Rock Historical Society.)
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, May 2, 1946.
Funeral Services Held Friday For H. D. Pugh
Harry Donald Pugh Laid to Rest In Local Cemetery; Died Of Burns At Ness City, Ks.
Harry Donald Pugh was born in Mt. Blanchard, Ohio on February 18, 1898 and departed this life April 22, 1946. His age was 48 years, 2 months and 2 days.
In 1926 he was united in marriage with Mabel Linn of Table Rock, Nebraska. To this union was born a son, Robert Linn Pugh.
Don graduated grade school at Lincoln, Nebraska. He attended Manhatten, Kansas State College for two years. For a number of years he was engaged in the electrical business at table Rock, Nebraska.
In 1930 he purchased a theater in LeRoy, Kansas where he remained until 1941 when he moved to Ness City where he was manager of the Ness City Theater.
He leaves to mourn his departure his wife, his son Robert and a sister, Mrs. V. C. Hascall of Omaha, and a host of relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at ness City, and the body was brought to Table Rock for burial, where Rev. W. N. Wallis conducted the service.
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, May 2, 1946.
Funeral Services Held Friday For H. D. Pugh
Harry Donald Pugh Laid to Rest In Local Cemetery; Died Of Burns At Ness City, Ks.
Harry Donald Pugh was born in Mt. Blanchard, Ohio on February 18, 1898 and departed this life April 22, 1946. His age was 48 years, 2 months and 2 days.
In 1926 he was united in marriage with Mabel Linn of Table Rock, Nebraska. To this union was born a son, Robert Linn Pugh.
Don graduated grade school at Lincoln, Nebraska. He attended Manhatten, Kansas State College for two years. For a number of years he was engaged in the electrical business at table Rock, Nebraska.
In 1930 he purchased a theater in LeRoy, Kansas where he remained until 1941 when he moved to Ness City where he was manager of the Ness City Theater.
He leaves to mourn his departure his wife, his son Robert and a sister, Mrs. V. C. Hascall of Omaha, and a host of relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at ness City, and the body was brought to Table Rock for burial, where Rev. W. N. Wallis conducted the service.
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mary horton ritchie (1902-1965)
john and louise myers ross
john died at age 38, died six months after his wife,
leaving two small children
john (1878-1916)
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, March 3, 1916.
JOHN W. ROSS John W. Ross, aged 37 years, a street car motorman, died Sunday morning last, at his home, number 1030 South 9th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska after an illness of two weeks duration. He was taken ill with the Grippe, pneumonia developing, and causing death. Mrs. Ross, who was formerly Lou Myers, born and reared in Table Rock, died six months since. He is survived by two small children. The body was brought here for interment, by the side of his wife in our cemetery. He caught cold while here attending the funeral of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Martha Myers, a couple of weeks since. John W. Ross was born at Bennet, Nebraska, December 16, 1878, died at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska, February 27, 1916. He was married December 22, 1905 to Louise D. Myers, of Table Rock, Nebraska. To this union three children were born, two boys and one girl. His wife passed away six months ago, his oldest boy is three years 9 months of age. There is left to mourn his loss two children, his father, two sisters and four brothers. |
louise ( __ - 1915)
The edition of the Argus in which Louise's obituary would have been appeared was not microfilmed. We have not yet pulled out the hard copy. Louise was a daughter of William and Martha Myers, a sister of Nora Myers Brown and Nathanial Myers.
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jasper skillet (1868-1948), son of pre-civil war pioneers
ella (bush) skillet (1872-1960), daughter of civil war veteran
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Jasper & Ella Skillet, Photo shared by Richard Binder
NOTE: HER FATHER'S OBITUARY HAS HER NAME LISTED AS "MARY ELLEN SKILLETT".
Table Rock Argus, Sept. 8, 1960. FUNERAL FRIDAY FOR ELLA SKILLETT Ella Skillett Dies At Age Of 88, Funeral Here On Friday Afternoon at 2:00 Mrs. Ella Skillett, 88, a former Table Rock resident, passed away Tuesday evening September 6, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Carrie Morton at Humboldt. She had been bedfast for the past several years. Funeral services will be held at the Wherry Mortuary in Table Rock on Friday afternoon at 2:00 and services will be in charge of the Rev. Ward Merritt of Humboldt. Burial will be made in the Table Rock cemetery. Mrs. Skillett, nee Ella Bush, was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Bush of Table Rock. She was born July 13, 1872 at Table Rock. On July 10, 1890, she was united in marriage to Jack Skillett of Table Rock. The couple farmed near Table Rock and later bought a farm near Baileyville, Kansas. They moved back to Table Rock in 1947. Mr. Skillett died in 1948 and since her husband's death she had made her home with her daughter. A son also preceded her in death. Mrs. Skillett was a member of the Table Rock Methodist Church. Besides Mrs. Morton, Mrs. Skillett is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Clarence Robertson, Humboldt, and Mrs. Ed Wopata, Table Rock; two sons, Elmer Skillett, La Crosse, Kansas and Bert Skillett, Centralia, Kansas; a sister, Mrs. Laura Widdifield, Denver, Colorado. There are 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. |
william skillet (1829-1907) & his wife ann
born in england, came here in 1860
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"Bill Skillet," Photo 1442
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William Skillet's headstone
Ann Skillet's headstone
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"Anna Skillet" (1830-1903)
Photo 1441
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william skillet (1863-1931), son of pioneers
wife sarah (mclaughlin) skillet (1865-1946)
daughter of a civil war veteran
and infant son eddie (1890-1890)
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NOTE: The name has been both SKILLET and SKILLETT.
Daughter of Thomas G. & Harriet McLaughlin; Married to William Skillett. (Table Rock Argus, Nov. 28, 1946) Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Sarah Skillet Sunday Funeral services were held at the Kovanda Funeral Home Sunday, for Mrs. Sarah Skillet, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fay Wren, at Auburn. Rev. Ward Merritt officiated. Interment was made in the Table Rock cemetery. |
Eddie Skillet, broken off and laying in grass face down
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william slayton
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Aug. 9, 1918.
W. P. Slayton, a former resident of Table Rock, died at his home in Cody, Wyoming, on Monday and the body will be brought to table Rock for burial. Funeral services will be held in his home town and the burial will be from the train here. The remains will arrive at 8:40 p.m. and friends are invited to be at the depot to meet the funeral party.
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Aug. 16, 1918.
The remains of W. P. Slayton arrived in Table Rock on Saturday afternoon and was met at the depot by a number of mourning friends and relatives.
In an early day, Mr. Slayton was engaged in the lumber business in Table Rock, and he also engaged in farming. Later he moved to Elk Creek, then to Lincoln, and finally to Cody, Wyoming where he died.
Those who knew him here always admired his integrity and honor.
Those who accompanied the remains here were his daughter Irene, and her husband, a. P. Libby, of Cody; Nels Libby of Lincoln; and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McGee of Albion, Mich. Funeral services for the deceased were held at Cody and burial was in the Table Rock Cemetery, only a short service being held at the grave, conducted by Rev. E. C. Seabright.
W. P. Slayton, a former resident of Table Rock, died at his home in Cody, Wyoming, on Monday and the body will be brought to table Rock for burial. Funeral services will be held in his home town and the burial will be from the train here. The remains will arrive at 8:40 p.m. and friends are invited to be at the depot to meet the funeral party.
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Aug. 16, 1918.
The remains of W. P. Slayton arrived in Table Rock on Saturday afternoon and was met at the depot by a number of mourning friends and relatives.
In an early day, Mr. Slayton was engaged in the lumber business in Table Rock, and he also engaged in farming. Later he moved to Elk Creek, then to Lincoln, and finally to Cody, Wyoming where he died.
Those who knew him here always admired his integrity and honor.
Those who accompanied the remains here were his daughter Irene, and her husband, a. P. Libby, of Cody; Nels Libby of Lincoln; and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McGee of Albion, Mich. Funeral services for the deceased were held at Cody and burial was in the Table Rock Cemetery, only a short service being held at the grave, conducted by Rev. E. C. Seabright.
nancy slayton wood
she died of typhoid fever as her husband was racing home to her from an out-of-state business trip at a mile a minute. at least one genealogist reports that she was not the daughter of zenis & catherine but rather of joseph slayton & nancy crowell slayton. both slayton families were from conquest, new york.
Table Rock Argus, Aug. 10, 1905.
MRS. C. S. WOOD PASSES AWAY
While the Husband is Flying Toward Table Rock at the Rate of a Mile a Minute
Mrs. N. J. Wood, wife of C. S. Wood, died at the family home in this city at 12:35 Wednesday morning after an illness of two weeks. The day before Mrs. Wood had taken sick, Mr. Wood left for Fort Pierre, South Dakota, to buy sheep, and when her illness reached such a stage that it was feared that she would have a run of typhoid fever, a telegram was sent to Mr. Wood announcing her illness. The next day a reply came from the telegraph office at Pierre, saying that Mr. Wood had gone out to look at some sheep and could not be found. By this time the wife's condition was becoming alarming and word was sent to Pierre to send a messenger after him. This was done and for four days the messenger drove over the country seeking Mr. Wood, who with a driver named Brown and a gentleman named McKinney were ninety-five miles from Pierre when he heard of the messenger- but the report they then got was that the driver's wife was dying; they drove twenty miles on the way back to Pierre when the report that reached them was that the sick person was wife of Mr. McKinney's brother; ten miles further was made and the report that reached them then was that it was Mr. Wood's mother that was dying and Mr. Wood concluded that some of the children had telegraphed that "mother" was sick.
A change of teams was secured and the sixty miles to Pierre was made at the rate of eight mile an hour.
When they reached the city, Mr. Wood received a letter from his daughter saying Mrs. Wood was better, which was written several days before and was not dated, and being nearly exhausted from the long drive and worry, Mr. Wood went to sleep. During this time messages had been sent from here, telling of the alarming condition of Mrs. Wood, and trying to reach the husband; finally a message was sent to the Masonic lodge of Pierre and through the help of the order the home people finally learned that Mr. Wood was located and giving the time when he would start for home; and Mr. Wood also received the delayed message sent to him.
C. H. Barnard went to Council Bluffs to meet Mr. Wood Tuesday evening, receiving at Lincoln a telegram which urged him to use every means to hurry. On arriving at Council Bluffs Mr. Wood was informed of his wife's condition, and took B. & M. train No. 13 from Omaha to Lincoln. From Lincoln a special train to Table Rock was engaged. This train was in charge of Conductor K. E. Cleaveland and Engineer Mike Lewis, and made wonderful time, going so fast that the only lights maintained were those inside the coach.
The following particulars of the special train which brought Mr. Wood from Lincoln to Table Rock is taken from yesterday's Lincoln Star: Spurred by the news that his wife was dying C. S. Wood of Table Rock last night made the race of his life to reach her bedside before the end came. For twelve days the woman has hovered between life and death, and the husband was absent, with whereabouts unknown to the relatives at home. After many fruitless attempts he was finally located at Pierre, S.D. and the start began. When word was received that he was coming, the physicians made use of the strongest stimulants to keep Mrs. Wood alive until he could reach her. The most sensational part of the trip from Pierre was from Lincoln to Table Rock. Mr. Wood arriving in Lincoln on Burlington train No 13from Omaha at 12:52. In just three minutes he was speeding in a "special" train to the south with orders for a clear track and unlimited speed. The distance from Lincoln to Table Rock is sixty-three and a half miles, and this stretch was covered in exactly sixty five minutes, including a delay of five minutes wait for the train from Kansas City. A rate of better than a mile a minute was maintained for the entire distance.
"We wanted to have the train ready for starting within a minute after No. 13 arrived", said Chief Dispatcher Mullen this morning, "but there was a delay in the - office of two minutes. The delay was aggravating and it seemed an age to the anxious husband, but the rest of the way was covered in record time." The efforts of Mr. Wood and trainmen were in vain. An hour before the husband arrived Mrs. Wood died.
While those efforts to locate and get Mr. Wood home were being put forth, everything was being done for the sufferer. Dr. Wilson had Dr. Anderson of Pawnee City and Dr. Wallace of St. Joseph to consultation; a trained nurse had been secured from Pawnee City and on Monday Miss Higgins, a trained typhoid nurse from St. Joseph arrived, but on Monday the patient lapsed into unconsciousness from which she never rallied and she died at 12:23 Wednesday morning, nearly an hour before the train which was rapidly bearing the husband to her bedside, arrived at the Table Rock depot.
The anguish of Mr. Wood on learning that after all, he was too late to see his wife alive, we will not attempt to describe, but the sadness of it all touches every heart in the community. N. J. Slayton was born at Victory, New York, April 3, 1848,; died at Table Rock, August 9, 1905, at 12:35 a. m.; she was united in marriage to Mr. Charles S. Wood January 16, 1867; moved to a farm near Conquest, New York, where they reside until 1874 when they moved to Pawnee county upon the farm which Mr. Wood had previously homesteaded, where they lived until 1885, when the moved to town. Three children have been born to them, all of whom are still living; Charles J. Wood of this city; E. c. Wood of Elk Creek; and Miss Emma Wood whose home is with her parents; these children were all with her when the end came.
No person more fully possessed the universal admiration and esteem of our people than did Mrs. Wood and her death under the sad circumstances intensifies the feelings of sorrow throughout the entire community.
The funeral service will be held at the M. E. church at 10:30 o'clock Friday morning, the deceased having been a consistent member of that church for many years.
(Table Rock Argus, Aug. 17, 1905.)
On the evening of July 26th, Mrs. C. S. Wood was taken ill with a fever showing indications of typhoid fever, the next day the fever ranged from 99 and one-half to one hundred and one-half; during the next few days she seemed to be getting better; and her friends were hopeful that the disease would be checked without serious complications. During the latter part of the next week, the disease again too on a more serious aspect and on Sunday night, August 6th, she became unconscious. Throughout her sickness up to the time she lost consciousness, she was cheerful and hopeful and thought she was getting better. She died at 12: 35 a. m. on Wednesday, August 9th, not regaining consciousness from Sunday, the disease having apparently gone to her brain. The funeral services were held at the M. E. church at ten-thirty on Friday. The services were conducted by Dr. Kemper, presiding elder of the Lincoln district and a former pastor of the church of this city. The church was filled to its utmost capacity by those who desired to pay a last tribute of respect to the memory of one who in life the esteemed so highly. The remains were buried in Table Rock cemetery.
MRS. C. S. WOOD PASSES AWAY
While the Husband is Flying Toward Table Rock at the Rate of a Mile a Minute
Mrs. N. J. Wood, wife of C. S. Wood, died at the family home in this city at 12:35 Wednesday morning after an illness of two weeks. The day before Mrs. Wood had taken sick, Mr. Wood left for Fort Pierre, South Dakota, to buy sheep, and when her illness reached such a stage that it was feared that she would have a run of typhoid fever, a telegram was sent to Mr. Wood announcing her illness. The next day a reply came from the telegraph office at Pierre, saying that Mr. Wood had gone out to look at some sheep and could not be found. By this time the wife's condition was becoming alarming and word was sent to Pierre to send a messenger after him. This was done and for four days the messenger drove over the country seeking Mr. Wood, who with a driver named Brown and a gentleman named McKinney were ninety-five miles from Pierre when he heard of the messenger- but the report they then got was that the driver's wife was dying; they drove twenty miles on the way back to Pierre when the report that reached them was that the sick person was wife of Mr. McKinney's brother; ten miles further was made and the report that reached them then was that it was Mr. Wood's mother that was dying and Mr. Wood concluded that some of the children had telegraphed that "mother" was sick.
A change of teams was secured and the sixty miles to Pierre was made at the rate of eight mile an hour.
When they reached the city, Mr. Wood received a letter from his daughter saying Mrs. Wood was better, which was written several days before and was not dated, and being nearly exhausted from the long drive and worry, Mr. Wood went to sleep. During this time messages had been sent from here, telling of the alarming condition of Mrs. Wood, and trying to reach the husband; finally a message was sent to the Masonic lodge of Pierre and through the help of the order the home people finally learned that Mr. Wood was located and giving the time when he would start for home; and Mr. Wood also received the delayed message sent to him.
C. H. Barnard went to Council Bluffs to meet Mr. Wood Tuesday evening, receiving at Lincoln a telegram which urged him to use every means to hurry. On arriving at Council Bluffs Mr. Wood was informed of his wife's condition, and took B. & M. train No. 13 from Omaha to Lincoln. From Lincoln a special train to Table Rock was engaged. This train was in charge of Conductor K. E. Cleaveland and Engineer Mike Lewis, and made wonderful time, going so fast that the only lights maintained were those inside the coach.
The following particulars of the special train which brought Mr. Wood from Lincoln to Table Rock is taken from yesterday's Lincoln Star: Spurred by the news that his wife was dying C. S. Wood of Table Rock last night made the race of his life to reach her bedside before the end came. For twelve days the woman has hovered between life and death, and the husband was absent, with whereabouts unknown to the relatives at home. After many fruitless attempts he was finally located at Pierre, S.D. and the start began. When word was received that he was coming, the physicians made use of the strongest stimulants to keep Mrs. Wood alive until he could reach her. The most sensational part of the trip from Pierre was from Lincoln to Table Rock. Mr. Wood arriving in Lincoln on Burlington train No 13from Omaha at 12:52. In just three minutes he was speeding in a "special" train to the south with orders for a clear track and unlimited speed. The distance from Lincoln to Table Rock is sixty-three and a half miles, and this stretch was covered in exactly sixty five minutes, including a delay of five minutes wait for the train from Kansas City. A rate of better than a mile a minute was maintained for the entire distance.
"We wanted to have the train ready for starting within a minute after No. 13 arrived", said Chief Dispatcher Mullen this morning, "but there was a delay in the - office of two minutes. The delay was aggravating and it seemed an age to the anxious husband, but the rest of the way was covered in record time." The efforts of Mr. Wood and trainmen were in vain. An hour before the husband arrived Mrs. Wood died.
While those efforts to locate and get Mr. Wood home were being put forth, everything was being done for the sufferer. Dr. Wilson had Dr. Anderson of Pawnee City and Dr. Wallace of St. Joseph to consultation; a trained nurse had been secured from Pawnee City and on Monday Miss Higgins, a trained typhoid nurse from St. Joseph arrived, but on Monday the patient lapsed into unconsciousness from which she never rallied and she died at 12:23 Wednesday morning, nearly an hour before the train which was rapidly bearing the husband to her bedside, arrived at the Table Rock depot.
The anguish of Mr. Wood on learning that after all, he was too late to see his wife alive, we will not attempt to describe, but the sadness of it all touches every heart in the community. N. J. Slayton was born at Victory, New York, April 3, 1848,; died at Table Rock, August 9, 1905, at 12:35 a. m.; she was united in marriage to Mr. Charles S. Wood January 16, 1867; moved to a farm near Conquest, New York, where they reside until 1874 when they moved to Pawnee county upon the farm which Mr. Wood had previously homesteaded, where they lived until 1885, when the moved to town. Three children have been born to them, all of whom are still living; Charles J. Wood of this city; E. c. Wood of Elk Creek; and Miss Emma Wood whose home is with her parents; these children were all with her when the end came.
No person more fully possessed the universal admiration and esteem of our people than did Mrs. Wood and her death under the sad circumstances intensifies the feelings of sorrow throughout the entire community.
The funeral service will be held at the M. E. church at 10:30 o'clock Friday morning, the deceased having been a consistent member of that church for many years.
(Table Rock Argus, Aug. 17, 1905.)
On the evening of July 26th, Mrs. C. S. Wood was taken ill with a fever showing indications of typhoid fever, the next day the fever ranged from 99 and one-half to one hundred and one-half; during the next few days she seemed to be getting better; and her friends were hopeful that the disease would be checked without serious complications. During the latter part of the next week, the disease again too on a more serious aspect and on Sunday night, August 6th, she became unconscious. Throughout her sickness up to the time she lost consciousness, she was cheerful and hopeful and thought she was getting better. She died at 12: 35 a. m. on Wednesday, August 9th, not regaining consciousness from Sunday, the disease having apparently gone to her brain. The funeral services were held at the M. E. church at ten-thirty on Friday. The services were conducted by Dr. Kemper, presiding elder of the Lincoln district and a former pastor of the church of this city. The church was filled to its utmost capacity by those who desired to pay a last tribute of respect to the memory of one who in life the esteemed so highly. The remains were buried in Table Rock cemetery.
COSMUS & EMMA SNOKE
COSMUSFrom the Table Rock Argus, Mar. 7, 1919, as reprinted from the Humboldt Standard.
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ruth snook
joe sochor
joe was a charter member of the table rock historical society, and also a lifetime member. And had a lot to do with keeping it alive for over 50 years. here is a tribute about him that appeared in the september 26, 2016 historical society newsletter.
rev. michael & catharine stover
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Table Rock Argus, Mar. 18, 1900.
M. M. Stover, an old citizen, died suddenly at his home in this city, on Saturday night, at 10:30 o'clock. On Tuesday he was taken ill and a physician was called to see him, and he was given relief, from this attack he had apparently fully recovered. On Saturday evening with his son-in-law, John Morton, looked over some business letters, and then retired for the night. Mr. Morton sat up reading for a time and about half-past 10 was attracted by gurgling sounds coming from Mr. Stover, and found him struggling for breath; help was summoned and a physician sent for, but before the doctor arrived the book of life on earth of M. M. Stover had been closed. Michael M. Stover,Sr. was born in York county, Pennsylvania, and was in the 70th year of his age at the time of his death. He was the father of eight children- six of whom are still living- one daughter and five sons. He was an earnest Sunday School worker; a deacon in the Baptist church and a minister of the gospel for eight years. About forty years ago he took a homestead in Nemaha county, upon which he resided until he came to Table Rock- twenty-seven years ago. The funeral services were held at the home at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, and the remains buried in Table Rock cemetery. Those of the children present were: Mrs. John Morton; George, from Pawnee City; Mike of Morrill, Kas.; E. D., Wayne; Jefferson, Tecumseh. (Note: Although no mention of his wife the thank you was from Mrs. Grover and children. An Ancestry family tree of DebJohnson911 gives the date of their marriage as 1864. Two Stover children are buried in Table Rock; if the marriage date was 1864, then these children were from a prior marriage because they were born in 1856 and 1863. |
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Sept. 27, 1906.
The funeral of Mrs. Stover was held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clara E. Morton on Friday morning at 10 o'clock, conducted by Elder Thomas C. Mills of Sabetha, Kas., and was attended by a large number of mourning friends. For more than forty years the deceased had lived in this vicinity, bore her children, grew to manhood and womanhood, and went out from the home to make homes for themselves. Her remains were laid to rest beside those of her husband in the Table Rock cemetery. TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Oct. 4, 1906. We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to the people of Table Rock and other friends for the kindness extended to us during the illness death and burial of our mother. Clara E. Stover and other children of Catherine Stover. 
Photo shared on Ancestry in family tree of DebJohnson911.
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william & Harriett Mann talbot
Table Rock Argus, Feb. 11, 1916.
Harriet Mann Talbot Harriet Mann was born August 22, 1837, at Manchester, England. When five years old she came to America with her parents and two brothers, locating first in Pennsylvania where they lived one year, then moved to Illinois. There she grew to womanhood and was married August 27, 1854 to William W. Talbot. Their union was blessed with eleven children, six dying in infancy. The five living children are: Mrs. Alice Widdifield of Denver, Colorado, Mrs. Florence Bennington of Litchfield, Nebraska, James H. and Thomas C. Talbot of this place and Elmer C. Talbot of Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. Talbot who is survived by her husband and five children, came to Nebraska in 1882, residing at Table Rock until her death on February 4th, 1916. She was converted under the ministry of Rev. J. E. Darby, in Livingston County Illinois and united with the Hope Chapel Methodist Protestant Church. After moving to Table Rock she placed her church letter with the Methodist Episcopal Church of this place. For many years she has been a sufferer from bodily ills, but she has always manifested her faith in Christ as her Savior and especially during her last illness was her faith triumphant, enabling her to patiently endure her pain of body while she waited for her final and glorious deliverance. It was very fitting that the Rev. Mr. Darby, under whose ministry she was led to her Savior, could be present at the funeral and preach the sermon, which was taken from II Timothy 4:6-8. Rev. A. E. Chadwick, her present pastor, also took part in the service. The funeral was held at the Methodist Church, Sunday afternoon February 6th, and interment was in the Table Rock Cemetery. In Memory of Mother We miss thee from our home dearest mother, We miss thee from thy place, A shadow o'er our life is cast. We miss the sunshine of thy face. We miss they kind and loving hand, Thy fond and loving care, Our home is dark with out thee... We miss thee everywhere. Dearest mother, thou hast left us, And our loss we deeply feel, But its God that has bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal. Yet again we hope to meet thee, When the day of life is fled, When in heave with God to greet thee, When no farewell tears are shed. |
WILLIAM TALBOT
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, March 2, 1917.(pg.8) William W. Talbot, son of Nathan and Harriet Talbot, was born at Baltimore, Maryland, March 17, 1829 and died February 24th, 1917; aged 87 years, 11 months and 7 days. When a young man, he moved with his parents from Maryland to Henry, Illinois, where he was united in marriage to Harriet Mann, who preceded him to her Heavenly Home, February 4th, 1916. To this union was born eleven children, six dying in infancy. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Rachel Lyons of Albany, Mo., and five children: Mrs. Alice Widdifield, Denver, Colorado; Mrs. Florence Bennington, Litchfield, Nebraska; James H. and Thomas C. Talbot of this place and Elmer C. Talbot of Lincoln, Nebraska. Also twenty one grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He came with his family from Illinois to Table Rock in 1882, where he resided until his death. He was converted at the age of seventeen, uniting with the Methodist Protestant church. When he came to Nebraska he united with the M. E. church at Table Rock. He followed the rules he believed to be his duty as a Christian; he was a regular attendant at all his church services, regardless of the weather conditions. If his place at church was vacant, it was because he was sick. He prayed constantly for the salvation of mankind, especially his friends and neighbors. During the last few months of his life, his suffering was intense. Yet he always looked on the bright side of life and would sing songs of praise and pray that he might soon be called to his Heavenly Home. He selected the scripture text and hymns for his funeral service. When the time of his departure came he lifted his hands Heavenward and said, "Dear Lord, take me," then lapsed into unconsciousness and his life went out as though going to sleep. The funeral services were held at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon in the M. E. church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. S. E. Taft, and the remains were buried in the Table Rock cemetery. During all the years of his residence in Table Rock, Mr. Talbot enjoyed the respect of all who knew him, for his consistent life. He was a kind and loving husband and father, a worthy citizen, a steadfast friend, and the community will sympathize with the children and grandchildren in their loss. |
taylor
lester taylor, sr., 1899-1988 |
grace scott taylor, 1902-1983 |
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Lester is buried in the Table Rock Cemetery. An obituary is not yet in hand, but according to his memorial on Findagrave.com, he was the son of Edmond & Avis Dopp Taylor (1874-1947, 1876-1975), married Grace Scott (1902-1983), and had two children, L. Kenneth Taylor (1922-1987) and George Taylor (1928-2020).
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Grace is buried in the Table Rock Cemetery. An obituary is not yet in hand, but according to her memorial on Findagrave.com, her parents were George & Mary Hruska Scott (1876-1927, 1882-1967).
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a photo with lester in it
back row far left, behind the teacher, & his sister alice taylor covault is middle row, 2nd from right (dark dress)
Students for the schol year 1912-1913 at the country school in District 51 near Table Rock, Photo 385. Lester Taylor is in the back row, far left. Following across the back row, after Lester are: Charlie Kozak, Millie Langr, Grace Albin, Helen Martin, Josie Karas, and Minnie Kubicek. Middle row: Irene Martin, Audrey Martin, Jane Tenk, Alice Taylor, and Velma Martin. Front row: Edd Tomek, Ben Blecha, and Richard Broyles. The teacher is May Davis.
a photo with grace scott taylor in it
This photo, dated 1916, shows school girls in an unidentified location; they may be in the Nemechek Hall (second floor of the old brick livery stable, occupied in 2020 by Sitzman Repair). Their similar dress is not unidentified; they may have been members of the girls basket ball team. Grace is the girtl in the striped shirt, 2nd from right. All of the girls are: IBess Shorter (partially cut off), Ruth Andrew Pousch (Class of 1919), Mabel Linn Pugh (Class of 1919), Irene Freeman, Dorothy Phillips Wilson (Class of 1918), Ruth Marshal, Neta Gallas Morrison (Class of 1920), Leora Carter, Laura Kovanda McGinnis (Class of 1920), Grace Scott Taylor (Class of 1920), and Dorcas Fellers Mills (Class of 1919)
Kenneth & janeth thatcher taylor (1922-1987, 1927-2012)
son of lester & grace scott taylor
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An obituary is not yet in hand. He was the son of Lester & Grace Taylor, had one brother, George Taylor, Sr., married Janeth Thatcher, and had two sons, Paul and Edd.
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JANETH
Janeth Camille (Thatcher) Taylor, 85, homemaker, born May 8, 1927 in Gibbon, NE, died, July 10, 2012 in Wichita, KS. Memorial Service 4:00pm, Monday, July 16, Christian Chapel Foursquare Church, 5828 S. Broadway. She passed peacefully and has gone to meet all those who have gone before her. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Her most pleasurable jobs in life were, wife, mother, grandma and homemaker. Preceded in death by parents, Charles and Edith Thatcher; husband, L. Kenneth Taylor; brothers, James, Bruce and Dick Thatcher; sister, Frances Summers. Survivors include her two sons and their wives, Paul and Jackie Taylor and Edd and Lana Taylor; 7 grandchildren and their spouses; 17 great-grandchildren and their spouses and 12 great-great's; brother Don (Janet) Thatcher, nine nephews and nieces and their spouses and eight great-nephews and nieces. Memorials to Hospice Care of Kansas. We love you MOM, GRANDMA, GREAT-GRANDMA AND GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMA (JAN). (www.CozineMemorial.com. Services by Broadway Mortuary) |
george taylor, sr., 1928-2020
son of lester & grace scott taylor
George in the parade for the Table Rock festival in 1941.
Photo 2334, by Arvid Blecha.
As of March 20, 2020, the Wherry Brothers Mortuary website carried this obituary:
George Edmond Taylor, Sr., 92, of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020, at the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn, Nebraska. He was born on February 25, 1928, in Table Rock, Nebraska to Lester and Grace (Scott) Taylor.
Arrangements are pending.
George Edmond Taylor, Sr., 92, of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020, at the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn, Nebraska. He was born on February 25, 1928, in Table Rock, Nebraska to Lester and Grace (Scott) Taylor.
Arrangements are pending.
lauretta (cain) trites
june 22, 1923 argus; following a funeral in table rock, buried in orleans, ne
hester (smith) trites (1867-1947)
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Jan. 23, 1947.
Death Claims Life Of Mrs. Trites
Mrs. Trites,80, Laid To Rest In Table Rock Tuesday;
Death Caused by Paralytic Stroke.
Death claims another one of Table Rock's residents, Mrs. Hester Trites, 80, who passed away at the Pawnee Hospital early Sunday morning. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Tuesday and interment was made in the Table Rock cemetery.
Mrs. Trites was found lying across the bathtub in her home, apparently the victim of a stroke Friday night by Foy Brown, and was rushed to the hospital. Mrs. Mary Chandler and Mrs. Trites had been in daily habit of calling each other, and Friday evening, when Mrs. Trites failed to answer two phone calls, Mrs. Fred Jelinek and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wood were called to investigate. They heard Mrs. Trites groaning inside, but the doors were locked, so the neighbors called Foy Brown. Gaining a forced entrance he found Mrs. Trites lying partially in the bathtub, unable to move. She was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.
OBITUARY-
Hester Elizabeth Smith was born March 29, 1867, near Brazil, Indiana and passed away January 19, 1947 at the Pawnee Hospital. She was the daughter of John and Martha Smith.
At the age of eleven she came with her parents to Pawnee County, Nebraska, where the family located. On September 13, 1887 she was united in marriage to William F. Frank. They lived in Richardson County for twenty years, then in 1907, they moved to a farm near Table Rock, Nebr. Mr. Frank passed away August 29, 1916. Then she moved into Table Rock where she lived until May 19, 1924, when she was united in marriage to Rev. George P. Trites. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Sutherlin, Douglas Co. Oregon. After the death of Rev. Trites in 1928, she returned to Table Rock where she has lived until her death.
She leaves to mourn her going, one brother, William Myers of Lewiston, Nebraska, several nieces and nephews and many friends.
When Mrs. Trites' older sister passed away leaving two sons, the grandmother, Mrs. Myers, took the youngest son and made a home for him while Mrs. Trites took the oldest boy and was mother to him in her home for twelve years. When the aging grandmother, Mrs. Myers, was no longer able to care for the youngest boy, they were both sent to their father in Hopkins, Minn. The oldest boy died in World War I. The youngest son, Foy Brown resides in Table Rock.
Mrs. Trites united with the Methodist Church when sixteen years of age, and has kept her membership here continuously. She loved the Church and all it stands for. She led a truly constant christian life, willing to do her part to assist in up-building the Master's Kingdom here on earth.
Death Claims Life Of Mrs. Trites
Mrs. Trites,80, Laid To Rest In Table Rock Tuesday;
Death Caused by Paralytic Stroke.
Death claims another one of Table Rock's residents, Mrs. Hester Trites, 80, who passed away at the Pawnee Hospital early Sunday morning. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Tuesday and interment was made in the Table Rock cemetery.
Mrs. Trites was found lying across the bathtub in her home, apparently the victim of a stroke Friday night by Foy Brown, and was rushed to the hospital. Mrs. Mary Chandler and Mrs. Trites had been in daily habit of calling each other, and Friday evening, when Mrs. Trites failed to answer two phone calls, Mrs. Fred Jelinek and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wood were called to investigate. They heard Mrs. Trites groaning inside, but the doors were locked, so the neighbors called Foy Brown. Gaining a forced entrance he found Mrs. Trites lying partially in the bathtub, unable to move. She was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.
OBITUARY-
Hester Elizabeth Smith was born March 29, 1867, near Brazil, Indiana and passed away January 19, 1947 at the Pawnee Hospital. She was the daughter of John and Martha Smith.
At the age of eleven she came with her parents to Pawnee County, Nebraska, where the family located. On September 13, 1887 she was united in marriage to William F. Frank. They lived in Richardson County for twenty years, then in 1907, they moved to a farm near Table Rock, Nebr. Mr. Frank passed away August 29, 1916. Then she moved into Table Rock where she lived until May 19, 1924, when she was united in marriage to Rev. George P. Trites. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Sutherlin, Douglas Co. Oregon. After the death of Rev. Trites in 1928, she returned to Table Rock where she has lived until her death.
She leaves to mourn her going, one brother, William Myers of Lewiston, Nebraska, several nieces and nephews and many friends.
When Mrs. Trites' older sister passed away leaving two sons, the grandmother, Mrs. Myers, took the youngest son and made a home for him while Mrs. Trites took the oldest boy and was mother to him in her home for twelve years. When the aging grandmother, Mrs. Myers, was no longer able to care for the youngest boy, they were both sent to their father in Hopkins, Minn. The oldest boy died in World War I. The youngest son, Foy Brown resides in Table Rock.
Mrs. Trites united with the Methodist Church when sixteen years of age, and has kept her membership here continuously. She loved the Church and all it stands for. She led a truly constant christian life, willing to do her part to assist in up-building the Master's Kingdom here on earth.
rev. Zenis & catherine turman & family
He was a pioneer methodist minister, a sunny-hearted man who conducted the first services in lancaster county
rev. zenis b. turman
Photo & caption accompanying it by Jeffrey Fisher, posted on FindaGrave.com.
Rev. Turman died during a period for which no editions of the Table Rock Argus survive. It may that an obituary can be found elsewhere, but it hasn't yet. Nevertheless, there is an account of his life before he came to Table Rock in a 1904 book.
"History of Methodism in Nebraska" by David Marquette, 1904, pages 70-71 A few settlements were scattered along Salt Creek from a point fifteen miles south, and up to the present site of Lincoln, as early as 1857, and these appear in the appointments as Salt Creek Circuit, which is left to be supplied. The following year Z. B. Turman was appointed circuit preacher. Of this devoted pioneer Dr. Davis speaks as follows: "There were many thrilling events connected with the early history of Brother Turman's work in Nebraska which can but be a very great interest and profit to the reader. At the second session of the Kansas and Nebraska Conference, in 1857, the Salt Creek Mission was formed and Zenus B. Turman was appointed preacher in charge. The first sermon ever preached in Lancaster County was by Brother Turman. This was in 1857, and in the private house of James Eatherton, some twelve miles south of where the city of Lincoln now stands. The same year he preached the first sermon ever preached on the present site of Lincoln. Salt Creek Mission embraced seven counties, and Brother Turman established sixteen preaching places. The settlements were sparse and confined to the streams and the distance from one to the other was often very great. Over these prairies, under the burning rays of the summer sun, and the fierce winds, blinding storms, and terrible winter blizzards, Brother Turman rode from settlement to settlement, and calling the people together in their rude dwellings, proclaimed to them the Work of Life. All over this part of the State we see to-day the grand results of the sacrifices and trials of this noble man of God. The Church planted by him has arisen in beauty, grandeur and glory, and we now enjoy its sacred privileges. I have been intimately acquainted with Brother Turman for thirty years, and I have often heard him tell of his work in the State in on early day, but never have I heard a murmur escape from his lips. He has been a genial, uncomplaining, happy sunny-hearted minister of the Gospel. The winter of 1858 witnesses one of the most powerful revivals of religion under his labors, near where Louisville now stands, that was ever known in that region of the country. The singing, praying, and rejoicing could be heard for miles away. The people sad "The only reason why there were not more converted was because there were no more people to convert." The revival swept the entire community into the Church- men, women and children." *Solitary Places Made Glad. The following additional information is derived from census records and his wife's obituary. 1860 US CENSUS NEBRASKA, CUMMING CITY, WASHINGTON CO. TURMAN, Z.B. born 1819 IL, age 41. M. E. Clergyman TURMAN, C.A. born 1838 OH, age 22 FROM THE OBITUARY OF HIS WIFE, CATHERINE, WHO HE MARRIED IN 1856. Zenas B. Turman, one of the pioneer Methodist preachers in Nebraska, and who preached the first sermon ever preached in what is now the city of Lincoln. In 1871 Mr. Turman retired from the ministry and bought a farm north of this city where he lived several years and then sold and bought east of town where they lived until after the death of Mr. Turman, October 6, 1896. |
catherine a. turmanNotes: Cemetery records show her in the grave next to her husband, Rev. Zenis B. Turman. Those records give no dates or name, only MRS. ZENIS TURMAN. Her name was Catherine. Genealogist Jeffrey Fisher has discovered that her maiden name was Gustin. He has an alternate marriage date of March 1, 1860. Daughter Anna Emma was born in 1861, James Morrison in 1864, Mary Elizabeth in 1866, Wilson Lee in 1871, and Eva in 1878. Rev. Turman is buried in plot 3-13-6 and Catherine in 3-13-7. Eva is buried in 2-8-2. A child by the name of Nellis is likely theirs; her name can be deciphered from the stone but nothing else and she is not listed in the burial records, which were prepared by a walk in the 1900s.
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Thursday, May 27, 1909.(pg.4) OBITUARY- Mrs. Catherine Turman died in Denver on Saturday morning, after submitting to an operation for gall stones and cancer. The remains were brought to Table Rock and laid to rest beside those of her husband Rev. Z. B. Turman in our cemetery. The deceased was born near Toledo, Ohio, September 24, 1838. In 1856 she was united in marriage to Zenas B. Turman, one of the pioneer Methodist preachers in Nebraska, and who preached the first sermon ever preached in what is now the city of Lincoln. In 1871 Mr. Turman retired from the ministry and bought a farm north of this city where he lived several years and then sold and bought east of town where they lived until after the death of Mr. Turman, October 6, 1896. When the farm was sold Mrs. Turman went to Boulder, Colorado, where she lived a few years and them went to Denver, where she resided until her death. Six children were born to her, two of whom died in infancy, the four living being Mrs. Jennie Smith of Table Rock, James of Benkleman, Mrs. Mary Fisher, of Boulder, Colo., and Wilson B. of Denver. The remains were accompanied here by her son, Wilson and funeral services were held in the M. E. church on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. C. E. Ruch preaching an appropriate sermon and many old time friends being present to pay a tribute to her memory. Mrs. Turman was an earnest Christian woman bravely enduring the hardships and privations of early life in Nebraska. She was a faithful and loving wife and mother, gladly sacrificing and enduring for those she loved. To the relatives and friends the sympathy of Table Rock friends is extended. 1880-US CENSUS NEBRASKA, TABLE ROCK, PAWNEE CO. TURMAN,ZENIES B. 61, BORN IN IL. FARMER TURMAN,CATHRINE A. 43,WIFE, BORN IN OH., KEEPING HOUSE TURMAN,JAMES M. 17,SON, BORN IN NE., AT HOME TURMAN,MARY E. 12,DAU. BORN IN NE., AT HOME TURMAN,WILSON L. 8, SON, BORN IN NE., AT HOME 1900-US CENSUS COLORADO, BOULDER CITY, BOULDER CO. TURMAN,CATHERINE A. 62, Wd. BORN OH SEPT.1838; m.1841; 7 CHILDREN, 4 LIVING; LANDLADY TURMAN, WILSON LEE 29, SON, BORN IN NE. JULY 1871; LAW STUDENT TABLE ROCK ARGUS, June 17, 1909. (pg.5) Card of Thanks- We desire to express our appreciation of the sympathy shown us and the assistance rendered by our friends and neighbors during the burial of our mother and grandmother. E. A. Turman W. L. Turman Mrs. E. A. Smith J. M. Turman M. E. Fisher |
eva turman
She was Zenis & Catherine's child, she was born 1878 and she died in 1879, and that's all we know about her.
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little nellie turman, buried next to eva
Her stone is dissolving, the burial records do not give any dates, and Catherine Turman's obituary does not mention her. To whom did she belong? Wilson was born in Nemaha in 1871, Eva was born in Table Rock in 1878. If Nellie was Catherine & Zenis's child, she would have been born after the move to Table Rock sometime after 1871, perhaps between Wilson & Eva, the youngest child that we know of. Little Nellie is almost certainly a long forgotten child, and almost certainly the child of Zenis & Catherine, although it cannot be proven at this point. Assuming she is, she was forgotten even by the family members who prepared her mother's obituary. She is buried next to Eva. The stones are similar in design. Nellie's has broken off, and the top part has been planted in the ground. Her name can be made out, and where the parents initials would be, the last letter on the line is A, as in C.A., Catherine's initials as they appear on Eva's stone.
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wilhelm & maria (pechelman) volkman
wilhelm (1869-1950)
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maria (1864-1954)
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ephraim & lucinda wheeler
christina wheeler, wife of ephraim & lucinda's son james
he is buried in wyuka cemeter in lincoln
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, June 22, 1928. (pg.1)
OBITUARY-
Christina Vetter was born in Lycoming County, Penn., the 27th day of December, 1849. Died at the home of her daughter Mrs. R. C. Zink on June 11th, 1928 at 2:10 p.m. at the age of 78 years, 5 months and 15 days. When a small child she came with her parents to Gallenberg, Iowa, and remained a few years. In the year 1859 the family removed to Rulo, Nebr., where she grew to young womanhood. At the age of 10 years she was baptized in the German Lutheran Church. She was married March 8th, 187? to J. T. Wheeler son of Ephriam Wheeler of Table Rock. To this union were born six children, four sons and two daughters.
She leaves to mourn her loss one son, D. F. Wheeler of Seattle, Wash. who was unable to be present, Ella Nichols of Lincoln, Nebr. and Mrs. R. C. Zink of Table Rock. Also several grandchildren, besides a host of other relatives and friends.
Possessed of a strong personality and a rugged nature her remarkable fortitude carried her through many trials with courage that never failed. Though her health has not been the best the past few months, the indomitable will which characterized her whole life kept her from giving up until the last few days.
Her career was not the spectacular one, but personally she was one of the most likable of women, favored for her energy and her habit of using it for the benefit of others. She was a kind and loving mother and neighbor and always had a smile for every one. She is the last of a large family of pioneers who helped in building the county, and especially Table Rock, where she had lived 58 years.
The Shade by Dorothy Dow
They whispered that you were dead
And their voices were hushed and low
As the hours flicker and go
I laugh at the things they said.
You dead? When I see your face
In the moon, and the clouds at night
When your fingers, cool and white,
Seem to beckon me every place
Ah-no-like the wind-the sea-
You have gone, on eclectic wings,
To dwell with eternity.
Relatives and friends from out of town who attended the funeral of Mrs. Christina Wheeler were: Mrs. Josephine Wheeler and sons, Leonard and Howard, and daughter Vaida; Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Nichols; Mr. and Mrs. Mayne Van Riper and sons Wayne ,Jr. and Donald; Mrs. J. H. Moore, Guy Wheeler and Audrey Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Howe, Nettie Wheeler; Mrs. Alice Easley; Mrs. Helen Sharts, Lincoln, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Eudora Wheeler, Stella, Nebr.; Mrs. Rex Bowery and daughter, Norma, Mr. and Mrs. Al Parker, Wymore, Nebr., Mr. and Mrs. U. E. Stalder, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Butler, Mrs. Tina Crawford, Mrs. Allie Lonneke, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Campbell, Mr. A. H. Fellers, Mrs. C. C. Nemecek, Humboldt, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Zink; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Zink, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Yeast, Howard Miller, Fred Benson, Sterling, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lane, Pawnee City, Nebr., Mrs. E. L. Ladner, University Place; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Goodale and family of Sidney, Nebr.
(Card of Thanks from Ella Nichols and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Zink.)
OBITUARY-
Christina Vetter was born in Lycoming County, Penn., the 27th day of December, 1849. Died at the home of her daughter Mrs. R. C. Zink on June 11th, 1928 at 2:10 p.m. at the age of 78 years, 5 months and 15 days. When a small child she came with her parents to Gallenberg, Iowa, and remained a few years. In the year 1859 the family removed to Rulo, Nebr., where she grew to young womanhood. At the age of 10 years she was baptized in the German Lutheran Church. She was married March 8th, 187? to J. T. Wheeler son of Ephriam Wheeler of Table Rock. To this union were born six children, four sons and two daughters.
She leaves to mourn her loss one son, D. F. Wheeler of Seattle, Wash. who was unable to be present, Ella Nichols of Lincoln, Nebr. and Mrs. R. C. Zink of Table Rock. Also several grandchildren, besides a host of other relatives and friends.
Possessed of a strong personality and a rugged nature her remarkable fortitude carried her through many trials with courage that never failed. Though her health has not been the best the past few months, the indomitable will which characterized her whole life kept her from giving up until the last few days.
Her career was not the spectacular one, but personally she was one of the most likable of women, favored for her energy and her habit of using it for the benefit of others. She was a kind and loving mother and neighbor and always had a smile for every one. She is the last of a large family of pioneers who helped in building the county, and especially Table Rock, where she had lived 58 years.
The Shade by Dorothy Dow
They whispered that you were dead
And their voices were hushed and low
As the hours flicker and go
I laugh at the things they said.
You dead? When I see your face
In the moon, and the clouds at night
When your fingers, cool and white,
Seem to beckon me every place
Ah-no-like the wind-the sea-
You have gone, on eclectic wings,
To dwell with eternity.
Relatives and friends from out of town who attended the funeral of Mrs. Christina Wheeler were: Mrs. Josephine Wheeler and sons, Leonard and Howard, and daughter Vaida; Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Nichols; Mr. and Mrs. Mayne Van Riper and sons Wayne ,Jr. and Donald; Mrs. J. H. Moore, Guy Wheeler and Audrey Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Howe, Nettie Wheeler; Mrs. Alice Easley; Mrs. Helen Sharts, Lincoln, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Eudora Wheeler, Stella, Nebr.; Mrs. Rex Bowery and daughter, Norma, Mr. and Mrs. Al Parker, Wymore, Nebr., Mr. and Mrs. U. E. Stalder, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Butler, Mrs. Tina Crawford, Mrs. Allie Lonneke, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Campbell, Mr. A. H. Fellers, Mrs. C. C. Nemecek, Humboldt, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Zink; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Zink, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Yeast, Howard Miller, Fred Benson, Sterling, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lane, Pawnee City, Nebr., Mrs. E. L. Ladner, University Place; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Goodale and family of Sidney, Nebr.
(Card of Thanks from Ella Nichols and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Zink.)
george & musetta law wheeler
he was the son of civil war veteran ephraim wheeler, born in table rock in 1866, died in a freak accident while plowing
(Posted courtesy of the Table Rock Historical Society.)
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Apr. 6, 1911.
GEORGE W. WHEELER- Friday afternoon, a plow which George Wheeler was holding struck a stump with such force that George was thrown violently against it with such force as to produce injuries from which he died on Sunday morning. His death was a shock to his many friends, many of whom did not know he had been hurt.
George Wheeler, youngest son of Ephraim and Lucinda Wheeler, was born in Table Rock, Nebraska, September 25, 1866, where he continued to reside until his departure early last Sunday morning.
He married Miss Mussetta Law in Falls City, December 28, 1898, to whom have been born three children.
Mr. Wheeler suffered a very brief illness and passed away so suddenly as to surprise hi friends.
He leaves to mourn his loss, his devoted wife and three little children, as well as his three brothers, William H., James T., Andrew J., and his sisters, Mrs. Mary Hamlin, of Burlington, Mo., Mrs. Easly, of Lincoln, Mrs. Butler, of Table Rock, and Mrs. E. F. Sherts.
The funeral occurred on Tuesday of this week, from his residence, Dr. Woodcock of the Methodist church conducted the services. At the grave the Modern Woodman , of which he was a member took charge of the interment.
The floral tributes were profuse and beautiful. Many from a distance attended the funeral.
The deceased was popular with a large circle of acquaintances, whose sympathy goes out to the widow and fatherless children in their sorrow and loss.
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Apr. 6, 1911.
GEORGE W. WHEELER- Friday afternoon, a plow which George Wheeler was holding struck a stump with such force that George was thrown violently against it with such force as to produce injuries from which he died on Sunday morning. His death was a shock to his many friends, many of whom did not know he had been hurt.
George Wheeler, youngest son of Ephraim and Lucinda Wheeler, was born in Table Rock, Nebraska, September 25, 1866, where he continued to reside until his departure early last Sunday morning.
He married Miss Mussetta Law in Falls City, December 28, 1898, to whom have been born three children.
Mr. Wheeler suffered a very brief illness and passed away so suddenly as to surprise hi friends.
He leaves to mourn his loss, his devoted wife and three little children, as well as his three brothers, William H., James T., Andrew J., and his sisters, Mrs. Mary Hamlin, of Burlington, Mo., Mrs. Easly, of Lincoln, Mrs. Butler, of Table Rock, and Mrs. E. F. Sherts.
The funeral occurred on Tuesday of this week, from his residence, Dr. Woodcock of the Methodist church conducted the services. At the grave the Modern Woodman , of which he was a member took charge of the interment.
The floral tributes were profuse and beautiful. Many from a distance attended the funeral.
The deceased was popular with a large circle of acquaintances, whose sympathy goes out to the widow and fatherless children in their sorrow and loss.
annabel wheeler
daughter of george & musetta wheeler
an eight-year-old girl in an unmarked grave
December 6, 1918 Argus
the widdifields
came to table rock from illinois in about 1862
mark widdifield
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January 10, 1909 Nebraska State Journal
their son albert widdifieldAccording to Mark's obituary, their son Albert lived in Table Rock. By the time of Sarah's death 11 years later, Albert had moved to Colorado. Sadly, he died the same year, 1920.
Albert married Alice Talbot, a Table Rock girl; her father was a Civil War veteran and also the 2nd rural mail carrier in Table Rock, taking over a newly-created Rural Route 2. Alice's sister Florence Talbot Bennington is buried in the Table Rock cemetery, as is Florence's son, Ralph, who was one the eight who went off to WW1 and did not return. Here's an interesting note in an August 1907 issue of the Argus -- Albert owned a "moving picture apparatus." In 1907! 
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TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Feb. 6, 1920.
OBITUARY- Sarah E. Widdifield was born in Peoria County, Illinois, January 17, 1839. Died at the home of her son, Albert, in Denver, Colorado, January 26, 1920. She was united in marriage to Mark Widdifield, August 26, 1854. To this union were born three children- Albert A., of Denver, Colo.; Charles H. of Adkin, Minnesota; and Olive M. of Pontiac, Illinois. Besides these she leaves six grandchildren to finish the noble work she has handed down to them. Her husband preceded her in death January 7, 1909. Funeral services were held in the Presbyterian Church on Thursday afternoon, conducted by her pastor, Dr. Cherry assisted by Rev. J. F. Darby who had been her pastor back in the Illinois home, and the remains were buried beside her husband in the Table Rock Cemetery. Tribute of a Very Dear Friend: "Mrs. Widdifield is one of my dearest christian friends gone, and a beautiful christian character. She has told often that she was ready to go whenever the good Lord called her. She was so good to me in sickness and sorrow, and yet always saw the bright and comforting side, and the Lord's goodness in all things, and I feel I have been benefited by her christian fellowship." She was a strong believer in prayer. "I have friends in spirit land- Not shadows in a shadowy band, Not others but themselves are they. And still I think of them the same. As when the Master's summons came. -Whitter The Widdifields on Block 40, Lot 4 A house sits next to the car wash. As of 2017, it is the "pink house" as it has for many years. The foundation of an earlier house is under it. Who built the houses? Unfortunately, land records don't record when structures were built. One can only speculate on the approximate time based on any mortgages and base on the selling prices. An analysis of that suggests that he Widdifields built the second, existing, house. |
Charles Howard ("Howard") Widdifield appears in this undated school picture, front row, 3rd from the left. Based on alumni records, those in this photo who graduated from Table Rock were in the Class of 1937. Howard was the grandson of Mark and Sarah Widdifield. His dad Charles -- Mark and Sarah's son -- was one of Mark and Sarah's sons; Charles had married Laura M. Bush, daughter of Civil War veteran John Bush (buried in the Table Rock Cemetery). The family was still in the Table Rock area -- in Sheridan precinct -- as of the 1930 census. At the 1940 census he was in Denver at a boarding house. According to the Ancestry Family Tree of Barb Spuhler, Howard was born Table Rock on December 26, 1919 and died in Arapahoe, Colorado in 2004, according to the Social Security Death Index. He was 84. His father Charles had died in 1963 and his mother Laura in 1967. He seems to have been an only child who never married.
THE WILCOX FAMILY
LYLE WILCOX, 1930-2015
Lyle Wilcox was born September 12, 1930 to Ernest and Addie Wilcox in Pawnee City, Nebraska. He passed away on August 7, 2015.
He was the eleventh of twelve children. He graduated from Table Rock High School in 1948 where he loved and excelled in sports. After graduation Lyle joined the U.S. Army and while stationed in Columbus, Georgia in 1952, he met the love of his life, June Brasher. They were married on July 8, 1954. They made their home in Springfield, Oregon where they lived happily together for 61 years. Lyle was devoted to his two daughters Kathy (George) and Carrie (Greg) as well as his extended family of nieces and nephews. The apple of his eye and pride and joy was his grandson Marcus. Lyle loved to spend time with Marcus, teaching him, watching him golf, and just being proud of the young man he has become. Lyle was also blessed with four step grandchildren Crystal, Steve (Rebecca), Janice and George Jr. Lyle loved to camp, work in his yard, help others, attend family gatherings and cheer on his Oregon Ducks. Lyle's positive spirit, deep faith in God, and infectious smile defined who he was. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He is survived by his loving wife and family. Lyle is also survived by two older sisters, Ruth Anderson and Dorothy Hanna both of Nebraska. He was preceded by his parents, six brothers and four sisters. From https://www.musgroves.com/obituary.cfm?name=LyleWilcox 
Lyle at Ft. Benning, Georgia -- six miles southeast of Columbus, GA, where he met the love of his life. Photo 3597
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Lyle, second from left, with siblings Doris, Lawrence & Bob. Photo 3088, shared by Carrie Wilcox Farset.
Lyle, 2nd from left, with siblings Rich, Lawrence, and Chauncey. Photo 3085, shared by Carrie Wilcox Farset. Carrie says that Lyle & Lawrence were still in high school when their Navy brothers came home for a visit. For amuseument, Lyle & Lawrence dressed up in their brothers' dress blues for this picture.
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the wolfe family
charles wesley wolfe (1834-1899),
his wife hanna chambers wolfe (1839-1920)
their son john albert wolfe (1867-1895)
and their son george wolfe (1868-1907)
all sharing the same stone
Charles Wolfe was an officer in the civil war.
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TABLE ROCK ARGUS, May 11, 1899.
OBITUARY- Charles Wesley Wolfe was born in Union county, Pa., September 27, 1834. Residing there till he was eleven years of age, he accompanied his parents on their removal to Jo Daviess county, Ill., where he grew to manhood. All his earlier years, as well as some later ones, were spent on the farm, and for several years he followed the occupation of a teacher. On September 23, 1861, he enlisted in an Illinois regiment known as the Fremont Rangers, but was soon transferred with his detachment to the Third Missouri Cavalry as a sergeant of Co. I. He served nearly through the war, and after several years of successive promotions became the Captain of the company. Having been mustered out on December 31, 1864 he returned to his home, and on April 19th, 1869, was joined in marriage with Miss Hannah M. Chambers, at Plum River, now known as Willow. After two years farther residence in Illinois, he removed with his family to Boone county, Iowa, and several years afterward to Johnson county, Mo., where he lived for thirteen years. During these years six children were born, namely: John Albert, George A., Charles A., Esther J., Ellis E. and Louis C. Wolfe; the first of these died July 26, 1895, the others and their mother are still living. In 1891 he removed from Kansas City to Table Rock, which has been his residence ever since. He had been in failing health for two years. His last illness was much cheered by the presence of many kind friends and especially by those who were his immediate comrades during the war and other members of the G.A.R. organization. He had formerly belonged to the organization, but had never become a member of the local post. He leaves behind him, besides his family, one brother and two sisters. Several years before his enlistment in the army he became a member of the Methodist church. He has four grandchildren living and one dead. The illness causing his death was five weeks' duration, and he passed away at 6:45 on Thursday evening, May 4, 1899. He was a kind, affectionate, and self-sacrificing father, and his memory will long live in the minds of those who were nearest to him. The funeral services of Mr. Wolfe were held at 3:30 Sabbath afternoon, at the M. E. church, conducted by the pastor. The Grand Army Post and Relief Corps attended in a body, and the remains were followed to their last resting place in the Table Rock cemetery by a large concourse of people. To the stricken family the sympathy of the community is extended through the Argus. |
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Feb. 27, 1920. (pg.8)
Hanna M. Chambers was born in Curwensville, Pa., on February 7, 1839. She spent her childhood there and moved with her parents to Stephenson county, Ill., where in 1866 she was married to Capt. Charles W. Wolfe. They lived first at Morseville, Ill., and later at Perry, Iowa; Holden, Mo., and Table Rock. For the last fourteen years she had been a resident of Lincoln, Nebr. She died February 19, 1920, shortly after her eighty first birthday.She was a member of the Christian church and of the Womens Relief Corps. Her husband died May 4, 1899, and he's buried here with those of the two eldest sons, John Albert and George Arthur. It was her wish to rest beside them. The remains were brought to Table Rock for burial and in accordance with her wish she was buried beside her husband in the Table Rock cemetery. Her two sons, Ellis E., Lincoln, and Louis C., of Omaha, are her surviving sons, and were present at the burial services. Mrs. Edna Griffing is a granddaughter of the deceased. The services at the grave were conducted by rev. Bolden, of the Christian church. Table Rock Argus, Jan. 31, 1907.
GEORGE ARTHUR WOLFE Gave His Life to Sustain Law. Word was received here Thursday night that George A. Wolfe, a son of Captain and Mrs. C. W. Wolfe, had been killed in an accident at Chaffee, Missouri, on Thursday morning and that the body would be brought to Table Rock for burial beside those of his father and brother in our cemetery. The particulars of the death are as follows: Some negro laborers of the town, who lived in a box car in the railroad yards, were raising a disturbance and the city marshal interfered and the negros separated, two going to their rooming car; the officer called on Mr. Wolfe and another man to assist in arresting them; on arriving at the car, Mr. Wolfe put his head in the door and was met by a shot from one of the negros, which missed the mark, then the other negro shot, the bullet penetrating the heart, and causing instant death. The negros made their escape. The remains arrived here Monday afternoon via Lincoln, accompanied by his mother, his brother, E. E. Wolfe, Lorena, the fourteen year-old daughter of the deceased, residing at Lincoln, and Mrs. Meeker, a sister, of Kansas City, Louis Wolfe and wife of Council Bluffs, had arrived on a morning train. The body was in charge of C. Stroude and J. T. Sly of Chaffee, brother railroad employees of the deceased at Chaffee. The local pallbearers were also railroad men. A short funeral service was conducted by Rev. J. T. Roberts, and the coffin was covered with floral tributes. George Wolfe never lived here, but had visited his parents when they lived here and had a slight acquaintance with some of our older railroad men. The relatives have the sympathy of their friends here in their bereavement. George Arthur Wolfe was born June 22, 1868, at Mt. Carroll, Illinois, to Charles W. and Hannah M. Wofe, being the second of six children. He died at Chaffee, Missouri, on January 24, 1907, from a wound received at the hands of a negro desperado while assisting an officer to enforce the law. His age at the time of death was 38 years, 7 months and 2 days. Mr. Wolfe was married in 1889 to Miss Cora Hess at Hannibal, Mo. They made their home at Kansas City, and at that place was born to them two children, Arthur W., now aged 15, and Lorena, aged 14. The wife of the decedent died in Kansas City on March 16, 1900. The other relatives surviving him are his mother, three brothers and a sister. In the Brotherhood of Railway Trainman, to which Mr. Wolfe belonged, he had the full confidence of his fellow members and was delegated by them to act as a chairman of the grievance committee for the 3rd district of the Frisco railroad system. Two of his brother trainman accompanied his remains from Missouri and are here to see them laid to rest. The deceased was upwards of 17 years employed in railroad work having served on the Ft. Scott and Memphis, the Walbash and Frisco system in turn. Kindness to his family and liberality with his friends were never failing traits of this man. He helped many who were in need, and although his occupation kept him away from his loved ones much of the time, he never forgot his duty as a husband and father. For his mother he always held the warmest affection, and the letters he wrote her never lacked the expression of the sentiment. |
Ruth and Louis Wolfe. That symbol for Louis indicates that he is a Spanish-American War veteran. He is listed on the Table Rock Veterans Memorial in the Square.
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November 18, 1935 Council Bluffs Nonpareil pays tribute to a beloved copy editor
November 20, 1935 Argus
Charles Wolfe, young son of Louis and Ruth Wolfe, 1907-1909
frances knotts wolfe (1856-1914)
Her obituary says that her second husband was "Mr. Wolfe," and names a daughter with the last name of wolfe. but which wolfe?!
Table Rock Argus, Feb. 13, 1914.
Frances Amelia Knotts was born in the state of Pennsylvania, May 24, 156. Her early life was spent in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Illinois. She was married to her first husband Mr. Cozard at Golden City, Mo. where later he died, about thirty years ago. Her second marriage was to Mr. Wolfe. She came to Nebraska about twenty one years ago and lived in Table Rock for the past five years. She had been a sufferer for several months past, but was only confined to her bed for a days previous to her death, at the home of her daughter on Monday morning February 9th. She leaves a son Mr. James Cozard of Stella and a daughter Mrs. Edna (Wolfe) Griffing of this place. Mrs. Wolfe was a member of the Christian church, having joined in early girlhood. Her kindly deeds and consistent Christian life commended her to all who knew her. The sympathy of many friends goes out to the bereaved son and daughter, the grandchildren and other relatives. The funeral services were held at the Christian church, with sermon by Rev. Howard Young of the Methodist church. a mixed quartet rendered several choice selections, and Miss Drysdale sang "Face to Face". The burial services took place at the Table Rock cemetery.
Family links:
Children:
James Cozard (1878 - 1949)*
Edna Pearl Wolfe Griffing (1891 - 1930)*
Frances Amelia Knotts was born in the state of Pennsylvania, May 24, 156. Her early life was spent in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Illinois. She was married to her first husband Mr. Cozard at Golden City, Mo. where later he died, about thirty years ago. Her second marriage was to Mr. Wolfe. She came to Nebraska about twenty one years ago and lived in Table Rock for the past five years. She had been a sufferer for several months past, but was only confined to her bed for a days previous to her death, at the home of her daughter on Monday morning February 9th. She leaves a son Mr. James Cozard of Stella and a daughter Mrs. Edna (Wolfe) Griffing of this place. Mrs. Wolfe was a member of the Christian church, having joined in early girlhood. Her kindly deeds and consistent Christian life commended her to all who knew her. The sympathy of many friends goes out to the bereaved son and daughter, the grandchildren and other relatives. The funeral services were held at the Christian church, with sermon by Rev. Howard Young of the Methodist church. a mixed quartet rendered several choice selections, and Miss Drysdale sang "Face to Face". The burial services took place at the Table Rock cemetery.
Family links:
Children:
James Cozard (1878 - 1949)*
Edna Pearl Wolfe Griffing (1891 - 1930)*
charles & nancy slayton wood
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(Posted courtesy of the Table Rock Historical Society.)
Table Rock Argus, Dec. 4, 1914. OLD SETTLER PASSES AWAY- Charles Shaver Wood was born in Conquest, New York on March 19, 1837 and died at his home in Table Rock, Nebraska at 11:30 o'clock on the morning of November 27, 1914, aged 77 years, 8 months and 8 days. He was married January 16, 1868 to Nancy J. Slayton who crossed to the life beyond on August 9, 1905. To this union were born two sons, Charles J. and Elmer D. who reside in Table Rock, and one daughter, Mrs. Emma Wood Pierce, whose home is in Lincoln, Nebr. On Jan 4, 1910 Mr. Wood was married to Mrs. Allie Fisher, who with his three children were with him at the time of his death. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Emily Wemple of Table Rock and Mrs. Kate Davis of Omaha, and one brother, Noah S. Wood of Ravalle, Montana. Mr. Wood pre-empted land four miles north of town on the Nemaha in 1857, afterward going to the Pacific Coast, from there returning to New York, and then came again to Nebraska in 1874 since which time his residence in or near Table Rock was continuous until his death. He united with the Methodist Episcopal church in Table Rock, September 3, 1876, under the ministry of Rev. J. M. Adair. He was a trustee of the church at the time of the building in 1882, of the edifice which housed the Methodist congregation for nearly thirty years, and was the predecessor, and is now a part of the present beautiful structure which faces the north west corner of the city park. It was his generosity and influence, which made possible the sound of heavy bell, whose invitation to worship has reached so far into the country for thirty years. During his life, he in various ways exerted good influences for the betterment of the church affairs and for the extension of Christs Kingdom. In the early morning of his last day on earth his pastor was at his bedside, and to him he gave satisfactory assurance of his readiness to depart. Almost his last conscious act before going under the surgeons hands was the calling of loved ones to his bedside, that the might engage in the act of worship. His funeral service was conducted from his church home, the sermon being delivered by his pastor Rev. A. E. Chadwick, from the text in 2 Cor. 5:1- "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." His earthly house was laid to rest in the Table Rock cemetery with the impressive funeral rites of the Masonic order. He was a good citizen- a good neighbor and a better friend, but it was his home that he lavished the affections of a big heart. All the plans that love could desire were wrought out for the comfort and pleasure of those who were dependent on him- and wife and children seemed to be his first thought. He was truly the tower of strength to wife and mother and a never failing source of sympathy, all for all help- to the church of God had given him. To them his memory is blessed" |
Table Rock Argus, Aug. 10, 1905.
MRS. C. S. WOOD PASSES AWAY While the Husband is Flying Toward Table Rock at the Rate of a Mile a Minute Mrs. N. J. Wood, wife of C. S. Wood, died at the family home in this city at 12:35 Wednesday morning after an illness of two weeks. The day before Mrs. Wood had taken sick, Mr. Wood left for Fort Pierre, South Dakota, to buy sheep, and when her illness reached such a stage that it was feared that she would have a run of typhoid fever, a telegram was sent to Mr. Wood announcing her illness. The next day a reply came from the telegraph office at Pierre, saying that Mr. Wood had gone out to look at some sheep and could not be found. By this time the wife's condition was becoming alarming and word was sent to Pierre to send a messenger after him. This was done and for four days the messenger drove over the country seeking Mr. Wood, who with a driver named Brown and a gentleman named McKinney were ninety-five miles from Pierre when he heard of the messenger- but the report they then got was that the driver's wife was dying; they drove twenty miles on the way back to Pierre when the report that reached them was that the sick person was wife of Mr. McKinney's brother; ten miles further was made and the report that reached them then was that it was Mr. Wood's mother that was dying and Mr. Wood concluded that some of the children had telegraphed that "mother" was sick. A change of teams was secured and the sixty miles to Pierre was made at the rate of eight mile an hour. When they reached the city, Mr. Wood received a letter from his daughter saying Mrs. Wood was better, which was written several days before and was not dated, and being nearly exhausted from the long drive and worry, Mr. Wood went to sleep. During this time messages had been sent from here, telling of the alarming condition of Mrs. Wood, and trying to reach the husband; finally a message was sent to the Masonic lodge of Pierre and through the help of the order the home people finally learned that Mr. Wood was located and giving the time when he would start for home; and Mr. Wood also received the delayed message sent to him. C. H. Barnard went to Council Bluffs to meet Mr. Wood Tuesday evening, receiving at Lincoln a telegram which urged him to use every means to hurry. On arriving at Council Bluffs Mr. Wood was informed of his wife's condition, and took B. & M. train No. 13 from Omaha to Lincoln. From Lincoln a special train to Table Rock was engaged. This train was in charge of Conductor K. E. Cleaveland and Engineer Mike Lewis, and made wonderful time, going so fast that the only lights maintained were those inside the coach. The following particulars of the special train which brought Mr. Wood from Lincoln to Table Rock is taken from yesterday's Lincoln Star: Spurred by the news that his wife was dying C. S. Wood of Table Rock last night made the race of his life to reach her bedside before the end came. For twelve days the woman has hovered between life and death, and the husband was absent, with whereabouts unknown to the relatives at home. After many fruitless attempts he was finally located at Pierre, S.D. and the start began. When word was received that he was coming, the physicians made use of the strongest stimulants to keep Mrs. Wood alive until he could reach her. The most sensational part of the trip from Pierre was from Lincoln to Table Rock. Mr. Wood arriving in Lincoln on Burlington train No 13from Omaha at 12:52. In just three minutes he was speeding in a "special" train to the south with orders for a clear track and unlimited speed. The distance from Lincoln to Table Rock is sixty-three and a half miles, and this stretch was covered in exactly sixty five minutes, including a delay of five minutes wait for the train from Kansas City. A rate of better than a mile a minute was maintained for the entire distance. "We wanted to have the train ready for starting within a minute after No. 13 arrived", said Chief Dispatcher Mullen this morning, "but there was a delay in the - office of two minutes. The delay was aggravating and it seemed an age to the anxious husband, but the rest of the way was covered in record time." The efforts of Mr. Wood and trainmen were in vain. An hour before the husband arrived Mrs. Wood died. While those efforts to locate and get Mr. Wood home were being put forth, everything was being done for the sufferer. Dr. Wilson had Dr. Anderson of Pawnee City and Dr. Wallace of St. Joseph to consultation; a trained nurse had been secured from Pawnee City and on Monday Miss Higgins, a trained typhoid nurse from St. Joseph arrived, but on Monday the patient lapsed into unconsciousness from which she never rallied and she died at 12:23 Wednesday morning, nearly an hour before the train which was rapidly bearing the husband to her bedside, arrived at the Table Rock depot. The anguish of Mr. Wood on learning that after all, he was too late to see his wife alive, we will not attempt to describe, but the sadness of it all touches every heart in the community. N. J. Slayton was born at Victory, New York, April 3, 1848,; died at Table Rock, August 9, 1905, at 12:35 a. m.; she was united in marriage to Mr. Charles S. Wood January 16, 1867; moved to a farm near Conquest, New York, where they reside until 1874 when they moved to Pawnee county upon the farm which Mr. Wood had previously homesteaded, where they lived until 1885, when the moved to town. Three children have been born to them, all of whom are still living; Charles J. Wood of this city; E. c. Wood of Elk Creek; and Miss Emma Wood whose home is with her parents; these children were all with her when the end came. No person more fully possessed the universal admiration and esteem of our people than did Mrs. Wood and her death under the sad circumstances intensifies the feelings of sorrow throughout the entire community. The funeral service will be held at the M. E. church at 10:30 o'clock Friday morning, the deceased having been a consistent member of that church for many years. (Table Rock Argus, Aug. 17, 1905.) On the evening of July 26th, Mrs. C. S. Wood was taken ill with a fever showing indications of typhoid fever, the next day the fever ranged from 99 and one-half to one hundred and one-half; during the next few days she seemed to be getting better; and her friends were hopeful that the disease would be checked without serious complications. During the latter part of the next week, the disease again too on a more serious aspect and on Sunday night, August 6th, she became unconscious. Throughout her sickness up to the time she lost consciousness, she was cheerful and hopeful and thought she was getting better. She died at 12: 35 a. m. on Wednesday, August 9th, not regaining consciousness from Sunday, the disease having apparently gone to her brain. The funeral services were held at the M. E. church at ten-thirty on Friday. The services were conducted by Dr. Kemper, presiding elder of the Lincoln district and a former pastor of the church of this city. The church was filled to its utmost capacity by those who desired to pay a last tribute of respect to the memory of one who in life the esteemed so highly. The remains were buried in Table Rock cemetery. |
edgar and elizabeth wood
He was a civil war veteran, wounded at the battle of shiloh.
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Table Rock Argus, Feb. 27, 1928
EDGAR WOOD Edgar Wood, a resident of Nebraska for fifty-seven years, was born in Liverpool, Medina county, Ohio, March 15, 1845, and died at his home two and one-half miles southwest of Table Rock, Nebraska, February 3, 1928, aged 82 years, 10 months and 25 days. Mr. Wood was a veteran of the Civil war, enlisting in Company H., 16 Wisconsin Infantry, when only sixteen years of age. He was wounded in the battle of Shiloh, and lay on the battlefield for forty-eight hours before help came. He was married to Elizabeth J. Lane, December 24, 1868, at Westfield, Walworth county, Wisconsin, and to this union were born eight children, three of whom are still living: Addie of Alamosa, Calif., Mrs. Nellie Sprott of Table Rock, Nebr., and Mrs. Lillie Bellows of Pawnee City, Nebr.; one brother and one sister, Charles Wood of Denver, Colorado, and Mrs. Lillie McCoy of Lanesboro, Minn. He is also survived by four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Wood was a member of the G.A.R., from almost its beginning and was commander of the post at Pawnee City at one time. He belonged to the orders of Masons and Woodman and was a charter member of the lodges of Degree of Honor and Knights and Ladies of Security. Mr. Wood was one of the early pioneers of Pawnee county, coming to Nebraska in the spring of 1871, and locating on the farm which has been his home continuously ever since. He has been in failing health for the past six years, at times suffering much pain, and throughout it all he was ever patient, cheerful and hopeful. Funeral services were held at the home on Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. A. L. Ogden; music was furnished by a mixed quartet from Pawnee City. Interment was in the Table Rock cemetery. |
Table Rock Argus,Jul. 25, 1930.
ELIZABETH LANE WOOD Elizabeth J. Lane was born in Lawrence county, Pa., Aug 6, 1843 and passed away at the Pawnee City hospital July 18, 1930,aged 86 years,eleven months and twelve days. When but three years of age she came with her parents to Walworth county Wisconsin, where she grew to womanhood. She was married to Edgar Wood December 24, 1868, and shorty afterward they came to Nebraska to make their home, arriving here march 4, 1870, where Mrs. Wood has lived continuously since. They were the parents of six children, two of whom are living, Miss Addie Wood and Mrs. C. W. Bellows of Pawnee City, she is also survived by three grandsons, Edgar Bellows of Pawnee, Glen Wood of Lincoln and Eugene Wood of Wymore and a granddaughter, Mrs. Neva Munneke of Detroit; by many other relatives and a host of other relatives and friends. The husband and father preceded her in death on February 3, 1928. Mrs. Wood made a confession of her faith in Christ in her earlier years and became a member of the Presbyterian church, which she attended for many years as long as her health and strength permitted. She was a charter member of the Degree of Honor lodge and until a few years before her death she attended meetings and could always be depended on to do her part. Mrs. Wood was one of Nebraska's pioneer women who had watched the prairie change into fertile plains and she underwent all the hardships and privations that the early settler endured, but she bore every burden with that fortitude that makes the world better for her having lived. She was ever willing and ready to do for her family and her friends and her first thought was for others. She was a great lover of her home and was never happier than when there. The memory of this kind and loving mother, neighbor and friend will remain in all the lives who knew this good woman. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church in Pawnee City on Monday afternoon, July 21, in the charge of Rev. Whysong, and she was laid to rest by the side of her husband in the family lot in the Table Rock cemetery. |
edgar & elizabeth's children
Will (1879-1897), Nellie Wood Sprott (1873-1930), Robert (1876-1918), and Leland (1887-1907). Only Nellie lived a somewhat long life. Will was a fireman for the railroad and died in a tragic accident at age 27. Robert died at age 42 in the influenza epideic. Leland drowned at age 20 while attempting to save some of their neighbors livestock during a flood.
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edgar & elizabeth's son
william w. wood (1879-1897)
killed in a railroad accident
Will left a young widow, Lilly. She eventually remarried, to Alvin Parker. She is buried next to Will; Alvin Parker is buried in Wymore.
McCook Tribune, May 7, 1897
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April 21, 1897 Evening World Herald (Omaha). This article located by Eric & Marcia Driggers.
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edgar & elizabeth's daughter nellie wood sprott (1873-1930)
NOTE: Paper article is Mar. 4th, yet her death date says Mar. 27, could it have been Feb. 27th?
Table Rock Argus, Mar. 4, 1930.
MRS. NELLIE WOOD SPROTT
Nellie Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wood, was born September 8, 1878 at the family home in Pawnee county, Nebraska, where she grew to womanhood.
She was united in marriage to Thomas Sprott in July, 1904, and soon afterward they moved to Prescott, Arizona to make their home, which was broken on October 2, 1912, by the passing of Mr. Sprott, since which time she has made her home with her parents, giving them thoughtful care, and making their declining years very happy ones. Since the death of her father in 1923, she and her mother have made their home together.
Her health began to fail two years ago, and despite all that loving care and medical aid could do, she gradually failed until the final summons came on the afternoon of March 27, 1930. All through her illness she was always cheerful, patient and thoughtful of those around her.
She was a member of the Altruian Club at Table Rock and the Order of Eastern Star at Pawnee City. She had high ideals and a strong personality and left a wholesome influence upon all whom she met. She was a loving devoted daughter and sister and a trustworthy friend and she will be sadly missed.
Her father, and three brothers, William L., Robert S. and Leland, preceded her in death and she leaves to mourn her seemingly untimely passing her beloved mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Wood and two sisters Miss Addie M. Wood and Mrs. C. W. Bellows of Pawnee City, nieces, nephews and many other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon, in charge of Rev. S. A Whysong of the Presbyterian church in Pawnee City, and they were largely attended. She was tenderly laid to rest in the beautiful Table Rock cemetery by the side of her husband.
Table Rock Argus, Mar. 4, 1930.
MRS. NELLIE WOOD SPROTT
Nellie Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wood, was born September 8, 1878 at the family home in Pawnee county, Nebraska, where she grew to womanhood.
She was united in marriage to Thomas Sprott in July, 1904, and soon afterward they moved to Prescott, Arizona to make their home, which was broken on October 2, 1912, by the passing of Mr. Sprott, since which time she has made her home with her parents, giving them thoughtful care, and making their declining years very happy ones. Since the death of her father in 1923, she and her mother have made their home together.
Her health began to fail two years ago, and despite all that loving care and medical aid could do, she gradually failed until the final summons came on the afternoon of March 27, 1930. All through her illness she was always cheerful, patient and thoughtful of those around her.
She was a member of the Altruian Club at Table Rock and the Order of Eastern Star at Pawnee City. She had high ideals and a strong personality and left a wholesome influence upon all whom she met. She was a loving devoted daughter and sister and a trustworthy friend and she will be sadly missed.
Her father, and three brothers, William L., Robert S. and Leland, preceded her in death and she leaves to mourn her seemingly untimely passing her beloved mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Wood and two sisters Miss Addie M. Wood and Mrs. C. W. Bellows of Pawnee City, nieces, nephews and many other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon, in charge of Rev. S. A Whysong of the Presbyterian church in Pawnee City, and they were largely attended. She was tenderly laid to rest in the beautiful Table Rock cemetery by the side of her husband.
edgar & elizabeth's son
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edgar & elizabeth's son
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leland's obituary - he was a sacrifice to the fury of a storm
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, July 18, 1907. (pg.5)
Victim of Raging Waters
LELAND WOOD DROWNED WHILE TRYING TO SAVE STOCK OF NEIGHBOR.
Body Recovered and Interment in Table Rock Cemetery.
The saddest part of the great storm is the death of Leland Wood, who lost his life in an effort to save the stock of a neighbor on Sunday night.
The waters from the hills north of the railroad tracks had filled the valley east of the Wood residence to a depth of nearly forty feet, and it spread out over the surrounding land until it covered the barnyard of John Kalacny to a depth of seven or eight feet. In the barn were a team of horses which would not come out, and Leland Wood, his father, Edgar Wood and Wesley Binder were trying to get them out.
Leland having got to the barn, and finally, not being able to get the horses out, announced that he was going to jump in and come out [of the water]. Before the father could stop him, he sprang into the water and was making for shore, when suddenly he stopped, announced that he was drowning and went under.
Young Binder sprang in after him, but before he reached the place where Leland went down, he struck a clothes line and became exhausted before he could extricate himself.
Two theories as to the case of his going down are given; one is that he was attacked by cramps, and the other is that he became entangled in the fence and could not extricate himself, but there is no telling just what caused it as Leland was a good swimmer.
By this time it was dark. Efforts were made to find the body of Leland were futile, and the search was given up until morning when a force of neighbors and men from town were early at the scene. At about 5:30, the body was located about thirty feet from where it went down, lodged against a fence. The horses were drowned in the barn.
Leland Wood was born on the farm where he lived when the tragedy occurred, on February 5, 1887, died July 14, 1907, aged 20 years, 5 months and 9 days, being the youngest son of Mr.and Mrs. Edgar Wood, whose farm home is two and a half miles west of town, where they lived for many years. He was a bright young man and was fitting himself for his life's work by attending college at College Springs, Iowa, and still had two years work before graduating.
The funeral services were held at the home at 2 o'clock on Wednesday conducted by Rev. H. R. Cooper, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of this city. His brother, Robert, who lives at Turret, Colo., and his sister, Mrs. Nellie Sprott, of Phoenix, Ariz. and Mrs. Lillie Bellows, of Pawnee City, and Miss Addie who was visiting friends at a distance, all were present at the sad rites. The remains were buried in the Table Rock cemetery.
The sad affliction falls with greater force on the bereaved parents because of the tragic death of their eldest son, Will Wood, who was killed in a railroad accident some years ago. Human life is always sacred, and death always brings tears, but when a life in the vigor and strength of young manhood is suddenly snapped out, it deals a blow which seems harder to stand, and its blighting sting seems more terrible and lasting so that the intense sympathy of everybody goes out to the heart broken parents and brothers and sisters of the young man, whose life was given up, a sacrifice to the fury of the storm.
Victim of Raging Waters
LELAND WOOD DROWNED WHILE TRYING TO SAVE STOCK OF NEIGHBOR.
Body Recovered and Interment in Table Rock Cemetery.
The saddest part of the great storm is the death of Leland Wood, who lost his life in an effort to save the stock of a neighbor on Sunday night.
The waters from the hills north of the railroad tracks had filled the valley east of the Wood residence to a depth of nearly forty feet, and it spread out over the surrounding land until it covered the barnyard of John Kalacny to a depth of seven or eight feet. In the barn were a team of horses which would not come out, and Leland Wood, his father, Edgar Wood and Wesley Binder were trying to get them out.
Leland having got to the barn, and finally, not being able to get the horses out, announced that he was going to jump in and come out [of the water]. Before the father could stop him, he sprang into the water and was making for shore, when suddenly he stopped, announced that he was drowning and went under.
Young Binder sprang in after him, but before he reached the place where Leland went down, he struck a clothes line and became exhausted before he could extricate himself.
Two theories as to the case of his going down are given; one is that he was attacked by cramps, and the other is that he became entangled in the fence and could not extricate himself, but there is no telling just what caused it as Leland was a good swimmer.
By this time it was dark. Efforts were made to find the body of Leland were futile, and the search was given up until morning when a force of neighbors and men from town were early at the scene. At about 5:30, the body was located about thirty feet from where it went down, lodged against a fence. The horses were drowned in the barn.
Leland Wood was born on the farm where he lived when the tragedy occurred, on February 5, 1887, died July 14, 1907, aged 20 years, 5 months and 9 days, being the youngest son of Mr.and Mrs. Edgar Wood, whose farm home is two and a half miles west of town, where they lived for many years. He was a bright young man and was fitting himself for his life's work by attending college at College Springs, Iowa, and still had two years work before graduating.
The funeral services were held at the home at 2 o'clock on Wednesday conducted by Rev. H. R. Cooper, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of this city. His brother, Robert, who lives at Turret, Colo., and his sister, Mrs. Nellie Sprott, of Phoenix, Ariz. and Mrs. Lillie Bellows, of Pawnee City, and Miss Addie who was visiting friends at a distance, all were present at the sad rites. The remains were buried in the Table Rock cemetery.
The sad affliction falls with greater force on the bereaved parents because of the tragic death of their eldest son, Will Wood, who was killed in a railroad accident some years ago. Human life is always sacred, and death always brings tears, but when a life in the vigor and strength of young manhood is suddenly snapped out, it deals a blow which seems harder to stand, and its blighting sting seems more terrible and lasting so that the intense sympathy of everybody goes out to the heart broken parents and brothers and sisters of the young man, whose life was given up, a sacrifice to the fury of the storm.
jesse wopata
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Table Rock Argus, Mar. 21, 1963.
JESSE A. WOPATA Jesse A.Wopata, son of Albert and Anna Wopata, was born on a farm near Granite, Oklahoma, on March 21, 1906. He passed away at Lincoln, Nebraska on March 13, 1963, only seven days before his 57th birthday. At the age of two and a half years his mother, Anna, died. His father returned with him to Table Rock. Jesse lived during his boyhood days with the late William Zelenka family. He was united in marriage on October 20, 1928 to Minnie Tenk. To this union two children were born. He spent his life farming in the Table Rock area, where he resided with his family. He had been in failing health during the past few years, but had continued working, giving his best efforts to his family. He was a loving father, husband and relative. He enjoyed people and always had a warm welcome for all of his many friends. He leaves to mourn his wife, Minnie; a son, Jack of Pittsburgh, Pa.; a daughter, Joyce of Lincoln; two grandchildren, Cameron and Myra of Pittsburgh; and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon from the Methodist Church in Table Rock, with the Rev. Dale Coakley and the Rev. LeRoy Leland officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mahoney, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Walter Hickey, sang "In The Garden" and Beautiful Isle". Pallbearers included Edwin A. Fritch, Marvin Kalina, John Bowen, Frank Petrashek, Edd Kalina and Lloyd Vrtiska. Burial was made in the Table Rock Cemetery |
henry ("Harry") wright, 1876-1909
a 30-year-old railroad employee, father of 3 small children,
killed in a work accident
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TABLE ROCK ARGUS, Feb. 11, 1909.(pg.5)
Funeral of Harry Wright-The remains of Harry H. Wright, who was killed in a railroad accident at Green River, Wyo., on Monday of last week, were brought to Table Rock on Sunday morning for burial, and were accompanied here by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wood, the widow, Mrs. Edith Wright, and the three children. For some weeks past Harry was employed as a switchman in the yards of the Union Pacific railroad at Green River, Wyo., and it was while in the performance of his duties in this connection that he met his tragic death. Just how it happened no one seemed to know. A passenger train was being made up, and Harry was making the coupling; he signaled the engineer to back up, and he did so, but the coupling apparatus did not work, and when the second hit was made, Mr. Wright was caught in the contact,(description of injuries omitted)-death resulting instantly. The fellow workman of Mr. Wright and citizens generally of the city of Green River did everything in their power to lesson the sorrow of the stricken wife and little ones, and during the time of the short funeral services held in that city all railroad work was suspended for thirty minutes. Mrs. Wright will never forget the uniform kindness and help of people of Green River. Harry H. Wright was born November 11, 1876, in Brooklyn, N.Y.; came to Nebraska in 1898; was united in marriage to Miss Edith A. Wood September 4, 1901; three children, the oldest being six years and the youngest four months old, and a widow survive him. Funeral services were held in the Methodist church at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, the sermon being preached by Dr. J. E. Kemper, former pastor of Mrs. Wright, and the remains were buried in Table Rock cemetery. There were many beautiful floral tributes. At the cemetery the services were conducted by the Knights of Pythias, of which deceased was a member, and members of the order acted as pallbearers. To the bereaved wife and little ones of the deceased the sympathy of the community is extended in this hour of their darkest sorrow. The Green River Star, gives the following report of the sad affair:"Last Monday evening, while endeavoring to couple two Pullman coaches on No. 2, Henry H. Wright was caught between the vestibules and (Injuries omitted), death resulting instantly. Mr. Wright came to this city with his family less than a year ago and was for some time clerk in the yard-master office, but for the past five months has been switching. He was a young man of exemplary habits and respected by all who knew him, and his untimely death was made doubly sad by the fact that his home was in quarantine for scarlet fever, his family had not seen him for several days and was expected home the next day, but fate had not so decreed, and instead of a happy home coming, sorrow entered instead. Wright was between 25 and 30 years of age and leaves a wife and three small children, the youngest being but three months old. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Cone over the remains this afternoon and taken to Table Rock, Nebraska the home of Mrs. Wright's parents, for interment. The body was accompanied by Mrs. Wright and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wood, parents of Mrs. Wright, and Mr. Wright of St. Joe, Mo., a brother of the deceased. The Star joins with the citizens in extending sympathy to the bereaved wife and fatherless little ones. |
Edith Wood remarried, to a White.
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john & essie wright
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Table Rock Argus, Jul. 23, 1964.
OBITUARY- JOHN LAYTON WRIGHT John Layton Wright was born November 7, 1892 to George and Scynderlla Wright, who lived on a farm near Golden City, Mo., and departed this life on July 9, 1964 at the Pawnee County Hospital. He was united in marriage to Essie E. Hale on August 13, 1914 at Carthage, Mo. To this union three children were born. He came to Nebraska in 1921 and was employed by the signal department of the CB&Q Railroad until his retirement in 1951. He was a member of the Table Rock Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Odd Fellow Lodge and the Modern Woodmen of America. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two brothers, and a little granddaughter. Surviving him are his wife, Essie; a son, Joel E. Wright and wife Erma of Wilber, Nebr.; two daughters, Virginia, and her husband Mark Tomerlin of Michigan, North Dakota, and Pearl and her husband Wayne Diehm of Table Rock, Nebr.; four grandchildren, Paul John, Patricia, Perry and Peggy Diehm. Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Jewell Garber of Centralia, Ill., Mrs. Ted Thieman of Golden City, Mo., Mrs. Finis Vaught of Jasper, Mo. and Mrs. Paul Corder of Carthage, Mo.; four brothers, Roy Wright of Gooding, Idaho, Ed Wright of Grinnel, Ia., Isaac Wright of Boise, Idaho, and George Wright of Aberdene, Wash. Nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends also mourn his passing. The funeral services were held at the Table Rock Methodist Church at 2:00 on July 11, with the rev. Alvin Trucano also was soloist with Mrs. George Tomek accompanying at the organ.Interment was made in the Table Rock Cemetery, where the Masonic Lodge had charge of the graveside services. Pallbearers included Vernon Sandusky, Lorain Bebensee, Orval O. Johnson, Fred Jelinek, Joe Binder, and Gordon Bethel. Arrangements were in charge of Wherry Mortuary. |
Table Rock Argus, Aug. 19, 1976.
OBITUARY- ESSIE ELIZABETH WRIGHT Essie Elizabeth (Hale) Wright, daughter of the late Richard Winston and Hattie Electa (Walker) Hale was born June 3, 1896 at Jasper County, Missouri. Essie passed away August 6, 1976 at St. John's Hospital, Tulsa, Okla. She was united in marriage to John Layton Wright August 13, 1914, at Carthage, Missouri. To this union was born a son, Juel E. Wright of Tulsa, Okla., and two daughters, Virginia Elizabeth Tomerlin of Table Rock, Nebr., and Pearl Marolyn Diehm of North Platte, Nebr. They were engaged in farming in Missouri until 1921, when the family moved to Table Rock, Nebraska, where they spent most of their married life. Elsie was very active in the Eastern Star Lodge, serving as Worthy Matron for several terms. She was a member for fifty years. Also the Rebekah Lodge for mote than 39 years. She served as Noble Grand for several years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Table Rock for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, father and mother, a twin brother in infancy, a brother Bart and two sisters, Lillian and Maude, and a granddaughter Pamela Jo Diehm. She is survived by her three children; two sisters, Violet McConnell and Pearl Wagoner, both of Tulsa, Okla.; and one brother, William Hale of Gooding, Idaho; and four grandchildren; three great granddaughters; one daughter-in-law, one son-in-law, nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Services were held on Monday, August 9, 1976 at 2:00 P.M. at the United Methodist Church in Table Rock with Rev. E. L. Cockran officiating. Pallbearers were Orval Johnson, Joe Binder, Lawrence Wenzbauer, Willard Binder, Floyd Vrtiska, and Arthur Mertes. A duet was sung by Mrs. Joe Socher and Mrs. Jess Nemechek, Jr. Organist was Mrs. George Tomek. Interment was in the Table Rock cemetery. |
sue wright (1857-1904)
and her son
clyde wright (1882-1900)
clyde had graduated from high school only 2 years
before his death
Sue Wright. Her husband S. C. Wright was a merchant who ran the Gilt Edge Drugstore and later S. C. Wright Drugstore. The former was in the storefront most recently known as Pope's store.
The 1882 Andreas history of Nebraska has a bio of S. G. Wright, Sue's husband and Clyde's father, when the family lived in Elk Creek: "S. G. WRIGHT, of the firm of S. G. Wright & Co., bottom price grocery, tobacco, cigars, fruits, and oysters in season. Formerly proprietor of the New York Restaurant, Elk Creek. Was born in Davis County, Iowa, and removed with his people, who settled in Nebraska, in 1865, at the age of seven years. At the age of sixteen years he engaged in the mercantile business, and has continuously followed it since. In 1879 he was married to Miss Susie Wolsey, who was born and reared in Knox County, Ill. They have one little girl, Paulina J."
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TABLE ROCK ARGUS, March 17, 1904.(pg.5)
Mrs. S. G. Wright died at her home in Lincoln at 8 o'clock last evening, after an illness of several weeks, in which she was a great sufferer. For a number of years the deceased lived with her family in Table Rock and has a large circle of friends who appreciated her many womanly qualities, and loved her because of her goodness of heart. The remains will be brought here this afternoon, and the funeral services will be held in the M. E. church at 4 o'clock, conducted by Rev. G. M. Gates, her pastor in Lincoln, and a former pastor of the church here. The sorrowing husband and children have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement. TABLE ROCK ARGUS, March 24, 1904.(pg.5) The funeral of Mrs. Sue A. Wright, wife of S. G. Wright, of Lincoln, were held in the M. E. church of this city on Thursday afternoon of last week, conducted by Rev. George M. Gates, pastor of Emmanuel M. C. church, Lincoln, of which deceased was a member. She was born in Knox county, Illinois, in 1857; came to Nebraska in an early day, with her parents, but returned to Illinois, where she was united in marriage to Mr. Wright, with whom she again came to Nebraska. To this marriage four children were born- three daughters and a son; the son, Clyde, died in this city three and a half years ago, in young manhood; the daughters- Mrs. Pauline Taylor, and Misses Florence and Edna Wright- who with the grief stricken husband survive her. In 1891, Mr. Wright moved with his family from Elk Creek to Table Rock, where they lived until the fall of 1902, when they moved to Lincoln. The floral tributes were beautiful; the Eastern Star and Royal Neighbors lodges and personal friends expressing their esteem for the deceased in these beautiful tokens. Mrs. Wright had won the friendship and esteem of all who knew her many acts of kindness, her devotion and faithfulness to the duties encountered along the daily walks of life. To the sorrowing husband and children the sympathy of the community is extended. Those from abroad who attended the funeral of Mrs. S. G. Wright, of Lincoln, last Thursday were: Rev. F. M. Gates, who preached the sermon and who had been the pastor of the deceased at Elk Creek, Table Rock and Lincoln; W. H. Woolsey, wife and two daughters, Misses Lena and Hazel; C. B. Woolsey; Roy Woolsey and wife; H. T. Casford, Mrs. H. N. Libbey, J. L. Young, all of Tecumseh; H. P. Marble, wife and daughter, of Humboldt; J. G. Woolsey and Wright Woolsey, of Hubbell; Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Cleaveland and daughter Zora of Lincoln. |
the death of 18-year-old clyde in 1900
reported 1st as malarial fever but then as typhoid fever
August 19, 1900
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