POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA
SELECTIONS

LAND SALE LETTER & ENVELOPE

      Written 12 November 1890 this letter describes various land parcels available for sale in Polk County NE. Sent to a potential customer in Friendsville, Pennsylvania offering parcels of land for sale.

     If you happen to be a direct descendant of the individuals mentioned, please contact me at the e-mail below, thanks Pam Rietsch

tHe Morrills and Reminiscences

     Published in 1918 Charles H. Morrill lived primarily in Stromsburg & Lincoln, NE. He was a farmer, later in real estate & banking. He served as secretary to Gov. Nance, and in other positions, including Regent of UN. His personal interests included the Native Americans and the fossils of NE.

     Morrill County was named for him. Segments of the book deal with the Olive Brothers, worker's strike in Omaha, water rights & ditches, banking problems, etc. He traveled all over the USA, and visited Europe and Mexico - makes comments about conditions in all those places. This entry is also listed under the Military & the Lancaster County pages.

     Book includes his family history (chart and extracts of Rev. War records) for surnames: ABBOTT, ANNIS, BAGLEY, CURRIER, LAMPERY, LOCKE, MORRILL, WALDRON, WATKINS and others.

1899 Memorial & Biographical Record
Butler, Polk, Seward, York & Fillmore Counties

     Includes "Compendium of National Biographies" in the first portion, which is followed by biographies for Nebraskans.

     Suspicious dates - Patrick Henry ... "in March, 1789, he was elected state senator but did not take his seat on account of his death which occurred at Red Hill, Charlotte county, Virginia, June 6, 1799." Double-checked the dates as printed - and reproduced what the book stated!

     Mis-spelled & or omitted - The surname is sometimes different - not the same throughout the article. These, and the usual typos are marked with "(sic)". In one case, the man's birthdate was given but did NOT include the birthyear. We had the year from a different source. Have added two or three notes of this type. In several cases we have different names for folks as found in later histories of Polk County - don't know which book is correct - so did NOT add notes for those! Women have different maiden names, and children are listed in this book by names not appearing in newer books or the census records (although initials suggest they are using middle names in these bios).

    Cemetery records of Polk County "suggest" some children that died young are not named in the 1899 bios. Some bios have an additional paragraph with brief bio of a family member - the brother of the landowner, or the eldest son may appear in that fashion.

Bios related to NE locations -

Bio for Schuyler Colfax on p 139

Bio for General Kearney on p 210

Some bios for individuals appear within articles bearing titles of institutions - particularly churches.

Articles for institutions:

Mother's Jewels' Home, York, NE 

St. Mary's Catholic Church, David City, Butler Co., NE &

Father Roche - St. Mary's Catholic Church, David City

St. Mary's Catholic Church, Luxemburg Settlement, Butler Co., NE

Rev. Frederick Schwarz, Lutheran, Fillmore County

State Bank of NE (at Seward) Includes surname CATTLE

Zion's Congregation, German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Seward Co., NE

NO everyname index - with 1100+ pages, I don't want to work on another index right now!

Ted is ahead by about 3 books, lots of work waiting for proofing.... P1 & 2.

Ted & Carole Miller who are the GREATEST transcribers out there, no Doubt!!!  

 

Home

Nebraska Selections of the MARDOS Memorial Library

© 2010 ~ Pam MARDOS Rietsch   

Livingston County MI Historical & Genealogical Site