People Ordinary
People
Whatcha going to talk about next time?
People
You always talk about people.
History is a record of the actions of people
Except for natural disasters like
hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, etc
But then we talk about what people did
then
So we talk about the famous people, the heroes,
leaders in politics or business, first settlers
Today's program is
about some ordinary people
I. A name
catches my eye
Hub, Jan 18,
1890
---The following are
the names of inmates of the poor house: Gus
Holson, Jacob Schneider and Peter Housche.
No further information on any of them
could be found
Hub, Feb 1896
Nellie Felty filed
for divorce from George Felty who was living in
Missouri
No positive further information but a Nellie
Felty was living with husband Guy T. Felty in
Missouri in 1900.
They had
married in 1895.
II.
Answered Requests from genealogists
Joshua Oliver
Filer
Information provided:
He worked on the railroad in Gibbon around
1885 and then left to go work on the railroad
somewhere else.
Married to
Lucetta Morgan.
Read between the lines of obituaries, public notices
of land ownership transactions, and census records
for the following information..
By 1880 the family had come from Illinois to
Gibbon
Evidence in 1880
census:
Son, John age 4, born in Illinois
Joshuas
occupation RR labor.
1880 Census Gibbon, Buffalo Co, Nebraska
Filer, Joshua 32, RR Labor, born NY
Lusetta 24, born IL
John 4, born IL
Joshua owned
80 acres of land but only tilled 5 acre
1885 Still in
Gibbon, growing family 3 children now, Lusetta's
father died
1885 NE Census
Gibbon, Buffalo Co, Nebraska
Filer, John 37
Lusetta 31
John 9
Joseph 4, born in Nebraska
` Asa 5 mo., born in Nebraska
Obituary John Morgan [probably Lusettas
father] died February 15, 1885 at the residence
of J. O. Files, at the age of 57. He was born in
Licking, Ohio, and came to Illinois with his
parents, On October 25, 1853 he married Phebe
(sic) Crawford who survives him with 8 children,
5 of whom are married.
Moved, probably to
Weld County, CO between late 1885 and 1890
Child #4 born in 1890 in Colorado
Before June 12, 1891 - A lot in Gibbon had
been sold by Joshua O. Filer to Carrie Slick
Joshua died about 1898-1899
Child #6 born in 1898
Lusetta was a widow in 1900
Federal Census - 1900 Weld Co,
Colorado
Filer, Lusetta 47, head, widow, 6
children, all living
John 24, stock farmer, born in 1876 in Illinois,
married in 1895
[but no wife in household, he is not widowed.]
Joseph 19,born in 1880 in Neb
Asa 16, born in 1884 in Neb
Margaret 10, born in 1890 in Colorado
Mary 6, born in 1894 in Colorado
George 2, born in 1898 in Colorado
John Arthur
Mattice
Information
provided: 1930 state census says he was at the State School for
Boys. He was born August 8, 1914
His mother's name is Lois Darland and he is named after
his father.
When John was 15
he was in the State School for Boys in Kearney where
he helped in the kitchen
Federal
Census 1930 Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, Boys
Industrial School
Mattice 15,
born in Nebr., student-cook
Moved to
California, married, had two daughters
Federal Census 1940 Oakland, California, in same residence in
1935
Mattic, John
A. 26, head, completed HS, born in Nebr., Mechanic
in flour mill
Violet A. 28, wife, completed grade 8, born in
Illinois
Douglas 13, son, completed grade 6, born in
California
Lilani 2, daughter, born in California
Yvonne 6 mos., daughter, born in California
Served 15 months in Navy
Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: John Mattice Gender: Male Birth Date: 8 Aug 1914 Death Date: 23 Jul 1981 SSN: 552072362 Branch 1: NAVY Enlistment Date 1: 19 Aug 1950 Release Date 1: 23 Nov 1951
Ended up living in
Josephine, Oregon. Died in July 1981
Social Security Death Index about John Mattice
Name: John Mattice
SSN: 552-07-2362
Last Residence: 97526 Grants Pass, Josephine,
Oregon, United States of America
Born: 8 Aug 1914
Died: Jul 1981
State (Year) SSN issued: California (Before 1951)
What kind of a husband was Harvey L Seybold?
Wife #1 - Inez M. Seybold
(Kearney Hub - March 8, 1898)
Divorce Case Filed Inez M. Seybold filed for divorce from her husband
Harvey Seybold
for cruelty, neglect, and the use of vile and
insulting language. Also he published in the papers notices that he would not
support her nor be responsible for debts contracted
by her.
They had married in Kearney November 10, 1894.
She asked for custody of her child, Elmer S.
Seybold, 2 years, and alimony.
Kearney Cemetery
records
Inez Seybold (Inez Scoles) died May 25, 1898; age
21 years, of typhoid fever
1900 Federal Census in Kearney
Siebald, Harvey 38, widowed, day laborer
Elmer S. 4, son, born in Nebraska in Feb. 1896
Turner, Elizabeth 69, mother, born in Indiana in
Oct. 1830
Wife #2 - Sadie M.
Seybold
(Kearney Hub - April 1, 1907) --In district court Sadie M. Seybold was granted a
divorce from Harvey Seybold on grounds of desertion.
1910 Federal Census in Kearney
Seybold, Harvey 49, head, widowed, teamster for a
lumber company
Elmer 14, son
Wife #3 - Jennie Seybold
Buffalo County Marriage Records - Married 8 March
1911
Harold [Harvey] L. Seybold, 49 of Kearney
(Mrs.) Jennie Klusmier, 25, of Kearney
(Kearney Hub)
July 14, 1911 --Jennie Seybold has filed suit in district court
for divorce from her husband, Harve Seybold on the
ground of extreme cruelty.
(Kearney Hub) August 21, 1911 Court cases included several divorce cases,
But two cases were settled out of court by
reconciliations, including Jennie Seybold against
Harry Seybold
(Kearney Hub) September 30, 1912 Court docket included an unusual number of divorces
wanted.
One was Seybold vs. Seybold divorce
And Also
Kearney Daily Hub - Jan. 18, 1890
--- There are seven candidates for mayor. Guess who.
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