Notes: Rossville Kansas area genealogy

Raised by his grandparents Andrew (George) and Minnie McConnell. On the 1920 census, he is listed under their family. His mother may have been Cecilia, age 19, on the 1920 census, but we cannot find any data to support that at this time. She is not listed on the same family's 1925 Kansas census, and we cannot locate her in Findagrave.com.

ALO
June 6, 2018

McConnell, Carl Lester (I4766)

566

Received confirmation from grandson, Jeff, that correct last name is Robertson. Have also seen Robinson attributed to her, which is incorrect.

Miller Robertson, Fleta (I61)

567

Record in findagrave.com says last name as Park. But no headstone picture to verify.

Parks, James L (I5669)

568

Reese variant of last name spelling.

Ludwig Reece, Louise (I9299)

569

Reference to Rich Farm, Illinois, but could not confirm this place. Changed to Illinois.

Larrance Doughty, Alice (I21414)

570

Referred to as Mrs. William Hawks.

Estes Parr Lett Hawks, Blanche (I12258)

571

Referring to his brother, Arthur's obituary, I believe the brother who passed away in 1852 was Samuel.

{records indicate all the others lived passed 1852}

Strimple, Samuel Jr. (I27579)

572

Related to James E. Murphy somehow, but not sure.

ALO
June 1, 2018

Hildenbrand, Alice N (I3933)

573

Reser is maiden and married name.

Reser, Agnes W (I5935)

574

Reviewed death certificate on ancestry.com.

Strimple Saunders, Martha Elizabeth (I27587)

575

Robert's obituary says they were married in 1949; Edna's obituary says they were married in 1950.

Family F2960

576

Rosezetta noted as foster daughter.

Family F5954

577

Ruby's obituary says they were married Nov. 24, 1928.

Family F4599

578

Sabra's obituary says they were married in 1851. Findagrave.com indicates the 28 Jan 1852 date.

Family F6612

579

Samuel's obituary states they were married March 22, 1907.

Family F2731

580

Scanned image of obit card indicates uncertainty about date of clipping. We looked it up, and it was published in the October 25, 1928 newspaper, making Albert's DOD October 19, 1928.

Work, Albert Henry (I7123)

581

Scanned obit card says look at handwritten obit. Upon review, handwritten obit was just a copy of what was printed on card. Handwritten obit was discarded.

Miller, Robert Norman (I5050)

582

See findagrve.com for more information and our Delia cemetery records.

Simmons, Geogia Ruby (I11320)

583

See Floyd Baird (brother) obituary for reference to "Owens."

Baird Owens Henneke, Grace Irene (I918)

584

See Mamie Marney's obituary. Maiden name is Belcher, we believe.

Belcher Wilder, Elzora (I7024)

585

Seems to be a different Roy F. Lasswell than the one who we already had in our database.

ALO
1/26/2018

Lasswell, Roy F (I22155)

586

She also had other children, but not sure to which marriage they belong so have not added them at this time. See her obituary for more information.

Gilpin Littrell Smith Burton, Dorothy Ozell (I2767)

587

She is listed as Nettie Dilleree in sister, Cora Blush, obituary. ALO

Bellman Delleree, Nellie (I1649)

588

She is possibly the daughter of William and Margaret Joyce, who are both buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Marys. Findagrave.com does not have any record of her burial at this time. Cannot determine her first name.

9/25/2017

Joyce James, Ruby (I4193)

589

She is referred to as Esther Strahn in her son, Garleton's, obituary in 1922. Her granddaughter, Sandra, indicated to us that her surname was Strand.

A.Olejnik
2 Feb 2018

Startup Strand Stoneking, Esther Velma (I6517)

590

She is referred to as Eunice in husband, John's, obituary.

Bond Jamieson, Una Agnes (I2144)

591

She lived in Delia, and her children when to Rossville schools.

Clark Snyder Johnson, Kathy Ruth (I23846)

592

She must have passed away between 1888 and 1892.

Stibel Startup, Emma I (I21752)

593

She was referred to as Mrs. Rebecca Coffin in her brother, Jonathan's obit, from 1920.

Marney Coffin Wines, Rebecca (I7078)

594

Sister, Ella, obituary spells her name Margarete Berclaz

Failer Bearclaz, Margaret (I673)

595

Sister, Peg's, obituary lists his middle initial as A.

McGrath, James W (I17828)

596

Sjogren variation last name

Colstrom Shogren, Ida (I21644)

597

Sjogren variation last name

Shogren, Claus (I21643)

598

So many variations of spelling of last name. Found him on findagrave.com spelled as Nellesen, but no headstone pic to make final confirmation.

Var include:
Neelsen
Neelesen
Neilsen
Neelson

Nellesen, John (I5454)

599

So the clipping we have contradicts the information we've found on findagrave and confirmed with a family member.

Dodge, Oliver Asil (I3433)

600

Some evidence indicates he was married to Emma O'Donnell Van Vleck. We can confirm Emma O'Donnell Van Vleck was the second wife of Frank Van Vleck (Mahlon's father).

Findagrave.com says they were married, but we are not sure this is correct.

Update: According to a relative on ancestry.com:

Emma Van Vleck Van Vleck: Emma was married (after the death of Franks first wife Olivia Kirkpatrick) to Frank. She later (after Lois my grandmother was born) with her step son Mahlon and were in Kansas City. They later had a son named Mahlon. When Lois went to marry my grandfather (Andrew G McConnell Sr) she went to Kansas City and Emma signed her underage marriage license. By the next year when my father was born they were living with Frank. at the next census Frank was living with Lois and Pete (Andrew g McConnell sr) and her cousin Cleo ODonnell was living with them in the next census. according to a family member Cleo and Lois were married(being first cousins). I haven't been able to substantiate since haven't found any records of Emma before marriage to Frank.

2/12/2018

Family F2454